Face Off 3 or More The Proverb

Greetings All. First of all, thank you for taking the time to purchase our issues. We appreciate all feedback, positive or negative,we seek growth at all times. Which brings us to what I was thinking about in terms of what we know or think we know and how to be with self and with others. There is a Japanese proverb, very ancient, that shares about 3 faces. And this is something that is followed with the understanding that:

One face is what you show to the world. The other face is what you show to close friends & family. Then there is one that you do not show to anyone.

My take on this is so deep but luckily, I was able to OnePage it, to hit on the stronger points of the proverb. A lot of times we have friends or elders that tell us about friends. They’d tell us we have too many or we have a spoiled apple in the basket but we ignore and continue to be around the person because we have not seen what they see, but life experiences will have you know that if someone showed you their friends, then no doubt, you know who they are.

And that’s what the world will or will not do. This is one of the greatest points about becoming of self, is that you will identify with who you are as a person and when you do you grow another confidence that others cannot pinpoint what makes you who you are. It’s a naturalness within us. Others call this “Motivation”. Talent does what it can, Genius does what it Must. We are built for this.

The world will ask who you are, and when they do, you’d better have an answer for if you don’t, then they’ll TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE! This proverb has so much to do with identification. You can’t show what you do not comprehend in its entirety. The source of the proverb is that society organically ignores what is in the forefront and they dwell into what cannot be proven. We know that to hide something you’d either place it in a book or just put it in front of those you wish not to learn it.

So in the proverb, if two faces are already dedicated to servicing self in other aspects and you must HIDE one. And we are left with the face in the center. The very face before us.

It’s Hidden!

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Catching up with Ten Toes once again. I can’t remember the last time I interviewed you guys. What have you guys been up to?

Seenote: I’ve been chillin, I’ve been grinding, not necessarily with the music, but on the other end. I got more mouths to feed, I’m enjoying being a father. But I’ve been dibbling and dabbling with the music. Cuh definitely trying to get me out there, I owe him some music this year, I made a promise to Cuh, I’m get it together. How many I owe you Cuh? Hollo: at least 5. Seenote: a 5 piece EP, when I find the time to really dedicate my mind to that, I’m gon make it happen.

What about you Hollo, what you been up to?

Hollo: I’ve been doing a little bit of everything. Working on getting me a lemonade, shout out to Ladychelle. I’ve been really focused on making music, trying to learn the business of the music. Just really been learning the business, staying low, letting every body get their shine on, waiting my turn, so this year you’ll get a little bit more Hollo.

What I find interesting is when a group start individually focusing on different things, it usually splits them up, but how do you guys find the balance to keep the momentum going?

Hollo: We’re family, we’re really family so it ain’t no “I can leave him out” type deal, nigga I got you forever. We’re brothers, we got this. So even when he takes his breaks, I got him. I’ma hold him down, I’ma throw him on a track even when he doesn’t want to. Still getting things in order. Seenote: He’s always got my support. Just because I’m not on the track doesn’t mean I wasn’t there in the creative process. Doesn’t mean I wasn’t there in the studio. It’s also cool to pull up on my cousin and just vibe with my cousin. When I get with Cuh it doesn’t have to always be about music. We can just vibe. And that gotta be there. It doesn’t have to always be about the music, I just miss my cousin. Personally I felt like I was forcing it, so it’s always good to take a step back and live life. And when I come back, use them experiences and I have more to work with.

I know you’re taking the time out right now to be a father, but in this game there’s so much pressure to staying consistent, so tell me about the decision to say “I’m gonna focus on life real quick.”

Seenote: I’ve always been like that. I might have a time having a problem figuring out where to go creatively so I just take a step back. Live a little bit, and then when I come back to the process, I use what I’ve been through in that time. I just don’t try to overwork my brain. At some point it was all music, all music, and I was missing out on different aspects of my life. Missing out on time with family. So let me take care of them, then I’ll get back to taking care of the people.

Now Hollo, even tho you’ve kept the grind going, you’ve kept the music going, but you’ve also been growing your family as well. So it’s really a contrast to see the dynamic of you guys living the same lives but choosing different ways to focus. How do you explain your drive?

Hollo: They’re really my motivation. I might be with my family all day everyday, and that’s just what I do. But I’m gonna take them to the studio, so you understand what daddy be doing with his time, where his money going, and stuff like that. Understanding. My girl understand that this is what I am and this is what I do. So we both got

“...letting everybody get their shine on, waiting on my turn...”

ten toes

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an understanding, so there’s not time to not find a balance, we find the balance in between things. Somedays I don’t go to the studio, coz I gotta be a daddy. And I don’t care, I just go in there and write and keep my mind focused. And see how that plays out.

Where are you trying to go with the music?

Honestly, I’m just trying to build something for my kids forever. The music is just one aspect of it. Getting in the music business, opening something that’s gon be the family forever. A legacy for the family. Something they can always go back to. Music is up and down. One day they like me, one day they might not. I just want to build a ground base, even if it’s housing, or more music. You never know how it’s gonna play out.

Let’s talk about beyond the music and about the lemonade. Tell us your degree of involvement with the recipe.

One day I came in the shop looking for Lemonade, and Ladychelle offered me my own flavor. First thing I said I wanted anything with Pineapple. Then we tasted the pineapple lemonade, and my girl tasted it and said we needed oranges in it. So Ladychelle made a new batch and we ended up with Orange Pineapple Lemonade. Some of the best of the best if you ask me.

And speaking of Hollo, and beyond the music, I’m going to flat out ask you, what is it with this gun obsession you seem to have?

Honestly, I’m just fascinated. I’ve always been a big gun freak. I always liked guns. And I ended up getting legal, so all my guns are legal. Once I got my gun license it was over with. You ever seen those movies where the White people got the mean gun collection? I said Ima have that, that was my focus. And I told them, that’s where my money be going.

From an artist perspective, why is it important to make moves beyond the music?

Because the fans always want something they can gravitate to, they always can say I got some “Hollo Lemonade” even if they can’t get “Hollo Tip.” It’s always about that love that you’re giving back. They love you for you, and not just for music sometimes. And that’s where most of my fanbase come from, for me, the music is extra.

Any last words?

Ten Toes. Be on the look out for the Orange Pineapple Lemonade and the new single “Take my smile away.” Coz everybody really be trying to take a nigga smile away, but I refuse to let somebody do that. So I just focus on that grind and putting in that work. You’ll see it when you see it.