*Flingstress - Closer plays*
I've put out the Indigo Tape finally with Grace Jones gracing the cover lol (Just had a random feeling to put her on it) 8 songs in total with Heru's Back as a bonus track making it 9. I've been having alot of support as far as people posting the link of there facebooks and spreading it that way which is a HUGE improvement from my last release in February in Dilla Zion. Which I used twitter as a tool to take advantage of #DillaMonth which I plan to do again for this upcoming February with OriJanus for Dilla Zion 2 (Titled something else but its gonna virtually be another tribute just over his beats). The Indigo Tape is basically different artist that's had an effect on my style or art at one point and time in my time doing music. And it goes as following:
1. Big L - Lamont Coleman is the best pound for pound MC period, He's set the standard for punchlines and metaphors that cats still try and emulate today. From Danger Zone to Street Stuck to his work with Diggin Crates. He's even in my opinion way Jay-Z is even relevant to a point (Do ya research about that) At 16 years old he was my inspiration to acquire supreme lyricism (Which I'm close too) and till this day I still go back and study his work, Searching for anything new or something I missed. R.I.P Flamboyant Style!
2. Erykah Badu - Once again its no need for to dig deep into this woman's influence on my art, Been rocking to her since 2000 through trips outta town on the radio when the Neo-Soul movement was just popping off. I'm not even sure if I'd be the same artist if it wasn't for Baduizm growing up man lol. When she answered me back on twitter earlier this year about my question of will New Amerykah III will be the "left" and "right" brain combined and she answered back "yes" lol I had this feeling of "I knew she was gonna answer that like that" But it set my blood on fire yo lol!!!!!
3. Z-Ro - "Alot of ya'll wasn't expecting this" One of the first things I say on the "Last Days" track (Which was my first attempt at rapping fast on a song) I think people forget that I'm from Louisiana born and raised and Joseph Mcvey is somebody you WILL know about regardless if you want to or not. He's a Legend from Mo City, Houston, Tx to be exact. I learned from Ro that you can channel pain in many forms....matter of fact most of his work is about pain, struggle and hard times. With over 10 albums in and never going the commercial route he has one of the biggest followings I've ever seen with an underground artist. I remember bumping "Let The Truth Be Told" day and nite when it came out. "I'm Still Livin" was another record from him that installed different formulas of story telling of the usual from him but with less passion but more focus. These things I've build into my craft as well and it shows if u pay attention.
4. AZ - I think AZ is one of the most underrated MC's to ever pick up a microphone and rhyme. Dude actually outshines Nas on several occasions in my opinion. "Do or Die" was an album that stuck with me at 16 around the same time I was heavy on Big L I was digging into AZ's work too. His flow is so dominat its multi symbolic structure that's its overwhelming at times. I've seen the influence of it in Eminem's early work "Infinite" as well as alot in Elzhi (Which I think he's way of doing it is his own) and that has rubbed off in me. On my version of Escobar's and AZ's Gimmie Yours I mimic his patterns in my verse to show its quite simple lol but effective.
5. D'Angelo - I was very fortunate to find ANY D'Angelo Instrumentals to even try and do something over it! But lucky I found the cut he did with Mary J which I LOVE by the way! With a play on the group formed by him, Dilla, Badu, Bilai, Questlove, Common, Q-Tip etc "Soulquarian" I go into a horny sounding version of my regular tone and even sings a couple of bars at the end (Zetroc I'm coming for u!) its a tight joint in my opinion and one of my favs from the project. Other than the awesome figure of D'Angelo that ppl can't look pass his passion and SOUL in his craft is amazing. Brown Sugar and Voodoo are beyond classics and he holds my fav song of all time "I've Found My Smile Again" which is something I'd play if anybody close to me passed away to help cope with the pain. When music is that powerful you as an artist can be immortalized and I've said it time and time again D'Angelo is the reason I sing. Period.
