World Issues vs. Gossip Media

I find myself becoming frustrated with the media, and what we have allowed it to become. No longer do I hear of anything of substance. It's as if world issues are no longer, and Celeb rivalry is the only thing in existence. How did we get here? Since when is Beyonce's new hair color the News highlight that we should all be discussing.

How is this resolved? It's not simple.

There is an overall focus of gossip in the Hip Hop Industry, rather then other issues which could have a great deal of effect on us, more so then Chris Browns Bow Tie.

It's not helping that we all play into this, "Girl did you see what Rihanna wore". Who can tell me about the status of the War in Iraq? Health Care? ...Anyone?

It's always been a little off kilter, but now things have progressively gotten worse. It's hard to grab the attention of our Youth especially when they can easily grab a hold of such a light topic that the media will offer.

I remember sitting in this High School office the other week, picking up my nephew who was sick. Hearing the Seniors speak was a little disturbing. Not one had anything of substance to speak of. Has it always been like this? Or am I just getting old...

I recall being aware of World issues, and not the latest Fashion DON'T that was captured on the Red Carpet.

Comments Please, I'd love to hear your take on this...

Flash Back.

R.I.P. Roc Raida

Jay-Z Makes History

Wait for it, wait for it.... & Drum Roll Please................ Jay-z takes the throne as king of the charts yet again! Blueprint 3 is his 11th number one album, the most for any solo artist the album Blueprint 3 moved 475,670 units on its first week.The Def Jam-released 'The Blueprint Collector’s Edition' consisting of Jigga’s first two classic albums, The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse moved 14,000 units.

Another Lonely Night?

Kinda Sums up how I feel word for word.



Another lonely night?
seems like I'm on the side you only loving your mic
I know you gotta get that paper daddy keep that shit tight
but yo I need some sort of love in my life, you dig me
while politicin with my sister from New York City
she said she know this ball player and he think I'm pretty
sike, I'm playin boo, you know it's just wit you I'm stayin boo
and when cats be poppin game I don't hear what they sayin boo
when you out there in the world, I'm still your girl
with all my classes I don't have the time for life's thrills
so when you sweatin on stage think of me when you rhyme
and don't be listenin to your homies they be leavin you blind


It's quite dangerous falling for an artist.
point blank.

I don't suggest it.

VMAs.

I'm going to practice focusing on the positive parts of the Video Music awards show that took place last night, since 90% are purely going to focus on the negative "hot" topics. I felt the MJ Tribute was suiting, sincerely it was done in good taste. I actually felt what Madonna was saying, about him "feeling human". In a way we did all leave MJ and abandon him and pointed fingers. That's enough to drive anyone over the edge. It's truly sad that we as people use these figures in the media to highlight our days, and vent upon them as though they're deserving. Why not try and share some positive light on those in the spot light. Many of these people work insane hours and barely have lives so that we as people can speculate every damn wrong turn they take in their path. They are human just like you and I. Only difference is, when we make mistakes it isn't on the front page of every paper. P.S. Janet's Performance had to be hard for her to follow through with. She did good. We love you Janet :)


I'm not going to give Kanye's Ignorant Out Burst too much shine by focusing on him. It was arrogant, and wrong. He took away a special moment in a young girls life. Regardless of who she was, she's human, she's just a young kid, and the look in her eyes was sincerely horrid when this was going on. But it's all for the media right Kanye? You've got your 30 seconds of my time, now...moving on.

I do how ever, commend Beyonce for being a class act and having Taylor come on stage with you. She herself described how she felt when she recieved her first VMA. Truly impressed by how you handled this B.

The only thing I will touch on in a bit of a negative light, is the following....

This disturbed me quite a bit. I believe I understood the point, I probably would have gotten it more if someone else who wasn't purely looking to have the shock value attention did it. I get the message. But I just can't say it settled well in my stomach. Kind of freaked me out. Seriously.

Well what were your thoughts on the VMAs?

Therapy.

Venture into the mind of an abstract writer.

Some time's one listens to music for therapeutic reasons. Like myself, sometimes it helps me almost escape from reality. Have you ever felt like this? Lyric's painting pictures in my head, almost like watching a movie. This movie is entirely made from my imagination. Calming, out of body experience. Abstract thinkers, should be able to relate. Listening to an instrumental over and over, can almost hypnotize someone. The melody bouncing around in my mind like a pinball game, and I've beat the high score. No longer aware of what is reality but escaping and all I hear is an unwritten melody, with half steps and half notes.

I am a writer, though sometimes my mind spews stanza's out faster then my memory will allow to stay. I wish I could record my thoughts. How many masterpieces are being thrown away? How can I let it out, if forever it will stay...? I feel as if my creativity tugs the very laws of gravity, but all ends up falling down, masterpiece or not.

