LOWDWORLD AUDIOFILMS est. 2009

#THETRUTH

2011-04-27T12:57:00.000-07:00

"History books will be written and taught in school about the experiences the first Black President, and the American people had to deal with:

The Chief justice screwing up the swearing in ceremony.

Texas' threats to secede from the union.

The derogatory use of the President' s middle name.

Calling the President a liar during the middle of a state of the union address.

Birthers claiming he is not American.. .ect..

It will paint an accurate if ugly picture of how Americans still struggle with race in this country." - ANONYMOUS HIGH SCHOOL KID

TUPAC SHAKUR: IN HIS OWN WORDS (FROM NY PRISON)

2011-04-20T12:50:00.000-07:00

#LEGENDARY

I HEART SYNTHS.......

2011-04-06T11:23:00.000-07:00

HERBIE x QUINCY #THEFUTURE

THE RETURN OF........MR. UPSHAW

2011-03-19T17:41:00.001-07:00

JAMES D. YANCEY AKA J- DILLA: A RETROSPECT

2011-02-08T08:53:00.000-08:00

"J.Dilla: Still Shining" from B.Kyle on Vimeo.

"YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS....."

WORLD'S FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM SHOW!!!!

2010-10-21T14:08:00.000-07:00

WHBI CIRCA 1982:

ODE TO THE REAGAL BEAGAL:

2010-10-14T12:19:00.001-07:00

JACK x JANET x CHRISSY x CINDY x TERRI x MR. FURLEY x MRS. ROPER x STANLEY x LARRY x MR. ANGELENO = CLASSIC

LONG LIVE THE REAGAL BEAGAL!

KING RYAN EVENTS: PLAYBOY CASTING CALL 10/10

2010-10-14T00:24:00.001-07:00

MR. UPSHAW x DENICKI x CHARLIE B.

SOUL ROLE MODEL: GREGORY WILLIAMS

2010-10-11T09:42:00.000-07:00

THIS IS THE MAN WHO INTRODUCED MUSIC TO ME AS A CHILD.
HE IS THE "YODA" TO MY "LUKE". HE GAVE ME MY FIRST VINYL IN '82. IT WAS THE "MICHAEL JACKSON x E.T. " ALBUM WITH THE BLOW UP E.T. PUNCHING BAG AND THE GLOSSY POSTER WITH MJ IN THAT RED SWEATER...REMEMBER THAT? YEA? HE GAVE ME MY FIRST DRUM MACHINE IN '92, IT WAS A BOSS HR-16. I SAT WITH THAT FOR MONTHS! HE EMPOWERED MY MUSICAL IMAGINATION. HE WAS MY DIRECT CONNECT TO THE INDUSTRY. HE KNEW EVERYBODY! HE HAD PLATINUM AND GOLD PLAQUES ON HIS WALLS EARLY IN MY CHILDHOOD, SO I KNEW WHAT SALES AND SCANS MEANT FROM THE JUMP! HE IS MY HERO, LIKE MY OTHER DAD. HIS NAME IS GREGORY WILLIAMS FROM "SWITCH". IF YOU DONT KNOW THAT GROUP, GOOGLE THEM, YOU HAVE HEARD THEIR MUSIC. I GOT TO WATCH THEM RECORD THEIR HITS, I MEAN, MY DAD HAD ME IN THE BOOTH WITH THEM AT 6 MONTHS OLD. THEY MADE ME.

SALUTE: UNCLE GREG x BOBBY DeBARGE (RIP) x TOMMY DeBARGE x EDDIE FLUELLEN x PHILLIP INGRAM x JODY SIMS= "BEAUTIFUL MUSIC"

2 HYPE: KID N PLAY...A RETROSPECT

2010-10-10T21:25:00.001-07:00

ROLLIN WITH... x GETTIN FUNKY x CAN U DIG THAT? x HOUSE PARTY 1 AND 2 x FUNHOUSE x AINT GONNA HURT NOBODY x ENERGY x BACK TO THE BASICS x "THE KID N PLAY KICKSTEP" x THE HIGHTOP FADE.....

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.....

SALUTE.

INSTANT VINTAGE: FROM 1964, WITH LOVE.

2010-10-09T21:45:00.000-07:00

SO I STOPPED BY TO VISIT MY SILVERLAKE FAMILY (THE BRITTS), AND THEY HAD A CRAZY GIFT FROM GRANDMA CORWIN. I HAD TO TAKE A SNAPSHOT. IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE YEAR.....IT'S 1964. YES. STILL UNOPENED. THEY OFFERED ME A DRINK AND I WAS LIKE "OH NO....I WILL PROLLY SEE THE GHOST OF JERRY GARCIA OFF OF THAT!"....IT EVEN HAD THE BAG. CRAZY TO THINK THAT I COULDN'T RIDE IN THE FRONT OF THE PUBLIC BUS WHEN THIS BOTTLE WAS FILLED. CAME A LONG WAY ....HAVENT WE? (MESSAGE) *HAPPY BDAY TO GRANDMA CORWIN!

NIGHT OF THE HUMPASAURUS PEOPLES: HUMPTY HUMP.... A RETROSPECT

2010-10-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

"DOOWHUTCHALIKE" x "UNDERWATER RHYMES" x "GUTFEST 89" x "FREAKS OF THE INDUSTRY" x "TIE THE KNOT" x "SAME SONG" x "WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME GANG" x "THE PACKET MAN" x "MACK MACK MACK..." = CLASSIC..

-THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS AND THE GAME (AND TUPAC)!

VIVA HUMPTY HUMP x SHOCK G x MONEY B x DJ FUZE x PIANO MAN = DIGITAL UNDERGROUND

"SEE GUYS AND GIRLS DANCIN'!!!!!"

SALUTE!

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF.....SONIC?!

