Not A Monopoly Economy

Now officially a San Fran man
From the lack of having a tan
U can easily see
No longer living by the beach
Instead im a bay gay
But ive come such a long way
And have grown considerably
Literally my coping ability
Sky rocketed
To where im dry socketed
Take my experiences mistakes and use abuse as topics
Let my mind’s eye go blind as I rhyme hot hits
Drop deuces and shits
While I wile a wild style called stream of consciousness
Genuinely relate through both love and hate
Whether feeling great joy or frustratingly irate
I try and take time to reminisce
All of the happiness and bliss
The small simple things I already have and exist
Perhaps introspection and reflection
Will broaden yours and mine’s horizon lines and perceptions
We create our own worst enemies through deception
Even lie to ourselves
Becoming too prideful for failure or help
By looking up and out instead of within
We’re committing the ultimate sin
Life and the economy aren’t a game of monopoly to win
Besides if u really stop and think
The end result’s everyone’s extinct
With all the checks and balances set in place
A single person hasn’t the talents nor resources it takes
Eventually mother nature runs her course
Uses brute force with no apologies or remorse
Where’s the righteous accountability and virtuous morality
Just look at congress’ benefits and salaries
It’s sickening and disgusting
How they’re repeatedly deceivingly filibustering
A record low number of bills have been passed
Obama should give them a lil kick in the ass
By paying them based on performance
The savings surmounted would be ginormous
We'd all benefit from cutting the deficit
But can the president fire an elected
I would feel better protected
From the greedy politicians seemingly self invested
Let’s redistribute the wealth
Focus on sustainability and public health
Equalize the tax code
So there's no loop holes
Still find it dumbfounding and obscene
Earth isn’t more globally green
We need to figure out how to wean the fiend
Get humanity clean of oil and gasoline
Even the notion of money is funny and absurd
It’s only a piece of paper … we give it value and worth
When three days of darkness arrives
The reliance on technological luxuries will be our demise
Which I surmise will forever change our lives
Recessing and depressing us back to ancient times


Peace and 1,
JC
10/22/12

Please Reelect Obama

Becoming complacent,
With inflation degrading this nation,
Congress in my opinion is failing,
Ultimately just bailing,
Shunning and it's stunning,
They're taking their money and running,
It's not the president’s fault,
The recession won’t halt,
Took eight years to get into this mess,
Should take that long to fix I’d guess,
That’s beyond our control though,
I’m too busy focusing on saving my own soul,
Trying to stay financially afloat,
But there’s a hole in my pocket/boat,
I just can’t seem to get ahead,
Feel I’ll probably forever be in debt,
Even after I’m dead,
What if I fled,
Just up and leave the states,
Especially now after the debates,
It appears people think Romney,
And republican policy,
Are better for the economy,
Which really bothers me,
Forget what that means for our civil rights,
I’m having many sleepless nights,
Worrying if I have to go back in the closet,
Or what I can do to stop it,
When I’m just one person,
Who definitely needs some reassuring,
Things will eventually get better,
Like San Fran’s weather,
There’s good and bad days,
Sunshine sometimes rain or a foggy haze,
Either way I pray we’ll be ok,
If I could just be patient quiet and simply obey,
Stop this obsession,
With constant questioning,
Stand in line don’t pine wine,
Or try to free my mind,
By thinking outside the box,
And refrain from following my heart’s,
Inclination towards sucking cocks,
Hopefully I won’t get electro shocked,
Nor locked,
In the looney bin,
Cuz of the mentality homosexuality is a sin,
That can be corrected,
I sincerely dread and fear for my life if Obama isn’t reelected!!!


