Your blind baby, Your blind from the fact that you’re watching that garbage… TUNE IN TO THE REAL

What’s good readership. Yo it was yet another wild weekend for you man EL3G. I’m talking about top shelf Vodka, Patron, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Indo Purps, Purple Kush, & more women than the eye could see. We got it in, went to Delaware to kick it w/ my homey for his birthday. Birthday shout outs to my little brother also.

So now that the weekend is over, and it’s Monday again… you probably reading this while you at your desk at work, bored. Or you’re probably in school reading this on your phone, bored…

WELL GET UP!!! (c) K-OS …Let’s start this week off right with…

The Boomin’ System

1. Jesse Boykins III ft Keelay & The Park – Itis Remix
You know after you’ve had a good meal, you start to feel a little sleepy? You start to feel as though your body won’t move, and that all is right w/ the world in that moment when you sleep. Well we call that “The Itis”… Jesse Boykins III took that term and applied it to a woman in this song for his album: The Beauty Created. (fellas buy this record for your girl, trust me) Keelay & The Park; musicians from The Bay Area, took it upon themselves to do a remix to this song and I must say… Job well done.

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2. Statik Selektah ft. Bahamadia – Do What I Believe
Fuck everyone trying to tell you how to live YOUR life. Do what YOU believe, and let the world catch on. This is why Bahamadia is the iLLest, and she from the iLLest city; Philadelphia. Play this when you feel like you got the world against you, and you need some motivation to stand up on your own two feet and make things happen. Statik Selektah’s “The Pre-Game EP” will be in stores soon, and this is the first single.

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3. Rob Viktum ft Donwill & Elucid – Barakaran
As soon as the beat comes on… You already know this a front to end head nod song. Big ups to the homey Donwill of Tanya Morgan. He really been putting in work, and it shows w/ this record. This track is featured on Rob Viktum featuring Donwill & Friends record entitled ‘Aight, New Drink’ it was a free download a few months ago, but I already know it went over everyone’s head. Leave a comment if you want the whole album…

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4. Flying Lotus – Litermeter
I think I’m going to have to see the doctor, my neck feels like it is broken (c) Flying Lotus… lol If you got a copy of July Heat, you already know what it is. If you didn’t, don’t worry about it you will UNDERSTAND once you press play on this amazing instrumental from Flying Lotus.

If you don’t know who Flying Lotus is… o_0 well then damn, you need to smack yourself and then go to www.google.com and search his name, LOL

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5. BK-One ft Black Thought – Philly Boy
Brazilian rhythms & Black Thought of The Legendary Roots Crew, could you ask for more than that?
I don’t think so… sit back and enjoy yo’self!!! This is from BK-One’s critically acclaimed new album ‘Radio do Canibal’, this is one of my favorite tracks from that album but it’s the entire record is a work of art. Brilliant themes, fantastic music, and just feel good dance rhythm you need this in your life.

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6. Kenzo Digital ft Raekwon, Nas, & Ghostface – Verbal Intercourse Pt. II
Kenzo Digital is the maker of the audio masterpiece known as “City of God’s Son” (check later in the week for more info on this audio movie from Kenzo Digital) Close your eyes and picture the imagery in each emcee’s words.

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7. Strange Fruit Project – Crash
Same hook, same song… Need to change the station.
that’s the perfect line that describes major radio nowadays, thank you for tuning in to the real over here at OkiZoo. This song is on Strange Fruit’s lateset EP entitled M.A.S.K. (making art sound kool) and it’s out right now. You can download the EP right here –> Strange Fruit Project – M.A.S.K.

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8. Kidz In The Hall ft Marsha Ambrosius – All Night (Make Up Sex)
Ooh baby baby, ooh you drive me crazy. I don’t want to fight, I want to love you all night long…

If you would have said that in the first place we wouldn’t be fighting, lol. I swear sometimes when you in a relationship you argue over dumb shit just so you can have that earth shattering make up sex. This new track from Kidz In The Hall & Marsha from Floetry gets right to the point, and I like it like that.

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9. Goapele – Milk & Honey
I promised my woman I’d put Goapele on The Boomin’ System, she loves this song. I think that’s enough of an explanation/description of what you all are in for. My girl likes it :0p lol, you will too. Play this when you on the couch cuddled up w/ your significant other. The beat bangs, and Goapele’s angelic vocal chords do too. Just lay back, relax and let her blow your mind…

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10. Mayer Hawthorne & Now On – Active Balanced (Terry Cole Remix)
Staying focused, no doubt I’ll be Balanced. All over tracks it’s a balancing act…

Dope verses from each emcee, smooth vocals to ease your mind after a rough day from Mayer Hawthorne, and an iLL instrumental from Terry Cole for Othello & DJ Vajra’s latest record. Great song, great playlist, hope you enjoyed this as much as we did over here at OkiZoo. See ya’ll next week for Vol. 4 of The Boomin’ System.