2010-10-03T17:57:00.000-07:00

I HAVE BEEN TEASED BY ILLUSTRIOUS PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS BY THIS F*CKING FRANCHISE....FOR YEARS NOW. THEY NEVER HAD ONE BY MY NECK OF THE WOODS. BUT......I MADE IT HAPPEN. I TOOK MY ASS TO THE WEBSITE...CLICKED "LOCATOR" ...BOOOOM. JUMPED IN THE WHIP AND HIT THE FREEWAY....POOOOOW. SONIC!!!!!!!!!!!

MR. UPSHAW CREATES SOME NEW PAINT...

2010-09-29T21:22:00.000-07:00

IN THE PREPRODUCTION STAGES FOR THE "JAPAN" PROJECT.

NEW SEASON, NEW PAINT: MR. UPSHAW FALL 2010

2010-09-28T09:51:00.000-07:00

IN MY STUDIO CREATING NEW COLORS: 808'Z x 909'z x NEXUS ARPEGGIATOR x FENDER MKII x STRATOCASTER x ANALOG MOOG SYNTHS x ARP STRINGS x SUBHARMONIC BASS x PAPER PLANES x AFRICAN PERCUSSION x BASQUIAT x MY VOICE.....

MR. UPSHAW GOES TO JAPAN FALL 2010

"GET YOUR MUSICAL PASSPORTS READY, ラウド DESU!!!!!!!!"

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MUSIC TO VIEW ART TO:

2010-09-01T01:26:00.000-07:00

"STR8 R&B, STR8 R&B.....STR8 R&BEEEEE...."

SALUTE TO ISAAC HAYES. STILL HERE.....

NO DISRESPECT BUT IT'S REAL TALK:

2010-08-31T09:04:00.000-07:00

THE FAT BEATS CLOSING: I HEAR CATS COMPLAININ' AND ALL THAT ABOUT IT. BUT GUESS WHAT??? U COULDNT GO THERE AND COP A TREY SONGS CD, OR A WEEZY CD OR ANYTHING MAINSTREAM....SO WHAT DID YA'LL THINK? WHO STILL HAS A RECORD PLAYER THAT ISNT A DJ ALREADY? CMON SON! TOWER RECORDS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK FAT BEATS GONNA STAY WITHOUT SELLING COMMERCIAL CD'S?! FOR REAL DOE? I REMEMBER COPPIN FROM THE ONE ON HOLLYWOOD AND VERMONT BACK IN THE DAY. ANOTHER CHAPTER CLOSED. GOOD BOOK, DOE...

HIP HOP HERO: SCOTT STERLING AKA SCOTT LAROCK (1962-1987)

2010-08-30T09:12:00.000-07:00

The story of SCOTT LA ROCK is a painful reminder of what can happen when personal conflict is resolved violently. Fifteen years after his passing, we remember an under-acknowledged hip-hop pioneer whose impact is still felt today. Words NOAH CALLAHAN-BEVER

“By age 25 Scott “La Rock” Sterling had achieved what many people only dream of. As part of a duo called Boogie Down Production, he was on the verge of signing a major recording contract…and he kept a promise that he had made to himself. He, a young man from the South Bronx who had become a high school basketball star and had earned a bachelor’s degree in business, would settle for nothing less than stardom.

All that came to an end Wednesday when Mr. Sterling was fatally shot outside the Highbridge Garden Homes on University Avenue in the South Bronx.”

—Esther Iverem, The New York Times, August 31st 1987

Fifteen years ago, New York’s adolescent rap scene was forced to grow up. Violently. The murder of Scott La Rock was more than the loss of a much-loved young man, more than the loss of a talented, up-and-coming DJ. In many ways, La Rock—in both life and death—set the stage for hip-hop as we know it today.

While he was alive, La Rock drafted the aesthetic blueprint for gangsta rap with the previously unexplored street themes and shocking imagery of BDP’s classic Criminal Minded (the only album he ever recorded). On the business side, his Black-owned independent label, B Boy Records, pioneered the burgeoning genre’s rebel entrepreneurialism.

“Scott would have been Puff before Puff, no question,” says Chris Lighty, a close friend of La Rock who now runs the Violator Records empire. “But without the dancing. He approached the music as a business at a time when most people just wanted to be down and make records.”

PEEP THE FULL WRITE UP HERE

REST IN PEACE SCOTT LAROCK (SUPERHOE) AND THANK YOU!!!!!!!

SNEAKER GAME CRAZY: ART x KICKS

2010-08-26T23:16:00.000-07:00

"KEITH HARING ADIDAS" BY JEREMY SCOTT

"JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT REEBOKS"

"GET YOU SOME!!!!!"

LOST KEITH HARING PAINTING DISCOVERED BY CONTRACTORS IN NY:

2010-08-26T23:00:00.000-07:00

I TRULY HOPE AN ART LOVER GETS THIS SPOT.....

BONUS:

MJ x JAPAN x A SCOOTER = RARE SH*T!

2010-08-25T22:41:00.000-07:00

LONG LIVE THE KING!!!

CRAZY JAPANESE TDK AD FEATURING: ANDY WARHOL

2010-08-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

THE RADIANT CHILD: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT

2010-08-25T22:08:00.000-07:00

Tamra Davis talks about THE RADIANT CHILD from Michael Kurcfeld on Vimeo.

MR. UPSHAW'S L.A. PHOTO SHOOT: RECAP

2010-08-23T01:23:00.000-07:00

@ UPSHAWWORLD

SHOUT OUT TO STUDIO ROMIX AND BLACK STARR REPUBLIK!!!

BEAUTIFUL PLACES: BBC MOTION GALLERY

2010-08-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

STARTING OFF WITH MY FAVORITE PLACE: JAPAN!!!!!!

(MAKE SURE TO WATCH IT IN 1080p RES...)

SPACE IS THE PLACE: EARTHBOUND

2010-08-19T09:33:00.000-07:00

THIS IS WHAT IS LOOKS LIKE WHEN FALLING FROM SPACE TO EARTH......FASCINATING TO SAY THE LEAST.......

