Been a while since I made some music. Been inspired to make some the last few days, but really only had a chance this evening to sit down and hammer something out. This time, I didn’t use any samples. I played everything out as an original composition. I’m actually pretty hyped on this one. It’s just pretty laid back. I enjoy it. I hope you do!

Make sure to click the link in the Sound Cloud widget to check out my Sound Cloud page. I’ve got more music up there.

So this happened today. LOL. Today was hilarious. Shoutout to @donwill @vonpea @ragenfykes @saysjanice – Buffalo Wild Wings, a quilt made out of crown royal bags, and The Wire references all night. So funny. Very random, and very refreshing.

Thanks to HBO Go, I’m going on a marathon run of The Wire from Season 1 to Season 5. Omar Little got that Terry Richardson swagger down tight in this photo.

By the way, I’m keeping score this time I watch The Wire. Here’s my bracket:

Looks like Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon top the list for America’s most favorably viewed cities. The bottom of that list is Detroit, Michigan. 57 of people that responded in the poll viewed Seattle favorably. The City of Roses favorability rating of 52 percent makes it 2nd on the list.

We out here mayne!

You want more details? Check if your city is on the list: Here

(via Yahoo)

The latest in my string of beat-making uploads. This joint is pretty much based off of a real soulful loop I dug up. Sprinkled in some Marvin Gaye vocals and Skillz stabs for some extra flavor. Enjoy.

Bob Beckel loses it in this video and goes off during this panel segment on Fox News. He gets super gully when asked to apologize, and doesn’t. Thaswassup. Stick it to those right-wing political psychos, Bob.

The lady in the blue randomly spits out, “Failure” LMFAO.

HEALTHY DIALOGUE KEEPS YOU MOVING FORWARD IN A TEAM.

A little nugget from my daily horoscope for tomorrow, April 13th. As a rookie designer what I’m learning is the value of transparency and directness in a respectful dialogue. Sometimes as a designer and working in a team, there are some hard discussions and topics that can be touchy, but need to be addressed. If everyone goes into it with mutual respect, an open mind, and with the same shared goal from a team perspective, without personal agendas, there’s only good that is going to come out of that dialogue.

Maybe that’s preaching to the choir a bit, but the truth of the matter is, there are times where I’ve just accepted a decision without either: a) finding out the reason why, or b) standing up for a view I feel strongly about. What I’ve found is the importance of raising those questions to the group, speaking up and challenging the decisions made that you may see differently, and also being open minded to the solutions others pose in front of you.

You’ll never grow and learn if you always think and feel deeply that your way is the right and only way. Sometimes, even when you feel strongly about something, you need to bring it up and get the perspective of the other side to see where they are coming from. At the end of the day, if the environment of the team dynamic is respectful and purposeful, only good things are going to be produced.

You’re a player. Not the coach. Expect to continue to learn and grow, and you’ll improve your game.

This one is actually my 4th in a week. I don’t think I’ve been going in on music as much as I have lately. Before this, I was in a long dry-spell of trying to make beats but feeling in a rut. I’ve made the conscious decision to really get back into music and be more consistent with production, learning how to mix the beats better, and whatnot. For this one, you may recognize a vocal sample in there, that should bring back a lot of memories for you folks old enough to remember that group. Listen and enjoy. Comment and let me know what you think!

This was a great find today. I decided to go on a solo dolo Lunch mission at work and randomly ended up at the record store for a quick stop. I don’t usually dig at Lunch on a workday, but today was a great exception. It was nice to take my mind off work for a quick bit and get into the crates. This a really soulful joint from Nicolay (Foreign Exchange) featuring Darien Brockington. The picture disk tops it all off – and the icing on the cake is that I only got it for $2.95 – too ill.

The Night Owl Record Show is coming up on the 12th (Thursday). I plan on going. Hit me up if you are in the Portland/Beaverton area and plan on going!

I’m on a full fledged roll now. Went digging today at lunch and came up on some dope records. I used some ill stuff from one of the .10 cent records I copped today. I’m in the whole boom bap phase again – but I guess, I’ve never left it. This is sort of my favorite genre/era of hip-hop music, and I tend to gravitate towards it a lot. Oh well.

Again, enjoy.