#firstgeneration

[minister-erik]

1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD (first generation) - Composition Sunday

© Erik McGregor - erikrivas@hotmail.com - 917-225-8963

[matthewmilam]

Sounds like the entire generation of my parents in a few sentences. 

- j (x)

[cheaphousespending]

First-Generation Original iPhone Sold At Auction For $63,000

A first-generation, never-opened 2007 iPhone sold at auction last week for $63,356.40, surpassing expectations. (The 15-year-old relic was expected to sell for $50,000.) The phone, which was listed in early February, was factory-sealed and featured 8 GB of storage and Apple’s original 3.5-inch screen. Bidding started at $2,500. The sale price was over 100 times more than its original cost of…

[thesearch-continues]

001: Hussle

So let me take you on a journey, starting with my transition from high school to college. I'm from New Jersey and before starting my four-year degree, I took my time to visit different schools and worked on a variety of freelance gigs. One project that stood out for me was a skit about colorism in a courthouse. I also had the opportunity to work with notable Jersey artists such as Lamar from Role Modelz, DJ Cali Cal, FatBoy SSE, and many more who supported me in the early stages of my career.

In my first semester of college, I enrolled in the Creative Arts and Technology (CAT) program at Bloomfield College. Although it was a great program with great educators and people, I soon realized that it wasn't the right fit for me and decided to transfer. While I was exploring different options, I came across a collective in Newark, New Jersey that was running its first and second internship program. ”SSMP” I reached out to @envisionedbyDenity and @NimiHendrix, and they welcomed me with open arms to come and intern with them. That experience taught me a lot about the filmmaking process and how to deal with people professionally.

After my internship, I decided to take a risk and audition for Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University. I was one of the first transfer classes to be accepted into the program, and although I wasn't accepted into the filmmaking department, the visual arts department welcomed me with open arms. This new opportunity gave me a new set of goals to work towards and the pressure was on to succeed, being the first in my family to attend college.

Before starting my new semester, I decided to live a little and took a trip to LA with my collective. It was 2016, and I remember hopping off the plane, throwing my bags in the convertible and hitting the streets. The first thing we did was a photoshoot. 

On our drive to the desert, we were stuck in traffic and listening to Nipsey Hussle's "Crenshaw". At the time, I wasn't familiar with Nipsey but @Jabrillakeem introduced me to his music. The vibe of the song set the tone for the whole trip. After a quick photoshoot in the desert, I had the chance to meet Nipsey and showed him some of my photos. He was an honest guy and told me that my photos were good, but I needed to practice more. I agreed with his advice and started listening to more of his music.

I became a fan of Nipsey and his music continued to inspire me. This blog title and entry are a tribute to that! In conclusion, my journey out west has been one to remember, but each experience has taught me valuable lessons and led me to where I am today. I hope you enjoy the content on this blog and don't forget to check in next week's installment for more.

[almahiphop]

The Sugarhill Gang - Sugarhill Gang (07/02/1980)

Sugarhill Gang es el álbum debut homónimo del influyente grupo de rap Sugarhill Gang. Se considera que es el primer álbum de estudio de hip hop, lo que lleva a más álbumes de estudio de otros raperos. El álbum fue lanzado el 7 de febrero de 1980 por Sugarhill Records y fue producido por Sylvia Robinson.

El sencillo "Rapper's Delight" fue el primer sencillo de rap en convertirse en un éxito Top 40 en el Billboard Hot 100, alcanzando el número 36 en la lista pop de EE. UU. y el número 4 en la lista de R&B. Aunque "Rapper's Delight" fue el único sencillo en las listas de éxitos, el álbum también incluyó el éxito menor, "Rapper's Reprise". Aparte de los dos sencillos y "Sugarhill Groove", el resto del LP consta de varias pistas de soul de tempo lento y un disco instrumental, ya que Sylvia Robinson no creía que un álbum que constara completamente de música hip hop sería comercialmente viable en 1980.

