December 2011
31 posts
How @alexanderclare's debut album saved my life...
To merely refer to 25-year old British crooner Alex Clare’s 2011 debut The Lateness of the Hour as the “Album of the Year” would be a misnomer. The Diplo and Switch-produced emotive bass masterpiece is basically the album that saved my life.
For six of the past eight years I was involved in a relationship that completely (read negatively) altered the course of my existence. In...
(Spotify Playlist) PREGAME BROGAME II →
Pictured above, “Superstar” Billy Graham is likely one of the most iconic pro wrestlers of all time. While an alcohol, sex and party fueled monster from 2000-2010, I often used his words as social encouragement. Those words? “I’m the tower of power, too sweet to be sour.” More tunes and styles that kept the wildness going through that era, and still creates memories...
(Spotify Playlist) - PREGAME BROGAME →
Between 2000-2010, I was an alcohol, sex and party fueled monster. Reflecting on things, I really can’t say that it was a bad time, but it was at certain points absolutely absurd. PREGAME BROGAME is a memory of the styles of sounds and types of energy that fully consumed my life for that glorious and ridiculous decade.
Nookie - Limp Bizkit hed P.E. - Bartender The Game - Motorhead...
3Two Intrinsic Personal Journeys #3 (Spotify... →
Raised as an only child in a one-parent household, I didn’t really have much of a choice in whether I could commune with the female energy in my life. Between my mother and various aunts, these were my childhood role models and caretakers. Male energy came from pro wrestlers mainly, and later from rock stars and rappers (which explains a lot), but I was definitely inundated with the spirit...
3Two Intrinsic Personal Journeys #2 (Spotify... →
I decided to use this playlist to introduce you, the reader to the musicians that dominated 1990-1996, my time at Georgetown Day School, aka when I became musically aware. A recipient of a Black Student Fund scholarship, I travelled literally across DC from far Northeast to upper Northwest to attend both middle and high school. Given that the trip was 45-60 minutes each way, I quickly became a fan...
3Two Intrinsic Personal Journeys #1 (Spotify... →
Every so often, I’ll be compiling playlists to accompany the site. The theory here is that I want to give you, the reader a bit more of a look into the intellectual journey that goes into 3Two. The site is a compendium of my life’s experiences reflected in words, so on occasionally, I’ll take you on a journey that is intrinsic to my creative process. The theme of playlist #1 is...
2011’s Most Underrated Music: Major Lazer...
Watch2011’s Most Underrated Music: The Flirtations - “Nothing But a Heartache” (Guapo Feo Moombahton Remix)
In the ever progressive United Kingdom, moombahton’s rise is presently stalled behind the always present and again rising through bashment dancehall sound. Tracks like David Heartbreak’s “Blaze Up” have succeeded in being a take off on the underground...
