CGE Video Bomb w/ Rate (Insider Edition)

So this specific video bomb is near and dear to me because my camp is responsible for this production, Special thanks to 12/12 Production for their awesome videography skills. This video features WeBandz artist Cea$ar Christian and fellow St.Petersburg rapper Paublo Patrick. When the two collabed on this track I don't think any of us fathomed exactly what this video was going to convey all we knew was that we needed it to be " Poppin ". The beat is produced by our in house lead producer Tango who is also featured in the video along side Cea$ar and Paublo. With the larger than life lyrics from Cea$ar Christian, Paublo Patrick adds his real life lyrics to create a perfect combination. While this is my camp I felt the need to give an unbiased critique of something I had a role into bringing to fruition. While overall I am happy with the quality of the finished product, I felt that the girl chosen as the video girl should have been better selected.  She lacked the visual presence we needed and  she lacked the dance moves. Ironically as a collective we shared a few laughs about her moves and even named them. I thought Cea$ar Christian has a presence about him that assist his rapping style. His style is like none other and his usual swag went well with the concept. Paublo Patrick's delivery was  a direct reflection of him as an artist, although some people who had the opportunity to check out the visuals prior to the release did not like his energy it is my knowledge of his artistry that allows me to appreciate his calm never over the top demeanor. Cea$ar Christian took a more materialistic approach to "Poppin" while Paublo touched on real life scenarios in his usual prophet delivery manner. The visuals showcased a closed set scene, scenes from MLK 2017, and an outdoor scene featuring a dope Chevy with switches.  For this to be our first video it is perfect, but it is  a pivotal example for future visuals from Cheddar Gang. I am proud to be apart of a great concept and I pray we continue to help artist evolve as we embark on our musical journey as a whole. Please check out the visuals for "Poppin" below and be sure to connect with the artist as well. My full rate is below and any and all criticism is appreciated and wanted. The song will be available on Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and all other outlets on 2/1.

--M$C

 RATING:

Lyrics:3.5

Instrumental: 5

Visuals: 3.5

Star Potential:3.5

Overall:4

Favorite Line(s):

Cea$ar Christian:"Gucci all on my waist, look of success in my face, Tango gone go heavy Diddy, I'm gone go heavy Mase, get some matching rollies, probably throw them in your face, love an educated ratchet  that will put you in your place. " 

Paublo Patrick: "Was paul paul back then, now I'm Paublo the King ,that 3921 got these n*ggas convening, with ten bands on the body, got these bitches on E, defiant she getting nasty yea she cuffin her teeth." 

Visuals|"Poppin"

Connect W/ The Artist(s)

Cea$ar Christian

Bandcamp: Bandcamp.com

Facebook:Facebook

Instagram:Instagram

Booking contact: WEBandz.Marie@gmail.com

Paublo Patrick

 Facebook:Facebook

Instagram: Instagram

 Soundcloud:  SoundCloud

Fast Money Ferrari| Video Bomb w/ Rate "Married to The Game" Cover

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. I am not a big fan of cover's or remixes unless you really take it there. I wasn't too impressed with the cover, given I don't really care for that particular Future song. It has it's moments but it's not a personal favorite to me. The only thing that set this apart  from the original was the fact that I could make out what he was saying unlike Future he wasn't mumbling out his lyrics. He did hit on apparent memories and life woes and that made the content relatable. If artist were on original beats I believe they could actually hook their audience with everything they offer. I must admit I love when St. Pete artist showcase the beautiful sights and people that reside here. I am still getting familiar with Fast Money Ferrari and pin pointing exactly his caliber of rapper.I do not think he is just a cover rapper and I am excited to see this young man further build his craft. The video was shot by Aone Lenz Productions and while I'm not to familiar with the videographer's work yet, I am hopeful of what they have to come as far as visuals are concerned. Please take the time to  check out my official rate as well as the visuals for "Charge it to the Game"  below.

