The Electric Relaxation

yall define normal, thats why you dont get me

2009-10-20T13:54:00.000-07:00

"someone once asked me why i smile so much, my reply: cause i know that one day i will be the best"

We Were Once A Fairytale" - Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze

2009-10-19T23:02:00.001-07:00

Quite weird.. but amazing cinematography by Spike jonze..

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"We Were Once A Fairytale" - Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze from Yooj‽ - Recording Live From No on Vimeo.

Delphic.....

2009-10-19T22:41:00.000-07:00

Delphic are a band from Manchester, first heard about them in 08.. if u like friendly fires/ digitalism..klaxons.. etc.. Enjoy

album review: straight no chaser

2009-10-19T22:36:00.000-07:00

taken from . digital spy

"I'm just a boy from Birmingham / Another imposter on a major label roster / How did I get here?" So sings Mr Ben Hudson a few tracks into his second album, Straight No Chaser. It's a reminder of the downright strange position in which the formerly folky singer-songwriter finds himself. Together with his old band The Library, Hudson's first single peaked just outside the top 40 and he seemingly disappeared soon after. Then he was plucked from near-obscurity by super-fan Kanye West. In terms of relative fame levels, it was a bit like The Strokes' Julian Casablancas deciding he just had to work with Dominic Masters from The Others.

The first fruits of the West-Hudson collaboration featured on West's 808 & Heartbreaks and were followed by 'Supernova' - a smash single that deservedly hit number two in the charts and hung around the top ten for aeons. That track opens up this collection, and while it's the most immediate thing here, it far from overshadows the rest of the set. West also pops up on 'Anyone But Him', a bitter retelling of the 'Girl Is Mine' storyline that boasts some sharp production and wonderfully jealous sentiment ("I'd rather hear you'd had the whole football team/ Than have to watch his filthy lips on your skin"). The spot-on tone of resigned hurt even excuses the gaucheness of some of the rapper's rhymes ("Now when she go black she ain't never coming back/ I'm sorry Mr H, I thought you already knew that").

His vocal contributions aside, West's influence as the album's "executive producer" is far from hidden. Straight No Chaser sits comfortably next to West's last record in the same way that Iggy Pop's The Idiot nestles alongside its producer David Bowie's contemporaneous Low. The sparse beats and Spartan keyboards on 'White Lies' underline the similarities between the two albums, and when the vocal trickery kicks in on 'There Will Be Tears', 'Stiff Upper Lip' and especially the title track, you almost have to stop yourself from checking that you haven't accidentally stuck on West's album.

Despite that, Hudson does more than enough to ensure that the album is still his own. Its finest moments, such as 'Learning To Live', 'Time' and 'Instant Messenger', find his naked and sometimes fragile vocals vying with the starkness of the production. It sets up a hot vs. cold/man vs. machine battle that draws you in as the subtleties of the sound and intelligence of the lyrics become increasingly apparent. Hudson recently told DS that West's goal with Straight No Chaser was to "make a pop record". In truth, this album is rather too downbeat and quirky for that title to be easily bestowed, but it's all the better for it.

I wanna know

2009-10-19T22:33:00.000-07:00

umm not to sound mushy .. but Damn nicolay and phonte. summed up my past relationships in 4 minutes lol lyrics and video below:

okay You can blame it all on me tonight Dont wanna walk away Tonight i'll be the bigger man You just keep on trying To push me away But im not leaving We got so far to go (I wanna know) You'll believe and me and keep away your pride (I wanna know) Cause I cant imagine you not by my side (I wanna know) That you'll share with me your hopes and all your dreams Cause baby I love you for loving me So glad I found you babe So thankful for your ways Its such a blessing To love and be loved in return I tried to keep myself from you But now I finally see the truth Can't nobody love me like you do Everytime that i think about Our love and everything we shared I'll never leave never let you down Cause I know that youll always be there Everybody's talking About us and what they saying They don't believe that we're gonna make it But I still believe in you You'll believe and me and keep away your pride (I wanna know) Cause I cant imagine you not by my side (I wanna know) That you'll share with me your hopes and all your dreams (I wanna know) Cause baby I love you for loving me -Break- Wanna thank you babe For always loving me Loving me Said thank you babe Always loving me Don't know what i'd do (I wanna know) You'll believe and me and keep away your pride (I wanna know) Cause I can't imagine you not by my side (I wanna know) That you'll share with me your hopes and all your dreams Cause baby I love you for loving me Okay You can blame it all on me tonight

The Foreign Exchange - ''I Wanna Know'' from The Foreign Exchange on Vimeo.

