It's finally here! Get it now and spread the word! Free download full of tracks all produced by me! Joulz il definitely shows why he needs to be paid attention to. Shouts out to Rockthedub.com for the invaluable support!
It's been a long-time coming for this one. I've been wanting to put out a project from Joulz il for so long, and with the Month of Jouly upon us, we figured it's only right. I know he's been working on The il Identity, trying to get his name up, and with the success of Offshore Drilling (which included his well-received track, "My Microphone"), its only right to serve the public with a batch of tracks that you should've heard, but might've slept on, as well as some cuts that have not leaked as of yet.
1. Come Home With Me 2. When Was The Last Time 3. How Cool Is He (featuring Original Soul) 4. Whutdatiz 5. Getting It In 6. Respect & Take Note 7. Focus 8. You'll Remember This 9. Imagine That (Pain Rmx) 10. Help Me 11. Better Days 12. It's Over
ENJOY! SPREAD THE WORD! BURN COPIES FOR PEOPLE! ALL THAT!!!! LOL!
I know I've been gone forever, once again sue me, I've been busy with a lot (as usual and it's been harder and harder to keep up with stuff but today is the start of JOUly! JOUly is the month of brand new Joulz il music (with plenty of production by me) and lots of other musical goodies. Check out my blog and Joulz's new blog at http://whoisjoulzil.blogspot.com for updates, free download links, interviews, reviews, videos and pictures. It's going to be a great month!
A few weeks back I put up this post about some beats I was clearing out to sell. Well some tracks have been added to the list (and some have been removed because of purchases), and I also thought it would be a good idea to just put together a little beat tape for those who wanted to download and check out later. All beats are available on the tape (as of 3/22/09 1:45 p.m.) but I'm betting it won't stay that way for too long so don't hold out! Prices and agreements are included in the file so DOWNLOAD IT HERE now! Thanks for the love and support, more is definitely on the way.
What we are basically doing is trying to see just how much honest (good, bad, indifferent, etc.) feedback Joulz Il can get before putting out 'The Il Identity' which is being worked on. The songs included in this pack are songs that will be considered for the album. As we continue to record, more installments will be released until we finally garner enough attention and have enough feedback to choose the songs and complete the album. The music is free, you get to state how you feel, support, hate or whatever, and most importantly you actually have the power to make a difference. Take a minute or two to try this, I promise you won't be disappointed.
I suck at blogging, yes, I know. I've got all this stuff to post yet it seems like no time to do it, so because of that, I've decided to just dump put everything here to catch me up and do my best to keep up with this thing better from here on out. So without further ado here is what's been going on:
Joulz and I have been making some pretty sick music for the Il Identity album. (Reaction shot to a new beat I made for the album a few days ago) LOL!
Urban South Radio/The Energy Lounge Show
I was a guest on Urban South Radio's "The Energy Lounge Show" last Monday (Episode #2) @ Rakoo Nation's studio. I was interviewed about being a female producer and all that good stuff! The show is a laid back and cool show showcasing great music and "grown folk" conversation (discussing relationships, parenting, and more). Check out the podcast here: http://urbansouth.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-02-03T09_18_53-08_00 or just check it out in the player below:
Shouts out to Pookie, Ra, Loaded, Nube, Southern Girl, Young Phill, Truk Turna, Joulz, Latina and my new obsession, Truk's new little puppy that he let me snatch from him as soon as they stepped in the door! It was a great show, check it out!
Wedding Bliss!
Quick shout out to my best friend/sister Maria and her new husband Paul who got married last month! Peace and many blessings to you two. The wedding was BEAUTIFUL and so was the reception. J and I wish you all of the happiness in the world and still thank you for your love and friendship.
Lamborghini Dreaming
Anyone that knows me well enough can let you know that my all-time favorite dream car is the Lamborghini. Doesn't really matter which version, I love them all and I've loved them since I first saw a Countach at the age of 4. Unfortunately I'm not as paid as some spoiled brats in the music industry to beef about having a Lamborghini (let alone which one) *cough*choke*gag* @ Soulja Boy & Bow Wow, but I was fortunate on my mom's birthday to walk past one in the parking lot at the Genghis Grill Until I get one, this picture brings me joy.
