Love Supreme: A Universe Made In Heaven on Earth, manifested by Mindbender Futurama

FIRST, A VISION OF GODSPEED, FROM JAY-HOVA THE MC:

THESE GUYS ARE RESPONSIBLE, READ THEIR WORDS (PEACE TO XXLMAG.COM)

Truth be told Sean C and LV are the real production muscle behind American Gangster. Don’t call it a comeback, but Jay is hotter than he’s been since the Black Album and these two studio rats are the ones to thank. You’re invited to the new generation Hitmen’s coming out party.

So you guys were already working together before becoming part of Puffy’s new Hitmen, correct?

LV: Yeah Shawn and I have Grind Music. We’ve worked a lot with Puff. On Press Play we had a song called “I Am.” We did a song called “Get Off.” That was like his James Brown—Puff’s 2007 James Brown.

Were you guys involved with the process when Jay came by Puff’s studio and heard the tracks the first time?

LV: Definitely. How it all started was we were in the studio one day vibing with Puff like, Yo, we just got mad beats. He was like, “You know what?” Nigga just called Jay. 15-20 minutes later Jay just walked in the studio. It was crazy ‘cause he was supposed to stay for 15 minutes and wound up staying for three hours just listening to beats.

He said he heard like 30 tracks.

LV: Yeah. He came back probably like a week later and then he played us a couple of songs and then, he was like, “Okay, we know where we got to go now.” We just went in from there.

So Sean, you were also behind that “Cant Knock The Hustle” joint. You actually already had worked with Jay.

Sean C: Yeah, that was in the beginning.

So how is it like working with him now compared to back then, is it pretty much the same vibe?

Sean C: Well, he’s much, much, much richer…

[Laughs]
Sean C: It’s definitely a little different. It’s still creative though he’s still crazy creative and all that.

So I heard “Sweet” was one of the first joints that came together right away.

Sean C: Yeah we gave ‘em the joint and he put the vocals on it and we added everything afterwards. Like, we just kept going back and forth. He came by Daddy’s House a couple times and we were just in there working. He’d hear a joint like, “Yeah oh shit! I need that!” and he’s like, “Yo send that over to me.” So we send beats over to Roc The Mic and he send ‘em back with vocals.

So what did y’all think when you first heard “Sweet”?

LV: It was like—honestly that shit is like—I hate to say it even though it may sound corny but it’s like a dream. Most of the time when you work with people and you give them your beat and you’ll get the finished product and sometimes you are like, “Damn! He ain’t really kill it!” But Jay just took the shit to like another level. Further than I would think somebody might be able kill the beat. So I was just like, “Oh.” We actually heard “Sweet” and then “No Hook.” So that’s when we really got amped and we came up with “Roc Boys.” And it’s a coincidence Jay heard it and he’s like it’s a celebration. That’s how we felt.

So it looks like “Roc Boys” is gonna be a single. Bet y’all can’t wait to hear that joint rock in the club.

LV: I’ma bug out ‘cause I bug out in the club already. But when I hear the Roc Boys joint… pshh—Jesus Christ!

Sean C: I’m excited to hear what people are going to say about it. Cause you got the horns, and all that—it don’t sound like any record out right now. That one was something we did that we want people to be like, “Damn I wish I did that beat!”

So these tracks are sample driven but with live instrumentation on top, right?

Sean C: Yeah like with “Roc Boys,” the horn sample is crazy. But, it’s much better if you have the live horns so you can put extra parts. We got my man Wolverine, he plays bass. He comes in and plays on all our joints, we was doing that since we had a little studio uptown.

So explain how Puff gets heavily involved with the final arrangements.

LV: Puff come in the studio and he’s like, “Aight, that’s hot, but I want it to sound like, this!” and he makes movements with his hands and we’re like, “What the fuck does that mean?!” [Laughs] Puff’s whole thing is to make the records sound big. He wants all the records to sound real, real big. So, he’ll go back and forth, back and forth with you like—“Yo, we should just change this one little part. Just bring up the strings right there or play one little string part here or one little guitar part.” Like, he’s real on some detail shit. He’s on the details real hard.

