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Positivity in Art & HipHop TalkBox Beats
Season 14 Episode 6 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Colorful artwork for a more beautiful day. Surrealistic, utopian hip hop beats.
The multi-talented Hakim Callwood shares his passion for positivity in his paintings, murals, tattoos and life. Experience the work of leather-artist Pamela Graham. Meet Miami, Florida based-artist, Kandy G. Lopez who, makes bold portraits in fiber. The musical duo of Miles Curtiss and Matt Forney, known as Trayvon Barksdale and Realistic Tears brings surrealism to Broad and High Presents.
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Broad and High
Positivity in Art & HipHop TalkBox Beats
Season 14 Episode 6 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The multi-talented Hakim Callwood shares his passion for positivity in his paintings, murals, tattoos and life. Experience the work of leather-artist Pamela Graham. Meet Miami, Florida based-artist, Kandy G. Lopez who, makes bold portraits in fiber. The musical duo of Miles Curtiss and Matt Forney, known as Trayvon Barksdale and Realistic Tears brings surrealism to Broad and High Presents.
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>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD & HIGH," A MULTITALENTED ARTIST SPREADS POSITIVITY.
RICH WORKS OF ART FROM IT DISCARDED MATERIALS.
PORTRAITS PAINTED ONE THREAD AT A TIME.
AND MUSICAL COLLABORATORS JOIN US IN THE "BROAD & HIGH" PRESENTS STUDIO.
THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH."
>> WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH."
I'M YOUR HOST KATE QUICKEL.
HAKIM CALLWOOD IS A PAINTER, TATTOO ARTIST, MURALIST AND RAPPER WHO WANTS EVERYONE THAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH ART TO HAVE A BETTER DAY.
WE MET UP WITH HIM IN HIS STUDIO TO TALK ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AS AN ARTIST AND HOW HE TRIES TO LIVE HIS BEST LIFE.
>> MY PAINTINGS ARE LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN GRAFFITI, FINE ART AND ABSTRACT.
SO, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE ELEMENTS OF THINGS THAT I LEARN KIND OF GROWING UP AND I COMBINED THEM INTO MY THING.
IT CAN BE A PORTRAIT.
IT CAN BE A CHARACTER.
IT CAN BE A PERSON.
IT CAN BE A CARTOON.
IT'S USUALLY GOING TO BE VIVID BRIGHT COLORS AND MOVEMENT IF POSSIBLE.
I USED TO FIND INSPIRATION IN LIKE A LOT OF OTHER WORKS.
SO CARTOONS.
COMIC BOOKS.
VIDEO GAMES.
I THINK THAT JUST WAS MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO ART.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY THAT THIS WAS ART AND FINE ARTS AND ART SALES.
I HAD NO REALM OF KNOWLEDGE OF THAT.
SO NOW MY INSPIRATION FOR ART IS MY LIFE AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME AND MY EXPERIENCES AND EXPERIENCES I TAKE IN.
THE BLANK CANVAS IS MY ENEMY.
WHEN I'M SITTING AND I CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO PUT ON IT, I'M WASTING TIME.
JUST EVERY PAINT STROKE GETS ME CLOSER TO MY END GOAL.
SO SOMETIMES I'LL GO AS FAR AS LIKE THINK ABOUT HOWEVER I'M FEELING EMOTIONALLY AND I'LL CLOSE MY EYES AND I'LL TRY TO PUT IT INTO ONE SENTENCE.
AND THE SENTENCE MIGHT BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED AND OPTIMISTIC FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY.
AND THEN I'LL TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.
AND THEN I'LL START THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, BEING OPTIMISTIC MIGHT LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, A KID JUMPING FOR JOY.
SO THEN THAT'LL BE MY SUBJECT AND THIS IS WHEN I START USING TECHNICAL SKILLS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M USING THE RULE OF THIRDS.
I'M USING THE GOLDEN RATIO TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE KID IS.
WHERE HE'S JUMPING TO.
NOW I'M DOING FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND, BACKGROUND AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING AROUND HIM AND WHERE AND HOW TO APPLY IT.
MURAL WORK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE I'M DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT FOR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER COMMUNITY I'M DOING IT IN.
I THINK THAT I OFTEN TALK ABOUT CIVIC DUTY WHEN I TALK ABOUT ART.
I THINK EVERYBODY HAS A CIVIC DUTY.
