Monday, October 8, 2012

Music Monday's - Mash ups part 2

2 weeks ago I posted 9 Mash-Ups for the Music Monday's post. Decided to add a few more tracks to the listing. I'm looking forward to the next few weeks of the playlist posts. I have a few other fitness professionals that will be contributing guest blog posts. On to the music

5. 2 Pac vs Lynyrd Skynyrd - 2 Pac's Hold on ,be strong with Lynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama

4. Notorious B.I.G vs Frank Sinatra - Biggie's Juicy with Sinatra's New York, New York

3. Jay-Z vs Linkin Park - Jay-Z's Big Pimpin with Linkin Parks Papercut

2. Linkin Park vs David Banner - Linkin Parks Papercut with David Banner's Like A Pimp

1. Jay -Z vs Jimi Hendrix - Jay-Z's 99 Problems with Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child

Monday, October 1, 2012

Music Monday's - Jay-Z aka Hovaerobics

Funny how things change. 6 years ago, I never would have made this playlist, as I wasn't a Jay-Z fan. Times change and I have an appreciation for his music. Part of it has to do with being a throwback to the 90's hip hop era. Part of it has to do with me not being able to vibe to most of the music out today. The term "Hovaerobics" was coined by a friend and fellow instructor Carlos Davila when describing an entire Jay-Z playlist. Here's 10 tracks that can go in a playlist.

10. Public Service Announcement
9. Lucifer
8. Big Pimpin' feat UGK
7. 99 Problems

6. Can I Live?
5.  I Just Wanna Love you
4. Money, Cash, Hoes feat DMX
3. Takeover
2. Renegade feat Eminem
1. Dirt Off Your Shoulder


Did I miss a track? Feel free to add it in the comments below.

Pharaoh Out!

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Music Monday's - Mash ups

This week a list of some mash ups. Some are known, some pretty obscure. All are solid tracks to fill u a workout playlist. If you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments below or on the Facebook page. Enough yappin', let's get to the tracks!

9. Ludacris vs Limp Biskit - Luda's Move with Limp Biskit's Nookie!

8. Biggie vs Joan Jett - Big's Hypnotize with Joan Jett's I Love Rock n Roll

7. Linkin Park vs Mobb Deep - Linkin Park's In the End with Mobb Deep's Got it Twisted

6. Jay-Z vs Linkin Park - Jay-z's Dirt off Your Shoulder with Linkin Park's Lying from You

5. Tupac vs Survivor - Tupac's Holler if you Hear Me with Survivor's Eye of the Tiger

4. DMX vs Nirvana - DMX's No Love for Me with Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit

3. Mobb Deep vs Jimi Hendrix - Mobb Deep's Shook Ones vs Jimi Hendrix's Foxy

2. Eminem vs Disturbed - Eminem's Til I Collapse with Distrubed's Down with the Sickness

1. Biggie vs Led Zepplin - Biggie's Dead Wrong with Led Zepplin's Whole lotta Love

There you have it 9 mash ups to add to a workout playlist.

Pharaoh out!

Monday, September 17, 2012

Music Monday's - Just Blaze

This week the featured artist is super producer Just Blaze. No fancy intros, just the tracks this week. I have a feeling what the theme for this week's classes will be, FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIYAH!!!!!!!


10. Dynomite - Rhymefest
9.  Show me What You Got - Jay-Z
8. Just Fire - Cam'ron feat Beanie Siegel, Memphis Bleek
7. I'm Talkin' to You - T.I.
6. Church for Thugs - Game
5. The Champ - Ghostface Killah
4. C'mon Baby - Saigon feat Jay-Z
3. U Don't Know Remix - Jay-Z feat M.O.P
2. Breathe - Fabolous
1. What We Do - Freeway feat Jay-Z, Beanie Siegel

Here's a Spotify playlist with these tracks and more Just Blaze

Take these 10 tracks put them in a playlist and #GETMONEY
 
Pharaoh Out

Monday, September 3, 2012

Music Monday's - Guest Playlist from DJ AmRo

What's up everyone this week a special guest contributor, DJ AmRo is providing this weeks playlist. Here's his bio:


DJ AmRo is a DC bred DJ residing in Los Angeles, CA, who spins hip hop, R&B, top 40 and a little '80s music. He has had his own radio show for almost two years and has been DJ'ing in venues since early 2009.

A music lover since birth in Washington DC, grew up listening to all types of music. Has been following and watching many DJ's for a very long time and recently began to play in public out in Los Angeles. Has a unique style blending in many different types of music of various speeds. Not afraid to throw in a slow jam here and there. 
 
He enjoys playing soccer and this is a playlist he uses to get ready for game day. Also included is a link on Spotify
 

Wavin' Flags - K'Naan
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira
One Mic - Nas
All About You - 2Pac
Paid in Full - Eric B & Rakim
Flashing Lights - Kanye West & Dwele
Last Night - Keyshia Cole & Diddy
Tired of Being Stepped On - The Click
Love Come Down - Evelyn Champagne King
I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald
Do Anything - Mary J. Blige
Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
I Gotta Be - Jagged Edge
It Kills Me - Melanie Fiona
 
Be sure to like his fan page on Facebook - DJ AmRo Fan Page

Pharaoh Out
 
 

Monday, August 20, 2012

My RKC Anniversary and what the RKC means to me

Team Dan John at the San Diego RKC August 2011


I always struggle with what to write. I think this is a good time to let it ride. With what's going on withing the RKC community this past weekend I'm going to give it a shot. 

