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Saturday, November 07, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
K. SPARKS & PAJOZO
"SOUL FOOD"
"Myself and Pajozo are going to release our album this month entitled Soul Food...here
is a leak that didn't make the project but is still dope...it features
the homie Julius Francis...myself and Julius freestyled our verses off
the top (which we normally do) the song came out dope...myself and
Pajozo are aiming to release Soul Food on Thanksgiving...it will be
available at all digital retailers...props to everyone
that supports"
-K. SPARKS
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "RIDE WIT ME (WHADDUP!)" FEATURING JULIUS FRANCIS http://www.zshare.net/audio/6809975222c58399/
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Current mood:  accomplished
Category: News and Politics
Review by Nathan S.
Here at DJBooth we pride ourselves on promoting talented artists long before they hit the mainstream, and frankly K. Sparks
is one of our best bets to hit the big time. (If you really could bet
on rappers failing/succeeding I’d be rich by now. Let’s get on it
Vegas.) Not only is Sparks an undeniably skilled emcee, the man
apparently never sleeps. For the last year Sparks has taken the Weezy
in ’08 approach and absolutely flooded the world with new music,
releasing more music in ten months than most rappers do in a decade,
and as a result he’s become almost impossible to ignore. If the majors
won’t open the door Sparks is going to keep knocking with new dope
music until they’re forced to let him in.
Sparks supporters finally have one place to find all his best tracks
over the last several months with the release of his new mixalbum Super Senior, a staggeringly versatile collection of tracks co-presented by 2Dopeboyz and KevinNottingham.com. If Sparks has been in school longer than most he’s definitely learned a few things, because Super Senior
is the work of a man who’s hellbent on proving he belongs among
hip-hop’s elite (he doesn’t, yet, but he’s closing the gap shockingly
fast).
The hallmark of Sparks’ work is his ability to rhyme on any beat in any style, from street to backpacker, and Super Senior is proof of his chameleon-like microphone skills. Case in point, the mixalbum’s opening In the Building,
a marching cut that hits hard with a huge horn section and sick rhymes
from Sparks. No, I mean literally sick: “You are rockin with the
baddest, lyrically my bars sick, cancer with the status.” On the
opposite end of the spectrum is On n On, a smoothly winding underground cut featuring a verse from fellow up-and-comer Pugz Atomz and an airy chorus from frequent collaborator Tina Quallo. Actually, even the pronounced difference between those two tracks doesn’t really demonstrate Super Senior’s musical range. Just compare and contrast the neo-soul Spoken Word, featuring Sparks at his most organic, and the video-game-soundtrack-turned-banger I Know, which finds Sparks speeding up his flow to breakneck speed. Or take Slum Dog Millions, Super Senior’s most club-ready offering, and Blind Man,
a bluesy meditation on Sparks’ life struggles. If there’s another
project this year that covers that much musical ground I haven’t heard
it.
I know what all you conspiracy theory mofos are thinking: “DJBooth
sponsored the mixalbum, of course Nathan’s saying it’s dope.” Well, I
don’t confirm your paranoid fears, but it’s a fair point. So just so
this review doesn’t get lumped into the “JFK was assassinated by aliens
category,” let me take a moment to point out where Super Senior
falls short of perfection. First of all, as Dave Chapelle once pointed
out, all rappers want to be comedians, and the chronically unfunny
skits they insist on filling their albums with are proof.
Unfortunately, Sparks also falls victim to skit-lovers disease,
inundating the album with unnecessary interludes, several featuring a
white chick named Becky. Are they bad? No, they have their moments, but
you could cut every single one and Super Senior wouldn’t be
missing a thing. On a more musical level, Sparks versatility is a
double-edged sword. Like a hip-hop shapeshifter he can adapt to any
environment, but Super Senior didn’t leave me with a solid
grasp of who Sparks really is. The danger of being everything to
everyone is that you can become nothing to no one, and as Sparks
continues to develop as an artist I hope he’ll be able to further
solidify his musical mission.
