You apparently can't get onto Youtube.com, and hella other shit so this is a plain post telling my four ppls that start looking around for NEW tunes by I-Self with a video for the single "Sine Language (Killin' It)" produced by RusoKid, & the video directed by Ghandi Martinez. Maf Maddix is still choosing a single and will be up in NY to rec his video for whichever song he plans on doing, (he's narrowed it down to two idears) & we're thinking of giving it away for a while up until the LP of Black Nationalist Porn!
Step 1Get a rap name. Names like Sean Combs (Diddy) or Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) just don't fly in the rap world. Think of a rap name that incorporates something from your name, lifestyle or biography to add a little mystique to your persona. Think edgy and catchy to find the right name.
Step 2Hone your battle skills. Rap battling is one of the best ways to innovate new beats and lyrics in a pressured environment. Many of the top rappers started out as master battlers, so start battling in your community to get your lyrics rolling off your tongue.
Step 3Make a demo tape. You can rent a public studio for a fairly reasonable amount of money to lay some tracks down. Get a solid mix tape and use your friends and family as a test audience. If you know some other aspiring rappers, ask for help in the production of the tape.
Step 4Publicize your material. Give your demo tape out to as many people as possible. Try attending rap events and clubs where you can drop your tape off with the MC and DJ. Also, take advantage of Internet outlets like MySpace and YouTube to get your name and style out there.
Step 5Keep going even when it seems like the odds are stacked against you. Not only did it take most successful rappers much longer to reach their goals than they initially thought, but many of their most difficult times produced their best material. Stay in it, keep innovating beats and rhythms and take heart in the process of becoming a hip hop success.
AND: (if you cant see it hit the link at the bottom!)
Knowledge of Off Da Wall's project "I Mean What I Say" released a few years ago. Featuring production from Unknown Entity from Rockville, MD & vocals from Agallah, Ransom, & others. Knowledge is a wild-out head and all that know him can say no less. He's rare amongst battle-heads and has taken out highly prolific cats like Juice, Griffen, as well as others from NYC & DMV area.
Off Da Wall Crew -Dread Mighty, Knowledge, Raf, Powerful, Tryflyn, Ray Gunnz, Lo Key & Lord Original of which Knowledg, DM, & Raf are the MC's & producers of a dynamic crew that did this 1996/1997 demo for Chrysalis Records. Many of the songs are lost but the three here are digital copies of the tapes made after DM's release from prison.
Dread Mighty's shelved release: Low Budget Sabotage, feat, Damu cuttin' and a track, and Infinito on "Girl Song" and includes the video "Take Yo Vee's" produced by Damu!