Blue Scholars (album)
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Blue Scholars is the self-titled debut release by Blue Scholars
, a Seattle-based hip-hop duo. It was originally only available in the Seattle area in 2004 before being given a national release in 2005.
The 2004 release of the album contained tracks 2-11 (the original release had a different introduction, track 1; it was called 'Solstice intro') and came in a jewel case with a cover resembling a spiral-bound notebook. This version of the album was voted "Best Album of 2004" by the Seattle Weekly
.
The 2005 release of the album added three new tracks to the end of the album: "The Ave," "Life & Debt," and "No Rest For The Weary." The re-release comes in a digipak
-style case with revised cover art, featuring a silhouette of the Seattle skyline with the band's more common graffiti tag
logo.
A video for the track "Freewheelin" was produced in the summer of 2004. It features Geo and Sabzi walking with an increasing group of followers through a number of Seattle neighborhoods, including the International District
, Beacon Hill
, and Capitol Hill
. The final scene of the video features the duo performing in Hing Hay Park
to their crowd of followers. The video is available on the 2005 version of the album and can be viewed at Youtube
.
Blue Scholars
Blue Scholars is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, created in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, were students at the University of Washington....
, a Seattle-based hip-hop duo. It was originally only available in the Seattle area in 2004 before being given a national release in 2005.
The 2004 release of the album contained tracks 2-11 (the original release had a different introduction, track 1; it was called 'Solstice intro') and came in a jewel case with a cover resembling a spiral-bound notebook. This version of the album was voted "Best Album of 2004" by the Seattle Weekly
Seattle Weekly
Seattle Weekly is a freely distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as The Weekly...
.
The 2005 release of the album added three new tracks to the end of the album: "The Ave," "Life & Debt," and "No Rest For The Weary." The re-release comes in a digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...
-style case with revised cover art, featuring a silhouette of the Seattle skyline with the band's more common graffiti tag
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
logo.
A video for the track "Freewheelin" was produced in the summer of 2004. It features Geo and Sabzi walking with an increasing group of followers through a number of Seattle neighborhoods, including the International District
International District, Seattle, Washington
The Chinatown-International District of Seattle, Washington is an ethnic enclave neighborhood and is the center of Seattle's Asian American community. The neighborhood is multiethnic, consisting mainly of people who are of Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino ethnicity...
, Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill, Seattle, Washington
Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle, Washington. The municipal government subdivides it into North Beacon Hill, Mid-Beacon Hill, Holly Park, and South Beacon Hill, though most people who live there simply call it "Beacon Hill." Home to the world headquarters of Amazon.com...
, and Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington
Capitol Hill is the most densely populated residential district in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the center of the city's gay and counterculture communities, and is one of the city's most prominent nightlife and entertainment districts....
. The final scene of the video features the duo performing in Hing Hay Park
Hing Hay Park (Seattle)
Hing Hay Park is a public park in the International District neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is located at the corner of S. King Street and Maynard Avenue S. The park has a beautiful authentic pagoda in the center of the park, along with benches and chess tables...
to their crowd of followers. The video is available on the 2005 version of the album and can be viewed at Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Track listing
- Solstice Reintroduction (3:02)
- Blue School (4:25)
- Bruise Brothers (2:51)
- Motion Movement (3:44)
- selfPortrait (4:15)
- Freewheelin (3:21)
- The Inkwell (4:54)
- Burnt Offering (5:05)
- Evening Chai (4:17) (The spoken word portion after the song is from the film Three Kings)
- Blink (3:54)
- Sagaba (4:16)
- The Ave (3:02)
- Life & Debt (3:07)
- No Rest For The Weary (5:36)
- Bonus: Freewheelin music video (directed by Marty Martin)
Credits
- Sabzi - beats, producer
- Geologic - rhymes
- Liza Danger ( Danger Danger Design) - art direction, design
- Barry Corliss - mastering
"Freewheelin" video credits
- Marty Martin - director, director of photography, editor, special effects
- James Maki - co-producer, first assistant director
- Andrei Zia Mohajerjasbi - second assistant director
- Christopher Gambol - grip, production assistant