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Misfit Tunes’
Must Haves
Title: Love And Other DrugsArtist: Mia Sparrow
Released: 4/2014
The Entrance // Cassette Tape // All Business
Friday Night Sermons // Cold // Love and Other Drugs (Interlude)
iLL Lavish // Inauguration // Never Get Over You // Personal (Skit)
Where The Cash At // Special // The Greatest Love // Two Of Me // The Exit
MiaWasHere0000 MiaWasHere0000 Mia Sparrow
Title: Fire In Me Artist: Memoir Released: 4/2014
Los Angeles // Look Away // Minimum Wage (The Heist) // Love and War //
She Lights The Sun // Who I Am // Forgive Me Father (Interlude) // Sexy //
The Hard Way // Sirulian // Take Me Home // Never Good Enough //
Nothing Without You
MemoirMusic
MemoirMusic
Title: Who Is Yani: The Rebel Mixtape Artist: Yani
Released: 6/2014
MemoirMusic
Cul_cha: All of Me // Passion and Purpose // Queens // Time feat. DJ Kalisemo
// What’s The Point // Thumbs Up // They Shootin’ // The Rebel Anthem // Remember
// Forbidden NY feat. Kitty & DJ Kalisemo // Dream
YaniMeansPeace
YaniMeansPeace
WhoIsYani
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TABLE Of CONTENTS
Editor in chief
::
K. Simms
One to Know
The Archived Issue
Ki_Misfit
Artist’s Toolkit Throwback Thursday
Share Not Spam
How to share your music without being
a nasence by becoming a spammmer 12
Take the Pledge
No R.I.P
Ki_Da_Misfit
Ki Misfit
How to sign up for the No Reckless
Internet Posting campaign started by
Deb Atney 26
Aaliyah 21
Lisa Banton 9
Misfit Tunes’
Must Haves
Alums, Mixtape, EPs, etc
worth the download
Who is Nu’
Craig Mack 35
Acapella 14
Nu’ The Mayor 17
Da Brat 31
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What is Misfit Tunes
Misfit Tunes is an organization
dedicated to
promoting domestic as
well as international Indie and/or
little know artists from all genres of
music to the awaiting masses. We
use several vehicles to promote the
artists’ work, such as:
Misfit Tunes’ blog, which can be
found at www.misfittunes.blogspot.
com , receives thousands of views
daily from all around the country.
We also boast international visitors
from places like Canada, the UK,
Ireland, and Jamaica, to name a
few. We update the blog weekly
with new music and videos.
Why does Misfit Tunes do it
We do it for two main reasons:
1. We do it for the LOVE of the
music. The current top 40 selection
leaves Misfit Tunes wanting
more from music, which is why we
promote indie and/or little known
artists. The music industry has
become so saturated with clones
that the music has gotten lost in
translation or merely forgotten. We
believe it our duty to keep good
music relevant!
2. We do it to change the industry.
It is our belief that the industry has
become too much about money and
no longer about the art of creating
music. With the current state of
the economy and the advent of so
many free internet tools to make
music, it’s now the perfect time to
usher industry change.
Now that you know who Misfit
Tunes are and what we do, we
would like to invite you to build a
wonderful working relationship.
Again our services are completely
FREE of cost for artist. We would
appreciate you sending us your
music, videos, upcoming events,
pictures, and/or any other information
you would like us to share. By
sending an email to Misfit Tunes at
submissions@misfittunes.com. We
request that you to ask your fans,
followers, and supporters to support
Misfit Tunes. By increasing
our supporters, we can reach more
people. The more people we can
reach the bigger Misfit Tunes will
grow. Our growth will ensure more
people will be exposed to your music,
which in turn, will potentially
increase your fan base.
We would also like to request any
promotional merchandise you can
spare, as we would like to begin
running contests to get people to
engage more with the artists as
well as Misfit Tunes. The more
people we get to engage with Misfit
Tunes, the better we can serve the
indie market. We fully understand
Misfit Tunes need the support of
artists to reach our full potential as
we are nothing without the music!
How can I as an artist support Misfit
Tunes
· Keep us informed on your
career by emailing us an artist
bio, your music, pictures, videos,
and any information on upcoming
projects.
. Encourage your fans to support
Misfit Tunes. The more people we
have supporting Misfit Tunes the
more people with which to share
not just your music, but also the
other artists’ music we support.
. Provide Misfit Tunes with exclusives.
Let us be the first to break
a new video or song, as well as
details on upcoming events or new
projects.
. Invite us to events. If you are
having an album release, performance,
and/or any event you’d like
us to cover, send us press credentials
or put us on your guest list. If
we are in your area we will gladly
enjoy covering your event. We
want to support all events, however
that can become very costly potentially
taking funds away from the
services we provide since we don’t
charge for our services.
. Make Misfit Tunes your #1
source for indie news, music, and
videos.
Remember, we do this for the love
of the music! So if you love your
music and want to support an organization
that will love your music
as much as you do, look no further
than Misfit Tunes!
~ misfit movement let’s make it
count!!!
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Misfit Tunes’
Must Haves
Title: Baked God Artist: Itz2Eazy Released: 7/2014
Wakin Bakin feat. Stef is Dope, Kaye Trill, & Visto // R.I.M.S // RAW // Rolling
101 // M.W.B feat. Fat Trel // Inspiration feat. Dutch Capital // Always Cloudy //
Beautiful Day // Get Baked feat. Smoke Dza // Smoke N Stroke feat. Visto // Up
and Away // Take Off // The Sound of Cool feat. Kelow
Itz2EazyHLK
Itz2Eazy
2Eazy
Title: I Am Ethan Spalding Artist: Ethan Spalding
Released: 6/2014
Cookies // Panda Party // Happy Feelings // Throw It Back feat. Ab The
Pro & Gordo Brega // Don’t Know Me feat. Mack Low // Syrup Molly Bottle Pills
feat. Lil Tay & Uptown Killa // Big Time // She Got It feat. Dolly Dearest // Jazzy
Movie // Chill Recognize Chill feat. Visto // Countin’ Numbers // All Day Dat
feat. Uptown XO // Taurus // The Way I Like It // Make A Friend feat. Girard St.
