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Rating: 4 stars
Detroit DJ Babe, the 7 Mile DJ, introduces track Nr1 with some crazy noise in a good offensive Detroit style: scratches, bass, drums, keyboards are ready to conquer the world of hip hop. The intro is instrumentally and lyrically well handled. Words and instruments seem to explode like a grenade right to your ears. Be ready for war: DJ Babe is taking over with a mad style.
Followed by the excellent Workout 1 track where Street Child shows some nice flow delivery and some real good skills, the first track is just a foretaste of an original and interesting 26 tracks mixtape.
Jump is another lyrical track where listeners will enjoy Street Child’s rhyming ability. The track might remind you of a 50 Cent P.I.M.P style, because Street Child comes up with the mind of a hustler. The streets of Virginia are fully represented in his songs and Street Child has the qualities needed to make a good emcee: he can flow, he puts a lot of energy in his rhymes, handles beats and instrumentals very well.
Whateva You Wanna Do is rhythmic, introduced by various instruments( violins, drums, keyboard sounds etc) and nicely interrupted by scratches.
Be ready for some good hip hop. There is more to come on Street Child’s mixtape. Caught Up featuring Lloyd intelligently allies softness to raw elements.
Cleaning Out My Closet is built on an Eminem sample of « Cleaning Out My Closet » where Street Child puts a very personal note in the track and pours his heart out. Beautiful Eminem/ Street Child mixture that is definitely worth your attention.
You’re a hip hop head? Then you will probably also like Death Certificate that mixes up mad distorted sounds with Street Child’s crazy flow. Follow his scratches-interrupted speech and enjoy the music.
Nod your head to Do Or Die. Save yourself, Street Child is going down and enjoy the hustling style of the song. Beautifully handled, it won’t probably leave you indifferent. Just enjoy the way Street Child is hugging the streets, the man has some genuine talent and masters his art.
I particularly recommend you Workout1, Do Or Die and Breathe.
Oh yea…one more detail: Street Child’s mixtape is available for download for free here.
Discover this hot talent from Virginia and remember the name: Street Child, one of hip hop’s new raising stars.

This is exactly what happened to Tommy Lee at the Superbowl after bashing the D lol

I downloaded the talented artist’s mixtape in collaboration with DJ Babe. Expect more music put on paper soon:)

His words hit like a bulldozer and his crazy noise, his mad scratches are ready to take over the universe of rap music. Chris Barett aka Street Child truly represents the streets of Virginia Beach. Don’t sleep on Street Child’s Workout 1 song, because it is definitely worth your attention.
Street Child has a natural endowment for his raps. Spontaneous, offensive emcee with the mind of a fighter, one could barely stay indifferent in front of Street Child’s amazing skills. Street Child is not your average emcee. He blesses the mic with a speedy flow . I love the confidence he shows while spitting his venom.
Street Child also handles beats and instrumentals very well. I’d recommend any true hip hop head to check out this amazing talent’s my space account.
Bang Out is a very dynamic track that allies softness and street reality. Follow a hustler’s journey in the hood.
Raise Ya Glasses is also written in a hustler’s style. Street Child draws you the streets the way they are.
What does hip hop need more than ever? No contest: real emcees. Emcees who spit fire on the mic and who manage to create an enthusiastic audience thanks to their skills. Yes, the musician is a magician when he is highly talented, which is obviously the case here.
Street Child’s instrumentals’ East Coast sound might remind some of you of Jay Z. Chriss Barett is a skilled emcee with attitude. Don’t miss the chance! Check him out here.

