Frank Calhoune Autistic Stoner Rap, Vol. 1: A Trip To B.R.
Pre-Production &
Production Review
Reviewed on 4.30.2021 (Review #1,961)
With
that bein’ said, I’mma just get inta this; I didn’t log no tyme it took ta
review this, due to I typed it out on separate dayz. I just ain’t finish it
till today, April 30th. Also, due to still havin’ issues with
distributin’ my release, any track I produced for an artist’ll be Frank Calhoune feat. [Them] & any
collab I do wit an artist’ll be Frank
Calhoune feat. [Them]. I tried it where they were tha main artist & we
were both on a track together (hook—with an “x” to ID us) but that ain’t work
out…Disclaimer: This review iz for my
loyal artists & bloggers only! Please do not share this review with anyone,
unless granted permission from me!
© 2021 Review (Review
#1,961) reviewed on 4.30.2021 by FrankieThaLuckyDog.
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01.
“Fresh Out Tha Dungeon (Intro)” feat. Doe-Doe
Producer:
Frank Calhoune
Costs
Collaboration: $120.82
Session: $60.00
Extras: $50.00 (Green Lean)
Losses: $2,341.00 (Fatboi On Da Track (10.20.2017 –
11.17.2017))
Total Cost: $2,571.82
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Doe-Doe
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 2.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
Engineer: Boo On Tha Tracks
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 4.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
Tha
inspiration behind Baton Rouge’s
Boosie Badazz’s cousin, Doe-Doe & his “Fresh Out Tha Dungeon (Intro)” came
from tha communication I had with Doe-Doe throughout 2016. Hearin’ that he lost
his motivation in tha rap game made me wanna produce somethin’ for him, so he
can get back on his toez. On December 15, 2016, in honor of his son’s 4th
birthday, I produced somethin’ short for him, which later became tha intro to
my Autistic Stoner Rap, Vol. 1: A Trip To
B.R. album.
On
March 7, 2017, I sent Doe-Doe $120.82 to get tha intro track done. However, he
was in rehab in Georgia,
at tha tyme. On June 24, 2017, I had volunteered to meet him, tho he neva
pulled through. Then, from October 13 – 16, 2017, I was in Baton Rouge, LA,
where I met up with him to work on tha track. However, he tried to
procrastinate tha track by sayin’ there wasn’t a studio around, amongst my busy
schedule.
Failing
to get tha track accomplished made me slip into a slight depression to where I
went to seek help. On October 16, 2017, I had met up with one of his Baton Rouge producer
patnaz, Fatboi On Da Track. My goal was to get Fatboi to get with Doe-Doe to
get my intro track done. However, after talks of tryin’ to get my track done, I
fell into a financial trap with Fatboi. Between wiring fees & wiring, from
October 20 – November 17, 2017, I spent $2,341.00 on Fatboi to have him get/do
tha following:
- A Paypa Talk Records reunion album, featurin’ Doe-Doe
- Shmoke/Drank for tha studio sessions
- Photography
- A mic
- A mixer
- A hard drive recovery
- A hard drive
- A DJ B Real beat & hook
- A C-Loc feature
While
I would always send money out as soon as possible, Fatboi would never complete,
show proof or be responsible on alerting me about anything. He had told me on
October 30, 2017, “Don’t tell Doe-Doe ‘cause he’s gonna lose his motivation if
he’s disappointed.” Well, tha next day, I talked to Doe-Doe about tha situation
& found out that tha C-Loc feature wasn’t discussed wit Doe-Doe. This then
lead me to begin therapy services, which lasted from November 24, 2017 – March 7,
2019.
After
fearing my Doe-Doe track wouldn’t be created by tha tyme 2017 ended, I was
persistent in gettin’ a hold of him to get tha track done. Finally, on December
24, 2017, at 2:09 AM, tha track was completed. I had to pay $50.00 for Doe-Doe
to be under tha influence of green lean, as well as $60.00 for Baton Rouge’s Boo On Tha
Tracks to do tha session. Doe-Doe later explained tha December 24th
creation date: “I thought about it & decided it would’ve been a good gift
for Christmas.”
Tha
Christmas present was a nice gesture but with all tha money I put out for tha
so-called business we had shouldn’t’ve taken over a year to complete.
Regardless, I was very pleased with bein’ able to produce somethin’ for Doe-Doe
to rap on, for me; tha track was an excellent dedication to me.
02.
“Get High” feat. B-Teze
Producer:
EQ Tha Misfit
Costs
Collaboration: $0.00
Beat: $300.00
Session: $240.00
Total Cost: $540.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: B-Teze
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Producer/Engineer: EQ Tha Misfit
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
While
in Baton Rouge
from September 1 – 15, 2020, I collaborated with different producers &
artists for tracks. I originally wanted Baton
Rouge’s Bando Bert or Go Trey to get on an EQ track
wit me. However, they both left me on “read”, so I had to go on a “feature-go-round”
to find somebody (a hunt). After searching, I got a hold of Ghost Town’s B-Teze
to collab wit me on tha muscle, on September 12, 2020. We both went to EQ Tha
Misfit’s studio. With our session being from exactly 7:00 – 9:00 PM, tha tyming
was perfect. We both laid our vocals down, while EQ did his thang wit tha
session. Tha way that everythang flowed was one of my favorite moments durin’
tha Autistic Stoner Rap, Vol. 1: A Trip
To B.R. recording process. Only thang that threw me off a lil’ was when I
pulled up with my baggy clothes. He said that I “looked like somethin’ from
2005,” but he also said that I was bein’ me. Yeah, I may still embrace 2000’s
hip-hop styles but they’re what made me. Not to mention, they’re easier for me
to wear, cover my skin, get into my pockets, you know? I also give props to EQ
for bein’ tha only one to communicate with me properly. On September 11, 2020,
his daughter had a family emergency; EQ had messaged me to reschedule till tha
next day. If tha other collaborators had this quality in them, much more
scheduling wouldn’t deal with stress.
