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Theophilus London -
I Want You Mixtape
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Date : May 2nd, 2010
The tape has production by Scotland's own Hudson Mohawke and appearances by Lightspeed Champion, Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio), a reappearance from Solange, the becoming Ellie Goulding, and of course Theo’s R&B sidekick, Jesse Boykins III (he's got next). The gracious sounds of I Want You are a cross product of soul and hip hop, adopting sweet sounds of soul from before. I Want You is a case of samples gone right. For example, “Light Years” uses the direct melody of Alicia Myers’s “I Want to Thank You” and the a sample from Marvin Gaye’s ever famous “A Funky Space Reincarnation”—(remember Musiq Soulchild used it on “Until”?). Or how about the short “Hey Wonderful” symphony with Stevie Wonder’s “Love Light in Flight”? Genius. Another of my favorites, the “Julia (remix)” from the original track “Julia” by The Very Best—Radioclit + Esau Mwamwaya—makes for a good closing and emphasizes the electronic sound of I Want You. A leaked track from Chauffeur—recently (2009) created trio involving Mark Ronson on production, Sam Sparro on vocals and Theophilus London rapping—“Soles of Fire” is pure mastermind. Not much more talk about the trio on the WWW, but I’m sure they’ve got a bunch brewing.
Sidenote: If you didn’t know, Ronson designed sneakers for the ever famous Gucci label last October, as a part of the Gucci Icon-Temporary sneaker collection. The limited Gucci Ronson sneakers were a part of the 18 pair collection. “Soles of Fire” is a theme song for the Ronson-Gucci blue boat shoe.
But in all honesty , the mixtape is a soundtrack to a mellow dance session that you would never want to put on sedatives. In my opinion, it’s addictive, matchless and breaks the boundaries of hip-hop. Theophilus London has been making tremors on blogs for a few years now. He found a way to connect hip-hop with indie-rock, and adding electronic and disco into the mix—a new sound and a perfect concoction.
Download Theophilus London's – I Want You
And if you dont have it yet, download This Charming Mixtape
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the countdown is counting downnnn !
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2010 BGSU Graduates !
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Date : Monday, April 12, 2010
What a lovely day, spent with lovely people !  Between classes, relaxing on BGSU campus - my good friends Aaron & Spencer !  Me & Spe Bear <3 26 days until Graduation ! Lets goooo ! -Llama Paws |
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New Video of the Week
Symphonies –
Dan Black featuring Kid Cudi
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Date : March 2, 2010
If you haven’t heard “Symphonies” yet, I highly advise you dedicate some time to check out the new video to the remix with Cleveland’s own Cudi. The song is catchy with the Rihanna “Umbrella” feel, and the animation in the video is pretty sick. Throwing Cudi on the track enhanced the Mr. Hudson feel, but did more justice to the song, in my opinion. 
Dan Black is an electronic artist from the United Kingdom. His album, UN dropped in July last year and “Symphonies” is number one on the track list.
“I lie down in the dust just under your eye
A scrap of paper, thin as vapour
Filling my clothes like smoke
A couple of the wires in my heart are broke
I throw, I miss, something, nothing
But dreams, schemes, moments wasted
Taste I tasted
Fate I'm fated
Re-edited again then copy pasted”
-Dan Black
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More Music !
Street Syndicate & WFAL Falcon Radio Present :
The Last Action Hero Mixtape
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Date: January 26, 2010
And while were on the new music tip, I advise you check out my buddy A-Dub !
Aaron "A-Dub" Anderson is CEO and artist for Street Syndicate Records, out of Detroit, MI. He is also a Radio Personality for WFAL Falcon Radio here on BGSU's campus.
Recently Aaron and the crew dropped "The Last Action Hero Mixtape" presented by Street Syndicate Records & WFAL Falcon Radio - great concept ! The mixtape has guest appearances from Boy Burner, J-Street, Knockout, J-Pryce, K-Bunz, P.L., Sir, AD, D.U.B., Peezy, Roc Corleone, and J-Fin, and production from D.U.B., XV, Boy Burner, Peezy and Young Scolla.
