BTOWN STAND UP -- I love this town... >>>SPREAD THE WORD

CURRENT LOCATION: Right back where I think I started this blog... Can somebody say Herman B. Wells library?

So it's my second week of campus and I'm having nothing short of a dope ass time at the best college in the world. Shouts to my fraternity and every gorgeous Bloomington girl that I've partied with or have said what up to thus farrr.. We're in the making for a great year.

Despite the great parties, and amazingly interesting classes (yeah, for once, right?), there is nothing I'm enjoying more than the LOVE from all of you -- INDIANA students and everyone else on the internet that's helping SPREAD THE WORD about my mixtape and everything else I got going on.

I was walking out of my apartment two days ago and some dude was on a bike and dodged me at the last second, turns around, and yells "love the mixtape". That's what the fuck is up.. Lots of love at the tailgate too. I think I gotta perform thereeeeee hahahaha -- that might just be a hint of what's about to come.

Musically I've been working with a lot of awesome producers in town doing their thing -- shouts to J-CUSE and congrats to him as well on his recent placing of Bow Wow's new single "BREAK IT DOWN" which rumor has it will be featuring Drake as well, my boy J. Miles, Javan, and SoundRemedy. Lots of young talent, I dig.

The street team is getting ready to go back to wrok with new missions and objectives and when we see facebook statuses, comments, and photos we can't help but get excited, but you should be excited to. Bloomington, I'm gonna give back to you-- surprise you with a nice little Welcome Back show within the next 3 weeks... and trust me you'll know when and where because my street team is going to have this place on lock because they got my back like thatttt.

If you're not in BTOWN, you're missing out, but don't worry this year I will be coming to a city near you.. I just gotta get this Dixie Cups single music video and promo all straight before I can devote all my time to rocking out with you. But it's going to happen...

So once again, thanks to everyone coast to coast and especially BTOWN for spreading the worddddd about me, my music, and my movementttt.. you're da shit

"See No Limits. Hear No Limits."

-JQ

On the front page of the Indiana Daily Student

Front Page of IDS 4/22/09

"If there's not going to be that level of success, then I'm not interested."

To read the full article click here.

CURRENT LOCATION: Still in Chicago... Wondering when my work will actually be finished here so I can head back to Bloomington.

So I'm sitting in Chicago for one final day before I make it back to the town that I'm honored to be seeing so much support from. All the texts and calls are greatly appreciated. Big thanks to Rachel Krasnow of the IDS for giving the story the spotlight it deserves as well as for the recognition. Rachel, you did a great job and on behalf of me and my team, it was a pleasure to work with you.

The article contained a few quotes from my close friends and individuals who have been involved in my project including my good friend Jon Stein:

"Stein, also a business student, said he met Udell through a friend and has gained skills that deal with effectively marketing campaigns. The term “Burbetto” comes from the suburban and ghetto culture, Stein said."

I woke up to a text from another one of my good friends Joby Wright. I had yet to read the article, but dragged my ass out of bed before responding to Joby.

I apologize to anybody who was offended by the misrepresentation presented in that sentence. The actual "term" Burbetto is does not come "from the suburban and ghetto culture"!   Allowing individuals to speak on your behalf always puts you at risk for situations like this. While luckily I'm not in the spotlight yet, this has allowed me to pledge my faith towards awareness of Burbetto by using viral marketing tools to help "SPREAD THA WERD".  Shoutout to Mani Manglish -- mmdot.blogspot.com !

I think Joby brought up some really great points and I appreciate him for coming to me before talking to anybody else about it. Hopefully in the future Burbetto will be represented accurately, but we all know how the media is and we were obviously not allowed to see this article before it went to print or that would've been changed.

On another note, Burbetto: The Mixtape is on its way. I wanna talk about it so bad, but you're not ready for it yet. When you are, I'll let you know. hahahaha Show love.

"See No Limits. Hear No Limits."

-JQ

Named as the OFFICIAL Soulja Boy Opener for the Biggest Concert in Little 5 History!

On April 24th, 2009 I will take the stage directly before Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

Signed my contract today... It's official. I will be opening directly for Soulja Boy on April 24th, 2009 -- Show starts at 6 P.M. and will take place on Indiana's tailgating fields. For tickets, get at my boy Matt Strombelline at (516) 567-7787. There is a nice surprise in the making for after the concert as well so as always, stay tuned! - Thanks for your love & support!

