Proverbs and Herbs

My name is J Wyze. I'm a fusion of flesh and metal. Hear my engine just rev when I press the pedal. I make music and write fiction and poetry. I also make babies. That is, I've had a hand in making two. I may be done. There should be lots of interesting stuff here. I'm about to release an album called 'Proverbs and Herbs' and I'm finishing a novel. You'll see/hear my stuff here, but lots of other art too. Nah, the graffiti in the background aint mine, I just think it's wicked. Forgot to mention I'm an art junkie. I'm also hungry. THE END

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Kolor Brown Self-portrait 

This is my man Kolor Brown's (a.k.a. the Black Lung) self-portrait. Dude is a bad ass singer and a kick ass visual artist. 

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The Best of METUBE: Ella Fitzgerald - One Note Samba 

One of my Top 5 favorite things on YouTube.

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Elzhi's Elmatic show in the T-Dot (Toronto). Just a dope video....love the way they put the joint together. See? Told you the other video was a cool setup for this one. So remember, I never lie when I blog (except on Sunday).

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Elzhi - It Aint Hard to Tell 

Elzhi's tribute to Nas' classic debut Illmatic.  Yeah, it's been out a few months but it sets up the cool video I'm going to post next.

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When mouth open, story jump out!

Antiguan proverb 

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Crown A' Thornz - REAL

This track is called 'Real'.  I don't know if I mentioned that I'm 1/4th of the mighty C.A.T., that is Crown A' Thornz.  I rock the first verse, my man Eklipz shreds the second and Kolor Brown burns down whatever's left standing.  DTS, our DJ, is the other member of the crew- the Professor X who brought us all together to be exact. This video is in rotation on Much Vibe (Canada) and was featured in the Reel World Film Festival.  Mad love out to Romantic Child Studios who shot, edited and directed this video and managed to capture EXACTLY what we were saying in the tune.

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Sugar Water (Lyrics and Artwork)

Sugar water, fried flour

The day baking soda replaced baby powder

Cocoa butter, candy gum, dum-dum shells

Straight line from gunshots to church bells

Aw hell they say we all going any-who

So give me two girls, two blunts, two Guinness too

Late grind, slow motion’s what niggas do

Unless they get a little bligh so they can pick and choose

Royal lineage, slave culture

The pig foot, cow tongue, rib and back ultra

Super sized, extra large, MSG yes

With the barbeque sauce and the hot peppers picked fresh

That’s why my guns don’t confess

I keep my own council, picky how I congress 

Refuse to live life like it’s some contest

Or miss out on happiness, chasing some conquest

Peanut-butter and banana clips

From God’s army to the navy to abandoned ships

Lonely gangsters, lost bloods, stranded crips

Who held the flag to the standard dipped

Confused cops left to wonder if they stand for shit

So when they riot firemen better stand equipped

Sure there’s ire when world leaders play the violin

While this infernal inferno splay higher and

Guess our needs can’t trump their desires and

Rich get richer and killers keep firing

But what about you and I 

Shit I guess for us it’s just do and die

That or praying to some god in the sky

Or fire in the bush, or gleam in the eye

Or maybe faith is greater than the troubles I described

And it all works out by and by

I’m saying

Peas and rice, codfish and potato 

The homemade silencer served alfredo 

It’s much hyped like the ass on J-Lo

Somehow we muddle through either way though 

- J Wyze

Cover art by Eklipz.

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Crazy Hip-hop related content and the genius of multi-disciplinary artist Eklipz.

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Sugar Water

So this is not your typical second single, but those who heard it were SO passionate about it that I decided to follow the emotion and let it off. This was another team effort to the fullest. Kolor Brown was still making the beat when I came into the studio but I fell in love with it right away and by the time he'd finished so had I. Then Eklipz came and knocked it out the park with a video that's just bananas.

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Mr. Lucky

My first single! This song is actually a remix that all started when I had the day off and was chilling at Spott Music Studios with Kolor Brown. Shout out to Toronto's own Rich Kidd and Big Soxx (Saukrates) for the production, Kolor Brown for producing the original track and vocals and Robbie J for directing the video. My man Eklipz also helped with the camera work. The homey Foot absolutely KILLS the role as Mr. Lucky. DTS, Xavier and their boy hold it down as the 'haters'. Special mention to Big City Drew, J Logix, Mitzy Blair and the wonderful actress who played Mrs. Lucky. Team work baby!

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Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.

Thomas Gray