Entity Starr in QUICK Magazine
For the second time in my life I made it back into the pages of Dallas' local news and media weekly magazine 'Quick'. I was mentioned for some production I did on Original Soul's new album 'Pure' which is dropping tomorrow (unless you come to the album release party tonight, 2/8/09). About 4 of my tracks are on the album and having got a preview of the album about a month ago, trust me when I say it's hot. Be sure to look out for a lot more of my work and Original Soul's 'Pure'.
Entity Starr = Psychology Major
School has started and these first weeks of the semester have gotten me more back, leg, knee and hand aches than ever before. My leg recovery still has its slow and painful moments (which all seem to come out when I'm trying to walk from class to class and sit in a tiny desk for an hour +), but I'm still trying to look at the positives of being back in school to finish up. Classes are great and I'm excited about continuing learning all I can about the brain and how we think. I have a test tomorrow, Wish me luck!
A-D-I-D-A-Shoes.
This year is an exciting year for me as a hardcore Adidas fan. 2009 marks Adidas 60 year anniversary and the shoe company is launching limited anniversary additions all this year! J and I have already hit up the exclusive Adidas store here in Dallas (it's one of only 22 'Originals' concept stores in the entire country, one of two in the entire state) and cleaned up for the first wave of the anniversary. All of you know I will stop at nothing to get me some Adidas exclusives (ie. finding a pair of Universal Pictures x Adidas - Hellboy II: The Golden Army (limited edition) shoes in Sweden and having them shipped asap) so this year is going to be a great one for me copping some exclusive ish.
J is already killing the game with these OG Attitude Hi's in lime green/green/yellow/white:
While you know I had to cop the Adidas Ecstasy Hi in White/Black/Bloom:
I made it on a blog that I read!
Lol! The littlest things make me happy (obviously). Shouts out to fungkeblakchik on twitter, who runs [fung'ke] [blak] [chik] a blog I caught on to last year way before I even started speaking to her on twitter. I know it's not a huge thing, but I was pretty happy to be included in this blog: http://www.fungkeblakchik.com/2009/02/a-midget-in-a-micro-mini/. READ IT. If you've ever been to a club and everything just seemed to be against you even being there in the first place, you'll roll laughing.
Pikahsso in the studio with Joulz Il
Back on the music side we hooked up with one of the most talented brotha's I've ever met in my entire life, Pikahsso of AwkQuarius, Pikahss-O-Vision and WhackPiktures (also formally of local Dallas supergroup PPT). If you still don't know how much of a "big thing" he is check out this video of superstar DJ Hollyhood A Bay Bay cosigning him:
Last time we all hooked up was in November of 2007 when I was still in really bad shape from the accident and we were in version 2.0 of the creation of 'The Il Identity'. This time was surely a less painful experience and a lot more fun as we spent some quality family time checking out the hilarity that is Pikahsso and his partner Tahiti's (also formally of PPT) ingenious creation of the 'Fat Albert in the Hood' series on youtube. The following has gotten so large that World Star Hip Hop has been showcasing the series along with thousands of hits from youtube and vimeo. Ever the renaissance man, Pik was here at the studio sharing his wisdom on music, marketing and pizza (yes, pizza. Shouts out to Double Dave's Pizza!) as well as laying down some ill vocals to a new track on Joulz's album. We kicked it so strong that we barely got one song done but we're already preparing to link back up soon and knock out the infamous 'Freefall'. As always, it's a pleasure working with Pik and I look forward to doing some tracks with him myself sometime this year! Look out!
Check some of the pictures from the session:
Shouts out to The Rapture too, he came by for a little bit.
There is sure to be a lot going on this year. Period. SUBSCRIBE or keep checking back! If you find me or what I do the least bit interesting I promise you won't be disappointed. Now as Joy (my niece in the picture above) would say "Buh-byyyye"!
I normally would have a lot to type about this situation detailing what happened, when, where and why but I honestly don't have it in me after watching this video. To this date, this is the clearest view of the shooting of Oscar Grant by the BART officer on Jan 1, 2009. I don't care what anyone says. This was an outright murder. My prayers go out to all of his family and friends and all who were/are affected by this senseless killing.
Since its now 2009 we thought it might be in good faith to let this drop just for G.P. If you are familiar with Joulz Il then you've heard the original on his myspace or leaked here and there throughout the last 9 months. More recently we were checking out T-Pain's 'Thr33 Rings' Deluxe Edition album and noticed he had used the same sample I did on the original song for his song 'Phantom'. I bet Joulz I could re-create T-Pain's rendition of the track and flip it and after that the rest is history.