YOURS MIGHT BE A LAWYER OR THIS PERSON MIGHT BE SOMEONE WHO PICKS UP PEOPLE AND TAKES THEM PLACES AND I THINK MY CIVIC DUTY I'M LUCKY ENOUGH THAT MINE IS TO DRAW FUN HAPPY THINGS AND TRY TO CHANGE SOMEBODY'S MOOD FOR THE BETTER.
YOU KNOW, THE MURAL TO ME A MURAL DOESN'T BELONG TO ME OR THE PERSON THAT PAYS FOR IT.
IT BELONGS TO WHOEVER SEES IT THE MOST.
YOU MIGHT TAKE THIS ROUTE TO WALK YOUR DOG EVERY DAY.
I THINK THAT MURAL BELONGS TO YOU AND I WANT TO DO THE BEST I CAN FOR YOU AND TO REPRESENT YOU.
[ MUSIC ] I GO BY GARLIC JUNIOR AND MY BAND IS THE PHANTOM POWERS.
IT'S A BLESSING.
FOR PAINTINGS IT'S BEEN, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH PAINTING HAS CHANGED OVER TIME BECAUSE OF COMMERCE.
YOU KNOW, AT ONE POINT I'M PAINTING FOR A LIVING.
JUST TO PAY ALL MY BILLS AND THAT.
THAT KIND OF CHANGES HOW I USED TO BE.
HOW I EXPRESS MYSELF THROUGH IT.
NOW IT'S GOTTEN KIND OF MUCKY BECAUSE OF THAT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M SPENDING CONSCIOUS TIME DAILY TO TRY TO FIND THAT LOVE AGAIN.
BUT IN MUSIC I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT.
I HAVE THIS LIKE THE GIFT OF NAIVETY.
AND IT JUST FEELS SO GOOD TO BE ABLE TO CREATE SOMETHING AND MAKE IT EASY TO DIGEST FOR MY AUDIENCE AND PERFORM IT LIVE AND GET AN INSTANT REACTION IF PEOPLE LIKE IT OR NOT.
THERAPEUTIC.
EVERY DAY FOR MAYBE LIKE FOUR, FIVE YEARS I GOT TO SAY TODAY IS BEAUTIFUL AND SO ARE YOU.
IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, I'M TALKING TO EVERYBODY BUT I'M TALKING TO MYSELF.
I'M TRYING TO COMBAT THE AMOUNT OF NEGATIVITY I SEE.
I FEEL LIKE BEING NEGATIVE ONLINE AT LEAST IS SO LAZY TO ME.
THERE'S SO MUCH OF IT.
AND THEY SAY THAT ANGER AND NEGATIVITY GETS LIKE MORE ATTENTION AND FASTER RESULTS AND THIS AND THAT.
I HONESTLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
THIS IS MY WAY TO TRY TO FIGHT BACK.
IF IT'S JUST ME, THAT'S OKAY, YOU KNOW.
BUT I'VE HAD EXPERIENCES WITH PEOPLE LIKE APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING POSITIVE ONLINE.
HELPED ME THAT DAY.
OR SEEING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DO IT IN THEIR OWN WAY.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY A WIN FOR ME.
I'VE ALREADY WON WITH THAT.
OVERALL THINK I JUST REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I REALLY DO, REALLY DO CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT COMMUNITY MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS FOR EVERYBODY.
WHATEVER THAT MEANS FOR YOU, I CARE ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL TREAT THEMSELVES BETTER AND PEOPLE WILL TREAT THEIR NEIGHBORS BETTER.
>> TO SEE MORE OF HAKIM'S WORK, FIND HIM ONLINE AT HAKIMSARTNSTUFF.COM.
>> NEXT WE TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN TO MEET LEATHER ARTIST PAMELA GRAHAM.
SHE CREATES HER WORKS OF ART WITH NO SKETCH OR OUTLINE.
LETTING THE WORK SPILL OUT OF HER.
PAMELA'S RICH PIECES ARE FULL OF DEPTH.
>> I WAS SURROUNDED BY ART AT AN EARLY AGE.
MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO SEW.
MY ART IS HEAVILY INSPIRED BY MY UPBRINGING.
LEATHER ART IS SOMETHING THAT I LOVE TO DO.
VALUABLE.
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME IS TAKING RAW MATERIALS, THINGS THAT PEOPLE MAY DEEM AS SCRAP MATERIALS AND MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING.
