music by the Homies / cover art by the Honest Ape
Here’s the back story on this joint. Might I mention, the title of the song reminds me of one of my favorite websites ever.
Author: Bavu
Scholar Emcee
Conquering New Territory
Settling in to this Long Beach, Cali, lifestyle. That means some good stuff is coming to BavuBlogs.com as soon as possible. As usual, we’ll keep bringing you bits of music, culture, lifestyle and experience on the blogs.
Hung out with the first guy kind enough to extend his hand out here homie Aloe Blacc and his lady Maya Jupiter on a video shoot over the weekend. More on that later…
Meanwhile, back in the homeland, it’s the week of South by Southwest 2010 and spring break at UT. I’m missing it all for the first time in at least half your lifetime, but I’m at peace with it for sure. In fact, I just found a small feature that sums up where I am.
“There is no name more synonymous with Austin hip-hop than Bavu Blakes. Talk to just about any hip-hop artist in Central Texas and odds are they are aware of the enigmatic emcee. For 15 years prior to an impending move exodus to Los Angeles Long Beach, Blakes has made Austin his home and worked tirelessly to bridge the gaps in the diverse music scene.”
Here’s a link to the full article.
Peace!
Thanks for Stopping By!
We are relocating to Long Beach, California, and will be back in full effect soon and very soon. Until then here’s some full-scale, adult entertainment.
Fine Art for Sale
New Music Available on iTunes::Click to Buy
[ Fine Art by Kunal Merchant ]
It is an honor to have a leak/buzz release produced by Picnic and Symbolyc One (S1) of the Aeonz Crew, Cassette Union, Cannabinoids, Strange Fruit Project, Vohn Beatz, Diabolical Fancy, Max Moon and eventually the Grammys.
Fine Art In Effect
We at BavuBlogs love some fine art.
So when something jumps out at us, we have to let you see it and know. Today’s featured fine art is the “Concealed Weapons” cover for a new mixtape by Austin, Texas, street-hop group the League of Extraordinary G’z.
The beautiful thing about this CD cover art is that it brings the title, “Concealed Weapons“, to life and it avoids a generic rap CD look. This gives the impression that these artists are not your average rappers, and in a lot of ways they aren’t. So much respect to the Honest Ape at Big Bad Medium, a blog that acknowledges the importance of all the space between D.C. and Texas while posting some of my favorite music.
Fine Art In Progress
Back Up Off These Artists (Or Not)
Do you know what your favorite new artist had for breakfast this morning? Well, maybe you could. But why do you care?
The social networking age offers instant access and a new sub-culture, which assures me that you probably know what terms like FB and RT mean. For music lovers like us, this means you can “befriend” and closely follow your favorite artists.
Lesser-known artists can present themselves as public figures and use social networking tools to endear their followers and potential supporters. They can even change the way people view them.
The upside of this is that if mainstream isn’t giving you what you want because you’ve had enough Coke or McDonald’s, then you can find obscure independent artists who cater to your personal taste. Once you find them, you can plug into their thoughts, experiences and music through numerous social networks.
If an artist keeps it professional, you can get insight and timely updates. Or if the artist gets all personal on you, you can better understand the conditions that created that song you play every day.
But I’m here to tell ya… there’s something else – the aftertaste.
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