"See No Limits. Hear No Limits."

-JQ

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CURRENT LOCATION: Herman B. Wells Library in Bloomington, Indiana

If I am not at the Grammys in 11 months, I will destroy my own career. Yes... These are the standards in which I hold myself--which might sound crazy considering last August I couldn't rap. So now it's been 1, 2, 3... 7 and a half months and yes, I've come a long way.

For those that don't know, my song "Go Down and Show" has received airplay nationally and seems to be having its own fiasco on YouTube.

What started with three of my girl friends telling me they were going to make me a music video because they were tired of watching still pictures on YouTube -- check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N97RvVu3xWo -- became an "I can shake it better than you" debate which led to the SHAKEiT4JQ competition. I've been lucky enough to have 100+ videos posted by girls across the country and from all around the world including girls from the Canada, the UK, and Spain!

Unfortunately, YouTube keeps taking down the best ones cuz they're "inappropriate" -- I guess they don't want a six year old -- yeah, there's six year olds on YouTube these days, go figure -- watching girls in thongs without bras dancing to a song about blow jobs. Did I just type that outloud? I'm going to save one of these so-called "inappropriate" videos one of these days and post it here to show you what I'm talking about.

Anyway, back to my "Grammy guarantee" which will slowly seem less crazy as the months wear on, but if I was you right now, I'd probably press "X" -- thinking who is this kid -- and WTF makes him think today he is nobody and tomorrow he'll be at the Grammys?

A little bit over a year ago, I was running my sports memorabilia company (ONtheCOURTSports -- http://stores.ebay.com/ONtheCOURTSports-Memorabilia) which was "nice" before this recession, when a Grammys advertisement popped across my page. I hadn't really been writing at the time... I don't know... It goes in phases, ya know? Writing that is. But anyway, for some reason, at that very moment, I was bored with life--with routine. I was done pledging (yeah, I'm in a fraternity... Zeta Beta Tau, '11 Full, yessur (at Indiana University btw)).. School was kickin' my ass and the classes weren't nearly as good as first semester.

At that point, I decided I was a rapper. See, I was always a poet... and I've always been into music. I had recorded a track or two joking around with my boys that remained in our day to day playlist about some crazy ex-girlfriend and real "hip-hop", but nahhh... This was different. This was for real.

I told a couple people, who obviously didn't take me seriously... and I slept on it. But for some reason, unlike most dreams we have on a day to day basis, this one didn't go away. I started to write songs... a lot of songs. Songs like thiss:

JQ - 'Bout My Money (T.I. - Big Shit Poppin' REMIX)
http://www.limelinx.com/files/2bc114568c3abfdfb78a5a84c3e9f833-- The First "No Limits" Zone EXCLUSIVE Release.
(yeah, as you can see, my style has changed a lot hahaha... yeah, a lot... I realized I wasn't a thug? "So who am I?" if I'm not a thug and I rap -- that's a question for my next blog.)

I didn't really know what I was doing, but I was further along than I thought and by the time summer hit instead of heading to New York as originally planned, I found myself in a nice learning situation in Chicago with house music legend Vince Lawrence of Slang Music Group (http://www.slangmusicgroup.com/).

But back on Grammy night, February 10, 2008, I told myself that in two years, I would be at the Grammy's (aka 11 months left). It was more than an "I told myself" sorta thing; it was like an oath.

People have been hatin' since so I must be doing something right and as my good friend Jon Ackerman told me the other day, "That's your motivation--isn't it? Proving people wrong... That's what keep you going."

I plan on using a handful of quotes like Jon's inside the cover booklet (what is that thing called?) of my debut album, which I don't have a release date for, but my only hint is that it would have to be before the Grammys next year, if I was going to be there, wouldn't it?

That's "Enuff" for now -- a subtle shoutout with hint to my nexttttt blog. As Lupe told me back in 2006 when he autographed my picture and watered the "rapper seed" Kanye planted in my brain, "Stay Tuned!"

"See No Limits. Hear No Limits."

-JQ

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