Baltimore Hip Hop and Club Music
It’s out! To celebrate “E Major is… Better Than Yours” being named in the top ten albums from Baltimore in 2011, we’re re-releasing it as “Better Than Yours: Top Ten Edition.” We’ve added 3 bonus tracks so check it out, download and leave a comment here to let me know what you think.
~E Major
Having “E Major is… Better Than Yours” named as one of the Top Ten albums in Baltimore by the City Paper was a huge honor but it got me thinking about what it means to me personally, to be recognized in such a way. It was crazy because the same day I read that the album was in the list I watched a video of Charlie Kaufman talking about his writing for films. He talked about themes that kind of dominate his work and one of them is this idea of being accepted and being liked. It made me really look at how rappers (myself included) love to act like we don’t care what anyone says, but we, probably more than any other kind of artist, want some kind of acceptance from our peers, critics and fans.
All that kind of came together when I was in the car and my iPod shuffled to the Flaming Lips song, Sagittarius Silver Announcement. The track just has so much emotion and builds in such an interesting way that I wanted to rhyme to it. So I went home and put this track together. It’s called Top Ten and basically it’s just me musing on what all this stuff means to me. I hope you’re feeling it.
In about a week me and Jerome Baker III of Better Than Yours are planning on re-releasing “E Major is… Better Than Yours” and this track will be on there along with another bonus song. So make sure to check www.undersoundmusic.net and keep an eye on your inbox.
Peace!
~E Major
I guess someone agrees that it really is Better Than Yours! Thanks to the City Paper for the mention. It’s always good to get recognized for what you do. As an artist it lets you know someone is listening and it gives you the fuel to keep on going.
~E Major
Artwork by Hilton Carter for his upcoming film, One Last Run
The above image is for an upcoming short film called One Last Run which will commence shooting in November. It’s being directed by my good friend Hilton Carter who you’ve most likely read about here a number of times. the film started as a story that was told to me by a friend of a friend and I thought it just HAD to be at least a short film. I told it to Hilton who at the time was focused on a more dark aesthetic (see Moth). Being that I’m kind of stubborn I did a draft of the script and gave it to Hilton. After spending some time with it, he came around to wanting to make it happen. He’s since added to what I’ve written and each subsequent draft that he’s done has really upped the ante as far as drama and depth. To say I’m really excited to see this thing come to fruition is an understatement.
Which brings me to the subject of this post. As Hilton has researched locations and worked on making OLR come to life, he’s realized that a little bit of scratch could only help to up the production value of what could be a really awesome project. So he’s started a Kickstarter account and is raising money from friends, family and fans. Please check out the account and watch the video and even if you can’t afford to put some cash forward for it, please share it with someone that might.
Thanks for all of your support!
~E Major
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