tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56107437845261474142024-02-20T12:02:07.723-05:00The Poet Project : InnovateThe Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-63872151221619472952010-10-18T02:12:00.003-04:002010-10-18T02:14:38.549-04:00NEW ALBUM DOWNLOAD<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Click Here to Download the Album --><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> http://www.divshare.com/download/12877211-7e6</span></span>The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-7014333458713779292010-09-02T22:10:00.000-04:002010-09-02T22:11:15.207-04:00LIFE OF AN IMMIGRANT<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DtZs9-Eb1ms?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed 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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >If you go on a tour will you be hitting up Calgary?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Tour would be fun, we working on major cities right now, we hit Edmonton in November, so that’ll probably be the closest spot we return to in Alberta for now, hopefully BC and UK will be popping off soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Who do u think looks better, Kim Kardashian or Megan Fox?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Both overrated…boring looking white girls with expensive plastic surgery and makeup <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Your lyrics are often very powerful and tackle many global issues, as a writer what do you think would be most conducive to your writing in terms of environment, atmosphere and mental state. Do you often write when you are bothered, as an outlet? Or do you find yourself coming up with lyrics as you see the world, which in turn, inspires you to write. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Effective writers, whether it’s literature or music, are successful at communicating their ideas
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >when they connect with their audience. I come from an education background, so the focus isn’t the content, but rather how to deliver the content.<span style=""> </span>Sometimes I find it conducive to use vulgar vocabulary to catch ears, or express ideas in a certain tone, so the words don’t just blend in with the heavy beat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I don’t write as an outlet, because I’d probably spend more time trying to get all my ideas out that the actual delivery would suffer.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p>If I’m just articulating an already formularized idea, then it’s much easier because I can focus strictly how on to share these ideas and concepts as effectively as possible.<span style=""> </span>The global issues I’ve discussed are just topics that interest me. When I’m in a good mood, my mind is much clearer, and it’s easier to get my ideas out on paper. But I have written a few pieces like ‘My Own Eyes’,‘The Essence’ & ‘Welcome Spring’ purely from frustration and emotion. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Overall I find inspiration from observing things around me, Voice for the Voiceless was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend, who happened to be a relative of one of the murder victims mentioned in that track. I wanted to find a way to help him channel the frustration to the audience that really needs to hear about it. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >How much of what you do is nature and how much is nurtured?</span></i><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >My actual ability to write and delivery lyrics is probably 95% nurture. Someone like Jay Z or Method Man are naturals and probably think in rhyme all the time. My abilities to do so come the same way a child learns to play the piano, practice and study.
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >In terms of nature, I observe a lot, and feel fortunate that I can actually learn from watching other people make mistakes, I don’t think that was a learned behavior. The actual writing is a process though, and it’s definitely not as easy as I try to make it seem.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >How long is your... Beard?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Long enough to get me a Santa gig at the mall if this rap thing doesn’t work out…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >How old are u?</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I’m an ’81 baby…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >So what’s your new years resolution<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Hit all my deadlines, gain some weight, beat Doughboy and Babbu at Tetris, and get another tattoo?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >How important is the Bluestar or 1984 riots issue is to you and where does it rank among the things you care about if it does at all<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I was re-educated on the events of 1984 this past summer, and it’s given me a clearly understanding and background to why the community carries itself in certain manners. If people can’t connect with events that specifically targeted their communities, they won’t be able to connect with any other.<span style=""> </span>I think it’s important that every Punjabi understand that <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >#1 the events of June 1984 were targeting the people of Punjab, not the Sikh religion, and that the conflict is a human rights issue, and not a holy war as they would like folks to think. The events were planned 18 months in advance and were not a reaction to one man or group of people held up within Amritsar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >#2 The events of November 1984 were not a random series of events, but rather a systematic, organized massacre on PUNJABI (not just practicing Sikh) peoples. Voter’s lists were used to direct the mobs to attack, and a Punjabi last name, regardless of political affiliation or religious devotion, qualified you to be a victim.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >It’s important for all Punjabis to understand, this was not a Hindu vs. Sikh issue, this was an oppressive majority suppressing a minority. When this connection is made, we can see the similarities with the Tamils in Sri Lanka, Palestinians in the Middle East, the Sudanese in Darfur, and even the Native Aboriginals in North America. Once we connect with these issues we realize that 1984 is still happening and that we as oppressed minorities can join forces to become the new majority and end the oppression.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Vampires or werewolves? Haha just kidding you don’t have to answer that one<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >My sister is big on Twilight, I like Kate Beckinsale and the whole Underworld movement, so I’ll say Vampires.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >What’s your advice for other songwriters, poets, rappers, etc??? <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Practice, practice, study your craft, practice and more practice. Talent is always a matter of opinion, but work ethic can be measured and the payoffs are clear. I don’t believe in luck, I believe in work.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >When is the next mixtape coming out??<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I want to say March, but I’d be lying. I can say it’ll only be 10-12 tracks, butt they’ll all be full length, no more short 1 min verses.