Dezert Eez has just dropped their album Magnificent Swords and Fly Jewelz. It's jam packed with pure hip hop flavor for your sonic delight from the three talented emcees 5-Star, Nivek & O'Nill. It includes production from Achickwitbeatz on Riot Gear featuring Dead Prez, a feature from Inspectah Deck over Bronze Nazereth production & more! Listen below & grab your copy today.
In this Q&A, I had the opportunity to connect with 5-Star, Nivek & O'nill collectively known as Dezert Eez. The rap veterans proceeded to share their knowledge & insight regarding the industry and openly discuss their experiences and advice that aspiring artists can use to their benefit. Take a moment to listen/download the audio and/or peep/share the transcript.
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I was recently blessed to chat with the ill lyricist and world renowned & prolific emcee and all around amazing artist Mahogany Jones. Peep the Q&A to gain insight & soak in her wisdom regarding the artistry of Hip Hop.
Multi-talented and prolific emcee John Robinson aka Lil Sci of Scienz of Life drops some gems for independent artists regarding artistic authenticity, longevity, life philosophies and shares memories from the early days of his career.
In this Q&A, I had the opportunity to connect with 5-Star, Nivek & O'nill collectively known as Dezert Eez. The rap veterans proceeded to share their knowledge & insight regarding the industry and openly discuss their experiences and advice that aspiring artists can use to their benefit. Take a moment to listen/download the audio and/or peep/share the transcript.
In this Q&A session I had the chance to chat with the multi-talented, über-authentically soulful artist known as Miles Bonny. He shares his wisdom, the drive behind his inspiration, and philosophies that are crucial for independent artists to be aware of and embrace.
The concept behind Conversations & Quotables was inspired by the people that have crossed my path since I decided to pursue music full time. Everyone has a story and experiences we can all learn from along the way. As independent agents in the music industry, if we share our experiences with one another we can alleviate frustrations and build from the knowledge we have gained on our journey. Click the photo below to check out some of the highlighted quotes from Conversations & Quotables: Q&A by Achickwitbeatz
In this brief Q&A session, AdRev President and former CD Baby President Brian Felsen shares his wisdom and advice to independent artists.
Praverb was a dear friend and colleague of mine who transitioned from this earth realm to participating in cyphers in heaven 9/17/2014. He will be greatly missed for his selfless guidance, wisdom & kind spirit. He is survived by his wife and young son. A gofundme account has been set up to accept donations to help them cover costs here.
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New music from Dezert Eez "Riot Gear" ft. Dead Prez produced by Achickwitbeatz