Cotton Origami

VT x FirstDirt x DLRN x Professor X

2010-12-23T22:02:00.001-08:00

We got work done...thats all you need to know...hope you guys are just as excited about Coffee House 2 as we are...shout to 5th Ave and Shemzilla for making this one a banger...stay tuned everybody

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VT x ATTIC x CSULB

2010-12-08T11:12:00.000-08:00

Shouts to the Kappas for having us at their PAC 14th annual Pilipino Christmas Fest Cal State Long Beach. It was a pleasure rockin' for y'all, it was a great show with great food and great people.

Was out there doing some cross promo with The Attic. Shouts to y'all too.

Highlight of the day was rockin' with Mark Meronek and Justin Ong. It was a real good show, thanks to the both of you for havin' us rock with you. You can check out their stuff at www.youtube.com/mmeronek. Here's a video for y'all to enjoy.

It was a very eventful weekend in Long Beach, we'll be back shortly....Promise!

Druken x Keno (VT x OS) "Gotta Do It" Produced by Bhon Of Audio Ink

2010-12-08T01:15:00.000-08:00

We were very anxious and excited to drop this joint. We appreciate all the love, retweets and support everyone has been showing with this. Shouts to @MykBlauuw and @MajorKATF with @ATFRadio for playin' the cut the very same night we dropped it. I guarantee this is the beginning of very much more to come. Here's the link to download: http://www.divshare.com/download/13430870-e29 ......ENJOY!

Beats & Lumpia 10/28/2010

2010-10-27T23:45:00.001-07:00

What up y'all, come check us out at Sol Collective 2574 21st Street, Sacramento, CA, United States, 95818. Pops off at 5 PM, ends at 12 AM. Performances by Shemzilla, DJ Jun, Keno, many more..and of course yours truely! Come support, there will be good food and great music. Holler.

VT x JJ Casas

2010-10-11T13:34:00.001-07:00

shouts to JJ Casas..

JJ is a talented photographer based in San Francisco.. we were fortunate enough to work with him during a quick photo shoot prior to the Dare to Love Benefit Concert sponsored by ThatsSoPinoy.. check out his blog to see some of the shots..

you can also see more of his work in his portfolio jcasa sphotography.com

Dare To Love Promo

2010-09-20T00:01:00.000-07:00

Get familiar..

2010-09-16T12:42:00.000-07:00

The homie Dibiase just dropped his debut LP Machines Hate Me.

"Machines Hate Me is an unbridled statement for the future of L.A. sound. Scatterbrained beats, fuzzed-out synths and unforgiving bass, the album trumps the already steep level of anticipation for this release. The album serves as a bold statement for the personal and musical journey that Dibiase has made, a journey that judging by the creative prowess displayed on Machines Hate Me, has only just begun."

Check out his video to "Skullcrack"

Dibiase "Skullcrack" from Alpha Pup on Vimeo.

Sept 17th @ Blush

2010-09-16T12:28:00.000-07:00

Come rock with us this Friday Sept 17th @ Blush Ultra Lounge for the SAC Meets SF mashup..21+ Doors open at 9.. see you there..

Verbal Taktiks X Shemzilla

2010-09-02T08:19:00.000-07:00

Come check us out on the 17th at the Blush Ultra Lounge here in Sacramento @ 1200 K St. It will be a good night, we promise.

Soleternity Video Blog

2010-08-18T02:46:00.000-07:00

Check out this video blog Soleternity recently uploaded..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElnqZVcrqs

the homies @poetiqbeetz @darealdibiase make it on @soleternitity 's top 5 producers list and @GrandProc makes it on a honorable mention..

some of you already know..but for those that dont.. Poetiq and Proc both produce tracks for VT.. Proc handled alot of Coffee House Chronicles:Morning Brew along with Professor X.. all 3 will appear on the next Coffee House installment coming early september..

its always a good thing when others recognize and appreciate what the homies are doing! Much luv 2 you all..

and if you havent already.. d/l the Morning Brew ep at www.verbaltaktiks.bandcamp.com

-slant

Verbal Taktiks x Keno Pt. II

2010-07-14T00:33:00.001-07:00

Me and Slant met up with Keno of The Other Side last night. Worked on a couple concepts, ironed out the details on something you guys should expect to hear on the next project. Stay tuned! I'll keep y'all posted without trying to give too much away.

Almost time. . .

2010-07-06T23:20:00.000-07:00

After sifting through over a couple hundred beats (literally)....We proudly announce who you guys should anticipate on the beats for the next Coffee House Chronicles installment...drum roll please.....Professor Xavier, The Grand Proctologist, Poetiq Beetz and our very own Slanted Optics...Coffee House Chronicles 2/3 Coming Soon...Stay Tuned!!

