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Outkast & Joi - Movin Cool (The After Party)

*from the album “Big Boi and Dre Present… OutKast” & featured in the movie “Idlewild”



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Outkast ft. Killer Mike & Janelle Monae - In Your Dreams (from their sixth album “Idlewild”)



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Mos Def - Sunshine (from his album The New Danger)



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One Block Radius - Loud & Clear (from their debut album “Long Story Short”)



One Block Radius - Broke Ass Holiday

*One Block Radius is an alternative rap trio, comprising of Marty James (a singer, songwriter, and producer from Chico, CA), Z-Man (a rapper from San Francisco, born Zamon Christian), and MDA (a DJ and graphic artist born in Indiana)  During the early 2000s, James employed the alias of Scapegoat Wax, was signed to the Beastie Boys’ label Grand Royal for a while, and released a couple albums (Okeeblow, 2001; Swax, 2002) and also a single, Aisle 10 (Hello Allison) (2001). During this same period, MDA worked at Grand Royal and collaborated with James in Scapegoat Wax. Meanwhile, Z-Man was affiliated with the Hieroglyphics collective in the Bay Area and released a couple albums (Anti Nerd, 2003; Dope or Dog Food, 2004) on Refill Records. James, MDA, and Z-Man ultimately befriended one another and began collaborating as One Block Radius, making their recording debut, “Look Out Below,” on the Hieroglyphics-affiliated compilation Hiero Imperium Presents the Building (2004). James, MDA, and Z-Man ultimately befriended one another and began collaborating as One Block Radius, making their recording debut, “Look Out Below,” on the Hieroglyphics-affiliated compilation Hiero Imperium Presents the Building (2004). Their full-length album debut, Long Story Short (2005), followed a year later, and they began touring nationally, generally as an opening act. Their breakthrough came courtesy of James, whose contribution to the Federation single “I Wear My Stunna Glasses at Night” (2006), on which he sang the hook, garnered a lot of attention within the rap industry. Soon he had a variety of collaboration offers. Furthermore, One Block Radius was offered a recording contract with Island Def Jam, on which they made their major-label debut in 2008 with the single “You Got Me.” The track appeared on self-titled album that followed later in the year.

(Credit to www.allmusic.com for the mini bio)


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Slum Village ft J Dilla - Reunion (from the album “Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)”



The Fugees - Fu-Gee-La


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Nas - It Ain’t Hard to Tell (from his album Illmatic)



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Slum Village ft. Dwele - Tainted (from their album Trinity (Past, Present and Future)




Well, I guess its time to display some of my life on the web. Music, Psych stuff....anything i might find amusing and/or funny will go on here

I'm nobody special, just your average Introvert. The guy who has a different view of the world, perceives things very differently than everyone around him, and just tries to live his life the best way possible with the cards life has dealt. Above average musician (gigs, part of a jazz combo called the Ambassadors of Music etc. etc.), upcoming psychiatrist, & pseudo-philosopher. I love music.....all music (Emo, Rap, Punk, Neo-Soul, Smooth Jazz, Classical, Gospel.........DUBSTEP! Lol, etc. etc.)...but I must admit that I am quite partial to the Neo-Soul sub-genre of music! I love my girlfriend very much. I'm very blessed to have her. She means the world to me, and I wouldn't trade her for anyone or anything in the world. Um.....yea. That's about it.

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