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Just Sayin’

About Me

You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !Just Sayin' is a lively, animated, fun-loving brother representing Rosedale all day every day. This Queens-bred and Brooklyn-born emcee creates and performs music that is a direct reflection of his emotion and passion. But don’t get it twisted. It isn’t all about fun and jokes. Just Sayin' is a brother who knows who he is. He is a direct product and representative of The Golden Era of Hip Hop striving to create timeless contributions to music and global culture. A man of Achievement, Just Sayin' is a living example of the motto, “Work equals play.” On stage, Just Sayin' is a free-spirited, buckwild, animated showman. Off stage, Keith Julian Richards is a focused, driven, business-minded individual who thrives on excellence and an incessant need to learn, create, achieve. His music is a testament to the human spirit and to experiences that everyone can relate to. Just Sayin's career began early in his life; he’s been writing ever since he learned to read. It all started after he won first prize in a local Black History Poetry contest at age 10. “I never thought anything of it so I just continued to write poems for my family.” Writing poetry, coupled with the natural ability to articulate, find words that rhyme, and a deep love of music and hip hop consciousness, the progression toward emceeing was quite natural. In junior high school, he continued to impress his fellow students and faculty with his poetry and eventually wrote his first rhyme. The inspiration to conquer the stage came in high school when Just dominated the lunchroom rhyming ciphers. After a successful performance at Martin Van Buren High School’s Star Search talent show, he discovered his natural ability to move the crowd. “As time went on, I realized that rocking crowds, making music and listening to music was all that really made me happy,” reflects Just. Throughout his high school and collegiate career, Just's dynamic style continued to rile up audiences at various venues, creating a loyal following. His major inspirations include: God, freedom, family, life experiences, love (and the possibility of it!) and earning his rightful place in Heaven. This multi-talented brother not only plans to mesmerize the world with his rhymes but he also wants to produce music, score soundtracks and video games, write and publish books of his poetry, join a spoken word circuit and even act. Just Sayin' is ready to rise to the next level, dedicating himself to exploring, developing and sharing his numerous talents with the world. “Having only one life to live and the realization that God punishes those who don’t use their talents, the decision to pursue music and letting everything else fall into place was pretty easy when put into the proper perspective.” You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/6/2006
Band Website: www.justsayinmusic.com
Band Members: Just Sayin', J. Say, and Just. In other words, all me!!!
Influences: Artists: A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Common (Sense), Pete Rock &; CL Smooth, OutKast, Cee-Lo, The Fugees, Nas, Jay-Z, Notorious BIG (RIP), 2Pac (RIP), Rakim, The Large Professor, The Lost Boyz, GangStarr, De La Soul, Black Star, Busta Rhymes, Run-DMC, Eric B. &; Rakim, Big L, RedMan, Eminem, Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Bahamadia, Heavy D, Pharcyde Stevie Wonder, Babyface, Donny Hathaway (RIP), Earth Wind &; Fire, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Maxwell, D’Angelo, James Brown, Little Richard, Sam Cooke (RIP), Prince, Tony Toni Tone’, Musiq, Marvin Gaye (RIP), Jill Scott, Mint Condition, AeroSmith, Guns N Roses, Lenny Kravitz, No Doubt, Erykah BaduProducers: J Dilla (RIP), Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Hi-Tek, A Touch of Jazz, The Neptunes, Wyclef Jean &; Jerry Wonder, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Shawn J. Period, Buckwild, Large Professor, Kanye West, DJ Premier, Dave West, Raphael Saadiq, TrackMasters, Marley Marl, Pete Rock, DJ Scratch, DJ Quik, 9th Wonder
Sounds Like: I'm Just Sayin' I sound just like myself. I'm Just Sayin' though!!!
Record Label: Animated Life, LLC
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The making of Katharsis

From the moment that I decided to make music to moment I was holding this album in my hands it took 6 years.  I did have a few bumps in the road along the way, and a few setbacks, but it was all ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:05:00 GMT

2008 BET awards commentary

  '08 BET Awards It took a great deal of strength to write this one y'all. My goodness gracious. Let's get started. Shall we?   The show began with Ursher lip synching "Love In The Club" He ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:08:00 GMT

Stevie Wonder concert review

This past Saturday I had the distinct pleasure and honor of attending a concert by none other than the WONDERful one aka Mr. Steveland Morris aka Stevie Wonder at the Arena at Madison Square Garden.&n...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:39:00 GMT

’07Hip Hop Honors Commentary

'07 Hip Hop Honors commentary What up my fellow Hip Hoppers!  Let's get right into it.  Your boy Tracy Morgan was crazy with the Krush Groove references, holding up Kente Cloth, talking abo...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:12:00 GMT

A good question/dialogue for my fellow Hip Hop heads out there

What's your favorite... Timbaland beat? Dr. Dre beat? Neptunes beat? Preemo beat? Pete Rock beat? 9th Wonder beat? Just Blaze beat? J. Dilla beat? Kanye West beat?
Posted by on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:18:00 GMT

The EP is here!!!

To all of my people who have expressed crazy love for me and my work over the years, I have put together an EP to keep your appetites wet appropriately titled, "The EP," which is short for "The Exclus...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:31:00 GMT

22 Greatest EmCees commentary

The term MC (EmCee) means Master of Ceremony/Move the crowd. Here are some criteria that I believe are universally objective to being a true, inside-and-out EmCee. 1 - You must write your own rhymes!...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:45:00 GMT