Archive for the ‘Straight Laced’ Category

Lunchroom Battles: The Mixtape…

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

What was it about rap music that made you tune in so completely? Was it the deft use of language? Was it the boom bap of the drumbeat? Whatever it was that made you fall in love with rap music when you first heard it is contained on this mixtape produced by my homey Gudtyme.

Lunchroom Battles is a compilation of some of the more rare early rap recordings from legends like NaS, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap and Slick Rick, plus other rap heroes gone but never forgotten. Lunchroom Battles is a document to how far rap has come since people were taking this shit as a joke, a passing fad with a chain and a rope.

Gudtyme called this first edition of what will be a series of mixtapes; ‘Lunchroom Battles: Desperately Seeking Vanessa‘. You have to read the drop he wrote to fully understand the title. BTW, the nude pic of Vanessa Williams is NSFW

Sucker For Love…

Monday, September 10th, 2012

Today wasn’t a good Christmas for everyone who loves football.

For Chad Johnson it was like Ebenezer Scrooge came thru and gave him a lump of coal. Chad can put that lump in his chest, right where his heart used to be. If Chad Johnson hadn’t wanted to love the spotlight so badly would he have been Chad Johnson?

Marq Spekt has a track titled ‘Skin Is Thin’ from his EP project ‘Broken Mazes’ with Gary Wilson that I feel describes the place Chad Johnson is living in right now. Evelyn Lozada wasn’t even with Chad when he was shooting the gym. SMH

MARQ SPEKT – SKIN IS THIN from dallas penn on Vimeo.

Detroit Fuels G.M.C. (GOOD Music Clique)

Saturday, September 8th, 2012

G.O.O.D. Music Clique should call themselves GMC and do their damnedest to bring General Motors back into the forefront*.
*Provided GMC makes cars that use less gas and get better mileage.

Jay-Z already has his own color blue (Ivy) Denali.

link via Khal Roker

MarQ Spekt: Broken Mazes

Saturday, September 8th, 2012

MarQ Spekt went left right after the ‘MacheteVision’ project and hit a home-run. Broken Mazes is ‘Spekt’s cerebral flow over instrumentals from Gary Wilson.

When I was in Atlanta I had a chance to burn it down with ‘Spekt and listen to the project. I’m a let ‘Spekt speak on his project…

“A little teaser for the upcoming Broken Mazes EP. This record is a collaborative between myself and experimental, proto-new wave musician Gary Wilson(Stones Throw)

It’s rare that you get the opportunity to work with the actual artist rather than just sampling the record. Gary opened his vaults and provided ample soundscapes

Some of these instrumentals dating back to 1973 may have been heard before. Others may not. The ending result is a pure creative expression and meshes Hip Hop, Psychedelic, Jazz, Funk…

Soak up the vibrations and Enjoy!”

Video and cover art was done by John Turner Jr.

The Boot Camp Clique Chronicles…

Friday, September 7th, 2012

Why did I even do it to myself?

Why did I walk thru Century21 when I know I ain’t got no paper to burn? Just to give myself agita I suppose. That was the feeling I got when I saw these ranger boots from Timberland x Rag & Bone sitting on the rack for $120.

I kill in the black and grey versions, but I NEEEEEDS these for my winter woodsman [ll] outfit architecture.

What am I to do? Pay my bills, or get my thrills?