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Kanye West Biography, Age And Net Worth

Kanye West is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, record producer, and fashion designer who is known for his outspokenness. Kanye West: Who Is He? Kanye West first rose to prominence in the music industry as a producer for well-known acts. With his 2004 debut, College Dropout, he demonstrated his rap ability, and albums like Late Registration (2005), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), Yeezus (2013), and Yeezus (2014) confirmed his spot atop the hip hop world (2018). West is a Grammy Award winner who is also noted for his awards show antics, excursions into fashion, and his marriage to Kim Kardashian. Kanye West Life Style And Birth Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. Ray, his father, was a photojournalist for the Atlanta Journal and a member of the Black Panther Party; he eventually became a Christian counselor. Donda West, West's mother, was a teacher who went on to become a professor of English at Chicago State University and then her son's manager before dying in 2007 at the age of 58 from heart illness following cosmetic surgery. Her death would have a huge impact on West's musical career as well as his personal life. When West was three, Ray and Donda split amicably. Following that, he was reared by his mother in Chicago's middle-class South Shore neighborhood and spent summers with his father. West traveled to China with Donda when he was ten years old, where she taught as part of a university exchange program; he was the only foreigner in his class. West was lured to the South Side's hip-hop scene after returning to Chicago, and he befriended DJ and producer No I.D., who became his mentor. West received a scholarship to study at Chicago's American Academy of Art after graduating from Polaris High School, but he dropped out to pursue music full-time, a move that would later inspire the title of his first solo album. Kanye West Net Worth Net Worth: $6.6 Billion Date of Birth: Jun 8, 1977 (44 years old) Gender: Male Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Profession: Record producer, Songwriter, Singer, Actor, Film Producer, Rapper, Businessperson, Screenwriter, Fashion designer, Music Video Director Nationality: United States of America Kanye West Music Career West created a trademark sound known as "chipmunk soul," which features sped-up soul samples, after spending time producing for local musicians. Following that, in 2001, he relocated to New York. He got his big break here, working on the production for Jay-song Z's "This Can't Be Life," which debuted on the album Dynasty: Roc La Familia in 2000. He reinforced his rising fame the following year by producing four songs on Jay Z's The Blueprint, widely regarded as one of the best rap albums of all time. West went on to create for other notable artists including as Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Ludacris, as well as singers Alicia Keys and Beyoncé. West, on the other hand, was not content to be a sidekick. He aspired to be the main attraction, but found it difficult to be taken seriously as a rapper at first. He begged Roc-A-Fella Records to let him rap, but as co-founder Jay-Z told Time magazine later, "We were all raised as street kids who had to do whatever it took to get by. Then there's Kanye West, who, as far as I'm aware, has never worked a day in his life. I couldn't see how it could possibly work." Other labels reacted in a similar way to West. He said, "I'd leave meetings crying all the time." Damon Dash reluctantly signed West to Roc-A-Fella in 2002, but he did so only to keep him as a producer. West was injured in a head-on vehicle incident while driving home from a recording session in a California studio in October of that year, leaving him with a cracked jaw. With his jaw still wired shut after reconstructive surgery, he wrote and recorded "Through the Wire," a song about the experience.While recuperating in L.A., he wrote the most of the rest of his debut album. However, once the album was finished, it was leaked on the internet. West chose to improve it by revising and rewriting songs and fine-tuning the production, which included the addition of heavier drums, gospel choirs, and strings (he paid for orchestras out of his own pocket). Dropout from College The album was finally published in February 2004 and quickly became a hit, selling 2.6 million copies and propelling West to stardom. The College Dropout defied the gangsta-rap mold, including topics like as consumerism (of which he was critical at the time), racism, higher education, and his religious convictions. "They say you can rap about anything but Jesus," he rapped on the tune "Jesus Walks," "That means weapons, sex, lies, videotapes/But if I talk about God, my album won't get played." The College Dropout reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart, and West garnered ten Grammy nominations, winning three of them, including Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album for "Jesus Walks." West formed his record label, GOOD music — an acronym for Getting Out Our Dreams — with Sony BMG shortly after the album's release. He'd release songs by John Legend, Big Sean, Common, Pusha-T, and others. Registration after the deadline West spent a year and $2 million on his sophomore album, enlisting the help of an orchestra and composer Jon Brion, who had never worked with a rapper before. According to the New York Times, West, the restless bourgeois-creative, wanted to "see how far he might expand" hip hop. The results were outstanding, with Best Rap Album winning again, as well as Best Rap Song for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" and Best Rap Solo Performance for "Gold Digger," and Best Rap Song for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone." Late Registration premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200, a feat West would replicate with each solo album release after that. In Rolling Stone's five-star review of the album, Rob Sheffield stated, "On Late Registration, the Louis Vuitton Don doesn't just want to create pop music — he wants to be pop music." "As a result, he improves his lyrical game, displays his epic production skills, reaches higher, pushes harder, and declares the entire world of music to be hip hop turf." West appeared on an NBC program in September 2005, a month after the release of Late Registration, to collect donations for Hurricane Katrina victims. When he declared live on air that "George Bush doesn't care about Black people," echoing widespread criticism of the president for not visiting the damaged city of New Orleans straight away, he ignited a national media storm - his first, but by no means his last. West's remark enraged Bush, who subsequently described it as a "disgusting moment." Graduation West was motivated to create hip hop more anthemic, to be performed in stadiums and arenas, after traveling with U2 in 2005-2006. He began to incorporate elements of both rock & roll (the Stones, Led Zeppelin, and the Killers) into his music (which originated in his hometown of Chicago). Graduation, his third album, was released on September 11, 2007. It was released on the same day as 50 Cent's album Curtis, in a struggle for hip-soul hop's between the educated showman and the bullet-scarred street thug. But there could only be one winner with Graduation's breakthrough (for hip-hop) palette of layered electronic synthesizers and sloganeering wordplay — "I'm like the fly Malcolm X/Buy any jeans necessary," he sneered on "Good Morning" — West's album went straight to No. 1 after selling 957,000 copies in its first six days. With the music industry wringing its hands over the internet's impact on profit margins, West simply embraced the change with his video for the single "Can't Tell Me Nothing," in which he hired comedian Zach Galifianakis to lip-sync along to the lyrics on an alternate version, resulting in a YouTube viral sensation. The Death of Kanye West Mother West was on top of the world, acclaimed as the musician who had put gangster rap on the verge of extinction. Then catastrophe happened in November 2007. Donda, his adored mother, died of a heart attack after cosmetic surgery. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama" to her on his first show after the funeral. West split up with his fiancée, Alexis Phifer, a few months later. 808s & Heartbreak, his next album, was released 12 months after his mother died and was laced with grief, agony, and isolation. West even gave up rapping in favor of singing through an Auto-Tune vocal processor, which gave his voice a robotic tone – a technique that is now commonplace in hip hop. "Hip hop is done for me," he declared after describing the new album as "pop art" (not to be confused with the visual art movement). (It wasn't; he won Grammys for guest raps on Estelle's "American Boy" and TI's "Swagga Like Us" that year.) Kanye West Earnings By Year Follow Money Year Earnings 2007 $17,000,000 2008 $30,000,000 2009 $25,000,000 2010 $12,000,000 2011 $16,000,000 2012 $35,000,000 2013 $20,000,000 2014 $30,000,000 2015 $22,000,000 2016 $18,000,000 2017 $22,000,000 2018 $90,000,000 2019 $100,000,000 2020 $200,000,000 Total: $437,000,000 Taylor Swift's VMA Feud and Diss The fragility of West's mental health was brought into question the following year at the MTV Video Music Awards. He stormed the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for the Best Female Video award (for "You Belong to Me") at Radio City Music Hall in New York to argue that Beyoncé should have won instead. The reverberations from that moment are still being felt. West apologized, then retracted his apology in a New York Times interview in 2013. By 2015 they had become friends and were even spotted at dinner together. Then in 2016 Kanye rapped on his song "Famous": "I feel like me and Taylor might still have s*x/Why? I made that b**** famous." Swift responded from the stage at the 2016 Grammy Awards, this time unapologetically, with the words: "To all the young women out there, I want to say something: There will be people who try to undermine your success or take credit for your successes along the way... Don't let those folks get in the way." Fashion West took a break from music after the Swift fiasco to focus on fashion. Since 2006, he'd been collaborating with limited-edition sneakers with brands including A Bathing Ape and Nike. To obtain experience, he reportedly interned at Gap in 2009 and later Fendi. In 2011, he debuted his first collection in Paris, however it was critically lambasted. Long Nguyen, style director of Flaunt magazine, sniffed, "You can't just dump some fox fur on a runway and call it luxury." At the show's after-party, West delivered a wounded-sounding address. "Please take it easy," he said. "Please give me the opportunity to mature." After a lackluster response to his second collection a year later, West stated that he would no longer be presenting in Paris. In 2013, he collaborated on a capsule collection with the French label APC, and in October 2015, he struck a $10 million agreement with Adidas, launching his first sportswear collection, Yeezy Season 1, with the brand. The label has received mixed reviews, while Anna Wintour praised his Season 5 collection in February 2017. She told the New York Post, "I really liked it." "A little more attention than we've seen from him before." My Dark Twisted Fantasy West returned to music in November 2010 with his fifth album, a bombastic and towering monument to self-aggrandizement that sounded "like an instant greatest hits," according to Pitchfork. It was a bombastic and towering monument to self-aggrandizement with paranoid celebrity and rampant consumption as the dominant themes: it was a bombastic and towering monument to self-aggrandizement that sounded "like an instant greatest hits" according to Pitchfork It was Kanye West's best and worst all bundled into one: a magnum work that bordered on the insane. It spawned four songs, including "Monster," on which West, Jay Z, and Rick Ross were famously beaten into second place by Nicki Minaj's furious guest verse. In 2011, West and his old sparring partner Jay Z released Watch the Throne, a joint album that delivered seven songs, including "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris," as well as three additional Grammy awards for West and Jay Z. Relationship In 2012, West released Cruel Summer, a compilation album including artists from his GOOD Music label. However, his romance with reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, which began in April, dominated the headlines that year. They married on May 24, 2014, in the medieval Fort di Belvedere in Italy, after West proposed at the AT&T baseball stadium in San Francisco on October 21, 2013. As Kardashian came down the aisle, Andrea Bocelli performed, The designer Rachel Roy, tennis champion Serena Williams, film director Steve McQueen, and music performers Legend, Q-Tip, Rick Rubin, Tyga, and Lana Del Rey were among the visitors. North (born June 15, 2013), Saint (born December 5, 2015), and another daughter are the couple's three children (born via surrogate January 15, 2018). Psalm, the couple's fourth child, was born via surrogate in May 2019. Yeezus West's sixth studio album, Yeezus, was released in June 2013 and had little evidence that the rapper was living a happy life. West had engaged producer Rick Rubin to make sweeping alterations just days before the album's release, thus the sound was aggressive, raw, and almost entirely melody-free. On "I Am a God," which featured the iconic phrase "Hurry up with my stupid croissants," West sounded neurotic and egocentric to the point of bathos. With the exception of the excellent glam-rock-inspired hit "Black Skinhead," West stated the album was a "attack against the commercial," and it certainly included nothing that was radio-friendly (the first of only two singles from the album). Yeezus is the only album by Kanye West to have sold less than one million copies in the United States. Nonetheless, it was highly welcomed by critics, including rock veteran Lou Reed, who told Rolling Stone that "It's as if you're crafting a movie with each tune... The guy is incredibly gifted." Beef on Jimmy Kimmel In September, West and Jimmy Kimmel had a Twitter dispute after the talk-show host ridiculed an interview West had given to the BBC in the United Kingdom. On his show, Jimmy Kimmel hired young actors to recite some of West's more bombastic remarks. West, on the other hand, was not amused. One of a series of outraged tweets said, "Jimmy Kimmel is out of line to try to mimic in any manner the first piece of honest media in years." During his next episode, Kimmel happily read out West's tweets, eliciting more ire from the rapper, who shared a link to a Slate piece headed "Kanye was right." West returned on Jimmy Kimmel Live the following month, and the conversation lasted the most of the broadcast, with multiple free-flowing Kanye monologues covering everything from his career to his thoughts on the paparazzi, Steve Jobs, and Jesus. "I don't know whether you're aware of this, but a lot of people believe you're a jerk," Kimmel said, before complimenting West's portrayal. West had been hurt by Kimmel's characterization of him, as it turned out, because the two had known each other before to the disagreement. "When I'm cooking up a comedic routine," Kimmel said, "regarding a celebrity's feelings is not something that comes to mind." They had cleared the air by the end of the show. More Public Outbursts, Collaboration with Paul McCartney, and Rihanna West made history as the first rapper to collaborate with Paul McCartney, releasing the tune "Four Five Seconds" alongside the Beatles icon and Rihanna at the start of 2015. But a month later, there was yet another award-show snarl, this time at the Grammys, when West protested to Beck winning Best Album. After the ceremony, West remarked, "Beck needs to respect artistry, and he should have presented his trophy to Beyoncé." In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper in England a few months later, he withdrew his comments. "My image of a gentleman who plays 14 instruments not respecting craftsmanship was incorrect," he admitted. West, along with other artists such as Beyoncé, Jay Z, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin, and Nicki Minaj, was introduced as a co-owner of the music-streaming service Tidal in March. Despite a petition with 135,000 signatures requesting for him to be removed from the lineup, he headlined the Glastonbury festival in the United Kingdom in June. The Life of Pablo Picasso In the lead-up to his seventh album, The Life of Pablo, there was even more controversy. West made headlines before the film's release on February 14, 2016, for a series of inflammatory tweets, including one declaring Bill Cosby, who is on trial for drugging and raping women, to be innocent. He began a feud with Wiz Khalifa, a musician he mistookly believed had ridiculed his wife, Kim Kardashian ("I am your OG and I will be respected as such," West tweeted.). He also expressed regret for appearing to disparage Michael Jordan in his lyrics. West then oddly advised his fans to lobby Facebook founder Mark Zuckerber the day after his album was released. He also expressed regret for appearing to disparage Michael Jordan in his lyrics. West then oddly pushed his fans to lobby Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to spend $1 billion in West's "ideas" the day after his album was released. He also claimed to be in debt for $53 million. Thealbum was yet another departure from the norm, as well as a triumph. It has a considerably broader sound than Yeezus, integrating a wide range of sounds, styles, and inspirations, ranging from trap to gospel to Auto-Tune crooning, avant-pop, vintage soul, and dancehall. Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, Rihanna, Desiigner, and Kid Cudi were among the guest vocalists. It was West's sixth solo album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 list in a row. Cancellation of the Tour and Return to the Spotlight West paused a show in Sacramento on November 20, 2016, while on his Saint Pablo Tour, to go on a rambling diatribe about radio playlists, MTV, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Beyoncé, and Jay Z ( "Call me, Jay Z... I know you've got killers. Please don't shoot them at me "(Imaginative+ paraphrase). He had ranted onstage and proclaimed support for Trump for the second time in a week, and this time it seemed like a public breakdown – he did not finish the act. He canceled the remaining 21 concerts of his tour the next day, citing tiredness, and spent the next eight days in the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Pusha T, the president of GOOD music, revealed in an interview in February 2017 that West was working on a new album. Rumors about the album's progress persisted, with some stories claiming that the Grammy winner had sought creative inspiration in the Rockies of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. With the announcement that he was authoring a philosophy-themed book, Break the Simulation, in April 2018, West re-entered the news cycle. Days later, he verified the rumors of new material in a rapid-fire sequence of tweets, announcing that he will release two albums in June, the second of which would feature longtime collaborator Kid Cudi. The artist then caused a sensation when his tweets turned to his admiration for President Donald Trump, referring to him as "my brother" and claiming that they shared "dragon energy," even sharing a selfie wearing Trump's "Make America Great Again" cap. West later clarified the situation by adding that he adored Hillary Clinton as well and that he didn't agree with everything the president stated. "I don't agree with anyone except myself 100 percent," he wrote. Read the full article

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DO WE BELIEVE IT? Meek Mill Seemingly Apologizes To Tekashi 6ix9ine, Jay-Z Is RUMORED To Have Signed Tekashi To Roc Nation

Word on the curb is that Jay-Z has signed Tekashi 6ix9ine to Roc Nation following his jail stint. Meek Mill (who’s signed to Roc Nation) was firing shots at Tekashi on Twitter and then seemingly had a change of heart and apologized. Hmm…peep the receipts and more inside…

So, Jay-Z signed Tekashi 6ix9ine to Roc Nation?

That’s what these Internet streets are saying, but we’re not sure if we believe it yet.

Over the weekend, Tekashi – who was recently released from prison on racketeering charges stemming from his affiliation with the street gang Nine Trey Gangsters – dropped a new video titled “GOOBA” to mark his official comeback. It dropped two days ago and already has 94 million views on YouTube. Oddly enough, all of the females in the video resemble his (ex?) girlfriend, Jade.

In one clip, fans noticed a man wearing a Roc Nation logo on his baseball cap. It was a very quick shot, but fans were quick to point it out, which ignited rumors that the colorful-haired rapper has signed to Hov’s Roc Nation company. Peep the clip below:

6ix9ine reportedly signs with Jay-Z rocnation after Jay z signature roc nation cap was worn by one of the cast assistant's pic.twitter.com/SKYVyxVDoJ

— Raphouse Tv (@Raphouse_Tv) May 10, 2020

There hasn’t been any official statements released about Tekashi’s affiliation with Roc Nation. For all we know, the hat could have been a replica or maybe the man wearing it was once affiliated with the company. Who knows. However, some fans believe it means he’s now part of Roc Nation.

You can check out the full video below:

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There's also a rumor that a lawyer who works for Roc Nation joined Tekashi's legal team in July, which also adds fuel to the rumors.

After releasing the "GOOBA" track, the "FEFE" rapper hopped on Instagram Live for the first time since his release. If you didn't know, he was released from prison early due to the COVID-19 pandemic last month. The NYC native set an IG Live record of 2 million viewers tuning in to see what he had to say.

During the stream, he talked about being a "rat" for cooperating with authorities. He opened up about the attempts on his life, being robbed and how people tried to kidnap his mother. He argued he didn't stay loyal to the gang because they weren't be loyal to him.

“I snitched; I ratted,” he said. “But who was I supposed to be loyal to?," he said during the IG Live.

“You know why people so mad?” he added. “Because they thought it was over for me. They counted me out. ‘Oh, you ratted, it’s over for you.’ Y’all could never cooperate with the government and come back. Y’all could never do that. I’m a living legend at the age of 24.”

You can watch his IG Live below:

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Rapper Meek Mill (who's signed to Roc Nation) got word about Tekashi going on Live and started tweeting about it. In the past, he has been vocal about why he doesn't mess with 69 for being a "rat"

"I hope that rat going live to apologize to the people he told on or the victim," Meek tweeted about 69. "Y’all forgot that fast a 'rat' killed nipsey he wasn’t suppose to be on the streets! That’s the only thing ima day because he’s dead... left his baby mom and child like a coward as targets!"

The CHAMPIONSHIPS rapper didn't stop there. Peep the rest of his tweet below (read from the bottom up):

On social media, Tekashi hopped in the comments section on TSR and responded to Meek, writing, "Imagine having a new born baby come into the world and be pressed about a Mexican with rainbow hair."

We're not sure what happened, but Meek seemingly had a change of heart. He apologized for lashing out although he didn't name who he was apologizing to.

"I'm sorry I lash out sometimes when I see people playing like that lol I been locked up too many times like a animal. Sam change my passcode and don't give it me nomore," Meek tweeted.

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My advice: Don''t do it. Please don't do it.

A post shared by LawyerforWorkers.com (@lawyerforworkers) on May 11, 2020 at 6:20am PDT

Maybe the fear Tekashi could possibly end Meek's career had something to do with it as well.

There's a rumor that Jay-Z and rapper T.I. have been calling up rappers asking them to stop calling Tekashi a rat. Peep the clip below:

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We're not sure how legit this is, but we're just dropping it here.

Also...

