To THE FAKULTE and To the future.

Imagine this ……
Its 2012 you are where ever you are in the world…. In your car; chillin in the studio with the crew going hard on some joint; backstage getting ready for a interview; at home taking care of the fam; or having a meet about the next power move. Where ever you are you can stop look around and smile. 
You are where you wanna be. 
THE FAKULTE IS EVERY WHERE on TV on RADIO in different states even killing the underground. Your  music is selling, life is on a move, things being takin care of  and you are doing what you love everyday. Happy as hell. Each of you will have that day when u look back and smile. 
You made it. 
You struggled and fought
You fell down, learned, and got at it again
You believed in you 
You had to grind and hustle
You made it and is making it with everyday. 

None of us are perfect I see each of you had to start fresh. I know what that’s like. Everybody has their journey they have to travel. You gotta to live to learn. 


Thank you for letting me be apart of this journey. 
Thank you for letting me know about you, where you been and how you got here. 
Thank you for trusting in me enough to share with me some of your lessons and struggles in life. I take every word and hold it close. I am here to shine a light on a group of people who I have fell in love with. Your talent, your heart, your struggle, your grind, and every thing THE FAKULTE stand for is the things that keep me on my toes. I feed off of it. I am growing with you and Because of you I am learning more. 


SO to a future of Greatness with THE FAKULTE.


~Chappell~
AkA
CHAPP-E

Changing the Industry

So much going on around here…. Its like none stop action.

A couple of days ago I was chilling with Majah and Ole Earl watching some videos on youtube about the music industry. One video in particular caught my eye. It was DMX. He was being interviewed on his place in the industry,  also how he felt about the music industry and how it affects the music world.

With a full week of the crew coming and going. There has been a week of good conversation and plenty of debating. Going from one extreme to the next the topics where endless. But one topic that seem to carry on from one night to the next was the focus on music and where it has gone.  With so many personalities in THE FAKULTE it is mind blogging to see how they all feel the same about one thing. That is  the game how it has changed and its time for it to go back to it’s roots.   They have a lot of passion about staying true to the experience and real life lessons. Not just that but keeping in mind this is a art form with history. There are elements that make hip hop what it Is and the music today has taken it away from the basses of what THE FAKULTE KNOWS AND LOVES AS HIP HOP. Its obvious that there will be no changing for the industry to accept them into the business.
After watching videos about the blood scarifies and other things that may or may not be going on. It makes me think………when did things get like that in the “music industry”? A better  question can THE FAKULTE MUSIC GROUP stay independent enough to work with the music industry and not become a part of the music industry.   Well I believe they can. I have seen the drive and devotion that push them to make this work their way!!!!!

This week I got to see in my own living room the essence of hip hop….. With cyphers going on, story telling, and youngins being schooled by the wiser ones. It was a true experience to take in…. By the end of the week my lil brother’s click Fly guys decided to stop in on a night with THE FAKULTE…. It turned out to be a good night. I was listening to the free styles ( my favorite part). I got to see where these lil dudes minds where and how serious they was about spittin or was it just something they did for fun. I could see the amazement in the kids faces when MAJAH LEAGUE blessed the cypher with a flow of his own.

I sat back and watched the humbleness of  the younger ones has they listen and respect the words of  THE FAKULTE. That right there in its self shows me that its always going to be about making GOOD MUSIC and making a GOOD CHANGE.
 A lot of people say the music industry will change you…. Well Im going to say THE FAKULTE is going to change the music industry.

“I am not a industry artist, I am a artist in the Industry “
~DMX~

J-Biz Ft Elion Da Great Total Control Official Music Video

Im Not afraid

What is good music today?

A normal night with THE FAKULTE and we are deep…. My neighbor decided to stop by and join in on the celebrating of Uncle J’s Bday.  While we are in cypher circle a interesting subject about music come up.  The debate was about good music…… What makes a song good. As a new generation rapidly grows and time moves on from what music use to be. It is obvious that the meaning of good music has changed right along with the times. As my younger neighbor  stood in my kitchen trying to defend a song and a artist against being good and creative. There was a team of old heads ripping him apart. The argument “a song is good if it sells mass units and captures a lot of attention” .

