Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays (RIP Prodigy) – Mobb Deep – “Trife Life”

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1995, Albert Johnson, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, East Coast, East Coast Hip-Hop, Georgia, hardcore hip hop, Havoc, Hempstead, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Kejuan Muchita, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Mobb Deep, music, New York, New York City, Norman Connors, Prodigy, Queens, Queensbridge, Rap, Sacramento, The Infamous, Trife Life, You Are My Starship

Check it out now..
Word up Son, s–t is ill kid..
Knahmsayin? Bein that we livin the motherf–kin trife life
Don’t have another day right?
It’s only right
Let me put you on to what happens Son, never believe this s–t
Kick that s–t

[Prodigy]
It’s just another day, drownin my troubles with a forty
That’s when I got the call from this brownskin shorty
She asked me where’s my crew at? Said we could do whatever
She got her crew too, and said that we should get together
I said, “Aight — just call me back in a hour
so I can take a shower and gather up the manpower”
Then I hung up the horn
And I thought to myself that it might be on
Cause this trick ain’t pick up the phone to call me in years (Why?)
Ever since I left the hoe lonely in tears
Ain’t no tellin what her friends puttin up in her ears
Ideas of settin me up, I’m not tryin ta hear
(Check it out, Son) So we take the gats for precautions
Plus this trick live in Brooklyn, home of the coffin
She might got a whole batallion of Bucktowners
Waitin for us to get up off the train and surround us
Or maybe, I’m blowin this s–t out of proportion
But this s–t do happen, to n—az very often
So f–k it, a n—a gotta do what he meant to
My crew got my back, f–k the world is my mental
We put together five soldiers, the bitch called
My blood curdled, told me to meet her on Myrtle
Got to the plaza, we’re waitin for the G train
We put a plan together, just in case the beef came

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Black Moon – “Who Got Da Props?”

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1993, 5ft, A3C, A3C Hip-Hop Festival, Blue Hurt, Boot Camp, Boot Camp Clik, Brooklyn, Brothers who Lyrically Act and Combine Kickin Music Out On Nations, Buckshot, Buckshot Shorty, Bushwick, Chapel Hill, D&D Studios, Da Beatminerz, DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz, Drew "Dru Ha" Friedman, Duck Down Records, E1 Entertainment Distribution, East Coast, East Coast Hip-Hop, Enta Da Stage, Evil Dee, Ewart Dewgarde, hardcore hip hop, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Kenyatta Blake, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Life, music, Nervous, New York, New York City, North Carolina, Priority Records, Rawkus, The BDI Thug (Beady-Eyed Thug), UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, United States, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Who Got Da Props?

[Verse 1: Buckshot]
Put up, what up, BO BO BO!
Suckers want to flow but they got no show
So I’mma grab the mic, flip a script, and leave ya stunned
Buckshot’s the one that gets the job done
Mic check, I get paid to wreck your set
Get ready and jet, cause I’m a threat to your fret
No holds barred, and complete move fakers
Best to play the back and watch your girl, I might take her
If she’s a crab I’mma diss her then slide
If she try to riff I got my Smith on my side
Word to God, here I come so make way
Rugged and rough, killing your set every day
Microphone check 1, 2, here we go
And I’mma let you know, who got the flow
Spitting my verbs like an automatic weapon
Suckers keep stepping, cause I’mma let you know

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kanye West feat Jay-Z – “Power (Remix)” The Meadows NYC Week (I Guess)

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10/2/10, 2010, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, California, Chicago, East Coast, East Coast Hip-Hop, G.O.O.D. Fridays, Georgia, good music, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, John Legend, John Roger Stephens, Kanye, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Kasseem Dean, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, music, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, New York, New York City, Oahu, October, October 2nd, Ohio, Sacramento, Sean Carter, Shawn Corey Carter, Springfield, Swizz Beats, The Bronx, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yankee Stadium

I forgot all about this remix.

[Jay-Z – Intro]
Is this thing on?
Oh, I thought they silenced us, ‘Ye
Power to the people

We’re living in that 31st century, futuristic fly s–t
The penthouse is the projects and everybody flies private
New watches (you know what time it is)
Watch us (you see us)
They can’t stop us
The prophets
Be-otches!

[Chorus: Kanye West]
No one man should have all that power (Yea!)
The clock’s tickin, I just count the hours (Yea!)
Stop trippin, I’m trippin off the power
(“No one man should have all that power!” – [King Crimson])

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Lil’ Kim feat The Notorious B.I.G. – “Drugs”

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1996, Atlanta, Bad Boy, Bad Boy Records, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Big Momma, Big Poppa, Biggie, Biggie Smalls, Black Widow, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, California, Christopher George Latore Wallace, Christopher Wallace, Drugs, East Coast, East Coast Hip-Hop, Georgia, Hard Core, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Kimberly Denise Jones, Kimberly Jones, Kimmy Blanco, Lil' Kim, music, New York, New York City, Notorious K.I.M., Queen Bee, Queen Bitch, Rap, Rapper, Sacramento, The Hit Factory, The Notorious B.I.G., UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[BIG] Never a flaw
[Kim] A different kind of high
[Kim] Ya know, feel me on this, huh, uhh