<span style=""> </span>I’m going to say March, but I’m Desi, so you know that means August.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >What kind of message (if any) do youur try to portray thru your lyrics? And also what is your major concern about the world? Religion? Politics? Etc<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I just want to expose folks to ideas that they may not normally come across in the lifestyles they lead. I just want to clearly articulate concepts that are underrepresented in hip hop and the communities I connect with. It’s easy to forget that there’s two sides of a coin, and when the powers that be want people to ignore that other side, we need to spend extra effort to shed light back on that unrepresented side.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >In terms of politics, my main concern is government getting involved in every element of our lives, it gives a sense of comfort, but it’s also very scary the amount of civil liberties are being suspended in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >In terms of religion, my main concern is people relying on intangible ideas and hope to rationalize ways of live, which are fear-based, exploitative, and inequitable. The ruling parties have been using religion for some time to keep the masses in order, we need to think a lot more for ourselves, and reduce the western influence on what we think is being spiritual, or a good person at that.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >In the world, it just kills me to see how people have become apathetic, and are able to justify such horrific acts upon each other. If each government was a person, many of them would deserve a punch in the eye for the evil things they impose upon the weaker nations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></i></p><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >If I write a song will you sing it?</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I can’t sing =), and anyone can learn to rap, so if you can write, you should be able to perform it yourself, which will always sound better.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >How do u select what kind of artists you want to collab with??<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Anyone who can fill in the gaps I leave, and is able to do the things I can’t, or represent a way I couldn’t. The goal is to make the track well rounded. We all chemicals, and when we interact and mix with each other, we get a certain reaction, I just try to see what makes magic that way.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Ever do drugs?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Are Females considered Drugs?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >As a lyricist/poet, do you think it is necessary for an artist to suffer/struggle personally in order to produce lyrics that are insightful and thought provoking...in other words, do you think that depth of character can be gained without hardship?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Insightful and though provoking lyrics come from HOW you articulate the idea, insightful and thought provoking ideas expressed n those lyrics will come from experience. I’m not Palestinian, but I felt the anger and frustration through my empathy for their cause.<span style=""> </span>Personal hardships are not the requisite to build character, just being able to find lessons and gaining wisdom from life experiences. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >When we step outside our shoes, and connect with other people, their hardships/struggles become ours. At that point when can bare their load and help out any way we see fit. Whether that’s writing a check, getting involved, or shining light on the situation to your peoples.<span style=""> </span>Plus everyone can find a reason to be EMO these days, and someone will always have it better, and more folks will definitely have it worse.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: solid none none; padding: 1pt 0cm 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="display: none;font-family:Arial;" >Bottom of Form<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Well. Do u plan on getting rich off rap?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I’d like to do this full time, don’t need to be rich off it though. I have quite a few other jobs that keep the bills paid as of now. A Blue collar artist who has to stay on the road 300 days a year does sound pretty cool though.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >What city u live in <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Toronto (Rexdale), Canada…. Looking to move somewhere with less snow though.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Have you been offered to any record labels?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >No record deals have been offered, and we haven’t solicited any record companies in hopes to get one. A Record deal is a whole other mess. We’ll be staying independent for the time being.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Who are your biggest influences, and why? Some of your favorite books, musicians, movies...etc.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Dave Chapelle; he’s able to entertain and inform in the language of the people he communicates with, and he does it well with complete creative freedom. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Andre 3000; best written emcee in history, probably has perfected the art. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Are you going to let me produce for you?</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;">
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<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);">After we release the acapllas, I’m hoping to fall in love with producers I haven’t heard before, so that answer should be a ‘YES’</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <div style="border-style: solid none none; padding: 1pt 0cm 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="display: none;font-family:Arial;" >Bottom of Form<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >What are some of the most influential and recommended pieces of literature on Humble The Poet's bookshelf?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Autobiography of Malcolm X<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Greatness Guides by Robin Sharma<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Anything by Mitch Albom, that guy knows how to write.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Do you have a Xbox 360<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >No,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >If you hit it big would you still talk to your fans as you do now or forget like other rappers and just say you connect to the fans but really don’t?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I appreciate folks taking the time out to write to me, so I try to do the same, obviously if things get busier, it won’t be as easy, but I’ll always try. I know the lead singer for Weezer stayed real connected with his fans, and would invite friends he made off his website to hang out after shows and stuff.<span style=""> </span>I think it’d be really cool to have crews of friends all over the world, so I got folks to kick it with wherever I have a show.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >When did u first start singing?