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Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 03:51 in Events by 88-KeysJune 4, 2008 3:27 a.m.Let me pick this up here, DUMB early in the morning, with Evidence, The Alchemist and myself (88-Keysidencetheist) on the FRV Tour bus discussing the several different ways us hip hoppers greet each other from coast to coast. We went through the list: The Barely Know You, The Just Came Home (a.k.a. The Just Got Out), The I'm Better Than You, The One Pat, The 2 Pat (One Pat Pt. II), etc. The list goes on. Allow us to educate you (a.k.a. 'put you on son') to proper Hip Hop Hug Etiquette 101.
June 4, 2008 7:44 p.m.We're cruising along headed through L.A. to Anaheim, CA. I was a little hip hopped out by this time and already had my South Park fix for the day. I love hip hop and all but, personally, I like to mix it up throughout the day just to keep my batteries fresh. I'm into a lot of genres music happens to fall into nowadays. I asked the guys if they listen to any alt-rock [alternative/rock] music and if they would mind that I play some on the bus. I wanted to put them onto some really cool bands I've come across these past few months such as Land of Talk, Spoon, The Walkup [shouts to my man Chuck Brody of Shitake Monkey for putting me on to these last two groups]. Everyone liked these alt-rock artists a lot. Speaking of Land of Talk... FIRE! I love their EP which I *PURCHASED off of iTunes. I'll give you all a taste of Land of Talk in my next post.
*Purchase = acquire (something) by paying for it; buy
"88-Keys heard of Land of Talk, searched for their material, purchased it from iTunes because he supports and respects hard working artists and their craft. Boyyyyy!"
June 4, 2008 8:34 p.m.All is well and we finally hit The City of Angels. Besides our tour manager, all of the Left Coast peoples pretty much 'checked out'. All going home to their respective place of residence to pack, take care of personal errands and be with their loved ones before continuing this Fresh Rhymes and Videotape Tour. Even my DJ SynCity decides to stay in L.A. so she could go to the N*E*R*D show, sponsored by Microsoft and Zune, happening at The Roosevelt Hotel. I was invited by The Alchemist to chill at his crib if I wanted to and also Rakaa Iriscience told me to reach out if I wanted to get into something for the evening out in L.A. I graciously declined however because I just wanted to go to my 'telly in Anaheim, shower, take a sh*t, sleep and watch South Park...but not in that order. Onward - To Anaheim I go.
June 4, 2008 9:53 p.m.I just got checked into my 'telly which is right across the street from Disney Land. Fun times. 'Telly = hotel. Doesn't that sound like some English jargon? ["Tally-ho bloke, are you 'eaded to the 'telly? Very well then. Carry on. Cheerio 'n' g'day."] Okay. I'm obviously tired. My next entry will be in the a.m. G'night!
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DJ Babu & The Babu Boys - Micah & Niko.......Mickey Lives Across The Street!June 5, 2008 8:24 a.m. (Good Morninum)I'm up and at 'em. Ready to blog my little heart away. Guess what? My room's internet service is down. Ah, the wackness. So I go to front desk and the dude had the nerve to tell me it was my computer. That maybe I'M (implying that I'm the only patron with this complaint) not getting service because I'm using a Mac. Uh... has he NOT seen the Mac vs. PC commercials? Macs are way cooler than PCs. Duh! So now I'm using their 'conference room'... /CAFETERIA for ethernet service. I set up shop at a small dining table. I have my computer, iPod and external hardrive because I'm also making purchases [remember that word?] on iTunes while I blog. All of these people keep staring at me while eating their complimentary continental breakfast pastries. I felt like Perez Hilton at Starbuck's or something... just way more masculine.
June 5, 2008 11:06 a.m. - 12:09 p.m.Off to Macy's now for you know what. (I know I time stamp these but please don't count the days - uh... *ewww*). Now I was told I could either take a $30 cab or a $3 bus ride over to Macy's. I'll go with the bus. Now I was buggin' out because for $3 you get what they call a one-day pass. ONE [full] DAY pass to go where ever you'd like in the city of Anaheim. You'd be lucky to get two transfer points for $7 in The Rotten Apple. Now guess what happens next? Yep! Polo undies: COPPED! But my dumb-*ss forgot to buy my Polo Ghost Socks so I guess I'll be headed to Macy's again tomorrow. *sighs*
June 5, 2008 5:01 p.m.Just getting passed check point for venue. Had to explain to security why my name is 88-Keys. I should have taped this conversation. Funny. I met DJ Babu's sons Micah (3) and Niko (9). Cute kids. Niko is actually rhyming on Babu's upcoming album [Duck Season 3]. I told him that his son's song should be the first single. It's dope! Later on I met his wife. He has a beautiful family... just like me. *wink* [insert The Beatnuts - "Props Over Here" here].
My Employee BadgeJune 5, 2008 9:24 p.m.A couple of people I knew came to my show at the House of Blues Anaheim, where I KILL't it. A few people from MySpace came to check me out. It was cool to get to meet them in person and give them hip hop hugs. My homegirl Bernyce treated me to dinner since I was visiting. Good because my ass is CHEAP! Just kiddin'... or AM I? She took me to a wacky restaurant, which was on the premises, called the Rainforest Café. The entire restaurant was made up to look like an actual jungle. With me being West African and all, I felt right at home. *oongowa - click - click* This place was rather nuts though. They kind of went overboard with the whole 'jungle' theme. To the point where not only do they have life-sized replicas of elephants, lions, gorillas and such but they're all automated. Every few minutes a [virtual] thunderstorm would take place where the lights go out, you see 'lightning flashes', feel the ground tremors from the wild stampede of animals (all roaring... VERY loud) which apparently get whipped into a frenzy due to weather conditions. I guess the only thing missing was the smell of sh*t from these animals. Yeah, that would have just brought the whole dining experience/jungle theme together. Food was good though. Try the shrimp.
88' & Bernyce Enjoy The Amazon EateryJune 6, 2008 2:05 a.m.I've been back on the bus for hours now just chillin'. Now it's about time for us to roll out when the merch' guys come to us with a 'situation'. Basically, out of nowhere, TONS of Dilated Peoples, Aceyalone and The Alchemist merchandise arrives [notice how my name isn't included on this list?] *frowns* & the merch' guys ran out of room. It turned out to be a looong night of the guys (talent included... excluding myself although I offered to help) stocking a bunch of stuff IN our tour bus. I mean literally every cabinet was stocked full of tees, hoodies, CD packages, you name it; Even some of our bunks were used. The clencher of the night was the 6 ft. FRV robot which was crafted from solid wood, not having a place to sleep for the night. Huge commotion over this thing. We all agreed that although it was 'fresh' as Hell, it just didn't have a place to lay it's head. *pause* Aceyalone was fighting to convince us tour bus passengers that we need to bring it with us on the bus. Mind you, like I said, this thing was 6 feet of solid wood. Very awkward. Man... the debates which went on THAT night. We all eventually had to vote like it was Obama vs. Hil Dog all over again. Aceyalone was basically saying it's a fresh addition to the show visually to have this robot on stage & such... The Alchemist blurts out, "but this ain't even a ROBOT!" *ha* Comedy at its best ladies and gentlemen.
Thus ends my night. More tomorrow from the Fresh Rhymes & Videotape Tour. Stay tuned!
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The FRV "Robot"Post Script: DJ SynCity did NOT gain entry to the N*E*R*D show due to the fire marshals shutting down the door. Um... ah ha! I didn't miss NOTHIN'.
Aight... Peace!
-88-Keys of Locksmith Music, Inc.
