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[mfuqua23]

Why do artists have to put out hundreds and hundreds of songs to get a buzz? Why not just put together a quality album and promote that? You said Kel put his heart & soul into his music and stopped putting out? Well why not just continue to promote the songs you did instead of keep making new stuff. That defeats the purpose of the songs being made in the first place.

Turntable, on 25 September 2011 - 06:40 AM, said:

That is his problem.. He does not have enough output, not even close.. Even tho he has been around for a while, he is in direct competition to people like Skyzoo and Reks and even newer guys like J. Cole. But they put out a lot of stuff, they are always somewhere on Producer Albums, they tour clubs and skateparks around the world and everything.. He will never stand out this way, I think he missed his chance

Not enough output? What are the fans for? SilverTiger was his output. Tim Price was his output. Those kids who he spoke to in schools were his output. Even if Kel never does another thing musically again, he should be (and most likely is) satisfied and fulfilled with all he's done. He's stayed active and has done positive things with his life and in turn made an impact in peoples lives. He helped Will Smith write lyrics. Will Smith. Some people take off with the connections they get, and some don't. Everyone has different levels of success. His resume is impressive. Nowadays, nobody is just music. They are always doing something else.

[bigted]

yeah kel's the man regardless of what happens from this point on, like will said "why should i try to sound like y'all sound?/that's what's wrong with the rap game right now", regardless of what happens kel got respect from those who know him and that's what's most important, it don't matter you got 2 or 2 million fans as long as you remain true to yourself

[Turntable]

Yeah well I'm just saying, if you want to make it is a musician it makes sense to release music and perform, doesn't it.. You dont se Ford saying well we made one great car so thats it

Edited by Turntable, 29 September 2011 - 12:46 PM.

[mfuqua23]

Right, it really is a grind, and not everyone can have instant success. I kind of think of it like this, would you rather have an make music until the end of time (their time) or have them make timeless music, timeless classics. And "making it" is all up to the person, but I know what you mean when you say that Turn. There's a lot of things to do with that whole process.

[bigted]

a lot of hip hop artists from the 80s go around touring with their classic material here in 2011 and make a good living off of that without even putting out much new material 'cause there's an audience out there that just can't get enough of that timeless feeling, i can't picture a lot of the current artists out now doing that in 2030 since a lot of their music is like mcdonalds... i believe kel got more value as a true hip hop artist than your average platinum rapper cause he ain't selling his soul, the material he put out on his mixtapes is better than a lot of albums out there on the market and he's worked with a lot of big names in hip hop history like JJFP, Grandmaster Flash, Q-Tip, Teddy Riley, MC Lyte, and Lil' Kim, true heads already know what's up, sure he needs to keep the ball moving with another project and since he's a true head I'm sure he'll keep going since true artists never stop...

[Hero1]

Kel's latest update: His first album, "Warrior Poet" will be released in 2012.

[bigted]

i was checking my email and found this pleasant surprise, finally an album to look forward to!!

[Da Brakes]

Good to hear ain't it! Did you all check out that Aspirations track? So good!

[JumpinJack AJ]

I was going to post this yesterday and forgot. I'm so happy to hear he's ready to put something else out.

[bigted]

i was actually listening to his "salon stories" mixtape when i was checking my email

[KevTastic]

Top news. Finally a full proper album. Been a long time coming.

[Da Brakes]

Wonder what happened to "One Way". That was supposed to be the original album title. I wonder if the album progressed into this or whether he just decided to go with a different name??

[Hero1]

are we to presume the fresh prince of brooklyn mixtape is no longer happening?

[JumpinJack AJ]

I don't know, he still references the project. I never liked the title tho'...unless FP was gonna be involved.

[bigted]

well with will getting involved with music again then maybe we'll see a collaboration