The Best of Delaware Rap Pt. 2 of ?

1. Juice - Body Bag Niggas

2. Walt Fraze - Blue N' Cream from Diamund Life Mixtape

3. Sharpshooterz - Soon You'll Understand from Live from Baghdad

4. Plexoid - Each One Teach One courtesy of Via Flux the Album

5. Jube Nu Born Native (Serafino) - Born Naked Die Naked 1996 courtesy of DukesVidVault

6. The Outfit - Rise & Shine 1997 from The Outfit EP

7. Marvelous E - Essence of Me courtesy of the FirstFaction

8. Philly Contra - American Mutts

9. Phil Nash - Just Feel Me from JayPhilla

10. Mike Jaggerr ft. Big K.R.I.T. - Cruise Control from the 11th Hour

Some people probably are like what the fuck is up with the gunshots? Well I'm not Kay Slay, I put those in there so if you like a track you'll want to go get it...minus the gunshots. Local support local, peace.

The Best of Delaware Rap Pt. 1 of ?

1. Mike Jaggerr - Drugs from the 11th Hour
2. Joey Moon - There's No Use check his Facebook
3. Keziah ft. Ishe - So Far So Close produced by Oddisee from the Keziah E.P.
4. Vern Rock & Hoxter (The Grimez) - Grimez from The First Movement: The Grimez
5. Walt Fraze - Clouds from the Dirty Diamund Mixtape
6. Kae Hock - I Want The World check out his music here
7. Epidemic - Ice Cold
8. Joey Juggaknots - Encore courtesy of Via Flux
9. Red Silence ft. DJ Rob Swift of the Executioners - Hook Man produced by Gary GNU Scream Machines
10. Radimez - Thrown By The Wind watch here

I'm only going to do 10 songs per release because my computer is not a super computer and I'm not buying extra memory just to do this. Special shout out to Philly C for flooding my inbox tonight, lil' Chip for needing something to listen to, the Dirty Middle Class for keeping it interesting & anybody out there who knows how to keep their ego under control. Part 2 coming soon. Peace.

The Kufi Smacker

When we're watched, we watch right back. Believe me I pay attention.

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The Glamorous Life TV

We're bringing back The Glamorous Life TV and ending our relationship with Fast Hands Productions, because we're not a pro bono video supplier. Check for the new series coming soon!!

Chi Ali jail interview

Chi Ali was the youngest member of The Native Tongues that included De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, The Jungle Brothers, and The Beatnuts. He started rapping when he was 14 making guest appearances on songs by Black Sheep and De La Soul. His one and only album The Fabulous Chi Ali came out in 1992 when he was 16 and became an instant classic of The Golden Era. In 2000 he committed the crime of murdering his girlfriend's brother. He was arrested in 2001 and began serving a 14-year sentence for the offense. He will be released in two years.

I stayed up at night to watch this stuff..

I had a Cross Colors jumpsuit in 91. No bucket hat though.

My Favorite Local Writers of the Moment List Pt. 2

This kid has without a doubt has brought a refreshing look to graffiti in this state. I know he's young and hopefully far from done evolving, but time will tell. For right now these few shots I pulled off of BS will have to do. In terms of his influences... if you know graffiti some of the letters are easy to see. He has good structure in his letters and has some heavy MSK and HM influences that are definitely good people to look up to. His hand is booty, but it's early in the game. Let's hope he doesn't burn out and keeps burning. One.

Above: Euro plays the drip well.

