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Monday, January 18, 2010

dear lady , please become addicted to my crazy - LITE .

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Omarion - Ollusion

Ollusion is the title of Omarion's 3rd solo album. It release 4 Years after his last own album 21 and 3 years after the collaboration album with Bow Wow Face Off. The album was introduced by the lead single "I Get It In" featured rapper Gucci Mane and produced by Tank which is follow up by the 2nd single"Hoodie" featured Jay Rock and the 3rd and upcoming single "Speedin" both produced by 253 who produced most of the tracks of the record. The other producers are O's brother Marques Houston, T-Pain or Madd Scientist. The album will be in stores on January 12th, support him and don't forget to BUY IT !!!!!

~~Tracklist~~

1. I Get It In (Feat. Gucci Mane)

2. Last Night (Kinkos)

3. Hoodie (Feat. Jay Rock)

4. What Do You Say

5. Speedin'

6. Temptation

7. Sweet Hangover

8. Thee Interlude (Feat. Marques Houston)

9. Wet

10. I Think My Girl Is Bi

11. Code Red

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those CHOSEN , a name that fits them pretty well , I've ran across a new era trio & I had to show them OFF . ( lol ) , i actually found this group on twitter [ their page RT'd my #supportLA tweet ] & from there i became a fan . Any would classify them has the " The NEW DMC...no chain...no adidas " listen up for yourself , and let me know what you think !

kay, State your (real) name: Lyndon "Foreshadow" Marshall, McKinley

"Japetto" Brown II and Sean "KornBread" Kershaw

kay, when did first "become" an artist .

[ do you recall the day , you said -- ' this is what i wanna do , make music '?]

Foreshadow: Always enjoyed creative things like writing, music, poetry

and film since I was young. My step-father who is 10 yrs younger than

my mom, introduced me to hip-hop like some big "brother-little

brother" type thing.

Kornbread: Ever since I was able to remember when I was a little boy,

I have been an avid fan of music. I can remember watching my mother

clean the house while listening to Prince or Sade on full blast and I

would grab the broom from her and pretend it was a microphone and just

start singing away.

Japetto: I just wanted to do it when I saw my friends and family being

creative by dancing or rapping around the way when I was growing up.

Where, Why and How did you come up with your stage name?

Foreshadow: I thought of the name myself. Basically, if anyone is

familiar with literature, a foreshadow in the story refers to

something down the line in the story. I attempt to project that

through my lyrics---give people something down the line to say, "I get

what he was talking about, it all makes sense".

Kornbread: Kornbread has always been my nickname because of my

"yellow" complexion

Japetto: I use to dance and that name was given to my from older b-boy

homies and friends, they gave me the name.

kay, Are you a member of a music organization (label) , if so name?

Those Chosen inked an indedepent deal with a label in New York called

Savannah Boogie Music and Song to release our latest project, an ep,

called "5IVE".

kay, who are your musical influences?

Foreshadow: James Brown, OutKast, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy

Kornbread: Ice Cube, Prince, El DeBarge, NWA, De La Soul

Japetto: Micheal Jackson, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde

who are your favorite groups? cd ? ( list 3 a piece please)

Foreshadow: OutKast (ATLiens - album), A Tribe Called Quest (Midnight

Mauraders - album), Public Enemy (Fear of A Black Planet - album)

Kornbread: Outkast: (Aquemeni - album), GoodieMob (Soul Food - album),

The Roots (Illadelphia Halflife - album)

Japetto: A Tribe Called Quest (Midnight Maurders - album), The Roots

(Illadelphia Halflife - album) De La Soul (Stakes is High - album)

kay, I take it you write your own music, but what gives you the inspiration ?

Foreshadow: "As long as an artist is observant and lives to the

fullest (good & bad), then life, itself, will inspire you to create

something and express it to the world"

Kornbread: "Today, my inspiration comes absolutely at random. I can

get sparked from colors, sounds, smells, music. There isn't anything

specific that inspires me today, but when it comes I embrace it".

Japetto: "The Creator, and life's ups and down, it's good and bad times"

kay, whats more intriguing and creative - writing lyrics or the actual

singing creating melodies?