He’s doing a lot of the final mixing and stuff too, right?

LV: Yeah, it’s all a collaborative effort. He definitely knows what he’s doing, we add to that. He adds to us and the final product is the Reasonable Blueprint. That’s kind of how it comes in. It’s a good marriage, with the knowledge he got and what we bring to the table to make the records huge.

Six joints is crazy placement. You guys must be excited.

Sean C: Yeah, definitely. I’m still digesting that. I just hit L about that this morning about that, like “Yo, we got six joints yo!”

LV: This is one of the best shits of my life. Like, for real. I’m stupid happy.

So LV you also roll with TS as Fat Joe’s DJ. How does Crack feel about you giving all that fire away to someone else?

LV: Actually, like for real, I knew he was going to be real proud of me. Like he calls me just to be like, “Six joints!” No one is thinking about that. This shit is crazy.

NOW, SOMETHING ELSE VERY WORTHY OF YOUR TIME AND MIND:

The Wisdom Within Hiphop

What is wisdom and how does it surface in Hiphop Kulture? For a very simple definition; wisdom is the ability to live in a chaotic world. One common truth found in all cultures is wisdom. All the great teachings of the world’s religions, traditions, and cultural customs give us “knowledge behind knowledge,” which is an understanding of the structure and basic blueprint of how our mind works. Behind all of the creations in the universe is a hidden universal order which follows numbers (0-9) and allows us to make sense of the world. Wisdom is “know how” whereas knowledge is basic information and facts about
our world, life, and ourselves. In order for us to have peace within ourselves, our communities, and society, we must know how to apply specific knowledge as well as
develop and practice wisdom consciously in all that we do.

Wisdom comes to surface in Hiphop Kulture through the expression of Hiphop’s 9 elements: Breakin’, Emceein’, Graffiti Art, Deejayin’, Beatboxin’, Street Fashion, Street Language, Street Knowledge, and Street Entrepreneurialism. In fact, the path of wisdom for all human beings in any culture is simple: (1) Have complete knowledge of your body. (2) Creatively visualize your short term and long term future through imagination and energy fields such as “chi” (opening chakras). (3) Figure out your purpose and meaning of life. (4) Be active and participate in a global network of friends where your meaning can be fulfilled in history. We who express Hiphop have a vehicle for fulfilling our human needs as well as a strategy for self-improvement. Therefore, our wisdom increases. Just as in any sport, martial art, religion, or cultural tradition, it is the application and practice of a strategy which produces results or transformation. Many Hiphoppas have found the practice of Hiphop’s 9 elements to provide a path of wisdom, peace, and prosperity. Attaining wisdom which can be applied in daily life allows us to successfully overcome lack of money, lack of resources, and lack of inform-ation. Most would agree that it is knowledge, wisdom, and understanding which gives us freedom and allows us to live peacefully. (cont. on pg. 6)

“Wisdom of Hiphop” (Continued from page 5)

Wisdom also gives us the foundation to make choices based on justice and equality. When we ourselves make sense of the universe instead of finding sense that is already there, true freedom is possible. When each individual is clearly able to explain his or her own life and not take anothers explanation as absolute truth, wisdom begins to surface. If the first step on the path of wisdom is knowing our body, early Hiphoppas innovations were very wise in the South Bronx in the 70’s with emceein’, deejay in, breakin’, and beatboxin’. These elements clearly have provided us with a movement of people dedicated to wisdom, although it may have been effortless and not planned at the time. The act of using one’s voice as an instrument connects one to sound and vibration. The act of mixing records with turntables moves audiences in unison to common themes. The act of doing back spins on cardboard made breakers aware of their bodies and the bodies of others. The act of making a drum machine from the teeth, lips, and tongue is an act of gratitude for body parts. All these acts let to dreams, life purposes, friendships, prosperity, and a growing history of Hiphop Kulture.
Although Hiphop’s elements have been vastly exploited by capitalism, the universal wisdom within Hiphop remains intact. Should our common opinion of Hiphop’s ability to create peace and justice be based on rap music, which is marketed for money at all costs to human civilization spiritually, mentally, and physically? No, of course it should not. Therefore, peace makers should be wise and search for the common denominators in Hiphop’s Kultural expressions; the eloquence of each individual artist, presenter/interpreter; and the growth and contribution Hiphop continues to make for humans to be more aware of the path of wisdom. As stated by Dr. Cornel West, “Eloquence is wisdom speaking.” The eloquence of Hiphop is all around you.

by Adebayo A. Olorunto

http://thehiphopdrivenlife.com/

PEACE GOD!

