TALENT IN THE MIDS

Okay so it was back to the 'grind' with the rest of the Urban Growth talent tour... We hit Leic. Notts. Sheff. and last but not least Derby..... Notts and Sheff was good...okay turnout... not big! but enuff to get a 'vibe' going...... Fusion a street dance crew from Notts 'killed' it in my opinion and got through with this singer..... who spoke to me I said 'I knew somebody she knew'... people use that line alot to spark convo but it was true..... (small world).

In Sheff some geezer got up and started singing and I was like "I know this dude from somewhere"..... turns out it was Joseph from X factor... the one Cheryl Cole was (excuse my french) wetting her..... ova...lol he was Okay..... never smashed it (no hate) He got tru.... what I respected was the fact he could have thought... "I'm too big for talent shows now" but he is obviously still on the grind... (note 2 others and self never get too big for your own boots).

Alright onto to Derby.... now this is where I live... so I was interested to know who would turn up... I hosted last years one in Derby... it was okay... but my main criticism with Derbz is people are really not supportive to anything other than 'bullshit'.... sorry the real is the real... so I speak it as I see it..... Okay!!!! So as I feared no -one turned up.... other than artists entering the competion... some one even came all the way from Brum to enter... but NO CROWD... wether this was down to bad publicity..etc I don't know dats not my job... i'm da host...yazeemi BUT this seems to be a trend in Derby for things like this...... BUT for the 20 or so people in there we got it cracking!!!! Big up to Swift 89 who was runner-up and came down afta I phoned him and said "theres this talent ting tonite roll tru...." no excuses, no I'm busy.... he jus reached (take note peeps) so he will be reppin Derbz alongside UK OK J1-keys anf Kaos.. who won it.... song was tuff and ressurected my faith in the talent in Derbz.... let's see what cracks off in the final... not being bias...(of course I am) but I want Derbz to bring da trophy home GET your A game on lads.

So that's that done and dusted Urban Growth heats dun..... final in Feb (Notts) will keep you posted about that..... Big Respect to the Raw Talent team... Dwayne, Nico-D, door dude, Photo dude, Camera man dem, Whizz n MD, and the 2 cordless mics that took a beating everynight.....lol and the headliners.... LRG, LOOSE TALENT, DELIQUENT feat: KAT

1 last word for those of you that have a talent.... USE IT or LOSE IT... don't sit or watch and talk bout " I could do better" "how did such an such get there"........ the reason is because you talk.... others DO!!!!..... which one are you?...... 1 gone yazeemi

King......welll no QUEEN of the DECKS!!

Okay!!! so we (Me, Figs, and Blackstar) went over to Mansfield to the "King of the Decks" competion..... Mansfield is different!!!! no details it's jus different lol...... There was supposed to be 3 DJ's this week one never turned up so .... it was Figa Vs Mantis....... two Derby Dj's battling it out in Mansfield....

We know Mantis, played alongside him a few times.... moves in the same circles... so we knew he had skill and ability..... Figa was READY though!!! for those that are thinking who is Figa?.. she is a Female DJ based in Derby and a member of my collective TRINITY (Mc's, rappers, Singers, DJ's, Producers, etc)

Figa began strong.. she had to adapt her set.... (the Mansfieldian love Techno) but showed her veratility and had the people bubbling and singing.... she dropped Mary J Blige 'FINE' mixed with house...... SMASHED it.. oh yeah and Ini Kamoze 'HOTSTEPPA'.... "naaa, na na naaa..." WOW.... exclusive dubs.... NO bias but on da real...... Figa 'killed' it and WON!!! deservedly so.... even though Mantis played a good set the crowd crowned Figa (Queen of the Decks) but now on to the Mansfield finals.... in two weeks..... !!!!!! Trinity de yah...!!!! yazeemi 1 Gone

OKAY BACK ON THIS TING!!

Well basically started this a while back then.... got caught up in Cyber traffic... Myspace, Facebook, Reverb Nation, Slice the Pie etc... Trust It's hard to keep on top of every one... so some fall by the "Wayside"..... BUT from now I'm gonna try and blog my thoughts and stuff aleast Once a week.. weather your interested or not....pmsl it's sorta therapy for me......

Madd!!! week... Classes... I teach Music Technology classes and Lyrics and Literacy to PRU students... (Or the kids who get kicked out of school I teach 3 days a week.

Also the Urban Talent Growth Tour has started.... I'm hosting a Talent event.. bringing together Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Derby, was Leicester this week so had to fly up there... not driving at the moment and my driver (Baby J) let me down so was a Train ting!!!!!!

But the 'works is di works' Good nite still some good talent in L.C. got that from LOOSE CHANGE a group from dem sides.... they were headlining (alongside Deliquent ft: Kat and Wariko and L.R.G) and it was the first time I have heard of them but a very Big Collective, grime, bashment, hip hop... was impressed!!!!

Tomoz Mansfield supporting DJ Figa... in the King of the Decks competion.... Trinity famo.... 'in dis' (random right now but will explain in lata blogs)

Alright 'mi gwarn' for now... Bless yazeemi

RUKADIARY PART ONE number 2

Alright... this is part 2 of the one above.. That was the daytime dis is the Evening/night... showing the link up with Young Kof who had a PA in brum and hollered so I went tru to show support and ting... Big up Sacha Brooks aswell.. yazeemi mydon!!!

RUKADIARY PART ONE

Hello wat a gwarn? wats cracking? wats good? Howdido? This is my first blog for those that are interested in the adventures of Rukus I am a UK artist (rapper, producer) from the Midlands!! My video diary highlights various 'tings' we as underground and unknown artist go thru... DA struggle continues... lol