Does anyone know who the cat on the version off of Organix says "my girlfriend wants to take you home" repeatedly? That would be cool if he was now an okayplayer...<P>How about the one that clowns about how he's been down before anyone knew, he used to manage them, drive them around town..."hey Quest, can I get a dollar"..AJ something maybe??!?!<P>anyways..as the title speaks..just curious<P>much love..<BR>Kyle

the yo quest can i get a dollar is AJ shine... old school roots biz manager etc...<P>check the cover of ftgu i think for a picture of him on a beat machine...<BR>that or dywm...<P>i cant remember...<P>PoZi (;=<P>GOD I MISS SEEIN THEM PERFORM TRACKS FROM ORGANYX (especially the i grabbed it and snatched it inspect it like gadget...)... but progress is good...

Hey, thanks..<P>But FOR REAL...I'm mad jealous that you at least got to see them perform Organix shit..<BR>I'm listening to it right now, and it's KILLIN' me..dayumn...they seemed to clown around a little more..<P>Yah, Yah..I know everyone always says.."why can't you play your old stuff"...but I would pay mad cash to see a Take It Back show...that would be pretty darn sweet...<P>Is AJ still around?<P>lost roots info seeker..<P>much love,<BR>Kyle

And why the HELL.. doesn't Quest flow like he did all over this cd!! Man...he needs to pick up a mic real quick...ahhh suki suki now...<P>peace.<BR>Kyle

yo, for a hot minute in 93, organyx, buloon mindstate, and a love supreme was all i listened to- literally... especialy organix, cause the only roots stuf that existed outside of the ubiquitous live shows (street corners trocadero chestnut cabaret) was whatever scratchy ass tapes people had from freestyle sessions of riq embarraing peeps...<P>yo, i remember people were even wondering if the album would be any good! i mean not that we were doubting/hating, but imagine seeing pink floyd live back in 67, then copping some vinyl... be kinda paranoid about the translation...<P>so when it came out (i don't remember the original quantity of the pressing) it was like ghetto platinum within days... i got my copy from quest clasic jack style... <P>caught him gettin on the westbound el shuttle bus at the clothespin like 3am and bumrushed the bus for a copy! <P>yo, thems was some fun days! like riq, josh, crumbs/malik and the 500000000000000000000 deep foreign objects crew... at some shows, there were arguably as many people in line for the "Session" as there were in the audience... LOL!<P>PoZi (;=

damn, aren't memories the shit?!!? for real..<P>And I'm sick of all these bitching posts....Thanks for my smile right now!!! <P>photo takers lost roots info (revisited) seeker..<BR>Kyle

i actually feel kind of hapy/melancholy about some of them days... i mean i'm 27 years old now, when we first started putin all this together i was like what 17, 18? so it's kinda strange to se the old (floyd lyric here) "ten years have gone behind you no one told you when to run..." thing goin on...<P>but at the same time, it's positive to be sitting here in my own crazy photojournalism world watching millions of people dig on some cats that used to literally play on south st. i guess its a feeling of some sort of confirmation of effort dig?<P>i mean damn- somebody was asking who Major Jackson was (he wrote the liner notes for DYWM) and i remember Major interviewing ahmir/quest just before dywm dropped and q was kinda like i don't even know if were gonna be around in ten years.... shit none of us did... not that (sadly in this urbanized world thats an unusual convo- diallo dig?) we were doom sayers, but philly is such a repressive place to be, we lived on beadies, pretzels and dreams...<P>so i'm effin STOKED!!!!<P>dig?<P>i even dig some of the more "negative" posts that go on- anything that stimulates the kind of conversations that i've seen on this board is cool wit me... <BR>

