Thursday, December 10, 2009
Check out what Sean Maloney wrote about the Overnight Mixtapes
If there was one local hip-hop artist who dominated our iPod this year it would have to be Future—the megabytes of The Overnight Mixtape series were mega-tight. Releasing six mixtapes in as many weeks is no small feat, and maintaining the high level of quality is nothing short of miraculous—and we're reminded of this every time we hit "shuffle" and a Future-fied take on the day's top hits pops up every other track. And you gotta love an artist who will stay home on his 21st birthday to keep us knee-deep in fresh tunes.
BIG HOMIE SEAN MALONEY!!!
Lol yall pick up this weeks issue of the Nashville Scene. I must warn you though, my high top looks incredibly sexy in high resolution glossy photos!! BEWARE! Lol thanks to the Scene once again for showin me love in my city. 6-1-5 til i die
Click here to read the full article, but really get an issue. Its the only way u can capture my complete GLOSSY GREATNESS (no homo...)
PEACE
Labels: nashville scene, overnight mixtape, Sean Maloney, steve haruch
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
03 On My Knees - Future
PEACE
Labels: God, on my knees, overnight mixtape, realest song I ever wrote
Sunday, November 15, 2009
All you artists that claim to be doing something need to take notes. My girl Miss B is next up.
I met Miss B in August 2008 at freshman orientation here at Belmont and we hit it off. I featured her on a few shows and a track or two but she was still adjusting being virtually unknown here in Nashville after working to make a name for herself in D.C.
Despite all this tho, I gave my girl HER SPACE lol cuz i know adjusting can be hard, so the second we started school this August, we got to work. We met up and made plans for her to not only enter the Urban/Pop Showcase competition on campus, but to WIN IT and use it to her advantage. "Dont just be in the showcase... BE THE SHOWCASE".
Time passed, yall know I was on my hustle with The Overnight Mixtape Series, and me and Lazenby was throwin parties, and expanding our brand. We featured B on two of the mixtapes and me and Lazenby were both amazed at how B sounded sooooo much hungrier and aggressive than we remembered previously. But even then were still too busy to work hand in hand with her on the showcase, So Miss B really took our talk to heart and started making moves of her own, putting her band together, makin necessary plans to enter the Showcase. She reached out to me a week or so before the showcase and asked me to sample a Shirley Temple song called "Oh My Goodness" that she heard in one of her music business courses. The professor Don Cusic made a joke about somebody sampling it for the Urban Showcase, and sure enough Miss B realized that could be a possibility. So I got to work on chopping the sample and my boy CJ Pettaway hooked up the drums on the track. We all knew we had something special
The rest is history, Miss B passed both rounds of preliminaries, made it into the show, and OWNED IT. But unlike all these other showcase hopefuls, you havent seen the last of B. We are currently in the works of something huge. Thats all Ima say
And get this understood, Im talking bout the REAL Miss B... not this fake chick that SUCKS. Alotta youtube hits and crap dont mean nothing about ur skill level. I dont even care if u got a deal, label backing, or beats by Nitti. Im just bein real....
Hit up my girl Miss B on Twitter, and Check her myspace.
http://myspace.com/missbrealmc
http://twitter.com/missbthemc
PEACE
Labels: CJ Pettaway, Miss B, Nitti, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby
Friday, October 23, 2009
ITS FINALLY HERE!!!
THE OVERNIGHT MIXTAPE, VOL. 6!!!
I promise you, me, Sir Lazenby, and Grady have fully redeemed ourselves for the UNRELEASED and WACK mixtape last week hahaha. (remember Lazenby's disclaimer message???)
Well.... WE'RE BACK! The Overnight family is back in full effect, back in grind mode, back to making hits and overnight classics. Once again, we have provided the soundtrack to your weekend. Special guests this time include one of my FAVORITE writers, singers, and just overall favorite PEOPLE: the amazing Ya Za. From the ATL to Nashville, we hit it off the second I met her at one of my shows at The Rutledge and I been tryna get her on one of the Ovenights for atleast 3 weeks now. And we FINALLY collabed on a DOPE track. Its def one of the highlights of Overnight 6
Overall, me, Grady, and Sir Lazenby are soooo pleased with Vol. 6, which now represents more than just another Overnight Mixtape, but a comeback, and a RECLAIMING OF OUR THRONE as the hardest grinders in this game
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OVERNIGHT MIXTAPE, VOL. 6!
