View From The Top – Video Shoot (couple pics)
Shouts to everyone that came out: St. Paul, Chase, Tash, Sean Malcolm, Lydia Caesar, Ro James, Jacques Morels, MADonly.com (Potential) and of course Puma and Richie for their work on set…I think we might have another one! hahaha
ESSO – View From The Top (Produced by Woody) [MP3/CDQ]
This is one of my favorite songs from Off The Wall because it speaks to just how ambitious I really am. The first line by itself should tell you everything you need to know about my attitude: “Why aim and not aim for Greatness?” Woody laced the track incredibly as always and being that its the last song on the project I thought it was a great way to end it off. We’re shooting the video for this today as well, so look out for that coming real soon! Shouts to Puma behind the lens as always!
LINK: http://usershare.net/70lvohjvmswe
Oh yea, and if you haven’t already, make sure you download Off The Wall
D. Chamberz x ESSO – “Born 2 Survive” [MP3]
L-R: Puma, Liaison, D. Chamberz, ESSO
My dude D. Chamberz hit me last week about comin through and gettin on a track with him for his upcoming mixtape “Bentley Dreams & Jail Nightmarez” Now if you know me from back in the Speed, Pyramid, Remote Lounge, etc etc days, you know me and Chamberz go back to the days when his name was Xclusiv (no E’s hahaha).
Chamberz is one of the dudes that I genuinely fuck with music or no music so when he asked me to get on his project it was no question. Check out the song, its the first leak from his mixtape dropping on 9/11 hosted by Suge White “Bentley Dreams & Jail Nightmarez”
ESSO on SHADE45 “The Morning After” Week 4 & “Death of Patrice (O’Neal)”
Last week on SHADE45, Patrice O’Neal came thru and proceeded to roast me for no fuckin reason otherthan that my voice is deeper than his, and I’m skinny LOL. So Angela Yee gave me a get bck assignment, roast Patrice on a record…and ROAST I did… Check it out below, and it he jump from the res of last week’s footage
Video City TV covers the “Off The Wall” Release Party
Video City has been supporting me pretty much since Day 1. As a Public Access show in NYC, Video City is definitely one of the biggest, and it doesn’t hurt to have Nina B as one of the mainstay hosts since Nina’s a beast in her own right…
Hit the jump for some more footage from the party via Video City
ESSO x DealWithNoDeal.com @ ESSO’s “Off The Wall” Listening Party
Check out the footage Knotti caught at the “Off The Wall” listening party and “Don’t Stop” video premiere at Pop Burger on August 5th. Shouts to Woody, Yung Nate, Nottin, Show TuFli and everyone else that came out to the event
Photos from “Off The Wall” Release Party @ Aspen 8/11
CLICK PHOTO TO VIEW THE GALLERY
Thanks to ThatGuyPuma.com, Rule4080.com, EddyShades.com & MikeyISO for the images
ESSO x DealWithNoDeal.com @ Off The Wall Release Party
Shouts to the homie Saint Vil and Yung Nate and everyone that fucks with them over at DealWithNoDeal.com. It’s a pretty ill concept that they’ve created over there supporting a lot of upcoming artists and getting them some exposure that they might not otherwise get. They came out to my party and put together a video piece, check it out.
E
Photos from “Off The Wall” Listening Party & “Don’t Stop” video premiere 8/5/09
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO VISIT THE GALLERY
Shouts to MikeyISO on the Lens!!!
ESSO x TimeOutNy.com Blog
Shouts to Jamie Falkowski for coming through to the OFF The Wall listening party and putting thie together. CLICK HERE to read the article & watch the video via TimeOutNY.com
ESSO x XXL Magazine: Show & Prove
This is one of the greatest acheivements of my career so far. I’ve been trying to get in XXL forever!!! I’m still gonna do a video piece showing some of the classic XXL’s that I have…I actually have in my stash the issue where T.I. was in Show & Prove. That should tell you the caliber of the cosign that this is. Once again thanks to everyone at XXL, Rob Markman, Paul Cantor who wrote the article, and Vanessa Satten the EIC. Without any further A due:
ESSO – Off The Wall E009 [Free Album]
So the time has finally come for the rest of the world to hear the project that Woody and I have been working so hard on since April. I can’t lie it’s kinda bittersweet for it to be gaining the attention that is has over the past weeks since Mike’s untimely passing. Honestly we set out to create an incredible project that would pay homage to Michael Jackson’s musical legacy not his life as a whole. No one song or project could ever acheive that lofty goal.
