Directed by Ali “Boombaye” Santana. I’ll let E Gutta describe it:
If I learned one thing from the ‘Automatic Writing’ video experience it would be that there are only two ingredients necessary to accomplish any goal; vision and determination. Somehow the universe throws you in the path of whatever else required for the rest of your journey. This project was a true labor of love and testament to our resourcefulness. What started as late night random idea tossing via instant message (oracles, drapetomania, solar eclipses?!?) quickly morphed into a 4 page video treatment. Shot intermittently during the early months of 2009, without a penny’s investment, Boombaye and I trooped through the streets and subways of New York City in true hip hop/guerrilla style shooting illegally on lo-fi equipment without a proper permit. Five months and a number of sleepless nights later, I’m ecstatic to present this piece to the world. Automatic Writing’s message of self reliance and empowerment resounds even more so with the accompanying imagery.’Close your eyes, it feels different here/ Sign of the times, almost in the clear/I see spaceships on Flatbush, calling me back home/ Resetting the clock to begin again’Cuing inspiration from my personal musical trinity of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and Afrika Bambaataa, ‘Automatic Writing’ serves as a statement to the building of a new world. A future world. A better world. The idea of midnight trains, chariots, and even spaceships carrying oppressed people away from their suffering are common themes in American Black music. As a people robbed of their past, now living in the present as aliens in a foreign land that constantly seeks to disparage their identity, we have no choice but to embrace the future and the promise it brings.
Here’s the latest track off the Lessondary member’s upcoming Sub Bass Diet project, where Elucid “transforms a bouncy Joker riddim into a summer anthem for those of us who stay perplexed about the state of the economy.” Their words, not mine.
Last week Che Grand held his 2nd Annual 99¢ Jammy. Performances came from himself, Tiara Wiles, Tanya Morgan, Spec Boogie, Elucid & Nicky Guiland (of Heavy). Shouts to Ali Santana for the footage! Also… Che wants it know that Everything’s Good Ugly is actually dropping June 9th (freal, freal).
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Some new music from the Lessondary clan member. Nope, this isn’t a part of a weekly series, this is just to tide us over until – in his words – Cobra Tooth Necklace and Save Yourself arrive just in time to melt your face.
I’m sure most of you have noticed that Wenesday’s have been rather quite (well not really, but there hasn’t been much “weekly” stuff) as Mickey Factz, Elucid & Spec Boogie have all seemed to stop their series’. Now I’m only speaking on Factz for sure, I’m just assuming with Elucid & Spec as I haven’t talked to them in a while. Anyways, here goes the latest mixtape from ‘clid which features joints pulled from the Warning Shot Series along with brand new music. Che Grand, Spec, Von Pea & Donwill all guest appear at somepoint.
I’m still stuck at the site getting an unintentional shout out on Faux News, so I’ll let Elucid handle this one:
With this week’s Warning Shot installment, Elucid spazzes about unrequited love over an electro punk joint from the group Adult. Emo indeed, but still tougher than Nigerian hair.
As a Nigerian, I should take offense to that crack, but then I realize they’re right. UPDATE: I’ve added an “extra clip” that was just sent a few minutes ago.
Today is the 13th anniversary of the passing of my mother so I wanted to leak a track I recorded last year dedicated to the memory of her and my father (who passed on in september 98) it may be a little personal for a blog blast but hey, I hold nothing back. I’ll get back to talking that shit next week.
Spec Boogie sits down with CDR to speak on the Loosie movement, his latest mixtape (Dollar Sign Language), why his music is made from the heart and more. Hit the jump for a pretty dope freestyle session between Spec Boogie & Elucid.
I gotta jump into this dinner real quick. I’ll let Spec and Elucid handle this one:
Spec Boogie’s got a problem. He just can’t help being so fucking dope. Showing his typical versatility, Spec flexes over the NYC hipster club banger favorite ‘Tight Pants.’ Meanwhile, you can’t keep Gutta out of the damn gutter. Cranking up the volume a bit, Elucid is back with a trashy stick up kid narrative over a punky dub banger by 77Klash, ‘Code of the Streets.’
*sips Airborne. I’m in no mood to type so I’ll let the email do the talking…
Back off hiatus, we’re here at the Loosie compound fully reloaded and ready to squeeze. First up, Spec Boogie with an original joint produced by Suburb called Vics. Get the victory or be a victim. Motivational banger status. Next, Elucid is out in the devils playground toying with ideas of nihilism and paranoia with a remix of Gnarls Barkley’s Would Be Killer. Play this only at night.
I just realized that everyone is doing their weekly shit on Wednesday. Making me work all extra hard on this day and shit hahaha. Today’s weeks Warning Shot comes in the form of a new joint from Elucid which will be featured on the K.E.Y.S. EP later this summer. What’s the K.E.Y.S. EP Shake? It’s a cohesive, forward thinking project that will follow in the classic hip hop mold of one emcee and one producer. Songs that captured the spirit of hip hop that we knew and loved in the past without trying to imitate/reinvent the style or be overly nostalgic. Unadulterated raw shit from our viewpoint looking into the future. Dusty samples paired w/ live guitars, bass, synths and 808′s. The final frontier… Right ‘clid?