Like Oceans

Flying is a very humbling experience. No matter who you are or where you are from, once you step onto that plane and fasten your seatbelts, you are all equal. Every person onboard, first class or coach, passenger or crew, is immediately at the mercy of not only a giant machine but also a human. Machines and humans have flaws. It is commonly known that men folly, but at 20,000 feet there is not much room for error. But machines and humans do, in fact, have flaws, and things go wrong. The odds are against you, that’s what they say. But the odds get better when the engine fails, or you hit a storm, or the pilot isn’t really a pilot, or someone on the plane wants to bring it down… If something like that happens, then everyone on board instantly has a bond that can never be broken.
Joshua was leaving his fairly normal life for only a week. He had just moved out of his parents’ place and into his own apartment, which he shared with a close friend. He was just out of college, and just into a relationship. He loved everything about his girl. Life just seemed to be going his way recently. He was just hired to work in the PR department of a mortgage company in his hometown of Long Island, New York. They were sending him on a “business trip” to Cancun, Mexico. He knew what “business trip” meant in “business” terms. It was just an official expression for a week long “meet and greet” with the new boss. Luckily for Joshua, he played a lot of golf and smoked cigars…
Joshua got on his flight, 5018 to Cancun, at around 12:30 on a Sunday afternoon. He said goodbye to friends, family, and his girlfriend and hopped on the plane figuring he would be back in a week and could continue with his life. At 23, he was beginning to settle down. He made a steady amount of money at the firm and was ready to move on to the next phase of his life. He wasn’t sure if he was in love or if she was the “one,” but he definitely hoped so.
The trip to Cancun was a projected 6-hour flight. Joshua hated flying. As he sat down in Row 14, Seat C, he let out a sigh of relief to discover he had the window seat. Maybe this flight wouldn’t be so bad after all. Another good omen came when a man not too unlike himself sat down next to him. His name was Andy and his story was much the same. Just going down to Cancun for “business.” They started talking to make things easier for the trip and seemed to hit it off. They started talking about relationships and Joshua began talking about his girlfriend. “She’s got eyes like oceans.” Coincidentally, the plane had just left land behind and was now flying over the Gulf of Mexico. The flight didn’t have much longer. Out from underneath Joshua’s clothes, skin, and bones, came another sigh of relief.
About that time is when the plane got a little shaky. The pilot attempted to reassure the passengers, but Joshua knew something was up. The stewardess’ sat in their seats with worried looks on their faces. Looking out the window, Joshua saw nothing but the blackest clouds he had ever seen. The lights flickered and the plane rocked back and forth. On the drop down monitors that tracked the planes movements, the altitude began slipping closer to zero.
Engine failure. It went down. Fast.
The plane hit the water traveling faster than the speed of sound. Joshua tried to brace himself, but there is no preparation for an impact like that. Somehow, he lived. Huddled in a floating mass, he survived. He climbed out of the plane and onto the top. He had no idea how long it had been since the plane crashed, but the skies were clear and the sun was setting. Joshua sat on the top of the plane and watched the sunset. It was beautiful. The way it reflected, they way the clouds came in painted him a picture. Like Oceans. All he could see were his girlfriends eyes. He wanted to stare into them so bad, but all he had was a memory, a mental photograph. He wondered if he would ever get that chance.
The plane started sinking, so he was forced to paddle out into the abyss and grab a flotation device that somehow survived the wreck. Andy was dead. He floated on that device for a day. The next sunset came and to the west he saw a ship coming his way. It was not just any ship though. It was a sailboat, an enormous sailboat. Spanish flags waved off of the top. It was made of wood and he could see the cannons in the side. Suddenly the plane was gone and so was his suit and tie. The metal and steel wreckage had been replaced with splintered wood and rusted brass. His suit and tie had been replaced with a wool shirt and black pants. He was no longer holding on to an orange life vest, but to a brown piece of wood from a ship that somehow wrecked. A million thoughts crossed his mind, but he remained calm.
The Spanish ship sailed closer. He made out the name of it on the massive hull from a distance, Como Los Océanos. Maybe she came to save him, he thought. That thought was fleeting. A man in captains threads pointed a gun at him and told him to get on. He was a prisoner.
They kept him in the basement of the ship and he was treated as prisoners are. He didn’t understand so he did not speak. He was fed little and was given water even less. Within the week, he arrived in Cancun. It was about the same time he should have been returning home. He walked, more like stumbled, onto the beach. It began to rain, and the ocean reminded him of her. He looked to his left and there she was. Walking out of a hut on the beach of Cancun was a true beauty. It was his girlfriend, but instead of embracing Joshua, she embraced the man with the gun. Their eyes met and she nodded her head and mouthed the words “I’m sorry.” She turned away, speaking fluent Spanish, and he was left with a million horrible and heartbreaking emotions. All he could say was “like oceans.” She said “Wait” and turned to him, but before she could put a hand out or even scream, he was shot and killed by the man with the gun.

