Blue Scholars
In homage to hip-hop's empirical formula - one DJ & one MC, and duos such a… Read Full Bio ↴In homage to hip-hop's empirical formula - one DJ & one MC, and duos such as Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Guru & Premier, Eric B. & Rakim, the Blue Scholars embody the chemistry that made these groups so consistent not only on wax, but live on stage as well. What results is the blend of poetic, raw vocal delivery with melodic boom-bap and turntablism, painted with politics and preservation. Residing where the hustle and the struggle coincide, Blue Scholars craft the soundtrack for everyday folks with everyday problems seeking everyday release.

After dropping one full-length album (Blue Scholars LP, 2005) and an EP (The Long March, 2005) the Blue Scholars have emerged as the latest in a long line of torchbearers for Seattle and greater Pacific Northwest hip-hop scene. The duo formed in early 2002 after ciphers and sessions in a makeshift attic-bedroom-studio in Seattle's University District, where emcee Geologic and DJ/producer Sabzi came from vastly different musical approaches to collide. One a distinguished battle emcee and poet, the other a former punk/ska drummer and jazz-trained pianist, the duo's backgrounds laid the foundation for a versatile combination of beats and rhymes at once political and personal.

Since 2002, the duo has become renowned live show veterans, rocking nearly 200 shows with the likes of De La Soul, Immortal Technique, The Coup, Zion I, One Be Lo, Soul Position, Slick Rick, and Spearhead. The mass appeal of their live show has brought them to many diverse venues - from labor organizing conferences and youth-run community center shows to playing the main stage at Sasquatch! (2006) and Bumbershoot (2006).

In June 2006, Blue Scholars joined forces with Common Market (emcee RA Scion and DJ Sabzi) and emcee Gabriel Teodros (of Abyssinian Creole) to launch MASS LINE MEDIA, a new artist-run independent record label.

Year Formed: 2002
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Blue Scholars Lyrics


27 Yes and we begin where we left off. Leaving off…
50 Thousand Deep November 30th, 1999 . . . no sunshine Yo, the body…
Anna Karina It's like this Anna, it's like that Anna (x2) Many men…
Back Home And it begins like... This, yo Uh, and it begins where…
Bananas Uh, uh, mmm, mmm? mmm? yup, yeah, uh Those who front…
Bayani yeah now uh turn off your radio turn up your stereo nor…
Blink With war rising over the horizon It’s hard to start writing …
Blue School Microphone check, microphone check I'm a blue scholar worke…
Bruise Brothers The blue is for the color of the collar of…
Burnt Offering (I don't know what to writeâ?¦ Oh well, yo) I offer…
Chief Sealth I'm from an analog era where we mash that beat No…
Cinemetropolis This is the scene you been seeing all your life The…
Commencement Day "Hey Pete, why do we even write songs like this…



Coo? Ooh, ew, ew Yo, I used to listen to BIG, used…
Cornerstone Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah 1, 2 ya'll, Ah-1,2 ya'll, ah-check…
Cruz Yo, got a drink in my cup Selecta with the tunes Cruzin…
Evening Chai I taste the evening and breath in the crisp pacific…
Fin Roll the credits, the movie's over. (Yeah) Yeah, and they…
Fire For The People now what I spit, it's medicine for the sick an attempt…
Fou Lee It goes one, one to the two three People asking "Geo,…
George Jackson I bring justice to the judges like a soledad brother Pictur…
Hello Uh, uh I got my mind made up (c'mon) So make yours 'Cause…
HI-808 808 808 808 80 808 808 808 80 And I came with…
Hussein Yo. This ain't the hope or the change you imagined They tu…
Joe Metro I reach beneath the skin of the street with each…
La Botella I break bread over break beats We make ends meet, with…
Lalo Schifrin Pow pow pow pow pow pow Boom boom boom boom boom…
Life & Debt I like… making you so happy! Yo, life and debt, light…
Loyalty Patience, understanding, loyalty, loyalty Bayani, loyalt…
Lumière Hype performin', night to mornin' There's no time but it's …
Marion Sunshine I woke up in the morning and the sun said…
Morning Of America (chorus) On and On like the song go I wonder if we…
Motion & Movement One, gets on stage Two, grab the mic Three, dazzle and dis…
Motion Movement One, gets on stage Two, grab the mic Three, dazzle and displ…
No Rest For The Weary There's no rest for the weary Just another day grindin' up…
North By Northwest (verse) Live from occupied Duwamish territory Where Carlos…
Opening Salvo Uhh, now, it's the opening salvo, Where po's scope the peop…
Ordinary Guy I'm just an ordinary guy, extraordinary time spent Ordering …
Ordinary Guys [Just an ordinary guy, ain't gotta be scared or nothing,…
Proletariat Blues Back in the days when I was a teenager Minimum wage…
Rani Mukerji Yo. She got her hands in the air Holding half of the…
Sagaba Sister sits on the steps Cigarette rests on fingertips Takes…
Sagaba Remix Sister sits on the steps, cigarette rests on fingertips Sip…
Second Chapter (Here we are) (Here we are) (Here we are) Now from the …
Seijun Suzuki Put a vibe everybody summer time .. It's a ..in a…
selfPortrait (Always writingâ?¦ always revising) Shorty feels the pressu…
Slick Watts Ay Yo Beacon Hill Cap Hill First Hill Chinatown I-D Westsid…
Solstice intro We labored and debated while you waited for sabbatical Bound…
Solstice: Reintroduction We labored and debated while you waited for sabbatical Boun…
Southbound No matter where you are a struggles near by And there…
Southside Revival Hungry is an adjective attached to my philosophy, it's gotta…
Still Got Love Is it love, that I feel? What I'm feelin' inside Uh, Yea…
Talk Story good evening yall im a tell yall a story so I was…
The Ave I be a patient man waiting for the rain to…
The Distance If you've never seen the distance in an immigrants eyes The…
The Inkwell Yo, you ever go outside at night, look up into…
The Long March Left, right left, check it out It goes left, right, left…
Tommy Chong Ey. Whether you're ballin or broke, wanna find the most…
Wounded Eyes (Sendin' this one out...) All right, yo, yo yo... My wou…
Yuri Kochiyama Oh, yeah! I got that third world militant, still think it's…


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