Kanye Stories as told by Kweli

Recent Laugh Factory Dave Chapelle - The Secret.

I Love This Woman.

"It Takes egg yoke, extra mayo, and a lil fire. On The Butt."



-Janelle

People 2 Know: Greg Corbin - Invisible Men (Poem 4 Mike Vick)

I spotted this over @ Bestthingssaid.wordpress.com
And I couldn't help but 2 post it
Greg is a friend of mine on a mission
so Here @ ZSP I will do what I can 2 further dope messages and interesting eyebrow raisers
peep in front of Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Center amidst all the controversy with Vick being signed...
Crazy dope




-Def

Inside The Mind Of Mr.T

"They Used 2 Really Laugh.. They Dont laugh no mo"

Here Comes Kool-Aid

There is no reason this is posted but that iFind it hilarious!

"Hey Your Friend is Cool."

"On" Radio: Shalonda - Just Go​.​.​.​A Mixtape

Today is a grand day 4 music!
I found this in my inbox this morning
Shani is artistic family with a voice 2 never forget and a pen 2 follow like Twitter
Give it a listen and Just gooooooooooooooo


Download it Here: Just Go​.​.​.​A Mixtape




-Def

"On" Radio: J-Live - The 4th 3rd

"Memories are that way,
that way back
2 that way back
when I could never think of you and say wack....
Sometimes I wonder if you married my replacement
Equally old with ideas adjacent
You build a whole nother story to your dream house
Kept my possessions in a box in the basement
I stil consider you a song bird, singing in the open cage
Guilded with fools gold, but that's just me
There never be no animocity, I'm thankful for the memories...."


WAY 2 Quotable
iTuned into this this morning
I know this isnt brand new
but
it made remember what good music felt like
The man is one of my favorite writers
never hear a song and leave uninspired
its pure poetry
so I share





-Def

"On" Radio: Japanese Cartoon - All _Sabotage

Another amazing metal hop tune by Lupe and his new band Japanese Cartoon...
I question mark when the album is drop or if its even dropping..

:/
Enjoy.


Download it Here: Japanese_Cartoon-All _Sabotage



-Def

Its not a game....its Practice...

Sounds like a forreal song I'd hear on the radio or sumthin lol

People 2 Know: Judah 1 - Instructions for Alchemy. Ingredients of Ether.

The man is a genius in his own right...
Judah 1 lives his art and now he presents 2 you his brand new book
Instructions for Alchemy. Ingredients of Ether.
The common theme is a profound honesty that is at once convicting and inspiring. One cannot read the text without being alternately driven to rage over the injustices in our world, saddled with guilt over our role in this reality and then inspired to be an agent of change.

If your eyebrow was raised bring the rest of you 2 the book signing

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time:
7:30pm - 10:30pm
Location:
Galeria Rustica
Street:
320 South Thomas Street
City/Town:
Pomona, CA

Purchase The Book Here




-Def

C'mon Son Vol.6!!

He even has a damn theme song now!
Ed Lover is "On" lol
Classics as always shouts 2 Jiffy Pop Pop, and The stage Rick Ross fell on,
aaaand why are we asking Baby's opinions on MC's??
Thats like asking Me about Figure Skating...
C'Mon Son!!




-Def

We Were Once A Fairytale... Directed by Spike Jonze

This was quite interesting
Kanye did a great job acting in my opinion
dont sleep...
it felt soooo candid
funny I am more interested in part 1
and I wonder what all the symbolism is in all this
heres a shot in the dark
2 me it seems we are seeing Kanye drunk off his own fame
til he has 2 kill the ego or mouse inside
funny the size of his ego in his own mind is mouse size...
Either way its scary and kinda intriguing 2 watch isnt it??
I expect nothing less from Spike.
Still gotta see Where The Wild Things are....





-Def

Wowzers

No comment

Smile

Thank you Andrew Bynum for providing that chuckle that we all sometimes can use.....

