I wrote Why Charlotte’s East Side is known as the ‘Salad Bowl Community’ for The Charlotte Observer. The story is about what immigrants do with when white flight leaves areas impoverished and abandoned. There was a lot of other components that I wished I could’ve incorporated, like the gentrifying of the Black Belmont neighborhood, especially after some Black Charlotteans were displaced in the 60’s and 70’s because of the urban renewal program. The wealth discrepancy among whites and Blacks and …
Author: Tracy Jones
Komikka Patton’s art reminded me of “Way in the Middle of the Air” from Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles. “Did you hear about it?”“About what?”“The niggers, the niggers!”“What about ‘em?”Blacks secretly built rocket ships. Astonished whites wondered if there were laws banning Blacks from building such things.“Them leaving, pulling out, going away; did you hear?”“What you mean, pulling out? How can they do that?”“They can, they will, they are.”“Just a couple?”“Every single one here in the South!”“No.”All gathered, they lined up …
Humancloud Abandonment dropped on January 22 and even prior to the release, people were pre-ordering the 7″. They were enjoying D.D.B. and the title track that came as an insta-download after purchasing the vinyl. To see the amount of people that copped the vinyl was incredible. Only 100 vinyl pieces are in existence. When they’re gone they’re gone and heads are continuing to support the project. A lot has been going on this past week. People have been reaching to …
The reissue of Humancloud Abandonment is out now. Watch and listen to the interview I did with Nasa of Uncommon Record and follow the links below to cop the 7″ vinyl and the digital full length. 7″ Vinylhttps://uncommonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/d-d-b-b-w-humancloud-abandonment-45rpm-7-single Digital Retail Link:https://orcd.co/tracyjones Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/4LRNTR9ndlgZ1ikRSyJpl7?si=rLFji2QuQ1-7FxTEB4HO8w Bandcamp:https://uncommonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/humancloud-abandonment Uncommon Records Announcement:https://www.uncommonnasa.com/nasanews/2021/1/21/tracy-jones-humancloud-abandonment-out-now …
From the reissue of my record, Humancloud Abandonment, pre-orders for the limited addition 7″ of the single D.D.B. are now available. The B-side is the title track. There will only be 100 copies of vinyl in existence. For more details, All the tracks are remastered by Uncommon Record‘s label head, rapper and producer, Nasa. “I’m gonna have a record on vinyl” is me letting it sink in. This record is almost 20 years old. Man, I’m hype to see this …
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