03.
“Big Dope Celebrity” feat. Mike Rich
Producer:
La’Keith
Costs
Collaboration: $50.00
Beat: $300.00
Session: $0.00
Total Cost: $350.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Mike Rich
Attendance: 2.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Producer/Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
On
September 10, 2020, I went to Baton
Rouge’s La’Keith’s studio & linked up with fellow
Rouger, Mike Rich. La’Keith was only a few minutes late from my scheduled tyme
& Mike was 33 minutes late. We had excellent chemistry while workin’ on our
“Big Dope Celebrity” collab; La’Keith did tha session for me for free!
04.
“I’m Edibled Up” feat. Level
Producer:
DJ B Real
Costs
Collaboration: $1,500.00
Beat: $550.00
Session: $180.00
Total Cost: $2,230.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Level
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
Producer/Engineer: DJ B Real
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
“I’m
Edibled Up” came about from me winning $2,851.00 (tax-free) at tha casino, on
July 31, 2020. Less than two hours later, at 5:09 PM that same day, I came up
with an idea for a song & collab. I thought that makin’ a song called “I’m
Edibled Up” & gettin’ Level on tha feature would be dope af. However, I
knew tha feature would come with a price. In 2011, Level collaborated with
fellow Rouger, Bic Jack, on tha song “I Do Wat U Kan’t”. Bic had told me in
2011 that Level “charged $2,500.00 for tha feature.” Trying to stay prepared, I
had asked Baton Rouge’s
DJ B Real to work somethin’ out with Level, so it didn’t look like a strange
request. Tha amount of $1,500.00 was agreed on for tha feature; I paid Level
tha money in full on August 18, 2020.
During
my September 1 – 15, 2020 trip to Baton
Rouge, I tried to get “I’m Edibled Up” created. Tha
producer of tha track, DJ B Real, chose not to leave to come meet up with me,
unless he was paid for tha beat & tyme to produce tha beat. Finally, durin’
tha AM hours of September 14, 2020, tha beat was finally produced. I composed
my lyrics as tha beat was bein’ made & emailed Level tha beat that night.
Level had 26 hours from tha creation of tha beat to contribute to tha track.
However, our communication was through Instagram DMing & I didn’t have
Level’s current #, at tha tyme. He failed to read my message in tyme, resulting
me to fly back to tha northeast.
Fearing
of having a sober recording session, I had asked B Real to supply me with Pro
Tools. This way, I can record my vocals durin’ my own tyme, under my own
conditions. On January 20, 2021, in honor of Doe-Doe’s birthday, I finally
recorded my vocals for “I’m Edibled Up”. I then flew to Baton Rouge from February 3 – 11, 2021 to
finally complete “I’m Edibled Up”. Trying to set up a tyme with B Real on
completin’ tha track, he never gave me a straight answer to meet up with him.
He claimed that he would only communicate if money was already sent to him.
Still, he failed to let me know these details & I was confused throughout
my whole February 2021 trip.
On
February 4, 2021, I got an incoming call from Level, after givin’ him my # in
an Instagram DM. Two dayz later, he contacted me about doin’ tha music video. Last
year, he had told me he had wanted another $1,500.00 to appear in tha music
video but I thought waitin’ till a future trip in June would make me more financially
ready. Now, on February 6, 2021, he texted me with an offer to appear in tha
music video for $700.00. When I told him I didn’t have that amount right away,
he told me, “Just send me what you got & let me know.”
Confused
on what ta do, I came up with an idea. I never had asked my mom & stepdad
for money before but wanted to show them my responsibility traits. I had
borrowed $1,500.00 from my stepdad to complete more tasks in Louisiana, includin’ tha music video. Level
had gotten a hold of Baton Rouge
photog-editor, Koo Shot Ya, to do tha video for me, for $500.00. I had Cash-App’d
Koo tha 1st ½ as a deposit, that day; I had also left my phone # in
tha Cash App comments for Koo to call me. Failing to hear from Koo, I had asked
Level for Koo’s #; Level would always hop over tha request for Koo’s #. I had
booked tha video shoot to be on February 9, 2021, at 10:00 AM.
On
February 8, 2021, while still tryin’ to get a hold of B Real about completin’
tha collab, I had tried to get a good tyme for Level to lay down his vocals.
Throughout tha 2nd ½ of February 8th, B Real stopped
answerin’ his phone. I had paced around tha house I was stayin’ at for hours,
trying to figure out a solution. When Level called me later in tha night, he
had told me he completely failed at tryin’ to get a hold of B Real. Level said
he laid down his vocals at a completely-different studio & was goin’ home
to Hammond, for
tha night. At this point, I’m freakin’ out ‘cause I only had 14 hours till tha
video shoot. I started to have a breakdown because I thought I failed at gettin’
tha track done in tyme. As I started crying, I continuously called B Real until
he answered. Finally, he answered later in tha evening, acting like nothin’
happened. He said he “left his phone in tha car,” when he made a stop
somewhere. Freakin’ out, B Real claimed we “really [had] to do tha track
tonight?!” Meanwhile, I had been contacting him continuously to get tha work
done.
While
gatherin’ props for tha music videoshoot, I got an edible for Level to have.
