| Sunday, January 29, 2006 |
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| If you didn't already know, peep Eddie Meeks in the newest issue of XXL!! "After This I'll Holla IN STORES NOW!!!
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| Posted by Jon at 11:44 PM |
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| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
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Eddie Meeks Gets Mention in XXL Magazine!!! Yup is true! Eddie Meeks' song 'Fuck the Dumb Shit' (Produced By DJ Jon Doe) gets a "Honorable Mention" in this month's XXL Magazine with Cam on the front cover. It's located in the Chairman's Choice Section of the mag.
The song can be found on the "After This...I'll Holla" album in stores now! You can buy it right now from our website www.prophetix.net. Simply copy and paste the link below into your browser:
http://www.meetjondoe.com/asylum/eddie_meeks_download.html
Or Click here>>>Hotness!
Definitely check out the Platform 8470 interview in the previous blog where Meeks drops the real on his solo project.
Holla at ya folk!!! |
| Posted by Unknown at 10:36 AM |
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| Monday, January 23, 2006 |
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http://www.platform8470.com/artists/ai_eddiemeeks.asP
BIG MEEKS: THE ORIGINAL TENESSEAN DON DADA SPEAKS ON ALMOST EVERYTHANG HE LOVES.
Hands down, one of youre all-time favourites, Im in the CD-player of your neighbours kids!, Eddie Meeks, one third of Atlanta trio Prophetix, raps on the track ATF. And believe it or not, its true. I went to the house next door to investigate and Eddie Meeks solo album After ThisIll Holla On Everythang I Love, released on Asylum/Domination Rec October 2005, was in heavy rotation
Whats good Eddie Meeks?
Everythang is good!!! I love life, I love living, and I swear to God I aint ready to die!!
Why did it took this long, about 8 years since the Larger Than Life EP, to make a solo album?
Well actually, it only took a little over two. Im not the type that wants to be in the spotlight all by my lonesome. Ive always envisioned having my people around me whether its a group thing or a solo thing. There was also a point where we had to switch labels in order to get my album out.
Did you get with Domination through DayByDay ENT?
No. I went straight to DJ Fisher and Domination for the direct hook-up.
Whats the biggest difference between recording an album with a group and recording a solo?
Theres really no huge difference except for the fact that all the concepts, ideas and creativity belong to only one person. At the end of the day, you still have to write and record. It has to be done regardless of how many people are involved.
Different than on the Prophetix album High Risk, you have production names that people are less familiar with, was that with a specific purpose?
Not really. We usually get the word out to our label, and producers that we know in general, when we are in the market for beat CDs. However, we wont be doing that on the next official Prophetix album. All of the beats will be done by Jon Doe. When you got somebody like Jon Doe on your team, theres really no need to go else where.
One of the producers on your album is Willie Evans Jr from Asamov, how did you hook up with him?
Jon Doe is real cool with Mr. Jeigh and the guys from Asamov. They were in Atlanta one weekend and Willie hit me with some joints and a verse for my album. I like them cats. Were all in the same struggle.
You were also on Cadences State Lines with ATF, how did the remix of that track end up on your new album?
Theres really no rhyme (no pun intended) or reason behind it. Its just something that worked itself out. I really like how it turned out too.
Lets talk about Asylum Entertainment for a minute Who exactly founded it?
I, with the help of some friends and investors, formed Asylum Entertainment in 1995.
What has come out yet?
Asylum Entertainment has released over 8 independent records including Larger Than Life b/w Gunclappin' (1997), Larger Than Life The EP (1998), Da Unfold (2000), Art Varies From Head To Head, the HDZ Project (2000), True Urban Grit (2001), High Risk (2002), Bigguns (2003), and Meet Jon Doe (2003). We plan to continue to release good music.
If you were to be signed to a big label tomorrow and they gave you a budget to re-issue the After This album, what would you change?
I wouldnt change anything. They couldnt and wouldnt give me enough money to change anything on my album. As a matter of fact, Im willing to issue a challenge right now to all the majors to even have the courage to make me an offer. The only thing I would spend there little dollars on is marketing, promotions, payola, and touring.
How do you look back on the Prophetix release of High Risk?
That was the jump-off for a lot of the notoriety and opportunities that we get today. Were still filling orders for that album right now. It was definitely a good look and Im thankful and grateful that I was part of it.
Do you still play it every day?
Not everyday but I still play it from time to time. I still enjoy it too.
Before he really blew up, you guys worked with MF Doom, how was that like?
Well, we would have liked to work with Doom on it but it really didnt go down like that. We were hitting the stage with Doom and some other artist from Atlanta one night and at sound check, he hit me and Mello in the head with a beat CD. It was unlike any other beat CD that we had ever received. It only had one beat on it. When we took it to the studio to let Jon hear it, he loaded it in the VS and we dropped our verses on it right then and there. The plan was to get the beat in its individually tracked-out form from DOOM and make it super official but Doom hit the road before we could do that. Its hard to get in touch with Metal Face when hes on the road. HellIts to get at Doom period!
What comes first: Prophetix or Eddie Meeks?
Dont take this as some egotistic shit but EDDIE MEEKS comes first. I take a backseat to no one.
You were down with Thareeko, was that your first partner-in-rhyme?
Thareeko didnt rhyme. He was more into diggin and production. I met him in my College dormitory back in the early nineties. We were in a five man crew called the Insane Cirkle before it became Eddie Meeks & Thareeko.
What is he up to these days?
