Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – CRS – “Us Placers”

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ACC, Blue Lines, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Lupe Fiasco, Pfizer, Pharrell, Pharrell Williams, UNC Chapel Hill, Us Placers, Va$htie, Vashtie Kola, Virginia Tech

Directed by Va$htie
(Lupe Fiasco)
Yeah, Just a lil bit (just a lil bit) And it goes
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Bought a big house and a whole lot of ranges
A fresh new couch and a whole lot of trainers
A closet full of clothes and some brand new dangers
And
Some Mexican floral arrangers
A great big TV that’ll entertain us
Some colorful commissions for some high paid painters
Someone to take the wrap so that I stay stainless
And
A new relationship with a banker
Two pinky rings for my manicured fingers
A trained German Shepard that bark when it’s angered
To watch my possessions and look out for strangers
And

Blue Lines Blog: This Day In American History – Becomes World Champion Joe Frazier

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Blue Lines, Jerry Quarry, Jimmy Ellis, Joe Frazier, Key Yemaya Walker, Madison Square Garden, This Day In American History, WBA

On February 16, 1970, Joseph William “Joe” Frazier, known as Smokin’ Joe (born January 12, 1944) became the undisputed world champion when he defeated WBA champion Jimmy Ellis at Madison Square Garden by a fifth-round knock-out. Ellis had beaten Jerry Quarry in the final bout of a WBA elimination tournament for Ali’s vacated belt, but Frazier had declined to participate.

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.