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WORD TO THE MAKING OF 'THE CHOICE IS YOURS'... BIG UP TO D-NICE, TOO!

THIS MAKES ME WANT TO NEVER DRINK AGAIN IN LIFE. AMY, YOU'RE FUCKED:

TALIB KWELI'S NEW VIDEO? NICE:

JAZZY JEFF SPEAKS ON THE CORRUPT ASS RECORD INDUSTRY:

DEAD PREZ IN THE MOTHERLAND... AMANDLA!

DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER IS IN THE DOG HOUSE, AND OFF THE AIR, THANKS TO A&E GETTING THEIR SUSPENSION ON!! KARMA'S A BITCH, BOY:

“I don’t care if she’s a Mexican, a whore or whatever. It’s not because she’s black, it’s because we use the word ni**er sometimes here. I’m not gonna take a chance ever in life of losing everything I’ve worked for for 30 years because some fucking ni**er heard us say ni**er and turned us in to the Enquirer magazine. Our career is over! I’m not taking that chance at all! Never in life! Never! Never! If Lyssa [Dog’s daughter] was dating a ni**er, we would all say ‘fuck you!’ And you know that. If Lyssa brought a black guy home ya da da… it’s not that they’re black, it’s none of that. It’s that we use the word ni**er. We don’t mean you fucking scum ni**er without a soul. We don’t mean that shit. But America would think we mean that. And we’re not taking a chance on losing everything we got over a racial slur because our son goes with a girl like that. I can’t do that Tucker. You can’t expect Gary, Bonnie, Cecily, all them young kids to [garbled] because ‘I’m in love for 7 months’ - fuck that! So, I’ll help you get another job but you can not work here unless you break up with her and she’s out of your life. I can’t handle that shit. I got ‘em in the parking lot trying to record us. I got that girl saying she’s gonna wear a recorder..”

LOL, DAMN THAT'S A SUCKA.

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THIS IS FROM A DOCUMENTARY CALLED 'AINT GONNA EAT MY MIND'. SOUNDS LIKE A SONG TITLE I SHOULD USE!

FOR YOU MADLIB FANS:

P.S. TALIB, WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR INTERVIEW? I WANTED TO PUT YOU IN POUND MAGAZINE...

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MYKA NYNE IS STILL WHOA: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/680446/Freestyle_101_Myka_9.html

ESKAY OF NAHRIGHT.COM SPEAKS ON A TRIBE CALLED QUEST (PAY ATTENTION, LUPE FIASCO)

U-GOD SPEAKS DEEPLY. WE SHOULD LISTEN:

CADENCE WEAPON AND FINAL FANTASY JAMMING TOGETHER, LIVE:

BEANIE SIGEL'S NEW VIDEO, FEATURING THE TWEENIE GIRL PISSER-ONNER:

SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS... PEACE AND THANKS TO DEVON FOR PUTTING ME ON TO YOU!

AND TO END IT OFF... MORE JAY-Z, CAUSE HE'S DOING THINGS RIGHT THESE DAYS. MOST PEOPLE FORGOT HOW TO CREATE FROM INSPIRATION:

BONUS: LENNY KRAVITZ RIGHT BEFORE HE EVAPORATED INTO SOME WOMAN'S HONEY HOLE:

AND PEACE TO THE GOD RZA ALLAH. I HAD TO GO AND RUIN A PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL NIGHT TOGETHER WITH MY GIRLFRIEND BY SPEAKING THE BRUTAL TRUTH, AND NOW I HAVE TO POST THIS UP: