Freestyle Fellowship – We Are

peace to yak

This is The Grouch and Eligh video from the hip hop collective, The Living Legends. The song is called Fight the Good Fight from the Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 MixTape Soundtrack. The soundtrack features other artists such as Talib Kweli, Raekwon, Hieroglyphics, E40, DJ Qbert, Planet Asia, MC Supernatural, Havoc from Mobb Deep, Oh No, DJ Toure and Random.

Shouts to Peanut Gallery Network and Noz.

A real blast from the past! Classic west coast underground…. 3 Melancholy Gypsies “Sunsprayed” song and video, filmed in 1994 at Hamilton High in L.A. Video filmed and edited by Anacron in Video Production class. Song produced by Eligh, written and performed by Murs, Eligh, and Scarub. legendarymusic.net | peanutgallerynetwork.com

I’ve decided to try real hard to fall in line with this recent positivity rap subculture thing that continues to cling to my senses, no matter how often I try to deodorize it with old tapes. Along with demystifying my childhood rap heroes my time spent in between fail whales has also provided access to what feels like a gushing remixed 70s hippie love scene, what with all the motivational verbiage and neo-soul searchin that I come across in the digital artist network parties that spontaneously twitrupt. I’d point out specific artists and their caretakers but I’m too scared of their scorn and their potentially pointing out my unnecessary cynicism.

But I really wonder, could it be that with age & experience comes perspective and optimism? Or is it that a little appearance of success breeds rationalization? Or am I hungry? I just don’t have the answers to these things people. But I do hope (not really, but really) that my sensitivity to this peace & love crap is just me trying real hard to hold on to a dear close friend of mine whose name a dipset rapper would rhyme with skepticism. Cause if that’s all it is then there could be a possibility that my friend will move to a new neighborhood and I won’t hear from him as often. Maybe I’ll wake up one day regurgitating self-indoctrinated self-motivational mantras like @UncleRush and @RevRunWisdom (ok, so I revealed two culprits out of hundreds, whateva).

Well, if there are cats out there that can make me seriously consider seeing rainbows, G&E are them. This track almost has me skipping to work.

“No need for packing a biscuit, I want more laughing and giggling” – Eligh The Grouch

Directed by Matt Hobbs

Download GRANDGOOD Audiocast Volume 091107 (Side A) as a mix or as individual tracks

Qwel + Silence – Preamble
Killah Priest – How Many
Jungle Brothers – Back In The Jungle
DJ Muggs + Sick Jacken – Silent Crimes
Bored Stiff – Medicine
Bored Stiff + Del – C Thru The BS
Eligh + Magi w/ BasikMC – Saving Face
Jendor – Cut The Apple In Half [prod. by TapeMastahSteph]
Mumbles – Lakysha Bodha feat. Rebecca Kleinnman and Shanti Shivani
Kill the Vultures – Midnight Pine
Jay Electronica – Voodoo Man
Brotha Lynch Hung – Goodnight
UGK feat Kool G Rap and Kane – Next Up
Hydroponic Sound System w/ Mr. Blakes + Mes The Jive Turkey – Its Working Blues Mix
Fineprint – Ashby
50 Cent – 187 Curtis



Download GRANDGOOD Audiocast Volume 091107 (Side B) by G as a mix or as individual tracks

Special Ed – This Mic
La The Darkman – They Keep Talking
Aceyalone – Jungle Muzik Feat. Jah Orah
Fineprint – Wicked
C Rayz Walz And Parallel Thought – Chorus IV
DJ Muggs Vs. Sick Jacken – Land Of Shadows
Boot Camp Clik – The Hustle
Statik Selektah – Did What He Had To Do (Showoff Mix) (feat. KRS-One, Large Professor, Larry Cheeba)
Percee P – 2 Brothers From The Gutter (feat. Diamond D)
COS – We Don’t Talk To Police
Blu And Exile – the narrow path
Octane & Illite – Bassline (feat. Kodac & One Be Lo)
Sunspot Jonz – Sidewinderz
Grouch – Dedication
Giovanni Marks – Subtalk (s.t.2k5 Rmx)
East of Underground – I Love You