September 6, 2011- Baltimore, Maryland Straight off of a month break from the music scene…WHAT IT IZ HIP HOP WORLD! Yea, the queen is back..and I got a lot on my chest to basically get off to all of my indie hip hop family, friends, associates and business partners. Well like I said before, I did take a good month or two off from the music world to better my business and expand (oh yea, to those of yall that don’t know what EXPAND means o
utside of the music world, I suggest getting a Webster’s dictionary and looking it up) the PUR ENT name. Not to mention take care of family. But upon my return, I took some time out and went to my first show in months this past Friday night at Sonar. I will be quite honest with you all, I mean yall like it when I keep it 100…Royce da 5’9..didn’t know him or his music that well, but after this show…I am definitely a fan. So I headed down to the show with my usual music fam, pumped that firstly that some of my favorite people were performing (Lenwood, Savage da Beast, Skarr Akbarr and Grad Dai) and that I got to see people I haven’t SEEN in a minute, but have been hearing a lot about via social networks and out of state contacts. Now I will be blunt, honest and up front about a lot that went on Friday and my personal gripes about what the future may hold.
Now let’s start off with Grad Dai, granted I was definitely a lil late to the event (dammit it takes a min to holster and perfect all this beauty for an outing lol), but I did catch the end of their set. I will say this…for a live band these dudes, definitely KICK MAJOR ASS! Live instruments, off the chain song themes, and the stage presence is crazy! I mean I remember seeing these guys perform at a Baltimore Scene event down at the 5 seasons about a year ago and I was blown away. I have seen many a live band try to cover rap songs or put their own little spin to catchy tunes that come out like trash, but I must give Grad Dai their props. The only thing I hope and pray is that they don’t get caught into the “same ole, same ole” like a lot of the hip hop and r&b artists of the DMV tend to fall into. Same ole venue, same ole shows, same ole stage routine (back and forth with no energy) and same ole songs. Luckily, these dudes are fairly new and have great management that have already put them out there so that being trapped inside “the circle of music career death” isn’t even feasible. But hey, who knows….but I do wish them the best.
Next, the incomparable, unstoppable, pop-up everywhere, #TruthMovement pushin Lenwood and the lyrical beast himself Savage. First off, let me start from the beginning….Imma take it back….waaaayyyy back…til about 2007/2008 when I first came back onto the scene solo-dolo with Pur Entertainment. Now for those of you that know me, Steel Bars Entertainment was my first business adventure…unfortunately not everyone is made to be a business partner…so after a little restructuring and brainstorming Pur Entertainment came out. Now the Heavy Hitters tour started with Steel Bars, but damn sure didn’t end with Steel Bars. And one of our first music prodigies were Mr.20’s of that Huh himself and Mr. All Black Tints (which both have to be 2 of my favorite songs and have been ringtones on about 8 phones since I first heard em #TrueFan). Twelve shows and 5 years later…these two are part of the Heavy Hitters retired Veterans community with Pur E
ntertainment and still continuously support Pur Entertainment. For that, there is no words that can describe how thankful I am. But back to the point, the performance. SMDH. I tell ya, I have seen Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nicki Minij, even Nsync (ssshhhhh that was back in my Mercy High school days lol)..and I have seen people go nuts and get over the top excited for a performance. But not in an indie show setting. Every show these two do, either separate or together, it’s a freakin adrenaline rush…and IM NOT EVEN ON THE STAGE PERFORMING! So at this show Savage was holding down Lenwood on the hype man tip, but between the free giveaways (#TruthMovement bracelets, t-shirts etc.) it felt like I was down at the arena. I just think that the energy that both artist give off during their performances is magical, and something that you don’t see too often in the DMV scene. All in all superb performance boys!
On to the next one…Mr. Akbar….smdh..hmm what can I say about this dude right here. Don’t get me wrong…Pursuit of Happiness was my ish….’Ventilation’ was one of my favorite singles…and hell dude can definitely do his thing on the graphics tip. His performance Friday, I was into it. I just wish that the energy I see on his theatrical videos was the same way on stage. I remember the iVote concert earlier this year down at Bourbon street, JESUS! That whole 20 minute or so set was bumpin. I mean literally…there were chics willing to throw their panties at him. Not to mention I seen multiple “mopies” (male groupies) boopin their heads, singing along and going off. Now that was the last time I actually seen Mr. Akbarr perform, but in comparison to that performance and Friday’s….I don’t know if he was preoccupied or not…but out of 10 dude gets a good 71/2 . Still good, just not all the way there. But hell, there is always room for improvement, still a fan, still good music.
