SPEAKon

One of the greatest people in Hop, DJ KAY SLAY, tells it like it is... Please listen...

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THANKYOU

R.I.P. Gary Kurfirst . Thank you for all of your hard work in the arts. Your bands (too many to mention) raised me and continue to make the world a better place...

What a life!

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TOALLMYPEOPLE

Creativity is the new budget

Bikes are the new Hummers

Individuals are the new scenes

Licensing is the new TRL

Sincerity is the new politicin'

Women are the new chics

Information is the new fear

Bars are the new clubs

Barack Hussein Obama is the new President of the United States

Friends are the new entourage

Listening is the new texting

Clean livin' is the new steak

real is the new REAL

Understanding is the new steamrolling

Scuffs are the new white on whites

No genre is the new genre

Honest is the new poser

Smart deals are the new BIG deals

Love is the new lust

31 is the new 30

2009 is the new 2008

LET'S GET IT

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89+1in08

The songs below are my faves from'08 and are in no particular order...
BIG UP to all artists, producers, engineers, DJ's, managers, visual artists, product managers, radio promo, video promo, new media promo, publicists, execs & fans that helped to put good music out this year... We are all very fortunate to be able to work with passion, it is not guaranteed... Keep up the good work and much love...

1. A Milli - Lil Wayne
2. Crazy World - Young Jeezy
3. 20K Money Makin' Brothas On The Corner - Re-Up Gang
4. Out Here Grindin' (feat. Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Plies, Ace Hood, Trick Daddy) - DJ Khaled
5. Drivin' Down The Block (Remix) Featuring Pusha T, Bun B & The Cool Kids - Kidz In The Hall
6. Live Your Life Feat. Rihanna - T.I.
7. LOW (TRAVIS BARKER RMX) - FLO-RIDA
8. Who Hotter Than Me - Plies
9. Put It Up (wite label) - Cashis
10. Sumthin's Gotta Give feat. Mary J. Blige - Big Boi
11. Lost - Gorilla Zoe Ft. Lil Wayne
12. I'll Be In The Sky - B.o.B
13. Straight Outta Southside - G-Unit
14. I'm Having A Relapse - Eminem
15. Yessir - Kurupt
16. 88 - The Cool Kids
17. Get Busy Feat. Dice Raw & Peedi Crack - The Roots
18. The Art Of Disrespekinazation - Heltah Skeltah
19. Gettin Up - Q-Tip
20. Burnt Feat. Lindo P - Kardinal Offishall
21. Hi Hater - Maino
22. Superstar (Remix) (Feat. Young Jeezy & TI) - Lupe Fiasco
23. Eastside Anthem f/ BO.B. - Playboy Tre
24. Blow Me A Dub (remix) - Max B a.k.a Biggaveli
25. Lost in Transit - Curren$y
26. Can't Move Me - Cashis, Young De & Mitchy Slick
27. PISS POOR Feat. Cuzzy Capone - Nipsey Hu$$le
28. That Go (Remix)Feat. Prodigy & Alchemist - Keak Da Sneak
29. Livin My Dreams - Izza Kizza
30. Surviving The Times - Nas
31. I Live In A TV Gucci Mane
32. Bang! Bang! - The KNUX
33. Roxanne - The KNUX
34. On The Train... - The KNUX
35. Put On Feat. Kanye West - Young Jeezy
36. Lollipop (remix) Feat. Kanye West - Lil Wayne
37. Stay Tuned - Tanya Morgan
38. Oscar The Grouch - The Cool Kids
39. Bitches And Drugs - Jay Electronica
40. Ride - Sandman
41. Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley
42. Honey - Erykah Badu
43. Guns of Brooklyn - Santogold
44. Magnificent Feat. Kardinal Offishall - Estelle
45. Can't Believe It - T Pain
46. Shempi - Ratatat
47. The Night Everthying Changed - Dreamsploitation
48. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit
49. Any Way You Choose To Give It - The Black Ghosts
50. Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix) - KiD CuDi
51. Far Away - Cut Copy
52. The Kids Are Alright - MixHell
53. Run To Your Grave - The Mae Shi
54. Listen To This Collision - The Death Set
55. Machine Gun - Portishead
56. I Can't See Straight - Woodhands
57. Aly, Walk With Me - The Raveonettes
58. Temporary Famine Ship - Indian Jewelry
59. L.E.S. Artistes - Santogold
60. You'll Find A Way
61. Private Affair - The Virgins
62. Time to Pretend - MGMT
63. Electric Feel - MGMT
64. Little Bit - Lykke Li
65. Profanity Prayers - Beck
66. Strange Times - the Black Keys
67. Dancing Choose - TV On The Radio
68. One Of Us - Wire
69. I Can Be Your Eyes - Loto Ball Show
70. Chipping Ice - These Are Powers
71. Sharks Are Fucked Up - Bald Eagle
72. Halo - Bloc Party
73. Trojan Horse - Bloc Party
74. Who Do We Care For - Sebastien Grainger
75. Cheap and Cheerful - The Kills
76. Up All Night - The Young Knives
77. Bad Woman (Patrick Sickafus) LIVE - Arctic Monkeys
78. Salute Your Solution - The Raconteurs
79. The Rat - Dead Confederate
80. Angels - Black Mountain
81. Right Hand On My Heart - The Whigs
82. Zombie Like Lovers LOFI - The Warlocks
83. Clean Living - Grails
84. In the New Year - The Walkmen
85. Self Taught Learner - Lissy Trullie
86. Wild Roses - Hope Sandoval
87. I Feel - Cat Power
88. Colours - Elisa Victoria
89. Neil Young - Mittenstrings

FIN

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OHHHH PS: I forgot 'Sexy Can I' - Ray J - I LOVE THT REC!

