My life has been impacted by great people who have never got the spotlight they deserved because the wealth of union meant more then a dollar . Rest in peace Uncle Dale , I will love you forever . 🏁🧡
14 years ago today, Odd Future (@ofwgkta) dropped "Oldie"—one of their most iconic videos that almost didn't happen. It only did because @tylerthecreator refused to let anyone turn the camera off.
The members of the group told the story of that day in an oral history published by The Ringer in 2022. When Odd Future descended on Milk Studios in Chelsea, the session unraveled fast. The XXL staff "were understandably trying to contain a group of rowdy kids," Mike G recalled, "but we weren't having it."
Someone plugged in an iPhone, "Oldie" came through the speakers, and director Lance Bangs kept his camera rolling over objections from the room. The moment Tyler realized what was happening, he called the shots: "No, f*ck that, Lance, keep shooting this sh*t.” What followed was a single, unedited take of the entire 10-minute posse cut performed live.
For @earlxsweat, freshly back from Samoa and still finding his footing, the whole day had a surreal quality: "It just felt like a cartoon, in the sense that n****s just was doin' whatever they wanted to do." For Tyler, zooming out in real time, the stakes were clearer: “I’ve seen music documentaries, this might be the last time everyone's together so we need to document this."
He was right. "A f*ckin' balloon popped that night, and we all went in our own directions. That was the last time we was all together like that. Still,” Tyler explained. Frank, looking back, arrived at the same place: "The atmosphere reminds me of how it feels to be in a room full of musicians where everyone is improvising and for a brief period it's pure magic. It's the same rush."
Bangs edited the footage on a laptop during a red-eye to Portland. It now sits at over 56 million views. It cost nothing.
49ers put me thru 2 Super Bowl losses, 2 NFCCG losses, and made me witness our biggest opps the rams, chiefs, eagles and now the Seahawks win the bowl in my own stadium
After five years of relentless dedication, Julian Brown @naturejab_ has officially turned plastic waste into a clean-burning alternative fuel source called PLASTOLINE, a 110 octane fuel that produces clean emissions and could redefine the future of energy.
On October 4th history was made in Atlanta when Julian started a 2023 Scat Pack running entirely on PLASTOLINE, proving his invention works in real life.
More than 1,000 people gathered to witness the moment cheering as plastic waste was transformed into power before their eyes.
From plastic waste to powerful innovation, another example of Black brilliance, Black science, and Black innovation at its finest. ✨💫
GM Squad!!! 🙌🏾
Life gonna test you, people may doubt you, but energy don’t lie. Give the world everything you got; the sweat, the passion, the discipline. Universe begins moving with you. 💯
Hard work don’t just build success, it builds character. The whole world feels it. 🔥