Leanin' and rockin'....I'll leave that to the sell-outs.
I started off solo. Joined a high school friend of mine's ATL-based label OBP (Outbreak Productions). Moved to New Jersey and joined the Bronx-based label A.Frame. Quickly left them and joined NJ/NYC-based label Blazed Out Entertainment. Decided to go back and finish school, so now here I am back where I started. Eric Smead Productions [ESP] Espeeliyte Entertainment all day ere'day.
I freestyle at this bar a couple of times a week, but nothing major at the moment.
There's a lot of people that fall into this category...but I'll keep it short and stick to hip-hop/rap artists: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eminem, Ludacris, DMX, OutKast, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, JuraSsic 5, Twista, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, LOX, Papoose, Three 6 Mafia (the old 3-6), Nas, Jay-Z, T.I., Chamillionaire, Big Pun, 2 Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Mystikal and more...
When I was in NJ, I was constantly at professional studios. Nothing but Pro Tools, KORG Triton, Yamaha Motif, MPC 2000-4000. Now that I'm doing all of my recording myself? Cool Edit Pro 2.0, Fruity Loops 4, a piece of shit Yamaha keyboard, a regular 2007 Dell CPU, a Sony mic.
"A raccoon ain't nuthin' but a big cat." - Earl Simmons -