3/1 with Immortal Technique right here in #RVA
If there’s one thing I love about performing it’s talking sh*t and making mistakes! Saturday 3/1 I’m opening for Immortal Technique at Ember Music Hall and I know, most people get into this thing to do a pristine, perfect recreation of their records. To that I say:Nope.Not me.I’m here to give you something you’ve never experienced before. To make memories with you around these records, laugh, and put a battery in your back so that you leave any show I play excited about what we just went through, together. And yeah, I’m gonna crush this sh*t because that’s what I do. They don’t refer to me as “The Melter of Faces” for no reason! Hit the comments for the tix link or get yours from Reppa Taylor Ton or @eddarealist via their link because they’re on this show too and they are gonna kill it! Every artists gets a bonus when you get a ticket via their link and I want everyone to eat!!And yes, I left the captions all messed up on this one because that’s what I’m in to!
THREEPEAT!
I meant every word.
Thank you NOAH-O for all you do and have done for our community and for making Charged Up Flagship Store so much more than just a store.
It was a honor to close out the celebration of 3 years of proving every doubter wrong and choosing to inspire people to work just as hard as you have to make their dreams become their reality.
“Watch Out…..”
#chargedup #threepeat #3peat #chargedupstore #noaho #rva #nootherway #takeyourtime #woftd
That sh*t broke my heart…….BlackLiq x Mopes - “Strange Famous” Album: “Choice Is A Chance” 🎞️ : @foliesthemesong 📸 @mercizdope Strange Famous Records #strangefamous #hiphop #rva #nootherway #woftd
A message for those having a hard time, want radio airplay, or both.
#WOFTD
I hope there isn’t a Richmond Water Advisory II: Turbo coming….. #RVA #WOFTD
Happy New Year.
Letting go is scary, but it’s worth it.
You are worth it.
Learn, grow, elevate.
Travel light, use what’s been given to you.
Invest your time, invest in you.
There’s No Other Way.
#happynewyear #WOFTD
Thank YOU!
Thank you for making THE LIE week so special!As I said here, I had conversations with people. Real conversations, and I learned a lot about myself by reflecting on the experiences that created this record. It’s crazy to see this month I reached over 76k people on IG alone, which is over 6 times the followers I have!This was a conversation worth starting and I’m thankful to have had it. If you’re an artist I encourage you to do the same thing. Your art is special, it can only come from you. It is your story to tell. We still have shirts and vinyl available via BlackLiq.com and Man Bites Dog Records and the album is available everywhere. Expect more of everything from me in 2025, especially gratitude.Thank You.#THELIE #manbitesdogrecords #anniversary #thankyou #elevation #kendricklamar #gnx #tellyourstory #rva #nootherway #woftd
#THELIE - When Man Bites Dog Records said my album was gonna be on #gooddaydc on Fox 5 DC I didn’t know what to expect. I gotta admit this really meant a lot to me, but it meant even more to my mom, Heed. Heed has always been my champion. She even has a little corner in the kitchen and her room where she puts up articles about me and things from various accomplishments I’ve had over the years. We call it “the shrine” and sometimes I look at it and see something I completely forgot about. Other times I see things that I’m extremely proud of, like a copy of Atmosphere album “WORD?” that I have a verse on, which was a Rhymesayers dream come true. She keeps that right next to my life changing Strange Famous Records releases and label debut “Time Is The Price” with my brother Mopes She was there when the possibly of that even happening seemed even more farfetched than this. I don’t even have a copy of those for myself! She’s even got an Armagideon Time cassette from @anticorpmusic which is still crazy to me because I can’t believe after all this #HipHop and rhyming I’m in a legit #punk band! She also has flyers from shows I played way back in the day, from that era of HipHop in Richmond was defined by the struggle just as much as it was by the hunger. It makes me thankful for every challenge and experience all over again, especially the heart breaking, soul crushing ones where I had to choose to keep going. Heed is one of the reasons why I don’t know how to give up. The funniest thing is she has always referred to THE LIE as “The Mean Album” because of how heavy it is. When I told her this segment happened she was like:“What? They put The Mean one on the news?” Classic Heed. #tbt #manbitesdogrecords #strangefamous #fox5dc #rva #nootherway #woftd
THE LIE WEEK: I cancelled a whole album!
#THELIE - I’m not afraid to admit it: I recorded and cancelled a whole album before I made THE LIE!!! With that said, let me you a story about an album called “Richmond Is For Haters” and why sometimes as an artist, you gotta tell yourself no. THE LIE week continues, bio or BlackLiq.com for shirts, vinyl, videos, streaming, and more!#manbitesdogrecords #justsayno #nicolascage #rva #nootherway #woftd
Happy Birthday to THE LIE
“THE LIE” released 11/17/2023 on @manbitesdogrecords The most difficult piece of art Ive ever created and released.The album that made me question everything about myself and wanting to do this. My first LP on 12 inch vinyl.Sometimes it felt like the whole world was telling me no. It was people like @atmosphere who were there to remind me that all I had to do was tell myself yes. Thank You.What’s crazy is Instagram even took the audio off this video just now and made repost it again! So if you see this, share it or comment something wild because I’m sure the algorithm is about to try and mush me. We will not be stopped. I’ll be doing posts throughout the week about it, in the meantime hit the bio or BlackLiq.com to stream it, get it on vinyl, buy a limited edition THE LIE TShirt, and watch all the crazy videos we put out for it on YouTube. And shout out to @distantdee for always riding for the cause. I was gonna mention you in this video along with everyone else I’m tagging but apparently today is the day cyclist use my block to train loudly. Thanks for always being there every step of the way, even if it just meant listening to me talk, and for always reminding me:There’s No Other Way.#THELIE #hiphop #nootherway #manbitesdogrecords #sayyes #rva #woftd
A year and a day or so ago I fulfilled a life long dream and opened for Kool Keith then ended up in a cypher on stage with him, MC Homeless, J stylez & Marc Live with DJ HALO on the 1’s & 2’s. This was such a surreal moment, it took me back to the passenger seat of Justin Barnes car riding around to #BlackElvis on blast while thinking about how I wanted more than anything to be a MC. Somehow so many years later, I ended up on stage at Ember Music Hall rhyming about that very experience with the man who gave us a soundtrack and so much more back then through his art. Kool Keith is a superhero. We owe him. Over the many decades of his legendary career he has contributed to our culture and every MC’s style, his influence is literally everywhere. He stands as proof that you can win while refusing to be anyone but yourself, and what it means to create this art without compromise. Much respect to Radio B & RVA Rap Elite for having me as a guest that night, and for creating spaces where lyricism thrives! #TBT #KoolKeith #Legend #HipHop #ultramagneticmcs #rva #nootherway #woftd
I gotta admit #warhammer40k Ultra Marine 2 has definitely been impressive. The quality of this clip doesn’t do it or the violence justice, but it’s been a nice run. I’ll post a review when I finish it. #ps5 #ultramarines40k #videogames #cqc #rva #nootherway #woftd