Masters Of Conversation: Punchlines & Parables

Look mah, we did it...

Shout out to Rediculus for droppin another one and including me in the project, he worked hard for this, so y'all do us a favor and cop the new album on iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/masters-conversation-punchlines/id465221006

Motivation

Sometimes you feel like you have no control over where life is headed.  What can you do about it though?  It's not like you had any control in the first place, you didn't control your birth so you certainly can't hope to control all of your life and death.

So what will you do in the meantime?  When someone or something else is pushing your destiny?  How will you hold on?  Will you cling to memories, bask in the present, or strive for a better future?

I'm not sure what will happen to me, all I know is what's happened to me and what's currently happening with me.  But the one thing that makes me ignore all the things that shouldn't matter it hope that it will all lead to these "goals" and "dreams."  Does that mean it will, no... but to not try, is to fail before you start.

-Dyce

More Happy

I always heard that money can't buy happiness... boy were they wrong and stupid (No offense if that's a motto of yours).  I think people who say that, haven't really hit rock bottom, or better yet, they don't live in 2011.

In my short tenure I've hit a few rock-bottoms, it's jagged, painful, and it leaves scars.  One factor in my rock-bottoms has always been the inability to afford to do something...  not that money can buy a smooth-top (ha ha, get it? w/e), but that events leading up to, or resolving the situation afterwards could have easily been a lot less painful having some dinero to prevent, get out of, or just get over tough times.

Believe me when I say that I don't enjoy coming to that conclusion, but that is reality.  If you venture out in the world daily, you know that money actually DOES buy a lot of stuff people said it couldn't/shouldn't.  You can buy a wife, a kid, a tan, oxygen, more money, friends... quite frankly, I'm surprised there isn't a store that sells various levels of happiness depending on how much you spend.

You would think that by coming to this sort of conclusion, one would be disgusted with the world and hate what they have realized.  Actually, I'm more motivated.  I want to make more money, to be more happy, or happier as some people like to call it.  It's a driving factor in the reasoning behind waking up and going to a job that I never imagined I'd do, behind wanting to be better at that job, behind moving on from the past, all because I want to be more happy.  I've made mistakes that have probably made me less happy at times, but if money helps me be happier afterwards, what's the harm?  If money isn't making you happy, I'll gladly take it and show you how it works.

Don't let old sayings linger beyond their lifespan.  If it makes sense in your world, make it work for you.

Here are some things that money could buy given the right circumstances, that would make me more happy (er happier):

A bad-ass microphone
A bad-ass computer
A keyboard
ProTools 9 HD
A nice house
A large set of tools
An affordable, but nice car
Year passes to Six Flags
A basketball goal
Court-side season tickets to basketball games
A regular doctor
A dentist
Clothes I haven't worn over 10 years
Gas
More groceries
Studio time
Production for the studio time
Some non-prescription glasses
New music (it is illegal to download)
Video Games
iPad
A garden
An ant farm
New collars for my dogs
DVDs
A mouse/keyboard combination which both parts work at the same time
New faucets
New socks
A cake display set
More pictures of people I know
Airplane tickets to visit friends and family (Or gas.... gas is acceptable)
Shoulder surgery
Chiropractor
Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwhiches
Sheers for my dogs so we don't have to share
Tickets to the movies to go with my wife/friends every weekend


Feel free to donate happiness, I will buy you something in return.

Big Ass Bags of Popcorn

So I went to the movie theater the other day to see Captain America (Iron Man > Thor > Captain America btw) and I couldn't help but notice the 2 folks in front of me went through 2 big ass bags of popcorn...  Normally stuff like this doesn't bother me but something didn't sit right with me.

Maybe it's because I've been noticing how big portions are getting these days.  I get a medium value meal at Burger King, and I get handed a cup that used to be Large when I was young, and now the Large cups are King sized... What the hell are they feeding us I wonder?  I hear in Europe and Asia, portions are much smaller and reasonable.  I think that's where I need to go, cause I can't eat like the rest of these Americans...

