"The Schemata" by Redhead...new mixtape w/ videos?

It's been a LONG journey for me in the past few months, but now is that time. I'm putting together a new project to be released on October 30, 2011. It's called "The Schemata". It's an autobiographical mixtape where I wanted to discuss aspects of my life for a change. I feel it's important to talk about these things because it allows me to really show that I am who I am, and I don't want to change what makes me special. When you're in the music industry, a lot of times people become skeptical about ideas that are not conventional. They become confused on its meaning, its effectiveness, and if it will translate to others. I'm not concerned about how I'm perceived to others as much as I'm concerned about my own sanity. There's a lot of times where I've done records "because it fits what's going on" (in the music industry), but doesn't necessarily reflect my personality or my talent. I want to atleast have for 1 project, while I'm an unsigned independent artist, that shows that there is still a piece of me that lives on. Everybody talks about a brand that they're pushing, but I'm nobody's slave. A person can't own me. I provide a service, but I'm not the product. My music is the product. As a black man in 2011, I feel that I don't have to explain that difference too much.

What I also learned during these times is revisiting my past skills, such as video directing. I've directed EVERY video that involves this project, recorded and mixed every song, as well as helped in the artwork. I have associates that can help out, but everyone is trying to win, so I learned to be on the same pace and not become dependent. Here are a few of the things released so far:

"Talk White" featuring Malik-16

Redhead - Talk White (Feat. Malik-16) by 2wordsthetop.com

The first trailer for the project

The second trailer:

Not bad, huh? :)

Shoutout to ALL the blogs who have been posting my material in support of this project. More to come, especially more to come. I plan to be a lot more proactive than I once was. Also, be sure to visit my Tumblr page at http://redheadpg.tumblr.com. I can be able to update that with my phone more easily on the go. As more press rolls around, I'll be able to update this page as well. 

STEADY BUILDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DOWNLOAD THE MIXTAPE RIGHT NOW!!

Akir shows Redhead some love

Akir, world renowned underground lyricist (see Immortal Technique), gives props to Redhead

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New Joint: "Marvin Ain't Home" (Answer to Drake's "Marvin's Room")

Something I did for fun...what if I was the current boyfriend that was getting hated on like Drake was doing in his new song? I've been in THAT situation many times. Might as well make a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here it go...

Misunderstood - "In My Zone" music video (Dir. by Redhead)

This is my homie @Misundersto0d aka Maurice. He's from Hawaii and is a producer/engineer that I've worked with in the past and occasionally the present. In his spare time, he likes to rap and talk about partying. Before he took the trip to DC, he called me up to say that we should shoot a video for his song "In My Zone", and I accepted. I've done videography in the past from school work and CBS News, but never in a music video fashion. I was happy to take the task to polish my skills.  We shot the video this past Friday in 6 hours, and I took HELLA hours in editing it the next day on my laptop.  Directing the video was an interesting task because Maurice was tired and apathetic from the gate. He doesn't drink or smoke, but after I gave him a cranberry/vodka and a Blue Moon, he was hype enough to be his goofy self and for me to capture his personality.

So on that note, here you go!



P.S.: Shoutout to Melanie Fiona, who we randomly ran into outside of a CVS Pharmacy as we were getting a new memory card. She's so bad. I like her looks.

Freestyling about Light Bulbs?

Back in 2007, I was a part of a competition called Verbal Armageddon. Not only did this competition test you out in battling, but also sharpened your freestyling and writing skills.  Shoutout to Shak-C, Nelson, K-Ruck, and the rest of the crew for putting this together.  In this clip, I'm in the Object Freestyle portion where I'm chosen to freestyle about an object given to me and rock the crowd. 

Redhead Interview & Freestyle

This was taken awhile ago, but somehow I forgot to post it.  Strange, haha. I'm a terrible blogger.  Shoutout to HotBoxFiles

Shouts to 88.1 WMUC Radio: The Blender

University of Maryland's own The Blender radio show on WMUC 88.1FM premiered my record "Steady Building". Much love to DJ Tony Drake (@djtonydrake) and Miss DJ Gemz (@missdjgemz) for the support. I'm a fan of their program. I'm gonna shoot the video for the record soon so stay in touch.

For more info on The Blender, catch them at www.blender-radio.com