WE ARE NOT ALONE.........

ART x MUSIC x FILM= WOW

2010-08-15T21:34:00.000-07:00

WUSSUP WORLD,

WE ARE STILL FEELIN THE LOVE FROM THE "McFLY" ALBUM, SO, THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DOWNLOADED, STREAMED, AND ALL THAT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAINT THESE PICTURES!

WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE ON THE QUEST FOR INSPIRATION FOR THE NEW PROJECT. I WENT TO THE BOOK STORE AND COPPED SOME NEW ART BOOKS THIS WEEKEND. ONE OF WHICH IS A GREAT BOOK PUBLISHED BY "BROOKLYN MUSEUM" AND IT HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF THE GENIUS JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT. I LOVE HIS WORK AND HIS WHOLE ERA OF ART. I JUST GOT DONE WATCHIN' "DOWNTOWN '81" WITH MY 2 SONS AND I HAD THE ILLEST BREEZE OF IDEAS HIT ME. THANK GOD FOR ART!!!!!!

AS YOU ALL KNOW, YOU WILL SEE WORKS OF BASQUIAT, HARING, AND OTHERS ON THE BLOG JUST FOR INSPIRATION AND RESPECT PURPOSES. I APPRECIATE GREAT ART, GOOD MUSIC, AND TRUE CRAFTSMANSHIP SO I WILL CONTINUE TO PAY HOMAGE. THERE IS A RENAISSANCE APPROACHING. 2012 IS THE NEW ERA. GET WITH IT OR BE A FOSSIL!

RESPECT TO THE ONES WHO PAVED THE WAY......SALUTE:

R.I.P. RAMMELZEE, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, AND KEITH HARING

DOWNLOAD/LISTEN TO "THE MARTIIN MCFLY ALBUM" HERE

2010-08-02T19:42:00.001-07:00

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"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM" COVER AND CREDITS/LIVE STREAM

2010-08-02T05:14:00.001-07:00

VISUAL INSPIRATION FOR THE DAY: KEITH HARING

2010-07-31T07:40:00.000-07:00

RESPECT THE ILLEST: JAMES "J-DILLA" YANCEY (1974-2006)

2010-07-31T07:00:00.000-07:00

"WUTTUP DOE?!"- DETROIT GREETING

SO, YOU MAY HEAR MY TALK ABOUT A CERTAIN PRODUCER HERE AND THERE ON THE BLOG. HE IS THE "END ALL BE ALL" OF BEATS. NOONE CAN CHOP AND SAMPLE WITH SUCH PATIENCE. THE MAN WAS AN ALIEN. I HAD TO PULL OUT MY COLLECTION OF HIS WORK AND MARVEL. I WANTED TO POST A FEW PICS OF HIM JUST CUZ SO MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF THE FACE BEHIND SUCH WONDERFUL BEATS AS: "RUNNIN'", "DYNAMITE!", "DIDNT U KNOW", "CLIMAX", AND MY FAVORITE, "THE CONFUSED FRENCH HORNS". I NEVER GOT THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM IN THE FLESH BUT WE ARE WAY MORE THAN FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER IN MUSICAL SPIRIT. REST IN PEACE AND GOD BLESS YOUR DAUGHTERS AND MA DUKES. "YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS...." - DILLA

-SALUTE

THE OPENING CREDITS TO "McFLY"

2010-07-29T02:45:00.001-07:00

"WE ARE JUST GETTIN STARTED..."

AN AFTERNOON WITH KANYE WEST:

2010-07-28T07:56:00.001-07:00

MR. UPSHAW: THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES....

2010-07-27T07:36:00.000-07:00

"I DO THIS SH*T FOR REAL....."

NEW PAINT: MR. UPSHAW Feat. MR. TEE-"MR. UPSHAW"

2010-07-24T09:31:00.000-07:00

"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"
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ALWAYS A PLEASURE: INSIDE DILLA STUDIOS

2010-07-23T22:47:00.000-07:00

WHENEVER I FELL LIKE I AM IN A SLUMP WITH THE BEATS, I WATCH THIS VIDEO. BOOOOOM, THEN MAGIC HAPPENS. R.I.P. DILLA!

SALUTE: JAMES D. YANCEY (1974-2006)

"THEY'RE HEEEEEERE" OR "THEY'RE BAAAACK"

2010-07-23T20:14:00.000-07:00

MEMORIES:

2010-07-23T16:48:00.000-07:00

I WILL NEVER FORGET MY COUSINS FROM FLORIDA COMING TO LIVE IN AKRON AND THEY BROUGHT THEIR ATARI 2600 AND THE 5200 WITH THEM. THEY WOULD PLAY THE HELL OUTTA THE 5200, SH*T, EVEN MY DAD AND MY UNCLE GOT IN ON THE ACTION! UNFORTUNATELY, 1985 WAS THE YEAR OF THE "NINTENDO", AND WHEN THEY GOT ONE AND GRABBED THAT "TECMO BOWL", IT WAS A REYNOLD'S WRAP FOR THE ATARI...

IN MEMORIAM:

RAMMELLZEE-(INNOVATOR/ARTIST/M.C./BBOY)- (1960-2010)

2010-07-23T14:49:00.000-07:00

I STUMBLED ACROSS A WILD INTERVIEW AND WRITE UP ON THE ONE AND ONLY:

RAMMELLZEE (R.I.P.)

CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT!