He's into art these days. Painting to be exact.
Being from Memphis, and your album having Blues influences, do you listen to Blues often?
I sure do. My father and my Grandfather were heavy Blues listeners. I feel like some of the songs I write are the Blues. I know this industry, by todays standards, gives me the Blues quite often.
Do you often come in Memphis?
I go to Memphis every now and then. My whole family still lives there.
How would you compare Memphis to Atlanta?
Theyre both very similar in a lot of ways. I feel very much at home in both cities but musically, Atlanta is a better fit for me because of the hip-hop community here.
Did you know that Atlanta is a sister city of Brussels?
No I didnt. I do know that I want to visit Belgium in the very near future to tear some clubs up.
Which ones do you prefer; Memphis Grizzlies or Atlanta Hawks?>
The Grizzlies. They actually win games.
You performed with JT Money and the Poison Clan, how was that like?
It was an experience. Imagine loud ass pyrotechnics going off in a big ass club with about 100 people in it. Classic shit!!!
Which South rap do you like?
I can tolerate Three 6 Mafia, Scarface, Outkast, and UGK. The rest of it is useless and mindless.
Have you ever seen a Big Foot/Sasquatch?
No I havent. But, believe it or not, I can relate to Bigfoot in many ways. I totally understand his struggle, his hustle, and respect his gangster.
How did you tumble into the rap game?
By playing King Tim III (by the Fat Back Band, ed.) and Rappers Delight (yall know!, ed.) wayyyyyyy too much. Because of that, I honestly believe that hip-hop saved my life.
Can you name us some of your all-time fav rap albums?
BDP Criminal Minded
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
EPMD Strictly Business
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
De La Soul De La Soul Is Dead
Grand Puba - Reel To Reel
Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride To The Pharcyde
All Run DMC albums
Souls Of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity
MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock
PE - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
All ATCQ albums
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
GZA - Liquid Swords
You get the point.
What was the first rap album you bought?
I honestly cant remember. The first one that was given to me as a gift was Long Live The Kane. X-mas of 88.
What was the last rap album you bought?
Smif & Wessun Da Shining in 2001 (laughs)
What was the last book youve read?
What your CEO wants you to know.
When was the last time you got drunk?
2 weeks ago.
Will hip-hop ever pay your bills?
It has the potential to do so but I doubt it.
Please leave a comment:
MF Grimm
No comment.
Jermaine Dupri
Follower.
Outkast
Southern powerhouse.
Ludacris
Give up the acting and keep working on your rappin.
James Scienide
Insanely dope!!!
Jax
Will beat you in your head !!!
KRS-One
Schizoid, but he took real good care of Mello and me when we went out on tour with him. He is the one and only Blastmaster.
Crunk
Dead.
College
Overrated.
Haagen Dazs
I spit phat shit like your ass get on Haagen Dazs !!!
What can we expect from you in the future?
Consistently good music.
Shout outs?
Only to those that matter. You know who you are.
THANKS!!
pf, January 2006.
Useful links
www.prophetix.net
www.myspace.com/prophetix |
| Posted by BIG MEEKS at 11:14 AM |
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| Wednesday, January 11, 2006 |
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Eddie Meeks "After This I'll Holla" review at Platform8470!
"Ever since his first release 'How To Live Life' in 1997, Eddie Meeks aka The original Tenessian Don Dada has charmed us with his raw Southern accent (living in Atlanta, but reppin Memphis, mayne!) and clever lyricism. Meeks is raw, Meeks is class, his flow is drained in dirtiness, not 'dirrty, dirrty' but solid rhymes with smart lyrics, characterized by unique punch lines and sharp metaphors; 'Independence is my shepherd, the wolves can’t get through me'.
Our hunger for a solo album, being stilled by the release of his group Prophetix's effort 'High Risk', was becoming pretty unbearable but here it finally is. Introspective ('Daughters Serenade') and cocky ('The Bitterdose'), with a combination of mellow and raw production, Eddie Meeks prepares himself to holla on everything he loves. Shortly before the album dropped, the monstrous 'Sasquatch Feet' blew us off our socks. '‘This dope beat sounds like Sasquatch feet, thunderous, lookin for mics to spit at, I make ya feel the ground shakin ya bones, son, ya feel that? Size 15 foot prints are hard to fit', well, it’s exactly that. Meeks descriptive lyrics are remarkable, just like his fierce braggin and boastin; 'My big dick get in the way, I automatically limp like the hardest South Memphis pimp'. Besides a terrific feature of crew partner Mello Mellanin 'Chicken heads bubbling, got me chuckling like Kevin Eubanks' on the bluesy 'Grown Folklore’, Meeks managed to gather a solid line-up of producers (Jon Doe, Willie Evans Jr, DJ PRZM, James Scienide, Jimmie Ledrac and Meeks himself) bringin forth a palette of sound colors goin from majestic ('First Fulla Biscuit') and symphonic ('E-M-Pereal'), to the jazz of 'Why?' and 'Perseverance' and the soul of the warm 'What’s It All About' and the melancholic 'Change Everything'.
Also can’t forget to mention Evans Jr’s great beat to the 'ATF' remix, originally released on Cadence’s 'State Lines', where Big Meeks cannot wait with the hollowing 'I’m getting a little richer thanks to DJ Fisher, the chance of loosin is slim, what up Grimm?'! Underground hip-hop in 2005 was great, but it was waiting for the cherry on top. Search no more, we’ve found it!" |
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