Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Hungry? Spotlight....Midwest whips.....
Hey too sad most of these guys are now doing that D-boy time. Hey the streets miss yall, but whats sad to say, but it's true, New ones will come and leave that's the d-boy life. One day they will get it, but hey can't knock the hustle. Hungry? ... Get a 9-5.
Hungry? UK Spotlight.....
Hey, since everyone knows we love hip-hop, punk over here, we wanted to interview someone from another music genre that we love. Actually two, which is reggae and R&B. I was put up on this artist over a year ago and she keeps burning the net up and plus I have family in the UK so I cant stop hearing about her, and we have had the chance to catch up with this busy and very progressive artist. Enough of the talk here you go....
Hungry?: Coraleena tell us about yourself?
Coraleena: I was actually born in the UK to West Indian parents. I lived a very sheltered life growing up "I was very sickly" and my
parents were considered "well off" because they owned their own home. (lol) I began singing in the Pentecostal Church where my mother was a pastor and I sang in the choir. We emigrated to the USA when I was 14. I returned to the UK and sang for a while until age 21 when I "retired" and returned to the USA.
Hungry?: Well first off I heard your music through a friend of mine a year ago when you did a track with a lady female rap artist, which was super dope. Tell me more about your history in this music game?
Coraleena: That track was my first collaboration with a rap artist. Mz Dyzihre is an excellent artist. She approached me and asked to work with her on the track "Smile". Five years ago, I returned to the UK and was in the studio with a US rapper who lives here in the UK named Jersey Villian. I started singing and before I knew it, I had recorded a cover version of "Wishing On A Star" A promoter heard it and the rest is history. He asked me to perform at a small show that was taking place in two weeks, except it wasn't a small show it was a large event with over 5,000 people!! It all snowballed from there, local radio stations started playing my music and its just been getting better and better.
Hungry?: Since R & B has been on a decline in the states other than Keshia cole, hows the uk?
Coraleena: R & B has also been on the decline in the UK. Its funny you mention Keisha Cole because my lyrics have been compared to hers (lol). I guess its the whole, man hurt woman thing.... The music industry has a way of packaging everyone and after a while it all begins to sound the same, so people became less interested. Keisha works because she is bringing something different to the table. In the UK we have Estelle. If you want to succeed in this industry you have to be able to stand out from the crowd.
Hungry? Since there is a big buzz for you in the UK, how do you plan to make that happen here in the US? Being the market here for r and b, music period here has been on a major slump?
Coraleena: I love the buzz!!! its amazing and I am just riding high right now. I just finished a show in Louisiana which was a huge success. I already have a following there as well as here, as I have been working both sides of the Atlantic for a while now. My music is being played on the mainstream and underground radio stations here in the UK. I am also being played over the net and on Shockout Radio in the States. I think will be able to make things happen in the States because I also bring something different to the table. R and B with a reggae flavor. I am different, I dont want to be like everyone else, and that I believe helps me.
Hungry?: any plans to work with any other Rap, R & B, Pop or Reggae artist thats here in the states?
Coraleena: I am working on a collaboration with a R and B artist in the States right now by the name of K.F.K. , I have already done a couple of collaborations with Rap Artists in the USA. One by the name of Kal, with a track called "Drama" which I wrote and another with an artist named Beastman called "Feeling You". I am hoping to work with some of the reggae artists there and am in negotiations with one artist who I will not name as yet, but its coming.
Hungry?: Also since you mainly live overseas, do you have a marketing team here in the states? Also are you with any label?
Coraleena: I have no marketing team in the States right now, I have been doing it all by myself, but its getting harder now, I am going to have to get some people in to help me. I recently signed with a label in the States named Moiko Records out of Atlanta and we just finished working on my first complete reggae album, also a compilation cd which I had the pleasure of being of the producers on for the label.
Hungry?: How is the music scene for independent music artists, fashion designers/brands, grafitti/street art scene? Whats the major diff since you live in both overseas and in the states?
Coraleena: As far as being independent, I believe its easier to make it in the UK than the USA. There are more opportunities and there is a great deal of funding to be had if you know how to work the system. The same can be said for fashion designers/brands etc. They are always looking for young people to invest in. As far as grafitti/street art is concerned, it is not so easy, the system is very much against it. I guess its a case of the UK still being old fashioned and stuck in their ways as far as street art is concerned.
Hungry?: Lifestyles how do they differ?
Coraleena: The way of life here in the UK is a great deal different to the USA. The USA is the land of opportunity, and everyman has a chance to make it there. Here it is very socialized, people rely on the system to help them get along, they really dont know how to do for themselves. Which means that even though opportunities are there, most dont know how to use it to their advantage.
