my man adrian hooked me up with vimby’s crucial footage of a definite highlight from over inauguration weekend, the stussy x commonwealth inaugural bash. check it below.

everybody came out. wale was in there posted like a lamp, 9th wonder was spinning classics on the 1′s and 2′s, bun b was leaning a bit, and yelling out every word of every track 9th threw on the turntables (in a much higher-pitched voice than i would have expected. i mean, i’m not saying he had a high-pitched voice. but go listen to those tracks, his voice is booming. in person, it doesn’t really sound like that. just a mere observation. i know there are some co-signers out here on that statement!) i arrived as david banner was being escorted into the store from his luxurious whipsicle, and saw the big ass crowd that a party with this type of hype attracts. i was taken aback, but  luckily i caught j.ben.ok outside, and him and jay promo got me in that joint with the quickness. shout out to those two, otherwise i’d still be out in the cold.

click on picture to see the rest of the pics, courtesy of BeatiFoul

once i got in there, it was glorious. i got a chance to chop it up with everybody. dizzy was in there, taking flicks like the local celebrity he is. X.O. and benji were in there having a great time. i finally met oddisee, the man who i used to harrass to help me make beats back two years ago. really cool guy, and my favorite producer out of the DMV by far. he can rap too, look out for some of his new stuff on here soon! oh, and  i had to school VJ on his twitter game, because it was limbo pole low. yikes. met a bunch of cool people, and saw some of the sexiest ladies i’ve ever seen in the area. i always feel like they only come out on nights like that, because i can’t ever find them otherwise. somebody tell them to holler at me, man. you already know i’m a shy guy.

highlight of the night? my man lucas hooked me up with the collector’s tees. you know i’m frugal, but i had to let people know i was around for the day history was made. 1.20.09, aka “yes we did day” in my book.

shout out to everybody who came out, and to stussy and commonwealth, for putting on something special, and adrian and the others involved in the coordination. that whole DMV scene, if i can call it that without sounding lame, is a great community. happy i’m a part of it.

school has me strapped for time to make any deep, introspective entries. so instead, i’m throwing you a deep, introspective track from david banner. probably one of the best songs i’ve heard from him, ever. it amazes me that he can make great music, regardless of whether it’s ignorant or intelligent. this is the latter. enjoy. thank shake of 2dopeboyz for this joint.

DL: david banner – when you hear what i got to say

don’t think he’s getting too soft or anything, though. like i said, he can give you that fist-in-palm music (think “knuck if u buck” / lil scrappy stuff), too. take this, for instance.

DL: david banner – might getcha (feat. lil jon)

oh boy. vintage banner, from 2003. makes you wanna just kick someone in the face, doesn’t it?

"just cuz i rap doesn’t mean that i won’t put a hole in a p**** a** n**** like you!"

wow. the new bun b album, 2 trill, has been in rotation for like 2-3 months. it’s incredible, and i’m pleasantly surprised they made a video for this joint.

anyone have that jodeci song that they sampled?! i need it.