Labtekwon on B-more
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 running time 14:10
A personalized tour of Harm City from avant-lyricist Labtekwon.
We tapped prolific left-field rapper/producer Labtekwon for a tour of his beloved hometown - and got more than we asked for. Lab is a true original. His singular aesthetic—a combination of true-school hip-hop, Afrocentrism, free jazz and dance beats—is rooted in his eccentric West Baltimore upbringing. Here, Lab shows us Harm City history, hack cabs, vegan spots, and long-abandoned housing projects—in other words, parts of Baltimore you might not even see on The Wire.
Highlights
Pulitzer
(
2:56, 2:56
)
Mecca
(
9:01, 9:01
)
Franklin
(
1:48, 1:49, 1:48, 1:49
)
Chelsea
(
8:41, 8:41
)
Pulitzer
(
2:56, 2:56
)
Mecca
(
9:01, 9:01
)
Franklin
(
1:48, 1:49, 1:48, 1:49
)
Chelsea
(
8:41, 8:41
)
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" In this episode of accelerated -- we have left field robber glad to one -- his beloved ball. Leapt -- as a true original and singular sporadic company's fiscal hit our efforts at protection free jazz this election is rooted in his eccentric west Ocala -- you have just as."
" His spots and long amendment rights. In other words the person ultimately human dignity on the wire. Is that it's possible by congress for more information and."
" But it didn't journey around my town more. Small town home city. That little seven wasteland. The store from downtown little. East. West. Hotel downtown. Around him. No domestic -- that some so you shuffle is about serious step thinking today. Yeah. No reminders and those. Woken up what is known as Franklin street Franklin street runs that way. Point -- west. West all of us. -- my -- however. Its foundation. Dot -- You know. He's from this. Now right he'll quit yet right now. Very very pretty."
" You and hunted down -- And portable is great city. Identification. Very old city had a lot of history lot of different things and storied past -- education means that. Does that make it simple rich white boxes find all the devils missed opportunity to -- curious that it. But this little decency -- a dilapidated buildings. That's right here if you liked it right here. I doubt it will probably back in the days to Friday is. How extreme it sold between -- now we don't. You know -- they call -- south fassel would -- But it's like people thought -- when it. And able publicly. Music -- cherry hill west Pulitzer in the west would extract the hood but now when you going. The other way. No you know you run into a lot of great institute is the whole city. What a lot of sensibilities the east coast and -- as opposed to south. So is buried -- lot of cats wonder why are -- abstract. The viewers -- about doping that was a big LSU it will -- to blow --"
" People always standards and enough Pratt library in downtown Baltimore significance of this places that assemble vast library. About a -- hood coming here regularly and in. Hey good to see the kind of stuff. We haven't -- haven't authors should come through with -- books. Pretty decent libraries around. Thinks it's like eighteenth it is great human. -- house like all of them off board offered eighteen execute. But the church always that is certain to be product. I would had a line all the way -- stop by the day. And I would just like. Level for his weight problems oblong if it's not all of --"
" and break."
" So little bit later. Still counted downtown this might react to these midtown self image. That the program. Right now one Saint Paul street that comes out of town as they -- Here they live in this area because this is more like you know. That college -- go to go to Johns Hopkins University you'll people that Michael -- Tells us fatal loophole. Most without despite rated double platinum mane is a good look you don't come here you begin a vegetarian you can get what you need. Hold and you go that was something that's not you know poison. My cat like that tech war. And kicking it back to the spotlight. -- right. Why does have this."
" I've -- days we'll. Nobody Dave Matthews what -- he was. Steal home execute. That's what it is the same way we have right now be. The thirteenth -- you know downtown Baltimore it if CS Lewis of the -- night. You know we haven't quite got started to think do you. Look at the whole city."
" My favorite person."
