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But outside the artists circled near a row of parked cars, pass around the ceremonial jazz cabbage. Smiles, handshakes, and introductions ensue as the smoke dances against the midnight sky. The venue is called LowDown, and is very important to the Fire In Little Africa project because it was where the first video  \"Shining\" was shot. This was another installment of the series of shows titled Jazz In Little Africa. This time headlined by the legendary 1st Verse.\n\nPSA: if want a music journalist to come to your show. Put them on the guest list. There are a lot of great publications that always are good go to to help get your the word about your show out there. That includes IndyPot, 20onDaTown, Woklahoma, ASLUT, and Oaka, Root Tulsa, Black Wallstreet Times. ok.1, Etc. \n\nAs 1st Verse walked into the venue the band jammed, friends and fans embraced. Accompanying 1st Verse was a line of featured artists all featured not only on the guest lists but most importantly as artists that were there to support him on stage. The artists settled along the back wall of the venue as 1st Verse went backstage. If there’s nothing else he's gonna give you a show. His years of performing on virtually every stage in Tulsa has helped him to develop a familiarity and a comfort level with the stage. His performance was like an old friend as he talked to the crowd between songs. He's a true Master of Ceremonies. His words cut like a well sharpened knife, and again his confidence in his mastery allows him to smile after he delivers a lethal verbal assaults. The syllabalistic assault of Verse is so crazy that he could say, \"sufferin succotash\". And the crowd would snap their fingers in amazement of how he even fit it into the verse. That cat was in his pocket. \n\nThis night wasn't only about 1st Verse though. This was a night to celebrate and the relationships that he has built along the way. Some of these artists came all the way from Oklahoma City to be apart of the show. Do you know how hard that is to do? But that's a testament to how much weight that 1st Verse's name carries. He started the show off and like the star player, setting the tone with his song \"Greatest Feeling\" off his collaboration project with dj noname.called 1st Name. And like the star he tagged in artists to accompany him on stage as if it was a WWE tag team match. Guests artists included; Tra3Qwan, K.O, Mr. Burns, Young DV, KeezyKuts, Pade, and Bettyman. Everybody that was on stage seemed to be at optimal bars. It goes to show that anytime that you're on a track with 1st Verse that you tend to step your bars up. Sometimes though you even step outside of what is expected. Mr. burns a lyrical assailant in his own right, surprisingly on this night lent his vocals as he performed the track “Pixel Fade” which is off 1st Verse's EP Throwed Lenses. A project that was produced by Oklahoma legend John Moreland. This night highlighted just how expansive 1st Verse's catalog is.\n\nIt was important to highlight the band. As they brought so so much to the atmosphere and the overall sound of the performance. 1st Verse is no stranger to performing with a live band. His Verse And The Vapors shows is just one example of his love for performances with live bands and the added musicality it offers to the performance. And it was important to highlight their talents. 1st Verse left some room for the band on the second verse of VSXOasis. He let the band get some. Led by Chris Combsy on the guitar, Bobby Moffett Jr. on the piano, bass player (unknown) , Josh Raymer on drums, saxophone (unknown). The was band was out of sight.\n\n​I asked 1st Verse. What do you feel like you brought to the Jazz in Little Africa show?\n\n> Man we brought the jazz. We brought the Little Africa. I think specifically I brought myself. Because it was a jazz setup > > and because of where I felt like I was at, and what I needed to do for the show. I picked different songs. It was a lot of > > different songs that we hadn't performed before. A lot of features. I feel like it kind of organically bought the > >Everything is Us with Fire In Little Africa artists. DV [Young DV], Beety [Bettyman], Because Beety is FILA too. K.O. Keezy >[Keezy Kuts], & Pade. Just like having a lot of guests. But the songs in particular giving some fresh flavor and some > more personal joints that you need an intimate setting to really perform like that. And I think they worked there for sure.\n\nWhat will you get from a 1st Verse performance? 1st and four-most is a front row to master and a professional at his craft. 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What about the whole state? What about the whole world? I think the answer is no!.\n \nTulsa has always been a divisive city. There’s groups inside of groups, inside of clicks, inside of friends, inside of families. You get the jest of it. To be well received by the city you must be apart of something. But what about when you take so many artists from the same city and sprinkle in artists even from the state? You would think there would be enough cross-sections and intersections in social circles that everyone should’ve been bumping Fire In Little Africa. But it wasn’t. Throughout the year there were so many people who said they never heard of the project. They haven’t even heard of the artists. But either someone’s lying. Or the truth is something no one wants to talk about. That being. Tulsa doesn’t support Tulsa. In the words of Lil Flip. “You can ask David Banner”. His performance at the Legacy Festival proved that Tulsa don’t like Tulsa. \n\n> “Either they don't know, \n> don't show,\n> or don't care about what's going on in the hood.”.\n\nBut how can people not know about Fire In Little Africa? They literally were signed to Motown. One of the most prestigious record labels. They put out the Jackson 5 for God’s sake. FILA also had Beyoncé's publist Yvette Noel-Schure to help promote the album. I don’t think you just understood what I just wrote. Beyoncé's publicist was FILA’s publicist. Formation’s publicist was FILA’s publicist. Lemonade’s publicist was FILA’s publicist. The artist who can be referenced as just “B.” was FILA’s publicist. Do I need to say more? And I would say that she did her job. Throughout all last year some of the most well respected publications in the music industry featured FILA artists. From Complex, to Rolling Stone, djbooth, to Billboard. There were articles sprinkled throughout the internet. But what about the Tulsa? Did Tulsa know? My question is. How couldn’t have Tulsa known? The Root Tulsa, TulsaPeople, KTUL News Channel 8, The Oklahoman, The Black Wall Street Times, and the Tulsa Wolrd are just a few of the local publications and news outlets that have featured the Fire In Little Africa project. There was even a time where the Fire In Little Africa project was featured in the New Releases section of both Apple Music and TIDAL. So how couldn’t you know. So like in the words of Doughboy, “Either they don't know, don't show, or don't care about what's going on in the hood.”.\n \nWith all this press. All this industry and this machine behind them. Why is this not the hugest album in Oklahoma history and beyond? Where’s the world tour? Where’s the rows of Bentleys and spin-off individual projects just like in the Wu-Tang Hulu series? The rap game's level of sucess is the money, chains, weed, girls, fly cars and big mansions. That hasn't happened yet. That’s because everything that’s gold, doesn’t always glitter. But this isn’t the first time that a classic album wasn’t given it’s just due. Jay-Z’s first album Reasonable Doubt wasn’t well received by the critics when it first dropped. I have to think though that there has to be some invisible strings being pulled. Because if a rapper from Fayetteville, North Carolina can find his own lane in the rap game, than surely a collective of artists from Tulsa, Oklahoma can do the same. But how did he introduce his group to the world?\n\n> \"Grandma home remedy turned into a business\n> I can pass on when I pass on this soliloquy\"\n\nJ. Cole’s “Revenge” documentary set the hip-hop world on fire. You literally got to see artists introduce themselves to the world and own their moment right before your eyes. One standout was Buddy. An artist from Compton that stole the show and didn’t wait to be invited into a recording session. He just jumped in any and every session he could. I know. I’ve went on about the documentary. It’s a set up. Fire In Little Africa took this same approach when creating the album. They created a documentary that captured the feeling of what it was like to be in those recording sessions. And at the very height of Covid. A Pandemic. The Lockdown. These all happened during the recordings of Fire In Little Africa. And all these artists have done what they’ve been doing their whole careers. Risk it all for a chance. For an opportunity. They risked their master's for the opportunity to be famous and to show that North Tulsa Got Something To Say.