Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Wu Tang Clan – “Deadly Melody”

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[Masta Killa]
As we return, to the 36 Chambers
The RZA, the GZA
The Ol Dirty BZA
U-God, Chef, the Ghostface Killah
And Meth, Rebel I soldier for the foreclosure
Don’t forget about the Masta, yo

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Genius/GZA – “Labels”

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1995, 4th & Broadway, Abbot, AM, Arista, Atco, Atlanta, Atlantic, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bobby Digital, Brooklyn, California, Cold Chillin', Columbia, Def Jam, Eastwest, Emerge, Epic, Gary Grice, Geffen, Genius, Genius/GZA, Georgia, GZA, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Island, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, Labels, Liquid Swords, Loud, MCA, Mercury, Motown, New York, New York City, Next Plateau, Pendulum, Platinum, Prince Rakeen, Profile, Rapper, RCA, RIAA, Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, Rush Associated Labels, RZA, Sacramento, songwriter, The Genius, The RZArector, Tommy Boy, Tuff City, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, United States, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Uptown, Venus, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers, Wild Pitch, Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan

[Intro: RZA]
Lot of people, you know what I’m saying, they be getting misinformed
Thinking everything is everything, that you could just get yourself
A little deal, whatever, youknowhati’msayin you gonna get on you
Gonna get rich. and all these labels be trying to lure us in like
Spiders, into the web, knowhati’msaying. so sometimes people gotta
Come out and speak up, and let people understand, that you know you
Gotta read the label you gotta read the label if you don’t read the
Label you might get poisoned…

[Genius:]
Tommy ain’t my motherf–kin’ Boy
When he fake moves on a n—a you employ
Well I’ll Emerge off ya set, now ya know God damn
I show living large n—az how to flip a Def Jam
And Ruff up the motherf–kin’ House
Cause I smother you Cold Chillin’ mother f–kers are still Warner Brothers
I’m ruthless my clan don’t have to act wild
That s–t is Jive, an old sleeping Bag/Profile
This soft comedian rap s–t ain’t the rough witty
On the reel to reel it wasn’t from a Tuff City
N—as be game, thinking that they lyrical surgeons

Foto Fridays – ONE MusicFest Photo Essay and Review

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2010, 2015, 8-Ball, Atlanta, Big K.R.I.T., Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bun B, California, Coachella, Coachella 2012, Foto Fridays, Georgia, Ghostface Killah, Indio, Joi, Joi Gilliam, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, Lauryn Hill, Mara Hruby, Marsha Ambrocious, MJG, music, Music Midtown, OMF, OMF2015, ONE MusicFest, Outside Lands Music and Art Festival, Pastor Troy, Raekwon, Raekwon the Chef, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santigold, Scarface, The Fugees, the Internet, UGK, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wu-Tang Clan

I remember the first ONE MusicFest in 2010. For a first time festival, it was well put together, and had a great lineup that featured Atlanta’s Underground Queen Joi Gilliam, Goapele, De La Soul, and Common. The festival was well spaced, and accounted for the rain that fell mid-festival. In subsequent years ONE MusicFest has called Park Tavern, the Masquerade Music Park, and Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood home.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Heltah Skeltah – “I Ain’t Having That” feat Redman and Doc Holiday RIP Sean Price

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1998, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Brownsville, California, Cuzin Bawb, Doc Holiday, Duck Down, Duck Down Records, East Coast Hip-Hop, EMI Records, hardcore hip hop, Hennessey, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, I Ain't Having That, Jack the Rapper, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, kielbasa, KRS-One, Magnum Force, MFC, Mystical, New Orleans, New York, New York City, October, OGC, Originoo Gunn Clappaz, Producer, Rapper, Redman, Reggie Noble, rock, Ruck, Sacramento, Sean Du-Val Price, Sean Price, Starang, Starang Wondah, USA, Wu-Tang Clan

They don’t like us
Word up
They don’t like us
They ain’t gotta like us f–k them son

