as all of my readers, MySpace friends, Facebook friends & Twitter followers know - i'm a producer. been producing & evolving as a man of artistry & precision for the last decade.. (10 years for you slow people).what i've learned in life is what is told through my music. you may not get the story right away but there has always been a story & meaning behind every drum pattern, every chord i play, every sample, every riff, everything. i started when i was about 12-13 & now at 22, i look at the hip-hop game & i look at what everyone is looking for -- & i think its my time to retire from it.
don't get me wrong, i love music & always will. i'm never gonna stop listening to (good/real) music.. but as far as being someone who COMPOSES real music, believes in real music - i don't think anyone in the game would be ready or willing to step outside of the box to work with me. everyone is fixed on making a club record or some type of dance record.. trying to get some young broad drunk or eating pussy. i mean, eating pussy is cool & all, but what i'm getting at is, there's too much of the same thing going on. i really dont think me & about 1000 other real-music-making producers (not BEATMAKERS) feel the same way.
i've spoken to a few producer friends & they all (except one) have put it down. they've stopped producing & were giving away beats as blessings to artists. if they got paid, they got paid. if they didn't, they didn't. it didn't matter about the money because it honestly doesn't make you a better person nor musician. it just shows that you value the money more than the movement in which you SAY you're apart of.. it shows that you limit your art to the power of a dollar.
i will be releasing my final 2 projects next month, & they will be for free just like the rest of my projects. on October 16th, exclusively on my blog ONLY, any & everyone can download "The Golden Void Beat Tape". that tape is technically a prequel to my original October 27th release "Paper Chasin' & Lipstick Dreams". that also will be available here but also at www.myspace.com/acesinop.
if i stay around the music game after these 2 projects release, it would be strictly being a record engineer, with the possibility of furthering my knowledge of some logistics of the craft. i have a nice basis & tricks of my own (skills) but i can always learn more. will i ever go back to producing?? - something everyone has been making me think about..answer: can you promise me something real to listen to ?
*Ace