[itsleander]

Wow! I still have my 1st generation iPhone! iPhone that I bought in the US back in early 2008! 📱 #iphone #apple #vintage #gadget #firstgeneration https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFbYA6t4cd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[inderpoet]

“Our parents set sail from their homes with nothing in their pockets. They built a life out of nothing, and out of it we were born. The first generation.” We are now their anchors—their retirement plan. Offer them the few years of comfort that you can. Their labors will last you a lifetime. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poems #poet #immigrants #immigrant #firstgeneration #firstgen #hardwork #foryou #fyp #viral https://www.instagram.com/p/CkkcmbaO98g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joshtrance]

Vulpix/Rokon/ロコン #Pokemon #Vulpix #Rokon #ロコン #Fire #Gen1 #FireType #FireTypePokemon #Nature #Photography #Toys #037 #37 #Fox #Ninetales #Alola #Kanto #Pokemons #1996 #1stGeneration #1st #FirstGeneration #BlueSky https://www.instagram.com/p/CoSry18v1_N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[firstgencollegestudentstarterkit]

Being a first-generation college student is hard but incredibly rewarding. Remember to keep your head up, focus on what's important, and know that you deserve your college education. You are breaking your family's cycle and setting the tone for the next generations to come! 

Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@leslie.frias/video/7197803298160758058?_r=1&_t=8bxfaZqXwSc&social_sharing=v2

[tinneirem]

It is a truth that iPhone 4S reveives most attention among this years'devices

It is a truth that iPhone 4S reveives most attention among this years'devices. Although, many upgrades on hardware are not satisfied bymost of the Apple Fans, iPhone 4S's camera is really satisfied me. Onone hand, the brand Copper Wire new 800 million pixels back-illuminated CMOScamear is 60% higher than the previous iPhone 4, on the other hand,it is worth to talk about the series attempts of iPhone 4S on takingphotogragh. Today, I will talk about the Three major upgrades ofiPhone 4S's camera.Howis the photo effect of iPhone 4S?In2011, 800 million pixels is not at the leading position. Appleupgrades iPhone 4S's camera to 800 million pixels just as its alwaysnegligence to camera. Tough the hardware is not that outstanding, wecan see that the previous iPhone 4's photo effect is superior toother mobile phones.

So I am really excitting to see the iPhone 4S'scamera.Thistime Apple gives iPhone 4S's camera three major upgrades: 800 millionpixels, 1080p full HD video and faster response speed. Nowadays,people is more and more reasonable on camera's pixels. People nolonger think that the higher the pixel is, the better the camera is.That's right. Under the same sensor technology, the high pixelsometimes brings users more noise and longer save time. At the sametime, people now are using twitter and mobile phone's screen is now1280 * 720 most, too many pixel can not be seen on the screen. Frommy pion of view, I think the 800 million pixel does mean somethingfor iPhone 4S. Why? Because iOS is a kind of operating system that"depending on app". On the publish conference, Tim Coke,the CEO of Apple, talks about iCould more than once which connectingiOS and Mac OS closely. On the big screen of iMac 27, people canenjoy every corner of the photo from iPhone 4S's 800 million pixelscamera. That is to say that app makes iPhone 4S having such highpixels.Altoughcellphone video share tech is not that common for people as cellphone's photo share today, with the development of 3G and 4G, it willbe a common thing for users to share videos from their mobile phones.From iPhone 4, iphone family support taking HD video (not the highestone), but its effect is acceptable, even better than some kind of DC.

Iphone4S supports full HD video taking as the prediction of media andanalysis. We can not say anyting about it before we see the officialsample of its full HD video from iPhone 4S. But one thing isdefiniately true that 1920*1080 HD video will be used more and morewidely with the development of monitor and mobile device's support tofull HD video.Somefans may notice that iPhone 4S supports electronic imagestabilization, which is underestimate by people for its lowing thevideo quality. But if you use it in the right way, it is a great techof course, especially when you are taking video. Under the support ofright algorithm, its effect is perfect, even better than the firstgeneration of optical image stabilization.Imagesensor, lens and image processor are the three major technology of acamera. Lens is the same, image sensor got major upgrade, now let ustalk about iPhone 4S's upgrade on processor. Compare with BIGIC andBionz's single processor, iPhone 4S's brain A5 is dual-core andresponssible for processing all the info of iPhone 4S, includingphoto and video. The official saying of Apple is A5 is 7x faster thanA4. From the two generation of iPad, we know that A5 is much powerfulthan A4. That is a good thing for removing the noise on the photo ofiPhone 4S. Also iPhone 4S is 33% faster than iPhone 4 on systemresponse speed. This allows users to take pictures on fast movingthings and reduce the interval time of two photos. Apple said that onfocus speed, white balance and metering accuracy, iPhone 4S is muchbetter than its previous.Letus come to the conclusion, altough iPhone 4S's upgrade is not thatimpressive than the iPad 2's, you can see how much Apple care fromthe iPhone 4S's camera.