--MSC

 RATING:

Lyrics: 3.5

Instrumental:N/A

Visuals: 4

Star Potential:3.5

Overall:3

Favorite Line(s):
" That's why I play'em close, that's why I do the most. I'm too hot to keep the bread, so I'm riding with the toast. 

Charge it to the Game|Visuals

             

Follow Them on IG:

@A1LenzProductions 

@FastMoneyFerrari

Twitter: 

@A1LenzProd 

@FerrariFari

For Booking contact aonelenzproductions@gmail.com

SpotLight Artist|Brattnae Rapptress

"I never met true love until I met music"

--Brattnae

Born in Chicago,Illinois in the Englewood area. Brattnae has always been determined. Bratt uses her imagination and life experiences to write her music even though she is really quiet, her mind has so much built up where it is really easy for her to write music. Being a target of bullies started something much more. "I was the type of girl that got bullied. Why I really dont know but now I look back and realize why." Brattnae went on to further elaborate that she wasn't really good at anything except receiving good grades, especially in English. " I was an awesome writer and still am." Brattnae started writing music at a young age and had always had a passion for rhyming words and performing but never knew that she would one day rap. When she first began rapping it was something she used to escape reality. "It was just me rhyming words and writing out lyrics of industry songs. As I got older I realized it had become an addiction and a passion. It made me feel good."  Being the only child for so long deeply impacted her personality. At the age of 13 is when she really started getting involved with music. Brattnae would type the "Do or Die" lyrics on her computer and repeat them multiple times until it was memorized. At this same age is when Brattnae dreamed of recording her own music and doing features but she knew she had to go to a studio. Even though she had grown up with a father who was a former musician himself that had stopped pursuing his dreams Brattnae thought maybe he would have tried to help her  pursue hers but instead it was the complete opposite. Her mother, who isn't a fan of rap music wasn't supportive either so it was so hard for her to actually do what she loved.  When Brattnae was 17 she was finally able to really pursue her dreams. Her mother had  recently moved back  to Chicago and upon graduating Brattnae, who was  preparing for college had started working a summer job. This job finally allowed her access to fund her dreams of recording in a studio. "When I turned 17 I started paying for my own studio time.I would catch the CTA to the studio." When she initially started recording it made her feel weird. She recalls being nervous and shy but those feelings quickly wore off. She made her first song which was  called " Metaphorically Speaking" Brattnae described the song as "Lyrically hot and very hip hoppy"  She started writing to actual beats that she had found on sound click. She would record it and then upload it to YouTube. Though it may sound easy she admits those years were tough and challenging. "But I wouldn't trade those days for nothing in the world." She went off to college after that initial work but had no idea what she want to be and after just one semester  she realized being two hours away from home with no car, money, and family that she no longer wanted to be there. Bratt went back home, found a full time job and enrolled into community college full time. She was still able to record when she wanted. From that continuous work came her song "Another Girl" which got numerous plays on Power 92.3. When she turned 20 she actually got to do an interview at 92.3 and drop her song "Gucci" she also started performing at clubs and bars.In 2015 she dropped her first mixtape #RapCrush, which dropped on Valentine's Day that year and is available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spinrilla. "That mixtape was special to me. I made it because I wanted to express the term "love" to my listeners with nice mellow tracks such as "Tonight" "Ride Out" and "For Her". After dropping her first mixtape she followed up with #CrazyCuteCool which is available on SpinrillaMost of her early songs like Brattysheez, Another Girl, and Gucci have all be played on the radio. In present times Brattnae is just working on her catalog, doing more videos, new mix tapes and more promotional avenues. She is also embracing modeling and working on an online Talk show. She is also interested in writing for artist. She is focused on the music, especially the business side, her new mixtape #50ShadesofPink slated to drop later this year and growing her fan base. Being a female rapper is just the tip of the iceberg but you guys will have to keep an eye out for Brattnae as she continues to grind for her craft. I hope to see growth and a lot of empowering songs from her. Check Out some of her content below and be sure to connect with her.

