Music upgrade.

The Teriyaki" Boyz. Or should I say Pharell? Whatever the combination is, this joint right here, "this joint right here!" is ridiculous.

This un-fruty-looped beat is needed right now. Im sick of this cookie cutter mess in hip-hop. I wish Soulja Boy would disappear. Bamma's garbage!...but I digress.

After getting put on to this joint, I did a lil bit of homework and found out the Teriyaki Boyz were discovered or introduced by Nigo of Bathing Apes. They also did one of the main songs on Tokyo Drift.

Not positive if they're signed to Star Trak, but if they are its a rap. That's the right branding move for these guys to make. They seem to be more 80-90's hip-hop style oriented as such, (without knowing Japanese) they seem to be bringing fun back to the game.

They're styling and the look of this video reminds me of the new rappers coming out who are a throwback to real hip-hop. Groups like The Cool Kids and Kidz in the Hall and the Teriyaki Boyz are the breath of fresh air needed in the game right now.

I miss substance and the lack of "My cars are shiny, my women are twerkin' and I shoot guns." That's play pimpin.

I need depth like this:
"I started out starvin/now they got me out here Brett Favrin'/ Tryna see if I still got it...I guess it's like a bike think about..." Andre 3000

Not:
"Yahhh! Yahhh! Yahhh!"

Clown.

Word?

Everybody says they listen to everything...

There's a lot of main stream artists I really like. I mess with Red Hot Chili Peppers hard. Their style of music is so harmonious and melodic. I feel like they would've been even back in the 70's.

True, I might be partial to the basslines especially since I play the bass, but I know that's not it. They just do it right. I come across a lot of main stream songs that I just don't feel. But they balance all the elements perfectly.

Groovers. You just bob your head during the verse groovin', then the chorus hits and you're thrown into another zone of, of just...funk.

I just figured it out, they have soul.

Where I'm from

I'm from "The Area." The Washington DC Metropolitan Area. I'm not from DC, I'm from PG (Prince Georges) County Maryland. I hate to admit it, but where I'm from we just don't care. We do what we do, and dare somebody say something. We got our own music, style, businesses, cuisines even language. (You think I'm lunchin right? Thats how you feel young? Translation: You think I'm crazy huh? lol, You really think that?)

We mind our business and don't like strangers. Not that we're mean, we just do our own thing. If you're with it and we don't mind your presence, then sure you can join, otherwise, keep moving.

I know I sound brash, but I want you to understand my point of view moving forward. I'll sound arrogant. Not cause I'm unapproachable, but that's how we carry it though.

So as I'm paying homage to home, here's a word on our music.


The above clip is simply bananas. This is our music, Go-Go. Founded by the Godfather, Chuck Brown and his Soulsearchers in DC back in 1968. A lot of folks outside our area either hate go-go, never heard of it, or only know it cause of doin the butt by EU.

I argue that if I person unfamiliar with go-go knew what to look for, they'd mess with it. It's sometimes hard to catch the beat if your ear ain't used to it. So here's my explanation of it:

-Started in the 60's due to the anxiousness of the crowd during the lag time of the DJ when he had to switch records.
-Percussion heavy
-Utilizeses call and response to foster strong crowd participation.
-Often cover mainstream songs
-Local musicians *Every high school in DC and PG has at least 5 bands in it.
-I was in a band back when I was at Hampton *Mumbo Sauce founder...nabbit.

The clip is of Smoke from Northeast Groovers "smackin the gos" as we'd say back home.

I'll be real, I hate go-go that has too much going on. My lil bovas love that stuff with whistles and clappin and all that, I hate it. Let your creativity and musicianship speak for you...Like this:

Umbrella:


pieces of me:


I'm boosted though, my man Wale is about to bring go-go to the masses though. He was able to sneak some into the song he just did with Black Thought of the Roots.



We'll see.

You know what

Ima do what I feel like doing. I started a different blog, but wouldn't have been me. Yeah I'm brand new to blogging, but I think the purpose is to talk about what you want...so thats what Ima do.

I watch a lot of TV. Might be unhealthy, but thats what I do nabbit.

So I promise to show you the clips of stuff I think is amazing, then tell you why. If you don't care, deuces.






*There's a lot of stuff I think is crap though.