Far Beyond What You Think

Its more than a brand, more than a lifestyle, its simply beyond what you think it is.  Just when you think its just another label coming up from an inner city it proves you wrong when talks of a clothing line deal is made or ideas of an after school is brought up it more than the eye and imagination can comprehend. Far Beyond Music Entertainment was created by me Jamaal Thompson in September 2010 in the back of a kitchen in Yankee Stadium. Everyone who knew of me knew i had a passion for music and it being something special and innovative so while freestyling with a cook by the name of Titus Peoples it came to me that i wanted to become the head of a music label that would go beyond what anyone thought i was capable of. It would be more than rap music, more than another mogul talking about having the best team known to music, it would be far beyond music. So I set out to find the most dynamic artist and business ventures to get my hands on, my first artist was suppose to be the very person who I freestyled with in Yankee Stadium but due to some matters out of my hands it didnt happen. With learning to separate friends from business being my first lesson as a up and coming businessman I separated myself and launched a plan of what i needed to become and what I knew I could do and leaned on a mentor and childhood friend Shakir Seagers better known to the music world as Chipz da General co-owner and ceo of Money Under Pressure Records. While in the shadows of a young artist and businessman i formed connections with some of his mentors like Bronx artist Headcrack and multi-platinum producer Jimi Kendrix. My first cameo was in Headcracks "Shots Fired" video and just watchin Chipz and HeadCrack committment and grind placed me in anotha mind state where i knew this is what i wanted to make a living doing. While talkin to a friend of mine about what i was lookin for in an artist she reminded me that her son could rap and that when it dawned on me i was always surrounded by the right tools i just had no work to use my tools on. Eli Daniels also known as Natru Hi was my 1st artist on FBM Ent, hes a little bit of everything you need in an artist to succeed in the industry. We sat down and talked about what we both wanted from each other and came to an understanding that we was all we had when it came to this music business and we got to work, within a week we decided to get to workin on his debut mixtape The Rhyme Book of Eli (can be found on datpiff.com). Within 2 months time and help from fellow rapper and engineer Dockeem Barnes (Trizzy Barnes) Natru first mixtape was done. Not all of the tracks that was created in Trizzy's studio made the mixtape but the process was special. I figured with this love of music and talent i couldnt stop with just Natru i had to find someone who i knew could represent FBM hard and stumbled upon Faye Johnson also know as Trophy a 16 yr old emcee who shows depth and maturity in her lyrics. while coming thru many hardships she put some dedication and came out with a series of hot singles and freestyles most popular being Wiz Khalifas "Roll up" unofficial remix featuring Trizzy Barnes that debuted on Youtube and did 20,000 views in as little as 5 days. thats when i was sure i had something special on my hands but everything does not always go as plan due to conflicts Trophy left the label and decided to pursue her endeavors as a solo artist. So with FBM being under rebuild mode i was in search of more artist to work with and linked up with high school friend and emcee Chanon Brown (FlowButta) and his brother Anthony Marquet (emcee/producer A.M.) and we had a similar meeting that Natru and I had, of what we wanted from each other and LOYALTY was what we came up with.  Far Beyond Music is a working progress that i will never slow down on so stay tuned for the next episode and welcome to my blog