"Burnt"

When I was a kid I liked this trk so much that I recorded the audio from a skate video and bumped it like it didn't have skate noise in the background! To be a teenage fan again... HAHAHHA



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NY PHiLHARMONiC

The NY Philharmonic is offering OPEN REHEARSALS beginning this week and running through late June 2010. PEEP THE SCHEDULE AND GET YOUR CONCERTO ON!


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COLOR!

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The KiCKDRUMS

Years ago, I met The KiCKDRUMS (then the Chemical Kickdrums) thru Stat Quo's in-house producer LT Moe. The Kick's always had beats, but when they decided to branch out from slangin' beats to writing/ performing original jams, I was sold. We all linked for a meeting some months ago and I was totally blown away... I hope you feel the same...

PEEP THE EP ViA URB.COM

The Kickdrums "There Might Be Blood" Album Trailer from The Kickdrums on Vimeo.

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OCTOBER 30th - NEW ORLEANS TREAT!

DON'T BE SLOW SLUGGS!

FREE ENTRY W/ RSVP

*BiG UP ELi @ FiLTER!

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CONSiDER YOURSELF WARNED

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NO THiRD FOR BLOOMBiRD!

LOVE THiS SNiPE!

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Dreams In Static

PEEP @ THEiR CMJ SHOW TONiGHT - 7:30PM - DROM (85 Ave A.)


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SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ACiD WiTH YOU

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PRE VOODOO PARTY

We've done a few events w Eli and the good peeps @ Filter, this should be fun!

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THE VOiCE x BLOOMBiRD

BEAT iT BLOOMBiRD


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Still in the loop.

In my Blackberry, I never delete the names of my people that have passed on, I like seeing their names day to day.

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i CAN'T WAiT

11/10/2009 · Livingston, NJ · KRS ONE · Reading/Signing · Barnes & Noble 112 Eisenhower Parkway
11/11/2009 · NYC · KRS ONE · Reading/Signing ·Hue-Man Bookstore
11/12/2009 · Clifton, NJ · KRS ONE · Reading/Signing · Barnes & Nobles 395 Route 3 East


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iN THE RED - MiCAH GANSKE

Micah's gonna SPEAK tomm @ NYAAl.

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The KNUX rocked ACL last Fri

SPIN liked the show and snapped a photo afterwards...


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Dope ViD!

Found at thisdopeblogfullofmusicsoccergearfoodandothervittles


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C'MON SON!

props to @bestside


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3rd ANNUAL HAROLD HUNTER DAY

Come out, show love for Harold and support the kids!

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Rest In Power

Sad news today...
I read via BK VEGAN that The Death Set's Beau Velasco passed away. Beau made some SUPER fun jams - thanks for everything...

A LOT of death lately...


HELL NOPE...

RAY'S GiVES BACK!

DON'T B SLOW SLUGGS!

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i MiSSED THiS.

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Bicycle Diaries

Tuesday, September 22nd, David Byrne will be @ Barnes & Noble on 14th st discussing his new book, Bicycle Diaries . He will also be speaking on the larger topic of bicycle transportation advantages with Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, Mitchell Joachim, Co-Founder of Terrefuge & Terreform ONE; on faculty at Columbia University and Parsons and Paul Steely White, Executive Director, Transportation Alternatives.

CHKiTOUT!



Post Script: you can thank David Byrne for THESE as well! Wow - I've been curiously admiring them, now I know!

PAC DiV

This group is really dope to me. They remind me of The Liks and many other of the groups of the mid 90's that loved Hop and weren't nerds.
What is that 2nd MC's name? He RiPPED!

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The KNUX x BUMBERSHOOT

The KNUX rocked the VERY WET mainstage of Bumbershoot Fest. in Seattle, WA yesterday. Gotta love the fans that hang through the wild weather!
(Photos from the SEATTLE POST iNTELLiGENCER )

GHOSTDiNi

I was peeping Rap Radar today and couldn't help but notice Ghost 'borrowing' a very famous Eminem line for his new campaign. I think it's a dope nod in our direction.
Click the screen grab below.

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URRRT SKWAD!

Last night,I hit the 'plex office with nothing more than a cheat sheet, 6 pack of Coronas and honey mustard pretzels for my 1st Fantasy Football draft. Two and a half hours later, I came out alive, AND WiTH COOLEY (that's my dawg)! I really like my skwad and will get to know a few players I'm not as familiar with...

CLiCK THE SCREEN GRAB FOR THE URRRT SKWAD STARTERS (THAT'S 3 R's SUCKA)!


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Rest In Power

Thinking of you today homie. Thanks for everything. You will be greatly missed.