Written by my man WILLIAM WALLACE.

Tunnel Exploration

I know up until this point all of the posts have been related to what I know and what we know. However whenever I come across some shit thats different than what I know I get curious too. As was the case when I discovered this young kid who has a real affinity for crawling through the dingy, dark tunnels of NYC's subways. This is what I came up with....

How did you get into this?

Ever since around 5 years old (if I can remember right), I thought the subways were the shit. Although back then I didn't really think I would be exploring the tunnels at 3 in the morning. It began when I first started learning about graffiti, then I started to creep up on what I call ‘explorer flicks’. It all just came together man and I don't know how to explain it, but I'm here now. Cats think the NYC subway is a dirty place and it is, but they don't know how much stuff is down there. It would blow your mind, I probably only explored like .03% of it.

 

You ever have any problems with the law, workers, trains or the third rail?

I’ve had a couple close encounters with work bums and they never spotted me out. I never had problems with the law underground, but I did on the street. But I've had problems with trains…a lot of problems. Problems ranging from being salty and having to step in between pillars to sparks shooting from the third rail. I was taking a flick one time and a train was passing by on a local track and sparked up the third rail out of nowhere. It almost knocked me back.

 

What are the most exciting tracks you ever had the opportunity to walk down? What’s your favorite line?

The most exciting was probably the Queens IND between **th and Queens Plaza. It's got trains coming in from all directions. E,F,G,R, and V trains. It's a mad colorful and open tunnel too. You have to watch out in this tunnel though because trains still run express and people think that they don't because it's a "late night".
My favorite line would probably have to be the Brooklyn 2/5 and the Brooklyn 3/4 trains. Also the Queens ****** Ave, because they stay having trains laid up on the express tracks. Walking down those tunnels is fun too.

Does your mom know about this shit?

Haha yeah. She knows. Just like any other parent, she hates it.

 

You ever seen some craziness down there?

Yeah son, bums doing some nasty shit in the hatch exits. I fuckin' dipped out after that.

How long can you picture yourself doing this for?

Man, I have no idea.

I'm gonna explore every tunnel before the cameras get in the stations!! They're getting mad deep with those cameras. They can have you really salty sometimes, but I don't think they check them unless something big goes down. There's a new line being built. The T. I want to get down in that tunnel. I've seen a couple people that have already.

Any words of advice for those reading into the same thing?

 

Yes, those trains are quiet and fast. For anyone wanting to go into the tunnels, don't go down there unless you know what you're looking at. If you don't even know what the third rail is or what it looks like or what a white/red stripped line means, don't even think about it. Learn your shit and check out the tunnels before you go in. If the line still has cars with a rail-fan window, just look out and scope the tunnel out before you decide to go exploring.

Keep us updated and be safe man.

I appreciate the interview and your blog is the shit.

 

peaceout.

ISSUE 2 IS HERE

For those of you wondering why this has not been put in print yet, I'm asking those same questions. But for right now, this is heat and I have no right to hold onto it. Thanks to Save and W. Wallace for the contributions to the below pieces. Just Click the pictures and then press F11 for full screen view.

Slick Aleas Interview

Controversy

Ground Control contributed by W. Wallace



For those of you still looking for this in print. I'm always in the process of trying to make it happen, I've got a boat load of material sitting here waiting to get shipped out. Let me know if you have any ideas...Thanks.

SOLD OUT! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Supposed to be Issue 2.

Too many...time to release some of the pressure behind the flood gate. Just Click!

The following story is something I found online and reworded it into a spread. I'm not sure how much I actually like the actual write up. In a few ways it reads like somebody who has 2 hours until a research paper is due, and doesn't quite know what they're writing on. Its a good read though.

I'm not good at this spread shit. I know....

Original Issue 1 Spreads.

Just thought you might like to read some...In order, Just Click!

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Thanks to for holding these for me.