Tajai

Tajai Massey, known by the stage name, Tajai (born: April 21, 1975), is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the four founding members of Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with the Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop collective, the Hieroglyphics. He is a vegetarian.

Born in Stanford, California, Tajai moved with his family across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland, California when he was 2 years old. In elementary school, Tajai met fellow Souls of Mischief member A-Plus, and the duo began their nascent rap careers. Tajai eventually introduced A-Plus to future Souls of Mischief members Phesto and Opio, and the group formed in high school before releasing their debut album, 93 'til Infinity on Jive Records in 1993. He graduated from Stanford University in 1997 with a degree in anthropology.

After Tajai and the Souls of Mischief were dropped by Jive, the group was incorporated into the Hieroglyphics in 1995, at the urging of Del tha Funkee Homosapien.

Raunch Rogue Skank

Whoo! Ha, ha!
Welcome to my world! Ha, ha!
Make yourself comfortable!
How 'bout a couple of cocktails?
Yeah! You ready?
Cause I'm ready!
I mean are you really ready?
Cause I'm really ready!
Ha, ha, yaaah!
Billionaire playboy lifestyle
From time to time it gets a bit wild
I try to relax with fireside chats
With a sister with some intellect/You know I like that
Some slide by with ulterior motives
Fuck it--I get the mental and physical bonus
This one chick I will never forget
She came through with a stranger and a bottle of Moet
Kept inching closer the more Mo-mo she sipped
She talking 'bout Camus/But she thinking 'bout dick
All of a sudden she leaned forward and licked my lips
My shirt went rip/My fly went zip
Shit, well c'mon and let the games begin
Cracked open her brassiere/Introduce me to the twins
Slathered the avocado 'til she was nice and lathered
Big Magnums/Won't be no family matters
Man, it was like a marathon when I banged her
All five CD's had cycled through the changer
After her tenth climax I stop counting
Vivid memories of them double D's bouncing
The neighbors must have heard all the screaming and shouting
Murdered it/She squirted just like a fountain
When I finally came it was like a couple of ounces
I'm thinking to myself/I gotta write a song about this
Raunch! Rogue! Skank! Rogue!
Raunch! Rogue! Skank! Rogue!
Raunch!
Now I don't fuck with the gym too much
Bunch of swole-up homos frontin' like they tough
Chickens be up in that spot fully made up
Barely even bust a sweat/I mean what the fuck is that?
This one walks up and says, "Can I get a spot?"
I'm thinking, "Damn, I'm the smallest cat up in the spot!"
She say, "It's easy boo, just stand behind me"
"And when it gets too heavy could you grab the sides please?"
Nestled up to me and then she began
One, two, three/"Give me a hand?"
See, now we're entering dangerous territory
Cause at this point my joint's growing and maturing
Tenting in my sweats
She got through half a set/'Bout number six
Turned around and said, "Is that your dick?"
Visions in my mind of harassment lawsuits
Instead she starts to smile and say, "You're kind of cute."
"Why don't you put them weights up on the rack?"
Jangled on her keys/Said, "Follow me out back."
We in the parking structure trying to find her ride
A ride that a Tahoe black a '99
We made the beast with two backs together
I left a sweaty ass print on the leather
To this day it's hard to forget her
Another entry in the diary of a sinner
Raunch! Rogue! Skank! Rogue!
Raunch! Rogue! Skank! Rogue!

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The People’s Republic of China Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie asks Gunnery Sgt. Myron Tapio, the battalion gunner master for 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, a question about the M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank on display at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 9. During the visit, II MEF Marines showcased several Marine Corps vehicles and equipment sets to highlight the Corps’ emphasis on training and professional development and its capabilities and role in U.S. and global security. Liang and the rest of the Chinese delegation are in the midst of a tour of several military installations on the East and West Coasts at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. The purpose of these visits is to highlight the improvement of the U.S.’s capacity to cooperate in areas of mutual interest, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and addressing non-traditional and transnational security threats and counter-piracy.

Beijing blasts Pentagon report on Chinese military as damaging trust

Edit Dawn 15 May 2016

BEIJING. China condemned the United States (US) Defense Department's annual report on the Chinese military on Sunday, calling it deliberate distortion that has "severely damaged" mutual trust ... It is the US that has always been suspicious and flexing its military muscle by frequently sending military aircraft and warships to the region, Yang said ... DAWN_VIDEO - /1029551/DAWN-RM-1x1 ... ....