...

The WAR REPORT (ENDiNG 8.23.09)

Quiet wk this wk...

Click for a closer look.




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ELi ESCOBAR - GLASS HOUSE

Eli got HEATS!
PEEP the Plant Life (Stretch and DJ Wool) release “The Glass House” August 28th, via BEATPORT .

"Let's see how fast this car can go zero to sixty..."

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POSTER ART

This past March, the 'PLEXER'S and I rolled to THE BEAN to catch The KNUX @ Boston College and hang in town for a couple days. We had a really good time up there and fell into a print shop on Commonwealth Ave. This shop had OG prints from many different countries, decades and events. They were super fresh and I didn't know it yet, but I was hooked on poster art.
Today, I found a great site and was looking at OLYMPIC POSTERS . The 1964, Tokyo posters are my favorites, with 1968, Mexico City a close 2nd, but there are many other great ones...










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THE GODS HAD FUN iN BK!

Can't believed I missed this one...

DJ Premier vs. DJ Scratch in Red Hook (Video) from Digiwaxx TV on Vimeo.

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TARANTiNO'S 20 FAVORiTE MOViES SiNCE '92

This guy is so uncomfortable to watch!

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HUBBLE

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ROCKAWAY BEACH

The homie BMI and I took our relative spokes out for a walk on Saturday to Rockaway Beach. Beach 92nd St was POPPiN'! The water was perfect temp, the sun was out and we even ran into my old pal Kenny Hughes...
MiSSiON ACCOMPLiSHED!

ROLLiN'!


1st sign of water!


UM BA RELLAS


YUP, i COPPED A DORA TOWEL.


CHiLLiN'


GO FLY A KiTE!


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BOMB SQUAD!

WORD TO HANK & GREEN ST. STUDiO!
DOPEASSLOGO.

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i NEED A SHEET SEAT!

BiG UP MiSS BROONS FOR THE LiNK.

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THE GOD

Rakim Allah and Kid Capri ripped it @ The Highline Ballroom last night. Kid scratched in OG breaks and Ra did his part. Pls package that and tour it!
BiG UP DOMiNGO @ FRANK FOR LACiNG ME...



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SO TEMPTED

WHO WANNA ROLL EVERY WKEND iN SEPT!?

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8.12.09

Went home after work last night.
Made the iLLY tamari/vinegar pork chops, couscous and a southwestern salad.
Glass of vino.
Mad Men, 2nd Season, Disc 2
Chillin'!
Chillin'???
VERY. BORED. -
RESTLESS.
Decide to talk a walk around the hood...







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CHRISTOPHER WOOL

Christopher Wool was born in Chicago the same yr as my Mom.
He's been in NYC a while.
I think the Gagosian Gallery handles him.
His work has been shown in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
In addition to these stencil paintings, he silk screens, spray paints & takes photos.


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BOOM BAP!

One persons memories are anothers daily routine...



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'LEPRECHAN COULD BE A CRACK HEAD'

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PiSTOL PiSTOL

PEEP GOOD MAG'S 'EVOLUTiON OF THE SQUiRT GUN' !


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CHiN

i WONDER WHAT THE REAL 'CHiN' DiD WiTH HiS DAYS...


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WHO'S GOT THE DVD TO LEND ME?

WORD TO SEAN SHEFFEY!


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'SKiNS PRESEASON SCHEDULE

WE KiCK THiNGS OFF VS THE RAVEN'S THURS!


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F R E E SH O W

YEASAYER, THE SELF PROCLAiMED 'ENYA WiTH BOUNCE' GUYS, ARE'S ROCKiN' PiER 54 THiS THURS, AUG 13th. JUST SAY 'HELL YUP' @ THE GATE FOR FREE ENTRY!

GATES 6:00PM - SHOW 7:00PM.

DON'T BE SLOW SLUGGS.


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FRiDAY @ LOLLA w/ The KNUX

FRiDAY, AUGUST 7th, 2009

3:50AM - O... K... Wake up... Thankful I could get to sleep @ 11:00PM. Shower, granola with fresh fruit, grab fav over-night bag, lock the locks, cab to LGA.
4:30AM - iLLLY Pakistani cab driver is BUGGGGin'! I watch his driving for a few mins to make sure he's not drunk. He won't stop laughing, singing and calling me 'The Man'... Whoa. tooooo early or tooooo late for this. Still, enjoy his wackiness.
6:00AM - Flight takes off, on time, for Chicago. Insert earplugs, zzzzzzzzzzzz's.
7:22AM (Central) - The landing @ O'Hare wakes me, deplane, wash face, grab coffee & catch a cab to Grant Park in downtown Chicago.