\n \nFire In Little Africa dove into every imaginable medium. From music with the release of the project on streaming as well as on vinyl. Included in this is a podcast and radio that interviewed the artists and the behind-the-scenes people of the Fire In Little Africa project. There was also fashion. The Fire In Little Africa essentially had seasons of fashionable wear that were quality and marketed as urban wear. Also there was art and photography. Paintings and art shows curated by Fire In Little Africa front man and No Parking Studios CEO Dialtone captured the moments on every canvas. There was education. A curriculum created to teach the next generation what Black Wall Street was and in between the pages, a blueprint to create the next one. Last but not least was uncle Charlie. Charlie Wilson was a major marketing tool that caught the eyes and ears of people who recognized a familiar voice. A Tulsa voice.\n \nSo why isn’t Fire In Little Africa soaring to the measures of the bar that was set so high? I don’t know if we can fully answer that question. As much as we like to think that streaming has killed the gatekeepers. There’s someone obviously not letting Oklahoma artists in. With the expectation being Gang51E June who has seen his popularity grow in the Pandemic. The artists. That’s the real people affected. The people who gambled so much. This was their big break. I think there lies the problem. Some of the artists took a break. They saw being signed as a label as a reason to slow up on dropping music. When in fact it should have been the reason to push their foot on the pedal and drop more music than ever before. Something that the algorithms could latch onto and continually play. This was the time to get their business straight. That means their merch. Their website. Their social media should be a tool, an advertisement, not a place to rant. A place to offer a product which is their music. FILA was really a time to be a student. That means going to the label and seeing how the marketing department works. Or when your on video sets asking the cameraman about how the do certain shots. It was a time to network with other artists on the label and see how they navigated the game. \n\nNot all the artists took a break. There were a few artists that put their foot on the pedal and consistently dropped music or saw this as an opportunity to promote their brand and pivot. I even saw some videographers step up their game and it was because they were soaking up game on all those video shoots. But not dropping music because you’re an artist and you drop when you want to is the wrong idea when so many eyes are on your brand. Because in the end either you do this. Or you do this.\n\n> \"Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.\"\n\nAre the numbers in FILA’s favors? Oklahoma is a well-known country, jazz, and funk. So how does hip-hop stack up when looking at music in Oklahoma? A quick Google search revealed that the most popular music genre in Oklahoma is… Metal?? (According to WideOpenCountry.com). And according to Grizzlyrose the most famous contemporary artist in Oklahoma is Drake. DRAAAAKKKEEEEE??? There are so many different versions of what the truth is. Looking at the numbers on Spotify (Warning! This is not an official number). The streams should have been astronomical. The reach of the publications stated earlier and the press run that FILA went on. The numbers just don’t add up.\n\n![fila-spotify-numbers.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWM5doAEjgjQNJ4rmfU7uaya3wTQXqWR1khcmMXCosHTH/fila-spotify-numbers.png)\n\nThe silver lining is that streaming is that it has the potential to break a record at any time. FILA could be one TikTok or reshare from blowing up. But for now it hasn’t lived up to it’s potential. This is no slight to the artists or the music. The music is all there. The project is historical. It’s a piece of art. But like art. Sometimes it takes time for someone to wipe off the dust and see the beauty in it. Until then, I just hope that the artists keep working. Keep making music. Keep pushing their brand. FILA shouldn’t be the pinnacle of their career. It should be a resume footnote and a negotiating leverage when they do go into see these major labels. 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Now that Gang51E June has truly solidified himself as the hottest artist in the state he’s out to prove that it ain’t over yet. Gang51E June is back with his latest project “This 2 Shall Pass”.\n\nThis is the follow up project to his album “Preaching from the Projects” that was released in 2020. What’s interesting is that the new album has 19 tracks. A heavy dose in an age of streaming and EPs but then again it’s been two years since Gang51E June has dropped a project. He’s been busy linking with other artists and a nationwide tour with Kevin Gates. He’s reached that next level of fame that reaches far beyond Tulsa. This may leave many thinking has Gang51E June forgot about Tulsa. An answer that comes apparent very quickly.\n\n> “We on Gangsta Time”\n\n\nThe album starts out with “The Call”, a skit that replays the memory of Gang51E June losing his brother, the sounds of the thunder, foreshadow to a dark moment in his life and sets the stage for the rest of the album. This leads into the first song off the album “Souljaz Cry”, which is a reflective track about his life and the curse that comes from the lifestyle combined with this low tempo down beat feel he still reminds everyone that “We on Gangsta Time”. The next track up is “Static Rain” which has it’s first featured artist Birdy, accompanying also is a video that just like the song, takes the listeners on a journey. The track is an outlet to get off his feelings from all the things that have been going on in his life. Like he’s expressing the price fame especially in the line, “I would go and buy me a new 51 chain but I just bought my granny a new tombstone.”.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/6S_3OKrqJ3I\n\n“Homicide Man” is the 4th track on the album and from the very beginning Gang51E June speaks to his relationship with his father. He seems to be asking if his father’s absence is the reason why he chose this life, or was he just destined for it. One of the best standout lines comes from this track. “These niggas act like they some coaches, they keep throwin’ subs”. The video shows a father son playing ball in the front driveway and eventually transitions to Gang51E June as the kid who witnesses his father in a shootout, Checkout the video below.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/t0xpErz2OxY\n\nNext we have “Cold Shoulder” which is a song about blocking out the bullshit and all the rumors, and above all to not forget the mission. Before the track ends there is a skit about his family that he's giving the cold shoulder to, and is a lead into track 6 “Family Feud”. From Jay-Z we know that no one wins when the family feuds. In this track Gang51E June raps about the family differences that has divided him from his loved ones and the love that hasn’t been the same since his granny died. A standout line comes from the monologue where he says ”The most beautifulest flowers have the sharpest thorns”. Is Gang51E June really in Tulsa? The next skit answers this question as a pair of McClain students can’t wait to tell him just how much gossip and tabloid headlines surround an artist who is at the top.\n\n> “If Cutty miss when he slidin, I’m sweepin’ behind him like he was forgettin his ….. Chores.”\n\n“Ain’t nobody comin to see no Otis”. Which happens to be the 7th track and possibly one of the best on the album. The production is this old-time blues inspired feel combined with a hard hitting 808 bass. Gang51E June talks that talk. It’s him reminding niggas that I’m the one on the throne and it’s my time now. “If Cutty miss when he slidin, I’m sweepin’ behind him like he was forgettin his ….. Chores.” There is even a line about David Ruffin. This is his rap track. The bars hit hard, the metaphors keep you on your toes, and the bravado and tone in his voice would make hip-hop heads bob their heads in the barbershops and say. “Now that’s how you supposed to rap.”\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/03CB9bvsziQQWGEsBLMwHa\n\nBut that ain’t all. Gang51E June ain’t gonna leave the ladies out, which is what track 8, \"Anita\" come in. He takes a moment to serenade the ladies and if you know Gang51E June’s audience then you know the ladies love him. And they love the gangsta love he talks about in tracks like this.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7xHPjLPNyrVbIyGJmQwX5E\n\nThe midpoint of the album features Gang51E June’s biggest artist feature to-date. The one and only Kevin Gates. The two cooked up a track on Kevin Gate’s Khaza Tour on a track called “4Reign Gangsta”. This is one of those standout tracks on the album and Gang51E June shines along with one of the biggest artists in the industry. The even two released the video to the single where The Hope again shined.