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July 21, 2008
So summer is in full swing and we havent any shows to speak of, for now the illmuzik/stepchild lp is on hold..
Havent been able to coordinate a solid recording schedule with him for some months now..
Thats the way it is in this biz though, sometimes everything is tight and on point, then all the wheels fall off...
Still missin Marlon , it was in these quieter times I could always call him and get inspired..
BTW if your in the SouthEast and you run into a guy named John Alexander who may proclaim to be ANYTHING ni the music business, do yourself a favour and avoid this guy, hes a snake.
We got burned by him a couple of years back and I just wanna put out a public service announcement concerning this dude. His company at the time was Alexander III Ent. or some crap.
So vote Obama and I will be uploading some new songs here soon.
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Relic
July 11, 2008
What it do what to say?
We had media mogul Shadeed slide through the studio during the hoodhard conference where he was speaking.Shadeed was kind enough to do an interview with Relic for Illmuzikradio at illmuzik.com, we may put this up on this site if it will fit.
RIP has been bz creating tracks in the studio, additionally we have Javon Washington now adding gtr to our sound and we are doing projects with him. We should have some songs from that up soon.
June 25, 2008
Good for you America!
Barak is now the Nominie, lets put him in the White House!
Musically...Relic got a crap load of Beats now. Shout out to L.A.S.E. for purchasing their company anthem from us! We were supposed to do a show in Kinston NC and open up for Chubb Rock , but at the last minute StepChild couldnt get away from work so we didnt get to go.
So its work, work, work, until further notice.
Agony came by last night and Relic and he had a good time lacing a beat with a hook,..its fire.
Javon Washington looks like he ay be our new gtr player. The man is nice!
My man Shadeed one of the creators of theindieplanet.com came through and we did an interview with him for illmuzik radio last saturday, Shadeed was down here from B-More to speak at Hood Hard Day here in Charlotte NC. We had a good time and Relic did the interview and it was a good learning experience!
May 7, 2008
Do not be dumb and vote for Hillary, its a vote for another term of an ex-pres...
If you or your boo were president, then the other one could be president don't you think you would go for it too?
Its ileagal to have a president for more than 8 years.
There have been 2 presidents prior
that people wanted to be either King or 16 years.Washington and Trueman.Real Talk .
Why is the media Sooo Anti-Barak?
They seem to be backing Hillary really hard when everyone I know is backing Barak, including Hillary supporters..
ABC is a good example of this.
Guess it helps when George Snuffaluffgus was once your Press Secretary.
They are smart tho , George has been planted in the Press for like a decade now.
People trust him now when guy is one of the moderators in a presidential debate..
Thats what you call a plant.
Good job America so far, dont be fooled, we CAN change it, Lord knows "They" did.
Well that was my rant.. lol
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February 18, 2008
I got terrible terrible news this weekend, one of my best friends Marlon Tate passed away Sat 2-16-08 at 2am.
I have known Marlon for over 20 years , prolly since '86.
Marlon was a talented DJ/Rapper/Producer/Comedian/Preacher/Dancer.
I had the honor of ghost writing his first rap ever.
In 1989 he was the first one of us to sign with an independent label, unfortunately management from that label kept Marlon away from many of his friends and music companions shortly afterwards.
Marlon became sick some years back and was wheelchair bound,but this didn't deter him from doing the music he loved or church which he also loved.
I got back up with him a while back, some years now, and swore to him we wouldn't lose touch again. I have called my man LOTS since then, many times on my way to work , many times from work,many times at all times. One of the hardest things for me at this point is not being able to call him to discuss what I'm going through with his loss, and making a track doesn't quite feel the same if I cant run it past him.
We didn't always see eye to eye on everything, and we would jibe each other occasionally like brothers do but always the love was there.I use to tease him about he bought one piece of equipment in high school and had traded up gear ever since, because he was in a constant state of flux when it came to gear, yet he was always kickin ass on whatever he had at the time. I wish I had more music to share of his, but I don't. The only stuff he let me put online can be found at http://www.soundclick.com/marlonlamont
He meant a lot of things to a lot of people but he meant the world to me.
Right now, right here, is a good example of what RIP stands for.People in our world that gave something and had more to give but are taken from us, either wrongfully by murder,suicide,sickness or imprisonment ..THIS crew represents for those who should be, but are, no longer here in flesh, but still in spirit.
So Marlon, Brother..I love you man , you will be missed like few others..
I miss you, but for as long as I am alive we stand for you..Thank you for being in this world and spreading YOU.
I feel like a huge part of life and light has been sucked from this world, but we shall overcome.
Watch what we do next..
One Love. RIP Marlon Tate.
-Relic
February 10, 2008
Just posted trax from the Child Abuse album..
Be sure to check out the music while your here!!!
January 30, 2008
Well we have started work in earnest on the Illmuzik.com/StepChild mixtape.
So far everything is good!
we have a slew of excellent trax and are in the process of song building.
January 1, 2008
Happy New Year to One And All!
December 19, 2007
RIP would like to welcome and congradulate Tom Collinson aka KP/Iceman Beats of the UK/SA as the newest production member in Rough Intelligent Productions.We had done some work with KP in the past on a couple of projects and his ablity to weave together samples is amazing!
Expect good things from him in the near future..
December 3, 2007
Holiday Time! Buy some RIP and give to someone!
Soon ...heck right now..
RIP is announcing that we will be taking submissions from Illmuzik.com members to help put together the NEXT STEPCHILD ALBUM!!
This will be a "mixtape" of sorts as we dont plan on charging for it at this stage of the game.
Anyway the beats have been comming along nicely, Relic should be tagging them and putting them up soon!
We plan on having producers from around the world participate on this next LP!
So if your a fellow Illmuzik.com member get at Relic about submitting a track or two now!