Garvey // Cheese Cake // Just Do It feat. Mack Low & Girard St. Garvey
IAmEthanSpalding
ImEthanSpalding
Title: Fatz Sinatra Artist: Fatz Da Big Fella Released: 7/2014
Intro // Grew Up ft. Frank Sirus // Miami Vice ft. Shy Glizzy & Tone P // Street
Life ft. Freddie P
Talk About it ft. French Montana & Wale // On Who ft. Visto //
Pool Party ft. Trey
Flippin It // Nuffin Nigga ft. Sasha // Al Pacino ft. Dre Willz //
That Ain’t Really ft. Killa Kyleon //
Celebration ft. Phil Ade & Ay-Rock // The Good Life // Fast Lane
// Never Know ft. Alison Carney
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ARCHIVED POST :: ONE TO KNOW :: LISA BANTON
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We had the pleasure of
asking Toronto, Canada
native, Lisa Banton, a
few questions to get to know the
woman behind the voice. If you
have not heard the voice that pours
from her sham on you! Yet we will
be honored and happy to introduce
you to the awesome talent that is
Lisa Banton.
Misfit Tunes: What are your influences
Lisa Banton:: My father was my
inspiration to want to sing. Vocally
artists like Mary J Blige, Faith
Evans, and Lauryn Hill.
MT: How did you get your stage
name
Lisa Banton: It’s my full given
birth name.
MT: Why are you a singer
Lisa Banton: I believe I was
born to do this. Being that music
is in my blood, it’s always felt
very natural for me to do. I love
it!
MT: If you were not singing
what would you be doing
Lisa Banton: I’s probably be
playing an instrument of some
sort professionally. Preferably
the piano. I’ve always wished
that I learned to play when I was
young.
MT: How would you describe your
sound/music
Lisa Banton: I would describe my
sound as traditional R&B / Soul
with elements of Hip Hop. R&B
has made a lot of changes over the
years. The music I bring seems
to fall under the type of timeless
music I grew up listening to, which
I’m very pleased about.
MT: What does your lyrics say
about you and/or your character
Lisa Banton: Well being that I’ve
written everything that I’ve put
out for myself, my lyrics say a lot.
Mainly that I’m always speaking
from a real place. The majority of
my music is based on love so I pull
from a lot of my own experiences.
Judging by how people react to my
lyrics, they feel that I come from
genuine place because they can relate.
That is all I can really ask for.
MT: Do you love your music Tell
me about that love: how it feels,
where it has taken you, the sacrifices
you have made for it.
Lisa Banton: I definitely love the
type of music I do. I don’t always
love what I come up with but I
think that’s normal for most writers.
I wouldn’t say my music has
taken me anywhere quite yet and
because of that fact very little sacrifices
have been made. I’m sure I’ll
have many along the way but I’m
not worried about it. My love for
what I do is deep, so any decisions
that I have to make will not be taken
lightly and will probably result
in very little regret.
MT: What is your mission What
kind of impact if any do you want
your music to have on your fans
Lisa Banton: With the state that
R&B is in right now, the impact
that I want my music to have
overall is a long lasting one. I want
to make music that my fans can
listen to 10 years from now and
say “Damn, that is STILL a good
song”. The music coming out right
now doesn’t really have that type
of feel in my opinion.
MT: What are your goals
Lisa Banton: At this point in the
game for me, my main goal will
always be to make quality music. I
want to be able to share what I do
with the world and have it loved
by those who really appreciate
what I have to offer. Anything
that can make that happen, I will
always be open to. Anything else
that comes from it all, will be a
bonus.
MT: What is your definition of
success
Lisa Banton: When it comes
to my music, my definition of
success is quite simple. The day
that I can live comfortable off my
earnings from music alone, will
be the day I count it as definite
success.
MT: How will you know when
you have “made it”
Lisa Banton: I’m not too sure. As a
child, I always dreamed of having
crowds of people chant the lyrics
of my songs back to me while on
stage. When you have an arena full
of fans singing your music word
for word, I think that’s a pretty
good sign you’ve made it! To know
that your music has impacted people
in such a way, I can’t think of
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ARCHIVED POST :: ONE TO KNOW :: LISA BANTON
any better feeling.
MT: Do you have a team behind
you
Lisa Banton: Fortunately and
unfortunately I don’t have a team.
Over the years I’ve been through
a lot of bad dealings with people
who acted like they had my best
interest at heart. A team would be a
great thing to have but it HAS to be
right. Though it’s been hard doing
everything myself, I’ve learned a
lot from all the trial and error. I’ve
learned things that I may not have
learned if I had a team or somebody
else dealing with
certain aspects. I’m
slowly building one
but it won’t happen
unless it feels right.
My music and artistry
means too much to
me.
MT: How many live
performances have
you done
Lisa Banton: I
Couldn’t give you an
exact number at all.
I’ve been performing
for the past 10 years
so it’s been A LOT!
MT: Tell me about your best performance.
What made it the best
Lisa Banton: The first performance
that comes to mind when I think of
my best performance wasn’t really
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Mixtape
mirror mirror
even my performance. About 4 or
5 years ago I performed with an
local rapper on a song that I sang
the hook on. Once I got up on stage
to do my part, his fans knew my
hook from beginning to end. They
sang with me EVERY time and for
me, that was a taste of something
I’ve dreamt for myself since I was
young. It was a great night.
MT: Tell me about your worst performance.
What made it bad What
lesson did you learn
Lisa Banton: As far as my worst,
any performance where I forget a
lyric is a bad one for me. It’s one
of those things where no one can
be blamed but myself. What that
always boils down to is to practice
and make sure I’m always on point.
video
you got that
MT: What is next for you
Lisa Banton: Well my plan is to set
focus on getting an EP or an Album
done next. With 2 mixtapes out, I
think it’s about time that people get
a full project of completely original
music.
