Your Questions About The Real Biz
Jenny asks…
Recommendations for some good rap songs?
I’m looking for some good old school rap songs. Nothing like Lil Wayne’s stuff, all about sex, chicks, money, etc. Stuff like Lupe Fiasco’s Kick Push. Like true rap skills, and lyrics that keep it real.
Jere answers:
Here are some of the best of the best of “old skool” classics:
The Message – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Fight The Power – Public Enemy
Nuthin But A “G” Thang – Dr. Dre
It’s Like That – Run-D.M.C.
Rappers Delight – Sugarhill Gan
Children’s Story – Slick Rick
Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa
Paid in Full – Eric B. & Rakim
Rock the Bells – LL Cool J
Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith
The Breaks – Kurtis Blow
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) – C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock
It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ EZ Roc
Me Myself and I – De La Soul
The Show – Doug E. Fresh w/Slick Rick
The Bridge Is Over – Boogie Down Productions
Bring The Noise – Public Enemy
Award Tour – A Tribe Called Quest
Push It – Salt-n-Pepa
It Was A Good Day – Ice Cube
Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
C.R.E.A.M. – Wu Tang Clan
My Philosophy – Boogie Down Productions
You Gots to Chill – EPMD
Dear Mama – 2pac
Set It Off – Big Daddy Kane
Scenario – A Tribe Called Quest
I Need Love – LL Cool J
O.P.P. – Naughty By Nature
Sucker M.C.s – Run-D.M.C.
Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J
Ridin’ – Chamillionaire w/ Krayzie Bone
U.N.I.T.Y. – Queen Latifah
Passin’ Me By – The Pharcyde
Parents Just Don’t Understand – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Ain’t No Half-Steppin’ – Big Daddy Kane
La Di Da Di – Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
Bonita Applebum – A Tribe Called Quest
The Definition – Mos Def & Talib Kweli (Black Star)
Just A Friend – Biz Markie
Wild Thing – Tone-Loc
Get At Me Dog – DMX
Triumph – Wu-Tang Clan
Regulate – Warren G. W/ Nate Dogg
The Choice Is Yours – Black Sheep
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
Ladies First – Queen Latifah w/ Monie Love
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets
I’m Bad – LL Cool J
Lyte As A Rock – MC Lyte
The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
I Got 5 On It – The Luniz
Paul Revere – The Beastie Boys
P.S.K. (What Does It Mean) – Schoolly D
Boyz-N-The-Hood – Eazy E
Roxanne, Roxanne – U.T.F.O.
Shook Ones, Pt II – Mobb Deep
Dirty South – Goodie MOB
Freaks Come Out At Night – Whodini
Big Pimpin’ – Jay Z
Tennessee – Arrested Development
Deep Cover – Dr. Dre w/ Snoop Doggy Dogg
t’s the Joint – The Funky Four + 1
Crush On You – Lil Kim
Roxanne Roxanne ~ Roxanne Shante
Life Is…Too $hort – Too $hort
Let Me Blow Ya Mind – Eve
6 In the Mornin’ – Ice T
Bust A Move – Young MC
Peace, Love & Happiness
Linda asks…
Fellow Christians: has anyone else ever tried to make it in the mainstream music biz?
There’s no real Christian music scene where I live, so I do play with mainstream, “secular” musicians….they are great people, don’t get me wrong, but I feel the lifestyles and attitudes don’t always match what I believe and so I feel a little left out sometimes…any thoughts?
Jere answers:
Play Tim Minchin, you can get all his songs on youtube
Carol asks…
How do u remove fake nails without ruining your real nail?
I just put them on and they every now but I kinda want them off by tomorrow. Please let me know how to remove without messing up my natural nails
Jere answers:
Sorry to say, but after 14 yrs in the salon biz, there is really not a way. If you buff the nails b4 applying the glue+tips, the buffing thins the nail, and the glue bonds to the nail and removes layers. Even if you do not buff, the glue is going to take layers of nail unevenly when the nail is pulled off, even with soaking in acetone. Nails grow in thin layers, and the glue is always a mess to remove.
Lisa asks…
Does anyone want to start a part time biz ?
Its a real & legal biz…
contact me abhi_11_7@yahoo.co.in
Jere answers:
Hi,
I am interseted in having business in part time but here u have not mention anything else so if you are keen to this contact me at
vipin gupta
9911377464
James asks…
Where can I find out when they hold auditions?
Like for stations like NBC, ABC, etc. Do you need an agent? can they, meaning the auditions, be found online? I’m really interested in acting, and my parents don’t think acting is a real job, and since their my only source of money I can’t afford an agent, and I’m a terrible liar, so even if I did ask for money I’d probably say it’s for elephant disease or something extremely lame like that.
Jere answers:
First agents do not cost anything. You need to do some research and get some acting
training to learn how show biz. Works. For most everything of a commercial nature you
will need to be where the acting interviews are held and have an agent. A parent will have to
do this with you and get an agent for you if your under 18. Of the steps you need to take to
start acting, getting an agent is the last not the first. You need to get acting training to
learn how to work in front of a camera and how to do an interview and what to expect when you get on one. You can’t look for auditions if you don’t have a clue as to what to do when you get on one.
You can start with school plays and drama classes. You can take some outside classes to if
you can. There are things you can do for experience yourself without an agent. They are
local theater,student films and some ind. Films. When you have some acting experience to
where you are comfortable on auditions and have an idea what’s going on then you can look for agents. You need to know how time consuming and expensive this will be to do. And your chances of getting anywhere are slim. So this is not something you want for a hobby or because your
bored. To find auditions for local theater you can look them up in your phone book and call
to see when something is being cast. You can look for open calls in one of the acting trade
papers like VARIETY if your near LA.
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