Remember when I used to blog.. Oh hilarity! Those were the days. Well, guess who’s back like you all give a ish?..That’s right The Chic-O-Stick is firm and keeping it’s pimp hand strong. Lots of albums released since last we met. Notably, Portishead finally released their long awaited third album, Gnarls under whelmed us with the Odd Couple and Atmosphere continued their move toward becoming the M Night Shamalan of indie Hip Hop..surprise twist.

In the past I’ve tried to find a mix of classic material with something I find either interesting or felt was on the cusp/ cutting edge, “look at me I’m so eclectic”. But, that’s just…gay and it’s what every blog does and we’re not every blog.. This is Routine Fly. So here’s the deal, I will only give you music I like and I actually listen to.. I mean beside Rec-League shit..

I don’t know if you all were up on the whole Seven Heads crew that came to be sometime at the turn of the millennium. But they churned out some mighty fine music. J-Live, Geology, Sound Providers, 88 Keys, Richie Pitch, El Da Sensei and our subjects today; Asheru & Blue Black or The Unspoken Heard. I first caught wind of these guys in 1998 when I picked up a 12 inch at Rasputin’s in Campbell. I bought it because I liked the cover (does anyone still do that?).. It had some comic book, Atari art hybrid thing going on. Went home, played it and I just remember thinking that I had found gold. Better b/w Smiley. It’s always a good sign when you put the B-Side on first and it’s so good you don’t even realize your an idiot and can’t figure out the basics of sequential order. So I’m gonna give it to you like I did..

THE UNSPOKEN HEARD

Smiley

Better

The next track.. I don’t know if it will ever get old for me. Well over a decade old, crude and pretty misogynistic. It still gets a smile out of me and the beat…shit man it’s the Beatnuts at their finest. That baseline is ridiculous..when Les drops that “Da Doom Doom, Do Doom”. And who could hate on one of Grand Puba’s classic lines ” Oops! I didn’t mean to call you ho, bitch / But when you try to clock the pocket that’s that bullshit!” If you don’t have or have owned Street Level… I pity you pathetic existence. But Fear not … You can still grab a copy.

THE BEATNUTS

Are You Ready

That’s all for now. Enjoy and have a good weekend. Bump these..and if you dig it, buy it.

-Boss Steb

P.S. I’d insert images but wordpress is buggin’

UPDATE:
I put the images in
-RR