Tuesday, December 14
Thursday, December 9
Who is The Un-Employee aka America's #1 Patron?
Darren Anthony is prepared to make his Pro and Brave Music debut with the release of "Same Sh!T, Different Day". Forever the 'Un-Employee' as he titles himself; his music is renowned by just almost every ear that hears his craft, Darren has always been relentless to work once provided with an opportunity. With the release of "The Restaurant" cooked up by DJ Mick Boogie along with the spices of Darren's charisma he serves an a la carte dish of "content music." After the main coarse, he whips up that tasty dessert prepared especially for the ladies, entitled 'Do This Again' which is the icing on the cake of a soft mellow moment where he polity asks a beautiful lady that he just met at the diner, "Can We Do This Again?"
Thank You for Eating at Pro & Brave.
Stop Back Again & Have a Nice Day!
"America's #1 Patron"
Tuesday, December 7
Cleveland Is The City - BONE REMIX
Cleveland is the City by 2one6promo
Sunday, November 21
Sunday, November 14
Stalley "Babblin" Music Video
Thursday, November 4
"Dutch Master Manifesto" by Darren Anthony
The "Dutch Master Manifesto" - an excerpt from Darren Anthony Poems.
Monday, November 1
Darren Anthony's - 12 Day Special - "Same Sh!t, Different Day"
Darren Anthony's charisma never leaves the stomach grumbling for food, as he chefs up his "12 DAY SPECIAL" Campaign that delivers new music he references to as 'Soul Food' for 12 Days to eat. "Service with a Smile is the missing ingredient today in music, and that musical ingredient is like yeast to make the dough rise, so we all can eat bread; Darren quotes." "Patrons," the name Darren refers to his fans as he believes he is America's #1 Patron for the working class society of people. His hit single defines those inner feelings of a working payload, 'Same Sh!t, Different Day' is delivered Hot, Fresh & Ready to Order. This captivating anthem is something all Patrons can definitely relate to ...EAT, DRINK, SLEEP, GO 2 WORK, GET PAID! HEY, WHAT YOU DOING? SAME SH!T, DIFFERENT DAY!!!
Friday, October 29
Is The MC Dead
I remember when Hip-Hop came out as a teenager I couldn't wait to get that new "CASSETTE TAPE," that I heard about through a Friend, the Source Magazine or when I went to the 'local' record store to buy that new record I just heard on the radio station. At this time the "Tape" brought in a new pivotal era giving fans to privately transport their favorite artist after purchasing it from the store, club, or friend; and then popping in the tape to your car, home tape recorder, or your own personal Cassette Player. At the time this is when I was a teenager walking to high school listening to my N.W.A. & WuTang tapes. (Remember the purple tape/Raekwon) This is what I would coin as the first use of “Private Transportation,” to hear music which at my time I only could afford a SONY WALKMAN.
