ThaWilsonBlock Magazine Issue78

Fo r Th a Rev iva l & P reser vati on o f L o c al A r t s & C ult ure

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Issue78 November 28 th , 2018

Fat Joe M.O.U.F. DJ Khaled Poet

Busta Rhymes

Angie Maserati Talks Life, Inspiration, & Poetry in an Exclusive Interview on WilsonBlock100 Radio…

Carl Madison & PLENTY MORE…

Our Mission

Goal #1 Open First Art Studio in Seattle,WA – This will enable us to facilitate exclusive interviews with local talent, book photo shoots, and host mixers.

Goal #2 Open 2nd Art Studio in Pasadena, CA – This will enable us to expand our operations to our primary network of talent.

ThaWilsonBlock Magazine is on a mission to revive & preserve local arts & culture. Our primary way of doing this is by bringing together local artists and sharing their story in hopes of inspiring others.

We took a special interest in local talent when we realized that mainstream publications DO NOT scout locally for talent. We seek to fill that void by remaining a magazine that is dedicated to the story of the local, native artist, musician, and entrepreneur.

Making this commitment was a HUGE step, but we cannot do this alone! If you support local artists, subscribing to ThaWilsonBlock Magazine is a great way to pay it forward as we continually reach out and provide this medium for the community arts.

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Photography of Roadway During Dusk by Jiarong Deng

A Message from Mistah Wilson

Hello there and thank you for checking out ThaWilsonBlock Magazine Issue78. As always, we are very proud of each issue that we release. I wanted to take this opportunity to reach out to those who sincerely read our publication.

Anyone who has been following us may know that we have interviewed hundreds of local artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs. In order to continue to do so, we are in need of facilities to operate. An art studio that will enable us to empower local artists by helping them share their story through exclusive interviews. Once we get our first art space, we will be able to start visual interviews with artists. This will not only dramatically strengthen our platform, but it will provide local talent with an audience that will recognize them for who they are.

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Sincerely, Mistah Wilson #WilsonBlock100%.

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International Special x DJ Khaled x Busta Rhymes x...

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Rap Trapped in Radio Silence by Jhantu Randall

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Seattle's "Taco Time" restaurant ser ves up a B AD R...

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Producer Carl Madison presents "I'm Da Producer, H...

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Angie Maserati Presents "Love" The Album (((STREAM...

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Long Island MC M.O.U.F Releases New Album "Move Ov...

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Watch "Brooklyn Summer" music video by Sav Killz (...

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Listen to "Whistor y" freestyle by Whispers (((AUDI...

10. Watch "B AG" music video by POUNDS (Produced by FIT...

PUBLISHER mistah wilson

EDITOR butch thompson

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PHOTOGRAPHY jiarong Deng mali maeder nappy cĂĄtia matos godisable jacob

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Allen Iverson of Sixers Graffiti Wall

by Cรกtia Matos (((STREET ART & PHOTOGRAPHY)))

Woman Wearing Pink-framed Aviator Sunglasses by Nappy (((STREET PHOTOGRAPHY)))

Man With Dreadlocks Poses Near Tupac Shakur Por trait by Mali Maeder (((STREET PHOTOGRAPHY)))

Woman Wearing Pink -framed Aviator Sunglasses by Nappy (((STREET PHOTOGRAPHY)))

Woman Wearing White Sleeveless Lace Shir t

by Nappy (((PHOTOGRAPHY)))

Photo of Woman Wearing Yellow Floral Top

by Godisable Jacob (((PHOTOGRAPHY)))

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Long Island MC M.O.U.F Releases New Album "Move Over U Finished" (((STREAM))) One might say M.O.U.F was born into the culture of Hip Hop. He moved from the Bronx to Manhattan on the same street Juice , Sugar Hill, and Jungle Fever were filmed, back to the Bronx again. He also had an incisive ear for music at an early age that transformed into a passion and fascination once he witnessed his brother create wizardr y on the turntables . Heavily influenced by his mother and Redman, M.O.U.F set out to make a name for himself in the music industr y and in Hip Hop. “I am going to make a better life for myself and my family, I have a stor y to tell .�

Producer Carl Madison presents "I'm Da Producer, He's Da Rapper" (((AUDIO))) Philadelphia producer Carl Madison pays tribute to West Philly's own hip -hop legend Will Smith. “I'm da Producer, He's da Rapper� fuses Will's classic flow and Madison's raw and gritty approach, thus giving us a new interpretation of the Fresh Prince that the fans will appreciate and love .