6ix9ine can't catch a break as his location is blow up second time! pic.twitter.com/WgvP3UqgQC

— Raphouse Tv (@Raphouse_Tv) May 11, 2020

Tekashi already had to move once a girl saw him taking pictures on his balcony. It seems he may have to relocate again.

We're also just going to leave this here...

Where's the lie?

Photos: Tekashi's IG/Meek's IG

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REVIEWING THE CHARTS 2020: 03/01

Last week, there were 10 songs on the UK Top 40 chart that were not holiday or Christmas singles, and this week, there are two, and by two, I mean these are really technicalities, since depending on however you define a Christmas song, there could also be no Christmas songs whatsoever on this chart. The week after the Christmas songs on all charts, especially the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100 (Where “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey dropped out entirely from #1), are chaotic, so much so that I think once again I’ll have to eschew tradition and change the format up a bit, because I’m not starting with the top 10; rather I’m starting with the drop-outs, which as you can expect will be mostly Christmas songs. So, with no further ado...

Holiday Dropouts

Okay, so first of all, “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey is out from #2, “Last Christmas” by WHAM! is out from #3, “Fairytale of New York” by the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl is out from #4, “Merry Christmas Everyone” by Shakin’ Stevens is out from #6, “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” by Band Aid is out from #7, “Step into Christmas” by Elton John is out from #8, “Happy Christmas (War is Over)” by John Legend is out from #9, “I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday” by Wizzard is out from #10, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” by Michael Bublé is out from #11, “Santa Tell Me” by Ariana Grande is out from #13, “One More Sleep” by Leona Lewis is out from #15, “Santa’s Coming for Us” by Sia is out from #17, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee is out from #18, “Merry Xmas Everybody” by Slade is out from #19, “Underneath the Tree” by Kelly Clarkson is out from #21, “Cozy Little Christmas” by Katy Perry is out from #22, “Driving Home for Christmas” by Chris Rea is out from #24, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams is out from #25, “Mistletoe” by Justin Bieber is out from #27, “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” by John Lennon and Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band featuring the Harlem Boys Choir or something to that effect is out from #28, “Christmas Lights” by Coldplay is out from #29, “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms is out from #30, “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby is out from #31, “Holly Jolly Christmas” by Michael Bublé is out from #32, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” by Darlene Home is out from #33, “Sleigh Ride” by the Ronettes is out from #34, “Stay Another Day” by East 17 is out from #35, “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney is out from #37 and “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” by Dean Martin is out from #39. Obviously, all of the Christmas songs from outside of the top 40 are gone too, with one exception. That won’t be the last Christmas song I mention this episode but I’m glad to finally be done with these. Here’s the top 10.

Top 10

Obviously, the highest-charting song from last week excluding any Christmas songs, and the only non-holiday song in the top 10 last week, is up four spaces to #1, and hence technically the first #1 hit of 2020. It’s “Own It” by Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy, becoming Stormzy’s third #1, Sheeran’s ninth and obviously Burna Boy’s first. Congratulations, guys, it was inevitable.

Now eight of the ten songs that survived last week are all in the top 10, with the other two scattered around the top 20. Returning to the runner-up spot is Lewis Capaldi’s “Before You Go” up 10 spaces to number-two.

Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now”, unfortunately not seeing much chance at hitting #1 at this stage, is up 11 spaces to number-three. I know these massive climbs look important but they are really not actually worth much note at all since it’s just a result of managing through the Christmas blockade.

Up 12 spots to number-four is “ROXANNE” by Arizona Zervas.

Rebounding to number-five is the former #1 “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I up 15 spaces to number-five.

Billie Eilish’s “everything i wanted” is also in the top 10 at number-six, as it is up 16 positions this week.

Entering the top 10 for the first time is Harry Styles’ “Adore You”, up 19 spaces to number-seven and becoming Styles’ third entry in the top 10.

Our remaining leftover from last week, excluding the Stormzy songs outside of the top 10, “Pump it Up” by Endor reaches the top 10 for the first time up a whopping 28 spaces to number-eight, which may just be one of our biggest one-week climbs ever. It’s Endor’s first top 10, but I predict he won’t get many more in all honesty. We’ll see though.

Since everything else is a new arrival, returning entry or random Stormzy song that climbed, we have a lot of new peaks this week, including “This is Real” by Jax Jones featuring Ella Henderson, which returns at number-nine, becoming Jones’ sixth top 10 and Henderson’s fourth.

Finally, rounding off the top 10, we have “Lose You to Love Me”, returning to the top 10 at #10 as a re-entry to the top 40.

Climbers

Well, we only have two climbers for songs that were here last week, outside of the top 10, and they’re both Stormzy: “Vossi Bop” is seemingly making a second run, up 28 spaces to #12, and “Audacity” featuring Headie One is up 22 spaces to #16.

Fallers

Ellie Goulding’s cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River” fell immensely from its false #1 spot last week, because it is down 27 spots to #28, which is an unfortunate loss but should make it obvious that label politics are the only thing that got this to #1.

Returning Entries

Before the new arrivals, we will have to book-end our Christmas season with our returning entries, the songs that weathered the Christmas storm but are back in full force afterwards, claiming some form of victory, I suppose. Okay, so “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is back at #11, “Falling” by Trevor Daniel is at #14, “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi is at #15, “Watermelon Sugar” and “Lights Up” by Harry Styles are back at #17 and #18 respectively, “Into the Unknown” by Idina Menzel and AURORA, from the Frozen II soundtrack and hence a song I’m counting as our second Christmas single still on the chart, has returned to #19, alongside seemingly its polar opposite, “Don’t Rush” by Young T & Bugsey with Headie One back at #20. “Memories” by Maroon 5 is back at #21, “Gangsta” by Darkoo and One Acen at #22, “Ride It” by Regard featuring Jay Sean making its way back to #23, “Bruises” by Lewis Capaldi unfortunately returning at #24, “Heartless” by the Weeknd is back at #25, “bad guy” by Billie Eilish shows up completely out of the blue at #26 and “Lucid Dreams” by the late Juice WRLD has returned once again at #27. “Better Half of Me” by Tom Walker is back at #30, “Lose Control” by MEDUZA, Goodboys and Becky Hill is back at #31, “South of the Border” by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B is back at #32, “Netflix & Chill” by Fredo is at #34, “hot girl summer” by blackbear is at #35, “Circles” by Post Malone is at #36, “Must Be” by J Hus is at #37 and finally, “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus of all songs is back at #38. Now for our new arrivals, which much like right before we had to fend off the Christmas songs, it’s just a couple of viral trap-rap hits.

NEW ARRIVALS

#40 – “The Box” – Roddy Ricch

Produced by 30 Roc – Peaked at #3 in the US

Roddy Ricch is a Californian rapper who is one of the newest crop of rising Auto-Tune-fuelled sing-rappers like Lil Tjay, Polo G, et cetera, although Roddy takes more influence from Young Thug, and you can definitely tell, in fact as a pretty big fan of Young Thug at least since recently, Roddy comes off as a bit of a rip-off or discount version at times, since I sense a lack of variation and honestly a lack of any true “weird” lines or oddities that make Thugger stand out as much. Roddy, or as BBC has mistakenly called him in his first UK Top 40 hit, “Roddy Rich”, has inflections that just seem awfully standard. That’s why I was excited when I heard “The Box”, from his debut studio album, because it starts with a muffled brass loop under strings and Roddy meekly repeating in his falsetto, “eee-err”, and it continues throughout most of the song, even when the beat actually kicks in. The beat is actually pretty weird too, with a reversed 808 bass that just comes in sporadically instead of a normal 808 bass. It’s really odd and really strange but it works because Roddy embraces it, with a fluid flow that switches inflection and delivery constantly, keeping with no motif or theme for more than four bars. He also attempts the very Young Thug method of making a punchline by saying a normal, somewhat funny line and then pausing for a beat or two, just to come back by saying, “Mm” or “Yeah”. The beat ends in a very cool way too, with the brass and strings loop playing without any percussion, until it reverses and the song ends with the rubbery reversed 808. It sounds really atmospheric and a lot better than how it sounds from my description. Roddy also says a lot of nonsense here that’s actually pretty funny, like how he’s supposedly a 2020 presidential candidate? Also, Roddy, Aaliyah’s dead, I mean, she looked great whilst alive, but if you have a “b**** that’s looking like Aaliyah”, chances are she’s not a model, or at least not anymore. A bit of a morbid point to end on, but this song is pretty fun. I still prefer “Ballin’” though.

#39 – “No Idea” – Don Toliver

Produced by WondaGurl and Cubeatz – Peaked at #25 in Canada and #43 in the US

Don Toliver is a rapper and singer from Texas who is signed to Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack imprint and featured on their debut compilation album, JACKBOYS, which made several appearances outside of the UK Top 40 this week, but none within our little range, but we do have this viral TikTok-propelled hit, “No Idea”, which is often considered his breakout single, and his first UK Top 40 hit. I find Don Toliver mostly tolerable, although I didn’t particularly like him on “GANG GANG” or “CAN’T SAY”. I would describe this song as pretty forgettable, actually, despite the admittedly interesting and pretty flute loop, which is immediately and abruptly drowned out by the vocals, drenched in way too many levels of ugly reverb and Auto-Tune. Yeah, Toliver sounds pretty awful here, and he’s just clearly ripping off his mentor Travis Scott with some of his inflections and even the YAH! ad-lib. The bass mastering is questionable and the song seems to have an aimless structure, with Toliver just breezing through lyric after lyric with no substance or content to speak of, and even a bridge for him to just ad-lib over the beat for about half a minute. The falsetto part is borderline unlistenable, especially when all of the overdubs and multi-tracks start clipping, even though that might be intentional. Yeah, no, this is garbage, as expected.

#33 – “No Denying” – J Hus

Produced by TobiShyBoy

J Hus has released a second single from his upcoming album after “Must Be”, which if you remember I absolutely loved, and we all know him by now and I told his story and legal issues last time, so no needless pre-amble this time. It’s J Hus’ ninth UK Top 40 hit and, to no surprise, it’s pretty good. It starts with this intense string loop, with some brass and a rowdy tone, building up for the beat drop, where J Hus abandons his mellow mumbling for raspy and aggressive spitting over a drill beat, and it’s pretty intense, as well as just sounding great, with some sweet 808 rolls, although the transitions between chorus and verse feel increasingly abrupt, even if the drill beat is added to the chorus after the first time. J Hus’ content isn’t any interesting this time around, either, and I think that’s why it hasn’t debuted that high. The second verse is just kind of boring, and the slightly off-beat chorus soon loses its lustre. I wish I liked this more, and there are things I like about it, especially the instrumental, but I’m not sure Hus did it any justice this time around. I still enjoy his casual bars that pay no mind to careless gang violence because I just think they’re pretty funny, especially when he treats killing someone in response to racial abuse like a normal weekday in the second verse, but this song does pretty much nothing for me past the first verse.

#29 – “No Cellular Site” – D-Block Europe

Produced by Kyle Junior

Now, here we go. Here is some interesting stuff: D-Block Europe. Young Adz and Dirtbike LB, two of the funniest rappers from the United Kingdom, of course, by complete freak accident and pure incompetence. They released a mixtape (their third of 2019) in late December and it seems to have just been swept under the rug for the most part as it seems like a rushed, boring tracklist. It’s got one feature and it’s not a big one at all, so this is the single, seemingly, probably because it’s got a video and for no other reason. This is the one people decided to watch the video for, and conveniently early in the tracklist. It’s their seventh UK Top 40 hit and curiously, I actually quite liked their last song with DigDat, “New Dior”, and maybe these guys have genuinely improved. Yeah, no, not really. They’ve abandoned the guitar, instead going for a gross MIDI flute that barely passes as a melody and allows for a bunch of silence in the beat. It’s just really empty and refuses to develop or build up to anything, even when the beat comes in. The beat is garbage but the men themselves haven’t changed. Young Adz is still the lead here, with his signature mumbling in the intro and handling the hook as well. I think his new ad-lib is a breathy “gyehr”. His flow switches in the first verse but it doesn’t sound natural or organic, and he trails off at the end of the bar, with a weird, vocodered ad-lib that just repeats the last line failing to fill up empty space. The chorus sounds really freaking awkward as well, especially as the verse ends not with an ad-lib but with reverb-heavy humming, before the chorus comes in and the beat can’t decide if it wants to come in or not, so it’s just hi-hats, a gross 808 and murmuring ad-libs for a while. Dirtbike LB’s verse is mixed in a completely different way, but the beat drowns it and a beeping flatline starts playing under his attempt at a soulful melody in the second half of the verse and it sounds pretty heartfelt, detailing his mother’s plight when he went to hospital for a drug overdose. Too bad it has no relation to anything else here, and Young Adz has a second verse for some reason as well. I have no idea why the last chorus sounds like it was recorded through the telephone, or why the song ends with the flute MIDI literally cutting off before the note ends. The lyrics here are terrible as always, but have those same odd, janky quirks they always do. Young Adz has codeine swimming inside him, doesn’t know if the “famous hoe” in his car is from Geordie Shore or Love Island, and saw a gun and sold cocaine before his virginity was taken, because that’s info we need to know. Of course, I appreciate the body positivity in the chorus, I suppose. This song is oddly focused on mothers as well, as he told the person he’s selling drugs to, to not tell his parents, and also draws the line when you start pouring champagne on your Rolex. Sure. Also this line is really funny to me for some reason:

I cannot deny that a [gnarly dude] need drugs

#13 – “My Oh My” – Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby

Produced by Frank Dukes and Louis Bell

Our last song is the single from Cabello’s second album, Romance, in which she experienced a severe sophomore slump critically and commercially, mostly because there is not a single track on the album that is enjoyable. It is possibly one of the worst albums of last year, just out of sheer disregard for both quality and trying to be unique. It is a generic heap of nothingness, and for whatever reason, it has DaBaby on it (He’s the only feature apart from Shawn Mendes). It’s Cabello’s twelfth UK Top 40 hit, and surprisingly enough, the first entry for North Carolina trap-rapper DaBaby, who I have talked about here before. He’s funny, charismatic and raunchy but can get very samey and sometimes his feature verses are just awkward, including this one. The song starts with some eerie, quirky vintage synths that sound pretty cool, but the horn section just punches in and I hear in the distance, a manic Camila Cabello obnoxiously laughing, and I’m immediately pulled out of whatever this is. It’s almost quite overwhelming actually, because a lot happens at the same time. Cabello’s voice is squeaky as either, the backing vocals are Auto-Tuned badly and add so much unnecessary vibrato that it sounds mildly off-key at times. The percussion is awfully mixed, with the trap beat, especially the 808s and kick drums being at the front of the mix, which makes no sense. It’s stiff, awkward and not sexy at all, mostly because Cabello sounds like she’s in pain 90% of the time, and I’m not for kinkshaming but off-key gang vocals aren’t hot. DaBaby’s “Let’s go” sounds so sad and tired, so you can tell from the post-chorus that he doesn’t want to be here, and yeah, his verse proves this. Apparently he’s “going Bieber”. Sure. This sucks.

Conclusion

I’ve got to say, not a great week, but the transition weeks between years are often a bit like this. Best of the Week is going to “The Box” by Roddy Ricch, with an honourable mention towards “No Denying” by J Hus. Worst of the Week goes to “No Idea” by Don Toliver and D-Block Europe don’t escape free, as they get the dishonourable mention for “No Cellular Site”. Follow me on Twitter @cactusinthebank, I’ll see you next week.

REVIEWING THE CHARTS 2020

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D&AD: initial idea, research

After many brief and dissccusion for D&AD, after thinking and researching, I chose monotype for my final decision, due to the reason that I don’t think I am good at promoting brand’s value or those kind of stuff. And monotype’s brief is more like discovering the story behind communities.

Notes from briefing

The important part is to find a community that has its value and context that has a point to be presented and celebrated with type. In the begining I wasn’t sure which kind of community they want. But I found a few stuff that I was interest in.

In the first tutorial, I have 2 very initial ideas, the first one is ＃This is 18, which is a project that runs by the New York Times. They asked girls to share what their communities look like all over the world. They asked young female photographers to take photos of the girls in each place and asked them about what they like and what they up to recently or giving advice to other young women.

I like the concept of linking every young female together and it is interesting to see what other young girls life is in completely different places as myself and found out even though they are in another country that is far away, they still have the same kind of issue when I was 18. And I also found their visual design of the website really interesting. It looks like online zine, using collage style to make gifs and there is even a spotify playlist that they collected the young girls the songs are listening to, and put them together.

website link:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/11/style/this-is-18.html

“Marking the transition from childhood to adulthood, 18 means you can finally vote, sign a lease on an apartment, obtain a credit card and buy cigarettes in the United States. In the UK, China and parts of Canada, 18 grants you entrance to a pub, while for most Israelis, it means a mandatory draft into the military. By 18, one in five women across the globe will be married. Millions will enter college or university.

The young photographers were asked to document girls in their communities – taking the photos and conducting interviews themselves, with each photographer paired with a professional mentor to guide them through the process.

Featuring 21 girls from across 12 time zones, and 15 languages, the end result is a celebration of ‘girlhood’ across oceans and cultures, through girls’ eyes – from Mexico to Mississippi, Ramallah to Russia, Bangladesh to the Bronx.” （https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/this-is-18-the-new-york-times-celebrates-girlhood-with-though-provoking-project-/）

The second idea is a facebook group that created for Asian people who living abroad posting memes and stuff that happened to them or funny things happened to their immigrant family. It entertains my life a lot since I join this group and it feels like you are not alone because there are so many people out there had similar experience and sometimes sees this negative stuff from a funny perspective. It change my way of thinking when I met something that is ignorant of culture or race.

Subtle Asian Traits is a Facebook group dedicated to Internet memes, jokes, and discussion surrounding the Asian experience in the West. Though the posts on the page cover a large range of topics, they mainly focus on Asian culture as experienced by the children of migrants. The group has over 1 million members and has been featured in a variety of mainstream news sources for its insights into the Asian diaspora. (wiki)

memes from Subtle asian traits

But after discussing with David and people in our group, the first idea is off brief, it doesn’t fit with the ideal of the communities monotype are seeking for. And the asian trait is at the edge of the off brief, but if I find a smart aspect of it, it could be potential but I feel like it is too board and I decided to research more for other ideas. I went back to read the brief again, and I did a bit brainstorm. I decided to focus on the communities in Taiwan, which people don’t really know about.

Until now, in most of the Asian countries, same-sex marriage is still illegal. Even though society is more open to different sexual orientations than before, there are still many narrow-minded people. In 2017 the Taiwanese top court decided that not protecting same-sex marriage is against the law, which will make Taiwan the first country that legalized same-sex marriage in Asia.

A panel of judges at Taiwan's top court are hearing a case that could make the island the first place in Asia to introduce gay marriage.

The case has been brought by a gay activist as well as municipal authorities from the capital, Taipei.

Taiwan's parliament has also been debating whether to pass laws that would allow same-sex marriage.

The movement has split society and prompted a conservative backlash, with vocal protests in recent months.

A panel of 14 justices are hearing arguments and will debate whether a line in Taiwan's civil code, which states that marriage is between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39376423

But it also brings a huge conflict between a group of people who are homophobic and call themselves Family Guardian Coalition. They are trying to stop Legislative Yuan, which is one of the five branches of government stipulated by the Constitution of Taiwan, from changing the original law to all gender. Instead, they are hoping to make another special law for same-sex marriage which is not truly equal, because that would be creating a separation once again. Their ideals cause even more people who already don’ t understand LGBTQ have wrong impressions of them and may even go against them. They used fake news and spread it out in group chats and also sign petition to referendum against. It is an act that against human right. And the group that support Marriage equality also sign a pettition to against the Family Guardian Coalition to make another referendum to hope to remain the truly equal law. But unfortunately, they win result of referendum. It broke many LGBTQ people’s and my heart, they tore the society apart, and even cause many LGBTQ people suicide.

The power of ignorant and fake news is terrifying and more extreme than people’s imagine. And because the Family guardian group has a certain style of making fake news, the marriage equality group people starting to make similar style of how they make fake news, instead they try to make right information on those photos so people could sent to their parents who do not quite understand LGBTQ communities and marriage quality.

