Brother Ali spenderade många timmar på Twitter inatt, då han delade med sig av sina känslor och twitteranpassade minianekdoter om sin vän Eyedea. Det är en fin och personlig sammanfattning över Micheal Larsen, som endast 28 år gammal dog den 16 oktober.

På dagensskiva.com kan du läsa recensionen av Eyedea & Abilities senaste album, By The Throath som släpptes 2009.

RIP Eyedea!

Här följer Broderns tweets.

We lost our dear, beloved, genius brother Eyedea the other night. Tears and tears. I just can’t describe it.

In 1999 I started going to Eyedea’s crib to freestyle and play each other our new music. I was 21, he was 17 and I looked up to him.

In 2000 I rode with Eyedea and his grandparents to Scribble Jam. He had won the yr before and we ended up battling. First big moment for me.

First time me and @bk_one_RSE went to Europe was with him. Hutsfred festival in Sweden 2004.

Me and Eyedea were both fans of RSE before we were down and the family meant so much to us. Use to talk on the phone for hours.

He was so excited by creativity and independent thought/expression in any form. He only slept a few hours a day. Spent hours reading & writing

We were on tour together when Shadows On The Sun came out. I was with him when I first saw my vinyl. He was happy like it was his.

When Eyedea won Blaze battle in 2000 we threw a big party at the Red Sea. That was me and @bk_one_RSE first show together.

When Mikey won Blaze battle, the whole Twin Cities hip hop community felt like we all won. It was like the twins won the world series.

When KRS One said ”The Champion… EYEDEA!” I had goose bumps. I got em now just thinking about it.

First time I saw pro tools was in the studio he built by hand at his mom’s crib He taught himself engineering and guitar and piano.

So many more memories that I’ll keep for myself. Just an endless stream of them. Really not ready to say goodbye.

I wish everyone could really know how hilariously funny Mikey was. Every time I was around him my face and sides would hurt from laughter.

I have a video on my computer of one of the last times we hung out. Hilarious argument about R Kelly. Not ready to watch it yet.

Eyedea is the reason I knew about Project Blowed. He idolized those dudes. Beating Peace to win scribble jam was bittersweet to him.

@mrdaveyd its fuckin rough man. Thanks for reaching out.

When Eyedea let the world hear his rock/jazz music he got some really cruel, ugly backlash. He seemed to almost enjoy how upset people were.

He took a plain white t shirts and write all the nasty internet comments on it with a sharpie. Literally wore it like a badge of honor.

Early on I told Eyedea that I wanted beats from a famous producer. He was mad at me. ”He doesn’t even know you! How does he know what it sounds like in your head?”

Free thought and expression was everything to Eyedea. Learning, analyzing, creating was his religion.

Taught himself everything. Magic, martial arts, instruments, science, metaphysics, dance. Oh yeah! He use to B-Boy. Haha! Almost forgot that

As a teenager, he carried around a small tape recorder. He’d freestyle in it, narrate stories and have full on conversations with it.

Eyedea came off as arrogant but he just believed anything was possible. He believed it for other people too. Made you feel it about yourself

Eyedea beleived that @sabtheartist (Musab) and @printmatic (Blueprint) were the most talented in our crew.

Always said that the rest of us had to work hard to keep up with what they had naturally. He would repeat their lines over and over again.

When people rejected him, he took it as a sign that he was being so real it made them uncomfortable. He felt sorry for his critics.

Eyedea was an infinitely better battler than I was. When I lucked out and beat him at Scribble he told me ”Yo, you took me out. Better win!”

@SageFrancis ended up winning but Eyedea was just so happy that I had that moment. I truly didn’t see any resentment at all.

When I started touring to prepare for Shadows On The Sun, the only people outside of MN who knew me, was because of the Eyedea battle.

He was the greatest battler in the world and I was the only one to ”beat him” In a way he gave me my first national breakout moment.

Truth Is I got lucky at Scribble Jam. We only got one round and I went last. If we’d had another round. Eyedea would’ve destroyed me.

Eyedea discovered Crescent Moon who later replaced him as hype man for Atmosphere, had success with Odd Jobs and now Roma Di Luna.

Eyedea toured with The Living Legends crew and felt like a part of that family. He loved those guys a lot.

Eyedea also toured with the whole DefJux camp and loved them.

Every creative person that he encountered loved him immediately, from the most hood, thug rapper to the most eclectic space cadet poet.

Eyedea along with Toki Wright & I hosted open mics at Fifth Element. A lot of young artists recorded at his crib and soaked up his wisdom.

We must’ve typed this at the same time RT @bk_one_RSE Eyedea supported a lot of young talent in the cities and helped them hone their skills.

There’s so much about Eyedea that I don’t have the intellect or articulate capacity to grasp or describe. I just want to share what I can.

The fact is that he was more intelligent and many ways more free than anyone I’ve ever known. I just couldn’t keep up with him.

Eyedea’s entire approach to life was his own. He was ever developing his art, spirituality, intellect etc. Always inspired. Always seeking.

Eyedea believed that jazz (at its best) was the highest form of musical creativity and expression. Idalized Miles, Coltrane, Monk.

He felt a connection to Hendrix & Cobain and wanted to incorporate the rock he’d heard as a kid into his music.

Weather or not it’s for your cup of tea, Eyedea taught himself to play instruments and performed/recorded rock&jazz professionally.

First Born came out when Eyedea was 19. He had written most of those songs between ages 16-18.

Eyedea didn’t dress or talk ”urban” but his Hip Hop pedigree was certified. He knew the history well. Everything from Schooly D to Ludacris.

He also had a deep respect for the culture and struggle of oppressed people. He was a student of history and lover of truth.

If he didn’t emulate the ascetics of hip hop its not because he wasn’t in love with it because he was. He just wanted to be true to himself.

Eyedea wanted the voice you heard on his records to be the true extension of his innermost being. He wanted his expression to be true.

Our family at RSE will never be complete without him. We’ll be forever broken. We’ll continue on and grow but it’ll never be the same.

I really expect to be close friends with these men for the rest of my life and now we’re missing our little brother.

He wasn’t worried about the people who didn’t feel him. He loved the handful of people who were in tune enough to believe.

He lived every moment of his life by his principles. His heart made his decisions. This is real. Not me being sentimental.

When he made the big change in his music, he knew his career and money might take a hit. He did it anyway. It’s what he needed to do.

All I want to do is go home and put my arms around my people.