Hungry?: What advice for a US music artist to break big in the uk music scene underground or major?
Coraleena: Use the Internet as much as possible. There are many sites where you can place your music for free. Take advantage of these sites, network with as many djs as you can. Dont wait to be approached, approach them, ask them if they are interested in your music. Work the underground music scene, that is where all the best new artists are coming from, not local radio stations, internet stations, and (underground radio stations) never stop pushing. Find the best artists in your ` field, and dont be afraid to ask them if they want to collaborate. Its surprising how many of them will work with an up and coming artist.
Hungry?: Hey any last words?
Coraleena: I just want to thank you for giving me this opportunity. Its hard but is not impossible to make it. You just have to bring something different to the table and that is what I have tried to do. Without the help of my sons, friends and the fans that have been there before I even had my first track played on the air, I would not have come this far. I feel really truly blessed.
www.myspace.com/coraleenehotmailcom
www.myspace.com/carolellis
Hungry?: Coraleena tell us about yourself?
Coraleena: I was actually born in the UK to West Indian parents. I lived a very sheltered life growing up "I was very sickly" and my
parents were considered "well off" because they owned their own home. (lol) I began singing in the Pentecostal Church where my mother was a pastor and I sang in the choir. We emigrated to the USA when I was 14. I returned to the UK and sang for a while until age 21 when I "retired" and returned to the USA.
Hungry?: Well first off I heard your music through a friend of mine a year ago when you did a track with a lady female rap artist, which was super dope. Tell me more about your history in this music game?
Coraleena: That track was my first collaboration with a rap artist. Mz Dyzihre is an excellent artist. She approached me and asked to work with her on the track "Smile". Five years ago, I returned to the UK and was in the studio with a US rapper who lives here in the UK named Jersey Villian. I started singing and before I knew it, I had recorded a cover version of "Wishing On A Star" A promoter heard it and the rest is history. He asked me to perform at a small show that was taking place in two weeks, except it wasn't a small show it was a large event with over 5,000 people!! It all snowballed from there, local radio stations started playing my music and its just been getting better and better.
Hungry?: Since R & B has been on a decline in the states other than Keshia cole, hows the uk?
Coraleena: R & B has also been on the decline in the UK. Its funny you mention Keisha Cole because my lyrics have been compared to hers (lol). I guess its the whole, man hurt woman thing.... The music industry has a way of packaging everyone and after a while it all begins to sound the same, so people became less interested. Keisha works because she is bringing something different to the table. In the UK we have Estelle. If you want to succeed in this industry you have to be able to stand out from the crowd.
Hungry? Since there is a big buzz for you in the UK, how do you plan to make that happen here in the US? Being the market here for r and b, music period here has been on a major slump?
Coraleena: I love the buzz!!! its amazing and I am just riding high right now. I just finished a show in Louisiana which was a huge success. I already have a following there as well as here, as I have been working both sides of the Atlantic for a while now. My music is being played on the mainstream and underground radio stations here in the UK. I am also being played over the net and on Shockout Radio in the States. I think will be able to make things happen in the States because I also bring something different to the table. R and B with a reggae flavor. I am different, I dont want to be like everyone else, and that I believe helps me.
Hungry?: any plans to work with any other Rap, R & B, Pop or Reggae artist thats here in the states?
Coraleena: I am working on a collaboration with a R and B artist in the States right now by the name of K.F.K. , I have already done a couple of collaborations with Rap Artists in the USA. One by the name of Kal, with a track called "Drama" which I wrote and another with an artist named Beastman called "Feeling You". I am hoping to work with some of the reggae artists there and am in negotiations with one artist who I will not name as yet, but its coming.
Hungry?: Also since you mainly live overseas, do you have a marketing team here in the states? Also are you with any label?
Coraleena: I have no marketing team in the States right now, I have been doing it all by myself, but its getting harder now, I am going to have to get some people in to help me. I recently signed with a label in the States named Moiko Records out of Atlanta and we just finished working on my first complete reggae album, also a compilation cd which I had the pleasure of being of the producers on for the label.
Hungry?: How is the music scene for independent music artists, fashion designers/brands, grafitti/street art scene? Whats the major diff since you live in both overseas and in the states?
Coraleena: As far as being independent, I believe its easier to make it in the UK than the USA. There are more opportunities and there is a great deal of funding to be had if you know how to work the system. The same can be said for fashion designers/brands etc. They are always looking for young people to invest in. As far as grafitti/street art is concerned, it is not so easy, the system is very much against it. I guess its a case of the UK still being old fashioned and stuck in their ways as far as street art is concerned.
