Musicventures 2nd edition

MusicVenturesSecond Edition

connecting unsigned/underground artist worldwide

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All Rights Reserved Music Ventures 2013

@ThisIsRAZOR @JuegoTheNinety

@daveamazin@Sellassie

@MusicalPurpose

@BonitaApplebom7

@iam16os

@ThisIsRAZOR

@lc_murk

@keelan_sucks

@MusicalPurpose

https://soundcloud.com/lc_murk


Editorial

This Magazine will be the first of its kind in Europe for HipHop and will act as reference book for a&r m a n a g e r s , b e c a u s e o n l y professional and high quality artist are chosen to be in this magazine.

Musicventures magazine targets artists that are not mainstream but very talented . The purpose of this magazine is to support and bring underground/ unsigned HipHop Artist that are very talented together from all over the world and initiate a networking base.

In this first edition you can find and read about talented HipHop artists. Artists Bio‘s as well as interviews. Every Artists twitter handle is mentioned in each article to make it easier to contact each other and network.

All Rights Reserved Music Ventures 2013

1 @lc_murk

3 @keelan_sucks5 @ThisIsRAZOR

7 @JuegoTheNinety 9 @daveamazin

13 @Sellassie17 @MusicalPurpose

21 @BonitaApplebom723 @iam16os

Content



Where are you from?

I'm from Cleveland,Ohio.

What is your background musically?

I do a lot of rapping as well as small time producing.

How long have you been rapping?

I learned to rap at the age of 10 where i recorded my first song but behind the mic i would say about 2/3 years

How do you define your style?

I would define my style as versatile I make songs depending on whats relevant in my life or how i feel at that moment i could do a song about any subject.

Who influences or has influenced your music?

I have a lot of music influences industry and underground and my supporters would be my inspiration.

@lc_murk

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@TheLoserCrew

Who inspires you/ your music?

Competition

What are your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop?

I feel like hip-hop isn't dead because everyone has there own version of it everyone has there on style

How do you separate yourself from other artist? I strive to be me and make music that i enjoy as well as others enjoy i interact with supporters daily

What is unique about your music? How would you define your style?

My sound is very unique I sound a little different from most artist because my selection of beats

If you could change something in the world with your music, what would it be?

I would change moods because that's what music is an expression of ones self.

Would you ever become mainstream to make more money?

No the underground is where the real supports are if I did become mainstream it would still be my sound

Who would you like to work with in the future?

I would like to work with big name producers as well as big time underground artist.

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Atlanta,Georgia

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@keelan_sucks

Where are you from?

I'm from Pittsburgh PA.


My background is mainly rap, with a bit of jazz.


I've been rapping with effort for about 2 years now, before that it was just shitty freestyles at the lunch table.


My style is fast paced, Less breathing more words with hidden meanings and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.


Most of the influence I get is from MF DOOM, also rappers like eminem.


I usually find inspiration when my mind is at work, so I can blame it on school. Other times I feel like I need to stress a point so I base my lyrics on it.Musicventure 3

@TheLoserCrew


Its very iffy to me because many people continue to claim that hip hop is 'dead' when they can just chill out and rap. all in all I like to just let hip hop be how hip hop is.

How do you separate yourself from other artist?

I try to stay away from the common topics like partying and shit. Its funner to make raps that make people think


My music isn't all about flashy apparel.


Id have to agree with Murk on that one, because I believe that if your music is changing moods you're one step closer to mastering the craft.


Nope! I like having my own image and my own rules, but I wouldn't change to avoid becoming mainstream. I make music because it is one of the funnest things ever, and that won't change.


Mainly producers like SAMIYAM or flylo, mainly underground producers and not as much as rappers

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@ThisIsRAZOR razor.bandcamp.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ThisIsRAZORmusic

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Where are you from? I was born and raised in Inglewood California, but I now stay in Reseda CA (818 area). What is your background musically/ or anything else you want to tell ppl out there about yourself? I started writing lyrics when I was 9 years old. My 1st passion for music wasn’t necessarily Hip-Hop; more of the line of Neo-Soul. I was singing for quite some time. I then dipped into metal for a little while, and from there was my transition to Hip-Hop. Who inspires you/ your music? Great question…I think what truly inspires me to do music is other’s doubt upon my behalf. I’m very spiteful, so when someone is belittling me in any shape, form, or fashion, I tend to spitefully prove them wrong. When faced with a negative situation, one must maintain hope in a positive outcome. So, what are your thoughts on the current state of the game? Hmmm, I think the game is currently at a standstill, regarding musical standards. What I mean by that statement is that in today’s music, artists don’t necessarily create, they just tend to make. The difference is that when you CREATE, you’re developing your own unique sound from the ground up, whereas when you MAKE, you’re simply using a

