What's up everyone!
Just so y'all know, I've haven't blogged since the the beginning of this month, but it's for many reasons. I've been very very very busy!!!! I've been on grind mode. I wasn't gonna blog until I had some exciting things to let you guys in on. I don't even no if anybody has been reading any of my blogs cause I don't see any comments. But then again, I look at some peoples blogs on here that are way more popular than me right now and they don't have comments from people most of the time. So it's no way for me to tell if anybody is reading. But it's all good, it's still an accurate account of what I'm going through and my grind. I won't mind lookin back on this the future and saying, "Damn, I was going through that shit! I overcame it though!!!!" I can't wait for those moments...
Since my last blog I have made some measurable amount of progress. I have just signed to BMI (Broadcasting Music Incorperated) so that they can handle the publishing of my music for the next 3 years. For those not familiar with them, the are a company that ensures that I get paid royalties($) from anyone that uses my original songs and music on radio, tv, albums, ect. They police the industry for people using any music that I have registered with them, and makes them pay for using my work in any media outlet and in turn they get a piece of those profits which is how they stay in business. A musician I play with in the choir band I'm in has been using them for years and he's happy for them. I knew I would eventually have to do that to get paid for my work in the long run and to establish longevity in the game. I'm real close to doing an album for the Humane Society!! The album will be another solo effort from me but each song will be written to help spread the message about the different programs the Humane Society advocates for and to let people know the importance of all God's creatures great and small. I've had this idea for awhile now but finally mustered up the courage to pitch the idea to the Humane Society. I didn't think they would call me back but they did!!! So now I'm just waiting to hear from the head of Business Promotions for the organization and I'll be able to give you more guys details from there! I've decided to give all the proceeds to the organization to benefit the animals! Can't wait to get started on it!! As for my other projects, my first solo album is still a working progress. I have completed some songs and have been sending the final versions to my man Jared Fite aka Thunderbird Juicebox (check him out!!) to do all the mastering. Everything is coming along fine!! I'm going to bang out more songs this weekend! Got the words and beats ready to go!! As soon as I get back the mastered versions from Jared I will post them here as well as other sites on the web!
I've been coming into contact with alot of my favorite artist on Twitter and have begun forming relationships with them. Can't wait to see what oppurtunities this yields!!! I'm very excited though! So as you can see, I've been a very busy guy but still so much to do. The grind never stops!
On a personal level, I'm still searching for the next spot I'm gonna live but haven't been having much luck. The first apartment I applied for I didn't get approved. I'm pretty sure it was because of my messed up credit! I'm getting that together though, but its a process. In the meantime, this really gets my spirits down at times. My friends tell me it will get better and not to stress. But most of them has never been homeless before and on the streets like I was, so its hard for them to really know whats on my mind and why I'm so worried. Ive been there before and I dont want to go back. I don't know what I will do if I ended up in that situation again. I have some time but don't have much. I got to September, so I gotta just continue to grind. I'll find something though, even if I have to suck it up and live or roommate with someone else, even though I don't want to. I just want to be by myself. I will keep y'all posted as usual on everythang. Other than that everything is looking up!! Gotta keep pushin.
Well that's about it for now untill the next time, y'all be cool and be safe out there in world. Peace out!!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Beats, Rhymes, and Life
Yo!
That is not just the title to one dope Tribe Calles Quest Album but those things are the what I am all about. It's crazy lately what's been happening to me. When I think of it though, it is these very moments that are shaping who I am as a person and the assortment of lyrics and ideas coming to my head. A poem or a lyric for a song has always just appeared in my head as a thought, then I would brainstorm other words to connect to that original thought until I am forming sentences or stanzas. However, the way poems and lyrics come to me lately is quite different. I think maybe because I am focused on the strickly creating for the album. I'm always thinking of the beats I am using on this album and connecting the right verses to the right song. Sometimes I'll be thinking of ideas for one verse of one song and like 10 minutes later, I get an idea for a verse to a different beat. I am constantly going back in forth with these ideas in my head. It can be very fustrating sometimes especially when I am trying to capture all these different emotions and feelings as they come to me. But that's the gift and the curse of having these God given talents I guess. Recording and writing for the album is coming along quite well and I'll think will be able to get things done before the end of this month. My boy Jared aka Thunderbird Juicebox has told me he is still standing by to master the final mixes when I'm done. I have really wanted to get some songs on here since I last blogged about doing that, but I am not quite ready yet. I do apologize because I don't want to get people excited and then not deliver. Trust me when I do say though I will deliver with this project. I'm from the MD/DC area and we are supposed to be getting an ass load of snow this weekend. Like I'm talking a couple feet from what I hear. So I doubt I will be going to work next Monday or church Sunday. So with no where to go outside while being snowed in inside the house, I will have nothing but opportunity to write and wrap things up on this EP. I soon I get something I think worthy of posting, I'll put it up ASAP. I'm just such a perfectionist and I hate releasing something until its for sure the way I want it. I also am beginning to learn that while that is a good way to be, if you are going to be in the music industry where you have deadlines and stuff like that, you also have to be able to capture the record, get it done while being mindful of time. You have to have quality as well as be able to deliver your art in a timely manner. Stay tuned though cuz I have something special I know people will digg. Ya digg?