But those are notes for the future. In the here and now we’ve got Super Senior,
a work of hip-hop dynamism that you should either dig or seriously
begin to question your musical tastes. If I had to pick just one track
to represent Sparks I’d have to go with Overtime,
a lyrically complex cut that’s just essentially three straight minutes
of flow - and for all that quantity every line impressively retains
some serious quality (which actually describes Sparks as a whole). But
why take my word for it? Download Super Senior
and hear for yourself what a rapper on the verge of blowing up sounds
like. Actually, I’ll take it one step further and guarantee Sparks will
blow up. I’m placing money down on the man, and I never lose a bet.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
K. SPARKS
"SUPER SENIOR"
ALBUM SPONSORED BY DJ BOOTH x 2DOPEBOYZ x KEVINNOTTINGHAM
Queens New York recording artist K. Sparks presents his newest album
project entitled Super Senior. K. Sparks chose the album title Super
Senior as a metaphor for
individuals that continue to repeat certain stages of life without
making any significant progress. "As we all know...a Super Senior is a
person that has been in school for a while and has failed to
graduate...I wanted to create a conceptual album that told a
story...and at the same time provided a message." Super Senior is an
eclectic blend of music that features various artist such as Pugs
Atomz, Julius Francis, Threatz, Jeff Chery, D. Julien,Tina Quallo, Dave
Barz & various other artist. Production credits include Kurser,
Pajozo, T Mos, Claps, DJ King Flow, Haze, Jae Monee, Hannibal King,
Thelonious Martin, & Kevin Fountain. Super Senior is a free album
download that stretches the boundaries of conventional Hip Hop music to
provide listeners with an entertaining experience...Super Senior.
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "SUPER SENIOR" http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/k-sparks-super-senior
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
"Here is the final leak Seven from my Super Senior album sponsored by the fam at DJ
Booth, 2DopeBoyz, and KevinNottingham (shout out to Z, Shake, and Kev)...this
song
is called On n' On Produced By Pajozo...the song features my Chi Town
homie Pugs Atomz and my label mate Tina Quallo...The song is about
groupies that try to attach themselves to your success...shit is sad
but that's just the way it is when you start to buzz...groupies come
out full force in the form of male and female...the release date for
Super Senior is October 26th...hands down it's my best album to
date...quality music and most importantly it tells a story...props to
everyone
that supports"
-K. SPARKS
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "ON n' ON" CO STARRING PUGS ATOMZ & TINA QUALLO http://www.zshare.net/audio/67079871748fa75b/
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Saturday, October 03, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
"Sixth leak from my Super Senior album sponsored by the fam at DJ
Booth, 2DopeBoyz, and KevinNottingham (shout out to Z, Shake, and Kev)...this
song
is called Slum Dog Millions Produced By Kurser Featuring my fam Julius
Francis & Dave Barz...the beat knocks...I'll be releasing Super
Senior this month...I'll keep you guys posted on the release
date...props to everyone
that supports" -K. SPARKS
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "SLUM DOG MILLIONS" FEAT JULIUS FRANCIS & DAVE BARZ http://limelinx.com/files/5b5d675542d6c3c673a95095891294b5
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Friday, September 25, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
"Fifth leak from my Super Senior album sponsored by the fam at DJ
Booth, 2DopeBoyz, and KevinNottingham (shout out to Z, Shake, and Kev)...this
song
is called Overtime Produced By Hannibal King...when the homie Hannibal
sent me the beat I wrote so much I had over 50 bars so I just kept goin
in with the lyrics and punchlines...this record has no hook but it
still came out dope...the type of records Canibus use to do when he
would just go in for 50 bars and not give a fuck about a hook...props
to everyone
that supports"
-K. SPARKS
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "OVERTIME" http://www.zshare.net/audio/661308540433fc73/
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
"Fourth leak from my Super Senior album sponsored by the fam at DJ
Booth, 2DopeBoyz, and KevinNottingham (shout out to Z, Shake, and Kev)...this
song is called Callin Me Featuring Tina Quallo Produced By
Kurser...I've been recording non stop and the
records are sounding dope...shooting for a late October release date for
Super Senior...until then more leaks on the way shortly...props to everyone
that supports"
-K. SPARKS
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "CALLIN ME" FEAT TINA QUALLO http://www.zshare.net/audio/6578068416faa055/
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Friday, September 11, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
"Third leak from my Super Senior album sponsored by the fam at DJ
Booth, 2DopeBoyz, and KevinNottingham (shout out to Z, Shake, and Kev)...this
song is called Microphone Fiend Featuring my fam Jeff Chery Produced By
my in house producer Kurser...I've been recording non stop and the
records are sounding dope...not sure on a specific release date for
Super Senior until I finish the recording process and narrow down the
material...until then more leaks on the way shortly...props to everyone
that supports"
-K. SPARKS
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "MICROPHONE FIEND" FEAT JEFF CHERY http://www.zshare.net/audio/65384917dd78c90d/
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Monday, September 07, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Blogging
For a while I've been swamped with a lot of projects so time has
been very limited. I can't remember the last time I had time to sit
down and write a journal so I figured it is long over due. I wanted to
drop a few gems about a lot of things I've experienced and advice to
other artist. During the last year things have became a slight bit more
hectic in terms of a lot of things I'm dealing with. Career wise
everything is great musically, but with that said their is a lot of
bullshit that comes along with that success. Do I feel I am at a level
where I have arrived? No. Do I feel I am on the right path to getting
there? Yes. With that said I will tell you about a lot of the things
that I have dealt with, what I have learned, and how you can spot these
problems to prevent them from happening to you.
