Most spoofs I come across on Youtube are not even close to being funny but this guy is good.

Freeway is my mans and I’m protective of Philadelphians when it comes to outsiders dissing them but the end clip is freakin hilarious.

Big up to Lil’ Dave for sending it.

Also, check me and the crew out alongside the legendary DJ Touch Tone tomorrow night at The BODYROCK!

7 Years in Running!

It’s gon be off the hook.

Back to business.

Back when “Rawkus” was a household name to hip hop fans, they held the position as the label/company with the vision everyone wanted to be aligned with if hip hop culture meant everything to you. No wonder that when they held their mixtape competition nearly ten years ago, DJs from all over wanted to get in on the fun. I can’t really remember what the prize was at this point but it involved a large sum of money, I think an opportunity to do a project with Rawkus alongside the likes of DJ Spinna, The Beat Junkies and more, and props worldwide from envious sucker DJs. It was an opportunity that would have made GQ in Juice ditch those losers and get to work immediately. My partners DJ Panek & DJ Phillee Blunt put together a dope mix for submission right before we officially formed Illvibe Collective. If you really know your hip hop, you’ll notice that there are several Rawkus releases on this project including the brand new Speed Law by Mos Def from Black on Both Sides and Definition by Black Star. One of the rules of entering the contest was that they had to include at least 5 Rawkus joints. They did so meanwhile following a consistent theme throughout the CD, breaking other new music, and showcasing turntable skills. A True School Mixtape. Man those were the damn days…

Own it (most of you for the first time) Now:

Please excuse my cynicism but having sat through months of people fronting, companies acting as though my value isn’t what it is, and canceled opportunities, I’ll now say it.

Guys, I have news for you.

The music business is bullshit.

It’s an illusion of fame and fortune that is so seldom achieved, the stories of success that we hear so are so outrageous because they happen about as often as people win the big lottery which is about as often as people get struck by lightning. What do I mean? I’m saying, that you have a better chance at getting struck by lightning then you do of making it big in the music business. And in this day and age, you’d most likely be more famous for getting struck by lightning than you would for making music.

It’s true.

The market has been over saturated for years with all types of folks willing to give it the old college try. People willing to do anything to get noticed on a blog, tv, radio, a newspaper, whatever. It’s embarrassing to watch. A lot of us do this for the cash. A few of us do this for the love. An even fewer amount of us do this for both. I think most of us have been unrealistically believing the two work together.

If you’re trying to make it independently as a musician, get a fucking job because being poor and struggling is not synonymous with art! And it is a mind numbing, migraine inducing, debilitating and humiliating experience dealing with people in position who want you to believe that somehow, it is! The folks who are playing roles that fall outside the artistic realm are the ones making the dollars anyway.

So if you’re young and trying to get into the industry, put your rhyme book away because nobody cares. (See any of the top 5 schmucks on the radio for proof) If you’re going to learn to DJ, you also better learn how to get good at sucking weenies too because that’s a a main duty involved in the job these days. Producers too.

Wanna make a buck? Go into the non-artistic side or else, be treated like a dog scrounging for scraps. Unless you’re young and good looking, a politician, as patient as those guys in the bible, willing to do anything regardless of how much integrity it lacks, and extremely lucky! In which case, I’ll see you on TV…

Otherwise, if you’re relying on your talent, see you in the welfare line.

See this movie for more on this topic…

Greetings.

I apologize for the mixup with APT last night. Originally I was asked to play in Rich’s place while he’s in Brazil doing what he does but then there was a miscommunication and Mike Nyce ended up doing it. I know it was still a stone groove but to all the folks who texted me and came out last night looking for me, please accept my sincere apologies. I was going through hell yesterday with car troubles anyhow which are extending into today.
Always something… What else is new?

Well here’s another mix.

Break Bread Projects consists of Dave Ghetto, Fel Sweetenberg, Da Nuthouse, Nex Milen, Poesh Wonder, Eldorado and contains loose associations with Illvibe Collective, Hezekiah, 84, Supavision, Baby Blak, and others from the Philly and South Jersey areas.

Break Bread Radio Volume One is a solid collection of raw hip hop from many of the cats who lived for the days of Bobbito’s Footworks in the late 90s. Mixed by Skipmode and me of course, this is no nostalgic mix. Dope beats and rhymes at it’s best.

Chea…