Hip- Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kendrick Lamar – “We Cry Together”

Tags

2022, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Coachella, college, Georgia, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, iPhone, iPhone Post, Kendrick Lamar, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, Love, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, music, musician, MW, North Carolina, Photography, poetry, Producer, Rapper, Sacramento, Singer-songwriter, songwriter, Taylour Paige, U.S., UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, Uncensored, United States, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vocals, We Cry Together

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Hold, hold onto each other
Hold, hold onto each other
(This is what the world sounds like)
Nah, f–k you, n—a

You got me f–ked up
F–k you, f–k you

I swear, I’m tired of these emotional ass, ungrateful ass b—hes (shut the f–k up)
Unstable ass, confrontational ass dumb b—hes
You wanna bring a n—a down even when I’m tryna do right
We could go our separate ways right now
You could move on with your life, I swear to God

F–k you n—a, you love a pity party, I won’t show up
Always act like your s–t don’t stink, motherf–ker, grow up
Forever late for s–t, won’t buy s–t, sit around and deny s–t (man)
F–k around on a side b—h, then come f–kin’ up my s–t
What? F–kin’ up yo’ s–t? You must be bleedin’ and more s–t
B—h, I don’t know s–t, f–k yo’ feelings (you some on h-e s–t)

Pages: 1 2

Music Mondays – Pusha-T feat Kendrick Lamar – “Nosetalgia” – Blue Lines Coachella Week

Tags

alternative hip hop, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blue Lines Coachella Weekend, California, Clipse, Coachella, Coachella Festival, Coachella Valley, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, college, Compton, Dominick J. Lamb, Durham, England, Georgia, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Homer Banks, K-Dot, Kanye, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, KRS-One, Lawrence Parker, Malcolm McLaren, Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren, Memphis, music, Music Mondays, My Name Is My Name, Norfolk, Nosetalgia, Nottz, Nottz Raw, Pusha T, Queens, Raymond Jackson, Sacramento, Scott La Rock, Scott Monroe Sterling, Stax, Stoke Newington, Tennessee, Terrar, Terrence LeVarr Thornton, Terrence Thornton, The Bridge Is Over, The Bronx, The Twilite Tone, Trevor Charles Horn, Trevor Horn, Virginia

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 – Kanye West feat Kendrick Lamar – “No More Parties In LA”

Tags

2016, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, California, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Compton, Georgia, good music, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Illinois, inspiration, Kanye, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, music, No More Parties in LA, North Carolina, Rap, Rapper, Rapping, Sacramento, St. Pablo, The Life of Pablo, Top Dawg, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[Junie Morrison:]
La di da di da, da
I like this flavor
La di da di da, la
Let me tell you
I’m out here from a very far away place
All for a chance to be a star
Nowhere seems to be too far

[Kanye West:]
No more parties in LA
Please, baby, no more parties in LA, uh
No more parties in LA
Please, baby, no more parties in LA, uh
No more (Los Angeles)
Please (shake that body, party that bod-)
Please (shake that body, party that body)
Please (shake that body, party that body)

Blue Lines Blog – Outside Lands Music + Art Festival Review

Tags

2012, 2013, 2015, Atlanta, Axwell v Ingrosso, Beer Lands, Billy Idol, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bro's, California, Chet Faker, Coachella, Coachella 2012, D'Angelo, Django Django, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Georgia, Greg Mike, Heineken House, Hot Chip, Joi Gilliam, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, Lands End Stage, Leon Bridges, Los Angeles, ODESZA, OSL, Outside Lands Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival, Outsider Lands Art, Panhandle Stage, Sacramento, Sam Smith, San Francisco, Speedy Ortiz, St. Vincent, SZA, Tame Impala, The Black Keys, Twin Peaks Stage, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, VIP, Wine Lands

Outside Lands Music Festival 2015 Review

Look at all of these people!!! 

   
Those few words were a clear understatement of a festival that I easily looked at as the best of times for everything surrounding it and the experience, however at times it became unenjoyable, not due to the organizers themselves, but in response to its inevitable growth.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kendrick Lamar – “Sing About Me” Blue Lines Blog Outside Lands Week 2015

Tags

2012, 2015, Aftermath, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Line Blog Outside Lands Week 2015, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Coachella, Compton, Georgia, Good Kid, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, Los Angeles, M.A.A.D City, Music I Like, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2015, Outside Lands Music Festival, Pac Div, Rapper, Sacramento, Top Dawg Entertainment, West Coast hip hop

[Intro:]
When the lights shut off
And it’s my turn to settle down
My main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me

I said when the lights shut off
And it’s my turn to settle down
My main concern
Promise that you will sing about me
Promise that you will sing about me

[Verse 1:]
I woke up this morning and figured I’d call you
In case I’m not here tomorrow
I’m hoping that I can borrow a piece of mind
I’m behind on what’s really important
My mind is really distorted
I find nothing but trouble in my life
I’m fortunate you believe in a dream
This orphanage we call a ghetto is quite a routine
And last night was just another distraction
Or a reaction of what we consider madness
I know exactly what happened
You ran outside when you heard my brother cry for help
Held him like a newborn baby and made him feel
Like everything was alright
And a fight he tried to put up, but the type
Of bullet that stuck had went against his will
As blood spilled on your hands
My plans rather vindictive

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kendrick Lamar – “Mortal Man”