When givin’ tha edible to Level, he approached me with, “Are you crazy? I ain’t
eatin’ that thing! That thing’ll have me through tha roof!,” or somethin’ to
that effect. I actually ate tha edible later on & it had little to no
effect on me. Then, after we completed tha videoshoot in less than one hour,
Level then told me that I had to pay both him & Koo an extra $300.00 each
for my “troubles.” Tha incident hurt my reputation, as I was previously one of
tha most responsible, most important human beings. Despite all tha nonsense,
tha track & video turned out to be somethin’ I appreciated with all my
heart.
05.
“That Vibe (I’m Jiggin’)” feat. Young Sims
Producer:
Young Sims
Costs
Collaboration: $0.00
Beat: $0.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $50.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Young Sims
Producer/Engineer: Young Sims
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 4.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
Engineer (Master): La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
Sims
& I linked up for “That Vibe (I’m Jiggin’)” on February 5, 2021; I told him
to produce & collab wit me on some party-type shit. We put everythang
together & made ourselves a party jam! Only thang that sucked iz that we
ain’t have nothin’ to shmoke on, durin’ tha session; we just imagined “that
vibe” of a good party.
06.
“Cougherlude”
Producer:
Frank Calhoune
Costs
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $50.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
“Cougherlude” iz tha combination of an interlude, skit & medley. I didn’t wanna
make just a plain-ole skit or a plain-ole interlude; I wanted there to be a
catch that only I would provide. I produced tha track without any actual
sounds, in Pro Tools & just wanted to see what it would sound like with
coughing as a beat. Basically, with tha way tha 1st verse iz
written, every odd-numbered bar stops toward tha 2nd ½ to deal with coughin’;
every even-numbered bar continues coughin’ where tha odd-numbered bar left off
& resumes tha lyrics durin’ tha 2nd ½ of tha even-numbered bar.
07.
“Weed Everywhere” feat. Blu3Black
Producer:
Blu3Black
Costs
Collaboration: $50.00
Beat: $150.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $250.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Blu3Black
Producer: Blu3Black
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 3.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
While
preparing for my album, I came to Blu3Black with an idea called “Lost Youth”. I
wanted us to rap about things that were on-n-poppin’ durin’ tha late 2000’s/early
2010’s, such as Jigga Juice, goin’ duffy or goin’ Boosie. When I got tha beat
on March 2, 2021, it didn’t match tha formula I wanted it to match. Tha track
was only two minutes long & I wasn’t sure how to fit what I wanted to fit.
When askin’ Blu3, he said, “Don’t follow a formula, just follow your mind.”
After
re-evaluatin’ myself, I did a 180 with my original song idea & came up with
“Weed Everywhere”: “Flares in tha air; weed everywhere!” Lil’ to my knowledge,
I forgot to give Blu3Black a cue on tha lyrics. He originally rapped, “Now, put
your flags in tha air…”; I had to replace part of tha quote with me sayin’, “Flares
in tha air,” due to he thought I said, “Flags.”
08.
“‘80s Babies In Our 30’s” feat. Killa McClain
Producer:
Lit G
Costs
Collaboration: $0.00
Beat: $50.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $100.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Killa McClain
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Producer: Lit G
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
On
September 3, 2020, I linked up wit Baton
Rouge producer, Lit G, while I was with B Real. I let
him know that I was workin’ on an album & that I needed a beat. Five dayz
later, I met up wit Lit G & I listened to some tracks he already had made.
I bought one of ‘em that I titled “‘80s Babies In Our 30’s”, to go with a
catchphrase I made, back on August 4, 2018. While havin’ tha beat play, I began
to compose my lyrics. My 1st attempt at a feature was gettin’ Baton Rouge’s Bubba for
tha track. I had thought it was right up his alley, between tha vibe, tha production
& tha topic. However, when givin’ Bubba tha track, he assumed I had to
already record my parts in order for him to get a true sense of tha track.
Claiming that tha beat was “too slow”—despite his previously-recorded tracks
were actually slower—I turned Bubba down & had to figure out who would
collab wit me on tha track. I also had Blu3Black in mind b4 “Weed Everywhere”
was created but had a different view on who to get.
Video
of me rappin’ to tha beat on my “Tha Louisiana Blockumentaries Trip #07: 9.01.2020
– 9.15.2020” blockumentary caught tha attention of Franklin, LA
rapper, Killa McClain. He claimed that my idea for tha “‘80s Babies In Our 30’s”
track went hard & was singin’ my hook. From there, I thought he would be
tha perfect fit for tha track. After I sent tha track over to him, I was unsure
why it wasn’t gettin’ completed; Killa ain’t have a spot to record where he was
at. This made me fly him out to PA from April 5 – 8, 2021 to complete tha
track, as well as anotha collab & its music videos. Killa put his spin on
tha trends & styles brought into his ‘80s-baby perspective on to tha track
& from there, it was a wrap!
09.
“Okay” feat. Lawd Cheezus
Producer:
DJ B Real
Costs
Collaboration: $400.00
Beat: $550.00
Session: $240.00
Total Cost: $1,190.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Lawd Cheezus
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 2.0
Sense of Urgency: 2.0
Producer/Engineer: DJ B Real
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
Just
like with “‘80s Babies In Our 30’s”, here was anotha track I had trouble gettin’
complete. On September 4, 2020, B Real & I were at Baton Rouge’s Lil’ Bone’s studio. It was tha
1st beat B Real made for me & I had to think of what ta do wit
it. My 1st idea was “How I Roll” & I was gonna collaborate with
fellow Rouger, A1 Wissel’s cousin, Young True. After puttin’ together tha ideas
& what not, I had trouble gettin’ True on tha track. I had went to La’Keith’s
studio to record my parts & True neva showed up. Then, I took tha track
& went to Baton Rouge’s
YBB Studios, where True no-showed two more tymes. From there, I had to cut True
out of my life for failing to do tha track fa me. I even decided to go with a
different take on tha topic, since I already had a song called “Roll” in tha
works.