As I sat there and watch my poor neighbor try hard to defend his point. I fell to the background smiling thinking about how I can write about this… Its probably  the biggest controversy in the industry today. While the rest of my counter parts argue about the numbers, and the simple lyrics that are used today…. All I could think about was the respect for the art.

My neighbor argued the point of Soulja Boy being creativity or a fad for hours.
The youngster proceed on to dis some of the pioneers of hip hop and music….. Big no no.
By the end of the night the subject had to be dropped everybody was to passionate about how they felt.  A simple debate would have gotten ugly.

It’s a shame where music has gotten to. There use to be a respect for the music, the artist, and the art. Now its painfully obvious that its more about money, and a fad then respecting the art of making and creating music.
“Music is as important as water. We need it to survive.”
~BREDREN ~
What happen to more people feeling like that?  If you take the time to do a lil research you will see music is everything and deserves the up most respect… Good music has faded to the background and its up to us to bring it back into the light….We have to show the real meaning and purpose of good music.

SPOTLIGHT ON FAMILY

I have spent so much time with THE FAKULTE that I have quickly become a part of a great family. I took on a big task and my vision on what this would be, is no where near as what its is growing to be. The feeling is unreal. This group of people have more passion then most and each have their own personal reason to grind. They went through struggles of all sorts. Emotionally, Finically, deathly, family and personally. I have so much in common with all of them…. All though we all had very different experiences we all are in the same place. Day in and day out, if you ask what anyone of us is doing tomorrow. It will always have something to do with work. We cant help it, after a while it kind of consumes your life. You think about every move before you make it. Everything revolves around doing what you love everyday no matter if it’s a good day or bad day. We use it all to make what we do greater then what it already is.

THE FAKULTE BEAT COMMISSION

E.O.P., MAJAH, KINGSFORD STORYTELLER BLACK, AND PROPANE
These four make up the mighty FAKULTE BEAT COMMISSION. I Have been in the presences of each of them while they work and have listen to the beats that have been made. Any sound you want, one if not all four combined can make it happen. They each have their own strengths and a different sound.  I have seen them learn some thing new one day (a new program or technique) and by the next day is putting it to use. Only making what they do better everyday. They stick together and keep each other on there toes. Each no bigger then themselves and still great at what they do individually.

The natural raw talent I have witness come out of them is unbelievable.  E.O.P listening to make sure every aspect of a song flows, MAJAH listening to the sounds of the beat making sure each the sounds and the words are on point together, K.S.B. is looking for the story creating a picture in the music, and Propane feels the over rhythm of the sounds listening from the inside out taking it all in to the core. With these four working together there is nothing that cant be done, Not to mentions with all of them being from different regions of the east coast they each specialize in a certain sound with the ability to go out of the box.
I love watching music come to life. With them music Is everything in every part of the day. Music is in their past present and future. When you can find a way to incorporate life into what you love to do. The only thing that can come from it is greatness. You are full of passion and everything you do is real.
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING A LOT OF MUSIC FROM THE FAKULTE BEAT COMMISION!!

E.O.P. (OLE EARL)

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT GOOD OLE EARL.
I HAVE MET A MUSICAL MASTERMIND. He is one that wants his music and the beauty that he creates to speak for it self. He has a ear for perfection listening to what makes a song work how it should flow and what needs to be fixed or changed to make it just write . He appreciates the uniqueness of each distinct sound and how It will affect the over all beat. I have seen how he works. They way he pulls sounds and sayings from any movie, show ,or even a simple conversation; and combines it with (heat) as he calls it is a cool ass process to watch come together. Continuously finding something he can use from everyday and add it to music.
Until I met Ole Earl I didn’t understand how music was all around us how much life and culture breath through music. I am in awe as I watch him work with millions of ideas in his head he finds a way to execute it beautifully. He is on his game with information always being added to the over load of ideas already going on his mind. Ole Earl has his hand in everything. Anything he can do to help he does. THE FAKULTE is glued together by the love they have for each other and I have to say Ole Earl is the blood that pumps through each member of this company holding them all tight together. He brings the ambition and the excitement that we all feed off of. The dream for him is so real and there is no reason why he can reach it.
Ole Earl one of the 4 that makes up The FAKULTE BEAT COMISSION. He is one of the very talent producers on this team. With a unusual sound his music stand out anywhere you go. Also one of the engineers on this squad. He has a diverse sound and way of thinking with a open mind and a strong grasp on reality which in turn makes his music diverse but relatable.
With the passion, will, and drive to make it E.O.P. is going to get him and his family to the future that he so clearly sees.

