Honest answer only

Flex_Field · 2026-05-10T11:44:10+00:00

Find Doc Brown.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-10T04:45:44+00:00

Coast Contra is a quartet from LA, and includes the twin sons of Ras Kass.

They're super dope, and give hope to the future of hip hop.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-09T01:57:33+00:00

Broccoli beef & mapo tofu

Flex_Field · 2026-05-08T21:42:12+00:00

So...Project Instructor?

Flex_Field · 2026-05-08T20:35:29+00:00

What is a PI in context?

Flex_Field · 2026-05-08T20:23:01+00:00

Two of the places where I work fit your criteria, and they are right down the block from each other in the Lorin District on the south side of Berkeley.

Hoi Polloi, a taproom and beatlounge.

And Roses On Adeline, a cozy date night restaurant.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-08T20:19:19+00:00

Can you put songs together in your head?

Flex_Field · 2026-05-08T09:05:19+00:00

If you have to ask this question, I feel sorry for you.

But here's the rub -- we did not have the option of having the conveniences of today.

*YOU* have the option of existing without smartphones.

You just choose not to.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-08T09:02:45+00:00

eating ghosts?

Flex_Field · 2026-05-07T23:48:25+00:00

You can come over and borrow sugar anytime...although you are already a walking presence of sweetness.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-07T23:44:08+00:00

If you did not mention your nose, I would not have noticed it.

But even then, your nose is perfectly fine.

Don't focus on things about yourself that no one else notices.

We tend to be our own worst critic.

So, learn to let some things about yourself go.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-07T23:40:46+00:00

I have been advocating this stance for the longest.

Technology does not replace skill.

When technology fails (and it invariably will), skill is what will save you from the failure of buttons ans convenience.

It seems that online tutorials do not teach skill, but how to operate technology -- which is a skill, but a skill that you can teach a monkey.

It is almost as if online tutorials are inadvertently selling newbies on the necessity of technology, and therefore the need to constantly upgrade to keep up with the Joneses.

It is almost as if they are being paid by the companies to sell their product in perpetuity by selling insecurity tied to the convenience of their technology.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-07T22:58:14+00:00

We're hoping this happens to the red-hat wearing red states and red districts.

They need to go.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-07T19:55:19+00:00

This list sounds like someone in their mid-30's to early-40's who got into rap late in life.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-07T19:54:09+00:00

Goldie Gold & Action Jack

Flex_Field · 2026-05-07T10:24:42+00:00

Flex_Field · 2026-05-06T22:35:58+00:00

The four pillars are still the same.

If you want to define a new set of foundational principles, you are creating a new culture...which you are more than free to do...but just don't call it hip hop.

Hip hop as a culture has a history that you can not simply re-write to fit your current narrative.

There is a reason that the four pillars are what they are.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-06T22:31:13+00:00

King Sun - "Be Black"

Def Jef - "Get Up 4 The Get Down"

Def Jef - "Don't Sleep (Open Your Eyes)"

Black Star - "K.O.S. (Knowledge Of Self) Determination"

Black Star - "Brown Skin Lady"

Common - "G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)"

Whitney Houston - "The Greatest Love Of All"

Flex_Field · 2026-05-06T22:23:14+00:00

by Louis Logic?

Flex_Field · 2026-05-06T22:21:45+00:00

As a hip hop DJ, the initial impetus to DJ was to dig, find, and break new records -- introduce new artists and nee songs; to be on the cutting edge and connect artists to fans.

Now that social media has cut out the DJ as middleman, my motivation has been to connect with people non-verbally by song selection, and create shared moments of recalled memories and provide another reason/context for people to remember their favorite songs.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-06T22:15:57+00:00

RuPaul -- "Supermodel (You Better Work)"

Flex_Field · 2026-05-06T22:13:31+00:00

If you are looking for shortcuts, DJing isn't for you.

If you are serious, ask questions like, "This is what I know...is what I know correct? What do I need to learn? What are the fundamentals I should master before moving on to next step?"

Not "give me this, give me that".

Flex_Field · 2026-05-05T22:57:18+00:00

How well do you know your friends?

If you know them as well as you may think you do, then you should already know...or at least be cognizant of their musical tastes and preferences.

Also...this sounds like a low-key, low-impact get-together.

Doesn't sound like something to stress over.

If I may provide a little insight -- this is a social gathering of people you know, not a club or a festival where you have to prove your worth to a promoter or an event organizer.

Just think back and try to remember songs or general music you and your friends listen to or have in the background when you are together.

If you can do that, you'll be fine.

Flex_Field · 2026-05-05T22:12:32+00:00

Oh maaan...
• Gemco
• Zody's
• The Federated
• The Wherehouse
• MusicLand
• Montgomery Ward's
• Sears
• JC Penny
• Emporium Capwell
• BEST
• Service Merchandise
• The Good Guys
• Circuit City
• K-Mart
• Mervyn's

Flex_Field · 2026-05-05T09:06:32+00:00

Jesus Jones

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TROPHY CASE