M.Pena DE Contributor
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Jay-Z & Jordan
Sunday, September 13, 2009
IM BACKKKKK!
Hello all I apologize for being MIA for a while been very busy teaching and educating the youth and handling some business but I will try my best to post more often. As for me I been regrouping and keeping track of what's going on in the world of art. I am seriously thinking about picking up photography once again. I been looking at other peoples work and what not and I do have to admit I do miss it and might be looking into purchasing a new camera and start shooting again. I would like to catch the Richard Avedon exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum before it goes. I believe it is a traveling exhibit next stop California?
In other news I am also looking forward to attending Art Basel Miami 09' that is one event I do not want to miss out on. Artist from all over the world come to this one spot in Miami and display their works of art and also leave there mark behind on the walls and what not.
So yes if anyone is going to Art Basel Miami let me know and we will link up out there.
Peace,
M. Peña DE Staff Contributor
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
DOPENESS AT ITS BEST!
check this out--- this is proof of the recession! people have too much time on their hands- however this is dope and creative as hell!!!! if i were them, i would sell it to POST - IT!
M.Paredes aka EmmeWalls/DE Staff
M.Paredes aka EmmeWalls/DE Staff
Friday, September 4, 2009
FRESH KICKZ BY EMMEWALLS!!
A few designs by yours truely Emmewalls. The designs were used for promotional use by Fresh Kicks for there Grand Opening, Summer Sale, flyers and posters. There will be a lot more to come in the near future so make sure you tune in to the Daily E on the reg. For more design work and information click on my logo to the right. For hot kicks check out http://freshkickznj251.blogspot.com/ Shout to DNYCE....
M.Paredes aka Emmewalls / DE Staff Member
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Esso, Esso!
Hello everyone!
So as promised here we have our interview with none other than the legend in the making himself, DRUM ROLL PLEASE..........
We really hope you enjoy this and be sure to check out his site, trust it's worth the read/listen/time!
Alright, alright.. here goes!
1. THE ESSO EXPERIENCE.. WHERE DID THE NAME COME FROM?
The site name was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and his band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. I try and pull inspiration from greatness no matter what the genre or walk of life it may come from.
2. WHAT INSPIRES YOU EVERY MORNING TO WAKE UP AND SAY THIS IS WHAT I WAS MADE FOR, AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO KEEP ON DOING IT?
I think more than anything I realize that I was never really meant to be normal. When I was in elementary school when they asked us what we want to be when we grow up, I said an Astronaut. My whole life I've been told I can be anything I want to be as long as I work hard enough to achieve my goals. I've been doing music seriously for 3 years now and I've been on major networks, in mainstream magazines alongside some of the biggest names in the industry and had some really good success with my music. With that said there's still so much more that I want to achieve so there's no way that I can ever get lazy about my music because I always challenge myself to push the envelope a little further and perfect my craft that much more. I'd rather struggle to live my life my way and be happy, than be miserable and comfortable.
3. OKAY NOW I NEED TO ADD THAT I DID DOWNLOAD YOUR OFF THE WALL ALBUM, & IT WAS JUST THAT, "OFF THE WALL".. WHAT INSPIRED THIS?
Around January or February I was in my ipod as I always am, and I revisited the original album. Once I started listening to it I couldn't get away from it. I was in the process of working on my debut album at the time but I had this idea to take Off The Wall and use it as the inspiration for a project. The musical range of the album by itself is incredible, so I knew it would make me deal with some things through my music that I may have not touched on without those samples as the inspiration. I told Woody (the producer of the project) about the idea and he was immediately down and went to work. We finished it up in early June, and then on June 25th our lives were kinda turned inside out when Mike passed.
4. & I KNOW YOU ANSWERED A SIMILAR QUESTION LIKE THIS ONE ON YOUR BLOG, BUT WHAT MADE YOU PICK MJ? & HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN JUST MONTHS IF NOT SOONER AFTER YOU HAD THIS PROJECT STARTED, THE KING OF POP PASSED AWAY?
I was devastated. I was confused, I was hurt, I was frantic, I was all these different things at the same time. I was probably the worst person to try and hold a conversation with for a week. I couldnt listen to my project, I couldnt listen to Off The Wall at all. I was in such a state of shock that I didnt even know what to do with myself.
6. WHAT UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND VISIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR CAREER?
Right now I'm back to working on my official debut album Evolved which is like my unborn child to me. The idea is that music and especially Rap/Hip-Hop have to evolve just like Darwin's theory. I have a line in a freestyle where I said "I am the evolution of the species/ the genetic mutation on mp3's" and I really believe that. I think that as far as New York artists go, I'm just genetically different, even though we grew up on the same music and in the same neighborhoods and saw the same things. I think I process things a lot differently and thats what separates my music from a lot of what's coming out right now. And just like Darwin's theory, only the fittest survive, so time will tell if the mutation is a good thing or a bad thing. I guess that answer also gives you a good idea of the vision that I have for my career also. I dont ever want to be status quo. I dont ever want to be normal. I dont want to be just a great New York rapper. I want people to remember me as a great Artist and end the sentence right there.
7. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MAINSTREAM HIP HOP?
I dont really know what thats supposed to mean. I think people have these categories that they force on people and Mainstream is somehow supposed to be a bad thing because its widely accepted. I want my music to be mainstream, of course. I dont think that anyone pursues a career in music to limit themselves to a particular audience. Also the definition of mainstream hip hop changes all the time. Jay-Z drops "Death Of Autotune" and now all the sudden a soulful beat is mainstream again. I think the key thing is not to chase what's mainstream, but try and create something that's genuine whatever that may mean to the person that's creating it. Every single underground artist in the world is one hit away from being mainstream, don't ever forget that.
8. FAVORITE ARTIST/S IF ANY?
Jay-Z, Nas, B.I.G., Andre 3000, Janelle Monae, Kanye West, N.E.R.D., Michael Jackson, Lupe Fiasco, Coldplay, Heartsrevolution, Solange...the list goes on and on.....
9. BEING A WRITER, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE EVERYTIME I WRITE AN ARTICLE, A POEM, A SONG WHAT HAVE YOU, IT'S LIKE BRINGING TO THE LIGHT A PIECE OF MY SOUL... NOW DO YOU FIND WHAT YOU DO EXPOSING WHO YOU ARE THROUGH YOUR MUSIC OR PURE ENTERTAINMENT?
Yea it's definitely showing people different sides of myself at different times. I think the best artists allow you to see the picture that they're painting through their music. One of my best friends is a painter. I cant do anything near what he can do on a canvas, but he cant do anything near what I can do on a beat and we have a mutual respect for that fact. It's all art at the end of the day no matter what medium it may be created in.
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST.. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE ESSO EXPERIENCE, MEANING WHAT LEVELS ARE YOU TRYING TO REACH?
To quote myself, I'm just tryina see the view from the top. I'm a competitor and I want to be able to say that I was the best at what I did. Do I want Grammy's? of course I do. Do I want to live well, of course I do. Do I want to be in Forbes Magazine? of course I do. I want to be at the forefront of the new generation of artists that really welcome the 21st century the right way, and I wont stop until I'm there.
So there you have it ladies and gent's. The man himself.. & might I just say I was highly impressed at the audacity and honesty in all of his answers. & I most def. learned a couple of things.
On behalf of DE, we'd like to thank first and foremost Esso, and you our viewers!
Be safe ya'll!
-- Denisse/ DE Staff Member
So as promised here we have our interview with none other than the legend in the making himself, DRUM ROLL PLEASE..........
We really hope you enjoy this and be sure to check out his site, trust it's worth the read/listen/time!
Alright, alright.. here goes!
1. THE ESSO EXPERIENCE.. WHERE DID THE NAME COME FROM?
The site name was inspired by Jimi Hendrix and his band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. I try and pull inspiration from greatness no matter what the genre or walk of life it may come from.
2. WHAT INSPIRES YOU EVERY MORNING TO WAKE UP AND SAY THIS IS WHAT I WAS MADE FOR, AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO KEEP ON DOING IT?
I think more than anything I realize that I was never really meant to be normal. When I was in elementary school when they asked us what we want to be when we grow up, I said an Astronaut. My whole life I've been told I can be anything I want to be as long as I work hard enough to achieve my goals. I've been doing music seriously for 3 years now and I've been on major networks, in mainstream magazines alongside some of the biggest names in the industry and had some really good success with my music. With that said there's still so much more that I want to achieve so there's no way that I can ever get lazy about my music because I always challenge myself to push the envelope a little further and perfect my craft that much more. I'd rather struggle to live my life my way and be happy, than be miserable and comfortable.
3. OKAY NOW I NEED TO ADD THAT I DID DOWNLOAD YOUR OFF THE WALL ALBUM, & IT WAS JUST THAT, "OFF THE WALL".. WHAT INSPIRED THIS?
Around January or February I was in my ipod as I always am, and I revisited the original album. Once I started listening to it I couldn't get away from it. I was in the process of working on my debut album at the time but I had this idea to take Off The Wall and use it as the inspiration for a project. The musical range of the album by itself is incredible, so I knew it would make me deal with some things through my music that I may have not touched on without those samples as the inspiration. I told Woody (the producer of the project) about the idea and he was immediately down and went to work. We finished it up in early June, and then on June 25th our lives were kinda turned inside out when Mike passed.
4. & I KNOW YOU ANSWERED A SIMILAR QUESTION LIKE THIS ONE ON YOUR BLOG, BUT WHAT MADE YOU PICK MJ? & HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN JUST MONTHS IF NOT SOONER AFTER YOU HAD THIS PROJECT STARTED, THE KING OF POP PASSED AWAY?