On
September 11, 2020, I met with Baton Rouge’s
Lawd Cheezus, a member of Baton Rouge’s
biggest group, Down Bad. Durin’ our interview, he claimed he wanted to get wit
B Real about some tracks. Havin’ my “How I Roll” track, I decided to collab wit
Cheez on it. On December 3, 2020, I started physical therapy sessions to
strengthen my damaged back & knees. Just eight dayz later, my mom was
diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. Tha following month, I decided to change
tha title to “Okay” & rap about defeatin’ my pains, as well as my mom
findin’ tha proper strength—physically & mentally—to defeat her cancer.
I
had tried to link back up with Cheez to complete tha track durin’ my February 3
– 11, 2021 trip to Louisiana
but we neva linked in person. On March 6, 2021, Cheez & I tried to get B
Real to complete tha track. However, B Real no-call/no-showed & later told
me it was due to bein’ depressed, tunin’ everyone out. Our next scheduled
session was expected to be on March 14, 2021. Shockingly, my uncle Willy passed
away of a massive heart attack in Florida
that morning, at only 57 years-old. Regardless, I still was present on Zoom for
tha virtual session. While tha start tyme was ‘posed to be at 3:30 PM (EST),
tryin’ to coordinate Cheez & his urgent care needs delayed parts of tha
session. What was expected to be a two-hour session lasted until 1:30 AM (EST).
Tha
song turned out nice & all, in tha end, but to lose my uncle tha same day
& to just rot on a live stream for 1/3 of that day was a lil’ too long.
10.
“Numerically Lyrical”
Producer:
AJ On Da Track
Costs
Beat: $40.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $90.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Producer: AJ On Da Track
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
On
February 5, 2021, I met up with Baton
Rouge’s AJ On Da Track to pitch him a beat idea for a
track I had in mind called “Numerically Lyrical”. I told him that I was rappin’
tha whole entire 32 barz back-to-back; our chemistry was awesome. While creatin’
tha intro, I added tha intro line, “AJ On Da Track make it pure, like some
crack (crack),” that now solidifies itself as my own beat tag for AJ On Da
Track’s productions that I’m on. I also am awarding him with tha tag to use for
anything he wants his heart to.
11.
“Roll” feat. Q-Red On The Track
Producer:
Q-Red On The Track
Costs
Collaboration: $100.00
Beat: $600.00
Session: $100.00
Total Cost: $800.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Q-Red On The Track
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 2.5
Sense of Urgency: 3.0
Producer/Engineer: Q-Red On The Track
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 2.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
Tha
1st studio session I was a part of that I completed for my album…
When thinkin’ of a Q-Red production & collab, tha 1st thing that
came to my mind was, “I’m so excited fa this! I’m gonna bring them 2010 vibes
outta err-body! That ‘To Particles’, ‘I’m Gucci’, you know?! Q gon pill-pop, I
gon shmoke fat blunts!” However, tha pre-production & production stages
were far from that. Here’s a copy of what I emailed Q; this email was tha
inspiration of doin’ a pre-production & production review of my album:
“I
am writin’ this email to review our two studio nights that we had, on September
8 & 9, 2020. Now, as far as tha actual product I paid for, A+ on your part,
as far as tha production, your mixin’, tha rappin’, your flow, tha hook I wrote
for you & all that! I’m so glad I was able to bring a nostalgic, energetic,
Baton Rouge
vibe outta you. However, I’mma keep it all tha way real witchu, just like how
tha manager at Dunkin’ used to approach me. No matter if I did everything right
& was a responsible legend every single day, I was confronted about
somethin’ 100’s of times, to where I didn’t even realize what went wrong.
First,
I’m gonna talk about your tardiness. Tha first day, you were 21 minutes late to
our session. Not to mention, you were unprepared, as you had to travel to YBB Studios
to grab your missing equipment. That, as well as your tardiness, delayed us by
a total of 90 minutes. As a leader—in this case, you’re tha ‘leader’ ‘cause you’re
tha engineer—responsibility iz an important quality you are required to have,
while doin’ quality business.
Next,
during tha 1st day of our session, you were showing signs of paranoia &
control, refusing to let any feedback in your way. You were starting to remind
me of tha haunting Margaret, from Dunkin’. She was some1 I was ahead of, as far
as leadership, but always controlled my every move, which I dealt with from
September 20, 2014 – January 19, 2018. How I compare your actions to her
actions iz that, for example, at one point, during tha production stage, when I
said, ‘How come tha length’s only 2:23?’ You then had an attitude with me &
said, ‘That’s ‘cause I have to add another hook…’
To
continue on about tha Margaret comparisons & tha 1st day—well, 99.9% of tha
time I was around you—you constantly were video-chatting with your baby mama.
In my opinion, it was like you were bringing your personal life into our
business session. It made me feel weird, to where it makes me believe that she
threatens you to know where you exactly are, every single minute of every
single day; and I thought I had strange obsessions… When I used to work at
Dunkin’, every time tha manager came in, every single morning, Margaret would
purposely leave a busy floor to talk to tha manager for 10 - 30 minutes.
Multiple crew members have tried attempting to leave tha busy floor to confront
her about this behavior & she would hit everyone with tha same annoyed
attitude that you would bring to me & say that she was ‘talking business.’
