Thursday, August 27, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
COLLABING (producing emcess)
When collaborating with other "ARTISTS", make sure they are just that before investing time and interrupting the creative flow of YOUR progress. Keyword PROGRESS...in order to make progress you haft to be able to take ALL criticsm as constructive criticsm. The vibe can effect how we react to others opinions at times too make sure their comfortable thru out the session water, snaks, beer, etc.. (beer is not recommended must be 21 or up hehe), if your relaxed and feel good about your verse 100 percent than thats good but don't be affraid to try different things, think outside the box...worst case scenario it doesn't sound good. We all want the same out come, a song that we don't crinch to when we listen back...WE WANT GRAMMYS!!
When producing it is important not to completely shoot down any recording artist's idea before its complete unless completely necessary and sounds like poo, atleast from my experience, I'll let them do their thing ask them to hear what they got as they write and shoot ideas back in forth till we find a hook and complete their verse also dubs and adlibs too are key especially when doing any genre of music. Another thing to look at when collaborating with artists feel out their mood, positive or not and work with it ...THATS PRODUCING
THE PRODUCER'S MAIN FOCUS SHOULD BE GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE PERFORMANCE FROM THE ARTIST, ORGANIZING THE SESSION TO RUN SMOOTHLY AND ALSO KNOWING HIS/HER GEAR IS KEY...
SO JUST A LIL FOOD FOR THOUGHT, A FEW IDEAS THAT CAME TO MIND AFTER A NITE SESSION...NITE WORLD
GBEATS
HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
When producing it is important not to completely shoot down any recording artist's idea before its complete unless completely necessary and sounds like poo, atleast from my experience, I'll let them do their thing ask them to hear what they got as they write and shoot ideas back in forth till we find a hook and complete their verse also dubs and adlibs too are key especially when doing any genre of music. Another thing to look at when collaborating with artists feel out their mood, positive or not and work with it ...THATS PRODUCING
THE PRODUCER'S MAIN FOCUS SHOULD BE GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE PERFORMANCE FROM THE ARTIST, ORGANIZING THE SESSION TO RUN SMOOTHLY AND ALSO KNOWING HIS/HER GEAR IS KEY...
SO JUST A LIL FOOD FOR THOUGHT, A FEW IDEAS THAT CAME TO MIND AFTER A NITE SESSION...NITE WORLD
GBEATS
HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
Thursday, August 13, 2009
R.I.P. FORMER LIVING LEGEND LES PAUL
I'M GONNA TAKE A MINUTE OF MY TIME AND YOURS TO PAY RESPECTS, TO THE MAN WHO NOT ONLY CREATED THE ELECTRIC GUITAR (GIBSON LES PAUL) WITH RICH CLEAN OR DISTORTED TONES AND MANUFACTURED THE BEST GUITARS, AMPS, CABS IN THE BIZ, HE ALSO INVENTED THE FIRST 8 TRACK TAPE RECORDER ALLOWING THE LEGENDARY BEATLES TO BE THE FIRST EVER TO OVERDUB (LAYER) INSTRUMENTS ON SEPERATE TRACKS AND ALSO PAN THEM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, WHICH CHANGED THE SOUND OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC FOREVER...IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN HE ALSO INVENTED SOME OF THE FIRST OUTBOARD EFFECTS GEAR LIKE REVERBS AND DELAYS AND TUBE COMPRESSORS. FROM HIS ONE CREATION HE LED INVENTOR'S COMPANIES TO RESEARCH AND AND DEVELOP CLASSIC ANALOGUE CPU INTEGRATED CONSOLES LIKE THE SSL G SERIES AND THE NEVE CONSOLES CREATED BY ANOTHER GREAT INVENTOR RUPERT NEVE NOT TO MENTION EVERY OTHER COMPANY TO FOLLOW
SO THANX LES PAUL FOR KEEPING US ALL INSPIRED
A QUOTE OF HIS FROM 2002 ON CNN.COM
"I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it's the right one," he said in 2002, "and it will probably whip the guy with 20 notes.
GBEATS
WWW.HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
SO THANX LES PAUL FOR KEEPING US ALL INSPIRED
A QUOTE OF HIS FROM 2002 ON CNN.COM
"I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it's the right one," he said in 2002, "and it will probably whip the guy with 20 notes.