Finally Here. . .Keno's "Sleeping Giant"

2010-06-16T09:04:00.001-07:00

Its finally here y'all...Keno just recently dropped The Sleeping Giant LP I believe on the 15th...this is the one everyone's been waitin' on! Real solid dude, also one of the premier mc's out of Sacramento...Y'all would be extremely foolish to sleep on this cat, his music, let alone this LP, overall every track is hot, definitely a straight play through, really been excited over that "All I Do" cut though, none the less, shout to the big homie Keno...Sinigang, What up...one eye willy, get hung high silly, ha. . .

Druken.....another mixtape?

2010-06-07T22:42:00.000-07:00

Yes folks, I am currently writing...every....day....almost...you guys are going to have to bare with me on this one, been a minute since I've had to actually write a WHOLE song...by myself, lol...feel like a kid again, its more less a show case of diff. type'a joints vs an actual follow up to "the struggle". Anyhow, its going to be mad interesting to see how it'll come together...really just wanna have fun with this one, y'all are going to most definitely stay tuned in for more...

Shouts by the way to everybody staying active write now, on their pen game...Slant, I.D. of course, Shemzilla, Keno, Konkwest, Plus...all y'all

Lebron James x New York?

2010-05-31T23:45:00.000-07:00

'nuff said.

I'm playin', who knows where he's going.

Another $10.00 Well Spent

2010-05-24T02:45:00.000-07:00

What up everybody, for those who haven't copped this album...pick it up, its most definitely in my opinion the closest thing you will get to the 1st Reflection Eternal album. Kweli held his own on the album, the collaboration with Jay Electronica, J.Cole and Mos was real nice of course. Hi-Tek delivered on the production, very solid, nostalgic album. It was very reminiscent of what I recall feeling like and what type of Hip-Hop music really influenced me at the time of the 1st collaborative project. The mix and mastering was great as well. Over all, a very solid project and an excellent change in scenery regarding the rest of whats been coming out. Cop it! You won't regret it.

VT x Thats so Pinoy

2010-05-21T14:23:00.000-07:00

We recently got featured as the Artist of the Month on thatssopinoy.com shouts to the whole TSP team for the constant support and love.. it is greatly appreciated! hit the link and check out the videos and interviews..

Artist of the Month

Can't wait for this to drop

2010-05-13T01:24:00.000-07:00

LOL Bridging The Gap

2010-05-13T00:06:00.001-07:00

DDDDDAAAAAAMMMMMMNNNNNNN

Mark Mero VS Little Richard

AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

Capitol Roots This Thursday May 6, 2010

2010-05-03T23:10:00.000-07:00

Come out! It'll be a great show, I promise.

Shemzilla...Rhyme Right...First Dirt Republic

2010-05-02T20:02:00.000-07:00

This is my manz right here...my compadre...y'all need'a check him out, he has done an outstanding job getting out there being booked with countless amounts of shows from month to month...personally I feel one of the dopest mc's in Sac...without further a do...Shemzilla...

What I Really Mean To Say

Get Real

Shouts to Miss Special

2010-05-02T19:54:00.000-07:00

Good lookin' with the phone interview today on Special Sundays! She has a very big thing to do with local Sac MC's gettin' out there, the appreciation and gratitude due is limitless. Once again, thank you Miss Special.

Cover Art

2010-04-27T02:38:00.000-07:00

Heres the cover art for Coffee House Chronicles Books 1-7: Morning Brew shouts to Brandon Palma .. even the artwork is a series.. you will need to wait for all 3 installments of Coffee House Chronicles to get the whole picture.. please download and enjoy.. help spread the word!!

heres the link

Coffee House Chronicles Books 1-7: Morning Brew

90.3 ATF Radio Wednesday 12 AM - 2 AM

2010-04-27T00:22:00.000-07:00

Coffee House talk, exclusive premier...tune in

Coffee House Chronicles Books 1-7: Morning Brew

2010-04-27T00:10:00.000-07:00

Ladies and gentlemen the time has come, we appreciate everybody who has stood firm and supported our music, project and progress...without further ado...Verbal Taktiks- Coffee House Chronicles Books 1-7: Morning Brew http://www.divshare.com/download/11182404-546....DOWNLOAD IT, ITS FREE!!!!!

At a loss for words

2010-04-24T00:53:00.000-07:00

Sittin' here contemplating on what I should blog about...well...quite frankly after Guru past, there hasn't been much goin' on this week...so this..this is my cheers to the legendary Guru, Gangstarr layed down countless amounts of cuts...I wont sit here and lie about how big of a fan I personally was of Gangstarr or Guru (though I loved Primo's beats) but I respected him for his pioneer status, his ability to stay some what relevant in the game...So as I sit here in my master bedroom sippin' on this San Miguel, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly say...R.I.P. Guru and thank you for the road you've paved and inspiration you've provided for those who admired you...