New Burial

2009-10-18T16:27:00.003-07:00

close your eyes and enjoy

LIES

2009-10-18T16:27:00.001-07:00

TiRon..get familiar

2009-09-23T13:08:00.000-07:00

Finally

2009-09-12T19:51:00.001-07:00

one of my favorite songs this year

Women..

2009-09-04T23:34:00.000-07:00

oh how i wish i didnt care for your kind

if u only u knew.

2009-09-04T23:31:00.000-07:00

how rage this song is...gets me everytime..

Telepopmusik-Dont Look Back

heller there..

2009-09-04T23:21:00.000-07:00

well guys im sorry its been a while benn kinda busy with this whole school thing..4.0 or bust..lol well lately ive been listening to alot of shoegaze and indie rock..hip hop is really starting to bore me. thank GOD for Raekwon though lol..Blueprint 3 bruised my ears( not gonna argue with any of u jay-z stans.) the album was bad..plain and simple..

but heres some new stuff ive been listening to lately ..enjoy

m83-dont save us from the flames

The Horrors-Sea within a Sea

The Avalanches -Since I Left you

P.O.S

2009-08-02T19:01:00.000-07:00

One of My favorite songs at the momemt...

PLEASE

2009-07-08T07:10:00.000-07:00

if u call urself my friend you will purchase this shirt for me..ok thanks

SOOooooOO...

2009-07-08T06:40:00.000-07:00

SO i wake up and my normal itunes playlist has been playing on repeat in the background.
and honestly i wish u could hear all of this music.so i think its only right that I share ..well first off we have

Srobe-Friendly Fires

Wrecking Ball-Interpol

Family business The Fugees

Home-Little brother

Artist Spotlight: My'Key

2009-07-07T22:18:00.000-07:00

My man My'key Just dropped his new mixtape "Dream On" if u dont have it. GET IT NOW...

http://www.zshare.net/download/623716742541e3ac/

Hearts .Please

2009-07-07T22:13:00.000-07:00

call it a pipe dream as my cousin did lol..but this will be my next purchase..and if u ove me u will contribute,,,please..maybe..come onnnnnnn..u know u want to lol

Comme De Garcons.. any of these play shirts will suffice.

BASEMENT JAXX..and some new music..

2009-07-03T15:58:00.000-07:00

New album from Bibio..Ambivelance avenue ..cousin just put me on...BUT WHOA nicenesssss

EFF it might as well throw some dilla in there lol

Dilla Days

2009-06-24T07:51:00.001-07:00

Days like this i really miss dilla. he makes me remember everytime i get lazy why i do this.i have to.. rest in Beats James Yancey

Paranoid(final cut) and Chillin

2009-06-03T10:24:00.000-07:00

SO two new videos today

Telepopmusik

2009-05-30T16:19:00.000-07:00

this is the only group aprt from radiohead that can alter my mood at any point in the day..Love them and so should you..

This is why i miss Ian Curtis

2009-05-30T16:17:00.000-07:00

Live performances

2009-05-28T08:02:00.000-07:00

dont know why but im a REALLY big fan of watching live performances cause it really peeves me when a band is not as good live as they are on wax I.E animal collective. but here are some random performances from some bands that i thought sounded really good ... no goal here just a random post ..so enjoy

First up we have friendly fires with "Paris" on later with jools holland( one of my fav shoes by the way even though i can only watch it online lol)

next is a coldplay sesion series that IS VERY RARE so cherish this post lol

and next we have my favourite band ..radiohead

Be back with more updates today.. so hang tight

Songs of the DAy

2009-05-27T07:36:00.000-07:00

first up Little brother "I See Now" CLASSIC song lol got me through high school

This album has been on repeat for the last 3 days

and last but not least erykah badu with "Soldier" cant stop listen to this song..

