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Narrative Based Music


Paxico Records Limited Edition Cassette Tapes

“Very refreshing, well thought out soulful production.”
–Karriem Riggins

“Exotic cuisines from distant lands. Raw foods for the soul.”
–Mndsgn

“Paxico has been doing great things for awhile now. Malik’s album is another example.”
–House Shoes

“This is the project I hoped he would bless us with.”
–Count Bass D

Kendrick Lamar - "Love + Me + You" [Malik flip]

taurus season and ramadan are fast approaching and i’m happy that i get to build with this fellow bull and good brother again. salute + salaams @realghostfacekillah. thank you for the kind words and for passing on the genius’ endorsement. it’s been a few years. looking forward to seeing what this season brings about for us. new works coming soon. 📸: @distrolord. 👐🏾🤲🏾🕋❤️ #ghostface #tonystarks #ironman #wutang
black excellence. missed y’all two. thank you for the visit, Kings. made a heavy evening just a little bit lighter...and happy that we got to build a little prior to getting the news yesterday. remember. strictly gains in 2019. no matter what gets thrown our way. we built for it. 👑❤️✊🏾✌🏾
إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ. and we say, to Allah we belong and to Allah we shall return. in ‘08 i was living in Silver Lake, south of Sunset. my neighbor was a Rolling 40 and was one of the first people i befriended after my move. he had a close friend who was also a 40 who would stay over quite often. even tho he was a little wild we would sit on my balcony every so often, rolling up grape swishers and looking over the city as they schooled me on LA life. homie had a cousin who was a 60 that would come through sometimes, as well, and we would chat every now and then. dude was tall and mad lanky....wore his hair in long braids. he didn’t speak a whole bunch but his energy was unmistakable. like he was carrying some kind of deep rooted power within him. he also had a really unique facial structure and i always wondered if he was from East Africa. i eventually asked him if he was Ethiopian or Somalian and he told me i was close....his father was Eritrean. i forget what my neighbor called him, but i learned that he was a rapper on the come up that everyone called Nipsey. i wasn’t a huge fan of what they played for me, but i liked him as a person and, therefore, always kept an eye out. witnessing his growth and maturity over this past decade has been nothing short of miraculous. which makes today’s news that much harder. infinitely harder. the Black experience is truly like no other. we lost a King today and we all are holding this loss. rest well Brother. may Allah embrace you. and may we not forget that it’s a war going on outside no man, woman or child is safe from.
when i was eleven years old and living in Dallas my parents had a bad fight and split up. it was christmas night and that altercation resulted in my mother suffering a broken collarbone, broken pride and a broken marriage. that was the final night that she and my father lived under the same roof. my younger sister and i ended up moving out with our mother and that was the beginning of what i am certain was and still stands as the most challenging time of her life. going from a middle class existence to living on government subsistence is enough to break any person down, no matter how strong willed or determined they may be. but my mother not only handled our financial hardships with grace....she always, always made sure that we never went without. even if it meant that she skipped meals in order for us to eat. i still remember hearing her stomach growling at times when i would fall asleep on her bed. i still remember comforting her when she would plead on the phone for my father to send financial assistance when money and food were low. seeing all of that at a young age was tough. yet witnessing her strength empowered me in innumerable ways. before i could even bring myself to admit it - i was a boy going through growing pains after all - she was my hero and greatest champion. looking back now, i wish i had a fraction of her strength. to move with two young kids back home to Louisiana to start her life over, work as a night nurse while going to school and having one more child, to eventually moving us all back to Dallas where she would complete her masters degree, become a nurse practitioner, buy her own home and establish herself as a pillar and cornerstone within our family. never have i witnessed as much strength, resilience and perseverance. i doubt that i ever will again. the best that i can do is emulate my mother and hope to have the same impact on others as she did on me and my siblings. i believe that women will save our world. and i believe that they truly are our greatest heroes. giants capable of anything. happy #internationalwomensday to all self identifying women....wherever you are, whomever you may be. thank you thank you thank you. ❤️❤️
ٱلْـحَـمْـدُ للهِ. alhamdulillah. got a message late last night from the homie @kota_la_jp at @stonesthrow asking if i was down to come by the office, talk a little and grip a few gems. thank you, my friend. i didn’t exaggerate when i told @pntbtrwlf last week that had it not been for the output of this imprint, the very trajectory of my life would be entirely different. what a way to end out what has been a deeply meaningful trip. take note. i emphasize the word ‘trip’ and not ‘vacation’....which is what i originally intended. nyc has dealt me a real beatdown in a great deal of ways over the past several months and i needed a mental health break. all i wanted was some real tacos and mad sleep. in the end, i got tacos but very little sleep. there were simply too many people who wanted to link. that’s not a complaint. in fact, i’m walking away with a valuable lesson: travel to places where i am loved more often. it’s been ten years since i was last in LA and i didn’t know what to expect. but the love was staggering. if i didn’t catch you this trip, trust that i will be back fairly soon. bless up to @mndsgn_. luv u G. bless up to @ssakanoi. you my brother frfr. bless up to @goldlinebar for allowing a brother to dig thru some of Wolf’s collection and spin ‘em. respect. bless up @allieteilz. happy birthday! bless up @alima_lee. love you, lady. bless up @pinksiifu + @ahwlee_. bless up @chrishound. let’s gooo. bless up @foisey._. my Brother for life. bless up @sageelsesser @nitadarling + @jimettarose. bless up @afrikanspaceprogram. my ggggg. bless up @_osun. bless up @devinjmorrison. about time, G! bless up @joycewrice. bless up @linafornia. bless up @milestackettmusic. bless up @vianatalie. thank you! bless up @eddymac_da_gardener. bless up @yungmorpheus. bless up @sofya.44. bless up @beatcinema. and anyone else i missed, the new faces i met or couldn’t visit....i love you all. y’all know we family. be back soon. salaams.
aaaaaand ended the nite with my lil Sis @linafornia. i’m beat.....about to lay it down for another morning hike and a few more linkups. peace + love ✌🏾✌🏾
back on the planet with a gooooood Brother. salaams to @afrikanspaceprogram. happy that we could get a meal in and catch up for a moment before i depart. make sure you all cop his new house project that just dropped via @akashikrecords. it’s a classic. every airhorn in the world for Ras. 🔊✊🏾❤️
los angeles is one beautiful city. and she’s succeeded in having me fall in love with her all over again. there is so much more of this world to explore, and while i don’t suspect i’ll be trying to move here full time, i can definitely see myself here for a couple of months out the year. i’ve spent the bulk of my time in the northeast. i lived in this area ten years ago and it has a special place in my heart. i’ll be headed south for a little while today, though, to hit little ethiopia, head to leimart park and travel a little through south central. this was supposed to be a vacation and ended up being a trip, with gigs to play and dear friends to visit. after ten years away, this was an incredible return and completion of my previous experience here. if i don’t catch you today or tomorrow, no need to worry. i’ll be back out in May, most likely. much, much love to you, l.a. you truly are something special. ✌🏾❤️
black love and family. laughter and reconnection. been needing a recharge like this. love y’all....