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FV vs. ????
As soon as Funk Volume gets a little more well-known, and adds an artist or two, we will have NO problem challenging ANY label to a battle. Not on some disrespectful ish or actual beef, but as a competition to push all artists to be the best they can be. And the fans will decide who wins.
Because everybody will have their own opinion, there will not be a unanimous winner, but in the end both sides will gain because of the exposure and energy the competition will create. I’m not sure who won the battle between LL and Canibus, but I think it was great for both of them…and for hip hop.
We understand that we have a lot of grindin’ to do and we have to release more music before we can offer the challenge, but don’t get it twisted…we are confident in what we do and we will have NO problem sending the challenge to ANYBODY.
Every artist wants to say they are the best, but will they accept the challenge? We shall see…haha.
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Dame
dame@myfunkvolume.com
JC Crump in Singapore
Gerald "JC" Crump is an up and coming director currently honing his skills in Singapore. He is part of the FV family, and we can't wait to get him back so he can start turning out some videos for SwizZz and Hopsin.
The video above was shot for Monkey King, a young hip hop artist making moves in Asia. Like FV, Monkey King is on his independent grind under a label called 1OR8FACTION, consisting of Singaporean DJs and rappers from Japan and Korea. Lets keep it real, the song is commercial, but even in Singapore people feel they need to make a song for the radio.
JC's website is currently under development - http://gettcrump.com/.
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Dame
What kind of music do you do?
Don't be afraid to compare yourself to another artist so that people who have never heard your music can get a better idea of how you sound.
This is very important!
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Dame
dame@myfunkvolume.com
Battle Rap
I think battle rappers are just as much a part of hip hop as artists that make music, but I also think they require two different skill sets. Just because you can clown some cat very cleverly and make a crowd laugh does not mean you can make a dope song...and vice versa.
It has been pointed out to me that many of hip hop greatest MCs have emerged from the battle rap scene [i.e. Eminem, Black Thought, Mos Def, Jay Z, etc]. This is very true, but I would argue that the battle scene back then was different than it is now. It seems like battle rap today is all written, and is limited to "yo mamma" jokes, telling the other artist how you are going to kill him, or calling him gay.
Some battle rappers are dope, but I don't think we will see the same caliber of MCs [Eminem, etc.] emerge from the scene and make classic albums.
What do you think?
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Dame
dame@myfunkvolume.com
The best album of the year will be...
You heard it hear first...Kanye will drop the best album of the year. He may be an asshole, but he is dope. "Good Ass Job" will live up to its title.
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Dame
dame@myfunkvolume
More potential on the WEST...
I was told this cat has been around for at least 3 years, but I was just introduced to his music the other day. His name is Kendrick Lamar, formerly known as KDot, from Compton, CA.
Nice flow, real content, production on point....let us know what you think.
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Dame
dame@myfunkvolume.com
F.A.S.H.A.W.N.
He deserved to be on the 2010 XXL Freshman List, perhaps more so than some of the others, well that’s my opinion anyways. But Fashawn is one of the only rappers (besides of course Mr. Cole) on that list that is able to rap about a number of subjects and flow effortlessly through different beats. Accompanied by some serious production by Exile, his first official album, “Boy Meets World,” has a little bit of that old school hip hop flavor, and needs to be listened to all the way through. He has a number of mixtapes, including my favorite, “The Antidote,” and is currently on tour with Brother Ali. Give him a listen for sure. If you don’t know, now you know…
Link for “The Antidote” - http://www.mediafire.com/?y0ywoqvuny2
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Myke
myke@myfunkvolume.com
