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Yes, the leak kind of came out, but not really. The tracks that were leaked were slightly okay, but I have to ask, is lil Wayne doing too many drugs now or is he leading the hip hop masses into the land of hip-hop pyschedilia (or would that be cyberdelia)?

From this hiphopdx article he states:

“Fuck it, I’m not even a rapper. I’m past that…I’m an R&B singer now. Call me T-Wayne,” he said, after previewing a new song in which he sings with a vocoder. “I have an album coming out called Luv Sawngz. It’s me being more creative, more talented, more than hip-hop.”

I personally can’t stand these tracks, but, I’m totally into Lil Wayne experimenting and sending out constant shockwaves around the world of stagnant hip-hop

Regardless, his latest track lollipop, in which he uses a vocoder, is getting good airplay and he is working with DJ Drama on Dedication 3…brilliant!

BTW: I’m partially blogging this because I’m getting tons of traffic from any post I make about lil wayne…nearly 20% of my traffic is from lil wayne posts right now! Web folks, please do think about what this means for all the ad-clickers out there If you are really looking for the leak, get http://bittorrent.org and go here.

I’ve been following my cousin’s blog and tracking how his career goes. He is finishing his 3rd year at University of Illinois, Chicago in the art department and wrote this today:

I can’t wait to be done with the semester. I don’t know if all this art stuff is for me or not…It’s always been my ‘plan B,’ but now I’m pretty sure my plan A (Rockstar) is going to have to work b/c if I’m stuck behind a desk animating some crappy game, I might have to shoot myself.

Here is my response:

Hell yeah! Rock the music scene! The thing about people always saying “have a backup plan” always bothered me. The part I understand now, and/or have moved beyond the naysayers is understanding making art and music sustainable…meaning, how to get paid from the craft…

While that is often viewed as selling out, or something, figuring out how to do all different threads of music to get paid and survive is key.

So, wouldn’t it be better to play music at clubs, DJ shows, be in multiple bands, etc, rather than rely primarily on one “I will not bend to not play my music” attitude, and/or be chained to a desk doing animations.

I hate pixar. I hate disney. I really hate toy story. (I will save this for another post, about having the top technology and minds, but the worst and most basic stories…all talk and no trousers).

On a positive note, 70-80% of all large artists make their money off of licensing it to companies, film, commercials, etc…if that path can be mastered, then you have the sustainable music career down.

Check out http://magnatune.com for more on this.

I often use my all mid-west middle class family as a barometer for america, and I think it is interesting to consider my cousin’s attitude and interest in music as representative of an American drive towards bettering one’s self and also participating in culture. I’m just curious, what is the most sustainable way to do this?