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/bY2SHetFu8I\n\nThe 10th track is really the definition of his music. \"Reality Advocate\". That’s what Gang51E June is and what his music communicates. Reality. After all the news cameras left after the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre passed Gang51E June is still in the city shining light on the reality of the aftermath and current state of the north side, and It’s with a soulful sample that he describes as Ghetto Gospel. \n\nA familiar Producer tag “Pipe that shit up TNT” the famous South Carolina producer TNTXD that helped shape Rod Wave’s sound contributed to track 11 “Cursed Generation”. The track is about showing empathy for his father because he realizes there are generations of absent love that had a dominoe effect and eventually lead him to the streets. Next up is the track “What N****z Do”. This is one of the go to tracks off the album. The jazz inspired production by producer BandPlay puts an up tempo saxophone front stage capturing the history of Tulsa music. Jazz music has deep roots in Tulsa and is still a part of the Tulsa music scene. Also on this track are clever bars like, “I feel like a hanger how I hold the T”. It’s a line that’s nestled so deep in the rhythmic pattern of the verse that you might miss it if you're not listening closely. \n\nhttps://youtu.be/2xJGruuq1U8\n\n\"Past Callin\". Is pretty self-explanatory, but don’t dismiss the track. This is more of an easy listen and one of the shorter songs off the album. \"No Auto Tune\" is one of those tracks where Gang51E June takes the gloves off to let you know that without the auto tune he’s just as deadly on the track. The beat has this creepin bounce to it. And Gang51 June walks down on the track. \n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7l6kQEz3yApPeFSiFCvZvX\n\nYou know you making it big when you make an interlude. But more importantly you’re putting together a cohesive and intentional project that goes through different highs and lows. \"Lilana’s Interlude\" is the glue that holds the end of the album together and keeps the listener’s ear. Another easy listen and vibe for the ladies. \n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/5JntpKVeyUbgX1GK5TSmft\n\nWhen it comes to being an artist it’s your job to inspire. Gang51E June does this for the city but also pays homage to the legends. “The Hate I Gave You” which is inspired by Tupac’s motto and T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E. is an example of just that. You can hear the familiar Tupac chorus “Shawty wanna be a thug” that is used to complement Gang51E June’s deep lyrics. It shows that the T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E. isn’t limited to a city or state. It’s something that occurs everyday and it’s real.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/5XQYBX8l4YVAqwwV711efn\n\nNext is the title track “This 2 Shall Pass” which is a skit that Gang51E June speaks to a friend about his trials and tribulations that comes with the fame. And at this time when he thinks he can finally excel bullets ring out and the next track starts. \n\n> “DLow got 18 on the yard like he was Peyton Manning.”\n\n\"Wockin’ On A Wire”, a slower paced track where Gang51E June expresses the feeling of being on cough syrup and the escape it provides from the pain. “Dlow got 18 on the yard like he was Peyton Manning.” The track also features popular Alabama rapper NoCap. The last track on the album is “A Father’s Ballad”. Not gonna lie the hip-hop fan in me wanted one more rap track, but this is a concept album so I understand the direction he decided to go with this one. It’s a ghetto love ballad to his daughter and protecting that love with his life. This track is proper ending to an album that lived up to the hype and was worth the wait. \n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/71pj0bQbsMj9uGavDxsTuc\n\nThere you have it, our review on Gang51E June’s new album “This 2 Shall Pass”. There are some important things to point out. First Gang51E June is still the hottest in the state. Just look at social media, as well as the respect he gets from his peers, and most importantly the fanbase that he has created and cultivated. Secondly, the album is that next level of progression that you would expect from an artist that’s got the juice. The album has big name features as well as super producers that help shape the album and show that this isn’t an up-and-coming artist that is rapping in the closet. This album has a quality sound. The skits also reflect the next evolution of being an artist that is able to put together a cohesive project. Last but not least. Gang51E June delivers. 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      "body": "![Pusha T Diet Coke Cover.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQb4ejnUyfX8MMCbsyHTBHMqZATirnrYcaqQFGSVFmuk2/Pusha%20T%20Diet%20Coke%20Cover.png)\n\nWhen it comes to crypto I always compare it to a Pusha T single. You know that it's high quality and the news alone will shake up the game. But there’s just something about it that leaves you uneasy about it. Will this really last forever? How much of these are real and how much of it is a facade? And one other thing is that either you hate it, or you love it. There’s no in-between.  These similarities continue with Pusha T’s latest release “Diet Coke”.\n\n>”Yesterday's price is not today's price!”\n\nA snippet of Pusha T rapping the unreleased track in the studio sent Twitter ablaze. There’s nothing like a new Pusha T track when it hits the streets. It’s like the D-boy era is back. Just like with crypto. Whenever any news about crypto drops. The prices go up. But they also can go down. Or as a Fat Joe sample yells in the beginning of the track, ”Yesterday's price is not today's price!”. That’s the nature of crypto. Volatility at its purest. The prices go up and down similar to how Pusha T explains coke prices in the streets. Checking CoinMarketCap can become an hourly ritual to the day traders and hedge fund managers who must deliver. “The number on his jersey is the quote price.” The numbers on CoinMarketCap tracks the price of each cryptocurrency and lets buyers and sellers know what’s fair market. But people quickly learn that all ain’t fair in love and crypto.\n\n If you can get it cheaper somewhere else why not go? But be careful to not let the jackers know where your stash is. In the crypto space this means don’t let the hackers know where crypto is. Because although crypto is secure. The place where you stash your coins may not be. Mostly we’re talking about a Crypto Exchange. A Crypto Exchange is on the web. It’s the traphouse for some in the game. But if you trap (i.e., buy and sell crypto in the same place you keep your coins) be careful that somebody else is not watching. And don’t let your only defense be the front door. We say front door because it’s the easiest to enter when welcomed. Just like a front door the exchange welcomes people but some front doors only have a padlock to keep your house safe. And if somebody really wants to get in a padlock ain’t gonna stop them. For an exchange that means cybersecurity protocols won’t either. Big news hit in 2014 when Bitfinex a crypto exchange was hacked for over 60 million in crypto which today is over 4.5 billion. The stories do go on and on as billions have been stolen from crypto exchanges all over the world. You learn that owning crypto ain’t as easy as they say it is. You learn that when there’s a warm meal everyone has a plate right?\n\n> “Missy was our only missdemeanor”. \n\nWhat’s the answer? Pusha T shouts it twice in his track “Missy was our only missdemeanor”. Meaning the only way to truly not get caught up with your coins gone in a billion-dollar hack is to put your crypto into what’s called a cold wallet. What’s a cold wallet? You can Google search what it means and get the exact wording. But my definition is that a cold wallet is a physical device (usb-like in most cases) that is used to store your private keys to where your crypto currency is kept, that is completely offline (aka ain’t no hackers gonna be able to access it.). There are some that use Bluetooth, but we want this crypto cold. Not luke-warm. The advantage is that it’s offline. But what if you get robbed walking down the street with your cold wallet? These devices can help with that. Just put in a special password and Voila! A separate account with a smaller amount of crypto can be accessed for the robbers to take a smaller amount and not the whole pie. Pusa T says “You ordered Diet Coke, that's a joke, right?”. The robbers thought they were getting the whole pack. They got the pack that was stepped on. Aka. They didn’t get the good crypto or the account that is really gonna make you money.\n\nSo you might be asking which one to get? I’m not a financial adviser or a fiduciary so do your own research. But if we was on the block and I had to give you an opinion I would go with the Ledger Nano S. (Make sure to get it new from the website and not sites like ebay. People like to put viruses on those) Why? It’s the cheaper option. Just at $59.99 you can test the cold wallet out and see if you like it. It’s completely offline. No internet. No Bluetooth. Just plug-and-play. Also there’s numerous videos and tutorials to help you. Plus it’s discreet. 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      "title": "Album Review: Shyheim Nwadiei - Calls of the North Wind",