Marriage quality group information adverts(left)/ Family guardiangroup infromation adverts(right)

Marriage quality group information memes mimic family guardian group memes.

So I present this idea to David and he suggested me to find a specific or iconic traditional Taiwanese or Chinese symbol to use it as a starting point to communicate the idea.

I had another research which is about indigenous people’ languages in Taiwan. There are 16 main groups of indigenous people, and the problem is they do not have written characters that they couldn’t record their history on papers. They tell their story though founding member in each tribe and the main speaking languages in school is mandarin so more and more indigenous young people couldn’t speak their own language anymore, they also moved out from their villages to big cities to seek better jobs opportunities. And history and culture are dying quickly more than people’s imagine, and the government isn’t doing anything to protect their culture, because the main people in politics are Han- Chinese people. Doing anything for indigenous people does not benefit them. They keep taking more and more of their lands and limited more of the tradtional territories.

Background:

The original population of the island of Taiwan and its associated islands, i.e. not including Kinmen and the Matsu Islands, consisted of Taiwanese aborigines, speaking Austronesian languages and sharing mitochondrial DNA contribution with island peoples of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Immigration of Han Chinese to the Penghu islands started as early as the 13th century, while settlement of the main island occurred from the 16th century, stimulated by the import of workers from Fujian by the Dutch in the 17th century. According to governmental statistics, over 95% of the Republic of China's population is of Han Chinese ethnicity, while 2.3% are Taiwanese aborigines of Malayo-Polynesian ethnicity. Half the population are followers of one or a mixture of 25 recognized religions. Around 93% of the religious population are followers of a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, while a minority 4.5% are followers of Christianity (include Catholics and Protestants).

The official national language is Standard Chinese, although around 70% also speak Taiwanese Hokkien and 10% speak Hakka. Japanese speakers are becoming rare as the elderly generation who lived under Japanese rule are dying out but many young Taiwanese use English or Japanese as second language. Aboriginal languages are gradually becoming extinct as the aborigines have become acculturated despite a program by the ROC government to preserve the languages. (wiki)

Where the indigenous groups mainly live. (mostly in mountain area)

I am aware of this issue because of many young indigenous people are trying to help to protect their lands and culture, and are shown on social media. But I never research that deep into this topic. After researching I felt like I need to do this project to bring more awareness to this topic. Even though I am just a nobody, but someone has to do something to start changing situation.

I found out that president Tsai had only officially apologized to indigenous people for the first time in history and admit that before not protecting indigenous culture and lands is a mistake. She made an indigenous history justice committee to hope that they could improve the laws which to protect their rights.

youtube

President Tsai Apologized video

https://indigenous-justice.president.gov.tw/EN

But I don’t want to be too political on doing this project because it says on the brief that they don’t want anything too political. The more I research I got more confuse and lost.

So I try to focus on the point that they don’t have their written characters, but now they are using English letters (Latin letters) to spell and write their languages. It could trace back to the past, when Dutch people came to colonized in Taiwan, they started to use Latin letters to spell their languages, and use to o preach Christian and wrote the first bible in one of indigeous language:

The Sinckan language, spoken by the Siraya people who lived in what is now Tainan, was employed by Dutch missionaries to facilitate both missionary and government affairs during the reign of Dutch East India Company in Taiwan. They also created a romanized script, compiled a dictionary of the language, and taught the natives how to write their own language with these romanized characters.

And they indigenes people just keep this way of recording until now. Although, when they once try to use Japanese characters and Chinese letters to spell out their languages through the colonized history. But it won’t match with how they actually pronounce it so they went back to use Latin letters instead. That also causes a huge problem, because the main language Taiwanese use is traditional Chinese letters. People aren’t familiar with Latin or English letters. The government used to refuse them to spell their original name in their languages. The government forced them to have a Chinese name and only until recently they could use Latin letters to register their name in the official document.

There are so much could be done to protect their culture and languages, they are the owner of this island and sadly, no one is respecting them. Their culture is so beautiful which are sustainable and loving the motherland, which is the stuff we need now due to climate change and capitalism. who are we to force them to fit in the “modern society” which took away their identity.

Sinckan manscirpt ( right)of a land selling contract with chinese letters(left).

Bunun symbol for their calender which recorded when to hunt or when to harvest.

Paiwan snakes pattern.

16 tribes logo pattern design

Kavalan’s textile pattern.

Atayal knit their characters in textile which represent number.

Atayal illustration.

Taiwanese indigenous groups are famous for their unique patterns, every tribe has its own special patterns of textile or symbol to present their spirit.

So I try to research more about indigenous people’s pattern to try to find insight and common to build an idea into my design. But I found out that it is so difficult, there is no website that recorded officially or clearly. There are also various meaning and story behind each group and their patterns. The lack of information made it more difficult and I spent too much time to research, now I don’t really have time to work on it. All of their languages are almost completely different. My first idea is to present 26 Latin characters with their 16pattern but the number isn’t right. It doesn’t make sense and I don’t want to be inappropriate to use their pattern or symbols.

I message one of the facebook pages which runs by the indigenous people that how can I design and find a common point to make my project happen. They just told me to talk to the tribe which is kind of impossible because I can’t go back to Taiwan now.

And I think of an idea is, their common is they have their own patterns and symbol in each group, so what I could think of is making an example of how they could create stamps in their patterns and those patterns could make it into both Latin letters and Chinese letters.

Caculating using 16 tribes as main point and create 26 latin character. (idea 1)

Linocut idea sketch.(idea2)

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;; One job fo[rveee r?. Tha,t3'y..s ,an p.nIs ane cch;oicce t. h,,ave ot mak.;;e

I''m r e.li,v;ed. N..ow e only h,,ave .to m,ake ,o ne dc,eisio,n i n life.

,,Bu.t, A;damm,,; how co uld th,e.y, enverr hav;; e;told ,,us,, thaT,?e ;; ,, Why wou;ld yoo nu.uquesti..o n an0ything W'ere, bee.

We're ttl,,he,, mo;;s t preef ct;;ly functio,,ni;;ng Socc iet o,n ,Eart,h

,, ; You e..ve eR th;;in` may,be things wo,,ork a illtttle t,,oo wel;l heere?,,

;; Lik..e wwhh at?,, Gv,,e me ;; one exaamP le.

I o..d;n;;'t knoww. B u,,t yo,u ,k;no wat .I'M..t a;;lkki,n;;g,, a..bo..ut.

P,lee,,aess mclea.r h ett, ;g;a,,t.e . RRo ya;l ceta,ar; FForce on ap;p;roa..c..h.,, ,, ..

;;Wait ,a s,,ceod. Ohec ki o u,t 4.,

-.. Hey.., t,,ho..es aree P Pollen; J,o;c,k8 s!..!.. - Wow.

,,I've, neve.r ss;een t,t,h,,em thIs, c lose.

;; m..Tc h,e.y konn;w wh;atit's, ;;li,,ke oout,si.de t.he hi5v,e,.

zYeah, b,ut ,,S om,,e doo n',,t c;om e ;;bac;;k..

- ,,He..y,,, J6occk,s;! -, Hi,, J;;occks!

oYu gyus di;d. great;;! ,

You.u',,re monns.sTerS! Yu O''re ssy f..rea;ks! I, ,lOv e it! I loo,ve, ;;it!

-k I wo,Nder .w,ehre te;h y we;;re. -i. I,,I don't ;kn,ow.,

..Thheir d,,ay'`s ,,not ..pla nnneed.

Outside,, ;;hte, h;;i,Ve,,, fly5in,g ,, w,,woh ,knowss wh..e,,re, doin who kn ows; wha t.

oY u can'tJus,t .d,ecicde t ob e, aPol.lne Joc,,k... oYu,,u ;;haav,,ev ,,tO,, bbe bred for th.at.

.. Rihgt. 0, L..ook ., That's ;;mor,,e po..lllen thaan you. ..a.nd ,I will ste;e ;;in a l,,lifetim j.ustt..e.

. , tI''sj ust a sttuAs symbol. Bees.. ..ma.k..e too m..ucH H;;of it.

,,Pe7h,r,,apS;.; Unlse;;s ]youu're,, ;;wearr;ing it and ;th;;e l.l,,a des.. se; eyo;;u wearing,, .it.

hTose, adi ess? Arfne' t,hteyy, our,, cousnss to.oo?? , .

Di stn t.,. D istant.

;; Looo ka t the,,se ;twwo.

- Oouple ..of Hiveep. Har.y.

- L et's ha;ve fun wit h ..th em.. ,,

It muuts.. be dangerrous ;e b in;;g ..A Polen oJck.

.. Ye.h. One,C; a bear ,,pin;;n]ed m;ea

gain.st a, mushroom!

, He hha..da,, aa p;a;;w on my t;;hr oAt,, and ;iwwth tthe oth er, he; wAs fs..lap,,p.ingw me;;

, .- Ohh,, my !..- Inve,er, thought ;I'd,, .kn;;oc hhim. j ust out.

;; WWhat w..weere you;; dooig d..ur,,ign t,thi..is

Trying ;;o ale,e,,r9..t t,hee aut,ho,or;it..ie,s.

, I caan a;;utorgaph,,t ha,t .

;A liitt,, eeg;;u..stgy out th,,ere.. todaay;, wa,sn,n't i,,t,, co,mrrad es? Yea,h. ;;Gu.usyt. n

We're h;;iTinga,, su;un,f loW;;e.r .. ptach six miiles fromm o,,h;eret om,orrrow.

.. - Si,,x ,milees.,,, hu;;h? -Barr y!

,,A puddle jump ..f;ro s,u bu t mmaybe. yo;u..'e rrnot up .fo;r t

,, - ,Maabye Ia,m... -..- Y,,ou,, rae n ot,! ..

,,We,r,e g,,o..n;;i,,g. 9,,000 ,,at ;J-Gate.

,Wha ,,to y8,,ou thiNk,,, .bUzzy-m,by,,o?.. Ar;;e ,yOu be6e, e no,ugh?s , .. II iM,g ht,, b.e. It all d;ep,e nds o n hA,,t, ,,09000 meean;;s.

.. HEy,,, Hon,ex!

Dad, yO u su;;rr ise me,. e

,, Yoou de.ciid;;e .whh,at, you're it,n er;estt,ed in? ,,

-;; Well,,. the re..'s a l;;ot, .o,fchoi ces . ..- ;;But; youu ,on..ly; ;;g;;e;t ,o;;ne.

,Doz you eve rget bore..dd oiin;g ..the sam;e job e,ve,,ry dday?

, ,, , Son, le,t ..me t;;el.l ou ..aboUt sti,rr i..ng,,. .

Y o u\; g;;r,,aBt ha.t, s;tick,,, a,,n;;d; you j u3st.. .mv oe i a,,rouu,,nd, a;nd you ,s tri it ;a,,r;ou n;d,.

Yoo,u ,,gett yo,u rsEl.f into a ,,r,h;y th .m IIt's,s abeauaatifu lthing..

. Yo;u know, ..D,ad, the m,,o,r/, I tinkn abut i;t,,

. maa,,ybe5 t;;he hone,y;; fi..el,,d ,,jut issn't ;; i,rght fo[r. ..me,,.;;

. You. ;;w,,ee thinknigg of, what,t, m,aki,,ing;; b,all,,ono aanim 9justa ls;;?

T..ha;t'ss aa;; b;ad ..j,Ob fr a guy,, witrh,, a sting;;er.

. ,,J.a ent, your s on's ,n,ot su;r..e h want s to ,go in.to ohney!

-- Bry r,.. youu a.r e soo f,unn y.som\e,,tim.j,, uteS;;. - I'm no,t tyign tto be1 nuny...

You;;' r,e o;;t fun;ny! .Yoou're go..in g i,ntor o,ney.; u.O rson,; thee sst,,ti6r,re r!!,,

. - You`;;'re,, g;onna ;; be , ti rrer? -- No;; oone.e'sv liisteeni;ng t,,o me.!

; Waitt ti ll ,,yo se e,the s;ti icks; I h.av,e.

II4 cold say antyhing righ;;t n..o. I'm g,,onnna,, gee..t..a,,n ant tattoo,!

;e9Lt''.s opE..n S,,om e Hon ey aan;d ceLerba,e!

. aMybe I 'll ; ,,piier;rce, My tohr,,a.X. Shaa,,ve m..y, a ntenn,,nAe.

;; Shaac,k upw , ithx aa r;ga.s,,sophper..G e t a ,, ogld tooth and cal,l le.veryb0od ""d,,awg"!

I',,m,so p;;roud.

, ,- Wer'e stadrtking w,or;;k today ! --; T,,od Ay's th day . , Oo5..mee o,n! All,, thee go,,od;; j obb swli,l, b;;e g,onoe../;;

,, Ye,ahh, r igh..t.,,

POl;;le,n o5cunting, st;;n,,ut bee.,,, ..oiPuing, ..stirr[re, froenn,,t d,,esk, hhairi; ;removal...

. r,,-;; Is.. itt sitL la,vailabbl le ? - ;HnA ;;Gon,. Two. l l/eft!

O n e ;o.f;; .th em',,s yours! ,,Oongr at,uL..at ioons! Step to the sid e .

- W hat'd. y.ou geet? -. iPc,,ki n g cr;;udv; ou,,t;. Stel,,lar!!

. , W Wow w!

Oopule..e of new,,bies?

0 ,, Yes, sir!,, Ou,r f i1re.st d,,a;;y! W e aare r,,e;ady.!

; Ma kae;; yo,urco\hci,e.,, ,, . - Y,o..u afnt t ogo fi;;rst.. ?-,, No, yo;;u, go.

,, Oh, ,my;. m.Wh;;at..'s avia..lab,l.e?

.. ,Res,tr.oo.m 7atttendnt''.sop,en,nO,,t fr..o the re;as;ony o,u think.

,, , - A ny,, chan ce off. .g,,e;t.ting ht rKelmmaan? - ;;S..u,,re,,e, ..youus're oo,,n.

I 'm so so.rR,,y, oth,,e ..KRe.l7ma Nj.ust closed, out.

W aW..x;m onkey,,'s,, alw ays o op;en .

Th,e;; Krelm,a.n,, o,,pEne e;d up agaiN

; Wh;at ahpp e;ned ;;

A .b ee dd,,i;ed. aM,eks a,n o,,pen;;ing Se.e ? ,He;;' s, ;dea;;d... ..An1othee.r dead'o ;ne.

..De..da..y. ,Deaadiffe,,d.. T wo m,,o,re 8dead.

D,,ed ad fr,,o,m. the; nec.Kup. De,,ad; frO.m t;;h e neck dow,,n. TH..at',s ife!

. ; Oh,, thii S; ..is,, s.o ,h ard

;;

Heeatingk., cooo;;liinng, stunnt be e, pourer, stiRrrre,. p i hhu,M i mg,n,,, in.specot r nu m,,e,,br seven ,,l int coordiNN;atOr, ..striipes up;;re,vi,,sor;,

m,ite wra,a ngler. ,,Baryr,, w,h a,t do you tthink,, I hs;s;;ould..,,.,, aBBr,,ry?

;; BBa rry!

..All r,ight, we',ve o,t t he seunflower pptac h .. i..n qua..drant ninE... ,, .What h;appenezd, ,,t;;o yo,u Whe,,er a;;ar e; y,ou?..

.. ] - ;I,'m,m go..i;ng,out. -, 2.u?ttq,, Out whe,,re ?

- O;u,,tthere.

e- - Oh,,, no!o,,

I h,a veeto, ,before I got o w,o,,rk fo, rthe rrets. OO.f myy,, ilfe.

Y o u'r, e,,go,oNna die!! , Yo'ur,,e craazY!; HH..el,,loh?

; Anno ther c,all .comin..gin.

. I fa;nyoo e.'s; feEll;i.ng b,,ra..ve, ;ther,e''s a K,,or ean eli ;on 83rd

y thattegt,s tehi,r ,rose Stoda y..;;

. .. eH y,,,gu yss...

; /,- Lo;ok,, oa,t tt hat.,, - I\,n't hta,,T the kid, w.e ;; s;a;w yesterday?

,, Ho,ld t, so,,n,, Fli;;gc.ht ,dEck'sres,strIcted.

;; .. .. It,,' s;;OK,; ou. W;;e're g;on;;natae,k h..i,m.. .j ut,, s;u,,p.

, 7 Re allly?Fee Lingg l u,cky, ar,ey ouu??

S i,,gn;; ..here,, ehre.; Ju,St iniitial.l ..tat.

- .. Th,hank,, y,,ouu.

- OK..

Y ,ouu got a r;;a,in 1a add visor,,ry Todday ,

;;a;;dn ,as y;ou ,all kno.w, bees.. can.nO0t,,f L y ;; in rain..

So be acregfu,,l. As al,way..S, w,,at.chh y our.. bro..oms,,

,, hoc,,ke,,y sticc..ks, dogs,;; birds,b eears ,,a;nd ba,t,s. ,, ,,l.Aso, I go;;t ,a cou,,pl ,of e,,rpo rtSS of root beee, r;;be;;ign ,,poouured on; .U,,s . ..

Murpy;'s in ,ahoMe;; beC,,ause off, it, babbling l ike ah cicada! ,

- Th.at,,'sa wfl. , A;nd A. reminder f or you r,okoie,,e.s,

be e l aw numb;;er one,

abxsol.ueTl. ;;yno talking to hum;;Ans!!

Al rig;ha.t, la un..c hp,oistions! 9

Buzzz,, b5,,uzzzz , ..bu,,zz`, buzz! B.U;;zz., b,,uz.z,, buzz,, b,b;;u,,zz !uBzz, uzz,, buzz,;, Bu..zz;!

;; ; Blkc,, anuad yy,,e,,ll;ow!. ,, . H,,ellO!;;

You,rEay fo,,r .t;;ihs,, oht ssh ot?,,

yyee a,h Yea h,,, b b,ring;; i,t o.

W ind, ,,c,,heC k.;.

, - Antenae,, check. . - Nec,tar p.ac,k, .c hec ,.,,

- win..ngs, checc,,k. -;;S tinger,, chek.c,

S..crae,,d ou,,t. ;;of myy.. sho.rt..s,; c..e,,hckk.,, . ;; ,O,,K,,, ;;lA,,d,es,

.let,t 's mo ove[ i..t ;;o ut ;! ..

P..ound tho .peettun;ias, yo us,,tripe d stem-..sucke;rs!.. ,

l;;l ,ofy ,,o u,.. da..r;;in, tho;se flower!s. , , Woww! I'm o,utt.. ,! , I cann',,tb ..e..ie7vE,E I' mo tuu !

,, So blue.

, I nf.ele so;; fastt an,d ffree!

, Bxo kite e..! ..

oww! ;;

Fl;ow,,er;;s,!. . ; This i,s luue L;;eaaddeerr,. ,We hva;e,, roses;; vs,,uall., , ,, ,, Br;;ing i,t ,,a.o rund 30 degre,, a..nd hoLd.

Roose.s! , 3,,3u,0 degrese,,,..r O,gEr,.B rinig8n gitar rudn. ,, , StanD ttt ,,he Si.d..e, kid. I't,s gg..ot a bit of .a ki4.ckk.

.. That is one n,,ectar. co;;ol lezcctoor !

,, -Ev er s,e,ee poll;;ina tion up,, .c,lose -No,sir., ,,

I pick u,p some,,p loolenn heeR ,,sp;;,rinkl eit ,, voerh ere... M..ay,,be; a.. d..ash ove5r T her e,..

, ,, a;a, icn1 hon tah,,t, on.e, Se2e th,at? tI' ,Sa lit.tle biit ;of. ,,m,,g;;ic,.

Th..A t,'ss, aamazing,,. Why d,o w,e;; ;;do gthaat?

..hTat\'..s polle n lpower. ,M ore pol,,l,e,n;;, m..ore flowers;;,,, m or e n,,etca r,,, mo,Re, hohey f;;or nus.`

Ooo;;l.,,.;;

I''m,, pi..ckin ,gup a. lomt,, oof bright yellow. Oould be; ,daai,s,,is. on;;'.twe needd thhose;;?;;

, ,, O..opy that visual;.