GBEATS
WWW.HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
Sunday, August 9, 2009
T PAIN EFFECT AND THE BENEFITING FROM THE D.A.W.
SO WE ALL HEARD THIS PHENOM ON AND OFF STARTING WITH THE VOCODER THRU THE 80'S AND THEN AGAIN THRU THE BRITTANY/BOY BAND AGE AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S CONQUERED THE AIRWAVES THE LAST FEW YEARS BETWEEN AKON AND T PAIN EXERCISING IT'S DIGITAL SOUND HIT AFTER HIT WHEN LOOKING AT IT FROM A RADIO/VIDEO PERSPECTIVE. LOOK AT THE HOUSE HOLD NAMES THAT ADOPTED THE STYLE RECENTLY THAT TOOK THE RADIO/CLUB/INDUSTRY SCENE BY STORM, LIL WAYNE, KANYE WEST, DJ KID CUDDIE, DRIZZY DRAKE (EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T NEED TO USE IT, AND DOES IT TASTEFULLY BIG-UPS) TILL JAY-Z DROPPED THE SINGLE D.O.A.(DEATH OF AUTO-TUNE) I WAS GETTING WORRIED LOL...I ALREADY DON'T LISTEN TO THE RADIO AS IT IS, I WAS GETTING TIRED OF HEARING THE T-PAIN EFFECT EVERY TIME I SEARCHED THRU THE STATIONS THOUGH.
I'M NOT GONNA DOG THE IDEA OF GIVING THE ABILITY TO SOMEONE WITH THE PASSION TO SING BUT CAN'T CARRY A NOTE AT ALL OR A SINGER WHO'S MORE MONO TONE AND WANTS TO EXTEND HIS/HER VOCAL RANGE OR WANTS TO ADD A TWIST TO A SONG OR 2 ITS JUST ANOTHER PAINT BRUSH FOR THE ART OF MUSIC. I'M JUST SAYING TO BASE YOUR WHOLE CAREER AROUND A SINGLE EFFECT HAS PROVEN A SUCCESS BUT A TREND IS A TREND. PERSONALLY I NEVER CARED FOR IT SO I NEVER FELT THE NEED TO WANT TO USE IT. ME BEING AN ENGINEER I HAFT TO CATER TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S WANTING THAT SOUND SO I DO PROVIDE IT...
NOW WHAT THE INTERNET DID TO BIG BUSSINESS IS WHAT DIGITAL RECORDING DID TO MAJOR LABELS, THE INTERNET ALSO KILLED RECORD SALES OBVIOUSLY BUT I'M NOT FEELING SORRY FOR OIL COMPANY'S COMAPANIES(THATS A WHOLE OTHER POST). SO BACK TO THE DAW (DIGITAL AUDIO WORK STATION) NOT ONLY HAS IT WIPED RECORDING TO TAPE NEARLY COMPLETELY OFF THE PLANET IT HAS ALSO IN A WAY IMPACTED THE SOUL OF MUSIC IN A POSITIVE WAY ECONOMICALLY, AND IN A NEGATIVE WAY FOR THE CLASSICALLY TRAINED VOCALISTS/MUSICIANS WHEN IT COMES TO WORK ETHIC AND WORK PERIOD. ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS, MAKING MUSIC IS AS EASY AS A FEW CLICKS THESE DAYS WITH ALL OF THE MUSIC PRODUCTION SOFTWARE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE AVERAGE ARTIST/CONSUMER! MUSICIANS NO LONGER HAFT TO PLAY WITH PERFECTION ANY MORE, I THINK THE IDEA OF RECORDING TO TAPE GAVE THE ARTIST MORE OF A REASON TO PUT MORE EFFORT INTO THEIR PERFORMANCE BECAUSE REELS OF TAPE ARE A LIL MORE COSTLY THAN JUST PRESSING AN UNDO BUTTON. TODAY AS LONG AS YOU SING/PLAY THE CORRECT NOTE SOMEWHERE ON A TRACK YOU CAN SIMPLY CUT AND PASTE FROM NUMEROUS TAKES AND REPLACE ANY POO NOTES HEHE... (WHICH TO ME IS GREAT IN MOST CASES BUT I'M A FAN OF CAPTURING A ARTIST'S