template that people hear frequently, with intentions of mimicking the crowd response effect. Artists should focus on making music, consisting of LONGEVITY. How do you separate yourself from other artists? I simply isolate myself from those who do not give off positive & productive vibes. People tend to draw towards me for the wrong reasons, so rather then being flamboyant about my progressional where abouts, I just stay to myself or selected individuals. By doing that, I’m capable of CREATING music on scale that will be carried throughout history. Who influenced your style? I would say my biggest influences are KRS-ONE, Guru, Big L, 2Pac, Tech N9ne, and D’Angelo. Would you become mainstream to make more money? Definitely. At the end of the day, everyone in this game is trying to provide for their loved ones, so yes, I would definitely consider the mainstream. Who do you want to work with in the future? I would like to work with Tech N9ne. I feel like him and I would create something EPIC.

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Where are you from? Baltimore, MD

What is your background musically? I don‘t have any "formal" musical background. I just always payed attention to what sounded good in all genres of music. from instruments, to vocals, to background noises, to wordplay.

How long have you been rapping? I've been recording since the end of 2011. But I had always been playing around with rap since I was about 11, mainly just freestyling on camera with my brothers.

@JuegoTheNinety

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I call it Phantom Rap. I mix a a lot of reality and fiction in my verses and just leave it up to listeners to decide what they believe.


I go back and listen to the music i used to really fuck with when I was a kid and try to take parts of what i liked about it and try to put my own edge on it. and its been working.


My brother Rock. He was always good at freestyling growing up so we'd jus battle each other and make whoever came around us rap, even though most of it was ass. then Rock started taking it serious in high school and naturally it made me want to have something to do with it. It's just been building and getting more solid since then.


It's cool. theres so much music out here, something for fans of every lane of Hip Hop. And its cool that the underground sound i grew up fuckin with is coming back.


I automatically throw popular topics in hip hop music out the window. I just mix my stories up with crazy made up stories.


I just want my music to be to people what great music is to me. The type of shit that makes you think about things differently.


Of course. especially if i could stay independent.


Anyone with a similar vision as me musically.

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Where are you from?

I'm from Park Forest. A far south suburb of Chicago. I go everywhere in the city, but I lay my head in Park Forest every night.


Well, music honestly runs through my veins. My grandfather used to write and compose music for some artists like Lou Rawls, Temptations, etc... way back in the day. My great-grandfather used to teach music at Dunbar in Chicago. I used to play three saxophones and my brother the drums and the sax... So music would definitely be the biggest, if not one of the biggest things in my life.

@daveamazin

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Honestly, I've been rapping since probably 2007. I gave up rapping for a while, then started back in 2010, recording some features with my homies here and there when they wanted my bars, but that didn't last long. People who knew that I actually had talent and an ear for great music told me I should start up again, so I decided to take it serious again and dropped "Death Comes In 3$" January 2013. My first full project, and semi triumphant return to rapping.


There really is no definition. I let the music and the listener define what they hear and how they interpret it. I hear some sh*t and I start freestyling over it a couple of times with like 10-12 different flows... Pick one I f*ck with heavy and mix it up with some freaky stuff to appeal to me, but most importantly, appeal to whoever is listening. So I honestly could not explain what my style is. That's up for y'all to decide. Haha.


Well, with rap, I have so many different influences. Everything from Kanye West, to Lil B The Basedgod, to EPMD, to Nas, to Dom Kennedy, Wiz Khalifa... It's so many rappers that I love and f*ck with and have helped me find what works for me. But musically, rap isn't even my favorite genre. I love grunge. Nirvana honestly is my favorite band/artist ever... So it's hella varied on influences. I just love music.


I feel like I inspire myself. Wait, that's a lie. The higher being really inspires me. Whatever happens in life or what I see and experience helps me write music. I never really have writer's block. I can write a song in 10 minutes and it'll be better than most people stuff they been writing for months. I just take my time with it though. Like one verse will be some sh*t I went through already, and the next verse will be some sh*t that happens a couple weeks down the road. It's just life that helps me write and compose.