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A project that featured over 60 artists was a space where Shyheim was able to shine and show why he was picked for this once in a lifetime project. The Fire In Little Africa project isn’t the only thing that Shyheim accomplished this year because the whole time he was working on his own project. Something that would further push him to his calling. An album, “Calls of the North Wind”. An album we will deep dive into. But first let’s understand just what the word Hibachi means.\n\n***​[Hibachi] Really just means fire to me, and everything that entails that. Something that’s dope of course, and of course energy, something that continues and never dies, as well as passion and strength.***\n\nCalls of the North Wind features 9-tracks that starts off with Shyheim Nwadiei in conversation about finding the North Wind so that he can embark on a journey home. The African style drums insinuate that home isn’t Oklahoma, but a place further like Africa. The home. The motherland. A wise calming wind sounds in the background of the track. This is the North Wind which usually signifies the changing of seasons or in this case a way to change within. And it's at the end of track 1 that Shyheim foreshadows into some of the tracks and subjects that make up the project.\n\nThen track 2 starts, Aye Scissortail (Tap in!). Oklahoma’s state bird is the Scissortail Flycatcher. True! But it seems deeper that just that, especially with the line. “A birdie full of poison”. This reminds me of the canary birds that would go into mines. They went in first because they are more sensitive to dangerous gases than humans are. If the canary died, the miners knew there were dangerous gases present and would they would leave the mine. Is Shyheim leading us to the motherland while at the same time realizing that he himself has evils that he needs to shed along the way? He repeats, “I’m just tryna be righteous!” The first verse is the representation of all the interactions you’ll see or experience in Tulsa. He vivdly paints the mindset you're in when from Tulsa. The second verse sounds like the internal struggle of trying to grow vs what others expect you to be, which is a subject that will be revisited throughout the project. “My wings clipped by hope.” you can tell this isn't a microwave album. And that’s Shyheim, nothing is surface level. There is always intention and reasoning behind what he says. Even the ending of the track that listens in on a conversation where Shyheim realizes that he needs to leave the northside to find his way. This is an album with a concept, a meaning, and most importantly substance. \n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0QgIS9hGkncFCsyLMMouFk\n\n>So I can burn the crops of yesterday\n>Your the garden for the sprain that keep me bolted to this frame\n>Like I can’t leave this narrow path because of pain, my nigga\n\nLeaving the northside is not a new idea, Many have left, many have left Oklahoma altogether and went to Texas. So when you get to Posted (Stoop Kid) you immediately know this feeling. A feeling that keeps you from growing, keeps you from having new experiences. Luckily the North Wind is pushing Shyheim to his calling. But in the same breath there is still that little doubt that tries to hold him back. The saxophone captures this tension but more so of an internal battle that occurs whenever you're wanting to try something new. This line line sums up just that. “Posted! I’m the ghost of who I be”. The ghost of who you are that’s causing this internal conflict. That will try to anchor you in uncertainty of leaving the Northside. But again it’s the North Wind that helps to propel him forward and also throughout the track he’s gives some dope advice Like in the line. “Be symbolic for uncomfortability.” If that don’t motivate you to grow then nothing will.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/1Qdhh4BoEH15TTAYtEwl6c\n\nIsselle. I’m gonna be honest. I don’t even know what this word means. But the real question is. What is this place? Toward the middle of the track, the strings dance along the beat and set the stage for Shyheim to explain just where this place is that he’s calling home. Issele-Uku. A city located in Nigeria that is heavily populated with Nwadieians. “You trapped inside the circle of the commas”. It’s this imagery that makes you see just how different the American way of living is, it's one of the evils that must be shed before returning back home.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/69kq8SodUCP9NuEWiNZzUF\n\n>I lay her down like tar\n>Let my rock invade her cave\n>See stars on her breathe escape\n>How much can she take\n>When I deescalate\n\nTalk to Me is a track where Shyheim is looking for answers. He even says, “I’m tryna find my Hibachi.” This is a song that really showcases his ability, he comes out of the gate slicing through the beat like a ninja with a finely crafted Katana, his clever bars puncturing the exhaling saxophone. At time his sword moving so quickly that he barely has time to take a breathe to get to the next bar. But we still need money with the answers, “Make it Rain Dollars for a young scholar”.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/25nF2rFzC2S9e0Jy3gz6D6\n\n>Make it rain dollars. Flood my people out the hood.\n\nWhat if you could be a billionaire? More specifically, what if you could be the billionaire from Tulsa named George Kaiser? Shyheim answers this question on his lead single “Kaiser”. The track has an up-tempo pace and a BeBop feel with an improvised ad-libbed intro that you would hear when listening to Jazz. Interestingly this is also the only track that has a credited featured artist, which happens to be the talented Zzaj, I like how it’s a lyrical track but also the fact that he lets the track breathe. You get to vibe out to it. The video is a testament to the feel-good vibe of this track. Shyheim is seen two stepping, living carefree. And Zzaj at his side. This is how we imagine all Kaisers’ live. But it’s also nice to dream about how the other side lives. No doubt if Shyheim had that kind of money that the world would be a better place. \n\nhttps://youtu.be/Emov9Tb0Z4Y\n\nBayonetta is so deceiving of a song because Shyheim’s delivery is so smooth and player that even if he said the word bitch. I don’t think you could be offended. But also Bayonetta is a Japanese video game about a female heroine that also has the ability to manipulate the wind. Could this be a woman somehow detouring him on his way home? Either way you can tell by the way he raps about her that this ain’t no puppy love.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/5iC2L0dKZYTs6fu5s9JsjA\n\nBadger is interesting by the title alone. Sheim may be one of the first rappers to have a song titled Badger, as well as a little history lesson about their winter patterns. His metaphors burrow deep into the beats. But don’t hibernate on this track, because it’s easy to get caught into the bop of the track and get lost in Shyheim’s smooth delivery. His words jumping from bar to bar like a gymnast. His delivery powerfully punctuating like a gymnast sticking the landing.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/40pTKG9ibtXuKycLCko3rn\n\n\"Praying for a day where the blue and red don’t pay my landscape”. The way that Shyheim comes in on Heliocentric Theory (Where The Wind Took Me) makes you want to rewind the track just for those 7 seconds of acapella verbal assault. This is the one I need dj noname to drop a bomb on! This track ups the caliber and lets people know that he really does this rap shit. There's no holding back. This is part of the journey. Showing that you're strong enough to endure it all. And if need be you can show them that you can dish it out too. The album ends with Shyheim still on his journey home. The wind carries his words and this album throughout the winter or better yet, hibernation.  \n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/1jJxnZZIgpuW4y26zt5ohy\n\nWhat can I say about \"Calls of the North Wind\" that hasn't been said. One thing is that Shyheim is credited with producing 4 tracks on the album. For such a cohesive album it makes sense that he would want that extra level of creative control. Secondly, what I like about the album is it's Afrocentric beats, and rhythms, the jazz instrumentation, the improvisation, and the ability to make a way when there wasn’t supposed to be a way that makes this album so great. This is an album that you can’t just listen to once. Because I guarantee you’ll miss something. Each listen is like unlocking a new level even if it’s just a mini-level that takes you more inside of the mind of Shyheim Nwadiei. The album is Hibachi!!!\n\nGo follow Shyheim Nwadiei on all social media below:\n\nInstagram: @northsidenwadiei\nTwitter: @northsideshyguy\nSoundCloud: I Am Shyheim\n\nMake sure you stream the whole album back-to-back and let us know what you think! \n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/album/043HJ9mcndOjUFdxzXs7SB\n\nThanks for reading! Don't forget to like, share, and comment. \nFor more great content head over to www.tulsalines.com.",
