If you are in this biz as an artist/musician, producer, artist manager etc... Working hard on stepping your game up both professionally and business-wise will be a wise and productive move towards achieving a commercial success or making profit off of your talent/skill...
Best believe that the climate of The Gambian entertainment scene is no longer as cloudy as it used to be, and it would be prudent to expand and reach out by taking advantage of the market as a serious business oriented artist instead of trying to grow big in one corner at the same time burning down bridges behind you at every turn. I believe it is only wise to grow and be repairing damaged bridges here and there as a businessman unless you are otherwise. In anything competition is good because it gives people choice or options and at the end of the day it isn't about who is ever ready to throw down but who makes wise chess moves to win or take the lion share of the market. It also goes without saying that music is big business! so its imperative to think business and not to think from the perspective of personal mixed feelings as a biz/development oriented artist.
KRS-One said HIP means an intelligent movement, relevant and up to date, but its like most often miss-interpret him, because what he meant is simply being innovative and aware of your immediate geographic setup and the world at large especially in the case of an independent Hiphopper who wants to be in control of his/her business. So being HIP is a necessity in creating and executing grand ideas that would impact and change the lives of many, and this is what the HOP stands for in essence.
Nuff said already.
As we are about to slide into 2013, long live GM music/entertainment scene and wishing y'all and myself a happy & prosperous new year.
