“Gone” Official Video

Nearly a year in the making, here is the official video to “Gone”, directed by David Damen// of Arris Productions & Walter Nini, and Premiering through my friends over at Citybeat.

This is the first definitive release for my new EP “Synesthesia: The Yellow Movement” , which will be dropping later this Summer. It’s also the first domino we’re tipping over in a *very* long line of dominoes (be on the look out for new songs, videos, tour footage, shows, documentaries, etc.)

To quote my twitter timeline from yesterday, as I’m too lazy to write more today:

This video was made for people brave (read:stupid) enough to jump off the cliff and follow their dreams & passions. Leaving my job and life behind to do this as a potential career is easily the craziest, scariest, dumbest, smartest thing I’ve ever done.  The video is also a token of appreciation for all the people, places, and memories Cincinnati has given me. Thank You.

If you genuinely dig the music and video, I just ask that you share, RT, post and spread this as far as possible. If not, don’t;)

Below is a full list of contributors who made this possible:

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Tags: arris productions, cincinnati, Citybeat, david damen, gone, ill poetic, synesthesia yellow, walter nini

“The Hip-Hop Unseen” Read-In-Full

…Kinda like “Paid-In-Full”….or not.

Ok.

Since I’ve retired this column, and the last one got such an amazing response, I figured I’d like to present a link to every column written over the past couple years. Start at the bottom and read up, and you can get a gist of my early zest, focus and determination. Then travel past the first few and embrace my pockets of  uninspired repetition until I burn out in a dull flame, only to semi-ressurect my dignity by the end. Yay.

Tags: All, Citybeat, column, hip-hop (un)scene, ill poetic, Unseen

Citybeat Column # 20 “Life After Death”

One Final CityBeat Column:
Enjoy and Farewell to my journalism career:)

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Citybeat Column: The Hip-Hop (Un)Scene #19 “Ready to Die”

My (second to last) Citybeat Column.
When I wrote it, I thought it would be my last.

But a couple days ago, I wrote the actual finale.

So here goes part 1:

Tags: Citybeat, column, hip-hop (un)scene, ill poetic, Ready to Die

Citybeat Column: The Hip-Hop (Un)Scene #17 “The Listening”

New Column

Citybeat Column: The Hip-Hop (Un)Scene #17 “The Listening”

Tags: Citybeat, citybeat column, little brother, the listening

Justin Timberlake Playboy Interview

This is just a really good interview. Always love hearing from this dude, and Playboy always gives really insightful questions. Just a really nice read.

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Tags: Interview, justin timberlake, playboy

Citybeat Column: The Hip-Hop (Un)Scene #16 “Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em”

New Column up.

CLICK HERE TO READ IT

Tags: Citybeat, hip-hop (un)scene, rakim

Louis CK New York Mag Article “One Man Show”

“Human kindness has no reward. You should give to others in every way you see. You should expect absolutely nothing from anyone. It should be your goal to love every human you encounter. All human suffering that you’re aware of and continues without your effort to stop it becomes your crime. Humans are always evolving. If you do one thing that if done by every human would destroy the world, that makes you Hitler.’ – Louis CK. Awesome new article. Can’t wait for season 2 of “Louie”

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or keep reading below…

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Tags: Comedy, fx, Interview, louie, louis ck, ny mag

Pharoahe Monch “Clap” Short Film

I had the honor of doing a few shows with dude out in Europe with Reef & Eternia.

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Tags: clap, pharoahe monch, video

Citybeat Column: The Hip-Hop (Un)Scene #15 “On To The Next One”

Back Like I Never Left:

Citybeat Column: The Hip-Hop (Un)Scene #15 “On To The Next One”

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Tags: cincinnati, Citybeat, ill poetic