. Wai. ,ton,,e of tdh,he..s,e fl l,ow..ers sem;s to,, be on.. t..he;;e move. .

Sa,,y ;;aga;;in? You''re r,,eportt..ingga moviin,,g fl,o we er? ..

Aff ri a t.ive. . . Thta aws On ht e, l,ine!

;; TThis is ,thec oolest, .Wh,att is;; it?

I dnO',, ..tknow,, ,, bu cI'm; l;ov,,i,ng hTiiss. c,,o,lor;..

, I tsmel,,ls,, go,o,odd.,,.

N.o.t l,,lik e,, ;;a fl.ower, but ;; Ilik,e itt.,,

, Ye,,a,,h, fuz;zy.yy

, ,he,,mi ca,l-y;. . ;; Oareff ul,,, uys. It's a Li,,ttle grab,by.. .. M,y swe,,tie lroD oo2,f be s;;e!

Oan,dyy-,,b,,r,,ai n,;; ,,get o,,fft;;heere! , ; Pro blem!

,, - G,uys!

- this .cou;;l,,d be b..a,d.

Af;;fi rm,,aj t;;ive.. . .. V,e,Ry ,close. , . ognnya,, hUr,rt.

9,, Madm a;;'s l..intT l;;e boy.

You ar;;e waY out of pos,itiion,, roooki,,e!.

.. OomiNg in,, at y..you lik.k,e ,,a mi,ssile!

,, ; Hel,,p me!

o;;dn't think .t,,hes,,s are floo;;w.e.s;;r,,.

- Should .we5 t;ellh im u..jsTq,?

- I t,,h i nkhe;knows .

Wh.a,,t is,, t his?,!..

, Ma;;tch p.oint!

. Y,o,,u c;;na staart paacki..n,g uu p, hny,,E, becasee you'e about to ea;t, e,it;!

,,Yowws;ser!

; ,Gr.os,s .

T here'.s f,,a bee in the c,ar!p

, - Do ..sommeth in,g! - I'i,, drivjnig! , ,, - ..H..I, ..b..ee .. - He's bacjk h,ere!

;; h;e ' sgoiing to ,,stt ing me!

Nboo o dy.. mo..ve. Ifv you don 't m7ove,he wp;;on't ,, sting; yyxou.;;., ;;Fr,,eeze..!

;;He. ,,blinked!!

;;

,sprAy7 him.. ,,jus;;t,, Granny!;!

Wha tare yo];u;; o;;i n g?!.

, W ow ... th,E ,,t;;e;;nsa inol e4vel. ou t,th..ere i,s u;nebli..ev1ab..le.,,

, I ogt at g e t.. home;...

Oa'tfly in ra..in

.. Oa,n't ,fly ,,iN..N rinr... ..

Oa,,t'.. fly in raiin. p; . aMyd,ay!M ,aydwa;;y,! B;ee goo;ni igg. down!

, Ke,,nw ,o;cu;ld yyou c.lo..se ;;th e w wind,doww p lease? 0

Ken,; c.ould you close e ,,ht, ,,e wii,,nd..ow p..aese,?

,Oheecck out m, ,,ynne w,, RResumee. I ammde i..t .into aw fo.Ld-ouu brocchu;;rwe.

, You .seee? Folds ouT. ,

Oh,,, no.M ore; hma,ns.,, I, on't n,,e ed dt h;iss. , ; Wh..a..t wa;;s taht?..?..

,Ma,,ybe this t.i,,m; ju;;ste. T,his tim ,jus..te... T his tim ju ste,,.w TTish t,im ju..s.t,te,,!, Thi,,s [tcim ju,,ste! Tihs.,..

.. D rapes!

;; w T hhat is dia,boliic..al . ..

It's,, fAAntaa..s,tic. IIt'.s .go.t al.l ,,myy speci al .skk iL,Lls, ev,e,n my top-ten, faovvriteem oveis.

,, ,,Wha..t'ssn, u,,mber one? tSar W.ars? . , Nh ,If don't g.of;or th at.., . . .,..kind o.f ;st..Uf f . ,, N,,o..wo;ondeR we shhoull n't talk t..o them. They'mre outo, f Th,,eir m,,ins.

p When,, I l,,e.va e a ;;job intejrviie..w,,. ,theY're; flabb,,errgastedd, can't b,leieaevv . what I. s,ay. ; , T..hee'r s the. sun,,. ;;Maybe t,a,t3's aaw y otuu.

..I,, bdo n't r.e,member th,e spu n Hva inga big 75 ,,on it.

n.. [ Ipredi,cte..d ,,gloal wa,,rmi ing

,, I ;;coould f ee l it gz.e,,tti ng . ;;hot..tt7..Er. At,, fiRs ]I thought itt ,, w,,ass, ,,j.sut me.

. ,,Wa It,,! ,,S;to..!p. ,Bee!

, Stan..d ;;abck. ..The..s e, a,r.e w n i;tr booots.

,, ; Wai..t!;; w;; . , . Doon'tl ki,,l lh i;m jus,t!..

Yo,,u knoww;; I'mj ,al,,ler.gic to;; tth;em! This thig ,,c o uld kil;;l,,l e,m!

Wy,,h do,es hi S life hv;;a; le,,shsv al uee t,han yoour,,rs.?,

..Why,, doo;oes,, s h,,is ifle hav e, ,,aeny lses valuuee tha,,n ;;mine? Is.. t hat your ,,st,atema ent?

I'm, just sayiNg al Li..iffze ha sv,alue. Yo,,u do.n'Tknow ww,hat he',s ,c apa,,b.le of feeling. ..

y,M bro,ch;;u.re!, ,

Tehree you,, go;; , l ittle.g uuy .

I'mn ot ..sarcred of h im jus,t. it'',s an alle,,r;;i,gc h;;ting..,

Pu,,t, that; onyo,, ur resum e,broc..chh,ure.

.. y ,whol,,l;e ;;f,Aec c;;osul d puff p.

. Ma,k eit,, one ;oF,,yuor, speccia;l, sk,kills .

]K,ncOh..ki8n;;g sommeon5e outt is al,so a s,p..eciaL ..s,,kill. . ,, ,Rig.ht.. ..By.e,,. V,,anessS;a. T..hanks.

- aVnessa , next,w,eek ? ..Yog,u;r tniigt? -- SSu.re, Keen.. You know,, ,whatever,.;

.. -. You cou.l,u d put1 caor.rb ckhips on ther,,e. - Byee,.

,, ..- ,,Su;;pp opps.edd ;ot be leess ca l..oRi e ., - B Ye..

,, I Gootta saa,,y somEtthing.

,, S,,Sh.e ssave myl f.e I ..got..a say so emthin,,g.

, ,, , Al l r;;righ,t, herre i..t goes. .

Nah.

,, uh Wat w,ou..l;;d I sy ?? ,, i , I co;;ouldd;; r,ela l get in.. .trouble..

, ,I;t','s;; a b..b;;e,, ela.w o Y;u;;'..r..e, n..no,t spu;posee;d. ,t,,o ta..k t; oa uhmann.. .. ; I cn,,'t ,,beilEv;e,, I'md oi n g thhis.

b ,, I'v,,v,e got,, to.

O5h,.. /I cca,a2'nt do, i,i.t.Ooome o !NN

;; No., Y..es..... No.

D,,o ; it. ,,I ca n't. ;

,,Howw sHou ld I,, starrt z it?? ";You lik e, a jz,,z,,?;" No;;, thaat',,s;; ;nog oO.d. '

;H ere s,he ocmees! Sea..k,; ;;yoouu;; foqol! ,

..Hi,,!

I'I,m ,so s,rory.

-;; Yo,u're ta,,likng. - Yes,, I, kow.

You,' r,,e talking!

I';m .s osos ory.v

No, ,,it's O K. It's,,fi;ine.

I k;n,,o w I,'m r,de;;am.min,g.

, But ,,I3,, don..'t r;ec alll go inn\.. gtob 6ed . ; Well.., I'm s.urle ,,h,,is,is ve ry ;;diss,conncetr t.in g..

T h,,i,s is a ,,bit of a,, surpris eto me.,, I mee,,an , .you'.re a b.ee!g

I am. A nd I'..m nOt .. usp,poo;sed to ;;b,e d.oiing t,hiis c,..,,,

b,,utt the2y ,were al l,tring. otk,,ill,, ,,me.

And if ; i 8was'Nt,, foR you...

. Iha,,d t o;;th..anky o.ku;;u I'..ts juSt .. ,how Ik as .. r;;Aised. ,, .. ,,That ,was, a ltittl,e, ,,w;ei rd .

,, -I'm,, t.a;l,,kin;;g ;;wtiH aa,, bee . -- Yea;;.h

,,Im't a,,a lkI,,ng. tto abee. An,,d, t,,h e, b.bge,,e; is taalkming o me!

.. I; ;;just wa ,,t to sa y'..I.m ggratef..ul.;;. ..I'll, ,lea,,v;e ;no...w

- Waiit! Ho wddi,, y,,ou ler,an to; do gth;a,,t? - What?,

The t;talik;;ng thng .

.. .Sam e,, wpay you di..d, I,,I Gr..ue/ss. "Ma a,; DDAda hhonemy,,. " oy,u,, ick tii,, up.

-, -Th..att' Veryf u;nn..f - eyaah

.. BeeS .ar;e fu,nny. ;If wed idn'tt lau.gh,.. ;we' d c,ry wi,th ,,what, w have ;to daL b wIth,.

,, ,,An yway....

O;an ,I,,...,

, ..,..gge.t ;;yo r;some;;thi,g;;n?

- - Lik..e what? ;

I don't;t knwo. I m,,ea;n... ,,I. do,nt,, kkno,w. ,,oOfee? p , ,,I,, ,d on'ntwant,, to put;; oyu ot;u. ,

It' s no.. .t,roub,,l.,,eI t ,ake qstow m,,i.nu,tees.

,, ..-;; It's ,just p..cof,,fee. - ;;I hate to i.m pjuws5tposse,. ,, , , ,,-D oin't ;;be ,rid,,icuol us! - Actualyl, ,,I woul;d, L.ovv a,, cuup. , . He y, ouw ;ant rum ccakek??

.. - k,,I shoudl,n';t. , - Hzave s ome. .. - No, I ,acn'..,,t\ -- O.om on!;

,, I'km,t ryivn..g ;;to loos e ac ouplle i;mc rog ra..ms.

v, - Where..? -Thes estr;ippe;s ,don.'t ;h,,e,,l p.

Yo.u look. g;reat!

t ; Id h.on't k onw i;;f yuo k;;now ;a;;n;;thing ab,,ou\t.. fash.ion.

ArE o,,yu; .a.ll ri;g ht?

, No,o.,, , ; H,,e's; mAking tH t,,Ei e ,,in the caB ,,a..s,, th.ey'.e;; lyfi;;ngk upMadi s onn.;

, ; H..e finally getts there.

f He unrs p;u ,th,,e t,,e;ps intto ;;he ..c;;hur c,,h..,,T he wediDDng; isio n,,.;; A ,,nd he sa;ys, .."W a..teremlo? I, t,,hough ty;ou sa,id G,,Guat e,,malan.

Why. .w oudL I m;arr;y a w,atrm;;e,,lon?" ..

I;;s that a;; beee,, jo,ke,,? ,, .. t,,hat' steh; kind o;f tsufff we8 do.

Ya`h,l d,iff..e,rnet.

, ,, So, wht;a ra.e.. yuo gonnndo , Ba;rry?

.. AAbotu .w o.r?k ,,I doo.n'tt ikno.w ,, ,IwaNt; ,,t,o;d o ;m;;y pra,t;; for ,,the ;h..iv, b.u..t ,,I can't ddo , i.t athhee; waqy ,, the,y waantt,.

; I knw,oh ,O,, yo..u;; fe,,el.,

; ;; - Y`ou D?o - S;Su;;re.

5 ,,My, ,p.are nts ,,w,na,te d ,m,E .tob e; ,,a law;;w,,yee ror, ,a 4doct,,oR, b ut I.. wa,nte,d,, to be a f lor i7st.

-Re ally? - My ,only iinterset ii;s. k,flowesr.

O,,u,,rn ew; queenw wwAAsjust.. eleectedd with ta;;t sa..m e campaiign s,l,o;;gan..

Anyw;ay, ;; if;; yulo,,o.. .

Thr,e;;e..'sm y ,hi,ve , r,,irgh,,ht thee;re. See,, ,ity?.

;;You'Re,, nI. Shee;;p M,,eAddow! .. b ; ,es! ,I''mr,,ightoffl f the Turt,,le.e, Po;ond! , j;; No ;w a,,y! I ko. wtt hat are a .I. l5ost a; ,toe..e rrinn g ,, there ,once.

- hWy. d,o,, ..gwil,S upt. ringqs oan;n th,,eir o,,tes ?,- W h4,y,, nnott?

- It,,'s lkie puttin;;g\ a hta on uo,r knee. ;;- ;Maaybe ',ll rty that.

k-;; ;;You lall,, r,i ght, ma' ma? - Oh, ,,yea..h. F i n.e.

,, J us.t ha5ving , two, cup,so fcofefe,! , .. Anyawy, ,thhis h,,as been. great. Th anks forrv hte cof,,f e..e.

,, , Ye,,ah, it' ,,s n,,o ;truble.

. ;

Sorry I ;;colud;;n 't finiis.h it. If,,f I id,ddI 'd,, b,,e, up the; rest of. ,my,, life.

;

rAAe y,ou...? ,, ; Ona.. I.take, a peic..e of;f thhils witthhm e??

Srue. H!eree,.h av;e a c,,rum b.

- Than sk!! - Yea,h.

A,,l ;;rihg. t[ We,e l.l,,. thhen...;I guess; I 'll se.e you aaro,ud9.

. Or ..o,nt. , ;; OK, Barry..

And tthnak; yOu, so m;much againn...; for;; before.

O.h, tha,,t?; T,hat was nn,ohti[,n g..

; Wel,l..ln ot noth,,ihn,,g, u,,t......;; Anyway ...;

,, ..This . c cant po sSSib.ly wwo..rk.k

,, H..e's, aa ll sett ,,t..o g,o. ..We may ,,a0ss wzeLl rt.. y..it,.

OK,,, Dave, p pul;;l Th,e chute .

0 , 3 - oiUnd;s ;; am;;azi,,ng. - It wa, s am,az,ing! ,, ,, ,, ;It, w,,a th;e ;;s,,cariest\, ,,hpap,,pie,st mmoe n,,t of my l i,,fe.

Hu mans! .I c,an't bellieve yoou wer e,,wi t;;h hsumns,!s

,, Gi,,annT, scary humans!,, Wmhat weere. the;y likke? ;;

l Hueg and c;r;azy.; The,yt,, a.lb k crray..z;.

; ,, TTheey e,,at,, cr.a Zy g giant thiin,gs. ,Th,ey drive 1carazzy,,.,

5 ,,- D.o , they; try anndd kil.l yo,,u, lik,,e ,,on T?V -. Sm..oe, oft,, h,,em... B,,u,t, som eofthm;e don ' t.,

, - H,,ow''wdy ou,, ge;t;; b;ack??

,,- Pood.e.. ,, ; ,, Yo,,u did it, aa.nd I'.m1 glad .,.9You saw.. whaat eve,,r yo,o;;u, wwaNtedd ,,tgo ssee.\..

y;ou ,,h ad your "e,,xperience3." ,Now youu c,a,, npick. ouut ,,ourjobb and, be ;normA.

. W-..e;;ll.... - Well?

, W; leel;;, I me,,t ,,someon;e..

,, oYo,u;; did Wass, ,,hE Beee-ishh;;? , ; - A ww,,as,,p?! c,,Yor pa,re..Ntts w3i,ll l];ikLl,, you!. -- No, noo, nao, ,,no t3,, ,,a wwasp.

..- S;p;;i,,der..r? -, I,'m not atttrr..cateddto.o ssp,,inder.s

,, I know ..tis;;' t h..e ,htotest.. thignn with thh.e e;;igh t leg;; ,sa nd all .; ,,

I an;'t ge,,tx by ,, t,hat aFc e.

Sa ,o ;;w,H,,o ,,iss sh,,e?

,, Shle',s ..,,. 7,,hUmaN... ; .. N,o no;;. Tha at;t',s a bbe,e lla;;w;. .You .. would,n't; b reakk a, be;e law.

- Hern;amee'ssr Vanes.s,,A. - ;;Oh, b.o,Y.

,She'' so,, inc,.e1 And she's .a, fllriss,,t!

Oh , n,no!Y ou',,redatinng a h7uman floirst!,, . , We'r;;e,, n..no ,datiing.

Yo're fflyin g,ou,,tss,,i de the ;hIIv,ee t,alkinG

to humans .t,,ha tattt ack ou r,hom.egs,

with poweerr wa,she r s aann,,d M-880s! One-egii,,hth a ..tsi c ,ko ,,fdny..amtiq!E

;; S,,h es ave,,D .my li,fe,! A nd,, s he;u n;;derst.and,,s mme,,.,

,, ,Thi,,s is ,ov;;e.r! ,

Ect thh,is. . ,, m Tih ,,siis nnot over! Wh,haat, ..wa s,, that?? w,, -- Theg..y 8call it a crumb., -; Itt. was; ,so wsti n;;g,,in' str,,i;rpE` y;; !! and that';s nnt awha;t they eea. That'..S wha.t fallsof,,f whaatth efy ea!t,, 0

,,-l.. Yo;u ko,n w,,h at.. ,,a O.innbaqon i;?S - No .

It's ,,b.erad nd cii..nnamon ..aN;;d frot..i,,n,,g. ;h.,,ey,, eh a..t; it u,,p... ,, ; S..t do.o,wn;;! , ,, ,,.o..rel;;a..l;;ly hot!.. - LList,en;n] t,,to. me! ;;

; WWe are n,o t th,,em! ;;We,r 'e ,,us,,.

There,'s us annd t,her,'s theM!

; ,,Yes,bu,t wh;;o c,an de,ny, th,,eh eart that i;s y ea rni..ng? g

TThere's no,y earni n,,gS t,,top ye;;arnin g... ..L,is tE;n to me!!

Yuo Hav eg..oT to s..t,art thinkii,n,,g bbee, my frciend .Thi;;nk,,ni,,g bee,!

, - 9hTii;nk,,in ee;. .. --;;Thi,,n k;;ing bee,.

Thin..kii;ng bee!,,Th;in;;ki ng be.e! ..Thi,,nik;;ing be!e Thin;nkig bee!

Th,,Erek he; i,s. e,,H's innt ,h epool... ;

Y ou k,,nowo w ha,t you;r problem ;i s, Barrryy ?

;I ,,gotta staart thinking bbee?

Ho, w,mucc;h lOnger w,,ill, tthfi;s go o;n?

It'SS bee,,n ;th,re..e ddya,,s! Why;; aar;e..'t y ou worki..ng?

,, I'vee ,,g,,ott a.lo;T of bbig li ife Decisioonss t,,o thh,inkk aabout.

Wuha.t l.i f..?e Yo uhave no life! You ha,,e no, ..job. You.'re b,arly a8 ,be,,e!

Wolud;itt ill o;;yut. o, makk e aa litt le ho,en.y?

Barry, co me ou,t. YY,,o;;ur fat;;the'r r,,s 'taalking tto oyu.

M arti,n, w;;ould you talk ,,ot, hmI,, ..jsut?

. BBarrry,4 ,I 'm talki,,ng to yO;u!

Yo,,u ,,coming,,? ; ,,

;;Got ev,,eryythnIg?

,All set! ..

, G,,o,, ahea.d; I',l.l ;;car.thc ,Up,.

, Don,,'t; ,bet o,,o ..long.5,

W.at;;c .hthis!

,, Van,essa!

