Move Around

•February 28, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Yesterday, I went on an epic record shopping spree. As many of you know, Baltimore had a snow storm a couple weeks ago. During that snow storm I didn’t do much but watch tv. I didn’t make any beats because I didn’t have any samples. I decided once the snow storm was over and the buses were running right I would go.

This is how I planned my record spree. I would start in Fells Point and work my way back up towards my apt. The two spots I would hit in Fells Point would be “El Suprimo” and “Own Guru”. After that I’d hit “Normals” which is in the heart of the hood, Greenmount and 31st.

First stop of the day would be “El Suprimo”. Unfortunately, they were closed but we did manage to talk to the PedEx guys next door. They sell some interesting clothes and fitted hats in there. If I wasn’t set on buying records I would have purchased this sweater I saw.

The next stop of the day would be “Own Guru”. Own Guru” is a great spot for rare vinyl. I went through the soul section looking for New Birth and Eddie Kendricks records. I was unlucky in my search on the New Birth part but I did find two Eddie Kendricks records. I picked up two more records and took a listen to them before purchasing.

As I was leaving I came across this “Liquid Swords” single.

I headed back to “El Suprimo” and they were finally open. I like “El Suprimo” because they have their dollar bins organized. I went in on the dollar bins and found a couple neat items. Some stuff that they have in their dollar bins, you’ll find at other record stores for $10. I went and looked around a bit more and did some purchases.


N.I.K.E had to split so I wound up going to the final spot, “Normals”, alone. “Normals” is a great place located right in the middle of the hood. When i say the middle of the hood, I mean you cross the street and you might get robbed. One thing I like about “Normals” is they have an amazing Jazz section. I believe they have more Jazz records than anything. I bought a couple more soul jems and two .45s then jetted.

I decided not to hit “True Vine Vinyl” because it was late in the day and my bookbag was becoming heavy. However I will be making a stop there sometime this week to spend my final $26. So expect a part two.

Brand New

•February 27, 2010 • Leave a Comment

This is how my studio looked before

Now this is how it looks now that I finally got everything off of my list






Love

•February 14, 2010 • 2 Comments

Love letters are so hard to write, don’t know where to start/

Instead of dotting my “i”’s I lace them with a heart/

Word is bond, I play your songs upon my harp/ <- A harp is an instrument of love

Cause feel I’m in heaven whenever your a part/<- Play on her being an angel

Of my surrounding keep me grounded my circle tight/

Before I met you my heart wasn’t even working right/

See it’s racing, I guess now it’s working, right?/<- Heart was broken now its not

And besides that we got many things in common though/

You had trifling ass niggas, I had all kinds of hoes/

Peace to the one hoodrat I had that taught me dominoes/<-Fucked up relationships = learning experience

Now back to my baby thats gonna be my baby momma yo/

Like the word of god, I know in my heart I’mma honor you/

A breath of fresh air to the gods life like the Heimlich boo/<- Heimlich maneuver people

Word to Ghostface and Mary J all I got is you/

I need you to know that so we can continue on progressing/

We live moments like kodaks memories for the essence/<- Pictures are easy memories

I do believe in fate and perhaps we both we’re destined/

To spend our days together until that place we’re resting/

So if you go to heaven and I end up in hell/

I hope you cry a river in which can form a well/<-Heal my pain somewhat in hell

Cause if it was vice versa, I’ll try to take your punishment/

Just so you wouldn’t have to go through endless suffering/

I wear my heart on my sleeve not to bleed but so you cover it/

Nigga was a toad but now a king since you discovered him/<-Kiss a toad he becomes prince but I became king

I’ll be your Solomon, you could be my queen of Sheeba/

We don’t even gotta bother, we like Martian and Gina/<- Best TV couple of all time

Or Will and Jada Pickett with a sexual difference/<- Heard they were swingers but me and mine not

Listen, we steer our course of life with impeccable vision/<- We both in control

You hold the steering wheel and baby I got the gas/

And you hit the brakes in case I’m going to fast/<-What can I say I’m a speed demon

V Day Specials 3

•February 13, 2010 • Leave a Comment


Its that time of the year again. Valentines Day. I like this holiday more than most men will admit. I find something fun about trying to do something special for my significant other. Even when I didn’t have one, I found it fun just to find someone else who didn’t and try to make the best of the day.

I know its a lot of other shit going on with Valentines Day like the cannibalism and massacres and all that.

*loses train of thought*

Anyway, I usually make my girlfriend a mix of beats I made over the year and give them to her on Valentines Day. Since my job got me working today I figure I’d post it online for her to receive as soon as possible. So heres to her.

I’m a tad bit excited.

My girlfriend is awesome. I don’t really post about her on this blog because I couldn’t find a way to relate her to music. Now that “Memoirs of Purgatory” is in development and this mini beat tape is out I can. So here is an song by song analysis of “V Day Specials 3″. Continue reading ‘V Day Specials 3′

21

•February 9, 2010 • 1 Comment

Today is my birthday. I turn 21 as of 9:07am. I feel the same way I felt yesterday lol.

