I Heart My Polo Lifestyle

My Funny Twitter Follower

88-Keys — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:40:07 +0000

One of my followers on Twitter made this & I thought it was pretty entertaining. Enjoy!

But then when I mentioned to her that I used to love Monopoly (which I truly ~~did~~ DO) she had absolutely NO idea what I was talking about & why I’d mention this little “fun fact” to her. I felt like I was in an episode of The Twilight Zone.

lol. wow! you REALLY have no idea why i would mention RT @MWHIPPINGTON: @eightyocho so wait….why are you telling me this random fact? Lol—
88-Keys  (@eightyocho) May 18, 2012

Shout Out: Michaela

@eightyocho I'm so confused—
Michaela Whipple (@MWHIPPINGTON) May 18, 2012

Diamond D. – Deflate Cha (Video)

88-Keys — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:03:45 +0000

Nemo Achida – “Candy & Flowers” (Video)

88-Keys — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:26:54 +0000

Nemo On The A Train To 125th Street

Check out this dope-ass video by one of my artists Nemo Achida. This Is from his album Goodbye Brooklyn Extended. Click on the album title to show your support for a dope artist & for Hip Hop itself. Nemo is one of the true torch carriers for real as you could hear see in this video.

…we prolly have the most annoying hood-call ever, tho. niggas be out here sounding like fowl—
Bl@ck Prince Harry. (@NemoAchida) April 02, 2012

Robert Akins III – Exeunt (Mixtape)

88-Keys — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:27:12 +0000

Here is a self-produced, self-mixed, self-conceptualized (aka 88-Keys had absolutely 0 INPUT on this project) mixtape from one of my five artists Robert Akins III. He dropped this on his 19th birthday March 31, 2012.

Wish him a happy (belated) birthday via Twitter & download/share his mixtape with your friends & ex-girlfriends/ex-boyfriends. Listen here & you’ll hear why I’ve nicknamed him: Young Jedi Akins

I think your team has great taste.. RT @zubair__: @whostherobert me and my team were just saying we think #Exeunt is a minimum 4/5 stars—
Robert Akins III (@whostherobert) April 02, 2012

So, while you all await the material that WE do together (he’s crashing at my crib for the next 3+ weeks & we’re going to my studio The Polo Grounds every weekday working) y’all could feast on this tender morsel. This shit DOPE! Enjoy!

Shouts:

Thank you Ms. Ursula Akins for having such strong faith in your baby boy & personally hand delivering him to me here in Harlem, NY. He is in good hands… & (with our hard efforts) he WILL be buying you that Mercedes Benz. Oh & thank you for doing my daughters’ hair when my wife was in Italy because I sure as Hell didn’t know what to do with it. I’d have sent my daughters to school looking like Pippi Longstockings for SURE.
Young Jedi Akins, thanks for being inCREDible & signing to my label Locksmith Music. Now… Let’s start making history. Oh & you’re sitting right across from me & just asked me about Facebook. Dude… I know NOTHING about Facebook. Sorry.

Horny Dudes

88-Keys — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:52:37 +0000

Here are two-thirds of my new horn section I met randomly in the subway of NYC. They’re ill & local! The trombonists (Jimmy O’Connell) literally lives about 3 blocks away from me… #score🙌

Expect to hear some fresh-ass horns on my upcoming productions. Enjoy!

OnCue – “Kind Late” (Video)

88-Keys — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:22:17 +0000

From OnCue’s Can’t Wait (Mixtape).

(click on title or artwork above to download the mixtape… you “genius”)

Produced by ME… (88-Keys)
Spit on by OnCue
Directed by m’man The Megatron Don Just Blaze
Starring Adam Ross in the title role as… My Name Cuey

Spotted On: Dot Got It (that rhymed)

*** I’m doing some work in my studio (The Polo Grounds) right now so I’ll post more about this a little later***

R.I.P. Whitney Houston

88-Keys — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:08:03 +0000

Rest In Peace Ms. Whitney Houston

Shouts: Jessyca Wilsing – Thanks for putting me onto this… uh… thing?!?

The New iPad3, uh… iPadS uh… “iPad”?!?

88-Keys — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:25:22 +0000

Spotted: iPhone Savior

Ali Shaheed Muhammad @ Red Bull Music Academy

88-Keys — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:36:50 +0000

Tre DeJean – “Time Zone”

88-Keys — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:31:24 +0000

Here is song I produced for my artist Tre DeJean. I’m happy to report that, in a few weeks, this Arlington, TX native will be uprooting from Chicago, IL & moving to Harlem, NY¹ just so he could be closer to his label HQ (Locksmith Music) & my studio (The Polo Grounds).

The SE Reflexion Filter's Like, "PHOTO OPP'!!!"

With that said, expect to hear a lot more bangers from us. This is just a teaser of what we have in store for you… & for Hip Hop.

This song “Time Zone” is just one of several songs I produced for ALL of my artists I signed to Locksmith Music which will be featured on another² upcoming Locksmith Music mixtape entitled: Ready/Set

Consider this a teaser, a “single” or (as I like to refer to it) a WARNING SHOT.

Fruition.—
Tre DeJean (@TreDeJean) February 10, 2012

Notes:

“PST, CST, EST… I’m home,” This boy wasn’t playing. He’s lived EVERYwhere. Next stop: Harlem World!
“Another” because I’ve already put a Locksmith Music mixtape out. If you don’t have it yet, get it here: 88-Keys Presents… Locksmith Music

Shout Out:

Tre DeJean we got some bangers to make. I’m looking forward to our studio session. So… 7 more weeks huh? Oh & you’ve got some “homework” to do. I’ll hit you up & tell you exactly what this means. *ha*
To m’man Dot Da Genius for giving me the fan-bama-lama rates at his studio The Brewery. Your studio is ill broski. Word!
Andrew Krivonos dude… You HAVE to get a smartphone! That flip ain’t cuttin’ it.
To my wife Krista for the impromptu photo shoot. Thanks babe.
To m’man R.Thentic for the quick Photoshop skills. Thanks buddy.
To Tre’s crew Ivey League, you’ve raised your boy right. Time to get it now! Let’s GO!