The
Video:
"Ain't Nuttin' Changed" - You've heard the song,
now Blaq Poet comes through with the visuals to match. DJ
Premier, who
produced this track, along with the large majority of Tha Blaqprint, joins
Blaq as he takes us on a tour of his stomping grounds, the infamous Queensbridge
Projects, and shows us how he gets down, two turntables and a mic style.
The video was directed by Brendan Cochrane, a two-time PEN award winner
and veteran in film and television production.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYWIebHSzio
The Background:
Blaq Poet, a Queensbridge, NY native, first made
a name for himself in 1987, entering his name into the legendary
battle of Queens vs. The Bronx with his song "Beat You
Down," a scathing attack on KRS-One.
Later, honoring a dead friend and namesake, he formed the hardcore rap
group Screwball, comprised of other QB spitters Hostyle,
Solo, and Poet’s
cousin KL. Elsewhere, he appeared on the anthemic LP Nas
Presents Queensbridge’s
Finest, alongside Jungle and Cormega on “Straight
Outta Q.B.” Blaq
Poet’s refusal to dilute his subject matter or soften his cadence
attracted the interest of rap’s most legendary producer, DJ
Premier.
Preemo, along with fellow luminaries Pete Rock and Marley
Marl, laced
Screwball’s Y2K album with Poet’s beloved boom-bap. A second
album, Loyalty, would follow the next year,
thereafter the Screwed
Up compilation in 2004. Premier also lent his sonic signature
to Poet’s
2006 solid solo debut, Rewind: Deja Screw.
Preemo then inked Blaq Poet to his own Year Round Records label.
Blaq Poet's new album, Tha
Blaqprint,
will be available this spring via Year Round Records
via Fat Beats Distribution.
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