Pilot Talk - Curren$y (Review)

“Pilot Talk” – Curren$y
In a world of super-commercial, highly glamorized, slick, glossy, overproduced mainstream rap, leave it to a former Lil Wayne protégée and XXL Freshman 10 alum to deliver one of the most authentically funky Hip-Hop albums of 2010. “Pilot Talk” (so titled for the rap that Curren$y makes while indulging in his favorite skyward habit) is a collection of tracks dedicated to Curren$y’s love for…uh…horticulture over solid production mostly from former Jay-Z and Camp Lo collaborator Ski Beatz with Nesby Phips, Monsta Beatz, and even the Mighty Mos Def rounding out the sonic lineup. The guest appearances include Spitta’s fellow perpetual blog favorites (Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, Mikey Rocks, Jay Electronica), crewmates (Trademark da Skydiver, Young Roddy), and even a few Hip-Hop legends show up (Devin the Dude, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def). Save a phoned-in Snoop verse on “Seat Change” and a lackluster Rocks cameo on “The Hangover,” the guest stars work well with each other. But the most notable showing on here comes from none other than Jay ElecYarmulke himself on “The Day” (“Can’t see the forest for the trees? It’s okay. I got my jigsaw and my lumber truck/Tell them boys they run is up”) that steals the spotlight. All in all, Pilot Talk is an impressive debut album that serves as a raw counterpoint to the records that many of his fellow Freshmen (Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, B.o.B, Wale, Mickey Factz) have been releasing in recent years.

Total score: 8/10

Dj Fresh-Gold Dust (dope song/video)

I saw this video yesterday and I noticed it is not very much that I see genuinely happy black people on any type of medium, mainly the television. Just a little observation. think(whisper)

The Buttery Ass Way Of Not Gettin' Shot

This is a segment from the site theberrics.com, its called buttery ass Mondays and its hosted by a young cat named Donovan Strain. In this webisode he explains, in his buttery ass way, how his life was saved. Yall could learn something from this cat and in the mean time excuse the commercial and enjoy. For more Butter Ass Mondays go to theberrics.com and put buttery ass mondays in there search engine or go to youtube. All butteryassmodays not on youtube.

Keep it Steezy and Get It In,

Wesley Keys Wants Our Women To Dream

Dear Ms. Hip Hop by Wesley Keys

I was left breathless. Because before I was born came bridges that connected beats that make my feet dance desperately to separate souls from puppeteer strings. Stringed instruments put stress on simple souls. Bob their heads to drum machine patterns, drumming up patterns of distress and unrest. Unwilling to open the eyes of those 4, 5 and 6 year old girls who only see through night vision goggles of video vixens. Intoxicating their minds to move their hips and in turn they move their behind. They are behind. Behind rappers who lynch themselves with chains. Behind rappers who decorate themselves with the reddest and bloodiest diamonds turned transparent, I see right through you. They are still slaves. Slaves to the land of mediocrity. multiplying and dividing this empty wealth among themselves. She is the ornament that dangles from his arm.She is his eye candy. She is the chain that hangs on his lynched neck. She is the gold digger. But how can you dig gold out of copper mines. Empty minds is what I see. I wish to write a letter

Dear yellow diamond spoiler chick. Dear miss how easily do I forget that Angela Davis did not wear natural hair with a balled fist raised high in the air so I could be his bust it baby. Dear miss I forget that I am the only image that these girls see. I wish you could dream. Because that all these girls are doing is dreaming your reality. Let the heartbeats lead your movements again. Forget the drum machine. Forget snare and the bass. Remember that there was a time that the beat machine was our bodies. Begin to dance again. Begin to dream again. Begin to live again. Begin to know that your hip movements exsistince did not start with a tip drill video. Your movements were forged in the fire of the dance on African coast lines. Not even chains. Chains could not curb your boogie. You tapped, bopped, swung your way across the Atlantic. Up from southern bondage that you danced around to the dance halls of New York, to the basement parties in Detroit, to the Mayfair dance academy in Chicago. My sisters, I love you. Go back that natural state and begin to dances to those rhythms that you hear when you sleep. Begin to dream.