Protect Your Brand
Brands are important. I didn't
understand branding and marketing until a few industry friends I have
really sat down with me and educated me in regards to the importance of
brands, and why it is very important to limit poor associations. As an
artist you have to view yourself as a brand. For this example, let's
say you are McDonalds. As McDonalds you earn millions of dollars in
inventory on a monthly basis. One day a food chain named Bob's Burgers
approaches you to join a business campaign. Bob's Burgers suggest that
the both of your organizations should work together to help maximize
profits. However after research you observe that Bob's Burgers network
does not reach nearly even a fraction of the network that your network
reaches on a global scale. Further more Bob's Burgers only has 10
restaurants in the USA. In comparison to your restaurant chain that has
over 300,000 restaurants world wide. With that understanding would you
continue to deal with Bob's Burgers? If your smart hell to the no.
Because you understand that Bob's Burgers is a liability. As an artist
the same logic applies. You must protect your brand at all cost. Once
your brand is messed up your screwed. I can't begin to tell you how
many E-mails I get daily (roughly 50) and about 30 of those go
something like this "Yo wud up K...we need to collab fam". Am I rude to
these artist? No. Do I respectfully decline to collab? Yes. Because I
understand I have to protect my brand. Which means I can't collab with
every artist under the sun because it's counter productive. This applies to people I know as well.
Because people that know me regardless if it's through present or past
dealings feel a false sense of entitlement. They feel as if I should be
down to do a million collabs with them or a million mixtapes with them.
So I constantly deal with an onslaught of needy people that always want
me to do a song with them so they can pitch it to the blogs and Hip Hop
sites that post my music as if that will be their magic pill to get
them out of the Matrix. In laymen terms I say all of this to enlighten
ya'll that niggas are lazy and always wanna piggy back off of other
people's success. Buncha fake ass Tito's and Jermaine's with bad jerry
curls tryna make you their version of Michael Jackson for a come up.
However, when I do choose to do collabs I do them in a strategic
manner. If it is an artist that I see is trying I work with them. When
I say trying I don't mean someone that is delirious and feel they have
a great buzz in their mind, but in reality their name holds no weight
in the Hip Hop community. I'm talking about legitimate artist that when
you Google them you see they have a strong Internet presence as well as
touring and etc. In summary, protect your brand at all cost. Work with
artist that are on your level or higher. Limit poor associations that
will only hinder your success. You may think "But damn K...me and MC
Get Buzy been boys since Junior High School...we use to be so broke we
would share a slice of pizza from Margaritas on Jamaica Ave...I can't
front on him son". Correction, if your home boy/girl is too damn lazy
to get their buzz up they already fronted on themselves and working
with them won't do anything for you but hinder your success and tie up
your time with non sense. Cut the dead weight and do what's best for
you. And if their a real friend they will understand. I've come to the
realization that I simply do not have the time to carry a lot of dead
weight. In the past I've done countless collabs with artist that are
struggling in an attempt to help them. The problem is that those artist
treat collabs like potatoe chips (betcha can't have just one!) after
one collab...one turns into two...after two collabs two turns into
three and etc, it's like a shitty game of addition that keeps going on
and on until I put a stop to it and started to protect my brand.
