Start of an Era: Undercrowned Hustla (3/12/06)

Undercrowned Hustla (On cover: Justina, The Game)

This was my third official mixtape I released overall. Why does it say "Special Edition"? Well, I released one prior to this version, had less songs and the mixtape cover needed a makeover. The original cover had a gray background and a green theme, with The Game, J-Dia, and Jadakiss on the cover. I wish I can find it but it is what it is! My boy DJ Bruce had the idea to put it all together for the special edition and he hooked it up with the covers under his "421 GFX" label.

The whole idea of this series was to focus on mostly underground rap and r&b artists that I thought was dope as well as new tracks from known artists. It was also my first mixtape as a Black Wall Street DJ (The Game's label), so I had to throw that in the theme too.

Shout out to all the artists I'm still in contact with, especially Justina. I met her that year when I went to Montclair State University with C Martin. Also, rest in peace to my homie C Martin who died in a tragic car accident in 2008.

Shout out to Justina, DJ Skee, Ru 1 Records, The Game, and DJ Bruce. This mixtape was a start of a great year.

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An amazing story of a friend who beat breast cancer

Charina McNutt (2010)

I met her probably a year before she discovered the news. I remember the videos she posted on YouTube documenting every step she was taking from the beginning and to now. The amazing thing is knowing where she is now compared to before. She fought hard and won! 

The pain, the suffering, the processes she had to go through, the constant STRONG positivity and smiles she kept to help her self-esteem and confidence going. It all paid off and now she is out in Los Angeles helping other women of all ages battle through what she had to fight.

"A Culver City woman shared her battle with breast cancer in a video diary she posted on YouTube.

In 2010, Charina McNutt, then 25-years-old, felt a lump on her breast. Without insurance and because of her age, however, she said she was turned away for a mammogram.

“It took a process of four clinics, and then I tried two hospitals. And then the last hospital finally…they didn’t want to give me a mammogram either, but they said to get a biopsy. I guess they saw the frustration in my face, in my eyes. And then the biopsy determined that I had Stage 3 breast cancer,” McNutt said.

McNutt wouldn’t let the cancer take over, even when the doctor told her what she faced.

“My mom was in the room with me, so I couldn’t cry. I had to keep a strong face because my mom broke down. I just looked at the doctor and I said, ‘Okay. What do I do now?’ I put my game face on right away, and I put my gloves on,” she said.

McNutt turned to YouTube to share her story with the world and document the moments that would change her forever.

“My hair has been falling out a lot, so I’m going to cut my hair today, shave it,” she said in one clip.

McNutt endured six rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, more chemotherapy and then breast reconstruction surgery.

Finally, McNutt was able to share this with her followers: “I have to double check the date, but in September, I’ll be two years cancer-free.”

McNutt is looking forward to her third Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure this weekend.

She wished she had known about the organization when she was struggling to get a mammogram.

“That’s what they do. They help women under 40,” McNutt said.

Now 29, McNutt has a message to send young people just like her.

“Breast cancer doesn’t have an age limit. If you feel something is wrong, don’t ignore your age. Age is nothing but a number. Go and get it checked out,” she said." - via CBS Los Angeles