Fair Shake Reaction: Jewell Ave John 3 - Stik Figa

Jewell Ave John 3 - Stik Figa

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

More Stik Figa for your mind:

Jewell Ave John 3 (Album Playlist)

Fair Shake Reaction: A Small Fortune - Stik Figa x DJ Sean P

A Small Fortune - Stik Figa x DJ Sean P

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

A small collection for the fortunate:

SQR BIZ (Audio)

SQR BIZ (Visualizer)

Rocket Science (Visualizer)

$elf Made (Visualizer)

Schpillin (Visualizer)

Fair Shake Reaction: Jewell Ave John 2 - Stik Figa x Leonard Dstroy

Jewell Ave John 2 - Stik Figa x Leonard Dstroy

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

Take a trip down Jewell Ave:

YouTube (MVs & Podcasts)

Fair Shake Reaction: Soil Songs EP - Stik Figa

Soil Songs EP - Stik Figa

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

I dug this up from the soil:

Rappin' A$$ Interlude (Music Video)

Fair Shake Reaction: Ritual - Stik Figa & The Expert

Ritual - Stik Figa & The Expert

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

More Stik for your ritual:

Uknowhut? (Audio)

The Rap Music Plug Podcast

Fair Shake Reaction: Pookey: Stik Figa Finds Himself - Stik Figa x DJ Sean P

Pookey: Stik Figa Finds Himself - Stik Figa x DJ Sean P

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

Now to find yourself some related content:

The Pookey Pod (Ep. 1)

The Pookey Pod (Ep. 2)

The Pookey Pod (Ep. 3)

Fair Shake Reaction: Valley of Dry Bones - Stik Figa x Conductor Williams

Valley of Dry Bones - Stik Figa x Conductor Williams

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

Valley of Related Links:

4Dolph (Music Video)

The Long Play Listening Party (of Valley of Dry Bones)

The Good Game Podcast w/ Stik Figa (on Spotify)

Fair Shake Reaction: Heresy - Stik Figa x August Fanon

Heresy - Stik Figa x August Fanon

(Genre: Hip Hop/Alternative Rap)

Links to the heretical musings:

Heresy (Bandcamp)

Reel Notes Interview (Podcast)

The Good Game Podcast (Spotify Link)

Fair Shake Reaction: East of MacVicar Ave. - Stik Figa x DJ Sean P

East of MacVicar Ave. - Stik Figa x DJ Sean P

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

Take a trip to KS through these:

East of MacVicar Ave (Promo Vid)

Gold Laces (Promo Vid)

Knowhere Pt. 3 (Promo Vid)

Thank You, Lord! (Promo Vid)

Figa of Speech 3 (Audio)

Fair Shake Review: Joyland - Stik Figa x Conductor Williams

Joyland - Stik Figa x Conductor Williams

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

Land yourself with these links with Joy:

Power! (Music Video)

Sad Crying Clown in an Iron Lung (Music Video)

Full Album Stream

Imagine Remix

No Rest for the Wicked

The Formula Interview (w/ Conductor Williams & Westside Gunn)

Fair Shake Review: Stik Figa EP - Stik Figa

Stik Figa EP - Stik Figa

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

Fair Shake Review: 2 Stik Figa x Conductor Williams Reviews

Heavens to Mergatroyd & Tomorrow is Forgotten

- Stik Figa x Conductor Williams

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

I Figa you can Conduct yourself to these links:

The Wind (Music Video)

The Earth (Music Video)

The Fall Out (Audio)

Gear? Who cares! (Beat Session)

Vision (Beat Session)

Fair Shake Review: If It's the Last Thing I Do - Stik Figa

If It's the Last Thing I Do - Stik Figa

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

If They're the Last Links I Post:

Sex Cells (Audio)
Daydreamin' (Audio)
Never Be Enough (Audio)

Fair Shake Review: The Catch Up: Fall Edition

Fair Shake Review: All Gods Dangers - Stik Figa & Rob Viktum

All Gods Dangers - Stik Figa & Rob Viktum

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

More Dangers:

Bones (Official Video)

Homesick feat. Ty Farris (Official Audio)

South Vangaurd Radio (Interview w/ Stik & Rob)

Middle Child Freestyle (Audio)

Fair Shake Review: MOON. - Stik Figa & Conductor Williams

MOON. - Stik Figa & Conductor Williams

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

Other great material:

MOON. (Available on the artist's website)

