Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from blue scholars. Stream tracks and playlists from blue scholars on your desktop or mobile device. Music video for the 3rd single loyalty off the bayani album. The clip, which was directed and edited by canh nguyen and jason hakala, is a tribute to the songs namesake with the scholars shopping around fou lee for the. The 25 most important seattle albums of the decade. Blue scholarss profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Slick watts by blue scholars, released 01 june 2011. Side by side with companion seattlebased rap groups common market and boom bap project, the blue scholars led the charge in proclaiming the. Their music and lyrics frequently focus on struggles. Russell gave watts a tryout, and he signed with the supersonics as a free agent. Blue scholars is an american hip hop duo based in seattle, washington, created in 2002 while. Blue scholars cinemetropolis 2011 320kbps download free genre. Yo this aint the hope or the change you imagined they turned 20 to 30 because the 40s a rabbit all the 50 60 70s and 80s are laughing all the way to the bank man and. Blue scholars cinemetropolis 2011 320kbps download freegenre.
Cinemetropolis by blue scholars, released 01 june 2011 1. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Pilot richard horton, scholarship founder david devries, pilot robert roland, cfi eugene moody, pilot rose dussell, and cfi rick beck. Blue scholars is an american hip hop duo based in seattle, washington, created in 2002 while the members, dj sabzi saba mohajerjasbi and mc geologic george quibuyen, were students at university of washington. The name blue scholars is a play on the term blue collar, an idiom for workers who often earn hourly wages for manual labor. Blue scholars the decisive moment by blue scholars. Im lookin for some good songs especially since one of my cocordinators for a summer internship im in talked about asian american hip hop artists and the only one i caught that he was talking about were jin and blue scholars. Blue scholars s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. From tracks off their debut album such as the inkwell to ones such as slick watts from their last album, cinemetropolis, blue scholars politically driven lyrics and finely tuned. I love the message of this one but very poorly executed. Ay yo beacon hill, cap hill, first hill, chinatown, id westside cd lake city greenwood greenlake eastlake westlake lakeview hmm, maybe even bellevue belltown waterfront.
Blue scholars cinemetropolis 2011 recently available for digital download but set for a physical release on june 14th, cinemetropolis is blue scholars third lp. Hiphop duo blue scholars talks about lessons learned, effect. Hiphop duo blue scholars talks about lessons learned. Jul 07, 2009 what are the best blue scholars songs. The song slick watts is an ode to the city of seattle and the supersonics. This event is my conclusionary presentation of my 3month town hall seattle artist residency, which also includes a presentation from scholarinresidence david mitsuo. November 2015 monadnock aviation flyin gathers out of the blue scholars left to right. Cinemetropolis by blue scholars album, west coast hip hop. Zia mohajerjasbi, marty martin, kirby grey, rahwa habte, sam terry, and faraz zarghami. The blue scholars have been one of my favorite groups since i saw them perform live with zion i in minneapolis right after the long march ep was released also essential material. Blue scholars download all hiphop songs blue scholars. Geo shouts out the various neighborhoods that make up seattle in the first verse and namedrops former sonic players in the second verse, tying the album to current events. Kate barboza 817 july 1 june 5 may 18 april 18 march 20 february 40 january 42 2011 391 december 35 november 28 october 17 september 34.
Chances are good youve seen dudes lens work on other local music sites. Blue scholars the decisive moment by blue scholars free. Their live show still stands as one of my favorite hiphop shows i have ever seen and ive seen close to 60. Cinemetropolis explicit by blue scholars on amazon music.
Youre probably already up on this, but coming up on monday, september 1st is the regions annual hiero day, featuring an outstanding lineup of hiphop including but not limited to seattles own sol and the bar well, half of the bar, anyway. One called slick watts was named after an oldschool sonic. You can buy latest album self titled 2004 blue scholars. Create a custom radio station from your favorite songs by blue scholars on iheartradio. Oct 26, 2017 lyrics for slick watts by blue scholars. Ay yo beacon hill, cap hill, first hill, chinatown, id westside cd lake. This is the scene you been seeing all your life the one inside a dream you repeated every night for 24 frames every second through the lig. Starting in 2019, the song slick watts is played in centurylink field before kickoff of seattle.
