I’m in a Band

I’m in a band. Well technically not a band but a group. One producer/producer extraordinaire, One producer/engineer, and emcee/vocalist kinda make up the collective. The group is called Huemanatee. We put some things together but we’re still trynna find our exact direction on this project. We kinda lost momentum for a little while(4-5 months) but things are picking back up again. Stay tuned to find out what’s going down. Peace love and chicken grease.

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Business vs Hustle

Business vs Hustle

What’s up folks. This is a post from my myspace. Check it out. I’m getting sloppy I know but when was I ever clean.

Let me just say I’m no expert on the art of Business or the skill and grind it requires to hustle. In fact I’m pretty atrocious at both. But my people I know a business when I see it. I know a good hustle when I see it. In this life I think too many people don’t know the distinct differences between the two. You need to hustle to run a business. But a business requires a certain respectability and product or service integrity to go along with it. A lot of people in this music business get a tax id, get a llc, or even inc and say they’re running a business. But you call them, but can never reach them. Or you call them and when the pick up they say things like I might forget to call you back so please go to this website or get my email and…etc etc etc.

When you are in business it is not just about working harder than the next person, it’s also about respecting your potential clients, maybe supporters/customers, or fans. You can’t treat people like you are doing them the biggest service in the world. I mean just by answering a phone call some people get on the phone with a bad attitude.(leave that to government run businesses et al the post office, voter registrations office, etc) And this trend is actually being made real by larger corporations. So in all fairness it’s not just the music industry. Hell, walk into Walmart you’ll get the same treatment there. My parents have been running a business for at least 14 years and if they had acted like I’ve seen some of these ‘companies’ act they  wouldn’t have lasted 14 months. I mean really.

Peace.

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Still Around and You all know who you are

Still focused on myself rhyming. Been probably reading and watching too much news. Doing some election stuff. I’ve tired myself out trying to find out the real story behind the ‘financial crisis’ or whatever you wanna call it. All the while having a very unsure feeling of not moving. I have not done any showcase or open mics. So I need to do some lol. I’m coasting right now. But just want to write you know and express myself just cause. Peace, people.

POST SCRIPT
Hold up, I was about to post this. But something just crossed my mind as I was writing the tags for this post. I just wanna say I feel sorry for some of you. You know who you are. You people who enjoy when you see someone you envy ‘fail.’ You know who you are, the small-minded, the weak willed, to scared to follow your heart variety. You know who you are. Sheet, writing out the tags got me thinking about you all. But I must say it pushes me further. When I get kicked, I get up and keep moving forward. I will never let you have the last laugh. So keep it up. And after you see it can be done, then maybe you will expand your mind. Maybe you will have the courage to follow your hearts and get off my jock. I’m out. Sorry just had to get that out.

And Another thing sorry, I just got struck with something else. I don’t know why those closest to me behave the strangest when I tell them I make music. Most of them don’t even want to hear it. I mean people who I least expected. It’s crazy. But ‘I ain’t mad atcha.’ I still love ya. But nonetheless, I understand people come and go and that’s just part of life. Maybe we will reunite when the time is right. Peace peoples. Take care.
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