The story behind the mixtape (as told by A-Dub):
"The Last Action Hero" is more than just the title of the mixtape, it describes where I am as a musician.... in a day in time where any and everyone is striving to create their own lane in music, I travel the road that is now less traveled.... A road forged that came before me, the rappers that did more than wear sunglasses, tight jeans and say the word SWAG, They were SUPERHEROS, rappers such as Redman, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Scarface, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Eminem, Jay-Z, DMX, Jadakiss, Styles P. and others of the same ilk..."
He says those "rappers were Superheros from every way, from their own personal stories of success, their chosen aliases and their lyrics which are superb in every way." And to comment on his collaborations and partnership, A-Dub says he's chosen to align himself with others he feels embody these ideals for collaborations with for this project, saying "I believe that in the same way movies are bringing superheros to a whole new generation I hope to bring this feeling and type of music back to the masses."
Download The Last Action Hero Mixtape today !
http://usershare.net/2ftp64zoamq5
http://www.zshare.net/download/706468199bee2c00/ http://www.datpiff.com/A-Dub_The_Last_Action_Hero.m88292.html
And check out A-Dub's new single "She a Freak" featuring Knockout & J-Pryce (producded by: XV) from the mixtape "The Last Action Hero"
Support tomorrow's artists !
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My Spin:
B.YONEST
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Date: January 26, 2010
I introduce you to Indianapolis native B.Yonest, out of Columbus, Ohio. He describes his music as “Eminem and Talib Kweli's wordplay. Jay-Z and Andre 3000's swagger and RedMan/Method Man's showmanship, energy and attitude” and no doubt, that’s just how he sounds ! He makes the type of hip-hop you can listen to when you’re thinking or when you’re drinking. And his shit is legit!
From performing in front of a 16,000 crowd (complete with couches on fire and naked streaker’s) to working with familiar names like DJ EDSKI, Rashad and the Elevator, Fly.Union, Copywrite, to name a few, he’s promoting himself and still making his own way. He’s a truthful dude. Confidence out to ying yang. Not much more to say than, he’s honest. B.Yonest.
Want more? Make sure you check out the interview with Llama Paws & B.Yonest !
-Llama Paws
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Mike Posner | Darren Anthony | LE for the Uncool | Show | BGSU Edition
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Date : Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
And the time comes , this Thursday, January 21st, be a part of the extraordinary , as we welcome Mike Posner (Detroit), Darren Anthony (Cleveland/Chicago), and LE for the Uncool (Columbus) to BGSU !
Thursday , Live at the Clazel in downtown Bowling Green , the three (plus a few more) congregate to give the audience a full - on event ! Support Ohio , and tomorrow's artists !
WFAL is selling tickets ($15) at the Union tables until Thursday . For more information follow WFAL on twitter.
I personally love each and every one of these artists. On the 11th I had the chance to see them live at the Grog Shop (with a few other locals) in Cleveland Heights , and it was a great show ! You dont want to miss this ! (And dont you dare ask me who they are !)
-Do Something Crazy ! - LlamaPaws
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M.I.A is No Longer M.I.A !
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Date : Monday, January 18th, 2010
Simply put , the NY Times released information about M.I.A and M.I.A ‘s father being terrorists . Apparently , her father was once a part of the LTTE , The Liberation Tiger Tamils of Eelam , which the FBI finds to be a deadly terrorist group that perfected suicide bombing , created the suicide belt , used women in suicide attacks , and recruited child soldiers . NY Times , and other reporting organizations say M.I.A plainly developed her own correlation between herself with the terrorist group , through imagery and lyrics provided in her videos and music .
In between time , a Sri Lankan rapper , DeLon , created a diss remix over “Paper Planes,” calling her the opposite of a freedom fighter . Unfortunately , his video was removed from YouTube by Interscope Records , claiming it was endangering M.I.A ‘s reputation .
M.I.A is keeping people talking , with her once in a while tweets , posting pictures and articles related to the issue . A week ago she released her new video via TwitVid . The video is trippy and the song is slick . Click the link to check it out .