[railwayhistorical]

Before Mid-Century Design—First Generation Diesel Locomotives

These images were taken northwest of Milwaukee—at the Butler Yard diesel house, in Butler, Wisconsin.

Number 1684 is an Alco RSD5, built in 1954, while number 1589 is an EMD GP7 built in 1952. I’m surmising that both locomotive companies designed these, or pre-cursors thereto, back in the latter 1940s. The sharper edges of EMD’s GP30 would come along in 1961, while Alco’s Century line would be introduced in 1963.

I won’t lie: I think the asymmetrical trucks of the Alco are awesome.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken August 28th 1977.

[mixdgrlproblems]

In honor of #arabamericanheritagemonth we are spotlighting It Girl & Supermodel @gigihadid. She's gotten a lot of criticism over her supporting her own #Palestinian heritage when #FreePalestine was the most talked about hashtag last year. She said she was made to feel, "I'm too #White to stand up for part of my #Arab heritage." We can relate, Gi. She and her partner #ZaynMalik, who is #English #Irish and #Pakistani, discuss their racial identities regularly, which both consider "important." “We think about it and talk about it a lot as partners and it’s something that’s really important to us, but it’s also something that we first experienced ourselves. Because both of our parents are their own heritage. We are that #firstgeneration of those #mixedraces, and then that comes with that first generational experience of being like: ‘Oh damn, I’m the bridge!'” Growing up half Palestinian through her father Mohamed Hadia and half #Dutch through her mother Yolanda, her #mixedrace identity has been a push and pull. “You go through life trying to figure out where you fit in racially. Is what I am, or what I have, enough to do what I feel is right? But then, also, is that taking advantage of the privilege of having the whiteness within me, right? Am I allowed to speak for this side of me, or is that speaking on something that I don’t experience enough to know?” She and Zayn have one child together, a daughter named Khai Hadid Malik. "She'll grow up feeling out the way that she can or wants to be a bridge for her different ethnicities. It's up to her. What comes from her is what I’m most excited about, and being able to add to that or answer her questions about our heritage and history." 🇵🇸🇳🇱 #wcw #gigihadid #mixedgirl https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc33Ht_uWr-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thursdaythe12th]

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[almahiphop]

Nine - Nine Livez (07/03/1995)

Nine es un rapero estadounidense originario del Bronx, Nueva York, que se dio a conocer a mediados de la década de 1990. Su nombre real es Derrick Keyes y nació el 19 de septiembre de 1969. En 1995, Nine lanzó su álbum debut "Nine Livez" a través del sello discográfico Profile Records. El álbum fue producido por un equipo de productores que incluía a Rob Lewis y Tony Stoute. "Nine Livez" incluye canciones como "Whutcha Want?", "Any Emcee", y "The Cypha".

El álbum fue bien recibido por los críticos de música y ayudó a establecer a Nine como uno de los raperos emergentes más prometedores de la escena hip hop de la década de 1990. La canción "Whutcha Want?" en particular fue un éxito comercial y se convirtió en una canción emblemática del sonido de rap de Nueva York de mediados de los 90.

Nine Livez es el álbum debut del rapero Nine lanzado hoy 7 de marzo de 1995 (hace 27 años) a través de Profile Records. El álbum conto con tres sencillos "Whutcha Want?" & "Any Emcee". El álbum alcanzó el número 90 en el Billboard 200 de EE. UU. y el número 18 en la lista Billboard Top R & B / Hip Hop Albums.

