you gotta love a float. and a parade, and friendly faces, and above all, freedom. for real though, let freedom ring let freedom breathe! precisely what peaceofmind & different definition had in mind as they stepped on stage float-style as special guests alongside always awesome and welcoming Wikoliana Educational Excursions 🙂

not often does one get to spit hip hop to a crowd as diverse as this, from babies and small toddlers with wide-eyes to chill teen boys riding by on bikes, young pretty girls lounging in kiddie pools to adults of all ages, even those with hair turned white in wisdom from living the experience of years past were getting jiggy as we passed by on our float, with beats bumping phat and us rappers rapping spizaz! haha, what a delight! people of all different colors, shapes and sizes came out on a perfect sunny and blue-skied morning to enjoy the festivities proper, and believe us when we say, they most certainly did.

as we passed by on our hip harmony float spitting our positive and upbeat hip hop vibe, bodies began dancing, smiles started appearing, and a connection between us and our parade peoples began forming on a level that can only be described as magical. we laid down a medley of our most juking and jiving tracks on a repeat cycle to keep the peoples hollering and shaking their stuff, moving and waving their limbs side-to-side, hands in the air high grooving with different definition and peace of mind! and they did!! haha, awesome 🙂

what else can we say? the experience was one not soon to be forgot, an exhibition-type reminder of the love we all share for real, positive, and GOOD hip hop. many thanks to WIKOLIANA EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS for hooking us up so phat with the stage, the equipment, and the invitation along with everything else, but above all, we’d like to thank them for believing in us.

and of course, a huge thank you to all of you who were there throwing it up and getting down with us 4th of July 2010 style, holding it proper in your minds and hearts and representing the true spirit of the celebration that is independence, the pursuit of truth, justice, life, liberty and happiness for all!

much love, peace, and aloha 🙂

– sam the pakman & the peaceofmind crew