Oops, I Forgot To Introduce Myself..

Well, some like to call me An Abstract Gentleman( a simple Corey to MOST), yea it sounds weird, but I can promise you it has a deeper meaning. It stems from quite a few things actually and since I forgot to formally introduce myself, yes very un-gentleman like lol, but allow me to give you a bit of insight on who I am.

ab·stract (b-strkt, bstrkt) adj. -Difficult to understand; abstruse -Having an intellectual and affective artistic content that depends solely on intrinsic form rather than on narrative content or pictorial representation

Gentleman - A well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior.

Combine the two and you have me. Seems simple right? It doesn't rarely get understood that easily for being so simple. What is a TRUE gentleman these days? Does he open doors, but smash every girl possible? Does he hold out for the perfect one only to be disappointed?? To some, the word gentleman does not exist because of the standards men today have set for themselves. I call myself an abstract gentleman because even though I may act like a true gentleman, some of my ideas that I conjure in the twisted maze for a head I have, are practical, yet misunderstood. Sometimes I wonder why I act the way I do towards women, in wanting to understand them completely and wanting to know them mentally before anything else. The guys may say that's putting it on the pedestal but I just like to call it preparing myself mentally for the wifey. In order to understand the ever emotional women in today's society, you have to understand the causes of them becoming sappy. A gentleman could and would listen to them, but an ABSTRACT gentleman would take a step back and think on it for a while, thinking of all possible reasons and ways to correct this problem. We listen, but do not speak, think but do no reveal, speak but do not lecture. In order to understand an abstract gentleman, you must put all hormones to the side and think of man and women on a spiritual level. Are we here to bang each other but are we here to help each other? Most people say its the latter option, but do not conduct themselves in actions that would affirm those sentiments. Our generation is one that will affect the world for years to come and we MUST set an example for the coming generations. Well, that was me in the fewest amount of words I could put together, now it's time to get back to dating advice haha.. ...Until We Meet Again - That Abstract Gentleman

Introducing Young Rilla - Putting Indiana on The Map

LifeHasNoScript links up with another artist, this time it's Young Rilla, an MC looking to put Indiana on the map! Check out the interview to find out more about his music and upcoming works in 2009.

When you sit down to write your music, how you go about telling your story?

It really depends on what I'm trying to do with the song. Like for instance, on "May Day" I didn't really want to try too hard to be like...clever or witty or anything because I wanted the song to feel more natural. When I'm arguing with my girl, I'm not sitting and thinking up a thousand "hot" metaphors. I'm just saying how I feel, ya know? But then again, on some songs I like to go that extra mile to be original and what not. It is what it is I guess. All I really know is that I never try to make the same song twice, so my creative process has to be a little different with each one.

Why do you call yourself Young Rilla?

Well, basically I like to think that I keep it Rilla-than-most. But yeah, that's what my niggas in the hood call me ya dig? And I'm the youngest of 4 so...yeah.. 'Tis watta 'tis.. Real Recognize Real Records baby!

What type of music would you say that you make?

I just try to be diverse bro. I know I have a vocab and some insight into a lot of stuff, so I just try to present it in an artistic way that the averagenigga in Nikes and Roc jeans can appreciate. I'm not really one for all the glitz and glamour. I'm not "swag splashing" on hoes or nothing. I'm just a dude from the hood with a knack for wordplay and an outlook on life that's easy to understand if you've ever lived in a place with more murders than job opportunities. So in a sense, I guess I'm a grassroots sorta guy. I am what hip-hop came from and I sound like where it's headed.Coolbeans.

How long have you been making records?

Records? About 4 years. I "met" Billboard B at 16 and he's been my executive producer, CEO, and manager ever since. Really, the man has known me since birth. We go waaaaaaaaay back. But he didn't know I was a rapper and I didn't know he was into putting out acts until that time. But fuck that, I've been a writer since I was like 12. I used to write raps instead of doing class work.

Who were your biggest influences and music and who's your favorite artists out right now?

I love this question lol. Man My biggest influences change weekly, but some that always float at the top are Jay-Z, Eminem, Nas, Tupac, and Tip. For a nigga like me, that's like the "Dream Team" right there. I've picked up little nuances and tricks of the trade as far as pure FLOW goes. I can thank Jay and Em for a lot of that. I feel like I can twist syllables with the best of them because I study the best of them. Those dudes go ham on every track. Me and the other Mr. Jones share a lot of the same rebel thoughts, ya feel me? He's real deep and he pushes the envelope all the time. I like that.Pac and Tip pour a certain passion into their music that you can't help but to feel, and Tip put me onto punch-ins in the booth, lol. I love those guys' music man.

