#asheru

[randomberlinchick]

I Am Hip Hop (feat. Asheru)

So a couple of years ago, someone here (not a follower) liked some music I posted, and we started chatting about music. Then he sent me a link to a playlist called "Grown Folks Hip-Hop". Dude, if you're still out there somewhere, you've disappeared from my chat history, so I'm letting you know here that I'm still rocking this playlist. Thanks again!

[omanxl1]

FULL VINYL | 90s Jazzy Hiphop Set (Dirty Side B) | Elly@Greatest Hits

Digital Crate Digging Continues, we’re chilling out in the lab in our remote outpost out off of I-20 in Atlanta on this Saturday morning but the science dropped is appropriate for any time frame! The saga  / struggle continues but it’s a beautiful one per Talib Kweli y’all should know what the deal will be it’s a blessing to still be in the game! Don’t get me wrong it’s rough out here during…

[darkacademiacathedral]

I am the stone that the building refused

The individual;

The inspiration,

That got ladies singin' the Blues

- The Boondocks Opening Theme by Asheru

[agoodsongeveryday]

Day One Thousand One Hundred and Forty Nine

You don't understand, I am hip-hop In everything I do, I breathe bebop I am rock & roll, a child of blues and soul So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me And you don't understand, this my every day The way I think, dress and act, it's the things I say This ain't pop or top 40, it's hip-hop, shorty So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me, me

[thetruejerrycan]

I am the stone that the builder refused I am the visual, the inspiration, that made Lady sing the blues

I'm the spark that makes your idea bright The same spark that lights the dark so that you can know your left from your right

I am the ballot in your box, the bullet in the gun The inner glow that lets you know to call your brother "son"

The story that just begun, the promise of what's to come and I'ma remain a soldier 'til the war is won

[radiophd]

asheru and blue black of the unspoken heard -- elevator music

[kosmik-signals]

If

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Jamboree (All Ages Admitted) • Jamboree (Jamstrumental) • The Music (Vocal Still Appropriate For Djali's Ears) • Trackrunners (Tidied Up Version) • The Music (Just The Music, Please) • Dream-Birth (Absolutely No Bad Words, Mr. Abbot)

Spotify ♪ YouTube

[olivescds]

asheru and blue black - 48 months

album: 48 months

year: 2003

artist: asheru and blue black

summary and olive's take:

48 months is the second and last release from virginia rapper-producer duo unspoken heard (asheru and blue black) and serves as as a compilation of sorts of music the duo had written from 1996 to 2000. unspoken heard sticks close to the stylings of early 90s rap: jazzy, funk samples are thrown over boom-bap beats and paired with cleverly written, freely flowing verses. asheru, also a longtime educator, said this about the album: "it is really for the cats who supported us through the years". enjoy!

[niadrawsstuff]

With LMK S5 (probably) right around the corner, I figured a nice lil tribute to Flying Bark is in order :)

I’m really going to miss Flying Bark, since they brought so much charm to this show. But I’m still very hyped for what’s to come, and will still continue to support the show regardless. Monkie Kid became one of my biggest hyperfixations I’ve had in a while, it’s honestly really special to me and I’m super grateful for the memories. HERE’S TO LMK S5!!🥂✨‼️

song: asheru- judo flip

[mediamatinees]

Erasure, The Boondocks, and Blackness in America

The problem with satire is that it depends on the audience to get the joke.

[rickie-the-storyteller]

10 Songs, 10 People Tag

Thank you to @clairelsonao3 for tagging me.

Here are the rules: Put your music on shuffle and list the first 10 songs that come up (and then tag 10 people).

I’ll put on my “On Repeat” playlist on Spotify and see what comes up…

The Boondocks Main Title (Judo Flip) - Asheru

what a shame - Lizzy McAlpine

firearm - Lizzy McAlpine

Fast Times - Sabrina Carpenter

30/90 - from tick, tick… BOOM!

needy - Ariana Grande

No Scrubs - TLC

Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa

Immortals - Fall Out Boy

Wanderlust - Eloise

Tagging these people to try it next:

@rubywrite, @amugoffandoms, @soph1333, @gummybugg, @winterandwords, @writingwithcolor, @feral-fairy, @heathersaddict, @jessicawestonauthor, @exquisitecrow

[randomvarious]

The Unspoken Heard - "Da Music" Connect the Dots: Music 4 All Cities 1999 Underground Hip Hop

Good morning 🌅. Here's a nice late 90s underground rap gem from the dynamic Washington, DC duo of The Unspoken Heard aka Asheru & Blue Black. These two guys are both rappers and producers, but it was actually Djinji Brown, whose career started out in New York hardcore band Absolution, who crafted the beat for this one, and spectacular NY underground stalwart J-Live provides the sweet cuts and scratches towards the end. Some years later, Asheru would gain significant notoriety for his intro and outro music for the beloved animated series The Boondocks.

[beautifulpersonpeach]

BPP, Indigo is so majestic. I have no words. I all feels.

Joon did so so well. I want to give him the biggest hug.

Are you as emotional as well? I need like 7 business days to process Indigo.

What a privelege to listen to Joon's music.

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Ask 2: Anonymous asked:

Hello bpp ! Can i request a album review for Indigo? I think it is getting very very good reviews even non armys love it !!! I love Wild flower, Closer and All day ! Namjoons lyrics hurt me but in a good way like releasing old feelings. Im very happy !