(Pre)Ms. Hill

Early L-boogie footage @ the apollo. Shows that before autotune, folks (like Lauryn)actually went out and got vocal lessons to tap thier true potential, cause as you can see, she needed it....SO STOP LOOKING FOR PROGRAMS AND TAKE A VOCAL CLASSES!

sidebar:
The other day I was asked by a female, how do you write songs and appeal to the mass audience without being the Lil Kim-type rapper. Dully Notted, Female emcee's box themselves into being the Sex-sells rapper more so then the talented rapper. Ah la your Kim's, Foxy's, Trina's, even newcomers like Jakie 0 & Nicki Minaj. And all i can do is make reference to older female artist, like Queen Latifah and Mc Lyte. But No one stands out more then the most impressionable, Miss Lauryn Hill...though she can sing as well, She (to me) out rapped everybody in her former group. Selling sex works, no doubt in that...but being a true artist, and making songs that people can feel in thier hearts rather then in the bedroom is more acceptable to the masses. L-Boogie had a message....whats yours?

Hip Hop meets The Best Talk show EVER

One of the dopest musical happenings I forgot I remembered seeing as a child
this Performance gives me chills
It felt so authentic and live
There is nothing like this on television...
There maybe wont ever be again




-Def

The Anything Manifesto

Anything
is an expectation of the unexpected
based on the idea of desperation
the demands
the pressure
the need
this album was a diamond
made under extreme pressure
the pure desires we have as a generation
I thought about it today I wanna write a song called "Terrible 20's"
its like the terrible two's all over again
but 4 a decade
we are under the pressure 2 be cool,be remembered,get an education,be
well read,live on our own,be sexy,be perfect, be flawed,have
money,have a career,be seen,know how 2 cook,be famous,be successful,be
someone,find someone, be married its the most human time of our lives
all in one decade
the expectations are unreal
so is the album
we are under the pressure 2 do Anything
Anything being the name of the album
the album made under expectation
its a product of its time while trying 2 be ahead of it
it will sound beautiful
its proof we are all beautiful
we are Anything
given a chance
The undiscovered
The unexplained
Anything
its so uncertain that we want it so bad
Anything
an unquenchable request
We are the possible
The Anything
we aren't what they said we are
We are Anything we decide 2 be
And I have.


-Def


"Anything." is on the way.

All I Wanna Do....

Classic.
Couldn't have said it any better than the Professor...
I love music that acts as a mantra 2 live by or 2




-Def

Music 2 Your Eyes: People Under The Stairs - Trippin' At The Disco !!!

Extra retro on a Monday morning
whats funny is this is a brand new video
i.e. Sexual Seduction
haha
one of the West's most slept on shouts 2 Thes One!




-Def

Music 2 Your Eyes: Friendly Fires - "Kiss Of Life"

The Fires are back with more music that sounds like pure energy and risk...
They have thee best percussion section of any alternative band I have ever heard btw
Enjoy the kiss...



-Def

Dilla Cover.

More Behind the music
This dude is a triple threat killing it on all levels
via Rica she know the things that amaze me it seems...


-Def

Mr.Hudson's Making Of "Time"

I love seeing behind the music

Melanie Fiona : Subway Series

Dope! i first heard of her a while back with Questlove....she had a couple soul joints with him that were crazy...after seeing this vid, and viewing her creativity, i look forward to hearing more....o, did i meantion she can Sang!

via Kristin

On Dueces!!

where the parents!


via Rica Cupcakes

The Beginners Guide 2 the Use of No Homo

-Def

Me x The Naturals (The Band) - The Hair = Reflections

Dont miss the Halloween show with the baaaand!
It will be an exciting set
if you missed the Natural album recording you can make it up 2 me now
haha...




-Def

Why Wont Drake Look @ Us??

Why?




-Def

Music 2 Your Eyes: Ras Kass "Anything Goes"

Classic West Coast Music from a local legend...
Remember lyrics?
I miss those things




-Def

Music 2 Your Eyes: Ninjasonik - Hold The Line (Darth Baño Remix)

Ever watched a video and was like who is this??
But its fresh though...
I share with you




-Def

Jailbirds....

Shyne freestyle The new Biggie Smalls
by cramchur

Shyne and Mystikal.....
In my book, underrated flow wise...granted when Shyne was out he got heckled for sounding like BIG, but really, other then a deep voice, he sounds nothing like him....he had a gritty new york sound but there was raw street visuals that stood out wen he rapped, it was grimey, he's not a punchline rapper, but he's a "say whats real" street rapper.....Comparison today: Saigon

In my book, Mystikal, SUPER UNDERATED...this guy sounds like what New orleans should sound like, Ive always liked how dude can spread a 2 bar pattern into 1 then come on the 3rd bar real slow, like with a question or a leading statement into his 4th bar which would be real loud and screaming....and it wuld feel like ur listening to a crazy person...but he was spittin.... Comparison today: Ludacris

Of course, far past thier primes, (if Shyne even had 1)...you probally will never get to hear the rawness of their lyrical and unpredictable skill.

