Welcome to the Future
The future. Some see it as daunting, some embrace it with eager-eyes. But whatever you feel, reality is that it can’t be avoided– that over-the-horizon, ever-elusive idea will manifest itself into the present at some point. So where will YOU be? We’ll be standing in the midst of it, building.
So why us? To put it frankly, we are the future. We’re the ones standing in the wings, placing bets with our life worths on what moves this industry makes. We need to chip away at the concerns– our concerns– and help build it into something we’re proud of. No barriers, no excuses– would, could and should got left back in the past. So while those fools spend their presents sleeping, we’re diving headfirst into the future.
We are the ears, eyes and mouths of a few who want to share our ideas with you, our readers. Hip hop’s got the rhythm of our heartbeats, and the blog serves to deliver the music on a level that’s accessible to all: free audible treats from our team, opinions that matter about issues that matter, and industry news on a level that relates to you.
My personal story with Scanz is a strange, to say the least. I ran into him at a Roots show back in ‘05, both of us standing front row. Months later, I was filtering through Facebook profiles at college according to music tastes and thanks to my pretentiousness, managed to land on this kid Scanz. He bumped Dilla, appreciated the authentic funk of Roy Ayers and seemed wholeheartedly involved in surrounding himself with that boom-bap essence. I was sold. Checked the pictures and –holy shit?!– I knew this face. As a firm believer of the pushes and pulls that the universe orchestrates for lives, I realized Scanz was probably on to something. Four years later, looks like I’m right.
The industry has seen some major shifts since it’s coveted “golden era”, but it doesn’t mean that the aesthetic has to mutate. Living testament: Scanz still holds some serious weight. His beats knock hard, his rhymes transcend the kiddie pool and his grind is a constant reminder to get shit done. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m still as pretentious as ever and the top 20 playlist practically induces seizures if I’m stranded without an iPod. Some call it dramatic, I call it having good taste. But supporting Scanz music for four years and counting is not because of the friendship–to be honest, the friendship grew from the music. Call it dramatic, but I just appreciate his good taste.
As for me–I’m just a chick with a surplus of opinions, constantly dropping them in passion-saturated bombs wherever I see necessary. I’m still a student (Journalism and Philosophy, officially), but to satisfy the ache I have to get shit started already, started a blog as well (www.ATEtraks.com). It had always been about the words, yet it had always been around the music. Makes more sense to combine the obsessions, right? I’ll be using TheFutureBlog as my outlet to rant, rave or muse. Stay tuned.
Welcome to the Future