</span></i><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >First time I ever performed in public was 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >If you had your last dinner, which 3 celebs would u want to have a dinner with, dead or alive?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Malcolm X<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >My Mother’s father, who passed away when she was a child<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Sun Tzu, dude who wrote The Art of War <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >What made u enter the music world? Many know you have a profession but along with that you went off and decided to hit up the music scene. What made u decide that? Or was it a plan that you always had, but just didn't have the time to actually expose it to the public?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I always wrote, mainly poems to impress girls. I went to a K-Os concert back in 2003, and he had an opening act by the name of Kamau. Kamau did only spoken word, and I was so amazed I wanted to try it out myself. After I started releasing music, the people kept supporting and making it a natural decision to keep moving forward. It was never the plan, but we’ve mapped out a plan now to ride the wave.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Who's your favorite hip hop artist?</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Outkast<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Lauryn Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Nas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Common<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Goodie Mob<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Anything from the Rawkus days (for my older heads)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Which three producers you want on board for your first album?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >First Album will hopefully be 100% Sikh Knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Kanye beats have the most soul, and are good for my emotional delivery<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Neptunes make bangers that any one can jump on and keep a hit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I’ve used a lot of Dre’s beats, they’re instant classics, but hit or miss in my opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Along with your singing profession, what else do you do?(Career wise) Also, What inspired you to start singing in the first place?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I’m an elementary school Teacher, Private High School Math Tutor, and Landlord<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Favourite movie? : )<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >American History X</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I am Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Do you have PS3<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I play Tetris on Facebook, that’s all the video games I play.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Favourite rappers, producers, and which specifically you'd like to work with... Both mainstream and underground<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I’m going to be jacking some Mad lib tracks soon. All my favourite rappers would end up making me look bad on the track, so I’ll<span style=""> </span>hold off working with them ;) . No ID (the dude that made Jay Z’s Death of Autotune) has been putting a lot of soul into his music, it’d be cool to throw myself on one of his joints.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >BIG or Pac?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Pac had emotion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >BIG had wit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >So I’ll say both<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Favourite Norwegian born Punjabi rapper??<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >BMagic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >When will your first breakthrough album hit the US charts? I mean Jay Sean did his thing, now its your turn boy!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >A major US record label purchased Jay Sean’s album, and he’s a pop act. I don’t appeal to the same demographic, my US success, at best, will mimic Immortal Techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >When did u realize you had a shot at becoming a known rapper?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >When y’all kept showing me love and supporting the movement. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >What are the 5 things you hope to do/try before you die? and what's your favorite thing to eat :)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Favourite thing to eat right now is Jack Astor’s Nachos, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Things I have to try before I die (PG version)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >sky diving/bungee jumping ( I keep chickening out)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >live a year without a car<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >write a fiction and non fiction book<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >take my moms to see the great wall of china<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7pt;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >live in 5 other cities for at least a yearBottom of Form<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >If you went back in time to high school, would the people you went to high school with think you would have made it this far/became an artist? Did you think/know this is what you wanted to be when you got older.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >I wrote short stories in high school, and thought I was pretty good, I don’t really think I shared them at the time. There were other dudes in my high school that were doing the rap thing, and they were much better than me at the time, It took me a long time to get the confidence to try to make it happen. I still see folks from my high school, and they show nothing but love. But I definitely was not known for this back then. I wasn’t into hip hop until I was 16. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Are you single<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >“On my second marriage, hip hop’s my first wifey” – Nas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >
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<br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);font-family:Arial;" >Why don’t you get a big record deal</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" >Record deals<span style=""> </span>aren’t handed out based on talent,<span style=""> </span>their based on marketability.<span style=""> </span>Someone like me would have to show my marketability through my own fan base before a major label will put money into me. The thing is once they own you, they’ll control you, and that just doesn’t make any sense. Hip Hop represents freedom for me, not another chance to be an employee. If I can put up the numbers to impress a record company, then I’m probably doing well enough to stay independent. Independent means, although I won’t be given $500 000 to shoot videos,<span style=""> </span>I’ll have the freedom to talk about whatever I want, however I want and whenever I want.<span style=""> </span>Instead I’ll be starting my own label, and giving artists I believe in chances to be heard through the resources I have.