"Whutcha Want?", lanzado el 24 de enero de 1995 fue el sencillo más exitoso de Nine, alcanzando el puesto 50 en el Billboard 200 y fue su único sencillo en alcanzar esa lista. "Any Emcee", lanzado el 28 de marzo de 1995. La canción muestra en gran medida la línea de bajo de "I'll Be Around" de The Spinners, su posición más alta fue el puesto 21 en Hot Dance Music / Maxi-Singles Sales. "Ova Confident" fue otro sencillo pero no hizo parte de las versiones lanzadas a nivel mundial. Los tres sencillos tienen videos musicales promocionales filmados y lanzados.

Nine - Any Emcee

Allmusic le dio al álbum un sólido 3 de un posible 5 estrellas llamando al álbum "Lejos de ser un clásico, Nine Livez es un álbum subestimado de un artista subestimado". Rap Reviews le dio al álbum una crítica más favorable, dándole 8.0 de 10 posibles y llamándolo "uno de los mejores álbumes de 1995, si no de toda la década".

Nine - Whutcha Want

Nine Livez alcanzó el puesto 90 en Billboard 200 y el puesto 18 en Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, alcanzando ambas posiciones el 25 de marzo de 1995. El álbum fue producido por Rob Lewis para Fed Productions y Tony Stoute para Dead President Productions.

En 1995, la escena de rap en The Bronx y en Nueva York en general estaba en pleno auge. El género estaba experimentando un resurgimiento, impulsado por artistas como Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G. y Jay-Z. Los artistas de la costa oeste como Tupac y Snoop Dogg también estaban en la cima de su popularidad en ese momento.

. . . #NineLivez #Nine #Rap1995 #28years #ProfileRecords #WhutchaWant #AnyEmcee #90sHipHop #HardcoreHipHop #HipHopMusic #ClassicHipHop #GoldenAgeHipHop #Rap #HipHop #HipHopCulture #RapChronology #RapMusic #HipHopHistory #HipHopClassic #HipHopNeverDies #HipHopMemories #RapLife #RapHistory #OldSchool #FirstGeneration #ClassicRap #HipHopRapLife #AlmaHipHop #AlmaUnderground #TheHipHopSoul

[jekkifics]

fading lights

Suwon was always different. So his parents enrolled him into a special kids school.

•••••

At dot 11:11 something emerged from the wall, startling Suwon. What followed was some kind of foul smelling powder being blown into his face. He waved his hand vigorously in front of his face and coughed stepping behind. “..the fuck?”

“Hey boy!” said a little figure floating in the air. It was the high pitched voice of a female.

“ooOh~ he looks cute!” said another.

When the dust from the powder magically cleared up, Suwon saw three women or girls he couldn’t really guess because they were so small. A little bigger than his hand. They were dressed in sparkly white dresses and tiny white boots. Suwon noticed that they weren’t floating, in fact they were flying, using their translucent webbed wings. He had never seen such creatures before.

“What’s your name?” asked the first.

Suwon stared at them.

“He’s deaf” whispered another girl.

“Blind too..” whispered another as she waved her tiny hands at him receiving no response.

“I’m not,” said Suwon.

“See, he’s not blind, maybe just deaf”

The middle girl who seemed like the older one smacked her. “He wouldn’t have heard you if he was deaf!” Then turning to Suwon, she flew lower to come in level with his face. “Hi there! I am Bada. And we are faeries, faes, if you may.”

Suwon nodded. Faes, whatever that is.

“We are here to take you to your new home safely. So kindly follow us” said Bada as she turned around and walked right into the wall.

“I’m Eugene” said another fae and followed Bada into the wall.

“And I’m Shoo'' said the remaining one. “It's shoo, and not shoe. As in S-H-O-O-'' She paused to look at the nervousness on Suwon’s face. “What happened?”

“I can’t do this” Suwon shook his head. “I can’t walk into the wall” Being the complete human he was, walking into a wall seemed impossible. He was never able to do it before and he was sure he still couldn’t

“Cmon, it's no big deal. Just close your eyes and follow your noona” said Shoo proudly.