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Ukraine's Jamala celebrates with the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest final with the song '1944' in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, May 15, 2016.

Ukraine's Jamala Wins 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Edit Bloomberg 15 May 2016

Stockholm (AP) -- Ukrainian singer Jamala's melancholic tune about Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars was crowned the winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday, an unusual choice for the kitschy pop fest ... Australia's Dami Im was second with 511 points, followed by Russia's Sergey Lazarev in third with 491 ... Last year's contest reached nearly 200 million viewers globally ... Russia was first ... ....

photo: AP / Rob Griffith

In this Dec. 15, 2014 file photo, armed police officers point as they stand at the ready close to a cafe under siege at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia.

Five Australian terror suspects charged with trying to travel to Syria by boat

Edit CNN 15 May 2016

(CNN)Australian police have charged five men suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS. The five men, who were on a terror watch list, were planning a journey that would have started in a small motor boat, taking them to Indonesia and the Philippines. They have been charged with foreign incursion offenses, according to Attorney-General for Australia George Brandis ... Read More ... Sea escape ... 'Serious attempt' to exit Australia ... ....

photo: AP / Kristina Barker

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop in Rapid City, S.D., on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in his run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Polls: Sanders has more potential to beat Trump

Edit Al Jazeera 14 May 2016

Recent polls have demonstrated that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders holds a much higher potential to defeat Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, in an election than Hillary Clinton, altough the latter is the Democratic party's front-runner ... Clinton has so far won 1,716 delegates and Sanders has gained 1,433. Counting super-delegates, Clinton has 2,240 and Sanders has 1,473 ... READ MORE ... Source. Al Jazeera ... ....

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South Texas bus crash kill 8, injures 44

Edit The Hindu 15 May 2016

A charter bus headed to a casino has crashed in far South Texas, killing eight people and injuring 44 others in a one-vehicle rollover, officials said. Seven people died at the scene on U.S. Highway 83 about 46 miles north of Laredo and another died later at a Laredo hospital, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Conrad Hein said. “The driver of the bus lost control and rolled over,” he said ... Driver survived. Mr ... Mr ... U.S....

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Fleming duo bolt to top of Timesland track and field rankings

Edit The Roanoke Times 29 Apr 2016

Azavier Kirtley and Jamaica native Tajai Jackson are among the state's top eight in the 400-meter dash ... ....

Tamir Rice: City of Cleveland to pay $6m to family of slain 12-year-old

Edit The Independent 25 Apr 2016

The settlement was revealed via a court filing from US District Judge Dan Polster, who presided over settlement talks ... Samaria Rice, the boy's mother, and his sister Tajai Rice will each receive $250,000....

City of Cleveland to Pay $6 Million to Tamir Rice’s Family to Settle Lawsuit

Edit Newsweek 25 Apr 2016

Rice was killed in November 2014 after he was seen holding a pellet gun outside Cudell Recreation Center in Cleveland ... Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ... The settlement states that Tamir Rice’s estate will receive $5.5 million, while his mother, Samaria Rice, and his sister, Tajai Rice, will each receive $250,000 ... ....

Tamir Rice shooting: Cleveland to pay $6 million to family to settle lawsuit

Edit Penn Live 25 Apr 2016

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The city of Cleveland has agreed to pay Tamir Rice's family $6 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed over the boy's November 2014 shooting death by city police ... The settlement was revealed via a court filing from U.S ... Tamir Rice's estate will receive $5.5 million, Samaria Rice, the boy's mother, and his sister Tajai Rice will each receive $250,000 ... The city will pay $3 million this year and $3 million in 2017....

Cleveland agrees to pay Tamir Rice family $6m over police shooting

Edit The Guardian 25 Apr 2016

City settles case with family, averting federal civil rights lawsuit following 12-year-old’s death in November 2014 shooting. The city of Cleveland, Ohio, has agreed to pay $6m to the family of Tamir Rice to settle a lawsuit over the 12-year-old’s fatal shooting by a police officer ... Related ... Tamir’s estate will receive $5.5m while his mother, Samaria Rice, and his sister, Tajai Rice, will receive $250,000 each directly ... ....

