So....
We had the first FRSH PULP showcase last night. I was tired as shit from running around. Shoutouts to Nipsey Hussle (VERY personable artist, cool brotha), GIC Funkface, Live Footage (I'm obsessed with their music lol) and Shinobi Ninja. Shoutouts to Al and Triana for hosting, Mpressive Concepts as the clothing sponsor,Fader, Sony BMG, Converse, IMG Street Team, all the record stores we hit up...pics will be up on frshpulplive.com soon..
Overall the event went well. About 75 folks came out to show love so it could be the beginning of something GREAT. I was feeling a bit angry about something (specifically a dude who's been buggin' the shit outta me to perform or w/e). I'm totally not a dude with a ego..and i hate to see dreams shattered, but yesterday showed me that I gotta get stricter exercising that A&R ear I learned @ Sony as far as judging talent it concerned. I'm not gonna go too in depth about it, but calling my phone on CHRISTMAS twice and leaving two separate emails is fucking annoying. My business partner just told me "Handle it. When you become a mogul, it'll only get worse." Duke takes it personal that I'm not feeling his shit. What killed me is that duke was like "I'm better than so and so (an artist who's been KILLIN' it). I'm about to start pullin' cats cards like.."You know so and so? Call 'em in front of me and let me talk to them about you." Like if I saw some talent, I'd try to give some guidance, but cats are too used to being spoon fed..talking all this "Miami" shit...NYC is a WHOLE other animal...One thing i NEVER do is lie on my contacts. Especially in NYC. It's like a big city but the party/music scene is DUMB small. Oh well.
Just got home from a listening session for Dream's new album. It sounds aight, but he has this one cut..."Put It Down"...it's a PROBLEM. ya'll will hear on March 10th. Met Serius Jones. Duke was cool
Watching the "Letter to B.I.G." video. nicely done.
I'm sorta getting tired of the industry shit but i cant just leave yet. There's a lot more to be done.
Listening to "Barry Bonds Freestyle", Drake. I DLed some material. WHEN his album drops, I'm coppin' his shit. I met him @ the Highline Ballroom. Dude is cool and personable.
In Hip Hop, We've Lost The Art Of The Posse Cut....
Hmmm....I''ve been extremely irked by this not so recent development in Hip-Hop. I'm reading the latest issue of XXL and they were giving a synopsis of the demise of "The Crew" in Hip Hop....I guess from that you could derive the loss of the EFFECTIVE Posse Cut. You know...where the ILLEST MCs (or second tier MCs) got a cut and just rode till the wheels fall off. I'm gonna give my choices on some of the best posse cuts. No Order. Just appreciate...pardon the East Coast bias as well. I was debating on whether or not to have collectives like Wu, ROC, RR, Death Row...but these are personal favorites...
"The Symphony"-Juice Crew
"C.R.E.A.M"-Wu
"Reservoir Dogs"-Hova, LOX, Beans and Sauce Money
"Ice Cream"-Wu
"Flava In Ya Ear"-Craig Mack, B.I.G. LL, Busta, Rampage
"I Shot Ya"-LL, Foxy Boogie, Prodigy, Keith Murray and Fat Joe
Personal Favorite: "4,3,2,1"-LL, Redman, Canibus, Meth, Master P and X
"Shut Em Down"-Onyx and X
"Symphony 2000"-EPMD, Redman, Meth and Lady Luck
"John Blaze"-Fat Joe, Pun, Kiss, Nas and Raekwon
"Banned From TV"-LOX, Pun, Nature, NORE and Cam'Ron
CLASSIC: "All About The Benjamins"-Puff, LOX, B.I.G. and Kim
"Reverse"-Puff, Sauce Money, Cee-lo, Busta, Shyne, G.Dep and Redman
"Who Got Gunz"-Gangstarr, Fat Joe, M.O.P.
"Ante Up Remix"-M.O.P, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma and Teflon
"Ruff Ryder Anthem Remix"-X, LOX, Eve, Drag-on
"Ryde or Die"-X,LOX, Eve, Drag-on
"Grand Finale"-Nas, X, Meth, Ja Rule
Personal Favorite: "It's Murda"-X,Hova, Ja"
"New York, New York"-Ja, Fat Joe, 'Kiss
"Scary Hours/Cash Still Rules"-Meth,Ghost,Rae
Classic: "Triumph"-Wu
There definitely will be a part II of this...