That is kinda crazy when the kids you just hang with blow up...I mean dayumn..after reading the doubt the boys had,..you probably flip when you read quests craziness on the D tour...but I think it just keeps you real, you know, like all celebrities are just the kid you played with when you were lil'..or the guys you babysat for growing up...or the kid on your rec league team...ya dig?<P>on the neg. post point..yeah, anything that stimulates convo is mad cool..but I would rather smile...that's why i appreciate the okayhumor heads that interject their twist on things others said..or posts about the good 'ol days..<P>much love,<BR>kyle

i always tell people that fame is nothing but a good publicist, while talent is a genuine article...<BR>i hear you on the negative post vibe though- but bein the dozens playin, shit talkin, quick retort havin philly lowd mowth that i is, i do dig some arguements here and there...<P>PoZi (;=

<BR>>yo, thems was some fun days! like <BR>>riq, josh, crumbs/malik and the 500000000000000000000 <BR>>deep foreign objects crew... at some <BR>>shows, there were arguably as many <BR>>people in line for the "Session" <BR>>as there were in the audience... <P>yeah..here's another...what happened to all the peeps that actually appeared on the album version of "session" ...<P>let's do a "where are they now" for the members of the foreign objects crew...<P><BR>>LOL! <BR>>PoZi (;= <P><BR>Much love,<BR>Kyle<P>"i always tell people that fame is nothing but a good publicist, while talent is a genuine article..." ~ PoZi<P>profound statement #1-<BR>"In school I used to doodle, now i daze I use my noodle" ~ Brother Question

on the memory tip....<P>so i bought dywm based on the strength of hearing Do You Want More and Distortion to Static like twice. knew they were from philly and that was it.<P>and when i got it, i was like, "why doesn't this shit start at 1? wtf?"<P>and then, i played it to death, bought every single that came out, and was in love...<P>came home from college one day, and i'm at sounds of market, and see an all black case that says "the roots" - wondering how a whole new album could have been dropped without me knowing about it, i was type pissed. pick it up, and there is no info, take it to the counter, and dude is like, "no, that's their first album, we only had like a hundred copies of it, blah blah blah."<P>not like what he said wasn't important. but, i didn't care anymore, i knew i had twelved dollars in my pocket, needed two more, knew there was only two copies left, and only had 10 minutes to make it to the pnc and back before they closed, or were sold out.<P>pissed, i hide the shit inbetwwen labelle and levert and motor to the closest mac machine, swing back, cop dat jawn, and was happy as shit.<P>now, i love my organix, and having to get it the way i did, so nobody at school could say shit to me about philly and hip hop.<P>shit, we need to remember those grand old days a bit more...<P>_______________________________________<BR><a href="http://www.h8r.com/diallo" target="_blank">http://www.h8r.com/diallo<;/a>

SOUND OF MARET!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!<BR>ye ole original israili hook up shop!<BR>yo, remember when sound of market was <BR>a) actually ON market st<BR>and <BR>b) they used to have that basement spot with the b&w promo photos- remember the shot of Will and Jazzie with the caddy and the dj championship trophy?<P>yo, downtown used to be GHETTO!!!!!!!<P>you could get knifed HARD right at 12th and market LOL (not that its "funny" but you know what i mean...)...<P>i was ALL about mis-filing shh till i could get some loot!<P>PoZi (;=<BR>plus you knew them cats in those spots liked you (or knew youd come back SALTY if they took you) when youd ask about something and they gave you the "yo, we just put some broke shit in a Techniqs amp case for the scrubs- get this other thing" look...<BR>

ahh the good ole days........circa 93.....got my distortion to static promo single from the legendary (well too me...haha....) Paul E. Lopes of the Vibes n Stuff radio show crew in T-DOT....<P>stuck it in the ole cd player.....was blown away.....espically by the Freestyle Rmx with Dice and malik.....sheesh......that was freestyled.....YIKES!!!!!...<P>around the same time, picked up the mastermind mix tape number 4 (i think they on over 200 now....yikes!!) with "The Lesson" on it.......and the rest is history.........The Lesson fucked with me soo bad.....till this day, i feel all wierd when i hear that track.......it will always be my fav roots track........i remember hittin the parks.....hangin with my knucklehead friends.....with our boomboxes.......blastin the shit outta that.......gettin in trouble...............awww man....im feelin sad now..........<P>Heres to the simple days........<P><BR>One Love<BR>RamXL<BR>(beat junkie)<P>"Each soul is potentially divine, the goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature: external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy -- by one, or more, or all these -- and be free." Swami Vivekanada<P>"let freedom reign with a buckshot.." Ras Kass<P><P><P><BR>

