2009 Is Gonna Be A Great Music Year

Yea...so I dont really do new years resolutions...I do make goals...I wont tell you my goals tho just watch them unfold....ohh I also do predictions....as far as predictions Im gonna predict that 2009 is going to be a great year for rap music (like on some '88 shit) IF everyone thats suppose to drop actually drops...as far as what Im looking for in no particular order:


1. Ricosuave 'Writes of Passage'
Spring 2009...lets just say Im planning something big...

2. Ice The Villain 'currently untitled'
..word on the street the villain of the DMV is cooking up a tape over there...cant wait...

3. Big Boi 'Sir Lucious Leftfoot'
I enjoyed the first 2 singles...cant wait for the rest...I feel like he's gonna go hard because Speakerboxx went hard and he's still underrated...

4.Andre 3000 'untitled'
come on....if this come out...come on...

5. Outkast 'LP'
Yea so Outkast supposed to be puttin out 3 joints....2 solos, 1 group..

6.Jay-Z 'Blueprint 3'
Not really big on the first singles but he always deliver....

7. Eminem...
COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!

8. Dr.Dre 'Detox'
Hopefully this sees the light of day..he always go hard...

9. Wale 'debut'
BEEN waitin on Wale....

10. Drake
Drake is the future....

11. Curren$y 'This Aint A Mixtape'
NOW IM REALLLY looking forward to this...Curren$y be spitting and he is so relatable...he reminds me of my homies in his internet videos too...peep game...




SO YEA HAVE A GOOD YEAR!@!!!!

DREADLOCK TUESDAY: Zahni Collins

Zahni Collins is a freshman at HU from ATL...she has love locs and eyes....

keep lockin sista...

MESSAGE MONDAY: Work, Work, Work

I think the most important thing is to work...work every second of your life..Dont get distracted by playing. In review of '08, I recognized that Lil Wayne was the most popular artist of the year...Yet, at the same time if you review '07 he was probably the most popular. He was the only artist to sell a milli, a milli, a milli in a week this year. Why? Because he worked...Thats my plan this year is to work, work, work..thats the only way to see results..Playing can get you nothing but excitement and trouble...Work can get you EVERYTHING...

DREADLOCK TUESDAY: James Dominic Malone

This dreadlock tuesday goes to James D. Malone...He's a senior psychology major at howard university from San Diego, CA....I remember when I first met him he had almost a crew cut...I believe his decision to grow locs is an extension of his awareness of himself and black ppl....keep locking brother...

MESSAGE MONDAYS: Grown Man Swag...

This transition from young man to grown man has been hard I admit....one of the things is enjoying things grown folks enjoy...for example, 21 & up clubs...Ive been to a few for the experience but I cant say I enjoyed the experience...the thing is, I drink but I dont enjoy it enough to pay 20+ dollars to stand around a bunch of ppl who wont dance with anyone but themselves and amongst friends..the club scene is dying to me but I still rather go to a party where its booty shaking...like 18 and up party...but at the same time 18 years olds are looking younger and younger....you see my dilemna.....another thing grown folks love..bars...i rather stay at the house and drink then go to the bar around folks i dont know and drink...its almost like i cant embrace being grown...but I must say we must learn to transition or rather camouflage...I enjoy getting my 'grown man' dress on...and I enjoy comedy clubs, lounges, and museums and things of that nature...places where ppl dont tend to act bougie....so maybe there is hope for me to get my grown man on...thats my message find a way to get your grown man on because you will have to learn...

DISCLAIMER...

okay okay...i know yall like Ricosuave you bullshittin with the Suave Saturdays...but really its just cuz we havent gotten another computer for recording purposes at the studio...so Im sorry...
in the meantime while we're trying to get that handled just stick with me and I will try to post new material whenever I can..and also...Spring 09...new release from the Suave MAn aka Me..

DREADLOCK TUESDAY: Angelica Adewale

This dreadlock tuesday comes from a beautiful specimen from Cali...she has the thin 'girly' dreads...

MESSAGE MODAYS: Ride Together, Dont Carry

...so my friends and I were discussing football and got to the topic of players and their mishaps..it got back to Pacman Jones...now I know alot of ppl that know Pacman personally and I remember him in high school because he attended my rival high school. He was a senior when I was a freshman in highschool....anyways, we realized that alot of his troubles in the nfl came from the fact that he still hangs with the same ppl he grew up with. NOW NOW NOW...Im not saying when you get rich and famous or successful you should leave yor friends behind...Im saying dont let anyone latch on to you..let loose of the ones who dont have the desire fo forward movement in their life like you....

Now alot of my peers are graduating and/or getting into their lifelong careers...I suggest you evaluate the friends that stay with you....I did...This what I did...I asked my each of my friends if I was to win the lotto tomorrow what would they want....some said useless things like cars, clothes, money for them to waste..those arent the friends I need because they are looking for handouts in life..I cant benefit from them, and if you cant benefit you can only be brought down....the other friends said things thatll benefit their future and the careers they wanted to go in...like houses, buy them a business, give them money to invest or pay off school.....those are the friends you need because they are looking to gain from you what can help get to their level...and likewise, you can benefit from them...they are their to ride with you and not be carried....some friends I can ride with

SUAVE SATURDAY: Week 5

SOOOO....the worst thing happened....the computer which we run the recording of me CRASHED yesterday!!!...so the song i planned on posting today and all the files of my recording was deleted.....but I was thinking I cant leave yall with nothing..so Ima give yall 3 songs that I did last year...I mean theyre old but theyre new to you...besides Im giving you 3 joinst so be happy...