THERYE BACK new royales

2009-05-27T07:27:00.000-07:00

sooo its about damn time.. heres the new royales new song .new world order

Extra.: they need to release this DAMN SONG

Grizzly bear -Two Weeks

2009-05-27T07:25:00.001-07:00

EASILY one of the best albums this year check it out..

MY New favourite Band

2009-05-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

Friendly Fires are an English band from St Albans, Hertfordshire. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008.
and below is their first u.s single for the leading track off their debut album ..

Skeleton Boy

Friendly Fires 'Skeleton Boy' by Clemens Habicht from Nexus Productions on Vimeo.

Passion Pit..look em up

2009-05-21T13:24:00.000-07:00

Incase you havent heard of them:
assion Pit is an American electronic band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Formed in 2007, the group consists of Michael Angelakos (lead vocals/keyboards), Ian Hultquist (keyboards), Ayad Al Adhamy (synth/samples), Jeff Apruzzese (bass) and Nate Donmoyer (drums).Passion Pit formed in late 2007. In 2008, after playing only a handful of shows, they were voted Best New Act in the The Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll.[1] Soon thereafter the band was signed to the New York City-based Frenchkiss Records and Columbia in the UK.

Motron Zoo....have U ever Been.

2009-05-21T13:17:00.001-07:00

ITS COMING....

Stay Tuned .For more Updates..

Wasnt really a fan of this hipster Saviour but...

2009-03-03T09:37:00.000-08:00

This song SOLD me LOL

Kid-CuDi sky might fall

Bored as Hell at this beat exchange LOL

2009-02-17T18:25:00.000-08:00

so i decided to post this

KANYE WEST "Welcome To Heartbreak" Directed by Nabil from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

More New Stuff

2009-02-13T09:10:00.001-08:00

lately it seems like ive been posting alot of videos...BUT u GUYS GOTTA SEE THESEEEEEE...

first up tv on the radio "dancing Choose"

next we got Black Milk "losing out"

and Last up we of Montreals "an Eludardian Instance"

the rap Pack

2009-02-09T18:33:00.001-08:00

Last night at the grammys

Asher Roth- love College

2009-02-09T18:29:00.001-08:00

New video for his first single "i Love College"

Chester French-She loves Everybody Video

2009-02-02T12:19:00.000-08:00

Even though there debut album leaked as far back as last october this is the first official single off"Love the Future" which drops officialy on March 31st..and for those who dont know chester french its a group of two harvard grads who sound like the beach boys on crack..lol oh and btw they are signed to Star Trak( yeah Pharrells Label)

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Cool Kids-Pennies Video

2009-01-26T14:58:00.000-08:00

First single off"When Fish Ride Bicycles" ITS AABOUT DAMN TIME

Thought i would share

2009-01-24T16:02:00.000-08:00

It didnt occur to me until later today that lately ive been zoning out alot and I BLAME these following songs and i dont know what it is I actually wish i had an explanation for this but ive been really reflective lately and i just wanted to share these songs.. and to alot of you some of them might sound weird and quite off but please give them a chance..

In order:
Burial-Ghost hardware
Animal Collective-My Girls
Once in a Lifetime-Talking heads
U's a Freak Bi*&ch (instrumental) -Black Milk

I swear i thought i was Dreaming

2009-01-24T16:00:00.000-08:00

Every once in a while there comes along a song that honestly makes u feel that your dreaming and i caught myself lost in a trance while listening to this song.. Just Listen for yourself lol

M83=you,Appearing

ITS ABOUT TIME

2009-01-23T14:26:00.000-08:00

taken frm hypetrak.com

In the 8 plus years since ‘Since I Left You’ came out, Jay Z has released The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, The Black Album, retired and then released Kingdom Come and American Gangster. For an Avalanches fan it has naturally been a long, long time waiting for a follow up to their classic debut. Well as we reported in July, the group themselves posted on their myspace that they were putting the finishing touches on the follow-up, but now it looks like the new album is complete and that they have actually handed in the disc. As reported on the Avalanches forum, it appears that in December, the head of Modular records, Steve Pavlovic, told JJJ radio in Sydney that the group was to hand in the album on Christmas Day. Here’s hoping for a quick and tidy sample clearance process (good luck). But if history has told us anything it’s that Jay Z will probably have released The Blueprint 3 before any new Avalanches drops.