Starang forever like Wu Tang my crew brings drama
Hangin’ your a-s upside down by ya shoe strings
Smoke, tell ’em how we doin’ this
Stop the whole s–t just to big up my newness

(Now, by all means)
I do a show in New Orleans
And get wit b’out it ’bout it Mystikal
(Starang, we been missin’ you)
Last year ATL we almost got physical

I can’t talk, now, read about it in the interview
(While y’all up in D&D)
I caught two and three stitches
I was still gettin’ b—hes in the tunnel takin’ pictures
In the mazda listenin’ to ‘Kris, I Got Next’
I wanted hot sex, so I ran and got the Lex

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – The Notorious B.I.G. Feat Method Man – “The What”

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Bad Boy Records, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Christopher Wallace, Clifford Smith, college, Duo, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hockey, Key Yemaya Walker, Method Man, music, New York, Ready to Die, Shaolin, Staten Island, The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan

[Verse One: Notorious, Meth]

I used to get feels on a b—h
Now I throw shields on the d–k
To stop me from that HIV s–t
And n—-z know they soft like a Twinkie filling
Playin the villian
Prepare for this rap killin
Biggie Smalls is the illest
Your style is played out, like Arnold wondered
“What you talkin bout Willis?”

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Ghostface Killah feat RZA and Solomon’s Child – “Stroke of Death” #WuWednesdays

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2000, actor, Ain't No Sunshine, Alize, Bobby Digital, Boy George, Brooklyn, Clarks, David Banner, Dennis Coles, Epic, Epic Records, Florida, GFK, Ghostface Killah, Harlem Underground Band, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Killa Bamz, Larry Johnson, Miami, Mink, New York, New York City, Prince Rakeem, Producer, Razor Sharp, Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, RZA, Rzarector, Solomon Childs, Sony, Staten Island, Stroke of Death, Supreme Clientele, The Abbot, The Scientist, Tony Starks, UNC Chapel Hill, United States, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wallabee, Wu-Tang Clan, WuWednesdays

[Solomon’s Child (formerly known as Killa Bamz)]
Yeah, Soloman marked for life, a million to life
Thug for life, forever eyein the kid
’89 stick-up kid, King of New York
Regulation party, daddy hard body
Rowdy Brighton God-body
Smooth like a leather bop, ’83 hip-hop
Top of the world, get it rizzight
Big to your wizzife, murder cats for the right prizzice
Four-hundred and fifty-six on the dizzice
This is real lizzife, ain’t nothin sweet God
Sit down and think it through God
Cuz comin all outta ya face’ll get ya clap God

[Girl]
You are now listening to the sounds of Supreme Clientele

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Raekwon feat Method Man & Ghostface Killah – “New Wu”

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2009, actor, Aftermath, Author, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bobby Digital, Brian Urlacher, Brooklyn, Brownsville, ceo, Clifford Smith, Corey Woods, Daytona 500, Def Jam, Director, Epic, Ghostface, Ghostface Killah, Ghostface Killer, Hempstead, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, I've Changed, Key Yemaya Walker, Long Island, Loud, Method Man, music, New Wu, New York, New York City, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II, Prince Rakeem, Raekwon, Raekwon the Chef, Rapper, Razor Sharp, record producer, Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, RZA, Rzarector, screenwriter, Shallah Raekwon, Soul Temple, Starks Enterprises, Staten Island, The Abbot, The Magictones, The Scientist, Tony Starks, U.S., United States, Universal, Urlacher, USA, Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan

[Intro: Raekwon]
Uh-huh, what up son? Yeah
Maintaining, maintaining, you know?
You good, right? Everything proper, still, right?
Of course, come on, man, what’s the matter wit you, man?
Ain’t nothing, I just want us to be on

[Chorus: Method Man]
Tell a friend, it’s that symbol again, that W
Coming through, bust a shot on your block, give me a suu
Get it right, all my chicks hold ya t-ts, let’s get it in
All my n—as take a toke off this weed, let it begin
Here we go, yo, ya’ll already know what it do
Brand new, n—a, back from the slums, it be the Wu
Now throw ya W’s up, back from the slums, it be the Wu

