Keepin it movin.

Nothing ever just happens because of chance. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes I think about my fate, my life, my kids, my career and where I’m being lead in life. And after an in depth bout of thinking I come to the conclusion that I am where I am because of the decisions I made and am still making.
As far as this music goes I take damn near every single opportunity given to me and I run with it. Where some artists I know only shoot for the big opportunities I take the big, the small and all else in between. I feel this is what is separating me from the rest of the pack. That and my work ethic. I kind of look at the situation like hey, every artist can’t blow up major out right like a FloRida or someone (and neither do I want my career to be anything like FloRida, not that I have anything against Flo, but we are two different cats). Anyhow someone has to have that slow rise. That’s the path that I am taking and would rather take anyway. Even though the road is a lot less traveled and the process is rather painstaking the end results are quite more rewarding. I feel a certain way when I’m grinding and using my last few bucks to go to another state or city to perform and bring my brand of hip hop to other regions. Yeah I do this to get a little change, but hell right now the money isn’t flowing super fast, so the respect is that what you must attain first. It is very empowering to go around the US gaining new fans and having people genuinely appreciate what you are doing. Hell I know that I am on the right path after every show when a new fan tells me that they enjoyed my show…and ten buy a cd. Yeah I’m broke, but life is good.
Sometimes I wish my kids could see more of what I am doing, or even after a long night out doing shows I could wake up to my babies smiles (I love my kids sooo much, and as I am writing this blog on this Greyhound bus ride to Chicago I miss them soooo much still). Unfortunately me and their mother aren’t together anymore. I know in my heart that what I am doing is for the further benefit of my kids and that is one of my main reasons for striving. I know if I continually do what I am doing with the intensity and consistency I will be able to live the life I want to live with my kids, just me and my babies. When I win that Grammy I’mma dedicate it to Bodunde & Asabi, they have no idea how they have helped to make me a better person in so many ways. Who knows without them I may have just settled for a fat chick and a horrible job! Fuck that. Thanks kids.
Whew, I’m jus writing..I know. My fuckin knee hurts? A few years ago I was diagnosed with tendonitis and that shit is reoccurring. Sometimes it pops up in my wrist, my ankles, my knees and any other joints where a tendon is! And I’m telling you that this shit is some fucking pain. SO know I’m dealing with my right knee being swollen, sore and throbbing. All the while walking miles everyday to do what I have to do and doing these shows! It hit me last Thursday a little while before I was about to go on stage. I thought to myself “what the fuck”, but hell I can’t let this shit slow me down, and it won’t. I embrace it. I appreciate the pain and work through it. Anyhow, I’m almost to Downtown Chicago, gonna cop some food, call the homie SP, and catch the bus to his crib and then off to Gary, IN to perform. RIP Michael Jackson,,,that’s his hometown. I’ll make the most of it. Love ya’ll. Peace.


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I'm Gone!

Geezus Christ! I've been on a move crafting a movement all by the essence of my grind, hard work and intellect. Respect it or check it people, because I am gone! As in out of this world!
So as you should know (if you follow this blog), that for the past 15 days of this month I have been doing a show almost everyother day..if u were to break it down like that, and boy has it been a task. Well tonight is the last show of my 15 day performance binge and i am excited to have a breif opportunity to rest and rebuild. A few weeks ago (before the first show of this crazy schedule) I was talking to this lady about how stressed I was having to perform these shows and help coordinate alot of the planning for the shows and she told me to shut up and atop complaining because this is what I asked for. Ha ha I thought, because she was exactly right. Not that i was complaining, however I was a but pressured and thought maybe I needed an outlet, but hell this is what I asked for and my outlet is performing...so fuck it!
I am gladto say that tonight is the last show for this here binge and after I get off of the stage in Gary, In I will feel a slight feeling of accomplishment. It one thing to have a plan, vision and goal and its another thing to execute your plan, follow through and finish. With my life and music career I tend to liken it to a video game when it comes to the grind of it all. You know like how when you used to play Super mario brothers and you had to collect all the cooins in the bonus rounds in order to advance? Well I feel like these show dates I set up are like the coins and in order to advance to the next round I have to go around collecting all the coins. After I hit all my dates (collect the coins), then the game (God) sets out another task for me to overcome! I guess this kind of helps keep me focused.
I like the number 7, because it reprresents completion. I didn't come up with the idea of doing 7 shows in 15 days..it just kind of happened...maybe this is God's way of having me reach a stage of completion. Things are taking off for the kid and pretty soon I feel I'm gone. You don't need a record contract in order to be a succesful emcce, entertainer or rap artist. You just need vision, a plan and the willingness to follow through and execute the plan.
I'm Gone!

