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Underground Rap 101To make it in the underground, it usually means starting by getting buzz through an emcee battle, a mixtape, local radio show buzz or basically word-of-mouth interest.Then the next big opportunity is to do shows in your area and also start relationships with fans through the internet. This is a Digital age people, the Myspace age. Unlike when I came into the game. I mean I had to make sure I got my cassette tape in the right hands at the right time. Not quite from the 8-track age, but damn near. LOL! You know the story of how Slum came to be, right? Well, We got our tape in the hands Q-tip through Amp Fiddler, and that’s how JDilla got on as a producer and started out with the Ummah. At that time, Tip wasn’t really feelin the Slum Vibe, he was all about the beats. Then years later, like 4, we started making a name for ourselves but needed something to spur interest in the group on a national level. So we got inspired at the Detroit Hip-Hop Shop. Proof’s group, 5Ela was in the store bragging about their new tape that was coming out, of which James Yancey aka J Dilla had produced all the tracks by the way. And, we felt like Damn, what’s up with our tape? What are we doing. So, we decided that it was time to make our own album, better known as Fantastic Volume 1 . So, We rounded the gang up, slept in Jd’s basement and finished a 22 track album with some of the greatest hip-hop beats of all time in a week. Classic. Then, we gave it to Q-tip and played ou stuff again and this time he loved it. Then that tape made rounds through the Roots crew, D’angelo, Common, and the rst is histrory. It’s all about timing folks. They say Luck is where preparation and opportunity meet. That’s what it takes to be successful in this biz. The next step is to decide what works for you, staying on the Underground level, which can be profitable with a lot of hustle. Or, making that crossover leap…Good Luck.Listen to this unreleased remix called “5Ela” it was Slum Village, 5ela and Frank featured on the song. Here’s a little SV trivia. We were really lazy on our song titles some times or what we called just being “Cheap”…so the 5Ela song is that because we rapped with 5Ela. Then we got the Phat kat song on Vol.1, cuz we rapped with Phat Kat. We should of called Hold Tight, the Q-Tip song, but we started getting more creative on titles by Vol. 2.
Treats:This will only stay up until Thursday so u better check it now!
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U have to be fast People!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahah
Aw by the way it maybe Wed in USA what makes u think im there….llllololooloo

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Quantum of Solace… 3 Bowls of Honey CombsNow, I think the movie was action packed from start to finish and it kept me on the edge of my seat. As soon as the movie comes on there’s a car chase that’s crazy. He was chasing cars, planes and boats.He was really getting it in. I think I would have just let some of the bad guys go, he was doing some crazy climbing in the Siena Italy scene. This 007 is crazy, he broke a rib shootin this movie. So, for that alone I give him some props!But, this babe doesn’t quite compare with Halle Berry and I couldn’t quite figure out what was up with her back, it looked like she had some exotic rash. I guess it was supposed to be a burn but I really didn’t like it. It distracted me from her beauty. Don’t do the exotic rashes on 007 babes anymore.All in all it’s a good date movie, if you and your girl like action.T3’s Movie Scale – it’s all about Cereals:1 Bowl of Fruit Loops= Bad2 Bowls of Rice Krispies=OK3 Bowls of Honey Combs=Good4 Bowls of Frosted Flakes=Pretty Damn Good5 Bowls of Captain Crunch=Classic

A Recipe for success…One of the many reasons I love the Holidays are my family’s great recipes that I get to eat. Some of my favorite family dishes are Grandma’s Tater Tot Caserole, My Aunt Nancy’s Sweet potatoe pie and the Detroit Focus Hope Peanut Butter Cookies. For those that don’t know, Focus Hope Peanut Butter is the best ghetto govement provided peanut butter in the world. They also make a helluva’ block of cheese that lasts for like a year.Sorry I got off the topic, but I love food and even better is food for the soul.Speaking of soul, I’m continuing to work on a great album that’s a collection of soul, prog rock, dope bass lines, and something I can’t quite describe yet, so stay tuned. But what I’m learning while making this album is that a good Slum Village album comes together when I work with smart people. Not necessarily book smart, but worldly smart. Musically smart, plenty of jokes and rich in soul. That’s my recipe for a great album in the works.By the way, checkout my favorite Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe below.- – - – - – - – - – - – - – -

T3’s Thrilla Killa Peanut Butter Cookies
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)• 1 cup unsalted butter• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter• 1 cup Splenda (Gotta cut down these days!)• 1 cup packed brown sugar• 2 eggs• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour• 1 teaspoon baking powder• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

DIRECTIONS1. Cream together butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs.2. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir into batter. Put batter in refrigerator for 1 hour.3. Roll into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a criss-cross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown. Do not over-bake.

Whats good Blog family im out in the studio with Young RJ and Frank Nitt of Frank N Dank getting it in last night i went to Illa-Jays Release Party @ St.Andrews and it was a Great look Congrads to the lil man for doing his thing anyway ima leave off by bring back one of our classics everyone been emailing to post back up here it go Climax!! RIP DILLA DAWG!TURN IT UP..

I’ve been looking through old records and old SV lost Demos. I remembered I converted from cassette to mp3 a couple of unreleased hits from back in the day. You can get a taste from true vintage circa 1990’s SV, when we were all about characters, alter egos and acting on songs…the good old days. So to the people on this site you got to judge it in the right mind frame, think being original before other’s were rapping as characters, think pre-MF Doom era. So don’t listen with 2008 ears, think original and ahead of it’s time. Listen, like it or not, it was creative! -T3 – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – A Detroit legend gone… On Nov. 22 Detroit lost another pioneer of Rap music, MC Breed. He passed away much too early in his life. You know all of the hits like Aint no future in your frontin, Gotta get yours Gotta get mine w/Tupac…He was a Detroit emcee that got National acclaim and was known across the country much beyond the Detroit/Flint borders. We had a chance to work with MC Breed on the Detroit Deli album. That album was all about giving people a taste of Detroit, so we looked to work with Detroit greats on that album. Breed was featured on Do You, It’s on, and a few other joints.It’s a definite sadness to lose a peer, a friend, and another young man from the “D”. Breed- we’ll miss you. I’m glad we had a chance to work together and vibe. My blessings go out to the family. One love from Slum Village and T3.
Drop the Drums.mp3
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