Wednesday, April 23, 2008
RAW FROM NO LUV "WARTIME VIDEO"
Disclaimer:
I by no means support violence of any type nor do I support gun ownership by really anybody ever. I never have never will. With that being said...
This is probably the best local video ever! Why?
- RAW and Drazah and UC are personal freinds of mine and help me out alot with HIP HOP HELL, so automatically they have my full support immediatly, no questions asked.
- This song, while un creative, in my opinion and twisted way of thinking, is absolutely hilarious! Cock back..... reload....hahahah.
-That is the best use of blue screen effect ever in the history of anything, hands down! My man RAW is on some Speilburg shit! Foreal!
- Jacksonville does, and always has, had this type of rappers and always will, so you better just ride with it rather than fight it. This is what these dudes do, they are dead serious about it, who the fuck am I to judge? How do they judge my work? We dont judge each other, we work together for a common cause.
Thats just me. And my peoples. What do yall think?
Regardless, enjoy your new Duval anthem.
CLOPS
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
R.I.P. Rick O'shea- A Jacksonville Arts Icon
Did you ever see that old hippie in a wheelchair out and about? Rick was a freind of my pop's and an all around ill dude. He knew all about everything, but specialized in arts, african drums, kites, music, and smoke. He made a living, in Jacksonville, in the early 90's, as a kite maker! Dude had an ill Kite shop on the southbank riverwalk when I was a kid. Then, he got sick of paying rent and just made his own huge kit shop in his back yard. He was a professional kite maker. How ill is that?
Rick O'Shea, who brought the joy of kite-making and kite-flying to hundreds of people in Jacksonville despite being a quadriplegic, died in his sleep Tuesday at his Southside home. He was 51. The cause is still being determined. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. April 26 at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 6320 Bennett Road, followed by a reception in the church hall. Friends said Mr. O'Shea was remarkable for his accomplishments and outlook on life despite his physical disability, the result of being critically injured in an auto accident that killed a friend in 1975. ''No person I've ever known who has walked made the impact this man did from a wheelchair,'' said Vincent Balanky, a friend since childhood. ''Rick was a hugely intelligent guy, and I can't ever remember him feeling sorry for himself,'' said a former business partner, Pat O'Rourke. ''He was such an inspiration to others.'' In a 1986 interview, Mr. O'Shea said his philosophy on life ''is to keep laughing and to look for what you can do. There's a whole lot no one can do and a lot that everyone can do.'' Born in Jacksonville, Mr. O'Shea graduated from Englewood High School in 1974. At the time of his near-fatal accident, he had enlisted in the Army, but had not reported for duty, according to his mother, Anne O'Shea. He started taking college classes while still in intensive care in the hospital when a therapist got a Florida Community College at Jacksonville professor to agree to take him as a student. The hospital people were wonderful, Anne O'Shea said. They rigged up a contraption that turned the pages on textbooks for him. ''He would dictate his reports to me and I took them down in shorthand and typed them for him,'' she said. ''It was just incredible and he got an A in the course.'' Mr. O'Shea eventually was able to use an electric wheelchair and a specially equipped vehicle to drive himself to classes at FCCJ and then to the University of North Florida, where he earned a master's degree in education with a 4.0 average, his mother said. She said she's getting phone calls from across the country from his friends who are learning of his death. Mr. O'Shea taught disabled children and young adults at Sunny Acres Camp and also became a part-time instructor at FCCJ. He found he could use his childhood love of kites to teach his students math, history and geography. He opened his first kite shop in a kiosk at the old Market Square Mall. Later came shops on Spring Park Road and at Costa Verde Plaza in Jacksonville Beach. But Mr. O'Shea was perhaps best known for KiteRigger's Kite Shop on the Southbank Riverwalk, which he and a partner operated from February 1988 for about five years. Mr. O'Shea was a fan of the arts of every type and launched a Vaudeville Night program where entertainers performed weekly on the Riverwalk for several years. He instituted programs with the Duval County public schools where children had Kite Days, making and flying their own kites. He also organized kite festivals throughout the city and at the Beaches, and hosted a convention here of the American Kite Flyers Association. ''Flying kites is a way to reach for the heavens,'' he told the Times-Union in a 1991. In addition to his mother, Mr. O'Shea is survived by his sister, Patricia Hollingsworth of Jacksonville. The family suggests memorial contributions to help support the work of Mr. O'Shea's missionary niece, Grayce Munyard. Contributions may be sent to Youth With A Mission, 501 Blacktail Road, Lakeside, MT 59922, marked for Grayce Munyard, Home of the Open Heart. jessie-lynne.kerr@jacksonville.com, (904) 3259-4374
RIP, Rick O'shea
CLOPS
Monday, April 21, 2008
How to be Triclops for dummies...