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      "body": "by [ASHLEY JONES](https://medleyjones.com/author/medleyjones/)\n\n![medley jone stina token.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPry5H4a3zLGJYxU6QN3MiCd83pZC2kyiZ1y7rMq1qs5F/medley%20jone%20stina%20token.png)\n\n10 things that went over your head from Fire in Little Africa’s Reparations Music Video\nBy Ashley “Medley” “Tina Token” Jones\n\n10 things that went over your head from Fire in Little Africa’s Reparations Music Video\nBy Ashley “Medley” “Tina Token” Jones\n\nFor those who don’t know, Fire in Little Africa made a fire video to match a fire song. The video had all three artists on the track highlighted in a beautiful fashion. What was released is far from that original intentionally. St. Dom will be giving ALSUT an exclusive on what happened to the original. \n\nWhat I can confirm is that FILA is made up of 60 artists and funders with ties to the Mayor’s Office. Due to non-violent depictions of the Mayor’s likeness being in the trunk during a scene, and a separate scene that made up the core of the video, the artist understandably decided to create a new vision.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/FRNdDso_sPo\n\nJeopardizing the first in my eyes is like asking someone to give an artist’s creative baby plastic surgery, or paint over a No Parking Studios masterpiece. It is fine the way it was and still is. The reshoot video is one that people who think appeasing the Mayor would enjoy, because the Mayor would enjoy it.\n\n![satiredefinition.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaumohpVpTFmhNtMT2fCgF7ee18Un3XmBZpAhtRQ111C3/satiredefinition.png)\n\n\n1. The show in the music video is the Mayor’s version of Reparations. That is why the Token character is important. It makes the appearance that this is supposed to be for black people but white people are the main one who enjoy and see new pleasure in it like the Gathering Place, Reconciliation Park and actual Gentrified Spaces.\n2. The men in masks in the beginning and end represent black and allied viewers’ reaction to the video. That may be you. If you hated the video and didn’t understand it due to being out of town or not understanding the background- they are you.\n3. The directors are the same directors of the original Reparations Music Video, only one artist out of three was a part of the directing process for the reshoot.\n4. The main character “Andy Lovejoy” is a comedian named Evan “B.T. Gynum” Hughes who played the Mayor’s likeness in the OG music video.\n5. Every actor, including myself, did not get paid for the project. We were invited by Evan and loved the experience. A lot of us were meeting each other for the first time.\n6. The man who played the police officer hates pigs. Every actor was a frontline ally who would put their lives on the line because they understand black lives matter and protesting is a first amendment right.\n7. This video is a protest to the Mayor’s indirect censorship.\n8. Most names are a playoff on whiteness and white privilege: Andy Lovejoy (jerkoff) Karen Karefree (obvious) Ivana C. Menager (I want to see the manager) Tina Token (token character like south park) Richard Head (dick head) Collin Izors (COLONIZERS) other names were chosen by actors\n9. Every lyric was highlighted within the secret messaging\n    1. The zoom in on the beginning of the house, the house represents the town in “This town ain’t big enough for the two of us” hence only one black being in the house, the rest were most likely booted out\n    2. “Cap” the hug broke apart on beat after the hug began on “We put the town on the map”\n    3. “Play to pull up at the map” Elvis is playing with the football\n    4. “Ain’t no confusion” why is this girl waving through the window, I’m confused? Was she just not inside?\n    5. “The tried to leave the nitty like a dump” SHE IS VACUUMING EVERYTHING BUT THE FLOOR\n    6. “Pump” she at the sink (this one is a reach in analysis on my part, but maybe)\n    7. “Taking yo lunch so we can have some lunch” that was the actors legit lunch for the day, they said we had to act for it, hence the genuine excitement lol\n    8. “Might pull up on G.T.” the milk car pulls up, “Smiling ass,” Big smile, which the director told us to have to put emphasis on that famous lyric\n    9. “Open the safe, we taking what we want” Evan took that football like any actor playing a white supremacist would, Tina (me) was in the back genuinely upset because it wasn’t even passed in my direction. Tina was in the back and waved that game off\n  10. “Plotting revenge, rolling up the runtz,” Tina had an alternative motive to be the token… She working from the inside like J. Cole’s G.O.M.D house slave character\n  11. “Handout” Police character puts his hand out\n  12. “War we put them in the dust” pillow FIGHT on BEAT\n  13. “Black balled from America” girl looking in mirror with insecure look on face, she feels blackballed maybe?\n  14. “White balled from America, white rose, petals gold, melanin.” White woman with rose tattoo, gold cups, Andy got her wet on beat\n  15. “Black Wall Street Resident” runs out of the room, “Put the dent off” that floor behind the scenes was dented and shook the camera when I booked it\n  16. “We from the town town town” Every actor is an ally, every actor is a resident of Tulsa\n10. If you don’t like the video, after you understand where it comes from, then the video wasn’t made for you. Channel your anger to starting a petition for the original to be released because if the Mayor’s people won’t OK it after Motown and FILA said it was cool, then it may never drop for our beautiful out of town folk\n\nThanks again to Ashley Jones for the drop breakdown of the \"Reparations\" video. Comment and let us know what you think of it. Also don't forget to share the article and subscribe to our newsletter:\n\nFollow Ashley Jones on her social media: \n\nInstagram: [@medleyjones](https://www.instagram.com/medleyjones/)\nTwitter: [@medleyjones](https://twitter.com/MedleyJones)\nwebsite: [medleyjones.com/](https://medleyjones.com/)\n\nThanks for reading! Don't forget to like, share, and comment.\nFor more great content head over to www.tulsalines.com.",
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      "title": "REPARATIONS ISN'T WHAT TULSA NEEDED!",
      "body": "![Reparations Video Thubnail.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW4rYPPC1e7AJuDnhX62yfSigAQ5gq9gQ6DiDnZM5MDdK/Reparations%20Video%20Thubnail.jpg)\n\n>Reparations:\n>\n>“the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been >wronged.”\n\nIt’s Thursday, just a little past 12 PM when the intro to the world premiere started playing for the Fire In Little Africa video “Reparations”. The live chat started to get longer and longer as the comments started to come in. The excitement was at an all-time high, mainly because of the controversy surrounding the first video being shelved. St. Domonick hosted a private screening of the initial video on a building wall downtown just off 3rd st. This caused many to use their social media platform to express their anger and outrage, at times even comparing their struggle to the same narrative of being silenced by “The Man.” But now here we are, the second attempt at an official release for “Reparations”.\nThe countdown finally finished and the video started to play, opening with a drone shot of the city and a voice talking over a dispatcher radio. Next, the video cuts to 3-masked men in a Chevy mid-sized car parked in front of a building. As one of the masked men closes the truck, the Vuelo shark logo can be seen (Good product placement). The video then cuts to the 3-masked men fleeing the scene as alarms blare in the distance. The car speeds off with the masked men celebrating their getaway. Finally, the car stops as the masked man in the backseat announces:\n\n>\"DOM JUST DROPPED A VIDEO!”\n\nThe next thing that happens is nothing short of embarrassing. An all-white cast for a video that is called “Reparations”. This single term has been controversial when it comes to African Americans. We built this shit! We should be compensated for the trillions of dollars in unpaid labor our ancestors did. But anyone that knows history knows that it’s not uncommon for America to give reparations, this would include the Native Americans as well as the Japanese Americans that received reparations for America’s horrible attempts at wiping out their race. But African Americans have yet to receive reparations to the extent that these other races have. So when the “Reparations” video did finally drop. It was a disappointment!\n\n![KanyeWestSway.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPDzMm9UQSGiLC1gjfRm3MCCk64HPd8ExQxfiCixbSXeu/KanyeWestSway.png)\n\nAs a journalist, I advocate for Oklahoma music. There have been so many times I’ve argued with people that Oklahoma has some of the dopest artists and our videos can compete with any mainstream artist. No question! But this video will forever be that rebuttal. “What about that ‘Reparations’ video?”