MT: Where do you see yourself
this time next year
Lisa Banton: By this time next
year I hope to maybe be doing a
little traveling outside of Toronto.
Performing in different cities and/
or countries to get a feel for how
people outside of where I’m from
receive my
music.
MT: What accomplishments
and/or awards
have you received
Lisa Banton:
To me, having
completed
projects are accomplishments
in itself. To be
able to put out
2 mixtapes on
my own is pretty
big to me. I
know a lot of up and coming artists
who haven’t taken that step yet. I
believe it is so necessary in order to
initiate and sustain a real fan base.
I Haven’t received any awards yet
but I’m working on it!
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share not spam
Proper etiquette for sharing your music
Contrary to your personal beliefs
not everyone is going to want to
hear your blazing new track. I
know crazy right you spent a lot
of time and money on creating this
new Grammy worthy track! You
even went on social media and
@ everyone on your timeline but
folks still are not hitting the link to
witness the greatness that is your
master piece.
guarantee folks hit the link
not only to listen to your
Grammy worthy single but
to also become a fan and a
supporter.
Simply follow the steps
below:
Step 1. Pin your new single
to your social media profiles.
Doing this will allow those
interested supporters, djays,
and program directors using
the proper email etiquette
(refer to the July Issue of
Misfit Tunes The Magazine if
you are not familiar with the
proper etiquette). This will
ensure you reach those that
would enjoy hearing you new
track.
ARTIST TOOLKIT :: SHARE NOT SPAM
What an outrage right NO! It
is not an outrage. Well maybe
for you but I would be
willing to bet hose that you
randomly shared your music
with feels more abused than
outraged.
Understand I am not saying
your single is not good or
does not deserve to be heard
yet what I am saying is there
is a proper way to share your
single with people that would
yield a better outcome and
that visit your profile to see
your single as your first post.
This will also keep the single
as a focal point.
Step 2. Market and promote
your single weeks leading up
to its release. Doing this will
alert people that you have
new music coming. It will
also prevent you from flooding
your timeline with the
same post becoming a pest to
those that follow your feed.
Step 3. Send an email to all
Step 4. Schedule three
tweets a day the first in the
morning between 7am and
10am, the second afternoon
between 12pm to 3pm, and
the third and the final in the
evening between 5pm and
8pm. These times have been
identified as peak social media
traffic times. Scheduling
will ensure you do not flood
timelines.
HAPPY SHARING!
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Misfit Tunes’
Must Haves
Title: Die Winning Artist: Preauxx Released: 5/2014
Vibe // The Theme // Metropolis // Daze (Remix) // Malcolm 2XXs // Sporadic //
I’m The Man // Still Sleep…Not Enough // S.O.B. //
Whatevers // E.W.B. // Free
PreauXX
PreauXX
PreauXX
Title: His & Hers Artist: Dom Of Da District Released: 7/2014
Welcome // Get it // Tell Me // Facedown feat. Madame T, G of Primetime
Band // Train // Show You feat. J. St. Paul,Kash // One Night // Your World //
Whats Up // Ridiculous // Light Pink Into feat. Charmz FROM London // Light
Pink // Bust it SNIPPET // ISuKRAZY // OG Dom // My Place // Couldn’t Be
feat. Keezy // Kill Me // Throw It Back // Stupid // Dis Dat // Thank God feat.
Taygo // Crash feat. Madame T // You See It OUTRO // Studio
DomOfDaDistrict DomOfDaDistrict DomOfDaDistrict
Title: 4sixteen A.M. Artist: Church Chizzle Released: 4/2014
The COMF Interlude // The Fire ft. Adam Bomb & Rich Kidd // 7 In The
Morning // Kush Dreams // This Cloud I’m On // Back Room ft. Michael
Mazz // Groupie Love // The Oh Boy Interlude // Don’t Know Me Like
That ft. Trinity Chris // Drugs ft. C Flowz // Green Leaf // Wanna Know ft.
M Deezy // I Did It // Rock Star // S.I.D (Seeing Is Deceiving) ft. Seth Dyer
// The Get Down // The LOTNS Interlude // Call It What You Like (Prod. By
RL Bowes)
ChurchChizzle
ChurchChizzle
ChurchChizzle
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ARCHIVED POST :: ONE TO KNOW :: ACAPELLA
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We had the pleasure of
asking Detroit native,
Acapella a few questions
and enjoyed every answer. After
reading this piece we are sure you
would have enjoyed every answer
as well as became a fan!
Read :: Listen :: Watch :: Enjoy
MT: What is your government
name
Acapella: My government name is
Trista Hudson.
MT: What are your influences
Acapella: My influences are everyday
life, great music by great
artists, and the ambition to be in the
history books.
MT: How did you come up with
your stage name
Acapella: I came up with my stage
name over a period of years, while
being able to get my hands on
instrumentals early on in my career.
I then learned how to perfect my
lyricism without the actual use of
music and finding my own rhythm
and teaching myself how to count
bars.
MT: Why are you a rapper
Acapella: Simple. I love words. I
love creating stories and I love music.
Creating songs are like painting
pictures and putting together
puzzles. It’s all art and I’m an avid
lover of all different types of art.
Rapping is therapy to me. It helps
me get thru the days.
MT: If you were not rapping what
would you be doing
Acapella: If I weren’t rapping, I’d
be an architect. I’d either be in grad
school for architecture and construction
management or working
an internship at a firm.
MT: How would you describe your
sound/music
Acapella: I would describe it as life
music. I’m not a one dimensional
person, so it would be difficult to
put my sound into one box. I could
give you street music, conscious,
party or club anthems, emo, whatever
the mood calls for.
MT: What does your lyrics say
about you/your character
Acapella: That I’m a thinker. An
observer. That I’m different from
the norm.
