I’M PLAYING A FEW SHOWS AROUND THE MIDWEST, SOUTH AND WEST COAST IN LATE AUGUST/EARLY SEPTEMBER. A COUPLE OF REAL RAGERS, INCLUDING A SHOW IN ALABAMA WITH THE AWESOME RAP GROUP G SIDE AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE ROCK AND ROLL BANDS AND GOOD FRIENDS THOMAS FUNCTION. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER WILL SEE ME TOURING THROUGHOUT ASIA AND I’LL BE HITTING THE EAST COAST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DAMN NEAR 9 MONTHS IN DECEMBER. DATES FOR THESE UPCOMING TOURS WILL BE POSTED HERE SHORTLY! IF YOU LIVE IN ANY OF THE CITIES BELOW, I HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE I’M JUST HOLDIN’ ON AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT WHEN I SAY THAT EVERY SHOW MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. TOUR DATES AFTER THE JUMP.
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THIS BLOWS MY MIND.

READ ABOUT THE TUNE’S HISTORY ON IT’S YOUTUBE PAGE.

AFTER THAT, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND VIBE.

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE!

THE CHAVY BOYS OF LONDON REMIX OF MY TRACK “THUNDER JAM #5″ KIND OF SLIPPED THRU THE CRACKS, WHICH IS A DAMN SHAME BECAUSE IT IS A BANGER. THE CHAVY BOYS ARE A SUPERGROUP OF BALTIMORE CLUB/UNRULY RECORDS HEAVYWEIGHTS SCOTTIE B, KING TUTT AND SHAWN CAESAR. THEY GO HARD ON THIS ONE AND IF YOU WANT YOU CAN CHECK THIS BLOG’S SIDEBAR TO PURCHASE THE REMIX AND/OR ORIGINAL. YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE TRAX BELOW.

MICHAEL WILLIAMS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PAINTERS AND ALSO A FRIEND. I BELIEVE WE MET IN THE SUMMER OF 2005 AT A SHOW AT TARANTULA HILL IN BALTIMORE BUT I COULD BE WRONG. EITHER WAY, HE MAKES PAINTINGS THAT CHALLENGE AND DELIGHT ME IN THE BEST WAY. HE WAS IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND SHOWING AT THE LTD GALLERY AND WE LINKED UP FOR A HIKE AND A HEART TO HEART. AFTER THAT, WE ATE SOME TACOS. MICHAEL’S MOTHER AND GIRLFRIEND ARE ALSO THE BEST, I COULD WRITE WHOLE BLOGS ABOUT THEM AND MAYBE I WILL SOMEDAY. ALL THREE HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH 5 STAR COUCHES/HOT TUBS IN MANY A TIME OF NEED AND FOR THAT I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL. VIEW MORE PAINTINGS HERE. MICHAEL WILLIAMS IS THE MATT DAMON OF CONTEMPORARY ART.

ANOTHER ALL TIME FAVORITE. ANOTHER CLASSIC. ANOTHER PERFECT SONG.

GROWIN’ UP AND MAKING MUSIC CAN BE HARD AND TRYING TO NAVIGATE THRU THE JUNGLE SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE AN ART FORM IN ITSELF. FEELINGS OF CONFUSION ARE VERY NORMAL AND I OFTEN SECOND GUESS EVERYTHING I DO. BUT THE GREAT THING ABOUT MUSIC IS THAT IT HAS THE POWER TO CUT THRU ALL THE BULLSHIT, EVEN IF JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I WATCH VIDEOS LIKE THIS AND REALIZE WHY I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SHIT AND WHY I WILL KEEP DOING IT. YOU GOTTA HOLD ON TO THAT MOMENT AND NEVER STOP DREAMING. IF YOU ARE ALREADY DEEP IN THE GAME, FUCK IT: GET DEEPER.