Foreshadow: "I'm growing to appreciate the way to say what I'm writing

just as much when I'm penning something I think is powerful - delivery

of your rhyme and melody of it counts alot".

Kornbread: I feel the most gratification from creating melodies and

watching the vision of certain songs come to life. As a "rapper", I

rap, so that's second nature sort to speak.

Japetto: Writing the lyrics is more intriguing to me

kay, what image do you think your music conveys ?

Underlying message/truth-telling (substance) yet entertaining at the

same time. We speak to the listener from all angles - street-wise,

socially, and spiritually.

kay, what do you want from your fans ?

LOYALTY, lol, naw seriously....to enjoy our music and grow with us in

our journey as artists

kay, what are your immediate music career goals?

Release "5IVE", our latest project in early 2010 and tour with the record

kay, what has been your biggest challenge has a unsigned artist?

There are alot of challenges that an artist deals with whether

unsigned, indepedent or major. The main thing is not to allow

challenges to overwhelm you, but allow them to be opportunities to

evolve into a better artist, person, businessman or whatever you are

supposed to become from that challenge.

kay, what do you want to accomplish with your music this year (2010) ?

Too many to name...release "5IVE", tour, collaborate with artists we

respect in terms of their work and garner that major deal with a

company that wants to see THOSE CHOSEN's vision span the globe 10x

over - ooooohweee.

kay, out of all the songs you have recorded , what is your favorite ? ,

what is your least favorite?

Foreshadow: "I like all our joints, but I'm biased..."Soundclash" off

of our new ep, "5IVE" and "All in All" from "Reign Food" are up there

in my favorites for right now

Japetto: "All in All" off of our "Reign Food" album

kay, could you briefly describe your music- making process.

It's TOP SECRET

kay, do you have any upcoming shows ?

"Soundclash" Video Viewing Party

JAN. 23rd, 2010 / CINESPACE 6356 Hollywood Blvd. 90028 Starts @ 8 PM /

21+ / FREE

kay, how can fans to be gain access to your music ?

( give your myspace , twitter etc. links )

twitter .

faceboook !

any last words ?

"Life is good, but God is Better"

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Monday, January 11, 2010

#ollusion #ollusion #ollusion #ollusion #ollusion #ollusion #ollusion #ollusion #ollusion

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So , I have decided to keep it all the way LIVE , and interview some of my fellow blogheads . .and the first one OF COURSE would have to be my broo ' SWAGGS ' . NOT just because he's fam , but his blog is actually one of the few I have bookmarked to read up on DAILY . [ yes , because he BLOGS THAT DAMN MUCH ] lol . .

so , welcome to ..

kaysc0rner -- State the name of your blog .

kaysc0rner -- What is your blog about ?

swaggs ; My blog is just a reflection of me & my opinion of the media's latest ..just an informative & entertaining site.

kaysc0rner -- Who runs your blog ?

swaggs ; I do. Solo bolo.

kaysc0rner -- Why did you decide to start your blog ?

swaggs ; Honestly I wanted all the stuff I liked in one place so I wouldn't have to go to thousands of websites .

kaysc0rner -- What is the ultimate goal for your blog?

swaggs ; Ultimately I want my blog to be a site that people go to automatically. & to eventually be paid for it lol

kaysc0rner -- How quickly can your readers understand what your post is about?

swaggs ; Within seconds I get straight to the point

kaysc0rner -- Does your blog offer something unexpected ?

swaggs ; Yea we have mixtapes of the week. New music tuesdays. Links to all the blogs I follow . "Get on it" new artist section . It's a lot!

kaysc0rner -- Why should your readers trust you / your sources ?

swaggs ; Because I don't posts rumor & if I do I state that it is a rumor . But know I don't post any false info

kaysc0rner -- Where do you see yourself blogging wise in the next 6 months ?

swaggs ; With at least 300 more followers. A new web design & a official logo

kaysc0rner -- Where can you be found , other than your blog .

@iamswaggs or @Swaggatory

QUESTION swagg .

Xbox live - Swagg310

Skype - Swagg310

...that's it lol

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Q: State your (real) name .

Armand Keith Douglas

Q: when did first 'become' an artist .

I started rappin when i was about 9 years old. I fell in Love with Hip Hop after my dad played me "Cant See Me" by Tupac

Q: [ do you recall the day , you said -- ' this is what i wanna do , make music '?]

