While putting the finishing touches on Summer Movie Season I downloaded Melo-X’s Maxwell remix project but only listened to the first two songs before I went out into the night to see Melo & Diz Gibran at SOB’s. While there I told Melo I was planning on rocking to Higher and then went and had a night that didn’t land me home until late the next afternoon. When I sat to write to Higher I listened to the whole tape and decided to rhyme on the entire project bout that one night while I was still experiencing it. Here it is.
“If I learned one thing from the ‘Automatic Writing’ video experience it would be that there are only two ingredients necessary to accomplish any goal; vision and determination. Somehow the universe throws you in the path of whatever else required for the rest of your journey. This project was a true labor of love and testament to our resourcefulness. What started as late night random idea tossing via instant message (oracles, drapetomania, solar eclipses?!?) quickly morphed into a 4 page video treatment. Shot intermittently during the early months of 2009, without a penny’s investment, Boombaye and I trooped through the streets and subways of New York City in true hip hop/guerrilla style shooting illegally on lo-fi equipment without a proper permit. Five months and a number of sleepless nights later, I’m ecstatic to present this piece to the world. Automatic Writing’s message of self reliance and empowerment resounds even more so with the accompanying imagery.
‘Close your eyes, it feels different here/ Sign of the times, almost in the clear/ I see spaceships on Flatbush, calling me back home/ Resetting the clock to begin again’
Cuing inspiration from my personal musical trinity of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and Afrika Bambaataa, ‘Automatic Writing’ serves as a statement to the building of a new world. A future world. A better world. The idea of midnight trains, chariots, and even spaceships carrying oppressed people away from their suffering are common themes in American Black music. As a people robbed of their past, now living in the present as aliens in a foreign land that constantly seeks to disparage their identity, we have no choice but to embrace the future and the promise it brings.”
Von is Killing these beats. Funny thing is I put the Busta Rhymes (ROAW RAOW!) part in at the last second but didn't know how to lower or remove the Scenario beat and I couldn't find an acapella for it. I planned on removing it this morning once I got it to von (it was 4am) but to save time I used it to sync the video. after it was done I noticed that it actually fit. So yea, what seems like sound effects to Bruce Lee whippin ass in the hook is actually just the Scenario beat. Gotta love it.
Elucid is the most avant-garde and therefore most slept on member of the lessondary crew. this is off his new project Sub Bass Diet, coming soon My Mayor Is A Billionaire - Elucid
The first (or third if you count the superfly and bed stuy videos from last year) installment of my upcoming Summer Movie Season mixtape, where I rap over the scores to my favorite movies. I'll be releasing a new video mashup each week until july when I'll make the whole project available for download. enjoy!
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