Sunrize the Producer

BARE WITH ME THIS IS JUST A QUICK MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT.



I STARTED OUT RAPPING I WASNT REALLY TAKING IT SERIOUSLY WHEN I WAS ONLY 16. I HAD OTHER THINGS ON MY MIND SUCH AS TROUBLE WHICH I DONT REALLY GET IN DEPTH ABOUT PUT IT THIS WAY, MONEY I USED TO RYHME ALL DAY LONG PERFECTING MY CRAFT TO THE POINT WHERE I USED TO FEEL I WAS BETTER THAN EVERYBODY(WHICH I WASNT BECAUSE I SUCKED NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT-ALL I SPOKE ABOUT WAS HUSTLING!!). THEN AS THE YEARS WENT BY, I MOVED TO RALEIGH AFTER A BRIEF STINT IN A JUVENILE FACILITY WHEN I WAS LIKE 18. I MET UP WITH SOME FRIENDS THAT WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH ME AND WE ALL RAPPED AND MADE CASSETTE TAPES AND PASSED THEM AROUND THE SCHOOL ON INDUSTRY BEATS. THATS WHEN I STARTED GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT MUSIK. THEN I WENT ON TO GETTING BEATS FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS. I WAS ALWAYS THE ONE WHO WOULD RAP ON ANYTHING BUT IT JUST WOULDNT MOVE ME. I HATED THAT "LOCAL" SOUND THAT PEOPLE WERE MAKING THAT I WAS SUBJECT TO. I EVEN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT THAT CHANGED MY LIFE WITH A PRODUCER WHICH WE ARE STILL FRIENDS TO DATE (TAP-F.A.M.M CLIQUE) AND I SAID "WHY DOES ALL YOUR TRACKS SOUND THE SAME?? GIVE ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT!" HE SAID " I DO WHAT I DO BECAUSE I HAVE MY OWN SOUND. SUNRIZE WHY DONT YOU MAKE BEATS SINCE YOUR ALWAYS COMPLAINING??" I DIDNT HAVE AN ANSWER, I KNEW THE ANSWER BUT BECAUSE I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO USE THE EQUIPMENT, I LACKED THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAKING MY OWN BEATS. SO I SAID "WELL, LET ME SEE THAT DRUM MACHINE FOR A WEEK AND I WILL HAVE SOME BEATS THAT ARE FIRE!!" HE LET ME BORROW THE MPC 2000 FOR A WEEK AND TAUGHT ME HOW TO SAMPLE AND MAKE THAT THING LOOP AND I WAS MAKING BEATS THAT WHOLE WEEK. THEN AS TIME PROGRESSED AND I GOT BETTER, I SAID, WHY SHOULD I BE RAPPING?? I SHOULD BE GETTING PAID FOR THIS! THERE IS A RAPPER ON EVERY CORNER, EVEN THOUGH I JUST STARTED OUT, I FIGURED I SHOULD ATLEAST BE WORTH 40 DOLLARS. SO I HAD M RIGHT HAND MAN "DENIRO" RAP ON MAYBE 50-60 OF MY BEATS AND HE WOULD GO UP TO JUELZ SANTANA STUDIO AND LET HIM HEAR MY MUSIK. I HAD ALOT OF SUPPORT AND ALOT OF PEOPLE TALKING DOWN ON ME BECAUSE ALL I CARED ABOUT WAS MUSIC. I ENDED UP LANDING WITH A SONG WITH JUELZ AND JIM JONES THAT DID PRETTY WELL ON THE EAST. BUT IT DIDNT PAY ALL MY BILLS. WHEN I WAS WATCHING PEOPLE RUNNING THE STREETS AND FLAKE AROUND, I WAS IN A STUDIO 10HOURS EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK, NO MONEY AT ALL, GIRLFRIEND PREGNANT, AND I DIDNT HAVE A JOB, AND HAD NO IDEA HOW I WAS GONNA EAT AT TIMES. MY MEANS FOR A HUSTLE WERE SELLING 40 DOLLAR TRACKS, AND DOING THINGS THAT LANDED ME A NICE "5 BY 9". AS TIME WENT ON, MIND YOU, I HAD ONLY BEEN DOING BEATS FOR A YEAR AND CHANGE, I RAN ACROSS A FEW PLUGS AND I WAS IN A LABEL SITUATION WHERE NOBODY WAS SERIOUS. NOT EVEN THE GUY I SIGNED TO. I ENDED UP RUNNING ACROSS A DOWN SOUTH ARTIST I FELT HAD ALOT OF POTENTIAL AND WE MADE MUSIC OUTSIDE OF MY LABEL. IT TOOK OFF LOCALLY, BUT I WAS IN A BAD SITUATION. SO I PERFECTED MY CRAFT A LITTLE LONGER, DID THE KNOWLEDGE, MADE SOME CONNECTIONS AND WASHED MY HANDS RESPECTFULLY OF MY SITUATION. I DIDNT RUN THE STREET TALKING DOWN ON MY LABELMATES OR FRIENDS LIKE OTHERS WOULD DO. I KEPT IT TRUE AND JUST KEPT IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND STILL REMAIN FRIENDS TO DATE WITH EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM. SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY TO MAKE A COMEBACK!! ANYWAY, I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE A BETTER SITUATION WHICH HAS YET TO FLAKE ON ME AT CITY IN THE SOUTH RECORDS WHERE I PRETTY MUCH RUN IT WITH A BUSINESS MINDSTATE ALONGSIDE MY MANAGER AND CEO "BIG TEX" OF YEAH, WE ARE FAMILY ALSO SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. AND I’VE HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH OVER 20 DIFFERENT INDUSTRY ARTIST RANGING FROM BIG DADDY KANE TO NICOLE WRAY TO FABOLOUS TO LIL’MAMA ETC. LIST GOES CRAZILY ON. I’VE BEEN IN THIS SINCE DAY ONE. ONLY 4-5YEARS SERIOUS. 100THOUSAND DOLLAR MUSIC, ASK THE BANK!! 30 BEATS ON AN AVERAGE DAY, WHEN IM IN THE STUDIO, YOU WILL KNOW IT. AND I NEVER BEEN ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF HUMBLE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET THAT KNOWING YOUR WORTH ISNT GIVING EVERYTHING YOU MAKE AWAY. AS LONG AS YOUR FRIENDS RESPECT THAT YOU ARE A BUSINESS MAN AND MUSIC IS HOW YOU EAT, THEN YOU HAVE GOOD FRIENDS, BUT WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS WANNA TAKE THE FOOD OUT OF YOUR KIDS MOUTHS, GET RID OF THEM ALWAYS UNDERSTAND ITS EASY TO GET MONEY, MAINTAINING IT IS THE HARD PART DO THE HISTORY ON SUNRIZE I AM WHAT I SAY I AM SHHHH!!



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