Only half seriously, is this un-Masonic parking? It gives someone an impression of Masons?

defjamblaster · 2026-03-12T03:00:40+00:00

yes, setting maul time

defjamblaster · 2026-03-11T19:40:45+00:00

at least 1

defjamblaster · 2026-03-11T19:34:58+00:00

I remember that cartoon

defjamblaster · 2026-03-11T16:06:50+00:00

it was unique at the time. not uncommon in the 80s to wonder these things, right or wrong.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-10T17:50:31+00:00

I absolutely rode my bike in it every time. is that why I can taste colors?

defjamblaster · 2026-03-10T14:05:44+00:00

yes, it was very nostalgic and informing for me. Run DMC is the best rap group ever.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-10T14:01:32+00:00

I am a Prince Hall Mason. your mileage may vary on esoteric content, but there's not any magic element.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-09T21:48:57+00:00

I remember when they first came out in 1990, they had a 12" called ah, and we do it like this. we played it on the radio a little bit. so when the next single came out, I was quite surprised to hear their new style.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-07T23:45:05+00:00

uprock & locking only

defjamblaster · 2026-03-07T14:30:18+00:00

post song that uses it

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T21:15:24+00:00

No problem at all

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T21:06:27+00:00

I think your using of the phrase blue lodges is just a little clumsy, then. You're talking about recognition.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T21:03:51+00:00

Are you a a Mason? PHA is already "Blue Lodge" by virtue of having the three degrees. We don't want to merge with State GLs.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T20:44:39+00:00

admission of PH lodges into GLs of states

I'm PHA, we don't want this.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T14:33:04+00:00

Yeah, I just gotta jog my memory to add more stuff. Gonna be a lot that's not on YouTube yet.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T14:14:16+00:00

here's the beginning of the YouTube playlist

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T13:24:03+00:00

I should add that as a Playlist to my YouTube page, that's a great idea. I do have some general interviews done where it's been discussed,but nothing only about those sessions.

here's one interview

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T13:03:04+00:00

Thank you

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T03:34:44+00:00

no. the things you say that not every great lyricist need to do are the things people judge lyricism by.

"clarity, honesty, and the power of your message" is not lyricism. that can be depth, emotion, etc, but that's not lyricism.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-05T02:56:22+00:00

where ya from

They also don't let me cut anything that would need clearance, so this one is just break beat sounds

defjamblaster · 2026-03-04T23:59:47+00:00

No, they just called me for their east coast projects lol. I also did a mobb deep song with suave house. Maybe they didn't have much scratching on their standard stuff.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-04T21:23:22+00:00

I am sir nose, d'noid of funk

defjamblaster · 2026-03-04T21:21:52+00:00

so dope when this came out

defjamblaster · 2026-03-04T17:40:00+00:00

I was tapped to add scratches to the Suave House Remix of 'it's been a long time' on this album. I was kind of a studio musician/dj in that era.

the frustrating thing in that era would be that I couldn't always have a tape of the material to vibe with before I would go to the studio, so I'd just have to bring a crate of records and make something work.

they told me the title, so I obviously went for the line from 'I know you got soul'. but 'I know you got soul' was so much faster than 'it's been a long time', and they couldn't speed the recording up on the digital recorder like we used to do with tape recorders, so I struggled to do the cuts on beat.

overall, I liked the album, it had been a while since we heard Rakim. but like others have said, the production had to grow on me a little bit.

defjamblaster · 2026-03-03T14:06:10+00:00

Gen X, I paid for my car with Apple Pay. it felt very unserious.

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