This was one of those days when you're reminded that sometimes the music business is just that, a
business. Now months go by where all I'll do is the fun part... cutting tracks one after the next, New York's finest spitters and singers coming through the doors of 5G, each with a unique vision and style that brings the sort of creative challenges I live for. But some days it's just you and your team crammed into the think tank with two laptops, a few iPhones and a "to-do" list the size of your last lyric sheet. Yeah, today was one of those days. The good news is, it was all due to the buzz we're starting to build surrounding my solo debut dropping this summer, and among other things we a have a bangin' azz
current newsletter and updated
youtube page to show for it!
Today I also finally had a chance to upload my pics of the incredible Bronx hip-hop walking tour I took with my wife last week. Yes my friends, I visited Mecca, and I advise all of you true heads out there to do the same... don't just
talk about it,
be about it! The legendary Jazzy Jay linked with the fine folks at Sound Walk to create an audio tour of the birthplace of hip-hop. You download it to your iPod and hit play when you're at the Morrison/Sound View stop on the 6. After that you're on an hour long trek through the South Bronx, making stops along the way at places like the site of the first b-boy jams and Afrika Bambaataa's childhood apartment window.
Here's me on the site of rap's inaugural concert platform!This actually turned out to be a pretty emotional trip for a dude who has devoted his whole life to this art. But it was the mural dedicated to an icon who has passed on that really got me. One of the best to ever do it...
R.I.P. Big Punisher!So please, when you have a chance, do yourself a favor and head over to the Sound Walk website to pay a small fee for a life changing experience. You'll be glad you did!
Click on the pic and tell 'em J.J. sent you.
1 comments:
Wow, that really sounds like an inspiring thing to do. Isn't there also a bus/guided tour or is this the one I heard of a while ago?
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