Real world vs. Our World

Because of the world we live in we are forced into maintaining, surviving and living by any means necessary. Whether you go the ways of the streets or the great old American way of working. Its all a grind and a hustle. Neither way easier then the other. They get up and get to grinding the only way to survive is to get money. That’s the real world. Most people get caught up in the concept of needing things or the having the money to make it in this world. Living in the moment or planning for the future money is the only focus. Some cant handle the idea and rebel, others are crushed from the pressure that comes with having this thing called MONEY! Masking the truth with as many things and people in a empty space that can fit. Not realizing how easily they have became another man in a black and white suit blending in with the many others walking in that same suit.
Then there is our world. It’s not just our world but a life we fight for. With each of us having a past full of hurt, pain, sorrows, anger, pride, and over all bull shit. We all have found a way to overcome our circumstances. We search and sought out the power courage and the balls to fight for life and all the fulfillment it comes with. At a time a snow storm has come through and damn near shout down the entire east coast one state after another. While the real world has came to stop, As others spend day after day in the house about to lose their mind. Our world is still moving. We take the time tucked away and use It for some good old fashion work. As ive kept in contact during this week with the members of THE FAKULTE and others that work with them they are all working on something. Whether it be making a beat, doing some research, writing a rhythm, working with equipment or just letting life its self play its part preparing them for their next move. We have a goal, a purpose and a destiny to work towards. We live in our world and exist in the other. Money is always nice but we look forward to our purpose of making a change while make history is completed. Educating ourselves so that we can reach true greatness. We do what we gotta do so we can do what we wanna do… People always told me I live in a world of my own and now I can say this is true. But I rather live in a world of my own happy then live in the world they created and be miserable.

Behind the BEAT!!!!

We all have encountered a song or two that may have come on the radio and as soon as the beat drops we fall in love….. Most times the lyrics of the song don’t matter because all you hear is the beat that is playing in the background. When you think about it..... it is the key element to any song. Whether it’s a simple beat that catch u or a beat that bangs hard out the trunk with so much dynamic that’s all you wanna hear any way is the beat.


Today was a day of chilling relaxing and yet still working. Of course with a couple of THE FAKULTE members living right up starts from me I get to experience it all. Monday January 10, and we are snowed in. No where to go and nothing but time to do what it is we do best. After spending time in cypher circle the guys came up stairs to do a lil work. Its  funny to live right next door while they live this life everyday. At any time inspiration can hit and they are up and back on it. The creative process never stops. I have the pleasure of just sitting and watching as they create these beats. Its been a couple of weeks and there is one thing that I have paid much more attention to….. That is the beats the sound in every song. I get to be in the presence of E.O.P. and MAJAH while their brains are at work. Starting with just a sketch in their head and sound by sound put together 4 mins worth of music that you can just boob your head to with no words at all.

I am picking upon the programs and language that is used between them while they work on making these beats. A kick here a clap there the little sounds that complete one big sound. The little twitches that make the whole song flow or suck. This is what they hear and pay attention to, Playing each piece over and over just to get the flow and rhythm perfect. MAKING THE BEAT ……it’s a art craft. Its not a time of day or night that your brain isn’t at work. In any moment the very thought you need that can complete a whole piece of work can streak at any time. I have watched the progress of beats take days. Ive seen beats started and then wipe totally clean. Ive seen sounds come together like perfect puzzles and I seen the frustration from it not sounding just right.

The world still goes on and yet they find away to use it to do what they love anyway. I got a chance to kick it with KINGSFORD STORYTELLER BLACK of THE FAKULTE on face book today for him like the rest of the world life still goes on outside of the dream. Shit still goes wrong and life can still fuck with you. ….. Perfect example of using real life as the heart and soul he uses to push out the heat that he does. Imagine having the ability to use your feelings emotions and all your stress putting it to a sound that represents everything you cant say but you can just feel through a beat. Song writers cant do anything but feel it to the core and write some real shit to a hot beat. Its all about the beat……..

