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“In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close knit communities, and our faith in God–too many of us now, tend to worship self indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we’ve discovered that owning things, and consuming things, does [...]

There’s a scene from the movie Clockers that always stuck with me.  It’s when the main character Strike tells the little kid Tyrone that “everybody needs a hobby”, then reveal his expert knowledge of trains and an elaborate train-set that he keeps hidden away in an apartment that none of the thugs he sells drugs [...]

Every time Kanye West puts out a new record people rush to expose all the samples he uses.  At this point I’m not sure if the purpose of publishing these lists is to discredit him, demystify the production process, or to give him props.  All I know is that every time the list is revealed [...]

I go to the library quite a bit.  Maybe once a week to pick up or drop off books.  A couple other times a week I go just to get some quiet time in away from home.  I think it’s safe to say that I like the library. I like the library for many reasons.  [...]

In 1995 I was just beginning my exploration into actually making hip-hop.  I grew up in Columbus, but was living in Springfield, Oh at the time going to school.  Inkwel and I had formed Greenhouse Effect during late night freestyle sessions, been to the studio a couple times, but had yet to put out any [...]

Latest promo for my dude Latimore Platz.  Check it out… Smokey Part 2 is available now. Download directly  HERE or via bandcamp: Share

Earlier tonight, I was headed out the house to run some errands.  I needed to return a book to the library and pick up a box from U-haul that was big enough to mail a keyboard in.  My gas tank was on empty so I stopped at a gas station a few blocks from my [...]

After much debate about whether it was a justifiable expense or not, I went ahead and bought a van.  It’s not a new van, in fact it’s pretty old and needs a good amount of work done to it before it’s road worthy, but I feel confident about my decision.  Next year I plan on [...]

I had a conversation with a friend about the difference between professionals and amateurs the other day, and was inspired to write about this. In every persons’ life there is a point where on their path to be whats considered a professional, they’re considered an amateur.  Whether that be by their own definition or by [...]

I’ve had this album for a while, maybe since 2002 or so, but recently rediscovered it.  The record is by Mike Hankinson and it’s called The Unusual Classical Synthesizer.  It was released in 1972, which was back when synthesizers were the new thing to experiment with, and everything on this record is a synth version [...]

  Yesterday I got news that my good friend and fellow Rhyemsayers artist Eyedea (Michael Larson) passed away. I’m still processing this and very much in disbelief that he is gone.  This was my dude and I’m kinda fucked up right now.  I’m not at the point where i can even really reminisce or do [...]

“…when you young kids burn them draft cards, you’re saying to us ‘old fools, one day old fool you gonna get this country in a war and we not gonna fight for you, which means you’re gonna have to fight it yourself!‘ But we old fools got news for you youngsters, before we ever have [...]

During the first month I stopped drinking, the most overwhelming feeling I had was the need to talk.  I’ve got plenty of friends that drink a lot, but I didn’t really feel like any of them were at the same place I was at with it, so I felt cut off; almost as if I [...]

Some of yall have pointed out that Paypal issued you a refund for your purchase of the digital version of Blueprint Who.  It’s a pretty confusing situation so here’s the explanation:  When I setup the album on Bandcamp (the company that allows us to sell/give away digital downloads), they have a place where you enter [...]

    My first time in Las Vegas was in 2007 I believe, on a Weightless tour that featured Dj Raregroove, Envelope, and myself. We played in a hookah lounge. It was packed at the time it needed to be packed but for whatever reason there ended up being like 3-4 more opening acts added [...]

I was in Santa Cruz yesterday surveying the area before our show and came across a book store a couple doors down.  Since I stopped drinking my appetite for reading has increased dramatically, and I’m starting to read a book a week on average.  I walked into this bookstore and felt kind of overwhelmed because [...]

I like napkins. Whenever I’m out eating I always take a few extra.  You never know when you may need them, so I try to keep a few in the stash; a couple in my back-pocket, maybe a couple in my backpack. As far as I’m concerned you can never have too many napkins. I [...]

Me, Ant, and Slug were on our way to get some food when we saw this dog was sitting outside a coffee shop in Missoula Montana.  I usually walk around the city and take pics but i wasn’t too happy with any of the pictures I took, plus this one is much better. This was [...]

FUDGING REALITY How big a step is it from manipulating the people and events in a reality TV series–to make the show more interesting–to manipulating the people and events in a documentary for the same reason?  Unfortunately, history teaches us that the path to corruption often starts as an apparent shortcut, a little bit easier [...]

I’ve only been to Bozeman Montana once before. I was with Atmosphere and we played at the Zebra Lounge, in downtown. It was a really small, intimate, dark club, and the show was 21+. This time around pretty much everything was the opposite. Share

As I was driving to Cincinnati today for some tour rehearsals with DJ Rare Groove I saw a cat standing by the freeway entrance, hitchhiking. The first thought that popped into my head was “damn, he’s got an awful lot of shit with him“.  The man had two bags with him, which to me seemed [...]

First of all, I want to thank everybody for the positive feedback on the music video for “Dream Big”.  I realized I didn’t really write a lot of notes in the youtube description area; mostly because I’m not sure if people ever read those notes, but also because I was afraid of it being too [...]

My first time headlining a show in Milwaukee was in 2005 right after 1988 came out. My dude Kid Cut Up brought me out and the show was dope. However, there was a lot of ruckus that night. From what I remember there were at least two girl fights, one near brawl with a dude [...]

“Pain” from Blueprint Who EP I don’t let the drums dictate the way what I spit layor if the rhythm of it’s what makes it greatI listen to it, then when I hit playmy mind drift into a place 50 years awayI see what would’ve been if i let the pen laythe Old Me got [...]

We left Columbus, Oh at 6am on Wednesday morning and got to Madison around 3pm. The drive in itself wasn’t bad, but driving 9 hours off of 3 hours of sleep doesn’t make it any easier. The show last night was at the Orpheum and it was sold out.  I’m gonna guess between 1200-1500 kids [...]

Sometimes you gotta persevere through all the chaos around you. Last week I was driving from Cincy back to Columbus from tour rehearsals and caught a flat tire on the freeway.  Pulled over and trooped it to a tire spot.  It ended up costing me about 2 hours and $75 bucks but I made it, [...]

  “In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else: a scarcity of whatever it is that information consumes. What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention” – Herbert Simon Thoughts? Share

I’ve noticed quite a few changes in myself in the three months that I’ve went without alcohol.  Increased productivity, considerable weight loss, and better eating habits to name a few.  But one additional side-effect I’ve noticed is that I’ve started to watch less and less television as the weeks go by.  At first I assumed [...]

click cover to download This past weekend I played at a festival called Tribez Vibez in Bellefountain, Ohio. It was a really cool experience and I was able to make some new fans there. In fact, I think the feedback I got after I got off the stage was some of the most inspiring feedback [...]

1. There are people who have to tour all year long, just so they can afford to live where they do for a few months out the year.  Obviously, this depends on where you live and how expensive it is, but the irony can’t be ignored.  Having to be gone all the time just to [...]