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NIXONS

EL3G

The precise origin of absinthe, a mysterious, addictive, and mind-altering drink, is unclear however it is known that one of the main ingredients was used by the ancient Egyptians for medical use according to some Papyrus dated back to 1550 BC. Another ingredient was later used by the ancient Greeks for remedies and flavoring.

The actual Absinthe as we know it today originated in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and became a popular alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France among Parisian artists and writers. Due in part to its association with bohemian culture, absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists.

One critic stated:

Absinthe makes you crazy and criminal, provokes epilepsy and tuberculosis, and has killed thousands of French people. It makes a ferocious beast of man, a martyr of woman, and a degenerate of the infant, it disorganizes and ruins the family and menaces the future of the country.

Currently, most countries have no legal definition of absinthe like other popular liquors. Manufacturers can label a product “absinthe” or “absinth” without regard to any legal definition or minimum standard.

Absinthe is produced either through distillation or cold mixing using three main herbs: grande wormwood, green anise, and florence fennel. These are referred to as the “holy trinity” even though other herbs can be substituted.

Absinthe has long been believed to be hallucinogenic. This belief got a contemporary boost in the 1970s when a scientific paper mistakenly reported thujone was related to THC, the active chemical in marijuana. Martin Paul Smith incorrectly argued that absinthe had narcotic effects due to the fermentation process in early 2008.

How To Prepare Absinthe

Traditionally, absinthe is poured into a glass over which a specially designed slotted spoon is placed. A sugar cube is then deposited in the bowl of the spoon. Ice-cold water is poured or dripped over the sugar until the drink is diluted to a ratio between 3:1 and 5:1. During this process, the components that are not soluble in water, mainly those from anise, fennel, and star anise, come out of solution and cloud the drink. The resulting milky opalescence is called the louche . The addition of water is important, causing the herbs to “blossom” and bringing out many of the flavors originally overpowered by the anise.

Originally a waiter would serve a dose of absinthe, ice water in a carafe, and sugar separately, and the drinker would prepare it to their preference. With increased popularity, the absinthe fountain, a large jar of ice water on a base with spigots, came into use. It allowed a number of drinks to be prepared at once, and with a hands-free drip, patrons were able to socialize while louching a glass.

Although many bars served absinthe in standard glasses, a number of glasses were specifically made for absinthe. These had a dose line, bulge, or bubble in the lower portion denoting how much absinthe should be poured in. One “dose” of absinthe is around 1 ounce (30 ml), and most glasses used this as the standard, with some drinkers using as much as 1 1/2 ounces (45 ml).

The Green Fairy Candy

Lit brand absinthe lollipops are lollipops made with real absinthe. They cost $10 for 4 or $25 for 12. The company says they’re 100% legal because all the alcohol burns off during the production process. Which makes me wonder if they’re really the good absinthe. You know, the stuff that makes you feel drunk, high, and tripping at the same time. From the company’s website:

A popular question about the candy, as well as the drink, is if it will actually get you twisted. One blog joked:

Hell yah they will! You’ll be sent on an intergalactic trip to Holyshitland as soon as you take a lick. The crackhead on the street corner tried one and said it was better than smoking rocks. Try one and you’ll slice an ear off and give it to a hooker before you can say “Damn, I’m tyrannosaurus wrecked, what the hell happened to my ear?”.

The Green Fairly Revealed

With van Gogh and Picasso claiming absinthe as a source of their creativity, the adult beverage’s psychedelic nature has been the topic of many analysis and debates over what ingredient causes this supposed mind altering effect.

The result was plain and simple: 70 percent alcohol with a 140-proof kick will do it. Most other alcoholic beverages are just 80- to 100-proof. The modern scientific consensus is that absinthe’s reputation could simply be traced back to alcoholism, or perhaps toxic compounds that leaked in during faulty distillation.

Others still believe that a chemical named thujone in wormwood, the ingredient that happens to give the drink its infamous green color, as the source of its magic powers. Thujone was blamed for “absinthe madness” and “absinthism,” a collection of symptoms including hallucinations, facial tics, numbness and dementia.