J-Biz Total Control Ft Elion Da Great

Hip Hop Today.

.....im sitting here with E.O.P. and Majha of THE FAKULTE while they work with The Ill Genius on a track off his up and coming album taking in all that is going on around me. In the mean time im reading XXL's interview with Dr. DRE. While reading this article they asked Dre. a very good question. ( How do you feel about the overall direction of hip hop over the past 10 years or so?) Dre's answer struck me as very real. For one of the top pioneers in music he would know exactly where music is today.  

Dre Answer 

" I think its definitely big right now. But Its definitely not as good to me right now. I would say that there are a few artists that i think have quality but for the must part, Its just a lot of watered down shit that we,ve been listening to over the last i dont know how many years. I do think there is a possibility for it to ge back to where it was, If people start paying attention to just,like, the essence of hip hop and where it can go and what it can be. It's just a little too happy for my taste, a little to bubblegumish and shit." 

WoW now thats one hell of an answer and I think a lot of people who truly love and know music do agree. I wanted to share this because it represents what THE FAKULTE is trying to do.... Bring back the essence of hip hop and where it can go. Not only limiting themselves to the hip hop world but understand imprtotance the of the hip hop history and hip hop culture. Damn I wish I knew Dr. Dre. I think he would Love THE FAKULTE....... One day they will be there......Im happy im here along the way.

Respect

... Its funny the THE FAKULTE found me to write for them. Although i love music i only loved it for the words and how each song made me feel. When it comes to the real history of music i know some but working with THE FAKULTE i need to learn much more.

I have a lil brother, him and all his friends likes to say their doing "music". They go lay some tracks down in a studio and call it music. My personal opinion its just noise.... a bunch of words with no meaning behind them. Like most young kids today the "music" they make is fulled with sex drugs and money. I rather not hear it. Which is how I feel about all these fake new artist out here.  I call them fake because the words they speak are fake.  These kids have no respect for themselves or the work they do. 

As im working with THE FAKULTE I am experiencing how music affects their whole world. The thing that regins true with every member is the RESPECT. They have respect for themselves, each other, and their families. Then there is another level of respect that they have gained over the years and that is the respect for real music. They know where music has come from and the original artist who changed it along the way. They respect the artistry that was put into the songs and the lyrics. They respect the artist and the words they speak. They know their history in not just hip hop but all geners of music.  With that much passion and heart incorporated THE FAKULTE is well on its way to become a part of that great music history. The art created from this music group is going to always be different, innovative, and creative. It will also always be respected. When you know and respect where you been then you will be known and respected where your going. 

Hip Hop and Life

I have been learning more and more about music and the history behind music working with THE FAKULTE. For me i grow up in house. I lived in a different world then most children. Using music for my own personal struggles. But i never stop to think about the world outside of my world. For the members of  THE FAKULTE they have always use music as a part of their life. 

Growing up during  the time when Hip Hop played a big part of their lives THE FAKULTE was able to use the music made to relate to what they lived everyday. The music in the 70's 80's and 90's told a story. There use to be a realness in the music we heard. The way they talked about street life was not to show off how hard they was or whos cash flows was bigger. It was about the real struggle and grind of growing up in the hoods and streets. For most they never make it out the hood so they never know that it is possible to survive outside of that world. When your life has shown you nothing but all the bad that can happen..... when you grew up in situations that was not ideal for a child then you are subjected to a ruff life. If all i ever know is drugs, streets, guns, and money then thats how i will always think

These dudes didn't grow up in the suburbs and they was not born with a sliver spoon in their mouth. They use the streets to learn. Clinging on to whatever they could to find their way to make it to the next day. They used hip hop to learn about life..... while hip hop found its way into every part of living hip hop found its way into their worlds. Its not just music for THE FAKULTE its how the music helped them making it through each battle they faced just walking out the door everyday. 

First session of the year....