" They hang out we'll have drinks. Here a couple of holes. You know saying this is like. -- I -- of Pennsylvania Avenue in his -- right over there on this is they'll -- This is house. This -- the real (%expletive). Color -- good people should understand this behavior lap I was younger. Wanted to they've always thought -- was these statues right here. You know saved a little the little boy planned -- music man the girl. Over here. Want her book crime. You know that really sounds to me -- me feels like -- in the of them go to music that the books of standard and do frugal column. It's insane what I'm doing right now split. A once ought to know bubble was meticulous like the elected not like that that crocodile hunter but like crocodile Dave. On the ticket to the deepest depths -- College wait deepening need to be right now go to court old white block. And Madison act. Gates -- take a good both. Let's they have all the war it has some great architect of these these buildings like the early nineteen of these -- early. On twentieth century late nineteenth century really big man is a lot -- wires from the neighborhood. The -- a lot of little. Back Alley game. No enemies. Why CD. Madison avenue filmed it. With tickets to the middle -- to the ministry is thought about you look at the middle of the street and you can see what you do and record. There is this some years -- longtime local boy -- I mean this is the old for a dismal. In twenty to thirty. -- so all you fans like house music. And I'm sure you've heard -- basically. Mr. waters -- what the voice. They're right in the basement apartment right here. These parents were here doubt they would bring out that they would bring out speakers. And put it right here on the side -- well as Baltimore history be keeping any point like that you know before it happened. Right -- north baton in north avenue at the bottom boys are crazy he's not in the west side taking once out of town to the when I was young man. I used to be right here in the summit. Yeah I mean Erik -- out here with the snow calls stay game and that's not a -- little hole where the selling drugs -- mean literally. Fruity flavors and uncles. This will always talk format. A fairly good morning master plans right now facts then. And my energy level is ridiculous and that's which all feel there's nothing chemical about it at the intoxication. Of chemicals that brings them. Particularly deep roots -- report that Chelsea mold we got stole. So you'll soulful cool role. Affair opposite friendly portable findings should note that all ready you know that they've -- in this case I don't particularly as it was Pennsylvania Avenue. They have a lot of history. -- avenue was basically the main thoroughfare for the chips and circuit when Baltimore was a Mecca for black entertainment and history right here that you look at that. This was like the black Broadway performance of people who -- it comes shoals of Washington the greatest performers of World -- applauded gamble. You know what people do -- plus to alive. And mobile me."
" Well -- that the market. Isn't. As a bought."
" Avoid landmark. Basically it's like a place where it back at 1700. Go to came down he -- killed animals you know. People who drink fluids Prodi's whatever. And sell them you know witches and -- farmers. And is still existed as days -- via. -- Tomas young and down here around and -- down and do my thing that market not build the right now delight no one less being renovated certain condos. But I'll let the market you know it's name is real talk as real people hear about -- east side. Jose and another thing he is -- hack. I mean caffeine is packing them. Because connect Iraq he's not quit. I'm Bob ball's been trying to guilty about a project wrote. What happened Dell does what we being built to catch catch catch tax G thing right you like that pitching hand now they have pulled up. Wouldn't quit. Did it may have five balls that balls whatever it is you get what you gotta go. You've been more -- fast from dawn on me it's a baton."
" Story just."
" No this is obscenities -- write it right now. We'd -- 1 north central avenue. An -- street. He's not all the big baby. On the west side baby book my father will be an example bought it looked. In the projects right here they create jobs you know dilapidated and closed down now what would you are a little bit of slave. Is what -- process right now portable widgets applications -- a lot of hoods that used to be years gone -- it is. Desolate and -- but this feels like program you. Right for the don't -- this is plastic. That's that's me. You have to catch light -- bold and Reggie Lewis. In the type the full shouldn't say this hospital that they would -- when he played ball back page of my dad. Good citizen Dunbar you know you -- a -- school assembly singing in. Making the girls go crazy while mountains and down about old -- you know Hussein is slide. He's out -- of date you know made a lot of label undecided camp is Scott kind of knocked off from this neighborhood. Anatomy. Life not often that and its engine -- life right over it is so I think it'll be about almost -- that. You can grow up in this city did you choose that like the drama that you can be born. Raise. Goldstein. The jail. And die in the saying -- block radius Vietnam's like Bobby -- reasons."
" Yeah that's all right did Estes shot tower -- Back in the days -- would take terrible. -- the hot liquid always in the top and bottom and methodically bookshop for the back in the days to reflect what AP twelve. -- Scott key and -- chance to win -- any problem with double. Fault."
" It's -- west side it's the east side in downtown. Who knows is and it really -- you take you everywhere who's -- out of time it would equal parts and it is -- get a little deeper water was a bigger cities so slight. You know -- as a lot of places lot of nooks and crannies. What a -- want to make sure you understood you know I mean this is like a very important part of my life. I love this city. I hated the same time slot -- that was shut it changed. But it you know what that's the story -- destroy him so no cheap shots that's right. Now stand and watch it back when you walk -- night and it looked like me -- satellite did. And -- it is one love."