Anyways , all this talk about what M.I.A does or doesn’t do does not alter the way I feel about her music . Good music is good music . Its innovative and appealing . We can only wish to listen to artists who live with morals and good objectives . Unfortunately , sometimes that doesn’t always happen . I thought this story was interesting . -Do Something Crazy ! –LlamaPaws ! |
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I'm Backkkkk !
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This is a bit overdue , but I'm back after a little month break ! I've got a lot to share so stay tuned !
Dont forget to follow us ! twitter.com/supaflymag
and follow the blogger ! twitter.com/llamapaws
Do something crazy ! -LlamaPaws
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Well, Well, Well,
THAT's MY CITY
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Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The latest major project to come out of Cleveland, Kid Cudi has been nominated for three Grammy’s!
Best Rap Song for "Day 'N' Nite" Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for "Make Her Say" Other new artist nominations include the ever famous Drake and brand new R&B artist Melanie Fiona. Catch the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, 2010 at 8pm from CBS. 
On another note, did you see Cudi’s new video?
Watch close! There’s cameos from Drake and Consequence.
“You don’t really care about the trials of tomorrow Rather lay awake in a path full of sorrow” I love this video. This is exactly how it is at home for me. I am constantly around people, good music, and the song really hits a familiar feeling for me. This is my life!!! I’ll be fine once I get it!
Th th thank you Cudder! Rep the city!
-Do Something Crazy! - PMK
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Check It Out:
Through The Wire: The Words & Lyrics of Kanye West
with Illustrations by Bill Plympton
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Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
“Through the Wire is a graphic memoir that illustrates the lyrics of twelve Kanye West songs to tell his story, from his decision to drop out of college to pursue his dreams in music, through his days spent folding chinos at the Gap while struggling at night to make a name as a producer, through the pivotal car accident that eventually set him on the course to stardom and the epiphany of realizing exactly who he had become.”
 
Above: A freeze frame from Plympton's illustration contribution in Kanye's "Heard Em Say" video.
He illustrates and directs a few short cartoon films. Watch the one minute short film, “Dog Days”, here.
Above: A freeze frame of one of Plympton's short films, "Hot Dog"
Anyways, they make a pretty cool team. The book retails for $22.00. What a great Christmas gift for a Kanye or cartoon fan! 
-do something crazy! -PMK
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If you're not doing anything this Sunday, December 6th, come join my organization, THE Bowling Green Gospel Choir for our Annual Fall Concert!
Admission is free. We are collecting non perishable food items for the St. Thomas Moore Food Pantry!
The concert will be held in the Bowen Thompson Student Union Multi-Purpose Room at 7:00pm!
Come support!
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You're Cordially Invited:
BGGC 2009 Annual Fall Concert
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New Music Monday
“Counseling” – Clipse featuring Nicole Hurst (produced by the Neptunes)
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Date: November 30, 2009
“Maybe I’m crazy Maybe just maybe It’s hard finding time Can’t tell me I’m lazy The way my phone ring may seem a bit shady I’m bout my cash money ma Maybe its baby How you persuade me via email Fresh out the shower Sending pics from your cell Wish I was there taking flics myself Then hit delete I can’t afford to leave a trail” 
Pick up Til The Casket Drops on December 8th. Album review coming soon! Until then, download “Counseling”! Support good music! |
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Music Monday :
The xx - Infinity (Flufftronix Remix)
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Date: November 23. 2009
The xx has something to keep me going. “Infinity” is a breakup song. The original is nice, but Flufftronix, a DJ out of Philadelphia, remixes the song, perfect for the dance floor. Best part of all? It has a pretty epic dubstep. The video can be found on YouTube. 
The xx is a band from England, about 5 years old, known to favor Wicked Game. Their self titled album, The xx is out in stores. So go get it!