I know a lot of fans been waiting on you to drop the mixtape, what have you been up to lately?

Uhh, around lol. Man I've been doing so much shit bruh. We've been throwing Triple R release parties for the various Steel City Music DVD/CD joints. We're up to Vol 5. now. It's been real jazzy. I even got some production on there from some of my NT brethren (Shouts to T.I.M.E.). Gorilla Island Vol 1. has done serious numbers and Vol 2. just dropped like yesterday. So it's safe to say I done jumped off the porch, I just ain't made it down the block yet. It's been a matter of my putting the label first and foremost and establishing that brand, ya feel me? But that fix is on the way this summer. Blee'dat. Young Rilla's yet-unnamed-first-solo-mixtape...... SOON!

What's your inspiration behind your calling to make music?

The money. Sike. F the money. I make music because there's always been a song in my head as long as I can remember. That's it. It's not that complicated. It hasn't always been my song though. Back in the day it was Hammer. As I grew up it was Biggie and Pac . Now it's me. Ya feel me? When I'm depressed, there's a song in my head (probably Em's). Music has always been a sort of therapy to me. It's always been cool to know some obscure punchline buried in track whatever on that one album. Me and my guys still test each other with random ass bet you can't finish this line moments. hip-hop is just... me.

What was the biggest situation in your life that influenced your music the most?

There you go startin shit lol... Well, my moms passed away 2 years ago when I was 18 and that's still really tough on me. Hence the song/screenname Dear Winter (Dearwinter219). She was truly my biggest fan, mainly because she actually knows ME and not just the me I let people see. So yeah, that's been heavy on me. I handle it like a G though. I mean it is what it is. That's life. Now I just gotta make her proud, even though she was proud of me a long time ago.

If you could choose one artist to collab with on a track, who would it be and why?

Just one? Damn. Well then Outkast is just gonna have to count as one person then. I'm breaking the rules. These cats are BY FAR two of my favorite rappers ever. I mean, just sonically from album to album -- these dudes NEVER cease to amaze me. Their ear for beats is so unique and BigBoi is probably the most swag tight nigga in the industry over the past 15 years or so. That's real. Dre is Dre. What more can you say? What more do you have to say? I'll tell you what, put me on Skew it on the Bar B Remix and bet I don't murk off. I dare you...

What's the best word to describe your music and why?

Real. I bet you didn't see that coming did you? I mean, I just keep it real man. I'm a real musician. I play the sax. I'm a real nigga . I'm really from the hood and my lyrics are real life. I don't bullshit and shuck and jive for attention. I'm not making a dance song. My dude, I don't even know how to dance! I just like real hip-hop about real feelings and real trials and tribulations. I'm not out here saying I sold 10 bricks on my day off or in between classes in high school (read: fronting like 90 % of the industry). I was too busy skipping class to read the dictionary for all that jazz, to be real with you. I'm a rapper, and I'm damn good. Excuse my confidence. Let's be real, if you want a trapper-that-raps, I ain't that. If you want hip-POP music, I ain't that neither. I'm just that guy down the block that's seen and done a lot of stuff a few times and figured it would be smarter to just rap.

What do you plan to accomplish in music and what are your plans for this year??

Man I'm trying to do the same thing we do every night Pinky. The mixtape will probably be dropping later June or early July. Right now, there's Gorilla Island Vol 2. in the streets. I'm heavy on that track list. You can expect another Steel City Music compilation in the fall. We're hitting in all quarters my man. Outside of music though, a nigga need to get himself back in school and on that nursing path once more. Yeah man, Young Rilla is trying to be a male nurse. Save the Greg Focker comparisons. I'm far from a gay lord.. It's been one man...'Preciate the interview fammo. I'm ghost... --- Rilla

Click to download May Day - Young Rilla

Click to download Welcome To Indiana - Young Rilla ft Ric Jilla
Myspace/Booking info - http://www.myspace.com/foundation_Rilla

Album Review: "The Last Kiss"

Album review: "The Last Kiss", the long awaited Jadakiss debut under Rocafella and Def Jam Records, will be in stores by the time you read this. I got a chance to get my hands on the album (thanks _________) so here's the review!!