PEACE
Labels: future, Grady Woodruff, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby, Ya Za
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
I know, for the past few months I've been suckin on keepin yall posted thru the blog, but IM BAAAAAACK. We'll see how long my constant posting will last lol.
ANYWAY, i have alot to fill you in on. Perfromance, Overnight Mixtape 6, school, etc. so heeeeerreee we go
SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE END, PEEP THE FLIER!
Actually the flier has an error, doors open at 9, show starts at 10. I'll go on late like round midnight. Be nice if you stick around, wont hate on you if you dont lol. So bring a friend. OPENMIC will be rockin the stage with me, and we always put it down live so no question thatll the show will be hype as usual.
Ok, now for Overnight Mixtape, Vol. 6... after last weeks disappointment, IM SO EXCITED CUZ WE ARE BACK! Ive been writing my butt off in preparation for the HUGEST MIXTAPE COMEBACK IN RAP HISTORY! Hahaha so seriously, just get ready... thats all ima say. Me, Grady, and Sir Lazenby are hungrier than ever. So just know that we are BRINGIN IT tomorrow night after my show. Overnight 6 is goin down in HISTORY!
FINALLY, yall know I always got drama at school... I always got drama either with my professors or the Admissions, Financial Aid folk, whatever... Well, the most recent drama is some lady, who shall not be named, tellin me how to spend my free time! I know Im graduating, I know I will get my degree... eventually. Im not concerned about that. But my PRIORITY is making sure I grind hard enuff while im here to ensure that the second I walk across that stage, I will already be walking into the world a financially stable man in my career. Im finna be huge. Famous. Large. Everything. Im not there yet. So I have work to do. And ill be DARNED (lol) if ANYBODY tell me I need to focus more on my studies to make better grades...
TRICK, last time I checked yall took me off scholarship and replaced it with loans, so please lemme do me. Straight up, she told me I need to spend less time on the music cuz its not so important now. Woman please. This IS my life. School is easy. School is nothing. Then she said "Im an academic role model. people pay attention to the grades I make." ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?! i have NEVER got off stage after performing and had a fan ask me what is my GPA.... RETARD. I aint never cared what anybody thought of me. Sometimes I might take it personal for a few seconds, maybe a full minute. Sometimes an hr if it stings. But after that whatever haha. So why in the hell wuld I care what a nigga gotta say about my GPA???
She called me to her office and tried to chew me out over some grades. Biggest waste of my time. Lemme get this straight, the school has taken me off scholarship, then she wanna take it upon herself to follow my academic progress??? For what? I dont hear u tryna offer me any money. However publishing companies are. Sooooo... Music wins. THIS IS MY LIFE.
She suggested I drop a class I wasnt doin to well in. Thats cool. But THEN she tried to SUGGEST what I should do with my free time after I drop the class...
"...and then have the extra time to focus on your other classes (notice I did not say to use the extra time to focus on music)"
HECK NAW! I AM A GROWN MAN! WHAT GAVE U THE RIGHT TO EVEN....
I replied with some professional yet straightforward email
"Well I appreciate the help, but I think I have the situation figured out now after talking with [my teacher] over the past few days and again today in depth. And as far as free time, I believe there is never a better idea than to devote more time to my passion and career."
Look, I hope she reads this. I hope she calls me back in her office to "talk".
I just think my university drama is funny cuz they gon be askin me for money and donations and to come speak and perform for the students when I make it big. Watch. And what Ima do? Throw em a few million and show em what my below average grade point average did for me.
ANYWAY, im at work lol. Show tomorrow. Mixtape Friday. I rock.
