Day One

Vol. 2

Day One — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:21:08 +0000

’07 I was doing a lot of business handling so I wasn’t able to record like I wanted to. So when ’08 crept in I was like, I gotta put out something quick before my lil buzz go away. So I aint really get around to it till like March or April and I started looking for beats.
What I noticed from the response I got on Vol.1 was that alot of die hard hip hop fans loved it because of the lyricism and the throwback beats I used and what not…but some of the more casual listeners…some of the folks who are more into a beat and a flow than lyrical complexity and substance, would listen to it and it’d seem like some of it was i lil over their heads. So without compromising what I was about lyrically I decided to focus more on the flow and having fun with it on Vol.2. As it turns out, it happens to be my favorite one of the series. I was sure after this got out that people was just gonna go nuts and I’d get the recognition I deserved, but the grind continued…

Vol. 3 (June 2009)

Day One — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:30:02 +0000

If on Roll with the Prince Vol.1 I was focused on the lyricism, and on Roll with the Prince Vol.2 I was focused more so on the flow, Vol. 3, to me, was more a bout WHAT I’m saying than how I’m saying it.

There was a lot going on with me at that time and I was really unsure about the whole rapping thing. You gotta understand, I wasn’t making any money off rap. Some dudes were and still are deep into the rap game without making any money with it because I guess either they expect the money later or they just love making the music. Well both of those things are true with me but the fact of the matter is, I had a thing going on that had my focus and I wasn’t gonna really place my attention on rapping until I really felt it was worth it. This is where Vol. 3 came in.

Vol. 3 is me saying things and putting things out there in case I never make another Mixtape or album. If I decided I wasn’t going to pursue a rap career, these are the verses I wanted to get out before I stopped. It’s a mixture of new verses I wrote during that time mixed in with a few verses from my album History’s Child put to new beats. Alot of people never heard History’s Child and if there was a chance they were never going to, I decided to put certain verses that I wanted heard on Vol. 3 because I knew I’d be giving thousands of them out so there was a good chance they’d be heard.

The response was so good that it’s actually one of the reasons I’m still making this music. As opposed to it being my swan song, it actually revived me. And here I am…

The Choice

Day One — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:29:23 +0000

They use to say “Yo your lyrics and flow is bananas, you just don’t sound hungry…” Cuz I aint hungry!
Sometimes I wish I was this broke struggling artist who had nothing left but to put everything into his music and live or die with that choice. But the fact of the matter is…I’m not. I’ve always had a hustle of some sort and I always ate. I always loved hip hop and I always loved and still do love to write rhymes but my homies made me take it seriously. THEY said I HAVE TO rap. That if I don’t, I’d be denying people from hearing some real shit that they NEED to hear. So how could I say no?
Not comparing myself to Jay-Z or in anyway implying that I’m the (alleged) big time coke dealer that he was at the time that he was transitioning from the streets to the music, but I feel him when he talks about that moment in his life. Flirting with the rap to see the response…putting rap to the side while you focus on your grind…everyone telling you how you need to just go hard with the rap and leave everything else alone…Okay Okay I hear you! I’m trying!
Just know, that I’m coming and where I go, good music follows. I don’t care about fame, super-stardom or none of that. If it comes it comes, if it don’t it don’t. I’m too used to trying to be low key and off the radar as it is. I just want to make good music that people will enjoy for years to come. Matter fact, I WILL and I DO!! IM JUST WARMING UP!

Which way will you choose?

Growth

Day One — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:34:21 +0000

This year is one of growth for me. I’ve put out an album and three mixtapes that get a lot of love in my hometown area (DC). Only problem was that I had no online presence in which to keep my fans engaged and gather them together. My website, facebook page, twitter page, and all these other pages I have, have been up for maybe 2 or 3 months now. I avoided computers like the plague.
All of this is to say, I appreciate all who are with me during this time of growth and I promise you I will not let you down!!

My Role

Day One — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:01:54 +0000

I’m becoming more comfortable with it.

…

Day One — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:36 +0000

you can call me a prophet of rage/ I’m a soldier in an Army that got lots of brigades/ I done pledged my allegiance and will not be afraid/ I done watched as a flame/ went from a spark to an unstoppable blaze/…I feel my destiny should not be delayed/ but on this road we call life, we most remember all the stops that we made/…still some games are simply not to be played, a philosophical maze, where I can move in many possible ways…

On the road to riches…

Day One — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:33:45 +0000

the road to riches sure has alot of potholes…it’s unpaved, no signs to tell you if you’re headed in the right direction…sigh. Well, my tanks on full and I’m keeping my eyes on the road, lets see where it takes me…

Self Promomotion

Day One — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:22:49 +0000

Whew! Life is not easy for the do-it-yourself-er. Especially when your an analog type dude in these digital times. I”m used to flying under the radar just making my little “blips” on the screen when I want to…and I usually don’t want to…well, here’s to the grind and sharing my dopeness with the world!