hylife vol. 28
I will be on KPFA 94.1 FM live at 11am sharp tomorrow, Tuesday (6/20)
w/the phenomenal DJ Victoria. Check it out!!!
www.kpfa.org
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and for the biggest show yet...
(((SUMMER SOULSTICE CELEBRATION)))
FRIDAY June, 23 2006
21 and Up!!!
5 bands, 3 djs...get sexy
((HYIM AND THE FAT FOAKLAND ORCHESTRA))
DAMOND MOODIE www.damondmoodie.com
CHOCOLATE O'BRIAN www.chocolateobrian.com
TYRONE ---- hip hop legend
DYNAMIC www.myspace.com/dynalmicish
DJ LOUIS PARK 6 degrees records
DJ SAKE ONE www.djsakeone.com --young renowned legend
DJ COMMON SENSI international reggae dj superstar
SHATTUCK DOWN LOW
Downtown Berkeley,
Shattuck @ Bancroft
2284 Shattuck Avenue @ Bancroft
Berkeley CA 94704
(510) 548-1159
$5 students, $8 general
www.shattuckdownlow.com
www.ticketweb.com
BENEFIT FOR INSTRUMENTS FOR CORONADO ELEMENTARY AFTER SCHOOL MUSIC
PROGRAM
21 and Up!!!
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(((hylife 28)))
June 15, 2006
HYIM IN JAIL. I AM IN JAIL...
TONIGHT I DID A SHOW DOWN SOUTH AT A STATE JUVENILE HALL.
A JAILED GYMNASIUM OF TEENAGERS
SITTING, LISTENING, BOBBIN' THEIR HEADS--
HAVING A BALL.
AND THERE I WAS
DOING AN HOUR SET
SPEAKING
WORDS OF PEACEFUL WARRIORSHIP.
SANG MY SONGS
AND THEY SANG ALONG
GIRLS IN PINK ON ONE SIDE
AND 3 SECTIONED GROUPS OF BOYS IN PURPLE
GREEN
OR BLUE.
MORE THAN A HUNDRED, PROBABLY MORE THAN TWO.
FOLKS WERE FROM MENLO, EAST PALO ALTO, AND A FEW FROM OAKLAND TOO.
WENT AROUND THE ROOM AND EACH GROUP GAVE ME THREE WORDS.
THEN I FREE STYLED USING THE WORDS AND THAT'S WHEN THE ENERGY GOT CRAZY
ABSURD.
THEY LOVED IT.
THEY SAID AND I RHYMED IT: HYPHIE, LOVE, ROGUISH, AND THEIR TURF OR
HOMETOWN.
BIG BOYS BLOCK OR A RHYME FOR FREEDOM WHILE MY BEATS POUND.
WHATEVER THEIR WORDS WERE I HAVE SIX WITH A SIMILAR PHONEMIC SOUND.
I PRONOUNCED THEM ENDEARINGLY.
THEY HAD LOVE FOR THE HY-DOG SO
I GAVE THE BEST I HAD, SINCERELY.
THEN I SANG A BALLAD.
AND BEFORE IT SAID TO THE FELLAS:
HAVE THE STRENGTH TO BE SENSITIVE
AND THE COURAGE TO BE KIND.
BE AWARE THAT EACH MOMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR LIFE WILL BEGIN
TO UNFOLD AND IN TIME…
LIKE THE WORLD'S FIGHTING CHAMPION GRACEY : WORK IT LIKE AIKIDO.
MAKE LIFE A LITTLE MORE NEAT-OH.
TO PUT AN EXCLAMATION MARK ON IT
I SAID THE PLAYERS IN THE ROOM KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND THAT IS A GRAND THING TO HAVE A FEW YOUNG THUGS SNAP ALONG TO MY
SONG "I LAY MY HEART."
AT THE END A FEW FOLKS GOT UP
AND GOT ON THE MIC
THAT WAS TIGHT.
EVERYONE WAS GETTING HYPED.
AND I ENDED THE NIGHT AFTER MY D.O.G.
OR IS IT MAMBO FOR MONEY FOR MY G.O.D.
DID MY SONG THAT'S CALLED "BYE BYE"
WITH A REGGAETON BEAT.
ADIOS, SHALOM, SAYONARA, NAMASTE, PEACE.
THE TEENAGERS WERE MOVING IN THEIR SEATS AND WHISTLED AND CLAPPED.
THE MUSIC STOPPED AND THEY WERE TOLD TO SHUT THEIR MOUTHS, FORM A LINE
WITH THEIR HANDS CLASPED BEHIND THEIR BACKS.
AND I SAID PEACE AND BOWED TO THEM AND SAID:
BLESSINGS ON YOUR YOUTHFULNESS--
THOUGHT COMES BEFORE ACTION
SO THINK SO YOU DON'T COME BACK TO THIS MESS & IN A STATE NUMBER
UNIFORM HAVE TO DRESS.
AND NOW I GO TO SLEEP.
AND ALL 200 OF 'EM ARE BEHIND A LOCKED DOOR.
I KISS THE BED THAT I LAY ON AND THANK MY ANCESTORS WHO CAME I, BEFORE.
Much love to all of you out there in the world....
Peace
Namaste
Shalom
Saludos
A'salaam
hyim
Summer 2006
hylife 28
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http://www.hyimvibe.com
http://www.myspace.com/hyim
*Hyim is a formidable talent...spellbinding.
--San Francisco Chronicle
*Hyim's music holds a rare gravity, & it is clear that he possesses a
grand vision.
--Relix Magazine
*A new school Peter Gabriel, a young urban-bred Sting, & a piano
playing Michael Franti bound up into one spirit. Hyim is so ahead of
his time you are glad to witness his step in the evolution of music.
Go see him live, download his songs, go buy the albums, your spirit
will thank me...
--Ear Witness
*California Music Awards Nominee
*Yamaha Sponsored Artist
*As a solo performer, he really is a one-man band, making percussion,
instrumental and vocal tracks right in front of us. He is brave & real
and an extraordinary talent who makes hits--what else can we say?
— Bread and Roses
*Hyim & his band, The Fat Foakland Orchestra, will be getting crunk...
--UC Davis' California Aggie
*2005 KFOG Local Scene Artist
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