Here’s the prequel to “Year One.” I would’ve posted this first, but actually forgot that I made it. So much has happened.
Author: Tracy Jones
Note: If you’re not familiar with rapper and producer M.Sayyid, please read the previous post I wrote about him, here. I’ve been waiting for an M.Sayyid solo project ever since APC’s Black Fluorescent (2009). Late last year Error Tape 1 surfaced like a glowing disc out of the sea. Among the notable releases that have come out as of late, Tape 1 has been the album that I often revisit. It’s crazy that hardly anyone has reviewed or even mentioned …
Here’s something I just wrote for LA Weekly. I talked to actor and rapper “Mar Mar” and his father. Young blood was just on Issa Rae’s TV show, Insecure. Read the article here.
Rapper and producer M.Sayyid is ¼ of the avant guard rap crew Anti-Pop Consortium. Formed in 1997, APC also consist of rappers and producers High Priest, Beans, and producer Earl Blaize. They were at the forefront of experimental hip-hop, pushing the music’s boundaries across new textures and off-kilter compositions. All four members were individual artists with distinct aesthetics and their collaborative output made it evident. Sounding the way paint looks when it unfolds underwater, APC’s abstract rhymes and synthesized production …
To celebrate Kantra turning four-years-old I’ll be posting her “Year 1-3” videos while I’m making “Year Four.” I’ve previously posted these joints and took them down. When I first made them, they weren’t for public consumption, just for family and friends back home. Below, peep Kantra’s first year on planet Earth. Enjoy. Two fingers means…
