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The Definition of a "Smart Hater"

January 09, 2008 | Tags: joe budden, nino bless, hate vs opinion, smart hater

First blog of the New Year. We switched the days up on ya'll. No more TGIF's for me. It’s Wednesday from now on for the slow pokes. So right off the bat I started off the New Year with some momentum and now people are actually recognizing me. Well not in public. It ain't that serious. In general people know I exist more so now cause of "Four In The Clip" and "Times Are Hard." Let me explain how the record "Times Are Hard" came out. I was actually supposed to get Budden on "Four In The Clip." I sent him that record and he fucked with it. He heard all the verses. He was down to do it but he was taking care of his own shit with MM3. Once we missed the boat with Budden we decided to go with Ortiz who showed love and it ended up making more sense anyway. 2 strong veterans and 2 up and comers. I still wanted to do something with Joe so I basically got at him and sent him "Times Are Hard" which is a Focus & Jay Life song.

I had that record for 2 years and I loved that song. I had an idea for that song when I first heard it and me and my partner told Focus about it. He was down to let us rock with it. Later on Focus ended up using it on a mixtape for something. I wasn't mad at all, I never claimed it. A little later I was pushing hard to put this project together and I got at Focus and said "dog let me rock that joint." He said "you can have it but we leaked it on a mixtape a while ago." That shit didn't alter my plans one bit as I still ran with the record. I love the song and I'm getting love from all over cause of the song. I appreciate Focus for lettting me rock to the joint. He even went as far as to say he'd let me use it on a LP cause nobody pushed that record seriously. I did and I believed in it a lot. Joey and I did what we did on that record and its helped me get a decent buzz online; which essentially is important since everybody and they moms literally is online. Thats important. Some people are like "hey I heard that before." Calm down Jada & Styles used Ras Kass joint "We Goin Make It." Doesn't take away from a good song so cut it out. It’s Hip Hop, that’s what happens. It’s not like I didn't get Focus' clearance for that. The singer Jay Life did his thing. There's an extended version dropping on my mixtape. The retail version you can cop off my site. Me and Joe added another verse to it. Joe loves the record and he's getting crazy feedback from it personally. Joe; when he heard it said "dog I could've spit 4 verses to this." Same here cause I love that song and how we put it together. Little did I know that record is now getting me several major radio station spins. Major spins and we ain't talking about rims, booty clappin, gummy bears or tic tacs on that record. There are DJ's out there who appreciate good quality music, believe that. It’s caught me off guard… the love that song is getting all around. Good looks Joe for hopppin on that record and supporting (I'll keep ya'll posted, the stations that play it and etc).

I ain't trying to be that dude who just spits battle verses all day and slick punchlines all the time. I got quality joints and conceptual records in the stash you will hear sooner than later. Mixtape is right around the corner you'll hear soon enough. It ain't all about kicking slick punchlines man, sometimes it’s about making a good song and writing a verse that fits right with the music. I had to rep my Boricua side as well spittin in spanish. For those that caught that you already know. There's a huge stigma about dudes who can do mixtape shit or kick battle rhymes but can't make songs. I don't have that problem. We'll be showing you that more and more weeks to come. I play 3 instruments, wrote joints that have gotten mad spins and even wrote for some singers. I know how to construct a piece. I like going against the norm a bit though and not doing the typical 16, hook and repeat with a bridge thrown in. I do different shit all the time and I like pushing the envelope as you'll see on this song "Urban Legends" I'm leaking real soon.

I'm going to leave this and end this with the difference between "hate" and "opinion." The word hate in a sense has fucked up Hip Hop. People who said how they felt in a negative way and just didn't like shit were considered "haters" all of a sudden. It completely discredited people’s opinions right away. If I don't like something that don't make me a "hater" get over it you clown sock. That shit ain't my flavor stop trying to convince me I'm "hating." There's some niggaz that do "hate" and those are the cats who go out of their way to hate and you can spot that from a mile away.