Hungry?: Lifestyles how do they differ?
Coraleena: The way of life here in the UK is a great deal different to the USA. The USA is the land of opportunity, and everyman has a chance to make it there. Here it is very socialized, people rely on the system to help them get along, they really dont know how to do for themselves. Which means that even though opportunities are there, most dont know how to use it to their advantage.
Hungry?: What advice for a US music artist to break big in the uk music scene underground or major?
Coraleena: Use the Internet as much as possible. There are many sites where you can place your music for free. Take advantage of these sites, network with as many djs as you can. Dont wait to be approached, approach them, ask them if they are interested in your music. Work the underground music scene, that is where all the best new artists are coming from, not local radio stations, internet stations, and (underground radio stations) never stop pushing. Find the best artists in your ` field, and dont be afraid to ask them if they want to collaborate. Its surprising how many of them will work with an up and coming artist.
Hungry?: Hey any last words?
Coraleena: I just want to thank you for giving me this opportunity. Its hard but is not impossible to make it. You just have to bring something different to the table and that is what I have tried to do. Without the help of my sons, friends and the fans that have been there before I even had my first track played on the air, I would not have come this far. I feel really truly blessed.
www.myspace.com/coraleenehotmailcom
www.myspace.com/carolellis
Monday, April 27, 2009
Everyone Hates Chris......
Meet Chris Shields, born and raised in Maywood, IL. Product of a single parent home, but thanks to a strong woman Chris is here today. He started off as young charismatic prep basketball player and found himself in a place some might call the “Trap” as a small time hustler. Through out life Chris was always passionate about music and the release of the Blueprint by Jay-Z in 2001 brought out a hunger to rhyme. So young Chris would construct a flow he could call his own from sun up to down on the corner of 6th and Walnut while making a few dollars. As Chris continued to hustle and found himself falling deeper into the “Trap”, he smartened up and used his basketball skills to put himself through school. A basketball scholarship and education from one of the best Private institutions in the nation, Mckendree University, gave Chris time to reflect. Also gave him time to polish his flow. Upon completion of school in 2006 Chris headed back to Maywood ready to make his embark on a musical journey that would open the eyes of everyone in Chicago. But every path has its bumps and he sure had his. Fast forward to August 29th, 2007 when Chris recorded the 1st song, “Smiling Faces”, for his then untitled street album. The song caught the attention of a lot of ears and on September 30, 2007 he shot the video for it and the rest is history.
Highlights
-Featured in National Magazine Hip Hop Weekly as Unsigned Hype (article attached)
- Opened up for Lupe Fiasco, Brandy, Alfamega, and Ray J
-Featured on Lebron James blog site eighty81.com twice in 2009 http://eighty81.com/v2/?cat=39
-On April 1 released Debut Street Album 'Lend Me Ya Ear'
-'Mack Down' was number #1 on DJ Timbuck2's Go-ill(All Chicago artists hour) segment on WGCI for 4 straight weeks
-'Mack Down' on May 17th 2008 Go-ill(theblock.wgci.com/timbuck2/blog/page/3) beat out the likes of Kidz In The Hall 'Driving Down The Block' as the #1song of the week
-'Smiling Faces' also in rotation at WGCI
-Check out the Smiling Faces video at http://youtube.com/watch?v=c-NjxAYBP2I on you tube
Download Link for my album Lend Me Ya Ear - http://www.zshare.net/download/57018874f676ab4c/
Download Link for my mixtape Everybody Hates Chris - http://www.zshare.net/download/56943285dc4e132d/
Interview will be coming.....Midwest Stand Up......
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Hungry? .....Music Artist's wanted........
Hey, we have been getting many emails about venues in Milwaukee. To be honest other then this legendary venue From, every major band, Rapper,etc.(well not all, but most)rocking these stages, there's none other than Mad Planet, Stone Fly and Tiny Quarters.
Hey if your trying to break in a midwest city and get mad exposurer this is the right place. Yes, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, beleive this city gets down, lol.
The Rave/Eagles Club is a large part of the Midwest music community. If you are in a regional band,Rapper,etc. and want to keep up with the latest news and performance opportunities available at The Rave, sign up for their regional band email list! You'll be the first to hear of major concert announcements and opportunities to perform during preshow events for national acts and the rare coveted main stage opening slots! It has 6 different Stages inside there, lol. So it should also be going down.
Any artists no matter location should sign up!
http://www.therave.com/perform/
Hey if your trying to break in a midwest city and get mad exposurer this is the right place. Yes, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, beleive this city gets down, lol.
