hoo boy. i love nes but damn should i be proud of this picture? The answer is yes.
What's upper?
This is off to a very good start!
More importantly we should all know him as being the first on the entire West Coast to do a Hip Hop radio show on Seattle's 1250 KFOX
That means Nes is really old. School.
While on the air back in 1983, a guy by the name of Sir Mix-A-Lot Ray (Seattle's Computerized DJ) kept calling me up on the request line & we finally hooked up...
Can you imagine these calls to the station 'Oh it's Ray-Ray again', listening to it and knowing the historic ramifications to follow?
Tracks like "Square Dance Rap," "Posse On Broadway" & "Beepers" took both of our albums to Platinum status & when he released "Baby Got Back" that got him a Grammy award!
I remember Square Dance Rap! Does anyone remember "Seward Park"? It was like the "Duh Ha" song of Seattle.
I really stood out being asian while everyone around me was either black or white. I remember in the mid 80's always being mistaken on the road as 2 Live Crew's own, Fresh Kid Ice!
Especially when he wore those really loose tank tops! Oh wait, he still wears those really loose tank tops!
I was fortunate to be in Sir Mix-A-Lot's video's & to have a guest star appearances in two motion pictures, "House Party 4" and "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist."
Wow! New reasons to actually see those movies! Sike, I ain't seeing those pieces of shit.
I spent majority of my childhood growing up in Okinawa because my mom got a job as a nurse there so I ended up learning to speak both Japanese & Tagalog. Bad thing is I'm not fluent at either language anymore except for english & ebonics!
*smacks forehead, lowers head in shame*
My role models growing up were Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali & Taky Kimura.
What about JJ from Good Times? Huh, Nes? What...about...him? Have you forgotten your roots already?
The Latino influences were driving Lowriders ( I was one of the 1st to have hydraulics on my '76 Buick Regal) & the Asian influences were martial arts.
Haiiii-Yaaa...essse!
Yes with the Filipino samples I have this old cd called Bayanihan Dancers & it had some filipino music on it I'd throw in the mix sometimes plus I'm very good with the filipino accent & I'd use my vocals & accent for skits in my mixes...
Hey i've got that Bayanihan on vinyl! *said with fake tagalog accent*
In the very early years say 1986-1989 when I was on the road & on tour with Mix-A-Lot, fans would come up to me & think I was Fresh Kid Ice the asian guy in 2 Live Crew!
Fresh Kid Ice. Why did he always have his arm in a sling? Was being crippled a fashion statment back then?
I took a break from acting which was one of my dreams to accomplish here in L.A. and I may re pursue it again. Maybe be the next Mr Miyagi!
The next Mr. Miyagi!?!? Foo you got better chances of being a character in a movie that eats Mr. Miyagi!
MC's: Byrdie, Blue Scholars, Emerald Street Boys, Vitamix, Oracles Creed, Block Burners, Oldominion, Danny Dee Rock, the original Criminal Nation, PD2 & of course the one MC I believed in from day one & a few platinum albums later, Sir Mix-A-Lot!
Oracles Creed!?! Damn Nes you're old! School. But thanks for mentioning the Blue Scholars.
No favorite venue now but back in the old school days, it was Skoochies, Hollywood Underground, Reflections, Spectrum, Tonights The Night & Club Broadway. I dj'd at all of those venues except for Reflections which was right before I really started dj'ing. Anyone oldschool & from Seattle will know about all the above!
hoo boy. i love nes but damn should i be proud of this picture? The answer is yes.
What's upper?
This is off to a very good start!
More importantly we should all know him as being the first on the entire West Coast to do a Hip Hop radio show on Seattle's 1250 KFOX
That means Nes is really old. School.
While on the air back in 1983, a guy by the name of Sir Mix-A-Lot Ray (Seattle's Computerized DJ) kept calling me up on the request line & we finally hooked up...
Can you imagine these calls to the station 'Oh it's Ray-Ray again', listening to it and knowing the historic ramifications to follow?
Tracks like "Square Dance Rap," "Posse On Broadway" & "Beepers" took both of our albums to Platinum status & when he released "Baby Got Back" that got him a Grammy award!
I remember Square Dance Rap! Does anyone remember "Seward Park"? It was like the "Duh Ha" song of Seattle.
I really stood out being asian while everyone around me was either black or white. I remember in the mid 80's always being mistaken on the road as 2 Live Crew's own, Fresh Kid Ice!
Especially when he wore those really loose tank tops! Oh wait, he still wears those really loose tank tops!
I was fortunate to be in Sir Mix-A-Lot's video's & to have a guest star appearances in two motion pictures, "House Party 4" and "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist."
Wow! New reasons to actually see those movies! Sike, I ain't seeing those pieces of shit.
I spent majority of my childhood growing up in Okinawa because my mom got a job as a nurse there so I ended up learning to speak both Japanese & Tagalog. Bad thing is I'm not fluent at either language anymore except for english & ebonics!
*smacks forehead, lowers head in shame*
My role models growing up were Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali & Taky Kimura.
What about JJ from Good Times? Huh, Nes? What...about...him? Have you forgotten your roots already?
The Latino influences were driving Lowriders ( I was one of the 1st to have hydraulics on my '76 Buick Regal) & the Asian influences were martial arts.
Haiiii-Yaaa...essse!
Yes with the Filipino samples I have this old cd called Bayanihan Dancers & it had some filipino music on it I'd throw in the mix sometimes plus I'm very good with the filipino accent & I'd use my vocals & accent for skits in my mixes...
Hey i've got that Bayanihan on vinyl! *said with fake tagalog accent*
In the very early years say 1986-1989 when I was on the road & on tour with Mix-A-Lot, fans would come up to me & think I was Fresh Kid Ice the asian guy in 2 Live Crew!
Fresh Kid Ice. Why did he always have his arm in a sling? Was being crippled a fashion statment back then?
I took a break from acting which was one of my dreams to accomplish here in L.A. and I may re pursue it again. Maybe be the next Mr Miyagi!
The next Mr. Miyagi!?!? Foo you got better chances of being a character in a movie that eats Mr. Miyagi!
MC's: Byrdie, Blue Scholars, Emerald Street Boys, Vitamix, Oracles Creed, Block Burners, Oldominion, Danny Dee Rock, the original Criminal Nation, PD2 & of course the one MC I believed in from day one & a few platinum albums later, Sir Mix-A-Lot!
Oracles Creed!?! Damn Nes you're old! School. But thanks for mentioning the Blue Scholars.
No favorite venue now but back in the old school days, it was Skoochies, Hollywood Underground, Reflections, Spectrum, Tonights The Night & Club Broadway. I dj'd at all of those venues except for Reflections which was right before I really started dj'ing. Anyone oldschool & from Seattle will know about all the above!
*looks at poppawheelie, bradpuet and spinja*
I'd like to add this: "I came to the U.S. when I was only 10 years and was a true F.O.B. straight outta the Philippines & Okinawa...
Jesus Christ, Nes!
If my 15 minutes of fame is over, I can truly say, it was the best 15 minutes I've ever experienced...
15 minutes!!? You're a legend, Nes! You're a big name dropper, but you're a freakin hip hop legend!
=)
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