Meanwhile, tha business was suffering ‘cause there was one less person on tha
floor, someone who considered themselves tha ‘top leader’, no less. You know
what they say? ‘Don’t mix personal & business.’
Next,
durin’ tha 2nd day of our session, I was asked to originally return to work
with you at 4:00 PM. Then, you pushed it to 4:30 PM. Once I arrived for 4:30
PM, you were a whopping 32 minutes late, claiming that you were ‘stuck in
traffic.’ I can understand a traffic jam but I can’t accept it, due to I was in
a traffic jam (tha Baton Rouge
bridge, where I turned tha wrong way). I still was able to arrive on time with
one of my destinations, during my traffic jam. After waiting 32 minutes for
you, again, you were not prepared, as Bone wasn’t home. We had to reschedule
tha 2nd part of our session till 10:00 PM, that night.
At
10:00 PM, when I arrived, you were already in a session, as delays seemed to
push our session by 27 minutes. Again, I dealt with tardiness but remained
confident, patient & (sadly) sober to finish our track. During one point of
our 2nd session, I had
pointed out that tha beginning of your 3rd hook had a few frames of a second
missing, when you rapped, ‘Roll’ (it sounded like, ‘Oll’). When I pointed tha
issue out to you, you gave me another annoyed attitude and said, ‘It sounds
fine to me.’ Please note that since tha ‘90s & even down to my most-recent
job, having a high attention to detail has always been key to me. Giving me an
annoyed attitude was unprofessional & unnecessary, especially since I paid
you a whopping $800.00 for my service & put up with tha constant tardiness.
I had to sit with my already-broken back for approximately 65 hours at my job
to make tha money for you to do only four hours of work; what if it was
reversed? Once it came time for me to record my verse, I had got tha impression
that you were trying to rush me & get my part over with, since others were
waiting outside tha studio. Unfortunately, I had fallen for tha intimidation
& only made a decent, sober effort, despite B Real saying that I ‘owned
you.’
Overall,
your personality did not match tha personality I was presented with, tha
previous month. Last month, on August 30, 2020, you posted a story that said, ‘iWanna
personally give a man that’s been keeping up wit EVERYTHING iDone, the biggest
shoutout in the world & a sincere Thank Yu!! This man took the whole month
of August & posted shit iDid everyday! Alotta shit iDone forgot iDid.. My
dawg has autism but doesn’t let his condition stop him from living!! Really
appreciate ya Frankie!! My dawg 4L!!’
Don’t
forget that I did all 31 of those commercials for $0.00! All of tha
scriptwriting, tha file-searching, tha filming, tha file-transferring, tha
editing, tha rendering, tha saving, tha uploading, tha blogging, tha promoting,
tha thumbnail-saving & tha responsibility of not missing one day to post a
new commercial, each day; it takes dedication to do what I do! I could’ve been
100% ‘bout my business and been like, ‘$75.00 for each commercial, x31
commercials = $2,325.00 (adjusted quote of $2,000.00 for a monthly series).’
However, I still sell myself short—’free,’ in this case, just to keep my
consistency & reputation alive.
Re-reading
your story post on me now & if that was me dedicating that to, say, B Real
or someone, my reactions in person would consist of breaking my already-damaged
back to make something happen, saving up my savings to give to tha one I
appreciate for services & helping out on tha side, feeling euphoric to be
around tha person, always respecting tha person & pushing tha person to be
able to provide tha quality, personally & professionally. However, in your
case, outside of tha track, I felt like I was getting on your nerves, too many
times. Was I makin’ you nervous? Remember, I’m autistic, so detecting moods,
socializing & building relationships have always been weak areas with me. I
would originally think it was my fault but now, after seeing so many people
fail around me, tha annoyed vibes come from tha other person (in this case, it’s
you). I detect tha paranoia that comes from my mom, who doesn’t shmoke weed but
shmokes almost a pack of cigarettes a day. You shmoke, if not, more than her in
a day, without tha weed & I can detect tha similarities. At first, I had
thought you loved weed but to be completely sober, I’m like, ‘Wtf has this
underground, sober rap world come to?’ Like Fredo Bang told me, on September 6,
2020, when I showed him a blunt, ‘Wtf iz that? […] I don’t shmoke;’ fa’real?
Moving
forward, I would appreciate it if you take tha time out to read this whole
entire email & respect tha way I presented myself to you. Like you posted
in your story, ‘My dawg has autism but doesn’t let his condition stop him from
living!!’ I made sure I took your advice & made sure I let my voice be
heard, ya heard? I refuse to let myself suffer with repeating thoughts in my
head of bad vibes that try to ruin my dayz. Please do not engage in a
confrontation about this & just learn from your mistakes. This way, we can
move forward & in tha future (2021, maybe?), work on tha music video to our
track & do more (quality, professional, on-time) business. Confrontations
with me hurt airplay & things I do (mainly for free) for people. I
definitely would want to see our collab be on them Worldstar levels, ya feel
me? I’m 32, you’re only 29; please respect me at all times!”
12.
“I Hit Tha Lotto (4 G3)” feat. D-Ray Exclusive
Producer:
D-Ray Exclusive
Costs
Collaboration: $0.00
Beat: $0.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $50.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: D-Ray Exclusive
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Producer/Engineer: D-Ray Exclusive
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
Engineer (Master): La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
Workin’
with D-Ray Exclusive was nice, as he had his own studio in Baton Rouge. Not intentionally on my ta-do
list, I hit up D-Ray after wantin’ to show luv ta him & how he showed luv
ta me, back on September 11, 2020. I figured, “Why not make a tribute song to
his brother, G3 Lotto, but not a depressin’ one.” That’s where, I chose a beat
D-Ray had, made G3 Lotto tha subject & figured that Lotto in his name would
make me rap about hittin’ “tha
lotto.” Great studio & tyme, even tho he put some auto-tune on my vocals. I
guess every moment has an experiment?
