Lionel Messi History: Co-Signs

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

FIRE: Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - Tell Me You're Crazy x On A Lonely Start x Shades of Honeydew

This guy The Incomparable Shakespeare is doing some amazing to-the-left hip hop stuff with singer/songwriter/produder Jon Solo. Together, they're known as Mix Mssg. (Three free joints below, one or more of which may appear on the forthcoming #BASTERDS3 mixtape.)

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1.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - Tell Me You're Crazy

1.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - On A Lonely Start

2.) Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare - Shades of Honeydew

PREVIOUS:

- GYMR CO-SIGN: The Incomparable Shakespeare
- ON WATCH: Jon Solo & The Incomparable Shakespeare (Mix Mssg)

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

GYMR CO-SIGN: The Incomparable Shakespeare

How you market a rapper with a 4.00000000h!?

Congratulations to The Incomparable Shakespeare on receiving the third-ever GYMR CO-SIGN! (This is not a title we award lightly.) Like Homeboy Sandman or GYMR resident emcee AWKWORD, the homie Shake represents a new wave of emcees who are educated — and aint afraid to speak/write/rap like it.

According to Shake

The story behind it is an interesting one. A couple years ago, I was being courted by a bunch of major labels which culminated with a deal on Universal. Before landing the deal, I’d have meetings with A&R’s who would be like, “you’re dope, but we don’t know what to do with you”. All the while I’d be balancing schoolwork and hustling music. Although things didn’t pan out as I wished, I learned that the industry’s business model is built on competition, not innovation. So instead of chasing the status quo, I began to really embrace the things that made me different. Although I’m 2 years removed from it, graduating Summa Cum Laude is one such thing. So while we often hear about drug dealers, grandiose living or rappers dropping out, I’m the proud graduate! (For the record, although I maintained a 4.0 for several consecutive semesters, my final GPA was a 3.85).

** FREE DOWNLOAD ** The Incomparable Shakespeare - "4.0 (Four Point Oh)" (prod. Graphik)

** More from Shake ** Click here for the two songs that put the Brooklyn emcee on GYMR ON WATCH, from his collaborative project with singer/songwriter Jon Solo.

Monday, September 27, 2010

FIRE: Sha Stimuli - "Unsung" (GYMR Co-Sign) - FREE AUDIO

I been ridin, I'm Bin Laden, I'm Joe Biden...

Another banger from GYMR Co-Sign & World View emcee Sha Stimuli. This one will surprise you. Click the image to download.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

GYMR Interview: Wordsmith (Jackin For Beats Out Now!)

With Wordsmith's latest, Jackin For Beats: Wordplay Edition, out now, we decided to link up with the GYMR CO-SIGNED emcee for a brief interview about the project, his take on hip hop today, and more.

Q: What are you trying to achieve with this mixtape? How will your versions of the songs be different/better than what we’ve already heard?

A: I have never been too big on spitting over industry beats, as I would rather give full-length material to my fans. Being honest, this tape came out of nowhere a month and a half ago when DJ Delz hit me up out of the blue and said he wanted to do a Jackin for Beats tape with me. I knew, prior to that, he had done official Jackin for beats tapes for Trey Songz, Joell Ortiz, Termanology and more, so on the business tip it was a good look. My other reason for doing this tape is I have never released a project where I just went in and flexed my lyrically ability without worrying about a hook/bridge to complete a track. Now, what makes this tape different is that, though these are freestyles, when you see the tracklisting you will notice all of them have there own unique names because they are concept freestyles with actual subject matter. Overall, the tape plays like a full album and was mixed/mastered with top quality in mind; shout to my engineer Capish for that.

Q: What are you trying to achieve with your music in general?

A: I want to get my music to the level that it touches people's lives. Yes, this is my dream, but I really want to take my celebrity when it reaches that level and help people in general. I feel like, if your fortunate enough to get rich or become star, God would want you to share that with those less fortunate.

Q: You seem to get a lot of support from 2DopeBoyz, HipHopDX and the other leading hip hop-specific blog sites. Why do you think that is?

A: I think it's because, four or five years ago, when most artists and even major labels weren't concentrating on the Internet too heavy, I was already thinking of the future and how things were moving to digital. While most artists are trying to find an in with these blogs now, I was talking, sending music to and building relationships with them years ago, and now blogs are like the new A&Rs for the labels. My relationship with even 2DopeBoyz is deeper than most know. One of the owners of the site, Shake, used to handle the audio section on HipHopDX and was the one who broke me on that site, and when he left, things didnt change -- I kept sending him exclusives... So my gamble of connecting with bloggers four-plus years ago ended up working in my favor.

Q: What are the major issues in society today that need fixing? Do you think about these things when you’re writing?

A: Major issues are our health care, quality of life and lack of jobs -- basically, all the things that allow us to live as Americans and as human beings in general. I think three years ago I touched on more serious issues like this and I still do to a degree, but as you grow as a musician your views and way you deliver your music might change; that was the case with me.

Q: How would you describe the state of hip hop today? What are the biggest high-points? Biggest problem areas?

A: It's a plain mess because artists that aren't really prepared to be on major labels are getting signed and are in and out the game in a year. We are in the era of fast-food hip hop, where labels want to make that quick money off of these snap songs. I'm sorry, but the pioneer artists didn't struggle so we could make all this money and corrupt the game.

Q: We heard from one of our favorite emcees (and frequent GYMR contributor) AWKWORD that you are one of the most professional, down-to-earth emcees he has ever collaborated with? What makes you so different? What makes you so easy to work with? Why replace humbleness with arrogance in a rap game that seems to thrive on antagonisms and machismo?

