Chris Palko, better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City. He has released three studio albums and two extended plays. Cage is also the founder of the underground hip-hop supergroup called the Weathermen.Palko was arrested several times for drug possession and fighting in the streets. When he faced jail time for violating probation, his mother convinced the judge that he was mentally unstable, and he was sent to the Stoney Lodge psychiatric hospital for a two week evaluation. He eventually ended up staying in the hospital for eighteen months, where he was a part of a small group used to test fluoxetine. After being misdiagnosed and placed on the drug, he became suicidal and made several attempts to kill himself, including hanging himself with his shoelaces and saving his lithium dose for a month before ingesting all of them at once. He was illegally restrained over twenty times for periods of up to thirteen hours at a time by straitjacket and ten point bed restraints.When Palko was released at the age of eighteen, he pursued a career as a rapper, naming himself "Alex", after the protagonist of Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange.[1] After hiring a manager and recording a demo, he was introduced to rapper Pete Nice, and Cage was featured on the 1993 album Dust to Dust. Pete Nice also introduced Palko to radio personality Bobbito García, who featured Palko on his program several times, increasing his reputation amongst New York's underground hip hop scene, where he became associated with KMD, Kurious Jorge, K-Solo, Godfather Don, Necro, Artifacts, Pharoahe Monch and El-P. Palko signed with Columbia Records, but frequently recorded while intoxicated, and the label found his efforts to be unsatisfactory.[2] Palko briefly put his career on hold and his drug use increased.Because Palko felt that he should no longer play a character, he began to take on a more open writing style,[3] and signed with Definitive Jux, where he released his second studio album, Hell's Winter on September 20, 2005. Palko is quoted as saying "I make progressive rap, it's as simple as that. [...] I don't live for drugs anymore, I don't support them, and I'm not about to make a million songs about them anymore."
Thursday, November 5, 2009
No breeding space
Chris Palko, better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City. He has released three studio albums and two extended plays. Cage is also the founder of the underground hip-hop supergroup called the Weathermen.Palko was arrested several times for drug possession and fighting in the streets. When he faced jail time for violating probation, his mother convinced the judge that he was mentally unstable, and he was sent to the Stoney Lodge psychiatric hospital for a two week evaluation. He eventually ended up staying in the hospital for eighteen months, where he was a part of a small group used to test fluoxetine. After being misdiagnosed and placed on the drug, he became suicidal and made several attempts to kill himself, including hanging himself with his shoelaces and saving his lithium dose for a month before ingesting all of them at once. He was illegally restrained over twenty times for periods of up to thirteen hours at a time by straitjacket and ten point bed restraints.When Palko was released at the age of eighteen, he pursued a career as a rapper, naming himself "Alex", after the protagonist of Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange.[1] After hiring a manager and recording a demo, he was introduced to rapper Pete Nice, and Cage was featured on the 1993 album Dust to Dust. Pete Nice also introduced Palko to radio personality Bobbito García, who featured Palko on his program several times, increasing his reputation amongst New York's underground hip hop scene, where he became associated with KMD, Kurious Jorge, K-Solo, Godfather Don, Necro, Artifacts, Pharoahe Monch and El-P. Palko signed with Columbia Records, but frequently recorded while intoxicated, and the label found his efforts to be unsatisfactory.[2] Palko briefly put his career on hold and his drug use increased.Because Palko felt that he should no longer play a character, he began to take on a more open writing style,[3] and signed with Definitive Jux, where he released his second studio album, Hell's Winter on September 20, 2005. Palko is quoted as saying "I make progressive rap, it's as simple as that. [...] I don't live for drugs anymore, I don't support them, and I'm not about to make a million songs about them anymore."
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Like fuck five mics I want five vic fame
MC Travis McCoy and drummer Matt McGinley became friends at their local high school's gym class in Geneva, New York. They officially came together in 1997. The original GCH began playing birthday parties, clubs, and festivals which eventually led to larger venues throughout the northeast, including two years on Warped Tour (2003, 2004, 2008). During 2004, guitarist Milo Bonacci parted ways with the band and was replaced with current guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo. In mid 2005, bassist Ryan Geise left the band and was replaced by their friend, bassist Eric Roberts. Gym Class Heroes' lead singer Travis McCoy won MTV's Direct Effect MC Battle and as a prize, appeared in Styles P's video "Daddy Get That Cash". The group released three more CDs from 1999 to 2004, called "Hed Candy," "Greasy Kids Stuff," and "Papercut Chronicles EP". Their video "Cupids Chokehold" features appearances by Katy Perry and Patrick Stump. They also occasionally tour with New York songwriter Tim William on keyboards.