Out of everything that went on that night, all the performances and all…I would say it was a pretty good night. But the next day, I honestly had a good couple of hours to myself where I thought about my years in this industry, music I’ve heard, and people I’ve met. I had a long conversation with the boyfriend while listening to an oldie but goodie “Real Rap” (s/o to Starrz and Only) and he asked me “If you made it big in the music industry, and you could take certain artists who would you take and why? Who would have the longevity?” SMDH Now, contrary to what a lot of people think, I don’t play favorites. I go off of original god given talent, history and consistency. There are multiple artists that have had their 15mins of fame that they fucked up but should be given that extra minute to show and prove. There are artists that haven’t been given the chance ever. There are new artists that are so lost that they would even know if it’s their time or not. And there are artists that have their heads so far up their ass that they wouldn’t know up from down. I will be the first one to say it and mean it….THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTLY NO COMPLETE PACKAGE ARTISTS IN THE BALTIMORE AREA AS OF YET! Yea, I said it. Either you’re a hot artist who makes great music, looks good, has a following, has support…but can’t perform for your life. You put on a great show with your 5 hit singles and your mixtape or album is garbage. You don’t know how to market yourself right. Your management is just as lost as you. Or you think you’re the next Biggie, 2pac, Jay-z or Nas…and your more on the Lil B/Short Bus Shawty/Chocolate Drop/50 tyson side of rapping skills. Something that everyone has to learn is that no matter how “talented” or “experienced” you are…there is always room for improvement. No matter if its personal life or business. It took me a complete fail with one business to find my niche and ride it out and get where I am today. I literally call the scene the “circle of death” because that is what it has become due to a lot of different factors. Yes men/women, lying, stealing, lack of business skills, not asking for help, shady business deals, no correct promoting or marketing , egos and no self confidence is killing each and every one of the participating artists careers. Let me pose this question…out of everyone that has made it out of Baltimore (just Baltimore)..who has really “made it” out of the circle? You can’t include Mario because he was never at a Hip Hop 101 or Sonar event. Can’t include Dru Hill, they never killed a Heavy Hitters show. Out of the little circle of artists performing for artists and selling to artists who represent other artists who make beats for their artists but sell their merchandise to other artists….who has really made it…AND STAYED ON? Don’t worry I’ll wait. How many artists have toured outside of the DMV? On the west coast? Outside of the country? I’m not talking the Carolinas or Florida eithe
r. I’m talking you performed in Cali, Washington State, Texas at a show as big as Sonar or Rams Head? Hell who has performed at Rams head? And if you have please send me proof to purentertainment1@gmail.com . Not a lot of hands are raised I see. The point I am trying to make is this, until a lot of good artists that may be the shit to everyone…may not be the shit to someone from out of town, a AR from a record label, MTV, BET or even VH1.Alot of these new artists need to ditch the egos and learn from the artists that have been through some stuff. A lot of vets need to step back up to the plate and show ‘em how it’s done. Not to mention, some of the vets I’m personally waitin to show and prove again…push for that 2nd chance and kill it this time. It may be hard to get a record deal or distribution deal…yes…but think about the worse situation that you were ever in…and how you made it through it. If you can do that, I personally know you can become a superstar.
But I replied to him…I need to see some comebacks of some vets and I need these rookies to step up and get the foot in the door. I mean lets be real…lets look at Starrz…granted it just came out over the weekend (download the new mixtape Skyy Jones 2 at http://iamstarrz.com) , but I am still waiting to see him kill another stage again! Last heavy hitters he murdered I lost my damn voice screaming “Nasty Sick Disgusting ILL!”. I’m still looking for Mr. Michael Wayne to finally make a huge comeback! Where is B.O.M.B.? Backland? Hunnit Proof? Kanye Mayfield? Where is that punk that I love to beat up on called Only? I’ll even take it back to my first show….where is MLC? T-fitted? Miss Cream? Miss Stress? Where is the mighty and all powerful Rockwell? To be honest I would like to see some of these CEO’s make some comeback too? How bout it Ogun? Me and my daughter ran around all last year singing “All I see everybody wanna be a star….” What’s the follow-up because we are all waiting. Sonny Brown? Doc Dollaz? I mean what’s really good, the game needed all of you all back then…why not give ‘em what they want? Yea, you might have put out a lil single here and there…but what happened to the mega release parties, flooding fb and twitter, posters everywhere around town, the random texts at 3am from promoters blasting your next show? I look at artists that have only been out for a year at best killing it on the promotions and pushing projects. I get the whole “work in progress” spiel…that’s fine. But if it’s been almost a year or two since your last hit…unless you plan on making a comeback like Nelly, Busta Rymes , Mase or Lil Kim where this shit is about to be over the top and the most talked about single or album….your fans need a teaser or need to know yall still love them!
