Monthly Archives: January 2015

Arts

Dope Women in Arts Profiles : Grace Bio 8×10 Collective

January 8, 2015 Mr Kuyateh Leave a comment

women in hip hop... Grace Bio from Florida came to New York to bless the city with her art. Such a talented artist... — Shot this image of Grace Bio’s dope work a couple of years back. The Floridian regularly frequents NYC for commissioned work. Its often infused with music, dance and cultural acknowledgements that uplift womanhood. photo by G. Kuyateh

Audio

The following freestyles represent pretty much represent the majority of styles that one could emulate in Rap. Mastering or at least being aware of each of these is the beginning of being the best as a lyricist.

Freestyles by Nas, Erule, Biggie, Tupac, Big L, Redman, Shyheim, Missy, Busta, Rapsody, The Fugees, Jean Grae, Kurupt, Eminem, Jay Z, Jaz O + more.

Rare & Vintage 90’s Freestyles East/West Coast mixed by Mr Kuyateh
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Sounds like: Airto | Tony Williams | Nicolay | Maimouna Youssef | Henri Texier

I’d rather awaken your mind to the infinite ways of hearing a timeless classic. My mixes are always a unique story that stay true as a reflection of who I am… enjoy! – GiKu | Brooklyn

Enjoy!

by Gibril “GiKu” Kuyateh | GiKu Music
www.gikumusic.com

Jazz Is My Religion mixed by Mr Kuyateh | Archives circa 2012
July 18, 2018 Mr Kuyateh Leave a comment

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Videos

So hard to film while you nodding ya head trying not to get excited…

I got caught up, Just knows how to party and the whole night was live.

Freeway performing at Just Blazes Bday | Mobile Monday’s NYC
July 16, 2018 Mr Kuyateh Leave a comment
The Ground Wire video is now resonating, tune in.

Ski Beatz artistic direction is just as impressive as his creative direction. For this project he brought on the soulful 3d artist/animator/emcee/composer/designer and more Distrakt.

The choice was perfect in our opinion because Distrakt’s mind is not really from this planets time space frequency. He vibrates inter-dimensionally.

If that’s over ya head, then ya eye is not open yet… no problem, in due time that will change.

First thing noticed, rather felt, is his keen ability to adhere to sound and redirect as animation.

It’s details are simplistic on the initial layer, similar to the use of simplistic analog gear used by Ski. Yet the many underlying layers of each frame choice and graphic addition expressed the world of Ground Wire’s.

Ok, gonna get a lil deep here follow me.

There’s more to producing than creating a track. There’s the not so talked about world of that track.

A world that the producer creates/simulates and is actually alive in the mind.

Ok, I know your like wtf?

Tis true and in our opinion all artist experience a similar occurrence, though might not know how to interpret it. But it’s an alternate world of sound within the producer’s mind.

Now if this world could be visualized, the above video is one very close possibility of how that reality looks like.

The pyramid over the main graphic character’s head (aka Ski) tapping into the circuitry source and controlling that reality, birthing the sound we now here as Ground Wire and really the genesis of the Switched On Bap project.

Yes, that’s what it is, we’re tapped in.

I had flashbacks of vintage SpiderMan cartoons with Dr Octopus.

Then I wanted to show you a bit of the Distrakt’s world and the level that he’s on.

Now peep his lyrical skills merged with selfless expression. Yes, he created this eclectic artistic work, different vibrations going on here.

With that, definitely look out for the brother. He’s an artistic sprit that mean more to the culture, than than the minds eye can see.

… and that’s #thebrooklynword. Salute!

Ski Beatz – “Ground Wire” | Video by the dope artist Distrakt
July 12, 2018 Mr Kuyateh Leave a comment

Images

Now this is just some ole bullshit and a sad example of where consumerism has taken weak minds. Damn you Neiman Marcus and Margiela.

The above execution is equivalent to to the following:

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WTF??? Maison Margiela Future Destroyed High-Top Sneaker, White/Yellow $1425
June 3, 2018 Mr Kuyateh Leave a comment

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Galleries

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We have the First 25 Singer/Emcees That Entered the #SwitchedOnBapChallenge
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Switched On Bap | iStandard
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