Sagaba, tommy chong, no rest for the weary, cinemetropolis, north by northwest, biography. The 2004 release of the album contained tracks 211 the original release had a different introduction, track 1. Jun, 2011 fou lee, the first actual music video from blue scholars cinemetropolis slick watts was more of a short film than it was a music video was posted online today. Jun 14, 2011 i love the message of this one but very poorly executed. Joe metro, slick watts and the ave, and heavily draw upon geologics history. Apr 15, 2008 music video for the 3rd single loyalty off the bayani album. Donald earl slick watts born july 22, 1951 is an american former basketball player watts was not selected by any team in the 1973 nba draft, but his coach at xavier university of louisiana was a cousin of bill russell, who was the coach and general manager for the seattle supersonics. Blue scholars is the selftitled debut release by blue scholars, a seattlebased hiphop duo. Cinemetropolis advance digital download out now, official release date june 14. The most disappointing is slick watts blue scholars never used to make songs like this, it just seems like they were trying to combine the new black eyed peas with semi good lyrics and it just didnt go well. The album was released on june 14, 2011, with a prerelease to fans in midmay. This is a day in their life, inspired by the music of cinemetropolis. This song is owned by blue scholars and the people who pledged towards the cinemetropolis project. Their music and lyrics frequently focus on struggles between socioeconomic classes, challenging authority and youth empowerment.
Here you can buy and download music mp3 blue scholars. Blue scholars travel in time with john delorean april 18, 2011 by travis hay 2 comments. It was originally only available in the seattle area in 2004 before being given a national release in 2005. Geologic explained the concept of the album as a mashup of life and cinema. Ay yo beacon hill, cap hill, first hill, chinatown, id westside cd lake city greenwood greenlake eastlake westlake lakeview hmm, maybe even bellevue. Blue scholars is an american hip hop duo based in seattle, washington, created in 2002 while the members, dj sabzi saba mohajerjasbi and mc geologic george quibuyen, were students at university of washington the name blue scholars is a play on the term blue collar, an idiom for workers who often earn hourly wages for manual labor. The first, slick watts, premiered on may 18 and deals with the controversial relocation of the national basketball association nbas. The albums title cinemetropolis comes from a term coined by sergei eisenstein in his book film form. Blue scholars cinemetropolis 2011 320kbps download. Cinemetropolis, joe metro, bayani redux, blue scholars, singles.
With the supersonics now gone after 41 years in seattle, the blue scholars and legendary sonics point guard slick watts must find other things to do during hoops season. Blue scholars new video for slick watts is a pantheon of northwest hiphop cameos the food and townfolk variety. Check out slick watts by blue scholars on amazon music. Blue scholars peform new song slick watts at block party 2010. Cinemetropolis is the third fulllength album by seattle alternative hip hop group blue scholars. May 16, 2011 blue scholars cinemetropolis 2011 320kbps download free genre. Listen to prometheus browns geo of blue scholars seahawks song. Listen to blue scholars soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create seattle. Fou lee, the first actual music video from blue scholars cinemetropolis slick watts was more of a short film than it was a music video was posted online today the clip, which was directed and edited by canh nguyen and jason hakala, is a tribute to the songs namesake with the scholars shopping around fou lee for the ingredients to make chicken adobo. Blue scholars listen and stream free music, albums, new. The album is almost completely samplefree, or at least sounds so, and has heavy synth use by producer half sabzi. Blue scholars cinemetropolis 2011 320kbps download free. What results is the blend of poetic, raw vocal delivery with melodic boombap and turntablism, painted with politics and preservation. Recently available for digital download but set for a physical release on june 14th, cinemetropolis is blue scholars third lp.