Music Mondays – Kanye West feat Chris Martin – “Homecoming”

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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.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kanye West feat Chris Martin – “Graduation”

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2008, Abbey Road Studios, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Chalice Studios, Chicago, Chris Martin, Chung King Studios, Coldplay, Common, Common Sense, Def Jam, Good Night, Graduation, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hype Williams, I Used to Love H.E.R., Illinois, Kanye, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, music, Photography, Roc-A-Fella, Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc-A-Fella Records LLC, Sony Music Studios, The Record Plant, Warryn Campbell

[Intro – Kanye West]
Yeah.
And you say Chi city,
Chi city, Chi city

[Chorus – Chris Martin]
I’m coming home again.
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Cause I’m coming home again
I’m in home again.

[Verse 1 – Kanye West]
I met this girl when I was three years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul
She said, excuse me little homie, I know you don’t know me- but,
My name is Windy and, I like to blow trees and,
From that point I never blow her off,
They can come from outta town I like to show her off,
They like to act tough, she like to tow em off,
And make em straighten up their act, cause she know they soft
And when I grew up she showed me how to go downtown
And at nighttime my face lit up so astounding
And I told her in my heart is where she always be
She never mess with entertainers cause they always leave
She said it felt like they walked and drove on me
Knew I was gang affiliated got on TV and told on me
I guess it’s why last winter she got so cold on me
She said, Ye keep making that, keep making that platinum and gold for me

[Chorus – Chris Martin]
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Cause I’m coming home again
I’m in home again
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Oh, now I’m coming home again

Maybe we can start again

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Mos Def – “The Panties”

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2004, 88-Keys, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, blues, Brooklyn, From Her Eyes, Geffen, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Mara Hruby, Minnesota, Mos Def, music, neo soul, New York, Prose, Psycho Les, Rawkus, rock, sex, The New Danger, The Panties, Warryn Campbell, Wednesday, Yasiin

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