MT: Do you love your music
Acapella: Yes. Lol. I love listening
to my music because it makes
other feel good, speaks on things
others think are taboo, and inspires
people. That makes me feel good
all around. It’s taken me across the
country, I’ve talked famous celebs
& artists on the phone because of
it, and they’ve praised me. The
sacrifice are losing sleep, losing associates,
falling behind on bills, but
it’s always worth it. This is what I
genuinely love.
MT: What is your mission What
kind of impact if any do you want
your music to have on your fans
Acapella: My mission is to simply
spark the minds of others that think
like me, and to go out and make
changes to our society. Kind of like
how 2Pac & Kanye West did/do.
MT: What are your goals
Acapella: My goals are to be
remembered as one of the greats,
but not only that, I want to be an
influence to people around the
world in letting them know you can
acquire your dreams if you simply
put the positive energy out into the
universe and go for it. Whatever
you believe in.
MT: How will you know when you
have “made it”
Acapella: When I’m not tied down
to the standards of being “hood
rich”. As young Blacks, we think
that people are sellouts if they’re
not always puttin’ on for the hood
or living in the troubled environment
they grew up in. That’s just
stupid. Again, that’s putting yourself
into a box.
MT: Do you have a team behind
you
Acapella: Yes. My team is a team
of producers called TNFAC (The
Not Fuckin Around Crew) which is
made up of myself, Dopie, A-Train,
Motizzy, & Vaughn. Before becoming
my team of producers & writers
though, they were my friends
which makes the bond stronger.
MT: How many live performances
have you performed
Acapella: I can say I’ve had at least
30 or so performances over the
past 4 years. Might be more, might
be less. I don’t get as many shows
as some people may think. Even
though I feel like I should. Lol.
My best performance had to have
been this past May for the “No Fly
Zone” show by Trick Trick at The
Majestic Theater. What made it
the best is that I was comfortable
on stage, they treated me like an
artist and made sure I was good,
and the crowd was into my music
& showed love. I actually have two
worst performances. The 1st was
my 1st actual show back in 2009 at
a bar in Romulus, and the 2nd was
at Apollo Night at Eastern Michigan
the year afterwards when I got
booed by the entire crowd just by
walking on stage. The 1st show
was horrible because I ran out of
breath during my performance,
forgot a lot of words to my songs,
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and fell off of the stage trying to
be cool. Lol. THAT taught me that
you just can’t rap and think everything’s
gonna be fine. You have to
practice and take this craft serious.
The EMU show taught me that
there’s people out there that aren’t
gonna like your music, they’re
gonna be mean, nasty, petty, &
heckle you just because. What you
make of it is on you.
ARCHIVED POST :: ONE TO KNOW :: ACAPELLA
MT: What’s next for you
Acapella: Right now I’m going to
continue pushing ‘the EP’ once it’s
completely finished, continue to get
more shows and show my face, and
basically take over music.
MT: Where do you see yourself
this time next year
Acapella: I see myself working
towards a debut album, touring,
taking care of my family, and inspiring.
MT: What accomplishments and /
or awards have you received
Acapella: My accomplishments are
self given. I’ve someone perfected
my craft but still growing, I have
a fat ass dope catalogue of music,
and an open piece of mind. Lol.
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ARCHIVED POST :: WHO IS NU’ THE MAYOR

This is the first installation in
a three part series with Nu’ The
Mayor, CEO of GOV Life Enter
tainment, rap pioneer, and mogul. I
was intrigued with him because he
is a rapper with the business savvy
of a CEO, or he is a CEO with
a ridiculous flow that garnished
him the title of one of the DMV’s
best rappers Either way Nu’ The
Mayor is a colorful character who
caught my attention. So I set out to
find out Who is Nu
Who is Nu has been a question
asked so frequently that in 2010
Nu, The Mayor released the Who is
Nu Vol.1 mixtape to try to answer
this loaded question. I call it a
loaded question because the answer
is not a simple one by any means.
Wait, let me start at the beginning
so I can really introduce Niles “Nu’
The Mayor” Numan.
Niles Numan, better known to
most as Nu’ The Mayor, hit the
DMV {DC//MD//VA} rap scene
in 1998 rapping under the moniker
The Mayor. He got the streets
buzzing not with his distinct flow,
but with his unheard of marketing
tactics. Nu’ didn’t need media to
take note of him nor to beat down
his door for interviews as he was
interviewing himself weekly on his
YouTube channel. These interviews
quickly became the talk of streets
for a few reasons: 1) most couldn’t
believe dude was interviewing
himself, 2) because most thought
he was a genius for doing it, and 3)
nobody outside of his camp could
believe he had the balls to label
himself The Mayor of the city not
to mention the best rapper coming
out of the city. Whatever the
reason, Nu’s marketing tactic was
working. The streets were buzzing
with talk of The Mayor.
Riding the wave of the street
buzz Nu struck while the iron was
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hot and dropped his debut CD,
“My Life My Way.” The CD was
released in 2004 on his Grown A$$
Man Ent label and produced the hit
single “Whats Inyo Cup.” This single
found its way into regular rotations
on one of Washington, DC’s
top radio stations, WPGC. The CD
moved an astonishing 15,000 units,
an accomplishment never heard of
in the DMV by an independent label.
Nu has been quoted as calling
the project his Reasonable Doubt.
With the success of “My Way My
Life” the streets were now roaring
with chatter about Nu’ and he was
quick to let all know he was just
getting started.
In 2006 The Mayor released the
follow up CD, “Politically Incorrect.”
The 18-track offering was
once again released on his Grown
A$$ Man Ent label. He described
it as being “mid-East (mid-East
is DC/MD/VA in Nu lingo) tempo,
80 and 90 BPM, slow, funked
out, perfect to get high to music.
With East Coast lyrics, Southern
production, and West Coast swagger.”
“Politically Incorrect”” was a
gallon of gas being thrown onto the
fire. Once released, The Mayor was
now considered undoubtedly on his
way to becoming one of the best
rappers in the DMV.