PERFORMANCE FROM BEGINNING TO END IN ORDER TO GET THE RAW ENERGY OUT OF THE ARTIST) DOES MUSIC HAFT TO BE PERFECT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS MEANT TO BE COMPLETELY CERTAIN MISTAKES ARE SOMETIMES THE KEEPERS AND CAN ADD EVEN MAKE A SONG STAND OUT THAT MUCH MORE INSTEAD, NOW ALL YOU HAFT TO DO IS COPY AND PASTE HOOK AND VERSE PARTS INSTEAD OF SINGING OR PLAYING YOUR PART THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG . NOW SAVING TIME AND MONEY IN THE STUDIO IS UNDENIABLE, MUSICIANS HAFT TO REALIZE IT IS NICE TO HAVE PITCH CORRECTION TOOLS AND CUT/COPY FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE BUT WHY ABSOLUTELY DEPEND ON THEM ALL THE TIME BE A PERFECTIONIST KEEP MUSIC ORGANIC AND ORIGINAL, PUT THAT EXTRA EFFORT IN, MAYBE YOU'LL SING OR PLAY A LINE OR HIT A WORD DIFFERENTLY THAN U ORIGINALLY PLANNED THAT WOULD SOUND BETTER AND MORE INVENTIVE.... LET'S MAKE TIMELESS MUSIC FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME...DON'T GET LAZY
THE DAW HAS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE BEING A RECORDING ENGINEER IN A MAJOR RECORDING STUDIO IS A "DYING PROFESSION"..WITH YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE AND PRODUCTION RELATED FORUM WEBSITES AVAILABLE ANY ONE CAN LEARN THE TRADE ALL IT TAKES IS THE MONEY FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND THE WILL AND PATIENCE TO LEARN...THE DAW BEING SO AFFORDABLE HAS OVER SATURATED THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WITH ALOT OF GARBAGE MUSIC TO WEED THROUGH IN ORDER TO FIND TRULLY TALENTED UP AND COMING ARTISTS...TO MY TRULLY TALENTED AND ASPIRING ARTISTS OUT THERE YOUR HEAD AND KEEP DOING YOU, GET MONEY (SAVE FOR FUTURE INVESTING) AND NETWORK LIKE A MANIAC ONLINE AND IN THE STREETS IT CAN ONLY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF RECOGNITION FROM THE RIGHT PEOPLE!!! JUST LIKE ALOT OF CAREERS ITS 90% WHO YOU KNOW AND 10% WHAT YOU KNOW, AND THAT GOES WITH THE SAYING " U GOTTA BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME" REMEMBER THAT!!
GBEATS
HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
HTTP://WWW.AWEINSPIRINGTHOUGHTS.COM
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I'M NOT GONNA DOG THE IDEA OF GIVING THE ABILITY TO SOMEONE WITH THE PASSION TO SING BUT CAN'T CARRY A NOTE AT ALL OR A SINGER WHO'S MORE MONO TONE AND WANTS TO EXTEND HIS/HER VOCAL RANGE OR WANTS TO ADD A TWIST TO A SONG OR 2 ITS JUST ANOTHER PAINT BRUSH FOR THE ART OF MUSIC. I'M JUST SAYING TO BASE YOUR WHOLE CAREER AROUND A SINGLE EFFECT HAS PROVEN A SUCCESS BUT A TREND IS A TREND. PERSONALLY I NEVER CARED FOR IT SO I NEVER FELT THE NEED TO WANT TO USE IT. ME BEING AN ENGINEER I HAFT TO CATER TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S WANTING THAT SOUND SO I DO PROVIDE IT...
