So Apparently.....

So I shot one of my good friends a cd of my newest music yesterday, and as usual I always follow up and see what she thought of it. So, she says what you were sayin was ill and so was your flow and stuff, but u had no voice and it sounded like u were readin....Well ima tell u, it wasnt really a spoken word disk but i decided 2 incorporate some of my poetry into it. I'm not a huge fan of all the spoken word artists bcuz I'm more on some Shakespearian type shit. On my Edgar Allen Floe type shit lol....But neways..it fucked me up cuz she str8 bashed my shit REALLY bad 4 like an hour, but i pass out my shit 2 ppl at skoo, and they was flockin on my nuts. I mean I'm not lookin 4 yes-men, but I guess i got my first real taste of the fact that not everyone is gonna like yo shit no matta what, and i hate that! lol....Iono man, sumtimes i feel like their aint a lane 4 me in this music shit. Wat pisses me off the most is the fact that I work SOO hard. Like i breath this music shit. So now when I have ppl tell me my shit is good, i guess i gotta second guess em now. Shit fucks me up and im so lost.....I wanna keep doin it, but i have ppl except me 4 wat i am and dats a brilliant artist. i stick 2 myself and i do me. i make the type of music i like 2 make, and i make ppl relate. I was boppin Jean Grae earlier and she had a line "They dont like the way I flow, she needs more emotion tho.." and I was thinkin damn! Dats it!! I wanna keep doin dis shit but iono. Iono if i have tough skin. I mean yall see what happened 2 Kid Cudi. Niggas hate on him 4 NO reason, and dat damn near made him wanna quit tha game. I'm not even big yet, and I'm already feelin the effects. Not sayin my friend is hatin, but I think she was hearin sumtin else. Cuz niggas i dont even know tell me my shit is good. Like dont know AT ALL. So iono man. Shit really hurts tho, and iono what 2 do....

Why I'm not your average poet....

In my opinion poetry is an art that should in fact be taken very seriously. The lack of good poetry nowadays is something that is very abunudant and I think very obvious. Alot of poets continuously right about the same stuff...Especially African American poets. You have the typical "Black Goddess" poetry, or the "ill stick my mandingo in ur tingo and may u cringo" type of crap. To me thats garbage. When I write, I compose elements of old time poetry, mixed with a little bit of the spoken word elements. The elements that allow me to project my voice and speak my poetry, but include elements of the old. If your going to be a poet, model yourself off of those like Black Ice or Mos Def. Those are poets whose writing is true to the form. Many people think that Black National Pride crap is poetry, but its not. Poetry is an acquired art, not just a bunch of explicit lines. Get it right ppl.....

I'm sorry.....

I kno its been awhile since I been on here. School is fuckin insane, but that dont mean shit. I should be on here atleast erre otha day puttin new shit up, but u know how that goes. School is kickin my ass royally, but I'm goin 2 Florida next week so ill have time 2 chill and update yall regularly....Basically im still pushin da Words.Rhythms.And.Vibes disk. I don't bump it no more, jus cuz i dont listen 2 my own music dat much after da first 2 weeks i release it 2 da world, but i still fux wit it doe, cuz its my most creative cd 2 date. I'm workin on a new 1 right now tho, and i think i mite fuck around and top myself. I'm jus really into this poetry type shit, and I'm of course not listenin 2 da same music i used 2. I'm seein more shit, and exposin myself 2 new types of music and new types of ppl, and knowledge which is wonderful to an artist who wants to tap into every possible market of music outside of rap (i could really give a fuck about country, but i guess it wouldnt hurt lol)....But yea...I jus said fuck it 2 da regular style of music i was makin ova Winter Break. I kno wat type of artist i am now, and i kno wat type of shit im supposed 2 b makin. I'm a poet, and my shit should include the vibes that poetry brings. Usin different beats and jus gettin those vibes dat make u think, chill, smoke 2( i dont smoke....it aint my thing.. i like 2 keep a clear head at all times...), and make love 2 ya lady 2! lol...I dont really care about my shit gettin played in clubs, unless its like a grown folks club or sumtin. I make music for the love of it..Of course i want ppl 2 accept it, but honestly i havent made enuff money off dis shit 2 make it so i could officially say this is my job. I want it 2 b sumday, but if not, I'd most likely still do it.....But wit dat bein said....GIVE A NIGGA A DEAL!! lol....I'll b puttin 2getha a press kit ova da break 2. Im tryna get sum shit out 2 sum indie labels soon....But in da meantime...I'll prolley be puttin da new single on myspace soon so check me out at: www.myspace.com/dabrickman12

(da URL is an oxymoron...lol) Check ya lata folks....Keep me in ya prayers....

Tryna find a balance....

I'm a firm believer in education. I believe every American, especially Black folks should have an education and a trade. When I say a trade I mean a side hustle (legal that is) or craft that could get them money unless their education fails, i mean face it, even Jesus was a carpenter....Anyways I'm starting 2 question this school shit. I'm at a pretty good university, but I dont like it here. Honestly, whenever I'm here, I'm depressed.....Severly Depressed...... I'm in love with music, and I have no idea what the hell I should do. I'm basically stuck between a rock and a hard place. If I'm not being creative or using my mind 2 do something artistic then I get real depressed and start thinking about fucked up shit. I understand Travis Mccoy alot better now, cause I read in an interview that he feels the same way when he isn't being creative. I wish all this shit could just go away 4ril. I dont understand why life should be this hard.. I kno decisions have 2 be made, bcuz almost every decision u make has an equal consequence but shit. Things just arent working out 4 me right now. I try 2 count my blessings but I cant be positive when Im trapped in this type of mental shell. Lord..Give me a sign. Music is me and I cant change that 4 anything.

