I’m really trying to write about as many topics outside of the hip hop realm as possible. It’s hard because I’m a huge hip hop fan and have developed relationships with a lot of very successful artists in the area.
We’re working hard to keep the content in We Out Here as diverse as possible. We want to expand our network and reorganize our categories.
We want more people to know about us and our location NOT in there.
Fortunately, and unfortunately, ignoring what the hip hop scene has been up to lately has been difficult. There’s been an insane amount of quality products coming out recently, and a lot of it has been getting national attention.
The problem is that hip hop stories are extremely easy for me to come by. I’m in all the right circles. I know who is in the studio. I know what they are working on. I know when it’s coming out.
I know because the artists tell me.
Even when I feel like I’m doing too much in the same circle, there is still a lot I’d like to write about but haven’t been able to find the time for.
But I need to get out of this circle. I need to expand my connections. I need to know the members of White Fang by name and when they are filming their next video.
So, tonight I was looking for something super non hip hop to write about… and saw Cool Nutz started a Kickstarter Campaign for his new album “The Cook Up”.
F#$^
This is hip hop and I have to write about it. People need to know this is happening!
“Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in.”
King Cool Nutz has done an amazing amount for Northwest Hip-Hop. People who say he hasn’t are misguided and confused. When Cool Nutz needs a hand there are many people who feel the urge to reach out and repay favors he has done in the past. Myself included.
It’s kind of like a Godfather situation but in a much less aggressive sort of way.
Cool Nutz is the kind of person who understands the value of networking with everyone. From corporate spokesman to graphic designers and kids performing at their first show. As long as people follow basic guidelines of courtesy and common sense, it is possible to have a mutually beneficially relationship with him.
Hitting him up on MySpace and ranting “Cool Nutz is uh H8tr” because he wouldn’t give out E-40’s cell phone number is an example of an action that lacks common sense and courtesy.
A much more appropriate, and effective, method would be to PAY to go to a show, BUY an album and introduce yourself. Leave a card, album or flyer if possible. A week later follow up with an e-mail that briefly references the previous meeting and suggests that you would like to work together on a project at some point in the future.
(This method has been to known to work with people who aren’t Cool Nutz as well. I suggest trying it out.)
I can’t imagine people don’t support this project. The $10 advanced digital copy seems to be the Kickstarter Come Up for a lot of artists, and I’m glad he added it to his incentives.
I already put my order in.
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