Matter fact...R.I.P. S.I., Big L, Pac, B.I.G., Pun, Jam Master, Teddy P., David Ruff, James Brown, Michael Jack, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marl, Heath Ledge. . .all'a y'all

One Love

Shouts to Myk Blauuw & Major K

2010-04-21T03:16:00.001-07:00

Extremely big shout out to ATF Radio, KDVS 90.3 for having us on air once again. They've got a huge fund raiser going on right now to help the station stay afloat. Its a big deal in the local hip-hop community that this station continues to strive, its a very big medium for the local hip-hop scene. Please support the cause, throw in a few dollars, maybe even some extra change. It was mad fun tonight with big acts, good music and mad bars. Its currently 3:20 AM and I have to wake up in a few hours to get ready for work, so....on that note...HOLLER

Got Mastered

2010-04-20T01:11:00.001-07:00

So we mixed down the project (Coffee House Chronicles, Morning Brew Books: 1-7) the weekend before last and got it mastered this past weekend (shouts to J Intell, coo dude by the way). We're now at the stage of waiting for some artwork for the project to come through and are still on schedule for releasing the project at the end of this month. I know you guys will enjoy the project, especially if you were VT fans to begin with. If not, I only hope to inspire y'all to jump on the band wagon. ETA's a couple weeks out, I appreciate all of you for being so very patient and even more than that, anxious for this project to drop. I promise 100% satisfaction guaranteed...HOLLER

A few more must have's for 2010, don't care if I'm late. . .

2010-03-28T22:50:00.000-07:00

Um, regardless of the fact that I do music, I think ALL music lovers whether they do music or not love the search for something unseen or unheard. I am completely enthused with hip-hop's new infatuation with collaborating on full length projects with one another such as the following cd's with Freeway & Jake One, Styles P & Green Lantern and of course the Strong Arm Steady Crew. Anyhow...y'all need to go to your local record store and cop the following cd's if you haven't already. I know I'm late with these, but a friend informed me, he WASN'T informed regarding these projects.

Styles P still delivers that street shit, never really known for eating the microphone up, I still admire his expressing his perspective on a lot of shit. The album has a good amount of feature's with Jada, Uncle Murda, Raekwon and so forth along with a good amount of producers who threw in some work with the likes of Statik, Alchemist and so on. Real classic Yonker shit, lol.

Yo, you either love or hate this doo. Me personally, I dig his shit. I know this dropped a while ago within this year but this shit never got mentioned on my shit, this projects dope as well. With some of my fellow peers listening to cats like Gucci and shit like that, y'all can't tell me shit. lol. Hot SHIT, steamin'. Beanz on the shit too, ROC BOYS.

I dig these cats, its nice to know they're still doing their thing. Good old Cali MC shit amongst all the new young CA cats puttin' in work. These doo's been put in work. With features from Phonte, Planet Asia (What Up!), Kweli, Guilty Simpson and cuts produced by Madlib...joints hot

Hope this Saturday's better then last. . .

2010-03-27T00:46:00.000-07:00

Went to Reno with Slant last Saturday, it was a real rough night on the craps table...mean while my manz Shem was bashin' someones head in at the club, lol...this Saturday has to be better then last!!! Has to be!!!

Mr. Wendal

2010-03-19T00:21:00.000-07:00

So...right behind the building I work at, there is an older gentleman...homeless guy...he spends his days sitting and roaming around the area and his nights outside of a chiropractor's office on a bench...I go through my closet and old storage and stumble across old clothing I don't particularly wear anymore, or for the most part haven't worn in some years now...I pack 4 HUGE garbage bags full of clothing and offer them to him...he says he'll take them, I ask him where I can put the bags for his convenience...I put them where he asked me to, and the fucking guy walks off and tells me he'll look through them tomorrow morning!!! Un fucking believable!!..I come back the next day and he asks where the clothes are...fucking jack off...someone else took them being that they were unattended...listen people...there are hundreds of homeless people here in Sacramento, many of which truly could use any help they can get...but this fucking guy...this fucking guy...this fucking guy ain't gettin' shit from me anymore....look at the pictures!!...I gave him evisu's!!!! I whole heartedly believe the person who stole them, needed the clothing more then this asshole, if not...they sure as hell wanted them a lot more...spare some change

Coffee House Chronicles Books I-VII : Morning Brew

2010-03-08T21:42:00.000-08:00

Yes y'all...As promised the project will be released in April. Coffee House Chronicles will be a 3 part series. The first in which is Books I-VII: Morning Brew. We're very excited to finally wrap up and prepare to release this project. A lot of time has passed since the last Game Of Words EP was recorded. This project will display the amount of growth we have under gone as a crew musically and personally while showcasing our even more elaborate and finesse ability to spit. This project is for grown folks y'all, for real people, for the world we strive to survive and sustain in as adults driven by tremendous amounts of caffeine. There is nothing more delightful then having the opportunity to present and welcome all of you to Coffee House Chronicles, The Morning Brew.

