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Most of the time nascent actors, singers, rappers, and other types of emerging entertainers have no sense of direction because they lack the right manager. But it doesn’t have to be this way, says Jazzy, creator of Jazzy Management. “What makes [Jazzy Management] unique is we mentor and educate. We know what we’re doing and we’re willing to share the knowledge,” he says.

Tired of seeing music artists being taken advantage of, 45-year-old Shawndel Rosa aka Jazzy, decided to do something about it. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Jazzy created a solid team of individuals whose main goal is to educate artists and managers to help them flourish. 

Jazzy can tell you firsthand the nonsense artist go through in the music industry since he used to be a performer. “I was a rapper who didn’t know anything about the business. I didn’t know anything about copyrighting my music. I got done wrong in every situation I got in and I decided to get out of the music industry as far as being an artist and just learned the business side,” he explains. After learning from his bad experiences, Jazzy began to educate himself on the music business by talking to attorneys, reading various pieces of literature, and studying contracts. 

Presently, Jazzy Management oversees musicians, producers and reality television show personalities. Some of Jazzy Management’s artists include but are not limited to Chyna “The Chameleon,” Noni Spitz, K-Boy, Taj Mahal, and Breezy. Furthermore, the 10-year-old nationwide management team is looking to expand into the sports realm to counsel NBA players. In order to really push his brand Jazzy had to relieve himself from the duties as president of Blu Division Music. “I already feel that we are going to be one of the biggest management companies considering how we manage business,” he boasts.  

What’s more, the family oriented management team plans to start mentoring prisoners. As of now, Jazzy Management is trying to get credentials so they can go inside detention centers and juvenile halls, because Jazzy feels like many inmates have an inkling to be in the entertainment industry. “A large percentage of the digital sales are from inmates. I feel that it’s only right to get in there and educate them,” he says. 

Currently, Jazzy is in the process of putting together a reality television show and award show honoring managers and other likes in the entertainment industry. Also, Jazzy is working on putting together a conference where he and his team will travel and educate people

about the business side of the music industry.

Unfortunately, Jazzy Management have been involved with unfaithful and ungrateful clients. “One of the biggest challenges is when the artist have a misconception of a manager’s position,” he says. It seems as though some artists believe that managers are suppose to spend money on them, buy them clothes for videos and pay for mixtapes. 

“My biggest challenge I have are disloyal artists. Me spending a lot of money and then the artist says ‘Well, you did that because you wanted to.’ They know that’s not my position. But I do it because I want to see the artist win and I want to build their brand,” says Jazzy. 

In addition to qualms, Jazzy admits he really has a problem with the mislabeling of mixtapes which has become an industry standard. Nowadays, it seems as though people are confused about the difference between an album and a mixtape.

“Back in the day a rapper would rap over an LL Cool J, Run DMC, an old Jay-Z, an old Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and that was called a mixtape because they were rapping over previously released instrumental. And then somebody from somewhere, I don’t know if it started on the East Coast or the West Coast, started rapping over original music. I’m talking about original produced music with original lyrics, doing 27 to 28 songs and still calling it a mixtape,” he explains. “My understanding of a mixtape is a DJ, scratching a lot of other music, blending it, putting it on a CD and selling it, that’s a mixtape. If you rap over original music and original production with original lyrics, that’s an album. These rappers got a misconception calling

them mixtapes when they’re putting out free albums.”

Jazzy and his management team is on a mission to change the misunderstanding of mixtapes and albums. He feels

that the hip hop genre gives away too much free music unnecessarily. 

“Hip Hop is the only genre of music where they feel they have to give away so much of their music to be accepted or to get a buzz for themselves. It’s sad because hip hop is the most uneducated when it comes to business. So instead of me complaining about it, I had to play ball with the people who are doing that… The downside is they’re giving away so much music and not making any money. So that makes it ten times harder for a manager to make any money. But on the up side, they do get a buzz by giving out the free content to where they can go on

the road and do shows. But we have to look at it from a broad perspective…

It's almost like hitting the lottery. Most artist that do mix tapes don't have a big

buzz like YG or Nipsey Hussle and other artist with a nice following

that generate revenue from shows and features. It's hard for up and

coming rappers because the business is so over saturated. I

just hope in the future, they can go back to making

money and create a buzz for themselves without giving away so much free content." he states. 

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Kantreal Daniels, Editor-In-Chief

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One of the West Coast to be heard artist sat down and spoke it like it’s to be. Hearing his lyric’s, and feeling the beat even though there were none, I hit the pusher man of the BAD SEED project with a few heavy questions to see if he would sway, and classic material appeared. Born in Inglewood, CA. raised in Gardena,. and Orange County, CA. his look would fool those who knew him not.

For the people reading this can you tell them who, Epademik is...EPADEMIK is that hip hop artist who says the stuff you think of but won’t say it. EPADEMIK is an entrepreneur.

Do people ever say you remind them of Marshall Mathers?Only when they see my skin tone…. damn stereotyping ass suckas.

I’ve heard at your shows you like to go in on the crowd before your performance?Yeah, it does two things, it forces everybody to pay attention & it gets the crowd all riled up & prepared for major Beasty flows about to go down!

Which one of your records would you consider is the best song you ever wrote?“Being Me” on the Beast Within. It’s one of the most personal songs I’ve ever written & it’s one of my personal favorites.

What is the message behind your video 85%?The message is simple, 85 percent of rap artists out here nowadays be lying in their songs. They full of shit & these people out here buy into it. It’s sad.

When did your rap career start?Well, I guess the freestylin’ began in Jr High School just for fun but my first legit pressed up album barcoded & in mom & pop record shops was in 1998.