. The Reparations video was a disappointment. A letdown. This truly hurt the brand. After Fire In Little Africa put out 2 amazing visuals “Shining” and “Elevator”. Not even counting the visual content that surrounded the actual album. It’s Reparations that totally missed the mark for what the project aimed at accomplishing. But mostly this video hurt the artists featured on the song who had an opportunity to showcase their talent on a major stage. This doesn’t represent the years that Oklahoma artists have put into creating a hip-hop scene that is like no other. This definitely doesn’t represent the ancestors who gave their lives to make sure that the next generation had a chance. YOU HAD ONE JOB!  \n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0QDqrkQ0Y8k9NsiMZjSI4N\n\nWho is responsible for this? There are some conspiracy theories about the label [Motown] white-washing the album. The label had nothing to do with this video. The artists were actually involved with making the video. Well, not all the artists. That’s an issue within itself. The song is fire. All three artists brought it. The video is a total distraction from what’s really supposed to shine. THE LYRICS! The worst part is that all three artists had amazing verses. St. Domonick brought an energy to the track that helped shape the direction of where it was going. Even M.C.’s 8 bars were dope. He’s one of the dopest emcees, whenever he’s featured on a verse he always shines, and everyone seems to raise their bars when he’s on the track. Hakeem Eli’juwon is one of the stars of this album, and this song is an example of why that is. The way he switches flows. This delivery and the way he emphasizes certain words make for perfect moments in the track. He’s a star! And even his disappointment for the video can be seen with his reaction on Twitter. While M.C. has gone radio silent on the whole issue. There was one artist that seemed to relish in the chaos.\n\n![Hakeem Tweet.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTso6TL7Cct4PnnbSWRfaGyiaB13gdtqHwQVe9etJuxqi/Hakeem%20Tweet.jpg)\n\n![Hip Hops MC Tweet.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPnJ3dkTo23afFsYP9JSpAeB4Bhdi2z5g832fjhVNTkLa/Hip%20Hops%20MC%20Tweet.jpg)\n\n![St Domonic Tweet.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbgABkycu6aw7dkLXwg2JqG9kyF1KpxvJmUsEZBkgymDi/St%20Domonic%20Tweet.png)\n\nThe original video wasn’t released because it went too far. I don’t think the city would’ve blocked this video because they were too busy with the cyber attack going on and the rush to get the unidentified bodies of the Tulsa Race Massacre reburied. If we talking about songs that really got the attention of the government there are two examples that come to mind. N.W.A. and their song “Fuck the Police”. They went to jail over that song. They even got a letter from the F.B.I. for the lyrics of the song. Another example would be the original lyrics of FDT. “Fuck Donald Trump” that was written by Nipsey and YG. The actual Secret Service called Universal to get the lyrics to the song. There actually is a law (18 U.S.C. § 871), which criminalizes threats made against the President and successors to the Presidency.”  With the label pressuring them, they had to change the lyrics. But the point is. THEY DROPPED THE FUCKING SONG! They realized the impact it would have on the culture. And the result was that record numbers of voters turned out to defeat Trump during his second run for the presidency. Back to “Reparations”. I imagine they weren’t in so much hot water as the Secret Service knocking on their door. So a little change to a video wouldn’t have killed everything. Or it means that the people involved with making the video don’t like to be challenged creatively and won’t allow themselves to get over setbacks. But I get it. Your an artist. And your Sensitive about your shit.”\n\nA white-washed parody of the Family Matters intro. Some might say that this video was made as a 'fuck you' to the establishment. \"That we won’t play by your rules\". I see it more as trolling for views. Did we just get Rickrolled? This was not a clever witty response. This felt more like Tekashi 69, a rapper who got famous off trolling the music industry. Trolling and Black Wall Street shouldn’t be in the same discussion. And if we talking about legacy. Something that will be hereafter your gone. Is this truly what you want to be remembered by? “We laughed at the establishment.” In the end, it’s one guy who thinks he’s gonna get this big laugh when the whole world is laughing at him. \n​\nFor anyone to claim this idea for making a video ‘parody’ as a good idea doesn’t see just how just how big of an opportunity that was blown plus it’s still irresponsible to put out a video at this point in time. Especially with this being the 100-year centennial and the current social climate. It does nothing to push the conversation forward. This was a chance to educate and tell the story of your ancestors, for your ancestors. But instead, this was a win for the people who wanted to silence the argument for reparations as well as the ones who tried to silence anyone who talked about the Black Wall Street Massacre. \n\nSo in closing. \n\n** \"Put this video in the same trunk that St. Domonick raps about.\"**\n\nIf ya’ll need help creating a video. Holla at Tulsa Lines. Cause. THIS AIN'T IT!\n\nFinal Thoughts:\n\n\"This Ain’t Making Top 5.\nBurn that video.\nBurn that film.\nBurn that Harddrive.\"\n\n**RESHOOT REPARATIONS!**\n\nAnd at least fix the song credits on the video: \n\n\n![wrong song credits.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRe6RcffdArtcrDJx219w4Tt57mzZDVpDv25HvciFV2tG/wrong%20song%20credits.jpg)\n\nLastly, don’t watch the video. It doesn’t represent Oklahoma Hip-Hop and it doesn’t represent the legacy of Black Wall Street. \n\nhttps://youtu.be/FRNdDso_sPo\n\nThanks for reading! Don't forget to like, share, and comment. \nAlso for more great content head over to www.tulsalines.com.",
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      "body": "![Asui Emocean.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmU3NwAhE8JQn4rxkb9sVKiXTX1PmwC5Rz5LtKxYRGNAbs/Asui%20Emocean.jpg)\n\nAusi and Winny Flows are adding to Tulsa’s list of dynamic duos with their new group, HippieTree. HippieTree may be a duo, but their third musketeer is behind the scenes on the production side, London Canon (Winny Flows brother). They're taking after Tulsa legends such as Super Splash Bros and other collectives like FILA by traveling to put Tulsa on the map this Saturday in KoreaTown, New York when they debut Austin’s latest project, “Emocean.” \n\nTwo music videos are set to drop with their performance, and more music video shooting and promotion for HippieTree will be captured in the big apple. An artist from NBA Youngboy’s label, Doggi Krazy, is headlining HippieTree’s performance in the big city, it’ll be their first out of state show out of over 20 overall since 2019.\n\n\n>“[Working together] brings everything together as a whole,” Ausi said. “If you have two artists that are confident and >they know what they can bring to the table. It really helps form the team for sure.”\n\nGroups and collectives have been around for decades. The usual formula being that one artist is selected from the group as the lead singer or rapper. This all changed with collectives like Fire In Little Africa that saw an opportunity to take some of the solo dopest artists in the state and put together a collective, all set on putting Oklahoma on the map. And sounding pretty fucking dope while doint it.\n\nThis is the approach of rap artist Ausi when forming the group HippieTree, a collective of artists Ausi, Winny Flows, and the more behind the scenes artist London. This collective has also allowed Ausi to concentrate on his own project while also learning new skills from others.\n\nAs excited as we all are to hear what’s in the HippieTree vault under Ausi key, we can predict what’s to come based on his consistencyJust in 2020 alone. \n\nAusi dropped three singles, the first being “Turn the Lights On”, which is an unapologetic Ausi rapping about his life and where he plans to take it. The second track “Lemonade” spits about how he’s taken the old saying “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. And the track is a refreshing vibe for the summer. \n\nThe last single “Eat Up” showcases his knack for clever wordplay as he feasts on the beat. These tracks left his listeners wondering what’s next for Ausi, and on August 20th his listeners will get his answer. The speedy flows are back, the clever rhyme scheme and advanced and lyrical flows remain. What differs is the independent production process. Ausi is becoming a master at his trade in all aspects with HippieTree.\n\n>“I definitely feel most confident in my recording process and just writing and editing the songs. Because for about a >year straight, I started going to Solaray Studios to record all my music,” Ausi said about the production.\"\n\nWinny Flows, the other half to the HippieTree duo, recorded his entire last album, “Dedicated,”  with the production power of Ausi and London. Ausi took a lot of his inspiration and growth in engineering from Solaray Studios.\n\n>“I learned a lot from him, actually. Solray, shout out to him. I'd say taking a step away from going to the studio and >taking the time to just teach myself how to actually record it, edit it, and just do it right,” Austin added. “Teaching >myself how to do all of those things is the biggest step I’ve taken into becoming a fully independent artist.”