Saturday, July 24, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Currently Booking Artists Now!!
DMVRADIO.NET & Around da Block Productions "Representing the Unsigned Artists"Share.
The House of Hip Hop is a weekly showcase that features A Producers Battle, R&B artists, dancers, hot Emcee's and of course Hip Hop performances. Moving to a NEW NIGHT!!! The show is @ Weyone (which is located in Landmark Mall under the covered parking, private entrance). It is from 9p-12a. ID's a Must for everyone. We allow 18+ into the venue. It is $10 for everyone at door. Artist are not charged to perform. Packages are available to host your birthday party, album or mixtape release party, or headline you as an artist. Special guest slide thru every week, so you never know who will be in the building! Hosted by Va's #1 Party Host, Egypt & co-host, DJ Jo'Iyce, from WKYS 93.9's 1 Nation Hip Hop Show and the Around da block movement. You are invited to come out to support and check us out anytime. We encourage performing artists to invite their fan base, family and friends, bring promotional merchandise, cds and to network. You will meet great producers, artists and industry related people. We've had great groups and songs formed from the HOHH. (House of Hip Hop). Artist are encouraged to sign up early, not the day of the show. Artist & producers interested in shows Contact Joe Traxx @ thehouseofhiphop@gmail.com
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Monday, July 20, 2009
Social What?????
THE PAIN, THE STATE, THE WORKERS
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES….Callin You Out!!
What a wonderful morning. I had to implant that saying in my brain before a foreseen grueling and humbling experience. What am I talking about? I think you know. The recession is not color blind, nor does it give a flying hoot about social status. To test the negative opinions of most, I decided to take a journey to the Department of Health and Human Services in Annapolis, MD. Oh yes, I am calling YOU out. I wanted to get a “bird’s eye view,” of the many horror stories heard around the globe from first time and existing applicants. It seems that the complaints are generally the same no matter what county or state you reside in. In general conversations, some of the major concerns are:
· Long lines
· Office not organized
· Rude staff
· No structure
· Lack of empathy
· Understaffed facilities
· Offices opening late
In this day and age, your average unemployed applicant does not have the time or patience for gross negligence, something that is clearly practiced on a day- to- day basis by our government agencies. Americans are searching for a resolution to a rising economic problem. Who would want to play Russian roulette with benefits you are entitled to? Did somebody say the government? Employed Americans during this time of economic crisis can barely afford to eat and spend the gas it takes to get to work. Imagine what is going through the psyche of someone who has tried to apply for unemployment and was denied. Rent is a month behind. The electric bill is scheduled for shut off. There is no food in the refrigerator. To top it all off, you have a rotten tooth that is throbbing. Now start your day in line 8:00am sharp.
Two ladies in their walk in with their Starbucks coffee, manicures, Blackberry still texting, Channel bag and they are five minutes late. You were twenty minutes early. As they scurry to their desks to log on and gossip about the club over the weekend, the civil servant impatiently instructs each applicant as if they were a herd of cows in a meat market to fill out paperwork. This would make anyone feel like they were in a prison lunch line. Now it is time for me to take in the reactions and behavior of the entire staff. People who are seeking assistance are in for an interesting day. Building I was for general intake. You receive your application, get chastised a bit, a couple of snippy replies, and you are off to another alphabet marked building. This could be the same building where you could have done the demeaning intake process as well. Can you say procrastinate? An hour has passed while I watch employees glide in past 9:10a.m. Maybe the employees have a ten minute grace period.
Scratch that, they were on time………….NOT! Did I mention that the staff count was two case workers for the twenty three waiting?
Should one be surprised to turn on the news and find that yet another American has “gone postal”? There is no need to go any further with this. I sat amongst young and old, black and white, low, and middle class applicants. We all came to the same conclusion as we chuckled in disbelief. The government HAS to get it together from the top on down to their receptionist. The staff, organization, and protocols are lackluster. It is time for some immediate improvements.
