@gwatsky - fastest white rapper?

So, I'd seen George Watsky's videos and thought they were clever and funny, but hadn't put much more thought into it. Then I met the guy last night at The Royal Family Ball at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. He was really friendly, clearly into good music (Soulive, Lettuce & Break Science w/ Charli 2na) and mentioned that he'd been meeting with some labels, but no one had offered him a deal yet.

Check out the first of the below videos. It has close to 10 million hits. Who knows what he is capable of writing, but he clearly has an audience already. At the very least, a significant online presence. He has a strong vocabulary. He uses good diction. He delivers his rhymes well.

Something is wrong with this business when a guy with close to 10 million hits on one video is not even getting an offer. He has talent. He can rap fast, faster than most, and that is worth something. Even if the offers were bad ones, someone should have offered him something. Its not every day you meet someone who can rap like this....





Check him out on twitter at @gwatsky

Royal Family Ball Comes to L.A. & Denver

The Royal Family Ball is finally hitting the road again and bringing their traveling funk extravaganza to L.A.'s own Club Nokia, as well as to Denver, Portland, San Francisco and New Orleans.

Descending upon Nokia shortly after Jazzfest - the wrecking crew that is the Royal Family and features members of Soulive, Lettuce and other offshoot bands will shake your mind, body and soul on Friday May 13th. This tour will also be one that promotes the launch of Soulive's own record label - Royal Family Records. At their most recent Ball at Brooklyn Bowl, members of The Meters, Dr. John, ?uestlove and others who knows who else will grace the stage at this unparalleled funk showdown in Los Angeles.

Here is a video of Lettuce doing "Move On Up" in January 2011. Hope they play it in LA!

General admission tickets are $25 in advance and $28.50 the day of the event (if available). VIP Pit and VIP Balcony tickets are $30. Tickets for Club Nokia events are available at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com and from 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri at the STAPLES Center Box Office located at 1111 S. Figueroa St. No fees are charged at the STAPLES Center box office or at the Club Nokia box office on show days (open after 5 PM).

http://www.clubnokia.com/

http://www.royalfamilyrecords.com/