With all the recent success of North Texas artists on Billboard and a barrage of industry buzz I wanted to take my readers back to some of the origins of Dallas hip hop. Consider this interview a brief history lesson if you will. Even before local radio pioneer EZ Eddie D, there was this other dude that played some of the first rap records ever broadcast on local airwaves. How many of you can say you’ve had an instrumental track remixed by a 19 year old Dr. Dre and featured on Dennis Hopper’s cult classic “Colors”? If you can, you’re probably Jeff Liles.
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Can I just rant for a minute here? I have a very useful post coming up, but let me get this off my chest and into the global brain:
1. Nobody knows shit right now.
I’m writing a successful website about the music industry precisely because I have no idea what I’m doing. It keeps me loose enough to recognize things that trained monkeys have a hard time accepting. My best summary is: learn how to mix being Professional and Organized with being Creative and Loose, because you need to be running both ends of the operation in 2008.
The beginning of 2008 has been off to a rocky start. With the recent death of Houston rap legend Pimp C at the end of last year still fresh in the minds of hip hoppers all over the world, North Texas was also hit hard, with not one, but two losses of its own. The first was a complete shock when local MC and promoter William P. Hunnicutt, or Freewill to the heads, passed on Saturday 12th, 2008 in his sleep.
A lot of people don’t recognize the sampler as a musical instrument. I can see why. A lot of rap hits over the years used the sampler more like a Xerox machine. If you take four whole bars that are identifiable, you’re just biting that shit.
RAWKUS RECORDS consolidated the cumulative fanbases in the interests of the co-operative. As one of hip hop’s most trusted brands, RAWKUS, will select 50 members ideally suited represent our logo and to work together.
The beginning of 2008 has been off to a rocky start. With the recent death of Houston rap legend 
