Guilty Pleasure

I stayed in yesterday so I could get a chance to sit around all day and do nothing. While I was at it I decided to download a bunch of new movies and have a quadruple feature. 'Waiting...' was funny, 'Two For The Money' and 'Domino' sucked. The one that really stood out was 'The Business'. It's about English gangsters partying and selling drugs in the south of Spain during the eighties. I know that isn't very descriptive, but if you have means, I highly suggest you watch it. For those of you living outside the UK, you won't be able to see it in the theaters, but if you're internet savvy enough, I'm sure you can dig it up. The coolest part about this film is the soundtrack, I swear it's like a fucking best of the eighties compilation for pop hits. Hence the title of this post, though many us don't like to admit it, cheesy eighties hits are a guilty pleasure. By the way, you can pick up that soundtrack right ----> here, enjoy.

What Goes On...

I finally got those papers out of the fucking way, I got the Jazz one out of the way last week, because I didn't mind writing about Bop too much. Then I ended up leaving the Machiavelli paper for Sunday, and then I decided to go out drinking Sunday night (a pattern I began on Thursday, when I should have originally done the paper). So I got it in this morning after an all-nighter, one day late. After which I had a few cocktails to celebrate my return to weeks of no schoolwork, but only for an hour because I had to go to my Philosophy class. Upon doing this I inadvertantly stumbled on an antidote for the boring lectures that have the same effect as heroin (i.e. nodding out). Yep, you guessed it, get drunk! I found it to be like when I go to shitty bars that I couldn't stand when sober, but when drunk I can actually trick myself into having a good time, oh the revelations, profound. Now I sit back at the place, drinking more, kicking off what in all likelihood will turn into a three week bender. As for the past weekend, fun was definitely had, but I can't discuss it here, because doing so would probably get me into serious trouble; despite my attempts to hide it, I'm still evil inside. This coming weekend should be big, so I'll try to keep it clean so I'll have something to say on Monday. As for now, I'm going to finish my drink and rip some tracks off the Logan Sama show, if they're good I might post them up on here, until then...

School's A Drag.

Well, I've had some fun the past week. Outside of my regular routine of going to bars or clubs almost every night, there's been a couple of keggers, some drugs thrown in for good measure, went to a rap show at Big Fish Pub (I wished it was a grime show the whole time I was there and ended up leaving without telling the girls I was with), had sex with multiple partners, went and saw one of the biggest fountains in the country, ran into an old dealer I hadn't seen in months (He told me he was going into a halfway house the next day), had a rowdy night with a friend from back east, got some time in at the pool hall, actually got to relax for a few hours at the local OTB with some beers and watch football, had some regular plain old sex, etc., etc., the list goes on, too much to list.... But anyways the point is no school work has been accomplished. I'm really gonna have to try not to go out until Friday, probably Thursday. I've got two papers due on Monday, both for online courses I do no work in, so the work must be done now. I've also got a big test soon in Philosophy that will probably determmine whether I pass or not. After this weekend I have a lot plans to do things that have nothing to do with school, and that will last for two or three weeks. So basically it's do the work in the next couple of days or fail the semester (except for a politics and film class). So as the title of this post pointed out already, school is a fucking drag.

Notes From The Underground...

I roar back over the bridge next to Mike's apartment complex. All the way up Rumson road I careen those turns relentlessly. On the outskirts of Red Bank I'm doing 60 in a 35. Not really caring too much, feeling good. The night sky ignites into a flashing red and blue light three ring circus. Sirens hounding my tail urging me to subside. Fuck, the cops. I pull over. Just stay calm, maybe they won't realize that you're drunk out of your mind and dusted to the eyeballs. "License, registration, and insurance, son." "Alright, officer." I raise my ass off the seat, grab the wallet from my back pocket, and procure the license. Registration? Insurance? Not my car. Where the fuck is it? I start fumbling around in a desperate attempt to find these printed identities. This is bad. It arouses suspicion in the cop mind, the last thing I needed right now. Had the car been reported stolen? God damn, I hope not. "Sorry officer, I borrowed the car from a friend, and I don't know where they are.” “Wait here son.” I keep my head still as if I were frozen by Medusa's gaze, but my eyes avert to the rearview mirror and lock my sights on the cab of the cop's car. He's back there fiddling with his on-board computer, pulling up my file. Conversing with his partner, deciding my fate. This goes on for about twenty minutes; the pigs always love to make you sweat it out. They must get some weird sadistic pleasure out of it.