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Rap is weak as hell. It's a state of emergency. Over saturation causes the music to fall second to gimmicks... Whoever go the best scheme on making people like them get the most plug. I'm an artist first, and a business man second. I know that my product, (art) has to be the best and appeal to the most and marketing that product is important, but not the most important. Because, if your music is good, 7/10 times it markets it self.


I just talk what I know and what I do and what I've done. I'm humble but, confident. I don't talk crap behind people's back and I just keep it real... I'm not in it to make friends, but the friends I have made are invaluable. A lot of these artists honestly do this to be liked. I could care less. I'm just doing what I love, I guess.


Blacks killing blacks. Violence and ignorance in general. People are so stupid. I hate it. And I don't hate anybody, but I do hate a lot of worldly sh*t that the powers that be have tricked us into believing in. I would just want to lift the veil.


I mean... Most cats who go mainstream don't own themselves. If I could own myself and my art, hell yeah I would. You can reach a bigger base that way. I mean, isn't that the goal of art? To show it to the world? Getting paid for it is a plus.


There's a lot of artists I want to work with forreal... But one I want to work with in extreme depth is Syd Da Kyd from Odd Future... I feel like her voice and my raps could take some stuff to a whole another level.

Artist Twitter:@daveamazin Producer Twitter:@RichardDesireTechniColor DayDreamer: http://www.audiomack.com/album/dave-amazin-1/technicolor-daydreamer Musicventure 11

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Sellassie is the world’s first Higherground Hip Hop Artist; he is a Social Justice Activist, Entrepreneur, Event Producer and Pioneer. He has carved his niche as a leading progressive voice in Hip Hop and as a force in bringing independent artists together. With an acclaimed and award-winning debut release, I’m Tryin’ to Make a Livin’ Not a Killin’, a recent follow-up, Sins of Your Forefathers and a brand new single, Stop Hatin in the Bay Remix by Traxamillion, this trendsetting emcee has garnered a street level buzz with a fresh perspective. Sellassie is proof that there are young black artists that can make music that is creative, street, positive and smart. He stands firm to his message, has a charismatic presence and is evidence that not every rapper raps negatively, glorifying drugs, guns, women, money or their ego. He is also the creator and host of the Independent Artist Series, We All We Got, The 2Racks Rap Contest and Undiscovered Tour. Producing over 100 shows on the calendar in the last 2 years in over 15 markets nationwide, the series have distinguished themselves as premier outlets for independent artists. He is also working with many social, political and youth based initiatives, and is a contributor to various special projects including the film, It Doesn’t Cost Nothin’ to Dream. Sellassie is grounded; a confident and refreshing emcee in an industry plagued with commercialism, materialism, negativity and drama. Sellassie utilizes his music and events as a vehicle for social change and inspiration, and he regularly states that he ‘wants to be in the history books, not the pop charts.”

Sellassie has shared the stage with many great artists; Rakim, Saul Williams, KRS-One, The Goodie Mob, Mos Def, Raekwon, Dead Prez, Rah Digga, Pharoahe Monch, E-40, The Indigo Girls, Sly and Robbie, Ziggy Marley, Alanis Morissette, Vieux Farka Toure, Radio Active, Rebelution, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Warren Haynes, Goapele, The Hieroglyphics, Mr. FAB, Camp Lo, Lucky I Am, Ise Lyfe, Equipto, Mike Marshall, Namkha Rinpoche, Warren G, Lyrics Born, Kev Choice, Martin Luther, Silk-E, The Jacka & The Mob Figaz, Bayonics, Zion I, Rappin 4-Tay, Jelly Bread, Sila, Vinnie Paz, Keith Murray, Richie Rich, 2Mex, Medusa and Jennifer Johns and over 2,000 independent artists In 10 States. www.sellassiefrisco.com

@Sellassie

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Where are you from?

I am Born And Raised In San Francisco, California.


I play the guitar and dabble with the piano. I have been a professional performer since August 19th 2008!

Coming up on my 5th year anniversary of my first independent Release "I'm Tryin To Make A Livin And Not A Killin"

Free Download Here: http://sellassie.bandcamp.com/album/im-tryin-to-make-a-livin-not-a-killin


We'll i have been rapping and writing my own songs for the last 15 years.


I define my style as "Anti-House Negro Rap Music" Rap music that doesn't glorify the ills of the ghetto and black life in Amerikkka.

Its a style where you have to be yourself to pull off. Thats why i have no trouble getting booked all across the country because people appreciate smart, articulate,

original rap music. Never selling my soul for the gold.


