My song Smiles just passed 5,000 plays on SoundCloud, thank you algorithm gods 🫡

@Indigxld I feel like both Kanye and Drake have both claimed to be the best though. It’s apart of their whole demeanor. Especially Kanye. Andre 3000 has lyrics regarding ghostwriting:

“After 20 years in
I’m so naive I was under the impression that everyone wrote they own verses
It’s coming back different and yea that shit hurts me
I’m humming and whistling to those not deserving
I’ve stumbled and lived every word, was I working just way too hard?”

Not saying he’s the most reason...

@Indigxld I feel like both Kanye and Drake have both claimed to be the best though. It’s apart of their whole demeanor. Especially Kanye. Andre 3000 has lyrics regarding ghostwriting:

“After 20 years in
I’m so naive I was under the impression that everyone wrote they own verses
It’s coming back different and yea that shit hurts me
I’m humming and whistling to those not deserving
I’ve stumbled and lived every word, was I working just way too hard?”

Not saying he’s the most reasonable voice in hip hop to listen to on the topic, but it’s a different perspective.

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@Kaitheczar I can definitely feel what you’re saying: from the eyes of people sticking true to the essence of lyricism- people with ghostwriters can lay claim to being the best emcees. True. Very true. But how many actually claim to be the best? It’s one thing to put it in a bar in the spirit of competition and just the nature of the game and another thing to truly claim it. Kanye and Drake both use ghostwriters, yes, but they also have written a multitude of hits, bops, legendary tracks on their own....

@Kaitheczar I can definitely feel what you’re saying: from the eyes of people sticking true to the essence of lyricism- people with ghostwriters can lay claim to being the best emcees. True. Very true. But how many actually claim to be the best? It’s one thing to put it in a bar in the spirit of competition and just the nature of the game and another thing to truly claim it. Kanye and Drake both use ghostwriters, yes, but they also have written a multitude of hits, bops, legendary tracks on their own. They have and exhibit, at a high level, every attribute of what it means to be an emcee or elite rapper. Will they ever be fully respected as that, probably not lol

 

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@chubes thank you so much for the love Chubes !

I believe we filmed this in Sumter South Carolina ! We filmed in about three hrs if not less honestly.

I think this was well put, I do think there’s nuance to be recognized in the idea that Kanye and Drake have had songwriters but have always operated under the guise of being “emcees” and the “Best Rapper” so in the purists stand point they are nulled from that conversation and it appears more like they have ghostwriters because of the stoic nature they went forward with their pen and character.

Rad! Also really enjoyed that interview. Saw that Donato himself re-shared it on Instagram! That’s kind of a big deal huh?

Stoked that these shows are happening at the Pour House. I love the Windjammer but the PoHo feels like home.

Hey, Wilmot here.  We’re releasing our debut single “Oh, Boy” this Friday, June 7th.  We’re an indie pop/rock band local to Charleston and we’ll be playing Royal this Friday to celebrate it’s release.  Super excited to share it with y’all!  Pre-save link is here: https://distrokid.com/<wbr />hyperfollow/wilmot/oh-boy

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country has just announced three nights at the Charleston Pour House in late September. This announcement comes just a few weeks after their sold out show on the Windjammer’s beachfront stage, which I was lucky enough to attend with @billy-slut and some PoHo fam. These three shows are bound to be a great time.

Tickets on sale Friday at 11am.

Also see my recent interview with Daniel Donato, Cosmic Village and the Search for Meaning. 

Dope, I’m adding this to Extra Chill’s live music calendar. Thanks for posting it.

June 7th at Sweatman’s Garden! Black Zola and Indi’Gxld as “Rhodium”

8-10!!

Can’t say enough about Brett. He’s played every role and instrument in Gold Light at different points dating back to 2015. Drums, guitar, bass, keys, glockenspiel.. I’ve toured with him more than anyone else in my 20 years of being in bands. Countless stories, but probably the most recent fun one was on our tour this past December, Brett played all of the dates leading up to Louisville, where he forgot he’d booked a Secret Guest show at Royal the night we played Nashville, so he FLEW...

Can’t say enough about Brett. He’s played every role and instrument in Gold Light at different points dating back to 2015. Drums, guitar, bass, keys, glockenspiel.. I’ve toured with him more than anyone else in my 20 years of being in bands. Countless stories, but probably the most recent fun one was on our tour this past December, Brett played all of the dates leading up to Louisville, where he forgot he’d booked a Secret Guest show at Royal the night we played Nashville, so he FLEW BACK to Chas from Louisville to play the Royal gig, then DROVE UP the day after to reunite with us and play our last show in Asheville at Static Age. The guy’s a damn beast and a workhorse and a sweetheart. There’s a reason we all love him. Even when he snores. <3

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listen, I’m not here to ‘Diddy bash’-but the homie is in a crappy situation. Slowly searing away like holding a lit cigarette to a piece of paper. The burn is active, and ashes are imminent for Sean Combs.

With the new information being unveiled about Diddy, a lot of things that were once confusing about the East/West beef of the 90’s are seeming to unfold a bit. I feel it is time for a lil discussion about the Tupac/Biggie/Puffy debacle of the 90’s. So publically, the beef with Pac...

listen, I’m not here to ‘Diddy bash’-but the homie is in a crappy situation. Slowly searing away like holding a lit cigarette to a piece of paper. The burn is active, and ashes are imminent for Sean Combs.

With the new information being unveiled about Diddy, a lot of things that were once confusing about the East/West beef of the 90’s are seeming to unfold a bit. I feel it is time for a lil discussion about the Tupac/Biggie/Puffy debacle of the 90’s. So publically, the beef with Pac and (Bad Boy) started based on regional differences, an alleged affair with Pac and Faith Evans, and issues with Diddy and Death Row. This ultimately led to the deaths of both Tupac and Biggie.

I loosely believe…

Tupac didn’t like Diddy. Pac was educating Biggie about how to obtain his intellectual properties from Bad Boy and how to run as an independent artist. When Biggie began to question Diddy about these things by leveraging himself as the breadwinner of Bad Boy. Diddy showed his true colors and also showed Biggie that he owned everything released under Bad Boy, down to the name. This created the divide between PAC and BiG-and calculated Misunderstandings turned it into a beef, that led to Tupac being shot 5 times at quad studios which turned the beef between them into a real live E vs W war. Diddy, in cahoots with Suge Knight, plotted to kill Tupac. Post-Tupac, Biggie had an awakening. He knew what was up with Diddy and where he was trying to take the BRAND of BIG. Biggie tried to redefine himself and take heed to the game Pac was putting on him about his publishing and masters and ownership. Making Puff put money and trust into other Bad Boy artists, but none were quite Biggie. Upon Biggies return and upcoming release, he made demands of Diddy in exchange for exposing his madness. Which ultimately led to his demise, covered under the guise of East coast west coast beef playing out. He recently attempted to shift this by giving back the publishing to Bad Boy artist in 2023. Now this looks like him trying to ‘cop a plea’ to save his name from the upcoming onslaught of drama that his now active on 2024.

and this is just ONE of the situations I think he had a direct had in due to his ‘ways’.

This is where I stop. Lol. what do you guys  think about what’s going on?

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I remember at the first Dawning show when Brett introduced the band and gave a little speech about Charleston and the state of everything. It was really special moment at Cutty’s. Bro has great taste in music.

Sometimes it takes an army. Nothing wrong with that.

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