ram is that i'm SO far away from the source of all these crzy memories (the singular reality of the 215/201/202/212/718) life i used to lead and out here in the midwest that it's even funnier to try and describe that type stuff to the cats i work with- i mean, who wants to hear about the "LABEL" rule- meaning, you know a 40 is feelin you when you got a buzz when the brew level is down around mid label or so! nah mean? <P>wow, i'm all melancholy now too...<P><BR>DAMN YOU COW GIRL!<BR>(sniff sob)<BR>DAMN YOU!<P>LOL...<P>PoZi (;=

ya'll done effed me up... now i'm tryin to find a 40 of eight ball on SUNDAY in the bible belt...<P>i'm off the effin wagon...<P>PoZi (;=<P>next thing oyu know, imma be runnin around tryin to see if my botom lip is still attached cuase i cant feel it (OE does funy stuff to a cat)<P><BR>oh yeah, gotta keep this artist related-<P>THE ROOTS!<BR>there... how's that?

<BR>>about the "LABEL" rule- meaning, you <BR>>know a 40 is feelin you <P>whoa..wait..a 40 feelin you...HAHAHAHA ain't that how it really is though!?!<P>>when you got a buzz when <BR>>the brew level is down around <BR>>mid label or so! nah mean? <P>too bad that ain't how it is nowadays..just Friday man..one just ain't enough..dayumn tolerance kinda suxs..<P>> DAMN YOU COW GIRL! (sniff sob) <BR>>DAMN YOU! <P>You know you love it <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/wink.gif"><P>>LOL... <BR>>PoZi (;= <P><BR>Much love,<BR>Kyle<P>"i always tell people that fame is nothing but a good publicist, while talent is a genuine article..." ~ PoZi

yo pozi..........man the roots have taken up soo much of my time......ironically im always on this site.........its kinda cyclical though......but damn.......look how far we've come!!! i still remember me buggin whenever i saw the Proceed Video............tryin to figure out who dice and rahzel were...(not until proceed part 2, did i connect the dots with Rahzel......)<P>yo pozi, werent you in the Proceed video..??!?!!.......<P>peep this........i mean i used to always feel the whole vibe of that proceed video....south PHi-LI was shown real nice.........and sho nuff, come May, imma make my first trip to South Philly for the reunion..........<P>damn now im really gettin geeked!!!! YEEE HAAA<P><P><BR>One Love<BR>RamXL<BR>(beat junkie)<P>"Each soul is potentially divine, the goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature: external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy -- by one, or more, or all these -- and be free." Swami Vivekanada<P><BR>"no man is an island, so i often feel lonely, so i find peace thru om" Saul Williams<P><P><P><BR>

Just playin' kid...you know I love ya<P>I'm way later on the Roots tip..man...NOBODY I knew from '93 could have even told you who Tribe was..and then we didn't really have internet...It wasn't until a member of Parliament Funkadelic played me Ilidelph before it came out...I was in the front of the line the next day..like WHOA..I'm hooked...<P>(Hey PoZi, I have never had a quote..can I steal this one..cause I'm really feelin' it!!?!)<P><P>Much love,<BR>Kyle<P>"i always tell people that fame is nothing but a good publicist, while talent is a genuine article..." ~ PoZi

ms cow lady....<P>i'm honored!<P>the first sip of my recorrupting brewski is on you!<P><BR>PoZi (;=<P>

will continue this thread tommorow...<P>gotta gp play some dub...<P>one drop apple head spliff stylee!!<P>PoZi (;=