--M$C

Q & A with Brattnae

[M$C]: Which female artist influences you?

[Brattnae]: I can say Trina, Lil' Kim and definitely Missy Elliot. Missy Elliot influenced my music a lot as a child she was who I listened to the most . She's so creative and cool her music was just different .

[M$C]: How has being bullying shaped your music?

[Brattnae]: Bullying shaped my music because as a child I never understood why kids didn't like me or why they used to talk about me . It hurt and it made me feel like I had no worth in the world especially when I was a pre teen and a teenager. When I started writing music it made me feel worthy and actually good it brought light to my world and the bullying only made me go harder with my music. Now I see why I was bullied. You know they saw something in me that they was envious of.

[M$C]: I saw you want to write for artist? Any particular artist?

[Brattnae]: I would love to write for a singer. I can sing but not really good. I can't do high notes so I would love to write for someone who could sing . As far as artist no one in particular just independent artist who have problems with writing.

[M$C]:Which lane of rapping for a femcee do you ride? The sexual or the aggressive?

[Brattnae]: I think I'm still stuck on the sexual side as a female artist I'm not the aggressive type but I'm trying to get in the middle when I could be hardcore and still sexy at the same time.

Content|Videos

Connect W/ Brattnae Rapptress

BrattnaeRapptress.com

Hulkshare.com/brattyyychick

Soundcloud.com/Brattnae

Facebook.com/Brattnae

Twitter;Brattnae

Instagram brattnae_rapptress

#Rapcrush - EP

iTunes https://itun.es/us/gPfTab

2016 Recap| 20 X 16

Happy New Year From #E2TS!!

Where has this year gone? No like seriously I feel like the masses are just now finding out that you can be ugly and be your daddy son or that You can steal her man. Let's not forget that we loss Prince, Shawty Lo and Bank Roll Fresh this year (Amongst others). I won't even forget to mention that thanks to the Mannequin challenge that I will dub 2 Chainz's originally since his video is where I first saw it being executed flawlessly actually made Rae Sremmurd's song Black Beatles blow up like bomb. Or that Snoop encouraged the bubble gum, mumble rappers to continue to do what they do. Why he did that, the world may never know but it appears that Lil Uzi Vert, Desiigner, 21 Savage and (my personal favorite ) 22 Savage can still continue to deface the foundation of music.Even though I must admit a few of these mumble bee's are catchy and I couldn't help but add a few tracks to my personal playlist. The different challenges that made everyone a rapper was interesting to see.  I have tried to cover everything under the sun in this recap. All the way to the fact that I spent two full weeks binge watching a biopic series about Celia Cruz which consisted of 80 episodes all in Spanish with English subtitles. No I will not be giving a recap on the show but if you are not familiar with who Celia Cruz was, stop reading this, open another tab and google her. Below I have compiled my top 20 tracks of 2016 and it was so hard to compile a years worth of music into 20 songs and to follow it up with 16 mixtapes/ albums. This years music selections were hot and gives so much promise to what 2017 will produce. I want to also Thank You guys for checking out my blog. 2017 is going to be an amazing year and I wish all artist and musically based professionals great prosperity in this upcoming New Year. May you all be blessed and keep your Ears to the Street. 

--M$C  

Top 20 Songs|2016

1.  Flux - Love Yourself Cover
2. Lil Uzi Vert ft. Future - Seven Million
3.  Molly Brazy - More Facts
4. OJ Da Juiceman - Clockwork
5. Tony T ft. A.V. - How They Did That
6. French Montana ft. Kodak Black - Lockjaw
7. Beyonce' - Sorry
8.  Kevin Gates - Time For That
9. Cristol - He Looking
10. Zell Heff - Phones
11. Trinidad James ft. Bankroll Fresh - Daddy D
12. Paublo Patrick - Fire
13. O.T. Genasis - Push It
14. Rae Sremmurd - By Chance
15. Cardi B - Foreva 
16. 2 Chainz - Big Amount 
17. Bia- Whip IT
18. Kent Jones - Don't Mind
19. Charli Funk-Really Doe
20.  K. Michelle - Time