Back Again.......

2009-01-23T14:24:00.001-08:00

Sorry its been almost a month guys.. alot of posts comin soon ill start off with this though

Heres Animal Collectives new video-"My Girls" off there AMAZING album-Merriweather Post Pavillion

ive watched this at least 20 times today lol

Matrix Bush LOL

2008-12-17T09:53:00.000-08:00

watch as our former president pulls a NEo in Iraq and dodges some shoes

NO argument needed: Verse of the YEAR

2008-12-17T09:48:00.000-08:00

ok i love wale as you all know but i cant help the fact that brother ALI ate up this Track off the 10 deep new deal Mixtape whih yall should check out by the way heres 2nd time around.. DUDE spits for 2 minutes straight no Chorus!!!

Sooner Or Later

2008-12-17T09:43:00.000-08:00

ITS BEEN a while finals and LIFE have been kickin my ass but im done now so back to blogging well for now so first up its the video for n.e.r.d's sooner or later of seeing sounds has a very ironic message behind it Enjoy

BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS.. WALE

2008-12-01T21:00:00.001-08:00

Wale "Nike Boots" video (Directed by Chris Robinson) from Elitaste on Vimeo.

B.R.O.O.K.L.Y.N

2008-12-01T09:11:00.000-08:00

Dont knw what it is But this Song IS STUCK in my HEAD props to santogold!!!
ps common U.M.C review coming later today

I Guess Its Time to Move on

2008-11-19T12:24:00.000-08:00

This DEF just messed up my DAY

Chris Martin: 'Coldplay will split up next year'
Frontman says the band will call it a day before they get old

Coldplay's Chris Martin has suggested that he plans to split up the band at the end of 2009.

The frontman told the Daily Express that his decision was based on his view that bands should call it a day before they get too old – saying he wanted to go out with a blast by keeping as busy as possible until 2009 ends.

"I'm 31 now and I don't think that bands should keep going past 33," he said. "So, we're trying to pack in as much as possible. Up until the end of next year, we'll just go for it in every sense.

"I don't believe in time off. We've still got most of our hair, we can still fit into our musical trousers and we've got to make the most of that."

Q-Tip x Rik Cordero= Renaissance Man

2008-11-19T12:13:00.000-08:00

My Favorite Joint off the Renaissance

Q-Tip - "Renaissance Rap" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.

Almost Forgot How Much i Love this Song

2008-11-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

Almost forgot how MUCH i love this song

how To disappear completely-Radiohead

Artist Spotlight: Mr Hudson

2008-11-18T20:42:00.000-08:00

some of yall may have heard them on Kanye's Paranoid but Mr Hudson & The Library are a band based in London, whose members hail from both that city and Birmingham. This duality was the inspiration for the title of their debut album A Tale of Two Cities, which was released on 5 March 2007. They are signed to music producer Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label & Mercury Records.
The band first came to prominence after featuring on Later with Jools Holland on 8 December 2006.[2]
They also received airplay from Dermot O'Leary on his BBC Radio 2 show.
In 2007 embarked on a tour through 12 British libraries, and also supported Amy Winehouse on her tour, along with Paulo Nutini, Mika and Groove Armada and went on their own headlining tour.[3]
During the Summer of 2007 they appeared at several UK festivals, such as Glastonbury, T in the Park, The Big Chill, V Festival and Bestival.
On October 19 2007, the band played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in support of The Police. They will also support Kanye West on his Europe leg of his Glow in the Dark Tour.
On 11 November, 'There Will Be Tears' was given its first UK radio air-play on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show as 'The Hottest Record in the World Right Now'. Mr Hudson's new album 'Now I See' is set for release in 2009

Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak Album Cover by KAWS

2008-11-18T19:59:00.000-08:00

from hypebeast,,,
You’ve probably already heard the leak tracks from Kanye West’s new album, 808s & Heartbreak. Whether or not you like his new musical approach, the album will be dropping next week on November 24th, 2008. For the iTunes release of 808s & Heartbreak, Brooklyn based artist KAWS has created a special a special album cover as well as some album art

One of My favorite verses this year

2008-11-17T16:44:00.000-08:00

With the same sword they knight you
They gone goodnight you with
Shit...
Thats only the half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
Don't believe me aks michael
see martin see malcolm
See biggie see pac see success and its outcome
See jesus see judas see ceaser see. brutus
See success is like suicide
Suicide it's a suicide
If you should see
Prepare to be crucified
Uhh...
Media medals mix who you settle
Every step you take
They remind you you ghetto
So its tough being bobby brown
To be bobby then
You have to be bobby now
And the quesiotn is
Is to have had and lost
Better than not having at all
Because i'm...

HIp Hop At Its FInest

2008-11-17T14:38:00.000-08:00

Taken after the GITD tour London Cypher with De la Soul, Mos Def, Kid Cudi. Nas. Kanye . Hip Hop is ALive

Artist Spotlight: Jay Electronica

2008-11-17T13:19:00.000-08:00

Some of yall may know him as erykah badu'ss boyfriend of 4 years but Jay Electronica has always been a gifted writer producer rapper GENIUS...my new favourite rapper as of now Exhibit A down below(produced by Just Blaze

Jay Electronica (Je’Ri Allah) (b. circa 1977) is a rapper and producer known for his use of percussionless film soundtracks as a background for raps, his abstract lyrical style, and his associations with Erykah Badu, Just Blaze and Nas. He produced track one, "Queens Get the Money", on the 2008 Nas album Untitled. The unconventional nature of much of his music, and the lack of conventional release methods for that music, has since 2007 made him the object of much attention. He is perhaps best known for the piece of music Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge).

Deep Fried Frenz

2008-10-27T23:16:00.000-07:00

Stumbled across this quote today ..reminded me of this song

Untitled .oo2
So tired of "friends"
can't live with em.
can't live with out em??
guess i'll just have to test
--out that hypothesis.
Myself.(Tonia) check out her blog pretty dope (http://voiceofalostsoul.blogspot.com/) anyways all u MfDoom Fans know THis sOng

Robocop Kanye ...

2008-10-27T23:01:00.000-07:00

Not Gonna lie this song Grew on Me

Black Milk tronic =ILL

2008-10-27T22:38:00.000-07:00

"His new album "Tronic" shows that Black has grown tremendously as a producer, as he's adopted more live instrumentation and is introducing more complex arrangement than his previous sample-heavy work. He also shows marked improvement as an emcee, and carries most of the album himself with only 3 guest verses on the entire album (from emcee royalty Pharoahe Monch, Royce Da 5'9", and Sean Price). Not even two years removed from his breakthrough release, Black Milk proves on "Tronic" that not only is he growing as an artist, but hip hop music as a genre still has room to grow."

this album is too ill
overdose is my shit posted below*

TRACKLIST:

1. Long Story Short feat. Dwele
2. Bounce
3. Give the Drummer Sum
4. Without U feat. Colin Munroe
5. Hold it Down
6. Losen Out feat. Royce 5'9
7. Hell Yeah
8. Repin for U feat. AB
9. Overdose
10. The Matrix feat. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, DJ Premier
11. Try
12. Tronic Summer
13. Bond 4 Life (Music) feat. Melanie Rutherford
14. Elec (Outro)

*All tracks produced by Black Milk, "The Matrix" includes scratches by DJ Premier.