Finally he gets out, this time accompanied by his partner. "Step out of the vehicle son." "Have you been drinking tonight?" "No, not at all." I reply. “Well, I think you reek of alcohol, so why don’t you step over to the sidewalk here and we’re going to do some sobriety tests.” “Well I haven’t been drinking, but if you insist.” Well, let’s not take any shortcuts. Like everything else, getting pulled over involves a process. It’s just like everything else; you’ve got to do your homework. You get pulled over and you show your license, registration, and insurance. You’ve got to be hassled. You’ve got to be taken out the car. Fuck. Drinking? Got to walk the line. So on this brisk December night, I’m out behind the car flanked by a cop on each side. “Recite your ABC’s son.” “Lift one leg in the air, touch your left finger to your nose, and count 30 Mississippi.” “Recite your ABCs backwards.” “Follow my light with your eye.” “Walk the line!” Disappointed, one cop walks back to the car. The other one chimes in “I don’t even smell the alcohol on your breath, all I smell is cigarettes.” Five minutes later the other cop returns with a couple of tickets; reckless driving and 56 in a 35. Whew… close one. Back to the car and on my way out of town. Hit 520 and tear up through Red Bank, Tinton Falls, Lincroft, Holmdel, Colts Neck, and Marlboro. Bang a left on 79. Cruise on into Freehold, up past the high school and up a few blocks to right across from the courthouse at Stacey’s. Roll in. Tell Bull all about my recent brush with the law and he gets his kicks from the story. So we begin walking around this girl’s friends house that went on vacation in the Bahamas or some shit. -----------------------------------omission-------------------------------------
Finished up and went upstairs to fix another drink. Hung for a bit and decided to go back to Mosar’s in Sea Bright—bad idea. I made it out of Freehold City and into Freehold Township when it started snowing. I went around a curve and lost it. 360 degree 80 mph spin headfirst into a tree. Blank………………….. Wake up. I start heading to Marlboro, 'I’ll take safety at Kerseys’. Make it half way and in my drunken, drugged out state I decide to go back to Stacey’s in Freehold. Flip a bitch. Get about a mile and POP! Three cops, two ambulances. FUCK. And there’s me in my frame twisted, three flat tires, shattered glass, mangled body of a car masterpiece. I’m done. Out the car. "You’ve been drinking! I can smell it all over you” Glass in my eyes, squinting I reply “No, I haven’t been drinking; I’m just really upset about the car.” One cop asks me if I’d like to go the hospital and I tell him I don’t. Meanwhile a couple of his buddies are searching through the car trying to find the booze. Then another one pulls up from down the road all excited. He’s brandishing a crumpled up, dirty twenty ounce can of Budweiser that looks as if it’s been lying there for weeks. “Ah, so you threw this out the window before we found you.” “No, that isn’t mine.” “Suuure.” He says in a sarcastic tone. It wasn’t mine; the truth is my Everclear was sitting in the bottom center console. When the cops were tearing the car apart they only bothered to check the top one, didn’t even realize there was a bottom one. But hey, the cops aren’t winning any awards for intelligence, so what can they do. Now they’ve decided they’re going to take me to the hospital to take a blood sample from me, and have someone fix my eye up while they’re at it. Cuffed and thrown in back I ride along with two young cops to the nearest hospital.

Ramble...