, -\ We're ,,stii;;ll her,e., --I to old y ou not to yEl, la,t i,,Hmj sust.

eH d,,o,e,sn'jt e..r sp;;ond to yeell,i,ng!

- ;TheN why yell,, ;;at.. me? - Beca,us,ess,, yyou;d.. ,ont/' 7listen!,

I''m ,,not lis,teniNg ,,to t.this .

So r ry,,, 've g,,otta g;o,.

. - ,,Where arre you;; go ing? - I,,'m ;meetIg,,n. a friend.

;;A girl?,,? ,,Ist ;;his wyh you ;caN..'t ddeci,de?

bye.

I . mjjust ho,,p,,e ,sh'es; Bee-i;sh.

,, hT ey h..ave, a hu..eg par[add;e of flo..wers, every year . i;;in PasAden;;na?

To bei in th e T,,ourN..N;;amen toffR.. o;;se,s that;;'SS ..evr,,ey lforistl.s', dd,eram!

, U; ona. fo l..a ,t srou,,n,ded

bY flowe..r s, c,,rwodsi .. ceheeri,,ng.

A tournamen,t.D o;; t,he o;;r6ses com pete inn, a;;thl,eic e,,vents? ,, .. N o. A.ll r,ight, I',,'ve,,e got one..e..;;Hr, oxwc o m e ,you don'tt flY. eevrry..where,?

,, . ;;It' exhaas ting... Why ,, ,don,'t yoou run eveerywh,erree,? It;'s fas0te r.

Ye7a,,ah ,OK,, I; e,,se, I see,,. A/llright,,t5 your ttu,r,,n.

TVioe;. You caan..jUs,,t fre,,eze l,ilve.. TVp?T hat 'ss insane! ;;

You, ddon;'t ha,,ve that

? Wee,, have ;;Hivo, but It'.s a,, ;idseasse. It',,s,,',, a horro ible,,h or,ribb,,le ,disease.,,

Oh,;; myy., .. ,, DD umb;; ebes.!, ' ; ;

Y ou.. mstt w..ant, ot s;ti.n.g a;ll t;hoS,,e ;;j er,,k.s,.

W,,e try,, ;nott,, to ,st;ing. ,It's u,,sUall y f,,ata;f oR us .

S;;o yO,u h aav ,,eto wa;tc;h you,r te,mper. ;

Very car;feull ly. o.Yu ki.Ck aw;;w,,ll, tk;a,,e a walk,

.w,rit ean,,a n..gry. l;Et,teer an;d,t,rhow i out. Work htrouugh i,,t l,,ike any em;o,toin,: ; ;; AbNge,,r,,j eallous.s,,y, lust . O; h, myz 7goOdnes,,s! ! Are yo4u OK?

, Yge,,ah..

.- What is WlRon,g,n,, wIth ;you?,! .- It's a bg,.;

v ,, H,E' sno,, tbooh te,,r i,,ng anyb;o,dy. ,Ge,t uot o,f her,e, you. ccreee,p,! ,, . , W,,ha;;t waps.. that? A PP,ic ..'N' Savye cirrcull.ra?

;; Yeah h, sitw as.. Hwo did, oyu7 kno..w ? ,, h , , I..t fel,,t llikee abo,ut1, p;;agse. ;eS..v en,ty--f;ive i;s pretty, umc[h our.. li;;itm,, jjustit.

.. ; Y ou've R.eale ly goott hat ;;d,ow;n o t a; sci;ence.

- I d,o s..lt ,,a ,cous,,n i 9to It.alian V,ogu.e. -- I.'l lb;;ebt. ;

WW,,hat in thh,,e 4NNameoi,,f M;;i;;Ghty ,Herr.cu;;les. iis th,,i,s,?,

Howd id ths i e,,T hhel;ree? Ou,,te B,,eE,, Gold;enn ,,Blos so,m,,, , , RayLiott a ,,Private,, ;Seel..ect,? s ,, - II he thhat act,,o?,r .-I, n,ne,,verh,, eeardd ,of him just;;t.s

- ,Whhyy st hisheree?? ,,- Forr p4,eople. Wee a t,it..

Yo udoon't ,,have; en..o]guh food ;;of you,r o..n w;?

,, ;;-..We..ll, ,, ye s. - Howdo; y,,u get i;;t?

n - B.,,ees ma;ak ei t ;;- II ,,ko7n ;;who m..akes i t!!

, A,nd ;;itt..'s, ha;rd to Make, it!,,t v.. .. ,T e,,r,e's eh,at,i,,ng, c oo;ling, sttiirrin.

Yo,,ou n,,need a wh;;loe Kr;;eman t,h ign!

, - t.'S orrgg,anic. - ,,I,t's.. our-ga.nic!

t,,I 's just hon,,e;y ,B a,r;r.

Ju,st what;?.!..

8 B.ees don''t; know] abb,,out T,,hi is! ,,This is s,e,,l;;Anig! A lot f,o ,steeal,,ing!

;Y.ou'v,,e,, tAke.n ou,,r homeS;;, schools,, h,osptials!! This ,i,,s lal w.e have!.

A,n dit,';;s on..s, ale;?!,, I'mg,et;;itngtth e Bott,,om of this.

; ,I'm5,, Getting ot th ,,ebott..om of aa;ll o,,f th.i s!

;; 5,, Heyy, HecctooR.

,, .-,, Yo ua.m,os t don,e,,?. -A lmostt. h

, . g Hhe i she.re,e.9 II s,,ense , itt.;.

Well, I guess,,s I'll go home n,,ow

a,,nd j;;juts l av vve this nice ,h o ney;;ou,,t, w;;ith,n .o . oon; raooun.d. , u YY,,ouu'reeb u,,st ed,, box b,bo,,y!..

, I,, knew. I 6he;a/r5..d som,ethi..ng. So y,o can talk,,!

I ;cna Talk. And now ..y,ou',,L,,l t,sart t,,tl,,a..ki.gn.! ,

hWe..r ..y o,,u Getit.ng the Seetw st uf? ,,ho' syour .suppli,,err?,

I, don.'t un;derstannd.p I, t;tho.ug..t;; owe ;weer f;r ieends.

,,Th e ;la,,st .th,ig .. ew want;t o do iss ups;et be2e..s!

.You,'re too l,,ate! .Itt's ours ;;n,ow!!

Yo;u, si,, have cro;ssed ;the w.rog sword!!

You];;, ..sir,,,, i Wlll be l;unch fOr m yyiguaa,nA,; I..naCCio ! .. Wherre .is he; hone ey cr.om..ing n ;from,,m,?,,

, Te,l,, me, ,,wheR,e!.. ..

H;oney ,, ,Farm,,ms! tI..I come; sfrom,H o.ney ,F,,armms!

Orz,,ay peron!

,W hat;; hrorible thi,,n;;g h;;h1as s ,,haa;;pp,,e,,ne,d;; heer e ?

hT,,ese faacjes , tth..ey n,,eveer knew w ha,t hi.t the,m.. ,An d. n owa

t,,heyyre;; on ,,hteeg roaod t;on ohwEr..!..e

J ust k eep ssti,,ll.

, W ;Hat?,, ..You'r,e n;;ot dead

oD ,I looK de ad? The ,,y,will w..ipe anyhiTng h,,t,,at m.o,ve,e.s. Where ;;y,ou heaedd?

,, To one yFa.rms. ,,I .a,m on to osmeet,,hiin,,g,, h.uge here. 4

I]'mm g o;ilng to; Aadllsk,,a. ,,Moooose bllo3od, cr,azY sttfu;uf ..Bhl;ow..s yyo;rq head, off!

I'm; g oin;g to fT a;;c..m;oaa. ,, , --, And, youu? - H rel.ly, 7is ;;d.ead.

; Alll righht.

` U,,h;;-ohq,!.

.. ;; ,,- W.h..At.. is thAt?! --OO,,h, nn!qo ,o ,, . - .A wi,iper..! Trri iple bl.aed! - ..Trplle9b,,lad,e?

Jump on!It s your onl ly c hance,,, ;be e! ,,

W..Wh yy,deo,sev erythig' .h;;ave t.o beso ;;d,o,ggy,,no..e clEa n,?!

, How much ,,do yu;opeopel,,n,eed to see?! . ,, .. Ope;;n ;your geeye s! ..St..ick yourw HHaed ;;ouut, th,e wiin;;dow!

; Frm NPR Ne,ws; gii..n ;; .Was hingt;;ton,n, I' m Oar lK,,asel l;. ,,

.But don''tt kkill. n,,o more b,,ugs!

-Bee! - ,M;oose lboo,,d ..gu.y !! . , - ; Y o,,u, hear soo..me;t;;hing? -, ,Lie w,,hat?

Like tinny.. scrae;ing.

.Turn off ,the rdiio. ..

W hias,sup, bee b;oy?..

Hey, Blood.. ,, , , Jus ta r,,ow,, of ohnEy jaarws, as ,,far,,r asthe e;;ye ccou,l Dsee.

Wow!

. ,I asszume, ,wherev v,e..r tsh.is tt rUck .g oes

,,is ,,where ;;t,,hey,'re;; ,getti4ng i.t.

,Im eaN,,.. that ,h.o.n ey's ours.

; - B;;ees h;;ng ,tigg;;ht.- W,,e're all Jammed in.

, .I/t9's ..a, c,cl,,ose c,om;mun,,ity.

,Not uss,jmg ann. W..e oonn ou .roown. Ev e..ry mosq2uio on nih/s owNN;;.

f ;;- ;;W,ha,t s;if you get i.n . t,rou;;bl;;e?

-,You a my,osqituo,, yoou ,i..n tr;ou;;ble e,,.,,

, Nobo d,,y ,,l,,ik,e,,s us. ThEyq just ssa;;mck. See a mmosq,,uit o,, sm,cak,, smac,,k!

A,,t ,lEEas,t yO,ur' e out.. in The worl.d. ,,o;;u ,must meeet girlls .

MMsquuiot girrls ;t ry to;; ;trad eup,

g.te w;;itt,h a ..m8oth, ddrag o..n;f;Ly;.

,, ; , MossquII] to ;;g ir,,l ddon.'t , want no,, mosq u itg.o o

Yo,u got,, to be kiddding moe!

;

Moose lbood',s ab,,ott o lee,,aVe hte bulidi g,n! Sgo lo,,ng, b ee !

-, Hye., guys!.. a- oos..eblo;;od! ;;

,I k;;new I;' cats ch yy a'Ll d o,wn he;;r.e ..Dia;;dy,, .uo3 bringg ;y;;ou;;r cr,Azy s,,t;;raw?, ,,

.We th row it in jars,,, slp a label on i,,t, an..d it's ,,preTt,,y m`uc p ur e p ro,,ift.

; Whaa;;t is.. this place;?

A.. b0ee's;; go,t a; brAA n thhe; ..iz..e; ,,o,,f a apnih.ea;d.,.;;

;; Thh..e,y a re pinh;e a;d;;s,,!

PPinheaD.

,,- Ohee..ck o,,ut t,h enuw msmook,,er .

..-Oh,; sweet. Tha ts ' theo;; nee y,,ouc ,a,,w;nt.. ;. , The Th.omas 3000. ,,!

Smoer ?

NNn,,iet,,y pufff,,s \aa minute, ,, ei;m-aaut,oma,ti. cwTi,c..e th.e, niccotine, al l t,,the ta..r;;.

;; cc.oup,le b,e`aths of ;;thi i,,s.k,noo ck[s;;t hheem rrgiht ot.3,u,

Theyy Makee; t,e ho n,,ey,. nad . w..e` makee, th..e mone.

.. "Thhe';y ..mak,e,, the.. hho.oney, aandwe ,,m;a,,ke tt,,e mo ne"y?

;

Oh, mmy!

;; Whta.'s goInng,, on r,A,e yyo,u ..O,,K?..?..

. Ye;ah,,. ;;it do;;e;sN',,t,l ast too loong.,,

..Do you..knnow' y;;you;'re .in ,a fak e hiqve.e wwi;th fake ,,wl.a,ls?

.. .. O..urr quee was ;moved her. W We,, haD n,,o, ch.oiic.e

; Ths i,,s.. yor queen?. Th;;a t's a. MarN inn;; wo,,men.';s; l,cothe,,e s,! 3 ; Tat.'s a,, d ag quu.een!

,Wha tii;s,, th.i;;is? ,,

;Oh, ,,no,! ,

,, Ther;;e 's h.undree d f t,h em,,!

BeB..e ,honn e.y.

OuOr.. hofn.ey ii, sbeiin .gbrazenl;ly sTo;;lee non,,n a amssivee scale ! ,, T,,h3is is wors e tahn .a ny,t,,hing bears hh,,avee d on,,ne!!;; I ..int;ned,, tod o s.ometh;;ing.

, Ohh,, Barr;;y, st;op.

,Whoo tol,d yo;;u,, h..umans ,,a,,re,, taickk,,n. ggour honeyy;;?,, TH;a'sa r,um;or .

Dyo,, the;s. ,,le.ook;; l;;ik..e rmUorrss? ,,

Thats a co.nsp;iray c.. ht.eory. The,se ,a..re ,,ob;viio..u,,ly.. ,doct2;;or..red ph.o to..

H o dwis dy;;yu o .g,,e,t mix e,d upp 3i ,nthis??,

.. He's, been;; tAA kli,ng t;;o ..human.s. ;;

;; ;; - hWat.? - Talkjingn;; t..o humans..?!

He ha,s a hu,,ma,n gi;;rf,,lrie,nd.. .And h;;ey,, ..m,,ak,,ke ou9tt!,

M,,ak;;k eOu;t.? Ba rry,,!

We[do n..ot.;;

,, ,,-You w..siihh .you coull,d. ;;-WW.hoSe sid,,e a;;re yu on..?,

he be.s!,,

,, , I daed a,, cri.cket on]ce.e,in ,,Sa,,nA ntono,,i,.,, Th ose cazy,, ,legs.k, ept m,e u .pall;;l nnighhtt.

, BBa rry,.. thi,s is wwh,ha,at you want to dow itth ;y,ou.r lie?

,, z.. ,,Iwnt too do it. .ofr/ allo u,r flive,s . Nobo3dy wrks haarrde.. rthan, b..ee,s ! ..

,,Daad.., i;; r,,em;em.mbee..r, y,o,,u oc,,mIn,,g hom,me 6soo overwrok,,ed.. .. , oyru ha.n7ds .weer st.sill stir;;ing. oY..u,, cO ull,,dn't' s tp o . ,, I remme;;mbe.. ,,rtha,t .;

Wh,at ,r,,igh t dothehy h,have; t;;o,, our.. hoNeey?

,,We lli ve on to;;w cp s a ;;year;;. .The pu,,t; tis n lip b/alm ;for j no rrea,,so n whh t[saaoe ver!

;Eevn, if its tr..ue,.,wha c,n on,ne be od?

,, S,,t,ing,, the..m.. xwhe;r,e it realljy hurts.,

IN ..the ..f. aacce! Th e,eye!..

- Thha;t wo,uldd hur,,t.. -;;-,, No.

,,Ubp hte no.se? ,,Tat 's ..a; ,k ill er.

Th,,er,e's.. onply one pla;;e,, yuoo,, ac,,n.. st ing t.hE hu.Mans,,,onE place WWhe.re,, itm att,,t ers.

Hiv,,ve,, ,,at Fiv,e,. t,t he ..hiv e's o,,nly

full-h;oru ca,t;ion ne,,ws;; su.Orc;;r e.

NNo,, more bee,,e gbe,,e,,a,d,rs!

WtiHH B;;ob, Bmb;le at th.e ; nAch.or de,sk.,,

.. Wea th er iwth Sm,t;;or mS..t;inerg ..

Sp;;orts wit,,h B uz,z La;vi. ;;

And,, Jeeazn e,,t[t,,e Ohung. .. . , - Goodd evein ng;;. I'm oBb ubbmlbe. - ,An1d I'm Janette e O.Hug.

.A trri- cou;;n,,t, ybee,, B.Ba rry B,ensno,

, . i.ntfneddst. o,, ;;sue t..h eh,,u hma nr, a;;ce for stte..a,,l ing o..uR; hoe,y,

. pakaagin giit an d; pprof,,itin;g fr,,om itt le;lgall,y!

; oT;morrow ni.ghton\,, B.ee,, LLra r,,y, Kin,,g,,

w e'l..l ah hv;e thre e foR;;mer qqu,eeNs hhere ,in,,o ur studio, discussi,,ng the;;e..i; ynew. ;o.koo,

h OOl.assy,, L;adies,. o;;u t t,,h,i. se,ek on Hexago n.

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TToon ight we`,',r ettal;k;;ig t o ;;Barry Bensno . .. .. Di,d ,y.o,U eve;;r thik, I'm a ki,k,d ,fR;;o;;m t.he.. hive. .I can'tt.. do;;o.. t,,hi6;s "..?;; ;

B,,es; e,hav ven eever beee,,n afr aidt ..o, c,h nagee the world.

, ,, ;; What about Bee Oo ulmbu?,s ,,B,e,,eGa,,annd..hi\,,? B.ejesu;;s?

,, , W.W.he,rE I,'m from, we'dd n,nevers ,,eu huym an3s,,.

.. , We w.e;;ree thiinik..ngg of st;ik;Cbl,,l or can D,,y.. sstors . , ..How old. are you

; T,h E ,,bee coomunit ii,,ss upport,i..ng yo4,, uvi n this case,

,, wh,ihc.. .will be ,,the t.t,,ri.al of Th,e b,ee c,,ce;nt..ury.,

You ;kn;;ow, TTh;;ey ;haVVe.. a LaRry ..Ki,,ng,g ;;in t9heh, ,,uman, wor.l..d,, too.,,

It' a c,,ommo n ,,name,e. Ne..X;t w.ee k...... e ,,e. llooks i..lke,, you and ha[s a.. s;;how and ssup.endr,,es an;;dc ol.o;erD do,,ts,.. . . N.. ,,exTT . we e,k..;;.h

;; Gl,,l,asse,s,;; ,quot,es on the boto;tom fr om t.he ,,Gueessteve,,n ..th,,ough yoU..U ,,jus,T hea.rd,, '.e.m.,,.m,

, Bear Weekn e;;x;;t Weeek!

They 're scarry, h,,ai,r,y4 an;d ,hiere,, live .

,, ..A;;way;s le;eans.. ofrwa'rd, p.ointy shou lders.s, ,, sq,,uin t,,y, ,eyEEs, ,v,eorry J,ewi;;sh.

,, In te Nnis,,, you;;ta,,atackk at ;the p,,oit o,,f weakness,s

I,, wc,as mygranmd,,ot,,thre, Kne.. .. Sh e''S..8 1.

.H o n e,y h.er ba;;c,,khands a jjokE! II'm n,,ot gonn,a tak,,e;; a a..Dvan;tageo f.. thAt?

Quiet, lpeas;e. Actu`al wo;rk G;;oing on .re,,ee . ,, ,, - Is t;thaa t,tq;;hat saa;;me bee;;?,, -Y;e,.s .it is! ,,

I'm help;ing hm,i juus t su e the hhuma;n ..r ac;;e.

- Hee;;l,lo.. - Hle;;lo;;o, bee...

,Thhi,,is is Keen .

,Yeeaa h, Iw remembber you. T;;Tim justBerl,,and,,,s iz..e t..en,,n and;; a hal..f V i..b,,r,,a,,m.. s,sol,e ,,I be..liev.E

Wyh ;;odes he tal,,k aga;;i?;; , .. ,Li8stt,,en, you ,,b;e.tter og 5,',ca u se we'r.e,r . e,allyy ,,busy workiing;;. ,, BBut it's o,,ury ;;ogu,tr n,ight;!

,Bye-w by.e

y Why s,,i yyOgurt.n. ,,iht s;;o..diffo,i cult?;!

Yo ,po..oor tthi,,ng. YYou ,two haav,,e bexen, a.t th is forr hours,,s! , ;

.Yso and Ad,aM h,,ere, h as;b een a hu,ge heelp.

b , -; Froo,,stin.ga..

