On The Watch “DJ Blaze Talk’s Record Sales”

REAL TALK! LP sales are down all over, but the Hip Hop and R&B GENRE has been hit particularly the HARDEST and the trend seems to be continuing year after year. The crazy thing about all of this is that the GENRE itself is as popular today then ever before. The need and the want are as LIVE as ever. However it use to be that going Platinum was an upper accomplishment but now new and seasoned artists don’t seem to be too concern nowadays on the overall sales of their Albums. REAL TALK!

I know for a fact that we still got some movers and shakers still doing good numbers in the GAME but REAL TALK, LP units are definitely not moving weight like back in the days, the overall numbers are simply lower then before. The GAME is changing right in front of our very own eyes. Record Labels are shocked right now, the digital era has been on the come up for quite some time now, changing the landscape of the way music is being heard and presented to the masses.

New technology is playing a serious role in this Day and Age and Labels all over are of feeling the HEAT of the lack luster sales. REAL TALK! Artists are giving out more and more free music and mixtapes to help boost their stock in the Game one way or another.

A few hot singles today seems to have more power then a full length LP REAL TALK! The definition of SUCCESS in the music industry has changed dramatically. We use to look forward to a tight LP from top to bottom but now instead we have the next HOT SINGLE the “Flavor of the month” that is, to look forward too.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Meek Mill”

After the release of 2 well-received mixtapes (with the likes of an LP) Dreamchasers 1 and 2, your Boy Meek Mill just scored his Boss Rick Ross another hit LP to add to the ever-growing Maybach Music Group. With The release of his highly anticipated LP Dreams & Nightmares, Meek Mill made sure that all the hype and accolades surrounding him was not a fluke.

Meek is the truth and judging from the quality of music he blessed us with from his mix tapes to his LP, it was only right for Meek to stay consistent and deliver a body of work on Dreams & Nightmares that will have all his peers and fans tripping of every track from the beginning to the end. Meek put in some serious work to get to where he’s at right now and as MMG’s golden child, he’s not about to drop the ball on this one anytime soon.

So for all you HATTERS looking for a fail from this Kat, look somewhere else cause your Boy Meek Mill dropped a serious LP in Dreams & Nightmares. Peeps and his peers need to keep an eye on this Kat cause his hunger and drive for success alone will definitely get him to the top of the food chain in this here Rap Game in no time REAL TALK! Peeps need to Cop the Dreams & Nightmares LP ASAP cause it’s a sure shot BANGGER, until then check out my DJ Blaze/Meek Mill set on my mixtapes section and peep what the streets been talking about.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Posse Cuts”

A Posse Cut to me can either break you or make you. REAL TALK! In this day and age in the Game we don’t see too many rappers from different clicks and part of town getting together and destroying a sick beat due to the fact that the respect for one another is bogus and that some of the rappers in the Game today or afraid of a friendly competition from time to time. Back in the day that wasn’t an issue, rappers from different clicks and hoods wanted to see how they could hold their own among some of the Heavy Hitters of there time.

Shit was real back then, if you were a real lyricist then you jumped on the opportunity to showcase your skills amongst other lyricist alike bars for bars, especially if they (The Artist) called on you personally to jump on that particular track. REAL TALK! I tip my “B” hat to Big Sean for giving the Hip Hop World a sick track in “Control” featuring Kendrick Lamar and & Jay Electronica.

This track is what the Game been missing, a “No Holds Bars” type of lyrical bravado friendly competition amongst one another and pushing all other rappers to step their “BARS” up. REAL TALK!

Peep my DJ Blaze/Posse Cut set on my mixtape section and hear what “THE GAME BEEN MISSING”.

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On The Watch “It’s All About he 3-Headed Monsters (Wade, James and Bosh)”

 

The 3-Headed Monsters (Wade, James and Bosh) along with the rest of the team have finally reached the NEED and the WANT that had deprived them the previous year. I tip my “B” hat to the Miami Heat for prevailing in an astonishing fashion. “KINGS” of the 2011/2012 NBA finals; Bron Bron came in these series real focus and determined not to fail.