12:32 am, broke, 72 degrees, exhausted, full moon, silent
Silent morning envelopes the broken boulevards
Desert’s sweet kiss of wind falls upon the lonely souls of Apache Blvd.
I sit atop my idle perch watching their desperation
Clear a view as the 25 cent binoculars atop Paris in Las Vegas
The junkies swagger the pavement mixing up the medicine
The queens of the night wander the palms
Reaching for the next bill
Gunshots rip through cheap blinds
Madness barks into the night
Bullets drop to the pavement
The heroes of the city are redeemed
Pulled up with the golden touch
Sucked down by doing too much
Smoke runs down my nostrils
Anticipation grips me like a fever
I’m coming home now

Insomnia

What the fuck? Why I am still up? It's been two days and still no sleep. I almost slept earlier but just as i was about to pass out my friend called me from Iraq and went on about how shitty it is over there, I couldn't exactly tell him to fuck off, and that I needed sleep, so I just listened to him and told him I hope he makes it back alive. Then I went off to take a midterm , which I probably failed. I was hoping I could catch the bus home and sleep, but I couldn't. Instead I ended up cutting some tracks from a few pirate sessions. The sun went down and I thought maybe now it will happen, almost did too. But, no. Someone's pounding at my door telling me its time to go out and drink, and I can never turn that down. So now here I am, 3am, drinking Southern Comfort from the bottle and typing. Hopefully I can catch a nap between now and my Politics and Film class tommorrow, I'll probably just end up sleeping through the film tommorrow in class. That would be good, I already have to meet someone right after that at the bar to begin a crazy day and night of partying because we're celebrating three friends birthdays tommorrow. Fuck if I stay up until then I better cop some blow and get laid just to calm my nerves. Insomnia's healthy right? Good luck i say to myself, and with that I'll leave you with some words from Mr. Happy Harry Hard On:

"Drugs are out, sex is out, politics are out, everthing is on hold, I mean we definitely need something new. I just keep waiting for some new voice to come out of somewhere, and just say 'Hey! What is wrong with this picture'? Just take a look around."

My new favorite color is blue...

Grime Comps

Grime Comp (Something Old)

Tracklist:
1. Bare Face Dynasty - Dynasty Crew
2. OZ - Your In Trouble
3. Kano - Ghetto Kyote
4. Dizzee Rascal - Brand New Day
5. Virus Syndicate - Clockwork
6. Kano - What We Do
7. Wonder Ft. Plan B - Cap Black
8. Newham Generals - Front Line
9. Shystie - Bank Robbery (feat Ron, E Redeyez)
10. Roll Deep - Me
11. Dizzee Rascal - 2 For(ft Wiley)
12. Essentials - State Your Name Ft Kano & D Double E
13. Durrty Goodz - Freestyle
14. Shystie - Armshouse
15. JME ft Lethal B & Fumin - Lyrical
16. Crazy Titch - Scorpion
17. Demon & Kano - Bring Arms
18. Dizzee Rascal - Everywhere
19. Target & Doogz - Neverendinstory
20. Skepta - Private Caller Part II
21. N.A.S.T.Y. Crew - Take Dem Out
22. Roll Deep - When I'm Ere
23. Ruff Sqwad - These Days

Grime Comp (Something New)

Tracklist:

1. Wiley - WD25
2. Bruza - Doin Me
3. Doctor, Plan B, Purple - Broken Wings
4. N.A.S.T.Y. Crew - Nasty Gangbanger
5. Tinchy Stryder - You Know Me
6. SLK - Fightin To Ball
7. Rugrat & Strappa - Bow Down
8. Lethal B & Fire Camp - Forward 2
9. Young Dot ft UKG Allstars - Holla
10. NE - Sex, Drugs & Grime
11. Wiley Ft Syer & Brazen - You Ain't Real
12. Skepta Ft. Jammer - Swag MC Burial
13. Grimesville - Hands In Da Air
14. Durrty Goodz - Whats Happening
15. Faction G - Purple City Freestyle
16. Low Deep ft Jama J - Eyes on Me
17. Jiggalo - What The Deal
18. Jon E Cash - Cash, Money, Hoes
19. Lethal B - Fire
20. Purple - Blowin Up
21. Jammer - Jamek The World
22. N.A.S.T.Y. Crew - In The Place
23. Earz - Get Money
24. Newham Generals - Mic Centre
25. Ruff Sqwad Ft. Wiley - Summertime
26. Roll Deep - Heat Up Rmx
27. Ruff Sqwad - Breathe

