In the studio with @wyclef and @eightyocho making some sauceee—
Cris Cab (@criscabmusic) January 04, 2012

Well I, for one, personally think we got a hit on our hands. I’m jus’ sayin’… #KanyeShrug

Shouts:

• To Wyclef for acting on basic instinct & jetting over to the studio upon hearing the beat over the phone.
• AT&T for having good service.
• To m’man Wentz for staying an extra 45 minutes to help see this beat through by tickling the proverbial ivories… Even though it was REALLY plastic (keyboard).

It’s coming!

Welcome To The Family

At The Akai Professional Photo Shoot In My RL Polo Maine Guide Steez w/Raw Dawg
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i just peed a little bit… RT @eightyocho To all of my fellow beat makers (or "music producers" if you're snooty!) fb.me/1fuePyyiq—
The Führer of Funk (@LiduAl) January 05, 2012

Shouts:

• Sean C. (aka Citizen Cane) for reaching out & “recruiting me”.
• Jonathan Hayes & Dan Gill for ALL of your help, conversations & generosity.
• Jack O’Donnell for seeing the vision & knowing exactly which steps to take to see it through & make it happen. You are the leader!
• Roger Linn for creating my buddy Raw Dawg… I’ll forever be grateful.
• Q-Tip… One of my heroes ’til this day & beyond. I wouldn’t even be in the game or know how to do shit had it not been for Peoples’ Instinctive Travels & The Paths of Rhythm. Thanks for that one Chief. With every mere mention of this album forces me to revisit it SO… *opens iTunes*
• Oh & Shannon n’ Matt in shipping.

Post Script: And “yes”… That IS yours truly posing with the one & only Raw Dawg @ 1:05. Your eyes do not deceive you. So as more is revealed about this great piece of life changing equipment & the steps involved in creating it, I shall post more (insider’s) detail if I’m allowed to.

Uh… Does anything SOUND familiar to you here? Besides Denzel’s voice?

Although I don’t particularly care for movies too much (or at all actually) I guess I should go see this one right? *Kanye shrug*

Spotted: By my boy Phil Chang.

Tre DeJean Hailing From Arlington, TX

Damn, I almost forgot you have to speak things into existence. With that said…—
Tre DeJean (@TreDeJean) September 18, 2011

Shouts:

• To USPS for overnighting this piece of paper Tre DeJean‘s signing in the photo above.
• To Canya Reial for producing this awesome song we’re listing to called “Awesome”. We will definitely need this one for his official Locksmith Music debut album. Thanks for this banger kiiid. Oh & I’m going to lay my verse down on this one for the album as well… Hey, gotta give the fans SOME incentive to become SUPPORTERS right?
• Last but most certainly NOT least… Tre DeJean… Man… We’re gon’ KILL ‘em with the abstract heart-felt writing & melodies. People don’t know this yet but they should REALLY consider hiring protection. I’m jus’ sayin’…

Mann95

@Racqnroll Excited and ready.. Never nervous.. #fact (lol)—
MANNY (@mann95) October 19, 2011

Shouts:

• Mann95… Even though I STILL don’t know where you got your rap name from… I DO, however, know we are going to GET THIS SHIT!!! Let’s GO!
• KG… Hold m’man Mann95 down man… Damn! (I could rhyme)

Post Script: …True Purpose! It’s Locksmith Music biyOtch!

was blessed to hear some exclusives from the 5 champions of #LocksmithMusic from @eightyocho himself tonight, swag.—
Ashley Outrageous (@aoutrageous) October 19, 2011

@aoutrageous @eightyocho yessir. Them boys got potential—
Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) October 19, 2011

Straight from the (Polo) horse’s mouth yo.

The 5 champs I just signed to my label Locksmith Music will be making their collective debut soon. They’re all Super MC solo artists from all parts of the great US of A so don’t say I didn’t warn you… Stay tuned!

Shouts:

• To Ashley Outrageous for staying up late as Hell to absorb the sounds of The Starting 5 (aka Locksmith Music signees). Don’t worrry, you’ll have content & access to us all soon for interviews & whatnot. Thanks for your “ears” & attention… Oh & for obviously having good taste.
• To m’man fifty grand Just BLAZE! Yeah… You wear the crown m’nig. You’re the ONLY person who was able to convince me to cop software. Now, whether I use it or not still remains to be seen… & heard. Nah but thanks for lending your ear to my guys as well; I hear the proverbial “Just BLAAAZE” intro shout out on one of their songs in the near future. *fingers crossed*

Spotted On: The 9 Elements

Shout Out:

• Cris… Two things: 1. I’m JUST NOW noticing that your name is missing an “H”. 2. When are you coming to The Polo Grounds son? Let’s knock this song out & get a few more cookin’. Holla!
• KarmaloopTV we still have much to discuss. Hit me!

Also interviewed was my good brother & fellow ‘Lo brethren Just Blaze, world renowned living legend of the Wu’ Raekwon The Chef, rappers Sean Price, Young Dro & Vado. M’man Dallas Penn & my homey Thirstin Howl III Rap Skillionaire a.k.a. Big Vic Lo (the one who started it all), Victor Ving of Vintage Gear Addicts & Jose Hustle.

Basking In The Glory of All Which Is Polo

(Hey, so who out there reading this post is good with Photoshop? I need a bow & quiver of arrows added to the photo above.)

Here Are Our Stories:

For part 1 of the interview click on the vintage Polo piece (which is considered, by many, to be The Holy Grail of all Polo pieces). For part 2, click on what I’d normally rock (which many people wouldn’t even know was Polo if they didn’t know who I was or a thing about me)… Incognegro.

Your Steez Here: Snow Beach

My Steez Thurrr: Shooting Party

Shouts:

• XXL Magazine for spreading the good word about our (sub-)culture.
• To all those who contributed to this dope read.
• Calvin Stovall who interviewed me & made sure the corrections to my intro were posted immediatly.
• DJ Green Lantern… I’m on it m’man! I’ll track down that down vest you’re looking for. Word!

Post Script:

So here it is ladies & gentlemen… The answer to your age-old question…

Q: Who got more ‘Lo: 88-Keys or Just Blaze?
A: Matt Fingaz of course! (That was a no brainer… SAYNOMORE!)

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