It's crazy, becuase I always took the conscious approach to my music; and in these last few years, I have reached different depths to myself that make everything so glaringly practical. It changes how I view things. In one sense, I see things from a very deep and organic sense; but then I also see the simplicity in those very same things. And that simplistic view has allowed me to place messages in my music in such a straight-forward approach that people connect with it so much more. Exploring this side of my music has been one of the most rewarding experiences becuase it's freed me to be as outlandish as I want to be while still producing a message that is important and personal.
One of the hardest parts of my musical journey was breaking out of my own head and pouring an easily understood image onto an audio canvas that people can understand. I always felt like people missed the point to my artwork; and I failed to see with their eyes. I was unable to break out of my own depth enough to really connect with the fans and provide them a more impacting delivery.
This project breaks all that away and leaves me wide open and transparent to the world in such a new way for me that sometimes it's uncomfortable. But it's liberating too. And I am completely enjoying this process to the LP. The mixtape was just a warm up to what's coming, and truly only represents a piece of this puzzle I'm putting together. If you can download the mixtape, it's free and easy to do. Click here to download it today and get ready for the LP, becuase it's going to be a new sound to my audio pallette I think most of you will enjoy and truly connect with.
P.E.A.C.E.
#elPresidente
For the Citizen Prophet series which included the "Prophet to the People" Mixtape, it was more personal for me. I took the time to really capture my journey from giving up music, to picking up a family to going through a divorce to rebuilding from scratch. It was my one chance to get something done that meant everything to me on an intimate level. For this upcoming project, I want to change the gears. While I can't always snap out of the personal mode, as most of what I write involves my own life experiences and views; the #elPresidente project is going to be a little more rough around the edges.