Beats, Rhymes and Life

Sean Bell

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:46:00 +0000

The United States is steadily declining into a horrible place in more ways than I could list in an hour. Please don't argue with me on this one. Rawkus & Phonte (Little Brother) hit this one right on the head. My father wasn't abusive but I think in a way I understand how it feels when the person who is supposed to help you, protect you and set a good example, does the opposite. Large portions of our government, our judicial/law enforcement system and our media opress, misinform, exploit and abuse the very people whose prosperity it depends on. Citizens are the building blocks of this nation and they insist on keeping those building blocks as weak as possible. No wonder our house is falling down.

Read about the case.

Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Direct Link)

SOULTRON

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:21:00 +0000

Earlier this month I kicked off a monthly funk/soul party. It's called "Soultron". I recorded portions of the night. Big shout out to SCION for sponsoring April. Future sponsors include SCION, Flud Watches, Evanshotya.com and Frank151. Peep the photos at evanshotya.com

These are Zshare links.
Chill Set
Upbeat Set

Zimmie & Nugget on SCION Radio

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:38:00 +0000

On our recent West Coast mini-tour we did a guest spot on Scion RADIO. Our homie DJ Haul (Haul & Mason MySpace) hosts Channel 6 - Kitchen Sink Radio. We did a set on the 1's & 2's and had an interview. Give it a listen. HEAD'S UP! It's a streaming loop. If you tune in and don't catch us, keep listening, you'll get it.

Scion RADIO 17 - Kitchen Sink w/ DJ Haul

Special Olympics Freestyle Battle

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:37:00 +0000

When I first watched this I had a few possible outcomes in mind:

1. One or both of these kids is going to be insanely ill on the mic.
2. Both of these kids are going to be insanely terrible on the mic.

Instead I got a third option and I pissed in my pants laughing.

Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics (Direct Link)

Yes You!

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:04:00 +0000

Everyone in all of these photos can all go fuck themselves.

Dark Meat @ SXSW

Talkboxes are F'n amazing!

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:42:00 +0000

If you don't laugh when you listen to this, don't ever talk to me again.

Capone & Noreaga - Sexual Seduction Freestyle

VIP Pass

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:13:00 +0000

Take it easy, dogg

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:40:00 +0000

Apparently, Blackula is an outdoorsy type of ninja.

My Hero

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:30:00 +0000

Tracy Morgan - Wasted on tv.

Whew...

Knockers

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:52:00 +0000

I almost shit myself when he talked about the TVs.

Hipster DJs

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:53:00 +0000

Attention:

YOU SUCK!

This picture was taken at SXSW. I won't diss the blog I got it from by naming it. What's wrong with this picture?

HOW THE FUCK ARE THESE GUYS DJING?

On one turntable you have a laptop. On the other turntable you have a stuffed animal. The other guy is mixing up a can of beer. That douche isn't even wearing headphones, so let's say he isn't a DJ and just a guy who thinks that wearing a polo with an hoodie that has a fast food step-and-repeat is cool. Are you just playing some tracks from iTunes? Are you using some software that auto-mixes? Are you checking your MySpace?

When I see you DJing, it better sound like a party and you better be sweating cuz you're working really hard. I don't want to see 9 people with American Apparel (read previous post) all giggling around a mixer and 234 laptops. "YAY. DJing is fun! This picture will be on a BLOG! I'm so trill!"

Fuck you.

Cut Chemist - Spat

American Apparel

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:24:00 +0000

I'm done with American Apparel. I've inserted various songs in this post that are the complete OPPOSITE of American Apparel. Download and/or play any/all of them while you read so that you don't start wearing zebra tights and listening to Steve Aoki.

White Zombie - Soul Crusher

1. THE CLOTHES

-I'm really happy that you guys pay your workers a good wage, provide healthcare, wish to legalize immigration in LA, blah blah blah. The bottom line is, your clothes suck my cock.

-HOODIES
-There's nothing like paying $49 for a blank hoodie in my size (XXL), getting it home, washing it in cold water and hang drying it so it doesn't shrink and then being left with a MEDIUM that I can't wear. I think I'd have to buy a 5XL to get my actual size. I have the same body type as this guy, as I'm sure you do, which is why AA hoodies are the bestest.

Also, when I buy a an American Apparel hoodie, it's soft as a baby's ass and wrinkle free. After 1 was I have a garment made out of a material that resembles maple leaves. This actually doesn't bother me because I carry an ironing board and iron out with me. I enjoy having a seatbelt wrinkle in the club.

