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LIGHT UP!!! New Drake-Jay-Z HEATROCK!!

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Light Up.....
This is the new single off of Drake's new mixtape "Thank Me Later", and possibly one of the best written and well spit verses that I've heard in a long time. We are all used to the new club anthems that have been getting released every OTHER day, but this record went the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Hard, dark beat, soft sung hook; compliments of Drake, and a real pessimistic and cocky approach by both hip hop icons. It is the perfect recipe to form not only a hot single, but a classic by all measures. If you haven't heard it.......take your ass to the bottom of the page and do so....quick ;0) . Seriously, let me know what you think! Classic or Crap?!!


UPPER CLOUD!

What is the Upper Cloud?

This Jack Carrera in the air has me very much in the mood to sit down and do nothing other than explain this ☺,

We’ve all been to Cloud Nine. This would represent the giddy with laughter, stressed looking, overly tired, munchies-inflicted persona that one is typically expected to take on, after smoking some fire/piff/”LOUD” I see you DMV/real/ exotics. On the way to Cloud Nine, you’ve probably seen many blunts, a bong/bowl, maybe even a vaporizer if you’re privileged, I still have yet to experience one of those ;) I’ll record it if I do.

The idea of the Upper Cloud is one that relates to the euphoria some claim to find when smoking. It’s the idea of feeling that joy, but accomplishing productivity nonetheless. This doesn’t mean I’m about to go clean some shit or work on something every time I twist up, and it doesn’t mean get faded every time you’re about to drive to work either! Rest is very important, but to this day, our counterculture is stereotyped as being lazy, and feeling like one deserves more than he/she works for, because "rest" is all they do.

That needs to change. That’s the difference between hippie culture and what we’re looking to accomplish, we get up off the couch with that feeling that makes u wanna stay there, and encourage you to do the same. In a perfect world by the standards of the 4/20 lounge, the way that a cigar is associated with big business in the corporate perspective, a blunt/joint/spliff/j/L could represent the more independent forms of business. Instead of it representing the carelessness of many people’s role-models. Shout’s to Michael Phelps by the way, because if he’s out swimming everybody in the world every which way, the trees ain’t doin shit, unless you olympians need to just step your swim game up.

I don’t want to detail whether we go to meetings, social events, dj, host, prepare business plans, and execute them from the Upper Cloud. However, I would say that to do this, is precisely what the Upper Cloud represents productive leisure. The upper class runs around keeping the middle and lower class in order. Might as well coordinate your own distractions. Just stay productive. Thas what we on, don’t keep dead weight.

Do you think the idea of working from The Upper Cloud can become a widely agreed upon concept? Do you think it already is ;)? Have you already been living an Upper Cloud lifestyle??? Gotta be open if you’re gonna participate though, (anonymous comments welcome, but hiding is never encouraged).

Shouts to J. Dot!.

Is Diddy Trying to RECREATE Junior Mafia!





Hip Hop Cycle?


Yow from the Upper Cloud!

Grandaddy in the air, got me wantin to talk about old times! If you speak to older people, they’ll tell you that the music industry has a way of recycling itself, and over time I think we’re approaching the chance to see a perfect example of this. Being of a relatively young age 22, I had the opportunity to live through one of the more productive points of Hip Hop, especially on the East Coast. If you’re unfamiliar with who “Puff Daddy” is in relation to our present day “Diddy”/ “Ciroc Obama”, you should stop reading now.





What’s Ciroc Obama up to?! Bad Boy Rewind with Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj?!