But the question persisted,
Who is Nu’ Even after founding
and becoming the CEO of GOV
(G.ame OV) Life Entertainment, a
company that specializes in marketing
and branding management
while functioning as a record label,
as well as releasing two highly
successful projects, Niles Numan,
now known as Nu’ The Mayor, on
March 10, 2010 released the first
of three mixtapes titled “Who Is
Nu’” Vol. 1 hosted by the legendary
DJ Quicksilva. Nu’ called it
“the soundtrack to life” as he believed
it had a song for every occasion
or situation life threw at you.
He felt the project covered all bases
and had something for everyone. It
produced the #1 single that kept the
DMV partying, “Whole Time.” It
also gave us the “Where They Do
That At remix” that had a bevy of
top DMV rappers blessing the track
with killer verses. Coming off the
success of Vol. 1, on May 25, 2010
he released Vol. 2 which picked up
where Vol. 1 left off. Vol. 2 kept the
party going and once again contained
something for everyone. Finally,
on Election Day, November
2, 2010, he released the third and
final mixtape in the series “Who is
Nu’ Vol. 3” once again hosted DJ
Quicksilva and filled with hit after
hit! It was definitely a must have
project that closed out the series on
a strong high note.
So now that Nu’ The Mayor
released not one mixtape, but three
mixtapes, to answer the question
Who is Nu’ that was the end of it
right Wrong! The three part series
only created more questions of who
Nu’ The Mayor is, what his secret
to success is, how to describe is
flow, and is he a rapper or a CEO
With all these questions swarming
I thought it fitting to sit down with
the man himself and finally get
some answers.
On October 26, 2011 right on the
heels of the release of his current
project, “Mayor Back”, I caught
up with Nu’ The Mayor to discuss
the short lived merger of the DMV
powers know as The Celtics, the
severing of his ties with RaRa The
1st Lady, his body of work, and his
much anticipated upcoming project
“No Brakes.”
On August 18, 2011 the DMV
awoke to news of a major power
move by arguably 3 of the area’s
best rappers, Nu’ The Mayor,

RAtheMC, and Bear Witnez, joining
forces under GOV Life forming
what they had named The Celtics.
Many celebrated the merger but
there were few that felt strongly
that this merger couldn’t, nor
would it last. By lunch, RAtheMC
was tweeting that the press release
was false and she was not in fact
signed to the GOV Life label. This
was swiftly followed by Bear Witnez
denouncing the union.
The Celtics had been formed and
demolished all before the evening
news. Rumors and speculation
began to swirl regarding what
some reported as Nu’ The Mayor’s
overzealous press release. Nu’ has
remained tight lipped on the situation
only saying he wishes both
RAtheMC and Bear Witnez nothing
but the best, as well as much
success on their future ventures.
He holds neither grudges nor ill
will. He understands it’s all business
and that the powers that be
threatened to make it difficult for
those involved in The Celtics if
they didn’t disband. When asked
what, if any, impact did these
situations have on the upcoming
release, “No Brakes”, Nu’ was
quick to say “it had absolutely no
effect on “No Brakes.” I actually
attempted to move up the release
date and change the title of the CD
to address their departure, and then
decided to just do me. So I’m back
on my No Brakes shit.” That was
all he said with a calm even disposition.
It was as if the major disappointment
was an actual victory for
Nu’ and his GOV Life movement.
Feeling he was blowing smoke,
I asked directly what happened
with the RAtheMC / Bear Witness
situation. With a smirk he looked
at me and said “I get this question
every interview. It was a great
idea. We could have made history,
instead we all quit.” [laughs] Then
ask “what was the last thing you
heard from either of them” Before
I could answer he continued “RIP
the Celtics!” [laughs] “Now we
[GOV Life] gonna do it Mavericks
style… role players that make the
team the superstar. It is the life!
We are on our Patriots shit! Even
though I have not spoken to either
of them in months He asks [shrugging]
“What is the answer everybody
wants” I didn’t even bother
to answer because he had begun
to speak again as if to imply that
was a rhetorical question. “I am not
going to dog them out… I’m not
gonna say they didn’t shit on me.
[shakes head] It is what it is.”
Since we were discussing departures
and severed ties I thought
I’d ask about RaRa The 1st Lady’s
noticeable absence from GOV Life.
Nu’ stated first and foremost he
wishes nothing but success for her,
yet “GOV Life does music for the
passion not for popularity and once
the music is no longer the priority
that becomes a problem that frustrates
me. So I felt it best to sever
ties and go our separate ways.”
With all the in-and-out, here
today gone tomorrow artists, I
asked Nu’ The Mayor would he be
looking to add any new talent to
his GOV Life roster any time soon.
His answer was no. The current
roster of CHAOS the Rapper, Mr.
Chainsaw, Shannon Crystal, Slashwaterboy
(a very talented producer),
COO Blind, and himself, there
will be no further additions. This
roster is known as the Mavericks, a
team of hard workers that play their
position within the music industry.
With the rumors of outside meddling
destroying the Celtics, it is
not hard to see Nu’ The Mayor
has just as many haters as he does
fans, so I asked him if he enjoyed
being the guy with the target on
his back The grin that grew on his
faced mirrored a kid on Christmas
day. “Yeah I’m used to the hate. I
kill them with success. It is somebody
reading this right now with
they face all frowned up… they
think I’m talking about them now.
[laughs] But I have so many haters
I’m probably NOT talking about
they unimportant ass… I enjoy
their discomfort though. Fuck
em… see me if it’s like that.”
While we were still discussing
rumors I asked about the release
date for “No Brakes” being pushed
back. I asked if the date was
pushed back to avoid competition
or to ensure it did the numbers he
expected “I pushed backed “No
Brakes” because it was becoming
a CD all about how niggaz hate
on me and how I don’t give a fuck
about them [laughs]. It was not
what my life’s work should be
totally based on so I revisited some
original concepts from the “No
Brakes” CD and just decided to
go with it. Having [the] “D.amage
C.ontrol” CD was bad…the fact I
thought I had to do damage control
spoke to something I don’t agree
with. I don’t feel competitive with
DMV artists. I’m competing with
Jay-Z and won’t allow myself to
think any other way.”
