Tue 30 Sep 2008
I’m not mad at his new found energy….me, if I dont have a strong cuppa joe by noon, I’m basically a vegetable. A vegetable with a bad headache. Speaking of which….its not easy to find a good coffee in Harlem. Starbucks tastes like burnt bark. I love the cafe con leche at the Spanish restaurants, but the condensed milk is a bit heavy for everyday. My favorite is the Stumptown coffee that my sister sends from Portland. Or the Illy espresso that I fell in love with (read: developed a heroin-like addiction to) during a trip to Italy. But when you just wanna walk a few blocks for your fix….its slim pickin’s.
(thanks to BoBo)
September 30th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Honestly, outside of Juelz.Who are these guys(Un Kasa still in the mix?) and are they REALLY that talented musically/lyrically???
P.S
Sidenote/lost & found: Tru Life is in the studio again.lol
September 30th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Info, regarding coffee in Harlem. I completely agree. I say brewing at home is a good bet. I’m actually lucky enough in 1199 (East Harlem) to live across the street from a random French bakery that has great coffee. 110th and 1st, if you are ever around. It may not be Illy, but it is definitely better than bodega coffee and the like.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
SH….yeah I think the east side has more cafes. I could walk to the Columbia-centric spots on amsterdam and like 122rd but….not sure its any better than regular restaurant coffee. And as for pastries, they seem to follow the bigger is better rule, which isnt my thing.
There’s a spot in soho/nolita called Gimme Coffee thats insane
September 30th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I co-sign Gimmee. The brew is strong but not unpleasantly so like Starbucks. I don’t know what’s wrong with them. I think they use water that’s TOO hot, which I hear is not proper for coffee brewing (and tea steeping).
September 30th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I live in Seattle and religiously drink Stumptown every day! I heard this morning that Stumptown is opening 2 new locations in NY one in Brooklyn at the Ace Hotel and the other to be announced!
🙂
September 30th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Lol when he runs out at the start it’s the cutest thing, Juelz is hands down the cutest rapper alive if nothing else hahah.
And as for the energy, not really new found.. Juelz has always been hyped in his interviews/videos.
Can’t wait for that solo mixtape he’s talking about. Could care less about Skull Gang though. Only a mere shadow of Dipset. Real talk.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
@SH…interesting! yeah I think i have heard that you shouldnt actually use boiling water for either. Wow.
There’s also some coffeebean from Philly that the folks on chowhound raveeee about. Supposedly only sold in NYC somewhere in wallstreet area?
have you ever had that new orleans brew with chicory? they use it in vietnamese coffee, which is like dessert crack.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
@JR Ewing…..WHAT>>>!?!?! seriously???
wait…I’m not going to Brooklyn to some snooty hotel but where is the other spot?!
thats awesome!
And how much do I love the fact that there’s another person who not only lives across the country but happens to read this random juelz post and drinks my fave coffee!
nice!
the messed up thing is…for coffee that is individually brewed per cup like at Stumptown, in Manhattan will prolly be 6 dollars a cup.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Wow is Skullgang that un-important that this turn into a blog about good coffee? lol
September 30th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
@syn…the real question is…is anything more important than good coffee.
and then ask that of someone who is caffeine-addicted before they’ve had their first cup of the day
September 30th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
@miss info: boiling water is no good for brewing coffee. something with coffee’s flavor coming from its oils and water at that temperature really just separates the oil and water (sorry for the layman’s chemistry here..lol) when using a french press, i usually boil water and then let it sit for a couple minutes before steeping. same with green and white tea, which i learned from my friend eric who owns Steep (the tea company) that you shouldn’t leave the tea in for more than 3-4 minutes.
they sell unground chickory coffee at dean and deluca. it’s expensive but very tasty. i don’t know what chickory is though…lol. vietnamese coffee i think is straight up founded in NO, not in vietnam. huge vietnamese pop in NO; maybe bigger than houston? don’t remember…okay..time for my 3rd cup of the day…
September 30th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
The Ace hotel is really relaxed and young, every room has an artist theme (here in Seattle its Shep Fairey and Kaws) and the coffee should be priced fair. Ill check where the other shop is going to be tomorrow and let you know.
Longtime reader but was floored enough this morning to leave a comment when I saw you drink Stumptown while drinking my Stumptown! Small world! LOL
September 30th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
@JR…hahah! that’s kismet!
@SH…man, dean and deluca is such a rip. Now if you’ve ever been to tokyo, to one of their many dept store food courts? Thats worth the price of an overpriced melon!
as for the chicory coffee..I’ve bought this cheap New Orleans brand in a yellow tin with brown writing, its what they use at the vietnamese restaurants and its sold everywhere…esp asian groceries. So good. But goes stale fast. (same as bustelo)
Heard that about NO….interesting.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
my pops intentionally brews his coffee and let’s it sit for a day and drinks it the next day with one pack of equal no cream……he is also the most hardbody guy (ay-o!) I know…..what he’s drinking is really the equivalent to caffeine crack. you stumptown beaners can’t tell me nothin.
