Jay Smooth and the Ill Doctrine

Hip Hop is Dead (For You)...

Beating the Little Hater...

I found this blog, the Ill Doctrine, some months back. Jay Smooth has the longest running hip hop radio show in NYC. The show, called Underground Railroad, is on Sat. nights 12am - 2am WBAI 99.5 FM. Since 1991. Respect. His video blog site deserves some as well. His blurbs are down to earth, inspirational, and humorous. I have had it in my favorites for a minute now and look forward to the next post. And I encourage all to check it out as there is much more content than I can post here, all of it worth checking. Keep on keeping it real Jay!

www.illdoctrine.com

007 Shanty Town

I saw Desmond Dekker a couple times back in the early 90's. I remember one of the shows well at a little club in Eugene called Goodtimes. He absolutely killed it. This rhythm has always been one of my favorites. The song is always stuck in my head after watching The Harder They Come movie. A lot of heat came out this past year on this rhythm keeping is as fresh as ever.

Shaggy ft. Rik Rok and Tony Gold - Bonafide
Red Fox - I Don't Think So
Rayvon - Arm of the Wicked
Desmond Dekker and the Aces - 007 Shanty Town
007 Shanty Town Version

January's Big Dump

We got the most snow in one month, this past January, that I can remember for a really long time. It was a lot of fun. Lots of great, deep, days on the ski hill. But...


...keeping the driveway, and the back deck, clear was a bit of a challenge. This photo above was just three days worth of snow.

The 40 Watter

Been listening to the second disc of this old E-40 cd a lot lately. The verse's on the second disc are classic 40 watter. Kind of gone back through the old school west coast in the rotation last couple days because of a couple posts in a forum I read. This disc is fourteen years old...get up on your classic ish.

E-40 - From The Ground Up ft. Too Short, K-Ci, and JoJo
E-40 - Ballin' Out of Control

Lafa Taylor Last Friday Night

Got a last minute call spin this past Friday before the bands took the stage at the Summit Saloon and Stage. Lafa Taylor was in town, with Marv Ellis in tow, backed by the Escort Service Band. DJ Marko opened the live music for the night, again backed by ESB. The Northwest really has got some great music happening again. Lafa and Marv, both have been holding it down for more than a minute, but this past year the ante has been upped. They really know how to work a crowd up into a frenzy, most of whom I don't think planned on being frenzied up either. But you can't stop a good time once it gets rolling. DJ Marko came correct with the reggae riddim Jamacain style DJ banter. Check out all these guys when you can. And definitely pick up their music, which you can find on their sites (links below). ciao!

www.LafaTaylor.com
Lafa's Myspace

www.MarvEllis.com
Marv's Myspace

DJ Marko Myspace