NOW WHAT THE INTERNET DID TO BIG BUSSINESS IS WHAT DIGITAL RECORDING DID TO MAJOR LABELS, THE INTERNET ALSO KILLED RECORD SALES OBVIOUSLY BUT I'M NOT FEELING SORRY FOR OIL COMPANY'S COMAPANIES(THATS A WHOLE OTHER POST). SO BACK TO THE DAW (DIGITAL AUDIO WORK STATION) NOT ONLY HAS IT WIPED RECORDING TO TAPE NEARLY COMPLETELY OFF THE PLANET IT HAS ALSO IN A WAY IMPACTED THE SOUL OF MUSIC IN A POSITIVE WAY ECONOMICALLY, AND IN A NEGATIVE WAY FOR THE CLASSICALLY TRAINED VOCALISTS/MUSICIANS WHEN IT COMES TO WORK ETHIC AND WORK PERIOD. ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS, MAKING MUSIC IS AS EASY AS A FEW CLICKS THESE DAYS WITH ALL OF THE MUSIC PRODUCTION SOFTWARE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE AVERAGE ARTIST/CONSUMER! MUSICIANS NO LONGER HAFT TO PLAY WITH PERFECTION ANY MORE, I THINK THE IDEA OF RECORDING TO TAPE GAVE THE ARTIST MORE OF A REASON TO PUT MORE EFFORT INTO THEIR PERFORMANCE BECAUSE REELS OF TAPE ARE A LIL MORE COSTLY THAN JUST PRESSING AN UNDO BUTTON. TODAY AS LONG AS YOU SING/PLAY THE CORRECT NOTE SOMEWHERE ON A TRACK YOU CAN SIMPLY CUT AND PASTE FROM NUMEROUS TAKES AND REPLACE ANY POO NOTES HEHE... (WHICH TO ME IS GREAT IN MOST CASES BUT I'M A FAN OF CAPTURING A ARTIST'S PERFORMANCE FROM BEGINNING TO END IN ORDER TO GET THE RAW ENERGY OUT OF THE ARTIST) DOES MUSIC HAFT TO BE PERFECT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS MEANT TO BE COMPLETELY CERTAIN MISTAKES ARE SOMETIMES THE KEEPERS AND CAN ADD EVEN MAKE A SONG STAND OUT THAT MUCH MORE INSTEAD, NOW ALL YOU HAFT TO DO IS COPY AND PASTE HOOK AND VERSE PARTS INSTEAD OF SINGING OR PLAYING YOUR PART THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG . NOW SAVING TIME AND MONEY IN THE STUDIO IS UNDENIABLE, MUSICIANS HAFT TO REALIZE IT IS NICE TO HAVE PITCH CORRECTION TOOLS AND CUT/COPY FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE BUT WHY ABSOLUTELY DEPEND ON THEM ALL THE TIME BE A PERFECTIONIST KEEP MUSIC ORGANIC AND ORIGINAL, PUT THAT EXTRA EFFORT IN, MAYBE YOU'LL SING OR PLAY A LINE OR HIT A WORD DIFFERENTLY THAN U ORIGINALLY PLANNED THAT WOULD SOUND BETTER AND MORE INVENTIVE.... LET'S MAKE TIMELESS MUSIC FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME...DON'T GET LAZY
THE DAW HAS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE BEING A RECORDING ENGINEER IN A MAJOR RECORDING STUDIO IS A "DYING PROFESSION"..WITH YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE AND PRODUCTION RELATED FORUM WEBSITES AVAILABLE ANY ONE CAN LEARN THE TRADE ALL IT TAKES IS THE MONEY FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND THE WILL AND PATIENCE TO LEARN...THE DAW BEING SO AFFORDABLE HAS OVER SATURATED THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WITH ALOT OF GARBAGE MUSIC TO WEED THROUGH IN ORDER TO FIND TRULLY TALENTED UP AND COMING ARTISTS...TO MY TRULLY TALENTED AND ASPIRING ARTISTS OUT THERE YOUR HEAD AND KEEP DOING YOU, GET MONEY (SAVE FOR FUTURE INVESTING) AND NETWORK LIKE A MANIAC ONLINE AND IN THE STREETS IT CAN ONLY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF RECOGNITION FROM THE RIGHT PEOPLE!!! JUST LIKE ALOT OF CAREERS ITS 90% WHO YOU KNOW AND 10% WHAT YOU KNOW, AND THAT GOES WITH THE SAYING " U GOTTA BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME" REMEMBER THAT!!
GBEATS
HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
HTTP://WWW.AWEINSPIRINGTHOUGHTS.COM
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Today's HIPHOP
THIS IS POST SOLELY BASED ON MY OPINION AS MOST OF THEM....