" So this -- it is. But -- about it here. For the next destination what you get taken a little -- to the west side we won't BellSouth she was totally beside."
" Who molded it so when you accidentally --"
" But they'll let you blog IRA EV. Would you say these be that's what I just told the no that's right so unless you don't. Right."
" In this episode of accelerated -- we have left field robber glad to one -- his beloved ball. Leapt -- as a true original and singular sporadic company's fiscal hit our efforts at protection free jazz this election is rooted in his eccentric west Ocala -- you have just as."
" His spots and long amendment rights. In other words the person ultimately human dignity on the wire. Is that it's possible by congress for more information and."
" But it didn't journey around my town more. Small town home city. That little seven wasteland. The store from downtown little. East. West. Hotel downtown. Around him. No domestic -- that some so you shuffle is about serious step thinking today. Yeah. No reminders and those. Woken up what is known as Franklin street Franklin street runs that way. Point -- west. West all of us. -- my -- however. Its foundation. Dot -- You know. He's from this. Now right he'll quit yet right now. Very very pretty."
" You and hunted down -- And portable is great city. Identification. Very old city had a lot of history lot of different things and storied past -- education means that. Does that make it simple rich white boxes find all the devils missed opportunity to -- curious that it. But this little decency -- a dilapidated buildings. That's right here if you liked it right here. I doubt it will probably back in the days to Friday is. How extreme it sold between -- now we don't. You know -- they call -- south fassel would -- But it's like people thought -- when it. And able publicly. Music -- cherry hill west Pulitzer in the west would extract the hood but now when you going. The other way. No you know you run into a lot of great institute is the whole city. What a lot of sensibilities the east coast and -- as opposed to south. So is buried -- lot of cats wonder why are -- abstract. The viewers -- about doping that was a big LSU it will -- to blow --"
" People always standards and enough Pratt library in downtown Baltimore significance of this places that assemble vast library. About a -- hood coming here regularly and in. Hey good to see the kind of stuff. We haven't -- haven't authors should come through with -- books. Pretty decent libraries around. Thinks it's like eighteenth it is great human. -- house like all of them off board offered eighteen execute. But the church always that is certain to be product. I would had a line all the way -- stop by the day. And I would just like. Level for his weight problems oblong if it's not all of --"
" and break."
" So little bit later. Still counted downtown this might react to these midtown self image. That the program. Right now one Saint Paul street that comes out of town as they -- Here they live in this area because this is more like you know. That college -- go to go to Johns Hopkins University you'll people that Michael -- Tells us fatal loophole. Most without despite rated double platinum mane is a good look you don't come here you begin a vegetarian you can get what you need. Hold and you go that was something that's not you know poison. My cat like that tech war. And kicking it back to the spotlight. -- right. Why does have this."
" I've -- days we'll. Nobody Dave Matthews what -- he was. Steal home execute. That's what it is the same way we have right now be. The thirteenth -- you know downtown Baltimore it if CS Lewis of the -- night. You know we haven't quite got started to think do you. Look at the whole city."
" My favorite person."
" They hang out we'll have drinks. Here a couple of holes. You know saying this is like. -- I -- of Pennsylvania Avenue in his -- right over there on this is they'll -- This is house. This -- the real (%expletive). Color -- good people should understand this behavior lap I was younger. Wanted to they've always thought -- was these statues right here. You know saved a little the little boy planned -- music man the girl. Over here. Want her book crime. You know that really sounds to me -- me feels like -- in the of them go to music that the books of standard and do frugal column. It's insane what I'm doing right now split. A once ought to know bubble was meticulous like the elected not like that that crocodile hunter but like crocodile Dave. On the ticket to the deepest depths -- College wait deepening need to be right now go to court old white block. And Madison act. Gates -- take a good both. Let's they have all the war it has some great architect of these these buildings like the early nineteen of these -- early. On twentieth century late nineteenth century really big man is a lot -- wires from the neighborhood. The -- a lot of little. Back Alley game. No enemies. Why CD. Madison avenue filmed it. With tickets to the middle -- to the ministry is thought about you look at the middle of the street and you can see what you do and record. There is this some years -- longtime local boy -- I mean this is the old for a dismal. In twenty to thirty. -- so all you fans like house music. And I'm sure you've heard -- basically. Mr. waters -- what the voice. They're right in the basement apartment right here. These parents were here doubt they would bring out that they would bring out speakers. And put it right here on the side -- well as Baltimore history be keeping any point like that you know before it happened. Right -- north baton in north avenue at the bottom boys are crazy he's not in the west side taking once out of town to the when I was young man. I used to be right here in the summit. Yeah I mean Erik -- out here with the snow calls stay game and that's not a -- little hole where the selling drugs -- mean literally. Fruity flavors and uncles. This will always talk format. A fairly good morning master plans right now facts then. And my energy level is ridiculous and that's which all feel there's nothing chemical about it at the intoxication. Of chemicals that brings them. Particularly deep roots -- report that Chelsea mold we got stole. So you'll soulful cool role. Affair opposite friendly portable findings should note that all ready you know that they've -- in this case I don't particularly as it was Pennsylvania Avenue. They have a lot of history. -- avenue was basically the main thoroughfare for the chips and circuit when Baltimore was a Mecca for black entertainment and history right here that you look at that. This was like the black Broadway performance of people who -- it comes shoals of Washington the greatest performers of World -- applauded gamble. You know what people do -- plus to alive. And mobile me."
