2Pac Thursday: I'm a Soldier

I didn't end up painting my nails for my birthday. However, I did want to show you the design I did on my nails a few weeks ago...

I wanted to do camouflage but then when it was finished, it was too plain for me so I decided to do this. Check it:

I like it a lot. I kept it on my nails a whole week, which is unheard of for me...

Sending peace and blessings up for Tupac and all the fallen soldiers on this rainy 2Pac Thursday in the beautiful Bay Area of California...

A coward dies a thousand deaths. A soldier dies but once...

Stay Classy.

Peace... And much lacquer to you.

good nails gone m.A.A.d: DAMN, GiNA!

I've been making my concert rounds and stocking up on new releases. There have been some amazing albums released this year. And one of my most favorites so far this year (which also happened to be the most anticipated hip-hop album of 2012) is Kendrick Lamar's good kid m.A.A.d city...

Regular Version

Deluxe Version (the version I got)

There are tons of things that make me love this guy. He is an amazing artist. He is creative, funny and has a quiet, yet charismatic personality... But one thing that stood out to me is his almost obsession with the tv show Martin because my siblings and I all love that show and quote it religiously...

I've been listening to Kendrick's album  since it dropped a week ago today and was inspired to do a nail art tribute to him,  but I was not sure what I wanted to do. Then I was rummaging through my dvd's trying to find something to watch yesterday since my beloved Niners didn't play and I stumbled upon these...

Not sure where the rest of them are. I have every season... Grrr.... 

Well I was inspired! So I sketched out my design...

These are the results. Check it:

You like? I LOVE! Apparently, I had promised my sister I would braid her hair yesterday but I certainly did NOT remember that. Needless to say, she was pissed when I told her I was not going to braid her hair and risk messing up the design on my nails... Lol

Anyway, I just want to say that good kid, m.A.A.d city is an amazing album and everyone should have a copy... So pick it up!

Any man who walks out on an interview because the interviewer is not familiar with the show Martin, is alright in my book (skip to 3:25 to see the ridiculousness)...

Hooray for King Kendrick... That kind of ill-informed fuckery should not be tolerated... Get her out of here!

One of my favorite Martin episodes:


Stay classy.

Peace... And much lacquer to you.

Thug Life... THUG LIFE!

While the rich kids is driving Benz

I'm still trying to hold on to surviving friends...

Tupac Amaru Shakur

June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996

Without going into too much detail, I just want to make it clear that I love rap music and I love 2Pac. May he rest in peace... Today would've been his 41st birthday, so in honor of my favorite Gemini, I decided to pay homage to him on my nails...

 

My camera does no justice to the Swarovski crystals

   

Africa on one thumb, a pistol on the other

His Thug Life tattoo is pretty much his most famous tattoo so what better phrase to use than that one?

I really love how it turned out. I am going to see Ab-Soul tomorrow and had planned on doing something different with my nails for that show but I am completely in love with this Thug Life design. I may just keep it until Pink Wednesday...

Happy Birthday, Pac...

Stay classy.

Peace... And much lacquer to you.

Ikat nails

I tried Ikat nails a few weeks ago. This was take one:

I thought it looked ok but I just did not like that blue on the other nails so I changed those nails. Take two:

As you can see, there are a few smudges and my cuticles are a mess but whatever... I live in the Bay... No one cares about that here...

I don't see myself doing this on my nails ever again. It was easy and quick, but it's too boring for my taste... I like my nails to be outrageously busy...

Tomorrow is Tupac's birthday so I am considering a Thug Life design for my nails. I originally wanted to get my long sought after Thug Life tattoo on his birthday but my tattoo artist is MIA and not returning emails so Thug Life on the nails just might have to do... Oh, it's also my Sigmaversary tomorrow but I dont really care about that... I mean... I do... But I am not about to be walking around in blue and gold all day and I damn sure am not putting it on my nails...

In the meantime and in between time; here's a little 2Pac to listen to...

RIP PAC

Stay Classy.

Peace... And much lacquer to you.