In conclusion, I support a lot of artists (even ones that I did not mention) so don’t take offense if your name didn’t pop up. But in the end, there are a lot of people that are making moves for you all that you don’t even know about. But it is up to you all to make the right moves to get noticed by people other than your peers and other artists. Don’t you want Baltimore to get on the talent map? Get it together first Get your business, team and supporters in order first..give your hometown a reason to WANT TO SUPPORT YOU.. then look outward for support.. It’s like my grandfather use to say before he passed, ‘…get your home in order before you ever venture out into this world. Because when the world turns its back on you, you will always have the security of your home to rebuild in. Because without support from your foundation, you’re sure to fall apart.’
utside of the music world, I suggest getting a Webster’s dictionary and looking it up) the PUR ENT name. Not to mention take care of family. But upon my return, I took some time out and went to my first show in months this past Friday night at Sonar. I will be quite honest with you all, I mean yall like it when I keep it 100…Royce da 5’9..didn’t know him or his music that well, but after this show…I am definitely a fan. So I headed down to the show with my usual music fam, pumped that firstly that some of my favorite people were performing (Lenwood, Savage da Beast, Skarr Akbarr and Grad Dai) and that I got to see people I haven’t SEEN in a minute, but have been hearing a lot about via social networks and out of state contacts. Now I will be blunt, honest and up front about a lot that went on Friday and my personal gripes about what the future may hold.Now let’s start off with Grad Dai, granted I was definitely a lil late to the event (dammit it takes a min to holster and perfect all this beauty for an outing lol), but I did catch the end of their set. I will say this…for a live band these dudes, definitely KICK MAJOR ASS! Live instruments, off the chain song themes, and the stage presence is crazy! I mean I remember seeing these guys perform at a Baltimore Scene event down at the 5 seasons about a year ago and I was blown away. I have seen many a live band try to cover rap songs or put their own little spin to catchy tunes that come out like trash, but I must give Grad Dai their props. The only thing I hope and pray is that they don’t get caught into the “same ole, same ole” like a lot of the hip hop and r&b artists of the DMV tend to fall into. Same ole venue, same ole shows, same ole stage routine (back and forth with no energy) and same ole songs. Luckily, these dudes are fairly new and have great management that have already put them out there so that being trapped inside “the circle of music career death” isn’t even feasible. But hey, who knows….but I do wish them the best.
Next, the incomparable, unstoppable, pop-up everywhere, #TruthMovement pushin Lenwood and the lyrical beast himself Savage. First off, let me start from the beginning….Imma take it back….waaaayyyy back…til about 2007/2008 when I first came back onto the scene solo-dolo with Pur Entertainment. Now for those of you that know me, Steel Bars Entertainment was my first business adventure…unfortunately not everyone is made to be a business partner…so after a little restructuring and brainstorming Pur Entertainment came out. Now the Heavy Hitters tour started with Steel Bars, but damn sure didn’t end with Steel Bars. And one of our first music prodigies were Mr.20’s of that Huh himself and Mr. All Black Tints (which both have to be 2 of my favorite songs and have been ringtones on about 8 phones since I first heard em #TrueFan). Twelve shows and 5 years later…these two are part of the Heavy Hitters retired Veterans community with Pur E
ntertainment and still continuously support Pur Entertainment. For that, there is no words that can describe how thankful I am. But back to the point, the performance. SMDH. I tell ya, I have seen Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nicki Minij, even Nsync (ssshhhhh that was back in my Mercy High school days lol)..and I have seen people go nuts and get over the top excited for a performance. But not in an indie show setting. Every show these two do, either separate or together, it’s a freakin adrenaline rush…and IM NOT EVEN ON THE STAGE PERFORMING! So at this show Savage was holding down Lenwood on the hype man tip, but between the free giveaways (#TruthMovement bracelets, t-shirts etc.) it felt like I was down at the arena. I just think that the energy that both artist give off during their performances is magical, and something that you don’t see too often in the DMV scene. All in all superb performance boys!On to the next one…Mr. Akbar….smdh..hmm what can I say about this dude right here. Don’t get me wrong…Pursuit of Happiness was my ish….’Ventilation’ was one of my favorite singles…and hell dude can definitely do his thing on the graphics tip. His performance Friday, I was into it. I just wish that the energy I see on his theatrical videos was the same way on stage. I remember the iVote concert earlier this year down at Bourbon street, JESUS! That whole 20 minute or so set was bumpin. I mean literally…there were chics willing to throw their panties at him. Not to mention I seen multiple “mopies” (male groupies) boopin their heads, singing along and going off. Now that was the last time I actually seen Mr. Akbarr perform, but in comparison to that performance and Friday’s….I don’t know if he was preoccupied or not…but out of 10 dude gets a good 71/2 . Still good, just not all the way there. But hell, there is always room for improvement, still a fan, still good music.