[Raekwon]
You know how to dress a lad, get rocked, hundred bags, black doorags
Ski masks is on, g-rags
N—a try to take pictures, relax, still in the grass
You’ll learn respect, burst when I ask
Rhyme master busy, Rizzy on the subject
Love Deck, thug buried, drug vest, snub sets, killing the most
Night time toast, gorillas in boats, three boats
Realers is killa, gangsta feel notes
Hibernation yo, switch up, liver nation, fly information
Vivid vacation, deliberation moments
Move like ’91 Romans, cloning everything
Gents only, the rent’s on the stove, I’m in Rome
Maxed out, Amex style, my team brand bandits
Make a move and get blown off the planet, baby
Hold that cannon, just understand we got the whole s–t
Padlocked down, my n—as won’t have it

Blue Lines Blog – Questions for the Author of Blue Lines Part II

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Aaron Lewis, Arthur Golden, Atlanta, Author, Azul Lewis, Beauty (Remix), Black, Blue, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Capitol, Chapel Hill, Chris Carter, college, Common, Common Sense, Creative Writing, De La Soul, Dru Hill, East Coast, Education, Eric Serra, Fox Mulder, Fred Durst, Freeworld Records, Gate E, Georgia Dome, Georgia Tech, Gerald Milson, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, In A Sentimental Mood, iPad, iPad Post, Jay-Z, Job, John Coltrane, Joi, Joi Gilliam, Kaleidoscope, Kelis, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Limp Bizkit, Love, Lysette, Lysette Titi, manuscript, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Missing You, Monica, Moscone Center, music, Naima, Nas, New York, North Carolina, Notorious B.I.G, Outside, Pearl Jam, Protagonist, Questions, Renee Turner, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sister Souljah, Staind, Starbucks, The Fifth Element, The Pendulum Vibe, The Professional, The X-Files, UNC Chapel Hill, University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, X-Files, Young Sad & Blue

In recent readings, I read Sister Souljah’s The Coldest Winter Ever, and chose to answer the questions she offerered at the close of her novel. Over the coming weeks, I will offer my answers to her questions (some tailored to address my manuscript) in respect to work, Blue Lines. These questions were answered some time ago, earlier this year. I am providing them in that form.

1. Why did you choose to focus on your book subject?
2. Is Blue Lines a true story?
3. How did you write the story so authentically?
4. Did you, and if so, why did you decide to include yourself as a character?
5. Where we’re you when you first started writing Blue Lines?
6. Which character did you create first?
7. How did you write the manuscript, what method?
8. Why aren’t all of your characters Black?
9. What were you trying to achieve with the novel Blue Lines?
10. Will there be a sequel novel?

6. Which character did you create first?

Blue Lines Blog – Questions for the Author of Blue Lines Part I

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A Tribe Called Quest, Arthur Golden, Atlanta, Author, Azul Lewis, Blue, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Capitol, Chapel Hill, college, Common, Common Sense, Creative Writing, De La Soul, East Coast, Education, Gate E, Georgia Dome, Georgia Tech, Gerald Milson, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, iPad, iPad Post, Jay-Z, Job, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Love, manuscript, Memoirs Of A Geisha, music, Nas, New York, Notorious B.I.G, Protagonist, Questions, Renee Turner, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sister Souljah, Starbucks, UNC Chapel Hill, University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wu-Tang Clan

In recent readings, I read Sister Souljah’s The Coldest Winter Ever, and chose to answer the questions she offerered at the close of her novel. Over the coming weeks, I will offer my answers to her questions (some tailored to address my manuscript) in respect to work, Blue Lines. These questions were answered some time ago, earlier this year. I am providing them in that form.

