Wish we had caught this earlier, but here is a great article from the Daily Orange about the Underground Poetry Spot. It was published a while back when the UPS first got started.

They speak with the creator, Seneca Wilson, about what the UPS is all about and what they hope to accomplish.

“It’s in the beginning stage,” Wilson said. “All I hope is to provide a place where we can grow as a community, also a space for SU where people can share their poetry, just have a place that we can all call our own.”

“Through middle class hands
farmers and small business owners
put food on tha plates of their children
and co-own the duties and tasks of parenting
and rolling two steady 401Ks into and over a number
great enough to take tha weight off of their shoulders”

mtp

“Uhh, put in rotation, better than creation, with acceleration,
My vocabulary is very,
Clever like a trick hand,
Sinkin’ em like quicksand,
Makin’ the competition feel like they need a kickstand,
To support what they thought would’ve brought them some type of victory,
but none of them could get with me…
You better never act new.

Huh, ’nuff respect due..”

Here’s a gem from back in 1991. Try to recite this song word for word and your bound to spit all over yourself.

It takes a talent to write stuff like this, and even more to actually be able to say it all without passing out from lack of oxygen. Seriously, you would need like a damn personal trainer or something just to get you ready for the first verse.

Nuff respect to Kane. Who began his career in 1984 and is still at it today.

OK everybody this week is go’ be a fire starter at REDDICK’s on Erie Blvd….

this week’s features: THA “SLAM CHAMP TRIO” !!!

Underground Poetry Spot Slam Champ……”Symphonie”

Verbal Blend Slam Champ…..”Brown Crayon”

The Grind Slam Champ….”Mr. Alexander”

As always, we will start off the night with ONE (1) HOUR of open mic….better get there early if u want to sign up, we will be setting a limit of 7-8 open mic poets and there will be a strict TWO (2) POEM limitation enforced by yours truly!!!!

yup thats right, your boy MTP will be hosting this weeks event, and it’s gonna be a big one!!

Tell a friend and get there early, seats will fill up fast (and then standing room only)

NO COVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHEN: this Thursday @ 7pm
WHERE: Joe Reddick’s Sports Bar 2960 Erie Blvd, Syracuse
WHY: because i said so

get it

What’s up folks?

The Web Team went on a short vacation, but now we’re back.

We’re sure you noticed, but in case you haven’t, there are now posts regularly by MTP himself as well as us.

It’s good to see MTP getting more of a voice here with his own posts and video content.

But we’ll continue to interrupt him from time to time to clutter the site with random debouchery. We figured this video would be fitting, seing as how we are back. Maybe not by popular demand, since the viewers here seem to act like passing ships in the night, but atleast by our own demand.

This is the official video for the Clipse joint posted a couple weeks ago that just hit the nets today.

You aren’t likey to see us outside Popeyes eatin chicken and fries, but maybe in back of Five Guys eating burgers and peanuts!

Have a great week.