"The Symphony"-Juice Crew
"C.R.E.A.M"-Wu
"Reservoir Dogs"-Hova, LOX, Beans and Sauce Money
"Ice Cream"-Wu
"Flava In Ya Ear"-Craig Mack, B.I.G. LL, Busta, Rampage
"I Shot Ya"-LL, Foxy Boogie, Prodigy, Keith Murray and Fat Joe
Personal Favorite: "4,3,2,1"-LL, Redman, Canibus, Meth, Master P and X
"Shut Em Down"-Onyx and X
"Symphony 2000"-EPMD, Redman, Meth and Lady Luck
"John Blaze"-Fat Joe, Pun, Kiss, Nas and Raekwon
"Banned From TV"-LOX, Pun, Nature, NORE and Cam'Ron
CLASSIC: "All About The Benjamins"-Puff, LOX, B.I.G. and Kim
"Reverse"-Puff, Sauce Money, Cee-lo, Busta, Shyne, G.Dep and Redman
"Who Got Gunz"-Gangstarr, Fat Joe, M.O.P.
"Ante Up Remix"-M.O.P, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma and Teflon
"Ruff Ryder Anthem Remix"-X, LOX, Eve, Drag-on
"Ryde or Die"-X,LOX, Eve, Drag-on
"Grand Finale"-Nas, X, Meth, Ja Rule
Personal Favorite: "It's Murda"-X,Hova, Ja"
"New York, New York"-Ja, Fat Joe, 'Kiss
"Scary Hours/Cash Still Rules"-Meth,Ghost,Rae
Classic: "Triumph"-Wu
There definitely will be a part II of this...
I Came To The Conclusion...
I've just been busy as hell. Stasia's been handling most of the online promo for the FRSH PULP showcase on Tuesday, and I've been handling most of the street aspects of it.
Back @ Def Jam in the radio promotions/marketing departments. They assigned me 4 artists to help market...just like my mans Mike told me. He said it's the best way to make your bones @ a label. Take a small artist and blow em up. One of the acts is a group with a core/cult following.
Barber Shop today: Got my cut (finally) then watched "Diary Of A Tired Black Man"...the flick definitely was something interesting. I'ma cop later this week and give a synopsis. I just have to appreciate the fact that they keep emphasizing that this is "some, not all Black women"..unlike most media which tends to box all us brothas into one box.
I miss one of my exes. I came to realize it. We ended in a somewhat volatile manner; I'm really starting to think/believe I'm manifesting my adult version of my childhood trademark...which is the bring out the best in people when i wanted, and to also bring out the worse in them when we argue. She was a "good girl", total square, homebody, very intelligent and grounded.....I could use someone like that in my corner...BUT
-I'm DEATHLY scared of a serious commitment. I'm still 22 and I feel like I'm too young to be serious
-I'm always "on the scene"..usually for business purposes, but having a girl, it comes down to "Hey baby, I'm lonely."...almost symbiotic...
-My trust issues aint that bad anymore. (1.) I learned not to trust people further than I could throw them. (2.)People are gonna do them regardless, and its foolish to try to control them.
-I wanna "have fun".
-I'm DEATHLY afraid of making a bad dating decision, which in turn could affect the rest of my natural life. I'm paranoid as hell, and I do admit I tend to think the worse about females. Being that I'm doing my thing, I've come across it all from girls claiming "I'm a model" to "I hold my man down" to doing things in hope that I'd reciprocate bigger.
I never got the vibe that Ms. was after anything from me but to just chill, kick it and enjoy each other's company. We weren't committed and it was probably the first time I caught serious feelings for a girl. EVER. Ever since my first, I always sort of had a "Females come and go" mentality. She had her own hustle...which was probably one of my biggest turn-ons in a female. Cooked. Mentally stimulated me. Responded to my sarcastic retorts with her own.
The reason I'm not with her now? I think we both got cold feet about entering a relationship (both obviously had commitment issues). @ the time,I had no other dating options because I was extremely busy and something about her made me feel guilty about talking to other chicks. There was other people in the picture on her side, but I'm the type not to care unless we get committed because that's the game. I could give a damn about other cats. I dont chase chicks because what they do is what they do and the one being chased is in the driver's seat. I'm an extreme control freak and I like things running on MY time. I couldnt help the way I felt about her though.
