cleaning out my closet...

NO...im literally cleaning out my closet...i found like ...98783 white tee shirts from over the past 6 yrs...all with the neck all stretched out...lol...i found red monkey and evisu jeans...(do they still wear those shits???) and a von dutch hat...wtf?? this shit is hilarious...a great way to spend a sunday morning...anyhoo...

i figured imma take a break from music for a sec...its one thing to be active and keep ur name out there..but its another to be soooooo caught up in the midst of working, and u let the days go by...i needed last nite...but i kno me...lol...i dont wanna get to far gone from the act of making music that i jus dont wanna do it anymore...too much material sits in my harddrives to not be shared....but im still patiently waiting for friday to get here...i got some tricks up my sleeve for the rock n soul dj friday event...practicing wit my boy dj northstarr for some last minute tricks...shouts to u fam...in any event...til the next posting...

week in review....

maaaaaaaaan i tell ya....in a second..ur life can change...can u imagine what the fuck could happen in a week??? lol....lots to report...but most to keep..in any event...its still forward movement as usual...rocked out at the station (91.3 fm) all day for thanxgiving...got to see my favorite auntie's in town the next day..and killed em wit o.t. at the job...

music wise...be on the lookout for kremlin beats...still comin soon, jus might not be on the date previously noted...after some brief counseltation, gotta revamp a few tracks...got a gig this friday at rock and soul that im secretly DYING to hurry up and get here...never kno who's gonna be in the building, so i really gotta bring my "a" game... gotta hit the pressing shop monday and get copies made....gotta give to get...

personal side...all i can say is...ya win some, ya lose some...lots on my mind...but i WILL channel it thru my music..."tekwun is...smitty rollins" will be the most personal project i will embark on...i jus started writing for the first single yesterday... "where im from"... in any event...will be back soon!! HA!!

life...and its curveballs...

as im nearing the end of vol. 1 for my "kremlin beats" series...im hit wit a text..."hit me back" from my boy...calls him up..he proceeds to tell me him and his wife jus lost their baby...automatically my heart and condolences went out to him and his fam...things like that....sorta make u look at life kinda twisted...i mean...just that quick, u can be given a life...and have it taken away from u, which is why i push the "u live once" motto....people take life for granted nowadays...and no matter what kind of way u look at it...its precious..every fuckin moment is precious...so i say...if u love someone..fuck that..let em kno...lifes too fuckin short for all the hatred...accomplish as much as u can while ur here on this earth...cuz just that fast...it can be taken away from u.... rest in peace to _________ (not gonna give names.....)

forward movement...

workin on (ok i kno i was supposed to start the beginning of the week, but shut up!!! lol) kremlin beats...this is some theraputic shit...alot of these tracks i forgot existed...or was for some other aspiring mcs..and they jus forgot to conveniently pay me for em...so imma bless the public with em...its a great thing also cuz it shows the progress of me as a beat maker to a producer...yes there is a major difference in between the two.... so i hope to have this project (2 cds) finished hopefully within the next month...i really dont wanna give myself a time limit cuz ill be here all day as witnessed by the creation of "sounds of the lost art"...which if by the way u dont have a copy of that...imma need u to do better and copp that shit... that is all...

btw...did i say that this bloggin shit is ...addicting?? HA!!

the numbers game...

soooo...after a long gaze at the trend sheet...things jus aint adding up...peoples actions are toooooootally goin against the grain of what they're puttin out ....end of the day...i dont need dreams sold..but realness...i think the worst thing u can do to me..(besides judge me) is not follow thru, u say u gonna do somethin, then do it...if not..shut the fuck up and sit in the background...thats where im at with it nowadays...real recognize real allday EVERYDAY...so if thats the way yall get down....keep that shit as far away from me as u can....either or shouts to the team...we made an outstanding effort and will continue to keep striving until the plug is pulled or hip hop ceases to exist...

my timbs....

a very metaphoric phrase im gonna use for ...my way of life..how i get down..etc...end of the day...i can only be me...u strip away the talent..and everything else that was given to me...ill only be human..that said..only 2 people kno of my travels to get to where im at now, and the lord is the other person..so if u have no knowledge of what makes me me...dont be an asshole and try to pass judgement..hence the title of this blog..my timbs...u have NO IDEA of where my timbs have been, nor can u try to fit my timbs..and even if u could fit my timbs...i dont want ur stank ass feet in em....i dont look at u and think.."maybe u should do it this way..." etc...so let me be me...whatever works for u, do it...judge me by my actions...not what u THINK im bout to do...(cottdamn this shit is addicting...plus theraputic)

b.a.d.a....