AND PSS: I have a box set of these trks, in this order, if anyone is curious... HELL YUP!

DONTbeSLOWsluggs

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Moving

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LISSY.TRU.SHOW.B.BALLRM.

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I ALWAYS pass this chic on Bowery St...

She just kinda stands out...
She's a singer.
She has a name.
*Lissy Trullie
Very Very Dope...
Guess she's friends w A Ron...
fun.
CHeCK HeR
PEEP


PEEP

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L.A. TIMES / VIBE MAG

In an L.A. Times piece on Q Tip and his forthcoming LP, 'The Renaissance', Chris Lee gets at what my peoples at VIBE Mag were touching on the current issue (AUGUST)... At #10 on the "19 Reasons Hip Hop Isn't Dead" , VIBE included The KnuX in a list of forward thinking Hoppers that are pushing the genre forward while maintaining the integrity of their predecessors... (See a few posts below for VIBE piece)

PEEP this article on Q Tip and especially note the 'Cultural Influence' section for the correlation of articles...
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HAPPY 121st B DAY MOISHE!

If anyone has been to Google's homepage today, not sure why u would - it totally sucks and isn't helpfull - but anyway, if u have u've peeped this..

Google remade their logo using Chagall's artwork, in honor of what would have been Chagall's 121st birthday. This customized logo was submitted to and granted approval by the Artists Rights Society (which represents the rights of Marc Chagall in the U.S.) and the Estate of Marc Chagall. (Previously, in 2002 and 2006, the Artists Rights Society clashed with Google when they asked Google to remove customised versions of its logo put up to commemorate artists Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró, alleging that portions of specific artworks under their protection had been used in the logos, and that they were used without permission.)
SO HERE'S TO U MOISHE! URE THE MAN!

I and The Village (Mosiac)


The Grey House


Stained glass @ The U.N. (his stained glass is my fav)


The god...

***** IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY GOOD FRIEND LORD SEAR SHARES HIS B DAY W MR. CHAGALL... WHAT A DAY! HAHAHA
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T.O.S. - HEAVY LINES @ BEST BUY UNION SQUARE...

The homie Rak told me NYC was coppin' T.O.S. HARD @ The Best Buy on 14th... This is a NYC BANGER of an LP, cats would be retarded not to SUPPORT and enjoy the action...
...OR FOR A BUCK FIFTY CHEAPER AND MUCH HIGHER QUALITY MP3's W/ NO DRM HERE!!!
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P.S.- OH... almost forgot... - Toshi's hand
delivering the LP to all the sexy ladies out there... (which, ironically, will run you an extra 50 cents more than Amazon...)

12 jams for the price of NONE...

GET YOUR STREAM ON...


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A TRUE Entrepreneur...

Some people are just naturally good at makin' a dollar out of 15 cents...
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THE TIMES TURNS THE POWER ON...

"His work led to his apartment being raided by the transit police’s vandals squad in 1999, as well as six felony charges in Manhattan and Brooklyn for criminal mischief..."
PEEP!

qUoTE

"I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell
I am a hustler baby, I'll sell water to a well
I was born to get cake, move on and switch states
Cop the Coupe with the roof gone and switch plates
Was born to dictate, never follow orders
Dickface, get your shit straight, fucka' this is Big Jay
I..." - JAY-Z
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BEST WAYS TO GET DISSED @ THE DOOR...

Raz (Home, Marquee Tuesday): "I'm Raz's brother!"

Josh Wexler (Cain): "I own a piece of the place" & "I'm Josh Wexler!"

Rami (Suzie Wong): "I have an open tab i need to close up."

Mike Diamond (Mansion): Guy "I'm a friend of Mike Diamond's." Mike: "What does he look like?" Guy: "He's a Six foot Two black guy." (Mike is a five foot seven inch white assed rocker)

Disco (Bungalow 8): "I'm best friends with Amy Sacco and you're in trouble." (With Amy standing right next to him...)

Stephan (Pink Elephant): "I'm a new partner here."

Wass (Marquee): Patron offered to sign over title to his new Range Rover...Wass passed.

And the best story told by...Bey (Home): A patron offered Bey his driver's license and credit card for Bey to hold while the patron went inside to find his friend. Bey, being a nice guy, looked the dude squarely in the eye and took the card and license. The guy went inside and Bey checked the items in his hand. It was indeed Bey's very own credit card and ID that the patron had just pick pocketed.

*Courtesy of Steve Lewis...

THERE IS NOTHING COOLER THAN THIS!

Remy Ma and Papoose’s nuptials were called off yesterday thanks to Pap and his hair brain schemes:

“A wedding was scheduled today and a visitor to that wedding service was found to be in possession of jail contraband so the wedding was canceled. The key that was found today easily opened handcuffs that we and other law enforcement officials use. Now the 29-year-old Brooklyn-born Papoose - real name Shamele Mackie - won’t be able to see his fiancée until November.

The visitor was sanctioned by not being able to visit Rikers Island again for six months.He was asked to leave. Papoose was not charged after he voluntarily surrendered the key to authorities. He was quickly ushered out of the jail and never got to enter the prison island’s Rose M. Singer chapel in which the two were set to say their “I do’s.”

HELLLLLLL YUP!!!!! BIG SHOUTS TO BREAKIN' WIFEY OUT THE BIG HOUSE!!!! - 2 TIMES!

YAUCH'S DOCU 'GUNNIN' FOR THT #1 SPOT'

Everyone says it's really good... I wanna peep...

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I HATE THEATER

The only thing worse than a movie theater is a B'way theater full of shitty thespians...

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BANKSY HITS THE W VILL...

PeeP

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