-T-SHIRTS
-I also enjoy a t-shirt that's 9 feet long with sleeves that are 2 inches long. That's how I'm built, I don't know about you. I'm actually a salamander. I have no muscle in my arms.

The awesome American Apparel shrink factor applies to these as well. It's a shame that not all of my suppliers stock other brands so sometimes I have to print on your shirts.

-UNDERWEAR
-Who wears boxers? Not me! Nobody does. I wear briefs with a dickhole so that I can look like a 5 year old when I get with the ladies. They love that shit. Why not just print Spiderman on them? You guys rant and rave about your cotton, make some of it into boxers. I'd even probably check out boxer-briefs. I'd probably even check out your briefs if they weren't cut for Ken dolls and in colors that Boy George rocks.

Helmet & House Of Pain - Just Another Victim

2. THE STORE
-Do you guys even hire humans?

This post actually falls short of where I think it should be because I don't have any photos of actual AA staff. They may not even photograph, for all I know.

I love it when I walk into the store and I get a huge dose of the condescending "I can't believe you shower and your clothes match" hipster Haterade. It's like I'm automatically a fuck because I have goals or something. I might as well be Johnny Footballhero.

Then I get to ask questions which means that they're obviously smarter than I am or some shit. I'm sorry I don't understand the subtle variations in the cut of your 28 styles of the same t-shirt. I'm not even sure how I navigated to your mecca of clothing this afternoon without getting lost.

TOOL - Ticks & Leeches

3. MARKETING

-If the previous post didn't give you an indication about my attitude towards your staff, how about you turn the knife by putting them in your ads.

CAUTION:
STOP READING IF YOU EVER WANT TO HAVE A BONER AGAIN

Makes me want to buy clothes.

Makes me want to buy more clothes.

Nothing like a billboard of a big hipster ass or some hairy armpits or a guy in tights to make me want to pop in for a unitard.

Queens Of The Stone Age - Song For The Dead

4. IRONY
-I haven't tried any of your other awesome products but I'm sure they're just as rad as the ones I have. Let's be fucking real here with this shit:

Safely holds your Sony Walkman cassette player

Safely holds your Sony Walkman hipster boner

Looks like a Christmas present that I don't want

It's the adventures of SUPER HIPSTERRRRRR

For those times when you want to walk around after a shower but still have your hog hanging out

Dieter

Dieter (lounge version)

Cocaine

Yep, I'm impotent now

These glasses enable you to see into 1986

I might not recover from writing this post.

Pantera - Good Friends & A Bottle Of Pills

WNBA = The Fucking Worst

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:49:00 +0000

Watching the Women's NBA is like watching the Playboy channel. You lie to yourself and think you're going to see something cool, but just as soon as it's supposed to go in, NOTHING! (Obviously it's worse because there's Playmates on the Playboy channel). The highest scoring WNBA game ever ended with a score of 23-41. That's like 2 baskets per year. There's no dunking, no faking, and of course the worst part....NO SWATTING. If I were had a genie, I would use one of my wishes to be a professional basketball player. I wouldn't want to score 50 points a game, just have 900 swats. Every time someone shoots, I let them get really excited for a split second, then I leap 12 feet in the air and blast the ball directly into a teenage girl's nose. I'm talking 2 hand stuffs against the backboard, hitting the rock back into shooters faces, grabbing potential dunks and just slamming players on their ass.

Next time the WNBA is on at a bar near you, put ACID in your beer and maybe you'll have the hallucination of an exciting game.

P.S. I'm pretty sure that the worst, most benchsittingest player from the NBA could beat the best "I'm a spokesperson for K Swiss basketball shoes" player from the WNBA in a game of 1 on 1, 11-0.

Shout out to Tara.

Kurtis Blow - Basketball

WHAT'S REALLY HOOD, BITCH?!?

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:29:00 +0000

This never gets old.

For Sale

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:37:00 +0000

She don't need a hook, she needs a salad.

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:43:00 +0000

Heavy Vee - "I Don't Need A Hook"

Mega Robot Suit

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:01:00 +0000

This kid rules. He's saving for college. Good thing too, he spelled it "collage". (Shout out to Tara)

Mega Robot Suit on eBay

Kool Keith - I'm Seein' Robots

Austin. Austin Massachusetts.