one of the illest bars/lines ever spit..from one of the greatest mc's in the game nas..."born alone die alone"...alot can be said about that line...but ill let yall tell it!! lol in any event..ill switch topics... (damn this shit is addicting)

life is full of surprise curve balls thrown at yo ass at any given time...u judge the individual on how he/she handles those balls (pause) thrown at em...u can either bitch about shit..or toughen up and swing for the bleachers... OR u can jus be a hoecake about it and sit out...me im grabbin that bat (pause) and swingin like i got 5 cats tryin to jump me...life nowadays is too short for anything less then happiness...if u got an agenda...follow it thru...got ur sights on somethin...claim it!! nowadays....who follows the rules?? til later!!!

jus finished

well.tomorrow i will be posting up a total of about 10 podcasts...all various types of music will be available for the masses...somethin for everyone.. amoungst other things...sorta siked for the apperance ill be making at the famed "rock and sou" record store on the 10th of december...im gettin all my crates ready for this joint.4-5 hours of straight madness!! hmmm...gotta blaze this one down...never kno who will be in the building...end of the day...jus wanna say im very grateful for my talent, and the fact that i can share it with the world...and when the time comes to when i can no longer share it....i will have NO regrets for whatever decisions i made concerning it....it took a lot for me to get here..blood sweat and tears and i am thankful in MANY ways because for all i kno i couldve been a basket weaver...but this is my calling and im glad to have stepped up and did the damn thing!! til later...

ps..this bloggin shit is kinda addicting!! lol

progress....

well im keepin up with what i was TOLD to do...lol....so here's progress...jus started the foundation for what will be known as kremlin beats vol 1...pretty much a bunch of tracks i did with others that never seen the light of day and i dont want these beats to go unoticed..so ill throw these out for public consumption...a lot has to be said about those who would rather use industry beats...instead of find a local producer, build a sound and something marketable that is theirs to claim and promote THAT...its sorta like mc's feeling like they dont need a dj for their set...there's really nothing wrong with simply using a cd or mp3 for ur performance....but the ultra experience is rocking wit a dj to give it that authentic hip hop nostalgiac value...i mean..its about giving the people what they pay for right?? jus my opinion... well...back to the beats!!!

Its Been a cottdamn minute....

whats poppin yall...i kno its been a minute since ive graced this blog..but its been for a good reason...since then...alot of changes have occured..both personal and professional...some for the best and some for worse...but at the end of the day...remember that peace of mind is golden....in the interm, i FINALLY released my sophmore album entitled..."sounds of the lost art" on nov 6...its currently available on itunes and hardcopy cds...u can order the cds at www.tekwun.com .......on the djing aspect of things...still doin it up on the league djs...thats the squad damnit..i jus been told by my manager that i gotta blog at least once..a week...so expect to hear more from me in the coming days...i gotta admit...zee holds it down...so if she asks for me to blog once a week...then i got no choice but to adhere...lolol....cuz dont sleep on h er....even in stilettos..she's a cottdamn bully and a beast at that...emjoy yall day!!! and buy my albu m!!!

the art/history of djing...

since i seem to be on a tirade about dj's and "non" djs/cdjs... i figured id take this time to go into depth as to what alot of us "veteran" djs endured during our days of searching for that perfect vinyl....so pretty much..here's a dj's list of ...

UR A REAL DJ IF YOU......

1: WAS IN A RECORD POOL...WHICH HAD DUES OF UPWARDS TO $100 BUCKS A MONTH...AND ACTUALLY HAD TO GO TO THE RECORD POOL SITE...TO PICK UP VINYL!!!

2: LIED ABOUT NOT HAVING THE "ELECTRIC SLIDE" AT PARTIES SO U WOULDNT HAVE TO PLAY IT...

3: ACTUALLY HATED THE "ELECTRIC SLIDE"

4: HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO A RECORD STORE...SAT DOWN...ACCUMULATED A FAT STACK OF WAX..WAITED ON LINE TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE OF THOSE PIECES OF VINYL...AND SPENT MOST OF UR CHECK ON DAT STACK...