These local agencies clearly had enough time to prepare for the massive number of employed and unemployed Americans that will be seeking assistance. They need to realize that these same unemployed Americans in need of assistance are the ones that are keeping YOU employed. GET IT TOGETHER!!! No human likes the run-around. Grown folk do not appreciate condescending tones from civil servants that signed off to do their jobs effectively. People do not want to spend a work shift sitting in a help center, to walk away with NO HELP. It is ten minutes to ten and I haven’t been seen. I arrived before 8:00am.
INTHEMIXWITHTRE’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY2QsV_QqbQ
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES….Callin You Out!!
What a wonderful morning. I had to implant that saying in my brain before a foreseen grueling and humbling experience. What am I talking about? I think you know. The recession is not color blind, nor does it give a flying hoot about social status. To test the negative opinions of most, I decided to take a journey to the Department of Health and Human Services in Annapolis, MD. Oh yes, I am calling YOU out. I wanted to get a “bird’s eye view,” of the many horror stories heard around the globe from first time and existing applicants. It seems that the complaints are generally the same no matter what county or state you reside in. In general conversations, some of the major concerns are:
· Long lines
· Office not organized
· Rude staff
· No structure
· Lack of empathy
· Understaffed facilities
· Offices opening late
In this day and age, your average unemployed applicant does not have the time or patience for gross negligence, something that is clearly practiced on a day- to- day basis by our government agencies. Americans are searching for a resolution to a rising economic problem. Who would want to play Russian roulette with benefits you are entitled to? Did somebody say the government? Employed Americans during this time of economic crisis can barely afford to eat and spend the gas it takes to get to work. Imagine what is going through the psyche of someone who has tried to apply for unemployment and was denied. Rent is a month behind. The electric bill is scheduled for shut off. There is no food in the refrigerator. To top it all off, you have a rotten tooth that is throbbing. Now start your day in line 8:00am sharp.
Two ladies in their walk in with their Starbucks coffee, manicures, Blackberry still texting, Channel bag and they are five minutes late. You were twenty minutes early. As they scurry to their desks to log on and gossip about the club over the weekend, the civil servant impatiently instructs each applicant as if they were a herd of cows in a meat market to fill out paperwork. This would make anyone feel like they were in a prison lunch line. Now it is time for me to take in the reactions and behavior of the entire staff. People who are seeking assistance are in for an interesting day. Building I was for general intake. You receive your application, get chastised a bit, a couple of snippy replies, and you are off to another alphabet marked building. This could be the same building where you could have done the demeaning intake process as well. Can you say procrastinate? An hour has passed while I watch employees glide in past 9:10a.m. Maybe the employees have a ten minute grace period.
Scratch that, they were on time………….NOT! Did I mention that the staff count was two case workers for the twenty three waiting?
Should one be surprised to turn on the news and find that yet another American has “gone postal”? There is no need to go any further with this. I sat amongst young and old, black and white, low, and middle class applicants. We all came to the same conclusion as we chuckled in disbelief. The government HAS to get it together from the top on down to their receptionist. The staff, organization, and protocols are lackluster. It is time for some immediate improvements.
These local agencies clearly had enough time to prepare for the massive number of employed and unemployed Americans that will be seeking assistance. They need to realize that these same unemployed Americans in need of assistance are the ones that are keeping YOU employed. GET IT TOGETHER!!! No human likes the run-around. Grown folk do not appreciate condescending tones from civil servants that signed off to do their jobs effectively. People do not want to spend a work shift sitting in a help center, to walk away with NO HELP. It is ten minutes to ten and I haven’t been seen. I arrived before 8:00am.
INTHEMIXWITHTRE’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY2QsV_QqbQ
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Ladies.........This is For You!!
Female Emcees – Can We Get Some Love?
You do not have to dig deep when doing a Google Search for the current top female emcees. Along with the search, there are even fewer selections listed on the Billboard Charts, let alone receiving radio play. Where are our female lyricists hiding? With the exception of Lil Kim who has an album due to be released later in the spring, and McLyte, who still perform in venues world-wide, Foxy Brown, Remi Martin, and other potential female rap vixens are held back by unsettled legal matters. Other past reigning female artist such as Eve and Queen Latifah promote projects that are dear to their hearts as well as becoming entrepreneurs leading them away from their original craft. What are we left with? We are left with an over-sized vault of local female emcees who perform vigorously to crowds that will receive them on any given open-mic night.
