Monday, August 31, 2009
Us3 "The Love of My Life" feat. Brook Yung
This is a dope hip hop jazz ensemble who released a highly slept-on album this year...
MP's Bored at Night Beat Tape
So before I start to blog for The Weekly Fetish, I figured I would get all the self promo in real quick. Here is a beat tape I put together and put out via Twitter (twitter.com/mpmakesmusic).
Here is the link: http://usershare.net/8sfxx32wylre
Enjoy.
A BOOK WE MUST READ AND APPLY "THE ELEMENT" by SIR KEN ROBINSON
This guy, Sir Ken Robinson, wrote a book on how I live..It's called The Element ...Read It!
So you think you can dance the prequel!
I guess this was dedicated to the 7 year old dancehall queen! CHALLENGE!!!WATCH THE 2:18 MARK....lol
JANELLE MONAE
SHE GIVES ME THAT LAURYN HILL FEELING ALL OVER AGAIN: HERE IS JANELLE MONAE WITH THE ROOTS AT THE ROOTS JAM AT HIGHLINE BALLROOM
REMEMBER THESE? AFRICAN MEDALLIONS..
REMEMBER WHEN THESE WERE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO YOUR HIP-HOP WARDROBE? THEN, LIKE DUST, THEY VANISHED FROM OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH, AND BEFORE THE INTERNET WAS INVENTED YOU COULDN'T FIND THEM ANYWHERE. WELL..I DID THE WORK FOR YOU AND FOUND A DUDE THAT MAKES THEM. FOR $20.00!!! HE EVEN DOES CUSTOM WORK..LIKE THIS LITTLE DITTY HE DID FOR ?uestlove of the ROOTS!!!
FOR INFO CONTACT MY MAN KENT HERE
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6928563
Ghetto Nation and Black Power INC by Cora Daniel
Two incredibly interesting books by Cora Daniels. These are must reads for those of you into that sort of thing..ya know..books..lol
VALERIE JUNE
Valerie June Singin the No Draws Blues...
I bumped into Valerie at The Roots Jam in NYC..and she tore the roof down....
HOT GIRL by DREAM JORDAN
I HAVEN'T READ THIS, BUT LET ME JUST SAY...
AFTER MEETING THIS AUTHOR AND SPEAKING WITH HER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LETS JUST SAY..I AM PRETTY SURE YALL SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT...
MY NEW FAVORITE DJ: JAE ATCHLEI
FORMER B BOY TURNED DJ JAE ATCHLEI HITS YOU WITH THIS LAID BACK GEM!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3AWMOHSC
ENJOY
MIKE JAGGERR IS A DOPE ARTIST
You may have heard Mike Jaggerr's song Rainy Days floating around the internet or on Okayplayer.com
but I just got my hands on a crazy mixtape sampler put together by DJ DRASTIC of MIKE JAGGERR's BEATS AND SONG CONCEPTS ON HIS UPCOMING MIX CD THE ELEVENTH HOUR..
DOWNLOAD IT HERE
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IQ5ESI5V
LISTEN UP!
SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR A GOOD PORTION OF RAEKWON'S ONLY BUILT FOR CUBAN LINKS 2! AND THIS IS GROWN MAN HIP-HOP HERE! AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HEARD AN ALBUM THAT HAD 11 or More tracks I LOVED, AND I COULDN'T PICK ONE FAVORITE BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY I WAS DIGGING. WITH PRODUCTION BY J DILLA, RZA, AND DR. DRE. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST BUY
When I grow up
When I grow up, I want to carry one of these to work everyday. First I gotta find a job I guess!...GRRR
I had to!
OK SO SINCE I AM THE PLANETS BIGGEST A TRIBE CALLED QUEST FAN..THESE WERE A MUST HAVE...
Thanks Jenai
Contradiction
So since I am an ALPHA..(Shout out to Alpha Phi Alpha) these little ditty's caught my eye..
Gotta Get Em
I saw these over on Hypebeast and was hypnotized... Addidas used to be my favorite sneaker..Then Air Max's started feeling like pillows under my feets...lol.. These may make me come back home to addidas!
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