Make room in your Monday for MONSTER music! -PMK – do something crazy! |
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THROWBACK THURSDAY THOUGHT :
Tamagotchi’s |
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Date: Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Tamagotchi’s were those little egg shaped digital handheld pets from the middle-late 1990’s. You could feed it, play games with it, clean up its waste, check its age, discipline, hunger, and happiness levels. There were two generations of the Tamagotchi by the time the decade ended. The Japanese story went like this: “They are little alien creatures from Planet Tamagotchi, who crash landed on earth, and The Professor and his assistant Mikachu found them. The Professor built them little egg shaped protection cases so they could survive on earth, then Mikachu painted some, took them to school and started the Tamagotchi craze.” I remember taking my purple Tamagotchi to school. And when they no longer permitted us to have them, I’d leave it home and make my mom take care of it. My generation took Tamagotchi’s seriously. Did you have one?
-PMK - do something crazy!
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CHECK IT OUT : Discover Your True Colours
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Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
It takes a few minutes. The quiz operates off of a ranking of groupings of three descriptive words you’d classify yourself under. It sounds confusing, but it is easy to use. The quiz classifies you under a colour, blue, green, gold or orange. I found it cool to see how the quiz classified me. 
Above: Mary Miscisin, creator of the Personality Colour Test. This wheel includes the primary personality colours and red and purple which are mixtures.
I took the test twice to see if I got the same results, and I did. I am categorized under “Adventurous Orange,” which basically described me as quick-witted, charming, spontaneous, playful, injects fun into work, lives in here and now, risk taker, creative, enjoys diversity, variety and competition. The results said I am a multi-tasker, cheerful, energetic, bold, high visibility performer (visual learner), performs well under pressure, resilient, enjoys problem solving, negotiator, I could go on, but \ you get the point. The quiz also tells you who are some famous people in your color. JFK, Amelia Earhart, FDR, and Winston Churchill were all oranges. Which colour are you? Check it out here. In order to take it, you must register with your name and email address, but so far I haven’t received any junk email! Once you determine your color, you can find out what it means here.
-PMK - do something crazy!
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You Oughta Know :
Cleveland Clothing Company
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Date: November 16, 2009
Cleveland Clothing Company is an online and brand retailer based in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. The company is relatively young – founded in March of this year. Although recently established, sole proprietor Nick Luedy began forming ideas for shirts about a year ago. Nick started the company alone after graduating with an Associates degree in Graphic Design from Cuyahoga Community College. The shirts have a wide range of familiar Cleveland themed-designs – ranging from a “Run DMC” style shirt to a “Coca Cola” style shirt – all encasing the incredible Cleveland, Ohio, for an affordable $15 a pop. The shirts are printed locally and on “nothing but American Apparel because it’s the best,” said Luedy. To find out more about the company, I asked him a few questions. Ladies and gentlemen, the Cleveland Clothing Company! What made you start CCC? I felt like their was a lack of Cleveland themed t-shirts around. I worked at a small screen printing company in the summer of 2008 and really fell in love with apparel printing. I wanted to actually put my design skills to use with something I could sell on my own. Who is your target market/fan base? Skaters, bands, anyone 16+. I try to have something for everyone. How long did it took for your clothing line to achieve a comfortable fan base? I’m still working on this! It’s not easy doing it all yourself! What do you believe is the most effective thing you did to advertise your company?
Facebook is really a wonderful tool for my tee shirt business. Westside Skates carrying my t-shirts was the most effective thing I did to advertise my shirts. I’m so grateful that they like my shirts and carry a good collection of them.
Your website, clevelandclothingco.net is attractive. Do you make majority of your sales via the e-store?
I have an equal amount of shirts sold between Westside Skates and my online store. 
Which shirt is your best seller?
CLVLND (RUN DMC style shirt), pictured above
That’s my personal favorite! With the black background. Which do you prefer? I prefer my “LOYAL” shirt which says Cavs&Indians&Browns (pictured below) because I’m a huge Cavs fan.  Where do you see CCC in 5 years? I see it still running! Hopefully in my shops. What is CCC working on that SUPAFLYMAG and our readers look forward to? New Tees and Totes! Also some collab’s with local t-shirt designers. Take a look at more of the graphics below, and continue to check out the online store for new projects from Cleveland Clothing Company! And order some shirts! Support local businesses! -PMK – do something crazy! 