The venues that hold these weekly if not daily club nights are generally for the male dominated emcee. Artists like Boston born Observa www.myspace.com/observa , Empress www.myspace.com/emperessmusic , or Jerkahonis www.myspace.com/tiffdajerk aka Jerko Flow attend these events in the hopes that they can be “put on” without prejudice. Sometimes the female rapper has to appear “hard”, or “down”, to even get an invitation. Do not let this be the reason the hip-hop world is lacking the female emcee. These women can move the crowd just as good as their male counterparts, but what is really lacking is the support from the brothers. I smell a new “Movement” coming on. Toney Smith of Vintage Vibez
http://www.myspace.com/jamesetonee , along with a handful of other promoters in the Washington, DC area, hosts weekly events in the Downtown, U Street area. These events are geared towards open mic nights featuring male and female emcees. Although the word about these events is being spread through various message boards and community sites, the support is continuously lacking in the female department.
Few promoters or event hosts go the extra mile and host two separate open mic nights leaving one for the male emcee, and the other for the female emcee. The problem with this marriage was made clear to me one Saturday night as I pardoned an open mic night. When the stage is lit for the male performers, the turn-out is packed. Female emcees come out to support their male counterparts in their climb to be the hottest emcee. The following night was not so supportive. Our female emcees are not receiving the same love that they give in return. On any given night, the ladies use any time given to express their lyrical flow to only a handful of peers that come out to support. This unfortunate reoccurring factor does little for the promoter as well, and limits their ability to continue to provide a forum for the female rappers.
We all know that if a venue is booked for two nights where one night there are no patrons to fill the house, there is a significant loss of revenue and out of pocket expense for the promoter. This lack of love for female emcees not only hurts our need for an obvious void in hip-hop, but it limits the people who try their best to get the voice of a female rapper heard in such a male dominated field. I have seen first-hand the talent of our local female emcees. I have seen many hit the scene every week as they step up to the mic whenever the floor is open. The only missing treat was the support of the brothers, the brothers they supported the previous open mic night. Again, where is the love?
Let us go over the underwritten formula for a female emcee to break out into mainstream. You either have to join an all male click, or make it on a top 40 chart with a “breakthrough” song. Just ask Lil Kim, Remy Martin, Eve, Sole, and many others, some we do not remember. Biggie, Big Pun, and the Lox played a key role in the success of these female artists and the industry will not let us forget it. What happened to the day when people respected the flow and not rely on an entourage to help get these ladies to the top?
Artists like Salt-n-Pepa, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah held it down for years dominating the charts with the respect they deserved. No one did them any favors by coming to their shows. The love was there, but sometimes the best female artists had to get a little help from their homies to be heard. Just ask Yo-Yo and lady of Rage to stamp that one. The solution to this void would be the obvious. If you see a flyer promoting an open mic night for both male and female emcee, please support the females with as much love as you give the males. We are all peers in this hip-hop “Movement”. Show the female emcee that there is a need for them to be heard. You do not know what you are missing.
InTheMixWithTre’
You do not have to dig deep when doing a Google Search for the current top female emcees. Along with the search, there are even fewer selections listed on the Billboard Charts, let alone receiving radio play. Where are our female lyricists hiding? With the exception of Lil Kim who has an album due to be released later in the spring, and McLyte, who still perform in venues world-wide, Foxy Brown, Remi Martin, and other potential female rap vixens are held back by unsettled legal matters. Other past reigning female artist such as Eve and Queen Latifah promote projects that are dear to their hearts as well as becoming entrepreneurs leading them away from their original craft. What are we left with? We are left with an over-sized vault of local female emcees who perform vigorously to crowds that will receive them on any given open-mic night.