Ahh ....yes the tape that breed the 1st. MIXTAPE, the musical transformation from VINYL to a TAPE, definitely not what you may call a mixtape today in a form of a CD. This little piece of plastic with wound ribbon’s that fit in the palm of your hand of course increased productivity for the record label, and gave people the first time to be an MC. I remember when Hip-Hop came out as a teenager I couldn't wait to get that new "CASSETTE TAPE," that I heard about through a Friend, the Source Magazine or when I went to the 'local' record store to buy that new record I just heard on the radio station. At this time the "Tape" brought in a new pivotal era giving fans to “Privately Transport” their favorite artist after purchasing in from the store, club, or friend; and popping in the tape to your car, home tape recorder, or your own personal Cassette Player. At this very time I was a teenager walking to high school listening to my N.W.A. & WuTang tapes. (Remember the purple tape/Raekwon) This is what I would coin as the first use of “Private Transportation” to hear music which at my only time I could afford was the SONY WALKMAN.The cassette tape of course increased productivity for the record label and gave people the first time to be COST EFFECTIVE by recording their favorite radio mixshow, scratch on vinyl & record it to the tape, or ask a friend to "DUB" (today we now call it BURN) you a copy. As the cassette tape exploded, so did Hip-Hop which gave fans an opportunity to now become a MC (Master of Ceremony) and along w/ a DJ you developed a demo tape, dubbed some copies, and sold it at the party. This new technology at the time opened up the doors for the independent record labels as well; the "Cassette Tape" was now determined as a HOT commodity that was demanded by the people, which now made the MC and DJ a business.As production costs decreased it breed more MC's (Master of Ceremonies) that could afford to invest in their crafts, and at the time the Major Record Labels was investing Million's of Dollars into Marketing & Video Budgets. Back then you had to LOOK THE BEST to get a fan inspired by you, and back then if you was in the Source Magazine you damn near made it already, but back then a Million in Sales was a lot easier to accomplish because the record companies still had control of the "Manufacturing" to sell it to the masses which was in the form of a Tape, which then led to the CD. Even as we see today the CD is a very cheap commodity but when the Tape transformed to a CD, an artist could still at the time make a pretty good financial success.That artist that looked up to that Super Star, now turned into a MC by following their favorite artist that inspired them to now develop a Demo Tape with a DJ and shop themselves to get a deal. Cost of production back then was still at an all time high, but manufacturing was at a much lower cost to duplicate & distribute the recording sound in the form of a small cassette tape. Since the cassette tape offered so many advantages ‘personally’ it increased fans to become an artist, singer, rapper, producer, DJ, etc. and this influx of artists grew as the Personal Creation of Music became cheaper! Has this extremely low cost of creating music led to an almost extinction of the meaning, “Master of Ceremony” in 2011 due to the technical advances, personal creation, and cheap manufacturing? Is Hip-Hop losing that true MC that could rock a crowd, freestyle, and spit some words that make you say ….OH SH!T? - even today the words of Cassette Tape, Dub, CD, and Burn, has almost died due to the File Sharing, Download, iPod, & Mobile Streaming of Today's Own Personal Transportation of Music. Will the Master of Ceremony’s arise again and be etched in the rich sound of the Vinyl LP.Will the MC come full circle?Thursday, October 28
Whats FAKE Today? << Ask Yourself
The LAND of FAKE. I really feel a person needs to stand up & bring some LIGHT to a subject, which is People.
ATTENTION: THIS MESSAGE IS TO break down EGOS, so if what I say in these next few lines AFFECTS you... so be it. Over the past years of analyzing this city, since 2005 I have seen quite alot change. I've lived here for 34yrs. of my life, so I can be a critic, and if You do not like it... SO DAMN WHAT!!!TODAY the people in my city, Cleveland artists, producers, tv shows, record labels, modeling companies, promotion companies, etc.... MAJORITY are FAKE & BUILT on nothing but some FOLLOWING wanna be ass PEOPLE!!! Yes, FAKE ass people who want to BE & DO SOMETHING that THEY ARE NOT GREAT AT!!! Its like people in the city have a thing for the "monkey see, monkey do" syndrome of "I CAN DO THAT" INSERT >>> RAPPERS now PROMOTERS now DJs, etc. the list goes on and on. My point is that these so called "BUSINESS PEOPLE" that call themselves a CEO of _____________________> (Fill In The Blank) in reality is NOT DOING SHIT, and have NO EXECUTIVE ORDER. I mean they want you to "think" that they are doing something but in reality they really are not doing shit. A bunch of people with a so called "GOOD IDEA" decides to develop a business which reaps NO REVENUE!!! <<INTERESTING>> Artists throwing shows for a bunch of artists so they can look good and be crowned as "DOING SOMETHING?" FACT: The majority from this city is NOT DOING SHIT... they DO NOT put up THERE OWN MONEY; they have NO REAL WEBSITE; THEY HAVE NO REVENUE coming in, and NO ONE KNOWS THEM.... and the ones that do have a "little" something going on "THINK" THEY are making so much money but don't & can't support shit from someone else. Why, because there inner ego says I FCUKIN MADE IT! I've traveled around my city in rain, sleet, and snow, but these same people YOU NEVER SEE, NEVER HEAR OF, No one speaks or talks about you, your craft, your music, business, etc. So what the fcuk are YOU selling to the PEOPLE... a bunch of FAKE AS BULLSHIT??? Look at these same people wearing FAKE Polo, Timberlands, Gucci, Prada, Jordans, G-Shock Watches, Jewelry, Purses, Sunglasses, etc. that are TRYING TO BE SOMETHING MORE THAN THEMSELVES, so they TRY to do something THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO, nor do they TRY TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY and WORK TOGETHER as A TEAM. To many Chiefs & not enough Indians... I thought I came from a TRIBE??? Well, guess again fans!So now in 2011 we have a bunch of people on this D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) shit that look to be respected for doing unprofessional, no class, no style, no vision type of nonsense. Now today people/artists take a SHORT CUT (the cheap route) by designing their own CD Covers, Video/Edit their Own Videos, record themselves in a Basement Studio, etc. Then these same people that 'ONLY' invested in themselves & spent No Money with a "PROFESSIONAL" service now want YOU to spend MONEY with their "Experimenting D.I.Y." ass that can't even cut a straight line. But now they want to be respected for their UN-PROFESSIONAL Talent. FAKE people with no connects, no status, no ideas, & defenitly no sort of business that can reap a monetary value if you ask me.WILL IT EVER CHANGE? -Really???
You be the Judge!
Monday, October 25
Sunday, October 24
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Friday, October 22
Thursday, October 21
Jay-Z reveals "Decoded" the Book (COMING SOON)
I ran across this Video. I had to actual post this because I'm inspired by the man JAY-Z, the ELEVEN TOP ALBUMS that out sold the Beatles. He inspired that Hustler ambition of the streets, to the business world of what you see today! His music has been all inspiring & has grown with me as he sent so many decoded messages through out his music, that it goes Uncoded but Decoded by few. salute to Jay-Z & Bing making it all possible.
<p>Jay-Z reveals "Decoded" book at Miami's Delano Hotel (10/20/2010) from The305.com on Vimeo.</p>
'Do This Again' by Darren Anthony
Listen to 'Do This Again' by Darren Anthony & follow http://www.twitter.com/DarrenAnthony
http://bln.kr/QXW/The One or TWO track MIND(s)
1. Digital - Whats Services shall we Use that are cheap, but effect?
report released this morning. - May 24, 2009 (TechCrunch.com)3. Digital Artist Development/Management - IT's a BIG WORLD out THERE!
4. Branding - IMAGE "THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of a MESSAGE!" - Creative Content
5. Gorilla FAN Promotion - get FANS to work with the Artist. Communicate
6. Fan Retention - Speaks for itself.
Tuesday, October 19
The World Famous Tony Williams
I had to stop & look how this talented individual created his promotional Flyer for his Single w/ the actual 3D Barcode, which invites consumers to scan the barcode with their SmartPhone Device. I EVEN TRIED IT FROM MY COMPUTER (SCAN THE FLYER w/ YOUR PHONE) & was able to get a FREE Ringtone. Scan the other code & I was sent to iTunes where I purchased his world famous sigle "Everything About You" on iTunes. (http://bit.ly/cpgf21) - Not only is he a great artist, but a great brand/marketing strategist. - (READ BRIEFLY ABOUT HIM BELOW ....& please do follow him on Twitter @TWFTonyWilliams )
Tony Williams, though today, known primarily as a background performer, has dubbed himself, the World Famous. Having travelled the world over, more than, five times as the background vocalist for the iconic Grammy Winning rapper, Kanye and the actual artist who wrote, produced and performed the vocals on a majority of the hits that he performed from Minneapolis to Melbourne, he has earned the name. Tony has worked with some of the most influential and prolific rappers of this Millennium, Jay-Z, Nas and, of course, Kanye.