With his announcement of such
an accomplished competitor, I
decided to switch our focus to
what matters the most, the music.
I wanted to know his writing
process, what he thought about his
body of work, and if he thought
“No Brakes” was his greatest work
to date. “My writing process is
simple. I usually wake up Saturday
after a crazy night and write about
it. I be so busy I don’t write often.
If something grabs me I will get a
bottle [of liquor to] drink..[cont 28]
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ARCHIVED POST :: THROWBACK THURSDAY :: AALIYAH

On this date ten years ago the
world lost a talent greater than we
were privileged to witness, reach
her potential. Aaliyah Haughton
graced this earth with her presence
for twenty-two years and blessed
us with music that still lives on
today. Although she only gave us
three albums, the music is timeless!
Aaliyah’s first album “Age Ain’t
Nothing but a Number” was released
in 1994 by Jive and Blackground
Records. It featured two
hit singles ‘Back & Fourth’ and
‘At Your Best (You Are Love).”
Both singles went gold. The album
debuted at #24 on the Billboard
Charts, selling 74k copies in its
first week. It would later go on
to sell three million copies in the
US, where it was certified double
platinum by the Recording
Industry Association of America.
R. Kelly, who became her mentor
as well as rumored husband,
produced the album. Most critics
liked the blend of Aaliyah’s
“silky and sultry vocals” and Kelly’s
“new jack swing” so much
they credited her for redefining
R&B.
After allegations of an illegal
marriage to R. Kelly, Aaliyah
ended her relationship with Jive
and signed with Atlantic records.
It would be Atlantic Records
and Blackground Records that
released her second album “One
Due to the recent
announcement of an
Aaliyah biopic we dug
in our archives to share a piece we
did on the ten year anniversary of
her death. The orginal piece was
written in 2011 as a Throwback
Thursday entry.
Many fans are both excited and
torn about the upcoming biopic as
the Haughton family has not given
the project their blessings.
The biopic has two A-list celebrities,
Angela Basser and Queen Latifah.
They had a diffucult time cast
the role of the talented triple threat
as one actress bowed out after finding
out the family was not onboard,
a second bowed out largely due to
fans expressing often quite rudely
their displeasure with her selection.
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in a Million” in 1996. It featured
a bounty of hit singles; “If Your
Girl Only Knew”, “One in a Million”,
“Got to Give It Up”, “4
Page Letter”, “Hot Like Fire”, and
“The One I Gave My Heart To”.
The album debuted at #20 on the

Billboard Charts, selling 41k copies
in the first week. It would later go
on to sell four million copies in the
USA, where it was certified double
platinum by the Recording Industry
Association of America. “One in
a Million” has been labeled Aaliyah’s
breakout album as well as a
major milestone in the careers of
Missy Elliot and Timbaland who
both wrote and produced the bulk
of the album. “One in a Million” is
currently out of print in the US!
In 2000, Aaliyah introduced
the world to another of her many
talents, acting. She appeared in
her first major film, “Romeo Must
Die” a modern day Romeo & Juliet
where Romeo is Asian and Juliet is
African-American set it the mean
streets of Oakland, California. The
movie starred Aaliyah, Anthony
Anderson, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah
Washington, Jet Li, and Russell
Wong The movie debuted at #2 at
the box office earning eighteen million
dollars in its opening weekend.
It later grossed ninety-one million
dollars worldwide.
In 2002, Aaliyah starred in
her second film “Queen of the
Damned”. The movie was the film
adaptation of the third novel of
Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles
series, “The Queen of the
Damned”. However, the film’s plot
contains many plot elements from
the latter novel’s predecessor, The
Vampire Lestat. It starred Aaliyah,
Lena Olin, Marguerite Moreau, Paul
McGann, Stuart Townsend, and
Vincent Perez. The movie earned a
whopping forty-five million dollars
worldwide, despite poor reviews.
Aaliyah, along with Virgin and
Blackground Records, released her
third album, “Aaliyah” in 2001. It
featured several singles “We Need
a Resolution”, “Rock the Boat”,
“More Than a Woman”, and “I Care
4 U”. The album debuted at #2 on
the Billboard Charts, selling 190k
copies in its first week. This album,
like the two before it, was certified
double platinum. It is also out of
print in the US. This album set records
that neither has nor may ever
be broken. Sadly, it would become
her final album.
On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah
along with eight others were killed
in an airplane crash in the Bahamas
after filming the video for her single
“Rock the Boat”. The plane, a twin
engine Cessna 402B, was a smaller
plane than the Cessna 404 in which
they had originally flown. As a
result, when the plane attempted to
depart, it was over its max takeoff
weight and carrying one extra passenger
than allotted, subsequently
resulting in the plane crashing
shortly after takeoff taking the lives
of all on board.
I find the rainy weather fitting for
this the tenth anniversary of Aaliyah’s
death as there are so many
mourning her loss and shedding
tears in her memory. I, however,
have made the choice to celebrate
her life and music so no tears over
here just many questions of “What
If…”
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mother, Debra Antney. Ms. Antney
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outlets which have sensationalized
stories to garner popularity for
their site as well as to drive traffic
to the site. These tumultuous
relationships cost Ms Antney her
twenty-two year old son Caodes
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to ease the pain and end his own
life. KayO’s kind heart often wept
due to the malicious, reckless, and
thoughtless people who spread
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himself but his mother and other
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Ms. Antney is determined her
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the world! She also hopes to speak
for the millions of people living
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“In every test there is testimony.
Through all adversity there is a
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times you’ll find a message.” For
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and listen to beats. I pick beats that
convey the emotion I’m speaking
to. The beat either speaks to a
concept in my mind, a memory, a
feeling, or a thought. I never pick
the “hit” record if I don’t FEEL it.
Then I write. Most of my songs I
was drunk when I wrote em.” Do
you feel pressure to deliver “hits”
“Yes I do. Not because anyone that
left or was dropped but because I
have been a local celebrity. I have
done everything on the bottom
level that I can do. I have to get to
another level of relevance or its no
point doing commercial music.”