" Well -- that the market. Isn't. As a bought."
" Avoid landmark. Basically it's like a place where it back at 1700. Go to came down he -- killed animals you know. People who drink fluids Prodi's whatever. And sell them you know witches and -- farmers. And is still existed as days -- via. -- Tomas young and down here around and -- down and do my thing that market not build the right now delight no one less being renovated certain condos. But I'll let the market you know it's name is real talk as real people hear about -- east side. Jose and another thing he is -- hack. I mean caffeine is packing them. Because connect Iraq he's not quit. I'm Bob ball's been trying to guilty about a project wrote. What happened Dell does what we being built to catch catch catch tax G thing right you like that pitching hand now they have pulled up. Wouldn't quit. Did it may have five balls that balls whatever it is you get what you gotta go. You've been more -- fast from dawn on me it's a baton."
" Story just."
" No this is obscenities -- write it right now. We'd -- 1 north central avenue. An -- street. He's not all the big baby. On the west side baby book my father will be an example bought it looked. In the projects right here they create jobs you know dilapidated and closed down now what would you are a little bit of slave. Is what -- process right now portable widgets applications -- a lot of hoods that used to be years gone -- it is. Desolate and -- but this feels like program you. Right for the don't -- this is plastic. That's that's me. You have to catch light -- bold and Reggie Lewis. In the type the full shouldn't say this hospital that they would -- when he played ball back page of my dad. Good citizen Dunbar you know you -- a -- school assembly singing in. Making the girls go crazy while mountains and down about old -- you know Hussein is slide. He's out -- of date you know made a lot of label undecided camp is Scott kind of knocked off from this neighborhood. Anatomy. Life not often that and its engine -- life right over it is so I think it'll be about almost -- that. You can grow up in this city did you choose that like the drama that you can be born. Raise. Goldstein. The jail. And die in the saying -- block radius Vietnam's like Bobby -- reasons."
" Yeah that's all right did Estes shot tower -- Back in the days -- would take terrible. -- the hot liquid always in the top and bottom and methodically bookshop for the back in the days to reflect what AP twelve. -- Scott key and -- chance to win -- any problem with double. Fault."
" It's -- west side it's the east side in downtown. Who knows is and it really -- you take you everywhere who's -- out of time it would equal parts and it is -- get a little deeper water was a bigger cities so slight. You know -- as a lot of places lot of nooks and crannies. What a -- want to make sure you understood you know I mean this is like a very important part of my life. I love this city. I hated the same time slot -- that was shut it changed. But it you know what that's the story -- destroy him so no cheap shots that's right. Now stand and watch it back when you walk -- night and it looked like me -- satellite did. And -- it is one love."
" So this -- it is. But -- about it here. For the next destination what you get taken a little -- to the west side we won't BellSouth she was totally beside."
" Who molded it so when you accidentally --"
" But they'll let you blog IRA EV. Would you say these be that's what I just told the no that's right so unless you don't. Right."
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Started discussion: April 22, 2008 @ 9:16am GMT
Episode 56 - Labtekwon on B-more [Discussion]
A personalized tour of Harm City from avant-lyricist Labtekwon.
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JDM4RTiN3Z
about 1 year ago
Loved It
Thanks alot for the insider view.My only reference was from what I've seen on The Wire.Was the music that was featured from Labtekwon?Love the hell outta this format part II please bring it back to the lab full circle and ripshit.not4nada just a thought
JDM4RTiN3Z
about 1 year ago











good stuff
more city tours that go deep