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Angie Maserati Presents "Love" The Album (((STREAM))) California songstress releases her new album titled "Love ." The album is filled with enticing vocals with blended sounds of R&B , Reggae , and even Pop, so make sure you have your dancing shoes on! Much can be said about the inspiration for Angie Maserati’s newly released “Love” album. Back in 2007 the songstress embarked on her first trip to Italy and immediately fell in love with the people and the culture . “There was something about the language when spoken that thrilled me and awakened my spirit.” Leaving Italy left sor t of a “Cinderella” effect on Maserati and years later in NYC her fair y tale turned reality.

Watch "Brooklyn Summer" music video by Sav Killz (Prod. by Camoflauge Monk) + (((AUDIO))) Sav Killz returns with another visual from the Bangers and B -Sides 2 mixtape hosted by DJ J -Ronin.

This song is produced by Camoflauge Monk (Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine , Mach Hommy, Tha God Fahim). The video was shot at Brooklyn Bridge park at Team Magnificent's Get Low photo shoot and features the Brooklyn Bridge prominently. The Lo culture is well represented by Lo Life's and Lo heads . Shout out to ever yone who is featured in the video .

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International Special x DJ Khaled x Busta Rhymes x Fat Joe "Facts" (Remix) Produced by Cush Labratz Renowned ar tist International Special links up with his elite enter tainment family to deliver the latest Hip-Hop anthem heating up street and club turntables . The group breaks down "Facts" about the industr y and it's players all while declaring their stance true to Hip -Hop and the culture . The hit single is available for streaming and purchase and has reached over 700,000 streams on Spotify alone .

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Watch "BAG" music video by POUNDS (Produced by FITH / Directed by OTTO The Director) After paying homage to the NYC legend on his latest project, POUNDS hits the Harlem streets with the one and only Pee Wee Kirkland in the cinematic new video for “Bag .” It’s an apt representation of not just “Bag” but the entirety of Pee Wee Kirkland, POUNDS’ latest album that dropped this past August.

The project has an air of both celebration and pain permeating through its equally sharp lyricism from POUNDS and his guests along with the production from FITH. This clip cer tainly evokes the feeling of a celebration, par ticularly when you see Kirkland flash that huge grin as he and the emcee enjoy some downtime in Harlem.

Listen to "Whistory" freestyle by Whispers (((AUDIO))) Whispers fresh off Styles P Welfare track delivers a freestyle over Mos Def Histor y track. Delivering stor y telling bars about his South Bronx streets Whis continues to shows his ability to murder any track. Please suppor t , share , like and follow. Coming soon The Red Door 2 The Otherside .

LISTEN TO THIS SONG

“There Is More To Me� poem by Ernest Peace You have,

defined me b y the opinions of the masses , your mental picture of me is , one who is unintelligent, pants sagging, violent, dysfunctional, cold -hearted and walking through life with a lack of passion.

Acting, as if my shit don't stink (Hold up,wait hold a sec!), " My shit don't stink!" I will, forever hold my head up high and I, no longer will allow myself to be caught within the snares of the dictates of the people, who is inca pable of seeing the tr uth, even when the picture is see -through. I don't need you but the tr uth is , I do need you....

You have, made me feel as if , my record being mar red b y this statement called felon y, I would never be able to stand respectfull y, in this system called society but I beg to dif fer because within me there is the will and desire to rise above the odds , rise above the picture frame that you have enclosed me in. My landsca pe is a scener y that is ever unfolding, displa ying such beauty and promise that it is possible to make the distinction between hope and the fr uition of my honest ef forts.

You have, plastered my mental, my psyche with subliminal messages of deg redation, devestating the ver y fabric of my being, tr ying to smother and har ness whatever innate potential that is within my make -up. I come from, a long line of fighters whose onl y ambition and Mantra is: " I will never give up, no matter how man y times you knock me down!" My vision is clear, the lense is open, I can see clearl y

now. You are afraid of me, you are afraid to see me sur pass you. On my shoulders lies the hopes of generations , you have counted me out, counted me dead but there is one thing that you didn't count on and that is , " THERE IS MORE TO ME"......

