Take It Outside (News Report)

NBC-10 News Report after press conference announcing release of "Take It Outside", an anti-smoking music video produced for the Philadelphia Fire Department.

In the summer of 2005, the city of Philadelphia experienced an alarming increase in the number of people killed by fire. The majority of these deaths occurred in the home. The Philadelphia Fire Department, feeling they had a real need to better educate the public, asked Artistic Perspective Entertainment (A.P.E.) to do a fire prevention music video for the song "Take It Outside" written & performed by city firefighter & former Larsiny group member Rodney Jean-Jacques -- a.k.a. Cal Akbar.

A.P.E. signed on in early June and shooting began right away. Days later, the city was rocked by news that five more Philadelphia children had perished in a house fire. The music video was being filmed just this story garnered national attention. It contains footage taken from the scene. Days later, singer Stevie Wonder announced he would pay for the children's funerals. Mr. Wonder also met with the children's families during Live 8.

The music video debuted at the 51st Annual Police and Firefighters Scholarship Thrill Show. The Thrill Show benefits the children of police or firefighters killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. Akbar was on hand at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in front of a replica "Take It Outside" billboard, autographing copies of the DVD/CD for the over 15,000 persons who attended. Soon after, the Philadelphia Fire Department held a press conference to promote the "Take It Outside" song and music video and also to announce a new citywide contest challenging area students to create their own song and/or music video.

On November 14th, the "Take It Outside" music video was played on the jumbo-tron TV's for the over 67,000 fans in attendance at the Monday Night Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles & the Dallas Cowboys.

"Take It Outside" is the name of a national campaign for fire prevention designed to educate people to the dangers of smoking in the home, the most common cause of fatal fires. You shouldn't smoke at all, but if you must smoke, take it outside!!!

The firefighter/rap artist Rodney Jean-Jacques (a.k.a. Cal Akbar) has a myspace site at...

http://www.myspace.com/akbarthegreat

I am sure he can assist anyone who may want a copy of the song or video.

The video can also be seen at apefilms.com & myspace.com/apefilms

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[Blaxxx305]

Ay yo this nigga done lost his mother fuckin mind - ay yo i know u suck but fuck it ima show u up - dont nobody know u but fuck it ima blow u up - right now yo my flow is nuts pipe down i run shit, nobody like that dumb shit u write down - Rodney u a fireman, you aint savin lifes now? - oh u changed ya life around so you dont fire fight now - im on fire right now, pussy try and put me out - oh if i did take ya flow good lookin out -

[Blaxxx305]

I doubt u could blow wit that bull shit u puttin out - even though ya voice deep as shit you sound weak as shit - u a dirty nigga wash up once a week n shit - never wear deodorant never brush ya teeth n shit - i know u dont really want beef cause u sweet as shit - and u cant fight homie u could only beat ya dick - i stack bread and u lookin like a crack head - u knew me for years n i aint never act scared - you cant dress u look a mess and u act weird - so how u gonn compete nigga u a geek nigga

[Blaxxx305]

I was in da streets nigga - u was in the damn army - but u was nothin but a medic u fuckin pathetic - i told u boy its already a soldier boy - u over 30 wit no deal its over boy - u better wake up and smell the folgers boy - for the oowop knock ya head off ya shoulders boy - now what u gonn say to me i got cash yo - this shit remind me of jay z and whats that shit - yo i been the shit and u fuckin dookie - man its like if im ya fan u my fuckin groupie -

[Blaxxx305]

I keep it movin i dont wait on mothafuckaz - i got u ya only deal u ungreatful mothafucka - so how u gonn say that i cant make songs yo - when they singin my songs ova in hong kong yo - i just came back from iraq and kuwai - u broke and u fake thats why u hate - i left the group i wasnt rollin with the right crew - u hatian and wylcef like me more than he like u - i run up on u like soposay - empty out the two and then scream mabulay ay

[Blaxxx305]

I got plenty punchlines so i cant wait - for mentioning my mom ima punch u in ya damn face - i cant stand u, u said ya girl ya #1 fan well ya girl my #1 fan too - cuz im gettin money but i do it like amanda do - and u still livin wit ya momz you a animal - u mustve lost ya mind or went senile - forget a hit record u cant even make a freestyle - since back in da day u could never get nothin right - u only did like 4 or 5 shows ya whole fuckin life

[Blaxxx305]

talkin greasy wasnt even smart - cause believe me ima end ya career before it even start

- Cassidy (Dear Rodney) Look it up

[Fruga78]

This makes me want to start a fire

[wayfaerer320]

This guy just got arrested for DUI and possession of drugs.

What a role model...

[QLBS]

WTF?!? them white folks must be like: "hey! Rap music is really IN nowadays! Kids really love it! hmmm.. a rapping fireman would sure be a hit!!"

thats stupid...

[IBMTECBOY]

Now he has time to rap in the unemployment line! Fireman making a rap about killing the Police.

How stupid you can be.