I'm only the greatest rapper in your apartment complex!

Another great question that was asked on my formspring: "What all does artist development entail at AG One Entertainment? How do I know that I will be where In short, its developing your sound, image, and preparing you to move onto a major OR prepare you for a release through our label and our publishing."

If you're only in one session then that is typically only a consultation, where we would talk about services offered through us and our partners. Since a consultation occurs after we've either seen you perform live or have heard some of your recorded material, we would give a basic outline as to what market we could see you in and what direction to take your initial/demo project.

There are also instances when we simply just service an artists tracks for a set cost and royalty rate, and that is usually a one time visit type of deal.

As far as knowing you'll be where you need to be is dependent on your career goals, artistry aspirations, work ethic, etc. We have the administrative and creative personnel to provide you with coaching, strategic planning, development, creation, and distribution.

However, to be brutally honest..I can take a horse to water but I can't make it drink. So to answer your question of how will you know are where you need to be is solely contingent on your dedication and personal investment in yourself, your artistry, your development and growth. Just like anything in life, the results you end up with is directly correlated to the to the effort you put in.

The Result of Passion

I wake up, stretch, yawn and ponder for a sleep filled minute or 2 about how this day, this brand new day will be different from the last. Let's do the math and I'll use myself as the subject. I wake up at 6:30, I'm at work by 7:30 then off at 5:30...with traffic I'm home by 6. I'll relax for about 30, eat, and then work on my passion at about 7/7:30 - There are 13 long hours that pass before I can get to what I love doing most! Its easy to let the day go by without really working on what you have been blessed to do. Some of us are blessed with jobs that we are passionate about, jobs that aren't considered jobs, but most of us are in Bill Pay occupations. The truth is my passion is the only way I can differentiate my days...it's the only time when I don't feel like a battery, plugged into a corporate machine. My passion keeps me free, it keeps me sane and optimistic, I'm not draining my thoughts thinking about that promotion at work (even though it would be nice and is well deserved lol) and I'm not spending time pondering how to get on my boss's good side, or which cheek to kiss today. The result of my passion will be receiving the peace and happiness that we all strive for, the peace that can only be explained with a smile and a modest shrug of the shoulders. What is your passion, what will make you happy, and can you truly say you are working on it?

Peace and Blessings,
AR

Deee oooo doubbbbbleee geee

WHAT'S GOOD FAM?

So I was on the book-of-face the other day and stumbled across an interesting question. The question was "why is snoop dog still relevant after all these years?" It sounds crazy, but its actually a good question. After a couple minutes of hard pondering (on the porcelain throne) it hit me! Its his ability to reinvent himself, entice you, make you want to listen and most importantly sell you a life style. Whether your in Long Beach, California, sporting chucks and khakis, or in a Yankee fitted and some uptowns in Brooklyn, New York, everybody knows or has a favorite snoop song. No disrespect to Uncle Snoopy, but his nursery-rhyme rhyme scheme plays a major part of it, too. I don't care what it is, if it is simple enough for a toddler to get, then its more than likely gonna be a hit.

My whole purpose in blogging this is to plant a couple questions in your brain's:

1. What does the "invented you" look like? What would your image look like/what would you want people to perceive from your artistry?
2. What is so special about that person you wish to be that's gonna make people want to listen to you? No body takes the time to sit down and listen to music anymore. We listen as we live. On the go.
3. Are you making music that puts you on the path of longevity or on the path to be gone in 60 seconds?
4. When its all said and done how will you sell yourself? You have to know who you are going to market yourself to, and where you are going to be the most marketable.

If you haven't asked yourself these questions...well my friends, get to it! Cause time is tickin' and opportunity could be passing us by.

And remember..

1, 2, 3, and to the 4........... (I think you know the rest)