Matt Infante Kills With The Kick Of His Art

Matt Infante, the aerosol assassin, strikes back with his new aerosol air force 1's. Check out the dope boom box in the back too, tons of steez. :)

This piece is very close to ya boy's heart because it goes back to the heart of hip hop, with the graffiti style, and revamps the old with a new outlook, because every one knows AF1s are a little played out (just a little bit). Im going to take this moment to THINK (the name of the website is boythink so THINK.) When you are going about your day think of new ways you can revamp your daily life. Hip hop is not the only thing that can take a country song, revamp it and make all the thugs on your block bob their head to it. Take some little thing from your life like reading or talking and just decide to do that activity in a better way. Get like the aerosol assassin, Matt Infante and add some new colors to your life. If you like what you see you can contact Matt Infante at minfante@umich.edu

For know keep it steezy, get it in, and don't forget to THINK.

Ooops POW...Surprise!!! (PSA)

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Audio PSA -

I got something to tell you

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Matt Infante New Young Artist

Here is some lovely art by the self taught Matt Infante. I really like this piece because there are so many themes working here in this simple piece. The sleek fluid piece on the bottom left creates a nice contrast with the rigid colorful background. Check out the other works of Matt Infante I'll be posting later. Contact me at jeffyfjr@gmail.com to contact Matt Infante.

From The Eyes of a Writer

Jeff- Hey your a writer right?

Writer- Yeah, why.

Jeff-Don't you think what you are doing is wrong?

Writer-No?

Jeff-Why not?

Writer-Because I don't think art should be censored.

Jeff-Explain.

Writer-Well there trying to give people five years for writing and there are drug lords out there and gang bangers. All I want to do is spread my art around so people can see beautiful art every where

Jeff-What do you say to people who don't think that what you are doing is right?

Writer-Well they doin't really know what art is.

Jeff-Well do you think that messing with other peoples property?

Writer-No.

Jeff-Well an architect who made that building so its all most like your slashing other peoples work.

Writer-Well to be real with you I really don't give a fuck. I just wanna be remembered.

Interview

Bill Tyler: So What makes you start this business?

STA: The reason that he started this is because The owner who owns St Alfred’s owns a store in Hawaii called Kicks Hawaii Which started in 2001, but the owner was sending a lot of shoes to his friends in Chicago and he thought that the Chicagoans shoe game was not up to par so he made St Alfred’s in 2005 in Chicago IL.

Bill Tyler: So how many St Alfred’s are in the world?

STA: Its only 1 store in the world and its right here in Chicago

Terrell: So what makes you bring the store here in Chicago instead of anywhere else?

STA: He brings it to Chicago because this city gets looked over. from entertainment, movies, music and shoes. People are usually looking at cali, LA, SF or New York. So the owners saw that and they thought that Chicago was a good city, it has a lot to offer and so people wont have to move to those cities just to do anything like getting a shoe or business and stuff like that. St Alfred’s is sorta like the beacon that reminder that stay here and work with the city and the city has been very receptive to the shop and they appreciate it.


STA; for the past 4 months they been doing a space with Nike. The first 3 months was soccer focus the next few months it will be the running focus there going to have a party on that on the 13th and loupe fiasco is coming to perform as well as a few other people, as far as the 5th year an of St Alfred’s we are working on some things to have the party like are technical 5th anniversary is in November so we will probably have a party around there and we will do something you know.?

Bill: Yea

Terrell: So where do you get you guys style of shoe from.?

STA: Well we get are shoes from are actual account like we have a Nike account, converse account vans etc.. we get those shoes directly from the manufactor and they mostly focus on exclusive shoes the shoes u mainly don’t see on anybody feet that what makes ST Alfreds where it is now.

Bill: Like has any Stars shopped here before?

STA: yea like I said before lupe fiasco, Pharrell and nerd has been here umm…ghost face, redman, Drake.

WOMAN

She walk she talk she laid she birthed me so why treat her as if she cursed me when life is such a blessing she taught me the lesson and by she i meen woman and by woman I meen strong and by strong i meen enough to cook and clean in a house with six nappy headed boys running about she blessed us she blessed you she breast you and she was there for you when you got left by that dude father but woman loved you like no other