#BHS Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – De La Soul (RIP Plug 2 Dave Jolicoeur) feat Mos Def – “Big Brother Beat”

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[Mos Def mumbling]
Centralised or way out in the sticks

[Intro]
Ha ha ha ha
Ha, ha ha ha ha
Ha! Ha ha ha ha
Ah-ha ha ha, ah-ha ha ha ha, ha!!

[Hook: De La & Mos Def]
Now, this goes out to all area cliques
Centralized or way out in the sticks
Remember to keep the De La in the mix
Just like log cabin syrup, our sound is game thick
Now, this goes out to all area cliques
From manicured lawns to projects bricks / from 718 to the 51-6
Remember to keep the Mos Def in the mix
Straight butter hits, drop as good as it gets

[Verse 1: Mos Def, Dove & Posdonus]
Now, come on, y’all, get live, get down
What we have is a brand new sound
So don’t none of y’all just be misled
The De La’s gonna do the body good like wheat bread
Shakin’ laces outta shoes, Mos Def brought the brews
Sittin’ Indian squats to make that bread tie knots
See, I’m out to get the coin like in them rainbow pots (Wooo!)
Swingin’ life like a hammock, invested like stocks
Through your sinus complex, I aims to clog it up
Slappin’ fives with pain is a crew here to gain
We remain on your mind like skulls
Not a dull moment shown
When in the house, all perimeters are blown
Native Tongue come through to make you say, “Yes! Yes!”
This is the mighty Mos Def, style fresh like baby breath
We are the killer combination with the size to administer
The beatdown to swell up all three of your eyes

Music Mondays – Mos Def – “Kalifornia”

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adidas, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Foto Fridays, Georgia, Kalifornia, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Mos Def, Sacramento

Happy Leap Day!

  
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 – Mos Def – “The Panties”

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So I ask, what song should I choose. She says the song with this lyric, it’s just amazing
“…No where in this atmosphere, Stratosphere, ionosphere, Ain’t no sphere that’s bright like here…”
So I reply, that’s Mos, which song? Oh yeah, “The Panties.” I’m still in love with the previously posted Mara Hruby rendition.

I just want you to
Relax
Ease into it

Baby slow down, just take your time
You and me goin’ be here for a while
Okay
Baby don’t rush this, take your time
You and me goin’ be here for a while
Okay
I got so much that I want to do
I just want to be close to you
Okay
I got so much that I want to do
That I can show you better than I can say

Cover Sundays – Meshell Ndegeocello – “Umi Says” – Mos Def Cover

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Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Cover Sundays, Covers, Key Yemaya Walker, Largo at the Coronet, live, Los Angeles, Love, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Mos Def, music

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 – Samuel Christian feat Mos Def – “You [Feel Good Remix]”

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Black and White, Blue Lines, Key Yemaya Walker, Mos Def, Music I Like, Samuel Christion, You [Feel Good Remix]

A gem I forgot about, popped up in playlist.
“…challenge me to be the man I have to be…”


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 – Mos Def – “Say You Will x U R The One” Kanye West Cover live at the Blue Note

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2006, 2008, 2011, 808's and Heartbreak, 808s & Heartbreak, actor, Atlanta, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blue Note, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cover Sundays, Dante Terrell Smith, Electropop, Geffen, Geffen Records, Georgia, Hip-Hop, Illinois, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Minnesota, Mos Def, New York, Rapper, Tru3 Magic, True Magic, U R The One, U.S., United States, Yasiin Bey

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 – Mara Hruby – Official “The Panties” Mos Def Cover Video

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activist, actor, Beach, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, blues, Brooklyn, California, Cover, Cover Song, Cover Songs, Covers, Dante Terrell Smith, From Her Eyes, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Mara Hruby, Minnesota, Mos Def, music, Music I Like, neo soul, New York, Rapper, rock, Singer, The Panties, U.S., Yasiin Bey

Wearing a fur on the beach…She already recreated/reenvisioned/reconstructed this song. I hope you’re still not sleeping on this talented artist. “…oh baby, you make me feel so good, come let me take you by the hand…”


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 – Mara Hruby – “The Panties” Mos Def Cover

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activist, actor, Andre 3000, Beach, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, blues, Brooklyn, California, Cover, Cover Song, Cover Songs, Cover Sundays, Covers, Dante Terrell Smith, From Her Eyes, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Mara Hruby, Minnesota, Mos Def, music, Music I Like, neo soul, New York, Norah Jones, Rapper, rock, Singer, Take Off Your Cool, The Panties, U.S., Yasiin Bey

When I first purchased Mos Def’s The New Danger, I only knew one song, “The Boogieman Song,” because i would listen to the entire album front to back. Most of my friends yearned for a retread of Black On Both Sides, and I was on an island liking this album. With that said, it was not until Mara Hruby covered this song that I knew it’s title, just because I listened to that album back to front. Download her EP “From Her Eyes” here.

Mara brings a new sensual beauty to the track, as she transforms it into a song that rivals one of my all time favorites “Take Off Your Cool,” by Andre 3000 (which she also covers, and I previously posted in sort). Well enjoy, a song that fits that early morning blury eyed smile, that late night after show/game/movie/coffee house move toward home, and that that comes after.


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.

This Should Be In Your Playlist Tuesdays – Mara Hruby

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Andre 3000, California, Key Yemaya Walker, Mara Hruby, Mos Def, Norah Jones, Oakland, OutKast, Stereolab (Lose Myself), Take Off Your Cool, The Panties, The Roots, This Should Be In Your Playlist Tuesdays

More than a pretty face, and a voice…

I somehow stumbled across this artist Mara Hruby last night. I vaguely remember how, as these last few days have been a blur of work, thought, real work, limited creativity…everything just running the gamut, and somehow I “discovered” a new artist and listened to her offering “Stereolab (Lose Myself),” and pardon the pun, I lost myself in the track. I actually intended to suggest another artist recently, then was blindsided by Miss Hruby’s talent.

Upon further listening, and downloading her EP that she offers on her page, the work is a grouping of covers she performs with highlights spanning Andre 3000/Norah Jones’s epic “Take Off Your Cool,” and Mos Def’s “The Panties,” although I cannot forget the aforementioned The Roots cover.

This amazing collection sounds great to sit back and cool out to, write to, make love to…whatever to. AND shes from the beautiful state of CALIFORNIA too!!! I cannot wait for her own material.

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 – Blue Lines, Blue Skies, Change, Escape, Music, and Smiles

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Andreya Triana, Andy Allo, Björk, Blue Lines, Bon Iver, Citizen Cope, Corinne Bailey Rae, Golden State Warriors, Greg Laswell, Hana Zen, Joi Gilliam, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Little Dragon, Mos Def, Norah Jones, Radiohead, Roy Hargrove, Roy Hargrove Quintet, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santigold, Stevie Wonder, Talib Kweli, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yoshi's San Francisco, Zaki Ibrahim

Other than little bits easily expressed by limited facebook posts, or tweets, I haven’t really expressed many of my thoughts in long form in quite some while. Musically…yes, with the choice of a song. Songs, or anything matching with my current feelings at a given time. So here’s another attempt while playing Stevie Wonder’s Music Of My Mind.
Blue Lines – my manuscript that I began 12 years ago, it will always be the initial base of this blog until it’s date of publish, and until it is time to promote my future works. (more below regarding Blue Lines)
Blue Skies – sitting at the Cliff house at Golden Gate Park 1/20/11 staring into the Pacific Ocean, actually beginning that morning, as I peered out into the San Francisco sky. I thought of two very distinct concepts: 1) I was glad that although I love…and I mean LOVE the state of California, that I was glad/happy/content that I was Northern California, rather than L.A. to the south. Especially to experience the clear bay air, and the blue skies that reminded me so much of the smogless days of my youth in Atlanta, Georgia. It has been quite some time that I could remember a clean blue sky. The purity of waking up on a Saturday…the long blue days of the summer. In an unexplainable way, it was almost a religious or spiritual experience, although there were no specific thoughts referencing God or any particular religion or such. 2) Unlike a Hawai’i or tropical island, that this experience was “real,” in a city that I could live and do my work in, although I do not have plans moving in that directions. Well I sat there at the Cliff House, tired from the event the night before, focusing on seeing someone I consider a valued friend (that’s funny that I reconnected with two friends this past week, the aforementioned from school, and then a former intern who is now working in my/our industry and married with children), as I built upon strengthening relationships with the members of my organization all in attendance of this conference.