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Tanya Morgan interview from HipHopGame.com

I like these guys. they remind me of myself in some ways, and Ilyas follows and talks with me on twitter. This isn't anything new, but i figured the folks who follow my blog...all except Mikey Mcfly (who had the chance to chill with these cats a few weeks ago..so effin jealous..lol) hasn't had a chance to check this interview out yet. More from me later skaters!



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This Grind of Mines..I wouldn't trade it for the world

Waddup ya'll? In the midst of all that is going on I'm trying my best to get back on my blogging shit. So I at least am gonna update ya'll a few times weekly (I am not a blogger, but I have to keep ya'll updated somehow...that is if you care)!
Today has been cool for the most part. I just recently got off the phone w/ my homegirl Mz Stylez from Sirius XM radio and I am proud to announce that we will be collaborating on a mixtape in the next coming months (Sirius XM Radio...umm..this is MAAJOR). I won't even let ya'll know the theme of it all, because their just might be a biter out there, but trust me it'll be fire and it is a guaranteed look to provide ya boy with a ton of nationwide exposure. I'm just excited that she wants to work with me! If you go back a few months on this blog she ethered me on her web show Lip Service, but I was humble and apparaently she was diggin the current tape "Victory: The Hunger for War" so she called me to do more work. Plus she was just too cute for me to be mad at her!
I sold a few more cd's today, honestly I've just been catching up with some stuf online so I haven't really been out there, but I have a few shows this weekend where I'm sure I'll make a few bucks. Hell this phone bill has to get paid some how!
One thing that I am blessed with is good people to be around and offer me good sound advice. When ever I need a lift i can just call on my homegirl Rovella Williams of Almost Famous, Playboy Tre or my homie Babyboi from Nappy Boy Ent! They always have some positive words of encouragement. Oh and let me not leave out my homegirl Goldyn of Xposure magazine (who has a featured interview with me in her soon to be first issue). Thanks alot peeps. As well as all the other close family & friends who have helped me out along the way. Its amazing because I am touching the world from my little space on earth in Milwaukee! Who does that? Just last night I had an impromptu meeting with my guy Haze from NY (he was in town) who works as an A&R for Atlantic. We politicked for a minute, I gave him some cd's and an Fresh Cut Collective t shirt. I do what i can.
This Grind is so intense and I do what i can to stay afloat, man I'm broke as hell, but I just can't fathome ever going back to my office 9-5. The money was good, but in the end its not worth my soul. Till next time..pray for me.


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And it don't stop! Weekend re-cap.