Ladies and gents
Your dopest host presents extravagance
In the ladies’ frame, leaving c-m stains
N—az remain in awe, when I brought a Dillinger
Throw it to ya jaw, uhh
Never a flaw
Never before, have you seen such magnificence
In the black princess, yesss
Flow’s Phenom, I’m the bomb-diggy
Ask Biggie, keep a dedicated squad wit me
Call us the Gabbana girls
We dangerous, b—hes pay a fee just to hang with us
Trust, n—az lust

Foto Fridays – Miami Beach circa 2007

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2007, Atlantic Ocean, Beach, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, East Coast, Florida, Foto Fridays, Instagram, Key Yemaya Walker, Miami, Miami Beach, Ocean, Palm, Palm Tree, Photography, Sand, White Sand

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.

Blue Lines Blog – Questions for the Author of Blue Lines Part III (Finale)

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Atlanta, Author, Azul Lewis, Beauty (Remix), Black, Blue, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Capitol, Chapel Hill, Chris Carter, college, Common, Common Sense, Creative Writing, De La Soul, Dru Hill, East Coast, Education, Eric Serra, Final Goodbye, Fox Mulder, Fred Durst, Freeworld Records, Gate E, Georgia Dome, Georgia Tech, Gerald Milson, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, iPad, iPad Post, Job, Joi, Kaleidoscope, Kelis, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Limp Bizkit, Love, Lysette, Lysette Titi, manuscript, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Missing You, Monica, Moscone Center, music, Naima, Nas, New York, North Carolina, Notorious B.I.G, Outside, Pearl Jam, Protagonist, Questions, Renee Turner, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sister Souljah, Staind, Starbucks, The Fifth Element, The Pendulum Vibe, The Professional, The The Eyes of A Man Born to Life, The X-Files, UNC Chapel Hill, University, University of North Carolina at Chapel

In recent readings, I read Sister Souljah’s The Coldest Winter Ever, and chose to answer the questions she offerered at the close of her novel. Over the coming weeks, I will offer my answers to her questions (some tailored to address my manuscript) in respect to work, Blue Lines. These questions were answered some time ago, earlier this year. I am providing them in that form.

1. Why did you choose to focus on your book subject?
2. Is Blue Lines a true story?
3. How did you write the story so authentically?
4. Did you, and if so, why did you decide to include yourself as a character?
5. Where we’re you when you first started writing Blue Lines?
6. Which character did you create first?
7. How did you write the manuscript, what method?
8. Why aren’t all of your characters Black?
9. What were you trying to achieve with the novel Blue Lines?
10. Will there be a sequel novel?

8. Why aren’t all of your characters Black?

Blue Lines Blog – Questions for the Author of Blue Lines Part II

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Aaron Lewis, Arthur Golden, Atlanta, Author, Azul Lewis, Beauty (Remix), Black, Blue, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Capitol, Chapel Hill, Chris Carter, college, Common, Common Sense, Creative Writing, De La Soul, Dru Hill, East Coast, Education, Eric Serra, Fox Mulder, Fred Durst, Freeworld Records, Gate E, Georgia Dome, Georgia Tech, Gerald Milson, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, In A Sentimental Mood, iPad, iPad Post, Jay-Z, Job, John Coltrane, Joi, Joi Gilliam, Kaleidoscope, Kelis, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Limp Bizkit, Love, Lysette, Lysette Titi, manuscript, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Missing You, Monica, Moscone Center, music, Naima, Nas, New York, North Carolina, Notorious B.I.G, Outside, Pearl Jam, Protagonist, Questions, Renee Turner, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sister Souljah, Staind, Starbucks, The Fifth Element, The Pendulum Vibe, The Professional, The X-Files, UNC Chapel Hill, University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, X-Files, Young Sad & Blue

In recent readings, I read Sister Souljah’s The Coldest Winter Ever, and chose to answer the questions she offerered at the close of her novel. Over the coming weeks, I will offer my answers to her questions (some tailored to address my manuscript) in respect to work, Blue Lines. These questions were answered some time ago, earlier this year. I am providing them in that form.

1. Why did you choose to focus on your book subject?
2. Is Blue Lines a true story?
3. How did you write the story so authentically?
4. Did you, and if so, why did you decide to include yourself as a character?
5. Where we’re you when you first started writing Blue Lines?
6. Which character did you create first?
7. How did you write the manuscript, what method?
8. Why aren’t all of your characters Black?
9. What were you trying to achieve with the novel Blue Lines?
10. Will there be a sequel novel?

