Can't Knock The Hustle // What Up From Our Editor

If Complex called you up & scheduled an interview with you, what would you do? Would you set the date, wait 15 minutes before your meet up & cancel? Would you reschedule for the next day & then not show up for that meeting too? Or maybe would you just avoid their offer...until you realize, Complex is actually pretty dope, free publicity is crucial and there support system is massive?

No! You would break your ass for that moment! You would thank your lucky stars, butt kiss and all...just saying.

So why is it that when CopyWrite calls you up, works with your schedule and makes reservations to interview you, you act Hollywood? You forget you calendar meetings and act like we have nothing better to do then wait on you.

Excuse me??? This ain't that. I repeat this ain't that.

This misuse of each other & unprofessional conduct must stop. If you’re still dwelling around these parts, you’re apart of the issue, if you’re not addressing the problem.

And no shade at all, I know there are a few locals who probably think this is all about them (Guilty Conscious) but sorry loves there are multiples of you that need a reality check.

Listen up MKE, we are here striving to be communal, to open up doors for those bold enough to walk through them, to hold a platform made for the people, by people who are really invested in OUR Urban Culture.

So don't act like we are not worthy. The war is against the norm. The war is against the naysayers. The Revolution is MKE. Choose up. Or be left behind. We don't need you. We need US.

I just had to get that off my chest.

/Dirty

Read the rest of Issue Five: Creative Hustle & Heart here.

Informal Formalities & Other Things You Have Been Asking About

I have yet to find comfort in formalities. They just seem...well way too formal.

So you won’t be receiving a greeting from me. No intro. No witty anecdotes. No nada! (Though this may be an intro distracting you from my anxiousness to get to the point in the first three words.)

Dudeeeeeee, I sure do miss writing these.

“Dirty, Dirty, Dirty, how is the Magazine?”

“Lexi, Lex, Lex, when’s the next release?”

“What have you guys been doing?”

“Where have you guys been?”

“What’s the word with CopyWrite?”

“I need an interview, I’m trying to get down with you!”  -----> PAUSE || , as I let the Dom Kennedy play in my head and I try to respond to the tormenting questions without seeming annoyed. 

I systematically reply:

‘We have been doing a lot of behind the scenes work, special press releases and some reformation of the brand. We are working If you need us, just let us know...’

With our supporters constant anticipation and our hesitation to release had my stomach churning, my heart aching and my mind going bonkers but I knew it was all temporary. Rome wasn’t built in a day and good hustle can’t just thrive over night.

So where had we been?

Running ourselves ragged trying to graduate from college, doing these massive projects that could make or break your whole life (survived that). Then the spazzing moments after graduation where you get smacked in the face with real world issues, real world bills and real world sacrifice (still trying to survive that). We had some soul searching to do. As things and people around us began to dissipate, lifestyles changed and priorities morphed, CopyWrite could not feed us alone and we were starving.

But here we are! Counting our blessings and etching out our own paths. We have set a NEW foundation based on everything we were meant to be, with absolutely no apologies for things we are not…  AND I MEAN NONE!

As always we will write blunt interviews. We will question idiotic behavior. We will laugh at our own misfortunes and use them as conversation starters. We will not confine our freedom of expression or limit ourselves to any societal boundaries. We are CopyWrite! You should know better!

So once again, I must mention how I’m not big on formalities. So you won’t be getting any closure here. No outro. No conclusion. No orthodox exit strategy. (Though this maybe the part where I rush you to go explore everything we have been waiting to share with you.)

Go ahead! Now be “ inquisitive” and ask “What’s the word on CopyWrite?”

My reply:
 BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! 

      Real Geechie Yo! Everything is copacetic. (Yes, I said copacetic!) 

*Stupid grin*

You’re welcome LOL,

        DIRTY