The venues that hold these weekly if not daily club nights are generally for the male dominated emcee. Artists like Boston born Observa www.myspace.com/observa , Empress www.myspace.com/emperessmusic , or Jerkahonis www.myspace.com/tiffdajerk aka Jerko Flow attend these events in the hopes that they can be “put on” without prejudice. Sometimes the female rapper has to appear “hard”, or “down”, to even get an invitation. Do not let this be the reason the hip-hop world is lacking the female emcee. These women can move the crowd just as good as their male counterparts, but what is really lacking is the support from the brothers. I smell a new “Movement” coming on. Toney Smith of Vintage Vibez
http://www.myspace.com/jamesetonee , along with a handful of other promoters in the Washington, DC area, hosts weekly events in the Downtown, U Street area. These events are geared towards open mic nights featuring male and female emcees. Although the word about these events is being spread through various message boards and community sites, the support is continuously lacking in the female department.
Few promoters or event hosts go the extra mile and host two separate open mic nights leaving one for the male emcee, and the other for the female emcee. The problem with this marriage was made clear to me one Saturday night as I pardoned an open mic night. When the stage is lit for the male performers, the turn-out is packed. Female emcees come out to support their male counterparts in their climb to be the hottest emcee. The following night was not so supportive. Our female emcees are not receiving the same love that they give in return. On any given night, the ladies use any time given to express their lyrical flow to only a handful of peers that come out to support. This unfortunate reoccurring factor does little for the promoter as well, and limits their ability to continue to provide a forum for the female rappers.
We all know that if a venue is booked for two nights where one night there are no patrons to fill the house, there is a significant loss of revenue and out of pocket expense for the promoter. This lack of love for female emcees not only hurts our need for an obvious void in hip-hop, but it limits the people who try their best to get the voice of a female rapper heard in such a male dominated field. I have seen first-hand the talent of our local female emcees. I have seen many hit the scene every week as they step up to the mic whenever the floor is open. The only missing treat was the support of the brothers, the brothers they supported the previous open mic night. Again, where is the love?
Let us go over the underwritten formula for a female emcee to break out into mainstream. You either have to join an all male click, or make it on a top 40 chart with a “breakthrough” song. Just ask Lil Kim, Remy Martin, Eve, Sole, and many others, some we do not remember. Biggie, Big Pun, and the Lox played a key role in the success of these female artists and the industry will not let us forget it. What happened to the day when people respected the flow and not rely on an entourage to help get these ladies to the top?
Artists like Salt-n-Pepa, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah held it down for years dominating the charts with the respect they deserved. No one did them any favors by coming to their shows. The love was there, but sometimes the best female artists had to get a little help from their homies to be heard. Just ask Yo-Yo and lady of Rage to stamp that one. The solution to this void would be the obvious. If you see a flyer promoting an open mic night for both male and female emcee, please support the females with as much love as you give the males. We are all peers in this hip-hop “Movement”. Show the female emcee that there is a need for them to be heard. You do not know what you are missing.
InTheMixWithTre’
Getting Your Grown Man On!!!
FROM YOUNG AND RAUNCHY, TO GROWN AND SEXY!!
As I sit on the couch clicking away on the laptop, a video playing on the television grabs my attention. A jam fit to start the new season off caused my head to bob as Flo-Rida and from what I thought a new artist blazes the new release “Shone.” Shone" (Flo Rida The hook grabbed my attention immediately along with the face of the cutie who sang it. This voice carried a familiar sound. A week went by and an email conversation with a friend prompted me to initiate further research. Marcus Ramone Cooper aka Pleasure P Did You Wrong" is the former lead singer of Pretty Ricky.
Pleasure P has gone from young and raunchy to grown and sexy. Do you recall the few seasons where a group of young boys who clearly were misguided in their career, exploded on BET, MTV, and various other pre-award shows? With Pleasure P’s second breakthrough performance and hopefully many more collaborations, we have a fresh new voice in R&B. Just check out “Boyfriend # 2 if you have not heard it yet. You will find that his music is much classier than his former group, and it appeals to grown up fan base. Be on the lookout for the rebirth of an artist. You are officially in the mix.
