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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A New Day (Trailer coming tomorrow!)
Was in the studio tonight recording my new single, A New Day. Can't tell you guys how excited I am to drop this - it hasn't felt this good being in the booth in a long time. Until then, expect a teaser video tomorrow. The Revival, baby... this is more than just a new direction. This is a movement.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
I.A.N. (Indie Artist Newz) Vol 11. - featuring The TradeMark Experience
Big thanks to JPBTV for featuring me in their latest edition of I.A.N. (Indie Artist Newz). Appreciate the exposure!
Saturday, November 24, 2012
My Anniversary Gift
Wooo!!!
I love my girlfriend. She knows me so well. For our two-year anniversary, not only does she get me a replica World Heavyweight Championship title belt (which is a great gift in and of itself), but she gets me a replica World Heavyweight Championship title belt signed by Sting, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Tully Blanchard, and... Ric FUCKING Flair. Wooo!!! Time to start saving up for that ring...
Oh, and to all my challengers out there, remember - to be the man, you gotta beat the man. And I'm... the man.
B-Baz - The Seed (prod. by The TradeMark Experience)
Lead single off "Vol. 2: Exodus". Produced by The TradeMark Experience. Album art by Tunji Ige
Lyrics (Rap Genius)
B-Baz is one of the many artists who will be featured on my upcoming compilation project, The Revival.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Freestyle Friday: Cassidy
I'm bringing back one of the more popular features from my old blog, Freestyle Friday, and I've decided to start things off with one of my favorite freestyles ever:
This video gets bonus points for E. Ness playing the most enthusiastic hype man ever over Cassidy's shoulder. I had the pleasure of meeting and performing with Ness back in 2008 at Fluid Nightclub. He's a really nice guy - smoked a blunt with him after my set. He "loved my energy."
Man, I was riding Cassidy's nuts so hard after seeing this for the first time that I actually tried to BECOME Cassidy. Like, blatant swagger jacker shit. (Hey, at least I can admit it.) I even tried taking some of the lines from his freestyle and flipping them into my own. Check out this rare freestyle battle video from 2007 against fellow Muhlenberg alumni Dan McGee, who would later evolve into NYC underground artist Albert Rhymestein:
In my defense (sort of), I was really, really messed up on, well... some bad stuff that night. And, to be fair, I was at least trying to actually battle by throwing disses at my opponent, who was really just going off on some stream-of-consciousness-words-that-sound-pretty-together-but-not-really-saying-anything style flow, but still, not my finest hour by any means. Just another chapter in the strange evolution of The TradeMark Experience.
(EDIT: After watching that Muhlenberg freestyle video again, I actually don't think I did that badly at all - that Brad Pitt/Elephant Man line was pretty tough, haha. I also realize now that Dan actually was throwing some good disses at me, I was probably just too fucked up that night or my ego was too bruised to remember it that way, ha. For the record though, my friend, I wasn't spitting anything written - that was all off the top, you have my word.)
Only the gulliest white rappers rock cargo sweats. Ya heard?!
(EDIT: After watching that Muhlenberg freestyle video again, I actually don't think I did that badly at all - that Brad Pitt/Elephant Man line was pretty tough, haha. I also realize now that Dan actually was throwing some good disses at me, I was probably just too fucked up that night or my ego was too bruised to remember it that way, ha. For the record though, my friend, I wasn't spitting anything written - that was all off the top, you have my word.)
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I do it all for the kids, mang...
I <3 Book Day. Had an awesome time hanging out with the little ones today at A.S. Jenks. Can't wait until next year!
We also got to watch the "Fill It In" PSSA music video - which apparently is a big hit with the 4th graders, since we had to watch it twice. I even got to lead the class in a sing-along as I stumbled to remember my own lyrics.
TTRRAAADEMAAARRRKKK!!!
This is Ryan - he got his own solo picture since he wrote my invitation letter. Obviously I wasn't told what camera to look at - oh well.
Mrs. Graham's 4th grade class!
We also got to watch the "Fill It In" PSSA music video - which apparently is a big hit with the 4th graders, since we had to watch it twice. I even got to lead the class in a sing-along as I stumbled to remember my own lyrics.
TTRRAAADEMAAARRRKKK!!!
Book Day
One of the cooler parts of being TradeMark is getting the invite every year to participate in "Book Day" at my old Elementary School, A.S. Jenks. I get to stand next to Fire Chiefs, News Anchors, Superintendents, Chio from Wired 96.5, etc. and made like I'm an actual public figure - but more importantly, I get to spend time with some awesome 4th grade students in the same classroom where I went to 4th grade, promoting a pretty decent message that "reading is cool." Hey, if a pseudo-locally-famous white rapper tells you that reading is awesome, it's gotta be true, right?
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
...Aaannd we're back.
I had to take the site down for a few days to work out some domain hosting issues, but we are back and better than ever! TTRRAAADEMAAARRRKKK!!!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Introducing the NEW thetrademarkexperience.com!
Welcome fans, family, and friends to the NEW online home of The TradeMark Experience! Be sure to check back often for the latest music, videos, news, and MORE! Let "The Revival" begin...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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