100 Proof...is 100 % Crack

2010-03-02T23:47:00.000-08:00

Front to back...this joint is most definately worth 15 beans....

Termanology delivered, Royce...BLU...Freeway...EVERYBODY

Ladies And Gents...

2010-03-02T23:45:00.000-08:00

A public announcement...VT is officially back on our shit...Holla

Don't Do It!!

2010-02-24T23:15:00.001-08:00

" I know, I know..I promise the Coffee House Chronicles LP will be finished and pressed up by April...if not, you have my permission to kick me in the head. - Identity"

As he promised, Coffee House Chronicles will be available for all of you who are very much so anticpating its release....in....late April. So please don't kick my mans in the head prior to April's release date. If you see him on the street...just get his attention...look at him, then point to your shoe...maybe the mixes will get done faster ;) lol.....HOLLLLLA and p.s. I know you enjoy that lil ghetto microsoft paint piece I put together...yours truely

Avenging Eagles

2010-02-24T22:33:00.000-08:00

This mixtape is fresh! Pumpin' the shit outta this and a few other mixtapes (Latif's Breath Of Fresh Air, J. Cole For The Ville etc. etc.) Y'all need'a check this shit out. http://www.datpiff.com/Dj_Mathematics_Wu-Tang_Avenging_Eagles.m100638.html

Tell me what y'all think...

DigLyfe.com

2010-02-15T22:09:00.000-08:00

Shout to my dude Chris and the whole DigLyfe Crew & Staff for all the love and support...you can find our interview with DigLyfe at their website @ www.diglyfe.com

Thank y'all

5 Years. . .

2010-02-09T23:18:00.000-08:00

Today marks the 5 year anniversary of my manz S.I.'s (Ian Ferro's) passing. He was part of this huge Verbal Taktiks crew (yes theres more than 3 of us), above all that...he was a good friend. Loved by many, he had a great personality...very easy to get along with, had an open mind to things...very creative and understanding. He resided in Duval, Florida...Loud Mouth Of The South...with more talent than most, word play was nice...lyrically impeckable. He had many friends in this big crew of ours (about 16 of us), many more friends outside of us, many fans...and above all...family. I want to offer my condolences to his family, to my fellow crew...my little sister Jas and to all those who knew, adored and loved him. Theres far much more that could be said about Ian but I'm going to end this memo like this...Ian...as your friends...your family...we miss and love you. God bless you Ian Ferro. Rest in peace.

Random shout...

2010-02-09T01:43:00.000-08:00

kinda late on this but if you're not already doing so.. follow @misschief916 on her blog at http://misschief916.wordpress.com/ .. she's involved in so many different things in the local sacramento hip hop scene its ridiculous.. from the Sacramento Hip Hop Congress to Leverage
..hosting local events and open mics.. Music High Ent., Beats Rhymes & Culture, UBO Magazine,.... ................you get the picture.. Nina is a busy busy gal that wears many different hats... gotta respect her grind..

...so shouts to you Nina from the whole VT camp...thanks for the love.. and we look foward to future events with you... 1ne

" Then the homie SLANT and his group THE VERBAL TAKTIKS absolutely murdered the stage… my pinoy bro bros put it down and I’m so glad to have connected with these cats.. definitely will be working with them again."

PRODUCER OF THE WEEK

2010-02-07T14:39:00.000-08:00

So our in house producer Professor Xavier just got named producer of the week on http://www.solidarityrecords.com/. Hit the link and sign up..Congrats fam!!

