The Realest Blog I Ever Wrote

If you do music, please read every word that follows. If you don't do music, this applies to you also. You never know who may cross your path or who you may meet. Network, Network, Network. Many people have most likely heard the saying "your network determines your net worth" or a slew of other statements that reiterate the importance of establishing a network in your field or area of expertise. Well, those statements are true. Whenever you watch a Tyler Perry production, do many of the actors/actresses look familiar? They should. He uses the same people and has done so for years. How many songs have Wayne, T-Pain, and Rick Ross done together? Too many to count. You may not be in the same circles as a Tyler Perry or T-Pain, so start your own. Seek out people who possess the same ambitions and drive as you. Nurture those relationships. Those same people may have contacts that can help further your career. Now it's time for my real life examples of the importance of networking, forming relationships, and not burning bridges.

About 4 or 5 years ago, I went to a recording studio in Atlanta with a group of my cousins. I think it was 2High Recording Studios or something like that. Only one of us had been there before and that particular cousin said a guy that goes by Kato has a studio in the building. We needed to record a couple of songs and didn't have alot of money to do so. If I remember correctly, I think Kato charged us $15 for two songs. You can't beat that and for him to do it on the low like that showed that he was in it for more than money. On another occasion, we dropped by the studio and Kato wasn't there, but one of his associates was...Brandon of the production team Nard and B (We didn't know that fact at the time). We didn't record any songs that day but Brandon played some of their beats for us and they had that heat and their signature sound way back then. Brandon told us he could work with us on the prices. Long story short, there was a small incident a month or so later (We blew it) and lets just say the bridges were burned with those guys. Nard and B are doing big things in Atlanta now and I can only imagine all the things we could have learned from those guys. Here's one of the songs we recorded:



Fast forward about 6 months in the same year. I found a studio in Gwinnett county that was decently priced and decided to purchase some studio time for my cousins. This time we called up a couple more people who came to town to go with us. I met a guy that went by Shawty Fatt from Gadsden. He told us about a dude he met from Eufaula (My hometown) while doing a bid. I actually grew up with the dude. Small world. He was also telling us about a white rapper named Yelawolf that he kicked it with. Anyway, we went to the studio and Shawty Fatt got on one of the songs. I never saw him after that day. Fast forward to today. Yelawolf is huge and I came across the picture below on the Supahot Beats blog. If I am not mistaken, Shawty Fatt is the guy to the far left. Yelawolf is the white guy. Need I say more?

Here's our track with Shawty Fatt:


Once again...Network, Network, Network. Stay in touch.