If anything I learned about liking someone (never been in love), it's that that's the risk/reward of it. You FALL hard for someone and you're open as hell. My boys said they've never seen me open till then. Admittedly, I was. I just felt like shit when it didnt go the direction I wanted it to. You're open and it had the potential to go all the way north or south. It goes north, and ya'll ride it out. It goes south, and you're wondering why the hell it hurts so bad. After that initial hurt, I said "FUCK THAT" to myself. I wouldnt be so open ever again. Definitely had a shell built up....
So, here I am. Wanting a solid partner, but definitely not ready for a committed. relationship. I tell females I date off bat that I'm not relationship material and they think it's a joke....until I do something, then I'm the foul one...
"It aint like I aint tell you from Day One, I aint shit, when it comes to relationships, I aint got the patience..."
I'm looking into the future...I'm realizing that I have more to lose than it seems. I'm extremely tight lipped about what I do IMG wise...I'm strongly considering dating older women who have their own thing going on......
To Be Continued.....
Back @ Def Jam in the radio promotions/marketing departments. They assigned me 4 artists to help market...just like my mans Mike told me. He said it's the best way to make your bones @ a label. Take a small artist and blow em up. One of the acts is a group with a core/cult following.
Barber Shop today: Got my cut (finally) then watched "Diary Of A Tired Black Man"...the flick definitely was something interesting. I'ma cop later this week and give a synopsis. I just have to appreciate the fact that they keep emphasizing that this is "some, not all Black women"..unlike most media which tends to box all us brothas into one box.
I miss one of my exes. I came to realize it. We ended in a somewhat volatile manner; I'm really starting to think/believe I'm manifesting my adult version of my childhood trademark...which is the bring out the best in people when i wanted, and to also bring out the worse in them when we argue. She was a "good girl", total square, homebody, very intelligent and grounded.....I could use someone like that in my corner...BUT
-I'm DEATHLY scared of a serious commitment. I'm still 22 and I feel like I'm too young to be serious
-I'm always "on the scene"..usually for business purposes, but having a girl, it comes down to "Hey baby, I'm lonely."...almost symbiotic...
-My trust issues aint that bad anymore. (1.) I learned not to trust people further than I could throw them. (2.)People are gonna do them regardless, and its foolish to try to control them.
-I wanna "have fun".
-I'm DEATHLY afraid of making a bad dating decision, which in turn could affect the rest of my natural life. I'm paranoid as hell, and I do admit I tend to think the worse about females. Being that I'm doing my thing, I've come across it all from girls claiming "I'm a model" to "I hold my man down" to doing things in hope that I'd reciprocate bigger.
I never got the vibe that Ms. was after anything from me but to just chill, kick it and enjoy each other's company. We weren't committed and it was probably the first time I caught serious feelings for a girl. EVER. Ever since my first, I always sort of had a "Females come and go" mentality. She had her own hustle...which was probably one of my biggest turn-ons in a female. Cooked. Mentally stimulated me. Responded to my sarcastic retorts with her own.
The reason I'm not with her now? I think we both got cold feet about entering a relationship (both obviously had commitment issues). @ the time,I had no other dating options because I was extremely busy and something about her made me feel guilty about talking to other chicks. There was other people in the picture on her side, but I'm the type not to care unless we get committed because that's the game. I could give a damn about other cats. I dont chase chicks because what they do is what they do and the one being chased is in the driver's seat. I'm an extreme control freak and I like things running on MY time. I couldnt help the way I felt about her though.
If anything I learned about liking someone (never been in love), it's that that's the risk/reward of it. You FALL hard for someone and you're open as hell. My boys said they've never seen me open till then. Admittedly, I was. I just felt like shit when it didnt go the direction I wanted it to. You're open and it had the potential to go all the way north or south. It goes north, and ya'll ride it out. It goes south, and you're wondering why the hell it hurts so bad. After that initial hurt, I said "FUCK THAT" to myself. I wouldnt be so open ever again. Definitely had a shell built up....