Back to the popcorn though, this bag (grab your ruler) was about 8 inches wide, 8 inches deep, 12 inches tall... Now for me that's just too much damn popcorn for one person, maybe a bit much for two people too unless they are just that hungry.  So the fact I corner-eyed these people eating through two of them hoes, just made me wonder why we do it?  Why in America is it ok to over-feed ourselves with portions meant for non-domesticated animals, yet everywhere else I hear people remember how big the human stomach really is? 

I can't do it yo... maybe I'm not American enough, but I'll be damned if I end up like Hansel & Gretel when the world ends in 2012 and we need a food source.

Poor Like Me

Sometimes listening to music gives you this false impression of what life is really like... I mean realllly like. People embellish a lot... not that it's a bad thing, but sometimes when you're so far removed from reality, it really hurts when it smacks you in the face.

When I first came to Dallas, itching to make a name for myself (both in real life and in music) I had tasted the bitter-sweet smack a bit, but I didn't realize I was about to be jumped into the gang of life. My first place I called my own home was a hotel room. Me, my girlfriend (now my wife), a cat briefly, and four walls. It was an honest experience that I've only been able to relate to one other person. At the time making music, I didn't know what to talk about, didn't know what people wanted to hear, and slowly I started not to care. That was a good thing though, because my message evolved into something more potent even though I didn't realize it.

It gave me reason to express myself in way.  I didn't necessarily want to be proud of not having anything at the time, I always wanted more and better, and whats next (sometimes that led to us making sacrifices we probably could afford) but it did open my eyes to others like me.  I call it "poor like me" not because of a dollar value, but because each time I improved my life a little bit, whether it was getting monthly bus tickets instead of daily ones, finally getting an apartment, or finally getting a car, I was still able to relate to people who shared pieces of my experiences because at one time or another, they were poor like me, no matter how they were now.

So even if I ever make six figures, or get the so-called "life changing record-deal," there is a place inside me that can't turn away from people who aren't and may not be as privileged because I remember sitting in that hotel room wishing life would get better and I remember, they're just poor like me.

Some Features to check out...

Check meeeeeeeeeee out

I'm still workin on my projects but in the meantime, check out these two mixtapes I have a song on.

Masters Of Conversation- ReVerb



Mix By DJ Ready Cee
http://www.zshare.net/download/73353494b22bc663/

Track By Track Version
http://www.zshare.net/download/73353797cfc8e129/


These are more for the underground heads





Underground Cypher 5



http://www.rapcypher.com/2010/02/dj-kwessy-underground-cypher-5.html

01. SABOTAWJ - INTRO
02. SABOTAWJ - RAPCYPHER.COM EXCLUSIVE FREESTYLE03. ILLUS - FEEL GOOD MUSIC
04. EPIC SONN - THE COME UP05. SUROCK FEAT COPYWRITE, CANIBUS & CHINO XL - SUICYPHER
06. INTUITION FEAT SLUG - BUZZKILL07. JOE SCUDDA - CATCH UP
08. WORDSMITH - SLANGUISTICS (PROD. STRADA)
09. TANYA MORGAN - GOTCHA OPIN ORIGINAL (REMIX)
10. K-BETA - COME CLOSER
11. YOUNG VADAH - SOUTH SIDE STORY12. BEKAY - I AM (REMIX)
13. DIAMOND DISTRICT - WHO I BE (MARCO POLO REMIX)
14. KOOLEY HIGH FEAT MEDIAN - SOLITUDE
15. PAIR-A-DYCE - TRADITION
16. DONWILL - DITTO
17. ODDISEE FEAT YU - YU TRAVELING
18. SPECTAC & AMIRI - GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS
19. SUBSTANTIAL FEAT JSOUL - U WHERE THERE
(MARCUS D REMIX)
20. CUT THROAT LOGIC FEAT KRS ONE - TODAY & FOREVER21. SABOTAWJ - OUTRO

Success

Pair-A-Dyce Vol. 1 has definitely exceeded my expectations and it feels good to see more that double the downloads of my last mixtape. Hopefully that means I'm doing something right? I also enjoy the feedback I've gotten from several people telling me which songs they enjoyed and why the like the cd, and the general consensus I've gotten is people enjoy the realness of the songs, and the fact that there is a variety of styles. I've begun building a network of people that I can see myself working with for years to come. So to everyone who listened, thank you. On to the next one........


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