The Rave/Eagles Club is a large part of the Midwest music community. If you are in a regional band,Rapper,etc. and want to keep up with the latest news and performance opportunities available at The Rave, sign up for their regional band email list! You'll be the first to hear of major concert announcements and opportunities to perform during preshow events for national acts and the rare coveted main stage opening slots! It has 6 different Stages inside there, lol. So it should also be going down.
Any artists no matter location should sign up!
http://www.therave.com/perform/
Hungry? Vintage status.....
Do you remember this commercial,lol, Cause we dont just screwing around and found this, enjoy. Lmfao.
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Miller Lite Commercial
Sunday, April 26, 2009
10 mins with Mr."Im Tellin Ya"......
Hungry? had the chance while on the road to catch up with, One of the most infamous and one of the hottest underground artist's in the rap game. Hey if you don't know about him you will soon......
Hungry?: For all the few who dont know about Wes Fif, please intoduce the Infamous Wes Fif. (All about you, state, etc.)
WF: Man you already know what it is, I need little to no introduction but for those who unfamiliar this ya big homey Wes Fif outta Orlando, FL. Been doin this shit since 03, the hottest nigga in Florida, the movement is here. You mighta seen me in any one of your favorite magazines or heard me on "Haterz Everywhere" with the homey Bobby Ray (B.O.B.).
Hungry?: Well first off man you got more underground credit than most major label artist's, but why no deal?
WF: Man really I guess what they say is true, it's all about timing. I think the time is near. We been doin this shit w/o no deal for years, so we used to it, we just gone grind and do what's in our power to do until the "higher ups" wise up. I think my situation will change in that regard very soon though. Shout out to the label that had me but lost me, no hard feelings, everybody makes mistakes.
Hungry?: Well at your position in the game wtf are you still hungry for, being you can do without the majors?
WF: Im hungry to get my just due dawg. Im not going to be happy until Im a household name, until people as a whole appreciate what I've done and what I'm doing. Im hungry to get into the position to where I can put my team on, to where me and my team will be a household name like other labels.
Hungry?: Do you do all your own marketing and online marketing?
WF: Partially, it's done for the most part by my long time friend/brother & co-manager Leon Bailey. He handles the bulk of that, he's a blessing to me for real. Then my dude DJ Young Legend is a fool with it as well. He's the next go-to DJ, watch for him. That's it in a nutshell. I have a good relationship with quite a few influential bloggers/web cats as well, all that contributes along with Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Hungry?: why no shows in the midwest lol?
WF: Lol, Im trying to get to it my dawg, tell those DJs up there to get on that Wes Fif wave and we'll make it happen asap. Im startin to get plugged in that area, like in Ohio and Michigan especially. So look out for that soon.
Hungry?: We wanna know whats your next move? Being you have damn near captured the underground scene any plans whats your mainstream move?
WF: We have a few things bubbling right now as far as crossing over into that mainstream, nothing concrete yet but hopefully something pans out. Once I do though, Im NOT letting up, its going to be hell to pay. Me and my team are geared up and ready for that oppurtunity to get with a bigger machine that believes in the movement that I am. The day that happens, expect monumental things to happen, both in your face and behind the scenes.
Hungry?: Here in the midwest the art and music scene go hand and hand, whats the souths like?
WF: Basically the same, the south is so diverse though. Florida is nothing like Georgia, Georgia is nothing like Texas, Texas aint like Lousiana, and so on. So in every state its different things going on, but you can say the same for the South for the most part.
Hungry?: whats ur plans with the whole game being all mp3 out now. Can you set a goal for the digital market cause thats whats where the music game is now?
WF: Yeah I already have tapped into that market with "Im Tellin Ya" with the digital downloads/ringtones. I have digital distribution set up for my imprint via WordOfSouth Ent and InGrooves. That's definitely something that I encourage everyone who's in this game or considering jumping into the game to learn about, its here and it's not going anywahere anytime soon. The internet in itself is a cost effective platform to reach the masses, it just has to be utilized correctly.
Hungry?: Thanks for the interview any last words and shout outs, etc.?
WF: First of all thank yall for this oppurtunity it is appreciated more than you know. Few things goin on, "Im Tellin Ya" available on ALL digital platforms, please take the time out to purchase that, also available on ALL cell phone carriers. Me and DJ Young Legend have a mixtape called "Loud Pack" floating around that we did for 4/20, I provided yall with the link to DL that free of charge. Uh my next project "Street Fame" a mixtape is on the way, followed by "Flight Risk" the digital album. Be on the look out for my whole Street Smart music empire cause we here, and we're not leaving. Shout out to everybody down with the movement, if you'r not down it's not too late, lets get it. Anyone looking to get in touch can hit leon.bailey@streetsmart-music.com , talk business or dont talk. Florida I got us, once again thank yall.
