Damn! It's been like,
mad long since
any info concerning BlazeStar-
anything has been posted on the
spizzace! So, being the informative (
not informant! Stop snitchin!) label head that I am
(boredom played no part in this, I swear), I thought I'd drop some knowledge for the
hip-hop insomniacs (think about it) and
BlazeStar faithful.
Warning: I'm going lead-footed with the
bold tonight --
deal widdit.
The one-and-only
J-Kwest is still putting in work on his debut LP,
The Right To Remain Violent, and some progress
(stop snickering, Kyle) is actually being made on the project. Give a listen to the title track (the one with all the letters), and marvel as
hip-hop history unfolds before your very ears. But seriously... a lot of people have been wondering
wtf is up with the track, and the barrage of questions concerning it are at an
all-time high (Ex: "Why is it all edited?"..."What's up with the st00pid drops?"..."When are you gonna put some real tracks out?!"... "Why don't your intro-samples ever have any relevance?" [okay, that last one was mine]) Hell, even
BlazeStar staff members have voiced their objectionable, yet Constitutionally-protected opinion that the version of "
TRTRV" currently posted is
"
annoying." Well,
listen here, kiddies; the reason the promotional drops and the edits are on there, is because
WE'RE SUCH GREEDY SONS OF BITCHES HERE AT BLAZESTAR INC., THAT WE DON'T WANT YOU BOOTLEGGING THIS MATERIAL AND YOU WILL NEVER SUCCEED WITH ALL THOSE RETARDED DROPS AND REVERSED PORTIONS CLUTTERING THE TRACK UP! HA! SHOTS HAVE BEEN FIRED! TAKE THAT, FUCKERS!... (enlarged for effect, and yes... that is an ellipse) Are you put off by that last comment? Well,
chill the fuck out, homeslice; I was only kidding! On a
[more?] serious note, the explanation can be found in the fact that, while
Kwest and myself approach what we do musically with great seriousness, we still like to
take our jabs at the
"industry" every now and then -- in the most playful of manners, of course. Have you ever been listening to some
new, eagerly-anticipated banger trying to give it a solid listen-through, when all of a sudden the
unsolicited cacophony of some
label goon's incredibly laughable attempt to deter unauthorized reproduction ruin your
pristine listening experience?
THIS IS A PRESS-ONLY ADVANCE COPY OF [insert BabyGrande album here!]
FOR PROMOOOOTIONAL UUUUSE ONLYYYYY!No? Well... guess what?
If you haven't, you're not missing out -- trust me! If you
have?.. You need to stop
illegally downloading albums (again, I jest...
SoulSeek FTW!)
Anyways, the format for
"
TRTRV (BSSQMSEE[OP])"
is kind of an
inside joke that I've gratuitously decided to clue you in on. See? We
do love you!
("you" being the fans and "love" meaning 'want your support and hard-earned loot')! This
exclusive original promo release had its more controversial lyrics edited
for fun --
not because we're so conservative and politically correct that we'll
censor our "artform" for your impressionable child's sake! Then, for overkill,
we added the promo drops! To top it off, we gave it a
ridiculously long title to boot, which, when abbreviated, looks like
the product of your cat tap-dancing on your keyboard! It's a
joke... Get it?
[If so, then you're a sly fox who assumedly knows the meaning of sarcasm and are obviously "cool" enough to be a citizen in the BlazeStar Nation. If not, all is not lost! Just have someone who knows and loves hip-hop explain it to you. And don't worry; the album will have the real, unedited, un-promo'd, thoroughly-audible version! We are not playin!]
Like I said -- here at B-S-I,
we're all about serious hip-hop and bringing some next-level bangers to your
tympanic membranes! But we also keep in mind that the key to making music with heart is
having fun in the process... Too much angry shouting and listener-threatening and your joints start sounding like post-
Violent By Design Vinnie Paz. Yeah... we
know you'll
"crush us to fuckin crumbs!" and all that grisly shit, et cetera; but underneath the grime and flow of a man who sounds
perpetually constipated, there's an actual person -- right? Well, here at BSI,
we welcome all your inquiries, criticism, praise, and hate-mail. Not because of the warm and fuzzy feeling one gets when they see the ever-desirable
New Messages, but because with MySpace you all are basically in direct contact with the artist (well, for the most part, anyways), and we encourag
e motivated listeners to
take advantage of that. As our bumbling leader Dubya would say,
God bless teh Internets!
Moving along,
BlazeStar Inc. is going international! And no... you didn't just hallucinate that. The first entrant in the
tremendous triage of triumphant trackery is the first joint venture between our very own J-Kwest, and Eastern Hemispherean-powerhouse
Zu Fam; a grimy, inherently-
Wu-Tang-influenced
hip-hop outfit hailing from Russia herself. Well, actually, it's not the whole song, but a snippet of what's to come. Scope "
Comrades In Arms" and
find out what all the damn hype is about.
"
Sabotage Atomica" is my personal
Dr. Quandary tribute effort. It's also a
nice little interlude which may or may not appear on
TRTRV, but the first point is more important. For those of you who don't know,
Dr. Quandary is the prodigal,
Massachusetts-based mastermind behind such gems as "
TRTRV," "
Fuck You," and "
Keepin It Raw," as well as side-projects
too numerous to mention here! If you are a fan of
real hip-hop, trip-hop, or quasi-jazzy soundscapes, drop by his
space and
treat yourself to some sonic wonderment. If you're not, why are you reading this blog? Just kidding....
but seriously... why?The very last song is "
Holla At Us," a
funky little instrumental bomb that I just felt like sharing with all of you fellow humans. It's versatile! Vibe out to it, spit hot-fiyah to it,
beat your kids to it; whatever! Kick something I
personally enjoy on it and I might just let you have it! Get at me for details.
So, in closing,
The Right To Remain Violent is coming out (think
Detox, minus Dr. Dre), the DQ-produced
No Kwestions Asked EP has been
shelved for the time being while we conceive more material for it, and a few
surprise guests will hopefully be making an appearance on the LP (Stay out of the
dark water... that's all I'm divulging for now). Slide through the
Wombaticus Rex slice of MurdochSpace and
be aurally astounded as Thirtyseven simultaneously
assaults and fondles your senses with some of
the most profound hip-hop to come out of Vermont in decades, complete with links to some very
informative resources to
keep your thirst for socially-relevant knowledge at bay. Of course, if you're not into the whole "enlightenment" thing and just need to
get your inner gangsta on, you'll probably feel more at home rockin something devoid-of-any-intellectual-value -- like Dipset! The sheer volume of quality beats those dudes ruin
never ceases to amaze me, even to this day! But you gotta
respect the royalty-free production (note to aspiring producers: strictly-public-domain-sampling = MONEY IN THE BANK). But again, I've gone off on a tangent. Speaking of aspiring producers,
BlazeStar Inc. is accepting demos from anyone, effective immediately! So if you're sick with the beats,
let's hear 'em. Nice with the vocab?
Let's hear it. Attractive, white-rapper-adoring female
with
lingerie pics too lewd for MySpace?
Let's see 'em! Because here at BSI, we take our work lightly, but our business seriously! Apply now!
Join the BlazeStar team today!
Until next time young bucks... keep it elevated.
Peace and
respect are the
building blocks of a functional society, so keep those regularly. And, as always,
keep the love (and hate!) comin -- it's what keeps ya boys motivated!
Won.-
BlazeStar
C.E.O., BlazeStar Inc.