Out of everything that went on that night, all the performances and all…I would say it was a pretty good night. But the next day, I honestly had a good couple of hours to myself where I thought about my years in this industry, music I’ve heard, and people I’ve met. I had a long conversation with the boyfriend while listening to an oldie but goodie “Real Rap” (s/o to Starrz and Only) and he asked me “If you made it big in the music industry, and you could take certain artists who would you take and why? Who would have the longevity?” SMDH Now, contrary to what a lot of people think, I don’t play favorites. I go off of original god given talent, history and consistency. There are multiple artists that have had their 15mins of fame that they fucked up but should be given that extra minute to show and prove. There are artists that haven’t been given the chance ever. There are new artists that are so lost that they would even know if it’s their time or not. And there are artists that have their heads so far up their ass that they wouldn’t know up from down. I will be the first one to say it and mean it….THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTLY NO COMPLETE PACKAGE ARTISTS IN THE BALTIMORE AREA AS OF YET! Yea, I said it. Either you’re a hot artist who makes great music, looks good, has a following, has support…but can’t perform for your life. You put on a great show with your 5 hit singles and your mixtape or album is garbage. You don’t know how to market yourself right. Your management is just as lost as you. Or you think you’re the next Biggie, 2pac, Jay-z or Nas…and your more on the Lil B/Short Bus Shawty/Chocolate Drop/50 tyson side of rapping skills. Something that everyone has to learn is that no matter how “talented” or “experienced” you are…there is always room for improvement. No matter if its personal life or business. It took me a complete fail with one business to find my niche and ride it out and get where I am today. I literally call the scene the “circle of death” because that is what it has become due to a lot of different factors. Yes men/women, lying, stealing, lack of business skills, not asking for help, shady business deals, no correct promoting or marketing , egos and no self confidence is killing each and every one of the participating artists careers. Let me pose this question…out of everyone that has made it out of Baltimore (just Baltimore)..who has really “made it” out of the circle? You can’t include Mario because he was never at a Hip Hop 101 or Sonar event. Can’t include Dru Hill, they never killed a Heavy Hitters show. Out of the little circle of artists performing for artists and selling to artists who represent other artists who make beats for their artists but sell their merchandise to other artists….who has really made it…AND STAYED ON? Don’t worry I’ll wait. How many artists have toured outside of the DMV? On the west coast? Outside of the country? I’m not talking the Carolinas or Florida eithe
r. I’m talking you performed in Cali, Washington State, Texas at a show as big as Sonar or Rams Head? Hell who has performed at Rams head? And if you have please send me proof to purentertainment1@gmail.com . Not a lot of hands are raised I see. The point I am trying to make is this, until a lot of good artists that may be the shit to everyone…may not be the shit to someone from out of town, a AR from a record label, MTV, BET or even VH1.Alot of these new artists need to ditch the egos and learn from the artists that have been through some stuff. A lot of vets need to step back up to the plate and show ‘em how it’s done. Not to mention, some of the vets I’m personally waitin to show and prove again…push for that 2nd chance and kill it this time. It may be hard to get a record deal or distribution deal…yes…but think about the worse situation that you were ever in…and how you made it through it. If you can do that, I personally know you can become a superstar.But I replied to him…I need to see some comebacks of some vets and I need these rookies to step up and get the foot in the door. I mean lets be real…lets look at Starrz…granted it just came out over the weekend (download the new mixtape Skyy Jones 2 at http://iamstarrz.com) , but I am still waiting to see him kill another stage again! Last heavy hitters he murdered I lost my damn voice screaming “Nasty Sick Disgusting ILL!”. I’m still looking for Mr. Michael Wayne to finally make a huge comeback! Where is B.O.M.B.? Backland? Hunnit Proof? Kanye Mayfield? Where is that punk that I love to beat up on called Only? I’ll even take it back to my first show….where is MLC? T-fitted? Miss Cream? Miss Stress? Where is the mighty and all powerful Rockwell? To be honest I would like to see some of these CEO’s make some comeback too? How bout it Ogun? Me and my daughter ran around all last year singing “All I see everybody wanna be a star….” What’s the follow-up because we are all waiting. Sonny Brown? Doc Dollaz? I mean what’s really good, the game needed all of you all back then…why not give ‘em what they want? Yea, you might have put out a lil single here and there…but what happened to the mega release parties, flooding fb and twitter, posters everywhere around town, the random texts at 3am from promoters blasting your next show? I look at artists that have only been out for a year at best killing it on the promotions and pushing projects. I get the whole “work in progress” spiel…that’s fine. But if it’s been almost a year or two since your last hit…unless you plan on making a comeback like Nelly, Busta Rymes , Mase or Lil Kim where this shit is about to be over the top and the most talked about single or album….your fans need a teaser or need to know yall still love them!