Also any advice or tips?
Stay true to yourself, dont let nobody tell you you cant do something. Fuck the haters, keep it coming!!! www.myspace.com/wesfif www.twitter.com/wesfif
Link to the "Loud Pack" mixtape:
http://sharebee.com/e706b690
Hungry?: For all the few who dont know about Wes Fif, please intoduce the Infamous Wes Fif. (All about you, state, etc.)
WF: Man you already know what it is, I need little to no introduction but for those who unfamiliar this ya big homey Wes Fif outta Orlando, FL. Been doin this shit since 03, the hottest nigga in Florida, the movement is here. You mighta seen me in any one of your favorite magazines or heard me on "Haterz Everywhere" with the homey Bobby Ray (B.O.B.).
Hungry?: Well first off man you got more underground credit than most major label artist's, but why no deal?
WF: Man really I guess what they say is true, it's all about timing. I think the time is near. We been doin this shit w/o no deal for years, so we used to it, we just gone grind and do what's in our power to do until the "higher ups" wise up. I think my situation will change in that regard very soon though. Shout out to the label that had me but lost me, no hard feelings, everybody makes mistakes.
Hungry?: Well at your position in the game wtf are you still hungry for, being you can do without the majors?
WF: Im hungry to get my just due dawg. Im not going to be happy until Im a household name, until people as a whole appreciate what I've done and what I'm doing. Im hungry to get into the position to where I can put my team on, to where me and my team will be a household name like other labels.
Hungry?: Do you do all your own marketing and online marketing?
WF: Partially, it's done for the most part by my long time friend/brother & co-manager Leon Bailey. He handles the bulk of that, he's a blessing to me for real. Then my dude DJ Young Legend is a fool with it as well. He's the next go-to DJ, watch for him. That's it in a nutshell. I have a good relationship with quite a few influential bloggers/web cats as well, all that contributes along with Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Hungry?: why no shows in the midwest lol?
WF: Lol, Im trying to get to it my dawg, tell those DJs up there to get on that Wes Fif wave and we'll make it happen asap. Im startin to get plugged in that area, like in Ohio and Michigan especially. So look out for that soon.
Hungry?: We wanna know whats your next move? Being you have damn near captured the underground scene any plans whats your mainstream move?
WF: We have a few things bubbling right now as far as crossing over into that mainstream, nothing concrete yet but hopefully something pans out. Once I do though, Im NOT letting up, its going to be hell to pay. Me and my team are geared up and ready for that oppurtunity to get with a bigger machine that believes in the movement that I am. The day that happens, expect monumental things to happen, both in your face and behind the scenes.
Hungry?: Here in the midwest the art and music scene go hand and hand, whats the souths like?
WF: Basically the same, the south is so diverse though. Florida is nothing like Georgia, Georgia is nothing like Texas, Texas aint like Lousiana, and so on. So in every state its different things going on, but you can say the same for the South for the most part.
Hungry?: whats ur plans with the whole game being all mp3 out now. Can you set a goal for the digital market cause thats whats where the music game is now?
WF: Yeah I already have tapped into that market with "Im Tellin Ya" with the digital downloads/ringtones. I have digital distribution set up for my imprint via WordOfSouth Ent and InGrooves. That's definitely something that I encourage everyone who's in this game or considering jumping into the game to learn about, its here and it's not going anywahere anytime soon. The internet in itself is a cost effective platform to reach the masses, it just has to be utilized correctly.
Hungry?: Thanks for the interview any last words and shout outs, etc.?
WF: First of all thank yall for this oppurtunity it is appreciated more than you know. Few things goin on, "Im Tellin Ya" available on ALL digital platforms, please take the time out to purchase that, also available on ALL cell phone carriers. Me and DJ Young Legend have a mixtape called "Loud Pack" floating around that we did for 4/20, I provided yall with the link to DL that free of charge. Uh my next project "Street Fame" a mixtape is on the way, followed by "Flight Risk" the digital album. Be on the look out for my whole Street Smart music empire cause we here, and we're not leaving. Shout out to everybody down with the movement, if you'r not down it's not too late, lets get it. Anyone looking to get in touch can hit leon.bailey@streetsmart-music.com , talk business or dont talk. Florida I got us, once again thank yall.
Also any advice or tips?
Stay true to yourself, dont let nobody tell you you cant do something. Fuck the haters, keep it coming!!! www.myspace.com/wesfif www.twitter.com/wesfif
Link to the "Loud Pack" mixtape:
http://sharebee.com/e706b690
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Wes Fif
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