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(238, 236, 225);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-1895684444734241632009-12-27T23:11:00.004-05:002009-12-27T23:24:18.026-05:00Naked Mermaids <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/kanwersingh/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:85%;" >The Second Mixtape is out, you can download it by clicking the link to the right ----></span>
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I’ve got a few tattoos, and I’ve been getting them since I was 17. I can remember being in high school thinking I was the hottest kid under the sun with one sleeve up showing off my corny ass lion with the word SINGH written underneath (first one had to be Mama-Poet-approved, since I was underage).<span style=""> </span>Now I’m 28, trying strategically to avoid the label ‘tattooed freak as I recently got the word TRUTH on the side of my hand (Mama-Poet didn’t approve). One thing's for sure the permanent ink I got in my teens barely reflects the thoughts and ideas I wish to be represented by today. When I was younger, folks told me not to do it, because they said I would regret them in future; they were wrong, I don’t regret any of them, even the ones that bare no relevance to my life and current mind state. The reason I can bare to live with them is that they represent moments in my life, like time stamps. I remember where I was, what I was feeling, and what I was going through during the moment in time I went under the needle for that specific piece. They serve as little flags along the road incase I want to look back in this journey of life. <span style=""> </span>If anything, I only wish I could make them bigger, brighter and bolder, because I love the way they look. And that long story is the intro to my thoughts today on Substance Vs. Art</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Over time the relevance of an idea may wither, but the art can stand the test of time.<span style=""> </span>With this hip hop, I’m trying very hard to craft my lyrics in such a way, that even if I wake up tomorrow morning and decide the Police are my friends, I can still bump ‘<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibQTatOOy6g">Cry Now</a>’ in the car because it’s still a hot joint musically. When Public Enemy came out with Fight The Power, the music was on par, which only amplified the message. Since then, there haven’t been many artists who can put a message in the music without sounding corny.<span style=""> </span>Dead Prez did an amazing job, but even they were typecast as ‘nerds’ of hip hop. Revolutionary concepts in hip hop has probably best been delivered by immortal technique, a dude that comes off so gangster, delivers lyrics so flawlessly, with a voice so powerful, people are forced to listen.<span style=""> </span>Though folks may think his thoughts and politics are the magic, it’s really his delivery of those ideas and concepts. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Take for example, his track Beef & Broccoli, a spoken word track tearing a whole in the idea of the righteousness of being a vegetarian. That track got me checking myself, and laughing at the insult he hurled at veggies. It didn’t make me get into meat, but he worded it in such a sense that I wasn’t able to dismiss his points and ideas. If anything it made me respect him more for taking a shot at the self-righteous. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">My favourite rapper Andre 3000 of Outkast said over a year ago, that he doesn’t even believe in 90% of the things he used to rap about anymore. The songs are still classic because the arts on point. So let’s focus on the art, and anyone who feels they want to spread a message, realize the message should take a back seat to the art, otherwise you’ll be left with a bored audience who won’t pay you any attention in the future.<span style=""> </span>Outkast perfected the art of music with substance, because the music came first, it’s just that when you took the time to read the lyrics, they had an impact as well.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p face="arial" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So never settle for the corniness. If I come corny, I expect and beseech (that’s a big word for BEG) y’all to let me know so I can come correct. 20 years from now a beautifully drawn naked mermaid will still look better than a quick doodle of Mother Teresa… add substance to your art… don’t depend on substance to be the art.</span></p>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-size:85%;" >Sometimes the club-scene feels like a documentary straight out of the Discovery Channel... one of my personal favourites.
