NEVER FORGET

On behalf of myself & the entire Team PKT staff, I'd like to thank all of our fans and supporters for the continued love and motivation you provide. Because of y'all we consistently continue to break new grounds in every aspect of my career from the business to the craft. Every now & then I reflect back on just how far I've come and have to pay respects to certain people who I realize I've never taken the time to personally say thank you to, now is one of those times.....
In 2006, I accomplished a feat that was ahead of its time for my city so I didn't really have the opportunity to make the accomplishment pay dividends then. 4 years later, getting a glimmer of that same spotlight I had is something to rave about. In case you have no idea what I am talking about, I'm speaking on making it onto the AllHipHop.Com site. I did just that in 2006 thanks to three very important individuals- T. Piper, Kevin Clark & Steve Raze. Because of the very special write-up within the sites Breeding Ground section, my local craft generated a nationwide viewing that launched my career into full gear. Almost 4 and a half years later , I am still getting major support from the web site's owner Steve Raze who continues to post my music for everyone to hear. Just recently, he crowned my song "THIS DREAM" featuring Dave Sha as the site's Heater of the Day, an honor all artists wish for. So to Kevin Clark, T. Piper and especially the homey Steve Raze, I'd like to say thank you for everything!
One of the reasons I was even able to get that plug to AllHipHop.Com was due to my music being played and heard on a station that was also broadcast worldwide via the internet, 90.1 KPFT. So without a doubt I have to thank 2 major individuals, Matt Sonzala & DJ Bobby Phats. Phats, who now hosts the station's show "The Groove," continues to play my music and support my career. He has given me numerous occasions to utilize his platform to reach the masses and for that I am eternally grateful! Hell, he had even been spinning an exclusive off of the upcoming album THE TEXAS RENAISSANCE for weeks before I even knew anyone had it! Now my dude Matt is no longer in Houston, but he continues to do the same thing he did for me here for the lucky artists who now have him in Austin. Besides the radio, Matt spotlighted me on his blogs, in his magazine articles & most importantly on an oh so coveted bill at the SXSW showcase! When it comes to the Texas music scene, Matt Sonzala is credited with being a major gate keeper to its success so just being able to say that he has personally helped me out is a distinct honor! Oh yeah, I also have to credit him for linking me with one of my Houston emcee idols Devin The Dude- Matt booked me to open for Devin & personally introduced us...heavy! Oh yeah Matt, Houston needs Pushermania back!!!!
So I guess I'll end this little blog by saying I hope I have a future filled with more write-ups like this one. Even more so, I hope that I can affect someone else's career in the same positive fashion as these people and so many others have affected mine. Believe it or not, success can never be attained on one's own merit, someone somewhere has to help you out with something. Whatever you do, just never forget to say thank you......

SOUTHSIDE LEGEND!!!!

In the words of my big homey Paul Wall, "I got the internet goin' nuts!!" It's official, SOUTHSIDE LEGEND featuring my "playa potna" Mr. 713 aka Lil Keke aka Don Ke aka THE Southside Legend is taking the city by storm! After being leaked for only 24hrs, this song has managed to make over 10 major mixtapes, numerous blog sites, countless forum threads & most importantly internet radio! Thanks to the individual efforts of my entire team, once again I have broken new ground. THE TEXAS RENAISSANCE album keeps gaining higher anticipations with every new day I see partly due to the quality of work that my team is putting in. The new website is under construction, the album is almost complete & he deal is being negotiated! Shoutout to the homey X Allah at Fontana Distribution/Universal Records for bringing me to the table & to T. Flowers for working hard to get me to X! lol I'd also like to take his time to show some love & respect to Lil Keke for being 100 & taking me up under his wing. I appreciate the fact that I'm surrounded by people who appreciate my dedication & support my craft as well as my vision.

