A brief but informative look into the minds of CP and Mali, aka the Block Beattaz aka the architects of the Huntsvegas sound, as recorded by Grade A Muzik.
For more insight into the Huntsville scene, check out this interview Grade A did about a month ago with SMS mastermind Codie G.
“How are you going to be around me and not smoke? That’s like being around George Clinton and not smoking the rock,” he jokes, producing the sequoia-colored pot, the kind of cosmic chronic that will have you visualizing Ewoks and light sabers, and composing blunted beat orchestras in your head. Or not. Since technology made it possible to acquire production software FruityLoops and an omnivore’s musical library in 24 hours, everyone’s been chopping samples. But Madlib has proven that it isn’t about collection or studio tools.
“The equipment doesn’t matter, it’s the vibe you put into it. If music sounds good, music sounds good,”
Apocalypse Now. Kicking the survival movement into full-gear. My grandfather practices a lot of the same behaviors and is a generally weird guy. If it’s kooky in California, I can’t begin to imagine how oddball it becomes as you travel inward through the country. Via Asylum:
If the proverbial you-know-what hit the global fan, would you be prepared? The answer to that question is most likely a big, fat no.
After all, it’s hard to develop life skills (e.g., growing/storing your own food, filtering water) while playing myriad video games or scrounging the Internet for funny videos to post on Facebook.
Turns out, though, that while you may not be concerned about mass chaos and world destruction, a growing number of people are.