I AM SO GREATFUL I GREW UP THROUGH THE BEST TIMES FOR HIPHOP, AT THE AGE OF 9 LISTENING TO THE GREATS LIKE THE LARGE PROFESSOR, KOOL MOE DEE, TONE LOC, BIG DADDY KANE, AND OF COURSE RUN DMC, AND THE REST OF THE LEGENDARY DEF JAM. I WAS STILL WAY TOO YOUNG TO OWN ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS BUT I USED TO WATCH THEIR VIDEOS BEFORE YO MTV RAPS...I MUST OF BEEN AROUND 9 OR 10 AT THE TIME WHEN I KNEW I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CULTURE, AND HAD TO BE A PART OF IT. EVERY BODY WITH RYTHM AND AN OPENED MIND FELT THE SAME WAY, NO MATTER WHERE YOU WERE FROM.
I'M GONNA CALL THE GOLDEN ERA OF HIPHOP ATLEAST FOR ME FROM 1990-1997, RIGHT BEFORE THE EAST COAST/ WEST COAST "BEEF" WAS MAGNIFIED BY MEDIA... WHEN THE BEATS WE'RE SIMPLER AND MORE GRITTY, AND THE EMCEES' LYRICS WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE "PRODUCER". WHAT HAPEND TO THE GROUPS THAT BROUGHT SOUL TO THE GAME WITH MORE MEANINGFUL LYRICS FOR THE MASSES, TO NAME A FEW, ERIK B AND RAKIM, EPMD, PUBLIC ENEMY, PETE ROCK AND CL SMOOTH,DIGABLE PLANET,BLACK SHEEP, TRIBE CALLED QUEST, DE LA SOUL, BRAND NUBIAN, GANG STARR, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, THE PHARCYDE LIKE I SAID THOSE ARE JUST A FEW HEHE...NOT TO LEAVE OUT THE PRESENT GROUPS THAT STILL MAKE IT HAPPEN LIKE THE ROOTS, OUTKAST, BLAK STAR(NOW SOLO ARTISTS MOS DEF AND TALIB KWELI), AND MAYBE NOT AS SOULFUL BUT COMPLETELY ORIGINATING AND CREATING A "THIRD COAST" THE LEGENDARY UGK BACKED BY LIVE GROOVES FROM THE SOUTH WITH SMOOTH O.G. DELIVERIES AND MESSAGES
SOLO ARTIST'S THAT WERE DROPPING CLASSICS IN THE 90'S LIKE MOS DEF, TALIB KWELI, COMMON, JAY-Z, BUSTA RHYMES, THE UGK'S BUN B( RIP PIMP C) CONTINUE TO RECREATE THEMSELVES AND KEEP MAKING "CLASSIC" SONGS AS IF THEY MASTERED A FORMULA OR SUM SHIT...LOL
NOW AND DAYS THE PRODUCER'S BEAT OUT SHINES THE EMCEE JUST AS MUCH AS THEIR BRAGGING EGOTISTICAL SIMPLE LYRICS WITH LIMITED POSITIVE MESSAGES... HIPHOP'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT EGO'S IN A SENSE THATS THE CULTURE BUT AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO'S TIRED OF THE COOKIE CUTTING THATS GOING ON IN THE INDUSTRY MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY. IT SEEMS LIKE EVER SINCE THE "BLING" ERA BEGAN RIGHT AROUND WHEN CASH MONEY BOYS FIRST CAME IN THE PICTURE. THAT SINCE THEN, THE RADIO AND TELEVISION MONOPOLIES HAVE DECIDED WHAT WE THE LISTENER'S SHOULD LISTEN TO AND LOVE. HIPHOP HAS BEEN OVER EXPLOITED TODAY AND STILL IS, I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIPHOP WHEN PEOPLE LOOKED AT YOU LIKE AN OUT CAST OR HOODLUM, EVEN A "WIGGER",OR "DRUGGY"... WHEN IT WASN'T COOL TO WEAR YOUR HAT BACK WARDS, AND YOUR PANTS SAGGED, BIG ASS CLOCKS ON YOUR BOOK BAG, I EVEN WORE A LEATHER CHAIN WITH THE SHAPE OF AFRICA WITH IT'S FLAGS COLORS AS THE MEDALLION THAT A FRIEND GAVE ME(MY POPS DIDN'T LET THAT LAST THOUGH BEING OL' SKOOL PUERTO RICAN/SICILIAN), WHEN WEARING A "GOLD GRILL" (I DIDN'T)WASN'T EXCEPTED AT ALL ALONG WIT TRENDS LIKE WEARING YOUR CLOTHES/JERSEY'S INSIDE OUT WERE COMMON, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I LIVED HIPHOP AND STILL DO...
