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I found out that TV is deadly. Or put in another way, the wrong shows on TV are deadly. To be precise, the Danish version of “America’s got talent”, called “Talent 08”. Well, to put it shortly, Denmark doesn’t have talent. Not if we are to believe that the people on that show are what we have to show off. I mean, I basically don’t understand the concept – and think it’s ridiculous. How do you put so many different entertainment genres into one bowl and tell people to give the best act their vote. You can’t! Because different entertainment appeal to different people! And don’t even get me started on the whole “Danish media biting American/British shows because we have no originality ourselves” talk. I was forced to endure a whole 30 minutes of this show, because my lovely girlfriend loves these shows (and it hurts deep inside of me) and what I saw, was so toe-crumbling, dagger in my heart-like amazingly embarrassing TV. Fuck this show and the horse it rode in on. Matter of fact, fuck most of these wack-ass TV shows now a days. I kinda came to the conclusion that everything that the Danish channel DR1 broadcasts, is CRAP and it’s sister channel DR2 shows really good television, mostly (said like that girl “Newt” from the “Aliens” movie). Do you guys disagree?

These days, I am really focused on setting goals for myself. I am starting to realize, that goals are incredibly important to have. I am by nature, a very restless person and very quickly I can become irritated if things don’t go my way. That also includes days where I do music and nothing good comes out of it or if I am too quick to “kill my darlings”, before I even get started on a beat. I have been reading a lot lately and I think the cure for me (at least) is to structure my days, make a plan of what I wanna do, how the project is supposed to come out, who I wanna work with (no person or star is too big – remember these are your dreams formulated into goals. And if you find out it is to unrealistic, you simply change it along the way), a time schedule and so on. I have just started doing this, so I will update you guys along the way and see how it goes. Related to this subject matter, I have written a brief anecdote from my earlier days in Hip hop..

Back in 2000 / 2001, I remember setting a goal for myself. I told myself, that I wanted to work with the best in Denmark. At that time I really looked up to the whole independent / underground scene in New York and was naturally drawn towards the people in Denmark, who in fact worked with the underground heads from the states. I remember listening to the early Boulevard Connection 12” inches and was completely blown away by the high standard of these releases (especially Copenhagen claiming respect – produced by Context). I really wanted to be a part of that movement, but at that moment in time, I simply wasn’t good enough to even begin thinking of contacting these people behind it.

2003 – By chance, after having released my first EP in English (which sucked ass by the way), I started working with a guy called Street Mass – just doing random stuff and hanging out. He was best friends with DJ Typhoon, who I truly admired, but he was also known as an arrogant prick. Typhoon told me he was working on a new Danish project entitled “Gadeplan”, and he wanted to get some new / up and coming artists on it – but they had to rap in Danish (which I previously hadn’t been doing). I immediately accepted and started doing beats for the mixtape (which is actually more of a compilation album). It ended up with me producing 5-6 tracks for other Danish artists and me rhyming on 2 of the tracks.

I’ll never forget the day (which was also my birthday) I saw the first review from the magazine Gaffa. The guy (Christian Grubert), who reviewed it (and had previously completely slaughtered me a year before, when we released the Rich Bums EP) praised me to the skies and basically let everyone know that I was the real prize on that album. I remember feeling really good and reloaded with new confidence and ready to take on the world. After that, I continued to build a relationship with Typhoon (and the other guys affiliated with the Boulevard Connection – and especially the other group he had started, Nobody beats the beats). I produced some tracks here and there and it ended up with me becoming a member of the Nobody beats the beats crew – a really big day for me. Suddenly I was part of the crew/groups I had looked up to just a few years back and had gained some new really good friends as well. Most importantly – I had reached my goal.

The funny things is, while writing this, I actually sit and enjoy my victory, the goal I had reached. Something I have never been very good at. Enjoying the goals you reach and especially living in the moment. So as much as this is a quick flashback to how I hooked up with the people I now work with, it is also self therapeutic in some sense. Momma, I made it – pt.1

Ohhh - I had to share this one. It’s a video of Kanye performing in New York and during the end of the show he brings out Jay-z to perform a new track, which supposedly is off the new Jay-z album. Damn, that shit got me excited, now all we can do is wait for that album to drop huh?