In Rersponse-Playas Association IV Northwest Hustlin
There is a lot to reply to so I will try to cover everything, I agree N.B.D. did their thang for sure on this record, I honestly can say overall I feel every artist contributed a decent a song, their are so many styles on their to check out, its hard to grasp them all with one listen. I have been playing the album all the way through for a week straight.
To be honest i had never heard Sarkastic's music until I heard "The Hostile Takeover". I was impressed, dued was spittin some gems, it was so hot it was like he was damn near murdering the beats. As for D-Sane, I like him as a person, and respect what he has and is doing for Seattle Hip-Hop. He is truely an asset.
My label consists of myself Bullet(Bellevue), Todd G(Eugene), Khevlar(Monroe), Kay Kay, Jazz, & Arjay(are all from Portland). Shaolin is no longer with us but he is from (Tri-Cities). In some ways we are new but in many were not.
Shaolin has a solo album, Todd G used to have his own label. They put out 2 records including Northwest Game that is well known in Oregon. The Bullet & Shaolin album is my 3rd. Jazz & Arjay don't have solo projects, however they have both been featured on big albums including Mac Dre Is The Name, N2Deep The Rumble, N2Deep The best Of, Jay Tee of N2Deep So Cold, and Eastside Records as a whole has been on 3 out of 4 Playas Association compilations. The 2 unheard artists is Kay Kay & Khevlar, both of which have solo songs on Playas Association IV as an introduction to both of their debut albums that are done. We have a company van, a website, and we recently were able to re-release the Bullet & Shaolin album through Bayside. We have been a label for just over 5 years, 2 of which we spent working with the very sucsessful Jus Family Records & Cool Nutz. The new Bullet & Shaolin was the beginning to putting more focus on Eastside Records & the other artists on the label beside Bullet.
Khevlar is 20 years old & from Monroe. He has been rapping for just over a year. He is just now seeing the real rap game, everything before was him on the internet trying to prove he's the greatest rapper. People like Mr Dog, D-Sane, Cool Nutz, etc can speak about the greatest rapper, for they all know the greatest rapper is backed by good business. He made a lot of comments to a lot of people not understanding the difference between an accomplished rapper, and someone who can rap. Khevlar wants to be heard and goes to far to be noticed, he needs to let his music speak for itself and now is trying to do that. Overall he is a good dued and the people who know him know that. However that is not to say that he hasn't said things that I personally or professionally don't agree with. He Has! I may not agree with some of things he does say, but I do stand behind his talent and music.
Jazz has been with me since the beginning and has a very unique voice. I'm actually working on building his mp3 site so people can hear some of the material he has done with other people as well as some new solo stuff he is working on. Arjay is my other R&B cat. He is currently serving 18 months in Sheridan Federal Prison in Oregon. However he does have a solo song on The hostile Takeover, he is on the new Playas Association IV (twice), and he will again have new solo songs on the upcoming Eastside Riderz album as well as the new Bullet album Dedication & Desire which is finished.
Infact make a note the new Bullet album features Mac Dre, N2Deep (5 times), Frost(twice), Latino Velvet, Messy Marv, Eastside Riderz,and ofcourse all Eastside artists. It also hosts production from Bosko, Johnny Z, Funk Daddy, Philly Blunt, Big Ice & Oral Bee, Wolverine, and Torrey Ward.
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The Pioneer of Bellevue Hip-Hop
Bullet