I was just laughing that someone might get upset that this wasn't related, then you saved it..whey (wipes sweat off forehead)...but I think your basically an okayartist (we need more than just *singers* on here...LOL) the first okayphotographer..werd..darn..I gotta finish a final exam...<P>(then I think imma go get a 40 too?!?!)<P>Much love,<BR>Kyle<P>"i always tell people that fame is nothing but a good publicist, while talent is a genuine article..." ~ PoZi

ha ha good sight up in here . .gonna snag that one possibly that's just respect<P>much love pozimon <P>onedrop<P>"and stop begging people for weed! Okaystaffer! <BR>get your weed on, love." 'stress<P><a href="http://members.xoom.com/ONEDROP/index.html" target="_blank">http://members.xoom.com/ONEDROP/index.html<;/a>

i was actually 12.........DOUBLE YIKES!!...yeah i started really early.........you wonder why i always get the "ohh ram, youre soo mature" thing.....well i did a lot in a really short time.....im the lil OG...<img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/wink.gif">...WORD UP....all my t-dot fam know the real!!!!!!!!!!!<P>WOOOOOO WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe<P><BR>Just playin' kid...you know I love ya <BR>><BR>>I'm way later on the Roots tip..man...NOBODY <BR>>I knew from '93 could have <BR>>even told you who Tribe was..and <BR>>then we didn't really have internet...It <BR>>wasn't until a member of Parliament <BR>>Funkadelic played me Ilidelph before it <BR>>came out...I was in the front <BR>>of the line the next day..like <BR>>WHOA..I'm hooked... <BR>>(Hey PoZi, I have never had a <BR>>quote..can I steal this one..cause I'm <BR>>really feelin' it!!?!) <BR>><BR>>Much love, Kyle <BR>>"i always tell people that fame is <BR>>nothing but a good publicist, while <BR>>talent is a genuine article..." ~ <BR>>PoZi <P><BR>One Love<BR>RamXL<BR>(beat junkie)<P>"Each soul is potentially divine, the goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature: external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy -- by one, or more, or all these -- and be free." Swami Vivekanada<P><BR>"let freedom reign with a buckshot.." Ras Kass<P><P><P><P>

>>>..you wonder why i always <BR>>get the "ohh ram, youre soo <BR>>mature" thing....<P>NO, never wondered...I know better..you ain't mature...who ever asked you that?!? aren't you still only 15 or sumptin?!?!<P><BR>Much love,<BR>Kyle<P>"i always tell people that fame is nothing but a good publicist, while talent is a genuine article..." ~ PoZi<P>profound statement #1-<BR>"In school I used to doodle, now i daze I use my noodle" ~ Brother Question

listen freak............whos the one that fell off a pony?!? hahahahhahhaha....and im 18.....so step off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<P><img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/wink.gif"><P>One Love<BR>RamXL<BR>(beat junkie)<P>"Each soul is potentially divine, the goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature: external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy -- by one, or more, or all these -- and be free." Swami Vivekanada<P>"i play low-key....until its time for you to know me" Pos <P><P><P><P><P>

i think the MOST ghetto thing i ever did in my life was get somebody to order the proceed video from they crib when i was in at the middle east (where they had the BOX on 24-7) on chestnut st tryin to rap to some shortie... but that was a few years ago... i got mo' game now (unfortunately, ain't nobody to play wit here in indy... got ALL the hotels on BOARDWALK and ain't nobody even passin GO doh!)<P>man..... TRIFE!!!!!!<P><BR>PoZi (;=<P>as for the foreign objects, some of the cats ended up in Mind Over Matter Soul Under God aka MomSug Dojo and put on some of the livest FakeHaus warehouse jams of the past few years in Philly....<BR>other than that, cats is maintainin...<BR>(it worked though (;= )<P><BR>oh the thi