Eric Miller is an emcee from Lacey, Washington, who has some interesting tracks to offer to his listeners on his my space account.
His first track, Internet Gangsta Street, is aimed at all those cyber gangstas posing as tough guys, spreading some harsh words in front of a computer screen but who are acting cowardly in real life.
The same « internet fags » have been very well described by Detroit emcee King James 3. It is so much easy to wear a mask and to act tough when you’re comfortably installed at home in front of your PC. With an incisive sense of humor, some good instrumentals and a good flow delivery, E. Miller drops his cyber enemies’ mask in no time. Real life wankstas, take up your make up, because E. Miller will make you appear in a true light.
Valley Of Death 70 is all about the struggle of a white emcee for credibility. The vocals and keyboards introduce a quite surrealistic atmosphere, E Miller takes the mic and makes you feel the intensity his fight through his rhymes.
Close Your Eyes is an emotional track aimed at all the people who have lost a beloved person. Keyboard sounds and rhythmic beats will lead you into the very emotional atmosphere of remembrance of our beloved ones who have passed away.
Sometimes we have no answers for such losses. Death is something definitive in the world of the living and the pain is present when someone we love dies and goes away forever. I recommend this song to all of you.
Fallen Soldiers uses the same Martika sample Eminem has used for his Like Toy Soldiers songs. Fallen Soldiers is built as a diss track that targets emcees who lack realness.
Check out E Miller here.

Eric Miller and Carsiness…stay tuned:)

Rating: 4.5 stars
I have never really been into Linkin Park and co. I had heard about Mike Shinoda, but never really focused on his music. However, I recently stumbled across Fort Minor’s Remember The Name video and found it really good.
Introduced by violin and keyboard sounds, the video introduces you into an artist’s world.
Not only do I find the musical background interesting, the lyrics are very much appealing to me, because they enlighten an artist ‘s hard sweat before he wins an audience and becomes famous.
The chorus summarizes it well.:
« This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! »
Many people don’t realize it, but when an artist gets displayed on the media for the first time, he has nearly ten years or more harsh work in the shadow behind him. You think it is easy to be an artist? Then step 24 hours in his shoes and live his life!
I have heard so many people say : « I wish I was Eminem! I wish I was Dre or Busta Rhymes…I wouldn’t care having their problems…if only I had their money! »
You fools. Have you ever considered that behind the music that pleases your ears, there is a human being. A person who feels the same emotions that you feel, an individual who is going through the same shit you do?
There is a lot of stress attached to artistic professions. Not only do artists experience the same problems as we do, they have a crazy schedule and a lot of stress due to the music industry’s numerous pressures to sell their « product » (the artist) the way they want to.
You gotta struggle hard when you’re underground, but you gotta fight even harder when you’re in the media’s spotlight.
Also, touring is tiresome and requires a lot of energy.
An artist makes a lot of money, but he also deserves the money, because he offers you all a gift through his music. Have you ever considered it this way? If not, you definitely should. If you really like an artist, he deserves your respect too: for staying on the grind for years like a true soldier until reaching success, for his performances on stage, for the numerous hours he dedicates to the music that pleases your ears.
An artist also sacrifices a great part of his life to his fans and listeners. So show him some respect, that’s the least you can do.
What is an artist’s main purpose? To be heard, as the song points it out:
« Mike! – He doesn’t need his name up in lights
He just wants to be heard whether it’s the beat or the mic
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him
But fuck em, he knows the code
It’s not about the salary
It’s all about reality and making some noise
Makin the story – makin sure his clique stays up
That means when he puts it down Tak’s pickin it up! let’s go! »
It is not about the salary. It is all about reality. It is about enjoying putting words to rhyme together. Sometimes, the artist is like a lone wolf and needs to isolate himself and concentrate on the passion that makes him tick:
« Who the hell is he anyway?
He never really talks much
Never concerned with status but still leavin them star struck
Humbled through opportunities given to him despite the fact
That many misjudge him because he makes a livin from writin raps
Put it together himself, now the picture connects
Never askin for someone’s help, to get some respect
He’s only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach
And now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist… »
Let Fort Minor’s members talk about each other and describe the passion that unites them:
« They call him Ryu, he’s sick
And he’s spittin fire with Mike
Got him out the dryer he’s hot
Found him in Fort Minor with Tak
What a fuckin’ nihilist porcupine
He’s a prick, he’s a cock
The type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shot
Eight years in the makin, patiently waitin to blow
Now the record with Shinoda’s takin over the globe
He’s got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope
You wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid’s throat
Tak! – He’s not your everyday on the block
He knows how to work with what he’s got
Makin his way to the top
He often gets a comment on his name
People keep askin him was it given at birth
Or does it stand for an acronym?
No he’s livin proof, Got him rockin the booth
He’ll get you buzzin quicker than a shot of vodka with juice
Him and his crew are known around as one of the best
Dedicated to what they do and give a hundred percent… »
Remember that to get noticed an artist needs a little dose of luck and some good skills, but the determinant part is all about tenacity and willpower. Next time you’re about to give up, remember that only people with a great willpower have the best chances to win in the music industry and in other fields as well. Keep on grinding until you reach success.
Check out Fort Minor’s video on their my space account and live out the passion with them.
Good job, Mike Shinoda and his crew!

