Brick Wall (setbacks...)

“If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress”
I always told myself that when it comes to my music i'd never prevaricate. With that being said, I've got some bad news. I was talking about this with Frank Ramz a couple weeks ago, we as unsigned artists without a budget or someone with money backing us, are going to face setbacks no matter what. My EP, Down 2 Earth was suppose to drop tomorrow. Unfortunately my engineer's father passed away last week and I won't be able to get the final copies of 3 songs off my EP until this weekend. I have no control over this, I wish I did but until I'm able to get those final copies I won't be able to put Down 2 Earth out. I'm not gonna say a specific date because I don't wanna let anyone down again but hopefully next weekend I'll be able to put it out. I assure you all that it is done and as soon as I get those final copies I will send it out to be posted. My apologies to anybody that was looking forward to hearing it tomorrow. Due to the unfortunate push back, I'm revealing the back artwork to the EP below.

Wingspan - Welcome (again!)

My upcoming EP, Down 2 Earth is dropping Thursday and since all the links to the first single "Welcome" are dead I thought I'd re-upload it. Promo is promo right? For those who'd like a description, below is what one of my producers had to say about the song.

"A few of you know, a few of you don’t – I am executive producing his ‘Growing Wings’ project (scheduled for a 2010 release) and I’m also heavily involved in his EP (‘Down To Earth’) coming out soon.
This is the first song to surface from ‘Down To Earth’ and gives you an impression of Span’s ability as an artist: powerful presence for a youngster, a well-constructed flow and a captivating autobiographical insight. The beat is by Thelonious and it’s HARD." - Charlie Hilton

Wingspan - Welcome (click to download)

Drunken Tongue Speaks The Sober Mind

I don't know how to start this. As I take sips from my alcoholic beverage a few things keep running through my mind. Obviously I decided to get online and speak about them, thinking maybe someone will read.

Firstly, lets discuss "Down to Earth" which for those who don't know, it's my upcoming EP. The release date was originally intended for Halloween but due to my engineer going out of town and me taking a vacation I wasn't able to finish on time. "Down to Earth" was originally gonna roughly be around 6 or 7 songs but now it's looking like it will be 9 or 10. The production is basically split in half by my homie Thelonious and my brother from another country Charlie Hilton, with a couple tracks produced by cats outside of my camp.

The story behind the title is kind of simple. I've recently gone through some personal shit and I wasn't in the right state of mind to write "Growing Wings". Basically I run through a few of my insecurities, my life, my name. Kind of like I'm giving a honest and heartfelt interview with a fan. A lot of artists don't let you, the fan or listener, in on certain parts of their lives, they tend to keep a lot of stuff hidden. I titled it "Down to Earth" because before I could grow my wings, I needed to let everybody get a closer look into who I am. I need people to know who I am at least somewhat before "Growing Wings" so they can watch me find myself musically, because its all about growth in this art and I think it would be better if more people could come along for the ride, or in my situation come along for the flight.

Lets switch gears and talk about collaborations. Who is featured on "Down to Earth"? Now thats a good question, right now I might only keep the features limited to one person, Frank Ramz. We got this track that is currently untitled and should be finished soon. It's about our pasts and how shit's changed. It shall defintely be something special. Each song on the EP will have a written description/story behind it when it's released. I'd like to describe the EP as a prelude of sorts.

Lastly but not least, lets talk about Sky Status. We have a few new posters who have been holding the site down. We got my man Cosmis, who is like the main poster and is also amazing writer. I've known him for years and his skills keep elevating so stay tuned for any post from him. We got the homie Mikey Almighty, who I'm honestly not too familiar with but Thelonious co-signed for him and thats enough for me. I think Mikey has been doing a really good job so far to keep it real with all of you. Beemer, who i've also known for years has been posting a little bit too. I think its safe to say Zelda and I have been posting the least lol. I just wanna say thanks to our authors, and keep it up. Continue to hold the site down, and i'll hold you down. We shall only prosper in the future if we stick together and keep the hard work up. Now i'm logging off the computer and taking my drunk ass to bed.

Bye Hiatus

I don't know how to start this, my blogger has digital dust on it(lol). In all serious though, I apologize for the hiatus. I was going through some really serious personal issues and was on the verge of dying a couple times to say the least. My good friend and producer Hilton told me "don't worry about music for awhile, focus on your health". And I basically did exactly that for a while. Last time I blogged on here I was talking about "Growing Wings", well that was originally intended to be a EP but thats scrapped "Growing Wings" will be album like and its in pre-production. Its Still executive produced by Charlie Hilton and it will be the best work i've ever done. The thing is "Growing Wings" probably won't be out until sometime early 2010.

Don't worry I got something to hold everybody off until "Growing Wings" drops. I have this EP called "Down to Earth" that will be released within a few weeks. I'll be giving in depth details on the EP and its title. I also blog for www.hilkoo.com now so be sure to check us out. I'm also going to be hiring new a author to blog for Sky Status. I just wanted to let everybody know that Wing Span is back and my press release is coming very soon, so stay tuned.