\n\nA common theme in Ausi’s music is an Asian American kid who is seen as a “nerd” navigating his way through life and the lessons it has taught him along the way. This led him to the mecca of hip-hop, New York. Where he plans to shoot two videos as well as release some of the music that he’s been stockpiling for “emocean”.\n\n“Emocean is the very first track from the project. There is a line that goes, ‘But I can't get caught up in emotion, nothing but waves inside the ocean coming and going,’” Ausi said. \n\n>”That line kind of speaks for the whole project because the whole project is just a wave of different emotions that any >human can go through whether it's being happy, sad, angry, anxious, paranoid, confident, whatever it may be, you can >find all of that in the project. That line kind of just symbolizes. You know, waves of emotions come and go constantly. >They're here, and then you watch them go.” \n\nWhat else is in the works for Ausi? Two music videos, three big features that include TDE, Alex Wiley, Sneak the Poet and YG Tut, an artist affiliated with Isaiah Rashad. And of course the project “emOCEAN” that is set to release August 21.\n\nMake sure you checkout Ausi and his new project \"emOCEAN\".\n\nAlso follow him on his social media:\n\nYouTube: Ausi\nInstagram: @ausiiii\nSpotify: Ausi\n\n![Ausi underwater.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZbv4gorYdE3rfbaTkKGyWgS7Z98ZFzJM3E4H3pzUhc9L/Ausi%20underwater.jpg)",
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      "body": "![currency key to the city story.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbwewiXk3mzM7cnNTXS3iMcdprEMCM4fpETm7mEUYQVBp/currency%20key%20to%20the%20city%20story.jpg)\n\n>And the view from the rocking chair improves/But I have yet to see a team fucking with the crew/Near and far, I saw it >all, wide-frame/Everything with wings ain't a plane, mayne/Endo get rolled up like car windows/Avoiding the >policemans, them Carl Winslows/The wind blow and change, and I am not mad/All garbage bag rappers need to find a >style fast/It's written all over niggas like a Dapper Dan/Survive rough lands, cactus plants growing in desert sands/Alive >I stand, left for dead, though a nigga didn’t die/I got highed up so I could autograph the sky, fool/\n>                                                                                       - Curren$y 2nd Verse \"Michael Knight\n\n\nWhy would anyone ever get a key to downtown? Especially the Louisiana native Curren$y. He is set to perform at Cain’s ballroom on August 20th (Doors open at 8pm). For anyone that knows smoking culture knows that Curren$y is one of the pioneers of stoner rap and a champion for the cannabis world. His 3 part-mixtape series Pilot Talk showed the evolution of an artist with almost 2 decades on the mic, getting his first deal with Master P’s No Limit Records, and an early roster of Young Money/Cash Money Records. The Stoned Immaculate artist was even been signed to Dame Dash’s DD172 label. Curren$y truly is an artist that has seen the ups (one being on the Freshman cover of XXL) to the downs (Having Dame Dash sell his music without his permission.). But to see his performance is to be engulfed in the audio dope that spills from every bar. He’s one of the few rappers that can start rapping a song then hold the mic out to the crowd and hear every word, every pause, every inflection perfectly replayed. When they say all you need is 1,000 true fans, Curren$y is the artist who has taken this blueprint and build a career off it. \n\nGET YOUR TICKETS: Click here.\n\nBut should Curren$y get a key to the downtown Main St.? No but the other artists that are performing on the same stage with Curren$y SHOULD! Artists Dialtone, 1st Verse, Keezy Kuts, Clutch Barz, Doc Free, and Bezel 365. These are the ones that really deserve a key to the downtown Main St. These are the artists that have spent years building a rap scene in Tulsa. From the shows that used to have only 3 people in the crowd, to now a whole festival that saw thousands cheering them on as they looked out onto what Tulsa hip-hop scene has grown to become. It’s their music that’s now being played on the local radio stations. And it’s their talent that had Motown knocking at their door to get a piece of that Tulsa sound. They even brought uncle Charlie home. And choose to stay in Tulsa right downtown they have proclaimed that hip-hop will have a place downtown. Right where Black Wall Street was. They built downtown into a hip-hop scene that not even the major city like Cali or New York City can say. If you don’t believe me check out the World Culture Music Festival.   \n​\nSo come to Cain’s on August 20th and come see some artists from right here in Tulsa, get the key to the city. They are Tulsa. They are Main St. And when the Jets are gone, it’s going to be them still here. Still reppin Tulsa. And Still yellin’ Everything IS US!\n\n​GET YOUR TICKETS: Click here.\n\n\n![currency cainsballroom poster flier.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQHdR4eHu2Ma9aHavagvc8SkPyAG25HaVnNz8uxPVh8sC/currency%20cainsballroom%20poster%20flier.jpg)\n\nDon't Forget to follow all the artists on social media:\n\nCURREN$Y\nFacebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Spotify\n\nDialtone\nInstagram | Twitter \n\n1st Verse\nInstagram | Twitter | BandCamp\n\nKeezy Kuts\nFacebook | Instagram | Twitter\n\nClutch Barz\nInstagram\n\nSounds by Doc Free\n\nHosted by Bezel 365\n\nThanks for reading! Don't forget to like, share, and comment.\nFor more great content head over to www.tulsalines.com",
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      "body": "![Steph Simon Diamonds From The Tisdale Album Cover.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeDT8zjNjir69CyxCZXxuWLT2xE696thWsatX3C4BS7xz/Steph%20Simon%20Diamonds%20From%20The%20Tisdale%20Album%20Cover.jpg)\n\n>\"It may be unfair to dismiss Nas’ success as merely a piggyback ride on the back of L Boogie and her Refugee Camp, but I >can come to no other conclusion for this year’s most surprising success story, as almost overnight, Nas-the-Martyr has >become Nas-the-Superstar. Meanwhile, Jay-Z is somewhere lounging on a leather couch sipping an ice-cold bottle of >Moet. Since he still runs his own operation and puts put his own shit, Jay-Z, when all is said, done, and divvied up, will >probably make more money.\"\n\nThis quote is from the legendary Elliott Wilson who recently re-released an article called “Elliott's 1996 'Reasonable Doubt'. In the article Elliott Wilson compared and contrasted two hip-hop legends who both dropped critically acclaimed albums within a week of each other. Nas’s 'It Was Written' and Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’. \n\nThis one paragraph can also sum up two artists from Tulsa. Gang51E June and Steph Simon. From the outside June has been a commercial success. But when you peel back the layers you see just how much of a success and a boss that Step Simon is. The DIY artist that Steph Simon has been his whole career has always been the HOV way. From selling physical copies before putting his album on streaming, to creating a festival that booked June, (remember Jay-Z was the head of Def Jam and had Nas on the artist roster.) June may have the streams, but Steph Simon is getting the front and backdoor money. Also when it comes to throwing a show in Tulsa it’s Steph Simon that people call to curate the acts that should perform together. And may we not forget Fire in Little Africa. A commemorative project that was executive produced by Steph Simon that included over 70 artists. More than 70 were invited, some of which didn’t think the stage would be big enough. But as we see, the city is “Shining\" because of it. With a city that’s in the world spotlight, no other artist has thrown as many ooops as Steph Simon. So it’s only right that when he dropped his new album “Diamonds From The Tisdale” that he get his stats and not pass on the time that he's been grinding for. This new album leaves beyond a Reasonable Doubt.\n\nWhen it comes to making an album the most important parts are the 1st track and the last track of an album. Anyone that has heard a Steph Simon album knows that he has always delivered both. The first track “2020 Vision” sounds like the manifestation of his title track “Visions” off his 2017 release ‘Visions From the Tisdale’. “Visions” is Steph’s foresight into what he believes his city can become, and it concludes with speaker Buddy Rodrigrez who delivers a narration on both tracks. On “2020 Vision” Steph Simon knows himself and knows the power of speaking things into existence. This is exactly what he’s done his whole career. Spoke it and then manifested. The goals of “Visions” were spoken into existence, now the same manifestation will help him speak into existence the goals he raps about on “Visions 2020. ”I can see them vultures comin, gonna make sure we eatin first.\" This statement is undeniable with just how many artists from Oklahoma that he put on the “Fire In Little Africa” project.” And how many artists he’s booked for shows throughout the years.