Common Folk Collective » thos http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog Common Folk Doing Uncommon Things Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:08:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 NxWorries http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2016/03/nxworries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nxworries http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2016/03/nxworries/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:08:24 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5831 Just cause.

 

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2016/03/nxworries/feed/ 0 5 Comebacks For Your Racist Relative During The Holidays http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/12/5-comebacks-for-your-racist-relative-during-the-holidays/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-comebacks-for-your-racist-relative-during-the-holidays http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/12/5-comebacks-for-your-racist-relative-during-the-holidays/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:23:21 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5827 Thank you Franchesca “Chescaleigh” Ramsey. A worthy watch whether you have racist relatives or not. Luckily the few relatives I do ever see are the racist out of ignorance types and not the hateful kind, they just don’t have a lot of actual day-to-day interaction with non-whites (not that they necessarily don’t want to it’s just their reality is a 50 miles radius of 99% whiteness). So I have to remind myself to not get angry/frustrated with them, which automatically puts them on the defensive and only further alienates them, but rather come prepared with sharpened swords and mind darts. Francesca helps build the arsenal. Kill ‘em with wit.

Also, big ups to Boogie Down Productions “The Racist.”

-thos

(Mic.com turned me on to the original article/video)

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/12/5-comebacks-for-your-racist-relative-during-the-holidays/feed/ 0 Aesop Rock + Homeboy Sandman= Lice! (Freeee) http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-lice-freeee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-lice-freeee http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-lice-freeee/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:49:39 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5823 Two great rappers, one free ep called Lice. Wait for it…let it burrow into your head. And just because it’s free doesn’t mean they cheated on the talent, production by Blockhead, Dj Spinna, and more. Big ups to Jeremy Fish for the cover art too. Bacon and eggs.

Also- “The music is free – but if you are feeling charitable, here are a couple organizations we recommend where your donation can make a difference: 
www.cityharvest.org 
www.prepforprep.org“

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-lice-freeee/feed/ 0 #1 Rap Song Goodie Mob “Cell Therapy” (Well, 20yrs Ago…) http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/1-rap-song-goodie-mob-cell-therapy-well-20yrs-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1-rap-song-goodie-mob-cell-therapy-well-20yrs-ago http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/1-rap-song-goodie-mob-cell-therapy-well-20yrs-ago/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:44:33 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5820 Who’s that peekin’ in my window???

Goodie Mob. Had a couple great albums and then a couple that just didn’t click once a lead member left to make more good music, some dubious life choices, and some straight up evil shit (the Cosby effect?). But hey, if we transport back 20 years, according to the Billboard charts things were all gravy for the Goodie Mob crew.

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/1-rap-song-goodie-mob-cell-therapy-well-20yrs-ago/feed/ 0 Hump Day: Missy Elliot Bounces Back http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/hump-day-missy-elliot-bounces-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hump-day-missy-elliot-bounces-back http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/hump-day-missy-elliot-bounces-back/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 03:14:15 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5817 Yea. I was saving this one. Saving it for a day I needed it and what do you know? Hump day seems to be just the right time. Missy Elliot finally comes back with a new single and accompanying video and to no surprise she doesn’t miss a step. Press play.

For a more in depth interview and what she’s up to check out i-D magazine’s exclusive. And for a list of what I love about Missy, she’s-

fun without the vapidness

conscious without the pretension or facade

thuggish without the ignorance

pop without being diluted

feminist without having to scrawl it on her forehead cuz she just IS

a rapper without having to have the prefix “female” affixed to it

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/hump-day-missy-elliot-bounces-back/feed/ 0 KidX- WebsterX and Q the Sun Drop it On Us http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/kidx-websterx-and-q-the-sun-drop-it-on-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kidx-websterx-and-q-the-sun-drop-it-on-us http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/kidx-websterx-and-q-the-sun-drop-it-on-us/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2015 22:57:42 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5815 Yea, I grew up in the sprawling MKE area so I’m partial to the hip hop that bubbles up from around these parts but that don’t even matter, KidX brings some all around, universal cosmic slop to the table.

Fashioned around Radiohead’s Kid A, WebsterX and Q the Sun pick up the past and drop it in the now. Enjoy.

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/11/kidx-websterx-and-q-the-sun-drop-it-on-us/feed/ 0 Tuesday Forecast Part 2: Last Week and This Week http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/05/tuesday-forecast-part-2-last-week-and-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesday-forecast-part-2-last-week-and-this-week http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/05/tuesday-forecast-part-2-last-week-and-this-week/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 22:05:41 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5807 Yes, there is a lot of stuff. A lot of dope shit. But I can’t hold your hand through this, you’ve gotta sift through and find that gold for yourself. Hey, at least I gave you a road map
STSxRJD2 Lyrics Born Prefuse 73 Damu the Fudgemunk Gaslamp Killer Camp Lo Murs Hiatus Kaiyote Faith No More Roisin Murphy Andreya Triana Blanck Mass Django Django Knxwledge Hot Chip Tanlines Shamir

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/05/tuesday-forecast-part-2-last-week-and-this-week/feed/ 0 Tuesday Forecast Part 1: The Weeks Leading Up To This Week http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/05/tuesday-forecast-part-1-the-weeks-leading-up-to-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesday-forecast-part-1-the-weeks-leading-up-to-this-week http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/05/tuesday-forecast-part-1-the-weeks-leading-up-to-this-week/#comments Wed, 13 May 2015 01:09:06 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5803 Yea. It’s been awhile. I’ll spare you the excuses. Some notable releases as of late…

 
Oddisee Nosaj Thing L’Orange and Jerimiah Jae Earl Sweatshirt EMC (Masta Ace) JR & PH7 & Chuuwee The Alchemist and Oh No Starvin B, Fel Sweetenberg Annabel (Lee)

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/05/tuesday-forecast-part-1-the-weeks-leading-up-to-this-week/feed/ 0 Mini Urban Explorer Photographers Doc http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/03/mini-urban-explorer-photographers-doc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mini-urban-explorer-photographers-doc http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/03/mini-urban-explorer-photographers-doc/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2015 03:01:22 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5793 So, one of the things I love about graffiti and “urban” photography is the places they take me that most people wouldn’t ever think about going, there’s something innately special to getting dirty and experiencing these unique, secret gems hidden from the masses. Multiply my explorations times ten and you get what these crazy fools are doing in and around the rotten apple.

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]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/03/mini-urban-explorer-photographers-doc/feed/ 0 Tuesday Forecast: February 24th http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/02/tuesday-forecast-february-24th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesday-forecast-february-24th http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2015/02/tuesday-forecast-february-24th/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:34:02 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5788 Is there really any more room for new music? Yes.

TheeSatisfaction  Dan Deacon

Drew Dave  Fashawn  Flip
Ghostface & Badbadnotgood

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