I remember people telling me I had talent. Thats when i knew that it was all I wanted to Do.

Q: Where, Why and How did you come up with your stage name?

My stage name in the beginning was AD, but due to copy right laws, I couldnt use it. Tha Kiid came about when I was 16 and older people heard me..They assumed i was older, the way i rapped. Once they found out I was younger. They called me The Kid. I twisted up both names and combined them into Tha Kiid AD.

Q: Are you a member of a music organization (label) , if so name?

I am apart of many musical orginization. SGE,AOB,LMKR,A2I,Top Notch,The University, 24hour boyz. A label might be on the way. I have been talking to many important people in the game.

Q: who are your musical influences?

Any one that became a Somebody from Nothing at all.

Q: who are your favorite groups?

Favorite Groups Will have to be NWA

Q: i take it your write your own music , but what gives you the inspiration ?

Women 1st. Women are the ones who really give you the support when no one else will. 2nd My everyday experiences, so the average person can relate to.

Q: whats more intriguing and creative writing lyrics or the actual singing creating melodies?

The creative of music is always the greatest. Its amazing how a person can take a ordinary beat and make it into something great.

Q: what image do you think your music conveys ?

a mixed image. You hear almost a different style from me, everytime you hear me.

Q: what do you want from your fans ?

Just keep supporting me, because the fans make the artist. I dont make music for mysef. I do it for the fans.

Q: what are your immediate music career goals?

Always stay focused and keeping a good business orientated attitude.

Q: what has been your biggest challenge has a unsigned artist?

Getting my music exposed to different states and countries.

Q: what do you want to accomplish with your music this year (2010) ?

Reach fans that I never encountered before.

Q: out of all the songs you have recorded , what is your favorite ? , what is your least favorite?

My favorite song that I recorded so far would have to be "No Break Time. The message stands for everybody thats on the grind, no matter if its music,sports, etc. Great motivational song.

Q: could you briefly describe your music- making process .

I pick out a beat that I feel the people would like, and I say what I feel the people wanna hear.

Q: do you have any upcoming shows ?

Alot of coming shows...Just hit me on any of my links for details

Q: how can fans to be gain access to your music ?

Q: Any last words ?

Thank You for taking the time to read this interview.

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yesssh , i so wanted this to be the next single !

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Friday, January 8, 2010

If you know me , & my itunes - THIS young man gets ALL THE play time on my macbook pro ! think im LYING ?!

I got a chance to ASK SKEME , one of LA's hottest unsigned talents a few questions ! & personally I was THAT excited to hear his answers . I have been a SKEME supporter since i FIRST HEAR HIM , which was late summer of o6 . & SINCE then .. i have never stopped supporting such an amazing young man !

K: when did first 'become' an artist .

[ do you recall the day , you said -- ' this is what i wanna do , make music '?]

SKEME: I think I started rapping when I was 14 and the first time I recorded I was 15 maybe 16. But I made the decision to be an artist when I met Julien (CEO of F2D) at 17.

K: Where, Why and How did you come up with your stage name?

SKEME: I was given the name by a guy that used ta hang with us at Centinela park. The spelling came along from the famous tag artist "Skeme" spelled it with a K since 5 letter words always looked better in tags than 6 or 7.

K: Are you a member of a music organization (label) , if so name?

SKEME: No music organization rather a family that I work and build with musically.

SOX or Sons Of eXcellence.

K: how many mixtapes do you have out thus far?

SKEME: I want to say 6. * Skeme of Things 1, * Pre Season, * Million Dollar Baby, * Fuck the Radio 1, * Skeme of Things 2, & * Black Friday.

I'll touch 7 with "All Rapped Up"

K: who are your musical influences?

SKEME: Lil Wayne, T.I., my big brother Cire and just any song that sounds "new" or refreshing musically.

K: who are your favorite groups? cd ?

SKEME: T.I., Lil Wayne, Al Green Favorite albums would probably be Urban Legend, Carter 2, and Doggystyle.

K: i take it your write your own music , but what gives you the inspiration ?

SKEME: Daily experiences in life. Most of the songs I do or lyrics I write are about the things I see on a daily. My main goal is to have my rhymes sound like a conversation with me.