HIPHOP NEEDS A REVOLUTION!!!! I WANNA VIBE AGAIN AND ACTUALLY BUY RECORDS TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS, TURN OFF YOUR RADIO'S AND T.V'S QUIT LISTENING TO COMMERCIAL MUSIC BECAUSE WEATHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT IF YOUR AN ARTIST WHAT YOU LISTEN TO CAN HAVE A STRONG INFLUENCE ON YOUR STYLE WEATHER ITS GOOD OR BAD, BE ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE...
THE ONLY NEW COMMERCIAL ARTISTS OUT WITH A LIL SOMETHING TO SAY BESIDES THE HOUSE HOLD NAMES I MENTIONED EARLIER IN MY OPINION IS DRIZZY DRAKE FOR HIS LYRICAL VERSATILITY N ORIGINALITY. AFTER HEARING HIS STYLE IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WAS GHOST WRITING BEFORE HE BROKE, NOT TO MENTION NAMES LIL' WAYNE!! AND ASHER ROTH CAME ORIGINAL TOO, NOW FROM AN UNDERGROUND PERSPECTIVE THERE'S ALOT OF TALENT THAT DOESN'T GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE AND WE CAN THANK THE BIG BROTHER LABELS FOR THAT, THEY BASICALLY OWN THE AIRWAVES...I SWEAR THEY'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST MONOPOLIES BESIDES OIL COMPANIES THAT PROBABLY OWN THE LABELS ANYWAYS GO FIGURE HEHE
I'M NOT HOPPING ON ANY BAND WAGONS CAUSE I NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL, JUST KEEP DOING YOUR THING DRAKE!! AND ALL YOU OTHER ARTISTS OUT THERE WEATHER YOUNG OR OLD, COME ORIGINAL FROM THE SOUL AND LEAVE YOUR MARK IN THE INDUSTRTY NO MATTER THE GENRE AND MAY YOUR SOUND LIVE TIMELESSLY FOREVER...
GBEATS
WWW.HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE CLASSIC VIDEO LINKS TO SOME OF MY FAVORITE VIDEOS JUST COPY AND PASTE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myqQGg_s-Pw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCO79Y1eQvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cPm9Y6dI6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcrG05S_xoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sUEe4TMlcg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3ZnPkXhzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC_aFkfFpSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGV9G2okC8I
I AM SO GREATFUL I GREW UP THROUGH THE BEST TIMES FOR HIPHOP, AT THE AGE OF 9 LISTENING TO THE GREATS LIKE THE LARGE PROFESSOR, KOOL MOE DEE, TONE LOC, BIG DADDY KANE, AND OF COURSE RUN DMC, AND THE REST OF THE LEGENDARY DEF JAM. I WAS STILL WAY TOO YOUNG TO OWN ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS BUT I USED TO WATCH THEIR VIDEOS BEFORE YO MTV RAPS...I MUST OF BEEN AROUND 9 OR 10 AT THE TIME WHEN I KNEW I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CULTURE, AND HAD TO BE A PART OF IT. EVERY BODY WITH RYTHM AND AN OPENED MIND FELT THE SAME WAY, NO MATTER WHERE YOU WERE FROM.