1. Why did you choose to focus on your book subject?
2. Is Blue Lines a true story?
3. How did you write the story so authentically?
4. Did you, and if so, why did you decide to include yourself as a character?
5. Where we’re you when you first started writing Blue Lines?
6. Which character did you create first?
7. How did you write the manuscript, what method?
8. Why aren’t all of your characters Black?
9. What were you trying to achieve with the novel Blue Lines?
10. Will there be a sequel novel?

1. Why did you choose to focus on your book subject?

Around 1995-96 I had wanted to write a work that centered on Hip-Hop music, a love for Hip-Hop and wanted to build that as the backdrop with a love story between a young aspiring artist and the woman he sought and loved, using them as the metaphor of the larger underlying story. With the time periods music ranging from the current Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas and Common, and echoing back to the Golden Age of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and post artists like Wu-Tang Clan, I wanted to you h the 90’s elements in relation to the story’s timeframe. Over the next few years, I developed only five pages of sparse content with space to fill in a story. Honestly, I did not “feel” or have a connection that compelled me to write. Though I wanted to write a book and loved Hip-Hop culture. I wanted to create a valid and quality narrative that would speak to readers beyond a specific genre and target audience. I wanted a well written project that conveyed a universal story.

Blue Lines Blog – Coachella 2013 Line Up Announced

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2 Chainz, 3Ball MTY, Action Bronson, Adrian Lux, Aesop Rock, Alex Clare, ALLEN STONE, Alt-J, Announced, Anthony Kiedis, Baauer, Band Of Horses, Bassnectar, Bat for Lashes, Beach House, Beardyman, Ben Howard, Benny Benassi, Biffy Clyro, Bingo Players, Birdy Nam Nam, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blur, Booka Shade, C2C, Cafe Tacuba, California, Cassy, Cloud Nothings, Coachella, Coachella 2013, Coachella Art Studios, Coachella Festival, Coachella Valley, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Dam-Funk, Danny Avila, Danny Brown, Dead Can Dance, Deathfix, Deep Vally, Descendents, DIIV, Dillon Francis, Dinosaur Jr., Dirtyphonics, Disclosure, Divine Fits, DJ Harvey, Dog Blood, Dropkick Murphys, Dub Fx, Earl Sweatshirt, El-P, Eric Prydz, Excision Grimes, FATHER JOHN MISTY, Fedde Le Grand, Flea, FOALS, Four Tet, FRANZ FERDINAND, Ghost, Grinderman, Grizzly Bear, Guards, Hanni El Khatib, Hardwell, Hot Chip, How To Destroy Angels, Huoratron, Indio, Infected Mushroom, IO Echo, Jake Bugg, James Blake, James McCartney, Jamie Jones, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Japandroids, Jason Bentley, JEFF the Brotherhood, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Jessie Ware, Johnny Marr, Joris Voorn, Julio Bashmore, Jurassic 5, Kids These Days, Kill the Noise, Knife Party, Kurt Vile, La Roux, Ladies Night, Lee Scratch Perry, Line Up, Little Green Cars, Local Natives, Loco Dice, Lord Huron, Lou Reed, Luciano, Major Lazer, Maya Jane Coles, Metric, Michael "Flea"Balzary, Mimosa, Moby, Modest Mouse, Modestep, Mona, Monsters and Men, Mord Fustang, music, New Order, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nicky Romero, Of Monsters and Men, OMD, Palma Violets, Parov Stelar Band, PASSION PIT, Paul Kalkbrenner, Paul Oakenfold, Phoenix, Polica, Portugal, Postal Service, Pretty Lights, Purity Ring, Puscifer, Pusha T, Raider Klan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reignwolf, Richie Hawtin, Robert DeLong, Rodriguez, Roni Size, Sam XL Pure Filth Sound, Savages, Seth Troxler, Shovels & Rope, SIGUR ROS, Simian Mobile Disco, Skinny Lister, Smith Westerns, Social Distortion, Sparks, Spiritualized, Stars, Tame Impala, TANLINES, Tegan and Sara, the 2 Bears, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Colourist, the Descendents, the Evens, the Faint, the Gaslight Anthem, the Lumineers, the Make-Up, the Man, the Neighbourhood, the Postal Service, the Selecter, the Shouting Matches, The Stone Roses, the Three O'Clock, the Wombats, The xx, THEE OH SEES, Theophilus London, Theophilus Musa London, Thomas Gold, TNGHT, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Tommy Trash, Trash Talk, trent reznor, Two Door Cinema Club, Unicorn Kid, Vampire Weekend, Vintage Trouble, Violent Femmes, White Arrows, Wild Belle, Wild Nothing, Wolfgang Gartner, Wu-Tang Clan, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yeasayer, Youth Lagoon, Zane Lowe