K: what image do you think your music conveys ?

SKEME: The struggle and the joy of making it out of a bad situation.

K: what do you want from your fans ?

SKEME: Loyalty and love for what I do.

K: what are your immediate music career goals?

SKEME: Really just to continue to reach across the board and get more people listening to the music.

K: what has been your biggest challenge has a unsigned artist?

SKEME: Keeping faith in the music.

K: what do you want to accomplish with your music this year (2010) ?

SKEME: Just continue the push.

K: out of all the songs you have recorded , what is your favorite ?

SKEME: I really couldn't answer the least favorite but my favorite was "In Search Of"

K: could you briefly describe your music- making process .

SKEME: Roll up, Smoke up, Mic on

K: how can fans to be gain access to your music ?

twitter , myspace , blogspot

K: any last words ?

SKEME: Much love SOX UP .

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FASHION ! FASHION ! FASHION ! FASHION ! FASHION ! FASHION ! FASHION !

Question by kay: Tell me a little about yourself , where are you from ? whats your

general professional and non- professional interests?

E Burns: I could tell you plenty about me but I am not the only one who is

apart of this brand. I am just 1/4th of a group of 4 young men who

were born in raised in Los Angeles Ca. Speaking on behalf of the brand

our general professional interest is street-wear culture and creating

the ideal brand to represent our prospective on street-wear and our non

- professional interest includes cars, photography, art etc.

Question by kay: Do you consider yourself an artist?

E Burns: Yes we all consider ourselves artist in one way or another. The one

thing that we possess that is as important, if not more important than

creativity is the ability to be innovative. It is one thing to think

of something creative, it’s another thing to actually do it.

Question by kay: What does fashion mean to you?

E Burns: To our brand fashion is the ability to absorb things in your

surroundings and become inspired by them, both negative and positive.

Jim Jarmusch once wrote,

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with

inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films,

music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random

conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees clouds,

bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only the things to steal

from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and

theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is

non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery-celebrate it

if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard

said: “It’s not where your take things from-it’s where you them to.”

Question by kay: How would you define your city's fashion?

E Burns: Our City's fashion game is pretty dope I mean in every city u get

those who have dope shit but don't know how to put it together, those

who still wear the clothes 4 sizes too big, those who have fashion but

no style, and those who just make it by. But then there are those who

surpass the standards and are on their fashion game everyday. So I

think our city can hold it’s own.

Question by kay: When did you realize you wanted to become a fashion designer?

E Burns: For me it’s been since elementary. As a kid my bro and myself always

had new clothes new shoes name brand this name brand that. And I knew

I wanted to one day be one of the brands I was always laced in. So

when it was finally time for to support my habit of loving fashion I

did what had to. When I graduated high school myself and the rest of

the crew decided to start our own line.

Question by kay: What was the first article of clothing you ever designed?

E Burns: The first article of clothing we ever designed was some high quality

heat transferred tee's. We took them into shops and got ripped on for

using heat transfers lol.

Question by kay: What does YOUR clothing line stand for?

E Burns: Our Model is “Defy the Conventional and go against the Grain”. Our

Brand was created to simply bring a variety of different perspectives

to the culture of street-wear. Throughout our creative process we try

to perceive things from both the buyers and sellers perspective. We

try to create things that are different and new yet relatable and

familiar. We exclusively produce ideas that we truly value.

Question by kay: How did you come up with the name for your clothing line ?

E Burns: To make a really long story short a friend more or less called the

group of us “Prep Jerks” because it best described who we are. Prep

because of the way we dress and Jerks because we still hold the

attitude needed to aggressively contend in a world that is not always

forgiving. And that’s how our brand acquired the name Prep Jerks.

How long does it usually take you to construct a piece?

It honestly depends on how detailed or extensive the piece is. We

typically spend days and even weeks working on pieces. We believe that

spending time nitpicking an idea is the best way to perfect and

balance the end product.

Question by kay: Describe the general process you go through to design and realize a

piece of clothing.

E Burns: Typically it’s starts with the music blaring, and mind full of ideas

needing to be illustrated or captured in a way that they can relate to

everyone. From there Photoshop and Illustrator are opened and the

process beings.