13.
“Fulla Dem Bitches Nah” feat. Kmac
Producer:
Dolla Bill Da Last Man
Costs
Collaboration: $160.00
Beat: $40.00
Session: $40.00
Total Cost: $240.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Kmac
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Producer/Engineer: Dolla Bill Da Last Man
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
For
“Fulla Dem Bitches Nah”, I was inspired to make a pill-poppin’ song for tha
full-on Jigga City effect of my album. On September
10, 2020, I stopped by Kmac’s spot to interview him. While jammin’ to his “I’on
Pop, I Chew (Remix)” song, he was high off of jiggaz & lean, sayin’, “I’m
fulla dem bitches nah.” From there, I used tha sayin’ as a transition in my “Tha
Louisiana Blockumentaries Trip #07” blockumentary & thought it’d be dope to
collab wit Kmac on a track.
After
tha interview, I had told Kmac that I had a three-hour session booked with Baton Rouge’s Guss Make
My Beats. While preparing for tha session tha next day, Guss refunded my money
& claimed that, “Driving 20 minutes for $225.00 izn’t enough.” Like, damn,
how money-hungry can you fuckin’ be?! My next attempt at gettin’ Kmac on a
feature was with Baton Rouge’s
Mike Sneezzy to produce tha track, since Kmac was jammin’ to one of his
produced tracks. Again, despite bookin’ a February 7, 2021 session, I was
refunded tha session money tha night before, due to tha “Superbowl,” smh. My
final attempt came when I linked up with Baton
Rouge’s Dolla Bill Da Last Man, who had an affordable
price & excellent vibe.
While
comin’ up with tha track, I pictured some1 fulla jiggaz; I wrote & rapped
tha track in their perspective. On February 9, 2021, while waitin’ to go to my
“I’m Edibled Up” videoshoot, I picked out tha beat & laid down my verse,
earlier than I expected. Tha next day, I got with Kmac & he laid his parts
down. Tha collab between tha three of us turned out to be “fulla” energy; it
was definitely worth tha wait!
14.
“You Know What It Iz” feat. Infa Red
Producer:
Infa Red
Costs
Collaboration: $450.00
Beat: $0.00
Session: $240.00
Losses: $550.00 (Hard Drive Recovery + New Hard Drive)
Total Cost: $1,240.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Infa Red
Producer: Infa Red
Attendance: 2.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 2.0
Engineer: DJ B Real
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 3.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
Always
wantin’ to look out for tha underdog, I got a hold of Baton Rouge’s Infa Red, a close affiliate
with DJ B Real. On September 7, 2020, I stopped by Infa Red’s crib & he
played me a beat. Infa looked out fa me when he told me, “I usually charge five
[hundred] but I had to look out fa you,” or somethin’ like that. I got in tha
groove to it but when I wrote my verse, I didn’t feel tha combination of tha
beat & verse too much. Three dayz later, while high off of weed, I wrote a
much-better verse & approached Infa about it. I laid down my verse & it
was my favorite contribution outta my collabz. Three dayz later, I then started
filmin’ tha music video to our collab, after I had to fix what was goin’ on wit
his laptop. He even had me collab wit him on one of his tracks, which I did tha
favor for his favor.
On
February 4, 2021, Infa Red’s 35th birthday, I stopped by his spot to
hang with him for his birthday. While there, there were guests & Infa
played an almost-similar beat to our collab. Tha guests then decided to
freestyle/rap off tha beat, which almost made me feel uncomfortable. Infa then
claimed, “It almost sounds tha same, except there’s different sounds.” Then,
when he claimed that everything sounded “good” for our track, I tried addin’ it
to my playlist. I played it in tha car & it didn’t sound right; from there,
I tried to get with DJ B Real to mix & master it better. B Real suggested
that tha track should get re-recorded; on March 18, 2021, I re-recorded my
vocals & sent ‘em to B Real.
On
April 1, 2021, I was hit with what really shoulda been an April Fool’s Day
joke. B Real had answered tha phone & said, “Infa was talkin’ ‘bout how he
gon want somethin’ for tha track.” I then told B, “It wasn’t on my budget list
to give Infa anything.” However, once we all got on tha phone later on, Infa
jumped right to conclusion & told me, “Business iz business; I gon need 450.” Forgettin’ that I already had collaborated with him not once but
also, a 2nd tyme (February 8, 2021), I gave Infa tha money because I
felt that tha “job gettin’ done was most important.”
Of
course, tha story doesn’t end there! After patiently waitin’ for my track to
get re-recorded, on April 12, 2021, I had to get Infa a new hard drive &
recover tha data off his other hard drive, in order to get tha track done.
Between tha diagnosis, recovery & additional hard drive, it cost me $550.00.
Also, I had to pay $60.00 for Infa to re-record & an additional $60.00 for
B Real to mix it better. I’ono, but tha money-hungry game Infa played with me
sounded like some fake shit. Like, how did I go from a FREE collab to a $1,240.00 collab? Doesn’t make any fuckin’ sense!!
Those two collabz I did fa Infa; how much should I get from ‘em? These are perfect
reasons why I gotta quit sellin’ myself free/short & use traits like my
longevity to sell myself properly!
15.