City of Cleveland Apologizes for Sending Ambulance Bill to Tamir Rice’s Family

Edit Truth in Media 11 Feb 2016

One day after sending the family of Tamir Rice a “last dying expense” bill, the city of Cleveland has issued an apology and stated that the move was unintentional ... The claim shows a bill for services including “Ambulance Advance Life Support” and for mileage ... Rice’s sister, Tajai, witnessed the shooting and had been handcuffed and placed in the police cruiser as Rice remained on the ground ... ....

Affluenza, Tamir Rice, and the Erasure of Black Childhood

Edit Huffington Post 18 Jan 2016

"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption.". -Guy de Maupassant, Le Horla et autres contes fantastiques ... -Dr ... G ... Dr ... As Mr ... They then tackled, handcuffed, and shoved his 14-year-old sister, Tajai, into a police cruiser when she attempted to come to his aid ... Tajai watched helplessly as their hopes and dreams of who Tamir would grow to be slipped out of his youthful frame as his blood soaked the autumn snow ... G....

Vigil held on one-year anniversary of Tamir Rice shooting

Edit Mashable 23 Nov 2015

Family members of a 12-year-old black boy who was carrying a pellet gun when he was fatally shot by a white police officer gathered Sunday for a vigil in Cleveland one year later. See also. New Tamir Rice report finds shooting tragic but 'reasonable' ... Tajai Rice, Tamir's sister, released 12 doves, one for each year of his life. People lit candles and sang "This Little Light of Mine .". Love this poster at the #TamirRice vigil... U.S. Rep ... ....

Air Force staff sergeant promotion list for August, 2015

Edit Stars and Stripes 20 Aug 2015

The U.S. Air Force's list of airmen promoted to staff sergeant, as released on Aug. 20, 2015. Abadia Christopher. Abarawa Emmanuel K. Abbott Daniel Patr. Abdullah Malizio J. Abendroth Marie Ch. Abesamis Chamal Ja. Ables Lovieangelo. Ables Wyatt Thomas. Abner Clifford Lee. Abraham Sharla Den. Abrams Michael Joh. Abramson Seth Newm. Abreu Victor Josep. Acasio Jay Perocho. Acevedo Alexander. Acevedo Eric David. Acevedo Hector Man ... Edwards Alon Tajai....

Generation Next

Edit Jamaica Observer 07 Jun 2015

Recruited from the Saint stable were Tami Williams, Kai Newman, Garraine Vines, Shan Guyher, Mario Feurtado, Delroy Stewart, Brandon Bailey, Brad Allen, Aneita Moore, Tajai MacPherson, André Doyley and Alexion McDonald. SO checked in with Larissa Gunn in the Big Apple to share behind-thescenes details about her Rock-lensed models.com project. Style Observer (SO) ... Larissa Gunn (LG) ... The people of Jamaica are beautiful. SO ... LG ... SO ... LG ... ....

Tamir Rice's family loses home and cannot hold funeral amid legal delay

Edit The Guardian 04 May 2015

@holpuch ... According to a court document filed by family attorney Walter Madison, she and her daughter, Tajai Rice, had to move out of their home, which was a block from where Rice was killed, and live in an emergency shelter “because she could no longer live next door to the killing field of her son”. Police officers tackled Tajai Rice after shooting her brother, then threw her on the ground and put her in the police car ... popular ... ....

2015 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Champs Results

Edit Jamaica Observer 02 Apr 2015

Girls 10-12 100 Metre Dash CLASS 4. Meet Record. 11.75 R 3/15/2013 Kimone Shaw. Wind. -1.2. 1 1153 Joanne Reid St Jago High 12.00. 2 261 Kevona Davis Edwin Allen 12.05. 3 311 Shanique Rowe Edwin Allen 12.32. Girls 13-14 100 Metre Dash CLASS 3. Meet Record. 11.50 R 3/30/2012 SHAUNA HELPS. Wind. -0.7. 1 1165 Kimone Shaw St Jago High 11.81. 2 171 Kiara Grant Convent of Mercy 12.07 ... Meet Record ... Wind. -2.1 ... Wind ... 1 121 Tajai Jackson Calabar High 50.52 ... ....

‘FULL 100’

Edit Jamaica Observer 30 Mar 2015

 . FULL-FIGURE model Tajai McPherson has landed international contracts with New York's Muse Model Management and London's Milk Management ... plus-size model to earn international modelling contracts ... "Like any part of the industry, the model has to be special, and I knew from the first moment I saw Tajai that she was the one," Peters continued ... she said ... ....

Tajai Filmography