What is one thing you feel could make the rap game better?Realism, Storytelling. You know the stuff that built Hip Hop like Slick Rick’s “Children Story”, LL Cool J’s “I’m Bad”, Big Daddy Kane’s “I Get The Job Done”, EPMD’s “Please Listen To My Demo”. Quality Music, Period Point Blank!

Where did you get the name Epdre from?LOL…my bro OG Cuicide named me that because of the quality of my recording & mixing.

So you are the CEO of Bad Seed Faculty?Yep, I’m El Presidente, CEO, Owner… whatever you wanna call it.

Who’s the other Artist on your label?I don’t like to call it a label but more of a cult that offers opportunities to artists that are dope. We got Siccness, AKOMA & Kadillak Kaz.

Who does the mixing and mastering for your projects?Me, myself & I… I haven’t found anybody else I’m comfortable with.

What type of rap artists would you consider yourself?I’m a Hip Hop Artist that is truly independent that delivers real life music that people can relate to whether they are 16 years old or 60 years old.

For your album beast within how did you come up with that name?The title reflects my inner feelings at this point of my life & music career. I have a Beast Within that can’t be contained.

The record bitch slap on beast within was that directed to someone In particular?Not any one person in particular just idiotic people that continue to play themselves thinking they’re official but in reality they aren’t.

How is it being an artist from Orange County?It’s difficult because OC isn’t known for Hip Hop. So you have to go three times harder than an artist from LA, SD & IE since OC hasn’t had a true breakout artist to get that major constant spotlight.

Who helps you manage Bad Seed Faculty?That would be the one & only Antonia Bernal. She truly is an incredible asset to the entire Bad Seed Faculty. Shout out to her for putting up with all of our shenanigans & bullshit.

Can you tell the readers about your documentary for the ones that haven’t seen it yet?Yeah, it’s pretty dope cause we filmed it in my old neighborhood in Gardena & throughout OC. Basically going to various spots that I been at & continue to go to. Go check it out on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/emceeesq.

Who would you say was your favorite rapper growing up?There was three to be exact Too Short, Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane.

The artists on your label what do they have out are coming out right now?We got Siccness dropping an LP titled ME by summer 2013 & AKOMA will also be releasing his debut album titled SCUMBAG this year.

Do you have any last words for the readers?Buy all artists music & stop stealing it & sharing it. At the end of the day this is our talent, blood, sweat & tears. Not to mention it does cost money to put this music out. Support Good music.

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It’s refreshing when new talent comes along like 29-year-old aspiring rapper Blood Shott, especially since he is someone who has yet to be blinded by fame or fortune and has not lost sight of what really matters, his passion for music. So far, the Inglewood, CA native has remained under the radar by keeping much of his music and his biography virtually underwraps; that is, until now. In this revealing interview, Blood Shott gives us some insight about what makes him different from other rappers, why violence in his music isn’t so bad, and his plans for the future.

One West: How did you come up with your name Blood Shott?Blood Shott: I actually got the name when I was younger. I started smoking [marijuana] after not making it from playing basketball. Every time I would come in the house, my mom would say, “Your eyes are bloodshot. What have you done?” As a young kid my eyes were always red. I would get away with it by saying, “Oh, it’s allergies.” So, I just used the name Blood Shott because of her.

Why did you choose to spell the word “shot” differently?Because I understood there were going to be a lot of people with the name or close to it, so I felt like being different. I used two T’s instead of one T, because I felt like that was going to make me different from everyone else.

Why do you choose to rap about violence in your songs?A lot of it has to do with me growing up and the way I was raised. I’m a Gemini, so I got a good side and I got a bad side. And with rap, that’s how I express my feelings in my music. Just being from the West was rough. It wasn’t easy being raised out here.

Do you think your violent lyrics will have an influence on your listeners?No. The way it is now, everyone is using violent words. There are a lot of words which can be bleeped and censored. There is a lot of music I have to still put together to put out. So when you said you googled me and a lot of stuff isn’t up, that’s because I’m in the process of putting the right stuff out right now.

Other than violence, what else do you rap about?I was in a car accident in 2004, flipped over four times and came out of the sunroof. So, I rap about a lot of things that has happened in my life. Also, whatever I see, that’s what I try to rap about.

Who are some of your influences in the entertainment industry?Tupac was someone I looked up to.

Why Tupac?He was a West Coast artist and a Gemini. He expressed a lot of the stuff that I express in my music, like anger. He expressed a lot of that.

What made you want to start rapping?I was a music promoter before I got into it and I was around a lot of rappers. That influenced me to want to pursue it after the car accident. I couldn’t play basketball anymore, so I had to look to the streets.

Where do you see yourself in the future with your rap career?Satisfied and happy. Right now I’m dealing with No Limit West Records/Eastwood.

What is SELFMADE?It’s a label that me and my buddy Eastwood came up with. He was signed to Death Row Records and he’s signed with No Limit West Records right now.

Is this the same No Limit that’s a part of the rapper Master P?Yes, it’s No Limit West Records. Master P has relocated [to California]. He has homes out here.

Do you have any current mixtapes available?That’s what I’m in the process of creating right now. I’m working on my website and getting that music out. It should be out by the end of the month. It’s called Block Work 2.

What should your listeners expect to hear from your mixtape?Real West Coast music. Not too hardcore. A lot of No Limit stuff and big features.

Aside from the spelling of your name, what else sets you apart from West

Coast rappers?I’m talented with playing basketball and I have a different style than everyone else.

What kind of style is that?Like a Southern, Down South, West Coast type.

Lastly, since you’re a part of the “self made” movement, what kind of advice would you give to aspiring entertainers?Keep trying and live up to your dreams.

Blood Shott

“Real West Coast music. Not too hardcore.A lot of No Limit stuff and big features.”

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