SALUTE:

"MY LETTERS HAVE WEAPONS..."-RAMMELLZEE

RAMMELLZEE AND JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT= ARTISTIC LEGENDS

MR. UPSHAW'S: ONE TO GROW ON

2010-07-23T10:06:00.001-07:00

IT'S 2010-2011: THE DAYS OF COURTING AN A&R OF A LABEL TO GET SIGNED ARE DONE. DO IT YOURSELF AND LET THE LABELS FIND YOU OR JUST DO IT YOURSELF. MAKE MONEY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND INVEST IN YOUR OWN PROJECT. THE MOMENT YOU DEPEND ON MUSIC FOR YOUR PRIMARY INCOME, YOU WILL HATE IT. IT PAYS LATE AND THE CHECK AINT ALWAYS RIGHT. REAL SH*T. I LEAD BY EXAMPLE: 2 KIDS THAT WEAR GOURMET FOOTWEAR AND ROCK POLO, CRAZY STUDIO, AND VEHICLES, 2 BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES UNDER MY BELT, NO DEAL. NO BINDING CONTRACT. I CONTROL MY OWN DESTINY. YOU CAN TOO! SALUTE...

ON THE ONE:PARLIAMENT LIVE FROM ('77,'78 AND '79)

2010-07-22T21:54:00.000-07:00

ALBUMS TO COP WHEN THEY DROP: SUMMER/FALL 2010

2010-07-19T22:56:00.000-07:00

RICK ROSS - TEFLON DON
KANYE WEST- GOOD ASS JOB
BIG SEAN - FINALLY FAMOUS
YOUNG JEEZY - TM103
LIL WAYNE- CARTER 4

*HOPEFULLY SOMEONE SURPRISES US OUT OF THE BLUE! I LOVE SURPRISES IN MUSIC!

THE MIND OF ラウド : (THE LEGEND OF LOWD II)

2010-07-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

HERE ARE 2 MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN MY MUSIC LIFE AS "LOWD": ONE BEING MY FULL PAGE WRITE UP IN "BLAZE" MAGAZINE BACK IN 2000. FUNNY THING ABOUT THE BLAZE SH*T, I WAS APPROACHED BY A CAT AT THIS CLUB I USED TO BATTLE AT, AND HE GOT ME INTO THE TRYOUTS FOR THE BLAZE BATTLE. HE HAD TOTAL FAITH IN MY SKILL AND KNEW I COULD WIN IT. HE TOOK ME TO THE BEVERLY CENTER AND WE COPPED SOME TIMBOS AND HE BLESSED ME WITH THE RED POLO BEAR SWEATER U SEE ME ROCKIN. NOW THAT SAME CAT WHO NOT ONLY GOT ME INTO THE BATTLE, BUT WATCHED ME WIN IT ALL, TURNS OUT TO BE NONE OTHER THAN THE ENTITY KNOWN AS "TAZ ARNOLD", CRAZY RIGHT?

BLAZE MAGAZINE* CIRCA 2000 *now defunct

THE SECOND MEMORABLE MOMENT IS MY UNDERGROUND MIXTAPE CALLED "THE BAR" FROM 2006. NOT ONLY DID I PUT THIS TOGETHER ON MY OWN CUZ THE "LABEL" I WAS ON AT THE TIME WASN'T GRINDIN' LIKE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN, BUT I GOT THE CAMEOS TOGETHER, CAME UP WITH THE ART IDEA, HAD IT MANIFESTED BY A PHOTOSHOP WIZARD, OVERSAW THE MIXDOWN, AND I EVEN MADE THE GUEST HOST SPOT HAPPEN ON THE STRENGTH OF MY "NYC" x "ZULU NATION" CONNECTS. BOOOOM, "THE BAR" WAS BORN, HOSTED BY THE ONE AND ONLY, GRANDMASTER CAZ FROM COLD CRUSH BROTHERS. YES, I GETS' IT IN....

"THE BAR" HOSTED BY GRANDMASTER CAZ *CIRCA 2006

THE MIND OF ラウド : (THE UNDERGROUND CIRCA)

2010-07-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

HERE ARE MY "UNDERGROUND" RELEASES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS UNDER THE NAME "LOWD":

THE U.K.

FINLAND

U.S. AND JAPAN

WORLDWIDE

THE MIND OF ラウド : (THE JAPAN CIRCA)

2010-07-19T20:09:00.000-07:00

HERE ARE ALL OF MY JAPANESE RELEASES UNDER THE NAME "L.O.W.D."-

EVERYONE HAS TO START SOMEWHERE AND LOOKING BACK, I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE STARTED WHERE I DID AND NOW I AM SOMEWHERE IN THE FUTURE WITH IT! PRAISE GOD. - MR. UPSHAW

THE MIND OF ラウド : (THE LEGEND OF LOWD)

2010-07-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

HERE IS MY FIRST SOLO E.P. PUT OUT ON CONCRETE GROOVES RECORDS BACK IN 2002. SHOUT OUT TO MY MAN PRESTO. WE BOTH HAD A LOVE FOR JAZZ AND VIBEY HIP HOP LIKE ATCQ AND DE LA, AND ALL THINGS "NATIVE TONGUE", SO WE COLLAB'D ON A SHORT EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT... AND HE PUT IT OUT ON HIS LABEL....BOOOM...THE START OF A GREAT MUSICAL FRIENDSHIP..... WUTTUP MR. DOUGLAS?! IT MADE IT'S WAY OVER SEAS AND EVENTUALLY WE HAD TO DROP MORE SH*T...I WILL ADD ON TO MY CONCRETE GROOVES ERA LATER....

THE MIND OF ラウド

2010-07-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

THIS IS WHY I LOVE JAPAN...WHAT YA'LL KNOW ABOUT THE TALLCAN MACHINE?!! OPEN 24 HOURS!!!!! I USE TO JUST POP OUT OF THE CRIB, POP MY LIL CHANGE IN...BOOOOOOOM, BEER BABY!!!! ALL DAY ALL NIGHT..... SHOUT OUT TO MY JAPAN CREW.... "KOBUSHI AGERO!!"