The Jadakiss fan in me has been awaiting this album for a while. I'm used to the slick talk and the signature "Ahhaaaaaaaaaa" cackle and he demonstrates that starting the album off well on "Pain and Torture". The triumphant "Can't Stop Me" sets vintage Jada lyrics to Neo Da Matrix production quite well (it took a few spins to grow on me). Labelmate Young Jeezy TEARS it up on "Somethin' Else" but Jada still has it with lines like "I'm beyond these feeble mind rappers that half step/I done carved the way for these niggas like Aztecs". "Rockin' with The Best" sounds like a mediocre attempt at a club single, while "Stress Ya" has the inverse effect (Both feature Neptunes production and Pharrell on the hook). Kiss makes up for it with the stellar "Things I've Been Through", which is the highlight of the album. Avery Storm sounds a bit awkward on "I Tried" but the song ulitmately delivers. Songstress Jasmine Sullivan is featured on "Smoking Gun", a tale of lost innocence. A "Cartel Gathering" connects Jadakiss in an effective NY cypher featuring Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. "By My Side" featuring Ne-Yo is underwhelming and pales in attempts to Jadakiss' past attempts at making singles to appeal to the female demographic. "Letter to B.I.G." featuring Faith Evans attempts to update the Notorious B.I.G. on the climate of the industry in the form of a letter. Lil' Wayne completely steals the show on the sinister "Deathwish"

Overall: Out of a 10, I'd give it about a 6.5-7/10. "The Last Kiss" is an alright album. Considering that he's self proclaimed "top 5 dead or alive", I'd consider that to be an issue with die hard fans. I also feel that 'Kiss is a guest on his own album with the overabundance of features taking the shine from him. The album really shines at its high points and dulls at its lowest points. "Things I've Been Through" is in the vein of "Feel Me" and "Still Feel Me" and refreshes the album throughout its midway point. I was looking forward to a Jay-z feature. As Kiss says "Long as I know i'm nice/fuck it, I'm my own fan". This album is probably his second best behind "Kiss The Game Goodbye".

Positives: "Cant Stop Me", "What If","Somethin' Else", "Things I've Been Through", "I Tried", "Cartel Gathering", "Deathwish", "
Negatives: "Grind Hard", "Who's Real", Rockin' With The Best","By My Side"

-100K

Lack of Communication In Dating

What's up people, That Gentleman checking in once again to get a tiny rant off, well BIG rant off my chest. So, as I sit here listening to music, I'm just thinking about all of the relationships where communication is little to nonexistent. Too often, you see relationships that could be mended or ended mutually with the help of a LITTLE communication, but that's SO above people these days because they, "can have another you in a minute". That's a terrible line in the first place because it shows how much importance someone puts on their relationship, but i DIGRESS. Many relationships include people that have no clue as to where their significant other is emotionally and it's quite evident by their actions, only furthering the problem. When people look back on relationships, they always say, "I wish I would've told them how I felt", "I wish I could've said this (or that)".. Communication, once again.

My own personal story has many stops in it and the reason I kept it moving at each one of those stops was because of that "lack in communication", part of it even on my part. Yeah, I can give advice, but I can't take my own, the usual irony.. right?

People in today's society are so engaged in the physical part of a relationship, that it becomes the basis for their emotions and communication as a whole. Sex can be very detrimental to a relationship, but it can also be beneficial, IF in moderation... Isn't it funny how in so many relationships, they can have great sex, but can't speak openly about their emotions or even sex with each other?! SMH Today, sex is so over-abused that it's second nature to have sex then talk after haha, sounds usual right? But why does that seem so normal? That's because it has become socially acceptable to basically start a relationship based off a sexual encounter and I believe it is quite the tale of how our common male-female reactions work.Now I'm not saying that you can't enjoy sex, but if you sex then talk, you're going be bored out of your mind because you're moving in reverse..and a car always moves slower in reverse. You can't expect to have great sex and then have great convo, that only happens in our "perfect world", but if you have great convo, then great sex, then you really have something. Once again I'll reiterate this, SEX iS A BONUS, NOT A BASIS.

Men believe that there aren't any good women out there, who aren't whorish,kind of like an urban myth.. And women believe that there aren't any good men out there who won't treat them like another usual jumpoff or even be fun to kick it with. Funny but sad at the same time because there is hope out there, it's just not readily seen, due to that "lack in communication".

You want him to listen and he wants you to listen, but there's one problem, you both aren't voicing yourselves as you should be. Maybe you should take the time to sit and have a thorough conversation, just maybe. You may have been in a relationship and it ended suddenly off one misunderstanding, or it may not even have gotten there yet before it all came crashing down and your little bubble of love, burst right before your eyes. We must learn to listen to on a deeper level, not just hearing "blah blah blah," but the actual words that are spoken the fragile place, known as the heart.

