By Odeisel
The grind is a terrible thing to waste. You give your heart and soul into proving the naysayers wrong. So many times you think about quitting and getting a job. So many times you cry yourself asleep watching people live your dream and you’re sitting there eating Oodles of Noodles, wondering where the next check is coming from. Then you prayers are answered. You get traction; you get some forward momentum. All of a sudden, you go from obscurity to notoriety…and the smiles turn to frowns. The good lucks become “eff that dudes,” and your underdog status gets exchanged to “you think you all thats.”
Wordspit is going through some growing pains right now. After hustling for years, putting in work, releasing product, and trying to get the world to take notice, he caught a break. Featured in a McDonald’s commercial that is getting a nice amount of play during the NCAA March madness promotion, his face is now present on a global scale and it has opened doors for him professionally as well as made his pockets a little bit plumper.
Then came the voices. Why you rapping for McNuggets, son? McDonalds is marketing burgers to poor people that get diabetes. Bla. Bla. Bla. Way to spoil a breakthrough. Now, of course, Wordspit stands in the middle of the maelstrom, dealing with success while ducking the slings and arrows of opposing fortune. We caught up with him tonight at the Nas/ Damien Marley listening event and spoke about the hustle, the well wishers, and the jealous ones that envy. Oh and what it feels like to be makin’ it. Enjoy.
Part 1
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Part 2
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Poet’s Haiku (Video)
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it’s always refreshing to read something written by someone he gets his grind i have been to his shows and am never disappointed keep the coverage rolling him because i will definitely keep reading…
You did a good job on the Mcdonalds commercial Wordspit….. Let the haters Do what they do cuzzzzzz we iLLLLLL..
I went to McDonald’s and i still haven’t seen this dollar breakfast menu so before i say that it’s some false advertisement going on, i’m gonna say that the commercial is dope. and what a cool way to market these talented underground artists. so kudos on the article and to dollar van demos and congrats to wordspit!
so this sounds kind of corny BUT i get really excited every time the commercial comes on. Major movements for Wordspit…WE THE ILLEST