Beautiful pharmaceuticals
Residue in my cuticles
Sniffin' them when it's suitable
Wishin' they made 'em chewable.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Notorious
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997)
Raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Wallace grew up during the peak years of the 1980s' crack epidemic and started dealing drugs at an early age. When Wallace released his debut album with the 1994 record Ready to Die, he was a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York's visibility at a time when hip hop was mostly dominated by West Coast artists.[2] The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A.. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud, dominating the scene at the time.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Odd Facts.
All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.
Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? It's Paul Reiser himself..
Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed, and continue living.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks.
30% of Chinese adults live with their parents.
200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day.
People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!
The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
25% of all fires of unknown origin are rat-caused.
During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food.
Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks.
In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons.
Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"
Mosquitoes have teeth.
Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
Some toothpaste's contain antifreeze.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.
The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people.
There are over 52.6 million dogs in the U.S.
There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones.
Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog.
Nearly 50% of all bank robberies take place on Friday.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
All polar bears are left-handed.
The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school
Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.
Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? It's Paul Reiser himself..
Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed, and continue living.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
Wayne's World was filmed in two weeks.
30% of Chinese adults live with their parents.
200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day.
People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!
The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
25% of all fires of unknown origin are rat-caused.
During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food.
Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks.
In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons.
Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"
Mosquitoes have teeth.
Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
Some toothpaste's contain antifreeze.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.
The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people.
There are over 52.6 million dogs in the U.S.
There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones.
Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog.
Nearly 50% of all bank robberies take place on Friday.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
All polar bears are left-handed.
The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school
Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Let`s Hear it for New York
The Blueprint 3 received generally positive reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 65/100 from Metacritic. Newday gave it an A rating, and Robert Christgau gave it an A- rating and called it "fairly superb". USA Today gave the album 3½ out of 4 stars and praised its lyrical qualities, stating "There was a time when a rapper couldn't expect to last past his 20s. Jay-Z, who is nearing 40 and releasing his 11th studio album, shows that for someone who is measured mostly against himself, lyrical dexterity doesn't have an expiration date". Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+ rating and wrote that it succeeds at its goal of "reaching maximum commercial blast radius while maintaining its street bona fides". The Daily Telegraph gave The Blueprint 3 4 out of 5 stars and commended its modern sound. About.com gave the album 3½ out of 5 stars and wrote that it "is a fresh listen, but it doesn’t live up to the hype". The A.V. Club gave it a B+ rating and wrote that "Jay-Z sounds liberated by his legacy rather than weighed down by expectations".
Monday, October 5, 2009
Banksy
"Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it."
"Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for. "
"You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid.
You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation
at high speed with total clarity."
"There's nothing more dangerous than sometone who wants to make the world a better place."
"Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place."
"A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to"
"There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge."
"If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to
wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie."
"A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves."
"A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with."
"People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine."
"I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me. "
"It's a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department."
"going through the motions kills the emotions"
"playing it safe will always end in disaster"
"Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else."
"Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own."
Euphoria
is medically recognized as an emotional and mental state defined as a sense of great elation and well-being. Technically, euphoria is an affect, but the term is often colloquially used to define emotion as an intense, transcendent happiness combined with an overwhelming sense of well-being. The word derives from Greek εὐφορία, "power of enduring easily, fertility". Euphoria is generally considered to be an exaggerated state, resulting from abnormal psychology or pharmacological use and not typically achieved during the normal course of human experience, although some natural behaviors, such as activities resulting in orgasm or the triumph of an athlete, can induce brief states of euphoria. Euphoria has also been cited during certain religious or spiritual rituals and meditation. There can be low-level, highly transient instances of euphoria associated with other natural human body functions and the relief they can bring, such as sneezing or defecation.
