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

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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])

Cover Sundays – Tove Lo – “Lost In The World” – Kanye West Cover

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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 – Sam Brown – “Runaway” Kanye West Cover

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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.

Text Tuesdays – The Yeezus Tour – Blue Lines Blog Review

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“…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.

#FMSPhotoADay – December – Day 1 – Red at Kanye West Yeezus Tour

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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 “Tuesdays” – Andy Allo – “Lost In The World (Kanye Cover)”

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Andy Allo, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bon Iver, California, Georgia, Justin Vernon, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Lost In The Woods, Lost in The World, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Sacramento

“…you’re my heaven, you’re my hell…”
Can’t wait until next week. Holy crap how am I this musically lucky? Not since Joi covered Sade’s “Cherish The Day,” have I been this lucky musically, but Andy Allo covering Kanye’s “Lost In The World,” an interpolation of Bon Iver’s “Lost In The Woods,” simply amazing!!!


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.

2010 in review

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Above The Clouds, Blue Lines, facebook, Fugeez, Gangstarr, Inspectah Deck, Kanye West, kanyewest.com, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, My Love, Nappy Heads Remix, Nicholas Rogers, Sia, Souls Of Mischief, twitter, Without You, Wordpress, Yael Naim

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,500 times in 2010. That’s about 4 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 244 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 283 posts. There were 347 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 169mb. That’s about 7 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was November 21st with 57 views. The most popular post that day was Album Review Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, kanyewest.com, en.wordpress.com, and twitter.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for gang starr quotables, prazwell fugees, sia my love, yael naim boyfriend, and souls of mischief 93 til infinity.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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Album Review Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy November 2010
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Blue Lines Blog – En Memoriam, “Without You” from the Manuscript Blue Lines May 2010

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Musical Inspiration Sia – “My Love” June 2010

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Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays Gangstarr “Above the Clouds” June 2010

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Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesday – Fugees “Nappy Heads (Remix)” July 2010
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.

Album Review Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

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Blue Lines, Bon Iver, Esthero, fish sticks, Jay-Z, John Legend, Justin Vernon, Kanye West, KiD CuDi, Lupe Fiasco, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Nikki Minaj, Raekwon, review, RZA, South Park, Wu-Tang Clan

As I sat with my iPod, I was sick of the normal fare. I’m sick of drugged up rappers, so bored by whining rockers. How many ways can you beg a woman to have sex with you, with the newest rapper riding shotgun to help you efforts along. My music collection has reached out toward adding artists and albums that you should choose to take a chance on. With that said…
Enter next week’s Kanye West returns with he much anticipated full length release My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The product of a strategically orchestrated campaign of releases of album singles, videos, and “GOOD Friday” movement to provide for a focus and comprehensive movement in support of project, previously promoted in 2005 after Graduation was released and earlier this year as the self aggrandizing Good Ass Job.
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