Enjoy.

Shay J – “Hurricane” (Official Music Video) from Happy Penguin Pictures on Vimeo.

shayjtoday.com/

Happy Penguin Pictures and Angry Tortoise Productions present the music video for Shay J – “Hurricane” off of the album Lost in a Vast Abyss of Hip Hop.

Artist: Shay-J
Song: “Hurricane”
Album: Lost In A Vast Abyss Of Hip Hip

Directed by: Joe Nanna and Alexei Shishkin
Edited by: Joe Nanna and Alexei Shishkin

Check out the rest of Shay J’s music at shayj.bandcamp.com

Watch The “Hurricane”

It can be anything- your favorite songs on the album, what you liked about the song, least favorite, constructive criticism (GREATLY APPRECIATED) and even if you wanna hate on it for the hell of it…all feedback is good feedback, lol for real… If you haven’t heard it yet, check this (http://shayj.bandcamp.com/ ) or click the music link above and let me know whatever you want about the album.

A few seconds of your time can make a lifetime of improvements for me as an artist…so do the right thing.

Oh and by the way, Music videos coming soon…and i’ve been in the studio lately, so…there will be new releases in the future…Keep an eye out…and an ear.

Be easy ya’ll…

Shay-J
(chucks duces)

Sometimes I feel like speaking although I have no words to say. It feels like my hearts’ suffering from cabin fever. At other times I feel like expressing yourself is overrated because most people partaking in it ain’t saying shit worth hearing. Being the type of person who is naturally attracted to doing the total opposite of what’s expected, I would rather choose to stay in the shadows than let my light shine all the time. Even floodlights need plug outlets. it’s funny to say but, I feel like the old me. Everything is everything, but sometimes everything is nothing because whatever it is, whomever it may be, it should not be valued to greatly because that same thing can destroy you. I value moderation over vast amounts (of anything). It makes the field more…enjoyable. Like Christopher Wallace said, “mo money, mo problems.” I don’t care about money. I want to be as free as Ricky Williams’ perspective on life–soak that in. This is how I escape from the typical troubles and insecurities of the day. Safety is comfort. Why be comfortable in the world of go-getters. It’s never comfortable at the top (hence being at the “top” of your game). One could never sit comfortably at the top of a mountain if they ever had a fear of falling. A fear of failure one day I will learn to embrace my failures if I have not already. Until then…

…so there’s this documentary being created on the 4 elements of hip hop by Ben Wilhelm and he gave me the link to the Emcee portion of it. The following material was recorded last semester. I thought I would share it with you guys because I’m sure it would catch your interest and also because you are maybe in the video. Let me know what you think. This is only one of three parts of the video. This was also filmed about 2 years ago  (By Ben Wilhelm)

Click here to check me out in the documentary

There’s a thin line that separates the two sets of examples. When a person is claimed to be “lost” by another individual, the term seems to hold judgment meanwhile when a person finds their place in life, they are looked upon with great praise.

Why does this fallacy of a perception hold such weight when the line that distinguishes the sovereignty of the terms is the journey (hence, the thin line)? Some lines (journeys) are longer than others, some are shorter. I define being lost as having “a sense of adventure.” While some of us believe in “following the right path” others would stand for creating new pathways for others to follow. That’s what I call making history.

Through the eyes of the beholder, the beauty of being lost is seen more as “the road less traveled.” Picture moving to a new place you never been before, traveling to the store, and getting lost on your way home…

To find ourselves, we often backtrack to the landmarks (lessons learned in the past through trial and error; experiences embedded in the back of our minds) and peruse a map (religion, a sense of direction), to find out where we are going.

When it is all over and one finds their “home,” they can look at the person they were, and the person they are now. The most vital part about it all is, whether good or bad, at the end of the day…we never forget…the journey.

I honestly think that something I have put so much work into, has finally come to an end. I am no longer interested in pursuing a career in music anymore…Some may say I am discouraged, and that is the character of a sore loser. I do not consider myself to be a sore loser in any such way possible. I just believe that I am content with the idea of leaving rap alone. I could say that I still love doing it, but that is just an over saturated understatement used only for your acceptance and approval. At this current time, I am undergoing another serious transformation. I used to love rap music, and poetry because it used to be powerful to have a voice that could leave a strong impact on mass quantities of people through your own inspiration. Today, everyone wants that voice, and I’m no longer inspired. It seems as if speaking in general is overrated. Being the person that I am, I tend to do the opposite of whatever I feel everyone else is doing naturally. I now want to speak volumes without saying anything. Many moons ago, I used it to represent myself and myself only through expression of personal experiences that people happened to relate to. Now, it seems as if no one is listening. Even if there are listeners, there’s not enough to bring a person to the status of washed away wishes that were once dreams to the being that breathes in this temporary vessel you call a body.

“My optimism has evolved to the reality that I now accept. Being a rap artist was never a dream, it was just a hobby.”

The second reason why I am leaving it all alone is because I came to a sense of self – realization about opportunity. Growing up in the inner city, the only three sources of opportunity that I saw was selling drugs, sports, and music. Now, I’m still living in the land of opportunity, attending the University of Florida, and my socially constructed dream by influence and association was still Music. I could be doing something else with my life. I didn’t have my priorities in order for the past two years, and it took two rude awakenings just to put myself in check.

I used to say that pursuing a career in rap was a dream, but I only began to think that way because people would compliment me on the music and see that I took my talent seriously. This made me feel as if something great could come from it. Being a self-driven individual, when I go too far, I can forget about the things that are really important in life.

From performing so much and becoming a commodity in some ways, it made this rap S**t that was once the fun thing to do…become a part time job (or at least it felt like one). I’m burned out. I went from being excited to go to an open mic, to instantly getting angry when I am asked to do a show. Is that how I should really feel about rap as a whole? I am at the time in my life where I need to reinvent myself, and there is no time for waiting…

I hope you understand the motivations to making this major decision. I may come back to it if I ever remember the real reason to why I loved it as a hobby. But right now, this is all I know and feel.

This is where I will be posting big news and important information. Stay informed by subscribing to this website with the following link: http://www.shayjtoday.com/feed/

Click the link below to check out my new album “Lost In A Vast Abyss of Hip Hop”

This is the poster art for my new album, "Lost In A Vast Abyss of Hip Hop"