Words only kill in the hand of a practiced writer.

Do I write for freedom, or just a moment of escaping... Will it ever free me, cinematic memories will forever haunt me. All I can do it tell the story, hope you'll feel it, and move on to the next not so fairy-tale poem. But will you think it's all a facade? Sometimes I myself, hope I made this reality up. I must be warped.

They don't understand. They never do.

"She's crazy" he yells louder then ever imaginable. Maybe I am. So? What exactly is sanity? Define it and maybe I can find it.

Until then I'll practice telling tales,... For you to keep reading.

Don't trip next time I call you out,

then you can compare me to literary cassanova's such as yourself.

xo Mish Goddess

Idea.

I'm psychologically inept
to deal with reality today
society's paying masses to maintain
normalcy--I bounced the last fad
trying to converse with a stranger.

And.
I'd drown in mainstream
so grunge it is.

Clean cut culture is a little too organized,
and pop music + mascara doesn't = pop rock
or emo, or red carpet diary confessions...
'cause we've all heard it before--
recited thoughts to thumping hearts
and swore we'd never say a word.
then commend someone else
for exposing private insights.

Yet I continue to write what I write,
walk with the same foot forward
and run with my ideas
like the day before.

'cause a friend told me
One- Dont sweat the small shit.
Two- Everything is small shit.

I'd rather pass it on
than pass it up...

Hip Hop Saved Me.

I often get asked, "What got you so into Hip-Hop" simply because those who don't truly love the Art of Expression will never quite understand. Hip Hop is not just "music" Hip Hop is a culture, a movement. Something birthed from all of us. To some, it's whats blasting on their radios. To others, it's inside of us, it stays with us daily. It cannot be turned down or muted, paused or skipped. What about those who profess their love for Hip Hop but can not deliver the love to actually contribute much to it.

Have you taken the time to learn? Have you looked deep into the roots of "Hip Hop" ? You claim you love it, get to know it...

HIP HOP IS A MOVEMENT! HIP HOP IS A CULTURE!
Wake up! Hip Hop is deeper then Jay-Z. Hip Hop is deeper then Lil Wayne.

Do you even know what the elements of Hip Hop are? These are the pillars that hold it together!

Djing: In the early years of hip hop, the DJs were the stars, but their limelight has been taken by MCs since 1978, thanks largely to Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash's crew, the Furious Five.

Rapping: also known as Emceeing, MCing, Rhyme spitting, Spitting, or just Rhyming, is the rhythmic delivery of rhymes one of the central elements of hip hop music and culture Although the word rap has sometimes been claimed to be a backronym of the phrase "Rhythmic American Poetry", "Rhythm and Poetry", "Rhythmically Applied Poetry", or "Rhythmically Associated Poetry", use of the word to describe quick and slangy speech or repartee long predates the musical form

Graffiti: The relationship between graffiti and hip hop culture arises both from early graffiti artists practicing other aspects of hip hop, and its being practiced in areas where other elements of hip hop were evolving as art forms. Graffiti is recognized as a visual expression of rap music, just as breaking is viewed as a physical expression.

Beatboxing: The art form enjoyed a strong presence in the '80s with artists like the Darren "Buffy, the Human Beat Box" Robinson of the Fat Boys and Biz Markie showing their beatboxing skills. Beatboxing declined in popularity along with break dancing in the late '80s, and almost slipped even deeper than the underground. Beatboxing has been enjoying a resurgence since the late '90s, marked by the release of "Make the Music 2000." by Rahzel of The Roots

Breaking: B-boying is one of the major elements of hip hop culture, commonly associated with, but distinct from, "popping", "locking", "hitting", "ticking", "boogaloo", and other funk styles that evolved independently during the late 1960s in California.

Hip Hop Love? Part 1.

If it were left up to the blogs & gossip, we'd be left to think love cannot exist in this industry, amongst two. What about if both "lovers" are artists? It seems to almost make it worse off for them.

With Nas's Divorce & Child Support Settlement to Kelis being $44,000 - that's over $1,400 a day![ Quite frankly, that's a LOT of fucking $$ ]

What about the reigning King & Queen of the music industry Jay-Z & Beyonce? All seems well, but we never saw any signs

from Nas & Kelis either. Nor did we see the fall of Rihanna and Chris Brown, coming our way.

With all the Infidelity that's accepted throughout the Hip Hop Community especially I'm surprised anyone would even think of getting "hitched".

Big figure incomes + a Spot light watching your every move. Cheating becomes quite obvious, and if it isn't I'm sure their paying beautiful amounts to make sure their secrets are safe with those whom have the ability to expose them.