If you had to choose between quality and quantity, what would you choose? Regarding food, most of us would probably choose quality food.
Now I am addressing to all of you my readers…what about friendships?
What does the word friendship exactly mean to you?
Numerous superficial friends or a few valuable friends you can really count on?
I can make a choice very easily between both solutions mentioned above. I prefer a few quality friendships to numerous superficial so called friendships.
In fact, many people have difficulties in defining words such as « friends » or « friendships ». Many people merely confuse « friend » with « acquaintance ».
Some people also prompt to call themselves your friends while they don’t really consider you as such.
I used to consider many people from my hometown as my friends, but things have changed since I decided to really open my eyes about people’s behaviors towards me.
Many people who pretended to be my friends have actually badmouthed me and betrayed me in very cowardly ways and very few have proven to be real friends.
On the one hand, it is quite easy to become my friend. I don’t care about your race, gender, nor sexual orientation. I don’t care if you are young or older either. I don’t make a difference if you’re a graduate or a manual worker nor do I care about your religion and cultural background.
On the other hand, it is quite difficult to become my friend. I do place reliability, loyalty and real friendliness on a high scale. A friend is supposed to be there for me whenever I need him/her. A friend is not supposed to tell me what I want to hear, but the very truth.
A real friend will stick up for me whenever I need his/ her intervention.
We live in a society in which it seems to be trendy to fake friendships and to claim to have numerous friends. But how much of a friend are those friends really?
Next time somebody claims to be your friend, put his/ her intentions under the microscope and test the person before taking his/ her friendship as granted! This will prevent you from numerous deceptions.

Harvey Lee is an artist from Lansing, Michigan, with an uncommon voice.
Harvey Lee manages to combine soft R’n’B and soul notes with a hip hop flavor and to give his music a unique and quite nostalgic taste.
Your Hiding is a track that is about a love relationship. Maybe we sometimes try to hide our feelings towards a person, but your glance and body language can’t really lie.
The track that is based on soft instrumentals will make you fully enjoy Harvey Lee’s vocals. Aimed at all the lovers and disappointed lovers in the world, this song won’t disappoint romantic souls.
Do What I Gotta Do is an interesting track and gives you an idea of what can happen during a date.
Grimey Nigga featuring Reals is written in a darker style. The rhythmic track introduces you into the hood with its usual harshness and its problems. The ghetto, place of deadly connects can make you meet the reaper in no time. You gotta keep grinding, as a matter of survival. Filth and dirt belong to this harsh environment too.
Keyboard sounds in the background will make you feel the harsh fight of a ghetto soldier.
Also discover Cater2U featuring Harvey Ley, a soft track written on a rapid rhythm where you will enjoy light xylophone notes combined with keyboard sounds. Soft vocals in the background will enlighten Harvey Lee’s nice flow delivery.
If you are fond of artists with a warm voice who manage to marry a romantic spirit with some typical hood flavor, check out Harvey Lee here.