In conclusion, I support a lot of artists (even ones that I did not mention) so don’t take offense if your name didn’t pop up. But in the end, there are a lot of people that are making moves for you all that you don’t even know about. But it is up to you all to make the right moves to get noticed by people other than your peers and other artists. Don’t you want Baltimore to get on the talent map? Get it together first Get your business, team and supporters in order first..give your hometown a reason to WANT TO SUPPORT YOU.. then look outward for support.. It’s like my grandfather use to say before he passed, ‘…get your home in order before you ever venture out into this world. Because when the world turns its back on you, you will always have the security of your home to rebuild in. Because without support from your foundation, you’re sure to fall apart.’ 
Everyone always has something to say..so leggo...tell me how you really feel
ReplyDeleteGreat blog E
ReplyDeletePlease don't take this the wrong way, you bring up great discussion points and I just want to discuss them. This is a great article and I wish every artist would read it because it is an eye opener.
ReplyDeleteBut every so often, there is a person that gets up on their soapbox and yells into their megaphones about what's wrong with the local scene.
!st of all, I like the local scene, it's vibrant, diverse and their are a lot, a LOT of talented artists trying to string a career together.
I know it's your opinion but I highly disagree with you. There are more than a FEW complete package emcees in Baltimore that if they got a deal and some real oush TODAY I am more than confident they could be stars TOMORROW. I'm not going to name names though, just trust that is MY opinion. My thing is, your basing someone else's success on what you believe success is, this is not an overnight, or even over'year' game. A lot of the artists you mentioned not doing anything, or not hearing from, doesn't mean that they aren't working. Case in point, Kane Mayfield. No, he isn't putting out a new single every month to satisfy your personal hunger, or any other 1 fan's personal hunger, he's working his music. Yes, in Baltimore, fans of his like his music but he has to move on. Andf then you say no one is doing anything outside of the area or whatever and then you disqualify the Carolinas and Florida??? What type of sh!t is that? And to destroy that mind state, There ARE artists who are touring the country. Check the video on youtube of Los in Boston just recently, he performed a brand new song and had the ENTIRE audience hanging on to his every word!!! That is huge!!! Yes, more artists can stand a better business plan, but isn't that where YOU come in at??? I'm not completely familiar with what you do but I think you are in promo busineess and things of that nature, right? So until YOU have successes in your line of work, artists won't enjoy those successes, right? because yours and the artist's success go hand in hand, right?
All I'm saying is that there are a lot of local artists traveling and doing work and building fanbases abroad. Don't tunnell yourself within the artists you know or work with and generalize the whole scene.
I was just arguing on FB with a dude that said, and this is the FIRST thing he type. EVERY RAPPER IN BALTIMORE IS STUPID AND DON'T KNOW THE BUSINESS(paraphrase) and then he gets into what makes him a know-it-all. My reply was YOUR A BALTIMORE RAPPER...RIGHT, STUPID??? And he's offended.
That negative attitude that people like to spew is the reason the Baltimore scene adopts names like “circle of death” because people IN the circle who become influential and then want to spew negativity. Things not working, WORK HARDER.
And I'm just a fan, I used to rap and I made a few beats for a VERY few people, but I root for the scene, I started to blog to help build awareness of the scene as a whole and give artists more net visibility. So if someone hears something and decide to google it, bam, more info on them. Something else they can hold on to.
