To the world,

 

This is the vibe.

 

I can remember TWFH making beats with a pencil and hand on the desk going back to high school and I bet he has no idea I knew about that. After years without seeing him, he invited me to his home when I was visiting home after I moved away. Of course he wanted me to hear some of his new beats he created. A creation he envisioned using a keyboard to layer sounds upon sounds, beats upon beats. All I could say was damn… Ok! Life happens, and I hadn’t talked to him for a few years but reconnected. Now he is creating spoken word and subsequently published a book of hot word play. I may not have been the first to think of combining his beats with his words but I must say I encouraged the hell out it. I had the pleasure of receiving song after song to critique and was happy to do it. I may not have any musical talent but I know good music when I hear it. We were roommates in college so I know he remembers my cassette collection. I always had the new new.

 

So he sends me some tracks combining beats and words… Acid poetry he called it, and he comes to Charlotte for some studio sessions and I get to see how it comes together. This shit is all fire… Of course its the name of the book, “ Fuck the Blues” is the title of the book. It is also my favorite track and I told him that months ago.

 

Congrats my brotha! You put this together and it’s genius. I can’t wait to see you share this with the world and I have no doubt it will be all positive.

 

Your brotha forever and much love,

 

Gregory David Washington

Physician Assistant-C