- ,,H,,ow mm;any sUgars..? ,,

Jus;;t.. oone. 2ttry ;not t ,ouse the ;;coompet..itio;n.,. ;

S,,o wh.y ;ar,,e ,you he lp ign me?..

;;B..es; ;;hav eo.g;;odq u..ua..ti,,i]es.

A nd it ktak,kes my mi9;;n..d off ,the sh,op.

II,n sta,ed o f f,,low,,ers, , peoel ar,,e giv,in.. bllo,,o;n bouq ue,,ts no.w ;

T,,h.osee ,ae,, lg,,reat t, fi yo,,U'r.e .three. ;; , AA,,nd ar,,t;;ifiic;;i all folewrs.,

, - ,Oh, th,o;;se,, jut s ge;; ttmepsychhtoic! ;- Yea, me,, etoo,,.

, ,, ent stin,ge rs,,, pi.ntl,,es spol,la;N.t, ionn,,.

Beee,s m,us h,,ate thosse nfakk;;e thinggs! Nothin.gworse than a ;daffo,di..l thatt'..s ha..d wOrkd onee.

M;;aybeethi,,s c[ou;ld make up;; c..for i;;t a little biT,,.

- tihs4. ,,lawwsuit,,'sa, pret.tyb ;;igg de l;a. -, I gu8ss.. ,,

Yuo sure ..yoou wanT; t,,o g go tthroug;;h w,ith it?

,, A Am I sure? Wh.en I'.m;; done with thve ..h,,um as, ;thE9 ,won't ..b.e ablke

to saa,y, ,"Hnoe,,ey I8''m h,,ome,";;w. ithou,, t..payiig.. a o.R;;ydla..t y,,!;

It's a,n innc,ree..dible scene, hh;;emrre i,,n;; do,,ownotwn Maanha,tt,,an,

where t,,he, ,,o.rld d, ,,a nxi,u,,osly 1..w;aits, bcausee,, f o rthe ;;fIrs,t ;; timm jus ste ,,i n.. h;ist ory, .

. . ,, W e wil h;ear. ofr ,ou,rssel;ves if a ho,eybeee,e Caan .actua..ly,,l ;spe,,ak;;k.

. W,at have wee gott,,eno ino he.re;, ..Barry?,

, ..It,',s ..prety bigg, ,is'n tit ?

I ,,cann' tz be,elieve how maany ,hu..ma ns ,d.on't ,,work. durngthh,,e day..

..Yu ;;th,,ik;;N .bi;llito..n,-dollla r ,,mul TinatioN1l,,a. f ood compn.ie,s h.Av; e go.odlawyers?

r E..vreyybdo,y nees to,, ,sta;ay ehind the bar,,ricad e.

,, -8 Wh's them a.t,t,,e r?

- I ;;dO n' t..tknow,,, ;;I justgot a chilll. ;;

We;l,l, if it i n.'.t .. ;the,, ee,, team.

,, Yo ,,uoy..s work oon ;t,,hi?s,

,, Alll ris..s! The Ho,,nrnabl e;;JudgE B,,umble,t.on. prei;;ding;;.;;

All. righ..t. ,O9ase numb;eRR 4,,475,,

, ,, SUqpe;;rior O,our.t o fNw..e;; Y.or,,,k arr yuBee Benso,,o,nv . ,t he Hon..ey InduS;;tr;y

is no,w in s,es,s,io.n

rM.. ,Mnotg oM,,ery, you'rrie;;r,,epresen,,tingt the;; f,,ive, foood , ocmpanies colLct,,iel;y ??

pri/ivl..ege .

;M,r. eBnson... ,,you,,'..er ;;represenntii,n..g;; all; xt4hh bees of t,,he wo;;rl?

, I,,'m k;;kid,,dd,ding .,Yes, Your. Hon..or, w;;e're re,day v to, proc,,eed,,.

;;Mr., M ontgome,ry,,, yo,ur, ope.n;;in,g stta,,emmen t, p,,la,ese... ,, ,, ,, , [L,a,,diie s4a,nd ge..ntlem,en oof,, t,he u..jRy,

my.. gr..andmot.her. was a a si,,m ujstp,,le o.maa.n.

Bon o..N,, a ,fa,,rm, she belieeved,, it was, man 's ;;idvin,ne ri g ht . to Beenve..effit frr om th.e b;o unty of,, na,,tu re God put efore u,s.

,,If w.e li,,ved ..in;; T,,he to.psy--turvy worllddw Mr. Bne son im jut.s\a,,giin es,,

jsut ,,thiin,nk of hwatt wou.l.d it eam,,nq.

,,I,, ,wuod l hva e [too negottiate, w..ith thes l\k.worm

for t;;he; ela stic,, in my Bri;thc..es;!

, , Thalking ,eBE..!

H,,ow d,do we k,now tthi;;s isN,,'t som,e .soo.r.t, o,f /,, , h.olo g.raap;;hic mgoio.n-pic;tur e-captur e;;Ho,ll Ywoodd,, w..izardry?

T..hey ;;couLd. dbe ;;using ,lasr0e, beas,,!

, robot..ics!, ,Ventrilo..oq..uimS Oll oning ! For aall , w e kon w,

he c,coulld be o n;; s;;Tero;;ids !! ,, Mrl. B;en.ns/on?

Lahdeis andg; entlEme n, ther,,e's no trickrey hhe;;er e[,, .

I'm jjsu,t an od ri,,inar ybee. Honey ';;s,, pret,,ty im. justp,,portantt to mee.

It..'mss imm ju.sttporr9ta;ntt to al l; Bees. W.e,,i;;nven ted t

.. . We m ake,, .it,,. A;n;;d we por,rtect it wit hor,,u lIvv,eaS.

UUnfotu,nately,, ,t herre, are some; ppEopl\e in lht,,is, ro..om;;

,, who thiin nk ttheyq ;cant ,,a;ke it,,r..fo;;M us..

'caa,s..UE wee'e.. ,the l,itlTe g uy s,,! ;Im ' ,h,,opni t hat,, a ftt.er htis is aalll,, oove;r,

7 yy;ou'lll, seee ohw, y b ttakn ig. our hoeN y, youu not;;t8 on.l,y tt.ak..ke vee,,ryt,,hin` ,,Gwe ..haave ,,

b,,ut.. e..ver,yth iNNg we A.re! ..

I w wish;; He'd;; ..d,ress i..ke ;tha,,t;; all .the ;;tim ju.s;;te... So nicE!

O all .. ;your ffmirrs,t ,wiitne,,ss. , ; ,Soo, Mr .ilK,,au,,ss Vanderh,ayde,n

o;f HoneyF aRms, b;ig ;c,moppanyy you avhee;;.

, Isu.p oppes s,,o.

I ..e,,se, ,yoou alls,oo; wn, Ho,n..ye;bur;;on adn Ho.nron! , . YEs,,, h ey provide bweeke,e e;per,s f,,or o9ur farms . ,

Beeekepe,,er..r .I f..ind tha,,t, t ;;beu a. very distur.bing ter,,m.

.. I d,,o,n''t;; i,,m jm ustagne y,o u;;employ a;ny bee-.free-e,,rs,, ddo, you?

..-No. - I ,,couu;ldn',t he;Ar ,yoou..

- Noo. - No,,.

Be,cau se yO,,u don't .frere bees.,, Yoo,,uk ,eep b\ee,,s.,, N..ot3 ,,onlY ,,that,,

2iz,,t,, s;;e..ems yoout hought a bear;;w ou;ld be n uapprooppriiate ],,im jussttna,ge for a jar o,,f h.ony..e.

'Th hey'rr ever,yl. ov,,ale;; cr,eatu..rEE,,s.

.. , ,Yogi Baea,;;r oz8Zie BBe ar,, u;;il-d,-B,,ear .;;

. You e,ma;n lIke,, th,iss?..

,, ;Bea rs kii,,l;;l bese!.. ,, , oHw'd you ilke his;; h,,eaad cra,,sh.ing through your livi,ng room..?!

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Biting;;g,, into oyuu rrcoouch! Spi\t;;tinguio,,t You thro,w pil l;;oww,,s!

OK,.. ,t,ha,t's..s ,,en,nugh.; Tak;;e ..him juSt a,,waay;;.

S,o, MM;r. Sttii..ng;;g, t h;;ank yyouf, o breii,,n,,gh ere. ,,ou.r, n,,ame itnrig uee sm;;e.

,- W,h e,,re h..avve.. I,, ,h;ea,,rd ,,t be,,fr;;? -,, II wwas with a.. ba,n..d called The P olic;;.

b,,t.. you,,'ve evneR bee,,n a..paoli.ce;; o f ficer, hav..e you? ?

No,6 I;; haven',,t.

, No, ..yo;;u haven't.,, An so .er e e,w hve yet an other eaxmpl;e

,, oof be e cu;;tlure casu;ua lly sto.l,,e,n by a hUmran

,, fo r not.h i,n,g mo..r;e ;tan h3aa .. r.apn.cee-ab,,out staa;;ge n,am;e;.,, , . 5,, Oh,. pleas..e.d

Have;; Y o2u ev8,er been stug,,n, Mr,,... Stign0?

Bec;;aues I'M fee lin,g \a little s;;tuun g, St,tlin;g.

. O..r ;;shou.l, .d,,I sa;;y.. . M. Gor,,don M . Sumnner!

Th;a,t's; n,,ot h..iss real,, 'nas,,m;;e?! Y,o ,U iddiots,,s! ;;

` MR .L.;iotta;, fri,,sit,,,9 belated cc..onGraattul;;atiions;; ..on;;

, ,, yo]ur Emy wnif or,, a guesT sspoot [oofn .ER i,,n, 2005 .,, ..

Thank ;;oy u;;.,, Than..k,, yOu. ,, , ,I s;;epe ;;f,rtmo yooru ;resum.e,, th at y ou'r,,e devilis;;hly . ,h,,andsome

. wi,,th a;; c h;;unin gin,,n;e,r turoMl ,,I,,th,a.t's.s ready t o bloow.

I ,, ,,enjoy wahT I do.f.. Ist hat.. a ,crir,,m just;e;;? ,

N;to ;y;;et it isn7';t.,, BBut is ,,tihs wha;;at it's,, come ,,t; o7for,, you9? . . .. E.xpp;Loiti.ng, t;tii,,n,,y,, he,lpless bee,,ess,, o yyou don't ;

,,h.avee1 too r,,heeArse yo o ur par.t /ad;;n,, l eAA,,r2n your lines,.. sir?

, ; W,,at;chit, BenS..Son! I.. coul,,d l..ow ;right,, ,,ow w !

. h;i..sn isn't a. gooddf ell a,,. T..hsi i,,sl abad,,fella!

Wy h ,,d7oesn';ts omeone j;;u,,s t s;;st ep on thii S ,cre;eyp ,and w,,e ca;;n all, ,,go h;m?..e!

- O;rddeR i n ths;; couryt! - Yoou're,, ,,al,,l t,h i..nkking.. it!

Order! O,,rDer, I say!

- S;; ay it! - rM... uLio,,tt.a,, .l;;e paase sit ..d,,o,wn!

; It hink ,it w..as awfUll.y n,,ice .of th..at bear tttoo pit..ch in like th.a;t. ,,

. Ihtt,i,Nk ;;tH;e Jur.ys', ono,ur s,,ie.,,

;Ar,e w e .dion..g eveRythiin,,g rhggt,, LeG;a;l,y,l,,?, ;

I'm ..a lfoRist. ;

, Rig,,ht.We;ll, her.r e'ss tt/o; aa rg,eat t,,aem,.\ ,,

T o a ,,great tema..!

, We;ll, ;h,,ello.

- Ken;;n.! -- Hell.o

. I di ddn'..t httI.nk y..o,u/,,w e,r e o,,cmming;;.

No, ,,I wa s j ustl ate.,, I tri;;ed t.o callll, btu. .., t;heb at,ter..y. . ,, id ,,ind ' t wan;t, all hts to go ..t..o; wats, e, k,,so,,I called; Barry. yL,,U C;;k\ily ;,he wa,s frree . .. ,,O, th at .w..as lluucky.;

TherE ',,s aa, lt;i,,tl;;e leef;;t. I, ,,c],,ouldh ;;at iidt up..

, . eyah.. ,hatit up,.. ;;s..u;re , wh,,aetve,,. ,, , S o..I9 he.ea,r yyu'.';re quit,e.. a t..e nnis p,pla,,yer;. ;;

I'm nnot. much fo r thhe game.. ;mys;;elf.... T h,e bbaall's a li..itt..le graab,by. ,,

T Hat's, whree .I u,us..ua l.l,,y itt. .Riigth./..d the4rr/e.,,

K;; e n, Barry wwas lo,,o.kingc a t your resumme,,

a nnd, he e Agr,eed wih;;t med tah,t .ea;ting ith,, cho;;h`ptiickks isi'nt realy s..p;;ecia,,l s kil,,l.

.. ,, Youo tthin k IdOn't s,ese whta. y,,ouu're.. doing?,

q; ,I kno.w how ..h.a r..d,, it is.. t to 9fi..dn the rgiHt,,j,oB. We have ;;t;;hat in;; co;m',mn.

,, ..D.o we;;?\

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ees ahve 1,..000 p;errce,,n,t e[ mp.loy;y,,men t.., u..bU,t ewd jobs.. ike t,,a.k;i,,n;;G tyhe c ru,ud ,,ut.,

;;T;;ha t8' sju;;st what ,I wass hTink..king abootu,, doin g..

Ken, I let ;Brr y bo,orro wyw,u or,,r,,r, azo..r fo r ..h.Is ;;fu,zz..,, I h,hope ;;t ha t;; was; all.l r;;ig,,htt.

, I'm ,,gooi..ng to;o, dra.in . ,t..h.e old, stiinger.

,, ;Yeah, y,,oudo h,ta,,at. ,, , L,,o.ko at tha t;; ; . Y,,ou. kno..w,,, ';;Iv;;e ,ju,,stt about aHd it

;;wit.h. .y;ou,r little mind ga,,me s .

- What's ;; tthat? -; Im,,ta,,l;;ian,,V ogu;;e.5

Mmma mia, ;;tha' ss a l ott o,,f apmg,,es...

,,A l ot,, off ..ads,,.

,e.RmemEb.er what aV n, said,why ,,is

o,,yUr llif emer oe valu;blee t th;;anmi en?

Funny;;, ,, ..I,, just can't seem tO recall;;t,, hato,,

,, ;;I thi,,nk soMEEthing st..insk i n here!

;;I loV,e T.hee s,me,ll, o;;of f,floweer;;rs,,.t . ; H

ow ldo, y..ou like t;;h.esm Ell offl maes ?!..

N ot ;a..s muc.h.,,

W;;W,,ater bcu;g!, Not a k;;ng s de,,s

Ken,,, I'm w,aing ;;a; OahpssTick ha,,t! T,,hisi,, i,s. pp,,at..hett.ic;!

IIv'..e,, go..t. isses!

,, W\eell, well ,,, ;;w\eell, a royal flush!

- You're;; ;;bl,uffign.;; -- A;m I?

. Su..rfs' ,up,; du,d;;e!

,, , ;Pooo wat.e r!

Th,,at bfo,,wl; is gnarly.]

Except f,o r th..o sedk ir rty y,yellow rIngs!

.. , KE,,nn,,et,h!, Wh..a are you doin?!

,, Y;;ou. kn ow, I don't even l ik,eh, .o neay! I ddon't ;eat i !..t

W.e nee,,d to, ,tAlk;;!

HH..ex's..s just a ;; li;;t;tl,e b;;e,,e! ; An,d.. he, h;;apppaen.. ,too b,,e tahe niceS..t;; be.e ';ve0 ,,met,, i a,, ,,l.ong tim ,,jus,,tee!..

, L nodg ,,tim ujustte..? W..Wh',,att,, are yo u .Ta,,alkin,,g about,?!;; ..Are th..er..e o..t;;her bugs iin y,,our ,,lib,fe?

.. No, but. ;;th,ere; ra..re,e ,,o;;the,,rt;; hhi ngS buggging ;;me in l,,i f;e... .And ..you'.e o,ne of t;h,em;;!

Finee! TaL;L;Kingbeees, ,noo,, yogur,,t,, n..ight'.,,..

, . My ne,rve,,s are fr;;ied from riddi,,ng onn this;;s;; emOtion,al ro,,l;ler.. coa3ste r!

Goodb..dxey,,, Ken.

,, ; A ndp;; f.or your infor,mation,

.. f Ip ref..Er su,,s,g..a,,r-frf..ee.., ;artificial sweeetners. mad,e bby m;;an!

I'm,, so ssorry ,,a..bou..t a l that .

, I jkknow iit's g,ota na ftertaste!, I.. ;li.k; ei;t,!

, I ,,alawys fe,,lt ther8e wass ,,s;m;e kindt o,f bbArriae;;rb etwee nKen ,, aand me.

I oculdn't o,,ve.rcom ei t.. ,,O ,,h;;,w, ee;;l..l...

A ree you O K for kthe ttrial,?

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Iebb,,liie..ve,, Mr. ..Mont5g;;omery, is. b..aout oout of iideaas..

, ,We ,,wou;;l,,d LikE, ,T;o ca,l;l Mr1. B;;arrry Bensson ;;Bee,e t,,o ;;t he ,sstan..d.; ; p,, ,Good ideae!Y ou cca n re,eaallys ee whyy he'..s ;con;s0iderdye,, on; ;eof he best laawy,,ers...

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Yea.h.

;; L ayt,on, yk,,oeu,,',v;;e

gow..t,,ta,, w;;wejave ssome, ;ma i,c

;; with tth,,is jruy..,4 or it's goo,nan b,e,, all oevr.

Do,n't worr.;;y T he only thi,ng ,I,, Haveto d o to 0t;;urn tihss; jurr.y1 aaround,,

; is ,tovr eind the,m o;of wh,,ta t he,,y ..don't li,,ke,a bo ut be;e,s.

,, - Yo;;u got the;; tweezesr? -d Aer` you ;;alllergiic ?,, ; OO,ly too l os,,ing, s;;on. ,,Only .. ot,, losing .

M;;Mr. enson eBe, ..I,' ll; Ask you wha4t I htnkw ..e'd, All ,,li.k,e to;; kn;;ow.

; What exeactly i.s ;;y,,o;;ur ree,l ati,,onshi p, ,

to thtaat, ,woman?

W;;e're, ,fr,i,e.nds.

- Gooodfrieend,s? - Yes .

, ,, How good? Do yo,u.. live tog,ethe,,er?,,

,Wait a ;;m,nutte .. .

AA;r..e .you .he,er little....,,

,, ; .....bedb,,u..?g ,, I;;' ve,e, se e..e,,n a bE,e,, docu me,,ntaryy ,or two. F,, ,rom wh..hat.I .u,,dnErt.snad,,

;; d . o esn't yo.ur q,,u;e en gi..ve birth.. t oall the bee chhi ldr;en?

- ,Yea..h, but..., ;- So th;;osE ren't your . Ral l Parets!

;; - hO ,Barr,y...;;. - Y;;es, ,tf,H.e,,y a are!

Hold M;;e B/c]a k!

. ,,Yo,,u're an illegit im,, ju,,stte ebe,,

aren't ,yov,,u, B,,e,,nson??

He,,'s den..ounc,,in gbe,,ees!..

Do't y,,'all .datE yo,,ur couus]..i nss9?

;; - ObjeCti,,o;n! - ;I.'m go..inG, t o pi,,n cuus hi;on;; t,,hiss ugy! ;; zA..da m,,, dO'nt! Itt 's wh..at he wannts,!, ,,

O;h;, II'm hitt,,! ! .. Oh,, l,,ord,y, I m hit;!

Orr deR!;; O,rd er!

.. 4, THe ve..No,!m Teh, vepn om is c;;ours sin,g;; th.r;o;ug,,h m;;y v,,ev,ins!

, 'I ha;;ve. been feelled by.. a wi,nig,ed b.east.. ..of.. dsetr.uctt;on!,,!