Aiight what's up everybody! I'm Professor Xavier comin from PITTSBBURG California! I make underground sample based hip-hop beats! Lets see here I started out fallin in love with music as a child, I was exposed to all that good oldies from my parents and other family members at a real young age and ever since then I couldn't do anything with out it. I couldn't go any where with out headphones on, was always dubbin tapes off the radio when little makin my own mixes n shit like that. As time went on I started diving deep into underground hip-hop, seemed like that scene always had more to offer. (groups like hieroglyphics, living legends, bored stiff, etc) By the time I was in high school I was deep in the lifestyle, in summer school writin rhymes to pass the times (ooohhh! haha) I knew a cat who made beats and I've always wanted to get involved with music some how so I'd sit back and try to learn what he was doin (I eventually got the programs he was usin to make beats) then months later he met this group by the name of VERBAL TAKTIKS and they were young cats with their own apartment so we'd gather there, rhyme, make beats and party. They were dope, so I'd just sit back, soak it all in, then when I'd return home I'd practice what I learned, I even got better than some of the people I was learnin from! I did this on and off, didn't get too serious till after high school. I use FL studio, cool edit to chop samples and drums from records and a weak gemini turntable and stanton mixer to listen to records. I've been told my beats can make you sit and think, I love bein able to make something that fits my mood. I love dirty/gritty drums! I'd say I've mainly got a bored stiff/east coast influence when pickin and choosin samples and drums. I in-house produce for Verbal Taktiks and I'm currently workin with Equipto and the bored stiff fam. Equipto said it best. I feel these few bars right here suit me well: "Every day I wake up and grab a tape, or cd of hip-hop and try to get away/ contemplatin the break and decodin the rhyme/ and I fall into the rhythm of every line" thats how I start the day, EVERY DAY! Special thanks to equipto for contactin' me out of nowhere 'cause he felt my shit! shouts out to VERBAL TAKTIKS! they're beasts, watch out for them! Shouts out to Bored Stiff no matter what, always keepin it real and original, you guys make hiphop fun!!! 2010 is a huge year no joke!!!!

HipHop For Haiti

2010-01-30T01:19:00.000-08:00

It turned out to be a pretty good night...it was nice to be surrounded by a group of legitimate mc's and b-boys...dj rated r did his thing, j good, task1ne, soosh-e, live manikins and 5th ave of course, not failing to mention the b-boys, the graf artists, event coordinators...everybody...i personally believe we don't get the opportunity to perform with real hip-hop heads ENOUGH...i look forward to next time, hopefully the next even wont have to involve such tragedy considering the whole thing was for haiti and what not (peace to haiti)...shout to the whole hip-hop congress...shout to nina...
VT / KENO

No Bull

2010-01-28T00:29:00.001-08:00

looks like the servers having a problem uploading any images, as soon as everythings good to go, i'll give y'all an update...yup....i did it....

A Good Cause

2010-01-19T23:05:00.000-08:00

Come show your love and support...it feels good to rock another show in Sacramento, especially for such a good cause...there are thousands of people out there that need our help and support, help contribute by hangin' with us and enjoying some good music...you know how we get down, we promise a good show....oh....and we may be debuting some new Coffee House Chronicles material...don't miss out!!!

2010-01-18T01:15:00.000-08:00

just finished watching Dexter's 1st season...mad interesting series...crazy season finale...baught my daily upper deck nba pack...no Kobe...but I got a jordan card! was kinda surprised...kinda not...muh'fucka hasn't played ball in how long now? even basketball card companies are getting desperate! kinda cool though...started doing this daily ritual for nostalgia's sake...getting the jordan card in that aspect was real exciting...still probably ain't worth a dime tho...

big....news.....

2010-01-08T23:46:00.001-08:00

...I quit my job to write rhymes and play dj hero...lol...last monday I did (really)....and been active in the hip-hop community ever since....lol HOLLER, 5 stars on every track baby! cheers to hip-hop...it saved my life...roflmao

People...People...People

2010-01-04T00:24:00.000-08:00

1...I know I'm late and its been minute but the holiday season has been a real crazy, busy, tiring one...but a good one...with that being said...Happy New Years!!!!...its monday morning/sunday night...I'm deading having to go back to work tomorrow morning...you people need to hurry, cop and support our shit!!!

This week!

2009-12-17T23:13:00.000-08:00

Been posted at the house this week, chillin' with Slant, other folks and what not...writin', drinkin'...bull shittin'...playin' video games, watching movies nd listenin' to music...with that being said...this is Druken's media picks of the week! i know...kinda random...but considering what me and my companions do for y'all, its only that much cooler, you guys know what we've been influenced by...well atleast for the week....

I think what made this movie real cool was its ability to bring me back...the content is mad crazy, and for y'all that don't know about the Philippines, shit like what was portayed in the movie, really happens...and the movie's quite educational for those who don't know about the Philippines and its condition and curruption. I miss it!

