Jonah EP (U-Goboy) Available on All Platforms

New EP! 4 New Songs! All that good stuff available on all platforms! Big thanks to Distrokid, FMM_Shot Me, Oren Spiegel, Eddie Heartthrob, and CinaMatics! Stay home and enjoy some new music!

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U-Goboy

Visions Vibes: LMRNC - Limerence

This weeks #VisionsVibes is a 20 minute music set that will truly set you in the right mood for this week. It was sent to me by my musically inclined nephew and I was blown away by how dope it all came together. It's a smooth mix of Hip Hop beats, songs, and EDM/House music as well. This will most definitely get you moving too. So ENJOY this weeks vibes!
 

Be Exceptional, Live Life

Sidanii

Contributing Blogger

Twitter: @Sdot_bell - @Solereligionsid

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Visions Vibes: Chance the Rapper - Favorite Song

My visions vibes for this week takes us back a few years! I'm admittedly new to the Chance the Rapper wave but I'm a die hard Childish Gambino fan and this song is the perfect collaboration of the two. Keeping it simple this week! Check the song and the album Acid Rap which is where it comes from. Enjoy!

Be Exceptional, Live Life

Sidanii

Contributing Blogger

Twitter: @Sdot_bell - @Solereligionsid

Instagram: @Sdotbell - @Solereligionsid

Snapchat: @Coldestwinter

Visions Vibes: Big K.R.I.T. - Just Last Week

Hey guys! Today's Visions Vibes is also a bit of a throwback! Today April 10th 2016 marks the 3rd anniversary of Big K.R.I.T.'s Album King Remembered In Time! This album was a true classic in my eyes and solidified K.R.I.T. as on of my favorite rappers and one of the top southern rappers of this generation. So in honor of the release, my #VisionsVibes track is "Just Last Week" featuring Future. This track was featured as a snippet on the album and the original track released later. It's truly a dope track that converges turn up and lyrical skill in the right sweet spot. Enjoy the track and the full album below!

Be Exceptional, Live Life

Sidanii

Contributing Blogger

Twitter: @Sdot_bell - @Solereligionsid

Instagram: @Sdotbell - @Solereligionsid

Snapchat: @Coldestwinter

Spotlight: Phife Dawg's 5 Best Rhymes

We lost a Hip Hop legend on March 22, 2016. Malik Izaak Taylor passed away at the age of 45. It hurts because A Tribe Called Quest is legitimately the reason why Visions of Quest even exist. I was truly heart broken to hear the news. Nonetheless, in true Tribe fashion I'm going to keep the focus on Phife's (Beats), Rhymes and Life.  A tenacious MC originally from Trinidad (Which is where my family is from also), who consistently shined when ever he graced a verse. Phife Dawg was lyrically masterful in his own right as the figurative "underdog" of A Tribe Called Quest. He more often than not would outshine the groups leader, Q-tip, with his witty word play and smooth flows. Today's post is a dedication to his style, skill and artistry as a member of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest.

So many sites and magazines have been paying their respect by playing some classics from Tribe and making their usual list. Billboard did a tribute of Phife's top 5 lines and I felt like I should do a list of favorite lines from the 5-foot assassins myself, as theirs left a little bit to be desired. So I had to go into the archives and find some of Phife's best/most influential lines! Tell me what you think of my top 5! Here's Billboards' Top 5 lines

5. Oh My God
"One for the Treble, two for the base, you know the style Tip it's time to flip this, I like my beats hard like two day old shits, stay eating like booty MCs like Cheese Grits"

4. Buggin' Out
"Microphone Check one two what is this, the five foot assassin with the roughneck business, I float like gravity, I never had a cavity, got more rhymes then the Winans got family." (Fast foward to about 3:36 to get to Buggin out)



3. Electric Relaxation (Basically all his verses from this song but this rhyme scheme in particular)
"I like them brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Haitian, my name is Phife Dawg from the Zulu nation. I told you in the jam that we could get down, now let's knock the boots like the group H town. You got BBD up on your bedroom wall, but I'm above the rim and this is how I'll ball." 





