When Profits Are Prof-ound & Price-less
- brittdigsvinyl
- 4 hours ago
- 4 min read
In the days of 2008-I went hard for Rhymesayers. Dilated Peoples, Murs, MF Doom….just to mention a few favorites…and overall, my “go-to” MC was Slug (Atmosphere).
But looking back at things......god damn was I depressed.....
I was in a relationship encompassed by emotional abuse, social pressures from our friend group….plus the added bonus of extreme insecurity. I was a teen, so insecurity was expected…but I don’t think listening to so many “down in the dumps” tunes seemed to aid anything better….
When I felt hurt, I listened to music of his that focused on drug abuse, or unhealthy codependency…when I felt lost I turned to tracks that highlighted more of my heartbreak.
But time kept going on, and over the years I’ve become a happier....more upbeat version of myself…..and listening to his music now just seems like I’m taking 20 steps back. After shelling out so much money to see Slug perform live in Chicago (in 2023) I was bummed to say the least when he turned out to hit the stage hours before the expected start time.
That sort of began my “parting” with the genre for a while…..I was done….I couldn’t believe he did us like that…..and I didn’t want to hear one thing off ‘God Loves Ugly’ for the next twenty years at least….
Now that's not to say I have hate for him-me ten years ago was happy listening and he got me through a lot in life. But the evolution of my journey started soon after-as I looked for another capable lyrical beast...
I didn’t expect for my eardrum to ever really dip back into things after the whole scar….so when I randomly watched the video for “High Priced Shoes” one day by Prof…..I was kind of awestruck.
He was giving me the bar depth I had been lacking for so long…but instead of making me sad or in my feelings about life….he made me feel like I was part of the group, included….an actual equal.
His cadence changes throughout the song tell me he’s not the first guy in the room to get super serious about an issue, he has the ability to laugh at himself and uses his platform to spread inclusion and hype you up to be positive. He sounds like a rad friend more than an intimidating artist you’ll never have the opportunity to speak to.
He talks about having it hard, getting hassled and still having the heart to go on. A message we could use more of in music. His melodies and rhythms make my head bob like nobody’s business, and half of the time he’s playing….I’m smiling from ear to ear. A complete 180 from where I started. If you’re having a shitty day…turn to Prof and watch how quickly he can turn that around for you.
If I blast “Horse” I can skip the financial strain of a in person show and mentally envision being in a crowd full of fans going full force. The video makes me giggle like a mother f'r.....
'Judy' is a song I often have on steady repeat, probably the first one if his I attempted to learn verbatim and the one that I can never skip when it comes on. He has a super refreshing aura, giving the fans what they want and having a ton of fun a long the way. I can easily say he’s become a solid staple in my recent streams…and I’m always looking for new singles he’s releasing…
If you haven’t taken a listen to some of his newer works I would definitely recommend subscribing to his channel on YouTube…which I really should be giving a shout out to lately…..whether it’s something in the algorithm or sheer luck I decided to click the thumbnail….I’m glad I did….after a long one day of scrolling I landed on this next music video and BAM….I was hooked.
Conner Price is a Canadian child actor star, turned YouTube/TikTok star….turned rapper. He’s appeared on the shows Supernatural, and Flashpoint, while also acting in the movie “Cinderella Man” with Renée Zellweger and Russell Crowe. He has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube. But this article isn’t about his acting ability…nor his clout….I like to think of it more as shedding light on music I seriously need to know more about…..
When I first watched the video for ‘Caveman’….I was thinking to myself “1. I am late af to this game…” and “2. This was not at all what I was expecting clicking this thumbnail”. I loved the energy between Nic and Conner….and could easily see myself rolling something up in the background bobbing my head as they rap around camp. I hate to say “new age bars” but this new stuff hitting the feeds these days is more enlightening than ever.
Checkout the video for ‘Trendsetter’ also featured on the album “Spin The Globe 2”. I swear his lyrics are so damn clever….. “Trendsetter…..woah…..league of my own it don't get better, no-read what I wrote I'm a best seller, yeah….reach for my goals hit it dead center…” if that’s not a quick caffeine kick before you’re morning coffee….I don’t know what could be….
Another song I really dig off the album is “Can’t Give Up” featuring Prinz & GRAHAM. It’s a great mental motivator to keep family in the foreground and stay focused on your purpose….because after all….we’re all worth it…
It’s disguised almost as a radio hit…with the flashy vocal effects and trendy beat but the feeling you get after finishing each line to the song is the biggest dopamine hit…..normally people are trying to sell you on designer brands and the nicest cars-but this dude’s just out here speaking from the heart……telling us all how important it is not to keep us & the dreams we seek apart.
The bonus? Both these spitters are on tour right now. Checkout the tour dates for Conner and see where Prof is going to play next by taking a look at his lineup.
Both of these artists leave me feeling calmly chaotic by giving me the bars I’m hungry for while keeping my ego and attitude in check. I guess this is just another way to say that when figuratively parting ways with an artist you held in high regard may not always "feel right"…
You might finally find that hook floating in the sea of bush league….and the payoffs that come from it are well worth the "bite"……