RIP Eyedea

Texas Raised Mikey · Post by **Texas Raised Mikey** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:29 pm

Mindbender Futurama wrote:
peace to eyedea. you'll remain an eternal example of great artistry. thanks for the incredible rhymes, man. the world's a better place because you shared your gifts, one love

(nh)

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:43 pm

what a damn shame

Nl5H · Post by **Nl5H** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:46 pm

Met him at the Who Killed the Robots Tour in the city (SF) in 2001 at the rhymesayers booth. was an extremely nice guy and definitely opened my eyes to a lot of underground rap that I wouldn't have heard otherwise. RIP.

shakeanjake · Post by **shakeanjake** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:46 pm

one of the best natural freestylers I've ever heard. Rest In Peace Mikey, you will be missed.

The Frankest · Post by **The Frankest** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:50 pm

I always appreciated how young he was when he murdered all those battles and ciphers, coming up on Rhymesayers like a little brother or something. That's making it extra tragic. He was insanely creative and seemed like a good, lively dude. Condolences to his mom, Slug and everyone who knew him.

malpractice · Post by **malpractice** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:10 pm

elohim wrote:Had the opportunity to do a show with E&A late last year. Briefly talked to him, had no idea it'd be the last time. He was a good dude.

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deepfriedjellol wrote:RIP. Way too young.

i was gonna post this song.

bent · Post by **bent** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:23 pm

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:33 pm

damn. RIP.

*cues up the slaughter of RK in blaze battle*

Mindbender Futurama · Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:45 pm

shakeanjake wrote:one of the best natural freestylers ever. Rest In Peace Mikey, you will be missed.

honestly think he was one of the best natural spontaneous rhymers in hip hop history. was surely ahead of his time in his era as a freestyle MC and was a great songwriter too.

love every opportunity while you can, because you really never know

HustleCrowe · Post by **HustleCrowe** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:46 pm

R.I.P.

HustleCrowe · Post by **HustleCrowe** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:47 pm

always liked this joint

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ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:03 pm

Am I reading this thread that Thun is comparing reactions to one death with another?

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:07 pm

ardamus wrote:Am I reading this thread that Thun is comparing reactions to one death with another? :Nasser:

::shrugs:: No idea.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:08 pm

J/K though, we all mourn differently. I do feel badly for someone passing so young.

Req · Post by **Req** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:18 pm

Philaflava wrote:
Dids wrote:
HipHoppin wrote:
CasOne wrote:Its not important how he died. What's important is what he left behind.
smells like an OD, unless you man up and say otherwise
When somebody who isn't old/in bad health dies unexpectedly- there's going to be questions, and the more people in the know say shit like this it only raises suspicion. Don't be coy or preachy, just don't say shit at all.

Obviously this is way tragic. Dude was super talented.
Agree with Dids on this. Shit is sad because he was just 29 years old. I read just a month away from 30 too. Obviously this is unexpected so it raises doubts. He was a public figure so naturally people are going to be curious as to what happened but it's not fair to throw out assumptions either.

lots of utterly unsubstantiated rumors of suicide

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:19 pm

That moment when he said the other rapper wanted to be his backup dancer in the Blaze Battle is definitely a top 5 moments in battling history, for certain.

jredd109 · Post by **jredd109** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:25 pm

horrible news.

RIP

Nom Inf · Post by **Nom Inf** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:57 pm

Thun wrote:That moment when he said the other rapper wanted to be his backup dancer in the Blaze Battle is definitely a top 5 moments in battling history, for certain.

Most definitely.

I wasn't very familiar with him beyond the Blaze Battle, but it is always tough to lose a young, talented person.

R.I.P.

mike eagle · Post by **mike eagle** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:02 am

Sucka Ducka · Post by **Sucka Ducka** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:07 am

R.I.P.

28 is too young to die. That's my age now.

Didn't follow his music outside of seeing battle footage either.

Also

Texas Raised Mikey wrote:HEROIN

OXY is my bet. Same difference.

Texas Raised Mikey · Post by **Texas Raised Mikey** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:18 am

Him and Slug where pretty tight I am sure. That sucks man. Serious.
My condolences.

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:30 am

^You know.....the first time I met Slug.....Eyedea was with him for a show in College Park (iCON and Edan rolled with me to that show) and they were a damn good match for each other stage. I think DJ Precise was spinning for them at the time. Regrdless, looking back on it, that was some classic shit.......

Mindbender Futurama · Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:43 am

peace to sean too.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:00 am

Eyedea, Juice and Slug freestyling in '99. Eyedea kills it, and Juice is fucking

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^Both these dudes are now dead. Pretty crazy. :(

Condolences to Slug and the fam.

sneed · Post by **sneed** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:13 am

I threw a show in which Eyedea performed at in NJ back in 2002. Not many people showed up. Probably a disappointment coming from their other shows, but his spirits were high and I remember him just performing on top of a chair for the whole show because there was no stage. He didn't get off the chair once. He just stood up there and completely destroyed it. His breath control was precise and his flow impeccable. I remember after seeing that show and realizing how important it was to be on point vocally. That you didn't need distractions, that a true lyricist could captivate an audience. He did that.

I also remember talking to Mike after the show. He was very candid and honest. He spoke to me like we knew each other for a while. Like he didn't just headline a show. He gave me his number to contact him regarding Pro Tools plug ins, which I ended up not needing. Never saw him again.

That was a tour he did with Prizm who unfortunately passed too early.

As far as an Eyedea song, I always like Read Wiped in Blue.

Sucka Ducka · Post by **Sucka Ducka** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:16 am

Moolah wrote: Condolences to Slug and the fam.

elohim · Post by **elohim** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:23 am

However fake it might've been, the fact that Eyedea and Abilities both went out of their way to tell me how much they liked my music meant a lot to me. Eyedea was a great freestyler/lyricist/rapper/creative mind. Been pretty bummed all day. Poured out a PBR for the homie..

intuition · Post by **intuition** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:42 am

i didn't know there was video of that radio cypher moo posted...i had an mp3 of that from napster that i put on the first mix CD of rhymesayers shit i made for myself back in '00.

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:44 am

always liked this track

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Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:53 am

intuition wrote:i didn't know there was video of that radio cypher moo posted...i had an mp3 of that from napster that i put on the first mix CD of rhymesayers shit i made for myself back in '00.

Neither did I. I just youtube searched it looking for the audio of it. It's kinda cool to see the shit they were referencing.