Speaking of vision, props to the homey Tosin of TheScrewShop.Com for the throwed graphic work on the single! If you are a lover of everything Dirty South especially screw music then you definitely need to hit up the website & become a member- it goes down in these forums!!! Oh yeah, gotta thank the homey Mike Mo of M.A.D. Studioz for mixing & mastering the song to perfection.
And to everybody who wants a copy of this song, join my fan club at REVERBNATION and receive the free fan exclusive download! Oh yeah, last thing......can you say "remix coming soon????" I hate to ruin the entire surprise but let's just say Twista, Big Pokey, Z-Ro and more!!! POW!!!!! (Go DJ J Boss voice)

Have You Had Your Awakening Yet???

Every now and then in life, we are blessed with the privileged honor of meeting people who inspire us. Luckily for me, I can say that during my musical journey I have encountered this rare phenomenon twice in the form of two very talented artists- Tha Centop & David Sha.
Now in order for you to understand the importance of my words, you first have to understand the importance of the word "talent." I have realized over the years that everyone possesses a talent, but what separates the gifted from the talented is an awakening of one's purpose in life. A talent is easily recognizable and considerably easy to put to use but a gift is something that's often locked away within your talent that can't be accessed until you have learned how to use your talent to benefit others, not just yourself. Contained within each of our talents is a limitless potential that will allow us to ascend to a cerebral place of personal harmony once we have awakened to the fact that our talent makes us part of something that's bigger than ourselves- and that's what unlocks our gifts. Now with all of that said, let me get back to my original thoughts...
My homey Tha Centop, who I just refer to as Top, is an amazing artist whose talent to convey thoughts through rhyme is a gift within itself. It wasn't until I was able to converse with him on an intellectual level that I learned how much more sophisticated his thoughts were in comparison to his rhymes- and if you haven't heard his lyrics then you can't truly appreciate that statement. I can honestly say that talking with Top was the 1st time I experienced the feeling of having a discussion with myself, and I have conversed with multitudes of people. This brother has a vision that has allowed him to put himself & his talent in the background in an effort to better the entire landscape of the same city that has tried to oppress him- if that's not a gift then I don't know what is. Never one to be concerned with personal accomplishments or accolades, I have witnessed Tha Centop use every platform he's been provided with to reflect the light off of him & onto those around him. As much of an underrated artist that he is, he's chosen to spread the word about other artists he feels are as underrated as himself- case in point myself, Kritikal and Rock Show who together with Top comprise The 4 Horsemen. This group, the NHO movement & a number of other artists are an extension of Tha Centop's vision and we're all very appreciative of his gift.
Speaking of gifts, until you hear David Sha in action you cannot appreciate the word anointed. God has truly blessed him with an unbelievable talent to not only be a great lyricist but also an amazing singer. I can say without hesitation that mister "Dibidi" is definitely the beast of both worlds- that's right I said beast, not best, it wasn't a typo! Even though I personally feel that he may be musically unmatched, his vision in my opinion is what places him in a lane that no one else can drive in. For instance, I have been bestowed with the distinctive honor of being a part of his project entitled "4 The Sistas." When I heard the title I just figured it was about the music because that's what talented artists are focused on, I was as far off with that thought as I was right on with it. The title wasn't about just the focus of the music, it was about the power of the music as well. He told me that the songs had to be uplifting because he was tired of artists using this platform to demean the most important gender on the planet & even more importantly all the proceeds would be going directly to breast cancer research- respect. Without shilly-shallying I told him I was on board! Sha's words in his music are all you need to hear to know that he has already realized his purpose, now the work is in just helping others to find theirs.

I'm not really sure what the purpose of this blog was other than inspiring others to inspire others. I myself hope that someone somewhere feels the same about their encounter with me as I feel about my encounters with Tha Centop & David Sha. Entertainment is so much more than just entertaining, it's about capturing & stimulating the hearts of those whose attention you have. We all have talents but until we figure out that we are part of something bigger than we could ever be we won't unlock the limitless potential contained within our talent. So if you want to transform from simply talented to gifted, ask yourself this- "Have I had my awakening yet?"