Top 16 Mixtapes/Albums|2016

1.  Yo Gotti - The Art of Hustle
2. Jeezy - Trap or Die 3
3. Future & DJ Escoe - Project E.T. 
4. Kevin Gates - Islah
5. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
6.  2 Chainz - Daniel Son; Necklace Don
7. Future - Purple Reign
8. Rae Sremmurd -  SremmLife 2
9. Tamara Bubble - Proceed With Caution
10. Boosie Badazz - Out My Feelings In My Past
11. Charli Funk - Suite 727
12. Zell Heff- Legal Murder
13. Kodak Black - Lil B.I,G, Pac 
14. J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only 
15. Smurf The God - The Last Laff
16. Young Huli - Im A Fool

Top Visuals|2016

                                                                               

Princess Nokia| Young Girls|Video Bomb W/o Rate

Destiny Frasqueri formally known as Wavy Spice, who also performs in a collaborative duo known as  Princess Nokia released a video entitled Young Girls almost a year ago. The thing I love most about music is that it's never dated. You can always stumble across something new and bring it back. I was so glad to discover such a precious gem. "Young Girls" feature young women and girls all of different racial backgrounds living a peaceful carefree life, in a serene oasis. You can gather your own perception of the video but I am glad to see the light tones fade to darker tones. The tribal attire and paint markings upon their faces is like that of a village. The vibe of the song mixed with the visuals puts you just in a dope vibe. I am so glad I found this video. This is woman empowerment if I ever did see it. Please check out the dope visuals. And check out more from Destiny Frasqueri. 

--M$C

Young Girls|Visuals

            

2015 ReCap| Top 20 X 15

   HAPPY NEW YEAR!

--M$C

There were three days of the year left and all I was playing was this years biggest slayers. I am so glad to be in the business that I am. I am ready to begin 2016 and experience even more dope music. This year some the greatest and best tunes invaded my ears. I felt the music, I was the music, and I became more than music. I could not allow the year to go out without recapping the year in music. I met new artist this year, went to hella shows, and I became a fan again. I had to compile my top songs, mixtapes, and artist from 2015. I've added a little bonus at the end with some of my favorite visuals as well. i hope you guys enjoy the lists' and that you all have a happy and prosperous New Year. See you guys much more in 2016!


--M$C

 Top 20 Songs

1. Comfortable ---- K- Camp 
2. Night Cap ---- Alec Burnright
3. Coffee(Fucking) ---- Miguel
4. Say It---- Torey Lanez
5. Cha Cha - D.R.A.M
6. Fever - Jack Fletcher ft. King Phy
7.  Uncle Luke ---- OJ The  King
8. 3500 - Travis Scott ft. 2 Chainz
9. Colonel Loud - California (feat. T.I., Ricco Barrino & Young Dolph)
10. Tell Me - PJ ft. Jevon Doe
11. Commas Remix - Lady Lia
12. The First 48 - Shy Glizzy
13. Like I'm Gonna Lose You - Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend
14. Straight Up - Co-Ke
15. I DO - Remy T ft. SKROODLE, FRESH BPM 
16. Fuckin Witcha - Baegod & Chuuwee
17. The Hurt - HeyeYella
18. Downtown- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
19.  Pull Up In Something - EG Lyrical ft. Young Bake
20. Winner - Zell Heff

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 ARTIST TO KEEP YA EARS & EYES ON|2015

1. Zell Heff
2. Cea$ar Christian 
3. Young Teo
4. Young Huli
5. Jack Fletcher
6. Alec Burnright 
7. HeyeYella
8. JetPack Jones
9. Tha Homies
10. Co-Ke
11. Big Trin
12. Kayo Da Beast 
13. Reh Rek
14. Paublo Patrick
15. YottMusic