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By Cly! Host of "The 4/20 Lounge"!

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Hip-House? / Spotlight: J Austin- Hear Me Tonight


So, I feel like there’s a pretty noticeable trend that’s taking place, one that unifies the once seen as contrasting sounds of House music and Hip-Hop. If it becomes as widespread as the potential allows, it could allow for some great events and collaborations, to say the least.

Hip-House? I guess we can go with that, as unity is always a GO in my book, with respect to positive forces of great strength. Rather than highlight the latest major label adaptations to this trend, I’ll just adapt my perspective and look at some of the independent artists on the rise that might have missed my sights thus far, due to their genre of music.

J Austin
 
So today the smoke cascades around a New Jersey R&B artist by the name of J Austin, thanks to my man Supaears. His latest single, “Hear Me Tonight” paints a picture that might look like a rave scene in a Jersey Shore episode. Mike’s and Snookie’s all over are bound to get familiar. ‘The Heroes’ provide that classic ‘untz untz untz’ techno vibe while Austin rides the track over various effects, providing themes of no regret, playful narcissism and routine debauchery.

The presentation is classic, I wouldn’t be surprised at any given point to hear this on the local major pop station, hopefully we don’t have to wait too long for that to happen. The vocals aren’t overwhelmingly impressive, but the song isn’t structured to be vocally demanding, as it’s carried by the catchy melody. The record sets a good foundation for Austin, as he’ll be able to say that he can make a record that fits in with the current trend, while in his youth. Even if pop music weren’t in your daily palette, you’d probably assume this song was already popular if you’d heard it.

Vibe Reading: 7/10
 
It’s a good song, with a cool sound. However, I feel like J Austin, or any polished artist of his genre could make another one of these once per week, if you asked him to. That being said, I don’t expect it to dampen the success of the song as its received by the world. Watch the video for Hear Me Tonight
 ---> HERE <--- and hit J. Austin and tell him what you think on twitter @JaustinLive



Pass it along, and let me know what you think. Wahh!

By Cly! Host of "The 4/20 Lounge"!

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Performers! All-Star or Benchwarmer?

I don’t even know what this shit is called…but me n PM in a good zone,

Fresh off a nice example of “Upper Cloud” life (see previous blog), hyped off of a couple successful meetings, we get to talking about what it’d be like when the label kicks off.

We hit the “Chance to Shine” showcase at the All Star Nightclub in Elizabeth, NJ, hosted by Rix Magazine’s D. Prados. PM and I have a rundown coming, judging the performers in detail, along with VIDEO within the next few days!

The grand finale of the night was a performance by Brooklyn’s own Joell Ortiz. I’m going to keep this to the point and say he might as well have got on stage with a briefcase and syllabus, as his intention was clearly to teach how to put on a show, for those who don’t know better.

From the entrance, to the interaction with the crowd that made this a cohesive show, rather than an artist performing song after song, the 10-15 minute set didn’t leave much to be desired, other than to hear more of Joell’s music, which I’m sure is the desired outcome, at this stage in his career. Performers lately have an urgency to get that “special record” that’s gonna knock in the clubs and get them the praise and admiration that they really are seeking, rather than trying to be great, and perfect a skill.

To each his own, but know that it shows when somebody sees you on a stage. Joell Ortiz gets a B, he’s dope, but there’s always room to improve. I’d like to see him use the stage more, and something more to separate him from the rest on the come up. Artists like Busta Rhymes and Ludacris are experts at using the stage til there’s nothing left untouched. P doesn’t think Joell is gonna be able to adapt to every crowd, versatility question. I'm sure Ortiz uses these ideas to become better every day.

When one claims to live this life, leaving it all on the floor has to be the only intention. Check out the Joell Ortiz Performance for yourself. It was poppin, shouts to Jersey!


By Cly! Host of "The 4/20 Lounge"!

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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!.

By Cly! Host of "The 4/20 Lounge"!

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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!