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I was 11 years old.  My family had gone to Danville, Illinois for the day - since my father worked there we would often go for groceries, doctors visits, etc.  On this particular trip we stopped to see my Aunt and Uncle who lived near by.  Only one of my cousins was home at the time, David, 4 years my elder.  He was watching some version early music television (maybe MV3?) and a video came on for "Jam On It" by Newcleus.  I nearly flipped.  My discovery of hip-hop a year prior had sent me on a quest to absorb all things related to the culture.  Fashion, music, dance, art.  This hit the spot.  Still love this jam.

Way Gone Wednesdays will attempt to bring you an artist each week that is....uh....."out there".  You may have seen this one already but it makes a fine debut for this series.  Odd Future's own Tyler the Creator makes a menacing statement both audibly and visually.  

My new weekly series, Madhouse Mondays, where I bring you the craziest shit on the internet.  Todays entry comes courtesy of a random Japenese talent show.  Enjoy.  

My buddy Budo has been on the road the past few years with Rhymesayers artist Grieves.  He continues to produce beautiful music and remains one of the most genuine, unique characters I know.  He and Grieves posted "Pack It Up" on Valentines Day but I think the vibe is perfect for my first Feel Good Fridays post.  Dig in.

Budo also had the chance to remix the Blueprint track "So Alive" - gorgeous.

Blueprint - So Alive - Budo Remix by rhymesayers

In an effort to commit to posting more often and to give you what you want (which in this case is guilty pleasure nostalgia) I'm launching a new weekly series called Throwback Thursdays.  

In 1985, at the age of twelve, I attended a youth convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.  While browsing my way through the expo hall I stopped to comb over the various music on display.  One booth in particular had a giant promotion for a song that claimed to be "The 1st Ever Gospel Rap".  That song was "The Bible Break" by Stephen Wiley.  It came as a cassette single - the tune on one side, the instrumental version on the other.  I paid my $5 and opened it immediately.  Inside the sleeve was a card that claimed if I memorized the entire song I was eligible for a FREE Stephen Wiley poster.  There was no accountability as all you had to do was mail in the postcard and claim your prize - but I memorized it anyway.  Still know 90% of it.  It was the sole reason that I won every Sunday School contest involving the books of the bible.  Two weeks later I proudly hung the poster (same as the cover art) on my wall.  

But you can't discuss Stephen Wiley without mentioning his biggest claim to fame, which is that he wrote the 1984 song "Basketball" for Kurtis Blow, who was at that time a seminal figure in hip-hop.  Enjoy.