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"This ain't just another lyric that the drugs wrote . . " This dude is the coldest. Did anyone record us performing "O.D."? @basicthebassist @spitdatdc #NeckAss #IAintNeverODOffNoWeed (at SPIT DAT)

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Mighty Monday

June 27 2016

Live Music every Monday

SIlver SPring MD

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One of the highlights of 2017 for me was making it back to my hometown of New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I've been home for the Essence Fest many times over the years, but this was my first Mardi Gras in 22 years. On top of that, I got to see my sister @expatwhodat ride in the Zulu parade for her 40th birthday. It was a beautiful, spiritual return and I even stayed true to my exercise regimen, jogging to parades like Iris and Bacchus to meet up with my friends and family. (I ain't stay true to no diet though, bruh; I eat like a pig when I'm in NOLA, yurd me? Lol) I realize as much as I love Essence Fest, I prefer Mardi Gras, because it's more about the culture, spirit, and my memories of my city. One of my missions while I was there was to get footage of me spitting my verse for the #NeckAss song "Coming From Where I'm From". It started with my brother Dwayne B's ( @crochetkingpin ) rap about growing up and SouthEast DC. I was watching him rock it at @busboysandpoets , caught a vibe, and wrote my verse about New Orleans. Then we got our dude @basicthebassist to spit about Indianapolis. My vision is to do a music video with footage in all of our hometowns, kind of like how Talib Kweli did in that video with Kendrick and Curren$y. My scenes are shot, fam. Y'all up! I'm straight New Orleans / Crawfish etoufee and pralines / Rooting for the Saints of all teams / Marsalises and Morials / Zulu balls and Southern Belles, 5312 LaSalle / Operation Shattered Shield; crooked cops, G / I was in New Orleans when Entergy was NOPSI / Uptown; houses built above ground / Didn't count for much when Katrina come around . . / But I bleed New Orleans / My blood type is "ayyy pocky way, laissez les bontemps roulez" / I'm in the N.O. even when out it; I'm bout it, bout it / New Orleans on the globe 'cause the map is too crowded / A Hotel Dieux baby; a dog from the Aug / I floss with moss and I gargles with hot sauce / A 13th Wardy with Dat Uptown Funk / Don't boycott Beyoncé; boycott Trump! #nola #neworleans #uptown (at Napoleon at St Charles Ave)

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One day I'll record a live version of #OD with all three members of #neckass : @crochetkingpin , @basicthebassist , and moi. For now, here's Basic and I holding it down at #wednesdayverses . "I ain't never O.D. off no WEED!" @verses_theopenmic @oldengine12 @kingbassmanjono #brokeballer (at Old Engine 12)

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From my new song "Thelonious, The Loneliest". The full song delves into my reflections on life, art, politics, relationships, and the man in the mirror as I approach 40. Rest in peace to the sampled Slum Villagers who didn't make it to 40: Baatin and Jay Dilla. "I know y'all like, 'Damn, yo / He up here battling his own shadow . . ' / I'm just expressing how I've felt / I can't be honest with a crowd unless I'm honest with myself . . " @oldengine12 @verses_theopenmic @kingbassmanjono @basicthebassist #wednesdayverses #slumvillage #thelonious #fantasticvol2 #fantasticvolume2 #fantasticvolumetwo #dilla #brokeballer (at Old Engine 12)

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"Yo' teeth don't look too white; you need to BRUSH 'EM!" I love how Jono and Basic soul-folk-funked our "Cut It" spoof out. They surprised even me with that one! #wednesdayverses #WindParade @basicthebassist @kingbassmanjono @verses_theopenmic @oldengine12 #otgenasis @otgenasis #cutit #brushem #spoof #parody #brokeballer (at Old Engine 12)

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Shout out to the Saint of the Paint, Reshada Pullen-Jireh ! @reshadapj #wednesdayverses #WindParade @basicthebassist @kingbassmanjono @verses_theopenmic @oldengine12 #yingyangtwins #whispersong #thewhispersong #brokeballer (at Old Engine 12)

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"Come here, Wednesday Verses, let me whisper in your ear / Tell you some things you might like to hear . . " "Twin" bassists with me in the middle talking that "ying yang". Call us the Ying Yang Twins lol. #wednesdayverses #WindParade @basicthebassist @kingbassmanjono @verses_theopenmic @oldengine12 (at Old Engine 12)

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"In New Orleans, we have a different tradition around transition. We have a party when you die. Because the thing is, you never really die. Your energy will be with us forever. Energy doesn't die; it transforms, like my man Bomani said. So we're gonna have a party for Sylvia tonight. That's what's gonna happen." Word. Setting up our #WindParade feature at #wednesdayverses . #SylviaLives @verses_theopenmic @bomaniarmah @basicthebassist @kingbassmanjono (at Old Engine 12)

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(Reposted from @alwaysloyal0315 .) Welcome to our #WindParade . #BlackNostaljack @verses_theopenmic @kingbassmanjono @basicthebassist #bigpun #oldirtybastard @prodigymobbdeep (at Old Engine 12)

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TONIGHT! (Wednesday, September 27). Come join the Broke Nostaljoke Wind Parade as I hit you with some of my new spoofs and original songs plus a special tribute to some of our favorite artists who've passed on over the years! I'll be featuring at Wednesday Verses with @basicthebassist on guitar and @kingbassmanjono on upright! @verses_theopenmic Old Engine 12 Firehouse, 1626 North Capitol St. NW DC, 8pm, $7 (at Old Engine 12)

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"Life is a wind parade . . " Word to Donald Byrd. Come experience our #windparade when #brokeballer features at @verses_theopenmic on Wednesday, September 27 with special musical guests @basicthebassist and @kingbassmanjono ! Photography by @rebeccadupas . #wednesdayverses #donaldbyrd (at Old Engine 12)

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"Life is a wind parade . . " The theme of our feature set next Wednesday at #wednesdayverses will be "Wind Parade". We will be paying tribute to some of our musical fallen stars (or should I say RISEN stars . . . word to Sylvia) in jazz, rock, and of course hip hop. You don't want to miss this one! Featuring @basicthebassist on guitar and @kingbassmanjono on upright. @verses_theopenmic , September 27, Old Engine 12 Firehouse, 1626 North Capitol Street NW DC, 8pm, $7. #windparade #donaldbyrd #blackmoon #buckemdown #bootcampclick #brokeballer (at Silver Spring, Maryland)

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"Wait 'til you hear me spit . . " If you've never seen me perform live before, this is the one to hit up! Wednesday, September 27, #wednesdayverses , Old Engine 12 Firehouse, 1626 North Capitol Street NW DC, 8pm, $7. Me, @basicthebassist and @kingbassmanjono are ready to show up and show off! @verses_theopenmic . BIGGUP to @mightyhip Studio! (at Silver Spring, Maryland)

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"Boy, you got ISSUES!" Lol shout out to my man @basicthebassist of the alternative Crunk trio #NeckAss , blessing his hit song "Salty" at this smoking @artlabdc event at Wonderland Ballroom. (at The Wonderland Ballroom)

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"If skills sold, truth be told . . " Straight up, @basicthebassist should be Basic The Rich And Famous. @wonderlanddc @artlabdc #NeckAss (at The Wonderland Ballroom)