MR. UPSHAW'S: MODERN MARVELS OF MUSIC

2010-07-19T16:22:00.000-07:00

TODAY WE ARE GONNA SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON A DUDE WHO PERSONIFIES "DOING IT MY OWN DAMN WAY...". HE WAS BORN IN NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI IN 1953, ON NOVEMBER 15TH. HE MADE HIS WAY TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WHEN HE WAS 20 YEARS OF AGE AND WAS ON A MISSION. (YEA, YOU HEARD THE "MINNEAPOLIS" REFERENCE AND KNOW WHO IS CONNECTED TO THAT CITY, CORRECT?) COOL. SO, MY DUDE JOINS A GROUP CALLED "THE MYSTICS" AND STARTS HIS CLUB GIG RUN. BOOOM, HE GETS RECRUITED TO JOIN A NEW GROUP MAKING NOISE IN THE STREETS CALLED "FLYTE TIME". YEA, FLYTE TIME (GOOGLE 'EM). THIS DUDE STARTED TO RECORD SONGS AND SUCH WITH THE LIKES OF JIMMY JAM, TERRY LEWIS, AND MONTE MOIR. YES, THE DUDE WAS JAMMIN' WITH THE ILLEST. POW!, THEY GET SIGNED BY THE PURPLE ONE HIMSELF, PRINCE ROGERS NELSON, TO WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS, AND IN DOING THAT, THE LABEL CHANGES THE BAND'S NAME TO "THE TIME". BANG, AFTER A WHILE, THE DUDE IN WHICH WE ARE SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON GETS INTO A "TIFF" WITH MR. "PURPLE", AND IN TURN, ENDS UP KICKED OUT OF THE GROUP AND REPLACED BY NONE OTHER THAN, MR. "JEROME BRING ME MY MIRROR" ALSO KNOWN AS: MORRIS DAY. YES! NOW FOR THE REASON I LOVE THIS DUDE'S SWAGGER, *pause*, MY DUDE THEN SAYS "F*CK IT" AND GOES ON HIS OWN AND ENDS UP DOING BACKGROUND VOCALS AND SUCH FOR ACTS LIKE "CHERRELLE" AND "THE S.O.S. BAND" WHILE EVENTUALLY RELEASING HIS SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM IN 1984 THAT HAD 3 SINGLES ON THE TOP 20 CHARTS. HIS SECOND ALBUM, HEARSAY, HAD A #1 SINGLE CALLED "FAKE".

THE BOY WAS ON A ROLL AND STILL HAD HIS INTEGRITY INTACT. THIS IS A VERY HARD THING TO DO IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS. HE WAS GETTIN' IN AND GETTIN' THE CREDIT. HIS THIRD ALBUM, ALL TRUE MAN, HAD A #5 SINGLE ON THE R&B CHARTS AND A #25 SINGLE ON THE POP CHARTS. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT BUSINESS WAS GOOD, HUH? WELL, FOR SOME REASON, IT IS RUMORED THAT HE ENDS UP RETIRING FROM THE U.S. MARKET, JUMPIN ON A PLANE AND TAKING HIS VOICE TO FRANCE. HE ENDS UP BEING BIG OVER THERE AND STAYS. WE DONT KNOW IF HE IS STILL THERE OR BACK IN THE STATES, BUT WE STILL HAVE HIS BODY OF WORK TO MARVEL. GIVE RESPECT TO THE ONE AND ONLY.....

ALEXANDER O'NEAL

(*ALSO NOTE THAT WE DIDNT EVEN MENTION HIS OTHER BIG HIT "SATURDAY LOVE" WITH CHERRELLE.)

SALUTE...

MR. UPSHAW'S READING RAINBOW SPOTLIGHT:

2010-07-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

TODAY'S READING RAINBOW SPOTLIGHT: "KEITH HARING JOURNALS". PERSONAL JOURNALS DOCUMENTING KEITH'S SHORT BUT INCREDIBLE 10 YEAR CAREER. IT ALSO GIVES A DEEP LOOK INTO KEITH'S BELIEFS IN HIM DYING YOUNG AND HIS COSMIC BOND WITH CHILDREN. R.I.P. AND SALUTE TO KEITH HARING.

VIVA HIP HOP.....

2010-07-18T12:56:00.000-07:00

DAMN, WE HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE REAL HIP HOP CULTURE CAN ONLY BE SEEN IN A BOOK. LONG LIVE THE REAL SH*T!

MR. UPSHAW'S MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: SEU JORGE LIVE FROM "SALVADOR da BAHIA, BRASIL"

2010-07-18T11:33:00.000-07:00

SEE THE AMAZING, SEU JORGE, PERFORM LIVE FROM BRASIL!!!

OBRIGADO, SEU!!!

Incredible Seu Jorge show in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

MR. UPSHAW: AKRON SH*T...

2010-07-16T11:43:00.001-07:00

MR. UPSHAW SHOUTS OUT THE "GUNNERS" CREW....

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SHOUT OUT TO PHATBOI SMITTY, HUNNED MILLION, AND HUNNED THOUSAND.....

MR. UPSHAW'S: INDUSTRY RULES FOR THE MUSICALLY VEIN AND SUPERFICIAL

2010-07-16T11:31:00.000-07:00

INDUSTRY RULE # 4085: ONCE IN THE INDUSTRY, MAKE ALL OLD ACQUAINTANCES, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE FROM A DIFFERENT PLANET. WHEN SPEAKING TO OR WITH THEM, MAKE SURE TO ACT AS IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT THEY DONT, EVEN IF THEY DO. ALWAYS LOOK EVERYWHERE BUT THEIR EYES WHEN TALKING, AND MAKE IT A THING TO ALWAYS HAVE SOMEWHERE MORE IMPORTANT TO BE. LOOK AT YOUR BLACKBERRY OR IPHONE FOR MOST OF THE CONVO. REMEMBER, YOU MADE IT, YOU ARE THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED HAM, RIGHT?........WRONG!!!!

MR. UPSHAW SPEAKS ON: CIVIL SAVAGES

2010-07-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

www.lowdworld.blogspot.com

SALUTE TO THE C.S. CREW, SNEAKER BOX BANK, AND MUSIC MAKES THE DIFFERENCE......

BOM DIA, MR UPSHAW...

