Saturday, July 11, 2009

BUSINESS MOVE? OR SELL-OUT?

SO ME & MY BOTHERS(SEVERE, DIRT AKA BXL) WERE PART OF A COMPETITION LAST NITE...IT WAS SPONSORED BY BUDWEISER AND NY'S POWER 105.1 FM. THE VENUE WAS DOWNTOWN ON CANAL STREET AND BOY DID THE PEOPLE COME ROLLIN IN WHEN THE DOORS OPENED. AS I DO BEFORE EVERY SHOW BEFORE I HIT THE STAGE, I WAS NERVOUS, HAD A FEW BUTTERFLIES, WHICH USUALLY DISSIPATES AFTER I STEP ON STAGE. MUSIC WAS BUMPIN, CELEBRITY JUDGES GETTIN READY, MODELS WALKIN AROUND, WE WERE INTERVIEWED, FREE BUDWEISER ALL NITE, CAMERAS WERE ROLLIN, ALL DAT GOOD STUFF. IT WAS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF A MOVIE, NUTHIN IM NOT USED TO OR HAVENT SEEN AS YET, BUT A WELL PUT TOGETHER PRODUCTION NONETHELESS. I WAS FEELIN GOOD, TRYNA GET IN MY ZONE, UNTIL ONE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASKED TO TAKE A PHOTO OF US. NUTHIN OUT OF THE USUAL, WE TAKE FLIX ALL THE TIME, BUT DIS TIME, IT WAS DIFFERENT. THE YOUNG LADY WORKED FOR BUDWEISIER, SO NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE TO STAND IN FRONT OF A BUDWEISER BANNER, SHE GAVE ALL 3 OF US A BUDWEISER TO HOLD, AND SHE SAID "JUS TALK TO EACH UTHA, MAKE IT LOOK NATURAL" AS SHE SNAPPED AWAY. AT FIRST I WAS RELUCTANT, N TRIED TO HAND IT BACK TO HER WHILE SAYIN "NAH I DONT DRINK" CUZ AS THOSE WHO KNO ME PERSONALLY KNO, I DONT. WELL RECENTLY I STARTED SIPPIN HERE N THERE, BUT IM NO DRINKER, NEVA BEEN DRUNK IN MY 25 YEARS OF LIFE. I HAVE A 2-DRINK MAX, I NEVA DRINK MORE THAN DAT, WHETHER IT BUZZES ME OR NOT, 2 THE MOST. SO BACK TO THIS PHOTO OPP. I TRY HANDIN THE YOUNG LADY BACK THE BOTTLE OF BUD, SHE IGNORES ME N JUS BEGIN TO TAKE PICTURES, MEANWHILE DIRT N SEVERE ENGAGE IN A MOCK CONVERSATION AS INSTRUCTED. SO I JUMP IN BUT IM ACTUALLY TELLIN EM, "YO I DONT FEEL COMFORTABLE WIT DIS B, DIS AINT MY STYLE" I EVEN TRY TO GIVE ONE OF DEM THE BOTTLE, BUT BY THEN, THE YOUNG LADY HAD TAKEN BOUT 10 PHOTOS OF US LOL..SO NOW IM THINKIN, THESE PIX WILL CIRCULATE WIT ME HOLDIN A BOTTLE OF BUDWEISER, AND IM A SELF-PROCLAIMED, "NON-DRINKER"...FOR SEVERAL PERSONAL REASONS WHICH AT DIS MOMENT I DECIDE TO KEEP CONFIDENTIAL. BUT CHEA, MY BROS DIDNT HAVE A PROB, BECAUSE THEY DO DRINK. WHICH IS FINE BY ME, I LOVE EM NO LESS. I EVEN RAP ABOUT IT IN SOME OF MY SONGS, BUT DAS TO CATER TO THOSE WHO DO ENJOY DRINKIN. MY DILEMMA? WAS DIS A BUSINESS MOVE FOR A POSSIBLE ENDORSEMENT? AND AS ARTISTS , YEA THERES MONEY IN THE MUSIC, BUT ENDORSEMENTS BRING IN BIGGER BUCKS. THERE WILL BE PRODUCTS ASKIN US TO ENDORSE TO APPEAL TO A CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC, AND THEY WILL BE OFFERIN BIG BUCKS TO TELL PEOPLE TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT. ITS BUSINESS. BUT DID I JUS SELL-OUT AND COMPROMISE MY MORALE? OR IS IT NO BIG DEAL? THIS BUSINESS AINT AN EASY ONE, YOU GOTTA DO WAT YOU GOTTA DO TO STAY RELEVANT, AND KEEP THE REVENUE ROLLIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN U DONT HAVE A HIT SINGLE IN ROTATION. I PRAY TO GOD EVERYDAY TO GIVE ME STRENGTH, AND TO HELP ME MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS IN LIFE. I PRAY HE WALKS WIT ME AS I WALK AMONGST NON-BELIEVERS, AND ALLOW THEM TO SEE THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN ME. HERE'S THE HARD PART, IM HUMAN. PRAY FOR ME YALL, DIS IS GONNA BE A JOURNEY!! STAY TUNED, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, STAY BLESSED..MYLEZ MENG!!

2 comments:

  1. DAMN, I THOUGHT I KNEW THE TOPIC BEFORE HAND, BUT NOW I SEE THAT I DIDN'T. I DON'T THINK YOU SOLD OUT CUZ, SELLING OUT WOULD HAVE BEEN YOU GLADLY HOLDING THAT BOTTLE AND SMILING AS IF YOU WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THE FACT THAT YOU HAD IT. JUST REMEMBER TO KEEP BUDDY MYLEZ (THE ARTIST) AND BUDDY (THE MAN) SEPARATE AND YOU'LL BE AIGHT. THA ARTIST IS GONNA SOMETIMES HAVE TO DO THINGS THE MAN DOESN'T CONDONE BUT ITS ALL JUST PART OF THIS GAME.

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  2. Wow at first I said "Sell Out!!" with no hesitation, but I completely agree with Eno..And I think he said it better than I could have, but imma still addmy half a cent!! Lol..As long as you stay truu to who you are and keep God first, He'll bless..You keep prayin and I will too..

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