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Can we officially call the Internet a cultural element of Hip Hop?

In all seriousness, blogs are a bigger part of my daily acculturation than break dancing and graffiti writing (no offense to the artists of those crafts).

-Dekk-

LMAO @ Yeezy!!!

A friend just put me on to this article. Apparently Kanye is releasing a book of philosophical ideas/thoughts. I'm all for deep thought and introspect, but I'm not neccesarily interested in hearing what Mr. Yeezy thinks of the world. If you are a musician, make music. Massage your ego with your art and try to avoid measuring your cock in outside arenas that require extreme proficiency. In the end you will only look foolish. Just my opinion. Example: Tupac Shakur's "The Rose that Grew From Concrete":

This book was not good. It was nothing but a bunch of emo scribblings from a teenager. Sorry folks... those who study and have made a life of studying the literary art of poetic expression do not consider Tupac a top 10, 50, or even 100 poet. Same will be true for Kanye's book of philosophy. LOL... Before you get mad please try to understand what I'm saying. Tupac was an amazing musician, but he was not a good poet at all, at least not in this book. Song lyrics and poetry are different. Stay in your lane is all I'm saying. Thing is... I doubt that his poems would have ever been released had he not been murdered. Sad really, it was all about money.

Back to Kanye, bad idea... However, I must admit that I will spend an hour in Borders skimming through it for entertainment. It's basically going to be trash TV converted into a different medium. LOL. Gotta love Yeezy...

-Dekk-

I-I'm bloggin- I-I-I'm bloggin!!

Back on my-back on my-back on my shiiiiitttttt!!!! Wow, so, music biz is bizzy... Werd??.... yup... The Spread team has been grindin more than a skateboarder.. FORREAL! BTW, the comic above has absolutely nothing to do with this post. I just thought that it was funny in a strange way. Kind of like that movie Sex Drive... I mean, I know that it was stupid... but I thoroughly enjoyed myself while watching it... Clark Duke is a BAWSS... In case you don't know who that is, it's this guy:


I'm not sure how, but he landed a roll in the movie as "the guy who sleeps around".... I can dig it though because it goes against all the rules of teen movie making... I mean, really though... Clark Duke being portrayed as a "sex god" really helps guys like me out. It makes things even more possible ya dig? I'm kind of excited to see where he ends up next because he is extremely funny... Anyways...

Everybody should know that I'm in FUCKING GREAT SPIRITS! Still broke? CHECK. Still without a bedroom? CHECK. Still having trouble finding that Dinosaur? NOT CHECK! I can see that bastard now, just gotta sneak up on him... crossbow style yo..

I'll be at ya'll soon!

-Dekk-

no photo today.....

I'm doing absolutely great with my life.... I know that most of my followers are close friends/family and I just want ya'll to know that I'm doin just fine! However, I haven't been able to create any new music in about a week and a half due to time obligations. It's crazy... I started this whole thing because I wanted to make music everyday of my life, but I've ended up doing business everyday instead! Ha! I kind of see it as a rights of passage though... the time will come when my primary job is to create, but until then my wheels have to spin on every road in every direction. Speaking of which.... I have forgotten what it's like to have a car! LOL! Is it nice? Makes things easier right? I think people are getting tired of always having to give me rides.... shit.... I'm tired of always having to ask! Anyways...

Peace!

-Dekk-

SAY WHHHHAAAAATTTT???

Gibberish

There are people in this world that will never make sense to me and I've come to accept that I probably don't make sense to them either. It amazes me that there can be such a gap in understanding over things that seem so simple, but I guess that's the nature of the business. There are days when I feel like everything that comes out of my mouth is Gibberish and no matter how hard I try I can't seem to find a way to say what I mean (but I do mean what I say).... That's why this Ryan Leslie track really hits me. Some people might think it's stupid, but stumbling to find the appropriate language for every situation is a very real experience. I can talk for days to almost anybody, but sometimes the conversations just don't translate. Everybody in this industry has a story or a contact, but rarely do their words mean anything... make sense? I recognize good intentions though and I am thankful for everybody who wants to help out, but at this point the most helpful thing that anybody can do for us is share our music with as many people as possible. You're also welcome to buy me a keyboard like this:
LOL! Ok I don't expect the Fantom G to fall in my lap, but it's wishful thinking... Anyways, for those lovers of Spread and all things "Dekk", there are some extremely exciting things shaping up for the summer... Peep the dates:

• June 15th = Jay Child's first single on Spread Music!
  
• July 13th = Video release for first single (this shit is going to be so bOnKeRs!)
• August = Jay Child's debut mini album for sale on iTunes (and other digital outlets)
• Sept = Jay Child's second mini album for sale on iTunes (and other digital outlets)
  

For those who are wondering, I am handling all of the production on these upcoming releases. It's a new sound and I am EXTREMELY proud of it. There is no doubt in my mind that you will be bumpin it in your iPod! Get your ear buds ready people... Dekk, Jay Child and the Spread team are coming!!

