DirtyJerz is one of the commentors on this page that always puts his money where his mouf is [ll]. I can extra appreciate that since fam-a-lam isn’t even working right now. Everytime he sends me a package [ll] he str8 laces me. So when the homey puts in a request for some remixes we have the staff over here at DP.com get right to it. The staff of course being me.
DirtyJerz, it’s ya’ berfday. And you know we don’t give a fux…
^ (c)Ernie Paniccioli
Ernie P is a big fan of DP.com and one of the most understated historians of my lifetime. Is it because he has faithfully documented Hip-Hop history, as opposed to rock music or jazz? Is it because he has lived a life of talking truth to power? Is it because Ernie can be a surly curmudgeon when he senses a lack of sincerity in others?
The answer is all of the above.
I’m lucky ro call Ernie my friend even tho’ he will spit flames in my comments section over my sneaker collection or my appreciation of the 808s & Heartbreak album. Notwithstanding, Ernie Paniccioli has dedicated a lifetime to documenting the American experience for all peoples of color no matter their level of celebrity or notoriety.
I say all of this because I would like you to consider Ernie’s art if you have a few coins available to you. Ernie has several photobooks self-published on Lulu.com and I promise you they are the best history lesson you can receive on Hip-Hop.
The Democratic machine wanted NYS governor DAVID PATERSON to sit the fux down for the next election round. He ended up in the big seat at the statehouse by accident in the first place. SPITZER wasn’t supposed to get taken down so rudely, but ELIOT didn’t play nice with Wall Street and Wu-Tang Clan told us all that cash rules everything around us. So when SPITZER became deposed we all ended up with the booby prize. PATERSON had his chance to go quietly when OBAAMA told him to back down, but instead PATERSON tempted fate and now the hounds have been released.
I’m not a PATERSON h8r tho’. He’s balanced the state budgets when the the truth is that the majority of the money for this state is generated in an area that comprises 1/2400 of the state’s total area. I’m referring to NYC naturally. But PATERSON is part and parcel of politricks and anything goes in politricks. There is blood in the water and the sharks are circling. The only question is if PATERSON will be dragged under or barely escape by losing a leg below the knee? If this were 10 years prior then PATERSON might could call on his buddy CHARLIE RANGEL to help him get over the hump, but in 2010 RANGEL is an even bigger legislative liability than PATERSON is.
DAVID PATERSON knew the machine was coming for him and now he has nowhere to turn. The kingmakers are ready to give the throne back to the prince in waiting as a repayment for the unceremonious dumping of his father, the noble MARIO CUOMO. The godfather governor was ushered out of Albany on a rail as part of the liberal purge which also saw DAVID DINKINS get the boot from City Hall. ANDREW CUOMO has been groomed to be NYS governor since way back. It’s kind of interesting when you live long enough to see families anointed into political offices as opposed to actually being elected (see BUSH family).
I almost couldn’t recognize Lupe Fiasco if he was standing next to some other rappers. What happened to Lupe? #iHiphop
I got up with the homie MEYHEM LAUREN for a minute last night to politic this production going down in April. The date will be here in a minute so I have to get busy nailing everything down to the wall. The venue first and foremost and then the artists. MEYHEM reminded me to holler at THIRSTIN’ HOWL 3rd and make sure he has the date open on his schedule. MEYHEM and THIRST go back and on the strength of the love of the lifestyle we all came together. I could say it was the Timeless Truth video shoot for ‘Priceless’ but in truth we was bound to come together at some point. NYC is a big city, but the group of people that are into certain shit hardbody are the smaller subsets and they always link even if it happens on some randomosity.
Here’s THIRSTIN’ HOWL 3rd and MEYHEM LAUREN fuxing around in the studio having fun…
Thirstin’ Howl 3rd and Meyhem Lauren – ‘Treat Her Like A Prostitute’
MEYHEM and I walked east along Queens Boulevard from the Queens Center Mall up to the Marshall’s in Rego Park. Macy*s at QCM had garbage. It’s been a thousand years since I caught any heat from that spot. I don’t even go into QCM anymore since they closed the Orange Julius spot. While we walked under the Long Island Expressway I peeped what looked like a wheatpaste label on the overhead concrete piers at least ten feet off the ground. The shit read MEYHEM LAUREN .COM and I laughed out loud. What was even more hilarious is that MEYHEM said he doesn’t even know who did that shit.
Graff kids are the OG guerilla marketers. They invent newer and slicker ways to put their brand in front of your eyes. They develop the nuanced ways to attract your eyes. When I talk about the “lifestyle” I am literally talking about MEYHEM LAUREN. He lives it all. Polo, sneakers, graffiti. I’m extra sick because he wears a size 12. I’m just lucky he doesn’t collect action figures. He’d take that game over too.
Meyhem Lauren – Got The Fever
We fell thru this spot on Queens Boulevard called Format. It was a tiny little BMX specialty shop with some sick ass bike frames and SBs for sale. Quagmires and such. Nigel, the brother working at the shop asked me if I was a “Lo Head” and I told him that I wasn’t a ‘Lo head but a “Lifestyler”. Polo Ralph Lauren is my favorite clothing brand fa’sho but my love for ‘Lo goes deeper[ll] than my vintage bear baseball caps. I’m all about matching my knit sweaters with hats and scarves of the same design. I’m all about coordinating my sneakers with my outfit as well. And if you keep your eyes wide open you might see remnants of my presence somewhere in the city.
The Marshall’s on Queens Blvd was tapped out as well. MEYHEM pointed me to a couple of I.T.s they had on the floor but nothing had the dazzle top make the kid thirsty to cop. I kept it moving and MEYHEM and I parted ways for now with more ideas about who we can connect with for the ‘Lo-End Theory event. I feel like this joint will be epic. In the handful of blocks that we walked and talked I learned a lot about Killa Sha that most fans of his didn’t know and I learned that MEYHEM even knew some of my closest friends from when I lived another life. The world is hell’a big my peoples, but when you fux some certain kinds of shit you will always meet the other people that fux with that shit too. It’s inevitable.
Meyhem Lauren, Timeless Truth and J-Love – ‘Timeless Greatness’