I was devastated. I was confused, I was hurt, I was frantic, I was all these different things at the same time. I was probably the worst person to try and hold a conversation with for a week. I couldnt listen to my project, I couldnt listen to Off The Wall at all. I was in such a state of shock that I didnt even know what to do with myself.
6. WHAT UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND VISIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR CAREER?
Right now I'm back to working on my official debut album Evolved which is like my unborn child to me. The idea is that music and especially Rap/Hip-Hop have to evolve just like Darwin's theory. I have a line in a freestyle where I said "I am the evolution of the species/ the genetic mutation on mp3's" and I really believe that. I think that as far as New York artists go, I'm just genetically different, even though we grew up on the same music and in the same neighborhoods and saw the same things. I think I process things a lot differently and thats what separates my music from a lot of what's coming out right now. And just like Darwin's theory, only the fittest survive, so time will tell if the mutation is a good thing or a bad thing. I guess that answer also gives you a good idea of the vision that I have for my career also. I dont ever want to be status quo. I dont ever want to be normal. I dont want to be just a great New York rapper. I want people to remember me as a great Artist and end the sentence right there.
7. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MAINSTREAM HIP HOP?
I dont really know what thats supposed to mean. I think people have these categories that they force on people and Mainstream is somehow supposed to be a bad thing because its widely accepted. I want my music to be mainstream, of course. I dont think that anyone pursues a career in music to limit themselves to a particular audience. Also the definition of mainstream hip hop changes all the time. Jay-Z drops "Death Of Autotune" and now all the sudden a soulful beat is mainstream again. I think the key thing is not to chase what's mainstream, but try and create something that's genuine whatever that may mean to the person that's creating it. Every single underground artist in the world is one hit away from being mainstream, don't ever forget that.
8. FAVORITE ARTIST/S IF ANY?
Jay-Z, Nas, B.I.G., Andre 3000, Janelle Monae, Kanye West, N.E.R.D., Michael Jackson, Lupe Fiasco, Coldplay, Heartsrevolution, Solange...the list goes on and on.....
9. BEING A WRITER, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE EVERYTIME I WRITE AN ARTICLE, A POEM, A SONG WHAT HAVE YOU, IT'S LIKE BRINGING TO THE LIGHT A PIECE OF MY SOUL... NOW DO YOU FIND WHAT YOU DO EXPOSING WHO YOU ARE THROUGH YOUR MUSIC OR PURE ENTERTAINMENT?
Yea it's definitely showing people different sides of myself at different times. I think the best artists allow you to see the picture that they're painting through their music. One of my best friends is a painter. I cant do anything near what he can do on a canvas, but he cant do anything near what I can do on a beat and we have a mutual respect for that fact. It's all art at the end of the day no matter what medium it may be created in.
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST.. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE ESSO EXPERIENCE, MEANING WHAT LEVELS ARE YOU TRYING TO REACH?
To quote myself, I'm just tryina see the view from the top. I'm a competitor and I want to be able to say that I was the best at what I did. Do I want Grammy's? of course I do. Do I want to live well, of course I do. Do I want to be in Forbes Magazine? of course I do. I want to be at the forefront of the new generation of artists that really welcome the 21st century the right way, and I wont stop until I'm there.
So there you have it ladies and gent's. The man himself.. & might I just say I was highly impressed at the audacity and honesty in all of his answers. & I most def. learned a couple of things.
On behalf of DE, we'd like to thank first and foremost Esso, and you our viewers!
Be safe ya'll!
-- Denisse/ DE Staff Member
Friday, August 21, 2009
The Esso Experience / Ryan Leslie Rising Icon
Good afternoon all hope all are well. This past tuesday I happened to be in Harlem for the Ryan Leslie filming of BET's rising icons documentary. I had the opportunity to be a part of that experience which was a wonderful one. I got to meet new people and also be on a one on one with R. Les himself and parlay with him even walk the streets of Harlem with him as well. So stay tuned for the airing of rising icons on BET. Here is a photo of me and R. Les in Harlem chilling more pics will be up soon......
M. Peña DE Staff Member
So I'm super stoked. We've got a very special treat for you guys these few upcoming posts. We're going to be interviewing none other than the legend in the making himself, Esso. Whom might I add, just released a pretty shnazzy mixtape! So definitely be on the look out for that! In the mean time be sure to check out his site THEESSOEXPERIENCE.COM
I'm Denisse for The Daily E, over & out.
Much love fam
-- Denisse / DE Staff Member
Much love fam
-- Denisse / DE Staff Member
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
FABOLOUS X JAY-Z VIDEO
This is the latest video of Desert Storm recording artist feat. Jay-Z the video is pretty hot I like the whole black and white affect of it. They keep doing the damn thing!
Peace!
M.Peña DE Staff Member
Peace!
M.Peña DE Staff Member
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