I have lots of influences; 2Pac, Gil Scott, The Watts Prophets, KRS-ONE, Prince, Bob Dylan, Rick James, Steely Dan...I was raised and influenced by a wide variety of music. Coltrane, Miles, Vince Guaraldi, The list goes on and on. All musicians

who didn't have any issues of being just "themselves"


I was really influenced by Tupac Shakur. Who took it amongst himself to never sell out his people via a rap song. Always making us realize that

you can't blame the oppressed, you have to blame the oppressor, And he ultimately paid for it with his life. I made a pledge that i would carry on the tradition of a

smart, charismatic, articulate, black rapper in this day and age of the almost extinct smart, charismatic, articulate, free speaking black rapper.

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There are two industries within the rap game, there is the mainstream, that is run by the prison industrial complex. Where they profit on how many brothas and sistas get locked up in their federal, private prisons from the influences of the

negative messages given to the listener emotionally and psychologically by the rapper & coproration they put on the soap box. That industry i don't even trip on.

Thats for the Sambos and Black Bolue members.Then there is the independent side of the game. Where you have control of your publishing, royalties, music you put out to the public, how, where and when you tour, you control your merch, the list goes on and on. But the latter you have to

work hard, thats why so many are driven to the former because the masses watch TV and are fooled into thinking the videos are real, the money is real, the respect is real, They waste so much time trying to integrate into a system where you don't get elected because of how good you may be, but you get selected dependent on who

much money you can make for the corrupt corporations pushing the buttons.


Listen to this: http://sellassie.bandcamp.com/track/bury-the-man-continue-the-plan I don't make fake rhymes, mirrored with lies, i don't follow trends, i don't kiss ass

and join hip-hop cults to be accepted. I just let time tell. It always does.So far, lots of emcees who started when i started quit and have given up just in the

last 5 years.


For the world to see that you can be a successful rap artist that tours, and enjoys making conscious, progressive, political hip hop/rap music. You don't have make rap music that glorifies drugs, black on black crime, murder, violence, degrading

women, promoting under age drug use, alcohol, Insecurities. The current state of mainstream "hip hop" as they call it is sickning!!

Would you ever become mainstream to make more money?No sir! i'd rather work at the post office!


great question, id have to get back to you about that one! The next interview i'll think of some cats!

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@MusicalPurpose

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Where are you from?

I’m from a city called Prichard, Alabama. It’s inside Mobile County. Mobile is on the Gulf Coast and we are also the Birthplace of Mardi Gras.


Well I grew up in church so growing up I heard a lot of Gospel and soul music. My Older sister sang in different groups and sometimes I would go along. I got into music at the age of 10 when I decided to play the trumpet after being inspired by an amazing trumpet player at my church. I learned a lot vocally in High school

chorus. I played all through college. I got my big start musically at Alabama State University where I was a part of The wind ensemble, Symphonic band, Jazz band

and of course the Marching Hornets.

How long have you been making music?

I have been making music for 16years now


It’s Very theatrical and edgy. You never know what you’re going to get with me. I love to keep my audience in suspense. It’s exciting and I love it


Some of my biggest influences are Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Left Eye, Fantasia, Ginuwine, Tupac, and the list goes on. I chose those in particular because of their originality and uniqueness. I have truly been influenced by all of the music that

has been around me my entire life.


Some of my musical inspirations are Louis Armstrong, Trombone Shorty, John Legend, Miles Davis, R.Kelly, Jill Scott and several more. All of these artists

inspire me with their ability to reach any audience with their passion. I love them!

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What are your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop/music/music industry?

Nothing is like it used to be. You never know what to expect these days from some of these artist. I feel like the current state of Hip-Hop is saturated and has become less real and more material. Some of my favorite rappers coming up were Tupac, Biggie, Andre 3000, Nas, Eminem and Missy Elliot...Etc. and I felt that I could

connect with them and they were true life spitters. They kept it real regardless but now there are not many rappers that I can really connect with because it seems like

everyone’s just trying to be like everybody else and I just can’t get with that. It’s too saturated. The current music industry just doesn’t have enough originality. The

industry needs more true talent.


I remain humble! I’m just a different breed. I make sure I can only be imitated but never duplicated. Everything that you would have to go to 3 or 4 different shows for, I do it in one show. I act, sing, rap, play and just try to release everything that

is inside of me. God put this in me and he gets all the glory.

What is unique about your music?