Homey filled up the stats sheets across the board with an average of 28.6 points, 10.2 boards and 7.4 dimes, the MVP of the series was definitely a no brainer REAL TALK! With 3 league MVP’s, one series MVP and an NBA Title now under his belt, Bron Bron has finally silent all his critics (and me) and earned his seat among the all times greats has one of the best who’s ever done it REAL TALK!

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On The Watch ” It’s All About Celtics-Heat Game 7″

Celtics-Heat Game 7 will forever be remembered has the end of an era. I tip my “B” hat to the Miami Heat and their 3 Headed Monsters (Wade, James and Bosh) for qualifying for the final spot of the NBA Finals. My Celtics gave it a good run but the Fantastic 4 (Rondo, Ray, Pierce and Garnett) and the rest of the team couldn’t close out the game and eventually fell to a better team on that night, but lets not get it twisted, REAL TALK my Celts went down fighting till the last call.

While everybody had counted them out before the playoffs started, my Celts showed the world and all their NAY Sayers what toughness along with real good team chemistry could accomplish as a Strong Unit. Even though my Celts came up short in their final quest, the Blue Print has already been set for the next generation of Celtics to come and take over from where this great Celtics team left off. “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” (Kevin Garnett voice)

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On The Watch “Forbes Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists”

Forbes Hip Hop Wealthiest Artists

This week Forbes released their Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists in the game and like the saying goes “men lie woman lie but numbers don’t” check out who’s coming up close to getting that No. 1 Spot to the Billionaires’ Club. As of April 2012.The business man of the year is non other then the games Bad Boy P. Diddy who came in pushing his weight and Net Worth at an incredible 550 million.

Jay comes in 2nd place not to be out done with his Net Worth of 460 Million. (Diddy better not get too comfortable up there cause my Boy Jay is definitely on his way up for that No. 1 Spot) Dr. Dre quietly took in the 3rd spot available with his Net Worth of 260 Million. Business has been good for the Doc its only right.

Mister Cash Money aka the Birdman comes in at the 4th spot with his Net Worth of 125 Million. Cash Money Records is his goldmine right now and along with his other business ventures his stock can only go up. The final spot goes to 50 Cent who comes in with his Net Worth of 110 million. For someone who’s been in the game for less then its 4 predecessor’s, you have to admirer 50 ‘s hustler mentality, which is “Get Rich or Die Trying”.

Regardless of who ends up being part of that Prestigious Billionaires’ Club, the fact that these black entertainers are even mention or should I say acknowledged by Forbes, is an achievement on its own. I respect each and every one of them for their grind and dedication.

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On The Watch “It’s All About The Notorious B.I.G.”

The Notorious B.I.G. aka Big Poppa, The Black Frank White, Biggie Small or B.I.G. was a rapper who officially stamped his name in the game when he first dropped his LP Ready To Die back on September 13, 1994. B.I.G.’s LP eventually went 4x Platinum and his presence at that time single-handily brought the EAST Coast Hip Hop scene back at a time when the WEST Coast was pushing real hard on the mainstream scene. B.I.G. who was the new kat from Brooklyn killing the streets, the clubs and the radio waves, had every rapper from the EAST/WEST and the SOUTH keeping a close eye on him.

Listening to B.I.G.’s tracks right now you can clearly see that Homey was a lifetime ahead of the game back then and although Biggie’s career was cut short in 1997, B.I.G. was still able to acquire quite the hardware under his belt. The Source Awards, in 1995 awarded Biggie with New Artist of The Year (Solo), Album Of The Year, Lyricist Of The Year and Live Performer Of The Year.

Also in 1995 The Billboard Music Awards, presented Biggie with the Rap Artist of the Year and than in 1998 The Soul Train Music Awards, bestowed Biggie with Best R&B/Soul Album Male for his Life After Death LP, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA back in 2000. Biggie simply was a BEAST; he could ride the mic with a different flow for whatever beat given. MTV ranked B.I.G. at #3 on their list of The Greatest MC’s Of All Time. REAL TALK! We’ll never know just how B.I.G. would have fared amid today’s rappers but one thing is for sure; Biggie will definitely go down in the annals of Hip Hop History has one of the best who’s ever done it hands down.