>i think the MOST ghetto thing i <BR>>ever did in my life was <BR>>get somebody to order the proceed <BR>>video from they crib when i <BR>>was in at the middle east <BR>>(where they had the BOX on <BR>>24-7) on chestnut st tryin to <BR>>rap to some shortie...<P>LMAO..HAHA that's funny..<P> but that <BR>>was a few years ago... i <BR>>got mo' game now (unfortunately, ain't <BR>>nobody to play wit here in <BR>>indy... got ALL the hotels on <BR>>BOARDWALK and ain't nobody even passin <BR>>GO doh!) <P>Indy what?!?! maybe you could hang with the mi crew:)<P>>>as for the foreign objects, some of <BR>>the cats ended up in Mind <P>Hey that chick called shorty in "session" wasn't she the same chick on buhloone mindstate..i am i be?<P>Did De La ever come around to the sessions? <P>Much love,<BR>Kyle<P>"i always tell people that fame is nothing but a good publicist, while talent is a genuine article..." ~ PoZi<P>profound statement #1-<BR>"In school I used to doodle, now i daze I use my noodle" ~ Brother Question

<P>>Hey that chick called shorty in "session" <BR>>wasn't she the same chick on <BR>>buhloone mindstate..i am i be? <P><P>ahhh short sexy no mas.....mmmm......well she's been in the studio while com was recording Like Water....(accordin to quest) her new shit should be droppin soon.......stay tuned.......<P><BR>Did De La ever come around to <BR>>the sessions? <P>nope.....the first time the Roots have worked with De La, is for the new De La CD "Artofficial Intelligence" (the Soulquarians did 3 cuts.....YEE HAA...)....but de la wasnt around durin organix days.....jus the philly fam.......<P>ohh...peep my post in the lesson for the real audio link for the new De La track....YIKES!!!<P>hope that helped a lil....<P><P>One Love<BR>RamXL<BR>(beat junkie)<P>"Each soul is potentially divine, the goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature: external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy -- by one, or more, or all these -- and be free." Swami Vivekanada<P><BR>"i lay your girl down like a coaster...drop my glass...smack that ass.....dont CARE ABOUT A THANG!!!" Choclair (my t-dot crew!!!! sorry its nice outside..and the ladies are lookin good...so had to get nastee for a sec....YEE HAA!!)<P><P><P><P>

Maaaann...this post is making me think of when I had my first dose of the roots...i was never the same after that <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif"><BR>I had always been trying to get something with them on it , and being in Detroit i wasn't getting Organix easily...I had a bunch of shitty dubs of here and there stuff...so when DYWM came out ...and they toured for it...Jesus help me is all I can say. <BR>They were the with the boogiemonsters (wtf happened to them?), I think, at St. Andrews. Sheesh I was so hype when they started...and Got damn if they weren't the best performers I had seen! By the time they got to "Proceed" I damn near jumped so high I almost catapulted myself into ?uests lap...oh my , after that I was the official Roots fanatic. Yay 93 94 95 Roots 40's and all of that...whew loved me some of that.<P><BR>-One-<BR>Starli<BR>---------<BR>"Starli/gets the party started like a car key" -Juice<P>"At times my going forward seems like retreat" -Common<P>"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." -Johnny Castle<P>Proud SPAS associate

that proves my point about publicity/talent... i was at some WACK assed sports bar/booty rump shakin club RIGHT NEXT DOOR to st andrews in like july of '95 or something trying to explain to somebody who the roots were (they'd asked if they might have ever seen any of my pictures anyplace) and was gettin CLOWNED "jazz hip hop HUH?" type vibes...<BR>the very next year, St. Andrews is busting out at the seams with the ROOTS/FUGEES/GOODIE MOB show (i was on tour wit the Fu's for VIBE) and people are just sweatin to death tryin to catch a breath of fresh air up in the spot... excellent concert by the way... i dig that spot, it's like a really tiny version of (damn i must be tired i cant remember the name of the spot in ny i'm tryin to think of... not the paladium... no the knitting factory... not webster hall... i shot tricky there... ahh efff it!)... anyway, if you saw the piece in VIBE (the summer double issue with the Fugees on the cover) that double silhouette of clef and L was in the upstairs hall outside the bathroom...<BR>RED WINGS REPRESENT YO!<P>PoZi (;=

