back like we never left

It's been so long, I've forgot the password to this website. After emails and retrievals and multiple security questions I have hacked into the matrix and am able to communicate with you again. That being said, WHAT UP!

I realize the last post was many moons ago profiling news and updates that have since become truth and/or hear say. I apologize for any hype you may have believed about so and so and lack there of. Now is a new year. Now is a new time. Let's get it poppin.

I've been awarded the privilege of playing spectator for the recent while watching my city grow and move as a scene. I'm proud to say the least. We've got our heavy hitters getting shine and our newcomers getting well received. The friends of mine who are always inspiring me to keep going and work harder are definitely doing their job(s) right now. Groups like Sound Of Lions, who have steadily risen the bar for progressive music in Ottawa, Flight Distance, who's talent alone is impossible to hide from, OG Hindu Kush, who have schooled the players in the game on effective internet promotion and Atherton, who's weekly YouTube plug will garner some hype I have a feeling. All of this is a tell tale sign that Ottawa's rap scene is alive and well. A big shout out to all my DJs in the city as well who have helped shape and rotate the music we supply. Big respect.

With all this drive and inspiration it has given us the motivation and at some points the envy needed to finish what we've seemingly started years ago. The new Homebased record. Currently untitled, the record is very close to completion in stage one. Kane B our DJ/Producer has produced the entire record from head to toe. Anyone who is familiar with Kane's music knows what to expect, however, I must plug my dude and say he has stepped his beat game up ten fold. We've written a PILE of new songs and now have the impossible task of skimming down the list to create an album and not just a compilation of our music. We've been working in collaboration with a very select few of Canadian musicians and have created a tight bond between group and feature. I felt it was important to promote our country's talent rather than reach out elsewhere with dollars in hand to help ourselves solely in promotion. Some may disagree. We've created a sound for ourselves and have a target market in mind. We are much stronger as a group than ever before and realize what it is we have to do to get where we need to get. We're aiming to release this project in the fall so the wait is within reason.

Ottawa, you have been such a promising city to progress within. You've slapped us in the face at the right times and held us up at the right times as well. Now it's our time to hold you up. The rest of the world needs to recognize it is not alone. I'll wrap this up by saying support your local music scene whatever it may be and it will equally support you back. get busy.

Till next time,

Beta

here are links to the music I've mentioned above;

SOUND OF LIONS:

http://soundoflions.com/

FLIGHT DISTANCE:

http://flightdistance.tumblr.com/

OG HINDU KUSH:

http://www.stepyourlifegameup.com/tag/og-hindu-kush/

ATHERTON:

http://athertontv.blogspot.com/p/freestyle-thursdays.html

VINYL TAP RECORDS:

http://www.vinyltap.ca/

HOMEBASED:

http://homebased.bandcamp.com/

KANE B:

http://www.myspace.com/mdlcls

support these musicians.