Finally the line up is released, can’t wait for the weekend!

Line Up includes:
Friday, April 12 & 19
Blur, The Stone Roses, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Lou Reed, Jurassic 5, Grinderman, Bassnectar, Dog Blood, How to Destroy Angels, Passion Pit, Tegan and Sara, Band of Horses, Beach House, Metric, Local Natives, Of Monsters and Men, Infected Mushroom, Japandroids, Divine Fits, Stars, Johnny Marr, Luciano, Wolfgang Gartner, Nicky Romero, Modestep, Tommy Trash, Thomas Gold, the Shouting Matches, Dillon Francis, Four Tet, Aesop Rock, Alt-J, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, TNGHT, Jake Bugg, Earl Sweatshirt, Polica, Sparks, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Purity Ring, Lee Scratch Perry, Dam-Funk, DJ Harvey, Jamie xx, Seth Troxler, Youth Lagoon, Deathfix, C2C, Beardyman, Lord Huron, Palma Violets, IO Echo, Skinny Lister, the Neighbourhood, Sam XL Pure Filth Sound

Saturday, April 13 and 20
Phoenix, the XX, the Postal Service, Sigur Ros, New Order, Hot Chip, Grizzly Bear, Knife Party, Benny Benassi, Two Door Cinema Club, Moby, Descendents, Yeasayer, Franz Ferdinand, Violent Femmes, Simian Mobile Disco, Spiritualized, Puscifer, Cafe Tacuba, Portugal, the Man, the Make-Up, Bat for Lashes, Richie Hawtin, Major Lazer, Fedde Le Grand, Dropkick Murphys, FOALS, Ben Howard, 2 Chainz, Janelle Monae, Danny Brown, Wild Nothing, Booka Shade, Bingo Players, Allen Stone, El-P, the Selecter, Pusha T, Kill the Noise, the Evens, Biffy Clyro, Theophilus London, Baauer, Zane Lowe, Trash Talk, Birdy Nam Nam, Action Bronson, Jason Bentley, the Wombats, Guards, Mona, Savages, Shovels & Rope, Huoratron, Kurt Vile, Reignwolf, Cassy, 3Ball MTY, Kids These Days, the 2 Bears, the Colourist, Vintage Trouble

Sunday, April 14 and 21
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Vampire Weekend, Social Distortion, Wu-Tang Clan, Pretty Lights, Eric Prydz, Tame Impala, the Lumineers, Dead Can Dance, La Roux, James Blake, Excision Grimes, the Gaslight Anthem, the Faint, Hardwell, Paul Oakenfold, Dinosaur Jr., Raider Klan, OMD, Roni Size, the Airborne Toxic Event, Father John Misty, Tanlines, Rodriguez, Alex Clare, Paul Kalkbrenner, Jessie Ware, Loco Dice, Jamie Jones, the Three O’Clock, Disclosure, Mimosa, Cloud Nothings, Parov Stelar Band, Julio Bashmore, Thee Oh Sees, Dub Fx, Maya Jane Coles, JEFF the Brotherhood, Smith Westerns, Dirtyphonics, Joris Voorn, Hanni El Khatib, Danny Avila, Ghost, DIIV, Little Green Cars, Mord Fustang, James McCartney, Unicorn Kid, Robert DeLong, White Arrows, Deep Vally, Wild Belle, Adrian Lux, Ladies Night

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.