Starlito's Way: It's a SMALL WORLD after all...

Friday, August 15, 2008

It's a SMALL WORLD after all...

STARDATE: 8/15/2008
Location: Atlanta, GA

I've had a long week to say the least...Memphis, Houston, Memphis, Nashville (for about 12 hours) then finally Atlanta. Let's see, I won an award (Ozone award for Tennessee), been in and out of the studio, visited family, cameo-ed in the "Bricks" Video (Yo Gotti, Gucci Mane, Young Ralph), and saw Stone Mountain (a few times, JOKE).

I saw a fight at the awards that made me realize that money still doesn't matter more than respect. The sad part is that most people lose that value as they start to get the money. After all these years there is still room to learn. Cherish that value.

I happened to bump in to my homeboy T Streetz (Young Money). Long Story. But to make that long story short it's a SMALL SMALL world.

Pics coming soon...Back to the Lab!

2 comments:

CJ4Six said...: Been grinding hard I see. Have you checked out Jay-Z new song from Blue print 3. It's called "Dope Boy Fresh (Jockin Jay-Z)"?

"Grind+Hard=$$$"; August 15, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Anonymous said...: COOL TO SEE THEY MADE A VIDEO FOR THAT BRICKS SONG, WUT U SAID PROLLY DESCRIBES THAT FIGHT PERFECT, RESPECT > MONEY, CUZ ALL DUDES MONEY DONT MEAN SHIT WHEN HE GETTIN HIT IN THE FACE LIKE A BITCH

GLAD U WON, U SHOULDA WON LAST YEAR, STAR AT HIS WORST > KIA SHINE AT HIS BEST ... AND YOU NEEDA GET PATIENTLY WAITIN FOR THE "SOUTH" JUSS NOT TN CUZ U THE TRUTH DAWG ....

STAR, I WISH U WOULD LET US KNOW WUT WAS UP WITH YOU AND CASH MONEY ..

MAYBE WE WILL KNOW AFTER CASH MONEY LAUNDERING ...; August 16, 2008 at 12:39 AM

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BIOGRAPHY (As scribed from an observant soul)

"December 15th, '84 A Star was born..."

-All Star "Life Story" (2007)

That opening line from his double disc Street Album "$tarlito's Way 2" doesn't begin to explain "The Jermaine Shute experience". The opening track, approximately 6 minutes in length, attempted to summarize his life. A challenge to say the least. The same could be said for his life and career. Born and Raised in Nashville, TN (the Eastern Side to be specific) graduated school via the Magnet School programs, attended college for two years, and likewise excelled as a street scholar. His time as a youth was divided evenly between scholastics, athletics, and pain. In the environment commonly referred to as "the hood", options are often few and far between. A good student often has to spend more time studying then reaping the benefits, especially financially. Athletically, you stand a less than 1 percent chance of making it even with exceptional talent. The pain of a young man raised by a single mother, witnessing the alternate route (hustling), witnessing a slain step-father to be, losing both uncles (one to the prison system for 20 years to Life and the other to a terminal illness) , and dealing with heightened expectations drove a young man nearly crazy, but even further it drove him toward the streets and the ink pen. The Streets led to the usual...trouble. The ink pen led to the goal....Money, Cash Money to be exact. At 20, after spending a little over a year releasing a series of self-executed straight to the streets mixtapes, he inked a deal with Yo Gotti's inevitable Ent. leading to a chance meeting and eventual multi-million dollar deal with Cash Money/Universal Motown. In the time since, with the unfortunate circumstances of Hurricane Katrina, his solo career has seesawed from near stardom to a near stand still. The death of a close friend, and the slight depression that followed altered his life, work ethic, and lead to even more legal troubles. Nevertheless, talents speaks volumes louder than controversy just as perseverance outweighs adversity. All Star, awarded SEA mixtape artist of the year 2005 & 2006, never ceased to release the quality music that took him from local to regional. Based on the quality body of work assembled through both his Grind Hard Series and the Starlito's Way Series, with a little push from Universal Records he is poised and prime to go just that...Universal.

His Grind Hard entity has expanded from a hood movement to an enterprise; with associated Music Group, Multimedia Management, and clothing line. When you get past the often non descript yet tattooed image, you find a charming ambitious humanitarian. His initiatives/goals include a voting drive, and a scholarship fund. In his own words, "Stardom transcends appeal. (you're)...the only one who can identify truth within yourself, so everything else besides your moral responsibility is irrelevant." A Star shines, and some people are born for this, with that being said December 15th A Star was born. All Star that is.

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Friday, August 15, 2008

It's a SMALL WORLD after all...

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