The Heart Wants (The Central Standard Time version)

Visions of U (Music Video)

Figa of Speech Pt. 2 (Music Video)

Winter Forever Cries (Beat EP)

BlipMasta5's June & July 2018 Favorites

Favorite Cover

What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life - Brail Watson

This song is a classic! Cool thing about this song, though, is its significance to Brail himself. He was requested to sing this to his professor and his wife and this later became the song Brail serenaded his now wife when they got engaged. This rendition really shows off the incredible versatility of Brail's voice when you compare it to his past work along with the fantastic talents of guitarist Pearce Odegard. Play this one time and try not to be swept away by these breezy performance. I'm sure you'll fail!

BlipMasta5's May & June 2017 Favorites

Favorite Anime Parody

TeamFourStar's DBZ Abridged Episode 58

TeamFourStar has never failed to tickle my funny bone. Yet, it's always a pleasure to see them also take the action scenes to the next level. It's finally the first match of the Cell Games with Cell and Goku taking center stage. Watch as TFS add their own flair to one of the iconic battles of the series!

Friday Night Labor on Jewell Ave (Fuelo & Stik Figa Review)

Friday Night - Fuelo

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

Jewell Ave John - Stik Figa x Miles Bonny

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

Labor - Stik Figa

(Genre: Rap/Hip Hop)

Two More January Reviews

Central Standard Time - Stik Figa

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

When this project was announced, I instantly lit up with joy. If you don't already know, Stik Figa is one of my hometown legends and has been carrying the torch for Topeka in the underground for a while. When I heard that this project was another one backed by Mello Music Group, I became even more ecstatic because these connections would push their music even further than before.

Speaking of the music, Stik Figa puts you in the mind of the everyman in Topeka, Kansas. He displays his skills as an emcee as he delivers punchlines and paints you pictures of his surroundings and how that environment has affected not only himself, but the fellow townsfolk as well. This is all placed over a generally classic boom bap soundscape with the one experimental rap entry, "James Lemonade" featuring independent stars Homeboy Sandman & Quelle Chris. Other featured artists, such as Elzhi & Rappin 4-Tay, bring their full set of skills, too, adding to the project's enjoyment factor.

In conclusion, anybody who digs the roots of hip hop should find this album a quality buy. Its runtime is concise and doesn't lend itself to any filler, so every song definitely hits its mark. Yet, my personal favorites would have to be "Cold", "James Lemonade", & "The Ends & Outs". The lyrical prowess of this emcee is on full display with this release and it's certainly capable to make it Stik's time in the limelight.

Links to the central, if you have time:
Pardon the Interruption (Music Video)
Cold (Music Video)
Shade45 Radio Freestyle ("I do the rap thing")
Passion of the Weiss Interview
Prey (A music video from the Shame the Devil EP)

SweetSexySavage - Kehlani

(Genre: R&B/Pop)

I became privy to Kehlani a long while back due to a collaboration with one of my favorite artists, Dyme-A-Duzin. They did a R&B track that brought me back to the days I grew up with the genre. I soon decided to look her up and found her rather talented, but the You Should Be Here project grabbed me the most. That was a few years later and since then, I kept up with her single releases on the road to this major label debut with anticipation.

This album reinforced what I believed she had the potential to achieve. She writes and performs songs with a very clear and honest voice. It's all delivered in a way that fuses the throwback feel of 90's/early 00's R&B and today's contemporary take on the sound. This brings a very nice ride with variety as she embodies the album title with each topic. She tells tales of love, lust, trust issues, her musical ambitions, & more. The only gripe may be the length of the track list, despite there not being many misses.

To me, she's an artist that reminds me of heavily hip hop infused R&B artists like Mya, Ciara, Aaliyah, & Amerie. Some tracks that have entered my heavy rotation are "Undercover", "Personal", "Not Used to it", "Everything is Yours", "Do U Dirty", & "In My Feelings". Honestly, this is a very solid debut and warrants a listen for any contemporary R&B fans. I would find it hard not to become infatuated by this sweet, sexy, savage debut.

Ride the Kehlani Tsunami:

Stay Up - Dyme-A-Duzin feat. Kehlani

You Should Be Here (Playlist of the album)

Gangsta (From Suicide Squad) (Part of the deluxe album)

Sway in the Morning Interview ("Young Sway got the answers")

Nardwuar Interview (Doot Doola Doot Doo)

Revolt Performance