New To You Music Sundays – RL Grime feat Daya – “I Wanna Know”

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1991, 1998, 2018, Artbeatz, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Boston, California, Chapel Hill, Clockwork, Daya, Dim Mak Records, DJ, drum and bass, electro house, electronic, Fool's Gold, Georgia, Grace Martine Tandon, Henry Alfred Steinway, House, I Wanna Know, India, Interscope, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, Mad Decent, music, New To You Music Sundays, New To You Sundays, Northeastern University, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, pop, Producer, Punjab, Punjabi, Red, RL Grime, Sacramento, Singer, songwriter, Synthpop, trap, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, United States, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, WeDidIt

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.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Heltah Skeltah – “I Ain’t Having That” feat Redman and Doc Holiday RIP Sean Price

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1998, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Brownsville, California, Cuzin Bawb, Doc Holiday, Duck Down, Duck Down Records, East Coast Hip-Hop, EMI Records, hardcore hip hop, Hennessey, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, I Ain't Having That, Jack the Rapper, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, kielbasa, KRS-One, Magnum Force, MFC, Mystical, New Orleans, New York, New York City, October, OGC, Originoo Gunn Clappaz, Producer, Rapper, Redman, Reggie Noble, rock, Ruck, Sacramento, Sean Du-Val Price, Sean Price, Starang, Starang Wondah, USA, Wu-Tang Clan

They don’t like us
Word up
They don’t like us
They ain’t gotta like us f–k them son

Starang forever like Wu Tang my crew brings drama
Hangin’ your a-s upside down by ya shoe strings
Smoke, tell ’em how we doin’ this
Stop the whole s–t just to big up my newness

(Now, by all means)
I do a show in New Orleans
And get wit b’out it ’bout it Mystikal
(Starang, we been missin’ you)
Last year ATL we almost got physical

I can’t talk, now, read about it in the interview
(While y’all up in D&D)
I caught two and three stitches
I was still gettin’ b—hes in the tunnel takin’ pictures
In the mazda listenin’ to ‘Kris, I Got Next’
I wanted hot sex, so I ran and got the Lex

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Noreaga feat Nas – “Body In The Trunk”

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1998, actor, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Body in the Trunk, Capone-N-Noreaga, CNN, Criteria Studios, Dame Grease, East Coast Hip-Hop, Electric Lady Studios, Florida, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Key Yemaya Walker, Miami, music, Nas, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasty Nas, New York, New York City, Noreaga, P.A.P.I., Penalty Records, Queens, Queensbridge, Rapper, reggaeton, sampler, U.S., United States, Victor Santiago Jr., Vocals

[Verse 1]
[Noreaga]
Got out the mall yo
This weeded cat rockin a fade
In my face askin can he see the grenade
I woulda let him see it
The way he came across yo I said nah, beat it
Steph told me buck him
When I reacted Will said chill f–k him
Yo it’ a small world ya know that we’ll see him again
He said f–k you
I said what, repeat it again

[Nas]
Chill son you’e weeded again
Slow down god you’re speedin again
Face lookin like you’re fiendin for Hen
Who that wit you, hide the gat yo n—a come here
You got a pistol that must mean you slingin again

[Noreaga]
Hey yo f–k it yo, I bucked him son
Cause he was on some stupid s–t
Thinking he the real thing
When he was just a duplicate
Saying that he hate our clique
Hate our s–t
Hate the Firm album and the CNN clique
He said he hate you and wish you ain’t have a six
He had coliseum jewelry no Tito tricks

Cover Sundays – Bjork – “Gloomy Sunday” made famous by Billie Holiday

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1933, 1941, 1998, April 16, AT& T Presents Stormy Weather, Benefit, Billie Holiday, Björk, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Cover, Cover Song, Cover Songs, Cover Sundays, Covers, Eleanora Fagan, Hungarian, Hungarian Suicide Song, Key Yemaya Walker, László Jávor, Los Angeles, music, Paul Robeson, Pál Kalmár, Rezső Seress, Walden Woods Benefit

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.

New 30 Day Song Challenge – Day 23 – Funniest Song – The Notorious B.I.G. – “Playa Hater”

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1998, 30 Day Song Challenge, Basketball Jones, Big Poppa, Biggie Smalls, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, C. Wallace, Cheech and Chong, Dave Chappelle, Dave Chappelle Show, Day 23, Frank White, Funniest Song, Hey Love, Hip-Hop, Key Yemaya Walker, Life After Death, music, New 30 Day Song Challenge, New York, New York City, Playa Hata, S. Jordan, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Sean Combs, Sean John Combs, Silky Johnson, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, The Notorious B.I.G., U.S., W. Hart

Not the funniest, but funny enough none-the-less.


