Some Maury Povich Shhh!

Want to know the definition of "ghetto fabulous?" Syleena Johnson. On Chapter 4: Labor Pains, Syleena takes her presumptive baby daddy to the Maury show for a DNA test. No. It's not what you're thinking. She actually performs her song "Maury Povich" with Cold Hard of Crucial Conflict, which results in some hilarious entertainment...at least to me. Matter of fact, I'm going to start a petition right now to make this the theme song for the show. It would be so funny to hear that song being played right after Maury's signature proclamation: "YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!"

Cool Video: Only U

Here's a cool video from an artist in New Orleans. His name is Elliot Luv. The video explains the feelings a man goes through when facing the challenges of falling in love. Check out his MySpace for more info.

Elliot Luv -Elliot Luv Blaque - Only You

I Love Soul Music

There is a great amount of soul missing in today's music. The type of music that makes you want to cry, scream, and fall in love. Yes, there has been a resurgence in retro-soul from across the Atlantic (Amy Winehouse, Adele, etc.). But I'm not talking about that genre of soul. I'm talking about the type of soul music that speaks to and for this generation. We're in an economic crisis. There are wars and rumors of wars. And there seems to be a cultural disconnect between man and woman. But there is very little soul helping us explain the hard times. Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions are classics that gave sentimental hope to thoses looking for a better future. Now, everything is sexualized and glamorized (e.g. "Bust It Baby"). The same can be said about hip hop. Where are the Public Enemy's, NWA's, and LL Cool J's? Where is the innovation that made Mary J. Blige's My Life? (Diddy?) I really miss soul music. Don't get me wrong. There still are artists keeping soul music alive: Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Alicia Keys. But that's not enough. Hip Hop Soul needs to be resuscitated back into life.

Twitter: A New Marketing Tool?

Twittering. Heard of it? No it's not the sound a bird makes. It's another social networking site. I know. You're probably thinking, "Another 'social networking' site to expose myself on!" But can Twitter become a new marketing tool for music? Possibly.

Since the birth of MySpace, the landscape of music marketing has totally changed. Once thought of has one huge montain, the landscape has morphed into a plain full of hills and valleys. The real question is, "How can I efficiently market my product?" If you can't market your product efficiently, it'll just become another pesky flier that ends up in the nearest garbage can.

The first step is to figure out your target market. What networking sites do your target market use? How often do they use them? For me, twittering is "brand new" and a little trivial. So, it is of little use for me.

For Twitter (or any other social networking site) to work it has to have the following:

1. a descent amount of known friends to "network" with
2. contstant updates from those friends
3. and an innovative method for meeting new friends

Since Twitter doesn't meet all of these requirements for me, I'm basically talking to myself even with celebrity friends. (The chance of them replying is slim to none.) So for Twitter to work as a marketing tool, there must be a significant amount of innovators and "influencers" attracting the majority of their friends, and it's obvious I don't have enough influence to attract anyone. But overtime, that will change.

2009 HERE I COME!

WHAT IT DO! I guess a more fitting question would be, "What do I do?" Well, I am currently a former student suffering withdrawal systems from the secure life of college. Yes, I was one of those students who graduated in four years expecting to find that "good a$$ job" after graduation. However, I've been in search of that "good a$$ job" since May 10, 2008. Now, I'm finally learning that things don't always go according to plans. I've must of been delirious at the time. No major experience. In a falling economy. On top of that, the diminishing recording industry. It seems that finding that "good a$$ job" is like finding a million bucks in the toilet after...um, releasing some tension. This is where I've learned I have to make my own "good ass job." The problem is I DON'T KNOW HOW. This is where blogging will come in handy...hopefully.

I've also learned that I have to make myself more marketable within this job market. I have to make employers and business associates want to network with me, and blogging is one of the first steps in doing so. Yeah, I've tried it before: solowe.wordpress.com. But the best thing is I can always change.

Change. Yes, we've heard that word so much over the past year or so that it's become cliche to use. But it's the truth. If you want different results, you have to change. This is what I'm trying to do, change my way of thinking and expand my talents. So, don't be surprised when you see me do things out of my "ordinary." America has her first black president! And even though others don't recognize the change that's occurring (I was also a victim of racial profiling last year. Patting me down, asking me if I have a job, and having a dog sniff my car all for not signaling when getting in the passing lane was not necessary.), I've decided in my heart not to let others deter me from my progress. Yes I can! Capeesh?