I do wish you the best, I dig the site, I check it often and I too was wondering what you were up to because you hadn't posted anything new. Hopefully someone does get over the hump and open up the flood gates because trust me, there are stars in this city and we poly with them everyday.
Damn, that was more than I planned to write, sorry.
ReplyDeleteAll in all..It’s hard to look over the negativity with the scene. Like I said...I’ve invested almost 5 years (which makes me almost a sophomore compared to others) in this scene and I’ve seen the best and the worse things go down. I root for the scene almost every time I go outta town. I’ve been to Laguna Beach, Cali and seen a dude on the corner of the street with a guitar playing his heart out....and he had to of made almost $800. I asked him what he does...he said this and enters himself into open mics almost every weekend to harness and practice his talent. He said that’s how he makes rent! I’ve been to Atlanta...and their open mics are so big that I’ve been to one where the fire marshal came and closed the doors to the club bc there were so many ppl there. and the club held over 1200 people. AND THIS WAS A LOCAL OPEN MIC...NO SUPERSTARS...JUST LOCAL ARTISTS! Not to mention if i get someone’s mixtape b4 i go outta town...im passing that joint out to ppl where I am so they can grow to love and appreciate bmore hip hop. But like I said...that was then. Now half of everyone sounds the same, or imitates what’s on the radio...people don’t appreciate the promoters or ppl behind the scene like me anymore...the fighting...the bs...it gets hard to even walk up to someone in Texas wit a bmore artist cd like "hey take a listen to this" bc they look at you like "oh you from bmore huh? no thanks". Baltimore itself has had such a negative ora placed over its head by the media and all (check out worldstarhiphop we got about 5 or 6 vide on their just in the past 2 weeks) that we can’t get any positive feedback from outta towners on our music. Yes, there are a few people who are doing the damn thing and I wish them luck. But just like i was saying before....they have to learn the business...THE WHOLE BUSINESS....re-evaluate their own music and plans..then put they all into it to make it work. You can’t keep praising a child for doing wrong…you have to correct them, show them the correct way (or in this case give them options that may lead to a better and closer outcome to their dreams) and let them flourish and thrive off of that. Otherwise it’s going to fail every time. So if I am the one that stands up on the soapbox and tells it like it is…I am fine with that. People like you, and a couple of others that have hit me up listen and take heed…and that’s wonderful. I am just sick of seeing everyone take the same road and failing when I know for a fact they can do it and make it.
ReplyDeleteSry i kinda went in...lol
But the thing is, there is not ONE business model in the music business, you can assume that people do not know the business, and it's probably true, but every artists gets on in a different manner. Sometimes it's who you know...most of the time it's who you know. Sometimes it's just creatively marketing yourself. And your example about a dude playing guitar on the street isn't even valid, a nigga on the corner RAPPIN is NOT going to garner the same response. The thing about getting local support IS, however, about hitting the streets. Something most artists refuse to do these days because of the enternet. I remember late 90s artists WOULD hit the streets, people like LabTekWon was ALWAYS downtown, Ogun set up tables at Morgan State, the internet is good, but it's made people lazy. They just want to upload their music to every website, social network and file sharing site they can find and sit back and watch for results, which is stupid. But again, this is where people like YOU come in. And I thought about promoting and such, but that would more than likely clash with what I do now, plus I can't see myself putting in 110% for artists I really don't dig.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, discussion is good, and I'm glad you posted it. I just hope artists just keep making good music and actually promoting it creatively.
i agree....but the example that i used was saying (just like you said) that these artists dont want to put in 110% therefore why should the labels have to put in extra work to scout them out? I mean its just comon sense that you have to have all your stuff in order before you make a move. I highly doubt that any man would try to holla at a girl or expect a girl to just walk up to them and start to talking to them when they havnt brushed their teeth, got a fresh haircut, smell good or have clean cloths...and just go in off of a cut smile or light colored eyes. Why would any woman want to date a 1/2 of a man? Why would a label want a 1/2 of a artist? Like I said before...there is alot of talent here in Baltimore..I know alot of them personally and I am willing to help in any way possible. But in order to help...there has to be a agreement of work from both sides. but other than that i totally agree with wat your saying and always give kudos to the icons of the indie scene that have put in work continuiously and are showing alot of cats how its done.
ReplyDeletei tried to LIKE BmoresVeryOwn's comment lol
ReplyDeletesmdh this isnt facebook dev
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