7:50AM - Mad traffic headed downtown... BUT - THE CAB DRiVER iS CHiLLLLLLLiN'! HAHAHA

8:30AM - Get up with Grant @ Artist Relations and sort Credentials, Guest Passes, Meal Tix, Parking, Load-In, Etc. - WORD TO MARC LaBELLE!
9:30AM - Walk the grounds, check out The Citi Stage where we'll perform @ 1:00PM.
10:15AM - Grab quick grubs and More coffee...
10:45AM - Walk back over to the Citi Stage to meet with Jeff, our stage manager.
11:30AM - Got parking info, hit Julius (rdmgr) with the details, waiting on The KNUX arrival...
11:45AM - Waiting, begins to rain. Enter starbucks for more coffee.
12:00PM - Uh, guys?
12:20PM - The KNUX show up, rush them and their gear to the stage...
12:40PM - 20 Mins 'till SHOW TiME - Instruments are set up, begins to rain, kids are showing up...
12:50PM - KiDS ARE SHOWiNG UP

1:00PM - SHOWTiME, LOOKiN GOOD!

1:20PM - CROWD HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 5,000.00

1:25PM - "Cappuccino" got 'em ROCK-iNG!

1:40PM - Ripped thru "The Train" and "Roxanne", TiME FOR "BANG! BANG!"

1:45PM - Called kids up on stage for "The Fire Dance"... Got 20 kids buggin' to the final trk! Jeff is REAL happy with me for this... HAHAHA

2:00PM - Post show huddle in the dressing room... Paul and Allison are in the house, spirits are up, find out Al was tripping, literally, the ENTiRE SHOW...

2:30PM - Rainy golf cart ride to the FYE tent to sign copies of 'Remind Me In 3 Days...'

3:00PM - Signing went well... It's ill to me to watch the process - kid walks up, hands over money for TK cd, walks over, gets to talk to them, they sign it, everyone's stoked!
3:05PM - Fuse on camera interview...
3:30PM - Head to the press tent. Knock out 5 interviews.
3:42PM - A google alert for The KNUX comes in to my bberry.
Turns out to be a RAViNG MTV REViEW .
4:15PM - Brief lunch break
4:45PM - Back to press tent - more more more...
6:00PM - Leila @ Adidas laces the guys w wears...
7:00PM - Back to hotel to chill b4 heading to the ASiCS/ URB afterparty where TK are performing @ 1:00AM.
9:00PM - Can't nap - need shower, then food.
9:45PM - 2 choices for dinner - something called Panda and some chain Mex restaurant. All the food @ Panda is brown, miss NYC - opt for Mex.
11:00PM - Head to the URB party @ EN VENT.
11:45PM - Pleasantly surprised that EN VENT is a dope, loft like spot in a warehouse district instead of a typical nightclub.
12:00AM - Josh from URB has taken care of us, we're in some wierd, closet board room living room thing... Friends are showing up, drinks are pouring.
12:30AM - Spot runs out of alchohol.
12:45AM - UH OH - people are leaving.
1:00AM - Showtime, kinda' underwhelming, many peoples BROKE NORTH when the dranks ran dry.
1:01AM - IMPRESSED as always by The KNUX who rock the room like its still packed... They really take performing seriously and I'm proud to be a part of the team.
2:00AM - After a brief interview, we thank Josh and head out for some action.

2:30AM - Everyone is indecisive, Sid suggests Chicago's infamous 'The Wiener's Circle' . We pull into the parking lot and are immediately screamed on for driving into the exit (pause).

2:31AM - Krispy get's into it with a cashier. OF COURSE.

2:35AM - Thinking how much my boy Neil would digg this spot... He would go here every day.

2:38AM - The crew lived thru the insults and is GRUBBiN'!

3:00AM - Mission accomplished, head back to the hotel.
4:00AM - Feel good about the trip, head to O'Hare for my 6:00AM flight back to NYC.
5:00AM - Strugglin'
5:30AM - Really strugglin'
6:00AM - Lift off and LIGHTS OUT! GAME OVER.

HELL YUP!

BUDOS!

DON'T BE SLOW SLUGGS - GO TO THiS!

ViTTLES


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BiG PUN

With all the talk of Pun's family living on the street, the Hop community has been remembering one of the greatest to do it... SCRAM posted this amazing cipher on Twitter today and Pun's verse, which later supplied the HEAT for 'The Dream Shatterer' gave me the ch ch ch chills, NUMEROUS TiMES.
ENJOY!

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