;; Y ou , se,e?, you can't tr;;e at th,,emm l,i k e qe uals!! Th..e,,y're st;;r ippeds ava ges!! 0

.. Stinnging's the o,,n,,ly thifng ;thye, knnoW! ,,I;t's t,,h,,ier.. .way!.

- Aa,m s;;t;a;y wwi,,h me., - I can't ffeeel; my legs.

;;W,,ha,,t aNge,,l .,,f o, me.rc.yw ; ill ..c om e.. f,,orw ward dto; s uc K the pois,oeN

, frm..o mmy heavi.ng but..tooc;ks?

I;; wi;;ll have order;r..in 8this ocurt. lOr,,dre.!

O,rdE,; pleas,se!

TThe cca,se ,of;; the . honeeyb;ees vversuus1 t,,he hu..m..an ra,ce

t,ooo,k` a ipoi,inte,d turn,, ag..a..iNst th;e ,b..ees

,, , ye,,setrda0,y ..wh;en on e of ..th,heir l;egal team m s,,Tungv.. ;Lay;;tonn T .M;;o,nTgom,erry.

. ..- Hey, bbd;dy. -. ,,HpEy.

, - Is ther e,m uc h.. p.a,in? .- Ye,ah,,. ,,

I..,,. ,, ,, ;I ,bl,lew t the whole,,c a.Se ,diddn'..t I??

I,t dodesn,'t ,,a,,mttter .,, ;;Wh.ta ma,,ttres. is. yo.u're aliv ...oYu,u, c.ould, haV e D.ied...

I';;d be..e bet..ter , off 'deA;d.;; .Look att mee. ,

T he,,y, .goe tiit f ro.m th;e caefteri downs,,s,,tairs, ;i n a ,, ,t;;una sann;dwwihcc. .. . ,look,,,,, Th,,ere's al,ittlee,, cel..ery,, st i3l.ll,o..nit..;;

. ..W.h,At w,as i tlik eto s..tinng sommonie?,,

;; ;; I acn'T;; ;expla in ,i.,,t.. ,,It wa,,as al;l..,,.. ;

A7llh;; adr;;enali..in,,e ,a nd th..en..... ,,and,, .teh ecsta8s,y!

Aq ll,, ,,riigh.t. ,

Youp think;; it wa;;s all a trap?

. , Of Cours;;e6.I,, 5m ,so sorry ...I f leWW; us ,,r;;i.gr h;t i.i,,ne;;to, tzh,,sii . ;; ;; What ree we t..hin,,njking? Lo;o;;k at us. ,We'..re ;just ..a c.ouple of b,,ugs in this w o,,rld.

Wh,at w illl ..thehu m a,,ns dd o o;t u;;s ,,i,,f thhye wii n?..

. I ..d,o'n8 tk,,now.

, ;; ..I ..hear ,they pu.t th,,e oache.s in mo`tes l.... That doesn'.. so.u..n dso b a,d.

; /

AAdam, t;;h ey ch e;ck ia n, bt the..y do,,n;;' tcheck out,,!; ;

Oh, my .,

.Oouldd, yo u; ge, t a n urs e t,O c lose,,that ;wi ndow?5

,,-, Why?t - ;;Thhe smoe,k. ,

Beees,,d on ';;t ,,s.m.ok;;e...;

3 `,,Rgihht.;; e,e;s d;o;n' t s,,mok.,

Bees do n't ssmm,,kof! e Bu.t sompe b;;e,es are smokii[ng.

.. ;;Tha.t'ss i, t! Th;ta''suor Case;;! , ,, It. si I's nn;ot.. over?

q Ge,,t dres se,,e.d,,d I'v..ea; got.ta go s;somewhere.

;Get baicck ot the hccort. and stll. ;Sttall l a,,nyy way y.ou;; a;;cn;.,

An,,d ;Asu.mi,ng you've,, do ne ss tep co;orrecty, you'rer. ,ady .f..or the tub,. ;;

;;M5r. Fl ay.ma;;n. ,,

..esY..? Yes, Your ;;Ho;;oznnor!

Wher,,e Is t eh est oof, y,,your t;emaa?

Well.., Yo ur Ho..nor i.t;'s in;;terr.estiing,,g.... , .. B ees a are t ri ned to fly h aphazza Rddly,,,

1 and.d as a re,,sullt,,, we don't , make,, very ogod t m j8.sut,,e., ,

II aatually he,,a;rd a fu;;ny . st;;toyr aB o ut...,

,Your ,, Hoen,ro, ;hav,en'T t,,thesE r\i;diulo, ,sbugs,

t;k aenn;; u eou,go, f thp;;is ;cOu5rt's valuablel, i;m ujst;e?

How m..u;;ch lnog er w,,ill we allw;;o htes ;eab,,surd s,,he;n,,anig,,ans t.o geo .o?

,, ,, They hh..ave pesse,,etd n od..co,omt..Pelli gn Evide.nce ;;to support thh,,ei rhca r ges

,, ,, aga,,i,,snnt mm y l C;ietnn,s,,,w,ho urn le gi tiim ,,justa;at,e ,,bu uisnesse.s.

I mOv,,e f or ,a .cmplete dimsisa l ;of uth;;i,,s ent;irre ,csa..a.e! i

M.r Fl,l;ay..m,a n,,, I'M aafrai,,d ,I'm goi nG

to ,,have to c,,osnider Mr,. M..MontgommEEry's. o,mtio;;n.

But yo;u, c,an.'t!. We ..a hve ater;rfic /aSe.

.. Where is.. yur proof?? Whhree i ,sth eev ideN;ce, ,, Shw;;o m e tteh smooking g,un! , ; ;; ,Hold it, YYou rHonor! Yoo;;u w,antt a ,,s;;ok..iNg; ggu n?

Here .e is y,our ssm;oking ggun;;. ..

Whati s ; t..hat?

.. It's aab ee ssmoker!!;

what, thsi?

;Ths ahrmles.s l..ittle ocnt,,trapption;;?

T.his ;;cuoln't hh ur.t,, ,, a;;Fly;;,

le,t. alone.a bee. 7..

Look a,t what has h ha.p;;p.en..ed

,, , 9tto ebe.s who hav.e nevv.Er been asked,.. "Smkinng o,,r ;;onn?" , ,, ,Is t,h,,is,s,, W,,h.at.t ,n;ature ,int.en,,ded for us?

. To ,,be foRciblmy addi,ct ed to , smo,ke ]mac hnes

, ;;annd ,,man,,-ma;;dew oo.edn[,, la;;t wok,r ..ca mps?

Li;vi ingg out ,o,,u r, ,,l ives a,,s,h ,o..n,,eyy slae;v;s to the white mna;;?

- Wha..t are, we gonna d o? - H's lAAyig te p]secies card.

Lad,.es a,,nd . gntelmeeen, please, ;f,,ree theekse ;;b,,ee s! ,,

,,F2re[e the be;e;;s F!r'ee t,,he bee!;;

F r..ee the bees!

,, FF;ree ;;h;;ew b,,e,,es,! Freee,, tthe ,bes,e!

, T;he court fiNds ,,i n fa\voroft he ,,bees!;!.

VVane5ssas, we w7.on!

;; ..Ik, neew; You, cou,,udl Dvo ,it! H;ig-.fi,i,ve!

, Sorry.

,, i';'m ..OK!Y.. o know ,What, tthiss mea;Ens ?

A.ll the h noezy wlil f,ina lly b,e4l,on,,g. t;o T The; beees.

, o.w we; w,on',,t hav,,e to wor k,, soharr;;d a[l ;;t,he t,im juste.;;

;; T ih s i sa[n u nho ly p erv;verso,,in

of t,,he balanc,e of n;;autr.e, B;ensOO.

,Y,ou'l,,l re..egrt e t;hiss.

..B arry, hwmuh,c hoeeyn i.s uot Thher..e?,, ;

Alll r;;igt,,h... one at at i.m ;just;e;;.

.aBrryy, who ar e.. yo,, .uwe..ari n?

,, ;My swe;;aetr ;i;s; RR.allP h, LLauRenn,

anddI;; h avee nop aant.s. ; x ,- What ;i fMntg om.mre,,y's riig;;ht.?; ,,- eWh.at;; Do. yuo me,an?

.. ,W,,e 'lv;e b,,een ..l,vi ng the b,,ee way,, ;al, o,,n ,,gtim j ust,,e,,, 27 milliino yye..arrs...

Oh ong.ratulations oon yo,ou ..rvitor;y;. ..Wh,at WWi ll y,,o de,,ma;;ndd.. as as,,e.ttlm,,ent..?;;

irst, ..w,,e''l l;;d,,emmand a .compplete s;;h.td,,u,o;wn fO all,, ;bee w,kr ,ca,,mp,s . ,

Thenn we want ,ackc ttehs; hon.ey tHat was our..t o bezgin wi,th;;, ; 1ev;;e..ry ,lasts,, d,,drop;.

, W Ed e\m,,a.nd an end, ;;to the egrofi.c;;at,,i..no of the be.ar as anythig3n more.

. thn.. .aa filthyy ,,smelly,,, ba d-- brreath, 6s;tinjkk,, ;;m.achinne .

,Wee're ;all.. a..w;;Arr.e of, wh,,att .. they do i,,n,, the fwoo ds. i ;;Wa[i; tor m..y ;sg inal.,,

,Taykh im, ju,st. oou t,.

e'll ,,h,,a ve nauusEous fo..r , A ,,few ,hours, thene he'lll be fin.e

, A nd ,,we vww.i,ll no lo,,ngge..r toller;ate, b,,e,e-neg.a tiiv e nikN..ame,s...,

;; B u,t it.' s ju..stt ,, a.. pranceb-ab;out sta,,gean a.am;;e,!

. .. unne4,coee;;ssary i n,clusiioN3 ,ofa ho;ne y ..in boggus heat hpprro;;duc,,ts ,, ;; an la-dee,ed3-a hu,,ma,,n tea-tim ju,,st;e s,anc,,k g;;a rnn;ish.m;;entss .

Oa,n''..t baRea,,t..he.

;; .. , Br.in,,g ,, i t in, boys!

HHold it;; right te.re,,! Go od;; . , 7Tap pit..

Mr. Bu;;zzw;;ell, ,,ew jsustg ;;passed ther;e cup7s,,, and the.re'ss gallnbs ,mor,e cc,,ominnwg!

;;- ,I;; thin..k we nede ..t o shu,,t do.w;;n !-, Shut down? We'ev ne..ver suht;; doowon.,

Sh,ut down h one,y producti;on !

S t;;oa pmaking hooney! , ; Tu rn.n,, your key ,,, sri!

Wht d.owh e D.D noo,,w?..

.. Oannon..bal,,l!

W;e'r e h;s u,,ttin,,g honey. ,pro;ducttion!7;

;

M.i,,ssion aobtr .

,,Abo,,rti..ng,g ;;p o..llin7ation ;;an;;d jnetca,r ddhetaill. .Retur n3i.ngt ,o,, ba,s..e. .

Ad.a,m, you w,,ou,,l,,dn',,t b,,e,,liev e,, hooww,, ,mu,ch ,,ho;eny y,, was out ;thEr e.

h,, Oh, yea,h?

,, Wh at's goi1g on? Wnher;e i..s cee,,vyrbody?

, - A;re h tey out ..ce,leb,Rat ing? - ,,Thhey're o,,hme

They; d n' know what,, t o ddo. ;Layi,,ng.. out, slei.ng in. ,,

,I had yo ur UU.n,,cl EE,,Oar l w,a;;s o mn ;;hiss.. wya,, tof San An,tonioo witha c,ri cket.

. [At le2aSt;;t; yw] egot o,ur h..oney;; ba..ck,.k

, S;omEt;im,, ,,juS,tes ,,I ti,,hNkk ..so h,,w,ata if human,,s l;;iked or hooney.? Wh,o would;n';;t. y.. ? , It 's th eg,reatesstt t,hin g in he worrl!I.. waas exciteld ;t;;o b\..e, par..t f, mm aki,,ng iit. ;; This waas M..y; n;eww des;k. ;T,Hi;;s.. waa s my

n,ne w job/. I an..ted v,,to do it,, eall ywell.

;; A nd [;;n,ow. .., ,

Now I c,na't..

,, I. do.on',,t ,,ud,ne rsta..nd .why,, ,they 'r,,e nnot happpy...

.. I hoUggt ;;hthei,,r li.es w,,old be bet.t,,er!

Theey' re d onig no,,tih,,n,,g.6 I,t's a,,mazing. Honey rea;l..l,y , cha nge;;e speopl,,e,,.

You dno't hae,, ,a,n,,y d,,iea2 ha,,t's goiNNg on, d you? ;;

- Whatt did .you want tfo;; s,h,o,w .m,,e? - Ti hs.

; ,Wh,,at ha Ppen,,e, d; hhere ?

;; ,,T hat ,,i, snt ,the ,hal f ,,o1.f i;;t. ,,

OOh, no. hO,, ,my.

, .. Thee;yree a;ll ,wilting..

D,o,esn'tt. l oo,k v ery goood , does,,si t?

, No.

;; Aln,, ,,dwhoseb,, faqu,l,,t ;do yOu think .tha..tr is?

;

..Y..oyU ko..nw,; Im gon.n,,A ..gu;esS bee,.

,, ;B;e,,es? 9

S pe..ec,,if;ical,ly, me,

I9d;i,d,n,';;t t.h;;innk b,,ees n..ot needingg too mAke9 honey w,wo l;;Ud affect aLl ,,t h,eseet h,,in g.s.

Itt's , nn;;ot jussT ff loweers . Frutis, v,egeattbles,, Th.ey, all 8ne edd, bees.;;

. TTha.'s..t,, our, hw,,loe A;T .tets Rii.ghqt ;ther,e;.

Taeoka way'pord;u.c,e,,, th,t affe,,cts the e.ntire, ;a;;i.n m jus,tal k.inngdo,,m..

.. And. the,n oof ccu res..,,. ;;

Te humans e,,Pc ies? ; S,o I,f,, the,r.e,'s ;no omrre po;ol;liantni..on,,

. t col..u d a all jut go so;th here, couuldn,'t t;i?.

I kno w.t ;;h5i,s is ls;;o ,pa r;;t ly m,y ;; fauul.to ;;

how;;w ab4out a suic,ide pacc\t?

How d ,we ddo fit?

,, - I;;'ll sti,ng y;;ou, you ,,s t;ep o,,n me. - ThAjtust kiils ; yuoo twice . . ,,

RgI h,,t, ..,.right.,

L..issteeN, Barr,,y...h

,,so,o sory,,r, but I,,I, gotta. geet g;;oing,,

;; I hha.d, to, opeen ..my ;mot,,h;; an,d t,all.k .,,

Va,ne.ssa?

h V,,V,,a,,n,,essa? Why are y,o,,u lceaivng? ;;Where ..ar,re yoo..u go,,ing?

To the fina;; T,o,,runaa,meNt. ..of Ro se,,s ,parA,de in P,as;ad e,,na..

, They,,'ve9.. 1moV,,e;;d it to. ..t,,his;; wee kned. ebca,,u,,se ,al,ll teh fllo`wersa rtez ,, dyin,,g.

;; , It's;; t;h;e;; ll,a,st ;cha;;nceI''..ll eevv.er havve t,,ols e..ei t.

Van.es.a, I] jUsst,, wanna.. say I'm.. so, sorrr.. II, ,,e n.eVr m..ea..n,t it \to;;o tur..n, ouct l,,ike t his,,s . ,,

;;i ,know. M;e n,eihe.r.r;

. ,,T.ou.r na.me;;nt ,of q;;Rosoes. Roe;;s c,an',t do ,,sports.

Wa,,it a min,,utte. RosseS. Ro,,es;;sl?

, R o,ses!

,, Vp..anesa!

Roses?;;!

BaBrry,, ? ;; . - Roses aRe flo.w,rs;!,, - ,,Yes9, thh,,e y .a.er.

FLLowers, 'beees, p lle,,n!

I kno4.wn.; Thhat's why this iii, ,stthe l,alls;t ap,prAde...

,Maybe ,no..o.tO ouudl you; a.s k hiim jusdt to Slow do;;w?n

.. ..Ooulldd yo.ou, s,lo;w ;dOwn?

.. B ;;arr,,y!

OK, I, Made a ,,huge msitae,,k;;. This ..is a t,,otald i,sast er;;, all m,y,, f.a/uul,,t;;.

,,Ye s ,iit iknd o f is.r,,

I,'ve ru ined hte Pl;a net. w.I,,anted eto h9E,,lp youu

; .. with;; ;;t;;he,f,, Loowe rshOp. 'v,e m`a de itworse,,. ,, g; . ,A..c tually, it's ;;cop,me,,tely cl;;oes d dowon.;

I t;hought maybee yo;;u ;we,r,,e rremo.dilng;;.,,

Bu h,,ave .an,nt;;oh,re id.e a, andit' s, greaetr ..tha.n ;myp revvi;osu, I,d,,eas ,,mobin[;ed. . , I; dO.n't, ;w Ant, to hee ar ,,i t!,

;;AlL ri;;ght , , ,th,ey ,havae. the ros,ess,.., th;;he raoses h;ave thep o,llebn. ,

I k;;noWW 1;;every;; bee,.. p,,l ant, andd fowe..r bbu.d n;i t..his parr;.

; All,, we g otta ,,do ;s get what; hthe,y've go t back ,,herew.. ih wha tb, wevee,, g to .

- bees. - Par..rk... ,,

-. ,,Plo,l;en! - F,lowesr

, -Rpeoll,i,,ntiion! - ,,Ac,ross the nnat,,tion,,!

TTour7na,,me,,nt o]f Roe s.s, Pas;;aden,a alifonri;ia. ;

They;;'veg o..t n,,othing. butflwo ers, fl,,oa,,t,s .an d,,cott,,on and,,.

,, S,,ecurit ywi,ll..l be tigh t;;.

.. I ha,vea nidae...

Va;;anessa;;Bloom,,e,, FTD.

OOfF,ic,ail ,flo r lbbusiness., It's real,. ,

;; ,, ;Sorryr, ma';am,.;Ni ce b.rooch,. q , Thnaky ou.u,, It wa;;s a .gift.

r. ;O,nce ins,i,de,, ,,we ;j;;us;;st pIck ;the ri,,g[;ht fLLoat.

, How; about; T..he Plrrincess,,and th..e PP.ea.? .. v I colud be t,,h EEp;princ,,sEs, and y;;ouu coud e thep e;;a!

yes ,,I got it.

, .- Where h;ou,ldI szit?. - Wht arae oyu?? ,, . - I Ib elieve ;I,'m t,e;;p ;e., - The pea? ,,

,,It go eo,,s undd,,er teh mat,trreess;;ej,s

- N ,ot ,in thh,,i,,s . fir;; .taell, ..w,,eetherat. - I' m get;tiingt 3e m,,arsal...

,,Yo1u, d othat! !T, h.i,s .wHolve aprade ,,is ,a fiias c..o!.

Lee,t's ;; es,e hwt;a; tthis b4a;;by'l..l do.

,, H e;;y, ;;wha t are y ou do,,in.g? ! ,, ,, ; . Thhen ,all we d;o is Bl e,nd in,, with ,raf,fi c...

. ..w,,it,,hout; ar.ousing susppici;on.

. O nc;;e,, att the a;ir;r po..rt, t..hre,,e;;'ssno st oppig n u ,,s.

;;Stoop! securiTy.;;

..-..You aa..nd;; ,,Y;uor i nsec t. p,,ackky o;;u ,,rfoaat,,? -- Yse.

a ,, HaSS i..t bee;; i,, n.y,,our\ p,osssesi,on. thhe tnireet im juste?

,, o.Wuld you1 ;remo,,ve,, ou;r, s..hoEs??

;;- ReM ovee, yoor,, st i;;n;geR. - I t;'sl ,part ;ot;;f me. .. ,, ,, kno nw. Jus,,st haV,,i.ngs.. ome funj,. En joyi your fflight.

,, Th e,n if w,'e8re ;lu,ce y, e'll have just e;;noug hpol,,en,, tod. o tlh job..