\n\n>“Poppin’ shit sober minded, I don’t even like Advil but I don’t need Molly”\n\nFor years Steph Simon has been a humble rapper. And for years fans have been wanting him to flex on tracks just to let the haters know that it ain’t safe, and at any time he can push the button. Well “Hoop Shorts” is that track. His delivery on the track is like someone who says, “Yea I said it, and I meant it”. And if his words aren’t enough, he shot the video in New York to let the world know that it’s Steph ‘Diamond's’ time. 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As he delivers a Khampa Trillman like verse just to let people know this ain’t just a word, but most importantly it’s for life.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7wDbZGKv5zhcaSH1ayXnzZ\n\nWhen it comes to collaborations the track that sticks out Jim For Life is definitely one, but that standouts the most on the album has to be on the song “Bars for the BBQ”. Long time Jim's Steph Simon and 1st Verse go bar-for-bar like teammates at a dominoes game. Both artists are the upper echelon when it comes to being a lyricist. But this collab leaves both artist shining, each setting up the other to score, and at the end they both yell DOMINO!. “Momentum swingin’ with the metaphysic leverages, Tone remind me that what we doin ain’t regular shit, Out here tryna set it like the price and the precedent, put fire on the food and ice on the beverages.\"\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0ZUuiOaZbGRRS2O1ATGhqU\n\nWith the tracks “No Chaperone” and “Skate Town'' Steph Simon proves that he knows how to make a love song. “No Chaperone” is for anyone that remembers the lock-ins at the Mabee Center, and the other recreational events that were supposed to keep young people out of trouble but was the perfect space for getting into some trouble over. Steph raps over a sample of H-Town’s hit single “They Like It Slow”. \"Skate Town\" is the telling of a love story of Steph Simon’s parents meeting at Skate Town that was located on 36th and and North Peoria. A soulful Billy Bruner sings over a bounce disco-filled track that sets the tone and the groove you needed to have fun at Skate Town. The breakdown at the end of the track is so smooth, like that last chance you have to get to the number from the girl you’ve been eyeing all night. Check out the video below:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/doC40oqGZls\n\nWith such a personal album as Visions From The Tisadale, songs like “Detours” and “Dreamland” carry on that same personal feel to \"Diamonds From The Tisdale\". “Detours” features artists Branjae and Sterling Mathews “10,000 hours, I put that in a long time ago”. The song is Steph Simon realizing that the path to success wasn’t a straight line and that the shortcuts aren’t promised to get you where you need to be. “Crucify” is like the pressure to stay the same but knowing that you have to grow to get where you need to be. Real ones know, fake ones say you changed. Personal can also mean feel good, BBQ songs like “Zaggin Interlude” or “Sunday Diner” these two tracks remind you of the same feelings that Steph created on “Chillin on It (Just Vibin)” or “Sunny On the N.S.” two tracks that took you through his personal experiences and most importantly his neighborhood. You’re riding down TIsdale Expressway on this new album. \n\n“Dreamland”! Dreamland! We gotta discuss the last track of this album. Like we said before, Steph Simon knows how to make an outro track. And \"Dreamland\" shows you just what we mean. The track is Steph’s dream realized. But also it’s him realizing that he’s not through dreaming. The “Dreamland” track is filled with a plethora of bars and quotables that’s like his version of “Feelin’ It”. Checkout the video to see just how big that dream has become!\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Q_cPKrEYLqw\n\n\"Diamonds From The Tisdale\" is an album that came at the right grimming (grinding + timing). 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      "body": "![spotify-wrapped-2020-logo_orig.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaZMwDXMnCUSz5W3HEGDGCUTX92DfnbN7K6JtJFB7p71n/spotify-wrapped-2020-logo_orig.png)\n\nTis the season for the Spotify Wrapped for the end of the 2020 year. It’s been a year full of ups and downs but one thing that has been consistent is music. And like a trophy artists are posting their stats just to show how good of a year they had. Artists like Parris Chariz took to Instagram to share his astonishing 4.5 million streams! But what if you didn’t have millions of streams? Is it still worth it to post your stats?\n\nYes. Just from a micro-level just one stream should be enough for you to post your Spotify Wrapped. Take into consideration that people had millions of choices and they chose to take time out of their life, that they will never get back and decided to stream your music. So the post is sort of an appreciation to your fanbase.\n\nSecondly. You gotta see this as a measuring point. This was the bar set so that next year you can shoot for a higher number. Now is time to analyze what went right. Did you pay for ads? Did you reach out to websites? Did you reach out to influencers? Did you do a proper rollout? Did you post the song more than once? These are just a few of the questions that you should be also asking yourself so that you can hopefully build on the momentum tomorrow.\n\nAlso. Posting your content may lead to networking opportunities. One artist may want to build their fanbase by collabing with you seeing that your music has been streamed in an area that they are trying to get into. Similarly, you can reach out to artists with more streams that posted their Spotify Wrapped and ask what they did. Also, note that reaching out for a feature from the bigger artists is a good way to get more listeners next year.\n\nLastly. It’s a time to dive into the analytics and fully understand what they mean. Hopefully, by now you have the Spotify for Artists app. It’s a free app. Learn what the numbers mean and how to use them to your advantage. For example, tracking which city your songs are mostly streamed in or also promoting your tour or selling merch. If you don’t know how just google it! [Spotify for Artists – Guide – Spotify for Artists](https://artists.spotify.com/guide/spotify-for-artists)\n\nSo there you go. Post your Spotify Wrapped and let the world know the stats. And if you’re still second-guessing, remember that even Parris Chariz started with a single stream.\n\n\nWhat was the top 5 songs you streamed the most this year? \n\nPost your stats 2020 Wrapped below:",
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      "title": "Parris Chariz Is Giving It His All With His New Single \"Can't Hold Back Freestyle\".",
      "body": "![parris-chariz-cant-hold-back-freestyle_orig.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeRMSMpoMdQU1A6V7WHHavVTYwhE6gebxGvk2uzBUHHpQ/parris-chariz-cant-hold-back-freestyle_orig.jpg)\n\nFreestyle. The general consensus of a freestyle is that it is an improvised, unwritten, display of flow, and lyricism that occurs in one attempt. A song is generally more structured as opposed to a freestyle which can be seen as more of a stream of thought. But as time and rap have evolved the term freestyle itself has become more blurry. The freestyle track is now more of an unstructured song that has no chorus and a particular topic that it has to stick to. The freestyle track is still intended to let artist show off their skill as a stream of thought but if you need more than one take, that’s allowed now. If you need an example of this look no further than Parris Chariz's track called \"Can't Hold Back Freestyle”.\n\n>When you're eatin raman,\n>But your tastebuds Outback,\n>Stealin my style,\n>I think my phone in the house tapped,\n\nThe track appears on his latest album 2045 Deluxe: Airwavs which is the second helping to the 2045 saga. The track’s somber feel sets the stage for Parris Chariz to answer the question \"Are you here?\" He answers by giving the old hip hop heads what they want. Lyricism and bars centered around the classic boom-bap percussion. The track is jam-packed with quotable lines that make you double-take. His talent extends beyond the box that most gatekeepers try to put him in. Bar after bar come at the listener like a game of Guitar Hero, where the slightest break is given right before a string of back to back lines that grab your ear as your brain tries to decode and process before the next bar comes. Parris Chariz ain’t here to play. ​He repeats the last line. \"I CAN'T HOLD BACK!\"\n\n>Remeber when shorty said I'm her man, I played the zone.\n\nCheckout Parris Chariz's single \"Can't Hold Back Freestyle” below.\n\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0Ya3LL7DRTohrHlhk4nOWz\n\nGo follow Parris Chariz on his social media below:\n\nInstagram: @parrischariz\nTwitter: @parrischariz\nSpotify: Parris Chariz\n\nThanks for reading. Don't forget to like, share, and comment!\nFor more great content head over to www.tulsalines.com",
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