Woody and I set out months ago to rework one of the most important transitional albums in the history of popular music as we know it. The album that catapaulted Michael Jackson to Thriller proportions and left us unforgettable songs like Rock With You, Off The Wall, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Girlfriend and She’s Outta My Life. We turned those songs into Just Feel It, Life Like This, Don’t Stop and Girlfriend (but with a different spin). Michael has inspired countless entertainers across genres and Woody and I are no different that than many other members of our generation that grew up with one glove trying to moonwalk across our livingrooms.
I sincerely hope hat no one takes our project as an attempt to capitalize off of the death of a King. This project means way too much to me for it to ever be misunderstood. In the wake of the 30th Anniversary of Off The Wall it is with the utmost respect and reverence that we proudly present you the product of our labor for the past months. We hope that you enjoy the experience of listening to it as much as we enjoyed the experience of creating it.
-E
Tracklist & Download Link:
1. Don’t Stop
2. Just Feel It
3. Pole Class
4. Damn
5. Life Like This
6. Girlfriend
7. Logged In
8. Can’t Help It
9. Cry
10. View From The Top
MEDIAFIRE: http://www.mediafire.com/?z1yhomfjn21
About Off The Wall: An open letter to the listeners
So the time has finally come for the rest of the world to hear the project that Woody and I have been working so hard on since April. I can’t lie it’s kinda bittersweet for it to be gaining the attention that is has over the past weeks since Mike’s untimely passing. Honestly we set out to create an incredible project that would pay homage to Michael Jackson’s musical legacy not his life as a whole. No one song or project could ever acheive that lofty goal.
Woody and I set out months ago to rework one of the most important transitional albums in the history of popular music as we know it. The album that catapaulted Michael Jackson to Thriller proportions and left us unforgettable songs like Rock With You, Off The Wall, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Girlfriend and She’s Outta My Life. We turned those songs into Just Feel It, Life Like This, Don’t Stop and Girlfriend (but with a different spin). Michael has inspired countless entertainers across genres and Woody and I are no different that than many other members of our generation that grew up with one glove trying to moonwalk across our livingrooms.
I sincerely hope hat no one takes our project as an attempt to capitalize off of the death of a King. This project means way too much to me for it to ever be misunderstood. In the wake of the 30th Anniversary of Off The Wall it is with the utmost respect and reverence that we proudly present you the product of our labor for the past months. We hope that you enjoy the experience of listening to it as much as we enjoyed the experience of creating it.
-E
ItsTheReal.com 2yr Anniversary Video
Gearing up to release “Off The Wall” in a few minutes, shouts to Jeff & Eric and everybody over at ItsTheReal.com…congrats on your 2year anniversary and many more!! Finally made it in an episode too, even if it’s only for like half a second hahahaha
ESSO x Woody – MusicAddicts Only Interview [video]
Woody and I caught up with MADonly.com outside of XV’s party last week at Glass lounge to talk about Off the Wall and a bunch of other things, check it out:
ESSO x HoneyMag.com Interview
Read full interview via HoneyMag.com
Shouts to Courtney and Shanel for coming through to the listening party last night also!
ESSO – Don’t Stop [Video] Directed by Puma
So the video is finally here! The first single from Off The Wall E009. We played it last night at the listening party and the response was crazy. I know we said it was dropping yesterday but here it is!!! Leave your comments and let me know what you think!!
Emilio Sparks x ESSO Interview
Sat down with Emilio Sparks last month after shooting the “Don’t Stop” video with Puma to talk about Lifestyles of the Young & Ignorant and the upcoming Off The Wall project. Check it out
More Photos from Blender Theater (via NobodyBeatsTheLiz)
(via NobodyBeatsTheLiz) More shots under the jump: (more…)
ESSO Live @ Blender Theater (8/3/09)
This Monday, I was on the bill with Donny Goines, P. So, Poison Pen, Monsters Ink and LoJ at the Blender Theater. It was definitely a great night of performances, and I wanted to being an energy to the stage that I would have wanted to see as a fan…Check out some of the footage from the night, more clips under the jump: (more…)
ESSO x Roc4Life.com Interview
Sat down with Monee from Roc4Life.com to talk about music, Off The Wall and a bunch of other things. Check it out!
E
First shots from Blender Theater show 8/3
Hit the jump for some more pics from last night (via ADayInTheLifeOf.com): (more…)
ESSO x Digiwaxx Interview
Sat down with the homie Meka up at the Digiwaxx offices on Thursday to talk about the Off The Wall project as we get closer to its release next Monday. Via Digiwaxx