Peep my DJ Blaze/Biggie Small Takeover set. It’s timeless!

Blaze

On The Watch “It’s All About Rick Ross”

Rick Ross just finished another chart topping year 2011. REAL TALK! I’m talking Clubs, Radio and the Hoods from coast to coast were rocking Rozay daily REAL HEAVY. Peeps need to appreciate Ross’s work ethic and the quality of the work he’s been able to put out for the masses to enjoy.

Ross has been in high demand on the feature side; killing it alongside his own MMG crew, with R&B artists or his peers in the game looking to get a Rozay assisted sure shot banger. Ross’s business ventures also looked real good, his MMG Brand played a big part in carving a name for some of his artist from the camp who along side Rozay killed the R&B/HIP HOP charts. His presence was definitely felt in the year 2011.

Not even two back-to-back seizures suffered while touring could stop this man’s drive to achieve and overpower the game. His hard work and dedication to his craft have not gone unnoticed, The Source Magazine named Rick Ross Man Of The Year 2011 for the 2nd time. A title well deserved to the BIGGEST BOSS in the game this far.

Be on the look out for Ross’s 5th solo LP called “God Forgives I Don’t” due out this year. Until then peep my DJ Blaze Rick Ross Takeover set on my mixtapes section, MMG is the Movement!

Blaze

On The Watch ” It’s All About Chris Brown”

Chris Brown aka Chris Breezy has been on a steady grind ever since the release of his mixtape colabo with Tyga titled Fan Of A Fan back in 2010. We all know that Breezy can kill a mean vocal and tear the shit out of a dance floor but It’s on that particular mixtape that Breezy stepped out of his usual box and experimented with rapping and showed us just how tight his delivery can be at lacing up a hot “16”.

Breezy’s no rookie when it comes to rapping and he definitely has what it takes to sell it to his fans. Breezy’s been killing the charts all over the world; I’m talking by himself or has a feature, Breezy has been in high demand on the Radio in the Clubs and on the Talk Shows.

At the 2011 BET Awards Chris Breezy received 6 nominations and walk away with 5  awards  including Best Male R&B Artists of the Year. At the BET Hip Hop Awards Breezy collected 3 more awards including The People’s Champ Award. To top the year 2011 Breezy also won Album of the Year award with F.A.M.E. at the Soul Train Music Awards. At the pace Chris Breezy’s been working at right now, 2012 can only be another chart topping year for the dude. REAL TALK!

Be on the look out for Breezy’s 5th LP called Fortune due possibly in March. In the mean time peep my DJ Blaze/Chris Brown Takeover set on my mixtape section. It’s Blazin.

On The Watch “It’s All About Trey Songz”

Trigga debuted 2 mix tapes on November 1, 2011, LemmeHolDatBeat2, which is a Hip Hop/R&B mixtape and Anticipation 2, which is the R&B mixtape. REAL TALK! I don’t understand why my man Trigga called them both mix tapes, these 2 freebees that Trey blessed us with are arguably better then half the shit that’s coming out right now REAL TALK!

On LemmeHolDatBeat2 Trigga’s delivery is so tight and on point on them beats that I’m sure some of these rappers out right now are tripping over this R&B artist who can jump ship on any given day of the week and murk it.

Trey is not just an R&B artist trying to rap; he does this for real and is believable. Hip Hop/R&B is the shit right now and my man Trigga is putting everybody on notice by killing every track he’s rockin. REAL TALK!

Thugs and Gangsta’s can bump Trey’s tracks and feel no way about it cause your Boy Trigga is the TRUTH with his…On Anticipation 2, Trigga shows everybody once again why he’s called “Mr. Steal Ya Girl” The ladies love his swagga-oozing, charismatic freaky side. Trey definitely channels Kell’s panty dropping styles of flow but with a twist of Trigga added to it to make this a memorable mixtape for the ladies to drool over until his 5th album Chapter 5 becomes available in 2012.

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