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Summertime Sampler 2009
This EP was about droppin cuts. I wrote this EP with the intention of both bein’ unbeatable as a lyricist but also as a mood setter, haha. This EP was the first official release that allowed me to display my singing as well as rappin. My intention with this project wasn’t to blow up. After losing the masters to the full length album “ThruOurMusic” that i was supposed to release in Feb 09… I needed to remind people that even though it had been a minute since i dropped anything i was still on top of my game. It was a reminder to my hard core fans and business connects that i hadn’t fallen off.
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Wu-Tang Clan
Opening for Wu-Tang Clan was pretty poppin. It was the first time i’d ever performed in front of a crowd of thousands. Had the oppurtunity to open for RZA and GZA each on seperate dates following this show. This Wu-Tang show is the largest of many oppurtunities i’ve had to open up for bigger acts… Zion i, Mistah Fab, Andre Nikatina, Diamond D, Stone Gossard/Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, The Presidents of The United States of America, just to name a few… Haha Wu-Tang and my guys from Pearl Jam have showed the most love though.
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206 Stand Up
206 Stand Up was an important part of my development as an artist and as a business person. 206 Stand Up was a show that I independently organized and co headlined under acts such as Macklemore, Zumbi of Zion i and Dyme Def and that featured a line up of different local openers such as SOL, KnowMads, Language Arts, Phil Harmonic, GMK, BYC, Chev, Khingz and others . Ironically, the combination of me and the openers was what made these shows successful. I threw 3 206 Stand Up Show at The Vera Project between Oct 07 and May 08… each show drew huge numbers of all ages fans. Much of the driving force behind the shows was the street level promotion and hustle the events were built on. I developed skills as a hustler, a show promoter, business man, networker, and live performer among other things. The success of the 206 shows helped me realize my power as an independent business person and gave me the confidence to network and function as a professional in the local music scene. These shows helped me develop skills for success that are potentially applicable to any other industry or business in the world.
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Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk was an album composed of various work I wrote and recorded largely during highschool… Released in 07, the album was recorded at Macklemore’s house and engineered by Mack himself. It’s never easy recording an album (especially independently) but Sleepwalk marked my first major accomplishment as an independent recording artist. It was my introduction to the local game. Much of the content reflected a lot of the personal growing pains i was experiencing at the time. I was young when i wrote and laid this shit down on wax but the album was and still is strong enough to compete with the older cats. Although i’ve grown past and expanded beyond the sound and content, it is still a classic album that i stand by today (over 3 years later)… Peep “Soully”… It’s still one of my most popular tracks. The whole album is available on iTunes and just about every other online distribution site.