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:11:00 +0000

I hate the holidays. (this is a late posting) Between 4 billion DJ gigs and all the people who buttress their relationships by buying people shit they don't need, I was ready for a break. Thanks to the fantastic people at Southwest Airlines and Priceline.com, I was able to go to Austin for mad cheap with my friend Kara and get my chill on.

Listen to this fantastic track while you browse my amazing photos...

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Riviera Paradise

Ha Ha! (Justice Pt. 2)

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:43:00 +0000

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/01/justice_show_mo.html

Also, I may be slightly famous...

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/01/united_tradesho.html

STOP.....hobbit time!

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:50:00 +0000

Shout out to Tara.

Rapper beef.

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:54:00 +0000

Timbaland, 50 Cent and Wyclef have been implicated in a steroids investigation.

NYTimes Full Story

WTF?

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:48:00 +0000

My favorite line is, "Ohio's agriculture is based on rain."

DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:19:00 +0000

In celebration of me going to see DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist next Friday in Philly, I'm sending out their sets from their first 2 "all 45" tours. This new tour, The Hard Sell, will feature Cali's finest on all 45 RPM records and even the little 3" single joints. (Zip file at the end)

Brainfreeze - Released in 1999

Mix One

* Lamont Johson Quartet - "Thunder Kick" (Trailer to unreleased film)
* The Jules Blattner Group - 2001 - "A Soul Odyssey"
* Fried Chicken - "Funky DJ"
* The Mohawks - "The Champ"
* Reuben Bell - "Superjock"
* Albert King - "Cold Feet"
* Ultimate Force - "I'm Not Playing"
* Eddie Bo and Inez Cheatham - "Lover And A Friend"
* Mack Rice - "Three People In Love"
* The Nu People - "I'd Be Nowhere Today"
* Nu-Sound Express Ltd - "Ain't It Good Enough"
* Mystic Moods - "Cosmic Sea"
* American Gypsy - "Inside Out"
* Odetta - Hit Or Miss
* The Mar-Keys - "Grab This Thing (Part 2)"
* Rusty Bryant - "FireEater"
* Simtec and Wylie - "Bootleggin'" (Part 2)
* Wilbur Bascomb and The Zodiac - "Just A Groove In 'G'"
* Eddie Bo and The Soul Finders - "We're Doin' It (Thang) (Part 2)"
* Rufus Thomas - Sophisticated Sissy
* The Showmen Inc. - "The Tramp (From Funky Broadway)" (Part 1)
* The Original Soul Senders - "Soul Brother Testify (Part 2)"
* Rufus Thomas - "Itch and Scratch (Part I and II)"
* Alvin Cash - "Keep On Dancing (Instrumental")
* Lou Courtney - "Hey Joyce"
* Bummer radio spot

Mix Two

* The Singing Principal - "Women's Lib"
* Salt - "Hung Up"
* The Soul Lifters - "Hot, Funky, and Sweaty"
* Frankie Seay and The Soul Riders - "Soul Food"
* The Interpretations - "Jason Pew Mosso" (Part 1)
* Thunder and Lightning - "Bumpin' Bus Stop"
* Billy Garner - "I Got Some"
* Pleasure Web - "Music Man (Part I and II)"
* Gary Byrd - "Soul Travelin' (The G.B.E.)" (Part I)
* Clifton Chenier and Grandma Gee Gee - "Just Keep On Scratching"
* "W" radio spot
* Marlena Shaw - "California Soul"
* The Vibrettes- "Humpty Dump (Part 1)"
* Eddie Bo - "From This Day On"
* 7-Eleven - "Dance The Slurp"
* Kraftwerk - "Numbers"
* Flash and The Five - "Flash It To The Beat"
* Pearly Queen - "Quit Jivin'"
* Tony Alvon and The Belairs - Sexy Coffee Pot
* Chuck Mangione - "Hill Where The Lord Hides"
* Funka Fize - "No Words"
* Schooly D - "Gucci Time"
* Jurassic 5 - "Unified Rebelution" (A cappella)
* Third Guitar - "Baby Don't Cry"
* Don Pierce - "This Funky Thing"
* Funka Fize - "Because You're Funky"
* The Troubleneck Brothers - "Back To The Hip Hop"
* Stu Gardner - "Devil In A Man"
* Samson and Delilah - "There's A DJ In Your Town"
* Giorgio Moroder - "Tears"
* Tim and Bill - "Someone"