A: First off, I appreciate AWKWORD for saying that... Hmmm, what makes me different? I think it's my belief in being personable with people and keeping a humble attitude. I'm thankful to be doing music and I am thankful for the people -- good and bad -- I meet in this game. I also live in reality when it comes to my career, and I don't paint a false picture of my success.

Q: Speaking of AWKWORD, what made you decide to work with him on the joint Notorious for his World View project? (More questions on this, and on you, to come for your World View participant feature, but we wanted to get you some love on the site in advance of that.)

A: I really liked the subject matter and AWKWORD was very professional when he hit me up about doing the song. A lot of the times I turn down features because artists can't provide a plan for the track they want to do. I'm all about being strategic and setting up a plan to promote a product, and I remember getting the email from AWKWORD and it was probably a little over a page long, explaining his history and why he was doing the track. You don't get that everyday, so that piqued my interest from the get go. I think alot of artists don't understand why they can't work with certain other artists. Its all about the presentation and how you present yourself to people alot of times. So, in AWKWORD's case, he knows how to state his case; props to him for that.

Out Now From Wordsmith

1.) Wordsmith - "Jackin For Beats (Wordplay Edition)" (free)

2.) Wordsmith -"Vintage Experience" (itunes)

3.) Chubb Rock & Wordsmith - "Bridging the Gap" (itunes)

4.) Refined Hype x DJ Booth x Coast 2 Coast x Frostwire Present: Wordsmith - "The Vintage Vault" (free)

5.) HipHopDX x 2DopeBoyz x Coast 2 Coast x Frostwire Present: Wordsmith - "Overdue & Underrated" (free)

GYMR CO-SIGN: Wordsmith (Jackin For Beats Out Now!)

[Wordsmith on the Run]

Up until now, Sha Stimuli was GetYourMindRIght's only CO-SIGN. How fitting that Sha is one of the few features on the latest release from our second GYMR CO-SIGN ever: Wordsmith.

Like Sha Stimuli, Wordsmith is as 'real' a person as he is an emcee, and that goes a long way on the Internets these days, where anyone can claim him/herself an artist, and filtering through the garbage has become a 25/8 job.

Unlike so many emcees who fall back on touting their neighborhood, Wordsmith offers a unique, post-modern World View rarely seen in the hip hop game. Before making the College Top 30 Charts and getting spins on MTV, VH1, Spike, Fuse, etc., Wordsmith had already lived in Germany -- twice. Unlike most emcees who tour this country on 'upnorth trips', Wordsmith lived in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware, Texas and Kansas as the son of an Army Colonel.

Now based in the DMV/Baltimore, Wordsmith's range of experiences -- and intelligence -- shine through in his music. Capable of creating a club hit (and he has) but not constrained by those creative boundaries, Wordsmith switches lanes gracefully but powerfully, offering something for everyone.

As he told GYMR: "I hands-down know why my brand of hip hop is so all-over-the-place sometimes, because I was influenced by so many forms of music growing up. I also think that's why I have a universal mentality when it comes to creating my music."

CLICK HERE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE GYMR INTERVIEW WITH WORDSMITH.

New From Wordsmith

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Artist: Wordsmith
Album/Mixtape: Jackin For Beats: Wordplay Edition
Sponsors: 2DopeBoyz & DJ Delz

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Direct Download: Click here.

Coming Soon

Wordsmith appears on AWKWORD's World View, out later in 2010, on the track "Notorious", produced by Saph of Malaysia and also featuring Anti-Injustice Movement emcee and activist Capital "X".

Also From Wordsmith

1.) Wordsmith -"Vintage Experience" (itunes)

2.) Chubb Rock & Wordsmith - "Bridging the Gap" (itunes)

3.) Refined Hype x DJ Booth x Coast 2 Coast x Frostwire Present: Wordsmith - "The Vintage Vault" (free)

4.) HipHopDX x 2DopeBoyz x Coast 2 Coast x Frostwire Present: Wordsmith - "Overdue & Underrated" (free)

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Sha Stimuli - My Soul to Keep (Overtime) - FREE MIXTAPE

To download, click the album cover.

In October 2009, the homie Sha Stimuli released what I immediately declared the 2009 Album of the Year, My Soul to Keep. 2dopeboyz's dopeboy SHAKE dug the album too; however, as he wrote on May 21, 2010, "While the album has received great praise, it’s still evident that there are far too many folks sleeping."

So, the super-lyrical Brooklyn emcee they call The Present linked up with "the dopehouse" to present the Overtime mixtape.

Tracklisting

01 Intro
02 I Apologize
03 Do It For the Doe (Overtime)
04 My Soul (Overtime)
05 Horrorglyphics f. Nas
06 Blasphemy (Overtime)
07 Move Back (Overtime)
08 Bucket List (Overtime)
09 Wake Up the World (Overtime)
10 So Much More
11 So Supreme
12 Turntables 2
13 Hang On (rmx) f. The Astronomical Kid
14 I’ll Be There
15 Thinkin’ Out Loud

For more from Sha Stimuli, click here.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Sha Stimuli: GYMR Co-Sign (Part II)

In December 2009, we featured the big homie Sha Stimuli as the FIRST (and ONLY (thus far)) Official AWKWORD-hiphop.blogspot Co-Sign. This is Part II.

Sha Stimuli World View Promo by Awkword

More Awkword music on iLike

Since, part I, Sha's been super-busy, appearing on HipHopDX's "Hip Hop Helps Haiti" mixtape, launching his own Web site "Stimulife", and dropping free joint after free joint for the fans.

Here, for your listening/viewing pleasure, we post it all in one place...