"The Essence of Beauty" poem by Ernest Peace Some people sa y that Beauty is onl y skin dee p and other's are of the opinion that Beauty dwells from the e yes of He or She that beholds , magnified impressions , of such a type of attraction, that inadvertentl y sparks from ones own soul.

Beauty lies within all: whether short, fat, dark, light or tall. Beauty is synon ymous with love, as the y both transcends through creation, Beauty is one mans beginnings and at the same time, the next mans final destination!

Beauty is perfection, when it is , as it is , leaving it untainted, Beauty is the reflection of an artists desire when being painted.

Eloquentl y, Er nest Peace

"Baby will you meet me at the alter?" poem by Ernest Peace

Bab y will you meet me at the alter? I will not fumble or faulter in my words , my unconditional love, total attention and af fection is what you deser ve.

My love, your love, becomes our love, that is united as one, shining through the shadows of darkness to manifest our light that is bright as the sun.

Sa y it is so, me and you walking through that door,we are gathered together forever in Hol y Matrimon y, our souls is united once more.

Our hearts beat in unison to the melodies of sacred love, let's bless this mar riage with the name of Jesus Christ and our Merciful God above.

by Jhantu Randall

I first fell in love with Taleb

Admittedly, I was a bit

Kweli’s music when I heard the song

surprised by this release. While Kweli

Hater Playa on the Black Star album

has never been out of the conversation

with him and Mos Def. There was

for me, I was apprehensive to say he

something about his delivery that I just

had another project that felt complete to

gravitated to. When I first heard the

me. Upon my first listen, my

song 4 woman on his train of thought

expectations were surpassed by the

album under the group name Reflection

sound of this project. With a feature

Eternal (collaboration with him and

from Anderson Paak he launched this

producer Hi-Tek) where he sampled

off perfectly. Kweli’s sharp and

Nina Simone’s song of the same name.

enigmatic flow seems to be able to adapt

I’ve been a fan of his, but even though

to every unique beat better than ever

all his work is good, his album Eardrum

before. The initial standout track that

from 2007 has always been the standout

caused me to rewind numerous times

for me. That was until he released his

was the track “All of Us” featuring an

album Radio Silence earlier this year.

immensely gifted Jay Electronica.

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Kweli laments on police brutality and

shot to the gut! From there he calms the

the reality of whats going on in the

tone with his song “ Knockturnal� that is

current time, but it’s Jay Electronica’s

the perfect song to play as you drive the

verse that leaves you with goosebumps

empty city streets in that time of night

with lines like, “We’re in the last days

where the whole world appears to be

and times/in the bible and koran the last

asleep. The title track is one that blends

lines where all the babies dying. Out of

a mysterious tempo with Kweli’s

the matrix in a spaceship where the

signature delivery that talks about how

faith stays blind‌�

truth, knowledge and personal expression is being censored is one way

From there we go onto the

or another. The rest of the album if

song “She’s my hero� where Kweli tells

filled with songs that range from loving

a story about a woman and mother who

those close to you to always staying

break free from an abusive relationship.

vigilant of what may come, closing out

As an Emcee, storytelling is a place

with the “Write at Home� a track that

where Kweli always rose above the rest

loosely plays out like a digital diary.

and stood amongst a select few to me.

The best quality an artist can have is

One of the biggest surprises is an

giving the illusion that they know the

aggressive, upbeat track entitled,

listener almost personally, and while

“Chips.� A song that braggadocios and

he’s always been that to me, this album

just an onslaught of bars.

not only feels like a breath of fresh air

Accompanying him on this track? Waka

but also gives proof that he is far from

Flaka Flame. While looking damn near

done. The selfish fan in me uses this as

insane on paper, the song itself is a

evidence that Kweli can dictate any

highlight of the album. Anybody who

direction that he wants to go because

doubted Waka like I admittedly did is in

he’s got the skill set to not only adapt

for a huge surprise this hits you like a

but leave his mark as well.

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