Artist spotlight: Muhsinah

2008-10-27T14:38:00.000-07:00

yea i promised yall on my last Artist Spotlight( Foreign Exchange) that we were gonna get into this Talented artist right here..
Muhsinah

taken from her own website..: some tracks below

Muhsinah
Pronounced [mu•sē•nə] - Singer, producer, vigilante, lover, dreamer.
Having landed on the musical radar like some kind of a phantom battleship, this Washington D.C. native continues to fires away at us, sinking nay-sayers and making a name for herself at a rate which some might consider alarming. Appearing on a slew of independent releases this year, Muhsinah has earned each and every title that’s been thrown her way- engineer/producer/composer/singer/songwriter/arranger/inspiration and the like. Contrary to popular misconception, Muhsinah was not dropped off on this planet by some enigmatic cosmic force; she hitched a ride on her own star.
Incontrovertibly born a slave to the rhythm, this classically trained pianist has spent countless hours honing her skills, banging on velocity sensitive pads and brushing the dust from neatly stacked records; well worn relics, left behind from her mother’s days as a dj. With influences spanning from classical to psychedelic, jazz to world and back, the freshly transplanted Brooklyn resident has gained a newfound appreciation for space and the sound within the space.
day.break - The official debut from the 24 year old phenom, is a culmination of these sounds. Entirely self-produced, day.break is in a sense a heartfelt homage to her inspirations, filled with thoughtful compositions and inspired wordplay. Often times, snatching inspiration right out of the air, Muhsinah employs whatever sonic element she sees fit to complete her hip hop braised, soul compositions which appear to fall perfectly on the tastier side of experimental.
“A.M.” is our introduction to day.break. With it’s swirling harp solo, reminiscent of jazz great Alice Coltrane, Muhsinah’s layers her signature reverse vocal like a golden short-stack luring us to a dream-like state where are handed this breakfast in bed… which is swiftly snatched from under our chins by a morning alarm. We are awakened to “Reconstrut”, taken from day.break bonus track, “Reconstruction”, a remix of “Construction” from Muhsinah’s self-released - The Oscillations EP of 2005.
It is at this point that Muhsinah’s growth as an artist should be marked, as she exhibits her ability to reinvision “classic hip hop” as “progressive future soul”. Leaving behind the key elements the made “Construction” a song adored by fans across the board, she manages to float ethereal vocals over rotund basslines and Rhodes-like roads in a way that makes the new version one to be adored on it’s own; all the while maintaining the songs proactive sentiment. It gets up and out, and sets the stage for everything that follows.
With tracks like “Discovery”, “Gogh” and “Only and Always” Muhsinah’s knack for evoking a head-nod seems almost intrinsic; all the while, her overall choice of words and expressions leaves her hovering somewhere between that of a self-indulgent flower-child and post-modern idealist.
In a matter of minutes the listener is auto-magically made privy to the events and experiences that brought her to this point and they are seduced. Perhaps that’s why those who learned the proper pronunciation of her name, speak it with such conviction. In a day and age where digital mediums are king, Muhsinah’s mp3s are treated less like currency and more like precious stones, used to adorn pocket players the world over like badges of honor, or tribal markings. With a name that translates to “doer of good deeds” it’s no wonder Muhsinah is unwittingly saving music, a noble deed indeed.

So coppin These

2008-10-27T14:35:00.001-07:00

ving already seen some previews of their collaborative efforts with the like of Kangol, Head Porter, Levi’s and Visvim we get another look into the special product being marketed for the Hi & Lo event. Takashi Murakami features his signature flower print artwork on a pair of Visvim’s Kiefer Hi co-branded with Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment design. Along with the shoes we get a look at a set of t-shirts designed by Fujiwara as well. The collection is scheduled to release at KaiKai Kiki during the opening of the “Hi & Lo” exhibition October 31st, 2008.

taken from Hypebeast .com

Been a While

2008-10-27T14:13:00.000-07:00

sorry guys i know its been a while school and life have all both been pretty hectic..But im gonna leave yall with this this song definately defines my current state of mind right now cause .. relationships often go sour and shit happens..

