LET THE DRAMA BEGIN!!! A day or so after a highly successful State of the Union of Hip-Hop in Kentucky, Da Show Co-CEO T-Made has spent his time on the telephone non-stop trying to settle beefs and put out fires. Seems the 1st State of the Union was so successful, some people were quite upset about
some of the things being said. One of those persons was the Heavy Hitter himself, DJ E Feezy. He really wanted to find out about the amount of hate in the streets for him and why so much negativity was surrounding what he was trying to do in the city.
So after a few days deliberation, we decided to do it again. We called for the State of the Union of Hip-Hop in Kentucky Part 2: The Remix – DJ E Feezy Strikes Back! One week later on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008. One thing that was done differently this time around was that there were two performances from local artists H.P who gave a great performance and really had the crowd into what seemed to be new material as no one knew his song, but enjoyed the performance and his swagger. The next performance was from Sluggah Ent., artist D-Fresh who is backed by DJ Q. D-Fresh gave a great performance and most of the crowd was familiar with his song, which means that it has been making its rounds through the mixtape and club circuit. D-Fresh represented his clique and his swagger was apparent as the crowd responded favorably to his performance.
Another thing that different this time around was there was only one panel that consisted of DJ’s, radio personalities and promoters. Once again representing in the panel were Kymp Kamp DJ’s DJ Marlei Mar, DJ Slikk, DJ Deuce, along with Promoter A.T. and the Heavy Hitter, DJ E Feezy. This time around T-Made was the moderator. He was dedicated to asking the questions that everyone really wanted to know.
You could cut the tension in the room with a knife. Everyone could anticipate the Q & A session. They were salivating. T-Made asked the hard hitting questions that people wanted to know, like “Do you have to pay to get your record played?”, “Why did the ‘Hottest in Da Ville’ format change?” and “Why does it seem like Nova is played on the radio so much?” as well as the question that seemed to open the floodgates, “Why does it seem like local artists get less play now than when Cinnamixx was here?”
DJ Slikk, DJ Deuce and DJ Marlei Mar tried their best to answer questions that they could, but the crowd didn’t seem to want to hear the answers. You could tell the crowd complexity was changing a bit. Becoming more aggressive. The 3 aforementioned DJ’s told artists repeatedly how to get their music to the masses and get them on mixtapes. They just need to receive the material. DJ Slikk kept telling the crowd that we need to focus on Kentucky, not just Louisville. DJ Deuce kept telling the crowd since he is with the demographic that most artists are seeking, he really needs their music. DJ Marlei Mar kept telling the crowd that if they want to make an impact, they need to travel and leave the city and get their music outside of the city and the state. However, at this point, the temperature was at a boil.
DJ E Feezy started out the night explaining his position at the radio station and how much influence he really has over getting music played on the air. He also went into the history of Hip-Hop in general and some stories from his travels around the country as a DJ for the past 13 years. Once story that started a majority of the tension was E Feezy’s arrival to Louisville. He saw an artist here, who was later named as Young Vallinchi, who performed a song and dance called “Crank It”. Feezy said that the song was stolen by Vallinchi and his producer, Lexington’s DJ D Ceezy from an Atlanta artist, Cazz Clique or something like that. It was a major hit in Atlanta years ago but didn’t really make it out of the region, so if you are not familiar with the Atlanta scene, you would never know about this song. He also stated that there is an artist in Atlanta who goes by the name of Young Valinchi, and that the Louisville artist may have not only stolen his biggest hit, but his name as well. Ooohhs and Aaahhs went across the crowd and they knew what Feezy was saying but it still didn’t seem to sit well with local artists.
All of a sudden, no stranger to the Louisville Hip-Hop scene, Hug Bizza, erupted from the back of the room and carried on with a tirade that lasted about 10 minutes that summed up was basically about “Get the Money!!!” The topic had just been about when artists approached certain DJ’s and the DJ’s had told them it took some money to get songs on their mixtapes and/or work their single. Hug Bizza was politely escorted outside so we could get back into the flow of the meeting, but the floodgates were now open and the complete mood had been altered.
The question was posed by E Feezy why had no one from Louisville exploded onto the scene following the vacuum left by Static Major’s death but the enormous popularity of “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne and Static Major. Promoter A.T. said a few words about Static Major’s work ethic and allegedly what Static thought was wrong with his own music, when Deezy from dope16.com took major offense. “…If he was alive, he’d smack you for that!..” Deezy shouted. The tension had hit an all new high! T-Made did an excellent job trying to put the lid back on this thing, but it was too late.
