 The 2023 BET Awards. Admittedly I hadn’t watched a BET Awards ceremony in probably 4 years. Ever since I cut the cord I couldn’t watch the awards ceremony. But more importantly, there just has been a need to since BET really hasn’t been BET in a while. But this ceremony was different. This was the first BET awards since the announcement of Tyler Perry being the new owner of BET and now the network was back to being black owned. This hasn’t been the case in 20 years!! Black Entertainment Television being owned by another race seems really political if you ask me. But we not here for that discussion. We’re here to celebrate BET being back!! And with that a few people also being allowed back. I jotted down a few notes from the 2023 BET Awards below:
So, there you have it. My notes from the BET Awards 2023. I gotta say all-in-all it was solid. Surprisingly solid. I was glad to see Busta Rhymes get his flowers. The female artists are really making noise and shows. So will I watch the 2024 BET Awards. Maybe? We’ll just have to see what music looks like 12 months from now. Who knows? We might be all listening to House Music. There are plenty YouTube videos you can catch a recap so I’ll save you. But if you have any comments about how you felt about the BET Awards. Let us know!
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Few rappers are actually story tellers. You might be thinking. Give me an example. Well, here are a few. Slick Rick and his song “Children’s Story” or Lupe Fiasco’s “Hip Hop Saved My Life”. Then you have Nas with his song "Rewind". Nas spit a whole song backwards. Crazy. So, as you can see you really gotta have a pen to tell a story and put it into a beat. But can you do it for 3 songs? And can you make all the stories fit into this amazing epic that keeps your audience wanting more? Well, that’s just what OTS J. Huncho did with his 3-part series called “Calvin’s Story”.
OTS J. Huncho seemingly came out of nowhere in 2019 just before the Pandemic and unlike most he didn’t let the Pandemic slow him down, it actually made him put his feet on the petal more. And if you know his music then you know you get some bars, you gonna get some hard beats, and by the end of the track you gonna be saying just like his tagline. “I like that one. Huncho on the beat bitch!”
The series starts with “Calvins Story Pt. 1 (Cali)” which appeared on OTS J. Huncho’s debut album “Guerrilla Warfare”. The track sets the stage and introduces the main character of the story, Calvin also referenced throughout the track by his nickname “Cali”. Also mentioned in the track is the damsel of the story Tori, who is Calvin’s love interest and together have this Bonnie and Clyde relationship. Tori is also the one who introduced Calvin to her uncle who then became the plug. Later on in Pt 3 we will see how the uncle is an intricate piece of the story as well. The story gets crazier as Calvin and his brother end up in a shootout with 4 robbers. They end up killing Calvin’s brother Cameron during an exchange of fire that also leaves Calvin with 3 shots in his arm, which the robbers mistake Calvin for being dead. The only thing that is on Calvin’s mind is revenge after that, of which he does catch one slacking at a gas station. The plot thickens as final scene rolls Calvin rolls up on a car with one of the other robbers and to his surprise, he finds Tori!!!! DAMMMNNNN!!!
The next track in the story is called “Calvins Story Pt. 2”. The track starts where Part 1 left off. Calvin walking up on one of the robbers and the woman who betrayed him aka Tori. But before Calvin pulls the trigger, why not take all his shit too? But money can’t buy you everything and, in this case, it was a life. Calvin unmasked shot the guy and chased Tori out the house. Then shot…..“This nigga fuck around and hit a cop”. The police radio plays as a trembled voice calls out for help. This story getting crazzzyyyyy!!!!
Last but not least we have “Calvin’s Story, Pt. 3” starts where the last story left off. Calvin coming to the realization that he forreal just hit a cop, and that he’s not gonna be brought in alive. During this track OTS J. Huncho really shows his writing skill as he raps from the perspective of Tori. First off, she was talking to the police where she revealed that she was pregnant. Secondly, she told her uncle. You remember the plug from Pt. 1? Yea she told him that Calvin had killed her baby daddy and then tried to kill her. This made the uncle furious, so he put 200 racks on Calvin’s head. Two weeks later. Calvin chillin at the house smoking when the door gets kicked in and two masked gunmen came to collect the bounty, but luckily Calvin had that Mac on him. And that bitch sang. He killed both gunmen and even took one of their phones to get the drop on where the uncle was. As soon as the uncle got out the benz… A gun to his head and Calvin replied as he took the 200 racks “this is all you could put on me?” Calvin walked him in the crib where guess who was waiting? Tori. He replied “This shit is sweet”. Took the 200 racks and all the uncle’s work. Then eventually killed both the uncle and Tori, even after she told him she was pregnant. Calvin couldn’t vast in his revenge to long, because before he knew it, he was on a highspeed chase with the laws. And this time around there was no getting away. There was a pit maneuver, and the car flipping 8 times….
"I miss my nigga Cali"
What makes this series of songs so crazy is that you can literally play them back-to-back and see the story play out. The intensity in the raps and his vocal tone matched with each scene. The production of each track created an environment for OTS J. Huncho to really get creative with the way he told the story, for instance when he rapped from the perspective of Tori. There's no doubt that OTS J. Huncho has a crazy pen game. And if 50 Cent can write "Get Rich or Die Tryin’" and turn it into a movie, then Calvin’s Story can be just as great a movie. But is this the last installment of Calvin’s Story? Who knows. In the words of OTS J. Huncho:
“And that’s still my nigga Calvin.” Listen to each track back to back and let us know what you think.  And if don’t know, then now you know! No words could be truer because on June 1st, 2023 we launched our first book called “How Much Does A Dollar Cost?”. If you’re a hip-hop fan than this title sounds all so familiar. But even if you’re not. We still think you’ll like the book. The book is available exclusively on Amazon. We're working on some more retailers coming in the next few weeks. The author Ryan Anderson is also planning his first book signing event on June 10th, 2023 at the Center For Public Secrets. That’s in Tulsa, OK. Details on the flier below:  Also along with the book signing will be a popup for the clothing brand In$pire led by founder Cruz. His high-quality fashion has been seen all around the country and the demand is always high. Make sure you take a look at his new collection on www.24ire.com as well as come to our popup where he will be selling some of his latest items.
🗓️ Date: June 10, 2023 🕖 Time: 1-5PM 📍 Location: Center For Public Secrets Address: 573 S. Peoria Ave. Tulsa, OK There will be: - drinks - merchandise from In$pire availble for purchase - giveaways - limited copies of the book available for purchase See you on June 10th at the Center For Public Secrets! Also you can still order your copy of “How Much Does A Dollar Cost?”. Now on Amazon! |
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