That brings me onto another topic... What's with the newly found acceptance of adulteration? Are they not human just like you and I? Why is it that, it's acceptable for a wealthy man to have an affair but not the "average joe" ?

This question, I ask myself this for too personal

of reasons to bring up. You see true love blossoming before you, if you open your eyes to it, on the floor of the matter. If you're actually in the industry you'll see the dirt underneath the rug . There is quite a bit, might I add. But WE ALL know this! Why do we act so shocked? Seriously!?!

I say people should watch what Oprah's doing AND DATE! lol. Don't get married. Especially if you're planning on cheating.

Mickey Factz

Mickey Factz is by far one of the most interesting new editions to the Rap Game. For only being in this industry a short amount of time he's quite successful with getting himself out there for the world to see.

WHAT!?!?Haven't heard of Mickey Factz? He's another artist born & raised in no other then the Bronx, NY! But nothing is typical about this young talent.

Shortly after leaving New York University law school to focus on music full-time, a buzz was created. Sooner then expected we were introduced to Mickey with the "In Search of the N.E.R.D.," mixtape. Which was a medley of songs from which Mickey first blessed us with his unique lyrical talent over Pharrell's Music Group N.E.R.D. No less than a year later the blogs were buzzing about Mickey's "Flashback," which was shortly followed by the critically acclaimed "Heaven's Fallout."

Those of us who knew Mr. Factz were silently, loudly, insanely, just waiting. WAITING FOR WHAT? For something big. SOMETHING HUGE! This Bronx-Bred New Schooler had something different, something about his energy. We were waiting for his success story.

In the dawn of 2008, every blog-site, Hip-Hop Website, Myspace page, had some posting or other of "Mickey Factz" Weekly songs were being posted called "The Leak." On "The Leak Vol. 1" and "The Leak Vol. 2," Fuel just being added onto his fire, he was getting hot, the TWEETS were talking! Soon everyone had heard "Automatic" or "Incredible". Quickly he went from a meager 100 downloads, per posting. To almost 10,000 downloads. He had to of been doing something right. RIGHT?

Doing something write indeed, soon Factz would be placed on the Cover of XXL's December issue as part of its annual top 10 up-and-coming feature, but it didn't stop there soon a Honda Accord Camp

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ign was put on the table for Mr. Factz. Yet again more of a buzz was created. At this point many were thirsty for a

taste of what ever came next from Mickey. 2009 Mickey was on his grind, with the commercial and magazine out, he was soon at every music conference and major industry event going.

Currently Mr. Factz is working hard in the lab, onto of touring and doing shows. Make sure you check out the following links, he might be performing near you soon !

Mickey's Blogger [ Click HERE ]

Mickey's Myspace [ Click HERE ]

New School Hip Hop?

Needless to say we've introduced some interesting characters these past few years to the world. Some quite talented , others quite abstract, and some that were just plain out "what the fuck". 

These new school artists are fighting and striving to make it in this industry, which is tricky. Especially with the average rate of album sales lower then they've ever been. Many of us find it so much simpler to click twice on our laptops and upload the albums sometimes weeks before the actual album release. Yet we claim to support these artists? 

We aren't purchasing concert tickets anymore, like we used to. Touring is minimum. Cities are being cut out of the line up. It's quite sad. We protest our love for music but cannot support our love? Why is this? What are your thoughts...

Who has came out this year that you've supported? Who are you assuming will flop? What underground artists are you hoping will make it mainstream? 

She lives an "Industry" life.

A little about me...

For those of you who know me, as someone other then "MishGoddess" you know a bit more about what I actually do, and who I actually know. For the others, I'm simply your favorite twitter follow or, the most insane person industry related you've come across , thus far.

FAQ's;

What do I do?

What do I not do? Seriously! I've done everything really. From Working for a Booking Agent, to Promoting upscale events, to Planning, Editorials/Reviews, Interviewing Artists, Critiquing, Written Up Press kits & Biographies, Brokered Deals, Magazine Articles. It's really endless.

Do I still write?

Off and On, I prefer the business aspect of the industry, I've left the journalism side simmer for awhile, it'll be a hobby.

Can you help me get in touch with so and so...?

If I back your music , yes. I'm picky, And I don't support anyone who's music I'm not passionate about if their not cutting a check. Honestly.

Who do you know?

Who don't I know? If you don't know me yet, you will soon.

Didn't you used to date, (Insert random celebs name here) ?

Quite frankly, that is none of your business.

Are you still in school?

Studying Public Relations & Business. Double Major baby ;) F.A.U.

Where are you from?

New York, Long Island to be exact. Grew up in Central Florida for the most part.

Where do you live now?

Southern Florida!

Anything else?