Digital Archeological Digs: Discovery #2

I had no business being up mad late last night after 3:00 A.M. but that's what happens when you decide to take a "nap" at 10 P.M. and wake up wired at 12:30 A.M. instead of sleeping the entire night!!!

Anyway, during the hours in which the adrenaline was pumping, I was perusing imeem listening to some slow jams, old school treats. I had to in order to drown out the ignorance that was coming out of that wack mf plies mouth blasting from my roommate's speakers in the living room. I'm not even going to get into that dude so let's just move on....

OK, I found this track by Billy Paul entitled, "Let the Dollar Circulate", and immediately it has been added to the soundtrack of my life, the 2009 installment.

(politicians talkin' crazy, unemployment pandemic, late rent payments, interest rate increase, utility, gasoline, and meat prices at an all time high... this was 75' so not a thing has changed!)

Listen to this funky track. I bet everyone can relate!!!

Please let the dollar circulate!!!

-PeAcE

Let The Dollar Circulate - Billy Paul

In Celebration of Negro History Month: After the After Party

"Learning will spoil the best nigger in the world... If he learns to read he'll never be any good as a slave. The first thing you know he'll be writing, then look out. A writing nigger is dangerous."- The former master of Frederick Douglass

Massa ain't lyin!!! You know how the old saying goes, "If you ever wanna hide something from black people, put it in a book". Once we get a hold of one, watch out. We begin packing on pounds of insight not just from the pages but from its relationship to the society we live in. And God help us when we start writing! It's like illegal firearms. Some whine about how it's wrong to have them, yet some don't care because people are gonna have em anyway.

-PeAcE

N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and The Master) - Nas

Scrumptious Tunes Overflowin the MP3 Plate

So I took a musical trip to Canada, Vancouver specifically, and came across this impeccable gem. The dude's name is SonReal and his music is Ill-Sick-Dope-Fire!!! He a genuine MC spittin about life from his own lens. He's not trying to be overly conscious, street, or political. He's just a dude from Vancouver who from his music can tell he loves doing what does.

Tracks in Musically Obese Rotation:

- "Weather" (Feelin the vibe I get from it lyric and beat wise. It's something about rain sound effects, jazzy/soulful rhythms, and a smooth rapping and singing voice that does things to my ears)

- "All My Life" (1st of all, ANYONE who samples "Ellie's Love Theme" is officially on good terms with me!)

- "Dear You" (I like when people write letters/pay homage to music)

- "She Gotta Be Loved" (Possible "I Used to Love H.E.R." 2009?)

Check some tracks on my playlist above or

Check out SonReal's Myspace Here

-PeAcE

Washing Out My Dandruff Thoughts: Rinse 6

Yea yea every urban blogger posted this video but many did not provide his/her reaction to it. The video is fly. I'm all about creative minds putting their thoughts down on film. And not to mention he looks sooooo dapper in a tux. My kind of video. I don't think a video how been this fly since Badu's "Honey" video!!!

I must admit it took me a couple minutes to get into the dude cuz I assumed he would be wack and a cliche hipster rapper. Not to mention when folk see me they assume that's the only music I bump so I wanted to prove them all wrong! UGH LABELS!!! HOWEVER, once I downloaded the mixtape and singled out the tracks I would latter run dry and realized how much of an attractive dude he was, it was official that he was going to be my new celeb crush. I haven't had one of those in a minute!

PS- He needs to make some form of a video for "Whenever". TRUST IT WOULD BE A REYNOLD'S WRAP!!!

In Celebration of Negro History Month: The After Party

The New York (whipping) Post with their grand spanking new cartoon mocking the stimulus checks and chimp shooting in CT. Okay some folk may have gotten the joke but some are slower than others, namely moi. I mean c'mon how many people were informed about a chimp shooting?! Publications and Products these several months have been offensive that you can't help but say here they go again with the racism. But seriously though my people, this primate to black folk analogy hasn't been forced to bed yet? I know some people out there will always wear this on their sleeve this due to tainted hand me down genes passed onto them, but I mean C'mon!

I'm an honorary New Yorker and lately NYC has been misbehaving and revealing bits of their racially suggestive side. Remember The New Yorker? N-word cookies?

The whole "I don't see how this is offensive. I'm not a racist. This is simply satire" facade has GOT to end already. But will it ever? Completely?

-PeAcE

Operation Leathery Flyness Now in Progress

Cognac Muoi Boot via Aldo

Bullhide Extra-Capacity Briefcase via Orvis

Washing Out My Dandruff Thoughts: Rinse 5

Say word.. A.I. cut his hair?! Finally! Cornrows should have been buried years ago but he looks great minus the tattoos, but at least he still his bare spots. I forgot how much of a cutie he was...

AND SPEAKING OF HAIR...

Can dude on the right PLEASE CUT HIS!?!?!?!?!?!