TURNING SCRAP PIECES INTO BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART.
BECAUSE THE LEATHER ART AND WHAT I DO COMES SO NATURAL TO ME, IT REALLY FEELS LIKE A SPIRITUAL ASSIGNMENT.
FOR ME IT IS THE WHISPER OF MY ANCESTOR S. I'M LED BY MY INTUITION IN TERMS OF WHAT TO CREATE.
I'M PUTTING TOGETHER A BUZZLE WITH THESE VARIOUS MATERIALS TO CREATE AN IMAGE THAT PEOPLE WILL FIND VALUE IN, THAT I FIND VALUE IN AND THAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS WHERE I COME FROM, WHERE MY FAMILY COMES FROM AND THE EXPOSURE I WAS BLESSED WITH AS A CHILD.
THE FIRST PIECE IS AN AFRICAN SHIELD.
IT'S ONE OF TEN.
THIS IS MY THIRD ONE.
AND THE SHIELD REPRESENTS LEADERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE THAT THEY POSSESS.
AND THEN THIS PIECE IS A WARRIOR THAT I AM CREATING WITH LEATHER.
SO I USE SOME OF THE SMALLEST PIECES OF LEATHER AS TO YOU KNOW NOTHING GOING TO WASTE TO CREATE A RESEMBLANCE OF LIKE SKIN TONE AND THEN GARMENTS.
AND THEN I'LL CONTINUE ON TO THE TOP TO CREATE THE IMAGE.
THE MAIN PART OF MY ART THAT I DO, I DO A LOT OF LEATHER MASKS.
I DO A LOT OF LEATHER SHIELDS.
I DO SOURCE LOCALLY.
I GO TO --I OFTEN GO TO TANDI LEATHER WHICH IS IN HAILS CORNER.
ALSO STATE FAIR I FOUND SOME AMAZING HIDES AT THE LEATHER VENDOR THAT COMES THERE EVERY YEAR.
IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO AS YOU CAN SEE THROW AWAY ANY OF THE ODD AND END PIECES OF LEATHER THAT I DO HAVE.
BECAUSE FROM THIS IS VERY -- THIS SMALL PIECE OF PURPLE COULD BE THE, YOU KNOW, THE TOP LAYER OF AN EARRING THAT REALLY JUST MAKES IT POP OUT.
SO I DO A LOT OF WEARABLE ART.
I DO SMALL ACCESSORIES.
I DO LEATHER JEWELRY.
LEATHER WALLETS.
WHEN MY MOTHER WAS YOUNG SHE WORE THESE LONG FEATHERS IF HER HAIR WHICH INSPIRED ME WITH THE LEATHER EARRINGS I MAKE THAT RESEMBLE FEATHERS.
I DO LEATHER BAGS.
I DO SOME CLOTHING PIECES FOR A FEW WEARABLE ART SHOWS.
I FEEL LIKE A LARGE PART OF MY PERSONALITY GOES INTO THE WORK BECAUSE MY SPIRITUALITY AND MY BELIEF THAT MY FAMILY AND MY ANCESTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GIFT THAT I HAVE.
THE NAME OF MY ART IS ZULA WHISPER.
ZULA IS THE NAME OF ONE OF MY AUNTS ON MY DAD'S SIDE.
WHEN I'M WORKING I'M NOT LAYING OUT WHAT I'M DOING, I'M NOT DRAWING A BLUEPRINT IN THE BEGINNING.
I'M JUST GOING WITH HOW I FEEL AND I OFTEN THINK ABOUT MY FAMILY.
IT'S VERY SPIRITUALLY LED.
I FEEL LIKE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPLAINED.
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHO IT CAME FROM OR WHERE IT CAME FROM BECAUSE I CAN ACTUALLY FEEL IT AS I'M CREATING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO DO.
I CAN SPEND, YOU KNOW, THE REST OF MY LIFE BEING A CREATOR AND CREATING ARTWORK.
SO IT MAKES SENSE FOR ME TO UTILIZE MY TIME DOING SOMETHING THAT I REALLY LOVE AND ENJOY AND I FEEL LIKE IS AN INHERITED GIFT.
>> TO SEE MORE OF PAMELA'S WORK, FIND HER ONLINE AT NANDIREVEL.
COM.
> >> NOW WE TRAVEL TO FLORIDA TO MEET MIAMI-BASED ARTIST KANDY G. LOPEZ WHO CREATES BIG, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART.