Garbage
I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it's complicated
And though I know you can't appreciate it
I'm only happy when it rains
You know I love it when the news is bad
And why it feels so good to feel so sad
I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it rains
I feel good when things are going wrong
I only listen to the sad sad songs
I'm only happy when it rains
I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn't accidentally tell you that
I'm only happy when it rains
You'll get the message by the time I'm through
When I complain about me and you
I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it rains
You wanna hear about my new obsession
I'm riding high upon a deep depression
I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it's complicated
And though I know you can't appreciate it
I'm only happy when it rains
You know I love it when the news is bad
And why it feels so good to feel so sad
I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it rains
I feel good when things are going wrong
I only listen to the sad sad songs
I'm only happy when it rains
I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn't accidentally tell you that
I'm only happy when it rains
You'll get the message by the time I'm through
When I complain about me and you
I'm only happy when it rains
I'm only happy when it rains
You wanna hear about my new obsession
I'm riding high upon a deep depression
I'm only happy when it rains
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sweet Talk
Fox has eight known tattoos, including her ex-fiancé's name "Brian" on her lower hip and a picture of Marilyn Monroe's face on her right forearm. Fox also has another tattoo on her right shoulder that reads, "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies" a line adapted from William Shakespeare's play King Lear, a yin and yang tattoo on her left inner wrist, a poem on the left side of her rib cage that reads "there once was a little girl who never knew love until a boy broke her HEART," and a Chinese word for "strength" on her neck. Fox also has a crescent moon overlapping a five pointed star on the inner aspect of her lower leg above her right ankle. This tattoo is the only known colored tattoo that Fox has.
Fox said she has a Marilyn Monroe tattoo because, "she was one of the first people I saw on television, like, literally moments after I was born. Every time I heard her voice growing up I always would cry. I wouldn't know why when I was younger but had my own theories" and that Fox has always "empathized" with her. Fox had shown interest in getting her yin/yang tattoo removed remarking that the tattoo artist "didn't do it correctly" because he was distracted, however, Fox still has that tattoo as of August, 2009. Fox has said of her tattoos that when she gets a tattoo, "It's a little 'fuck you' to anyone who tells me not to."
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
9th Wonder
Production
* 2003: "Threat" - Jay-Z (The Black Album)
* 2004: Sleepers - Rapper Big Pooh (produced 6 of 14 songs)
* 2004: "Supa Love", "Don't Rush Me" - Jean Grae (This Week)
* 2004: "Good Ol' Love" - Masta Ace (A Long Hot Summer)
* 2004: "Illuminate Part 1" (ft. Vursatyl) - Lightheaded (Never Square)
* 2004: "I See Now" - Consequence (Take 'Em to the Cleaners)
* 2004: "Girl", "Is She The Reason", "Free", "Game Over" - Destiny's Child (Destiny Fulfilled)
* 2004: "Church" - De La Soul featuring Spike Lee (The Grind Date)
* 2005: The Ripple Effect - Splash (produced 7 of 14 songs)
* 2005: Project Mayhem - L.E.G.A.C.Y. (produced 11 of 19 songs)
* 2005: "Good Woman Down" - Mary J. Blige (The Breakthrough)
* 2005: "Heartburn" - Sean Price (Monkey Barz)
* 2005: "Smoke the Pain Away", "Alright" - Memphis Bleek (534)
* 2006: "Dreams" - Saigon (The Return Of The Yardfather)
* 2006: "Live from Amsterdam" - Memphis Bleek
* 2006: Where's Calvin - Binky Fingers (produced 9 of 15 songs)
* 2006: Floe Almighty - Edgar Allen Floe (produced 5 of 12 songs)
* 2006: "Special" - Strange Fruit Project (The Healing)
* 2006: "Here We Come", "Take a Look (In the Mirror)", "So Focused" - Boot Camp Clik (The Last Stand)
* 2006: "One Night Stand" - Lloyd Banks (Rotten Apple)
* 2006: "Instigator" - M.O.P. (Ghetto Warfare)
* 2007: "Brooklyn In My Mind" - "Crooklyn Dodgers" Single
* 2007: "P-Body", "Violent", "You Already Know", "Let It Be Known" - Sean Price (Jesus Price Supastar)
* 2007: "How Big is Your World?" - Median
* 2007: "First They Love You" - Bishop Lamont featuring Prime and Indef (N*gger Noise)
* 2007: "I Just Want the Money" (ft. Bokey) - Bishop Lamont (The Pope Mobile)
* 2007: "I Need More" - Boot Camp Clik (Casualties of War)
* 2007: "Breakin' My Heart" - Little Brother (Getback)
* 2007: "Think Good Thoughts" - Aubrey Graham (ft Phonte and Elzhi) ("Comeback Season"/"This Is Me")