Sorry....Update 4 the new years..

So i havent been on here in a grip....i was basically enjoyin my break b4 skoo started bak again. i promised myself that i would take one week 2 work ( as in a JOB...sumtin alotta yall dont have lol), then Id take one week devoted 2 music and kickin off my blog, then then next 2 weeks i would jus chill and hang wit fam. So i havent really done 2 much more music but 09 will be filled with gud shit.....

So im goin thru a crisis. I dont know wat type of music 2 make. I started off doin dis hard shit, then i got a creative transition and made more "music". As far as takin a beat and lookin at it as a blank canvas, and jus bein very creative and well...musical. But now i feel like i want sum up in ya face type shit. its kinda hard switchin ya styles up like crazy cuz im really not sure what style of muzik i wanna be known by. its sorta like i kno that with my Words Rhythms And Vibes, im not gon get no play in no club or nuttin cuz it aint got no dance that goes along wit da cd. Even on da songs ive been doin the only thing on em that makes them marketable 2 a major label is the beats, the lyrics are filled with socio-political shit, its jus that the beats are hard driven and in ya face like on sum Public Enemy "FUCK YOU" type shit. iono. i need sum help on this. i pride myself on being a versitile artist cuz i can do both types of music but its jus hard cuz i dont know wat i want 2 be defined as. I guess u cant neccesarily put me in one type of genre.....Happy NEW YEARS WORLD!! UNTIL NEXT TIME.....

Man Oh Man. Today was productive!

So today i got up good and early hopped in the shower and went and got my haircut! (yea i kno who takes a shower b4 they get a cut lol)... I hit the mall 2day wit my cuzzin and my lil bro. Wow that was interesting. I see myself in them alot wit the things they say. Me being a couple years older i think they say some of the most ignorant and lamest shit but i gotta remember that im sure i said that same crap wen i was their age.

So i was thinkin of who i look up 2 alot as far as music is concerned and i must say my top 5 goes something like this. 1.) Tupac 2.) Z-ro 3.) Common/Mos Def (a very very close tie) 4.) Bun B 5.) Ice Cube.
(these are just ppl i draw the most inspiration from, not ppl whom i consider 2 be the best rappers)
I jus like the shit that really sticks 2 you as far as sittin down and tryna write a SONG. Like ppl who really sit down and sit in the studio wit pen and pad and work on their craft. It seems like alotta rappers these days emphasize QUANTITY over QUALITY. They spend all their time dubbin up the vocals 2 a bunch of wack ass freestyles, instead of sittin down and takin time 2 write their rhymes. Honestly i probably only got about 80 sounds of my own and i got my mic about 2 yrs ago. BUT! i have about over 300 songs written down. Just cuz sumtimes writin helps your craft even if u aint puttin da shit u write on wax. Ppl just put WAAAAYYYY to much emphasis on how many songs they have and how good they shit sounds as far as the engineering is concerned. Like wats the use of havin 200 songs and only 50 of em are worth my time listenin. Thats fuckin remedial and stupid! For example a rapper by the name of Z-ro had a cd out called "King of the Ghetto (2K7) Power" (which i think yall shud definitely check out) but its one of the deepest cds. Definitely not his best work, but its a DOPE cd and better than the majority of shit that came out in 2007. Well they said he put it together in 2 weeks, but bein that it was Z-ro i knew he wasnt gon put out sum half ass cd. Well i was definitely correct. He put emphasis on his lyrics way more than his sound. The cd was definitely recorded in his home studio and wasnt mastered at all, but thats jus how i like it. Now am i sayin record on a weak ass computer mic NO!!! THATS A NO NO!! but as long as its on a studio mic and is clear 4 me 2 hear da rappers true voice and witout any random ass clicks of noise its coo wit me cuz thats hip hop. Da essence aint so much wit da technology but wit da shit ur sayin and da craft and time u put into it. Dats why all those rappers that I just named are my favorites because they take the time wit they rhymes and the say sumtin wen they approach the mic......Take note from these artists cuz they are on sum real shit. And i got an honorable mention "The Game". I dont care wat no1 say, but that nigga is a beast! Ppl might have they reservations about him but that nigga is a lyrical monster and he makes very good conceptual records. I aint tryna be a dickrider or nuttin but dat nigga's latest cd "LAX" is crazy! I've honestly NEVER been let down by any of his records. The Documentary was definitely his best, but his other efforts have followed up well, especially LAX. So 2 all the rappers out their, TAKE TIME 2 MAKE YOUR CRAFT BETTER!!!! With all the wack music thats out these days u make it very hard 4 niggas like myself 2 do it big, cause they think all rap is bullshit!

Late Night Random Shit!

So im sittin here at my computer tired as hell but up like a muh fucka. Im thinkin about ALL this music i got that the world hasnt even heard yet. Im so shy that i have a hard time givin ppl my music, cuz ppl dont expect me 2 come from that type of angle, wen it comes to self expression. If i would push my shit out 2 the world more im sure i would have a music deal by now. Theres alotta wack niggas out nowadays and i kno that i would easily crush my competition. I feel like im Undergrounds underground. I make hot shit tho! i jus recorded a song that i wrote 2day called "For The Love of Money" its basically about the communities problems and how they are centered around dinero, and how ignorant pl that deal dope 4 the hell of it are. Well dats enuff 4 now. Im sleepy and im textin tryna get my cake on lol. Plus i gotta head 2 the barbershop in the mornin 2 get lined up nice 4 da Christmas dinner. See yall 2ma! Gudnite world and happy holidays 2 all!!