K.i.T on S.A.B. Radio (3.21.2011)

I had young Rhode Island rapper, K.i.T, on my show last week. He attends my school, Northeastern University, and is preparing to drop his project, The Quest for Equilibrium sometime in the near future. You can download my sit-down with him below that includes an interview and two exclusives from his new project.

I’m not going to lie, I’m most excited about posting this because of the artwork you see above. It’s meant to emulate the neon call-signs seen at radio stations and display windows. A collabo between myself and close friend Michael Toney, this is a prototype of what the full S.A.B. Radio promotional artwork will look like. We’ve been working together for over a year on my upcoming site project.

DOWNLOAD: K.i.T on S.A.B. Radio (3.21.2011)

The Weeknd- “What You Need”

I know I said the last post would probably be my last on Mr. Martins, but I feel so strongly about this record, I couldn’t resist. And yes, I have a radio show that serves as a musical outlet—where I have plenty of freedom to play whatever—but I felt like posting this regardless. Yes, Frank Ocean’s nostalgia/ultra is the better of the two (overly) hyped projects, but this is my favorite joint off The Weeknd’s House of Balloons (oh, and the term “PBR&B” is lame and unnecessary, two releases haven’t advanced the genre that far…). Blame it on a recent flame extinguishing, and being caught in nothing but flings the past few years, but this is record is what I need (what I need… what I need) right now.

Sacrifice, Transition and the Ides of March

I began writing this on the Ides of March. You know the day Julius Caeser was stabbed in the back by his council, and met his demise? Yeah, that day. This is my to-do list pictured above, I’ve been murdering this, and it no longer looks like this. It’s a lot more clean and many goals have been accomplished and wiped away.

This may be one of the last Mr. Martins posts ever. I feel it’s one of the most well-written and overall best—how fitting. It was perfect that my last post contained the song “Growing Apart” by Kendrick Lamar. The words captured in the song have been the internal struggle I’ve had since that post (almost continuously). The tug between growing closer to my craft—more specifically what I want to work on—and the pull of the rest of the world. My responsibilities, obligations, and other things I’m doing that advance my position and skills, but are not directly related to my personal passion and work.

I haven’t had those golden moments associated with working on your own passion projects—the rush of invigoration from progress and new ideas—as of late. It’s all felt like a lot of grey, stress and days blending into one another. In order to advance, I need to keep everything else on my plate moving accordingly (while attempting to make advances of my own), but it all feels like auto-pilot at times.

To be fair, nothing you do that’s a step in the right direction is a waste. But sometimes it can feel that way (i.e. “Forgetting the big picture and making it wallet-sized” (c) K. Lamar). I’m just realizing that I’m in a transition period. Of course that’s what your early 20s are about, making yourself, and setting a foundation for the rest of your adult life and future.