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Ask 3: Anonymous asked:

BPP, did Indigo pass muster for you? 😊

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Ask 4: Anonymous asked:

I'm the anon that asked about Indigo. Do you think BTS are overdoing it talking about their struggle with fame all the time? Like we get it it's hard but you guys are millionaires, You know what I mean BPP?

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Hi @rantingravingliving and anons!

The first time I listened to Indigo I hated it. The album met my expectations, but like I said for Jack in the Box, it's not that the album took time to grow on me, it's that at first it felt too much like an album he had to put out. But I was wrong, emotional and silly. Indigo is way better than that. Indigo is the most polished album any of the BTS members have put out so far, which isn't surprising given Joon likely had more time to work on it than Hobi had for his (though how Joon recreated Wild Flower in practically no time after losing it all in 2021 is amazing). The way Joon highlights his collaborators on all the tracks makes the songs feel like duets rather than features - we have two reasons to love each song: Joon and whoever is on the track because they all kill it.

For lyrics and references for all the songs, please consider checking out Doolset's notes linked here. I agree with her most of the time about BTS's lyrical references, so consider everything I'm writing in this post incremental to her notes.

My favourite parts of some songs:

Yun: Joon channels Biggie in this song which is so fitting for a song that has Ms. Badu on it. The soundscape on Yun is luscious. And the lyrics? People, stop what you're doing now and read the English translation here. His cadence is reminiscent of Asheru's on the Boondocks theme at a slower tempo. Joon's mastery of this sound is so good I almost blacked out listening to it the first time. Oh, and Erykah Badu is a goddess. This is Quincy Jones lounge music at its finest.

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Still Life: I'm a sucker for a prominent bass so the way the song starts is perfect. The beat change at 1:44 to 2:00 is so fucking sick. That "Oh shit" from Anderson at 2:05 was felt.

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Forg_tful: I love Joon's voice and singing on this song. His vocals, the scarce processing on his vocals, the whistling, Kim Sawol, it all fits so well.

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Closer: 90s/00s R&B and slow afrobeats perfection. That run at 1:42 is mental like are you crazy?

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Change Pt 2: All that static is the perfect break for the flow of the album. Like, even its placement is perfect. The schizophrenic breakdown at 0:47 makes up for the almost boring sequence before it. And the magic that is 1:01 to 1:50 is a masterclass in storytelling.

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Lonely: The fusion of mood pop and rock is kinda unexpected for Namjoon but now that we've heard him try it out, I think it's fair to say RM can absolutely pull off a mainstream cross-over.

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Wild Flower: My friend sent me this comment: "He says Flower work instead of fire work because he doesn't want to be up among the stars and burn and be gone. He wants to be on the ground like a field of flowers, a flower work and be grounded, flourish, and last. Namjoon be deep in the feels jesus christ." Lol. Joon is a bit superstitious and you hear it in Wild Flower. But this is my shit. Youjeen's piercing bright voice contrasts Joon's perfectly. At timestamp 3:13 to 4:10 she completely steals the show. Like this is very much her song as well and it shows Joon's awareness in arranging music. He knows exactly what he is doing. Because no matter what you might think of him, Youjeen is too good to ignore.

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I'd rate the whole album a 9/10. He didn't disappoint and this is why I'm seated. His style reminds me of Nas' songwriting, Common's too, and bit like Hov with almost no Ye.

About BTS/Namjoon talking about their fame or their struggle with it all the time, and it being old and overdone, I get what you mean. But like, what else do you expect them to talk about? They are seven men in their 20s from one of the most status-conscious countries in the world, from middle-class families at best, now some of the biggest stars in the world. BTS are Michael Jackson famous and I don't say that lightly. It's mad. Attention like that fucks everybody up. I doubt they're excessively doing drugs to cope and keep perspective, so they need an outlet. They will speak about their experiences and their desires and their fame will factor in at some point. The loss of that fame will also become a touch point in their music as they mature. Going to the military will completely reset their outlook and that too will be reflected in their songs. As they age, get married and have kids. As they lose relevancy for a sub-set of the current fandom. Expect to hear every member reference it at some point in their music. My two cents.

[maple-leaf-library]

greeting

hi, hello 'tis i, asheru. i do go by a variety of other names ((i'm QUEER)), but we shall keep this short. i go by they/he, sprinkle a she there sometimes, but it's like a bookmark rather than the book itself.

i was here a couple years back, but i dread to even think of what my account looked like, so i rather started anew.

this blog is... a mess. there is no theme, nor am i an archivist of the level my high and mighty name suggests. nor am i really an enthusiast either. it is all a lie. i like languages, plants, fungi, insects, gastropods, variety of mammals, birds, literature, video games, music, video game music?! watching pretty people.. to an extent. i might throw in something that has more to do with me rather than my interests, but we can worry about that later.

i would say that there's general TWs for mental health stuff. i avoid sh and ed talk, but i find it possible and will be separately marking every sensitive post regardless.

if you make any nsft content that doesn’t fall under ‘up for interpretation’, ‘tame artwork unfairly flagged by tumblr’ and ‘subtle innuendo’ kindly DNI

[bed-buggier]

fucking around and found out

Instrumental - KAMABOKO (Oliver Francis)

Vocals - Boondocks OP (Asheru)