Hilarious! From Nonsense Records blog:
HOW TO BE A BACKPACKER (FOR DUMMIES)
So you wake up one day and realize your taste in music sucks. And obviously, that means you suck as well. You're tired, frustrated, hopelessly unhip, and you're very sick of your Winamp playlist. But wait...... before you pull that trigger, consider this.
You need hip hop and you need it fast.
For your sake, I've set up a "How to be a backpacker" kit that's so easy, virtually anybody can do it. Don't worry. You'll be in touch with the little b-boy inside of you in no time. After this kit, you'll be keeping it so real that only other backpackers will understand a word you spit. So what are we waiting for? Let's begin.
A good backpacker is neck deep in underground hip hop records. Here's some to get you started:
Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic
Mystik Journeymen - Black Sands ov Eternia
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Anticon - Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Atmosphere - Overcast
7l & Esoteric - The Soul Purpose
Start with these. Then supplement with some Aesop Rock, Buck 65, Solesides, Mr. Lif, and perhaps even a little Planet Asia. Throw in some a Kool Keith record for good measure and you're set.
Frat boys are starting to claim they're about the "real" hip hop. Show them who's boss by flaunting your superior tastes while STILL listening to all of their . Here's some of their favorites:
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Deltron 3030 (anything by Del)
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Common - Like Water for Chocolate
Dilated Peoples - The Platform LP
Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought
Method Man / Redman - Blackout
Bonus Credit: Try obtaining some tapes of local artists nobody knows about. This will be your secret weapon.
So now you've got your base. But you still look like a little new-jack. Pick up some certified hip hop classics to boost your credibility. People will think you've been in the game for years. Backpacker approved classics:
Nas - Illmatic
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Pete Rock / CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother
Jeru tha Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom it May Concern
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Feeling brave? If you're ambitious, you can take things even further. Convince 'em you were there in the beginning with these:
BDP - Criminal Minded
Public Enemy - It'll Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown
Run DMC - Raising Hell
Erik B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Bonus Credit: Tell people you're from the Bronx. Tell them about Kool Herc, Bambataa, and Flash. You were there. Make them believe it.
(Know your elements)
There are a few more things you must learn before you blossom into a backpacker. Without delay, here you have it:
- If anybody asks, your favorite producers are Primo, Pete Rock, Automator, Prince Paul, and the RZA (but emphasize that you only like pre-Wu-tang-Forever RZA).
- You must learn to speak like a backpacker. Pepper your language with "knowmsayin" and refer to as many things as possible as "". You'll have to be patient. Try recording your voice and comparing it to some Busta Rhymes skits. Practice makes perfect.
- Wear T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, baggy jeans (not too baggy. you do not want to crossover into raver pants territory), and lots of hats and visors. Walk with a slight limp and never smile.
- Have diversity on your side. Backpackers get eclectic with Portishead, Esthero, Radiohead, DJ Shadow, and Amon Tobin. You can say your girl/boyfriend got you into it.
- You must like at least one Jay-Z album. It is a backpacker's obligation. This will save your when people claim you are an elitist snob.
- Smoke lots of weed.
So there you have it. It's really much easier than it sounds. If it helps, try setting a few hours aside each day to practice hip hop. Refer to UndergroundHipHop.com and read Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. Go to shows, write some lyrics, learn to beatbox, get some 1200s. Learn about the elements and assimilate yourself into them. Quiz your friends and laugh at their ignorance. Confidence won't be so slippery much longer. Remember... hip hop is a way of life, and now you've got the shortcuts.
If you need further assistance... try to Discover Hip hop.
HOW TO BE A BACKPACKER (FOR DUMMIES)
So you wake up one day and realize your taste in music sucks. And obviously, that means you suck as well. You're tired, frustrated, hopelessly unhip, and you're very sick of your Winamp playlist. But wait...... before you pull that trigger, consider this.