Note: make sure when you are "hating" you try not to make it obvious because THAT in itself completely discredits your opinion. The key is being a "smart hater." Those are the tricky ones. Follow, if you need lessons on being a smart hater. Holla at me all day and I'll school you. It’s pretty ill cause you can then convince people rather than make them just discredit you or just keep arguing with you which just makes you look like an asshat. "Smart hating" has gotten me very far in life, I promise. I made my girl stop liking Kanye cause off of it (hey Ashley babe).. pause. That was not gangster but I had to throw that in cause it’s the truest shit ever spoken. Real talk if you wanna "smart hate" holla at me I can make you convince people that certain people suck. I'm so good at that it’s scary. You can't convince people that someone is good though. That’s not "smart hating." See negative influence is so much easier. I don't know if it has something to do with the devil being the only angel who ever stepped foot on this earth or what but who knows. You can't convince somebody all day that somebody's good. Only overexposure and money can do that. Hence ... Hip Hop today.

holla at ya smart hater

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Too Much Beef These Days

November 24, 2007 | Tags: Beef, Saigon, joe budden, nino bless, emcee

Wut up ya'll week 3 with the blogs and I'm on schedule (but the blog's posted a little late because my man Shake is a lazy bum! Jokes) A lot of cats don't remain consistent with their blogs but I'm gonna stay consistent even when things get hectic. Speaking of hectic; it was a hectic week for some hardcore Hip Hop fans and media people (Especially for those who cheer and support the up and comers). I wanted to talk about a few different things this week but my plans changed. I don't like to see young brothers beefing with each other. Saigon is my dude and I know him personally. When he got the "Hip Hop Quotable" I was one of the first cats he called up on the spot even before the issue was out cause I used to build with him real early before he popped like that. I respect Sai and a lot of cats don't know how hard the grind is. They see lil shit now and say "man why ain't ya album out" or say "why don't you leak out more music." I don't think cats know how hard it is to constantly make music and stay inspired to write dope shit. Saigon has leaked over 60 songs out there for free before his album. He's grinded and I recall him doing shows to just get his respect and props from his peers and the underground scene in NY. This shit ain't easy, he's been at it for a while. Dude is tired and frustrated with the game so be it. Let the man be. Unless you in the man’s shoes don't speak on his actions like you know everything that’s going on. That cat has been through a lot at his young age both in real life and with this music.

Joe Budden is cool peoples. We've spoken a few times. He's a class act and a good dude. I really hope this shit gets squared away. These dudes aren't just "rappers" at the end of the day. They are real people. Not fuckin’ characters out of a comic book. This shit is all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. I hope the beef doesn't escalate into something serious at all and is just a major misunderstanding. Also all those cats that say "this beef would be good for hip hop"; I disagree. These cats making music together, dropping an album and receiving mainstream success would be “good for Hip Hop.” These 2 gunners are some of the most important up and coming cats for the next generation. As a true MC, I'm pulling for the both of them. I don't know what Hip Hop is turning into man. It’s like the music is the last thing cats care about these days. You know what’s funny to me? Hip Hop is weird man. People say "somebody needs to stand up for this Hip Hop shit the corps have taken over." Somebody like Nas says "Hip Hop is dead" and "save the music and the culture." He gets nothing but grief for that shit. When nobody says shit everybody is fuckin pissed but the minute somebody as credible and relevant as Nas is says something it’s like "whatever." What the fuck do people want? How was he so wrong? Aren't many aspects that the culture was based on being misrepresented across mainstream media today? Oh no my bad, it’s just evolution! RIGHT! Hip Hop heads scream for shit that they want and when they get it; they're like "fuck that." Shit makes no sense.

I was supposed to leak that G Rap song (hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.3670) last week and here it is actually. I apologize for that there was some technical difficulties. We about to get serious right now and whoever is reading this blog is about to start seeing me across the board on many other outlets. The concept of this blog is so you can follow the progression of a man stepping from behind the scenes and trying to step into the light doing his thing. Some of you will observe my mistakes. Hopefully you learn. I'm going hard on a promo run and I just signed a situation I can't speak too much on but it’s pretty much got me exactly what I been grinding so hard for since the day I decided this is what I wanted. So far so good and I'm excited. My team and I are in place to do some real good things and I think the timing of everything is benefiting me. I'm about to leak a song in 2 weeks, MAJOR posse cut. I promise! You'll get it here on DX first, best believe that. I got a beef or 2 with a few rappers out there that I haven't settled yet as well as with some clients I wrote for. Its lame at the end of the day but you know the quality of music is first. I'm about putting some quality shit out there and giving ya'll raw shit. This mixtape will give you exactly that. Hopefully I'll start buzzing real soon and I ain't gonna forget what it’s about. It’s about the music first. Fuck all the record sales, Myspace hits, who's fuckin who, who's signed to who. Who the fuck cares! Who has more money than him and her. Who the fuck cares! Start saying some hot shit when you rhyme. That’s all I give a fuck about.

Holla at the kid: www.myspace.com/ninobless

Til next week. YURP!