mighty hungry.

duck, sneak...

duck, sneak...

duck, sneak...

duck, sneak and paint...

nah, seriously. i'd like to make a song about going on mission. i just hate to see a healthy subculture appropriated the way it goes on these days. not saying that lupe is faking the funk, he's actually 3 times as believeable as pharrell (who i believe as well).

but, you know niggas. © jay z.

and for every real cat who's doing it because he or she loves it, it's 5 ova niggas watching them, drunk off the quirky sex appeal that counterculture undeniably has, and a pocket full of the monies necessary to fund a full fledged biting extravaganza.

tres wack.

all that being said, Kick Push is a great song. i loved the video, too. response has been weird. reaction to things like this give you a real good idea of what sort of thought process the general public is working with. for instance, on our favorite message board, people were saying such retarded things as "i wish he would have had some real cool skaters doing crazy tricks, jumping over him while he was rapping"

like, are you serious?

did you listen to the lyrics?

the song isn't about tricks. unbelievable.

anyway. i should start writing that, even if only for posterity's sake.

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so i've been networking, trying to keep the name afloat. the logical next move is to have something to refer people to when i start dropping my name in various circles. i need a website. i need a logo. i need an identity, a brand. i'm fortunate enough to know a gang of talented designers that can do far more than i could wish to, to that end. time to tap the resources.

i'll keep posts on the blog regarding the progress, and launch dates.

i also need photography, and i've kept in contact with one cat in particular, because i think he's an amazing talent behind the lens... i hope i can still afford him, as he's had some major blowuptuation in the years since we first bumped heads.

this is the weird part of it all; the new learning process for me, the business side of things. making yourself official to the common public. like, to this point it was all about banging on drum pads and sampling records. now i gotta get paid.

i'm trying to get my work on a released project to that i can get my ASCAP membership. i need a brand to explain the name, and make it stick. i've been skipping on beat making sessions, burning the candle at both ends trying to network through the various available channels. getting and giving phone numbers, keeping appointments. shameless self promotion (i really need to get better at that, being an a$$hole comes with the territory) etc/etc.

it's fun, but it's hard. i'm glad i do enjoy it. ive come to the conclusion that this is how you know you're really in something for the long haul, for the love. every excruciating hour of toil and trouble in the name of moving up in the ranks is welcomed. you're dedicated to your craft and it wakes you up in the morning. a day is incomplete unless you're putting every free hour into it.

i'm almost ready to quit my job. ALMOST.

i almost wish they'd fire me. i'd like to see where i'd end up after 6 months of unemployment, virtually unlimited time and access to my music, and time to network on top of it. haha.

*sigh*

until that day, yo.