Why oh why did you go to that God forsaken place Mpozi? ::shudders:: ...sorry <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif"><BR>And yes oh yes detroit dosen't have a lot...but St . Andrews has always been a nice venue that I've seen some dope shows at. A little like Double Door in Chicago but not as good...<BR>Heh heh I still have that Vibe issue ... I'ma have to check it out again! <P>-One-<BR>Starli<BR>---------<BR>"Starli/gets the party started like a car key" -Juice<P>"At times my going forward seems like retreat" -Common<P>"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." -Johnny Castle<P>Proud SPAS associate

yo, i'm an open minded person about human sexuality (excpet for this one DOPE ass columbian girl who kept tryin to be a "top" if you know what i mean dahling... anything that needs STRAPS aint comin nowhere near me- save it for your girlfriend ms thang- but i digress) i was in detroit for a (suprise) journalism conference staying at the Atheneum BORED outta my mid and wanted to go out... <BR>PEOPLE WERE GETTIN NAKED IN THE CLUB!!! i mean damn... where is the SHAME!!<BR>PoZi (;=<BR>

Shooo....the sad thing is that even though Legends is the Mothership of detroit wack clubs, there are many more like that i can show you if you like...yes oh yes we might be the T & A capital of the world...heh heh<BR>Hey Mpozi, what's up with <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/wink.gif"> Naptown? I'm about to go look at school there...(and I'm not happy about it!)<P>-One-<BR>Starli<BR>---------<BR>"Starli/gets the party started like a car key" -Juice<P>"At times my going forward seems like retreat" -Common<P>"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." -Johnny Castle<P>Proud SPAS associate

not to paraphrase Proffessor Griffs JEWelry fiasco<BR>but uhhh NAPtown- dig?<P>for real though, i got out here exactly 14mos 6 days 10hrs and 23 minutes ago AND I STILL AIN'T FOUND NUTTIN TO DO!!!! except eep a count of time passin...<BR>i feel about school (not that i went) the same way i feel about this gig i'm at- it's about the future yo... not tryin to get on my i seen mad cats chillin/old guy in the club routine, but indy has schools so good- that once people graduate they LEAVE! brain drain don;t happen wit crappy universities cause the grads have NO skills dig? so it might be worth it- if anything you got NO distractions to worry about... <BR>on the chillin vibe, i've found a nice foundation of people to get down wit and play my little reggae sounds with, and chicago is only a few hours away...<BR>so give it a thought...<P>PoZi (;=

NO! but I just might have to do it anyways *ho hum*<BR>...back to the memories <img src="http://www.okayplayer.com/dcforum/Images/happy.gif"><P>-One-<BR>Starli<BR>---------<BR>"Starli/gets the party started like a car key" -Juice<P>"At times my going forward seems like retreat" -Common<P>"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." -Johnny Castle<P>Proud SPAS associate

is that next time i'm at a roots show and they asks us what we want em to play next, i'ma scream real<BR> loud i want me some POPCORN!!!!!!!!<BR> last time we got them to play silent treatment (we were the loudest) but for some reason everyone (including us) in the crowd forgot the lyrics. Thought straight up started laughing at us. we couldn't do the chorus...... <BR>some ol' skool joints would be phat once in a while, specially since their sound back then reflected so much on their live band status. besides it'd be nice to get ?uest up on the mic once again.<P><BR>peace<P>"Can't worry 'bout what another nigga thank, now that's liberation and baby, I want it"<BR>-Andre Benjamin