Re-upped on classics n copped some new shit

2009-12-13T22:47:00.000-08:00

Still...thank you Wale for a very classic hip-hop album, which leads me to say that I felt a void in a sense that there isn't very much hip-hop music anywhere close to that shit, so I had to re-up on that food & liqour...brand new copy too i might add...also pumpin' the shit out of that Skyzoo Salvation joint...re-upped on that Wyclef Carnival joint, Can-I-Bus the first one...and a few other classics...i might actually start writin' again...LOOK OUT

2009-12-10T10:21:00.000-08:00

Christmas parties!!! I love this shit, getting drunk with a bunch of random people dancing to mariah carey and frank sinatra eating food a person of my skin complexion has no business consuming....at all

Verbal Taktiks x ATF Radio

2009-12-02T01:24:00.000-08:00

Shouts to @mykblauuw and @atfradio for showing love and playing that Verbal Taktiks track "Icees"

ATF Radio: All Things Fresh

M ja. K & Myk Blauuw
Myk Blauuw! & M ja. K are ATF Radio, representing what's fresh in Boondocks Hip-Hop

Catch them on Tues. night/Wed. morning Midnight-2AM on 90.3FM KDVS & streamed at www.kdvs.org & www.plussignvibes.com/atfradio

Seasons Greetings!

2009-12-02T00:52:00.001-08:00

Hope y'all thanksgiving was str8! Also hope y'all ain't get too fucked up camping in em' crazy ass black friday lines in the freezing cold gettin' jumped for your shit, lol...The holiday season is here! I'm personally mad excited over the shit, I love the holiday season and could give 2 shits about what any of you simple muh'fuckas got to say, lmao...anyhow...2 of many CD's y'all need to add to your collection/rotation:

2 Very Classic Albums....

Special Sundays x Verbal Taktiks

2009-11-24T13:06:00.000-08:00

The Special Sundays x Verbal Taktiks interview with @miss1special is now up! Hit the link and tune in..

VT-interview

GET TO KNOW VERBAL TAKTiKS AND LiSTEN TO SOME OF THEiR SONGS.PLUS THEY CYPHER

Follow them on twitter @verbaltaktiks

Microsoft Surface

2009-11-22T22:58:00.000-08:00

I know I'm very late with this, but my manz just put me up on it. For those of you who are not familiar with this, I assure you that you will enjoy or will be as mesmerized as I was and still am with this.

11-21-09

2009-11-21T23:27:00.000-08:00

So I'd dedicated a full day to my significant other today. We started off our day catching 2012 on the matinee, first showing too so we saved even more bucks. Was a good movie, felt complete, satisfied my anxiousness. Crazy to think, what if...you know? Lol, maybe I'm buggin'. Afterwards Old Navy, got a couple puffy vests on the low low, went to Folsom and stopped by the Harvest Bread Co. spot and copped a nice white chocolate, cinnamon loaf of bread. Caught dinner at Ruby Tuesdays, went home, got the fire place going and watched Righteous Kill...overall...a good day, just no icees...;)

YES!

2009-11-18T23:20:00.001-08:00

GETTIN' THAT GROUPIE BOOTY BAAAEEEBEEEEEEEEE

Special Sundays

2009-11-15T01:58:00.000-08:00

Nov 15th @verbaltaktiks will have a live on air radio interview with @miss1special.. we will finally be dropping music from our ep "Game of Words".. show starts at 1.. tune in at www.ksfsradio.org to listen online!!

SPECiAL SUNDAYS RADiO SHOW 1-3pm KSFS San Francisco State University live at www.ksfsradio.org and podcasted at www.specialsundays.podomatic.com

allow me to introduce myself....

2009-11-13T17:54:00.000-08:00

Lizzakeys signing in! Ready to report. You'll be hearing a lot more from me often. Stay tuned for details about the KUT FROM A DIFFERENT CLOTH Runway Show next week!

Early Morning!!

2009-11-12T21:38:00.000-08:00

Shouts to the homie @brandonpalma and @earlymorning_us! follow them on twitter.. hit their site http://www.earlymorning.us/ and place an order!!

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Icee's Debut

2009-11-10T23:54:00.000-08:00

www.urbansoul1025fm.com premiered our first single from the Coffee House Chronicles LP "Icees". We are discussing a possible "in studio" appearance which we will keep you guys posted on. Again, thank you all very much for your love and support, we greatly appreciate it. Love y'all.

Shits wild...

2009-11-09T19:28:00.001-08:00

Another day at the dealership, felt like killin' a few muh'fuckas, cussed a couple people out, chilled with my mans Ben @ PLA folsom (BIG UP PLA) and my moms got her cat scan done, shit...she might still be in the hospital getting it done (she lives in l.a. by the way)...that shits been buggin' me out a lil bit (would appreciate if you'd include her in your prayers this evening), the job situation doesn't help at all...but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do, and you can only do what your capable of...which is always making the best of what you got...anyway...i'm finna split, get some toilet paper, a few groceries, some fire wood and hit the red box for a movie to watch with the misses...i'll keep y'all posted...1 hun'id...good night all

In The Lab......SUPER TOUGH

2009-11-08T21:31:00.001-08:00

What up y'all! So as promised, we were in the lab super tough last night, I.D., Slant, myself and my mans Cam from 4 pm through 4 am in the morning. We managed to knock out a good amount of The Coffee House Chronicles LP which is turning out to be the best work we've layed out period, to date. Here are some pictures from the session courtesy of my blackberry (excuse us lookin' exhausted).

