barriomulas.com - I Want that CD

Ok, ok, so I had this crazy dream. It was actually a commercial.

The setting is on the streets of New York, or some other gray city setting. A young street hustler played by Mos Def is slanging CDs from a roofed bus stop. He holds a stack of CDs in one hand and a poster for the album in another. The poster features a number of reggae-like symbols, including a lion, drawings of people with dreds, and the Ethiopian flag. He stands next to a boom box which is playing the album. The music is a thick reggae with a sharp soul beat over it. (I memorized some of the melodies with the intention to try to model beats after them, but I must have forgotten them when I went back to sleep). The music was great. A thick ragga bass line, a hip drum beat, and the "wakka wakka" characteristic of reggae music. The music sounded like it was from the 1970s.

And older man walks by. He wore a black cap with a red star on it. It was obvious by his attire that he was a Black nationalist in his days. Quite possibly even a Black Panther. "Hook me up with one of your CDs, little man" he says. "What year is this from?" "2008" says Mos Def. The old man's face was surprised as the scene faded out.

Man. That music was so sweet. I wish that album really existed so I could buy it, or something. Damn mind games.