Song down Below

right under my feet

There's air
Made of bricks
Pulls me down
Turns me weak
For you
I find myself
Repeating like
A broken tune
And I'm forever
Excusing
Your intentions
And I give in
To my pretendings
Which forgive you
Each time
Without me knowing
They melt my heart
To stone

[Chorus:]
And I hear your words
That I made up
You say my name
Like there could be an us
I best tidy up my head
I'm the only one in love
I'm the only one in love

Each and every time
I turn around to leave
I feel my heart
Begin to burst
And bleed
So desperately
I try to link it
With my head
But instead
I fall back
To my knees
As you tear your way
Right through me
I forgive you
Once again
Without me knowing
You've burnt
My heart to stone

(Chorus)

Why do you
Steal my hand
Whenever
I'm standing
My own ground
You build me up
Then leave me dead

Well

(Chorus)

Basnky Legal???? about time

2008-10-14T08:01:00.000-07:00

as some of you might know. street artist Bansky is becoming on of my favourite artists not that im into art or anything but the dude is ILL and recently he was given permission by the officials of new york to Constructively Vandalize ( are u happy jen) the city

taken from hypebeast,com:
Actively making his mark on New York with not only legally-comissioned billboards but a mock pet store funded out of his own pocket, a second series billboard was recently created. This time on Houston & McDougall, the billboard painted by Colossal Media on behalf of Banksy features the familiar rat motif with the statement “There’s no such thing as good publicity…” with the small reference to Fox News in the bottom corner

and for those of you who are new to bansky here are some more of his works and yes he did all of this illegally without getting caught and the coolest thing about dude is no one knows who he really is ..Genius..

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Note: the one with the soldiers looting was done in new orleans in the wake of Katrina

Artist Spotlight: The Foreign Exchange

2008-10-11T12:16:00.000-07:00

For those who have never heard of them

The Foreign Exchange is a Duo consisting Of 1/2 half of Little Brother Phonte and Dutch Producer Nicolay
the pair first made contact over message boards on Okayplayer.com and began recording and sending music back and forth. Soon after, Phonte and Nicolay formed The Foreign Exchange without having ever met each other in person, hence the name Foreign Exchange.
The album, Connected, was released in 2004 and was a showcase for Nicolay's musical talents as well as an introduction to like-minded Little Brother affiliates who guested on the album. The album received strong reviews and the single, "Sincere" featuring YahZarah, was released with a promo video. There Second Album "leave it all behind" was released on October 10th. 2008 the first single Daykeeper Featured Muhsinah(Amazing talent) well get into her later. has been released and is posted below. The Foreign Exchange without a doubt should be on ur ipod , in your brain, and on your mind so i encourage ALL to go listen

Evolver Review

2008-10-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

John Legend - Evolver Review
Boy has John Legend come a long way since his debut album "Get Lifted" . Two platinum albums later aswell as Grammy awards and he now moves onto the next chapter in his career. his Current single "Green Light" with Andre 3000 has been making it's way slowy up the charts peaking to #44 on the Billboard Hot 100. As for the album John wanted to take the album in a diffrent direction and that is exactly what he delivered. He hasn't completely left the sound that his fans have all grown to love but brings a more morden dance feel to many of the tracks. Being a big fan of his last two albums I can definitely appreciate the changeThe album starts out with "good morning" a slow synth heavy intro that kinda sets the tone for the direction of the album. then we jump into "green light" which personally was very suspect until 3k hopped on the verse mediocre song ,ridiculous verse from 3000. next in typical G.O.O.D fashion we have "its over" a track from the lv don himself kanye reminiscent of "number 1" off "get Lifted" . the song as a whole is a great track but ONCE again kanyes autotune killed it for me. Next we have a string of three tracks "Everybody knows" ."Quickly" and "Cross the Line" which Are the highest points of the album JL pulls no punches as he croons with epic I I I I Is on cross the line. jl then takes us through a slew of filler tracks excuse the harshness but YES filler tracks with the exception of "satisfaction" until He Blows our eradrums off with "If Your Out there" a powerful track thats brings the love i had for Legend on Get Lifted back...... all in all its still a good album . The man can do no wrong in my book so deff check out and BUY YOUR COPY OCTOBER 28TH!!

