TheProtege of Phenetiks " Nothing "

The official video for The Protege (Phenetiks) - "Nothing", produced by Sketch Tha Cataclysm, Turntables by DJ SirCumference, from the EP "Untitled is hard enough" dropping April 6 2009, on Dirt E....
The official video for The Protege (Phenetiks) - "Nothing", produced by Sketch Tha Cataclysm, Turntables by DJ SirCumference, from the EP "Untitled is hard enough" dropping April 6 2009, on Dirt E. Dutch's Little Ax Independent media label.

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Video was directed, shot, edited and produced in one week by Arjen Noordeman of Elasticbrand, in Brooklyn, NY.
Category: Music

Tags: The Protege Roc One Sketch tha Cataclysm Connecticut Music Video Rap Hip Hop Antfarm Afilliates Phenetiks Waterbury Arjen Noordeman Elasticbrand Little Ax Dirt E. Dutch Deto 22 Brooklyn DJ SirCumference

{Untitled is Hard Enough} Track Chronicles vol.7 "Nothing"

This is track is most definitely in my comfort zone when it comes to subject matter. Complaining about the current state of hip hop is always a crowd favorite. I feel like rappers in the game today just talk about nothing. They get away with it too. Its not fair to the average MC like me who is above average. This is my anthem. This song lets the listener know WORDS ARE IMPORTANT. MAKING SENSE IS A GOOD THING. If we don't have that then we will be left with a bunch of songs that mean NOTHING. This song became one of my favorites after it was officially complete. DJ Sir.Cumference really showed his ass on this track. His part at the end is like NOTHING I have ever heard before. Thats a good thing. Deto did a great job touching up. And Sketch, You a Retard for this one.


This ends my track Chronicles. THe release for Untitled is Hard Enough is set for April. Hmmmm
"Maybe" I should do a video for this track.

{Untitled is Hard Enough} Track Chronicles vol.6 "Logic"

Logic is my personal "Thank You" to my Antfarm friends old and new. This beat was hard as fuck to rhyme to. Sketch knew that shit before he gave it to me. N E WAY, I found a way to attack it and its definitely the most lyrical of all the songs. I wanted it to be super lyrical because thats what the Antfarm represents. Originally I was going to have another special guest feature on the chorus but because of deadlines it never happened. I think it came out good, but there is no overall theme to the song. I just wanted to kill it for my people to show them how much they inspire me. It makes sense right? Thats Logic.

{Untitled is Hard Enough} Track Chronicles vol.5 "Sunshine"

Thats a picture of my late grandmother Rosalee Coggins. Her passing taught me just how powerful the human spirit is. My family is large! When she passed I got to see all of them. Some of them I never met before, some I hadn't seen in years but I got to see them all because everyone went to the funeral. Indeed, my grandmother's passing was tough on everyone. At the same time this terrible event in Coggins family history brought us all together.

Sunshine's theme runs along those lines. Its really about "Fronting", and not being genuine to yourself. The Chorus has a sample with a lady singing "Now Im crying in the sunshine". Think about it who cries when its sunny out? So thats where the concept of perception came about. Everything can look fine on the surface but you may be hurting on the inside. This is one of those tracks where I didn't sugar coat anything and I used myself as an example. I laid some of my insecurities on the line in this one. I got the entire Phenetiks crew to bless it with me so it's what I like to call a Jama-lama.
DJ Sir.Cumference went ridiculous on this project...as to be expected. Deto22 and Roc1 share words of wisdom. And there you have it. I hope ya'll enjoy.

P.S. "Sunshine" has already hit the airwaves on KISS 95.7fm...aint it cool?

Listen to KISS 95.7 tonight and hear "Sunshine" by TheProtege feat. Phenetiks

{Untitled is Hard Enough} Track Chronicles vol.4 "Pressure"

Pressure is my anthem for all the peeps who are like "Life Sucks". Some days I be feeling like Yo F@*! work but I gotta do it to eat. So as long as the end result is me eating I cant feel that bad about going a job I don't like. No pressure. This is the song for whoever feels like they cant deal with their current situation. Just remember that people put a lot of pressure themselves and then wonder where it comes from.So keep your day Pressure free. Live Free.
This was probably the easiest song to write because it closely relates to what I complain about on a daily. Metaphorically I wanted the song to represent our road toward our death. Will we let our pressures overcome us and cause death or will we look back on all the pressure and say "it couldn't break me."?
Sketch is a borderline retard for making this beat. I imagine him up at like 3am smoking his last cig like " I got it"(even though he don't smoke)
The most interesting thing about this track is that it took me about an 1/2 hour to write but 7 days to record.

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