So, here I am. Wanting a solid partner, but definitely not ready for a committed. relationship. I tell females I date off bat that I'm not relationship material and they think it's a joke....until I do something, then I'm the foul one...
"It aint like I aint tell you from Day One, I aint shit, when it comes to relationships, I aint got the patience..."
I'm looking into the future...I'm realizing that I have more to lose than it seems. I'm extremely tight lipped about what I do IMG wise...I'm strongly considering dating older women who have their own thing going on......
To Be Continued.....
FRSH PULP Live NYC Commercial
Shoutouts to Mike and Topu (Live Footage) who will be performing @ our show.
B.I.G.G.I.E.
Sup ya'll
As expected, the highlight of my weekend was and most likely will be having seen the flick Notorious. I caught the matinee today. I was gonna go tonight with someone but I changed my mind because I (1) want to avoid the crowds and niggerishness and (2) actually wanted to see the flicks.
I have B.I.G.'s biography written by Cheo Hodari Coker and the flick pretty much matched up. I found it to be a bit anticlimatic since we all knew the outcome...Gravy shockingly came through as Chris Wallace and Angela Basset did her part as Voletta really well. (For some reason, I was expecting a fugazi Jamaican mother accent lol). Derek Luke didnt quite translate to me as Puff (not enough charisma) and Naturi Naughton sort of had to "break out of a shell" to play Lil' Kim who was often portrayed in an obsessive light...
The flick didnt sugarcoat anything and you have it all from serving pregnant fiends (something B.I.G. admitted to in his biography) to holding burners to infidelity (lol @ him stopping @ the wedding vow promising commitment) to spousal/verbal abuse....
We see CW in his lowest as a black hoody clad crack dealer turned inmate in prison who turns to rhyme to a rhyme kingpin on the top of the world who meets an untimely death @ the age of 24.
Being from BK definitely affects my bias towards stating how well the film was executed. My older cousins all bumped B.I.G. 9like how I currently bump Hova) and I recall the impact of "Hypnotize" when i was about 11 or so. I recall seeing the video for "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems" and "Victory" and wondering why B.I.G. wasnt actually in the flick....
Had to bark on this dude for talking too god damn much...dude was yapping during the funeral scene till we snapped on him. That was that.
It's all good, baby ba-bay!!!!
As expected, the highlight of my weekend was and most likely will be having seen the flick Notorious. I caught the matinee today. I was gonna go tonight with someone but I changed my mind because I (1) want to avoid the crowds and niggerishness and (2) actually wanted to see the flicks.
I have B.I.G.'s biography written by Cheo Hodari Coker and the flick pretty much matched up. I found it to be a bit anticlimatic since we all knew the outcome...Gravy shockingly came through as Chris Wallace and Angela Basset did her part as Voletta really well. (For some reason, I was expecting a fugazi Jamaican mother accent lol). Derek Luke didnt quite translate to me as Puff (not enough charisma) and Naturi Naughton sort of had to "break out of a shell" to play Lil' Kim who was often portrayed in an obsessive light...
The flick didnt sugarcoat anything and you have it all from serving pregnant fiends (something B.I.G. admitted to in his biography) to holding burners to infidelity (lol @ him stopping @ the wedding vow promising commitment) to spousal/verbal abuse....
We see CW in his lowest as a black hoody clad crack dealer turned inmate in prison who turns to rhyme to a rhyme kingpin on the top of the world who meets an untimely death @ the age of 24.
Being from BK definitely affects my bias towards stating how well the film was executed. My older cousins all bumped B.I.G. 9like how I currently bump Hova) and I recall the impact of "Hypnotize" when i was about 11 or so. I recall seeing the video for "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems" and "Victory" and wondering why B.I.G. wasnt actually in the flick....
Had to bark on this dude for talking too god damn much...dude was yapping during the funeral scene till we snapped on him. That was that.
It's all good, baby ba-bay!!!!
"So Ghetto"
i'm feeling an onslaught of ignorance invade my persona. It's 3: 51 AM and i'm here in my room bumping "So Ghetto" on my computer....
Today was an interesting day. Stasia and I went to the Tea Lounge and saw Live Footage (myspace.com/livefootagebrooklyn) ,a band who will be performing @ our FRSH PULP showcase on 1/27/09 @ Nightingale Lounge. The band consists of a cellist and a drummer, Topu and Tom....the sound is best described as an "audio mindfuck" (a phrase I coined). I literally felt like I was on an acid trip...and i'm glad they're performing @ MY showcase.
