The Midnight Marauder: Late Night Thoughts Mixtape #ONTHEWAY

Midnight Marauder has turned into a collection of thoughts, feelings, emotions, & moments..

These moments were crafted in the late/early mornings on my finial 2 semesters of college when i couldn't focus on homework or just needed a escape I just started recording.. Needless to say this Mixtape has been long over due & the lessons I've learned while trying to complete it is that life is what happens when you think you have plans of your own. From working two jobs & full time schooling its been ILL.. but it has added as much as it has taken away. This being my first constructed piece of documented work for public consumption has left me being over critical of my work & growth as an artist and or musician. Through this process I hoped to discover myself and who it is I want to be as an artist & the kinds of music I want to make and share with the masses.. Lastly, all due respect to A Tribe Called Quest, who are without doubt the true "Midnight Marauders" & I thank them for direction.

Midnight Marauder: Late Night Thoughts... Coming soon...

The Never Left but Back None the Less!

It's become routine how much time I take in-between post, I assure you it's not on purpose & as i have always stated that my mind is always in constant ration acclimating thoughts, opinions, & ideas but the distant between my mind and my virtual nope pad by no stretch of the imagination is a short one Lol (not for me that is). With that being said i compiled a list of things I'd like to address & discuss (We'll get to that), a push if you will to make this relationship between my thoughts and this stinking blog page Lol more natural & consistent. Also, I'd like to say this- my events may not be current or even considered relevant by that matter but trust that with whatever i say & or post that it means something & holds some significances to me..


I figured I had to return with something.. SO I thought i would lend my voice to the cause.
both the Vids or snipps (It's how i work lol). The first one is a song in motion (still working on it) that me & Sam I Am wrote it's called "Can We Go Back". The last snipp is what i like to call an haiku type Ode to Valentines day. PEACE!(But I'm not done yet!)

Show'n Ya boy a good time.

SO-- its been a few months between post, but I promise I'm working a little more consistent. (Now) Last Friday the 8th I got up with an homie i went to JuCo (junior college) with, who was playing football for Alabama but recently transferred to IU (Go Hoosiers). My mentor was suppose to be attending but a certain someone canceled on babysitting (She's Huff for that one) Anytheways i still decide to still get with my good friend, I mean i would have just stayed home playing Call of duty all night any ways..(So!?). Let me state that my "Nigga" Ron Young showed your boy a ILL time. First off we hit Axis.. Why ? cus were on VIP, why? because his lady friends-friend was celebrating her born day and put us on the list which meant NO COVER (which is never bad) we posted up stairs by the bar for about hour, then we shook over to Myst ( lately the place to be on a Friday night). The line was deep, fortunately for us we cut the line and went straight to the front Why? because we had females with us, its a proven strategy ( I'm with them!!). I must say i have to tip my hat to the homie Ron, cause he was like "yo i'ma see if we can slip into VIP" & we did! the bouncer must have been tired cus he now for damn sure Myst don't give nigga hand stamps! Lol. ( I don't what it is about being in VIP that makes females instantly want to push up and dance on you? I ain't complaining tho) Funny thing is I stayed in VIP the whole damn night just in case the bouncer smarten up and wouldn't let me back in LOL ( I had to pee too). I ran into another MCC veteran Darrel upstairs in VIP and slides me a drink like "my nigga we got bottles"

I choose to keep it simple most weekends, but aye now and again i step out looking freshly fitted and try to have a good time. This time i actually did, YO Ron you held me down man I appreciate that, I got you on the next play
Peace!?

Bridging the "virtual" gap

I had been speaking with my sister La, and I was explaining to her my blog dilemma. I have to be able to write on the go- - for fear that it won't get done at all. After hours of searching I found the savior of my thoughts that will continue my free expression. Sidebar- I love this damn phone even more now my iPhone 3GS(never stops amazing me). I'm avid supporter of technological advances although I must say I tend to complain that we have to much technology sometime of fear that we may in time push the margin to far the the left. Although, in rare moments it serves a just purpose.





-- Rebel Activist of Sound

Maybe it's about that time...?(RE-Introduction)

Maybe it's about that time... right? Yo, I "constructed" my blog page well over a year ago maybe longer I remember the exact day too! It was like 7:30 on a Thursday night. I was on main(ASU campus) at a student/faculty jazz concert which happened to be a tribute to the incredible legacy John Coltrane(A Love Supreme-Classic). However, I never actually made any post though I've had more than enough compelling instances from my "own" life more times than not my "own" doing to share with the masses... but to no avail. Thing is as people we have this uncanny ability to get in our own head or in our own way. annnd me being no different, I told myself "Son, seriously? you hate written" yet I'm a writer(simple complexities). It didn't add up and made no sense I could jus flat-out say i was being lethargic about it. Although, i like to think it was a little more involved than that.. I honestly had soo much going on that I in no way could translate. Truthfully, I still feel this way but when passion is ignored it dissipates. SO, consider this my RE-Introduction- Who Am I? I'm Jeary Slyves (once Jai-Real, but kinda always be Jai-Real-thats another story) I'm a "rebel activist of sound" & this is a joint off my Midnite Marauder Experiment mixtape Called "late Night Thoughts... Directed by JaiHall(although, she's not happy with how it came out LOl, i still had to drop it!) and it was edited by Sam "Sneaky Pete" Nicholes
SO- Welcome-- welcome back for the first time!?

Late Night Thoughts... from Jarrett Payne on Vimeo.