CAN Fans Change Radio? NEW SONG “DUMMY DISEASE”, Wax to Def Jam?! I Love Finding Dope MC’s! (10 Inside), BIG Show Updates
*NEW HEAT*
Ed E. Ruger ft DJ Phillie Phresh
“DUMMY DISEASE”
Produced by JJ The Jenius
-Click link to play-
http://soundcloud.com/ederuger/dummy-disease-ed-e-ruger-ft-dj
New track off ZIPLOCKED & LOADED that addresses a few of the problems in the rap game through the eyes of Iconoclast Crew’s Ed E.Ruger & DJ Phillie Phresh
How Fans CAN Change Radio
I know people think its all the DJ’s fault that radio sucks now but that’s not really the case. Granted the DJ’s that spin trash at clubs & on mixtapes aren’t helping the matter but we are talking Radio. I personally know tons of Radio DJ’s & 85% hate what they have to play on a daily basis, but its their job. When they do mixtapes, clubs,internet radio,etc they usually have full control over what they play. At WORK (The Station), however, they have a boss, sponsors, labels, etc to answer to and pretty much a set playlist to work with when they get there. Its a business & runs with a chain of command like any business. With that in mind, think of what you would do if you were at a restaurant & they made you choose from the same 3 items everyday even if that’s not what you ordered. How bout if you ordered some shoes in a certain color & they sold you some busted ass shoes & wouldn’t let you return them? You’d cuss someone out,leave,complain,let everyone else to know not to go back or all the above right? THEN WHY NOT CALL & COMPLAIN ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT ON THE RADIO?! How many of yall regularly listen to the hip hop stations in your cities? For those of you that do, how often do you find yourselves in conversations with friends,family,co workers or even random strangers about how much you hate what they play & how often they play it? Why not take it a step further and TELL THE STATION?! For those that don’t listen to Hip Hop Radio stations anymore because of that but still download music off the internet & still play your own cd’s of artists you like…don’t you wish they would play the artists YOU & YOUR FRIENDS rock with instead of the garbage they force feed the listeners? Call and let them know!
Now I’m not saying call & request all my songs or every track of a rapper that lives on the same street as you. That’s just as much of an issue. DJ’s aren’t stupid & most have been doing this a long time. They know all the tricks of the trade & a record has to have a buzz for them to play it if its not a mainstream record. You getting your friends to call 100 times about a song no one but you has heard isn’t creating a buzz, its annoying the sh*t outta the DJ’s while they are at work. I’m sure they’ll remember your name & the song but probly not in a good way. Now, if those same 100 calls, those Convo’s w/ fam & coworkers were calls,emails,etc directly to the station telling them how much they’ve gone downhill recently & how much yall hate the music they play, eventually they’ll start playing better music. Any business owner will pay attention if their business has an excessive amount complaints. What if the complaints started to outnumber requests? Maybe then the playlist would reflect what the listeners REALLY want & not the best of the 20 worst songs out. That’s the lesser of 20 evils haha!
There is TONS of good hip hop out now! There’s no shortage of dope MC’s out all over the country and in tons of different styles. You just have to look. The new generation of hip hop heads now days know who’s dope & where to find them. Those same cats young & old don’t really listen to the radio because they aren’t on the same vibe. “Commercial” rap has turned into ignorant stereotypes that hurt Hip Hop as a culture. The sad part is that its honestly only a handful of trash artists that the labels push to the media the makes the rest of the good artists look bad. Call the stations and tell them about the artists you like but more importantly tell them about the ones you DON’T LIKE the maybe they’ll HAVE TO LISTEN!
Maybe that way it won’t take waiting 2-5 yrs b4 the casual mainstream listeners get the pleasure of hearing cats like Yelawolf,Wiz Khalifa, Slaughterhouse, Odd Future, Cy Hi da Prynce,etc & they can hear good music all the time like us true hip hop heads!
I Love Finding DOPE MC’s!
Every so often I come across an MC or group of MC’s that I’ve never heard & can’t believe I’ve been sleeping on. Some I found just searching music online others I looked up when I found out we’d be rocking shows with them. Here’s a list of 10 MC’s that I think are ridiculously dope & you guys should check them out. I’m not gonna go into their backgrounds & all that so just trust me & go google & youtube these guys immediately!
1. Yelawolf
2. Wax
3. Odd Future
4. Freddie Gibbs
5. Big Krit
6. Cy Hi Da Prynce
7. Locksmith
8. Rittz
9. Roach Gigz
10. Hopsin
Its funny how the world works sometimes haha! As I was writing this I went and checked a few websites for updates like always & what do ya know?! WAX IS OFFICIALLY DEF JAM’S NEWEST ARTIST!!! This is a guy that My DJ/Best friend Phillie Phresh pulled up on youtube and told me to check out. He was in his Kitchen recording w a stage mic & making “music edit videos” out of any and everything. What got my attention was a freestyle he did called “NEW CRACK” he filmed while driving in his car…CRACK is right! He worked hard traveled everywhere got millions of youtube views & deserves it. Here’s a collab we did along w/ Sean Boog off my previous CD “Lights Out”
WAX of DEF JAM,SEAN BOOG of Hall Of Justus/Duck Down’s Away Team & MYSELF on “DO IT FOR THE RUSH” http://t.co/UVFl9UQ
Produced by JJ The Jenius
Be on the lookout for a NEW collab w/ Me,Wax & Herbal T called “Nationally Rollin” in the near future. Go download Wax’s new mixtape “Scrublife” NOW! The links are all over Youtube.com/Waxandherbalt
MORE BIG SHOWS
4/1 (Dub Step) Greene Street Greensboro,NC
12th Planet, Vaski & DJ Phillie Phresh
4/22 Big Krit, Freddie Gibbs, Smoke Dza, Ed E.Ruger w/ Iconoclast Crew & LGi Ent
Get your tix now @ etix.com or greenestreetclub.com
THE ABOVE SHOWS WILL SELL OUT!
4/29 Triad Takover is Back @ SWET
Hosted By US aka Iconoclast Crew
Performances by
Jae Blacc & Young dirt
Sam Fahn
Khan
Arsenik
Ty Bru w/ MTTS
F Dux
Kain
ALL AGES $7 doors @ 9 Show @ 10
4/30 Queen City Cypher
@ Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte,NC
Hosted By Brown Bag Special
Ed E.Ruger w/ Iconoclast Crew
F-Dux
Define Jones
Ty Bru w/ Shamus & R.O.
Lotta Man
D.R. Universal
Charles Herron
ALL AGES $8 doors @ 8 show @ 9
Apostle AP Benefit Shows
March 24
@ the Breakfast Club Charlotte,NC
March 25
@ jack sprat
Chapel Hill,NC
June 5
@ Southland Ball Room
Raleigh,NC
July 10
@ Greene Street
Greensboro,NC
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