Saturday, January 31, 2009

Gotta Go Extra-Hard

at 4:10 PM
So lately I've been thinking about TPRH deeply. I get the feeling that the EP close to finished, and that idea is really sinking in to me. Like my debut cd may finally be close to completed! It's electrifying. Following the ill sense of accomplishment that comes with that realization, I realize that I have a lot of other shit to get together for this EP. Finalize the tracklist, get artwork done, decide who I'm gonna get to master the music, decide who's gonna manufacture and package the cds.

I already got an artist lined up, and I'm really excited to see how this joint turns out. He has a real ill style, this cover will be definitely be way different from average album cover. Funny cuz this almost didn't happen, price negotiation type deal. Still got my broke-emcee mentality, and why shouldn't I? I ain't making money off rap, it's all for the love right now and that means making the most out of the least. Here's an example of Arek's work for another artist:


The song list is near finalized, I just need to spend some time deciding what order the songs will be in. Mastering and manufacturing I have no idea about tho. And it's lookin like them shits are gonna cost, not huge money, but way more than I've ever spent on anything before besides my car and apt. But I got a plan for this EP, where with UnioNoMics it was mostly internet-promotion(and we half-assed that cuz we didn't know no better), this time I plan on hitting the internet hard and the streets, so to speak.

It's almost shit or get off the pot time. I'm real excited to put the plan farther into motion, and to get something tangible from all these months of work. There's also the worries about the million things that could go wrong too, but I just plan as much as I can and leave the rest to fate. I feel like I've had so much time to plan this process out, that most possible failures have been mitigated. So I'm not worried much. I'm just stupid-excited to get this joint finished, to finally start building Knowledge, Gray Matters, and The Union. Every release is just the beginning...Peace people


...


PS: What's with the 25 Things About Me meme?! Shit is spreading like Herpes!
Labels: , ,
Reactions: 

4 comments:

  1. I simply cannot articulate how insanely proud I am of you...

    No really, I can't even come up with words for the feeling.

    You're my hero.

    That is all.:)

    ReplyDelete

  3. my dude i know you heard that raekwon ghostface and method man track..

    http://www.defsounds.com/singles/Raekwon_ft_method_man_ghostface_killah_wu_ooh_cdq

    and i def know you heard the new renaissance rap!!
    http://www.okayplayer.com/news/Audio-Q-Tip-Renaissance-Rap-remix-feat.-Busta-Rhymes-Raekwon-Lil-Wayne.html

    ....yes lil wayne can sort of rap...a little bit

    ReplyDelete

  4. Slick: That Wu joint is sooooooooooooooo hot tho I'm not even mad at for having nothing to say about my actual post! For putting me onto this, you can do no wrong for the next 2 weeks. Enjoy it

    And yeah the renaissance rap remix is hot as hell. I'm still unsure about the beat tho, it's so chill it's sleepy almost. Could use some more energy, that's why I like this remix more than the original. The features add much-needed energy. Plus the beat sounds like a recycle of Lyrics To Go

    Wayne knows how to rap. He just doesn't ever want to. All the more reason for me to hate him, a waste of talent

    ReplyDelete

What do you think?

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)