SHE EXPLAINS HER CREATIVE PROCESS AND PASSION FOR CAPTURING IDENTITY, CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ART.
>> SO THIS IS USUALLY THE WAY I WORK.
I LIKE SECTION OFF WHERE I NEED TO FILL IN THE GAP.
SO THIS IS HER FINGER.
LIKE HER LITTLE FINGER.
AND THEN I'M DOING LIKE THE BUST OF THE TOP PART.
SO I HAVE TO MAP OUT WHERE THE DARTS ARE.
SO THIS IS LIKE DARKER.
THIS IS DARKER UP HERE.
IT'S DARK ON THIS EDGE.
THERE'S A HIGHLIGHT I HAVE TO ADD HERE.
THERE'S LIGHT REFLECTION HITTING THAT.
I START FILLING IN THE REST OF IT.
WHICH IS WHAT I WOULD DO IN PAINTING.
MY NAME IS KANDY G. LOPEZ.
I'M AN ARTIST AND ALSO A PROFESSOR AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.
I LOVE TEACHING AS MUCH AS I LOVE MAKING.
I AM A PORTRAIT MAKER.
SO I'VE BEEN PAINTING FOR A LONG TIME.
I LOVE OIL PAINTS.
EVEN WITH THE FIBER WORK I WOULD CONSIDER THEM FIBER PAINTINGS.
JUST USING A DIFFERENT MEDIUM.
THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT YARN COLORS AND TEXTURES AND TYPES.
SO THIS IS MORE OF LIKE A SCULPTURAL KIND OF PORTRAIT PAINTING.
AND I REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO DO.
I NEED A CHALLENGE.
I GET BORED WITH PAINTING BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I UNDERSTAND THE MEDIUM.
I'LL DO PRINT MAKING FOR A WHILE AND TRY THE DIFFERENT PRINT MAKING TECHNIQUES AND THEN CUT UP THOSE PRINTS AND THEY BECOME COLLAGES.
AND THEN THOSE COLLAGES TURN BACK INTO PAINTINGS.
I'M ALSO DEALING WITH STAINED GLASS AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
YEAH, I GET BORED FAST.
BUT FIBER HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'M STILL LEARNING.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M STILL FIGURING IT OUT.
SO I LIKE TO ADD THE GOLD AND SILVER TO THE DETAILS.
LIKE I REALLY LOVE DETAILS.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY ENJOY ABOUT POINT PAINTING TOO IS GETTING THE REFLECTION, COLOR OF WHATEVER'S UNDERNEATH OF THE OBJECT OR THE PERSON.
SO THIS IS MY WAY OF DOING THAT WITH A DIFFERENT FIBER.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED THERE WAS NOT THAT MANY BROWNS.
IT WAS LIKE THREE OR FOUR.
THEY WERE CALLED SKIN TONES.
BUT IT WAS LIKE GENERIC KIND OF BROWNS.
I'VE BEEN ON A SCAVENGER HUNT FOR BROWNS.
PEOPLE DONATE AND SEND ME BOXES OF THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S YARN OR I'LL GO TO THE THRIFT STORE AND THEY HAVE RANDOM BAGS OF YARN THAT I TAKE.
I'VE BEEN COLLECTING MORE AND MORE BROWNS.
THAT AND GREENS ARE ONE OF THE COLORS I REALLY LOOK FOR.
BECAUSE THERE'S SUBTLETIES IN THEM.
I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT DYEING.
DYEING MY OWN YARN AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET THE CORRECT COLOR LIKE I WOULD IF IT'S A PAINTING.
IF I'M DONE WITH A SPECIFIC COLOR I USE THE NEEDLE I HAVE IN MY HAND.
IT'S USUALLY LIKE MAYBE 8 TO 12 DIFFERENT NEEDLES AT THIS POINT BECAUSE AGAIN THERE'S MORE BROWNS AND THAT'S USUALLY THE COLOR I'M WORKING WITH.
SO JUST LIKE A PAINT PALETTE WHERE THERE'S MULTIPLE COLORS, THIS IS LIKE MY PALETTE.
SOMETIMES I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT I WANT TO MAKE.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST LIKE SOMEBODY WALKING PAST AND I'M LIKE WHO IS THAT PERSON?
SO LIKE BUILDING UP THE COURAGE TO BE LIKE HI.
I'M KANDY.
