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I’ve been blessed to meet some pretty amazing artists being a part of the Minneapolis music scene. Yet, it takes something extra special to make a friend into a superfan. The homie Greg Grease is about to change everything.
Dropping his new album Cornbread, Pearl, & G today, it is my hope that Minneapolis artists go out of their way to support their own. Seeing all of the “Support Greg Grease” tweets today made me happy, but we’ve gotta make sure the world hears this project.
Congrats, Greg. We needed this.
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High-res →
Still can’t believe it.
Rest in peace, birthday twin.
(Source: thegrandarchives, via gunsontheplayground)
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Really honored to be on this track, premiering tonight on 89.3 The Current.
Big Cats
For My Mother remix (ft. Sims of Doomtree, MaLLy, Kristoff Krane and K. Raydio)
Buy the album here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/for-my-mother/id549708545
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One of my favorite Man Mantis songs. Pure genius.
Man Mantis - Minor Aches and Pains [2011]
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Oh Let ‘Em Shine: “Sucker Free” - by D’Allen White & Phonetic ONE (directed by Kale Eickhof)
When a solid track produced by Medium Zach (Big Quarters) is collectively coupled with some dope visuals by Kale Eickhof, the only thing that can make the collaboration better is the involvement of my two good friends, D’Allen White (@DAllenWhite) & Phonetic ONE (@Phonetic1).
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At the end of the world. Question mark.
I feel like I say this a lot more every year, but … 2012 went fast, ya’ll.
My 2012 started off on a rocky note. Some of the bumps in the road became a little bigger along the way, and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t thrilled that this year is coming to an end.
On the other hand, the trials and tribulations of this year made me stronger. The realization that balance between my professional and personal lives must come first and foremost before any other obligation in my life. The acknowledgement that a lot within my music career wasn’t working out because I was ignoring the very things that mattered most: FAITH. FAMILY. DISCIPLINE.
I was neglecting the present in order to plan for a future that wasn’t taking shape whatsoever.
Now I sit here in a nearby coffeeshop, two months into a blessed new job working as a job coach with people with barriers to employment, using the Internet and praising God in advance for the beautiful opportunities that await if I take hold of his moment and really formulate it.
Don’t mean to get preachy, but this past year has been crazy. I really don’t know where to start.
I’ve recognized that my frustrations have carried over into other areas of my life, and that in the meantime, I need to stop myself and be reminded that: (1) I’m only 24, (2) Life is relatively beautiful, and (3) I need to focus on what’s going on right now.
In a long absence from my Tumblr, I usually put these entries up as signposts to start moving forward. Putting this out here lets the world know that I need to keep moving forward.
NO MORE EXCUSES.
So in the last month of the year, with a few weeks left until the theoretical “end of time”, I want to reconnect with some of the people that I’ve missed this past year — and continue to make new friendships and relationships.
A recent interaction with a friend from college and hearing how my music has helped him in his own life was a truly refreshing moment to experience in these past few weeks. Though the music is back on it’s feet again, it has been frustrating trying to polish a sound that is still growing within me. So to hear something so motivating was really moving. And just what I needed.
So as I go to the movies and watch exotic getaways and intriguing not-so-faraway lands, I have to remember that I’m the only one getting in my way of getting there. When I listen to other music on the blogs that I think I could make better, I have to shrug off the Minnesota winter and make myself go record.
This summer was difficult as I truly learned what it means to sacrifice what you want to do with what you need to do, but I’m back on the right track. I can do this.
Thanks for letting me take up some space.
To this beautiful incoming year.
k.ray
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Everyday is Music Video Day in my eyes.
Here are some fresh visuals by Isaac Gales and David Jensen, who also directed the video for “Good One” (my track with MaLLy). Gotta show my guys Spencer and Chris some love. Their new album will be out very soon, so stay tuned. This really is dopeness.
TTxBC - “Dopeness”
