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"And Hip Hop gave me the way and something to say/And all I took in return is a second look" Atmosphere - Party for the Fight to Write

I love Hip Hop. I don't want to just consume it and then look again. I want to talk about it and write about it. So I write about it here and on my blog called Flotivity Media, where I talk specifically about Arizona Hip Hop. I also enjoy practicing law and vacationing from it all whenever I can with the fam.

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list Nov 19 2018

15 Native Tongues Collective Songs

In 1996, De La Soul released the track “Stakes is High” off the album of the same name. In that song, Pos drops an official proclamation with the following lyrics: “A meteor has more right than my people/who be wastin’ time screaming who they’ve hated/that’s why the Native Tongues has officially been re-inSTATED.” Joyous words […]
list Oct 23 2018

Story Times: The Art Of Storytelling

In June 2013, my favorite liner note writing, drumming, music producing, band leading, musical mind in all of music –  Questlove – released his memoir Mo’ Meta Blues. The book, endorsed by noted author Nick Hornby, is Questlove doing what he does best – discussing how influential music was to his life, and others, and […]
list Jun 30 2017

5 Unsung Hip Hop Acts

New York, as the rap mecca, has always been a brutal, bloody breeding ground for some of the dopest emcees the world has ever heard. To get to the point where the world heard you took maximum effort, supreme skill, and a whole lot of luck. The best of the best rose to the top […]