Recently I had the pleasure of meeting a very interesting group of people. They've named themselves the Philadelphia Ghostbusters and they're "Who Ya Wanna Call". These guys literally suit-up in full Ghostbusters fashion to raise funds for charity. I thought this abstract way of thinking had to be made known especially for the causes which the raise money, one of which is Autism. I asked a few questions, hope you guys enjoy ! Grrrr!
A few weekends ago we decided to head to Ocean City MD for some jet skiing and Seafood at Phillip's!!! The roster consisted of Me, AyeBoogie, Jpayne, Chase Allen (The MC) & our good friend Ray Nesmith (Guitarist for Eminem & Marsha Ambrosius)
Today I would like to pay tribute to one of my favorite MCs ever... "The Abstract" AKA Q-Tip. Q-Tip represents "Abstract Thinkers" at their best to me. He Started many movements in hip-hop along with his group "A Tribe Called Quest". To me they represent hip hop at its "Abstract-est" lol enjoy!!! Grrrr
A Sneak Peak of what we have in store for you guys this Fall 2011!!! DOPE.
Stopped for a quick game.
??? I HAVE KNOW IDEA!!!
Behind the scenes of where the magic is made!
Lunch
Look at How tired I was LOLLLLL
Carrying about 60 pounds of fabric for Brittany's latest orders
For anyone who may be thinking "I THOUGHT a Dress Designer would be a Little more Sexy" based on the previous pictures, I need U to keep in mind that this post is about the hard work that goes into a DOPE finished Product!!!
Between going into fabric stores, factories, offices, playing foosball, stoping at one restaurant and the post office to ship an order all while moving at the speed light... I had an awesome time!!!
Allow me to vent for a second for all who care to listen. Anyone who knows the Abstract Thought crew knows that we are die-hard BlackBerry fans. Been fans since the traditional blackberry with the side scroll and push to talk; I can’t even google what the model name is but believe me it was the oldest one. Either way, the point of my random rant is that one of my comrades sold his soul recently…yup you guessed it…he went with an IPhone “You Benedict Arnold !!!” Now don’t jump the gun and assume that I / we are against MAC products, because between being a DJ, graphic design, and my own selfish preference I love MAC products….BUT I’m a Blackberry phone man. Now this may have started off with a meaningless debate of who has better service however we undoubtedly lost that battle, but it quickly transitioned into an ongoing dispute. SMS text vs BBM …. Plume vs. Ubersocial … Instagram vs Blackberry normal pics. I mean the list goes on, but in either case we lay to rest J.Payne’s Blackberry Bold … death of the Blackberry dynasty. For the remaing IPhone supports who will still support Abstract Thougt after this post ... may God Bless You lol ... Be easy folks.
For this installment of "Abstract Thinkers", I had to do some chasing down of West Philly, hip-hop artist Chase Allen. It was a No-Brainer to have him for this post, First I believe he is one of the best lyricist to come out of philly in past few years, Second to me he represents a form of hip-hop which has been washed out for a while "RAW Lyricism", and Third he just happens to be one of our sponsored artist lol. The Kid is DOOOOOOPE!(Check Out Our Dope Tank)Without further interruption, I present the exclusive Q&A with Chase Allen. Grrrr!
2. As the self proclaimed “leader of the new school”….. Why do you feel as though you are obligated to put out a certain level of “music” for those who follow you?
-I feel like a lot of hip hop is not original, I strive to make music that's true to me and true to my surroundings. I don't like following what's trending and what everyone else is going for. I just make what feels good, things that I can relate to. I'm not into making cheesy misleading music.
-Me losing my father and not being able to have grandparents were unfortunate for me, it's kind of bitter sweet because the pain within me from not having a father allows me to really express myself thru my lyrics and me not knowing my grandparents allows me to imagine what it would be like to have things I've never had. I really can't explain it but I make music that grandparents can listen to, it kinda feels like they're all watching me and that's what makes most of my lyrics so respectful probably ha.
4. What type of music do you listen to?
-I listen to a lot of oldies, I listen to the isley brothers, jeffrey osborne, all types of music. I also listen to kanye and jay and nas; but not too much cuz I don't want them to influence my music and then I lose my originality lol
5. What’s an interesting fact about you?
-Sometimes when I'm home watching tv I grab the remote control during commercials and use it as a microphone and secretly go over show sets.
6. As one of your Sponsors…… Whats does Abstract Thought Tshirt Co. represent to you?
The ABSTRACT VAN 1 from abstract thought on Vimeo.
ABSTRACT VAN 2 from abstract thought on Vimeo.
After the interview we all hopped into the ABSTRACT VAN to go grab a bite to eat!!! Check out the footage!!!
"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"
Bill Nearn Jr.
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