So you think I'm saying that the answer to all your problems is communication, haha you and I can only wish, but it IS a beginning I assure you. I have plenty more to say, but I don't wanna be too lengthy so stay tuned. We all have a lot to learn and there's no instructions, only a script, write your own story.

The problem with communication ... is the illusion that it has been accomplished.

- That Gentleman

On the Real...

Aye fam, everyday I wake up and wonder why some rappers never seem to keep it authentic, ya know? How many bum ass dudes are gonna waste their advance check on a chain this summer (only to have it stolen anyway...)? That's why I'm me, Young Rilla-than-these-fuck-boys.... or just Rilla for short. I ain't saying I'm the best rapper in the midwest. I'll let Jewels take that claim...ha.. But what I can guarantee is that I'll be giving you readers (and listeners) the REAL with every post from a perspective you can only gain from living 20 years in the belly of the beast. Somebody's got to do it. I just so happen to be that somebody. Just a few random REALITY CHECKS I wanna throw out there: Serena Williams can get it. Jasmine Sullivan is retarded. But talented. But still retarded.. Kobe > Lebron Jesus was middle eastern. And with that, I'm gonna fall back and chill for a sec... Live from L.H.N.S. by way of Gangster Island -Young Rilla

Unscripted....

Hello world...Chris Steez checking in to support the site and everyone else on the team behind it. I plan on helpin out by letting ya'll know what's going down as far as relationships/music and fashion goes. Now don't get it twisted I'm not a fashion/love guru but I will be putting my input on whats going on in that area... You can expect a whole new online community and fam from the Life Has No Script team...we plan to do it big word to baby d. If that chick tossed you that L when you asked for the digits...just remember that life has no script, you can write your own. You can basically be yourself on here and express your feelings, thoughts, and input and share what's going on in your life... I look forward to helping out and hearing what the people have 2 say and share, so let's do this...im out like fat chicks in dodgeball! - Chris Steez

Love, quite the feeling isn't it?

What's good everyone, I'm the Abstract but TRUE gentleman, that will be presenting you with relationship advice with the increased situational questions you provide. To me, LIFE is LOVE and LOVE is LIFE, simple but very true. When you have a blank canvas and you want to make the art yours, you put PASSION into it, letting the viewers see your true emotions. I was lucky, well unlucky enough if you will to have grown up in a house full of women, so I tend to be able to connect with females more than your average guy. It's not that hard at all, it just takes stepping out of the stereotypical ego driven man persona and allowing yourself to feel a woman through her emotions, not her body. The key to men understanding women and women understanding men is simply communication, which seems to happen a lot less these days, due to the maxed out hormones of our generation, but thats another story that I will continue on later! I look forward to providing you with helpful and easy tips that can boost your social skills with your dedicated effort through Life Has No Script. - That Gentleman

What is Life Has No Script?

Introducing to the world, the newest and soon to be hottest lifestyle blogspot, Life Has No Script, where you are the artist and our blog, is your template. Life Has No Script, complex but simple in words is just as the title says, life with no script, our allowing the viewers to express their feelings on a blank canvas, our blog that encompasses an array of topics. This blog is dedicated to bringing you the latest in dating advice, music, fashion, and life situations. We will make sure you are in the know when it comes to relations in modern society. Too often, we hear of problems that can be easily solved with the proper direction and that is what we aim to do with our viewers, our guru can guide you to new heights. We'll provide the successes and even the failures to see what can fixed within the female and male interactions. Frequently, we will showcase NEW and upcoming artists,producers, and DJs to keep you well updated with trendy music from ALL genres. So, if you're an artist/producer/DJ and you want to get your music out there to many more, feel free to contact us! Our fashion editor is passionate in bring you the latest trends in fashion and keeping you from walking out of your house and catching disturbing looks. You'll be very aware of the yay's and nay's when it comes to fashion! The lifestyle editor is just like you, an average American dealing with the everyday stresses of life, but will be providing with you encouragement and common situations that are common today. He CAN be a little random, but that's expect in a life with no script, strictly improvisation with a taste for just being REAL. The team for Life Has No Script is a braintrust brought together by a common cause and that is to provide our readers with the newest talks in the numerous facets of life that drive our generation. We look forward to hearing your ideas and input on important issues that will soon be discussed. Thank You Sincerely, The Life Has No Script Team