Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Gotta Have It”

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[Kanye West:]
Turn my headphones up
Louder
Uh-huh, uh-huh

(What you need, what, what you need)
(What you need, what, what you need)
Oh (I got what you need)

Hello, hello, hello, White America, assassinate my character
Money matrimony, yeah, they tryna break the marriage up
Who gon’ act phonier? Who gon’ try to embarrass ya?
I’ma need a day off, I think I’ll call Ferris up

New To You Music Sundays – Frank Ocean – [swim good]

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Blue Lines, Frank Ocean, Key Yemaya Walker, New To You Music Sundays, Watch the Throne, [swim good]

I have not really been up on Frank Ocean other than appearances on Watch The Throne, that did not sway me either way. Luckily a friend put me up on this.


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.

What I Learned Sundays – 8/14/11

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Blue Lines, Key Yemaya Walker, Las Vegas, Spontaneity, Watch the Throne, What I Learned Sundays

“that is lame…”

Perfect words to start with. What did I learn sitting back and trying to bring words to this paper? Laughably, they deal with a situation that I will omit from any posts, and give any more legs to. The week, though interesting makes you think of the entire scope of things, and the efforts, stages, and even consequences of a decision.

So I sat here, knowing that I should be there. Smiling at your smile, sitting under the same sun and moon, breaking down the barriers that time and distance put in front of us. Figuring out whether, dreams, reality, hopes, truths, and life really match up.

Talking with a friend, and we tried to look at all the angles of decisions, sadly you have to look at the lasting effects…and figure out how to attack either side of your decision. No decision is victimless…even when warranted.

With that being vague, I’ll just get into What I Learned.

-Words are rough.
-Some things are really not crucial, and the weight they hold, deals specifically with the meaning that the person or situation have in your life.
-Conversation is enlightening with friends, strangers, and acquaintances.
-Distance and time really stink when you want to legitimize why or why you should not make a decision.
-I’m addicted to the “Watch The Throne” album.
-Well, I’m addicted to music.
-As people, we really don’t need to embrace everything about ourselves.
-Spontaneity is great…luckily a cooler head prevailed though.
-I don’t have problems with things, but when I say “No,” understand what it is I mean.
-How did I have that flashback? Not a feeling I want to ever feel again.
-Smile more.
-Live more.
-Take your own time with yourself more.
-Enjoy your anonymity.
-What happened?

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 – Album Review – Watch The Throne – Jay-Z and Kanye West

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Album Review, Angie Martinez, Atlanta, Bad Boy Records, Beyonce, Big Daddy Kane, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Lonnie Liston Smith, Marcy Projects, Myla Wyndham, New Jersey, New York, OutKast, Q-Tip, Ralph McDaniels, Sean Carter, Show & Prove, Shyheim, The Notorious B.I.G., Tracey Lee, Watch the Throne

It was a late fall day in Bridgeport, Connecticut listening to Angie Martinez on Hot 97 in New York. The days were short, and the sun began to set in the gritty northeastern city around 4 pm, just before the end of class, but making it very dark before dinner. Night I vaguely remembered from a childhood stint in New Jersey. At the time Wu-Tang still ran the local airwaves, along with Biggie and Bad Boy remixes. I infected the campus with the hometown sounds of Outkast, but this night, the light piano of Lonnie Liston Smith’s “A Garden of Piece,” wrapped this amazing opus from an unknown artist we had last seen on an appearance on Big Daddy Kane’s “Show & Prove.” Believe me I know, being a Wu-Tang fan from high school, I knew tracks they or affiliates, Shyheim, appeared on.

Again, I first heard the amazing “Dead President’s” which eventually accompanied the B-Side track, “Ain’t No,” closed out my tenure in school up north, as I thought I was listening to another underground regional artist the likes of Tracey Lee, Akinyele, etc. my homegirl waited, as I affected, sat and listened to the entire track, likely penning something as we most likely left her room, my hideout, before eventually landing at Famous Pizza.

Later, he would release an album, I heard that Biggie had appeared on the track, and my friend Myla Wyndham who was a buyer at Tower Records told me he was coming to the store. As a good friend and I attended, we walked past the empty table, scanned the album, laughed and then waving to her, I left, knowing I would see her during another visit. Little did I know.

Beginning school again in Atlanta, I befriended a pure Atlanta resident, who would play, “Reasonable Doubt,” nonstop. It was then that my appreciation grew for this unheralded artist. At this same school, I would meet the same girl that our conversation consisted of, the obvious as Reasonable Doubt played in her car as she dropped me off at Marta.
“Do you like Jay-Z?” I tried to break the ice.
“Yes,” she simply stated.

Music Mondays – Throne – “Illest Motherf**ker Alive”

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Blue Lines, Illest Motherf**ker Alive, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Music Mondays, Russell Brand, Russell Crowe, Watch the Throne

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.

What I Learned Sundays – Cuzzo, YOU and other things

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Beyonce, Blue Lines, Charisse Walcott, Google, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kanye West & Jay-Z, Key Yemaya Walker, Life, Love, Myla Watson, Rise Of the Planet Of The Apes, Watch the Throne, What I Learned Sundays

“Paranoia…cause a n—a who said he’ll blast for ya…”

“…You ripped out my heart, and you stepped on it,
I picked up the pieces but you swept on it.
God damn the s–t leaves a mess don’t it,
S–t feeling like death don’t it,
Charge it to the game, whatever’s left on it,
I SPENT about a minute, maybe less on it,
Fly pelican fly, turn the jets on it,
First I shall digress on it,
Wasn’t I a good King, huh?
Maybe Too much of a good thing,
Didn’t I spoil you…”

“Last night I dreamt that YOU asked me a question about YOU and I,. I refused to answer, simply replying, “if you are paying attention, YOU more than know the answer.”

What did I learn???