2010-07-15T14:29:00.000-07:00

"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"

www.twitter.com/upshawworld

"MR. UPSHAW GOES TO BRASIL"

FALL 2010

MORE NEW PAINT: "MUSIC (GETS ME BY)"

2010-07-02T18:42:00.001-07:00

"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"
www.twitter.com/upshawworld

MR. UPSHAW- "I GETS' IT IN (I DO THIS...)"

2010-06-30T16:29:00.001-07:00

"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"

JULY 2010

A CONVERSATION WITH...MR. UPSHAW

2010-06-30T14:11:00.000-07:00

"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"

JULY 2010

MUSIC MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

2010-06-30T13:53:00.000-07:00

WUSSUP, WORLD...

I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE "MUSIC MAKES THE DIFFERENCE" CREW.

THEY GOT SOME GOOD STUFF GOIN ON OVER THERE FROM NEW MUSIC TO HOT VENUES TO HANG OUT AT IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA AND BEYOND!

MY MAN, EL DOPA, SPINS SOME CRAZY RECORDS FROM HIP HOP CLASSICS TO BRAZILIAN JAZZ TO AFRO-FUNK. YOU NAME IT, HE IS PLAYIN IT (IF IT'S GOOD!).

YOU CAN CATCH EL DOPA SPINNIN' AT A SMOKEY CLUB NEAR YOU!

HERE IS ONE OF HIS RESIDENT VENUES THAT GOES ON EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH @ VERDUGO BAR:

SHOUT OUT TO DJ SCHPILKAS, CHASAN, AND THE CIVIL SAVAGE TEAM!

WWW.MUSICMAKESTHEDIFFERENCE.COM

SNEAK PEEK @ "THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM": "STILL GLISTENIN"

2010-06-16T12:12:00.000-07:00

WUSSUP WORLD,

HERE IS ANOTHER JOINT FROM THE "McFLY" ALBUM...

THIS JOINT IS A LAIDBACK ONE THAT I DID OFF OF THE CUFF ONE DAY JUST LAYIN BACK IN THE LAB. I DIDNT WANNA GET ALL HYPED UP BUT I WOULD RATHER KEEP IT SMOOTH LIKE A CONVERSATION...BOOOOM, "STILL GLISTENIN" WAS BORN! THERE WILL BE ALOT OF "ADRENELINE" ON THE ALBUM, SO I GOT A COUPLE OF MY RELAXING JOINTS OUT, JUST TO HAVE A CONTRAST ON THERE. YOU KNOW HOW THE SUMMERTIME SUNSETS ARE OUT WEST, U WANNA JUST PLAY SOME LAIDBACK SH*T AND LOUNGE! DO SO!

MARTIIN MCFLY IS COMMIN IN JULY!

TAKEN FROM "THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"

JULY 2010-ONLINE

www.lowdworld.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/upshawworld

MR. UPSHAW'S: THE "McFLY" SESSIONS...

2010-06-08T15:20:00.000-07:00

LIVE FROM BURBANK, CALIFORNIA. TAKE A BREAK FROM "PAINTING" WITH MR. UPSHAW...(ME...) LOL.

"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM" JULY 2010

2010-06-03T17:26:00.000-07:00

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR MY FIRST JOINT FOR THE SUMMER.

WELCOME TO THE "CYBER-SPACE" AGE.... PRODUCED, ARRANGED, RECORDED, MIXED, AND CONCEIVED (VISUALLY) BY MR. UPSHAW.

GET IT HERE AND THE FOLLOWING SITES IN JULY:

www.datpiff.com

www.thatcrack.com

and here.

STAY TUNED

DEEP THOUGHTS WITH MR. UPSHAW VOL. 2

2010-05-31T10:44:00.000-07:00

DEEP THOUGHTS WITH MR. UPSHAW from MR. UPSHAW on Vimeo.

"THE MARTIIN MCFLY ALBUM"

SUMMER 2010

NEW PAINT: MR. UPSHAW -"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"

2010-05-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

WUSSUP WORLD,

THE FIRST INSTALLMENT FROM ME IS GOIN TO BE "THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM".

WHAT'S UP WITH THE "BACK TO THE FUTURE" REFERENCE YOU ASK? WELL, OF COURSE I AM A CHILD OF THE 1980'S ERA SO, I LIVED ON THIS FLICK. I WANTED TO GRAB SOME OLD BEATS THAT I GREW UP ON AND SPLASH SOME NEW COLORS (LYRICS) ON THEM FOR THE "INTERNET/SPACE GENERATION", AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM. I ALSO WANTED TO MIX IT UP WITH SOME OF MY ORIGINAL WORK TO CREATE AN ARTISTIC YET NOSTALGIC VIBE WHILE ALSO INTRODUCING SOME NEW SH*T. BOOM! MARTIIN McFLY IS BORN. I'M JUMPIN IN THE DELOREAN, GOIN BACK TO CERTAIN YEARS, GRABBIN MUSIC , JUMPIN BACK INTO THE DELOREAN, GOIN TO THE FUTURE, RECORDING, JUMPIN BACK INTO THE DELOREAN, COMING TO THE PRESENT, AND BOOOOOOM!, F*CKIN THE GAME UP!

HERE IS A SELECTION FROM THE ALBUM, PRODUCED BY YOURS TRULY (MR. UPSHAW).

FROM MR. UPSHAW'S "THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM"

SUMMER 2010

WWW.LOWDWORLD.BLOGSPOT.COM
WWW.TWITTER.COM/UPSHAWWORLD

"THE MARTIIN McFLY ALBUM" WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE IN JULY 2010.

GET IT HERE OR ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

www.datpiff.com

www.thatcrack.com

MORE SITES TBA......

ENJOY AND BE GOOD IN THOSE STREETS.