I'M GONNA CALL THE GOLDEN ERA OF HIPHOP ATLEAST FOR ME FROM 1990-1997, RIGHT BEFORE THE EAST COAST/ WEST COAST "BEEF" WAS MAGNIFIED BY MEDIA... WHEN THE BEATS WE'RE SIMPLER AND MORE GRITTY, AND THE EMCEES' LYRICS WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE "PRODUCER". WHAT HAPEND TO THE GROUPS THAT BROUGHT SOUL TO THE GAME WITH MORE MEANINGFUL LYRICS FOR THE MASSES, TO NAME A FEW, ERIK B AND RAKIM, EPMD, PUBLIC ENEMY, PETE ROCK AND CL SMOOTH,DIGABLE PLANET,BLACK SHEEP, TRIBE CALLED QUEST, DE LA SOUL, BRAND NUBIAN, GANG STARR, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, THE PHARCYDE LIKE I SAID THOSE ARE JUST A FEW HEHE...NOT TO LEAVE OUT THE PRESENT GROUPS THAT STILL MAKE IT HAPPEN LIKE THE ROOTS, OUTKAST, BLAK STAR(NOW SOLO ARTISTS MOS DEF AND TALIB KWELI), AND MAYBE NOT AS SOULFUL BUT COMPLETELY ORIGINATING AND CREATING A "THIRD COAST" THE LEGENDARY UGK BACKED BY LIVE GROOVES FROM THE SOUTH WITH SMOOTH O.G. DELIVERIES AND MESSAGES
SOLO ARTIST'S THAT WERE DROPPING CLASSICS IN THE 90'S LIKE MOS DEF, TALIB KWELI, COMMON, JAY-Z, BUSTA RHYMES, THE UGK'S BUN B( RIP PIMP C) CONTINUE TO RECREATE THEMSELVES AND KEEP MAKING "CLASSIC" SONGS AS IF THEY MASTERED A FORMULA OR SUM SHIT...LOL
NOW AND DAYS THE PRODUCER'S BEAT OUT SHINES THE EMCEE JUST AS MUCH AS THEIR BRAGGING EGOTISTICAL SIMPLE LYRICS WITH LIMITED POSITIVE MESSAGES... HIPHOP'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT EGO'S IN A SENSE THATS THE CULTURE BUT AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO'S TIRED OF THE COOKIE CUTTING THATS GOING ON IN THE INDUSTRY MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY. IT SEEMS LIKE EVER SINCE THE "BLING" ERA BEGAN RIGHT AROUND WHEN CASH MONEY BOYS FIRST CAME IN THE PICTURE. THAT SINCE THEN, THE RADIO AND TELEVISION MONOPOLIES HAVE DECIDED WHAT WE THE LISTENER'S SHOULD LISTEN TO AND LOVE. HIPHOP HAS BEEN OVER EXPLOITED TODAY AND STILL IS, I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIPHOP WHEN PEOPLE LOOKED AT YOU LIKE AN OUT CAST OR HOODLUM, EVEN A "WIGGER",OR "DRUGGY"... WHEN IT WASN'T COOL TO WEAR YOUR HAT BACK WARDS, AND YOUR PANTS SAGGED, BIG ASS CLOCKS ON YOUR BOOK BAG, I EVEN WORE A LEATHER CHAIN WITH THE SHAPE OF AFRICA WITH IT'S FLAGS COLORS AS THE MEDALLION THAT A FRIEND GAVE ME(MY POPS DIDN'T LET THAT LAST THOUGH BEING OL' SKOOL PUERTO RICAN/SICILIAN), WHEN WEARING A "GOLD GRILL" (I DIDN'T)WASN'T EXCEPTED AT ALL ALONG WIT TRENDS LIKE WEARING YOUR CLOTHES/JERSEY'S INSIDE OUT WERE COMMON, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I LIVED HIPHOP AND STILL DO...
HIPHOP NEEDS A REVOLUTION!!!! I WANNA VIBE AGAIN AND ACTUALLY BUY RECORDS TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS, TURN OFF YOUR RADIO'S AND T.V'S QUIT LISTENING TO COMMERCIAL MUSIC BECAUSE WEATHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT IF YOUR AN ARTIST WHAT YOU LISTEN TO CAN HAVE A STRONG INFLUENCE ON YOUR STYLE WEATHER ITS GOOD OR BAD, BE ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE...
THE ONLY NEW COMMERCIAL ARTISTS OUT WITH A LIL SOMETHING TO SAY BESIDES THE HOUSE HOLD NAMES I MENTIONED EARLIER IN MY OPINION IS DRIZZY DRAKE FOR HIS LYRICAL VERSATILITY N ORIGINALITY. AFTER HEARING HIS STYLE IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WAS GHOST WRITING BEFORE HE BROKE, NOT TO MENTION NAMES LIL' WAYNE!! AND ASHER ROTH CAME ORIGINAL TOO, NOW FROM AN UNDERGROUND PERSPECTIVE THERE'S ALOT OF TALENT THAT DOESN'T GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE AND WE CAN THANK THE BIG BROTHER LABELS FOR THAT, THEY BASICALLY OWN THE AIRWAVES...I SWEAR THEY'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST MONOPOLIES BESIDES OIL COMPANIES THAT PROBABLY OWN THE LABELS ANYWAYS GO FIGURE HEHE
I'M NOT HOPPING ON ANY BAND WAGONS CAUSE I NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL, JUST KEEP DOING YOUR THING DRAKE!! AND ALL YOU OTHER ARTISTS OUT THERE WEATHER YOUNG OR OLD, COME ORIGINAL FROM THE SOUL AND LEAVE YOUR MARK IN THE INDUSTRTY NO MATTER THE GENRE AND MAY YOUR SOUND LIVE TIMELESSLY FOREVER...