Me being super delirious

I.D. mixing the session

Cam bein' bored, lol.

My Vibe's verse, yes I write on notepad on the pc. So what. Drake freestyles off his blackberry and Slant writes on his sidekick.

Reading material of the evening when not in the booth.

The Session

Slant rocked his court forces

Slant posted

Slant recording

Slant on the phones

Identity rocked his white shells

I rocked my Tiffs

Me sleepin' on the phones

Cam rocked his white el reys

The studio bed spread of the night

Coming Up!!!!

2009-11-05T00:14:00.000-08:00

Weeee'rreeee BBBAAAACCCKKKKK!!!! Verbal Taktiks will be performing at the DigLyfe show in South Lake Tahoe on the 14th of November @ Bar 24 on the California side. The show begins at 9 PM. Hit me for details.

Verbal Taktiks will also be making an apperance on SF State's campus for an on-air, on campus radio interview on the 15th of November. Yes, the day after the Tahoe show. I'll get back to you guys with further information.

www.urbansoulradio1025.fm will debut Verbal Taktiks new single "Icee's" on the 10th of November at approximately 11 PM, I will also get back to you guys with further details.

Back At It Again

2009-11-04T18:20:00.001-08:00

So people, I know I have a tendency to just drop y'all out of my life (lol i'm playin') but I'm back!!! Many things have transpired since my last drop. Girl's moms passed (RIP Barbera Shaw, and shouts to the Shaw and Hunt family, I love y'all), Identity got married and a whole lot of other shit. None the less, we're back in business, back for y'all. Hopefully we haven't lost any readers or subscribers due to our absence, I promise it'll be a minute before I do it to y'all again, lol. Check.

its 5:30 in the morning

2009-08-30T05:31:00.001-07:00

mman...just gettin' back from takin' my girl to the airport...wide awake...nobodies pickin' up their fuckin' phones, lol...oh well...guess its time for some x-men reruns

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-29T00:50:00.000-07:00

yeah yeah...i know i know...seems like i'm gettin' worst with keeping you guys posted...well...the lupe show is no longer happening of course (our fuckin' luck)...one of the major sponsors pulled out last minute...and i've been workin' 2 gigs everyday from like 7am to 12 am...straight from one job to the next...so the music has kind of taken a back seat on my part personally, while tryn'a grind to get some of these bills paid..lol..i'm still here tho, still kickin'...and the rest of the guys are still grindin' like crazy, cussin' me out for not bein' able to do shit, lol...anyway...the dot com is coming very soon!! soon as i get the chance to sit n build it...anyway...my pen is itchin' to touch paper, my crew is itchin' to record, projects are itchin' to drop, shows are itchin' to be rocked, n your lil vienna's itchin' from syphilis BITCH!!!!!!

August 15th!

2009-08-07T23:27:00.000-07:00

Verbal Taktiks performing with Zion-I off 19th and Broadway in Fairfax, CA...Here is the link for tickets! http://www.inticketing.com/events/42166/Zion-I-LIVE-at-19th-and-Broadway

August Update!

2009-08-05T23:28:00.000-07:00

In very short time our interview @ diglyfe.com will be up and....ladies...and gentlemen.....it is confirmed....Verbal Taktiks....Lupe Fiasco.....Mather Field.....September 5th.....HOLLER FOR TICKET INFO

Man, my fault

2009-07-29T18:34:00.001-07:00

It has been a minute since I've kept y'all posted, or dropped and or updated any blogs, but we've been really grindin' with this Coffee House LP. Been gettin' a bunch of beats, writin' a bunch of hooks, writin' a few verses here and there. Everythings going well, also check for us at www.diglyfe.com in the near future, gon' have an interview up there soon which is in the works. Shout outs to Diglyfe.com by the way. But yeah man, we've been focused. Hopefully you guys will enjoy the fruit of our very hard labor of love and I'll also put up some new nip slips too! lol...Peace n thank you all.

Saturday's Review Of Classic Nip Slips, Episode 1!!!

2009-07-18T08:52:00.000-07:00

Here..for the very first review of classic nip slips, our very own R&B sweet heart...Alicia Keys!!!! Way to Open this up, right? Think this was like 3 or 4 years ago...

& Also....

I don't know when this was taken...but Rachael Ray y'all!!!

