Simple and Generous.

When Writing

....sometimes I need a beat or something to just get some lyrics out, and this weekend was no exception... Listen to the Primate track by alias PortAL369- as emcee for Emetic Landscape.
kinda hope my little one'll take it to the next level!
Primate Rough Cut by parmella

Meantime Was My Experience Last Christmas

Meantime xmas by parmella
From the Come Winter Demo available. Just hit me up.

Peace is NOT Hate

The controversial letter presented by Solaar regarding Keith Elam's passing has ignited a maelstrom of controversy regarding the vitriol for DJ Premiere.
You don't have to look further than the legacies of Tupac and Biggie to know that resting in 'peace' is almost impossible when the subjects in question are of incalculable influence.

Yes G.U.R.U. was an incredibly talented, focused, magnificent emcee; a powerful and consistent writer and bearer of tight rhymes. He was- without question an essential ingredient in Gang Starr with Primo, whom together, their musical legacy will forever speak for itself. Thank the Universe for that.

As a Teacher, I get to drop a gem on my students that makes the social study of Jazz music and it's expansion relevant and accessible: Jazz Thing, by Gangg Starr. I didn't hesitate to craft a lesson plan around this audio spectacle that will shine forever. The lyrics are cast in finery with the adjunct of DJ Premiere's instrumentalist mastercraftwork as a background.

R.I.P. GURU.

"I represent and set up sh*$ like a tent..."

one of my favorite lines of all time.

On wing Mr. Elam.

Maaaaaaicon!!!

Watch Group G in South Africa this summer...

You GOTTA Listen to this drop by Jay Negron...

Marvin Gaye - What's Goin On Medley (Jski Mix-2010) by Jay Negron

The World's Not Over Yet...Oakland to SF at Low Tide

This Summer some of my musician cohorts will be doing a few geurilla-style out door shows. Probably at sites that look a lot like this.

The world's not over yet.
Maybe that should be the title with everybody wondering if all the folks in Iceland will eventually all the calcium in their bodies be slowly replaced by flouride due to the high toxicity of the volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull (ay-yah-FYAH'-plah-yer-kuh-duhl) [ yes a REAL concern... ]

The truth is, as many have stated, Nature is not intent on making life difficult.
We're just here, in many cases trying to live in accordance with it.
(however, not those past and presently working for Goldman Sachs!)

There's still an open ended war on. A new age nuclear arms race is in full swing. (heck, what's a reduction when you've ALREADY got enough to obliterate everyone thousands of times over)

And still, groups are rehearsing their routines, be it skipping, hip hop dance, uninterrupted rhymes, mixing, remixing, or...
just flat out reduction.

Such introspection prompts a new focus for us at BWLP. When you already ARE hip hop; doing it daily... the culture aspect is always about and alive. Why promote our own brand of that? Who cares. What IS interesting, at least to me as one constantly intrigued by the world around us, is perspective and story.

Rhymes, perspective and story.
Graffiti? Perspective and story.
Snapshots? Perspective and story.
Inner evolution, consumption, humanity, each-one-teach-oneness', instrumentals, skating skills, musicality, motivations....

you got it.

If we offended anyone previously for our naivitee here, we apologize.
It's a new time. We'll be biggin up eveyone and everything we enjoy and giving credit and props to those who make it happen and create it.

And currently, we're jazzed about these folks who keep it moving...

DJ Lord Jazz,
Josh Herbolsheimer,
Ewok 5MH,
Mark Bode,
Totem,
Lisa Preston (LP) and her Cherished Collective,
Huf.,
The Graffitti Class at MLK Jr. Middle School in Berkeley California,
Marta Vieria Da Silva
Lionel Messi
Jay Negron (That Marvin Gaye What's Going On Medley Mix is BRILLIANT!!)
Sabre


Everything will be different in May...how we do our thing.
We hope you dig it.
Stay Tuned.

So Sick. B Boy Skills Infinite!

Girl Graf Jam from 09'

"All aboard! You see, I'm here!"

Quote from DJ Scott La Rock circa 1987 r.i.p.





something to take you into one of our favorite months of May, the music part 2 of this month's music magazine....

harvest for the world by the mighty mighty Isley Brothers, freestyle by flatteringly fantastic Wordsworth, long live infamy Scott La Rock with nobody beats the Biz Markie, who I be remix by musical merchandise infinite Marco Polo, left side of the brain by supreme scribble sermonists Slept on Records, say it again by killer lyrical contortionist Catastro, robot music bonus by bay area blastmasters to be announced next issue, hardest by yessssssir Styles P and script arsonist AZ, on the ones and twos by legendary plethora plastic platemeister DJ Lord Jazz, behind closed doors by deep soul delivery boy Dax Flow Da Flow of the Flowas, that’s life by bay area to jersey jetstar Raashan Ahmad featuring ethereal and jazzy Jason Jasper, when i’m with you by glitz genlteman C.Jay, how deep db x dev flip by damage surveillance specialist Mr. Dibiase,
garbage hill (live) by sleeves sewn of soulman Nestor Wynrush, lost me by the extremely funky remixologist Franklin De Costa. fin.

see you in May mijas y mijos!!

Good Music. January 2009 Underground

set list:

a50 instrumental mAkE nIcE
dana dane & Chubb Rock speakin on it (NY)
zion antoni dj s God Love the Bronx
Dana Dane, my life ain’t no lottery (NY)
atz milk chocolate
the way john robinson
ain’t a problem mike 100’s
coolyg, dj hardhouse love dub refix
Negro Scoe, Bombardment (Kansas City)
kweli & grae, phoenix
renaissance breezy
(underground NYC feature) this is why i grind..
phene ft. verbatim alyricz, this is my city (Pennsylvania)
Que B.I.L.L.A.H. i ain’t got no minutes ste-120.mp3
one handed music fulgeance’s smartbangin’
kaidi tatham, swift inspiration
Noyz neva say neva
dwele prod. by taha khaliq, lady love

Kerala! Karala!

and go get Sabre's A Wandering Journal
it's killer.

bwlp April Dropping Later Today

Say you just want to get the f*% out of the way and break off to paradise. Absolutely due to what is NOT popping off as it should be around your way. Power brokers all up in your franchise are blowin’ it left and wrong. Relatives just aren’t getting it. Homies and homettes are showing true i.q’s of blank polyurethane figurines fresh from Japanese molds.

Take heart, friends on the lamb. Go to Kerala. We’d go with you from the jump. But this month is not what you’ll hear when you get there...it’s what you should hear on the plane to get you out of what you’re in, right now. When you get to Kerala. Just go into ‘I’m-a-get-back-to-that-in-a-minute’ mode.

You shouldn’t be needing us for awhile.

Happy April 2010 from bwlp
the “Kerala!! Kerala!!!” edition

We Gotta Be the Dang Same Age

i dunno.
maybe i'm lamping late night between playing guitar...
or getting my p's and q's together for grad school...
i'm depressed in a shallow way that Butler lost (winners to me though!)

aw heck.

it's good to get out the zone and just look around at stuff.
and somehow i managed a bwlp installment for April due out by wednesday.

oh, and you all shoulda had some of my easter cake.
it was bumpin.