WINDSOR HIP-HOP OVERLOOKED AGAIN!!!!!

Belushi · Rookie Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 3 Diplomacy: 30

Can I cash in my Diplomacy points for anything? Cool

kayce · Supreme Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 230 Diplomacy: 1520

First Belushi... I give you much respect because all of your points were well written and you made a lot of sense. Now as far as artists who have press kits and music in stores like HMV..lets see we have So-liva, TRP, Miclordz, Academy(who have a feature and song produced by Moka Only) and Krimson just to name a few. Academys artist JReno is getting alotta buzz on the underground psycho circuit (ICP/Psychopathicrecords) stateside and is considered Canada's KING of Wicked Rap being featured on the nationally distributed Tunnel Runners compilation (Hatchet-House/Psychopathic/SonyD3 Records and a featured performing at the annual Gathering of the Juggalos in Cave-In Illinois.. So-liva and the Miclordz both submitted videos to MuchMusic..Also another Windsor hip-hop artist Lyrical Bliss had a video (Hopeless) in rotation also. Academy just filmed its debut video "Hip-Hop" and will be submitting it to MuchMusic when the editing process is done. Now the reason i brought up Windsor is because its 10 minutes away from a major U.S. music market Detroit. It wasn't so much that any artist didn't get mentioned but this region didn't.. Kardinal DEBUTED DANGEROUS in Windsor FIRST...Alot of these BIG Canadian don't even come here to promote which is RIDICULOUS nor do they reach out to the artists here. There are plenty artists who are doing things with out thinking they're entitled to a thing..Most the artists look at TDOT and the media in the other regions like whatever simply because they EXPECT to GET slighted. Most of the artists in Windsor DONT EVEN TARGET CANADA for that reason. And as far as "poetic justice" goes it wouldn't make good business sense if my group or other groups to get passed over because we just pointed out what WE got from the article and truth is the only ARTISTS mentioned BELLY and Kardi are the only ones getting PLAY here...No body's shitting on anybody... I totally agree with the points you made about artists here not having press kits, singles in rotation, professional videos that actually get spins, the truth is a lot of artists from Windsor lack that business and professionalism depending on Myspace, Sound-click,burnt CDs, not registering with SoCan, not submitting music to the college music stations, and poorly promoted local shows. But for the artists that are following the criteria.. all we are looking for is acknowledgement. cuz I know many artists in Toronto and other regions who would agree with me that CANADIAN HIP-HOP lacks unity...Point Blank....

InSomNia KripKe · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:

can i just say that I know for a fact that Jesse is trying really hard and that I saw how he built his business and i give mad props to him because he has come a lonnnnnng way trust me. That guy put me on from long time ago. He has a lot on his plate plz believe that. He can not plz everyone.

I know that there are some hard working kats in Windsor and that's a fact. I know we are hungry...very hungry. It will come. Let's just try and build the relationships we must build k. It will come. Academy is doing made work and I take my hat off to them cuz they WON'T STOP. And those are the people that i love to work with cuz they have the mind set like me. I just want to put in work.

One love to you too Belushi for even mentioning the name Essex Court and Quiz. I thank you for that cuz you don't have to.

STAY UP...ALL OF YOU AND KEEP STRIVING.

OH YEAH! ALBUM WORLD WIDE AUGUST 26/08
oRca: THE CHILD BORN TO NO ONE

AND I MEAN WORLD WIDE.

Ambassador · CEO Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 340 Diplomacy: 2579

I thought the article made a lot of valid points as did Kayce. I also think that the response to what Kayce had to say was out of line. Totally missed his point. But I'm not going back over it.

But i will say this, the reason Windsor artists get looked over time and time again is simple business practices. Even the so-called established Windsor or "from Windsor" artists continue to make the same errors in their business practices.
Some of you are starting to figure it out but look how long its taking for that to happen? If you really want to succeed in the music business or any other, someone is seriously going to have to sit down with a business book and read it! Or find someone that has strong business principals that will be willing to show you what your doing wrong. A millionaire once told me that "People fail at business because they choose to ignore the known rules of success!" I've never forgotten that lesson or the lessons that would come after...
For those of you that might take what I'm saying seriously get the book "E-Myth" by Michael E Gerber. Most successful business people I know or read about practice the principals in this book. This book is also one of the principle reasons Embassy Ent Inc. was as effective as it was in such a short time frame.
Also, your crew must have a strategy. "Dropping CDs" is not one of them. Pick up a map of any territory you think you want to concur get to know it, execute a plan, then go for it! Verify your results then go after it again!
I can't really get into it now because it would take too much time... But the music/entertainment business is a lot simpler than you may realize. IF YOU CONTROL IT!...That's a clue!
Study "AKON" he is the most recent artist to have figured it out. He's a good study for Canadian artists as well because he is not from the US yet he is having his way with it.
And another thing, stop listening to artists that haven't accomplished what YOU want to accomplish. What can they possibly tell you? How they keep failing too? Up grade your standards!
Ambassador word of the Day!"
Learn your lessons now because time isn't going to stand still waiting for you to figure it out!!!"
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CEO Embassy Entertainment Group Inc

djneedle 914 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: Well

So what you going to do... People stop bitchin and do something... This is stright bs... i told you all b4.. it dont come b/c u so call put a track on myspace... f*** myspace.. get you ass out and promo yo ass...

