Hectic.KEVIN EPPS HAS ENTRENCHED en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. HIMSELF deep in the urban film business. His latest offering, Rap Dreams, highlights the experiences of three aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. artists from the talent-soaked Bay Area music scene. We will showcase these young men one by one in a three-part series beginning this month with Hectic hec·tic adj. 1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste: "There was nothing feverish or hectic about his vigor" Erik Erikson. 2. , a Hunter's Point resident, who lives just up the hill from Thrashers worldwide headquarters here in the Sucka Free.--Tony Vitello Identify yourself. Hectic. I'm from Hunter's Point, San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . Tell us about Rap Dreams. Rap Dreams is a film by Kevin Epps, featuring myself, as well as Bay Area rappers Key Kelley and Mistah Fab. The film chronicles the lives of three rappers trying to come up in the game. Let's talk about the situation here in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . The City has been working on the 3rd Street Light Rail project for years and it's nearing completion. How will the neighborhood change? The train is coming in from downtown and we're gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. see changes all through the neighborhood. It's gonna create a whole new environment. There's going to be some drama, more police and a whole lot of new faces. No more people hanging out on the corner. How will the black community that has been in this area for decades react? What the local residents need to understand is that San Francisco is building a neighborhood they can no longer afford to live in. The black community needs to come together and fight back through the strength of togetherness. Right now, we're fighting against each other. Black people aren't gonna have anything if this black-on-black fighting keeps going on. That stands for all black communities, not just Hunter's Point. Problems don't come from somewhere else or someone else. Look within and get your shit together. African Americans African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. in the 'hood must solve our own problems or we'll lose all our communities nationwide. We need to start using our money wisely. Start investing money instead of wasting it on shit that's unnecessary. But I can't act for other people. I'm gonna take everything I know and fight to preserve the black community. I'm gonna fight verbally, not physically. The best way to win is with words. There are accusations that the rap music rap music or hip-hop, genre originating in the mid-1970s among black and Hispanic performers in New York City, at first associated with an athletic style of dancing, known as breakdancing. from Hunter's Point tears apart the community. Is that just media hype? That's just media manipulation Media Manipulation is an aspect of public relations in which partisans create an image or argument that favours their particular interests. Such tactics may include the use of logical fallacies and propaganda techniques, and often involve the suppression of information or points of . It's easy for them to pick on local rappers, because rappers are the only residents getting media attention. They have a voice and people are threatened by that notion. When I rap I got to watch what I say because the Feds will try to indict in·dict tr.v. in·dict·ed, in·dict·ing, in·dicts 1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge: a book that indicts modern values. 2. me. I'm from Westpoint and I'm accused of being a gang member solely because of my residence. I haven't done anything to anybody. I don't sell dope, I don't sell guns, but the Feds believe everybody from my block is a gang member. How can Bay Area rap get back on the map? It goes right back to unity and coming together. There's no need to be selfish. There is a big muthafuckin' pie out there and anybody who puts their mind to their work can have a slice. Believe me, that pie will be sweet. If the Bay Area was unified we'd be unstoppable, outrageous. We need to regain that spotlight we had in 1993, '94, and '95. What's next for Hectic? Working on my album. I've been featured on several albums and soundtracks, but I've yet to record my own album. My role in Rap Dreams is helping me get that project off the ground. The album is self-tiffed Hectic and there will be a whole spectrum of sound that you can get down with. I'm gonna put my whole life into it. I'm gonna give it to you raw and everybody in the cities, in the 'hoods, will understand. Last words Last words are a person's final words before death. For a list of well known last words, see or use the link at right. Last words may refer to:
Accept me for who I am. I'm not a bad person. We all have a good side and ugly side, and I'm not better or worse than anybody. Keep your head up. Thanks to family and friends, whether you're here, locked up, or no longer with us. RIP Watch me as I make my way to the top. |
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