Build A Strong Team
Michael Jordan is a great and phenomenal basketball player, and we
all remember him because if your from New York you remember how he
would always come to Madison Square Garden and shit on us (pause). However
if MJ didn't have a great supporting cast he wouldn't have won those
games. As artist we must build a great team around ourselves. No one
can do it alone. I've been fortunate to have a team of DJ's, Producers
and other adviser's that are a part of my movement and help make things
happen. If you don't have a great team I suggest you start that asap.
This business is very grimey and there are only but so many hours in
each day that you can do things alone. I started rapping when I
was 15. But I always say my career took a positive turn for the best in
2007. In 2007 I left a bad management situation. Myself and Kid Cudi
were under this same management and we both left around the same time.
After I left the first thing I did was sit down and make a game plan.
Why? Because I understood that if I didn't make a game plan for myself
that meant I basically planned to fail. I outlined how I would
essentially build a buzz from nothing. I also outlined what road blocks
I may encounter. I then outlined how I would deal with each road blocks
if they were to occur. Within a time frame of two years (2007-2009)
I've seen 100% improvement in regards to what I was able to build with
a strong supporting cast. A strong team is important, and with their
help you are able to make things happen quicker and more efficiently.
Actions Speak Louder
Most people are full of shit. If you
always comprehend this basic premise in the back of your mind you'll be
far more productive and less prone to fall for the bullshit. Most
people that tell you they are going to do something don't. Most people
that tell you they are going to E-Mail blast your song to their massive
pool of DJ's for a certain amount of money don't. Most artist that say
they want to collab with you and they will push the song or mixtape as
hard as you don't. Shit is sad but it's true beyond measure. Most
people are full of shit and don't do anything except talk. Why? Because
it makes them feel important, and in the process they have the slight
hope that you actually believe the crap they say because lawd knows
even they don't. My point is simple, you don't have to have a 1-800
Hot line and fake Jamaican accent to see what is going on (Call me
now!). Actions speak louder than words. I qualify everyone around me
every day without them even knowing. I watch, observe, and don't always
speak on everything. Some people pass, some fail, and others fall
somewhere in between. What really matters is that people's action's out
weight their words. I can say to a million people I am the best rapper
in New York City (which I never would because who cares). But in
reality if my buzz is no where near where it is in my head and there
are at least 100 other artist with a greater buzz does it really matter
that I feel I'm the best artist in New York City (which I never would
because who cares)? If you don't remember anything else from this blog
remember this one thing...success cancels out all doubt.
Therefore if I tell you I am the best rap artist in New York City
(which I never would because who cares) regardless if you like my music
and think it's the best thing since sliced bread, or think my music
sucks like having to pay taxes, the fact is that as long as my actions
speak louder than your words my success is the only thing that matters.
I used myself as an example to drive home my point that actions always
speak louder than words. I don't care if someone tells me they are the
best singer in their town, or if they claim to be the best promoter in
their state, or if they claim to be the best artist in the world, at
the end of the day all that matters is one thing...prove it. Because
money talks and bullshit walks.
That's it for now, as far as recent things on my agenda...I've
been working non stop on my album Super Senior. My goal is to make a
classic album. Every artist nowadays is dropping an album that is so
hot in their eyes. My goal with Super Senior is to make an album
project that is so classic people will be wondering why the hell is it
a free download? Much props to DJ Z, Shake, and Kev for co signing
Super Senior. A lot of people are looking forward to this and I won't
let them down.
-K. Sparks
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Saturday, September 05, 2009
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Current mood:  focused
Category: Music
"New leak from my Super Senior album sponsored by the fam at DJ Booth, 2DopeBoyz, and KevinNottingham...this
song is called In The Building Featuring Julius Francis Produced By
Claps...more leaks on the way shortly...props to everyone that
supports"
-K. SPARKS
DOWNLOAD LINK
K. SPARKS "IN THE BUILDING" FEAT JULIUS FRANCIS http://www.zshare.net/audio/65110018c1c54657/
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