 
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CHECK IT OUT! : Sole Collector Posters
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Stand Corrected : Lei Rock
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Go Deeper :
Current Music Presents: Embedded with Mos Def in Japan
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Date: November 9, 2009
As I finish writing my review for Mos Def’s most recent release “The Ecstatic,” I came across a recent Current Music episode of Embedded with Mos Def in Japan. The video is an hour long special, following Mos Def through Tokyo and Osaka, shopping with Mos in the streets Harajuku- the fashion neighborhood of Japan, join him backstage and in the crowd at his shows at sold out venues, into Japanese franchises, baseball and Sumo Wrestling events, and travel with-by cab, train and car-on his seven day tour performing “The Ecstatic.” “I'm a travellin' man Movin through places, space and time(space and tiiiime) Gotta lotta things I got to do But God willin' I'm comin back to you Baby boo I'm leavin” –“Travellin’ Man” – Mos Def The video is intellectual, interesting, and humorous. Mos gives his insight on why people of Japan are wearing medical masks, schools us on Japan’s fashion, warns America about the new-coming Mos Burger restaurants, comments on science, gives us in site on what inspired “The Ecstatic” and tells us why he wears a mask on stage (with reference to the Madvilliany album). 
Above and below: “You do not understand. I cannot wait to go through airport security with this shit on. Come on lady, of course I will take it off and put it through security. You know that this is gonna beep beep beep beep. This is the sickest shit ever. Makes me wanna shoot a video. I just wanna go outside and talk to random strangers. Just because I have this jacket on. I would lick this jacket if I could.” Mos Def commenting on the new jacket he picked up at Japan’s Harajuku district.
 Above: Mos Def's jacket comes from Neighborhood, a street culture store located in the Harajuku district. This is the Acne Studded Jacket from the WTAPS 2008 Fall/Winter collection.  Above: “50 Cent? Do you have your own burger franchise in Asia? I think NOT.”  Above: Mos Def performing in Tokyo. “Each crowd is different. It is a dialogue. They’re completing the process. So it’s not a monologue. Its like I am giving them a certain amount of energy, and they’re giving me a certain amount of energy, and that completes the show.”
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KICKS :
Nike Dunk Hi SB “Gucci 2009” Quickstrike
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Originally released in 2005, the Gucci Dunk Hi’s were a part of the Team Manager Pack, which included some of the most recognized SB’s – the Stussy, the Tiffany, the Alien FC, and a routine Blazer and Team Edition. The 2005 edition was designed by the staff at Girl Skateboards. Girl Skateboards is a part of Girl Distributions. Girl Distributions also owns Lakai Limited Footwear, a skateboarding shoe producer. Girl Skateboards, being affiliated with Lakai Limited Footwear, caused friction when Lakai found out the “wood making” portion of their company was doing a collaboration with Nike SB, who also makes skate shoes. The shoes were released in a limited quanitity – 29 pairs worldwide. 
Above: The 2005 Gucci's. Notice the extra fraying.
The long awaited re-release of the Gucci SB’s will be included in the Holiday 2009 collection. The 2009 edition is basically the same as the 2005’s, but there is a little less fraying around the edges of the denim. Different leather is used, and the shoe includes a fat tongue! The 2009 edition has a black heel tab, whereas the 2005’s have a black one. Very detailed photos have been released online, but actual release date has not been determined. 
Above: The 2009 Gucci's. Different leather and a puffy tongue!
Nike Dunk Hi “Gucci Ostrich” Made with ostrich skin-like leather and another type of leather on the Swoosh. The colorway includes team green, challenge red, and black = Gucci! The dunk has a gum sole. It was released in October at select Footlocker stores and at the House of Hoops – a concept shop, based around basketball, located in Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Houston and Las Vegas. 
Above: The Gucci Ostrich released at Footlocker. No black denim, but ostrich leather instead.