I'M AN ARTIST.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN BEING IMMORTALIZED IS THE WORD I USE.
AND THEY'RE LIKE WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION.
I GET TO KNOW THEM.
I TELL THEM TO WEAR THEIR SWAGGIEST OUTFIT.
WHATEVER THEY FEEL THE MOST CONFIDENT IN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COME WITH LIKE MOMENT APPROXIMATELY OUTFITS WHICH IS A REAL CHALLENGE FOR ME BECAUSE I'M LIKE OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO FOUR OR FIVE OF THIS PERSON.
BECAUSE I'M ATTRACTED TO LIKE THAT PATTERNS, THE TEXTURE, THE COLOR.
THE BODY LANGUAGE.
THE, YOU KNOW, THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
LIKE I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT.
AND SOMETIMES FRIENDS OF FRIENDS.
SO IT'S LIKE CONSTANTLY MAKING, YOU KNOW, THE MOST SWAGGIEST PEOPLE THAT I CAN FIND.
WHEN I TAKE THE PICTURE OF THE PERSON I'M USUALLY ON THE FLOOR.
I LIKE THE PERSPECTIVE OF THEM LOOKING DOWN AT THE VIEWER.
I ALSO LIKE TO START WITH THE EYES BECAUSE I THINK THE EYES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE PERSON.
I WANT THE EYES TO ALSO LOOK AT YOU THE VIEWER.
I THINK OF HIERARCHY.
I THINK OF OUR HISTORY AND RELIGIOUS WORKS.
I ALSO THINK OF SEXISM WITHIN THE ARTS TOO.
I WANT MY SUBJECTS NOT TO BE SUBMISSIVE.
I WANT THEM TO BE A LITTLE CONFRONTATIONAL.
AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE VULNERABLE IN THAT CONFRONTATION.
ONCE I HAVE THAT IMAGE I HAVE THE BACKING OF A RUG THAT I USE AND DEPENDING ON THE PICTURE IT'S USUALLY 8 FEET BY SOMETHING.
OR A LITTLE LARGER.
AND THEN I DRAW IT WITH A MARKER.
I GIVE MYSELF LIKE FIVE MINUTES TO JUST DO A GESTURE BECAUSE USUALLY IT'S INCORRECT ANYWAY SO I KEEP EDITING AS I MOVE DOWN THE SUBJECT.
AND I WANT THEM TO SIT THE WHOLE SPACE.
THEY SHOULD BE ON THE WHOLE CANVAS.
SOMETIMES THEIR FOOT HANGS OFF WHICH I LIKE BECAUSE THEY'RE STEPPING OUT OF THE FRAME.
LIKE I JUST WANT TO PUT THE WORK OUT THERE AND LET THE WORK DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO.
SOME PEOPLE CRY WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE WORK, WHICH MAKES ME SUPER EMOTIONAL.
SOME PEOPLE CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE WORKS BECAUSE IT REMINDS THEM OF A COUSIN OR A FRIEND OR AN EX OR THERE'S LIKE EMOTIONS THAT BUILD UP WHICH I LIKE.
SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE PAINTINGS AND THEN THEY WALK UP AND I HEAR THE AND I MELT EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT.
HAVING COMMUNITY IN THE SPACE AND PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO SEE THEMSELVES IN THOSE SPACES IS IMPORTANT FOR MY WORK.
>> SEE MORE OF HER WORK AT KANDYGLOPEZ.COM.
>> LONG TIME COLLABORATORS MILES CURTISS AND MATT FORNEY JOINED FORCES AS TRAYVON BARKSDALE AND REALISTIC TEARS.
CURTISS PROVIDES SOMEWHAT SURREAL VOCALS WHILE FORNEY CRAFTS THE BEAT.
THEY JOINED US TO SHARE THIS SONG THAT'S ABOUT THE EXPLORATION OF TIME, CONSCIOUSNESS AND ENERGY.
TAKE A LISTEN.
WORD UP MR.
