Mission 006 // Open Mic @ Cash's

The young philosopher is truly at it again. 

I did it like only a rookie could at Cash's on Okaloosa Island a couple Tuesdays ago. There were a few spring breakers from out of town, (props to your random decision to wander into this lonely village on the gulf coast;) but wasted it was not as the tourists had borne witness to a beautiful thing in the empty venue lol. I still got up there and spit it harder than a shouting gym coach on a friday afternoon.

Awww, man. You're all too kind. Thanks so much. I love this. This, being you.

~N

Mission 004// Hip-Hop Is Dead @ Sluggo's

Indeed. It totally went down at Sluggo's last friday, and definitely learned a lot from the other MCs in attendance.  I loved every second of it that i wasn't onstage lol and Chris and I got lots of tips on better showman ship. So thanks everyone who attended, much luv indeed. 

Thanks to the following people, for kicking some of the dopest shit i've heard in a long time:

Big Lo (The Ringleader)

Kice Of Course (The Dauntless Romantic lol)

Troublesome (The expression of a pain you  never knew you felt)

Inferno (The Pittsburgh Punisher grrr)

Game Plan (The Freakin' 'Rican Grand Masta!)

Saga The MC ( just plain pwnage.)

DJ Acrojam (the turntables upon which i place my trust)

I didn't get too many shots of the venue, and none of em too decent either. But i'm uploading some snapshots for you all anyway. (all three of you lol) (thats not an lol matter, either. tsk tsk.) 

Ahh, this is truly God's work. G'nite folks.

~N 

Mission 003// Open Mic @ Cash's

Wow. This is getting easier everytime, and yet every show is a new chapter...

Last night, Chris and I headed out to Okaloosa Island to check out the Open Mic Session, held every first Tuesday of the month at Cash's Faux Pas. (Lemme just say that whether it's a crowd of five people, or fifty people, the number of butterflies in your tummy is the same.)

I still did soundcheck and got up on stage around 1230 to the house. (yup. all thirteen lucky ppl in the audience!)

After Tiger spun my instrumentals I quickly briefed the crowd:

          "Look, I see you all bouncing to hood shit, and I get it. But I personally grew up in the suburbs up north. And so I hope you like my style."

                           --As if it concerns me what they think of my tracks!--      

                           -Giving five or ten hecklers something to laugh at won't beat the something I could give inspiration to five or ten million other people with.-

Yups. But I poured my heart out to a crowd, regardless of what they came to see. hehe. In turn we saw lots of talent and networking followed suit.

Thanks are extended to these brave young souls for their participation last night:

-DJ Tiger on the 1'zs and 2's (So talented, Las Vegas thought we should have him here in FWB.)

-Bubba & his crew (Very energetic, crunk feel.)

-Luv B., A.K.A Me (Incredible lyricism, sir.)

-O. Gee & his crew (Again, very energetic, and very crunk.)

-K. Cee (Reppin Pensacola, like none other.)

ummm.. who else? Rich, and the bouncers, of course. Bartenders, you did good as well. Thanks so much for the cup o' water to soak the butterflies in my tummy before the show lol.

And at last, but not in the slightest any less than significant to the cause for spreading fresh, new hip-hop:

C -Swirls.You were there to lend your support and I thank you, sir.

Ok. *yawn* I gotta go get some rest. But ladies and gents, I do this to entertain and inspire. If i give you anything less than my best, then something's horribly wrong. G'nite, world.

~N

Mission: 002// MusicFest @ Univ. West Florida

awww, man!

We totally rocked the house at UWF Pensacola. The african folk dancers were a tough act to follow, though.

*...Fungah, Alafiyah, Ashe, Ashe...*

 

And props to D. Daza & the UnderGround Sound Academy. holy crap. 

a bit of hip-hop math: MC1(Beatbox)+MC2+MC3(vocalist)+MC4(guitarist)=awesomesauce. 

These four talented young men had an incredible song set that made me reconsider exactly how much better i could be doing with this passion of mine. I wish C-Swirls was there to see it. I've been trying to compress and edit the video for the past two months and i still cant seem to get it right, so damn. But as soon as i do, i'll post visuals!

hmm.... stay tuned for more dopeness. We've been grinding hard lately, so just hang on.

~N

Mission: 001// Open Mic @ Club Cash's

...Oh, man. So, I totally got my sea legs last night...*toot* 

There was an open mic at Club Cash's last night on Okaloosa Island. A small turn out, but 'who cares' says I. Twenty people is more than enough of an audience for this novice. All in all, I wouldn't say i utterly rocked all 20 people sitting below me with their cheap liquors, but i did my thing, and the best i could at that..

hmmm...

A three-song set, and 10 mins was all i needed to show the people what i was all about. 

I handed the DJ a disc i had just burned an hour before, because i had decided to go through with it and just spill my guts on stage with all the other amateurs. He ran the tracks overhead during sound checks as i walked around with the wireless mic. *gasps heard all around* 'who's that?'

'what's that music playing?' 

I just waited my turn as the first act's 808 kit rang out above my head and my drunken pals are like, ''aww its ok man, you'll do fine.'' and i'm trying not to look nervous in front of the other acts lol (-like i care what they think, its just principle.) And then, DJ Tiger and host Chris Berry introduce me as "Nathaniel Space". 

[FF through dry humor on stage to hide the fear eating away at my insides, a deafening feedback causing me to stumble through my own lyrics sometimes, and my own ridiculous bass pounding the stage around me...]

[...and Stop.]

I did it. and as self critical as i am, i realize, im just an amateur. I dont get paid for this. Why should i be so hard on me'self? I love music, and as of now, im officially a live performer. A rookie, yes. But if im gonna change the world someday, i gotta start somewhere right?

~N