“Consecutively, Consistently, Continuously” feat. DJ B Real
Producer:
DJ B Real
Costs
Collaboration: $700.00
Beat: $620.00
Session: $300.00
Total Cost: $1,620.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: DJ B Real
Attendance: 2.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
Producer/Engineer: DJ B Real
Attendance: 1.0
Attitude: 1.0
Communication: 1.0
Sense of Urgency: 1.0
With
tha ideas of “Consecutively, Consistently, Continuously”, my goal was to make a
track wit B Real from scratch, in tha studio. On February 8, 2021, I was told
on tha phone that he’d do tha collab for $700.00. Tha next night, at 8:28 PM, I
ate my brownie edibles from my “I’m Edibled Up” videoshoot & was
anticipated for tha session. I even had tha other edibles wit me, in case I
needed to really power up. Unfortunately, when B pulled up to Doe_XO’s spot
(where he currently does his sessions), he didn’t realize he had to make tha
beat, as well. He then hit me for anotha $500.00 for tha beat, as well as
$120.00 for two hours worth of producin’ tha beat.
While
generatin’ our ideas for tha track, I came up with “consecutively,
consistently, continuously,” a saying I debuted from my review for Promo Only’s
Dance Radio March 2021, on January
31, 2021, after reviewin’ Vicetone & Solly’s “No Rest”. Sayin’ it five
tymes fast was somethin’ I was proud of, to represent my qualities. I thought
it would be cool if we swapped our energies & channeled each of our
energies. I wanted B to say tha “consecutively, consistently, continuously”
part & I was gon sound like him, on tha hook. However, he ain’t think that
was a good idea. Emotions clashed with B when I tried my best to explain what I
wanted for tha track; he was gettin’ aggravated. Tha aggravation made me upset,
as I was tearin’ & spent an hour tryna come up with my lyrics.
In
tha unedited video clip above, I was not in tha mood to where I barely felt my
edible high & didn’t even attempt on eatin’ tha other edibles I had;
basically, I didn’t feel tha vibe. I then wasn’t doin’ my stabs correct,
accordin’ to B; his sense of urgency & energy was weak af, to where we
stopped tha session too soon & didn’t finish recording. All he had ta do
was record four barz for tha hook & tha recording woulda been done.
Recording
finally resumed on February 23, 2021, through a virtual session on Zoom; tha
collab turned out excellent, despite a rough start.
16.
“Driptastic (Remix)” feat. Skull Duggrey & AJ On Da Track
Producer:
AJ On Da Track
Costs
Collaboration: $350.00
Beat: $40.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $430.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Skull Duggrey
Attendance: 3.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 3.0
Collaborator: AJ On Da Track
Producer: AJ On Da Track
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 3.0
Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
On
February 22, 2021, while on tha phone wit New
Orleans’ Skull Duggrey, I was expressin’ to him at how
frustrated I was about how my pre-production & production stages of my
album were goin’. He then brought up tha idea to finally collab & told me,
“What’s tha 1st word that comes to your mind?” After thinkin’ for a
few seconds, I told him, “Driptastic.” From there, I produced an idea for AJ On
Da Track to enhance & from there, “Driptastic” was born. I had composed my
lyrics to my original production, just to have a backup.
After
I finally got tha beat on March 23, 2021, I let Duggrey know I got tha track.
Only thing was, I was in Florida
for my uncle’s wake. I wasn’t back by my studio till March 28, 2021. Tha
following day, I laid down my vocals & sent tha track to Duggrey. Duggrey
originally made a sweet deal wit me, only chargin’ me $200.00 for his verse.
However, his engineer to record, Jackpot Jonez, thought $200.00 was too cheap,
so I ended up sendin’ Skull an additional $150.00. Needless to say, tha track
came out dope! I love how AJ On Da Track provided tha lil’ “driptastic” screwed
vocal part, in tha beat.
17.
“FWR” feat. Killa McClain
Producer:
AJ On Da Track
Costs
Collaboration: $0.00
Beat: $40.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $90.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Killa McClain
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Producer: AJ On Da Track
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 3.0
Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
When
it came to “FWR”—standing for “Fuckin’ Well Right”—I wanted to collab wit Killa
McClain after how much I supported his Hollyhood Bay Bay-collaborated “It’s Up
There”, which was produced by Lafayette’s
Mikki Gunz. Expectin’ to meet up with both Killa & Mikki durin’ my February
3 – 11 Louisiana
trip, unfortunately, I wasn’t aware that Killa’s car got smashed. Killa neva
made it to Louisiana
& I couldn’t get a hold of Mikki. After Mikki no-call/no-showed on me, I
wasn’t sure why till my uncle passed. He claimed that two of his homeboyz got
killed & all that.
Tha
killings unfortunately resulted in me not workin’ wit Mikki for my album. I
then went to Plan B & hired AJ On Da Track to produce “FWR” for me. I
provided a beat idea for him, just like with “Driptastic”. His result was more
laidback than mine but its southern style was definitely there.
Just
like with “‘80s Babies In Our 30’s”, “FWR” was completed when I flew Killa
McClain up by me, from April 5 – 8, 2021 & from there, it was “Fuckin’ Well
Right!”
18.