-Dekk-

when is this coming back 'round??

FORREEAAALLLL THO!!!! We need that New Jack sound to hit the airwaves again... Just fun music... feel good, have a crush on the cute girl type ish!!

I actually have some beats like this, but finding the right MC/Singer for them is extremely difficult. Maybe someday....

-Dekk-

I mean... it's entertainment people... sometimes it just happens this way...

I'm sure by now everybody has heard of Rick Ross's incident with Louis Vuitton. Some people around the net are really trippin on this dude on some "fuck his fake fat ass" type ish... Me, I don't give a fuck! Ha! If you think that Ross is the first rapper to sport fake Louis Vuitton gear then you are a dangerously gullible fan. Hip Hop is entertainment and image is huge part of it. Unfortunately the standard image for a hip hop mega star is so high that often times a measly 6 percent royalty check amidst slumping album sales doesn't cut it... so what would you do? PUT ON THE FAKE FUCKIN LOUSI V'S THAT'S WHAT! I'm really not mad at Ross... I'm more upset at this guy:

I have not read one positive review of this album and in all honesty I couldn't even make it past the first 4 tracks before erasing it from my hard drive. This man is still rapping about his childhood and his mother? and now about sucking his uncles dick? GROW UP EM! You're fucking approaching 40... Quit rap or update the formula. This whole Relapse business has me wondering if Detox hasn't dropped yet because it sucks too. What if? Is aftermath done? ha!

-Dekk-

Maxwell- "Pretty Wings"

Maxwell is a king... perhaps the king of R&B/Soul and I have a feeling that "Black Summer's Night" is going to solidify it. This song is incredible to me... It's on that unconditional love type ish.. You know... that let her go because all that matters is her happiness type ish... I can honestly say that I love Ms. Smith that way, but I'd be lieing if I said that I'd let her go without a fight. She is the "one" and I'm going to do eveything that I can to make sure that we end up together (forever). I've learned that people don't always end up with their "one"... I've found mine, now it's just a matter of keeping us moving forward....

-Dekk-

this some R.L. Stein shit....

We got fuckin pigs making people sick... ah hell NO!! I woke up this morning with a slightly soar throat and a headache (insert goosebumps)... By now all my "liberal" friends are most likely spinning into some rage about "fear mongering" in America and "mass distraction"... I get it, the government wants us to be scared in order to pull off some kind of scam (insert goosebumps) but you know what.... I don't give a damn anymore! I just don't want to get sick! Beware... if you look like this:

DO NOT COME NEAR THE SPREAD STUDIO! I will bacon your ass!... this swine flu shit is crazy I'm tellin you... Not to mention the fact that Tupac showed up in New Orleans last week! LMAO! WTF? We had a nice little debate about this shit in the studio last week and the consensus is that R.L. Stein IS Tupac (insert goosebumps)...


By now all my rapper friends are mad on some "Dekk don't disrespect Pac like that bro...." but I don't give a damn! If Pac is alive and partying in New Orleans, then I am somewhat disappointed in his life choices... I mean really, that's a pretty fucked up trick to play on millions of people... and it's also a MARKETING SCAM! He got rich as hell of that shit... That's why I love Jay-Z and NaS so much... They didn't have to die to be considered "great"... I'm just sayin... Early death seems to catapult people into "legend status" that might not otherwise be there ( cough *Dilla* cough)... Oh shit!! People are gonna fucking hate me for this post!! hahaha!... Listen.... I love Pac's music, I love Dilla's music and I love Big's music... but to say that any of them was the greatest is risky to me. It's my opinion that tragic death makes objectivity almost impossible... really who cares though? LOL! This guy does:

That's Kid Couture... My DJ, my business partner... My enemy. Kid Couture is a Dilla fanatic and a weapon of mass bad-ass-ness... He once punch fought a snowboarder on tour and won... I'm just sayin... Watch out!!! Seriously though, Mr. Couture is returning from a 3 month tour this Wednesday (oh shit that's tomorrow) and I couldn't be more excited to have him back (unless he catches swine flu). The Spread team will finally be complete! Jay Child, Late Davis, Randa Smith, Dekk (me), Tim Moore and Kid Couture! you might ask "Who's fucking with that???" Well, in the words of Keith Sweat:

NO-BAWDY!!!!

-Dekk-

Spilling the Chili....

Sometimes in life we spill the chili... But it's not about the spill people, it's about how we clean it up... I suggest using office supplies from the secretary's desk. Kevin Malone (in the clip above) is the perfect example of what to do if you ever find your chili on the ground.

LOL

-Dekk-