John Wu, super producer and well respected legend in the Kentucky Hip-Hop circles went in next. He personally challenged E Feezy to “…just find a cat who EVERYONE agrees is talented and help propel him to the next level..” The problem is, with E Feezy backing Nova, many feel that Feezy is riding Nova’s dick or vice versa to explain the relationship that has the streets hating. John Wu got extra personal and asserted that E Feezy played a fake interview with Jay Z on air and went so far as to implicate DJ Marlei Mar by putting him on the spot as the source who supposedly told him that the interview was in fact a fake. E Feezy offered to call someone in Def Jam at that moment and clear up that falsehood. John Wu shouted some profanity and called Feezy fake and less than a man and the mood didn’t really get too much better from there.
T-Made tried to bring everything back into perspective and remind everyone of why we were there and why everyone wanted E Feezy to answer their questions in the first place. The other panelists were clearly bored, yet entertained by what had went from being an informative workshop to further Kentucky Hip-Hop to something just short of the Jerry Springer show.
Never to be outdone, out of nowhere, Hug Bizza returned to the mic and after having words with Deuce Leader proceeded on a fifteen minute spectacle that had him pacing the floor in circles, turning his back on the panelists and addressing the crowd directly. “Fuck radio. We don’t need radio. Who are you?”, Hug Bizza shouted. He shouted some profanities at E Feezy and called him less than a man. Many times, Hug Bizza took offense at Feezy “talking down” to the artists and being “too arrogant”. After 20 minutes or so, Hug Bizza apologized for his tirade but he really wanted to see more results out of the meeting and less talking.
Twice done; twice successful. We finally wrapped it up and put a bow on it. Once again the night was a tremendous success, despite the tension and heightened attitudes but it was needed and helpful. Hopefully we will be able to move as one unified Hip-Hop community, but the reality of the situation is that it will take a lot more than two meetings to do so. We at Da Show plan to hold two of these a year, so we will return in April. We hope to see you there and in the mean time and in between time, tune into "Da Show", with Season 2 starting November 16th at Midnight on the CW network. Make sure you check out our other blogs and stories and keep checking back with us.
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Thomas S. Birch
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As an aspiring HipHop artist with many attempts to establish Louisville as a viable player in the music industry, I feel the standard balance ( or lack) in musical choices shifting yet again. If Louisville consumers, who have helped propell many an artist to fortune and fame, would back a few of it's own who are ahead of the current trends we could build networking lines unparallelled in the ever burdened music scene. However, there is no concensus on where we stand as a community, let alone a community of players and bit players when it comes to our musical tastes and profile. When we promote artist of varying entertainment traits, the floodgates should open for all the creativity that stems from Da Ville. Peace |
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JonWoo
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Just to clear it up...I have respect for E Pheezy believe it or not. When i put the issue out there about him doing a fake Jay Z interview (which is indeed true), it wasnt to clown him or Dj Marley. People in those positions need to be real. Im speaking about character. The 2008 Puffy would not sign Biggie today. Imagine this, what if Russle Simmons decided he was only gonna sign his brother to Def Jam and not fuck wit anyone else...hmmmm...we wouldnt have a Slick Rick or a LL Cool J. These are the people that paved the way for us, and we dont even follow that blueprint today. That is the foundation of the beef i have with Pheezy. In my opinion he dosent take the initiative to fuck wit artists who may not at the current moment have a buzz, but definately have the talent and drive to be successful. I know he has his own artists Nova who is in my opinion very talented, but if thats who he chooses to build and push, then hes down to put anyone on when really (in my opinion) its about the almight dollar to him. On the flipside, if he dosent choose to build wit artists here, and yall dont get any results from dude...then MOVE ON! do something else that can get u on. Yall cant keep blamin him if u choose to be lazy. If a guy in a car sais he can take me somewhere, but when i get in he dosent even move...itll be my fault if im late because i spent a hour and a half bitchin and complainin why he hasnt moved. I need to get out of the car and find another way! So its not all Pheezy's fault, we all need to realize what we wanna do and how we can do it. There are many ways to accomplish a goal, but u have to find it. Knowledge is key. So simply put, if u dont wanna kiss ass to get something done.....THEN DONT. Its that simple. Pheezy is gonna be who he is no matter what, and actually its not that hes a bad person, he just has his own agenda and he sticks to it. If u have the bread to fuck wit him, then do so..if not dont put yourself into a postion that youll regret. PEACE...! If anyone wants any informative info about how to research or market your career from various resources, hit me up @ myspace.com/kingasian or myspace.com/savingourstyle...(oh and T-Razor "Tha Savior" produced by JonWoo & Philly Phil..)!!! FULL LENGTH ALBUM..SOON.. |
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