LOWDWORLD AUDIOFILMS PRESENTS: MR. UPSHAW

2010-05-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

WUTTUP WORLD,

IT'S BEEN A HOT LITTLE MINUTE SINCE WE HAVE POSTED SO WE GOT SOME INTERESTING STUFF TO SPEAK ON. FIRST OFF, WE HAVE A NEW EASEL AND SOME NEW COLORS TO SHOW (MUSICALLY). THE "MR. UPSHAW" PROJECT IS GOING TO BE MY MOST PERSONAL WORK. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE MY STREET WORK AND PROFESSIONAL WORK USING MY MONIKER "LOWD", AND THAT NAME HAS BEEN A PART OF ME SINCE 12 YEARS OLD. I FELT LIKE AFTER HAVING 2 WONDERFUL SONS, TRAVELING ABROAD AND DEALING WITH REAL LIFE SITUATIONS, IT WAS TIME TO LET GO OF SOMETHING THAT WAS A PART OF MY YOUTH, MY "RAP" NAME. I REFLECTED ON MY PAST AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I WAS BORN INTO MUSIC. IT IS APART OF ME, SO, ANYTHING I RECORD IS NATURALLY ME, REGARDLESS OF MY NAME. ALOT OF RAPPERS, PAST AND PRESENT, PUT ALOT INTO THEIR NAME AND IN SOME INSTANCES, ENDED UP REALLY BECOMING OR PERSONIFYING IT.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A SENSE OF HONOR AND MORALITY IN THE PURSUIT OF MY DREAM OF CREATING MUSIC PROFESSIONALLY. I MAY HAVE COMPROMISED MY TIME OR A BEAT NOW AND THEN, BUT I'VE NEVER COMPROMISED MY DIGNITY.

AFTER LOSING MY GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER, AMONG OTHER SPECIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE, I FELT A SENSE OF PRIDE IN USING MY REAL NAME, IN HONOR OF THEIR MEMORIES.

FOR LILA J. TARENO & MATTIE L. UPSHAW

TARENO UPSHAW AKA MR.UPSHAW

"MY REALITY......YOUR ENTERTAINMENT..."

REMEMBERING A LEGEND: JAY DEE AKA J- DILLA

2010-02-11T17:44:00.000-08:00

STILL MY FAVORITE!

LIQUOR STORE MAN- THE ALBUM

2009-12-26T23:32:00.000-08:00

WUTTUP DOE!

As I promised, here is the LIQUOR STORE MAN ALBUM, in it's entirety!

ENJOY!

CLICK the LINK!

DOWNLOAD

BANG IT!!!!!!!!

CREATE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS!

2009-12-12T06:21:00.000-08:00

Wuttup!

Yes, it has been a while since a post from me, but it is with good reason. Here @ CYO, we been goin' extra hard on 2 big releases of new material that will be available for the streets CHRISTMAS DAY and NEW YEARS DAY. Both releases are produced and directed by MR. UPSHAW for CYO MUSIC and LOWDWORLD AUDIO FILMS.

The first release is for CHRISTMAS DAY and it is a crazy project called "LIQUOR STORE MAN".

I KNOW, WTF IS A LIQUOR STORE MAN, right?!!!

Well, we been goin so strong on listening to so much new talent out there, and old classics, we felt like it was time for us to contribute to the art, so BOOOM, LSM was born!

The second release, scheduled for NEW YEARS DAY, will be the follow up to the LSM project,

entitled, "Money N Booze". This album is also produced, in its entirety, by MR. UPSHAW for CYO MUSIC. I promise it is not all about cash and drank but it is a new feel to a familiar vice, or vices!

You can download your free copy here on the blog or @ the following free mixtape websites:

WWW.DATPIFF.COM

WWW.THATCRACK.COM

WWW.LIVEMIXTAPES.COM

HIT THE CYO MUSIC TEAM ON THE REGULAR SOCIAL SITES, WE ARE THERE!

www.myspace.com/liquorstoreking

www.twitter.com/liquorstoreman

www.myspace.com/kingdomuk

BECOME A LIQUOR STORE MAN FAN ON FACEBOOK!

HAVE GOOD CHANNUKAH, TO ALL MY JEWISH FAM!

WE OUT!

CYO!

KANYE WEST/SPIKE JONZ present "WE WERE ONCE A FAIRYTALE"

2009-10-21T12:28:00.000-07:00

I mean , DAMN...

artistic , YES...

bugged out, YES!

IS THIS A SIGN?

3RD WORLD WILDIN' OUT (BRASIL)

2009-10-18T16:12:00.001-07:00

ONE OF THE GREATEST...

2009-09-30T09:30:00.000-07:00

PAY HOMMAGE!

3rd WORLD WILDIN OUT! (JAMAICA)

2009-09-23T17:47:00.000-07:00

WHAT DA BLOODCLOT?!!!!!!!

EAR 2 THE STREETS! 9/23/09

2009-09-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

Wuttup !

Of course around here we respect and appreciate GOOD MUSIC.

So today I wanna hit ya'll with the 3 mixtapes in HEAVY rotation at C.Y.O. Studios:

Click on pictures to be directed to spot to DL 4 FREE!

CORY GUNZ "GANGSTA GRILLZ":

CHARLES HAMILTON "This Perfect Life" :

DRAKE "Man of the Year" :

ENJOY AND KEEP GOOD MUSIC COMIN!

C.Y.O. MUSIC/ LOWDWORLD AUDIOFILMS: KINGDOM (U.K) "HANDS ACROSS THE OCEAN"

2009-09-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

Wuttup World!

Being that we are in the habit of presenting art and inspiration as far as music around here, I wanted to hit you all with a few joints from the upcoming KINGDOM (U.K.) project that I spoke of a couple of days ago.

Like I said then, this is a dedication to ALL THINGS ENGLISH so PLEASE DONT TAKE IT AS A DISS OR A PARODY. This is real audio art that we are paintin here!

Peace to the WHOLE UNITED KINGDOM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, shit ,CANADA is even in the building!

Click the links below the KINGDOM ALBUM COVER BELOW for free downloads of random KINGDOM joints and ENJOY!