This is the anniversary of the weekend that changed my life forever. On this day last year I was on day 2 of my RKC weekend. Tired, hurting, questioning myself, sun burned (yes black folks do get sun burned ;) ). I wanted to quit. But looking around the field I saw about 100 others who were tired, hurting and questioning themselves. I thought about how good it would feel to finish. I did finish and it led to meeting great new people and took me to many different places.

My obligatory Pavel pic. What a story here!

News came out Friday that Pavel was leaving the RKC. Folks started drawing lines in the sand. Mass chaos and confusion. What next? Why did he leave? What does this mean for the future? Folks started changing their profile pics to pics of them and Pavel. I have 2 Pavel pics. The one above exactly 1 year ago today. I ate way too much during lunch and drank 2 Gatorade's.  Bad combo. I got asked to demonstrate a TGU sit up. Of course my stomach was churning and upset. Trying not to fart in front of 100 folks while doing a exercise with good technique in front of the Chief is true pressure!

It's true that I found the RKC because of Pavel as most of us have. But that wasn't the reason I went to the RKC nor was it the defining moment of my RKC. I went to learn, to better myself and to be a better coach for my students/clients. What I learned went way beyond the 23 hours of the RKC weekend. What I learned went way beyond the hardstyle principles taught at the RKC. The RKC weekend is rewarding, challenging, inspirational, humbling, gratifying and a ton of other "ings" you want to throw in there.

ROP last July, got great feedback via Youtube!

I learned that putting up a video on YouTube, you'll get feedback from other RKC's. Shout out to Joe Sansalone, Joakim Bom and Thayne Shatah who gave me tips about my technique. I learned that this RKC community continues to give back. I learned that I look forward to each and every workshop to see my "brothers and sisters". Yes my brothers and sisters. The RKC is different than other certifications. We truly are a family. At times dysfunctional, but a family. At times we don't agree with one another, sometimes we don't like one another. But that's ok, because it's that way in all families.

With my extended journey brother Dave Clancy!

A family that when you're in another city, you can call up a fellow RKC and #getmoney! A family that supports one another from several thousands of miles away. This is the RKC! We are the RKC! Each one of us has a story to tell. Each one of us has people to inspire and lead and learn from. Do we stop learning because of a business decision between our "parents"? No! We owe it to ourselves and our students to continue learning. I'm not in a position where I need to draw a line in the sand. I'm not a distributor, team leader, senior or master. I haven't sat fireside with Pavel and hashed it up about life. I have sat in a few hotel lobbies and hashed it up with great folks like Tom Foley, Laura McNally, Karen McDowell Smith, Paul Lyngso, Mike Souza, Tim Shuman, Huon Urquhart, Petra Feit and Phil Earley. I've had lunch with Aleks Salkin and John Scott Stevens in Omaha and celebrated my birthday at dinner with Jason and Sheena Nold, Scott Iardella and Tristan Phillips. I've had "Coka Cerro" with Peter Lakatos and Joakim Bom in Italy.







I love this photo. This was at the start of the RKC II in Italy. The national anthem of each country represented was played. Not the entire anthem! Ten seconds. Language barriers aside everyone there had a common bond. RKC! Let us not forget that.

What does the future hold? I don't know. Hopefully it means continuing to see many of you and meet those of you I haven't met yet. Hopefully it means that we continue to learn and grow. I hope to see many of you at future RKC events and new workshops from Pavel!

Power to You!

Pharaoh out!


Monday, August 13, 2012

Music Monday's - LL Cool J

This week I'd like to take a look at LL Cool J songs. LL has always been one of the most fit rappers in the game. So we'll take a look at 8 tracks throughout his career that you should have on deck the next time you're in the gym.

8. Rampage - EPMD feat LL Cool J - This was in LL's "I can't be seen in features" phase. He would lend his voice to tracks yet wouldn't appear in the video. Strictly old school braggadocios hip-hop.


7. Shut em Down - from the Any Given Sunday soundtrack. With a hook like ,"YOU CAN'T HOLD ME, GET OFF ME!" how could you not be ready to crush the competition!

6. I Shot ya remix feat Fat Joe, Foxy Brown, Keith Murray and Prodigy - A posse cut at it's finest. The 90's was all about the remix and this track shows why.

5. Headsprung - The track isn't one of LL's best, but it was around this time that he was featured on the cover of Men's Fitness and in Muscle and Fitness.

4. Rock the Bells - A timeless classic from a young James Todd Smith.

3. 4,3,2,1 feat - Master P, DMX, Redman, Method Man and Can-I-Bus. Only LL could start a battle with someone on his own track. This track started the beef between him and Can-I-Bus.

2.  I'm Bad - Aside from the Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse baseline, this track screams I'm better than you and you can't do anything about it.

1. Mama Said Knock You Out - Obvious choice here. No explanation needed.

There you have it. Did I miss something? Feel free to add your tracks in the comments section below or on the Pharaohs Army Fitness Fan Page

Pharaoh out