The DMV!!!

Ok well I don't think I have pissed off too many people lately and with this next blog I think I just might!  But oh well, that's what I seem to be good at!  But while you are getting you panties in a bunch and being mad, think about what I have written!  You may not agree with me but hopefully you will see at least one of my points!

Now let's talk about this DMV thing.  What does DMV mean???  Hate to tell you but the definition is Department of Motor Vehicle.  Yeah!!  But for this blog DMV is DC, Maryland and Virginia.  And there are alot of people here in Baltimore pissed off that Baltimore isn't included in the whole scheme of the DMV!  Let's see if I can't clear it up for you!!

The Maryland in DMV doesn't mean the whole state!  The Maryland is the lower counties around DC!  The Virginia part sure as hell don't mean the whole state!  But I guess Baltimore feels the need to be included!  Cool if it means that much to you!  It seems that some in the city are wanting to belong to something or figure that since artists like Raheem Devaughn and Wale and even Tabi Bonney have gotten into the limelight and they are from the DMV that hey maybe we can jump on this as well.  Yeah that statement just pissed you off didn't it!  Hey I just write what I see.

Now whether or not that is true, that's exactly what it seems!  Hell I have never heard Bossman say shit about the DMV until he dissed Wale which that was the most stupidest thing I have every seen and heard!  But anyway, how you want to be apart of something but only at certain times and events!  I haven't heard of Baltimore artists doing shows down at Weyone in Alexandria VA.  Wait....Block Boy Gang did like a month ago!  Yeah and most of you don't realize there are events going on and I guess aren't going to even reach out to do shows in VA or DC because I just see shows in the city or out Dundalk.

So......when are you apart of the DMV??  Take a few minutes to think about that!!  Oh I know....every year when the DMV Awards pop up!  Then it seems like you all want to be apart of the DMV!  Tell me I'm wrong!

Lisa, what makes you such an expert of this??  I'm not!  I sit back and watch what people say!  I pay attention to what you write and what shows you do and I take all of that in and process it!  And my feelings about it are that no one gives a fuck about being apart of the DMV until something good is happening in the DMV or the awards!

The Awards...............where the hell do I begin with that???  It is so funny how you all beg to get an award that doesn't mean anything unless you need validation.  I am grateful that I have received awards the past 2 years in the Baltimore Crown but I still sit there and wonder if people really think that my Contributions are worthy of the award or if they just gave it to me so I could feel special.  Personally I know that my contributions to the scene go beyond just taking pictures but not alot of people know all the other things that I have done and been doing!  I don't need praise.  Thank you and I appreciate you when I do something is good enough!

Now back to the awards!!  No matter who wins there is going to be alot of talk about it's rigged and they shouldn't have won and all that!  I think the way to nominate people and for someone to win should be based on sales and shows.  That's just my thought!  Sure have their friends and fans nominate them but that's it.  After that go through the list and INVESTIGATE!!!  See how many shows they have done and see how many cds they have sold or even given away, or if they have a download link see how many down loads they have!!  That would cut out alot of the bullshit about who deserves to win.  But damn what do I know??

Am I part of the DMV???  Sometimes!  Why I say that??  Because I have artists in DC, VA and MD that I deal with.  I'm not just in Baltimore!  People know me from NY to Florida.  I'm not even from Baltimore.  I'm from MD but I rep Baltimore every time I go somewhere.  So be apart of the DMV.  But do it more than just a month or two out of the year.

Another thought!!!  Why isn't anyone up in arms about not being included in the DelMarVa.  Probably have no clue what that is!  That's part of Maryland but I don't see anyone being pissed off about not being included in stuff that goes on in that area?  I'm just saying!!  Do you see how stupid that is???

Ok I am guessing I pissed off enough people today!!  I'm not really trying to make anyone mad, just trying to get you all to think instead of following.