Nothing can make you richer than charging other people to teach them how to get rich.

~Travis Dunaway a.k.a. SpeaK

Tonight, July 18, 2008 Rapper/DJ/Engineer SpeaK no E. will be DJ’ing the patio party at Uno’s:Chicago Bar and Grille in Bel Air on Route 22 from 6pm-close.  If you are in the area drop by, have a drink and mingle with the commoners!  I truly hope to see all of you there!

Firm snaps up the former home of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg:

King Magazine recently released some lost excerpts of their interview with Nas. While most of it had to do with Nas discussing his early years in Hip Hop, one question and accusation proved to be a bit eyebrow raising.

“I ran into Prodigy last week and asked him, ‘What should I ask Nas?’ He said, ‘Ask him, ‘What happened backstage at the Central Park show in 2004,’” Thomas Golianopoulos inquired.

“Man, that was some classic Mobb Deep shit. They was rumbling,” Nas replied regarding a fight that took place backstage between Mobb Deep and others.  But Prodigy thinks that those involved were Nas’ people.

“He thinks you set him up,” Golianopoulos responded.

Nas went on to discuss his relationship with Prodigy and addressed the situation.

“I did hear that. Nah, I would never do that to him,” Nas retorted. “We had our differences, which was really just hyped up bullshit. I wish everything for Prodigy. They caught a lot of bad breaks. I just wish the best for him. I wish he didn’t have to do this time. And I would love to see them come back again. I would be the first person in the record store buying a Mobb album. I want to see them give it to us however many more times.”

Nas also revealed how he felt about Mobb Deep joining G-Unit.

“I was really happy to see 50 embrace them. I thought that was G because that’s something that doesn’t happen from the higher ups. All these big companies, they don’t care about us. They don’t care about the talented ones that aren’t given a fair shot and I thought it was a good move on 50’s part to give them a deal.”

Nas‘ Untitled drops July 15th.

I rock rhymes for your pleasure,
you listen at your leisure,
i only record it once you listen to it forever…

Canibus~”Poet Laureate Infinity” (first bars of the 5th 200 bar verse)

Poet Laureate Infinity

Now what takes you like one might take me like 9,
cause i don’t just sit down and write what comes to mind,
see i fight for every word and i strive for every line,
so every time you hear me i’m nicer every time,
listen to every rhyme and imagine if you care to,
think of all the hands this passed through for you to sample…

~SpeaK no E.~ “Call Me”~ The Deens Office

Happy Birthday to me

To those who cant be with us,

your memory lives within us,

how could we forget you,

remembering every minute,

the day isnt long but may it belong,

to you across the distance.

~Travis~

SpeaK’s solo album titled “The Deens Office” is set to drop in August of 2008. The album is a mix of introspective thought provoking lyrics and chronicles of what life is like growing up in Aberdeen, Md. Production from Vintage, Mic Will and SpeaK himself give the album a relaxed 1996 kind of feel. Guest appearances by QB, Jay Spitta, the entire Empire crew as well as some others can be expected. Stay tuned for an exact release date!

For more music by SpeaK no E. and the Empire visit:

SpeaK no E. 1
SpeaK no E. 2
The Empire

This is a remake of Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks”, off of his first album “The College Dropout”. I put my own spin on it for my mixtape titled “Hip Hop 101″, that hasn’t been released yet. For those of you who don’t know, mixtapes are for promotional use only (even tho most rappers sell their mixtapes because they are “below the radar”). All comments are welcome, even the bad ones…

Warning: contains some offensive language.

 

 Jesus Walks by SpeaK no E. [2:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

If you’ve been following my blog, you will most likely have come across the fact that i am part of a NC based Hip Hop Group called The Empire.  I am but 1/4 of The Empire.  The other members are: Mista Jay, Prince Imperial and the one and only 5th Letter.  To check some of our material out, visit our website at www.empiremusiq.com .