hosted by the GodSquad, “Spoke*In” went off like nothing else. with spoken word, praise, saxophone, interpretive dance numbers, and LIVE ill-fresh HIP HOP (courtesy of you already know who, haha , the night was one of positive message and community.

our boy DJ WUNDA (big ups son!!) was in the house, visiting from LA (it was his first time in Hawaii!) and holding it down on the decks as Sahak and I ripped it lyrically ti-zight! can’t truly express how great a feeling it was to be on-stage as a trio with such great friends

finally, many thanks to the ladies Jackie, Nina, and the entire GS crew, plus Jazz Minds (Danny & Mama-san) for thinking of us and allowing us the opportunity to perform! we had a great time and feel blessed to have been a part of the night’s line-up!

’til the next time!

peace on fam.

sincerely,

- sam the pakman & the POM crew

peace.

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

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peaceofmind & different definition brought the illness to Fresh Cafe in the form of that sweet hip hop coupled with the presence of the intense natural chemistry the two passionate emcees PAKMAN & SAHAK continue to nurture, alongside their brother sir justin mears covering the shutter, their beautiful and supportive gorgeous girls, old friends as well as new, and all of the other stellar performers and artists present reppin’ real-live hip hop on a summer thursday night here in honolulu! mos’ def’, fun times had by all

the audience turn-out was a bit smaller than we’d originally anticipated, but the love?! oh my gosh, tremendously more than we EVER could’ve imagined

big ups to all present and involved in this event! we had a blast and hope to do it again with all of you soon!

’til then, one love and peace!

sincerely,

- sam the pakman & the peaceofmindcrew

“yes! get fresh get deaf! everybody give it up ’til ya got nothin’ left!” and that’s precisely what everybody at ong king did friday night, june 4th twenty and ten!

haha, by far, hands-down, one of the illest and most epic live shows we have ever had the pleasure of being a part of! around 30-40 bodies, beautiful peoples, girls and guys, old and young, hip and fly alike all there having a good time and making the loft’s graffiti-artified walls shake and boogy to the boogy of the boogy the beat! freakin’ sweeet!!

alas, we have no actual documentation of our own of the intense vibrations and performance that blew out the dope space that is Ong King Arts Center, and our sincerest apologies for that, but in fact, it was only cos the party was SO damn caught up in the vibe and energy that is PEACEOFMIND:DIFFERENT DEFINITION that there simply was just no time nor desire for anyone (including us who were too busy turning the spot out!) to do so. everybody just simply had to dance and groove! and that’s exactly the way we like it

come out and join us at the next if you’d like to truly experience for yourself what a peaceofmind & different def show is all about! and for those in-attendance friday night, know you have our utmost and deepest thanks for sharing with us your love, enthusiasm, smiles, kind words, and dances that night. know the memories of your energies will and are now forever a part of ours

and mos’ definitely fo’ sho’, KNOW you can count on us bringin’ it live, jive, fly and ever so mother-freakin’ tizight like tightrope the next time around! and that without a doubt, as always, peaceofmind:different definition will be bringin’ it, hip hoppin’ it, and keepin’ it oh so FRESH for all y’alls pleasures and delights!! haha, keep up y’all! and one love to you and yours. peace.

- sam the pakman