Suwon’s eyes were fixed on the concrete wall. This is dumb. This is dumb! I wanna go home!

“Okay, alright. If you’re that afraid. Take a few steps back and run in” suggested Shoo.

Suwon obeyed. Water splashed on his shoes as he accidentally stepped into puddles. It didn’t bother him. There was no turning back now.

“Now listen to me carefully” began Shoo. “number one, you might feel a little giddy when you emerge on the other side because it's your first time. Number two, while you’re inside the wall for a second, you’ll hear deafening noises because you are teleporting so do not stop. Number three, do not stop until you’re out in the open again. Now at the count of three, 1, 2-”

Suwon dashed at full speed at the concrete wall. His eyes shut as he was a few inches from the wall and entered it. It was something he hadn’t felt before. Like someone was trying to tear him apart but he was faster. His surroundings were spinning and he was afraid he’d come out at some other exit, yet Suwon didn’t dare to open his eyes. He kept running on what didn’t seem like ground. It was solid air? Nothing made sense anymore.

Suwon tripped and fell down the next second. His foot had been caught into a twig. He was on grass, in a jungle. The environment was so fresh. He dusted his clothes and stood up. The three faes looked like they had been waiting for him for a while now.

“See, that wasn't that bad, was it?” asked Shoo.

“I am never doing this again” Suwon huffed combing fingers across his hair. He glanced behind and there was literally just more jungle. He had emerged from thin air. It was merely a second that he had been inside the wall but he was going to remember it forever.

The three faes led Suwon through the jungle. It was a bright pleasant day. From behind the trees at a distance peaked a tower. Bada began rambling about the school, the people, the teachers, the subjects, the fun stuff. Apparently these three were part of the student council and volunteered to get first years to the campus.

They emerged into an open field next to which was the huge school. For once Suwon thought it might not be that bad after all. If this school was really for special kids, he won’t be an outcast anymore. He could finally be normal.

Suwon was taken up a spiral staircase at the end of the hallway. It was about ten floors later that they reached a cabin. The faes left him alone there.

“Jang Suwon! Good…” the man glanced at the clock that struck 12 at that moment. “afternoon!” He was a small man with black rectangular glasses. He was pale and had swept across dark brown hair. He was the principal, Seo Taiji.

Suwon bowed. “Good afternoon sir”

“I have been waiting for you my boy” Taiji put his hand on the younger’s shoulder. He continued talking about how he was delighted to know about Suwon when his father reached out to Taiji a few days ago. “You’ll find a lot of people here. Some weird, some very weird. You have to choose your weird. Everyone here is unique and so are you, but promise me one thing” Taiji’s voice deepened and softened. “Never, ever, ever, tell anybody what your powers are”

Suwon’s eyes widened. His heart started pounding. This is supposed to be a safe place for him right? Where he could be himself. What was this now?

“Why?” Suwon asked promptly.

“Because-” Taiji paused straightening himself. His heightened senses told him someone was approaching. About a minute later, they heard footsteps coming up the stairs.

“Is the new boy here, sir?” It was Prof Jinu.

Taiji put on a warm smile turning Suwon to Jinu. “Here he is. You should take him to his dorm” Taiji nudged Suwon.

Jinu led Suwon across the room to another exit. They entered an alley that opened into a slide. Jinu turned to Suwon, gesturing to him to go first. Suwon craned his neck out. The slide was so long and steep, he couldn’t see the other end. He gulped and sat down. His heart was beating harder than ever. Is there anything normal here? Suwon thought, and the answer struck him immediately. Of course there isn’t. That’s exactly why he was here.

However, the slide looked more like a rollercoaster without safety measures aka, death. He gulped, “Sir, is there any other-” before Suwon could complete Jinu pushed him down the slide.

Suwon screamed his lungs out as he fell down the hole. He was afraid any movement he made would topple him off but he couldn’t even see where he’d fall. About ten seconds of yelling Suwon’s throat dried up and he still hadn’t reached the end. He stopped making any noise and sat there falling. The only sound was of air cutting past him. Towards the end, the slide was 180 degrees and Suwon was literally falling down, his butt was barely touching the slide anymore. An ending opened at a distance. Suwon fell right through onto a hard wooden floor.

