I'm with you…making regular rap records is boring to me now. After I drop this solo joint, It's all Arkeologists or nothing for me…it's the only time I have fun with this shit anymore.

Start the fire!

That's my point exactly. Bill has done a great job with his online promo campaign. The videos are great, the controversy keeps things exciting, and Bill has done a lot to help spread the music of Kdot and Norm a lot further. I envy what you've been able to do online with little at your disposal.

However, on the other hand, it's crazy that this stuff isn't getting more exposure. Links or hard copies should be sent to magazines, blogs, websites, etc, and copies should be sent to radio. It's great that Premier has played some of Kdot's songs, but his albums should be making the charts (college radio at least) and should be getting reviews. All of the more traditional methods of promotion are being overlooked. I mean, I had to pay to download a copy of Drugstore Cowboys from Bandcamp in order to review it, and I don't normally like to do that. The album isn't getting to the right people. And to be honest, the Polaris opportunity was wasted. Even if Kdot didn't make the long list, at the very least it would have meant a bunch of media people giving it a listen, which might have resulted in some reviews and radio play. If the next album is as good, I'm sure I'll suggest it, too, and hopefully this time it results in some more exposure for the whole crew.

So I guess what I'm saying is, I really like some of the creative online promotion courtesy of Critical Bill but there's so much more that could be (no, should be) done to get the word out. But everyone needs to be fully committed. In the end, like many others, I just want to see Kdot and The Arkeologists get the dues they deserve.

everytime on i log on now i got people giving me shit for how bad at business we are..lol...here and on fb.

you think after building up a cult following worldwide,having premier and other legendary new york dj's spin your shit,having all your production and recording done in house,having people call your projects "album of the year" or "classics" in the press.. that all these urbnets,hand solos,battle-axes, etc etc..all these so called "underground" canadian labels would be itching to jump in bed with us.
but the truth is everyone wants to keep putting out their safe bullshit.
nobody wants to bring the kind of guns n roses excitement we could offer to their roster.
cowards..no steve rifkins wth the real vision out here...

i play 35 fuckin instruments and i'm one of the rare motherfuckers in this game with any integrity left.
i'm starving and i turn down money everyday from kids for beats because i dont wanna be a rented fuckin whore like all these other dudes...

cheers to all the ark supporters...

is there a non-.rar DL link for this anywhere?? dont know why, but any time i download anything from uno, kdot, shamann's site, etc its always in .rar form and my computer wont let me open it 'without knowing what program created it' lol

had to search for a long time to find a proper link for DSC thats just normal mp3s, not a .rar file. would love to be able to bump this one on something other than youtube

cheers, great work on this release

Use WinRAR to open the RAR. It's free.

http://www.rarlab.com/


Otherwise you can download the single stream on my site by right clicking and save as.

I like what you guys are doing and would be willing to back the cause. But I don't think Kdot wants to be connected with Hand'Solo Records in any way. I do think his Lucha Lonely album would have been a nice fit for the label though.

c'mon son.

it aint all "business".


i think all your dick riders and yes men are doing you wrong,

Oh yeah, and on the topic of the music, I finally had a chance to listen to this a few times at work on Saturday. I liked it. The solo tracks were good, but 9th and Kdot have such a good chemistry that their collabs provided most of my favourite moments. My big complaint is that it's too damn short. It's over just as I'm really getting into it. And then I have to start it all over again.

K dot dosn't give a shit anymore as long as the music gets heard.

You need this guy.

this is some next level heat..

i didnt even give this shit a chance ..

d/l'ing the tape rightaboutnow

orale you're always yappin bout how you always play arks shit and you didn't give this a chance?

lol ur a weirdo

thats low class ese


next vid is gonna have popeye and carlos

nah bro..u got it twisted up ..ive never been a 9th uno fan till a few days ago..tbh the first time i heard him i thought it was

ugod from the wu

and i personally never liked k-dot just because of his sloppy wrestling mask style shit..

but i grew into it just because u cant ignore the beats..and after a while u can actually soak in the lyrics puto.

but kdot and dwalberg make a good team and a group i can listen too..vs..loney times of lucha loney or whatever..

that shit i personally cant take in just because it depresses me ..


dont always try to slander my shit maaaaan

whats wrong with u ?



but just to sum everything up from these last two tapes..

miami
trill
big love
expensive trips
danni

are all heaters on a different scale..

all these songs should have a reall video too


btw i like the visuals u picked for expensive trips .. specially that

chunky white chick getting down with the vato

hahahaha thats donnie wahlberg

fuck I hope everyone else knew that...