September 30th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
@collin…lol, respect to pop dukes. but I’m not really looking for the strongest brew, lol….for that I could just pop those horrible chocolate covered coffee beans they sell in college towns at card stores.
but yeah, your dads brew sounds insane. and horrific.
September 30th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I like that JR is representing the NW, but Stumptown is out of Portland, not Seattle. Just wanted to clear that up since everyone assumes all coffee comes from Seattle these days!
missinfo: check out the Aerobie coffee maker. It is $30 and made by the same inventor of Aerobie frisbees (random, I know), but trust me that you will love what it makes.
September 30th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
@vince…lol, having been to Stumptown, and by that I mean Portland OR, haha…and having seen the cult it has created, trust me, I know the deal.
but…i dont want to make my own coffee. do crackheads cook their own rocks? no! Thats what dealers are for!
(I bought a really nice french press….used it once. when my friend made coffee with it for both of us. it was delicious tho!….
waaay smoother than a regular coffee maker.
I would totally buy coffee from a place that made it for me with a french press. lol)
September 30th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
BLACKA DA DON I SEE U HIGH 020 — SKULL GANG!
September 30th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I’m not into coffee.
Not crazy about Jewelz and his comical “Skull Gang” speaking at public schools either. What can they possibly speak to kids about? Tell em’ to remind they moms to buy that new Skull Gang crack??? (laughing)
But I do like Info, so yea I guess I do like coffee. Grrrr…
September 30th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
….which means I can tolerate Skull Gang.
Still – grrrr…
(laughing till I head to APT)
September 30th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
@missinfo: i’ve been to tokyo and those department store food courts but only ate there once.
i’m going to check for the chickory coffees. you think when i go to jersey to visit my folks they’ll have it at the han ah reum?
September 30th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
SH….those food courts are the 8th wonder of the world.
lol, good old han ah reum…sadly I dont think they do have it there, I’m not sure…but for some reason (read: korean conceit) they dont have some really popular asian goods that are in every other Asian grocery. Like chinese sausage, and possibly chicory coffee.
but its def in the chinatown spots or the chinese spots in queens
September 30th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
@missinfo, the best blog ever…this made my day, the conversations back and fourth had me rolling…never had coffee in my life but, shout out to all the coffee lovers…lol
October 1st, 2008 at 1:31 am
@euro…hey euro, you wanna try something real cool? all the cool kids are doing it…it’ll make you feel real good…
October 1st, 2008 at 2:23 am
lol, which is?
October 1st, 2008 at 9:22 am
Hello everyone i may be a lil late but the other Stumptown will be on 27 and broadway it will be opened next year also ajoined to a hotel that is in the process of be renovated at the moment. And @ SH the lil french cafe on 110 and 1st makes good coffe but better bread,i myself is from 1199 (wink wink).
October 1st, 2008 at 10:09 am
This is hilarious…..Cam’s last post gets 70 something heated/debated comments…..and Juelz gets a lesson in coffee drinking. Dude, its not looking good for your Skull Gang “Movement”, you might wanna rethink that….A!
October 1st, 2008 at 10:11 am
Info…not sure if anyone sent this to yet, i know someone brought it up in the comments a couple days ago. But here’s the clip of Freakey on the news talking about gas
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhRl3cBXp37J7kwCTq
October 1st, 2008 at 7:52 pm
hahaha yea, I saw that freaky clip when is oringaly aired…laughed my ass off
October 1st, 2008 at 9:16 pm
HAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!! Freekey Zekey talkin about Gas that shit was funny! lol But you Prinznj… SKULLGANG is wack! They would rather talk about coffee than these lames. THATS SAD!
And Juelz Santana really gave Lloyd Banks cousin a record deal after how badly Banks talked about Camron? I dont care WHAT Camron did they wrong and taking it too far. That is beyond disloyal. They signing his enemys after everything Camron did for him? Its one thing to leave the label and start your own, but signing lloyd banks cousin and he WACK? F*** Juelz Santana! MIXTAPE IS WACK!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 am
Word? Who’s his cousin? And so what, 50 wouldn’t waste his time/money signing him but Juelz will?!?! Dude must be Gabbage
Why do these Dipset dudes minus Cam think they the 2000 Wu Tang with all these members and affiliations and ish…..f’in corny. Nobody wants to hear these dudes.
NOE the only MOB dude thats ok and he is a carbon copy of Hov. RIP Bundles
October 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Cam must be laughing somewhere now..
I mean, is Juelz really that corny and desperate?
These are some of the most wack, lame and retarded video promos I’ve ever seen in my life…
Back when the Dipset were a set, they were dope as fuck.
Now since everyone is so “awesome he must start his own thing” – shit got ridiculous.
Skull Gang, mixtape, what? I can’t lie, I gave it a listen, it’s more then bullshit…
Juelz you better keep your day job homie, you ain’t goin nowhere soon with these twerps and herbs you gathered…
I predict first dropout member from “Skull Gang” in 3-4 months. Watch out.
And then they gon hit us with even more wack “gang”.
Maybe..Bone Gang? Or….Skeleton Gang?
These chumps wont last till spring, I bet on it…