This past Friday my GF Megan and myself had the honor of attending Everlast’s show @ The Magic Stick.  We’re both huge fans of him, and were incredibly excited to see him;  especially after he cancelled his tour in July b/c his album, Love, War, & The Ghost Of Whitey Ford got pushed back until Sept. 23. 

He put on a great show and Meg couldn’t be more happy to see him.  There weren’t a lot of people there, but that didn’t seem to bother him, and he seemed truly greatful for everyone who came out.  More or less he did mostly newer shit including his DOPE cover of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” but did throw in a couple of his classics like “What It’s Like” “Ends” & “Black Jesus.”  I’m sure he felt this was a better show than his last appearance which is when he got rushed off the stage @ St. Andrew’s after his Eminem comment.  Some people just don’t know about the D, but I’m sure he knew this time.

BLUE COLLAR GENTLEMEN

An event put on by United States Of Mind/Boombox Ent. was going on the same night as the Everlast show @ the Old Miami, and since we were downtown we stopped in to grab a brew and shoot the shit for a minute.   One of A.M.’s first shows was @ the Old Miami, and we want to give a big shout out to them for never checking our IDs when we were underage getting wrecked.  I believe this is going to be a last Friday of every month event there, and it’s FREE so get out there and support good music, and people on the grind. 

First off, peace to Midcoast Most, Chief, Kenny P, Big Will, Pony Boy, A7, WHOLE USM, & everybody else who was @ the New Way Friday.  Always good to see my people MCM doing their thing and they killed the show.  I’m starving for some new material.  Eddie Logix of MCM did four beats on Lucky # 13, and two beats on Living A Nightmare. 

Speaking of Eddie Logix:

Just got a copy of Illite’s album Creme De La Creme which Logix has two beats on is very impressive.  You might know Illite from Subterraneous Records duo Octane & Illite.  They’ve been making some moves, and Octane is co-owner of Burn Rubber;  a custom shoe/shirt store in Royal Oak.  Anyways, I’m really feeling what I’ve heard so far, and look forward to putting this release in my rotation.

Next up, The Light Project by Quest M.C.O.D.Y.

I swear, Quest is Detroit’s version of Kanye West.  This album is dope, and put together amazing.  The album sounds great, and the message and overall vibe is positive.  Not to mention Quest is one of the best emcees in the D, he really makes the tracks come through visually.  Catch him @ www.questmcody.com or check out his blog site @ www.mylightproject.com

Dial81 Boxcar Portal

Dial81 of many projects including Level Jumpers, Formless Figures, & Cosmic Handshakes just released his latest Boxcar Portal, and I was extremely impressed although I’ve been a fan of his work since LJ’s Simply Complx.  Dial makes obscure music, but it’s not off-center.  The production on this album is creative and dope as hell.  Dial81’s rhymes flow great over his self-produced landscapes, and features include Skrapz, Kadence (Abolitionists), Count Bass D, Misinformants, and a few others.  Head over to Dial’s site @ www.myspace.com/dial81 and check out his video “Dehydration” directed by Horse….it’s fly.

Dante & Deck The Fixtape 2:  Still Broke

To be honest I had spoke to Dante recently and told him I DLed the CD when I hadn’t, and I randomly got a copy of the release thru my man TEXT.  The Fixtape 1 didn’t catch me really except for the song “Work” which also featured The Sponge & AKA.  Mostly because the material wasn’t original music.

The Fixtape 2, however, I’m enjoying much more and appreciate much more original material.  The drops from local and nationwide artists are dope since DT’s been all over the WORLD;  he’s toured Europe twice, and is probably trying to help people in Africa or something.  Catch him at www.havocpro.com  You can find this album online for download.

Just trying to put people up on the plethora of talent in our state.  Check out www.detroitrap.com for other great music courtesy of yours and mine!

Yes, ever since The Sopranos the best show on TV is back.  Sundays @ 10PM on HBO catch the adventures of Vince, Eric, Turtle, Drama, & Ari with his freak outs.  Not to mention bad bitches, and dope cameos.  This is the best show on television.  My other favs are Hell’s Kitchen, Top Chef, & Kitchen Nightmares… amongst other RBPs and interesting shows.

Kitchen Nightmares Thurs @ 8 PM on FOX.  If not 8, then 9…last week was a re-cap and a 2 hour special.  This season my homey Gordon Ramsey is hitting up a Michigan restaurant off Jefferson in Detroit.  My boy Jeff told me, but I forgot if I remember to update I shall.  Long story short, Gordon keeps it realer than most and entertaining as the best.