Did some Street Team work for the showcase...i aint gonna go into it, but ya'll figure out how posters for albums be hung up and you'll get an idea.
:-)
"Stuckey" and I got a scouting drill Friday. Mickey Factz Album Listening Party tomorrow. I might take "Chandler".
The ignorance continues. Listening to "Get In My Car"-50 Cent
Today was an interesting day. Stasia and I went to the Tea Lounge and saw Live Footage (myspace.com/livefootagebrooklyn) ,a band who will be performing @ our FRSH PULP showcase on 1/27/09 @ Nightingale Lounge. The band consists of a cellist and a drummer, Topu and Tom....the sound is best described as an "audio mindfuck" (a phrase I coined). I literally felt like I was on an acid trip...and i'm glad they're performing @ MY showcase.
Did some Street Team work for the showcase...i aint gonna go into it, but ya'll figure out how posters for albums be hung up and you'll get an idea.
:-)
"Stuckey" and I got a scouting drill Friday. Mickey Factz Album Listening Party tomorrow. I might take "Chandler".
The ignorance continues. Listening to "Get In My Car"-50 Cent
"When The Remy's In The System....
Ain't no telling will I fuck 'em, will I diss em, that's what these hoes yellin'/ i'm a pimp by blood, not relation, ya'll still chas-un, I replace 'em, HUH
Shoutouts to Rob for the Lavish party...it was a good night...place was flooded...a fight almost broke out but it's all good....I aint party like that in a while. I saw mad people i haven't seen in a while...
It was funny cuz I stopped going to church about 2 years ago..and a girl was starting to come when I was on my way out...i was in the middle of the dance floor with some chicks, then I saw said female with her friends. I was like "OH SHIT, LOL" in my head...like total shock....so we end up together on line for coat check
me:"Yo!!!
Girl:"WOW..what are you doing here?"
me:"What am I doing here? what are YOU doing here? (as much as I knew, she was married, but I could see her cleavage as her top was designed that way)
Girl:"Oh, I'm just here with my friends" :-/...
me:"Word, that's cool..."
Girl:"Um yeah..i still go to church. I aint see you there in a minute."
me:"Yeah I stopped going.."
We went into talk about careers and blah blah and it was just soo funny the look on her face when she seen me..She's attractive so I let her know about my modeling casting on saturday. I wouldnt be a true hustler if I didnt.
But....
The title of this post and first lines refer to an incident that went down. By no means am i in the pimp game...but..Prospect is dropped for the forseeable future for being an obvious liar and just shady all around. I'm big on "vibing" with people and I dont get a positive one. Stasia doesn't like the vibe she gets either and that says a lot since we both are usually perceptive about people (gotta be in this line of work that we do). I'm not gonna air people out (learned from that before), but I'm cutting a loss before I get a subtraction. Granted nothing's serious with me, but things aint add up, so I'm getting my mathematics precise.
Tell me how I see prospect there with the coach from the combine. I dunno if she saw me, but she somehow made her way to the front of the line where I was to get coats from the check. We both looked @ each other DEAD in the face but neither of us said nothing....definitely an awkward moment because I'd told her to come thru and kick it with me earlier in the day and she was saying how "she's shopping and how she's tired" so the prospect looks suspect to me now. The coach issue was never a active one, just the overall way prospect went about it. So she gets her coat and sees me on line, "OMG Hey what's up" then tries to hug me. I pull away from her, then she gives me a slight push. I then say "I knew I seen your ass here, but there was mad shorties and ALL ya'll all look alike to me."...prospect got mad and stormed off amid laughter from the crowd.
Mandy doesnt seem to like what she's hearing and I'm just not willing to go down a road of lies and sus-ness over a pretty face. My boys ALWAYS make fun of me for saying "There's more where that came from." But fuck it. There's NO commitment, so I don't see why you'd have to lie to someone. Besides, Mandy said that prospect is probably keeping me @ arms length then when things get a bit bigger (than they are now ;-D), prospect will say something along the lines of "Hey, I've been with you for X years and I'd like this and that"...I can already see some of those tendencies in the constant request for a C-mas present (even though we're werent even the tightest of friends before dating and that she's NOT my girl @ all).. Me personally, I aim for women who can hold it down outside of the looks department and that's usually not a problem. Equality FTW...but @ the same time, i'm young and doing my thing...and I know enough to keep my business exactly that. So.....