“Fulla Dat 70th” feat. 70th
Street Carlos
Producer:
QueFillz
Costs
Collaboration: $1,000.00
Beat: $0.00
Session: $95.00
Total Cost: $1,095.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: 70th
Street Carlos
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 4.0
Sense of Urgency: 3.0
Producer: QueFillz
Attendance: N/A
Attitude: N/A
Communication: N/A
Sense of Urgency: N/A
Engineer: NoChoice Studios
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Engineer (Master): La’Keith
Attendance: 4.0
Attitude: 4.0
Communication: 3.0
Sense of Urgency: 4.0
For
“Fulla Dat 70th”, tha thought of linkin’ up wit Carlos came when I
attended his “Back Again (Remix)” videoshoot, on September 10, 2020. With only
four full dayz remaining, I had holla’d at Los’ “555” producer, QueFillz, as
well as Los, to see if we could get a collab done in tyme. On September 13th,
I finally got a hold of Los, after he was visiting Texas & we headed to NoChoice Studios to
record tha collab, QueFillz wasn’t around but Los gave me a beat he had from
him, so tha magic was ready to begin.
Tha
recording took place in Rob (NoChoice Studios)’s closet, where he had tha mic
set up. Los bought me $30.00 worth of weed to shmoke, tho it ain’t last long.
Either way, I was already edibled up durin’ tha recording process but didn’t
have much tyme to practice. Despite Los diggin’ & hearin’ my contributions
to tha track, he only dropped his verse & then, had to dip, due to his
girlfriend wantin’ to be with him.
Overall,
it was a nice experience, as tha audience that was present was jiggin’ to tha
track. I just thought that, if Los was gonna charge $1,000.00 for a feature, he
shoulda had his girlfriend come through & chilled with me for tha whole
tyme, rather than just an hour.
19.
“On 2 Da Next ‘Won’ (Outro)” feat. Boxx The Hungry Genius
Producer:
Frank Calhoune
Costs
Collaboration: $0.00
Session: $50.00
Total Cost: $50.00
Pre-Production Ratings
Collaborator: Boxx The Hungry Genius
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
Engineer: La’Keith
Attendance: 5.0
Attitude: 5.0
Communication: 5.0
Sense of Urgency: 5.0
When
tryin’ to collaborate wit Boxx The Hungry Genius, it was somethin’ I wanted to
accomplish but didn’t realize tha correct route I had to take. First, I wanted
him to drop two barz for my mega BR collab. However, tha beat for my mega BR
collab iz trapped on DJ B Real’s hard drive, which needs to be recovered. My
next attempt was for him to provide mimic-like vocals on my “Numerically
Lyrical” track. However, he claimed he “doesn’t let anybody ghostwrite for”
[him]. That lead me to my 3rd attempt, which I was gonna give him a
beat from a Franklin, LA producer. However, I ain’t think it fit
well with tha album’s mood/Baton Rouge contributions. My last attempt came when
I thought it would be nice for him to just provide an outro-like, 16-bar verse
for my album. I went on my laptop, produced an intense, movie-like beat &
from there, Boxx laid tha verse down!
Bein’
cool wit Boxx since March 5, 2009, he was real dedicated to my outro track. He
ain’t have a cocky, money-hungry attitude & did tha 16 for me on tha
strength of our 12-year connection.
Overall: It looks like I went
through, like, a nightmare to get my album done? That’s unfortunate with how
I’ve put almost 14 years of my life into this Louisiana shit. For a $13,880.82 album, I
didn’t deserve to go through a Dunkin’ mess—an irresponsible mess, that iz!
Yeah, all tha tracks are excellent but who would wanna go through tha hell to
just get this shit accomplished? I wish every1 that’s in tha music business
would be more responsible, act with a sense of urgency & most importantly,
respect me! I’m from tha other side of tha country; I deserve all my respect! I
really hope all my hard work, energy, tyme & passion pays off, in tha end;
$13,880.82 iz a lot to recover from!
Also,
one thing I ain’t mention was a few extra losses I suffered, durin’ tha
pre-production & production process:
- On September 4, 2018, I collaborated with Baton Rouge’s A1 Wissel to release a track about a grocery store I worked at; tha feature was $600.00 & tha session was $120.00. With both tha grocery store & Wissel changin’ on me, tha track was never pushed to be included for my album.
- On August 13, 2020, I had produced a track for New Orleans’ Lokee to rap on, for my album. Randomly, after givin’ him some money to help donate to him & get a mic, he randomly blocked me, never payin’ me back. In tha end, I suffered a $114.00 loss.
Rankings (according to my
overall experience):
19.
“Fresh Out Tha Dungeon (Intro)” feat. Doe-Doe
18.
“I’m Edibled Up” feat. Level
17.
“Consecutively, Consistently, Continuously” feat. DJ B Real
16.
“You Know What It Iz” feat. Infa Red
15.
“Okay” feat. Lawd Cheezus
14.
“Roll” feat. Q-Red On The Track
13.
“Weed Everywhere” feat. Blu3Black
12.
“Fulla Dat 70th” feat. 70th
Street Carlos
11.
“Driptastic (Remix)” feat. Skull Duggrey & AJ On Da Track
10.
“Cougherlude”
09.
“I Hit Tha Lotto (4 G3)” feat. D-Ray Exclusive
08.
“On 2 Da Next ‘Won’ (Outro)” feat. Boxx The Hungry Genius
07.
“That Vibe (I’m Jiggin’)” feat. Young Sims
06.
“Numerically Lyrical”
05.
“‘80s Babies In Our 30’s” feat. Killa McClain
04.
“FWR” feat. Killa McClain
03. “Fulla Dem Bitches
Nah” feat. Kmac
02. “Get High” feat.
B-Teze
01. “Big Dope
Celebrity” feat. Mike Rich
Total Costs:
Services: $4,930.82
Production: $3,280.00
Sessions: $1,945.00
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Sub Total: $10,155.82
Losses: $3,725.00
Grand Total: $13,880.82
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