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Big Sean is gearing up to release his G.O.O.D. Music debut Finally Famous on June 21st, but his career could have taken a different turn. The Detroit, Michigan native revealed that he almost signed with Eminem's Shady Records before inking a deal with Kanye West.
The 23-year-old, whose real name is Sean Anderson, participated in a rap battle as a teenager that could have gotten him a single deal with the house that Marshall built. "Before I met Kanye, I did a rap battle. I used to battle rap. I was real popular, that's how I got this really good relationship with this radio station where I met Kanye at," he told DealWithNoDeal.net. "They were doing this battle rap to where the prize was $10,000 and a single deal from Shady Music, like Eminem and all them."
Finagling his way into the contest, he almost sonned the competition. "So DJ Whoo Kid and Just came, I snuck in. I wasn't even old enough to participate in it, but I lied about my age and I got all the way to the final round and lost to some dude," he continued. "I really thought I won, but I think the crowd was more on his side, so I lost. But DJ Whoo Kid and them was like 'Man, we gon' keep in contact!' Obviously, they didn't."
After wowing 'Ye with his rhyme skills and signing to G.O.O.D. Music, he eventually crossed paths with Whoo Kid down the road. "After I got in with Kanye, I met Whoo Kid again and it was all good. Whoo Kid was like, 'I remember that battle! I was tryna hook it up!' Whoo Kid is my homie for life, so it's all good. But that actually did happen once," he said.
llegal downloading hasn't affected dance music in nearly the same way it has other genres. If anything, it has helped.
According to Tijs Michiel Verwest, who is known as Tiësto to millions of electronic dance music devotees, file sharing via peer-topeer sources has had a big effect on dance music, reaching unprecedented heights in recent years.
"The whole reason why dance music has been blowing up is because of sharing online," he said from a recent tour stop in Charlotte, N.C. "Back in the days when you had vinyl, even if you really wanted a track, you couldn't buy it if it was sold out.
"I think it's better. It's not about the money any more, and the control is gone. It's like the Wild West out there. Ten years ago, the radio and the [record] labels dictated what we had to listen to. Now, you can just go online for a day and find all kinds of stuff."
Dance artists still produce recordings, though not all of them are completely concerned with profiting from their recorded work. That's because revenue can be recouped any number of ways, the biggest and best being live performances.
Tiësto has seen first-hand the shift toward a live concert experience. Last month he headlined Miami's Ultra Music Festival, a three-day event that drew more than 100,000 dance music fans to performances by Moby, The Chemical Brothers, David Guetta, Duran Duran, Deadmau5 and Erasure.
"They prepare the shows months in advance. I think for every show, the guys do 200 or 300 emails to take care of everything."
The music side is Tiësto's specialty. Live concerts require more from him than most imagine because if the mood is right, he can easily top three hours.
To be in that kind of shape, he puts a premium on exercise and watches his diet -no matter where in the world he finds himself.
He will be on the road in Canada until early May for a tour in support of his most recent mix, Club Life: Volume 1 -Las Vegas, Tiësto's tip of the hat to his residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The evolution of Tiësto has continued with his latest compilation series. "Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas" has proven to the world that Tiësto is and will always be Tiësto.
The development of his new sound began with the release of his last album, "Kaleidoscope," on his new label Musical Freedom in October 2009.
El Paso was one of the first stops on his tour in 2009, and the 6,000-plus that showed up at Cohen Stadium made it one of the most, if not the most, successful electronic dance music concerts in the Sun City.
Tiësto
Cohen Stadium
9700 Gateway Blvd. North
Friday, May 6, 7 p.m.
$40 general admission, $70 VIP
all ages
For info call (915) 755-2000
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