🐢🏙️ FROM EASTMONT MALL TO TURTLE POND: WHERE THE TURTLES SWIM & THE LEGENDS CHILL 🌉
“Turtles, rats, and the occasional hip-hop legend—just another day at Turtle Pond.”
— Central Park’s unofficial vibe check
@friendlytraveler flips the script in this mix, taking us from “Eastmont Mall”—
@ammbaataa ’s sacred East Oakland landmark—to “Turtle Pond”, the wild, iconic Central Park spot where
@philipdrummond spent his youth. (Fun fact: Phil used to hit The Pine—NYC’s legendary hip-hop record spot on 96th & Amsterdam—as a kid, digging for the sounds that shaped him.)
Eastmont Mall = Oakland’s heartbeat, so embedded in Ammbush’s story it’s on his voicemail greeting.
Turtle Pond = NYC’s rawest hangout, where turtles nap, rats run the show, and young Phil hunted for the beats that built Solid State Logic.
This is what the tape’s all about: Oakland’s soul meets NYC’s chaos, one track at a time.
🔥 Stream the full Solid State Logic Beat Tape NOW:
🔗 /album/3955941/solid-state-logic
🔗 /album/solid-state-logic
(Link in bio!)
Credits:
🎧 Mixed by
@friendlytraveler
🌆
@ammbaataa (Eastmont Mall, Oakland) &
@philipdrummond (Turtle Pond, NYC)
💿 Solid State Logic: Where the turtles swim, the rats rule, and the beats bang.
Drop a 🐢 if you’ve posted up at Turtle Pond!
Drop a 🛍️ if Eastmont Mall is YOUR spot!
Comment your favorite NYC record store memory—let’s reminisce!
#EastmontMall #TurtlePond #OaklandToNYC #BeatTape #UndergroundHipHop