PEACE
Labels: belmont university, college, drama, Grady Woodruff, nobots, openmic, overnight mixtape
Friday, October 16, 2009
On behalf of the Sir Lazenby Overnight Family,
We regret to inform you that there will be not be a release of The Overnight Mixtape Vol, 6. The art of crafting a mixtape within a twenty four hour time frame is always an overwhelming challenge and most of the time we feel that we live up to the task....however this week we feel that we did not deliver at all. In order to preserve the tradition of releasing epic/quality mixtapes, we refuse to release a mixtape with such poor energy and relevance. By saying this, we are only going to release one track off of this week's recording session. We apologize, but please understand this was a wake up call to the WHOLE family. Please stay tuned in for next week's release of The Overnight Mixtape Vol, 6, as we promise that it will deliver nothing but perfection. The fact that we even have to write letter angers us all, however we are certain that next week's mixtape will be our finest installment yet of the Overnight Mixtape series.
It pains us to do this, however, all I have to say is.... get ready for Vol. 6 ppl... get ready...
PEACE
Labels: overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby
Monday, October 5, 2009
Shouts to DJs Caspa and Rusko... collab soon? lol
PEACE
Labels: caspa, dubstep, overnight mixtape, rusko
Friday, October 2, 2009
ANYWAY, Here it is. Vol. 5
I would say no introduction is necessary, but actually it is. Because Vol. 5 marks a new higher standard we have raised our music to. This mixtape is dedicated to DJ Screw and I must say I think we did him proud.
The genius of the Vol. 5 tho is the amount that we experimented on my sound and just with track selection. We tried alotta new stuff and as usual, it turned out dope. I always find out something new about myself every mixtape, whether it be a style of flow I didnt know I had or just sometine HUUUGE like.... ok look.... I dont wanna give the shock factor of the mixtape away. Make your own opinion. DOWNLOAD IT NOW
Features Miss B and my girlfriend Henna Jurca (ay my baby flow is RIDICULOUS)
We are definitely on some other stuff..... We are much bigger than our download numbers say. And its bout time we started gettin recognition for it. So bow down. Suck these. (lol jk but it sounded cool to say at the end)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OVERNIGHT MIXTAPE, VOL. 5!
PEACE
Labels: Grady Woodruff, henna jurca, Miss B, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby
Friday, September 25, 2009
VOLUME 4 IS HERE PEOPLE! THE OVERNIGHT MIXTAPE VOL. 4 IS HERE! WE DID IT! A FULL MONTH! A MIXTAPE EVERY WEEK! NO ONE GRINDS AS HARD AS WE DO! POP BOTTLES!!!!
The Overnight Mixtape, Vol. 4 is a milestone for us because we were able to get some freakin legit drops from GLC of Good Music and The King of the Trill, Bun B. That really set the tone of the tape. Me, Sir Lazenby, and Grady keep finding ways to step it up. And this week we have raised the bar once again. The recording process was shorter than ever, however the mixing took longer than expected because we all got a lil toooo cocky and took naps after we finished recording vocals at 6 am haha. I actually went to work and class, but Grady and Lazenby overslept. So the tape is still bein released late in the afternoon as usual.
Guest features this week are legendary. Simple. Straight to the point. Yet legendary. 615 reppers to the fullest. Of course the hometown hero OPENMIC, and FINALLY the only other rappers besides Mike in Nashville that I mess with, The N.O.B.O.T.S. YEA! Chance and Ducko came by the infamous Lazenby Lab and did what they do best. Well, we all did what we do best. Special shout out to Evan P. Donohue who came thru to grace the mixtape with stories about his lego building childhood lol
Overall, this is EASILY the best Overnight Mixtape yet. Vol 4 is the new classic. And i do not say that lightly. Spread the word. Actually I dont care what you do. We've already made it
Click here to download The Overnight Mixtape, Vol. 4
PEACE
Labels: Bun B, GLC, Good Music, Grady Woodruff, nobots, openmic, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby
Friday, September 18, 2009
3 weeks into it, and me, Sir Lazenby, and Grady Woodruff have successfully released a overnight classic every week. Vol 3 is here ppl. Yesterday was my 21st birthday... and I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend it than in the studio with the illest team the world has ever seen...
