![]() ![]() “Oh My,” in fact, is one of the summer’s true bangers–a Lex Luger-style concoction of battering drum machines and skyscraping keys that adds an improbable string to his already impressive bow. The one-liners are even more memorable than before, and though still an intimate MC, he’s putting his bars together better than ever. The last 12 months have seen him sharpen his flow too. “They told me not to fail and I just tell ’em, ‘I heard ya’.” “I keep reaching for the clouds and they just keep moving further,” he admits. Despite referencing such a tragedy, “Further” sees him determined not to succumb to the potentially-violent trappings others in his life have yielded to. The Reach instead has a optimism sewn into its groove. This is heavy stuff then, but Boogie never sounds defeated. It’s a topic that hasn’t gotten a whole bunch of great looks throughout hip-hop history, and Boogie’s confessions ring with a wide-eyed sincerity that help make him one of the most absorbing rappers out there right now.īoasting a low-key, stream-of-consciousness lyrical style, the young Angeleno’s verses play like post-dusk ruminations spilled on a sleepless night. “That’s my five-year-old kid, he’s still got crayons in his cupboard/Now how I’m supposed to tell him I got shot over a color?” he ponders on “Make Me Over,” a track that, like much of his new tape The Reach, sees him slide back onto the kind of hollowed-out cloud rap beats that served him so well on last years’ Thirst 48 (incidentally, both were released on June 24, his son’s birthday).Ĭhopped ‘n’ screwed vocal loops, mournful piano chords and plenty of Spike Lee saxophone help maintain the surly atmosphere on songs like “Intervention” and “Further,” the latter of which features outtakes taken from news reports on the killing of 6-year-old Tiana Ricks as the MC gravely decries neighborhood violence. He’s not about to record a Compton version of “Just The Two Of Us” for his young son to one day treasure, or a generation-connecting ode like “Only One.” But his music is peppered with earnest insights that lay bare the anxieties that have come with being a parent. His friends and family say he's a guardian of the neighborhood who looks after everyone - which is why it was so important for them to come together to celebrate his very special 107th birthday.Boogie doesn’t write songs about fatherhood, per se. "He was just a surrogate father for everybody and his discipline that he acquired in his service spread throughout the community, not just this part," said Bradley. Harris has been living in Compton for more than 60 years. They say he made 72 successful jumps during World War II. The reason why these men had to be so brave is because they dropped them from the airplanes directly into the fire," said friend and neighbor Omar Bradley. "There was a special assignment given by President Roosevelt to start a unit especially to put out fires that would be lit by the Japanese on the Oregon coast. He was part of the Buffalo Soldiers, and then was a member of the triple nickel paratrooper unit, which was the first African American paratroop unit in the US Army. Harris is revered as a veteran who has a long history of serving his country. His birthday included cake and champagne, family and friends. ![]() We have not seen our family or he has not seen his nieces and nephews in four years due to the pandemic of course, and today was a very enjoyable wonderful day," said Harris's daughter, Tanya Pittman. Veteran and beloved Compton resident Joe Harris just hit that milestone. ![]() (KABC) - It's not every day you get to meet a centenarian - not to mention someone who has reached 107. Veteran and beloved Compton resident Joe Harris celebrated turning 107 with family and neighbors.ĬOMPTON, Calif. ![]()
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