5: WAS ON A MAILING LIST FROM RECORD LABELS...AND OR...BEEN TO RECORD LABELS TO COLLECT EXCLUSIVES..U REMEMBER THOSE BACKPACK DAYS...

6: HAD TO SACRIFICE BRINGIN PEOPLE TO PARTIES CUZ U NEEDED ROOM FOR UR CRATES OF RECORDS....

7: ACTUALLY HAD SECOND THOUGHTS OF CONVERTING TO SERATO...BUT DID IT CUZ U WASNT TRYIN TO LUG NO MORE CRATES!!!

8: HAVE AT LEAST...AT LEEEAST 5 VOLUMES OF THE ULTIMATE BREAKS AND BEATS ON VINYL....AND IN DOUBLES!!! AND IF U HAVE TO ASK WHAT THOSE WERE...U FAILED... (AND IM TALKIN ABOUT WIT THE OCTOPUS ON THE COVER DANCIN...)

9: WAS ABLE TO DO THE TRANSFORMER SCRATCH WITH OUT THE CONTOR FADER KNOB ON UR MIXER...

10. SCRAPED UR LABELS OFF UR RECORDS...OR COVERED THE TITLES OF UR JOINTS SO NOONE COULD KNO WHAT U HAD....OR GAVE THE WRONG TRACK ID SO THEY WOULD GO ON A BULLSHIT HUNT...

11...ONE OF MY FAVS...STARTED DJING ON "BELT DRIVEN" TURNTABLES....

PLEASE...FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE

NOW...IM NOT SAYING THIS IN ANY WAYS BASHING NEW DJS...IM JUST GIVING RETROSPECT AS TO WHAT WE HAD TO DO...TO CALL OURSELVES A DJ...AND WHY WE TAKE THIS MONIKER TO HEART....

club ettiquite pt 2

ok, well the first official weekend finds me making this note once again, i was gonna hold off, but last nites events have found me doin this shit NOW....

just to reiterate on a few from the last one....

1: strong arming the dj to try and play ur song, isnt a good look ANY way you put it....we know that u would love to hear that song that u constantly hear on the radio like ...32343434 times a day, but WE (djs) wanna hear that shit ONCE in the club, so ur best bet is to get there early...

2: any types of liquids being held over the dj equipment, will constitute an automatic screaming on....

3: you...AND I REPEAT...YOU are not entitled to a shout out..AT ALL..DURING NO TIME IN THE NIGHT am i obligated to shout ur ass out....DEAL WITH IT!!!!

now for some new ones.... (ill make it sporadic)

1: women...you hate it when men cat call u on some "yo" shit...so do us djs..trying to get our attention on some "yo" shit will definately get "yo" ass ignored...

2: back to the attire...ladies...if you put ur arms above ur head and ur stomach falls out of ur shirt...(refer to the he-man character "orko") THAT SHIT IS TOO SMALL!!! i for one am TIRED of seeing stomachs hanging out, i mean..save something for the imagination...

3: i love to see people dancing in the club...i mean..thats the whole objective of me being there...what im NOT interested in seeing tho, is dance routines...i mean...is this abdc or so you think you can dance or something?? i dont see no choreographers in the building..but if i throw on "single ladies", im not expecting to be entertained with the FULL video version with the hands switching back and forth and everything, cuz i jus might cut that shit off!! what next??

4: starting shit with the dj is an automatic fail hands down, if not, the most DUMBEST shit on the planet...understand, we have a million songs going thru our heads at 1 time, trying to please you and ur bullshit request is not a priority at that time, so have a coke and a smile, and shut the fuck up..

5: 4 seconds with no music in ur car is nothing...4 seconds with no music in a club, is an ETERNITY...its also our secret code to tell security to bring they ass to the booth cuz some asshole is fucking with us...LET US DO OUR JOB!!! we dont come to ur house and tell u how to screw ur wife or to ur job to tell u how to flip ur burgers....do we??? once again..WE GOT THIS!!