Puffy was the people person of the streets. He brought us one of our greatest of all time with Brooklyn’s own “Teflon Don” The Notorious BIG, along with countless other classic acts like Lil Kim, Shyne, Craig Mac, and the list goes on. Before 2000, he was entertaining us with street classics, and afterwards, with a much larger pop-culture fan base to appeal to as well. I’m only so brief in my description of his epic career because we expect you to know this shit already, simply put. So, sitting in Big Red catching up on news in Hip-Hop can bring one to wild assumptions, because from his latest moves I venture to guess that Diddy’s “Ciroc Obama” campaign is gonna’ start off with some kind of reincarnation of Junior Mafia, starring Rick Ross as Biggie Smalls and Nicki Minaj as Lil Kim, as he recently began MANAGING both of them. Needless to say, reinventing Lil Kim in another artist while she just signed a deal with Jay-Z under Roc-Nation is going to have its obstacles. I have to ask if you think Diddy expected Jay to sign Kim. I personally think Jay may have caught him off guard with that one. To add to the suspicion, “Teflon Don” Rick Ross has been picking up a lot of “familiar” ad-libs, along with what I’d call a pretty controversial album name to coincide with his new management. I especially would love to hear the NY opinions on this endeavor, because I’m already feelin’ the vibe won’t be too hot from home! Nicki already had the Lil Kim comparisons coming at her from all angles. So, I’m sure this is nothing she isn’t used to handling. However, from the Upper Cloud its lookin’ like Ciroc Obama is about 2 shiny suits and one slow flowin’ ass rapper away from the 1990s Bad Boy feel I think he’s going for, and to add to it, I think they’re well aware and down to give the shit a shot. I just don’t know how I feel about it. Pass that to da left. Wahh!

A Question To Warm Up!

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I got brain storming and I thought; WHO DOES DIDDY THINK HE IS?

- Yesterday was the birthday of one of the greatest artists to ever touch a microphone. A man who changed the entire face of hip hop and forever resurfaced the entire music industry. Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs made his entire career off this man's talent and most of all this man's life. Back then "Puffy" was all about The Notorious B.I.G. but nowadays it seems as though the newly found hundred millionaire "Diddy" has completely forsaken the memory of the man who made his life what it is. So the question at this point stands:

Does Diddy have the right to name Rick Ross "The Teflon Don"? In other words the next Biggie Smalls?

- Just wondering people, and BTW.....those in favor better come with some bullets for that gun!

First ciph...always an adventure!

The Flyest Vibe Intro.

This is where I’m guessing I provide the introduction to what this is all about.

As I sit on the train at 3:15am, fresh out of a studio overlooking Times Square *great for inspiration*, I find now to be a great time to explain this without interruption of my thought process. I’m Cly, host of “The 4/20 Lounge”, alongside DJ PM and Supaears Juan 2.3. Between the three of us, there’s gonna be a lot of clashing, experiences, and moments of enlightenment. The type of shit that makes one tell you that you’re “Interesting”, along with the type of debates that start arguments while showing you who you really are, in addition to the truth about who’s around you.

What is The Flyest Vibe?

The vibe makes the difference though. You ever been in a nice room with some of your closest most opinionated friends, passing blunts until you wonder if you’re the only one thinking about tappin’ out! Rubbing your face and head for no reason lookin all stressed, but feelin so good? The cloud got everybody laughing about different things but still laughing together, as you notice that you’ve spent the last 10 minutes asking for a lighter that was already in your pocket? You’re so into the convo, but still feel like you’d be able to tune out EVERYTHING if you wanted to. Cotton mouth got your tongue feeling sandpaper against your cheekmeat?! You can talk about the most taboo habits, make the deepest confessions, and come up with ways to say things you’ve felt forever with the right vibe in place. So, consider this the ciph just when it got dark and somebody remembered to bring the wine AND cups, get OPEN.

Expect no territory to be safe from the shadow cast by the cloud we’re on, we talk about ANYTHING thought provoking or inspiring on the show. Our opinions will tend to differ we color code our input so please feel free to interact, you might get somebody on your side, or you might get us all telling you how stupid you sound TO US. Not in the name of putting you down, but in the name of seeing how STRONG your position is on a given topic at any moment, how many other ways can you grow from a blogspot?! “Kill Groupthink” is the movement and we refuse to go against it.

Consistency is key! We’ll keep consistent news, show postings, mixes, music, interviews, and chances to interact with us and the show. All I ask is you be a consistent follower whose intent is to contribute to this movement of progression, even in “leisure” (that’s my favorite word for being ‘relaxed’). Meaning, disagree! Prove us wrong, argue with our opinions if you dare, we might give you some colorful feedback, or it could feel like you’re in the 307 waitin’ for that “pass to the left” to approach from your right!

Make The 4/20 Lounge your space to clear your mind, but that means you gotta be prepared to air it out! When you don’t feel like it matters how somebody is about to feel in response to what you think needs to be said that’s when you’re on The Flyest Vibe. We’ll always be there to meet you head up. Waahh!