Locally, Martini Skate + Snow, in Northfield, OH, will be receiving the Gucci 2009’s sometime next week. They will be having a midnight release party to celebrate the release of the awaited dunks! Check out Martini's website and SUPAFLYMAG.com for more information. The shop has received their November release SB’s so make sure you check them out!
-PMK - do something crazy!
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MY TRIP :
Ohio University HallOUween
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You Ought 2 Know:
Krink & KR
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Yo, so the easiest way to introduce you to KR (for those of you who don’t know), is to first knowledge you on Krink. Krink, simply put, is a brand name of inks and makers, made and manufactured in our United States. The markers were invented by Craig Costello, alias KR. So, the brand ‘Krink” comes from the acronym “KR” and “ink” together. Costello developed his own markers in the beginning of the 1990’s and started selling them in the familiar Alife out of New York City. Apparently the line of markers (which there is a huge assortment), comes in any and every color. To get his brand out there, Krink has collaborated with THE well-known brands such as Nike, Alife, Kid Robot, Married to the Mob, Juxtapoz, Burton and even Carhartt.
Before his big break, the Krink website called Costello “a terrible art student, a semi-successful vandal, and an entrepreneur who learned everything the hard way.” KR hailed from Queens and hung around the graffiti writing skater/B-boy scene. A walk through Queens? Graffiti. Everywhere. Apparently, graffiti was a lifestyle, an attitude-and it was reflected from the economy. From sharing to stealing, graffiti was no longer just adhered to trains, but it exploded onto highways and the streets of Queens. Grafitti-ers (for lack of better word) experimented by using tools that they would soon find out, would fade in the sun or bleed off their canvas. So came the trial and error, and soon arrived “Krink.” Successfully, he shared it with friends and fellow graffiti artists. Alife had just opened in 1998, same time Costello made his way back to New York from a long haul in San Francisco. BAM! From there, the two forms of street art made their mark-collaboratively. And Krink developed into what it is today. 
Interested? For more visuals from Krink & KR, check out krink.com. Read knowledge on graffiti and Krink & KR in “The Art of Getting Over” by Stephen Powers.
-PMK - do something crazy!
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MY SPIN : Daru & Rena
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Well, it’s quite easy to say R&B has evolved in, oh, the last two decades, give or take. Majority of the R&B genre, to me, is garbage, but then again, I’ve always had a taste for anything out the ordinary. Looking at the Billboard top Hip Hop/R&B songs as of last week, Maxwell leads with Pretty Wings, which is in no way a complaint, but followed directly by Mario & Gucci Mane’s “Break Up” and “Under” by Pleasure P. Disappointing? Eh, to most, no, but yes, I am a bit bothersome with the caliber of R&B at this day in age.
But I find comfort in enjoying the spin-off projects of real R&B, as I see it. The Muhsinah, the Georgia Anne Muldrow, the Kissey Asplund, the Algebra Blesset, the Nia Andrews. At any rate, it only gives sense to give props to prevailing Daru & Rena. I heard Daru & Rena back in May, added them to my collection, but passed the duo by. I regret it now because Daru & Rena has become one of my favorite projects. The twosome is a brother and sister combo hailing from Detroit, Michigan. Producer Daru Jones has previously worked with Slum Village, another Detroit-native-project and has been around for close to ten years now. Rena plays the vocal role, being both a singer and a songwriter, she is making a musically inclined entrance. 
At first listen, the project, Feel the Love sounds straight out of the East Coast 1990’s hip-hop- its heavy, and its aggressive beats are choppy, uses samples, and the voice work flows well with the drum’s kicks and snares. The sound embodies the sound of J Dilla and Slum Village, which only makes sense since Daru grew up in Michigan, making it easy for Dilla to have a strong influence on his work. Rena’s singing performance is superior but I can picture an emcee killing the beats as well. The group even posed a tribute to Dilla, with “Spirit Dilla, Part 3” on their 2007 project Turn It On.
Don’t hesitate to check out Feel the Love. Of course the album is available online, but yo! find a way to go support good music man! -PMK - do something crazy! |
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