6: fighting in the club...cmon...lets remember a few things...1..we are ALL adults in there...2...its PACKED...ur gonna get bumped into, EXPECT IT!!....3: if you dont like ur shoes/timbs getting scuffed, wear some bullshit ones...(i know i do!!) either or, u look like a complete ASSHOLE fighting in the club, they have only a handful of clubs that play hip hop in that area, (im talking about my area now) DONT BE THE ASSHOLE WHO FUCKS IT UP FOR EVERYONE...take that shit outside...or better yet, brush that shit off...its REALLY not that serious...

7: i cant stress this enough...if u cant handle ur liquor, plain and simple...DONT DRINK!! u wont look like a wuss at the bar drinking water or juice ....i can respect u for that..i know my limit thats why u will catch me with water....but seeing u drink that liquid courage and wanna fight everyone in the spot is not a good look, or the chick who wanna show ALL her contents under her skirt, then wants to blame it on the a a a a a alcohol is jus nuts....

8: fellas...if a chick dont wanna dance wit u, she just dont wanna dance with u, LEAVE IT ALONE!! u fail IMMEDIATELY callin her names... some songs are jus for females to dance wit they girls wit, its all good, brush ur ego off and breeze to the next one!!!

9: shades in the club...smmfh...what the fuck??? i can hardly see wit those on my face during the DAY...let alone during the night!!! FAIL!!

10: ron browz said it best...NO WIFE-ING IN THE CLUB!!!!

11. end of the day....RESPECT THE CLUB...

aite im out...until the next batch of bullshit i see...take it easy in the club, and nothing for nothing...respect the dj!!! we WILL make OR break ur night!! hahahahahaha!!

club ettiquite pt 1.

listen peoples... it's time we get it together, so since we FAIL to see how one another acts in the club... here's a list so that we can get it right for the new year... starting with tips for interacting with:

the DJ
1: asking for a song, and THEN threatening to stand by him until he plays it, probably cuts ur chances of hearing it down to zero.. us djs are some hilarious characters, and we WONT play it jus to piss u off...

2: reaching over the equipment with a drink in ur hand is automatic grounds for a smack..

3: I don't kno about other djs, but me... I only like to play songs ONCE... subliminal term for.. GET UR ASS THERE EARLY!! we all know the best songs are played between 12:30- 2am...

4: shout outs... touchy one right here, but has to get spoken on. for the record, the DJ doesn't owe anyone SHIT!! shout outs as well.. so it's pretty much up to the discresion of the said DJ to do shout outs.. but there are some guidelines... 1.if ur birthday passed by 3 weeks, u aren't entitled to a bday shout out, 2. if u want a personal shout out jus to feel important, that's cool, but jus to let em kno ur in the building?? that's corny.. 3. u wanna use MY time to promote ur upcoming parties?? not gonna fly.

5: requests... smh, there's so much I can say on this but imma keep it simple... if the DJ is in a certain genre, don't ask for some off the wall shit and want it played next.. pay attention to the crowd, if u think the song is corny that's being played and he floor is full... then I think u took an automatic fail on ur choice now didn't u.. my suggestion would then to be for u to sit down and shut the fuck up!! I got this!!!

moving on

club goers

1: attire. now... AS a DJ I see ALL of u, i notice if it took u a whole evening to dress or all of a tv commercial's length. point being is that if u stretching a size 12 foot into a 6 jus to keep that dream of small feet alive... fail.. if u stretching an inner tube of a gut into a deloren shirt jus to look nice... fail, ya look like a muffin... fellas, u ain't exempt, skinny jeans... leave those for the younger generation.. tryin to dance in em and constantly adjusting ur nuts?? FAIL..

2: everybody... i kno the club is supposed to be a form of release for he day, but please... KNOW YOUR LIMIT!! there's nohing worse than watchin ur drunk ass stumble across the dance floor like u in a pinball machine.. or that infamous chick sittin at the bar clutching her drink as she falls to the ground... u may think that shit is funny, but u look like an ass.. I kno I had my moment, (Orlando march madness) but shit, ya won't catch me slipping again.. so please, kno when to say when...

3: hygene... this should be a given, it's an insult to urself if u lookin good, nice outfit hair done properly only to step to someone and ur breath is smelling like a thousand miles of shit... pop a mint and get that desperately needed BANG ouf life before speaking or quite simply, do a breath check... it's free and convenient...

were in America, we use deoderant over here.. please make a note of it.

part two to this will follow in a few days.. jus had to get this off my chest... enjoy ur day!!!!