Druken x Slant x I.D. x Xavier

2009-07-16T20:13:00.001-07:00

Just gettin' work done...and catchin' up on NBA trade rumors =)...i know its kinda late...but these trades are crazy, Hedo's an idiot...Lamar's an idiot...Houston's stupid for giving us Artest...Rich Jeff made San Antonio a tad bit more exciting...The Bulls gave Detroit some athleticism back...Shaq in Cleveland? Who gives a shit? Vince makes Orlando kinda crazy...and A.I. and Boozer don't know where they're going yet...craziness...oh and i'm writing hooks for this new joint we're getting ready to tap y'all ass wit...pause...

Bars & Hooks

2009-07-12T00:38:00.000-07:00

Once again, Xavier has flooded me with a shit load of beats to write to....this is hard work people...;)

fuck it...whole sneaker update courtesy of nicekicks

2009-07-08T23:24:00.000-07:00

...doo's is gon' be broke this time around...i'm tellin' you...i've been waiting for them GIII's for forever...

D.O.S. (Death Of Superman)

2009-07-08T23:20:00.000-07:00

mmmmaaannnn....not really too, too big on new new joints...but these shits is killin' em'...my man nate is doin' it with these. . .again...photo courtesy of nicekicks.com

Slant-One Mic

2009-07-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

Identity - Cover Shot

2009-07-08T18:10:00.001-07:00

Druken - True Video

2009-07-08T18:06:00.000-07:00

Damn the camera does make you gain an extra 20 pounds....atleast i didn't think i was THAT obease...lol check it

You Tube Love!

2009-07-08T18:03:00.000-07:00

MICHNICK1988 thank you for acknowledging and sharing our music...it is very much appreciated

Hip-Hop Fiends

2009-07-08T18:00:00.000-07:00

Throw Back And a Half. . .

2009-07-07T23:48:00.001-07:00

Druken - The Struggle Mixtape!!! From 05...oldie but a goodie...

http://www.zshare.net/download/623751007ddaa47d/

Slant - 40 Cal

2009-07-07T23:47:00.000-07:00

mmmmman some real bay classix!!! remember when. . .

2009-07-07T23:33:00.001-07:00

Buffy...Pinay....we will get with you ladies soon to get sample clearances, lol ;)

Whats That

2009-07-07T21:52:00.001-07:00

No Tearz

2009-07-07T21:48:00.000-07:00

1st Mixtape

2009-07-07T21:22:00.001-07:00

http://www.datpiff.com/Verbal_Taktiks_Verbal_Taktiks_The_Mixtape_Vol_1.m4262.html

copy and paste that ^ there. . .wont translate as link, sorry, don't know why

1st mixtape we put out...feat planet asia, rasco, kandi cole, poetiq, chip, whytout, colil the bigg dawg, natural fact and neb luv

Golden State

2009-07-07T21:11:00.000-07:00

I LOVE MY 1'S

2009-07-04T11:45:00.001-07:00

What more can I say. . . .I personally feel like an idiot not obtaining these shits when I had the chance working for nike. . .lets not even talk about the blue/white OG color way. . .(picture provided by nicekicks.com)

YOU KNOW HE'S BAD....when...

2009-06-26T00:20:00.000-07:00

He dominated sales on record release dates, sold out international concerts in the matter of minutes, has a countless list of hit singles, did a few things we might've over looked (yeah I know) but he does it again!!! He completely owned Farah Fawcett's day of death. Unbelievable.

TWITTER

2009-06-23T11:59:00.000-07:00

To all the twitter heads...come follow us @ www.twitter.com/verbaltaktiks

VT & Lupe Fiasco?

2009-06-20T00:04:00.000-07:00

Rumors of a possible VT and Lupe show/event?...stay tuned ladies and gents...stay tuned

Mean 16 Mixtape Available For DOWNLOAD! FREE!!!

2009-06-16T23:30:00.001-07:00

Mean 16 mixtape, download it people. Let us know what you think. enjoy.
http://www.zshare.net/download/61436813c1672d9f/

Game Of Words EP (really this time)

2009-06-16T23:12:00.001-07:00

COMING SOON!!! WE PROMISE!! We are well aware that we've been saying this for over a year but it really is. =D

We made the Beatnik Studios Gallery!!!

2009-06-16T00:39:00.000-07:00

Ok. So this is actually pretty old. None the less a very dope piece by one of my favorite photographers Jasmine Randall. Check it out. Appearances by Druke and Slant. Enjoy.

We've Finally Gone Digital!!!

2009-06-16T00:29:00.000-07:00

Find us on myspace, twitter, facebook, here, there...flyteq.com (good look with the interview)...everywhere!!! We'll be up consistantly postin' random misc. interesting bull shit. So stay the fuck tuned!!!!! yyeessss