Product Placement - Released in 2001

Tracklisting:

1-01 Oscar Da Grouch I Got Two
1-02 Little Grady Lewis & Soul Smokers Smokin' Soul
1-03 Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band A Whole Lot Of Love
1-04 LL Cool J I Need Love
1-05 Eddie Simpson Big Black Funky Slave
1-06 Harold Alexander Mama Soul
1-07 Charlie Whitehead Let's Do It Again (Part 3)
1-08 Cold Grits It's Your Thing
1-09 Backyard Heavies, The Expo '83
1-10 Timmy Thomas Sexy Woman
1-11 Kool & The Gang N.T.
1-12 Freddy Scott (You) Got What I Need
1-13 Bobby & James Purify I'm Your Puppet
1-14 Oceanliners, The Funky Pants
1-15 Thunder, Lightning & Rain Super Funky (Part 1)
1-16 James Brown Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothin'
1-17 Unknown Artist Superstition
1-18 National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation Rappin' With Gas
1-19 CD III Get Tough
1-20 Man Parrish Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)
1-21 B-Boys, The Rock The House
1-22 Newcleus Jam On It
1-23 Davy DMX One For The Treble
1-24 Grandmaster Melle Mel Step Off
1-25 Newcleus Destination Earth
1-26 Soul Searchers, The Ashley's Roachclip
1-27 Orange Krush Action
1-28 Pieces Of A Dream Mt. Airy Groove
1-29 Bill Withers Kissin' My Love
1-30 Mandrill Mango Meat
1-31 Jazzy Jeff* A Touch Of Jazz
1-32 Kid 'N' Play Last Night (Instrumental)
1-33 Esther Williams Last Night Changed It All
1-34 James Brown Funky President
1-35 Miami Chicken Yellow
1-36 Johnny Cameron & The Camerons Funky John
1-37 Willie John Ellison You Got To Have Rhythm
1-38 Harvey & The Phenomenals Soul And Sunshine
1-39 Mongo Santamaria Coylude
1-40 Communicators & Black Experience Band The Road
1-41 Dennis Bryant Soul Man
2-01 Lifeforce (2) The Freeze
2-02 Earnest Jackson Funky Black Man
2-03 Little Buck Little Boy Blue
2-04 Dandelion Wine Hot Dog
2-05 Nu-Sound Express, Ltd. One More Time You All
2-06 Nu-Sound Express, Ltd. Keep On Dancin'
2-07 Commodores Keep On Dancin'
2-08 Gerald Wilson California Soul
2-09 Messengers, The California Soul
2-10 Poets, The (5) Fun Buggy
2-11 Union (2) Strike
2-12 New Seekers, The It's The Real Thing
2-13 Ivor Raymonde Orchestra It's The Real Thing
2-14 Basic, The Milk
2-15 Cookie Crew, The Born This Way (Instrumental)
2-16 Larry Sanders Story Of My Love
2-17 Jessie James Move On Out Of My Way
2-18 Yellow Sunshine Yellow Sunshine
2-19 Rodney O & Joe Cooley Cooley High
2-20 Nairobi & Awesome Foursome Funky Soul Makossa (Rap)
2-21 Logic Circuit Motorcross Pt. 2
2-22 Unknown Artist Hell's Belles
2-23 Outcasts, The (2) Loving You Sometimes
2-24 Gran Am Get High
2-25 David McCallum House Of Mirrors

DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist - Brainfreeze & Product Placement (Zipped)

P.S. Big shout out to Cut Chemist who can be seen for 30 seconds as a chemistry teacher in the new movie "Juno".

Let Down

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:27:00 +0000

When people have a baby, they commonly say, "I just want my child to be healthy".

It's getting harder and harder for me to talk to fat people and pay attention to what they're saying because I have to block out my constant thought about how and why they got so fat.

Even though you're 30, I bet your parents still want you to be healthy.

DJ Haul in Pittsburgh

noreply@blogger.com (The Switch) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:30:00 +0000

Last week the homie DJ Haul (HaulandMason.com) came to represent at our monthly (Quality Control) at Privilege in Pittsburgh. The party was live and Haul's set was fresh as usual. If you haven't heard Haul and Mason, they rock 4 turntables and nobody does it better. This is their mix from 2004 (still dope as 2009) on ALL VINYL -NO SERATO!

Haul & Mason - 4 Turntable Beatdown (Full Album) (Zipped)

And of course, had to hit Primanti's...