JANUARY 2, 2011 FIRST SESSION OF THE YEAR AND THE FAKULTE IS GETTING TO WORK . IN THE STUDIO WORKING WITH POWERSOURCE ENTERTAINMENT DOING WHAT IT IS THEY DO BEST PRODUCING RECORDING AND MAKING HISTORY. WORKING WITH A YOUNG UP AND COMING ARTIST J- BIZ FEATURING ELLION OF THE FAKULTE FINISHED UP A TRACK CALLED TOTAL CONTROL. J-BIZ LIKE THE FAKULTE HAS A OUT LOOK ON THE MUSIC HE DOES. WANTING IT TO HIT THE WORLD WITH SOMETHING THEY NEVER EXPERIENCE BEFORE.


SITTING HERE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC BEING CREATED I CAN SEE THAT THE FAKULTE IS ILLUMINATING A POWERFUL ENERGY PULLING TOWARDS THEM OTHER ARTIST READY TO HIT THE WORLD WITH A DIFFERENT MUSIC APPEAL. THEY PUT IN THE MUSIC WHAT KIND OF AFFECT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ON THE WORLD. THERE IS A REASON THAT THESE ARTIST WANNA HIT THE STREETS. DOING IT THE ORIGINAL WAY. TAKING TIME TO MASTER AND SLOWLY BUILD ON WHAT IT IS THEY TRULY WANNA DO IN THERE LIVES.
SO FAR ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FAKULTE ARE LIVING THIS LIFE EVERYDAY. I Heard THE ILL GENIUS SAY TODAY THAT HES TREATING EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH HIS MUSIC AS IF IT WAS A EMERGENCY. THAT IS AN AMAZING OUT LOOK ON SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE DOING FROM THE GROUND UP. PUTTING IN THE REAL MEANING OF THE STRUGGLE AND GRIND. ITS THEIR DREAM AND THEIR WILLING TO WORK HARD FOR IT WITH OUT SELLING OUT FOR THE DOLLAR PRICE. I AM BEING BLESSED WITH EACH PERSON I MEET ON THIS JOURNEY. I GET TO SEE THE REALNESS IN FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT CAUSE YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR THE THAT DREAM AND NOT THAT EVERYDAY LIFE.
YOU HAVE SO MANY THAT WILL QUICKLY SELL OUT FOR THE MONEY NOT PUTTING THERE TALENT TO A TRUE ARTISTIC CAUSE BUT JUST SELLING IT TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. I REALLY BELIEVE THE ORIGINALITY IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS SOLD OUT ALL TOGETHER. ITS TIME FOR SOME NEW MUSIC WITH TRUE HEART REAL ORIGINALITY AND A MESSAGE WORTH LISTING TO. THE FAKULTE IS ALREADY SETTING A TREND OF REALNESS BLAZING A TRAIL FOR NOTHING BUT GREATNESS.
　
AND THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE FAKULTE……….
GREATNESS BEGETS MORE GREATNESS.

the fakulte x jerry eldridge

January 01, 2011 (Starting the year off right)

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!
No big clubs, no drama involved THE FAKULTE was with family and friends for the start of a new year. As we brought in 2011 their was smiles, hugs, laughs, and lots of love being spread around. When THE FAKULTE comes together its more then just a company, its a FAMILY. They not just celebrating for reaching a new year but also celebrating the first NEW YEAR as THE FAKULTE family. 


I have only known this mob for a brief moment and just from getting to know the characters and personalities one by one I can see in them how deep and serious their families are for them . When i say families i mean the family at home and the family at work. They have a special love for each other supporting one another from the beginning to the end. They got each other holding one another down through the ruff times as well as the good ones.  Something like a backwards tree with each branch growing together to make the trunk of a tall mighty tree. Together planting roots that will grow on and on breaking into new grounds. With every passing day this team is ready to conquer anything that steps in their way. 


With the love and support of one another along with the passion, talent, and dedication THE FAKULTE is making a great start into the new year. A lot of times when a new project comes together its not completely planed out and the ones putting it together dont have the focus or the heart for the task at hand. Well I can honestly say that everything this team needs to make it to their goal is there. There is no room for doubt with this group they collectively have their eye on the prize.


Its 2011 and its time to work the glasses are on and tunnel vision is in play focus on nothing but a journey and more experience THE FAKULTE is ready to go in.....