You must get this disc. So dope. I was walking around Boston the other day and I was waiting for my train at Park St. downtown. I see this guy hocking discs unsuccessfully going person to person in the station. I was just waiting for him to come to me, I love meeting Boston artists that are passionate about their music, selling discs for five bucks a pop that they work their asses off to make. He introduces himself as Black Swan and his other alias is Shadow. Apparently he just walks around Boston almost everyday selling his discs. He has no job. He met a bunch of Berklee kids a while ago and they hooked him up with instrumentation and time in the studios at the school. He was homeless back in 2002 and he hates myspace haha.
If you meet him walking around Boston buy his disc!!! Until then...
D/L: http://www.mediafire.com/?3gzuk1wgcln
Check this other article as well:
http://media.www.nu-news.com/media/storage/paper600/news/2007/12/03/News/In.A-City.Of.Violence.Shadow.Promotes.Peace.Equality-3127914.shtml
Link to article: http://www.contextflexed.com/revblackswan.html
I met Black Swan on Newbury Street. After making my morning loot, I travel up Noob and get my Tealuxe or Americano. I look in Karmaloop, CD Spins, Army Navy, and make my way up to Mass Ave, Cosmic Cafe and Comicopia over at Kenmore. Usually by the corner of Mass Ave I have met an emcee or a beatmaker.
Today was no different. I passed a graf dealer on Steve's corner. Then I met the very animated Black Swan passing out his new CD. In typical Boston fashion, an artist has poured his soul into a 12 by 12 centimeter treat only to horrify and bewilder passers by who cannot tell the difference between bums, chums, and brothers handing out sugar plums.
Swan gave me a pound, I traded my disc for his disc. Gave him a mag. He said he got reviewed in True Mag. I said that's good news. He's got another review now. But first I wanted to tell y'all that peeps are trying to get by, but it's also straight up love out here. Don't panic.
Next day, I hopped on the bus with my discman. I always think: Nice dude, too bad his CD is gonna suck. >>Not this time, boy.
