Update: Don't You Know I Have Enemies Version 2 has been released to the audio portal. It sounds way better than the original version so check it out!

A lot has been going on lately. Right now the talk of the town seems to be my music. As most of you know I have 2 new tracks in the works. My friend and fellow recording artist Heatt is doing a verse for each song. Also he's having a professional R & B singer from his label sing the hook for me. I'm really excited about these tracks because even though they're not completed, I have girls singing the hooks to these songs all day everyday, no joke.

One girl told me she was in the store and she was just singing it over and over again. So obviously that makes me want to get these songs done as soon as possible. Also Heatt is about to get signed to DMX's record label and he also did a song with The Game recently. He actually sent me the MP3 via e-mail and the track is awesome! He said it's cool for people to download it so click the link below to check it out!

Heatt featuring The Game - Quiet

Also I forgot to mention that he went to a meeting for Bloodline Records and the whole staff was going to be there minus DMX. He calls me up one day and says "Vince, do you have anymore songs to send me?" and I'm like "yeah, why?" and he tells me "because I'm going to a meeting with Bloodline records and I want to show them your demo because I like the way you work". So now we're waiting to see what's going on with that. This guy is trying to help me out so much and I really appreciate it. Without him, I wouldn't be able to bring most of my songs to life.

Also I met this producer named Benny Hoffman over at my job and when he heard my songs, he was blown away. He released an album in 2007 and it sold pretty well. In fact, he actually made a profit off of the album. So I drove to Corona City to have a meeting with him plus visit my girl who was staying in that city. He gave me a copy of his CD and told me to give him constructive criticism about it. I told him that I loved his flow and his hooks were professionally done but he was missing the most important thing, a melody. I told him that a melody makes all the difference in a song. And he was actually surprised and totally agreed with me.

He also said that Dr. Dre thinks that the melody is the most important part of the song, and I never even knew he said that. So anyway he has an album coming out September 2009 and he wants me to help him with it. Of course I gladly accepted. We're actually in talks about me giving him my "On My Mind" song. The reason is, we would both benefit. I have no distribution whatsoever so it could be an awesome song but without distribution, no one will hear it. But if I give it to him I'll get a lot more exposure because of his distribution. And he'll benefit because he'll now have a single for this album. In return he said he would have his producer produce beats for me and that if he ever got signed to a major record label, he would have me signed as well.

This guy is seriously on the verge of going mainstream. He stars in an independent movie that comes out later this year. He plays a hitman in the movie. It's gonna be released wordwide as well. That means you can go to Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. and you'll be able to pick up a copy. For every movie sold he gets a 5 percent royalty cut. So We are planning big things. And it's not a matter of if I get famous, but when.

The positive feedback has been so overwhelming and I thank everyone for their support. Don't worry, I won't forget about Newgrounds. I met a lot of cool people here and a lot of them actually inspired me. To me it's not even about the money. I mean it's nice, but I just do it because I have a love for music. I want to make a change in the music industry and I honestly believe I can do that. I have so many ideas in my head right now, all I have to do is bring them to life. Anyway wish me luck! I'll keep you guys updated.

-Vince

He has become a martyr for us over here at Newgrounds. He will go down in history as the man who got rid of one of the biggest idiots on this site. He knew he was going to die. But he told me he would rather sacrifice himself than put up with Tanooki's shit. His dying words were...

"Even though I will no longer be a part of this cruel world, my legacy shall live on. I will still be with you guys in spirit... watching over each and every one of you. If I could do it all over again, I would. Maybe someday I will be reincarnated... but for now, I shall rest in peace. I love you all... don't you ever forget that"

With that, Wade pushed the delete button and put Sir Alex out of his misery. Today is a sad day indeed. But Alex's death was not in vain! Without his sacrifice, Tanooki-John would still be spamming this site with faggotry and fake basement interviews. I see no reason why the Tanooki movies were deleted, they broke no rules whatsoever. They passed judgment and the file was not swapped nor was the title changed. If it really did break any rules someone would have blown the whislte on them. Also this can't fall into the category of "personal attacks on other flash authors" because he doesn't even make flash! He just spams idiotic and abusive reviews.

I mean look at his whistle status, it's GARBAGE! Also that rule isn't even followed. 90 percent of popular flash artists get attacked all the time! What pisses me off is this guy has contributed NOTHING to this site, and a simple flash that was a parody of him gets deleted. Yes, it was a parody. A parody of his poor quality basement interviews. Compared to other hate flash on this site, ours was very subtle. Nothing negative was said about him. Do you honestly think this video is something to get worked up over?

Compared to other hate flashes on the site, this is nothing. This can't even be considered a hate movie so I don't even know why it was deleted. Tanooki would have never had to deal with this if he wasn't such an asshole. I warned him many times in the past to shut the fuck up but he didn't listen. Every news post he made was pure idiocy. Also if you guys read the reviews you would have seen that a lot of people actually enjoyed the movies and said stuff like I totally agree, this guy is nothing but a horrible internet troll. Anyway the first one was so well received that a sequel was released...

It used the same format as the first one except it had a different song and a different interview clip from Tanooki-John. That one actually got a higher score than the first one and almost reached the 3.00 mark. And then the next day my friends Zacied and SnawsBall released an epic movie entitled "The Story of Tanooki". It was one of the most hilarious flashes I've ever seen! If you guys knew the whole story and what he was parodying, you'd laugh your asses off too. It's more of an inside joke than anything, but a lot of people found it funny. Anyway, here's that masterpiece of a movie...