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

Late Text Tuesdays – Lyrics From Pearl Jam’s “Black”

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10, 1991, 1998, Atlanta, Azul, Azul Louis, Black, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, California, Chapel Hill, E Ballad, Eddie Jerome Vedder, Eddie Vedder, FIrst Relationships, Georgia, Key Walker, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Marraige, music, North Carolina, Pearl Jam, poetry, Poetry Reading, Poetry Slam, Proposal, Prose, Ring, Sacramento, Stone C. Gossard, Stone Gossard, Ten, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, World Wide Lounge, Yin Yang Cafe

I had two different concepts of something to write this week, however as time escaped me, I look to pull something from Blue Lines, that captured some of the ideas in the latter piece I wanted to write. When perusing my manuscript, I happened upon the scene at the fictional World Wide Lounge (based on Atlanta’s now defunct Yin Yang Cafe) were during a pivotal conversation/argument between Keypsiia Walker and Blue Hurt early in their friendship, after his poetry reading.
Words are powerful, and the song amazes my because of such. For one to ask these questions of another seems out of place, and direct, but many expect to get these answers, without the questions being asked.
This song is a song that I hold very close to my heart, though the tone seems sad or grim, I actually used elements of the piece during an extremely important recommendation. And it’s my karaoke go to song.

To be fair, Eddie Vedder explained it as such, “It’s a harsh one, because then your truest one is the one you can’t have forever.” I’d hat eto agree with that.

Pearl Jam
“Black”
Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard

Hey, oh
Sheets of empty canvas
Untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me
As her body once did
All five horizons
Revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed
Has taken a turn

Text Tuesdays – Blue Lines Prose – IF

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1998, 1999, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chapel Hill, Georgia, Key Yemaya Walker, Love, manuscript, MW, My Manuscript, North Carolina, poetry, Prose, Sacramento, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Older post from my manuscript Blue Lines, blank mind today.

“IF”
K.S. circa 1999
…If I told you that I loved you,
could you love me back, do you love,
If I told you that I loved you,
what would it mean to you, what would it be
If I told you that I loved you
would I know who you are would you know me,
I don’t want to lose what we have,
or is it that I want something for us to have,
If I told you that I loved you,
would it destroy ‘us.’

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.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Witchdoctor feat Outkast – “Dez Only 1”

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1998, a s.w.a.t healin` ritual, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blue Lines Era, California, Dez Only 1, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Key Yemaya Walker, music, OutKast, Sacramento, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Witchdoctor

Deep in the steaming jungle
The eerie sound of the voodoo drums tell us that
This is the night

[Witchdoctor]
My confess
We sinners lord
Dez only 1

[Chorus]
Book you got cooked (x3)
God sent you some warriors
Plus we tellers of the stories
(2x)
Book you got cooked (x2)

[Witchdoctor]
Check it out, uh
If in this life
I strive to please Him
In this day and night
I’m not always right
Even when I’m wrong
You should be afraid to anger Him
Cause you could be gone
Him don’t need us
It’s the other way round
Do you know what I’m talking about
When I say Him, clown?
You can’t look at nobody
And say that’s Him
Cause He’s invisible
Yet visible, this is critical
Relying on our own abilities you lose
You need him

30 Day Photo Challenge – Day 29 – Something Beautiful

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1997, 1998, 30 Day Photo Challenge, Atlanta, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Day 29, Georgia, Kat Goduco, Key Yemaya Walker, MW, Photography, Sacramento, Something Beautiful

I distorted as much as I could, because though I wanted a picture to be this post, I was resolved not to. Time left, therefore I had to. It is more than beauty.

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.

Cover Sundays – José González – “Teardrop” – Massive Attack Cover

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1998, 2007, Adrian Thaws ("Tricky"), alternative rock, Andrew Vowles, Andy "Mushroom" Vowles ("Mush"), Argentina, bass guitar, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, classical guitar, Cover, Cover Song, Cover Songs, Cover Sundays, Covers, downtempo, Electronica, Elizabeth Fraser, experimental rock, Göteborg, Gothenburg, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall ("G"), Grant Marshall, Grantley Marshall, House, House M.D., Imperial, In Our Nature, Indie folk, José González, Junip, Key Yemaya Walker, Les McCann, Massive Attack, Mezzanine, music, Mute, Mute Records, Parasol, Peacefrog, Robert "3D" Del Naja ("D"), Robert Del Naja, Silvio Rodríguez, Singer-songwriter, Sometimes I Cry, Sweden, Teardrop, trip hop, Vocals, Zero 7

In 1998 Massive Atatck released this song, accompanied by it’s creative music video of a fetus singing the song in utero. Many of you may know this as the theme of the Fox TV Show House.


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.