Search - Darryl James :: I Got Something I Wanna Say

Remember a time when Rap music was about something more than gangstas and bling-bling? Well, that time is coming back and it?s coming from Darryl James, the baldheaded brother who brought the people Rap Sheet, the world?s first Hip Hop newspaper. "I?m a writer and I?m a musician, so this is no big stretch for me," said Darryl James, founder and publisher of Rap Sheet, the only Black-owned national rap music publication. "I?m not happy at all with the state of rap music, so I wanted to express myself and bring some fresh music to the game at the same time." "The music I loved was about partying and hard life on the street," he said. "It was about Black history, a revolution, about making money and even about being a gangster if that was your reality. It really was the Black CNN, but at some point, money and gangsterism were all the rappers seemed to talk about and it just got stupid." I Got Something I Wanna Say is what fans would expect from a music critic, but no less than what fans would expect from the art form?s best producers and it?s most talented emcees. There are no samples, high-profile guest appearances or guest producers. James, the Executive Producer, wrote all of the lyrics, co-wrote the music and co-produced the project with Earl Easley, Convertible?s producer. James became the first Black publisher of a rap music magazine and I Got Something I Wanna Say marks the first Rap music project from a magazine publisher or editor.