Ricosuave- Rico's Ball

Ricosuave- No Mo Play

Ricosuave-Creep

Who's Your Top 5???

SOOOO...this post is long overdue....anyways, Ive peeped on allhiphop.com that theyre asking artists to name their PERSONAL top 5 rappers as far as whom that artist feels are the best, most relatable to them, and etc...not the cliche' top 5....It made me think who is in my top 5...EVERYONE who has ever discussed rap has had this discussion and these are my picks....

5. Lauryn Hill

I know alot of you may find this as a weird choice because youve never heard Lauryn mentioned in top 5 MCs ever...but i feel like she is...HANDS DOWN, I would put her up toe to toe with just about 97% of the rappers i ve heard in my lifetime..her diction, delivery and wide vocabulary made her a standout whenever the Fugees rhymed and she also had the ability to drop science underneath it all. It also gave her flavor in between the soulful singing in her solo career. Her only problem is the miniscule amount of rap verses she provided. If anything I learned to use a wide array of vocabulary from her...

My personal fave of her rhyming: 'Mystery of Iniquity' off Unplugged 2.0

4. Cee-Lo

This guy here has been criminally underrated more than any rapper I know. He can straight out rap. His flow is unbelievable and he has a knack for preaching without sounding preachy. I believe his 2nd solo album 'Cee-lo Green....is the Soul Machine' is a MUTHAFUCKIN CLASSIC!!! Better than alot of 5 mics..really..it displays just about every flow and type of subject matter in rap andstill went thru fluently. He is what made Goodie Mob. Honestly, he is (if not the best) the second best in Dungeon Family. He helped build the definition of Down South music to me. Its soooo ATL. His only flaw was the ability to crossover...Alot of what im trying to get from him is his control of his high pitched voice..I too have a high pitch voice and can only dream of using it like he does..and his ability to drop knowledge...

My personal fave of his rhyming: 'The Experience' off Goodie Mob's Still Standing

3. Notorious B.I.G.

He probably had one of the top 3 voices in hip hop. It just grabs you. His lyrical prowess was unmatched yet, he still had the ability to crossover. I think he's one of the first to really show a great sense of 'swagger' in the game. Im trying to learn how he kept himself while he played the mainstream and underground fence...

My personal fave of his rhyming: 'Dead Wrong'

2. Jay-Z

Come on....Swagger? Check. Lyrics? Check. Flow? Check. Relateability? Check. This man has it all.....even the baddest chick in the game wearing his chain. he has dropped so many gems and mottos to live by. If I could take anything it would be his flow...only reason why he wouldnt be my number one is because he has been lazy on some verses...but he's put out enough material to almost cross those out...

My personal fave of his rhyming: 'Can i Live' off Reasonable Doubt

1. Andre 3000

This man is what I think rap should be. Unique. Creative. Lyrical. Swagger. Intelligent. Fun. Everything...Alot of my peers may argue that he's not relateable and that he's too weird or goes too far left. I beg to differ. I know way more people who are what he describes in his songs than I know who are gangsta gangsta. He's an average joe. His writing ability is unparalled. metaphors unheard of. Flow is so smooth and always on point. Idol. I once heard Jigga said that he was just trying to play Aristotle to Big's Socrates. Just trying to keep the BK, NY respect and philosophy in the game at a kingly matter such as big did. Thats how i feel about Andre. I want to play Aristotle to Dre's Socrates. Alot of rappers from ATL not holding the standards this man put upon my city...thats what I want to take from him..everything in my own way....

My personal fave of his rhyming: 'Babylon' from ATLiens....

Thats my PERSONAL fave...if you reading answer with your personal fave and why...I like to see where ppl heads at as far as influences and whom they think are the top and what makes them the top....post...

DREADLOCK TUESDAY: Anthony Poole

Todays dreadlock tuesday goes to my FAVORITE rapper with dreadlocks as of now...and yes I am aware of Wayne's dreads (tells you how I feel about Wayne huh.) When I first met Anthony, or rather Ice The Villain, he had braids if I remember correctly...so i think it was a natural transition.....speaking of transitions (or words that sound like transitions) peep this joint he and I did together:

Ricosuave & Ice the Villain- 'Lyrical Transaction'

MESSAGE MONDAYS: Tenacity

The key to getting what you want out of life isnt extreme talent. No!!! Not at all...its hard work, preserverance, and tenacity...how do you think that unattractive guy got that gorgeous girl?? He stuck around..how do you think these rappers you feel are talent-less made it?? they kept going hard....tenacity will take you anywhere...talent means nothing...

SUAVE SATURDAYS: (Week 3 & 4) Suave Man & Im So Fly

I PROMISED YALL 2 TRACKS AND I GOT YALL.......

First up:
Suave Man produced by Kjay of 4Front

peep the Robocop sample....

AND YES I AM THE SAVIOR OF ATL RAP...you gotta own it....




2nd Up:
Im So Fly produced by Steel of 4 Front
Yup he make fir beats without sample.....

DREADLOCK TUESDAY: Mavia Hanson

This dreadlock tuesday belong to another ATLien...female...and Bison...and once again, girls with dreads are HAWT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mavia Hanson...

a late MESSAGE MONDAY: Honesty is key...

so i missed suave saturday...and msg monday...but i gotcha...life crazy but im not gonna pass blame ima just leave yall with a msg...

be honest...simple as that...honesty is key.....life is a circle...if you lie it WILL boomerang back to you...so you might as well tell the truth....