Verdict:
8/10

1. Good Morning (Intro)
2. Green Light (Featuring Andre 3000)
3. It's Over (Featuring Kanye West)
4. Everybody Knows
5. Quickly (Featuring Brandy)
6. Cross The Line
7. No Other Love (Featuring Estelle)
8. This Time
9. Satisfaction
10. Take Me Away
11. Good Morning
12. I Love, You Love
13. If You're Out There
14. Can't Be My Lover *Bonus
15. It's Over (Teddy Riley Remix) *Bonus

LAUGHin till -------oo and beyond

2008-10-10T20:42:00.000-07:00

.. For starters dont get me wrong i was a bad ass kid but this little nigga right HERE... wow lol this is definately the daily funny im STILL laugin

OHHHH AND THIS lol i actually feel bad because they are Serious

THere Is a Light

2008-10-10T18:20:00.000-07:00

My State of Mind

i dont think one can truely grasp the emotion of this track until they hav read it so here it is

note:song is Below lyrics

I Never knew a luh, luh-luh, a love like this
Gotta be somethin for me to write this
Queen, I ain't seen you in a minute
Wrote this letter, and finally decide to send it
Signed sealed delivered for us to grow together
Love has no limit, let's spend it slow forever
I know your heart is weathered by what studs did to you
I ain't gon' assault em cause I probably did it too
Because of you, feelings I handle with care
Some niggaz recognize the light but they can't handle the glare
You know I ain't the type to walk around with matchin shirts
If relationship is effort I will match your work
I wanna be the one to make you happiest, it hurts you the most
They say the end is near, it's important that we close..
.. to the most, high
Regardless of what happens on Him lets REly

eah.. yo, yo, check it
It's kinda fresh you listen to more than hip-hop
and I can catch you in the mix from beauty to thrift shop
Plus you ship hop when it's time to, thinkin you fresh
Suggestin beats I should rhyme to
At times when I'm lost I try to find you
You know to give me space when it's time to
My heart's dictionary defines you, as love and happiness
Truthfully it's hard tryin to practice abstinence
The time we committed love it was real good
Had to be for me to arrive and it still feel good
I know the sex ain't gon' keep you, but as my equal
it's how I must treat you
As my reflection in light I'ma lead you
And whatever's right, I'ma feed you
Ticka tah, ticka tah, ticka ticka tickah
Yo I tell you the rest when I see you, peace

There are times.. when you'll need someone..
I will be by your side..
There is a light, that shines,
special for you, and me..

(I'll) take my chances.. before they pass..
.. pass me by, oh darling..
You need to look at the other side..
You'll agree..

Common - The Light
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This officialy made my DAY

2008-10-10T11:28:00.000-07:00

My fav mc at the moment and one of my fav producers . Dream collabo

LRG x Wale x 9th Wonder-Back to the Feature mixtape

Wale ft. Skyzoo - 5 Minutes - http://www.zshare.net/audio/2030348217e79b39

Info

“Its not as difficult. A lot of the stuff that’s going to be on it is out already. I think’s it going to be a dope look and it goings to be real hip-hop. Its going to be some of my new stuff or old stuff with a new verse. It’s not necessarily a Best Of but you can kind of perceive it as that. It’s going to be a couple of older joints with new people on it. It’s going to be the favorites.” - Wale

"What you will soon discover about the Back To The Feature Mixtape is that not only do we have ridiculous features on there, but 9th took your favorite rapper’s favorite songs that you probably didn’t even know had samples in it and flipped them. Man I am almost anticipating this as much as I am Wale’s album."
- Elitaste

props

Welcome to the electric RElaxation

2008-10-10T10:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the electric relaxation..a blog by me( TJ osinulu) basically what ur gonna find here is anything thast running in my head at the moment whether it be Music( which it mostly will be ) fashion..politics.. so just RElaX urSelf Please set-tle Down...And to start off my first post im a leave you with my song of the day.. this one comes from my boys At U.B.N lol Little brother- Slow it down this song is the soundtrack to my life right now so enjoy.