I meant to do this post like Friday but I kinda was occupied doing other shit. So here it is.

During this time of the year I usually come into large lump sums of money. I don’t really be knowing what the hell I’m gonna do with it all. This year though since I pretty much got all my money around the time of my birthday, I decided to trick off on myself. Here’s the catch though, I’m only buying stuff for my home studio until my studio is complete.

Here is what it looks like now

I know, junky as fuck, right? Well I just got the monitors and I had to move the desk around to put them right there. Plus, I’m always doing homework and writing in here so that explains all the papers lying around. But here are the following items I’m getting to finish up my studio.

Lets start off with the furniture. Shall we?

1.) A Desk Cart
-Yes, this had to be first on the list. Remember when mine keep breaking? I figure if I get a computer cart, it’ll give me a lot more room and won’t fuck up as much.

2.) A leather chair
-What sense would it make to get a desk and not a chair? None. I want a leather office type joint. Some shit that’s comfortable but not comfortable enough for me to fall asleep in. After all I still need to get work done, right?

3.) MPC Stand/Holder
-I get sick of having to get up and play with the MPC. To be lazy I’m going to get I already ordered a stand with wheels. So not only will it hold my MPC in place but I can move it to me. Score one for Millionaire!

4.) Bookshelves
-I need something besides an ironing board to hold my monitors on. I know, I’m ghetto as hell. Anyway, I could use the storage from the bookshelves to put my records in so I won’t have to get up from my comfortable ass chair. So this is another win!

4.2) Monitor Stands
-After further reviewing getting the bookshelves jumping off, I just though why not get monitor stands? It should be a lot easier and I can adjust them to my ear. So I’ll still get the book shelves but I’m probably gonna sit the monitors on monitor stands after all. We’ll see.

5.) Keyboard Stand
-I’m probably gonna see somewhere to put the keyboard after I get the cart. So I figure I can score a nice compact keyboard stand. Probably something with addable tiers just in case I get another keyboard which is looking real probable these days.

Thats all for now.

Can’t Help But Wait

•February 5, 2010 • Leave a Comment


Remix coming from a the V Day Mixtape I was talking about earlier. I think I will drop it after all. Enjoy.

Trey SongzCan’t Help But Wait (Millionaire Radio Remix)

Run!

•February 1, 2010 • 1 Comment

I never remember being so busy in my life. These days I’m always on the run. Straight Cappadonna, Ghostface, NORE shit.

My schedule now is pretty much work, school, homework, music, and girlfriend. I don’t really do too much music during the week anymore. I gotta somehow maintain/approve my gpa and keep my music going.

I’ve been ultra productive on the music tip lately though. I’ve been working with a new artist for the last couple months and I’m really enjoying it. All production so far is done by me.

Soon I’m going to be getting into some more RNB orientated stuff. I’m not leaving my hip hop roots though! It’ll be heavily sampled based as usual. Just a tad bit slower, sexy, and melodic.

So far I got two songs done for my EP. I actually want to post one but I’m waiting until I’m done the entire project to release anything. At the most I might throw a snippet up.

I’m revamping my home studio too. I figure it’d be a nice birthday present to me. I recently came into a nice lump sum of money and the first thing I thought about was music equipment. Ha!

Might drop the 3rd installment of my Valentines Day beat tape (you read right, it is two others). I might not. I normally make those mixes for my girlfriend and post them. Due to the low count of people who downloaded it (one person downloaded it) I may avoid uploading it.

Well in class now. I’ll post next chance I get. Until then, I’m on the run.

Where Have You Been?

•January 25, 2010 • Leave a Comment

-I’ve been working on music (duh)
-Trying to figure out how to get it heard by a lot of people
-Planning this damn photoshoot so I can finally put out music
-I have another VBlog thats gonna hit youtube soon
-I just started school today
-It seems like this is gonna be an easy semester
-So I may have more time to blog
-EPIC blog post coming soon
-I’m gonna introduce some people that I think you should know
-Notably my girlfriend and people I’m working with
-Will post some more remixes, soon
-I know I say “soon” a lot but this shit is harder than it seems
-I gotta put stuff out at the right time
-Its not the right time yet

The Next Episode 1.3

•January 19, 2010 • Leave a Comment

I’ve decided to name the EP “Memoirs of Purgatory”.

A lot of y’all probably thought it would have been “Inspired By Pain” or the long awaited (by 3 people) “Dreams of An Insomniac”. Truth is I could very well make “Dreams of An Insomniac” an EP but I wanted my first official internets release to be brand new. “Dreams of An Insomniac” is damn near a year and a half old. It pretty much stated how I felt then. Not that I don’t feel some of the same way but a lot has changed. I have a different outlook on life than I did last year. I want to display growth and leave that last year shit in last year. (Word to my cuz @SuperWoman)

So “Memoirs of Purgatory” coming soon!

The Next Episode

•January 17, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Yeah, your reading/hearing right. Working on an EP. Coming sooner than you think.

Also, check me out on bandcamp.

http://millionaireradio.bandcamp.com/

That’s where I’ll be posting all my new music in the future.
Done here, back to work.