"My life's a movie, I'll leave you in that act forever......"-Stack Bundles, RIP
Cant stand a lying ass bitch. Just keep it funky.
side note: for someone who's into the nightlife, I absolutely despise Serani. I HATE "No Games" and I dont think the dude can sing @ all. My ladies up in the club WILL disagree but it's my opinion. lol...and that Jamie Foxx/T-Pain "Blame It" is a PROBLEM
Thanks for reading.
Shoutouts to Rob for the Lavish party...it was a good night...place was flooded...a fight almost broke out but it's all good....I aint party like that in a while. I saw mad people i haven't seen in a while...
It was funny cuz I stopped going to church about 2 years ago..and a girl was starting to come when I was on my way out...i was in the middle of the dance floor with some chicks, then I saw said female with her friends. I was like "OH SHIT, LOL" in my head...like total shock....so we end up together on line for coat check
me:"Yo!!!
Girl:"WOW..what are you doing here?"
me:"What am I doing here? what are YOU doing here? (as much as I knew, she was married, but I could see her cleavage as her top was designed that way)
Girl:"Oh, I'm just here with my friends" :-/...
me:"Word, that's cool..."
Girl:"Um yeah..i still go to church. I aint see you there in a minute."
me:"Yeah I stopped going.."
We went into talk about careers and blah blah and it was just soo funny the look on her face when she seen me..She's attractive so I let her know about my modeling casting on saturday. I wouldnt be a true hustler if I didnt.
But....
The title of this post and first lines refer to an incident that went down. By no means am i in the pimp game...but..Prospect is dropped for the forseeable future for being an obvious liar and just shady all around. I'm big on "vibing" with people and I dont get a positive one. Stasia doesn't like the vibe she gets either and that says a lot since we both are usually perceptive about people (gotta be in this line of work that we do). I'm not gonna air people out (learned from that before), but I'm cutting a loss before I get a subtraction. Granted nothing's serious with me, but things aint add up, so I'm getting my mathematics precise.
Tell me how I see prospect there with the coach from the combine. I dunno if she saw me, but she somehow made her way to the front of the line where I was to get coats from the check. We both looked @ each other DEAD in the face but neither of us said nothing....definitely an awkward moment because I'd told her to come thru and kick it with me earlier in the day and she was saying how "she's shopping and how she's tired" so the prospect looks suspect to me now. The coach issue was never a active one, just the overall way prospect went about it. So she gets her coat and sees me on line, "OMG Hey what's up" then tries to hug me. I pull away from her, then she gives me a slight push. I then say "I knew I seen your ass here, but there was mad shorties and ALL ya'll all look alike to me."...prospect got mad and stormed off amid laughter from the crowd.
Mandy doesnt seem to like what she's hearing and I'm just not willing to go down a road of lies and sus-ness over a pretty face. My boys ALWAYS make fun of me for saying "There's more where that came from." But fuck it. There's NO commitment, so I don't see why you'd have to lie to someone. Besides, Mandy said that prospect is probably keeping me @ arms length then when things get a bit bigger (than they are now ;-D), prospect will say something along the lines of "Hey, I've been with you for X years and I'd like this and that"...I can already see some of those tendencies in the constant request for a C-mas present (even though we're werent even the tightest of friends before dating and that she's NOT my girl @ all).. Me personally, I aim for women who can hold it down outside of the looks department and that's usually not a problem. Equality FTW...but @ the same time, i'm young and doing my thing...and I know enough to keep my business exactly that. So.....
"My life's a movie, I'll leave you in that act forever......"-Stack Bundles, RIP
Cant stand a lying ass bitch. Just keep it funky.
side note: for someone who's into the nightlife, I absolutely despise Serani. I HATE "No Games" and I dont think the dude can sing @ all. My ladies up in the club WILL disagree but it's my opinion. lol...and that Jamie Foxx/T-Pain "Blame It" is a PROBLEM
Thanks for reading.
