Regourding my Oct 2009 Shows:
SO, I was set to play my home town yet agian...Good old allentown, pa. Land of the ignorant. "Nobody Cares" Ive never seen so much lack of support in one place. Dont know if its like this eveywhere but the music scene sucks now-a-days. People dont like to show intrest like they used to. Maybe its cuz everyone wants to be a so-called musician now.What gets to me is that most are in it for all the wrong reasons.
The headliners underground rappers Project Born were a no show. Im not mad at them, From my understanding some legal shit went down and they could not make it. What frazzles me is that noone cared to stay. The show was also very unorganized. We were thrown into the clubs basement due to Asher roth playing up at the main stage. I arived early thinking i was being professional by not being late and hopeing to get a sound check. Here it just meant i was gonna be thrown on first. I performed for like 8 people, most of which were the other local acts set up to perform and a few fans. While I was on, my hype mans mic was cutting out and whadda ya know? The sound guy kills my instrumental cd and allowed me to only perform 3 tracks. I had a 30 min set on there. At the time i didnt know PJB and the others on the tour wern't gonna show. I kept trying to call Chris Of PJB and his phone was not in service. I fiigured maybe i can go get waisted with them and be lit up for there set. I went to the nearest pizza joint and got some malt bev's, thinking that the place will be jumpin' by the time i got back. I was wrong. Everyone had cleared out. I was upset that noone cared about local music at least. I was passing out stickers and flyers in hope of gaining some new fans. I was set to Play Scranton, PA the next night along with PJB, Mars and NYC rapper B-cide Therefore, I wanted to at least get that place to fill up. Then i realized "What am i doing"? You dont pass out promo shit in your hometown. They flyers and stickers that i scraped up change to get made are just gonna end up in the trash.
Like i siad, Everybody raps nowdays EVERYBODY! There is absoulutly No love when it comes to hip-hop music. Its all one big competitive process. It seems to me that the other rappers network with you just So that they can gain expossure and jump on incase you "make it". Me I have no desire to make it in the way Ashor roth had it going on upstairs. m sure all them rapperes wished they were opening that show intead. I dont think that way tho. Thats not showing good old fash hard work and dedication. Back in the day PPl actuallu showed up to see underground music. That is my love. When i look at the NY hardcore punk scene, i am blown away by the chaos and love. I wish hip-hop can be like that.
Ya see, PPl upstairs were only there to see Ashor Roth becuz they had seen him on MTV or herd him on the radio. They were not there for the love of the scene and social enviornment. They were there becuz he was no longer an undergroung artist. Im sure if he came there just a few years ago, that fool would have been in the basment with us! The mainsteam media is such a fuckin' joke to me. You dont gain true respect. You are just popular thats all. Its like high school to the fullest extent. Underground hip-hop is the outcast table and mainstream are the jocks and cheerleaders. I don't know about you but Id much rather not be someone that im not. With underground, you just need to find the right people to take you under ther wings. Im seeking a legit label who isnt full of bullshit. Look at movements like Subnoize, Pscopathic and Psycho+Logical-Records just to name a few. WE CAN "MAKE IT" IN OUR OWN WAY. Don't tell me differnt becuz I will forever ride in this direction.
The fans on artists on those type of labels are soooo down and are ppl just like the artists. No flash, No hiding out in hotels, No Brittany Spears bullshit! JUST REAL RAW ARTISTS. NO MADE UP GIMMIK! You are supossed to create your own art with your own imajination. If someone creates it for you, what good is that?
ANYWAYS, Scranton was the next night. A 2 hour ride. I couln't wait to take a piss. I practiced for months ahead of time & even bought a $10 throat spray. This show was big to me since i was featured with the headliners by the headliners. I called the promoter of that venue a head of time to make sure PJB and them would show. I didnt want the same shit to happen a second time in a row. I was played over the phone of course. We arrive at the so-called-club only to find it was even more unorganized than the last. Thats when i was told the dude who's number i kept trying to call of PJB had gotten locked up. The number from last nights crowd had decressed. Instead of around 8 peeps there was llitteraly one fan. The rest were the performers and That was only one rap group. Again, i was infuriated. I chose not to perform. We went to a bar and i was feeling sorry for the one who drove me and those who came along. I would have went on if there was atleast that local love. No support. Now I learned to only perform under a contract. Im not sure if this was all due to it being this area of PA or if its like that everyplace. ALL I CAN SAY IS, COME OUT AND PLEASE PLEASE SUPPORT THE LOCAL SCENE. BECUZ THE BIG SHOT ARTISTS BEING PLAYED ON THE RADIO DONT REALLY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOU. THEY ARE STILL GETTING BIG BUCKS TO PERFORM REGARDLESS. IT'S THE ONES WHO ARE UNDERGROUND AND LOCAL THAT FEEL HONORED IF YOU COME TO THE SHOW AND BUY A CD ECT....WE ARE THE ONES WHO CARE. SO WHY DONT YOU? With that being said LOCAL ARTISTS, LET'S COME TOGETHER AND TAKE A STAND, INSTEAD OF HATING EACHOTHER AND WAITING TO SEE WHO REACHES THE TOP SPOT. REMEMBER........ARGUING WITH A FOOL MAKES YOU A FOOL YOURSELF.
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