Journal
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The Panhandle
By Joy Lynn Clark May 30, 2022 Like I said before, Tez, Shystie, and I took many trips. In addition, another one of Tez’s friends and an artist on our compilation that features many Chicago rappers that we know. In addition, Su A.k.a. Billy bogus also came. I thought his name was funny as hell. I didn’t even think twice. Anyhow, we had a cool condo on International Drive. Shystie and I were in the bikini shop like, “we love this place!”. We checked out their crobar, it was Aiight. I was expecting nonstop night clubbing but we only had one night to deal with. Mostly it was day events that were super interesting.…
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Depression
By Joy Lynn Clark May 29th 2022, Eventually, my stepbrother retires (or finishes his tour) from the United States Air Force and comes home to be an ordinary civilian, lol. He starts a job somewhere and I am still in the city working on my dream career. My stepmom called me a couple of times to insist that I visit but, I was just too busy. At one point, I worked for a local entrepreneur who is just starting a cell phone shop but, in the other part of the building housed a graphic design firm where I got my first graphics gig. It didn’t pay much and I had just gone…
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2021 Annual Report – From the Creator and Publisher
By Joy Lynn Clark 5/26/2022 I was thinking that I was going to have to write this and give it to the state but it turns out that I can just post it publicly on this website so below you’ll find my annual report. From the Creator and Publisher In 2021 I formed J To Z Media LLC as a non profit and officially moved the internet publishing property daisyfriday.net under its umbrella. In the first quarter, time was spent on developing relatable yet original content, recording audio for the visually impaired and, identifying effective markets for translation. By the second quarter time was spent on researching platforms for fundraising and looking into…
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Grown Up Firsts
By Joy Lynn Clark May 22nd 2022 Before I met Tez and Shystie I did lots of promo while in college. However, my first gig was in a pizza spot/bar on the north side of Chicago where I also went to school. I mention school a lot but, I was at city College studying liberal arts. There I met a cool guy who did lots of promo work outside of school. I loved getting into all of the hip-hop, dance Hall, and dance music shows. In addition to that, he also helped me get a job on campus and, we were on school clubs together. I was thrilled when he got an offer to do…
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2001 or 2002-ish (A crucial year)
By Joy Lynn Clark 5/20/2022 I met Tez and Shystie in 2001 at a Ghostface show. I was invited by a promoter friend of mine and I was scheduled to perform at a venue nearby in a couple of weeks. I was glad to meet my friend and he passes me a VIP lanyard and we go upstairs. We see the show and then my friend wanders off to go and schmooze afterwards. I grab myself a drink and decide to go and do my own mingling. As I head downstairs, Tez tries to stop me and introduce himself but I have really got to go and I dismiss him quickly and then I practically run to the…