Marcus Ramone Cooper (born December 27, 1984), better known by his stage name Pleasure P a contemporary R&B singer who experienced success as a member of the group Pretty Ricky before embarking on a solo career in 2007.
In 2008 he released his solo debut single, "Did You Wrong," which quickly charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and though it only reached the top 90 on the US charts, it was successful for an unprecedented debut, and charted high on the R&B Charts and Airplay Charts. His solo debut album, tentatively titled The Introduction of Marcus Cooper, is scheduled for release on June 9, 2009. It was originally going to be released in January but got pushed back to March 31, then to May 5, and now is scheduled to be released June 9. Pleasure P's career received a boost by being featured in the second single from Flo Rida's upcoming album "R.O.O.T.S.", gaining much publicity from his presence on its guest list. Pleasure P also released a 2008 EP entitled "Boyfriend #2", including "Did You Wrong" and a promo single "Boyfriend #2", released digitally and as an LP disc."The reason I named it that is because Pretty Ricky introduced you all to Pleasure P, but now Pleasure P is going to introduce you to Marcus Cooper, which is my government name," says the 24-year-old, who left his post as lead singer of the group last year.
"This time, I'm in my own lane musically -- I'm grown up now. I'm talking about things that average R&B guys don't talk about but that average people can relate to. Pretty Ricky was overly raunchy, young and with no direction. Now, my music is classier and I'll tell you exactly how it is."[cite this quote
InTheMixWithTre’
Related Links:
http://www.pleasurepmusic.com
Pleasure P Interview on BlackVibes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_P
As I sit on the couch clicking away on the laptop, a video playing on the television grabs my attention. A jam fit to start the new season off caused my head to bob as Flo-Rida and from what I thought a new artist blazes the new release “Shone.” Shone" (Flo Rida The hook grabbed my attention immediately along with the face of the cutie who sang it. This voice carried a familiar sound. A week went by and an email conversation with a friend prompted me to initiate further research. Marcus Ramone Cooper aka Pleasure P Did You Wrong" is the former lead singer of Pretty Ricky.
Pleasure P has gone from young and raunchy to grown and sexy. Do you recall the few seasons where a group of young boys who clearly were misguided in their career, exploded on BET, MTV, and various other pre-award shows? With Pleasure P’s second breakthrough performance and hopefully many more collaborations, we have a fresh new voice in R&B. Just check out “Boyfriend # 2 if you have not heard it yet. You will find that his music is much classier than his former group, and it appeals to grown up fan base. Be on the lookout for the rebirth of an artist. You are officially in the mix.
Marcus Ramone Cooper (born December 27, 1984), better known by his stage name Pleasure P a contemporary R&B singer who experienced success as a member of the group Pretty Ricky before embarking on a solo career in 2007.
In 2008 he released his solo debut single, "Did You Wrong," which quickly charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and though it only reached the top 90 on the US charts, it was successful for an unprecedented debut, and charted high on the R&B Charts and Airplay Charts. His solo debut album, tentatively titled The Introduction of Marcus Cooper, is scheduled for release on June 9, 2009. It was originally going to be released in January but got pushed back to March 31, then to May 5, and now is scheduled to be released June 9. Pleasure P's career received a boost by being featured in the second single from Flo Rida's upcoming album "R.O.O.T.S.", gaining much publicity from his presence on its guest list. Pleasure P also released a 2008 EP entitled "Boyfriend #2", including "Did You Wrong" and a promo single "Boyfriend #2", released digitally and as an LP disc."The reason I named it that is because Pretty Ricky introduced you all to Pleasure P, but now Pleasure P is going to introduce you to Marcus Cooper, which is my government name," says the 24-year-old, who left his post as lead singer of the group last year.
"This time, I'm in my own lane musically -- I'm grown up now. I'm talking about things that average R&B guys don't talk about but that average people can relate to. Pretty Ricky was overly raunchy, young and with no direction. Now, my music is classier and I'll tell you exactly how it is."[cite this quote
InTheMixWithTre’
Related Links:
http://www.pleasurepmusic.com
Pleasure P Interview on BlackVibes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_P
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