Well as we head into 2009 it's time to make a mark on this music industry in Cleveland! There is way to much talent in this city for us not to get respect and recognition out here! Kid Cudi is making moves which is awesome but there are plenty of underground artists who have gone unrecognized and that is unacceptable! People need to do there research and realize we do have a city full of entertainers who deserve to be noticed in the music game if you don't believe me check out the artists I List below and you will come to realize what potential we have in Cleveland. "Cap Rap" is dying off and as the different labels look for new talent they will over look our city due to the fact that the only artists who have gotten any exposure have been cap rappers so all the lyrical talent is being over looked! We need to put a stop to it and get these artist the exposure they deserve! Was Nas right when he said Hip-Hop is dead...? I think Hip-Hop isn't dead i think the the industry has taken a 180 degree turn towards watered down club hits! Which isn't completely bad except that artists like Joe Budden DO NOT get recognition for what they do and a lot of underground emcees have no love from anyone even in there own cities! Then Nas released "Hero" which was an anthem for artists to give people a person to look up to and now the state of the country is in a lot of trouble. It is fine to have people who make music that makes you able to dance and have a good time in the club, I just ask for a balance!!! and especially in Cleveland "rappers" need to stop just following the form of what every other city is doing! Step back and think of it this way why would another city be fans of our artists if they have artists from there city doing the same type of music? Also, I believe Local Dj's need to spin local artist more than Gucci & Oj the Juice Man! There are an extremely huge group of talented producers in this city also! So to wrap everything up please Cleveland lets have a balance and make us come up and take over the industry because we have more talent than people know!
"IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY MAKIN' OR FAKING AN IMAGE, IT'S ABOUT LEAVING YOUR MARK ON THIS EARTH BEFORE YOUR TIMES FINISHED!" -JUS MIC
Artists for everyone to check out:
Jus Mic- myspace.com/goodshyt & Jus-Mic.blogspot.com
ProphtheProblem- myspace.com/prophtheproblem & prophtheproblem.blogspot.com
Twizted Mind- myspace.com/wasbuiltforme & Twiztedmind.com
King.Dom- myspace.com/kingdomodot
Drastic- myspace.com/drasticmusic
Soul Kryziz- myspace.com/soulkryzizmusic
Producers:
Doc Remedy- myspace.com/docrem & Prhymalrage.com
HellaMentals- www.myspace.com/hellament & Prhymalrage.com
YungZup- www.myspace.com/thatswhatszupent & thatswhatszup.com
Shatta- myspace.com/shattastarmusic
7 comments:
Good read! Yeah bruh I feel you 100%. I actually wrote a note about the SAME concept on facebook, I posted it on here also. its called "THE REASON WHY CLEVELAND'S HIP-HOP SCENE IS STRUGGLING". Check it out.
Peace.
...Oh and throw Shattastar in that producer section you got homie.
Http://myspace.com/shattastarmusic
Got nuttin but love for ya'll in the CLE! Do big things! -S_Wash
Good read, but lets not forget the value of good promo outside of the city. Alotta these artists are hidden away right now. Myspace hits are low, outdated graphics, no live shows, blogs are slow, no reviews from significant publications, no tours, no merchandise, no itunes singles, no nothing. Basically their not working. Not all of them, but many are simply not working...Not doing what it takes.
Funny you don't mention Jesty Beatz. He's probably the only unsigned rapper in Cleveland making any real money and always on tour. Notice how he gets rich every time he leaves the city and then comes back here and has nothing to do.
Some of those names you listed are nice, but if their off in the cut, noones gonna find them.
i threw this up on my blog... i agree with nox... we all need to find a way to get out there more... those trips out to NY that jus mic did r a good thing... gettin out of the city is wat we all need to do
you guys make good points but alot of these artists have jobs and dont have the budget to leave the city unless they got more support and more people around them to help get them out there! thats my goal!
oh and i didn't throw up jesty to disrespect him I just listed my favorite artists in Cleveland there are alot more i support D.roof,poetryfeen, scenic route, jesty, kayo alcatraz the list goes on!
Thats cool man. I wasn't suggesting that you had disrespected him. I just feel like he's the blueprint for what does make local artists successful. Though I do understand your point about not having jobs and money. Jesty doesn't have a job...music IS his job so I can see why he has time to go on the road while others don't. Its always a struggle.
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