EXCUSE THE VULGARITY, I'M STILL NOT FULLY ADJUSTED..

What's to say? I mean, it's just my boyfriend being fucking awesome with the fucking ROOTS.

Oh Nas. WHY THE FUCK HAVEN'T I MET YOU YET?!

Also.. Nasty is still one of the most illy songs evaaaahhhhhh..


Excuse the vulgarity, I’m still not fully adjusted/ Or used to the new fans hearin’ me spit rapidly/ I never see the whips niggas be claimin’ they drivin’/ I guess entertainment means blatantly lyin’/ Fake it ’til you make it, I’ve driven those toys/ Been in the wars, in the streets, cops kickin’ in doors/ For my deen niggas, your flow cheap as limousine liquor/ I’m no fake rap CD listener, sit back and roll a mean swisher/ For my Gs, tell these clowns make room for the king!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Seriously, like move. Nas, only.

YES. YES. YES.

WINNING.

?UESTLOVE REMIXES CHARLIE SHEEN
I'll take it!

YOU INSIST TO IMITATE, WHAT FOR?

THE ROOTS - CLONES
this song fucking owns. & so does this video, i'm surprised i haven't posted it yet. avenues of hip hop, ohhh yeaahhh.

A NIGHT DEDICATED TO GOOD HIP HOP & TOO MUCH ALCOHOL ..

WITH THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW.

aaanddd all you gotta do for full view, is get lost between god and a shot of scotch.
the night started off with some heavy pre-gaming.


meet my cousin eliza.. she drinks vitamin water.. ahaha just kidding, we just don't like doing dishes!


this is my cousin aldrich, we have a million pics together, brace yourselves.


my personal first time trying silent sam.. it left us everything but silent.


trooper downing the 1/3 that was left. troopah!

AND THEN.. we walked across the street.


to meet up with more happy cousins:)
check out the dance battle in the background. HATS VERSUS NON-HATS ! hahaha. just kidding. looks like it though right?!


lonnie how i've missed you buddy.. and look how sober i play!


told you, one million.


thousand trillion.


ariel always seems to steal the show.. he's not my cousin. ahahha.


dammit ariel, i'm too drunkk for this shit.


OMFG!!


it's the roots!


that's fucking questlove right there!


black thought murdered shit, wrapped it back up, opened it, and murdered it again.


i kept screaming things like "BLACK THOUGHT PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!"


he was busy though


i know these pics are like, blurry as shit, but my hands were shaking and i kept standing and falling and my cousin kept standing and falling on me ahahha.


so you're gonna have to deal.


i love music!








can i be part of the roots crew? please?


i play a mean triangle.. and by mean, i mean i haven't tried but i'm sure i can do it.


i bet you guys could really use a triangle.


yes bitches, yes.


they were giving out their drum sticks, autographed..!!
.. i did not catch one. hahahaha.


hip hop and sneakers go hand in hand.


they play with so much heart, it's retarded.


questlove, high five?!


no? no high five? cool.


he took a picture for his twitter.. dude was twittering up a storm.


calm, cool, collected.


amazingly cool dudes, super chill, super laid back.


damon didn't like this one so he asked for another.. and he put on his sunglasses:(


i didn't like the sunglasses so we needed another.


we shoulda stuck with the first one.

THE ROOTS IN REVIEW
sooo after finishing a shit load of silent sam and some blazing.. we get there.
we had a sweet spot, about two rows away from the stage in a side box. i would stand on the chairs, and then fall off. my cousin would stand, and fall. i am so surprised i did not lose anything, cause i was so drunk. i remember eating the ketchup chips that my cousin snuck in for me.. and i thought that was the sickest thing in life!
anyways.. when they did "you got me" i nearly died. we were all singing in unison. it was beaaaauuutttiiifffuuul. hearing that shit live was something on another level. everything sounded so much more crisp and hard, whilst still smoothing your soul.
they back tracked between old, with A LOT more new stuff than old. which didn't surprise me, but kind of made me sad. haha.. but i get it, it's their tour to promote their new shit.. WHICH IS STILL GOOD.
the best part about this show was the group of old people beside me who stayed sitting while everyone was standing.. clearly not their scene.. they were trying to groove and about fifteen minutes in they left. why would you leave a show you payed $60 to go see?! and who cares what baldy thinks, one guy was actually feeling it but he followed the bald guy. silly grownups.
their energy from start to finish was turned up to their full potential. they poured their heart and souls into their performance and i couldn't have been more happy. we got to the after party, and i for some reason thought it was a good idea to drink more beer.. I GOT REEEDICULOUSLY SLOPPY.. blacked out a few times, didn't know where i was. but whatevah!! quest's set afterward was INSANEEEE!! he is officially my favorite dj..!! i need to get a questlove set burned ASAP! or.. he needs to sell that shit!! does he sell it?! I WANT IT! someone! tell me.
aaaaaaaaand meeting people with such talent, AND MODESTY, was more than i could ever ask for.
IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THEM YET, FLY, WALK, RUN, WHATEVER IT TAKES.. get to them. it's worth every fucking penny!
BEST CONCERT I'VE BEEN TO THIS YEAR. & that's saying a lot!!

"I'M YOUNG & GOOD LOOKING SO I'M GONNA HAVE FUN."

- DE

it is what it is people!

DILLA, FOREVER.

i had a horrible day of being inside while everyone was at the park, or getting ice cream.. or tanning!.. yup. my allergies are still kicking my ass.. and so are the 15 pills i have to take a day. *gag. so sorry to everyone i was rude to today. i'm moody as shit! anyway, can't let the monday blues get in the way of a mixtape review.. hey, how ya doooiiinnnnn..

when it comes to hip hop instrumentals being "re-vamped" or even just sampled, i get a little nervous. every single hip hop beat ever made is just as important as the artist throwing down on it.. i wouldn't want flocka performing on a dilla beat. there's just no way..!
it's ridiculous how much attention dilla is getting, and some times i get a little irritated, like fuck.. don't ruin a good thing.. !! the roots are no strangers to paying homage to the man.. so this mixtape wasn't a surprise, til i listened. being friends of dilla, they certainly captured the essence of hip hop that no other person could.. you had to be close to dilla to capture his beats so amazingly well.. almost like they made this shit together. if you close your eyes, you can literally see ?uestlove talking to j, like "yo i could play this, let's try it". your body is over-whelmed with warmth and you don't wanna be cold.
it's hard for me to stress how important music is to me. i feel like no one gets what music does to me.. putting it into words never seems to put that emotion into perspective the way i'd like it to. a smile captured my mouth as soon as i hit the play button.. it hasn't left. simple as that. the live playing grabs some what of a depth that's refreshing in a new sense, with out that new shit.
dilla is so amazing to me because i feel like he doesn't have any beats where you need words. don't confuse that, i enjoy my pharcyde songs just like the next person.. but his beats are so well put together, that you can hear what's being said.. and that's the beauty of music.. being able to feel what the producer/artist put into that shit!
g'head and bob your head to this one.
5/5

so .. i'm officially super stoked to see the roots this year!!

.. i love my life as liz! totally scripted.. still love.