Release

My rapping has taken me a lot of great places. I got a chance to play with many great musicians and great bands over the last 11 years. In fact, this month marks 11 years in show business for me. Right now, I'm sitting here with a glass of wine, thinking about some of the bands I have been blessed to work with.


First off, I had a great time working with The Shields Brothers last year. It got me a little notoriety in the club circuit around the area and I really enjoyed the whole experience, but unfortunately, some people didn't like the fact that I was performing with them. I didn't really care what some people thought about it. To me, it was a fun time and if the chance to play another show with them or record something with them came up, I'd jump on it in a heartbeat. I wouldn't have to think about it.


I had a awesome time performing with Daycare Swindlers, which unfortunately led to some problems. One major problem was someone (whom we will not say the name) was going around saying:

1. I was a member of DCS

2. People only come to their shows to see me, not them.

3. The band should pay me for having me rap

This really got to me. For a while, I didn't even want to listen to their records or even pick up the mic again. I can't believe that someone would have the audacity to go this far and say that. When I informed one of the members of the band about it, he was pissed. It made me want to stop rapping...seriously. I do this thing for the sake of just doing it, money is the last thing I think about or I don't think about it at all. Second, the people do not come to DCS shows to just see me, they come to DCS. Do I need to explain that? Last, but not least, I am quite happy being a dedicated fan of DCS versus being a member. My dad thinks that I am a member of the band, I keep telling him I am not. I consider myself as an auxillary, I'm only added when necessary and nothing more. I would totally do another show with the band again if they asked me to, but if I keep hearing people telling me that the band should pay me for the rapping I do, then I will stop rapping for good. Like I said before, I do this for the love of the music and not for the money and glamour. I don't think about those things. I consider the two shows I did with DCS to be the most fun I've ever had on stage and I am always open to doing it again. Do I forsee it happening soon, I don't think so. Considering that the last show I did, I ended up choking out a rapper and throwing them off the stage, which was a very sad moment in my "career" so to speak. Not to mention, I was in the midst of a downward spiral, which I will write about some other time.