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</strong><strong>Dear hip hop fan,</strong>

The more bios I read the more pathetic they sound. “So and so is more talented and successful than everyone and you should be jealous and this is why.” Like we haven’t heard that shit before. No one big or famous gave a shit about me or my family when my life was hard so why would I give a damn about any of them? I want to speak to people, not at people. So let’s get something straight, I am no better than anyone else but I have a message and I feel it benefits any music lover. Be yourself.

<strong>I’m just a regular everyday normal mutha****a.</strong>

I remember back in 4<sup>th</sup> grade my music class was given an assignment. It was simple, memorize a song you like and sing it. She wasn’t specific on genre or anything like that. So one by one kids got up and sang songs like <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mary had a Little Lamb</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel;</span> I waited for my turn. My name was finally called and I started singing my favorite song at the time, Mr. Wendal by Arrested Development. Although I knew every word and sang the chorus perfect I was stopped halfway rudely by my teacher and was asked, “I asked you to sing a song, if you don’t sing a real song I am going to give you an incomplete.” As a child I was appalled at her statement, but in my ignorance didn’t realize how taboo my actions were to her. The reality was hip hop was my favorite music. Before I could say a thing half the class yelled out “it’s Mr. Wendal, it’s on the radio! It’s a rap song!” Luckily, she got over it and passed me. It was pretty damn obvious she hated rap music. But I was just being me, even though I didn’t even realize it at the time.<strong></strong>

<strong>Rap music lost its way.</strong>

Hip hop was for a long time the most honest and aggressive way of getting a message across. How did it end up the butt of every joke and the tool of comedians, actors, cops and pop fucktards? I don’t know about you, but seeing rented Bentleys, half naked fat girls and borrowed diamond chains doesn’t make me feel better when I wake up in the morning with a head full of problems. According to Lil Wayne, Drake, Ludacris and a few other unoriginal artists, every rapper is fucking your girlfriend. Well I hope you rappers get squirrel AIDS from fucking everyone. Two words come to mind when I hear a song with no truth, message or substance, FAKE AND GAY. Maybe I am 1 man against the world, maybe it’s a lost cause, either way I’m not faking or changing for nobody.

<strong>Hip hop is not just a passion; it is a way of life.</strong>

There is no dollar amount on earth you can pay me to stop writing music. I don’t sit here thinking of hit songs or write what I think someone wants to hear. The rappers that started the chain wearing gun toting big booty fads really lived their lives like that on a day to day basis. What a rapper raps about should always reflect their real life. I write what is on my mind based on experience and it’s as simple as that. I chose to use my middle name Kayvan as my stage name because I need people to know that what they hear is me, not an act. King Kayvan is the embodiment of that fraternal brotherhood that Lyor Cohen pioneered many years ago.

<strong>Artist development is key, but where?</strong>

The radio is the same artists, over and over and over. Is Artist Development is a thing of the past? There should be a law banning any music artist from sharing their music on the internet until they have been developing their skills for a minimum of at least 5 years. (I wish) This would probably eliminate most of the bullshit ear spam I hear or people send me on a daily basis. This would also increase the chances that a major label would hear good music with no garbage to sift through.   Hearing bad music is worst than hearing someone scratch a chalkboard. Passion and drive are secondary to real world songwriting and music performance experience. I respect artists who respect good music from any genre, loyalty and the life-long passion that is called music. If you think you deserve something you never earned, if you sit around with a pen trying to write a hit record as a get rich quick scheme, you’re a fucking fool and you’re wasting your time.

<strong>The struggle is what made hip hop “the business” </strong>

I call it “the struggle” some call it the underdog or David and the Goliath. People express their struggle in so many ways it always amazes me. The struggle presented in real rap music appeals to so many people, the little guy becoming great. People ask me all the time, “you’re brother is a big shot transplant surgeon, what happened to you?” I can answer that in one word, circumstances. Right Brain vs. Left Brain. In general, schools tend to favor left-brain modes of thinking, while downplaying the right-brain ones. To say the least, I didn’t have the same experiences, perspective or opportunity. It surprises me that in such shitty economical times, the struggle isn’t the main topic of discussion in rap music. Just be you, fuck what anyone says it's your  life and it's short as hell. Your mom would agree with me. j/k...The End.

<strong>***King Kayvan***</strong>

Kayvan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kayvan (Persian: کیوان ) is a Persian given name, which means Saturn in ancient Persian. The root of the word means: "like king", which refers to the way Saturn looks like in comparison to the other planets.

It is also a variant of Kavan (Irish, Gaelic), and its meaning there is "handsome".

This name has a few variations in meaning, but usually is associated with the world, or universe. A Persian King was named Kayvan, which most likely why it lends its meaning to being "like King".