FOR THOSE OF YOU IN CALI, AMIR AND I WILL BE OUT THERE FOR A LIL BIT... PUTTING IT DOWN. SAN FRANCISCO, THIS FRIDAY JUNE 5TH.
IF YOUR IN LOS ANGELES BE SURE TO CHECK US OUT AT ZANZIBAR ON THE SANTA MONICA PIER. AFRO FUNKEES 6 YR PARTY... ALSO DOING A FEW OTHER PARTYS IN THE L.A. AREA AS WELL... LONG OVER DO, HINT HINT.
CHECK OUT THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MARVIN GAYES EGO TRIPPIN' AND THE RARE 12" BY WALTER WHISENHUNT " I'M SALUTING YOU FOR YOUR LOVE".
THE MUSIC IS THE EXACT SAME BACKING TRACK FOR BOTH JAMS, NOT SURE WHAT THE STORY IS, ANYBODY WHO KNOWS... FEEL FREE TO HIT ME UP.
WHILE WALTER'S VERSION IS COOL, I PREFER MARVIN'S JAM. WALTER IS ALSO THE PRODUCER BEHIND THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER (FOR GOOD REASON) GLORIA ANN TAYLOR RELEASE ON THE SAME LABEL...AN AMAZING 3 SONG EP WHICH HAS SOME ODDBALL STUDIO OVERDUBBING GOING ON. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, IM SURE YOU CAN FIND INFO ON IT, OR CHECK OUT THE KON AND AMIR RADIO SHOW, AS I RECENTLY RAN ONE OF THE TRACKS FROM HER EP.
IM NOT SURE WHY THIS WONT LINK CORRECTLY, AND I DONT CARE ENOUGH TO FIGURE IT OUT...SAVE YOURSELF THE TIME AND THE ABSURD AMOUNT OF MONEY ONE WOULD ASK FOR TO BUY THIS 12"........COPY AND PASTE TO YOUR BROWSER,DOWNLOAD WALTERS JAM BELOW.
OK, SORRY IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE IV'E POSTED SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD GIVE A SHIT ABOUT.... SO HERE'S A TASTY BLEND/ EDIT...GRANDMASTER FLASH OVER KENNY DOPES DUB VERISON OF MOCAMBOS HARD HITTING COVER OF THE MESSAGE. SHOUTS TO MY MAN LAZY BOY ! STAY TUNED FOR MORE...KEEP CHECKING THE MONTHY KON & AMIR RADIO SHOWS OVER AT WWW.SPINEMAGAZINE.COM ENJOY ! KONSMESSAGE
Monday, May 4, 2009
THIS THURSDAY MAY 7TH, I WILL BE SPINNING A NEW PARTY "PUDDIN" AT NYC'S APT, ALONGSIDE RESIDENT... LOVE ON THE RUN. IF YOU LIKE YOUR DISCO LIKE WE DO, BANGING NICELY ON APT'S FUNKTION 1 SOUND SYSTEM...BE SURE TO STOP ON BY.
FRIDAY THE 8TH IM SPINNING ALONSIDE MY HOMIE, GUCCI VUITTON (BODEGA BOSTON) AT PUMA CITY. WITH THE ROOF DECK PATIO JUMP OFF AND WARM WEATHER, IM HOPING IT WONT BE RAINING OUTSIDE THAT NIGHT, CHECK IT OUT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU IN NYC, COME CELEBRATE AMIR'S 50TH BDAY ! EXPECT THE USUAL DOSE OF MUSIC FROM US. A GOOD TIME WILL BE HAD FOR SURE, I THINK ITS SUPPOSED TO BE NEAR 70 DEGREES AS WELL.
MORE YOUTUBE MADNESS. RAKIM CAN CAPTIVATE A PACKED HOUSE AT THE APOLLO, WITHOUT SWEARING, OR TALKING ABOUT MONEY, JEWELS,CARS, HOES, CHAMPAGNE...OR ANY SILLY ASS DANCERS, OR 100 GOONS ON STAGE DOING NOTHING.
TODAYS HIP HOP CULTURE( DOES IT EXIST ?) WILL NEVER SEE AN M.C. OF THIS MAGNITUDE. (JAY-Z DOESNT COUNT....HES BEEN IN THE GAME SINCE THE 80'S) RESPECTED BY THE HARDEST OF THE HARD, KILLERS, TEACHERS, M.C.S AND D.JS, DONE WITHOUT HAVING TO TALK ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HES KILLED, OR HOW MUCH DRUGS HES SOLD.
DOPE FOOTAGE OF SKYY DOING ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES, FIRST TIME AROUND...RANDY MULLER IS NO JOKE. THIS JAM IS WHAT CLASSY SLEAZ IS ALL ABOUT. WHILE IM NO VIDEO EXPERT/ COLLECTOR...ID SAY THIS IS THE SAME CLUB, IN WHICH THE RAPPERS DELIGHT VIDEO WAS SHOT. WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH OUT YOUTUBE !