“OW!” He yelped. A sharp jerk ran up his spine from the impact. He hadn’t broken any bones but his ass was sore. Really sore.

The door in front of him swung open. Until then Suwon hadn’t even noticed the door.

“Guys! he’s here!” said a good-looking boy. He looked as old as Suwon and had light brown hair that shaped his face. He stretched out a hand to help Suwon up. “Your stuff was brought nearly twenty minutes ago, we were wondering where you were,” he said. Their room was pretty spacious. There were three beds lined on one side and two on the other. Four were occupied and a crumpled one probably belonged to the boy who led him in. “I’m Sunghoon” said the boy. “This is Jiyong” he pointed to the tall lanky boy sleeping on the bed next to him. “That’s Jiwon hyung,” he pointed at the boy on the opposite bed. He was too busy playing gameboy with his headphones on. “That’s Jaijin hyung” he peeked from behind his comic book, scanning Suwon from head to toe. “And that’s-”

“I’m Kim Jaeduck” said the last boy as he sprang from his bed with excitement. “Nice to meet you….?” he trailed off.

“Suwon”

“Suwon, right. Nice to meet you Suwon!” Jaeduck and Sunghoon were by far the most normal people Suwon had met since morning. He had already made up his mind to stick with the two of them in case he couldn’t get along with the other three in the room.

Suwon collected his suitcase and backpack that were lying in the end of the room. “Where do I sleep?”

Sunghoon pouted with hands on his hips as he looked around the room. There wasn't space for another bed and it was too small to share.

“You can take mine for now.” chimed Jaeduck. “You only need it for night right, take mine”

“What about you then?” asked Suwon.

“It's that time of the month for me so I’ll be out all night anyway” said Jaeduck.

Suwon’s eyebrows furrowed. “That time of the month?”

Jaeduck smacked his lips. “You know, blood and all,”

Periods? Suwon could bet he never heard of guys menstruating. Was it even possible? Of course not! Guys don’t have a uterus that's basic biology. Unless, he’s…. A eunuch? But do you eunuchs have a uterus? Now that Suwon thought of it, he really didn’t know. Who was he to judge anyway? Wait, why did that require him to be out all night? Omg! Is that how people here treated eunuchs?! That’s fucking horrible!

“So you have to stay out all night?? As… punishment???”

“I wouldn’t call it punishment. It's the best option for us all” said Jaeduck.

Best option my ass! Who treats humans like this!

“You don’t deserve this kinda treatment!”

“Hey calm down” Jaeduck chuckled, settling the younger down on the bed next to him. “It's nothing new here. Our kind is used to this”

It pissed Suwon even more.

“Why the fuck do you have to be out all night! Just use pads like girls do!”

From the corner of his eyes Suwon felt Hoony turning around to look at him in utter confusion.

There was complete silence for a moment, then Jaijin burst out laughing, almost doubling over himself. Seconds later, Sunghoon started laughing when he realized.

Jaeduck and Suwon watched them cluelessly.

“You think he’s talking about periods??” Jaijin asked, battling his laughter.

“No?” Suwon asked, partly relieved, partly confused.

“Omg NOOO!!” Jaeduck squealed. “Are you crazy?! I’m A GUY!”

“What he means is, he’s a werewolf,” explained Jaijin.

Huh? Suwon thought he heard something wrong.

“A what?”

“A werewolf. It's a full moon today, so,, time for him to go wild and attack any human. Hence the isolation. It's not just him. All werewolves here go into the jungle on full moon nights so they can’t harm any of us”

Suwon wasn't listening. His brain had stopped working the moment Jaijin said Jaeduck was a werewolf.

I WAS TALKING TO A GODDAMN WEREWOLF ALL ALONG!?

•••••

further on : ao3

[liepard-lia]

#Shimeji desktop mascot #Bulbasaur #Kanto  #Pokemon  #Bulbasaur_shimeji Descarga en Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oXQ0f-mYObJrjzoj13VTVjYYzP1D9oWf/view?usp=sharing