Caffiene Needed

Philosophy midterm in six hours...
Decided to go out to a few bars and stay out all night drinking, got on a bus and met some guy freestyling, told him about grime beats and that he should flow over those instead of U.S. beats, he seemed interested and asked me where he could get some 12 inches or downloads tracks... ended up at some weird house on the outskirts of the city drinking Red Bull and vodkas and smoking too much bud. I haven't been to class since the last test... haven't read the book for the test.... should start doing that. 200 pages in six hours, glance at the review sheet. I should get an A, I love being responsible.

Ramble...

Disco tattered walls
Grimy electric renaissance
Schizophrenia in the streets
Apocalyptic death gleam
Razor sharp clouds
Beds of the gods
Supersonic ascent
Pierces fluffy little clouds
Dropped down into magnetic avenues
Shreds of the abandon
Gilding the sideways souls
Glow stick acupuncture
Contracted minds
Re-expand
The 2080s are over
Time for the 2060s
Gel-tab diplomacy
Nuclear winter for us all
Wall Street doom
Forget the boom
It’s a trans-Atlantic drawl
Tangerx bay
Treasure troves bouncing
Off cliff heads into the water
rowing down hashish alley
Aquatic markets of Gibraltar
O² nasal passage way
Chrome essence Amsterdam
Haarlemerstraat at dawn
Cobblestone 1850s
Blue spotlight brick reflection
Ancient squares adorned with Febo
Crystallized resinous death

Grime Sets

Grab these if you don't know...

Lioness Set 10.01.05

Black Ops - So Many Hoes
Jiggalo - Wot Da Deal (Instrumental) [White]
Jiggalo - Wot Da Deal [White]
DCoy - Barbarian
Grimesville - Hands In The Air
Dr Venom - Topsy Terror
Karnak - Flutes (Special)
DJ Q Feat Big Seak - Goin Back [True Tiger Mixtape]
Faction G Feat Shyam - It's Over [Facts Not Fiction Mixtape]
Scandalous Unlimited Feat Carly Bond & Purple [True Tiger Mixtape]
Scratchy - Shangooli [Dumpvalve]
Y Dot - Jealousy & Hate
Mizz Beats Feat Wiley, Jammer, Earz, JME & Syer - Saw It Comin' [Run The Roads 2]
King Of The Streets - Candy Flossin'
Blackjack - Arcade
Mariah Carey - Dont Forget About Us [Island/Def Jam]
Jammer - Hooks [White]
Bearman - Footsie Dub
Footsie - Bearman Dub
Scandalous Unlimited Feat Wiley - WD25 [True Tiger Mixtape]
Faction G Feat Triple Threat, Royal & B-Live - I Swear Down [Facts Not Fiction Mixtape]
Chase & Status Feat Roll Deep - Top Shotta [Breakbeat Kaos]
Waitz - Statik Pulse
Jiggalo - Lioness Funkville
Y Dot Feat Various - Holla
J Sweet - Kerb [White]
Karnak - Strings
Chunky B Feat Wiley & Merkston - Soon As I Get Home
Charley Feat Wong - So Many [EMI]
Striva Feat Channel, Wong & Saskilla - Dreamin' (Remix)
Jai Box - Don't You Think You've Had Enough
Lethal B Feat Kele Le Roc - Slow [V2]
Statik - I Do Me [IDM]
Nio Feat Skepta & Jammer - I Do Me (Statik Remix) [IDM]
Wiley - Icecream Man [White]
Chunky B Feat Soldier Kid - Never Dat
Chunky B - Marshall Law
Chunky B Feat Merkston & Stamina - Sup Sup Sup
Y Dot Feat Doctor - Jealousy & Hate