6. Which character did you create first?

Blue Lines Blog – Questions for the Author of Blue Lines Part I

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A Tribe Called Quest, Arthur Golden, Atlanta, Author, Azul Lewis, Blue, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Capitol, Chapel Hill, college, Common, Common Sense, Creative Writing, De La Soul, East Coast, Education, Gate E, Georgia Dome, Georgia Tech, Gerald Milson, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, iPad, iPad Post, Jay-Z, Job, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Love, manuscript, Memoirs Of A Geisha, music, Nas, New York, Notorious B.I.G, Protagonist, Questions, Renee Turner, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sister Souljah, Starbucks, UNC Chapel Hill, University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wu-Tang Clan

In recent readings, I read Sister Souljah’s The Coldest Winter Ever, and chose to answer the questions she offerered at the close of her novel. Over the coming weeks, I will offer my answers to her questions (some tailored to address my manuscript) in respect to work, Blue Lines. These questions were answered some time ago, earlier this year. I am providing them in that form.

1. Why did you choose to focus on your book subject?
2. Is Blue Lines a true story?
3. How did you write the story so authentically?
4. Did you, and if so, why did you decide to include yourself as a character?
5. Where we’re you when you first started writing Blue Lines?
6. Which character did you create first?
7. How did you write the manuscript, what method?
8. Why aren’t all of your characters Black?
9. What were you trying to achieve with the novel Blue Lines?
10. Will there be a sequel novel?

1. Why did you choose to focus on your book subject?

Around 1995-96 I had wanted to write a work that centered on Hip-Hop music, a love for Hip-Hop and wanted to build that as the backdrop with a love story between a young aspiring artist and the woman he sought and loved, using them as the metaphor of the larger underlying story. With the time periods music ranging from the current Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas and Common, and echoing back to the Golden Age of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and post artists like Wu-Tang Clan, I wanted to you h the 90’s elements in relation to the story’s timeframe. Over the next few years, I developed only five pages of sparse content with space to fill in a story. Honestly, I did not “feel” or have a connection that compelled me to write. Though I wanted to write a book and loved Hip-Hop culture. I wanted to create a valid and quality narrative that would speak to readers beyond a specific genre and target audience. I wanted a well written project that conveyed a universal story.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Skillz – “2012 Rap Up″

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2 Chainz, 2012, 2012 Rap Up, 2Pac, Atlanta, Atlantic, Atlantic Records, Aurora, Barack Obama, Bath salt zombies, Beyonce, Big Beat, Big Bird, Big Kidz Entertainment E1 Music, Blackhand label, Blue Ivy, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brian McKnight, Cassie, Chad Johnson, Chick fil A, Chris Bosh, Chris Brown, Coachella, Common, D'Angelo, Detroit, Diddy, Drake, East Coast, Eddie Murphy, Election, Elmo, Frank Ocean, Gabby Douglas, Gangham Style, Gays, Ghostwriter, Giants, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hurricane Sandy, Jay-Z, Jersey Shore, Key Yemaya Walker, KONY, Lakers, Lance Armstrong, LeBron James, Lil Wayne, Linsanity, Mad Skillz, Madd Skillz, Mary J. Blige, Mayan, Mayan Apocalypse, Mayans, Miami Heat, Michigan, Mike Brown, Mitt Romney, Molly, music, New York, New York Football Giants, New York Giants, Obama, Ocho Cinco, Olympics, Prince Harry, PSY, Rap Up, Rap Ups, Rapper, Rawkus, Richmond, Rihanna, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Same Sex Marraige, Scrappy, Sean Combs, Shaquan Lewis, Snoop Lion, Songwriter Producer Actor, Sure Shot, the Tupac hologram, Trayvon Martin, Trinidad James, Tupac, Tupac Shakur, U.S., VA, Venus Williams, Virginia, Whitney Houston

[Verse 1]
Yo, it’s the rap up 2012, let’s get this thing crackin’
I’mma tell y’all right now, this whole song gon’ be ratchet
Common threw a shot at Drake, but he ain’t wanna catch it
Giants won the Super Bowl, plus that whole Kony madness
Linsanity had New York on fire like wasabi
And you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about Blue Ivy
Congrats to Jay and B for adding to they crew
I mean why was y’all so shocked, ain’t that what married people do?
And I’m still in my hoodie cause this violence ain’t stopping
Hope we see justice for the youngin’ Trayvon Martin
And Nicki dissed the fans, bands a make ’em dance
We got that iPhone 5, and ran to Instagram
Brian Mcknight, dumbest song of the year
Let me show how your —– works, but he ain’t get no volunteers
Kim and Kanye, huh, had us all tripping
Yeah, Mary J. Blige was out here singing for chicken
Y’all slipping, man
Bath salt zombies was all over the tubes
Same sex marriages, yes, Obama would approve
Drake met Chris Brown with a bottle in between
D’Angelo came back, LeBron got that ring

Blue Lines Blog – #FMSPHOTOADAY – Day 5 – 5 O’Clock

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#FMSphotoaday, 30 Day Photo Challenge, 5 O'Clock, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, City, Commute, Day 5, Drive, East Coast, Fat Mum Slim, highway, Hurricane Sandy, Instagram, iPhone 5, iPhone Post, Key Yemaya Walker, Morning, Philadelphia, Photo Challenge, Photography, Sandy, Skyline

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.