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<br /></span></span> <!--EndFragment--> The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-42753702530630917442009-12-26T01:44:00.001-05:002009-12-26T01:46:18.363-05:00Be About It Official Video<span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">This track was actually recorded 2 Summers ago, and has kept it's timeless feel. Music by Sikh Knowledge</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EvTNrHB4jZw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EvTNrHB4jZw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></span><br /></span>The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-14825339199745592442009-12-15T00:21:00.005-05:002009-12-29T00:59:24.560-05:00I Don't believe in Haters <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/kanwersingh/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">You hear rappers talk about haters often. They credit haters as their motivation to keep moving forward. Some actually thank their haters. You’ll hear comments like “The hate only makes me stronger”, and I never understood that. When folks start to clump all the negativity towards them as hate, then they’re doing the exact opposite of making themselves stronger.<span style=""> </span>When artist start believing their own hype and dismissing anything less than praise as hate, they’re throwing away gold nuggets of wisdom and opportunity for growth.<span style=""> </span>This ignorance towards any view that is different from “You’re fucking awesome” is really just cutting you off from reality. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">It's dangerous to think that negative comments could be used to quantify success.The idea that: "the more they hate, the more I must be doing right" can cause a further disconnect to whats really going on. Take it for what it's worth and keep it moving.
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<br /><span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">People can provide constructive criticism, and that criticism shows they took the time to experience what you do, and care enough to help you enhance it. “you’re garbage” isn’t constructive, or even critical for that matter, it’s just an attempt to illicit a response. Comments like that that don’t make me stronger, it just makes the person making those comments weaker.<span style=""> </span>The fact that they actually invested calories to share a generic insult for the purposes of trying to cause harm doesn’t reflect on my work, or myself, it reflects on them.<span style=""> </span>Randomly calling a woman a bitch, doesn’t make her a bitch, it jus make me jerk. So these comments that are so often labeled as hate, aren’t really hate at all. Because they’re not directing hate towards someone, they’re just bringing attention to themselves and their hurtful intentions. Who really looks bad after the comment is made?</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So I don’t believe in haters, I’m just flattered that people still take the time to write me, even if they aren’t leaving the most positive comments. And since I don’t dismiss those comments as hate, I won’t miss out on the knowledge folks kick at me, when they got valid criticism.
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<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">e.g.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Humble P: <span style="font-style: italic;">“Yo, what you think of the new track and video?”</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Harman The Hater: <span style="font-style: italic;">“I loved the video, but can I make a comment about the track?”</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Humble P: <span style="font-style: italic;">“yea man, go for it”</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Harman The Hater: <span style="font-style: italic;">“I love the beat, but I can’t understand all your lyrics, you’re mumbling some of the parts, I think you need to re-record”</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Humble P: <span style="font-style: italic;">“Your probably right, I know the lyrics, so they’re clear to me, never thought about what an outsider might be taking in”</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">My homeboys already call me Mumble The Poet, and the criticism is valid. So if y’all got something mean to say, just make sure it makes sense? If I’m an eMCee, then making disrespectful comments about my appearance<span style=""> </span>doesn’t hurt me, it jus gets filed under “what the F#&@ does that have to do with hip hop?” folder. If you want to throw proper darts, make comments on the actual content I create, but if your comments make sense, I’ll be thankful for the advice. If your goal is to try to hurt<span style=""> </span>my feelings, I’m too old for that; at this point, the only people that can hurt me, are the ones I love, and they wouldn’t be worth loving if they were trying to hurt me.
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">When I hear or see disrespectful comments towards myself, or anyone else, I just try to figure out what happened to the person making the comments. Either their mamma didn’t hug’em enough, or they’re just disappointed in themselves and need to project the frustration towards someone.