The Overnight Mixtape, Vol. 3 begans so epic. Me and Sir Lazenby have not just arrived, but have taken the throne. This is no longer a game. All these tapes are is discouragement to any competition because they will NEVER match our work ethic, our grind, our mentality. We are superstars
The only feature on this tape is by DC rapper and Belmont student Miss B who MURDERS a track with me. Its def a highlight.
Anyway, cop it right now, forward it to your friends, put it on your iPod, and breathe all 12 tracks.... until next week that is
The grind never stops
Click here to download the The Overnight Mixtape, Vol. 3
OMG...wait til yall hear next week's...
PEACE
Labels: future, Grady Woodruff, Miss B, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Overnight Mixtape, Vol. 3 drops tomorrow.
PEACE
Labels: 21, birthday, grinding, Lexus, overnight mixtape
Friday, September 11, 2009
SOOOO.... me, Sir Lazenby, and Grady Woodruff did it again...
A whole entire mixtape done overnight... for a second week in a row
I have not slept since Wednesday night hahaha but im SO high off life.
I must say, we have outdone not only ourselves on this tape, but we outdid Vol. 1....
Also, this time we had some ALL STAR features. First off shoutout to the AMAZINGLY gifted and gorgeous Skye Parrish who MURDERS the song.... well its a surprise, just download the mixtape!
And BIIIG ups to my partner in crime OPENMIC who practically MADE the tape... OMG. The freestyles are legendary. And not just in a "oh thats tight my nigga" kinda way, but a CAREER DEFINING way. Me and Mike NEVER did give and go freestyles back to back like we did on a number of tracks, and i finally have PROOF of why my team reigns supreeeeeeme. Try and test us...
Overall, I am now in BEAST MODE. I haven't slept in over 24 hrs, but the buzz off life will not subside. Is that even correct grammar? Lol i dont know. Im so tired that I'm numb lol and I have a performance tonight... LETS GET IT!!
DOWNLOAD THE MIXTAPE NOW! Be apart of history. This really is something EPIC.
Click here to download the OVERNIGHT MIXTAPE, VOL. 2
PEACE
Labels: BEAST MODE, Grady Woodruff, openmic, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby, Skye Parrish
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Just got thru watchin the movie Hook for the second time in 2 days.... and if you don't know yet... that is my absolute FAVORITE movie. The Star Wars and Matrix Trilogies trail closely behind. But I must say, nothing is more inspiring than a routine viewing of Hook LOL. Seriously. Just watch it and tell me you dont INSTANTLY feel like you can fly (????) EXACTLY.
Hahaha in recent news, I went to a dealership today with Sir Lazenby to check out and test drive some Lexus cars. Yeeessssiiiirrr. All you haters must soon bow down, if not already. Project: GET A LEXUS is well underway lol. Plus in the words of my nigga Wes, a Lexus would be the ULTIMATE self bday gift!
I met up with some respected artists friends of mine today who are on the come up as well just to talk business, goals, life, everything. And its definitely SO CRUCIAL to surround yourself with people that CHALLENGE you, INSPIRE you, and MOTIVATE you. That is what my team does for me (shout out to Sir Lazenby, Biscuits and Gravy, and Openmic), and that is what I hope I can do for them. As long as i surround myself with hungry people, I'll never lose my appetite for more. Quote of the day, niggaz....
ANYWAY, im startin to get back into my regular blogging routine now. The school year is taking off well so far. Im doin homework as i type (sorta). I'm also gettin together concepts for the next Overnight Mixtape. Can't wait. The response for the last one was CRAZY! And i know its only gonna get bigger
Heres to a productive week
PEACE
Labels: biscuits and gravy, Hook, inspiration, Lexus, motivaion, openmic, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby
Friday, September 4, 2009
Oh, and FYI, the mixtape is dedicated to Diddy cuz he tweeted Sir Lazenby at 4:06 am! THE LEGEND AND MOGUL HIMSELF TWEETED SIR LAZENBY!!! What a crazy night!!!!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OVERNIGHT MIXTAPE, VOL 1 NOW!!!!
More to come....
PEACE
Labels: Diddy, Grady Woodruff, grinding, overnight mixtape, Sir Lazenby