LIZARD 321 CONTACT BEFORE ANYTHING WAS ANYTHING BEFORE YOUR ENEMIES WAS ENTITIES WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY I'M TALKING STAR DUST AND SPIT POLISH KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE BEFORE ANYTHING WAS ANYTHING WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY WE WAS ROOTING FOR YOU DUDE WHEN YOU HAD THE SMARMIEST OF ATTITUDES AND THEN RISE UP TO THE SKY RUN BRANCHES OUT AND SAY I AM GROOT GO AHEAD MAKE THAT MOVE WE'LL BE THERE WHEN YOU SHOW AND IMPROVE BEFORE ANYTHING WAS ANYTHING BEFORE YOUR ENEMIES WAS ENTITIES WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY I'M TALKING STAR DUST TO SPIT POLISH KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE STAR DUST TO SPIT POLISH KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE MATHEMATICS JUST A LIST OF THE WORLD HABITS PHYSICS WE'RE JUST OBSERVABLE PATTERNS EXHIBIT CHEMISTRY BIOLOGY HISTORY WE'RE JUST EMERGING PROPERTIES WHAT CAME OUT OF THE WORM HOLE LONG WAS THERE SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING BACK THAT FAR YOU'D BE SEPARATED TO ALL YOUR CONSTITUENT PARTS I HOPE YOU'RE BRINGING MUCH HART BECAUSE FOR ANYTHING WAS ANYTHING YOUR ENEMIES WERE ENTITIES WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY YEAH WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY I'M TALKING STAR DUST TO SPIT POLISH KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE I'M TALKING STAR DUST TO SPIT POLISH KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE WAIT A SECOND HERE SIT DOWN WE GOT TO TALK MAN JUST ME AND YOU ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW LIKE 9000, 12,000 YOU STILL LOOKING FOR YOUR EX MAKING EVERYBODY ELSE SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS THAT'S THE PROBLEM YOU GOT TO FIX YOUR LIFE UP THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE ANYTHING WAS ANYTHING EVEN YOUR ENEMIES WERE EVEN ENTITIES WE WERE ALL JUST ENERGY WE WERE ALL JUST ENERGY I'M TALKING STAR DUST TO SPIT POLISH KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE BEFORE ANYTHING WAS ANYTHING I MEAN YOUR ENEMIES IS ENTITIES WE WERE ALL JUST ENERGY WE WAS ALL JUST ENERGY YEAH KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE YEAH YO THIS EPISODE TODAY WAS BROUGHT BY LETTERS O AND H, THE NUMBER 420 AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU FOR REAL >> TO HEAR MORE FIND THEM ON INSTAGRAM @BARKSDALEISREAL.
>> WELL THAT'S OUR SHOW.
REMEMBER YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.
ORG AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
SO HERE WE GO AGAIN BRINGING NEW SUN INTO EXISTENCE WHEN THE OLD WORLD GAVE A PUFF ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE WISDOM THEN WE PUT IT IN THE SYSTEM BEEN LIKE FOREVER O'CLOCK SINCE THEY LET THE KID ROCK HOPPED ON MY SKATE BOARD WENT AROUND THE BLOCK I SAW THE PEOPLE CHILLING OUTSIDE WE ABOUT TO GET LIVE ONE MORE TIME TRYING TO FINISH INFINITE JEST FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PERSONALITY IS GO HOME AND LOOK INTO A MIRROR KID YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY KNOWN WHAT CAN I SAY I WAS CHILLING ON MY THRONE SIPPING ON A GOBLET OF SOMETHING COLD SO I SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT THERE LETTING Y'ALL KNOW FOREVER O'CLOCK THAT'S SO LONG FOREVER O'CLOCK SINCE THEY LET THE KID ROCK ONE TIME FOR THE AMBIANCE I SAW THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET THEY WAS DYING FOR A PARTY SO YOU KNOW I HAD TO START THE WALK FOREVER O'CLOCK THERE WAS REALLY IN A STATUS TOO SINCE LIKE 2002 SINCE I EVER BEEN OUTSIDE TO DO SOMETHING COOL WE BETTER GET OUT AND DRINK A COUPLE OF BREWS FANS LIKE FOREVER O'CLOCK SINCE THEY LET THE KID ROCK HOPPED ON MY SKATE BOARD WENT AROUND THE BLOCK ONE TIME FOR THE AMBIANCE BEEN FOREVER O'CLOCK SINCE THEY LET THE KID ROCK JUST GIVE THEM DORITOS UP.
THEY'RE LIKE CATS.
IT'S BEEN LIKE FOREVER O'CLOCK SINCE THEY LET THE KID ROCK THAT'S WHY I GOT ON MY SKATE BOARD WENT AROUND THE BLOCK ONE TIME FOR THE AMBIANCE >> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL.
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