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Personally I only hate when I’m jealous; lucky for me, I haven’t been jealous in a while :)</span></p><p face="arial" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-718796615069533702009-12-08T17:48:00.002-05:002009-12-08T17:52:32.264-05:00Vote Jakara<span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" >The Extended Family of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jakara</span> Movement out in Cali reached out. They trying to get some of that bailout money. Chase bank is having a competition where they're giving away money to various charities that rake in votes, I'm sure it's a publicity stunt as well, but the money will go to great use if <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jakara</span> makes the top 100<br /><br /><br />so all my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Facebook</span> folks... click <a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/674186"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a> to vote<br /><br /><br />Posted a video, feel free to spread that as well...<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9hyyGJAO_Bg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9hyyGJAO_Bg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /></span>The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-21914067706866970832009-12-05T19:48:00.003-05:002009-12-05T19:50:05.298-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Here's a sneak preview to the new video we've been working on for Be About It, which is a monster joint, produced by Sikh Knowledge.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">this track has been sitting in the vaults for a while...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OGkp04BsDl8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OGkp04BsDl8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></span><br /></span>The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-80666118846540150032009-12-04T13:57:00.001-05:002009-12-04T13:59:46.339-05:00This is what happens when I wait too long between posts <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/kanwersingh/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; 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mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Harman The Hater told me to be more positive in my blog posts, and I promise you I will eventually, but not today. Today is venting time.<span style=""> </span>But before I vent, I have to rant, and tell a story about another rapper, and keep you in suspense (or bore you to death) as to what my actual point is.
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Jin the MC is Miami based rapper of East Asian decent; Chinese to be specific. He was one of few rappers to win 7 consecutive freestyle battles on BET’s 106/park. After that he got a record deal with Ruff Ryders (the same record label that brought DMX and EVE into the world). He made claims that he didn’t want to be labeled as a Chinese rapper, and that he could hold his own with any MC irrespective of their ethnicity.
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">He drops and album, and it flops. At this point it should be noted that being a talented lyricist (which he was) doesn’t automatically equate to making great songs, and if you are a talented lyricist, and people appreciate your lyrics, don’t dumb it down to appeal to the pop crowd, cause their support is fickle, and you’ll lose your original fan base, who feels you sold out. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Then Jin goes back to Hip Hop purist, and makes music that appeals to the original fan base, but it’s too late. Fast forward to the present,<span style=""> </span>Jin goes to Asia, and sells millions of records around China and the surrounding countries, rapping in both English and Cantonese. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Moral of the story, as stupid as the label ‘Chinese Rapper’ is, don’t make efforts to avoid the fan base that actually supports you. Jin connected a people with an art form they normally did not feel connected to; that should be embraced. Eminem did the same thing with white folks and Hip Hop, and he got very wealthy in that process.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">People call me a Punjabi rapper, a Sikh rapper, a conscious rapper, a righteous rapper, revolutionary rapper etc.<span style=""> </span>As inaccurate as some of those labels are, I’m not going to go out of my way to dispel them, nor will I go out of my way to maintain them. I appreciate all the support I get, even if folks have put me in a box. The box is just their way to better understand me.<span style=""> </span>I’m hoping the people like the content I put out, but if they’re just giving me a chance because of my skin colour, hopefully I’ll win them over with the music. We don’t’ care where the chef comes from, as long as the food is good. I’m jus trying to serve good food. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rappers rhyme, Emcee’s articulate ideas, Poets write poems on napkins, and sell them for millions on eBay.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So if your curious, the labels I prefer, and try to live up to are: Toronto based Emcee, Adorable Emcee, Talented Emcee and Creative Emcee. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I’m ok with the other labels, it’s whatever folks feel comfortable with.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Now it’s time to vent.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The one label I am NOT cool with is:<span style=""> </span>Aspiring Rapper/Emcee</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I’m not aspiring to Emcee and put out music, I’m ALREADY putting out music, and I got over 50 tracks released in 2009 alone.<span style=""> </span>An aspiring doctor is still in the process of becoming a doctor, an aspiring Olympian is trying to make the Olympics. I’m not trying to get anywhere; I’m doing what I set out to do. Aspiring is a polite notch up from the word “wanna-be”</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Now if you think I’m aspiring to get signed to a record deal, I’m not. I’m aspiring to start my own record label. I don’t aspire to be some one else’s employee. Remember Folks HUMBLE can be an adjective or verb.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Call me an up and coming artist, if you want to reference to the fact that I’m new, or an Independent artist, if you want to refer to the fact that I’m not mainstream.