A07 x Overload Shop Cipher

October 8, 2010 by Quan Vu 6 Comments

Another cipher that I siphoned from RiseA07.com, this time featuring Brother Nature, Piff Herrera, Makeshift, and Ta’East. Most of this is filler but Piff has some interesting remarks about the San Diego hip-hop scene starting at about the 4:00 mark which are hard to really dispute. Then there’s a cipher at the end but you should just fast forward to around the 10:00 mark to hear Piff son all other emcees (though Makeshift holds his own immediately after Piff).

What do you make of Piff’s analysis of the SD hip-hop scene or lack thereof?

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Jimmy Powers

I 100% agree with PIff, I try to find the positive in any artist/person I cross paths with regardless if I 100% agree with them or not, that is just how I am as a person in general. I respect people for there positive points, and try my best to avoid there shortcomings.
I came out from jumpstreet, connecting and respecting everyone, no matter of there personal beefs with others, I never sided or align myself with anyone other than Blame One, Ridley, & 3ntra-p…but those where my homies, really had nothing to do with us connecting solely on a musical level, 2012 is a bunch of dudes who help each other out, we don’t operate specifically as a label, and it’s not just folks in 2012 either that i try to help along anyway I can…I shot my blog contacts to Saviorself, Sojourn, MarkMyWords…basically anyone that just took out the time of day to holler at me and ask…and it was Kahlee who hooked me up with alot of them in the beggining. Blame One got me hip to the inner workings of releasing a record the correct way by basically giving me a play by play of what was happening behind the scenes with Days Chasing Days, and I was basically able to use the knowledge he was passing down to me to lock down my promotion/distribution deal with Foundation Media, and my vendor deal with Traffic Entertainment to get me in stores outside of SD, and the country. Randam Luck, and Big Left put me on hella heavy with folks in the industry as well. I owe alot of my marginal success with music to my peers and friends. I think the one thing that helped me out alot was always dealing with people as a person, and not an MC. I never introduce myself as an MC or a musician, I introduce myself as Jimmy Powers, a son, brother, uncle, coworker etc., I don’t want someone to meet me and immediately consider me competition, that’s not what I strive for…..

whats crazy to me is some consider my friendly approach to networking as bad for the city, they want battles and controversy, that shit is played out. I want to create fucking amazing music, as do 90% of the other artist in SD….thats what gonna get it popping in San Diego, but you can’t just jumpout and expect everyone to jump in your corner, you gotta do for self, and become a commidity, then people will listen to you, and be more apt to connect with you….. I think I have reached out to every single member of Deep Rooted individualy to connect with me on something over the last 2 years, haven’t been able to make it happen, but I also am not really tripping on that because it will happen when it needs too. They all know me, there is no love lost cause I don’t get a reply or action…its all good.

but all in all, I 100% agree with PCH…….SD artist need to have a more common respect for each other, a sincere respect…. when your involved in a sub-culture that is misunderstood by 9 out of 10 people, where is the benefit in division?
SD.oP

NAh fuck respect. You earn that shit. Shit don’t come free.
All these niggas tryna look like the next skateboard P and rhymin some basic shit.
plus you niggas can’t skate, so get off that skateboard shit too. if you want fashion nigga make your own shoes and put glitter on em cuz that’s the only way you gon shine in a cipher, niggas is prewritten up the ass — and that’s COOL, but this ain’t no freestyle cipher. this is some niggas droppin shit they wrote – and it’s not just what they say, it’s their posture. what the fuck is that thumb in the pocket nervous act actin shit GET SUM REAL HIP HOP ON THIS SHIT REAL OTD FREESTYLESS!!!
http://www.sdraps.com Quan Vu

Well, the video never explicitly says “freestyle,” just “cipher,” so writtens are fine. And seriously, you didn’t like Piff’s verse?

As far as the issue of respect, I can see what you mean. Me personally, I’d like for the SD hip-hop scene to grow into, um, a scene. And to do that, yeah we need unity but we also need better music. And sometimes, criticism can weed out bad artists and bad music.

But I’ve found that most artists could give a fuck either way. Wack artists will continue on their grind regardless of what I say. So I’d rather highlight the something good I find in whatever music I hear on some hippie-ish positive reinforcement. Like to help an artist focus energy on developing his/her strengths and less energy on their weaknesses. I think this would be the ideal sort of unity, where everyone supports each other but helps each other grow, gives each other tips on music and shit, can give each other criticism or at the least, they could care enough about each other to compete really fiercely and elevate their music. We’re not there yet, but yeah like Piff says, baby steps.
Jimmy Powers

what earns more respect though, and from whom? Freestyling like a beast, but not being able to translate that into studio music, Being a monster in the studio but lacking off top, being decent in both, or being so so in both…… whats valuable to one person isn’t worth much to another.
SD.oP

versatility. piff was dope