General Steele's Blog

I feel like I’ve been in some alternate surreal reality, if that makes sense, for the past couple of months.

My friends are tight with me because i don’t call, I’m one of those funny phone people, but out of sight never means out of mind in my book. I feel like I have been bogged down with lifes work. Being a dad, a boss, a friend, a coach, a cook, an editor, an engineer, oh lets not forget a rapper, amongst other things.

For the past couple of weeks I have been working on my solo album titled Amerikkkas Nightmare 2/Children Of War while at the same time working on the new SNW/Pete Rock lp.

At first I thought it may be a conflict, but it was a natural ebb and flow. Its just all the politics that drags progress out. There has been a lot of downs and not to many ups but for some reason I am still here.
Peace Be Steele
The Amerikkas Nightmare lp is my baby hand picked all the beats and all the artist, same as with the Welcome To Bucktown lp
It was fun and my boy asked me do I think people are ready…I told him I don’t if “I’m” ready…but most times thats the best time to go..
Its been a trip SET TO RELEASE THIS FEBRUARY

AMERIKKKAS NIGHTMARE 2/CHILDREN WAR

I will discuss more in another note
but on another note…haha
The Pete Rock/Smif-N-Wessun lp
has also been a great experience. Pete is a prolific producer and this is Tek and Steeles 5th lp SET TO RELEASE THIS SUMMER

Dem P.N.C bwoys back @ it again

I always wanted a summer album
we got some solid cuts on there
and I am happy with the progress as well as the diversity on both of the projects.
It has been an illmatic juggle to say the least but the experience has humbled me.
Give thanx and Praise to God for life and the ability to create something from nothing…Be Free
And peace be still till the next time we build and I will go more into details about the projects.

Peace
Power & Prosperity
General Steele

SALUTE!

Yall n***as dont want no problem with me
when its drama best believe St dont back down
Salute the general whenever I’m on ya street
if its beef when we meet let the hammer go blackow

look I dont really care bout ya goons
got a airhead platoon quick to air out ya wounds
quick to clear out the room the safe and the valueables
and drop a tear at ya tomb
turn ya white tee maroon-turn ya lights out for good
lose ya life in this hood
many days we survive in the woods
plenty way we supplying them goods
you see them guys in them hoods
you can barely see their eyes when we roll keep a lookout
for the po po in disguise
anybody can get it when n***as be out to get it
shottie bring you the bizness
send pellets right thru ya fitted
I’m crazy should be committed
and I aint shamed to admit it
I suffer from mental sickness
I’m gone off the drugs and liquor
and not to mention my bad temper will have you on a slab injured
care intensive ya karats missing
I’m a klepto’ let the sket blow to get doe we get low dont get your sh*t stole
nowadays dudes raps is simple
I simply rap sicker on any instrumentals
if ya fellings hurt
I meant to dis you
you a b**ch on ya menstrual da pits will sick you
I heard you a choir boy you ain’t no killer
end up dead in yo red monkeys playing gorilla
you be thinking that you hot
but the streets dont feel ya
signed a record deal at koch and got beat for ya skrilla
everybody trying ta make dollar off 50 cent
50 sold 5 mill and yall aint seen 50 since
get of his d***

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GENERAL STEELE Presents “WELCOME TO BUCKTOWN” OUT NOW!
I TUNES AND DUCKDOWN

SALUTE ALL REAL DJAYS WORLDWIDE!

BIG UP to all the Djays on the 1200 SQUAD for the love.
And for helping us get to NO. 4 on the SQUAD 1200 chart.

THAT’S A GOOD LOOK!

Speaking of GOOD LOOKS…
Check The NEW Video “WELCOME” off the “WELCOME TO BUCKTOWN” Soundtrack. Blended By Bucktown Usa Productions

ALSO CHECK FOR THE NEW BROOKLYN ANTHEM
“I’M FROM BROOKLYN” - Smif-N-Wessun & The Smith Brothers (Smoothe The Hustler & Trigger The Gambler)

ALSO Coming Soon…
General Steele Presents “AMERIKKKAS NIGHTMARE II,” “BLOOD COUSINS,”
and newcomer Louie Skaggs aka Mantecha Music solo effort “G-CITY”

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Yeh “We Back Mortimer”, remember that?

Anyway

I’m back in business. It’s been a minute since my last (first) blog.

Sometimes this internet biz gets hard to keep up with, especially when you are an artist / editor / engineer /father / etc.

But you know the game don’t stop

As you may or may not know we began working on “Welcome To Bucktown” the soundtrack last year

and did a collaboration with Methods NYC in which we released a limited line of T-shirts (4 original designs)

accompanied by an advance digital copy of the soundtrack “Welcome To Bucktown”

(including 9 songs when you purchase any one of the shirts).

Check out exclusive footage in SMT Studios with Evil Dee applying the cuts…..

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Bucktown Usa In The Studio wit Evil Dee from Bucktown USA on Vimeo.]

You can check out photos from the release party at

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Now we back at it. The T-shirts is bubbling. The music is popping.

Big up to Peter Rosenberg (Hot 97)  and Dj Mecca (Music Choice) for the spins.

Can’t forget my boi Ozzie who got the first exclusive interview, and footage from the party.

May 2009 marks the official full release of “Welcome To Bucktown” the soundtrack

 

BTU ENT/DUCK DOWN REC/KOCH                             Big Tings A gwon!

Look out for exclusive videos and footage

Finally the next dimension of the Bucktown saga. This marks the beginning of new things to come and the continuance of a legacy of a song turned company turned lifestyle. Finally we launch the new website <www.BucktownUsa.com>. Big up to Cynical my partner in crime and Cari (Innovation Nation) for getting the site back up and looking classic. It’s been many long nights but we see how dedication pays off.

Also we are  releasing our first digital lp entitled “Welcome to Bucktown” which features a list of brooklyn rappers who I personally respect and whom are highly respected in the music industry as well as the streets. Artist such as Bootcamp of course, Smoothe and Trigga, Shabaam, Sha Stimuli and others.I wanted the lp to be reminiscent of that 95 grittiness when “Bucktown” the single was 1st released by Smif-n-Wessun. I also wanted the sound to have a kind of 70′s soul to it. It was great working with the different artist, as well as producers such as Che Triump ,Sven aka 7venHD. Big up Donna and Brian at SMT studios for treating us like family.

And finally you have the explosive collaboration of BTU and Methods NYC launching a line of limited edition Bucktown apparel, can you say “dangerous” boys and girls. Big up to all the designers that helped to bring the vision together with the apparel as well as the lp artwork. I got to work with one of favorite visionaries and photographer, Fubz.  

Everybody talks about how much they got love or use to have love for this culture , but very few are willing to take a chance on sh*t. I don’t know about you guys but I am tired off hearing artist rhyme over the same track, a milli times, are you serious. Does the word overkill mean anything to you people?

Nowadays artist seem to be failing the culture. We are not a culture based on making it rain at the club. It began from cats stealing electricity from an outside lamp post so they can plug up equipment to have a party for the hood. Something out of nothing. Up from the slums. Even the old hustlers use to at least give turkeys out in the hood. To whom much is given, much is required.

It’s my responsibility to do my part. And in parting I say stay tuned the Generals crusade has only just begun……. 

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BuckTooOOWwn!