I would say it’s universal. I feel like I connect with any audience because of my diversity. One song may have 3 different genres. My first single”Cold days in

July” is a good example of R&B, Soul and Rock. Have you ever seen a female on stage singing or rapping and pull out a trumpet and play too? That’s what makes my music unique because it’s just something new and exciting to see. God made

me Unique so that I could be able to reach everyone and one day I will.


I would change hearts and the minds of the lost people who feel that they have to possess material things to be happy. I want my music to give hope and

encouragement to make it in this cold world. I Dream big!

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Yes, I would love to have a better life for me and my son but it will be for more than the money. I feel that I would have a better chance to reach a bigger audience and possibly change lives. The more lives I touch then the more I do what I was purposed to do. It’s not about me; it’s about God’s plan for my life. Becoming

mainstream is actually where I’m headed.


I would love to work with John Legend, Fantasia, Miguel, Missy Elliot, Andre3000, Wale, J.Cole, Ginuwine, Dream, Timberland and the list goes on.

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BONITA APPLEBOMB IS AN EXTREMELY TALENTED SOUL SINGER AND SONGWRITER BORN AND RAISED IN DECATUR, GEORGIA.

THIS SOULFUL SOUTHERN SONGTRESS HAS ROOTS DEEP WITHIN THE HIP-HOP/ NEO-SOUL ERA OF THE 1990'S AND THE STYLE AND

JAZZY UNDERTONE OF SOULFUL LEGENDS SUCH AS BILLIE HOLIDAY, ELLA FITZGERALD AND CHAKA KHAN. BONITA STARTED

SINGING AT THE AGE OF 3 AND REMEMBERS HER EARLIEST WRITING AT THE AGE OF 11, PENNING AN ODE TO "KOOL-AID".

BONITA ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC, ITS NOT BY COINCIDENCE HER NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE ICONIC HIP-HOP STAPLE "BONITA APPLEBUM". A STRONG FOLLOWING IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA'S INFAMOUS UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE, IT IS EVIDENT THAT HER KEY TO SUCCESS IS REMAINING TRUE TO

THE ART OF SOUL MUSIC INCORPORATING GLAMOUR AND FUN AT THE SAME TIME. INDEPENDENT AS OF NOW, ASKING MS.

APPLEBOMB IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO GO MAINSTREAM, SHE ANSWERS WITH A FIRM "YES". AS BONITA APPLEBOMB'S

POPULARITY RISES, SHE HOPES TO WORK WITH HER IDOLS ERYKAH BADU, MISSY ELLIOTT, PIANIST ROBERT GLASPER AND

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE CREATORS OF HER NAME SAKE, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST. WITH AN EP SET TO BE RELEASED LATER

THIS YEAR, HER RAY CHARLES INSPIRED "MAN EATER" IS CURRENTLY A FAN FAVORITE. WITH THE HELP OF HER TALENTED

PRODUCTION AND MAINSTAY PRODUCER, RALPH DA RULA, BONITA APPLEBOMB MAKES HER NAME KNOWN AS THE SOUTH'S

NEW SONG BIRD.

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Where are you from?

Georgia born-N-raised baby.


I’ve been behind the microphone going on 7 years now.


I’d say it’s somewhere at the crossroads of an emphasis on lyricism & commercial viability. I try to bring the best of both worlds. Something you can ride to that

doesn’t compromise my lyrical integrity, you know?

Who influences or has influenced/inspires your music?

Man, honestly music is my influence. Pretty much any artist from any respective genre that takes their craft seriously & legitimately delivers with the music inspires

me to do my thing.


I think Hip Hop is headed in a great direction. It’s slowly but surely making its way back to a time when a higher value was placed on the meaning behind your lyrics,

at least to some degree. And that’s not to down the records that don’t place as much emphasis on lyrical ability, I just think there should be an even balance. Given

time, I think we’ll make it to that point.


Well, that depends on your definition of mainstream. If by that you mean compromising the integrity of my music in hopes of monetary gain, then absolutely

not. But if by mainstream, you mean creating music that caters to the general population, I honestly see no issue with that. I most certainly believe the latter can

be accomplished without altering the uprightness of one’s craft.

What project are you working on currently?

I’m currently working on an album entitled “Invictus” that will be released before the years out. It’s a concept album that centers around the theme of perseverance.

It’s about 85% finished.


Man, I’d love to work with anyone that’s passionate about their craft. Talented artists with conviction and ill ass beats.. That’s the recipe man. Let’s get it.

Twitter/Instagram @iam16osYouTube.com/oldsoulvids16

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