My crew is wild nice. (c) Talib Kweli

Yes, he's my friend. Again, I'm friends with more than a few artists in Atlanta. That's part of the reason I started this blog- because it was a slap in the face to Atlanta artists when people said disparaging things about the city as a whole without taking into account it's history, culture and ALL the genres of rap and Hip Hop here.
Having said that, the Sean Bell murder by the NYC police is a tragedy. As a black male I've also dealt with police brutality personally and sat by helplessly listening to my baby brother recant horror stories of his own. The fact that these "law-men" were declared not guilty is even worse. I didn't post about it here because between that and all the other racist bullsh*t in this country today I just don't want to think about it. Smalleyez made a song that captures that frustration in a beautiful way. I was going to wait to post this song. He let me hear it before he posted it anywhere. I loved it back then. But I wanted to wait to put it on Grits 'n Gravy 14.5. Since it looks like life is getting in the way, I'ma just go ahead and post the mp3 because I'm not going to get that mix done until LATE tonight, it seems.

Enjoy this. This is what great Hip Hop sounds like. Yes, he jacked this beat, but that's also a part of Hip Hop mixtapes. Get over it. I also hear there will be a remix with some another friend of mine ATL MC Spree Wilson in the very near future. Stay tuned.


Small Eyez - Do the Bright Thing