Tags

'Moses, 2014, Black Hippy, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chalice Recording Studios, Compton, Detroit Red, Digi+Phonics, Downtown Studios, Fela Anikulapo, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hollywood, Huey Newton, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, JFK, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Key Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, Malcolm X, Mark Spears, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jackson, Mortal Man, Nelson Mandela, New York, New York City, Poem, poetry, Prose, Rap, Rapper, Record producers, songwriter, Sounwave, To Pimp a Butterfly, Top Dawg Entertainment, Tupac Shakur, United States

The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it
Let these words be your earth and moon you consume every message
As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression
And with that being said my n—-a, let me ask this question
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
When s–t hit the fan (one two, one two)
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it
Let these words be your earth and moon you consume every message
As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression
And with that being said my n—-a, let me ask this question
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
Want you look to your left and right, make sure you ask your friends
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?

Text Tuesdays – The Yeezus Tour – Blue Lines Blog Review

Tags

808 & Heartbreak, 88-Keys, Ackee Juice Rockers, All Of The Lights, Alone, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Anthony Kilhoffer, Arca, Article, Atlanta, Ben Bronfman, Benji B, Black Skinhead, Blood on the Leaves, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blue Lines Blog Review, Bon Iver, Boogz & Tapez, Bound 2, Brodinski, Can't Tell Me Nothing, Carlos Broady, Che Pope, Chicago, Chief Keef, Clique, Coachella, Coachella Festival, Coachella Valley, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Cold, Coldest Winter, College Dropout, Cruel Summer, Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album), Daft Punk, Dan Black, Def Jam, Diamonds from Sierra Leone, Director, Dom Solo, DONDA, Donda West, Edgar Allen Poe, entrepreneur, Eric Danchick, Evian Christ, fashion designer, Flashing Lights, Georgia, Gesaffelstein, Glow In The Dark Tour, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, GOOD, Good Life, GOOD Music label, Graduation, Guilt Trip, Heartless, Hip-Hop, Hit-Boy, Hold My Liquor, Hudson Mohawke, I Am a God, I Don't Like, I'm In It, Illinois, Illmind, Instagram, iPhone, iPhone 5, iPhone Post, Jack Donoghue, Jeff Bhasker, Jesus Walks, Justin Vernon, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Ken Lewis, Kendrick Lamar, Key Yemaya Walker, keyboards, Late Registration, Lifted, Lost in The World, Lunice, Lupe Fiasco, Mannie Fresh, Mano, Mercy, Mike Dean, Mike Will, Mountain, Mufasa, music, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, N.E.R.D., Nas, New Slaves, Nine Inch Nails, No ID, Noah Goldstein, On Sight, percussion, Philips Arena, Power, Rapper, record producer, Rick Rubin, Rihanna, Roc-A-Fella, Runaway, S1, sampler, Send It Up, Sham Joseph, Singer-songwriter, Stronger, synthesizer, Text Tuesdays, The Lion King, The Twilite Tone, The Yeezus Tour, Through the Wire, Tommy Brown, Travi$ Scott, Travis Scott, U.S., United States, Very GOOD Beats, Vocals, Yeezus, Young Chop

“…As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still…”
Excerpt from “Alone” by Edgar Allen Poe.

A top the mountain.

Atlanta – December, 2013

A mountain, a mask, and a fashion of playing to an audience while hiding behind something…

In one of the strangest performances that I have witnessed since Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s opening for Nine Inch Nails, Chicago artist, Kanye West returned to the city of his birth with The Yeezus Tour in support of the aforementioned 2013 album. Poised to present his first solo tour in 5 years (previously touring with his Glow In The Dark Tour featuring Rihanna, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco, and Nas) with opening act Kendrick Lamar.

An elaborately choreographed presentation spanning Kanye’s College Dropout, Late Registration, with some focus on Graduation, but, to my liking, taking the majority of the direction from Yeezus, and 808 & Heartbreak and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with preceded it, the tour arrived amid the inordinate press that has been known to follow Kanye since 2007. Recent remarks, and blowups have litter current media with talking points regarding the Chicago artist have also followed with the “Talk My Shit,” interludes that now litter dates of his tour.

Ye in action.

The performance intelligently began with Yeezus content, with Yeezy perched atop a mountain with a moon like video board that tempered the climate of the show, whether creating a moon effect, displaying weather, or giving a close up of the performance. Though Kanye, tends to project a larger than life persona, the use of four ornate masks, he plays a high energy show, allowing a separation between he and his audience. Kanye conceals himself for 85% – 90% of the performance. The anonymous and uniform theme is extended to the female dancers and male extras who are covered in full bodysuits, allowing all attention to be focused on the act, Kanye himself.

Blue Lines Blog – Music Midtown 2013 Lineup Announced

Tags

2 Chainz, 2013, Announced, Arctic Monkeys, Atlanta, Blue Lines Blog, Cake, Drivin N Cryin, Festival, Fun, Imagine Dragons, iPhone 5, iPhone Post, Jane’s Addiction, Journey, Kendrick Lamar, Key Yemaya Walker, Life, Lineup, music, Music Festival, Music Midtown, North Mississippi Allstars, Phoenix, Piedmont Park, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tegan and Sara, The Black Lips, The Mowgli’s, Weezer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 20

Journey

Jane’s Addiction

2 Chainz

Phoenix

Cake

North Mississippi Allstars

The Mowgli’s

Drivin N Cryin