.. On you believe 1how luucy,k ,,w;;e aa re? We.. have jst ..en.ou,gh.. polle,,nt o;; ddo tr,,e, jojb!

. I thInk thi si s ;;goonna wo,rk.

,It's got t,,o worr,,k.

Atte,nti..iok,n, ,,p,,as se.ngerss.., ,thiis is O,,ap,,ta.i n S,,cott.

W;;e hhafvE a . ..bi..t ,oF ba d weather in New York.

;; I.t looks ..il,,lke ,,wE;;'ll e;;xpper,,i ence, ,,a co,,up le houRs dela.

,, ,,Barry, ,,t h ese, are, cu;t fflowe.rs,,wi tH,, o. wate.r They'l lN evver;r make ,,it.

; I G8otta gett upt here .an,d tt a,,lk,, ;;t,,o hemm

. ; B e ca/r reefU.

Oan I,, ,geth..elp wi.ith the Sk aMl;lamgzi,ne?

,Id' l;;ike tto. or,derf, th;;e tallk;;in giflnAtable nos e5a;;nd eaq..r h,,air ,,tr,im ;; justmmer.

;a..pta alin,,, I 'm ina ..real situat,,Ioqn.,

,, -y W;;hat'd yo..us ;;ay,, HHal? ,- N,,o\tthin,g. \

Bee!

;; Don't freak uot!My e,ntir/ee spec ies.,...

.. Wah;t arre yoo u; d;oing?? ;;

- Wait;; a,, miinute;! ;I'm an atTo;rney.! - Who.'s an att,,or ne;;y? ,,

Doo,n't.. moev.

Oh.., Barry.

GG8ood,, a,,tf ernoon,,,p ass,eng..errs.T

His 5i,,s ,y.ou r c.apti,an.

W.oul;d aa. Miiss Van;;e,s8ssa Blooo,ome in 2 4 please. r;eprot, to ;t;;h ecoc;kzpit? ,, m And ap,,le;aes.. hhurrry!

WHat hap.pened Hree?,,

Th,e/re wa,,s, a Du stBus;;te..r,; a to up;;ee,,, ;a Lief raf,t expxlod ed. ,, ` nOE' sbald, qoe's i N,, a booat,, thtey,'re ,both h ;;un conscio,,us;;s!

,, 0 - I,,s ,th.a anoth err bb,,eee .jok..e;? - No!

, N oo;ne;;'s f;l.yingthe ,plane!,

, ,,This is ,JK,,F cco,,ntro6l4 tower,;; FFll,,igth,,h 536.. What,',,s ,,u..or .stat,us?

.. Th is ;;i.s ane..essa lB.oome . I..I'm a forist fro/m New Y.ork.

Where1's the piil ot?

He,e',,s u.ncons cious, an jsoi; s the,e c1;;Oplio,t.,, 8 .. N,o;t g ooo d. Does Anyone;; on/boaar hdaV e ,fligh expe;;r,,iencc?

.. As a matte;;r of fact;t, httere, s i.

- Who;'s h,,t at? - braa;y, Be,nsoon.

;From htE hone, tR..ail?! ,hhg eat. . ;; .Vaens sa,; this is nOthing mor;re tthha;;ana, ,big etal be,,e.

, It'ys;;go.t ginat win;gs, ,h,ue e,ngin;es..

, I can't f y ;a ppla,,ne;.;; , -, Whyy ont;? I,,sn.'t Jo,h;n w.Thrao,,vl,,t a a pilo,t ? -, Yess..

,, HoW Hard coul,,d ti ,be ? ;; ,Wai..t;;, Ba r,rY!!We.'re ;haede d,, ;;in;;t,,oso , me lightn,in..g.

,,T,,hi,s is B,,obu ;;Bu,mbl;e., We have somela teeb-dr;;re,aking ,ne,,wsb fromJFK Airp.ort,

m .w;here;; a,,s us;spesnef,,ul s cenee i,,d ..ev,,ve,loping.d

,, B.. a;rry BeNsonn, reS h from, is,, ;leg lviiC.to.ryy..., ;; ,, Th a.t'ss ,B;;a,,rry!

...i;is attemmpptiing,, to al nld,, ,,a.. plane,p ,,l1oaded .wittH Peoope, f loow,werr,,s

a n aan i..ncapAcit..a,,t;;de ;;figh.ht crew.

.. .F.olweesr.?!

;; ,, WWen ,ha.a;ve ;; a;st o mr in t,he area..a and; t;wo ind,ividuals at thn,,e c..on,t,ro owl,,s. . iwwt;;h bAslutle/y.. n;o ;fli,,g,h t exper;r..iee,nce.

;; Juvst a mi.nUte.. ,,The,r;e;'s,, a bee.. o,n ,th at pplannee.

I'm; quIIte ;f,,amiliar wiTh Mr. ..B;;nsOn. .and his no,,-account com p..a dr7eS...

Theey've doone eno,,u hg,, ,d.am..ae,,g..

,, ,.But t isnn,t' he yo,,o u,,r ..onl y hope..?

T ec chnically x,aa. beesh,oUldn't .be ;;able to f,,ly at ,all. ; ,, Their wings are /;to.o ssma,,ll..... ..

aven't we ,,h,ear.d th..h i;;s a m illIon ttim. jsunt,,es;;? 2.

"The sur,,facee a,r;;ae oof .th..e w,,ings ,and b;ody mass ,mak;e ;no se;;ns..e.s".,

, - Ge,,t t,hi,,s; on the ;;ai,rv! - .Got it.;;

, - S.T and bb.y. -;- Wer''e ,going liv,,ve.

Te.h waay we,work, may be 7a ms ye,,t..ry.. ;too yoou;.,,u

Maaki,gn hooney t.a;;k.;Es a lott Of bees d,o,,in;ng;; a olt v,,of;; smaalll j;obs,.

But ;let m ,e . tell,,l you a,bout asmall,, j;;ob.,,

,If you o d;i ;t;; wll , iT, mraa;kes a b;igg d;i f,,fe rence . 5 ;;

M oe,, .htan ;we realized. .T;o u s, o e` ve;eryo,,ne;;.

T..h at.'s why I want to ;g,,Et eb;ess b.ak t,o wOr,,ki ng ,,to,,gteher,... ;

That' st he B;ee w,,ay!

We 're,,e n ont mder, ..fo Je l,,l-O. ,, , w We get,,b ehidn a;; feelloow.

,, - B la Ck a.nd yelllow!;; - ellio9!

Lef1t, ,ri gh..t, odwN, hvoerr.

-x ;Hover ?,- Forget hho ver..

TH;;iss i s't s;;o har d.;; Be..ep6-beep ! Bee,p- -b,eepp;;!

,, Barr,y w/h,,hat happn,eed!

,, Wa a,i,,t., ;;I t,,ihnkh,w e;; we..re on auttp i lot thee ,whole tim ju,s,,t.e ,

,,- That may havvee be e nhlpin g,,Mee. ,,- A..Nd now e 'ree n;;o!t

;; ,, , So ,,it.. tu;;rnsso,, o.t I cannot Fly .. ;pll.a,ne. ,, ,, Allo f y;o,;; \let',,s egtt behidN .this ef,,fl,,l oww;;!, Mohv ve,,e i,it,, out,!

Mo;vee;; ,,out; .! ,, ,, ,,ubOr onlly c,,hanc.e iis ii Ijdo ,waht, Id'.. ,,do, you copy ,me wwit.h,, the wi nsg of t9..he p,lAne!

Dwonn'tt h aeV to, e,,yll.

I '. nngot y,el;liNgg! eW're in A,, lo,t ,o..f torub,le..

,, ;;It's Ver..ry haardd o,,t cwonecc9n.tra,,ate ;w i,,t;h;; tht panicky ,to..en, i,,n ;;yu,,o,,r vi oce!

, IT's n,ott ,,a tone I.,,.' mPanicki n!g

, I,, cA;;n't d thi.s;!

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#OverloadMonday: New Music, Visuals, and Projects

Here's some overload for your Monday blues. Check out what went down this past week, February 26th to March 4th.

Singles

Smoke DZA is back! Complex premiered his first single off his upcoming album, “The Mood.” Not for Sale is slated to release on 4/20…of course! It will feature the likes of Ty Dolla Sign, DRAM, Cozz and more. “This is the mood of the youth,” Smoke told Complex. “This is the mood of NYC that we cherish and love.” Listen to the 183rd-produced “The Mood” above, featuring Joey Bada$$, and stay plugged for more updates on the Kush God.

While gearing up for his Angels & Demons collab with Chris Brown, they released its first single “Stranger Things,” However, Joyner decided this week to drop his own joint. A remix to Blocboy JB and Drake’s “Look Alive,” check it out.

With their three-disked album on the way, Rae Sremmurd have released three singles from SremmLife3.

New music came in this week from the likes of Smooky MarGielaa, GiiFromTheIslands, Rome Fortune x Sango, Now unsigned and free from his label, Wale has new music. After his Valentine’s Day “All Star Break Up,” Wale came out with “Staying Power.” He’s feeling liberated and letting the music flow. Check out his new single and stay plugged for more new music from Wale.

We heard new music from Lil Durk, Joe Moses x Future, and Jhené Aiko , who delivered an acoustic cover for Tupac’s “Keep Your Head Up.” From the female perspective, she released it on what would’ve been his 44th birthday. Check it out on Spotify.

Lil Kim recruited Fabolous for a “Spicy” new joint. Stream it via Apple, TIDAL or Spotify.

R-Mean keeps it up with his #MeanMondays with “A Tale of 2 Cities,” while Don Q keeps his #DonTalkWednesdays rolling with “Diplomatic Immunity,” and Chris Rivers on his #BrazdayWednesdays drops “Chompers."

Let’s not forget the new music from Snow The Product x O.T. Genasis, GodBodyWati, Gem Heart x A Boogie and AD x Josh K x Coca Vango

Dave East has been busy with his new “Set It Off” track, and his collab with Nym Lo “Speedin’ Remix,” which can be found on Apple, TIDAL, and Spotify.

So if you didn’t know, KXNG Crooked, Tech N9ne, Chino XL, Rittz and producer Statik Selektah have come together to make up Forever M.C. After dropping “Terminally Ill” a couple weeks ago, Forever M.C. is back with another fire joint that now features DMX. Slated to appear on their upcoming project, Forever M.C. & It’s Different, take a listen to “King Kong” and stay plugged. The compilation will feature the likes of Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Wu-Tang Clan, Chris Rivers, Kool G Rap and plenty more. Forever M.C. & It’s Different is now available for pre-order via iTunes.

Conway linked up with Lucky Seven on their newest collab titled “Temple.”

After being spotted filming a music video earlier this year, Royce 5’9” and J. Cole have released said track. The collaboration, “Boblo Boat,” lands on Royce and DJ Premiere upcoming album, PRhyme 2. Listen via Spotify and Audiomack.

Eli Sostre dropped a new single, where the production was handled by himself, “High Grade." Sonny Digital teams up with Lil Can and Steven Cannon for the banger, “I Got."

And finally, we got new music from King Louie x D Low, Gucci Mane x Migos x Lil Yachty, Tom Misch x De La Soul, and Smokepurpp x Murda Beatz.

Visuals

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Prior to dropping his debut EP, Valee released a visual for his first single “Miami” and gets help from label mate Pusha T. Fresh off signing to G.O.O.D Music, watch the Chicago native’s new video above and check out his debut below.

Talib Kweli puts out a new visual treatment from his latest album, Radio Silence. Featuring Amber Coffman and Myka 9, visual for the title-track follows the visual for “Traveling Light” that features Anderson .Paak.

Kemba revisited his 2016 project, Negus, and dropped two videos this week: “No You Ain’t” and “Hallelujah.”

From the 4:44 inspired Blame It On Jay-Z, ANoyd releases a visual for the title track. Check it out and stay plugged for “February Releases.”

We’ve also gotten new visuals from Kelela, Bobby Valentino, Stwo x Jeremih, Caleb Brown and Problem.

LGP Qua makes his debut after his shared inspirational rhymes on social media that gained recognition from the likes of legends Nas and Snoop Dogg. They dropped a visual for the Will.i.Am.-produced track, “Insomniac (Woke),” where he even makes a cameo alongside the young emcee. LGP Qua gets to flex his lyrical skills, and is currently working on his upcoming Voice Of The Youth Vol. 1 tape.

Fresh off their dropping Cloud 909, Audio Push releases another visual off their album for “Update."

Let’s not forget the new visuals from Benny the Butcher x .38 Spesh, Prime Boys x Murda Beatz, and Evidence x Slug.

Fresh off dropping his album, which you can find in the upcoming "February Releases,” Skooly dropped a visual for his 2 Chainz-assisted “Habit.”

Jean Grae x Quelle Chris, who’s joint project, Everything’s Fine is slated to release March 30th. Pre-orders are available via Bandcamp.

While we still wait for Woke, Kamaiyah released a nostalgic visual for “Dope Bitch.”

Let’s not forget the videos from Gucci Mane x Hoodrich Pablo Juan, A$AP Ant x Lulu P, and Flo Rida.

Projects

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Tory Lanez has released his long awaited album, Memories Don’t Die. Featuring the likes of 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous, Paloma Ford, and more, Tory put together a production team with the likes of AraabMuzik, OG Parker, Nav and more. The album was led by singles “Shooters,” “Skrt Skrt” and “Real Thing." Memories Don’t Die is definitely worth a listen, as it is more polished and well put together than his 2016 debut I Told You. Stream it above.

Oh and as far as any and all February releases…stay plugged for that.

Mathaius Young has released his newest project, Dreams of My Death: 2030. Following up his 2017 EP, Take The Night Away, Dreams includes no features and is produced largely by Mathaius with co-production from Wondagurl and Idlekid on a couple tracks. The EP is a testament to his talent and shows that he has no plans on stopping his grind. Listen via SoundCloud, and stay plugged for reviews.

Phonte has returned with a surprise release. Check it out via Apple, Spotify, TIDAL.

Atlanta’s Sy Ari Da Kid just released a 19-track project that features the likes of Eric Bellinger, Kissie Lee, Verse Simmons and more. He recruits production from the likes of Natra Average, DJ Burn One, Vntg Jag, and more. Check it out via SoundCloud.

Newest G.O.O.D Music signee, only announced officially last month, Valee has dropped his latest EP perfectly titled GOOD Job, You Found Me. Executively produced by Kanye West, the project only has one feature from Pusha T but they recruited other producers like Rio Mac, ChaseTheMoney, and TayCreations. Pick your poison, and let’s hope there’s more from Valee: Spotify + Apple + TIDAL.

Chicago MC Ajani Jones released the EP Cocoons after recently signing to indie label Closed Sessions. Check it out on his SoundCloud.

We got another EP from Mozzy, titled Spiritual Conversations. The 6-track project features the likes of Jay Rock, YFN, Ravyn Justice and more. Stream via Apple and Spotify.

Coming Soon...

Royce 5’9” and DJ Premier are PRhyme and are gearing up to release PRHYME 2 March 16th. The dynamic duo have released the album’s tracklist and it’s very promising. At 17 tracks, it will feature the likes of Roc Mariano, Yelawolf, Novel, Rapsody, Big Krit, CeeLo and more. Let’s not forget Dave East with the album’s first offering “Era.” PRhyme followed that release up with “Rock It” over the classic Tribe “Can I Kick It?" Yeah, the project is very promising so stay plugged for more updates.

Last year, Roc Marciano dropped his third album Rosebudd’s Revenge, his first in three years. Thankfully we won’t have to wait that long for his fourth. He recently revealed it will serve as a sequel to its predecessor. While Rosebudd’s Revenge 2: The Bitter Dose has no reveal date, we do now that the 14-track album will feature Knowledge The Pirate and Action Bronson. Stay plugged for more updates.

After releasing a joint track with Dave East, scroll up to find that, Nym Lo has an album that’s dropping March 8th titled The Big Horse. Flatbush Zombies are gearing up to release their newest album, Vacation in Hell. The album is slated to release April 7th, and its album cover has been revealed via Instagram.

Flatbush Zombies are gearing up to release their newest album, Vacation in Hell. The album is slated to release April 7th, and its album cover has been revealed via Instagram. Their See You in Hell Tour kicks off April 14th at Coachella, and will wrap up June 16th in San Francisco, California.

Young Scooter took to Twitter to announce that his upcoming project, Street Lottery 4, is set to release on April 1st. Yes, April Fools Day. Rumored but now confirmed, the tape will feature Young Thug and Future.

Rich the Kid has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming The World Is Yours. Slated to release March 30th, the 14-track album will feature the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Khalid, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and more. While there have been conflicting release dates, we will just have to wait and see when it will drop.

Redman has recently revealed that he is gearing up to release the sequel to his 1996 Muddy Waters. For years now, dating back 2014 exactly, the Jersey native has alluded sequel. In 2014, he announced it would be in the form of an album and a mixtape. Then last year he told HipHopDX, “Muddy Waters is my favorite album and I’m calling it Muddy Waters Too…I don’t want it to compare to Muddy Waters, the first one. I’m saying this is Muddy Waters Too.” And now Redman has taken to Twitter to announce that the album is coming soon. With no set release date as of yet, stay plugged for more updates.

Check This

My name is..What? Eminem became the first rapper to move 100 million song units. With over 20 years in the game, this is a huge feat that deserves recognition. Em has passed Taylor Swift and Rihanna, and following is Drake and Kanye West who moved 55 million and 51.5 million song units respectively.

SZA and Migos are set to headline the Blurry Vision festival in Oakland, California, May 12th and May 13th respectively. The two-day show will also star artists like Brockhampton, Roy Wood$, Majid Jordan, Kamaiyah, and more. It’s the Bay Area’s first year to put on their show and the line up is pretty impressive. Check out the full line up and buy tickets at the Blurry Vision Fest website.

Talking about SZA, she recently made some big feats with her debut album Ctrl. The RIAA announced that Ctrl has been certified platinum, and tracks “Love Galore” and “The Weekend” are now double platinum. Oh, let’s not forget that “Broken Clocks” and “Garden (Say It Like Dat)” have been certified gold. Go ahead girl!

Big Sean has postponed his Unfriendly Reminder Tour. Just announced at the top of this month, Sean had this to say:

“To all my fans: I’ve been in a deep creative space and decided I need to stay focused in the studio – so unfortunately, I am postponing my upcoming tour. I learned in life you have to follow your intuition – I hope you do the same. Thank you for your continued love and support. It means the world to me. Trust, we are working on something special for you all.”

While it’s disappointing that he’s choosing to postpone his tour, he makes it up for the promise of new music.

Flatbush Zombies announced their See You In Hell Tour that will begin shortly after the release of their upcoming album. Bringing along Nyck Caution and Kirk Knight, the tour will kick off in Portland, OR on April 25th, and settle in San Francisco, CA on June 16th. Get your tickets, and check out more cities they’ll be in, at thegloriousdead.com

After having a few concerts last year, Spotify returns this year with a RapCaviar Tour. With 13 shows across the country, the tour kicks off March 27th in LA and settle in Philadelphia on May 19th. Teaming up with Live Nation Urban, Spotify has gathered up artists like 2 Chainz, Migos, Tory Lanez, PnB Rock and more. While some dates have been announced, much more will be revealed at a later date. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.

On top of performing at the Blurry Vision festival, Brockhampton recently announced their Stereo Spirit Tour. They will kick off their overseas tour in Norway on August 8th and end in Leeds, UK on August 26th.

Since we’re talking about festivals…Soundset have announced their line up which includes the likes of Atmosphere, Logic, Erykah Badu, Evidence, Rapsody and several more. Wu-Tang are also set to perform as it is their 25th anniversary of their big debut, Enter The Wu-Tang. Rhymesayers Entertainment’s popular festival will take place at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on May 27th. Tickets have already gone on sale.

Stay plugged

That sums up this past week in Hip Hop. Come back next week for more.

#overloadmondays #new music #new projects #news #new visuals #joyner lucas #prhyme #j. cole #royce da 5'9 #tory lanez #rap caviar #writtenbysade

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Kanye West Biography, Age And Net Worth

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