7's a pretty good number eh?

new installment of Eargasms, just in time for the extended weekend that is Labor Day.

enjoy, hollaback...

Eargasms 7 (zshare link)

Eargasms 7 (rapidshare link)

Eargasms 7 (sendspace link)

Eargasms 7 (mediafire link)

Eargasms 7 (divshare link)

some classic videos from my formative years...

you can really find damn near ANYTHING on youtube these days so while doing a lil' reminiscing, i decided to dig up a few of the hiphop videos that used to have me GLUED to Rap City, Yo! MTV Raps, and The Box (for the summers that i spent in Detroit).

Arabian Prince "She's Got A Big Posse"



X-Clan "Funkin' Lesson"



Ultramagnetic MC's "Traveling At The Speed Of Thought"



King Tee "Bass"



Eric B. & Rakim "I Ain't No Joke"



Audio Two "Many Styles"



and this wouldn't be right if i didn't post a Detroit joint...

Smiley "Smiley But Not Friendly"



these are just a few of my many faves from back in the day, i'll be posting more soon...

random thoughts at 4:53am...

why the fuck am i up so insanely early blogging?

because i indulged in some Chinese food from Chin Chin and that shit knocked me right de fuck out afterwards. this isn't the first time it's happened, when i like a particular dish i tend to OD on it. i'm kinda predictable in that regard.

anyway...

still trippin off the shoutout i got from Grandmaster Flash in his new book. how did THAT happen you ask?

well...

in need of reading material for my plane ride back to the A, i bought the book along with the Black Milk instrumental LP while making a hurried stop thru Fat Beats LA last week. aside from a few typos, his story is one that all DJ's should take note of. what was especially interesting to me was the treatment he got from members of his group and certain folk at his label, Sugarhill Records because in some ways it kinda mirrors some of the things i've gone through with Ludacris and DTP execs, which is a whole nother story in itself. (my book is coming soon, lol...)

as i finished the read, in the back of the book there's a section where he gives thanks, respect & kudos to his peers and amongst names like Premier, Funkmaster Flex, Cash Money & Jazzy Jeff, he also includes DJ Jaycee in Atlanta. that shit blew me the fuck away yo. when i say that a tear was nearly shed, that's not an understatement of any kind. in a way, that was sort of vindication for me because every DJ wants respect and recognition from his peers, especially when you (and other folk, no matter how hard some try and front) know that you've put some heavy legwork in. when a pioneer like Grand Master Flash recognizes and most of all respects what you do and have done, that's a pretty big deal. now i can put this moment up there amongst a few other memorable moments like when Jazzy Jeff and Clark Kent (at different times) told me they LOVED my Michael Jackson mix. again, totally unexpected and coming from legendary DJ's of that caliber, mind blowing.

just goes to show you that even though sometimes it seems that no one (ahem...you know who) is paying any attention to you, someone's paying attention...

so the momentum must continue.

vol. 7 coming in a couple days shawty...

are you kidding me?

this'll replace T-Baby for a minute...