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I feel better now.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>Babbuviscious is the dude that puts the energy into every project, even when my energy is gone. He shows and adds more excitement towards this movement, which opens up a whole new element of it. At the El Mocambo show, he won over the crowd just working his magic.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>As the folks in Edmonton quickly learned, Sikh Knowledge is that icing, cherry, chocolate sprinkles, and crack cocaine to make anything you do 10 times better. Tracks like Imagine, and Singh With Me where just sent his way so he could help with the technical sound, then he laces it up, and it becomes even that much more magical. Having someone like Sikh to reach out makes things ten times more possible</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I got a whole roster of folks on the official and unofficial team ready to make things happen. 90% of my good fortune comes from their contribution, I know this post sounds like a acceptance speech for an award I haven’t won, but folks deserve their props. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I mentioned folks who have public reference points, but I also have an extended family around this planet making things happen everyday for me. We also started a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=157827719924"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">street team</span></a> to create a space for folks, who want the movement to grow, to contribute.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span><!--EndFragment--> The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-14696197590894260722009-11-10T21:49:00.003-05:002009-11-10T21:52:41.754-05:00Dead Before You Hit The Ground<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >On the plane back from Edmonton (crazy show! I’ll post some performance footage soon) I was watching an flick about situation in Ireland in the late 80’s and early 90’s related to IRA. In the film, there was a quote that said something like “in war, truth is always the first casualty, and information is as dangerous and bullets.”<br /><br /><br />Folks always talk about being well informed. I’ve even heard folks replace the idea of “seeing things our way” with “they haven’t been truly informed yet”, like disagreeing with someone probably means you don’t understand them, and they just need to hammer their point 9 more times into your head for you to understand, which invariably means in this case, you agree with them.<br /><br /><br />The information that reaches the masses is related to the interests at stake. Pretty son generations won’t know that KFC stands for Kentucky Friend Chicken, because the stakeholders (mainly KFC) need to do anything to divert attention away from the fact that you’re eating greasy friend chicken.<br /><br /><br />History has shown that anyone who begins to build momentum with the people, and begins to inform them with ideas that serve interest outside those of the powers that be, ends up dead. Freedom of speech only exists, as long as you’re not saying something worth hearing. Therefore the success of a revolutionary message isn’t measured in its popularity, but in the unfortunate premature demise of the messenger.<br /><br /><br />Revolutionaries Emcee’s Dead Prez are constantly harassed by the police, and even won a lawsuit after one of their video shoots was interrupted by the cops, they were assaulted. Dudley George, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King should all be reminders of what freedom of speech is really about.<br /><br /><br />While I doubt I’ll be in the sniper scopes anytime soon, movements are cut off at the head quickly once they gain momentum. So when we see civil rights leaders running around free, jumping on the latest bandwagon, let the continuity of their existence be the measure of their real commitment to the people and resolve to fight the oppressors, who would have merked them years ago, if they really posed a threat.<br /><br /><br />Just a random ramble as always.<br />I pronounce "benevolence", <span style="font-style: italic;">benelovent</span> in this track, how embarrassing<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji_6L-brMQg&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji_6L-brMQg&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></span>The Poet Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592430491735378162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610743784526147414.post-90297534268901396072009-11-05T20:58:00.004-05:002009-11-05T21:06:12.738-05:00Nothing For Sale <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/kanwersingh/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sitting on the beach with Sikh in San Francisco a few months back, I was staring at the Pacific Ocean (for the first time) thinking to myself that I never thought a year of posting my work on youtube would get me a plane ticket to California. We rocked a show in Fresno the following night in at an invite only event of about 200 folks. The highlight of that evening for me was when one of the waitresses of the venue came up to me after the performance asking where she could buy my CD.<span style="">
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<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">When 50 raps about the money and women, the listener is living vicariously through the rap, and relating it to themselves. <span style=""> </span>Material wealth, status, and sex are very easy ways to reach the masses, because all of us have those urges and desires.<span style=""> </span>To start discussing topics on social issues like genocide, poverty, racism… people aren’t going to immediately connect. I had people telling me they couldn’t watch my MILLI video, because it was too depressing. That’s a fair comment. People turn to media for entertainment, and if they’re not entertained, they’ll change the channel.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">As members of the hip hop community, we all have our own personal line, of what we’re willing to and not do to get the peoples attention. I try to create content that I feel is underrepresented in the genre, and sometimes I get the reality check that it’s underrepresented for a reason.
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