Sounds like he has matured quite
a bit since his 2004 debut CD so I
had to know how he had grown between
projects. “I was doing club
anthems because all I was doing
was getting drunk and partying at
clubs. Now I’m doing things a little
differently so my music reflects
that. It’s more mature I’ll say. I
look at people differently. I know
I can’t please everybody and I also
know I don’t give a fuck about
how people feel. Love me or hate
me,… fuckBOUTyou!”
There is lots of talk about “No
Brakes” being Nu’ The Mayor’s
best work to date, from the content
to the production, this will be his
crown jewel. I was curious if he
would agree and I was surprised
when he did. “Without question
this is my most polished and commercial
work to date. Lyrically it’s
up there. Musically it’s up there.
The [distinction] comes because
I’m going to win nationally with
this one [nods his head as if he is
agreeing with himself]. I know
this. “No Brakes” is real life situations
put to real instrumentation,
and a glimpse of the fantasy that
we all want to live. It’s going to tell
my story. It might sound corny, but
it will. I have been through a lot. I
have overcome a lot and I’m here.
I’m not stopping for no one or no
thing… No Brakes! Its inspirational,
freaky, fun, and unapologetic.
At the same time it’s a good riding
CD… a good CD to clean the
house to.”
It’s fitting we end this article
here and pick up the second of
three article as the release date gets
closer. Nu’ The Mayor plans to release
“No Brakes” on his birthday,
April 17, 2012. To give us a little
taste, he released “Gordon Gartrell”
along with the B side track
“The Nigga That I Am” until “No
Brakes” drops. (A little side note:
Gordon Gartrell, which is quickly
becoming synonymous with
Nu’ The Mayor, derives from the
episode of The Cosby Show when
Theo Huxtable goes out and spends
an excessive amount of money for
a shirt made by, yup you guessed it
,Gordon Gartrell. Every since that
episode Nu’ The Mayor associated
Gordon Gartrell with “the best shit
ever.”)
Stay tuned for part two of this
three part series on Nu’ The Mayor
where we will delve more into the
making of “No Brakes,” the business
of running a wildly successful
corporation, the marketing of “No
Brakes,” and get better acquainted
with the GOV Life roster.
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ARCHIVED POST :: THROWBACK THURSDAY :: DA BRAT
Da Brat was born Shawntae
Harris on April 14, 1974 in Chicago,
Illinois. She got her stage name
from being the “spoiled only child”
even though she is the younger
half-sister of actress Lisa Raye
McCoy. Da Brat fell in love with
music while playing the drums and
singing in the church choir. After
graduating from the Academy of
Scholastic Achievement in 1992
she got her big break.
Da Brat won the grand prize in
a local rap contest sponsored by
Yo! MTV Raps in 1992. She got to
meet Kris Kross, the young rap duo
who wore their clothes backwards.
They recognized Da Brat’s raw
talent and introduced her to their
producer, Jermaine Dupri, who
would later sign her to his So So
Def label.
Da Brat’s debut album titled
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Funkdafied was released in 1994
and sold over a million copies, an
accomplishment that made her the
first female rapper to go platinum.
The album entered the rap albums
chart at #1 yet peaked at #11 on the
Billboard 200. It yielded several
chart breaking singles like “Funkdafied”
featuring Jermaine Dupri,
“Give It 2 You”, and “Fa All Y’all”
featuring Kandi of Xscape.
Da Brat’s second album titled
Anuthatantrum was released in
1996 and went gold. The album
failed to have the success on the
charts her first album did. However,
the single “Ghetto Love” featuring
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of
TLC reached #16 on the Billboard
Hot 100. The only other single
released was “Sittin on Top of the
World” which failed to chart.
Da Brat spent the rest of the 90s
making a name for herself as the
queen of features. You could hear
her on Mariah Carey’s hit “Always
Be My Baby” as well as the
So So Def remix of “Honey”, “I
Still Believe”, and “Heartbreaker”.
Her other features include “Ladies’
Night” with Lil Kim, Angie
Martinez, Left-Eye, and Missy
Elliot; Kris Kross’ single “Da
Bomb”, Missy Elliot’s “Sock It 2
Me”, Brandy’s remix for “U Don’t
Know Me”, and Destiny’s Child’s
“Jumpin Jumpin”. She also made
her feature film debut in Kazaam
alongside NBA legend Shaquille
O’Neal.
Da Brat’s third album titled
Unrestricted, was released in 2000.
The album had a luke warm reception
causing it not to break onto the
charts. The album did however produce
two singles which managed
to chart. “That’s What I’m Looking
For” which reached #56 on the US
charts and “What Chu Like” featuring
singer/actor Tyrese, which
reached #26 on the US charts.
In 2001, Da Brat continued her
trend of being a featured artist, appearing
on Mariah Carey’s “Lover
Boy” and Destiny’s Child’s remix
for “Survivor”. She also appeared
in Mariah Carey’s movie Glitter, as
well as the fourth season of VH1’s
hit reality show, The Surreal Life.
Da Brat’s fourth album titled
Limelite, Luv, & Niteclubz was
released in 2003. No longer on So
So Def, the album was released by
Arista and failed to have any of
her previous success. In 2005 Da
Brat was featured on the remix of
Dem Franchize Boyz #1 single, “I
Think They Like Me,” which also
featured Bow Wow and Jermaine
Dupri. In 2006 she joined good
friend Mariah Carey on her The
Adventures Of Mimi tour. She
performed her verses on the “Honey”
and “Heartbreaker “ remixes
for audiences in Atlanta, Chicago,
Los Angeles, New York City, and
Washington, DC.
Still riding high off her success
as a featured artist, Da Brat was
featured on bonus tracks for both
Kelly Rowland and Mariah Carey.