The Beats Promo Mixtape

Tracklist
1. The Streets - Streets Score
2. The Mitchell Brothers Feat Mike Skinner & Sway - Harvey Nicks
3. Professor Green - Freestyle
4. The Mitchell Brothers - 9 Grand In 5 Days
5. The Mitchell Brothers - Alone With The Tv
6. Leo The Lion - Ordinary Love Song
7. The Mitchell Brothers - She's Got It All Wrong
8. The Mitchell Brothers Feat Kano & The Streets - Routine Check
9. Professor Green - Routine Skit
10. Trim (Roll Deep Entourage) - They Gave Him An Inch
11. The Mitchell Brothers - I Know You Got The Money
12. The Mitchell Brothers - Excuse My Brother
13. The Mitchell Brothers - G.O.R.G.I.E
14. The Streets Feat Kano, Donae'o, Lady Sovereign & Tinchy Strider - Fit But You Know It (MC Version)
15. The Streets - All Got Our Runnings
16. Professor Green - Stereotypical Man
17. The Streets - Blinded By The Lights
18. The Streets Feat The Mitchell Brothers - Blinded By The Lights (Remix)


Keith P - Stateside Grime Mix (June 2005)

1.Wonder Feat. Sway-Call My Name(Dub)
2.Dizzee Rascal-Respect Me(XL Recordings)
3.Wiley-Morgue(White)
4.Swisha House-Still Tippin' Instrumental(White)
5.Ruff Squad-Love U Feel(White)
6.Davinche-F Loote(Paperchase)
7.Essentials-Shut Down Shop-(Paperchase)
8.Skepta-Private Caller Rmx(Mastabeatz)
9.Skepta-Muction(White)
10.D Double E & Footsie-Prang Man(Braindead & Lockdown Entertainment)
11.Eastwood-Bad Riddim Vocal(Dub)
12.Kano Feat. Ghetto-Typical Me(679)
13.JME-Serious(White)
14.Sticky Feat. SLK-Hype Hype(White)
15.Akala-Roll Wid Us(D'Explicit Rmx)
16.Fire Camp-No(White)
17.Roll Deep-When I'm 'Ere(Relentless)
18.Flowdan-Heat Up Freestyle(Creeper Vol.1)Dub
19.Wiley-Dragon Stout
20.Lethal B-Fwd Riddim(Snowman Rmx)White
21.Bossman-Bongo Eyez 2(White)
22.DJ Dreddy-Black Ops Mashup(Sub Low.Fm)
23.DJ Oddz-Champion Vip(Southside Recordings)
24.Plasticman-Cha(Terrorhythm Recordings)
25.Alias-Warriors(White)
26.Alias Feat. The Sugababes and Crazy Titch-Gully(White)
27.Big Ed-Frontline(Davinche Rmx)FL Records
28.Kano-P's and Q's(679)
29.DJ Q Feat. L Man-Ghetto Life(Dub)
30.Low Deep-Str8 Flush(Colourfulstate Recordings)
31.Imp Batch-Gype Riddim(In The Hood Records)
32.Wiley-Icepole Rmx(White)
33.Plasticman-Be There or Be Square(Terrorhythm Recordings)


Damage Control (KPFT Houston) 4/13/2005

Hour long clip from the Damage Control show on KPFT Houston. Includes interviews with Dizzee and Wonder and freestyles by Dizzee and the Houston rap crew the Grit Boys over Southern hip-hop and grime.