RichyNix · Boss Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 170 Diplomacy: 1482

i been gone for a minute. checkin in on this msg board. Honestly for the amount of time spent bitchin on here with the long paragraphs. nothing is gettin done. ur just venting on the internet. U wana vent. go home and vent to your bitch while u eat dinner with her. Post positive shit on the msg boards. U could have released another mixtape and sold 100 copies by now instead of typing all this straight out the bulls ass.

Windsor is not a good market to start in Straight up. Im in D-Town (DALLAS TEXAS). been here a month and im already gettin paid 500 a show. living and eatin for free. and bout to sign with Play N Skillz the biggest producers in the south right now. Just did that joint with Lil wayne and tpain. they got a grammy under their belt. (google them) and im makin beats for bobby creek (shady) and cashis. And singing hooks on their official Shady Records releases.
as for the Bone Thugs tour. They are goin through some major issues. the whole tour got pushed back to god knows when.

POST POSITIVE SHIT!!! shows. new songs. new videos....

windsor Stand up. or shutup. U cant rep ur city in ur city. u feel me?
get tha f*** out!

PEACE
Nix
www.myspace.com/richynix

kayce · Supreme Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 230 Diplomacy: 1520

A POSITIVE POST? OK...Be on the look out for Academy's debut music video "Hip-Hop" filmed in Toronto(yeah we left Windsor too) in 3 weeks. JReno aka Canada's King of the Wicked Shit, off of a successful performance with Academy in Cave-In Rock, Illinois at the Gathering of the Juggalos is featured on the HatcheHouse/Psychopathic/SonyD3 release "Tunnel Runners" which will CHART on BILLBOARD in upcoming week. Loyalty Is Limited(Academys debut album) and (Let It Be)Krimsons debut lp both are available at all HMV outlets throughout Canada also on iTunes, Puretracks and Rhapsody with the official debut single "Hip-Hop" being serviced to every urban radio station in Canada. The next Academy mixtape is in the works. Underground project (untitled) featuring KayyceClosed, Icchi,Lyrical Bliss, Symz,UneekWunn,A-lo and Nykle in the works,RSC (The Rose CitySquadron-Young Greed and Jae Cyphe) MixCD coming soon with features from J.Jones,GMC, R.T.S, and Academy. Gathering of the Juggalos DVD(PsychopathicRecords) with footage of Tunnel Runners performance(JReno&Academy) coming soon, TopNotch compilation album with features from Royce Da 5'9 & KayyceClosed, Big Herk& KayC,Gator,Big Dame, Big Verbb and more coming soon. JReno ..The Lunatic is Back Lp with features from Academy, Menacide, BootLeg from the Dayton Family, T.O.N.E.z, GrewSum, Lo-Key, and V-Sinizter. Also check Academy features on these hot releases... Ritt Theme'Never Faded", A-Lo"Mind of a Mad Man", Nykle "Bouncing Back",Lyrical Bliss"the Gathering",Chris Chase"I Am",Lye"One Man Army",ClaAs(TBA)MixCD, TRP "My Execution",Hysteria(TBA)MixCd, The "W" Windsor City Music Compilation, Canada South "MixCd vol 1,Intrizinik(TBA)MixCd..
Also Academy Records is now up and running. New website design coming for www.academyhiphop.com or ca..take a pick. Also academy will have some other POSITIVE POSTS and BIG UPDATES coming soon.....LOL

Also.. good to hear you out the doing your thing Richy..thats tight.. I like Play N skillz production..that album they put out was garbage though..lol.. but they sweet producers and that grammy was for Chamillionares" Ridin Dirty" if any of yall didn't know. Also you right about that reppin city cuz the love we got in TDot and also at the Gathering have made us change our way of thinking towards the goings on here.....

On tha low Brotha · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

It's a good look getting Da Nickle,Big Herk,Big Verbb,and big ups to Chris Chase

kayce · Supreme Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 230 Diplomacy: 1520

Oh also...Check the New Magazine...Windsor Arts & Music Monthly(WAMM) and you'll see a nice write up on Academy artist..JReno.Available now. Next issue catch Academy, DJVex,Tara Watts and the rest of the Harvesting the FAM artists featured on the front cover with coverage coming in the Windsor Star and more. Check for Academy and Canada South performing Sept 14th at the Loop and the Miclordz performing at the Chubby Pickle as the only Windsor hip-hop acts out of 15 international hiphop acts performing at the Harvesting the FAM festival. Just added... Look out for Academy on the LongRange Distribution compilation "EVIL IS" with the debut track "MurderDeathKill" from Academy's new wicked group BLACK PENTAGRAM. Posters and stickers coming soon.Also LongRange Distribution is re-releasing/re-issuing by popular demand JReno's Academy Ent solo debut LP "Unleashed"...more positive updates to come.....