There comes a point in time when you have to start living your dream or you just spend the rest of your life dreaming about living.
In all possible aspects last weekend was pretty dope. On Friday I along with the rest of the FCC had the opportunity to rock alongside Dumate (a hip hop band from Madison) as well as Curumin (a funk trio from Brazil). This was a great experience getting to rock with two excellent bands and also a challenge. I have to give mad props to Dumate who opened up the set, because they were COLD AS HELL! This is the first time that we as a band have actually had to think "Damn! If we don't show our ass then this other band is definitely gonna steal the show"! Not to look at things from a competitive aspect, but Dumate really tore shit up and I bet ususally they are a very hard act to follow. On the other hand I wouldn't of had it any other way, then to have a band of their caliber open up a show for us.
Our set was really live to except the fact that Reuvin the guy who does sound completely skipped out on providing us with any quality sound. Besides that people said it looked like I was lip singing because the couldn't hear me the set was okay. At least it felt good.
Curumn also did their thing up until the weeee hours of the night. I don't beleive they finished their set until about 2:30 am! Insane right! Hey i guess you get ur monies worth when you travel all the way from Brazil.
My oldewr sister came out to the show and showed her little brother some love, which was cool. This was her first time seeing the band play together nad she enjoyed it. The funny thing is that most if my lyrics are kind of autobiographical and she picked some things up in the song "Back In The Day" that I said that she also remembered. Great!
Saturday I woke up bright and early because that day we were traveling to Green Bay to rock a show up north for all those Packer fans. I had to get up extra early because I had to make some dough hustling cd;s at Garfield Days (a local annual street festival). Needless to say I walked away 60 bucks richer in a matter of a few
hours and headed up to meet with the other members of the band. I must say that I get a ton of community support in this city...people love me, and it feels damn good to be loved!
We traveled and got to Green Bay in about 2.5 hours and we were excited to find out that the venue was well into their way of preparing us some barbeque! That shit was great too, I think I ate 4-6 burgers as well as everything else they had. I ate sooo much that I wanted to fall asleep instead of performing later on that night.
All is well that ends well though. We rocked an excellent show, played with two great bands (fable and the world flat & the championship), met some great folks, made some new fans, got into some mischeif and ate some goood breakfast the morning after the show (thanks to Paul Flemings parents, who i also have to thank for letting us crash all over her house)!

Life is good! Until next time.

OneLove & BlaxLife

7 shows 14 days! Lets get it in!

Some people talk a good game, while others let their work speak for themselves. I'm always hearing about who's the hottest, who grinds the hardest, who does this and that and I never see the proof!
Well I'm here to tell you that whoever in my town is speaking that mess needs to check the resume and get up to speed because I am moving like a freight train w/o breaks baaby baabaaay (RIP Biggie).
In the next 14 days I will be on a tangent rippin shows, so check the schedule because I just may be in your town. Here is a list of the shows and show dates. If your available come thru!

July 17th @ Stonefly Brewery
Fresh Cut Collective, Curimin (Brazil), Dumate (Madison) and Oneself

July 18th @ Baba Louies (De Pere, WI)
Fresh Cut Collective, Fable and the World Flat and The Championship

July 23rd @ The Cactus Club (Bay View, WI)
Fresh Cut Collective, The Fatty Acids

July 24th @ UW Madison Union Terrace (Madison, WI)
Fresh Cut Collective, Dumate)

July 28th @ The Butterfly Lounge (Chicago, Ill)
Adebisi, Spqher w/ live band the Lo Chops, Booda Blaou

July 29th @ Moct (Milwaukee, WI)
Adebisi, Spqher w/ live badn the Lo Chops Bood Blaou

July 30th @ Posh Ultra Lounge (Gary, IN)
Adebisi, Spqher w/ live band the Lo Chops, Booda Bloau
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Looking forward towards some new shit!

What it do folks. Its been more than a minute, since we've last touched bases. I hope all of you who had the opportunity to download the Hunger for War album enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it for you.
Whats the latest with me? All is moving steadily, slow and steadily but still its moving. Within the last monthe the album got over 500 downloads on a couple different sites, my band The Fresh Cut Collective is moving at a good speed, I've been booking mad shows, recording music and just attempting to stay afloat without beating anyone's ass!
I've been having some lows as well as some phenomenol highs, but with the lows comes the frustration.
Milwaukee, WI, no love, no jobs, no industry, no money, just hope and assurance that maybe tomorrow will be better.
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