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Hotter Than July, Stevie Wonder!

I honestly started writing this entry about 3 weeks ago, I never finished and I kept coming back to it and changing it because the things I was talking about didn’t make any sense after awhile. I finally decided to finish today regardless of what the hell I ramble about. I was supposed to talk about my video, a show I did, Young Buck’s phone call, G-Unit’s sales compared to Lil Wayne’s, Jesse Jackson’s haterism and a whole bunch of other crap but I don’t even have the attention span to write it so I don’t expect anyone to sit and read it. This will be part one of my Hotter Than July entry, next time I’ll go more into depth about the CD.

I just signed a deal to do a digital EP, which is a six song release for those that don’t know. That is supposed to serve as one of my joints for this year so I have to map that out because I will need y'all to support for real…like buying it. I have a few labels urging me to stop the mixtape run for fear that if they sign me that consumers will be confused and feel like I'm too accessible. Wayne was able to create enough anticipation for his album to sell "A Millie" in the 1st week all because people believe in him and respect his talent. He overexposed himself and actually became a better rapper then made hot records. He even did a song that made 700 other rappers jump on the beat to attempt to outdo him and each other. Who killed the Millie beat the most? That's what I've been hearing the last few weeks. I don't know how I managed to stay away from it. In one sense, hip-hop isn't dead, Wayne sold records! Yay! In another sense the rest of the game is trying to sound like each other, the labels are losing money and artists such as myself have been deemed "up and coming" for like forever. Congrats to Maino for breaking through with a record that is catchy and relevant.

I think there are too many rules for rap guys nowadays. I hear the phrase "you gotta do" a little too much. I heard a Joe Budden song called "Who" and he's really goin’ in about what killed hip-hop. I think it’s a crazy introspective record that captures a lot of what we talk about when a bunch of us former hip-hop lovers get together. The only crazy thing is that I'm so exhausted talking about what's wrong I don't know if it’s wrong anymore. When I did the song, “Is it me?” (see NY State of Mine) I did the same thing. I spoke on the ills and blatant flaws in the industry, called names and made light of it all. The term hater has made anyone with an opinion feel like...well...a hater.

I've said this before, if you don't like Kobe Bryant then that's your opinion but if you say he's wack then that's just not factual. The same doesn't really work for music. I can put words together, switch flows, make records that move people and still be considered wack whether I sell records or not.

I heard Fab was on the radio calling out NY rappers or saying NY fell off or something like that. Every interview they ask about the state of hip-hop and I'm supposed to give some profound answer about what we need to do to get back to ‘94 or ‘96 or even ‘99. The most frightening thing is that my time machine is broken and I did a mixtape called NY State of Mine 2 years ago that touched on all of that stuff. What I mean is we can't go backwards and as much as I miss the days when I anticipated albums and radio had diversity and labels weren't focused on selling records fast and hit singles, the reality is things are just different. We are a very complex genre based on authenticity and street credibility yet we praise exaggeration on records and unrealistic portrayal of life in videos. Was it ever all good? Did we not know we were in Eden when we could choose between NWA, Public Enemy, 2 Live Crew and MC Hammer? When DMX went platinum crying on stage bareback with no jewelry barking and toured with the jersey rocking, flossing Jay-Z was that a paradise we will never be graced with again? What's the difference between "It Takes Two" and "This is Why I'm Hot" or Soulja boy and the Humpty Dance? And here we are again, another blog about what's wrong or maybe not. Maybe I'm confused with trying not to be a hater so badly that I can't even enjoy what's right with the game. I can't even appreciate the fact that I can email label execs and send 6 records or reach out to DJs from my computer and give out my myspace page info like it’s a demo in 2008. myspace.com/shastimuli for Hotter Than July my tribute to Stevie Wonder by the way.

Some people are asking me what happened to the June release and I started to feel like folks were getting real comfy with this CD dropping thing like they either want to see me fail or they think it’s simple. Although most of those questions sounded like the former than the latter I'm not mad at people for being concerned. I am taking my time with this Stevie CD, I kind of wanted to do a double CD but I don’t like too many of those double things. So I may do another volume if some producers want to submit Stevie joints to flatbushbk@gmail.com. Or if you have ideas for another project let me know. Technically if I sign another deal and they try to halt the releases I will still do what I have to do to keep my word. Oh and stop worrying about what CD goes with what month, you will get 12 before the year is over and I will never do another mixtape again. Vote for the best male rapper at the Underground Music Awards at www.hiphoppalace.ning.com but don’t go unless you vote for me, you can vote every day and if I win, you win money. That’s not true but the Lord will shine on you…for real, I spoke to Him, go vote…now.

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