Convo with the Stank

xenon42o: are you in man?
*** Auto-response from stank2k: I am always away from my computer.
xenon42o: got a quick question
stank2k: yeah
*** Auto-response sent to stank2k: Don't ask me nothin' about nothin',
I just might tell you the truth.
stank2k: whats up?
xenon42o: cool
xenon42o: what your homepage url?
xenon42o: i had http://www.m******th.com/~trident/
xenon42o: but it said fuck you
stank2k: do you want the main page
stank2k: or the link gateway?
xenon42o: the one that was ur haomepage
xenon42o: i saw it at matts 3 weeks ago
stank2k: the link gateway then
xenon42o: looked beefed up, wanted to check it
stank2k: http://www.m*****th.com/~trident/gateway/
xenon42o: thats right
stank2k: :D
xenon42o: knew that, kinda drunk though
xenon42o: also talked to Matt about two of going to AMS, March?
stank2k: thats the plan
xenon42o: I'm so down
stank2k: im trying to save up some cash
xenon42o: already have the cash for it
stank2k: i think cory and dan the cow are gonna go.. its possible
xenon42o: matt said something bout the luxury apt
xenon42o: thought you neede at least one girl to get that?
stank2k: i dunno
xenon42o: think it says that on the site
stank2k: im not gonna do the apt
xenon42o: really
xenon42o: bulldog or something else?
stank2k: bulldog
stank2k: the apt sucks you in
xenon42o: real?
stank2k: and walking up those stairs sucks
xenon42o: i got the money for flight already
stank2k: and the apts on the lower floors are real small and shitty
stank2k: E and F are the best apts
xenon42o: 20 euro a night for bulldog is not much to come up with
stank2k: i think thats what it was
xenon42o: its nice to chill
xenon42o: but this time i'm going out much more
stank2k: its 20 euro for the regular rooms right
xenon42o: even gonna weed a couple days so i can party at clubs
xenon42o: 20 euro for the 20 person dorm
xenon42o: bout 25 a piece for a 3 bedroom
stank2k: id rather have a personal 1 bed room
stank2k: cheaper for me and the girlfriend
xenon42o: thats all I need though I could care less about spending money on shit, I just wanna be there
stank2k: yeah
xenon42o: no doubt, as long as I have transport, room, board covered, I'm straight
stank2k: yup
stank2k: smoooooke!
xenon42o: only 7 euro for ag
xenon42o: that could last me 2 - 3 days
stank2k: http://www.m******th.com/~trident/adam/
xenon42o: is this the pimped out guide?
stank2k: yup
stank2k: its still up
xenon42o: i still have it all upstairs
xenon42o: can't forget the spots
stank2k: there needs to be some revisions to the mega map
xenon42o: been learning dutch too
stank2k: awesome
stank2k: i cant wait to try this
stank2k: javascript:OpenWindow('WeedTypesIndex', '392');
stank2k: fuck
xenon42o: u sprekt nederlands?
stank2k: http://www.smokersguide.com/sg/images/smart_weed/hp13_barneys_marijuana.jpg
xenon42o: ik ben drunk
stank2k: i wonder if thats gonna be barneys cup entry this year
stank2k: g13 crossed with hash plant
stank2k: it looks insane
stank2k: thats a medical strain crossed with a resin filled hash plant... ugh
stank2k: outer space
xenon42o: barneys is tops
stank2k: cannabis cup 2003 dvd was posted in xvid format, did you grab it?
xenon42o: grabbed the dvd
xenon42o: watched it
stank2k: cool
xenon42o: deleted it
stank2k: lol
xenon42o: i'm just not that heavy into the weed anymore
xenon42o: when i get back to A'dam the weed will take up a small fraction of my trip
xenon42o: any pics of you on the site?
stank2k: which?
xenon42o: the trident server?
stank2k: www.myspace.com/*******
xenon42o: ur on myspace
xenon42o: lol
stank2k: yeah
stank2k: but i dont comments, and you can view all my friends
stank2k: cant*
xenon42o: u should move to manhattan get a 40k a year job and act like your really cool all the time.
stank2k: lol
xenon42o: dig your hero pic
stank2k: :)
xenon42o: and the minus the milo save cbgb pic

Hacking Sucks...

I'm too stupid to figure out how to post a picture on my profile, so I hack the blog to serve it.

Mad Gash

Not sure if I'll ever continue this shit. Just wanted to setup a picture profile on blogspot. Maybe sometime I'll throw some of my stories or poetry up on here, or if the grime scene ever makes it to the states I'll report on that.