I actually added this movie to my favorites because it was just pure comedy gold! That movie was also unfairly deleted by Wade as well. And we are confused as to why. It was a PARODY of Tanooki-John's basement interviews, and a very good one at that. I even heard that these flashes "traumatized" him. If that is true, then it is fuckin' hilarious because he is a 31 year old man (supposedly, that's what it says on his youtube account) and for him to get offended at something as simple as this is just ridiculous. Anyway, at least our mission was accomplished. Zacied, SnawsBall, and I did what we set out to do. Hopefully Wade will bring back these movies. But if not, at least they have a permanent home on youtube. You can read all of the reviews here...

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/
447911

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/
448226

Notice most of the people gave it perfect 10's? Just goes to show you what people really think of John. This review pretty much sums it up...

On this day, July 1st, 2008 it has been exactly 4 years since the release of Part 14. Four years ago, I won my first ever Daily Feature. It really meant a lot to me because I put so much effort into the story and animation. When I look back on that movie, it brings back a lot of memories. Seeing it being featured on the portal again inspires me to finish part 15. I can't believe how far the series has come. I went from not knowing how to make flash and getting 2 movies blammed, to making the front page and winning Daily Features. I never thought it would be possible but all the fans inspired me to continue, and I did. You guys are the reason I'm still making movies! If I didn't get so much positive feedback in the reviews then I would have most likely stopped animating years ago. Anyway, here's a screenshot of it on the portal!

Also I wanna thank Tom for the support over the years and for putting most of my Chrono Trigger movies in the CT: Collection. When I saw my movies there I was ecstatic! Also I'll never forget the day he put my CT: Fall of Guardia movie on the front page. It is a moment I will never forget. Even to this day, I still cherish that moment. In return I had told the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto about Newgrounds, because I appreciated all the support I got. When I showed Tom the video he said it was one of his most favorite videos of all time and that he was envious that I met Miyamoto! That coming from Tom was pretty damn cool. I told him that I wanted to give back to the NG community any way I could, so I did.

Now as far as FFVI: The Day After - Part 15 goes, it's coming along really well. My co-author (KNanakase) sent me a preview of the scene he's animating and it is simply AMAZING! I believe this movie has the potential to be one of the greatest sprite movies to ever grace Newgrounds. And since it's the finale, I want it to go out with a bang! The final battle scene will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish! There are gonna be so many twists and turns in the story as well so all I can say is: expect the unexpected. So be patient... you won't have to wait much longer. I know it's been a long 4 year wait but in the end you will say it was well worth it. Here's a screenshot from the final battle. It's when Kefka is summoning his ultimate weapon!

As you all know, it has been 4 years since the release of Part 14. The reason it has taken this long for the 15th episode to come out is because I wanted the final battle scene to be top notch. And action sequences aren't my strongest point. So an animator named T-Dash offered to help me out. He had some good ideas and even FINISHED his scene. But he wasn't satisfied with the way it came out so he started over from scratch. Everything was going good until his computer crashed. When he finally got everything back and running he decided to start working on the scene again.

Well I never heard from him again after that so I decided to look for a new co-author. I approached Dany Laporte because I was very impressed with his sprite work. He gladly agreed and was actually happy to be a part of this series since he loved it. We talked about the scene and everything seemed to be going good but then he went M.I.A. I do hope he comes back soon as he is definitely one of the best spriters on the site. So then I typed "SwishMax" into the Newgrounds search bar and happened to come across a user by the name of KNanakase.

I watched some of his animations and I was very impressed by his action sequences. To top it off I found out he made all of his flashes using SwishMax! In case you guys don't know, I use SwishMax to animate all of my movies so collaborating with this person would be easier than collaborating with someone who used flash since all he has to do is send me his swi file. While with flash I would have to import the SWF as a scene and add all the sound effects. Also sometimes the scenes wouldn't come out right (since they were made with a different program). Check out the battle scenes he animated in this movie so you know what to expect...

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/
291488

So I gave him all the details and asked him if he wanted to be a part of this project. At first he told me animating a scene for this extremely popular series seems so intimidating to me. I mean, what if it isn't good enough for all those fans?. I then told him not to be nervous and to have fun with it. I also told him that my fans would be grateful because they would finally get to see the finale of my series thanks to him! So everyone who has been patiently waiting for part 15 thank KNanakase. Without him, you would have probably had to wait another 4 years :)

Also I told him to look at my previous battle scenes. They were decent, but not mind-blowing. And I told him any battle he puts out would be better than the one I would make. So after that, he agreed. And now we are in the process of putting the scene together. While he's animating the battle scene I'll be working on the rest of the scenes. I honestly believe part 15 will be the best in the series. Not because it's my latest episode but because of all the detail we are putting into this one. It's going to be the episode with the best battle, best music, and best story. I am really putting my heart and soul into this movie. To me this series is something special, and I will never forget all the good times I had making it. I loved each and every positive review I received from the fans! It's actually what inspired me to continue the series. Without you guys, there would be no "Day After" series. So I thank you guys for that!

If I didn't care about quality or about the fans then I would have just half-assed this movie and released it a long time ago. But no, I postponed the project to find one of the best battle animators on the site. Also I think it's good that I postponed it for this long because my animation has greatly improved since part 14. I want this to be the episode that fans talk about for years to come! I want people to say "it was worth the wait... and an awesome ending to the series". I have a lot of great ideas and am bringing them to life as we speak. The only problem I'm worried about is reaching the frame limit (yes it is going to be that long) but I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, check out this screenshot of the main menu. Keep an eye out for the final episode of FFVI: The Day After! It's going to be here sooner than you think.

Check out my new song I submitted to the NG audio portal! This song was written and performed by me, my brother K.C, and Heatt (a friend of mine who runs his own record label entitled "City Hustlaz Entertainment" or "C.H.E." for short).

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen /144685

-Vinstigator