***I also want to shout out my man LEE JAMES @ LEEJAMESDESIGNS!

He showed love and put together the artwork for the KINGDOM project.

CHEERS, MATE!

"CAVIAR Pt. 2" By KINGDOM (U.K.)

"THIS IS LONDON" By KINGDOM (U.K.) Ft TARENO

"HANDS ACROSS THE OCEAN FREESTYLE" By KINGDOM (U.K.)

"in LONDON..." By KINGDOM (U.K.)

"FISH 'n' CHIPS FREESTYLE" By KINGDOM (U.K.)

"KINGDOM KOME" By KINGDOM (U.K.)

BROTHER- PRESIDENT OBAMA ON LETTERMAN!

2009-09-22T09:02:00.000-07:00

RECOGNIZE MY MAN'S ORATOR SWAG!

" YES, DAVE, HE DOES HAVE A HARDER JOB THAN YOU DO!"

TO A TRUE TURNTABLE PIONEER AND A GREAT FRIEND...

2009-09-21T17:00:00.000-07:00

Wuttup....

Once again, Hip Hop has lost a true wizard of the wheels with the passing of DJ ROC RAIDA. I can't believe that one. I remember his segment in that flick "SCRATCH", his cuts and routines were ALIEN. He will be missed.

In that thought, I felt that I wanted to break the habit of waiting until after the worst to express respect and love to the teachers. Today, I want to give BIG RESPECT and love to a friend of mine. This man is a turntable PIONEER, being a member of THE UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION, even being given the honor of starting a chapter in his country, all the way to being a member of the respected click RHYME SYNDICATE from the golden era of HIP HOP. To all the young kiddies who dont study, GOOGLE IT!

I had the pleasure of meeting him when I was 15 at a studio in HOLLYWOOD. I was a young rapper still in high school and he had a lab and a crew in HOLLYWOOD called, ASAP studios.. He was the first cat to show and teach me an MPC 3000, back in 96. He ended up becoming my friend and eventually, he became my BIG BROTHER or SEMPAI as they would say in his country....

I ended up going on tour with him, hell, MY FIRST TOUR EXPERIENCE WAS OPENING FOR HIM! Long story sawed down to a mere corner (lol), this man was, and is, INSTRUMENTAL in my truest and greatest moments in HIP HOP, if not in the actual, in the spiritual.

I went from rapping in L.A., to talking hip hop with SMOOTH B from the respected and legendary duo, NICE and SMOOTH, on the couch of STERLING SOUND MASTERING, to wilding in the studio in BROOKLYN with FLAVOR FLAV when he was working on his solo joint. (crazy story)

I had the HONOR of performing at the ZULU NATION 25th ANNIVERSARY held at the BROOKLYN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER in FLATBUSH back in 99 because of him. On the strength of him. He is a true legend in my eyes and heart and if he is reading this...

YOU DESERVE TO BE HONORED IN LIFE!

One love to my man:

D.J. YUTAKA

TOKYO, JAPAN!

HOLLA AT EM OR ADD EM!

THERE IS A SUCH THING AS MATURITY IN HIP HOP!

2009-09-21T16:31:00.000-07:00

CHASAN THE HOT SON AND EL DOPA present MILLIONAIRES USING COUPONS VOL. 1

2009-09-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

Wuttup?!

I wanted to big up one of my closest allies in this music and real life shit out here in CALIFORNIA. My dude Chasan the Hot Son has been down with the team since back in like 99-01. He and his cuzzo P LOGIC used to record and just hang out at the lab religiously. He has been cooking up some musical grits and eggs and shit over there in the HILLS with DJ EL DOPA, and I wanted to big dem up heavy real quick, right? The KINGDOM came through and blessed them with their presence as well as me , myself even dropping a verse for the joint.

Long story shortened to a nub, the project is dropping this OCTOBER, so check it online at:

www.musicmakesthedifference.com

We will have some snippets here for u to chew on towards HALLOWEEN as well.

SHOUTS OUT TO CHASAN AND EL DOPA AND THE WHOLE TEAM OVER THERE @ MUSICMAKESTHEDIFFERENCE.COM!

I'M OUT.......

yaa diiig?!

CREATE YOUR OWN MUSIC!

2009-09-20T20:53:00.000-07:00

This is my first post in BLOG world and being that I am one of those cats that like being out of the norm and just futuristic, I wanted to hit u with a quick rundown of what you will be seeing here IF you choose to stop by and check my colors.

First, C.Y.O. MUSIC is going to be a name that will be seen and heard HEAVY so let me explain it. CREATE YOUR OWN MUSIC is my tribute to those books from back in the day where u can choose your own adventure and all.... but in this case..the MUSIC is the adventure....... BOOM! CYO!

Right now, we are finishing up a wonderful project dedicated to all things BRITISH.

The KINGDOM "HANDS ACROSS THE OCEAN" project is a salute to ENGLAND and all things ENGLISH. All beats created or chopped or borrowed by TARENO on behalf of C.Y.O. MUSIC.

I will be posting the project IN ITS ENTIRETY for FREE download in the next month.

THIS IS OR THE LOVE OF ART AND MUSIC, so $$ is not an issue but an OBJECT!

If you notice the MP3 player to the right, you can get a taste of that KINGDOM joint and keep checkin to witness what the CYO/LOWDWORLD gallery is about.

PEACE TO ALL OF MY CREW, U.S.A, JAPAN, AND UK. AND R.I.P. ROC RAIDA

STAY TUNED........

**DISCLAIMER: ALL MUSIC FOUND ON THIS SITE IS PROPERTY OF CYO MUSIC/LOWDWORLD. THIS IS FOR INSPIRATION FOR A DYING CULTURE. ENJOY ALL MUSIC DOWNLOADED, AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LISTENING. FOR THE HATERS: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, SAVE IT, AND IF YOU BITE, PAY HOMAGE AT LEAST!