"Creative Rec" Prelude

Thomas Lake Mixtape was a flop. If you don't know what I'm talking about, that only validates my point.

After numerous recording equipment and morale issues, I had finally found resolve about a month ago. I drafted nine songs, found nine TREMENDOUS instrumentals, and mixed myself a new tape within three weeks. I'm really proud of "Creative Rec" for what it is; and I think you guys will find it palatable too. Here's the thing though...

When I dropped my first tape Senior Year of high school, I had ZERO expectations. The reaction to that tape eradicated any doubt that I had about my content matter, and lyricism. You guys showed me a massive amount of love and I was taken aback. I think a lot of people think this Modest-Jack thing is just a facade; it's truly not. I DON'T expect much. So to see that kind of acclaim for something that was a quasi-demo for me was awesome. Kinesis received love from those who heard it. How To Make it In America got up to number 2 Mixtape of it's release day on HotNewHipHop.com. Since then, I've felt a loss of interest amongst fans/listeners/critics. Everything has been really under the radar, which is OK with me, but I've made a lot of adjustment.

I've finally found my purpose with music. I don't wanna be the shit you listen to when you're getting shitfaced at some party; i'll save that for your other white rappers. I don't even wanna be seen as a rapper. I wanna make music; non-genre, non-label, non-race MUSIC. I want to be what you listen to the day after a party; when you're hungover and seeking solace. I want listeners to be able to empathize with words that I speak in the same way that they do with these blog posts. I put a lot of serious content in these songs on Creative Rec.

I want you guys to hear this tape

Til Thursday,

-Jack