Question by kay: Where can readers buy your clothes?

E Burns: As of now readers can buy are clothes at PREPJERKS and

Backside in Glendale,Ca

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Monday, January 4, 2010

So , the time has come ; I've been given the chance to let the world know about this special guy . This individual ( little does he know ) is my personal favorite / photographer i inspire to be like . I chose to interview him as the first photographer in LA solely on the fact , that i think he is the BEST I HAVE SEEN to date . Kasey Stokes , not only has a eye for the talent , but the heart and the personality that you can't help but LOVE . I've known 'stokes' ( what most call him ) for a few years now , and he never seizes to amaze me. I emailed stokes the other night , letting him know that I'd love to do a piece on him . . if you note , a photo of him was ' Photo Of The Day ' taken by taylorgotbeats just the other day. .

kAy: When did your career start ?

st0kes ; -i'd say my decision to actually pursue my photography career started... uh late 08.

kAy:Who or what influenced you to become a photographer?

st0kes ;- My 1st photography teacher, Ms Ek Waller... I will not forget that lady, she inspired me to "break the rules of photography" by creating create my own vision. She introduced me to " constructive criticism" smh. Putting me in the hot seat, displaying my photos and allowing the class to seriously thrash my work, as i sit and just listen to my "peers" point out my flaws...

kAy:Do you believe in the expression ' A picture is worth 1,000 words " ? ( if yes, why do you believe this is true)?

st0kes ;- absolutely. A photograph is like a puzzle, your trying to piece the situation together and complete the story. And i believe thats what any photographer would want you to do, stare at the photo until you think you know what's going down. Like for instance this photographer that goes by "boogie" is a great example... His photos will leave you in awe, every photo is just a classic in my opinion. I truly admire his work.

kAy:Do you have a favorite photograph?

st0kes ; something about this photo. - photographer : Boogie

kAy:Do you think that society would be different if photography was never invented?

st0kes ;- hell yeah shit would be different, Models would be out of work lol!.

kAy:What makes a good photographer in your opinion?

st0kes ;- their eye... you HAVE to have the "eye for photography".. i mean anyone can buy an SLR camera now a days smh.

kAy:Do you prefer using film cameras over digital?

st0kes ;- digital, but I told myself i will master the art of film photography.. the exposure and composition make the photos have this allure that words can't describe.

kAy:What motivates you to do what you do?

st0kes ;- my strong will to bring back an lost art. When my time comes, my photography will still be here.. All the stories i've captured, photos of these great upcoming artist, events i've done, etc.. I just want the world to see my perspective, and my photography is my vision expressed to the world.

kAy:Where can a person of intreats find your work / reach you?

st0kes ;- my site is under construction, so for now my flickr account is VERY active or my posts on LAstereo . To reach me? shit anyone can come holla at me when i'm work (niketown los angeles), rolling thru the streets of los angeles, at any function lol, or you can just email ya boy

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this guy . .

hes like the taste

that you can never satisfy

the touch that liners

in ya mind

the breathe ; -- thats so hard to catch

the guy that you feel you already met

timeless is the emotion that i wanna say i feel

hoping and praying that time just stands still

i need this feeling to last forever

i wanna see how we grow togetha

when my prayers are answer

the blessing is him

im glad i dont need to search anymore . . .

for --

my lover , my king , my air , my everything

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I met a young man by the name of Josh aka JoshLaFlare , back in November at a little function on thurman ( shout out to LiTE ) & he had on this sick ass Letterman Jacket . Now I had heard of ' RandomStars ' hell , my bro KC had been rocking this nice sweater with a ballon heart logo on it .

I'll admit , this is the piece that made me fall in love with the whole idea of 'RandomStars' ; so in meeting Josh , I knew he'd be an amazing guy to do a piece on, so i sat down and thought of some questions , BBM'd josh ( LOL ) and got it going ..

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

LA talent , comes in so many different shapes and forms & in this case , its share between two young men ; who with releasing two mixtapes last year alone , are showing that they have what it takes to write , record and produce MUSIC . I chose to do an online interview with Aroc & Blaze , solely because at this present time , they have a hot mixtape out.

wanna check out their two mixtapes ; download below .

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