* 2008: "Cold Success" - Jay Z & Coldplay ("Viva La Hova")
* 2008: "Honey" - Erykah Badu (New Amerykah)
* 2008: "Be prepared" - Akrobatik feat. Little Brother (Absolute Value)
* 2008: "Here We Go" - DJ K.O. feat. East & Silent Knight (Picture This)
* 2008: "There You Go", "Water feat. Edgar Allen Floe & Lazurus" - Kooley High ("The Summer Sessions EP")
* 2008: "Do the Right Thang" - Ludacris feat. Common & Spike Lee (Theater of the Mind)
* 2008: "Left 4 Dead" - EPMD feat. Skyzoo (We Mean Business)
* 2008: "I'm Innocent", "Love and Appreciate II", "Breakthrough" - MURS (Murs for President)
* 2009: featured on The Boondocks soundtrack [1]
* 2009: "Meet Me In The Zone" - MoeRoc (Not The Average Joe (Street Album)/Presidential MC (forthcoming Album))
* 2009: "Wonder Why" (feat. Wale, Big Sean & Mike Posner), "Sum Ish For Dave" (feat. Haysoos) - Kenn Starr (It's Still Real (mixtape))
* 2009: The Salvation - Skyzoo (produced 5 of 16 songs)
Monday, September 28, 2009
Nineties
My Favorite Songs From The 90`s
-The World I Know (Collective Soul)
-Good (Better Then Ezra)
-Closer (Nine Inch Nails)
-U Can`t Touch This (MC Hammer)
-Flagpole Sitta (Harvey Danger)
-Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
-Gettin Jiggy Wit It (Will Smith)
-Your Women (White Town
-Whats Up (Four Non Blonds)
-Mombo #5 (Lou Bega)
-1,2,3,4 (Coolio)
-Macarena (Los Del Rio)
-Lump (The Presidents Of The USA)
-My Way (Usher)
-Sex And Candy (Marcy Playground)
-Wonderwall (Oasis)
Fuck It, I love all 90`s Music!
-The World I Know (Collective Soul)
-Good (Better Then Ezra)
-Closer (Nine Inch Nails)
-U Can`t Touch This (MC Hammer)
-Flagpole Sitta (Harvey Danger)
-Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
-Gettin Jiggy Wit It (Will Smith)
-Your Women (White Town
-Whats Up (Four Non Blonds)
-Mombo #5 (Lou Bega)
-1,2,3,4 (Coolio)
-Macarena (Los Del Rio)
-Lump (The Presidents Of The USA)
-My Way (Usher)
-Sex And Candy (Marcy Playground)
-Wonderwall (Oasis)
Fuck It, I love all 90`s Music!
"Master-craft"
MSTRKRFT's latest live setup consists of a Pioneer DJM-800 mixer and 2 Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3 CD Turntables controlling Serato Scratch Live on an Apple Macbook Pro. They also use an AKAI MPC-500, Roland MC-202, and a Pioneer EFX-1000 for added effects during their sets.
In the studio Jesse and Al use Digidesign Pro Tools mixing software along with a complement of hardware synthesizers and drum machines such as the Roland SH101, the Sequential Circuits Prophet 600, the Roland TR-909 which they mainly use to "trigger older synths" and TR-707, the Moog Voyager, the Roland MKS-80, and the Korg MS-20.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Dash Snow
Dash Snow: Snow ran away from home and began living on the streets at 13 or 14, and began taking photographs, he said, as a record of places he might not remember the next day. He was included in the 2006 Wall Street Journal article titled "The 23-Year Old Masters", which selected ten top emerging US artists including Rosson Crow, Ryan Trecartin, Zane Lewis, Barney Kulok, Rashawn Griffin and Keegan McHargue.The artist's photographic work is in a thematically similar mode to photographers Nan Goldin, Larry Clark, Ryan McGinley and Richard Billingham, often depicting scenes of a candid or illicit nature. Instances of sex, drug taking, violence and art-world pretentiousness are documented with disarming frankness and honesty, offering insight into the decadent lifestyle associated with young New York City artists and their social circles.Snow died on the evening of July 13, 2009 at Lafayette House, a hotel in lower Manhattan. His grandmother Christophe de Menil was quoted as saying that he died of a drug overdose. This has been also asserted by other sources; a New York Times article characterized his death as "a junkie’s end".
Saturday, September 19, 2009
And I Love It...
I`m talking sunshine, blue sky`s, dressed lookin too fly. look good, feel good, how good? real good. Wealth,health, your knowledge and yourself. shelter, clothing,your car when its rolling. Holding on to memories, forgiving all your enemys,letting go of hate so you don`t wast energy. checks, respect. checks with 10 zeros. Hugs, kisses... love Christmas, known-in your gonna get everything on your wish list. I`m talking new shoes, true school. New tattoos, the smell after rain. your very first kiss on the first day of spring. puppys, kittys, girls with big titties. Fruit with no pest-asides, you and your auntie doing the electric slide. Beaches, peaches. Three day weekend, sleep in monday. Living out disire, cloths fresh out the dryer. Shows when they sold out, girls when they hoed out. Los veges Nevada, a coona ma tata.
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