You need hip hop and you need it fast.
For your sake, I've set up a "How to be a backpacker" kit that's so easy, virtually anybody can do it. Don't worry. You'll be in touch with the little b-boy inside of you in no time. After this kit, you'll be keeping it so real that only other backpackers will understand a word you spit. So what are we waiting for? Let's begin.
A good backpacker is neck deep in underground hip hop records. Here's some to get you started:
Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic
Mystik Journeymen - Black Sands ov Eternia
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Anticon - Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Atmosphere - Overcast
7l & Esoteric - The Soul Purpose
Start with these. Then supplement with some Aesop Rock, Buck 65, Solesides, Mr. Lif, and perhaps even a little Planet Asia. Throw in some a Kool Keith record for good measure and you're set.
Frat boys are starting to claim they're about the "real" hip hop. Show them who's boss by flaunting your superior tastes while STILL listening to all of their . Here's some of their favorites:
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Deltron 3030 (anything by Del)
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Common - Like Water for Chocolate
Dilated Peoples - The Platform LP
Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought
Method Man / Redman - Blackout
Bonus Credit: Try obtaining some tapes of local artists nobody knows about. This will be your secret weapon.
So now you've got your base. But you still look like a little new-jack. Pick up some certified hip hop classics to boost your credibility. People will think you've been in the game for years. Backpacker approved classics:
Nas - Illmatic
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Pete Rock / CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother
Jeru tha Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom it May Concern
Gang Starr - Daily Operation
Feeling brave? If you're ambitious, you can take things even further. Convince 'em you were there in the beginning with these:
BDP - Criminal Minded
Public Enemy - It'll Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown
Run DMC - Raising Hell
Erik B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Bonus Credit: Tell people you're from the Bronx. Tell them about Kool Herc, Bambataa, and Flash. You were there. Make them believe it.
(Know your elements)
There are a few more things you must learn before you blossom into a backpacker. Without delay, here you have it:
- If anybody asks, your favorite producers are Primo, Pete Rock, Automator, Prince Paul, and the RZA (but emphasize that you only like pre-Wu-tang-Forever RZA).
- You must learn to speak like a backpacker. Pepper your language with "knowmsayin" and refer to as many things as possible as "". You'll have to be patient. Try recording your voice and comparing it to some Busta Rhymes skits. Practice makes perfect.
- Wear T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, baggy jeans (not too baggy. you do not want to crossover into raver pants territory), and lots of hats and visors. Walk with a slight limp and never smile.
- Have diversity on your side. Backpackers get eclectic with Portishead, Esthero, Radiohead, DJ Shadow, and Amon Tobin. You can say your girl/boyfriend got you into it.
- You must like at least one Jay-Z album. It is a backpacker's obligation. This will save your when people claim you are an elitist snob.
- Smoke lots of weed.
So there you have it. It's really much easier than it sounds. If it helps, try setting a few hours aside each day to practice hip hop. Refer to UndergroundHipHop.com and read Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. Go to shows, write some lyrics, learn to beatbox, get some 1200s. Learn about the elements and assimilate yourself into them. Quiz your friends and laugh at their ignorance. Confidence won't be so slippery much longer. Remember... hip hop is a way of life, and now you've got the shortcuts.
If you need further assistance... try to Discover Hip hop.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
AHAHAHAHAHHHHHAAAHHAA!!!!!
This lil jewel of a cartoon represents everything I like to make fun of and am freinds with, at the same time!
CLOPS
Monday, April 14, 2008
THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND @ SHANTYTOWN
\2 VERY DOPE shows this weekend:
FRIDAY: Tuesday Night Squad (TNS) is a 5 peice funk/jazz band featurieng members of Inca Maya and some UNF jazz students. Real horn-heavy- the sax player Chris is and absolute beast!
SATURDAY: The flyer says it all. Call it another Shantytown Variety show- 1 math rock tech band, one old school tradiotional punk band, and one local expirimental Hip-Hop act. Gotta luv it!
Both shows no cover, 11pm.
CLOPS
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
TOUGH JUNKIE CD RELEASE SHOW TONIGHT @ FUEL
Doors @ 9pm, over at midnight. I NEED you all there.
Junkie is my ace-boon. The manager of the record shop, a good freind for almost 10 years, and and an all around good guy and inspiration.
Nuff said,
CLOPS
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
6 AWESOME JAZZ SHOWS @ SHANTYTOWN IN APRIL-MAY
Some of my favorite nights at Shanty for me is when we have live jazz. I am a sucker for anything with horns. And being a Hip-Hop head, you know I am constantly sitting back, listening, pictureing beat samples in my head. Every one that makes baets should be checking for live jazz shows. Thats that realness, that foundation.
anyways, i digress:
- all these shows are no cover
- we sell good beer
- these dudes are of varying ages and affiliations- I mean Von is pushing 70 probably, then the TNS guys are UNF jazz students. But all of them are WORLD class jazz talent.I mean these dudes are heavy hitters, and it is my pleasure to have them perform in my establishment.
-You wont see this anywhere else in Jacksonville
- Matt Butler is probably the illest guitarist I have ever seen. Iller than Slash!
- if you got any more good points to add, post them as comments!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
WILLIE EVANS JR. AND DILLON PROMO VIDEOS
Its gonna be a dooooope show on Thursday.... here is some Youtube action incase you dont know nuthin:
WILLIE EVANS JR. RAWKUS 50 PROMO VIDEO:
DILLON ROCKING LIVE @ DUMPSTER DIVE (ATLANTA):
CLAN DESTINED LIVE:
ARSUN F!ST Traxpad Freestyle:
I am telling yall- do not sleep on this one!
Monday, April 7, 2008
This week in Duval County true school Hip-Hop...
What upkis yall?
2 damn good Hip Hop Hell shows to look forward to this week.
On Thursday @ TSI Willie Evans Jr. (my man) headlines with our homeboy Dillon and a VERY dope group from Atlanta, Clan Destined. My new associate Arsun F!ST from Domination recordings is openbing, so get there early! Willie shows are always packed and extra good... I am stoked!
Friday: Tough Junkies CD release show at Fuel. With a whole bunch of mugs. If you dont know about Junk your sleeping... I will do a whole post about him and "Refined" later in the week.
Saturday Im tryna DJ/get drunk with my man DJ CAZ outside at T.S.I.
Sunday we are posted up at our freind record shop Vinyl Fronteir all day, repping Hip-Hop at the record convention.
Its gonna be a good week....
as a side note:
August 2nd. All I am saying. Get ready.
CLOPS
Friday, April 4, 2008
R.I.P. Frosty Freeze (Rocksteady Crew)
One of the best who ever did it. The dude in Wildstyle with the big afro...
Respect due. Can I please get a moment of silence?
"Hip Hop culture lost one of its founding fathers when Wayne Frost, who was better known by most as "Frosty Freeze" of the Rock Steady Crew, died in Manhattan on Thursday (April 3). Frost helped bring Hip Hop into the mainstream's consciousness with appearances in movies such as Style Wars, Wild Style and Flashdance. The legendary b-boy was 44. Rock Steady Crew Vice President Jorge "Pop Master Fabel" Pabon says Frosty's death followed a long battle with an undisclosed illness.
“He was not only an amazing dancer but a daredevil,” Pabon tells the New York Times. “The moves he did were really super high-risk. He had these signature moves and swagger, this really classy b-boy swagger, that made him extremely unique.”
Among his many trademark moves, Frost invented the "Suicide," a mid-air flip which breakers end by landing on their backs. HipHopDX sends our condolences to the family and friends of Frosty Freeze"- from Hiphopdx.com
WEDDING SEASON....
Have fun! Get Money!
Tonight, one of my best freinds growing up, Clint the fireman, is having his bachelor party. Whilin out time,....
2morrow, its off to O.P. to help Biggie Tea DJ another wedding....
its spring yall. Love is in the air.
Tommorrow night, good 4 band rock n roll show at Shanty-
The Heyday- Jason, Shawn Clark, and Allen Griffins newest project. Allen has a baby on the way, so catch him while you can. Anyone know about late 90's Mayberrys shows at Milkbar? I almost got beat up by skinheads once when I was 17 and Allen saved my ass...
Pawn Takes King- My man Big Dan (who drinks good beer) and his buddys.
Cassettes on Fire and Written and Erased- touring bands from south flo, I think.
Should be a good weekend. I am sure I will see ya around...
I
Tonight, one of my best freinds growing up, Clint the fireman, is having his bachelor party. Whilin out time,....
2morrow, its off to O.P. to help Biggie Tea DJ another wedding....
its spring yall. Love is in the air.
Tommorrow night, good 4 band rock n roll show at Shanty-
The Heyday- Jason, Shawn Clark, and Allen Griffins newest project. Allen has a baby on the way, so catch him while you can. Anyone know about late 90's Mayberrys shows at Milkbar? I almost got beat up by skinheads once when I was 17 and Allen saved my ass...
Pawn Takes King- My man Big Dan (who drinks good beer) and his buddys.
Cassettes on Fire and Written and Erased- touring bands from south flo, I think.
Should be a good weekend. I am sure I will see ya around...
I
Thursday, April 3, 2008
SHARING NEEDLES WITH DIRTY MARTINIS....
Yesterday during Artwalk, I saw Sharing Needles With Jesus play the best crust punk I have heard in since the Pull The Trigger days at London Bridge on the sidewalk. Then, I walked down to Marks and had a damn fine dirty martini from those dudes.... then made it to T.S.I. for some 2am Heinikens with my ol lady and BG Quinn. Another fine night in downtown Duval....
Tonight its all about my manz J-Biz. Its is his party. There are like 3 different shits going on, but my man Biz is the show stopper. So if you pay to check out T.S.I. tonight, PLEASE tell Burt no Shirt you are here to see J-Bizzniss. So the loot gets divided right. If your on the guest list, it dont matter much anyway. Yesterday Biz came to the shop, and Junk was like "look at you walking in here like you MC 8 or something" That junk had me rolling....
So anyway, here are tonights events...
- Free J Biz CD to the first 50 paying Hip Hop heads
-The Other Side of the South will be performing immidiately after.
These dudes are dope! I think its Blakout and Arsun Fist tonight. Nemo and Midas are beasts!!! Orlando in the house, waddup!
- now the teen pajama party, thats some other shit. Another blog kind of clowned me for that one. And what can I say, that ish is funny! Dude is claiming he is coming with 300 new faces.... we will see how it goes. To me, it only adds to the crowd.
-bottem line- 3 Hip Hop shows on 2 stages for $5.
As my man RAW from No Luv says,
Fuckswitme....
CLOPS
Tonight its all about my manz J-Biz. Its is his party. There are like 3 different shits going on, but my man Biz is the show stopper. So if you pay to check out T.S.I. tonight, PLEASE tell Burt no Shirt you are here to see J-Bizzniss. So the loot gets divided right. If your on the guest list, it dont matter much anyway. Yesterday Biz came to the shop, and Junk was like "look at you walking in here like you MC 8 or something" That junk had me rolling....
So anyway, here are tonights events...
- Free J Biz CD to the first 50 paying Hip Hop heads
-The Other Side of the South will be performing immidiately after.
These dudes are dope! I think its Blakout and Arsun Fist tonight. Nemo and Midas are beasts!!! Orlando in the house, waddup!
- now the teen pajama party, thats some other shit. Another blog kind of clowned me for that one. And what can I say, that ish is funny! Dude is claiming he is coming with 300 new faces.... we will see how it goes. To me, it only adds to the crowd.
-bottem line- 3 Hip Hop shows on 2 stages for $5.
As my man RAW from No Luv says,
Fuckswitme....
CLOPS
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
THE N WORD- Q.L.C. Video !
Yeah, my homies, the 1st act ever on HIP HOP HELL Records last year, The N Word!
These dudes are dope! Not only is DARYL one of the sharpest MCs in town, and a good personal freind of mine for over a decade of drunken debauchery, but Nosucal is on the beats.... and becomeing one of the hottest independent video directors in Duuuuuvalll County!
This ones called Quarter Life Crisis, for all my 25 year olds and up. We killed it performing this one live before the Immortal Technique show last August....
Anyway, THE N WORD. Self titled debut CD available at The Royal Treatment for $7.
New 5 song EP coming in early May- next show is Thursday May 1st @ T.S.I.-
stay tuned for more info....
CLOPS
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