Mystikal favorite: "Bouncin Back", and verse off Snoop's "Ghetto Symphony"
Shyne Favorite: "For The Record" (50 Diss)

Mos Def X Japan (auditorium)

Mos Def “Auditorium”: LIVE Exclusive from Embedded on Current TV

current.... | MySpace Videos

One of my favorite songs off of Mos's New album, To which my bro Def Sound Labels a classic!...i think its coo, but this track! Fresh, wen i heard Slick Rick....man, he aint lost a step....

I think nothing tops Mos's first album, and this one sounded a lil more like a Doom or Ghostface album, but it was coo...

sidebar: the jacket lol

Daily Show X Slim thug

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Slim Thug Feels the Recession
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview

the last dude made me laff

N.E.R.D.'s 4th Member??

I dont know how I feel about this buuut word is from Pharrell's blog is that the next N.E.R.D. record is now ‘very 3-D’, Pharrell Williams says NERD are working on a new album ‘Instant Gratification’ with new member Rhea. Rumor that NERD have a new member named Rhea has been confirmed by Pharrell Williams. “Musically, we’re just somewhere else [with her],” he told MTV News. “The music is now very 3-D. It’s something you have to hear.” “We’re definitely somewhere else,” he continued. “I want to leave that impact moment for when you purchase your download and you purchase your CD. The music is very three-dimensional. We’re just really excited. We feel like NERD has always been the punks of hip-hop and the outcasts of alternative music – just a little different. But this time, we’re taking no prisoners.”

According to publication, Rhea auditioned for NERD via Skype. Her rendition of “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” impressed the band. “It was just a really good time,” she recalled. “When I came in there and I met them and they heard me sing, I think they decided it was the right fit.” Report that NERD appointing a female member was brought to surface in August by Fam-Lay, the rapper signed to The Neptunes’ label, Star Trak Records. In the same month, the Hip-Hop group, which consist of Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, brought Rhea on-stage during their performance at Lovebox in London. NERD are now prepping to release a new album “Instant Gratification” which is expected to be released in 2010. As for this year, they will be supporting Jay-Z for his upcoming “Blueprint 3” tour along with Wale and J. Cole.

NERD – Instant Gratification (2010)
Producers & Guests: Timbaland, Sanigold, Lil’ Wayne…
Confirmed Tracks:
Soldier feat. Santigold & Lil’ Wayne, W.T.F., Radio

Excited anyone??


-Def

To catch a predator.......REALLY

Music 2 Your Eyes: Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones- "Life Is Better"

I hope you guys feel this... I do!




-Def

Mos Def & The Black Keys In The Studio = Blak Roc Project

The behind the scenes look at Dame Dash's next project An album featuring the Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip-hop will be released Nov. 27 2009 on Black Friday called The BlakRoc Project... Sounds VERY interesting
All Puns Intendo




Mos Deffin it Up.
Pure Heart.




-Def

Music 2 Your Eyes: Metronomy - My Heart Rate Rapid

More aaaaand more craziness caught on camera from one of my Favorite Bands!
Cheap simple and clean is the way 2 go now lol
Just a reminder
They will be in town @ The Roxy on the 14th.
Keyboard Kazoo's and all!
There.




-Def

He's Baaaaack!

C'mon son! He got ESPN, the worlds leader in sports putting their teeth on his entire concept
Thats when you know your on.
A BIG SMH 2 Delonte West where was he on his way 2??
I guess T.I will have a new cellmate soon
Sus.




-Def

Shocking....literally..

Alot of u who dont like police, might laff @ this 1.

P.J. Morton On CNN

The conflict I go through daily is on display here...
I recently had a discussion with my Father who is an elder in the Church
about my career as an artist
My brother sent this 2 me....
I have been dealing with the battle and guilt of is my career the righteous path??
Am I misusing My God given talents??
Am I selling my soul because I make Rock & Hip Hop music about reality, fun, love, life, thought and imagination???
I deal with the guilt of how much I enjoy making music
and what the creator wants..
Is music bigger than your religion?
Or am I limiting myself?
Is EVERYONE who is talented in the industry evil?
Hmmm All I know is I just wanna make music man.




-Def