The new album “Perseverance” is on the way. I finally finished the artwork which I’m very proud of. So far I have 13 songs written and about 3 or 4 to finish writing. It looks like SHELLZ and Boss Taylor will be the only featured artists on this album but they always bring the heat. After everything is written there’s nothing left but laying down the tracks and mixing down the goods.

I’m very excited about this album. The title is particularly meaningful to me since I’ve been working so hard, for so long, to make this dream come true. The definition of perseverance is “1.Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. 2.Continuance in a state of grace leading finally to a state of glory.” I’ve been rapping since 1999 and I’ve made 20 albums of varying quality/success since that time. Regardless of which ones will never be exposed to the public ever again, and which ones I truly thought would be “the album” that takes off and burns through the underground, they were all proud works of mine that I thought were my best product at the time I made them. Maybe the irony of this album will be the fact that it IS the one that puts me on the map! I’ll do everything in my power to try but I need YOU the fans to help spread the word too.

I don’t have an exact release date in mind yet but I think aiming for my 28th birthday, April 4th, 2013 would be pretty cool. Keep up with me here or on Facebook/Twitter to know for sure when Perseverance drops and you can get your copy!

Thanks for all of your support,
Big Hush

Well after another long year since my last album I finally completed Can’t You Tell I Rap?and I couldn’t be happier with the result. I’m extremely proud of the album and I feel like this is my best work so far. I got back into story telling mode with the song “Suite 513″ which is based on an actual encounter but magnified 100x just to give it some imagination. The track “You’ll Be Around” was fun to write also, since the last love song I wrote on Always The Quiet Ones basically came from the negative side of a failed relationship. This one was written from the middle of the good times in that chapter. “Keep It On The Hush” is my favorite song on the album because it’s what I feel to be classic Big Hush with a mellow sound and a good rhythm you can ride to. My second favorite has to be “Lone Star Lessons” which is a tribute song to most (but certainly not all) of the Texas rap songs and albums that influenced me from day one. But those are just the tip of the iceberg! Please visit iTunes or Amazon and get your copy of the new album now!! Thank you for the support.

Stay in Chillmode,
Big Hush

Recently I was going stir crazy on a Sunday night in my apartment. I didn’t want to let the weekend go so I stayed up til about 2am writing this song. It’s just a feel good song to enjoy.

The sample is from Freelance Whales – Generator 1st Floor. I do not own any rights to their song, I just wanted to make this track because I love the sound of their song. Please download, share and enjoy!

Click Here To Download Sway When I Rhyme Mp3
(just right-click the link and select “save target as” or “save file as”)

Stay in Chillmode,
-Big Hush

On Sunday, March 11, 2012 I had the opportunity to perform at the Jet Lounge in Houston, TX. Big thanks to King Dirty Talk for hitting me up to be in the lineup. Never thought when I did that collabo verse for him via youtube/email that I’d end up performing in a show with him in H-Town. The turnout was less than expected but we still had a great time.

I had a 25 minute set which included Boss Taylor and SHELLZ so we broke it down nice and proper. The vibe was great and the energy was high so regardless of the small audience we performed like it was an arena show. Check out the video below for a recap. If you weren’t at this show then please get yourself out to the next one!

Stay in Chillmode,
Big Hush

So what do you do when you have $57 in the bank account and your good friends Boss Taylor and Shellz ask you to do a couple verses in their show in Austin? You put $50 of gas in the Dodge and head out.

If you’re not familiar with the B-Town Crew and it’s members I suggest you visit the free music page. Bawsmann, now known as Bawstay or Boss Taylor, and Shea Shelton now known as SHELLZ had a set in a show hosted by the historic Victory Grill in Austin, TX. Even Jodi Pharoah aka J. McKinley rounded up with us to provide some great photo and video work and capture the scene. We had 4 of the 6 members of BTC together for the first time in at least 5 or 6 years. So the Victory Grill wasn’t the only thing historic about this.

The Crew at Victory Grill in Austin

Boss Taylor took the stage around 9:15pm and kicked the night off right. His set began with “Here to Break It Down REMIX” which set the energy level high. I of course was on the tail end of that one then jumped back off stage to grab some digital shots of the action.

Unfortunately you can’t anticipate how the equipment is going to work. But the show must, and does, go on. All of the mics began having issues, popping and cutting out. After about 2 or 3 songs there was only one good mic left and even it was having some minor popping. But SHELLZ and Boss worked like champs and made due with what they had. Sharing is caring afterall. They wrecked that remaining mic and even let me break it off a little at the end of the set. I have a verse on a song called “Texas” produced by SHELLZ. So we closed out the set with the same trio that opened it.

Just Doin' My Thang

The crowd was loving every minute of it. I would guess there were at least 50 or 60 heads in there and with the size of the place being what it was that meant it was almost a full house. Everyone was bobbing heads and feeling the music regardless of any mic issues. J made sure some Big Hush t-shirts were put in hands so maybe there are a few new fans in the ATX.

I had a great time and I owe a huge thanks to Boss and SHELLZ for letting me be a part of their set! Can’t wait to go back to Austin and do it again. Only next time I’m not driving back home at 3 in the morning.

Hit up my facebook page to see more photos from the night!

Stay in Chillmode,
Big Hush

Recently I was invited by The Pixel Guyz to be the musical guest on the first episode of their new web series. DJ CJ asked me a few questions for his segment called “The Center Stage” and then I got to perform “I Work For It” live in the studio.

I had a blast being a part of the show. I really appreciate The Pixel Guyz for having me. You can check out parts 1 & 2 below.

Also just as a sidenote: At one point I say the Texas rappers I was listening to didn’t sound “real professional and tight” in their recordings. What I was referring to was the freestyle albums they made, not their actual albums which were always well produced and engineered. Screw Tapes, Freestyle Kings, After the Kappa freestyles etc contained lots of freestyle songs that you could tell were just raw mic wrecking sessions being recorded. You could tell they didn’t record and re-record verses and make everything clean and polished. So this made me realize those guys were just making their own music in their own setup and putting it out to the masses. Just wanted to clear that up!

Stay in Chillmode,
Big Hush