2. Award Tour
"Comin with more hits than the Braves and the Yankees, Livin mad phat like an over sized Bam-bi, The wackest crews try to dis, it makes me laugh, When my track record's longer than a DC-20 aircraft,
So, next time that you think you want somethin here, Make somethin deffer, take that garbage to St. Elsewhere!"




1. Scenario (AGAIN THIS ENTIRE VERSE IS AMAZING)
"Ay yo Bo knows this, and Bo knows that, but Bo don't know jack cuz Bo can't rap, WHADDAYAKNOW THE di-Dawg is first up to bat bat, no batteries included and no strings attached.... But here's the real scoop, I'm all that and then some, short, dark and handsome, bust a nut inside your eye to show you where I come (cum) from"

Be Exceptional, Live Life
Sidanii
Contributing Blogger
Twitter: @Sdot_bell - @Solereligionsid
Instagram: @Sdotbell - @Solereligionsid
Snapchat: @Coldestwinter

#NoDaysoff is now available on iTunes!

 #NoDaysOff is on iTunes

Finally landed on iTunes! Two new joints are featured on the Itunes version too! Game 6 and I Got It (Rollin') More moves on the way of course! Enjoy! #NoDaysOff #letteraftertbeforev

Letter After T, Before V
'U'
Twitter: @U_Goboy
The 'U's Website
#Nodaysoff on Itunes

What to Watch: Tough Love Web Series

     Ever so often, when I am browsing the internet, I find a show or a youtube page that catches my attention. I'll watch for a bit, be entertained and maybe lose interest after about a week or two and then I'll move on to the next one. The show I'm going to share with you is not one of these shows. I was thoroughly entertained and engaged the entire time with an AMAZING web series called Tough Love. Though I'd love to go into a detailed break down of the show and it's characters I'd rather give you a brief synopsis and have you watch for yourself.
     The show follows the lives of 6 young, black, educated and attractive millennials living in New York City as they go through their daily trials and tribulations with love, sex, work and everything in between. Each of he 6 are the "main" characters and at one time or another have their lives highlighted through the show. The six characters are Quincy and Alicia (The long-term couple), Monica and Darius (The unofficial/back and forth couple), Jackson (The Savage aka Ruthless Bachelor) and Jordan (The Single Lady aka My boo). One thing I enjoyed about the show was the range of lifestyles of the characters. From a street hustler (Darius) to independent business owners (Quincy and Alicia) to investment banking (Jackson). It shows how truly diverse young black people of color are and can be.
      The thing that stood out to me the most was how beautifully and un-apologetically black this show is. There are very few shows on television or major streaming sites that accurately portray young black millennials to this extent and to me it is truly needed. It is a great show to watch, entertaining and I'm excited to see what season two has to offer! To make that happen, the show needs some help. They funded the entire first season on their own and to make the second season happen they have started a GoFundMe page. Once you watch this show you'll realize why they need a season two. I am donating and you should too. It's important to support  other young, beautiful black people doing great things in the areas of art and entertainment so that we can continue to prosper and grow as a people. Even if you're not black, support this show just because it's quality entertainment and will get you all hot and bothered from watching all the on screen eye candy.
     Again, I don't want to draw on too much. Go watch the series for yourself! Below is a trailer for the show, the entire first season, their call to action video for their GoFundMe and how you can connect with the Tough Love Web Series online! That's all for now!

The Official Trailer


All the Season One Episodes


Their Call To Action For Season 2


Tough Love's Website
GoFundMe - Tough Love Series
Faceboook - Tough Love Series
Youtube - ToughLoveSeries
Instagram - @ToughLoveWebSeries
Twitter - @ToughLoveOnline

Be Exceptional! Live Life!

Sidanii

Editor and Contributing blogger,

Visions Of Quest 

Sole Religion 

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