I have recently completed my taxes and all my returns were accepted by the government which is great because that means in about a week I'll be getting that good ol' refund. That refund is exactly what I need to help me move out in a couple of months, which is what I really need to do. After I get that, with a few more pay checks, I think I'll be ready to make that move. So let's all cross your fingers and hope that I can do it! I got to do it. That's all there is to it. I have no choice.
Other than all that everything has just been the same 'ol same 'ol. Until the next time, everyone be cool and I'll holla!! Peace
That is not just the title to one dope Tribe Calles Quest Album but those things are the what I am all about. It's crazy lately what's been happening to me. When I think of it though, it is these very moments that are shaping who I am as a person and the assortment of lyrics and ideas coming to my head. A poem or a lyric for a song has always just appeared in my head as a thought, then I would brainstorm other words to connect to that original thought until I am forming sentences or stanzas. However, the way poems and lyrics come to me lately is quite different. I think maybe because I am focused on the strickly creating for the album. I'm always thinking of the beats I am using on this album and connecting the right verses to the right song. Sometimes I'll be thinking of ideas for one verse of one song and like 10 minutes later, I get an idea for a verse to a different beat. I am constantly going back in forth with these ideas in my head. It can be very fustrating sometimes especially when I am trying to capture all these different emotions and feelings as they come to me. But that's the gift and the curse of having these God given talents I guess. Recording and writing for the album is coming along quite well and I'll think will be able to get things done before the end of this month. My boy Jared aka Thunderbird Juicebox has told me he is still standing by to master the final mixes when I'm done. I have really wanted to get some songs on here since I last blogged about doing that, but I am not quite ready yet. I do apologize because I don't want to get people excited and then not deliver. Trust me when I do say though I will deliver with this project. I'm from the MD/DC area and we are supposed to be getting an ass load of snow this weekend. Like I'm talking a couple feet from what I hear. So I doubt I will be going to work next Monday or church Sunday. So with no where to go outside while being snowed in inside the house, I will have nothing but opportunity to write and wrap things up on this EP. I soon I get something I think worthy of posting, I'll put it up ASAP. I'm just such a perfectionist and I hate releasing something until its for sure the way I want it. I also am beginning to learn that while that is a good way to be, if you are going to be in the music industry where you have deadlines and stuff like that, you also have to be able to capture the record, get it done while being mindful of time. You have to have quality as well as be able to deliver your art in a timely manner. Stay tuned though cuz I have something special I know people will digg. Ya digg?
I have recently completed my taxes and all my returns were accepted by the government which is great because that means in about a week I'll be getting that good ol' refund. That refund is exactly what I need to help me move out in a couple of months, which is what I really need to do. After I get that, with a few more pay checks, I think I'll be ready to make that move. So let's all cross your fingers and hope that I can do it! I got to do it. That's all there is to it. I have no choice.
Other than all that everything has just been the same 'ol same 'ol. Until the next time, everyone be cool and I'll holla!! Peace
What's up y'all?!
I will have a whole new blog post up here later on today. But for now, here is a quick poem I just wrote almost a hour ago. Enjoy!
Untitled
I have recent memories
of living amongst savages on the streets
now a prince I walk with kings and I am next to claim my throne
royalty
I be
a modern day pharoah
conducting street orchestras
put on your shades from the radiance of my aura
using my life's harsh realities
morphing them into beautiful symphonies
hoping my song and stories
to be the soundtrack to your life's journey
for it is the vehicle
that has delivered me
from many of life's pergatory
and I'm sorry
if I appear to be
complex
misunderstood, sometimes it's hard for my soul to vex
the context
of my scene or set
but you can always find the real in the raw of my art
my existense epithet
and when it's all said and done I'll have but one regret
not being able enough to express
how much this universe has actually meant
to an artist with modest intent
to show the world
the bitter aesthetic
of his sentience
I will have a whole new blog post up here later on today. But for now, here is a quick poem I just wrote almost a hour ago. Enjoy!
Untitled
I have recent memories
of living amongst savages on the streets
now a prince I walk with kings and I am next to claim my throne
royalty
I be
a modern day pharoah
conducting street orchestras
put on your shades from the radiance of my aura
using my life's harsh realities
morphing them into beautiful symphonies
hoping my song and stories
to be the soundtrack to your life's journey
for it is the vehicle
that has delivered me
from many of life's pergatory
and I'm sorry
if I appear to be
complex
misunderstood, sometimes it's hard for my soul to vex
the context
of my scene or set
but you can always find the real in the raw of my art
my existense epithet
and when it's all said and done I'll have but one regret
not being able enough to express
how much this universe has actually meant
to an artist with modest intent
to show the world
the bitter aesthetic
of his sentience
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)