Peace and 1,
Joe Conscious
10/9/12

Cd Release Party/Concert Talks Happening

What's the deal everybody?!!?! Last night I went into the city to meet up with Bernadette to talk about a performance we are doing together on Fri night and wound up having other conversations about future JC things like maybe co-hosting some Late Night Bubbles episodes, a bi-weekly queer music concert with local collaborators, and then the highlight which is a cd release party/concert sometime later this month like the 21st or 28th. This is getting more and more exciting with each passing day!!! My dream has come to fruition and now it's up to me how big that dream becomes!!! Please continue to support independent queer music and purchase my album off of iTunes or Amazon!!! And word of mouth advertising is the best and it's FREE!!!!! Please dont hesitate to hit me up with ur favorite tracks and some critiques of what y'all think about the album!!! Did u connect with any particular song??? Share ur stories!!!! Any topics strike a chord??? Let's start a conscious revolution people!!!!! Peace and 1, JC

Officially On ITUNES!!!!

What's the deal everybody?!?!?! I want to start off by saying THANK YOU!!!! This album is dedicated to every true hip hop music lover out there as well as any and everybody I've ever met along this journey!!!! It has been a long hard road but having special family and friends in my life has made this struggle possible!!!! I am so excited for you all to hear the album!!! And I especially can't wait to hear all your feedback and favorite tracks!!!! There have been many many many bumps and hurdles especially financial entanglements that have forced me at times to compromise my dream, but thanks to my parents I was taught to always have a back up plan and be pragmatic and smart about pursuing music as a passion. I can honestly say that this is the most fulfilling experience and I can't stop smiling!!!! Please please please help me by not only purchasing and listening to my music but to also spread the word. I purposely did not go the big record studio route and don't have lots of money to market and advertise!!!! By simply telling one friend and that person tells one friend ... that's how people go viral!!!! I really think I have a great product!!!! I have succeeded in putting my heart and soul into meaningful, inspirational, conscious message driven lyrics that I hope relates to people on a higher deeper level!!!! I also can't wait to do a mini cd release tour in SF, Oakland, San Jose, LA, SD, RI, for sure and who knows maybe MA, CT, NY and anywhere else that has fans!!! Will be working on music videos ASAP and probably some remixes as well!!!! Thanks again and please don't forget to spread the word of Joe Conscious!!!! Peace and 1, JC

Uploaded & Processing

What's the deal everybody?!?!?! Last night I was able to upload my album and cover art, however, I woke up this morning to an email saying my cover art was rejected. After major scrambling and panicking my friend Craig was able to help me out and reproduce the cover art in what appears to be the correct size. The first redo version he created he spelled conscious incorrectly and I almost finalized the wrong cover. I was able to resubmit the cover art tho and it looks like everything is being processed. Please keep ur fingers crossed that no other bumps present themselves!!!!!! I really just want this album out so people can listen to it!!!! Anyway, I just wanted to keep y'all posted. It can take anywhere from 2-6 days for it to be up on itunes ... hoping Fri will be the day tho!!!! Peace and 1, JC

Cover Art Down Music Upload To Go ...

What's the deal everybody?!?!?! I just finished finally uploading my cover art to Catapult for digital distribution. As soon as I get home from work I will upload the music tracks while im at the gym so when I get back everything shld be good to go and submitted to itunes. It still looks like im on par for an end of the week release on itunes ... here's hoping. Sorry for all the delays, obstacles and hurdles but looks like this is actually happening!!!!! Really excited to see what people's reactions will be and what sales will look like. This has been a long tedious and grueling process but I have perservered and triumphed!!! Please support local independent artists and musicians and spread the word of Joe Conscious' "Higher Consciousness"!!! Peace and 1, JC

More Obstacles & Hurdles

Sorry guys but there's been more delays!!! Ive spent the past few days finishing up my album cover and back, as well as researching copyrighting and of course the e-copyright website is down this weekend for maintenance!!! Nothing comes easy ... right?!?!?! Im excited to head down to San Diego this weekend and while im chilling on the beach I will do more research as well as hit up all my music contacts to figure out the proper way to copyright my stuff. As soon as "Higher Consciousness" is submitted and paid for I can go ahead and upload it to Catapult for online distribution. I know this is super inconvenient and believe me my patience is running super thin already, but im gonna try to see the light and be optimistic about this road bump and use this weekend to get my ducks in a row so I can get this cd out ASAP!!!! Im sooooooooooo close!!!


Peace and 1