Thrift Store Adventures: Winter Wardrobe
My only errand that day was to pick up a pair of cheap sweatpants that I could rock during my workouts. I was sure I could find a pair for the cheap at the thrift store near my credit union. It would be a simple mission: grab the sweats and get out quick.
Well, it didn’t quite work out that way.
Super Duty Tough Work Podcast – Episode 10: Weave Attack
Thanks for listening!
Follow and subscribe to Super Duty Tough Work:
iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterBlueprint in Seattle, WA on Thursday April 7th
To all of my Friends and Fans in Seattle, WA: I will be making my return there on Thursday April 7th at the Nectar Lounge. The show is the album release party for my friend Onry Ozzborn’s new album “Duo.” Hope you all can make it out. Ticket link below.
Purchase your tickets here: http://bit.ly/onryduo
Super Duty Tough Work – Episode 09
This week the most infamous podcast in hip-hop, Super Duty Tough Work, addresses the recent rash of odd hip-hop beefs, how beef has changed historically, and the new role of corporations in all of it. Illogic is the special guest co-host.
Thanks for listening!
Follow and subscribe to Super Duty Tough Work:
iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterConsistency is Everything
I have a couple of pieces of paper that hang on the basement wall where I do my morning workout. On these pieces of paper I track information about my workouts. The information goes back to the end of 2013 when I first decided to try to keep track of it and has the date of the workout and the number of reps I did on the bench press.
Super Duty Tough Work – Episode 08
The most infamous hip-hop podcast on planet earth is back again with this week’s episode of Super Duty Tough Work. My brother Illogic is the guest co-host again and brings the crazy topics. In this episode we discuss fake drug addicts, retiring vs quitting, blowfly stories, what happened to my car, and more. I also added a new segment at the end where I answer questions for independent artists that were submitted to me via twitter.
Thanks for listening!
Follow and subscribe to Super Duty Tough Work:
iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterFive Beats That Influenced My Production
One of the most common questions I get asked is what influenced my production style. It’s a great question, but one that is somewhat hard to answer because I have so many different influences. There are many more than I can list in a post like this, but I will explain five of the songs that influenced me the most as a hip-hop producer.
Super Duty Tough Work Podcast: Episode 07 “The KickStarter Blues”
After a brief hiatus, the most infamous podcast on planet earth, Super Duty Tough Work is back on the scene! This week Blueprint is joined by special guest co-host and indie rap phenom, Illogic. As always, the co-host brings the topics and this week Illogic brought topics that ranged from Computers taking over rap, Rappers Getting Sued over Kickstarter, hip-hop being blamed when rappers get shot, and much more. The results, as usual, are insightful and hilarious.
Follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, Tunein, and Soundcloud, Twitter, and RSS.
Everybody Needs Time Off
There’s a saying that goes, “choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” that I’ve always loved. The saying really sums up what it feels like for those lucky enough to have careers that they love as opposed to the all too common situation of having a job that they hate.We Finally Have A New Van
Hello friends and family. As many of you know, we suffered an automobile accident while on tour this summer that totaled my van. Thanks to the contributions of many of you, we were able to get another one! I’ve been quite about the process because the last 3 weeks of being home from the road has involved a lot of driving around the city, state, and neighboring states looking at 15-passenger vans. I know it sounds like a drag, but I met a lot of cool people out there that I otherwise wouldn’t have met (I describe a lot of these adventures on the most recent episode of me and DJ Rare Groove’s Super Duty Tough Work Podcast).
Super Duty Tough Work Podcast – Episode 04 “I’m Just Not Built For Jail”
Here’s the latest episode of me and DJ Rare Groove’s new podcast, Super Duty Tough Work. Enjoy!
Blueprint “Persevere” Official Music Video
Official Music Video for “Persevere” from my latest album King No Crown. Directed by GRMM for Visual House Media.
The Aftermath: Day Two
I woke up this morning with mixed feelings. I was energized by the fact that my fans wanted to see us finish the tour and chipped in to help buy a replacement van, but a little bit discouraged because I hadn’t been able to actually find an alternative van to buy here in Moline. There was literally almost no 15-passenger vans available in this city, and those that were available were cargo vans or at least 100 miles out. Even more discouraging was the fact that I hadn’t been able to even find one to rent. Renting wasn’t my ideal solution, but I was ready to do it if I couldn’t find anything solid to buy.
The Aftermath: Day One
We woke up at 5:30 am on the day following the accident, to make our way back to Clarence, Iowa where my van had been taken to try to get our things. Clarence is a really small town about ten miles from the scene of the accident, but about 50 miles from where we were staying in Moline IL. Our goal was to get there by 7:30am when they said they would be getting in.
My Tour Van is Totaled and I Need Your Help
Although almost every day on the King No Crown tour has been memorable for one reason or another, today is a day that I will probably never forget because it is the first time that I have ever gotten in an accident on tour and the time I came the closest to losing my life. I am still pretty shaken up by today’s events but I will explain.