She also joined the 2007 cast of
VH1’s hit reality series Celebrity
Fit Club. 2007 was shaping up to
be another in a long line of good
years for Da Brat...that is until
October 31, 2007. At a Halloween
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outside of Atlanta, Da Brat found
herself in the middle of a serious
physical altercation. According
to reports, she got into a heated
argument with a waitress at the
club and was accused of striking
the woman in the face with
a bottle, causing numerous cuts
to her face. The waitress was
rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Da Brat later plead guilty
to felony aggravated assault and
was sentenced to three years
behind bars, seven years of probation,
and 200 hours of community
service.
Da Brat was a model inmate,
which allowed her the privilege of
becoming part of a work release
program in May 2010. After serving
21 months without incident,
Da Brat worked 9am to 5pm as a
window maker. It was a job she
grew to love and a skill she promises
to continue to use long after
her release from prison.
On February 28, 2011 Da Brat’s
long time friend, mentor, and producer
Jermaine Dupri, announced
her official release from prison.
Eager to remind her fans she
doesn’t quit as well as reintroduce
herself, Da Brat released a mixtape
titled Life After Death.
The 11 track mixtape is available
for free and includes remixes
to Chris Brown’s “Look At Me
Now”, Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation”
and Miguel’s “Sure
Thing,” as well as Jermaine Dupri
produced originals Get It Get It”
featuring Jadakiss and “Dumb
Stupid Crazy” featuring Twista.
Also since her release, Da Brat did
a sexy photoshoot for VIBE shedding
her thuggish tomboy look. Da
Brat told VIBE she loves getting
all made up and being pampered.
She admitted she loves Victoria’s
Secret and that she was a PYT
(Pretty Young Thug).
Let’s hope it’s more pretty young
and less thug these days. The rap
game missed Da Brat, or maybe it
was just me that missed her party
anthems and rapid machine gun
flow. Either way, what the world
needs now from Da Brat is more
music, killa features, and her to
take her spot amongst the rap
elite.
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// Galaxy Unknown feat. Light // Tragic Masterpiece feat. Cody Marksohn &
Christina // Color Blind Mega Mix (Sniteville & Ojizz) // Ecstasy
ProducerOjizz IAmOjizz Ojizzonthatrak
Title: Temporary Forevers Artist: Marco The Brand
Released: 12/2013
All Types Of Love // Be Cautious // Memories // Nostalgia //
Smoke & Fog // Temporary Forevers feat. GodlyMC & Lega-C //
Won’t Change
Marco_TheBrand
Marco_TheBrand
MarcoThe’Brand
Title: Best of Glueazy Artist: Glueazy Released: 10/2013
50 Bars // want to be remembered feat. Jef Jon Sin // Exhibit G // Neva Left
// Lord Knows // Ghost Of Biggie // Classic Youtube Freestyle // Breath Of
Fresh Air // Vote for Gluey // Position Of Power // My Life feat. Nickelus F
// Letter 2 BGZ // Dear Rucko // Grippin On The Grain feat. Ricky Ruckus //
OTIS // Show Prove // All it Is // I cant take it // Talk Of The Town // Just Like
Glue // 2 goonz feat. Ricky Ruckus // The Industry // Credit ft Jellyroll and
Bubba Sparxxx // Fresh From NYC // It is what it is
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ARCHIVED POST :: THROWBACK THURSDAY :: CRAIG MACK

ARCHIVED POST :: THROWBACK THURSDAY :: CRAIG MACK
Craig Mack was working as EP-
MD’s assistant when he hooked up
with Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs’ (aka
Puffy at that time) who invited him
to rap on a Mary J. Blige remix in
1992. Craig Mack later became the
first MC to release an album on the
Bad Boy label. He released “Project
Funk and World” in 1994 which
spawned the platinum selling
single “Flava in Ya Ear.” The remix
featured LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes,
Rampage, and Notorious BIG.
Some credit the remix with launching
Bad Boy records. Sadly, Craig
Mack parted ways with Bad Boy
records and Puffy in 1995 and did
not get to reap the rewards of his
labor, nor watch Bad Boy become
the mega force it became. Mack
was cited as saying he severed ties
with Bad Boy over unresolved
money issues with Puffy.
After leaving Bad Boy, Craig Mack
released “Operation Get Down”
in 1997 on Volcano records. The
album was a solid project, yet only
garnished mediocre success reaching
#17 on the R&B / Hip-Hop
album charts. It generated a few
singles such as “Rap Hangover”
and “Jockin’ My Style,” but both
failed to reach the success that
“Flava in Ya Ear” attained. This
album would be his only release on
Volcano.
In an interview with MTV in 2002
on the set of Diddy’s video for the
“I Need a Girl” remix, Craig Mack
announced he was back working
with Puffy and planned to go in the
studio to work on his new album.
He also appeared on Diddy’s remix
album “We Invented the Remix
vol. 1,” via his contribution to G.
Dep’s “Special Delivery” with
Ghostface Killah and Keith Murray.
Although he parted ways with
Bad Boy records, he remained
close with the Bad Boys. He said
“I don’t regret leaving the label.
I’m just glad that I am with my
family.” He also told MTV that his
new LP would connect the dots of
what he’d been doing since leaving
the spotlight. He admitted he had
done things he wasn’t proud of to
support himself. This would all be
discussed on his new LP.
Not sure what happened to that
highly talked about LP, but in
2006 Craig Mack signed with Matt
“Bean-E” Shaw’s Stereo Nasty
Records and released the single
“Mack Tonite.” Plans for a third
album, tentatively titled “The
Affiliation,” were announced and
scheduled to be released in 2007.
However, the album was shelved
and in 2008 Craig Mack found
himself once again in search of a
label. He found that earning one
Platinum plaque did not guarantee
him permanent status amongst the
elite of the Hip-Hop world.
Shame we didn’t get more music
from this talented rapper, who at
the time changed the game in a
very good way. I do miss that crazy
flow and those bass heavy beats
he attacked. I’m hopeful that he
will make a comeback, or at least
release another album to satisfy
my longing for another banger like
“Flava in Ya Ear.”
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