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September 21, 2006 05:59 PM PDT

(Raphael Saadiq, Ray Ray Album 2004, I Want You Back Instrumental) As a fan of Raphael Saadiq since 'back in the day', it was exciting to get an album of his recent compositions. The "Instant Vintage" album was seriously instant vintage in that each song was composed with an originality that can be rare in today's music. The Instant Vintage album, a classic, because it gave listeners a fusion of "gospeldelic", a sound that is fresh and soulful. In any case, this beat is sick, a masterpiece.
My cousin Joel laid out the production, Bill wrote the verse on a Palm Treo and was 'scrolling to rhyme'. I usually type lines and hear the beat, therefore, stuck to the script. It was a Tuesday night, lesson plans were put aside to express the mind.

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A voice of a Teacher. Educational Media.

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Education is essential, and public education serves millions of children across the nation, and billions worldwide. In many of my songs I made a concerted effort to intertwine and sway the listener to new ideas and vocabulary. Many words yall'â„¢all know, but I wanted to include familiar diction to make it a part of everyones conventional wisdom. My intent with this album was to express my concern for education and its current state of affairs. Being on the frontline, I see things that Americans are not seeing and must be reported. I am a teacher in Boyle Heights, educating young minds who along the way has swallowed facts and now is spitting out a strong opinion. The issue, "Why are students not meeting nor exceeding the standard? Many issues than stem off, like ACCESSâ„¢? The bottom line is public education does not give all students a competitive advantage. Technology is essential, especially laptop computers, it is the tool that all students must be equipped with because it gives opportunities that are limitless when comparing it to many of the already resources available in the classroom. (i.e. books, notebooks, pens, and glue). Basically, the purpose to this educational mixtape is to offer listeners a verbal assault, knowledge, a showcase of diction & syntax. I want you to find your favorite track, play it over and over again and know why you like it. For more insight, you can also check my POV @ www.myspace.com/teachinlaâ„¢

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