Cover Sundays – 30 Seconds To Mars – “Stay” – Rihanna Cover

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2012, 2013, 30 Seconds To Mars, Actress, Alternative, Alternative metal, alternative rock, Angels & Airwaves, Barbados, BBC, BBC Radio, BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chamber pop, Cover Sundays, dance, Def Jam, EDM, Elof Loelv, EMI, Emo, fashion designer, Great Northern, hard rock, Hip-Hop, Immortal, Indie pop, Jared Leto, John Stephen Sudduth, Justin Parker, Key Yemaya Walker, Kuk Harrell, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Love, Matt Wachter, Mikky Ekko, music, neo-prog, Nightbird Studios, pop, progressive metal, R&B, RCA, RCA Records, record producer, Recording artist, Reggae, Rihanna, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Saint Michael, Shannon Leto, Shreveport, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Solon Bixler, songwriter, Soul, SRP, Stay, The Wondergirls, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Tomo Miličević, Unapologetic, United States, Universal, Virgin, Westlake Recording Studios

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 – 9/11 – Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

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2009, 5× Platinum, 9/11, Actress, Al Shux, Alexander Shuckburgh, Alicia Augello Cook, Alicia Keys, Angela Hunte, Arista, Atlantic, Biggie, Biggie Smalls, Billboard, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Nets, Burt Keyes, Columbia, Def Jam, Empire State Of Mind, entrepreneur, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Instagram, iPhone, iPhone 5, iPhone Post, J, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic, Jeff Bhasker, Jermone Harmon, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, keyboards, Lexus, Mary J. Blige, McDonalds, music, musician, New York, New York City, New York Knicks, No I.D., Notorious B.I.G, Oven Studios, pianist, piano, Platinum, pop, R&B, Rapper, RCA, record producer, Robert Deniro, Roc Nation, Roc the Mic Studios, Roc-A-Fella, Shawn Carter, Shawn Corey Carter, Singer-songwriter, Soul, Spike Lee, Swizz Beatz, Sylvia Robinson, The Blueprint 3, The Inkredibles, The Neptunes, The Notorious B.I.G., Timbaland, Tribeca, Ty-Ty, U.S., United States, Vocals, World Trade Center, WTC

Yeah

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
Yeah I’m out that Brooklyn, now I’m down in TriBeCa
Right next to Deniro, but I’ll be hood forever
I’m the new Sinatra, and since I made it here
I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere
I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicano’s
Right there up on Broadway, pull me back to that McDonald’s
Took it to my stashbox, 560 State St.
Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons with them Pastry’s
Cruisin’ down 8th St., off white Lexus
Drivin’ so slow, but BK is from Texas
Me, I’m out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie
Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me
Say what’s up to Ty-Ty, still sippin’ mai tai’s
Sittin’ courtside, Knicks & Nets give me high five
Nigga I be Spike’d out, I could trip a referee
Tell by my attitude that I’m most definitely from….

New To You Music Sundays – Macy Gray – “Still”

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1999, 2000, Abuse, Actress, Andrew Slater, Bill Esses, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Canton, Epic, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Hollywood, Jeff Blue, Jeremy Ruzumna, Los Angeles, Macy Gray, music, musician, Natalie Renee McIntyre, neo soul, New To You Music Sundays, Ohio, On How Life Is, Paramount Studios, Producer, R&B, songwriter, Soul, Still, Sunset Sound Recorders, University of Southern California, 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.

Music Mondays – Norah Jones – “All A Dream”

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2012, Actress, Adult contemporary, All a Dream, alternative hip hop, alternative rock, ambient, artist, Athens, bass, bass guitar, Beatboxing, Big Beat, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blue Note, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, Brian Burton, Brian Joseph Burton, Brooklyn, California, Cee Lo, Cee-Lo Green, Country, Danger Mouse, DAW, Denton, drum and bass, drum machine, drums, Electro, Electro Vox Studios, Electronica, Folk, Folk rock, Geethali Norah Jones Shankar, Georgia, Gnarls Barkley, grime, guitar, Hip-Hop, indie rock, Jazz, Key Yemaya Walker, keyboards, Little Broken Hearts, lo-fi, Los Angeles, Mondo Studio, music, Music Mondays, music producer, musician, neo soul, neo-psychedelia, New York, Norah Jones, oldschool jungle, organ, percussion, piano, Piano/keyboards, Rapping, Ravi Shankar, roots rock, sampler, saxophone, Singer-songwriter, Sue Jones, synthesiser, synthesizer, Texas, trip hop, Turntable, U.S., United States, United StatesWhite Plains, USA, vocal jazz, Vocals, White Plains

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.

Music Mondays – Björk – “Unravel”

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1997, Actress, Alternative, alternative dance, alternative rock, ambient, anarcho-punk, Atlantic, avant-garde, Björk, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, brief flashes of hope, Dirty Projectors, drums, El Cortijo Studios, electronic, Electronica, Elektra, ethereal wave, experimental, fashion model, flute, Gling-Glo, Guy Sigsworth, harmonica, harp, Homogenic, Howie B, Iceland, Industrial, Jazz, keyboards, KUKL, lamenting love, LynnFox, Mark Bell, Markus Dravs, Málaga, music composer, musician, Nonesuch, oboe, One Little Indian, piano, piccolo, Polydor, Producer, rave, Reykjavík, songwriter, Spain, Tappi Tíkarrass, The Sugarcubes, Third, Thom Yorke, Timbaland, trip hop, Universal, Unravel, Vocals, Warner Bros.