6. De La Soul - De La is like idk what to describe them as but lets say I see them with white coats on walking around with bulletin boards writing down lyircs and flow structures! Yo I HAD to come hard....and over a Dilla beat too! Dave Chapelle got me hip too them when I saw them preform on his show (You know on their tour bus with Yummy Bigham laying in the bed lol) From there I knew of them from the Gorillaz feature and Me, Myself and I. Once I digged deeper I found out that these cats were MAJOR rhymers. Like Stakes is High is sooooooo complex yet it seems simple! That's where I get my nact at doing that lol.
7. Little Brother - This group right here Tay, Pooh and 9th will always be my fav group of all time. They've as a collective has gotten me through many situations and hard times. Phonte to me is one of the greatest MC's to ever do it, Same with 9th on the instrumentation. The Minstrel Show changed my life and way of thinking an album should sound. The one thing that made me more proud than anything was the fact that they were reppin and claiming the south! The tape they did with DJ Drama was the first mixtape I actually ever bought at a arab store LOL. When the group broke up it hurt my heart man, One day I hope to get 9th on the beat, Tay and Pooh featuring all on my album (If not debut, 2nd) That would be a dream come true because I look at these guys as uncles you know? Its crazy because 9th hit me back on twitter 3 times behind me asking for Lil B's "Based For ya Face" Instrumental. "Betchu I'll put it on itunes" THAT NIGGA NEVER DID LOL! Can't wait to meet him and make him laugh about that shit smlocs lol! LB4LIFE
8. Busta Rhymes - Here we Go! Well this man right here is an inspiration in many ways. From the visuals to the energy on tracks. He is what I would like to represent when I come out. WILD! The Coming is in my top 10 Hip-Hop albums of all time. Alot of my next moves will be very um "Bustaish" lol I remember watching Everything Remains Raw at a VERY early age maybe like 7! And till this day when I see that video I break my neck bobbin! He gave Hip-Hop something never seen before and that's what I plan to do as well so Busta has always been a ruler to message yourself by. And I even get some adlibs from him as well lol (Alongside Redman as well of course)
Welp! That summed The Indigo Tape's meaning up nicely if I say so lol.
Now beyond the latest, Alot has been going on. So much to say but, I've re met people in the light of dark moments.....if you wilt. Not to mention the people I've re met/met all have talents that contributes to the next moves I've been plotting to make in 2012. Its quite amazing how everything is connected now a days as far as people from my past, present and most likely even future. Its like a nervous system in the body to me, So I guess that makes everything happening right now relationship wise internal...(punchline) And what gets me the most is that, I went to the zoo one day with Cunt Justi I mean Justice The Cunt (She's a mute) to see the lions and I told her this exact words "It would be nice to have a pack of lions" and little do I know it there is exactly 4 as of now in the circle in some form shape or fashion! It really dawned on me that my words and thoughts but defentilty WORDS has alot of power right now. Anything I really focus on whole heartily it eventually comes so with that said its not gonna take long before what I talk about happens. I know I gotta met it half way but just of the fact that I believe everything before it happens is faith beyond faith. I can't even keep a job now because of it I think lol ("And stuck on unemployment, This is real not for your enjoyment"-See Bruce Lee Song) I also said that my last job was my last job as well since I stop receiving unemployment in Feb (I'll be saving Dec and Jan checks LOL) but its like, I don't even worry about shit that's not in my control right now (Which means I'll still be getting some job hopefully lol). Other than that I've weeded out one bad fern plant and its good that something was revealed to me in the beginning before anyone got big and it was an even bigger situation which would have turned out bad fast. As of right now I'm trying to get one particular person to join in the fun and after she's made that descion to be like FUCK IT lets go its time. We just gonna have to give it our all since it seems as if the world just mite end on us next year but this year's passed by so fast that it seems like time has sped up to fuck with us! In the end of this long awaited and outdue post and update. Just know everything I do or say has meaning and 99.3% of the time I'm aware of what I'm doing! So just believe in me because I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW YES I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW! Peace Gods and Earths!
-Judah
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