The Authentic – Righteous Kill Mixtape x Real Recognize Real

Well this is one post I should have finished a lot time ago, fuck the date definitely says August 12th too…absolutely disgusting. I figured since he is going to be on the show tonight I should finish this up…i’m not even sure why it took so long…smh. I found out about The Authentic thanks to our very own DJ NoPhrillz, I have to say we make a pretty good team. A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! There are a lot of similarities between baseball, music, and life plus i’m a big Phillies fan too. A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork… Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don’t field… what is he? You follow me? No one. Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does he have to say? I’m goin’ out there for myself. But… I get nowhere unless the team wins. Team! ***Beats my co-worker to death with a baseball bat in the next cubicle*** Team! I think it’s one of the reason Official Street Radio/Exponent Ent. runs so well, we’re a great team. So with Phrillz’s recommendation I started following The Authentic on facebook after we exchanged a couple messages and the first thing I noticed was hard he works, performing everywhere and doing radio shows all over the place…I think I heard he was even performing…dammit I couldn’t think of anywhere funny for a fake performance. I’m slipping today, but anyway I finally caught up with The Authentic in Olde City…or so I thought. I was instead talking to this ole Tyler Perry ass nigga who didn’t bother to tell me he wasn’t The Authentic even though I thought he was. I hold no grudge though, i’m looking forward to his mixtape and his upcoming movies where he plays a FBI agent in both of them. I’m expecting nothing short of greatness based on the way he was taking pictures and handling himself that night. I finally did find The Authentic though, and we talked for a little while after his performance, real cool down to earth dude. No surprise he was originally from Jersey even though he now resides in Philly. His music like his personality is bit different than most rappers as well, it’s uplifting with a conscious tone. However, unlike some conscious rappers he still remains a bit…gutter, fuck it i’m going with gutter. Fuck a thesaurus!!! My two favorite tracks do a great job of showcasing the gutter, yet conscious abilities of The Authentic, Raw and the jazz reminiscent Thru Our Eyes, which is probably my favorite song on the mixtape. Those 2 tracks are a perfect example of the talent and balance found on the mixtape. So do yourself a favor and check out the whole mixtape in all it’s bandcamp goodness below and if you like it as much as I did throw the brother a couple fazoules. Also be sure to check out Real Recognize Real and tune into Official Street Radio tonight from 6-10 UERadioLive.com as The Authentic will be one of our guests on the show.