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 – The Roots – “You Got Me”

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1999, activist, Actress, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, alternative hip hop, alternative rock, Captain Kirk Douglas, Common, Dallas, Dame DAsh, Def Jam, DGC, Dice Raw, DJ, Drummer, Erica Abi Wright, Erica Wright, Erykah Badu, Eve, Funk, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, Hip-Hop, Hub, Interscope-Geffen-A&M, Jazz, jazz-rap, Josh Abrams, journalist, Kamal Gray, Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, Malik B., MCA, MCA Records, neo soul, Okayplayer, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Questlove, R&B, Rahzel, Rapper, record producer, Ruff Ryders, Singer-songwriter, Soul, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Tariq Trotter, Texas United States, The Black Thing, The Fifth Dynasty, The Grand Wizzards, The Legendary Roots Crew, The Roots, The Square Roots, Things Fall Apart, U.S., You Got Me

[Featuring Erykah Badu]
[Chorus] x 2
(Erykah Badu)
If you were worried ’bout where
I been or who I saw or
what club I went to with my homies
baby don’t worry you know that you got me
[Verse 1]
(Black Thought)
Somebody told me that this planet was small
we use to live in the same building on the same floor
and never met before
until I’m overseas on tour
and peep this ethiopian queen from philly
taking classes abroad
she studying film and photo flash focus record
said she workin on a flick and
could my click do the score
she said she loved my show in paris
at Elysee Montmartre
and that I stepped off the stage
and took a piece of her heart
we knew from the start that
things fall apart, intentions shatter
she like that sh-t don’t matter
when I get home get at her
through letter, phone, whatever
let’s link, let’s get together
sh-t you think not, think the Thought went home and forgot
time passed, we back in philly now she up in my spot
tellin me the things I’m tellin her is makin her hot
startin buildin with her constantly round the clock
now she in my world like hip-hop
and keep tellin me

Cover Sundays – Sheryl Crow – “Sideways” Citizen Cope Cover

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100 Miles from Memphis, 1962, 2002, 2004, 2010, accordian, acoustic guitar, Actress, alternative rock, AM, Arista, autoharp, Baciami Ancora, bass guitar, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Capitol, Capitol Records, Carlos Santana, Clarence Greenwood, classical guitar, clavinet, country rock, Cover, Cover Album, Cover Songs, Cover Sundays, Covers, Craig M. Johnson, D.C., dobro, Doyle Bramhall II, drums, electric guitar, Electric Lady Studios, electric piano, February 11, Folk, Gabriele Muccino, guitar, hammond organ, harmonica, harmonium, Henson Recording Studios, Justin Stanley, Kennett, Key Yemaya Walker, keyboards, lap slide guitar, lap steel guitar, Los Angeles, mandola, mandolin, Memphis, Missouri, music, musician, New York, New York City, organ, pedal steel guitar, percussion, Performer, piano, political activist, Pop rock, Producer, RCA Records, record producer, resonator guitar, rock, roots rock, Santana, September 14, Shaman, Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Suzanne Crow, Singer-songwriter, slide guitar, songwriter, steel guitar, synthesizers, tambourine, Tennessee, The Rainwater LP, These Feelings Won't Go Away, U.S., US, Vocals, Washington

“These feelings won’t go away, They’ve been knockin’ me sideways.”
I usually don’t like covers of my favorite songs unless done well, or utilizing the original artist, this does both.


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.

Back By Request – High School Crush Tuesdays – Garcelle Beauvais

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Actress, BarberShop 2: Back in Business, Coming to America, Dream On, Family Matters, Ford Models, Franklin & Bash, Garcelle Beauvais, Haiti, High School Crush, High SChool Crush Tuesdays, Human Target, Irene Marie Models, Luther Vandross, Manhunter, Miami, Miami Vice, New York City, NYPD Blue, Playboy, St. Marc, Take You Out, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, The Jamie Foxx Show

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.

High School Crush – Rachel Stuart from BET’s Caribbean Rhythms

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Actress, Air Jamaica, BET, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Canadian, Caribbean Rythms, High School Crush, Jamaica, Jamaican-Canadian, Key Yemaya Walker, model, Mohawk College, Photography, Planet Groove, Rachel Stuart, Rachel Stuart-Baker, television personality, Video Soul, Washington D.C.

Back from those High School days when I could turn on BET, other than Rap City, the Yo MTV Raps knock off, there was a special show called Caribbean Rhythms, I could watch that show on repeat…I guess you know why.

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.

Music I Like – Andy Allo “Sometimes “

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Actress, Andy Allo, Bamenda, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Cameroon, Funk, guitar, Hotel Cafe, Key Yemaya Walker, music, Music I Like, neo soul, piano, pop, rnb, Sacramento, Singer, Sometimes, songwriter, Soul, Vocals

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.