GBEATS
WWW.HIPHOPPRODUCTION.COM
CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE CLASSIC VIDEO LINKS TO SOME OF MY FAVORITE VIDEOS JUST COPY AND PASTE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myqQGg_s-Pw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCO79Y1eQvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cPm9Y6dI6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcrG05S_xoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sUEe4TMlcg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3ZnPkXhzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC_aFkfFpSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGV9G2okC8I
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Sampling BOOTY (AAARRRRRG)
ARRRRG!! This post is for all my audio PIRATES...I'm NOT talking about down loading any form of music/movies/apps because thats a felony..... I'm talking about SAMPLING OLD RECORDS. Whether off of vinyl, cassette, dvd, or cd to your ipod songs are just screaming to be recreated, at least for my fellow samplers and I, why not bring a not so known track back to life or a well known and continue the LEGACY...
When I sample, I do it blindly seeing the Album cover is nice and all, but alot of the times for me they can be misleading. So I let my ears be the judge. I like nice and open riffs, from classical to jazz from Mediterranean sounds to rock I listen to it all. I try to listen to the whole track but my patience at times won't let me, so I skip thru and find where the hooks, verses and bridges are till something grabs my attention. I try to use multiple samples from different artists on the same song, it doesn't always work but it's more of a challenge...
My sampling style is based around making it harder for anybody to recognize a sampled piece, thats just me though... I like the sped up Kanye sounding tracks too, the very synth/808 heavy crunk style still I try to stay away from "INDUSTRY TRENDS".... I try to set a standard for me as an electronic musician, I feel that if I continue to remain as original and far away from industry influences without losing track of it all, my sound could become a trend of it's own. I don't mean to sound pessimistic, I'm just being real with you... The rules over time have changed, getting recognized by major labels isn't always about talent but who you know...
SO CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO FIND YOUR OWN SAMPLING STYLE . TRY MAKING A BEAT FROM SAMPLING THE FIRST SONG YOU LISTEN TO.
TAKE NOTE THAT UNFORTUNATELY SAMPLING COPYRIGHTED MUSIC WITH OUT PROPER PERMISSION IS ILLEGAL IF YOU ARE PROFITING OFF OF IT. So If you have the luxury of knowing some bad ass musicians that can replay music then your in luck because then you don't haft to pay them SHIT, because its a recreated version you recorded. Even if its just a single instrument part if you replay it, its yours, that also goes with sampling lyrics too, I believe if they aren't trade marked hehe loop holes gotta love em...
When I sample, I do it blindly seeing the Album cover is nice and all, but alot of the times for me they can be misleading. So I let my ears be the judge. I like nice and open riffs, from classical to jazz from Mediterranean sounds to rock I listen to it all. I try to listen to the whole track but my patience at times won't let me, so I skip thru and find where the hooks, verses and bridges are till something grabs my attention. I try to use multiple samples from different artists on the same song, it doesn't always work but it's more of a challenge...
My sampling style is based around making it harder for anybody to recognize a sampled piece, thats just me though... I like the sped up Kanye sounding tracks too, the very synth/808 heavy crunk style still I try to stay away from "INDUSTRY TRENDS".... I try to set a standard for me as an electronic musician, I feel that if I continue to remain as original and far away from industry influences without losing track of it all, my sound could become a trend of it's own. I don't mean to sound pessimistic, I'm just being real with you... The rules over time have changed, getting recognized by major labels isn't always about talent but who you know...
SO CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO FIND YOUR OWN SAMPLING STYLE . TRY MAKING A BEAT FROM SAMPLING THE FIRST SONG YOU LISTEN TO.
TAKE NOTE THAT UNFORTUNATELY SAMPLING COPYRIGHTED MUSIC WITH OUT PROPER PERMISSION IS ILLEGAL IF YOU ARE PROFITING OFF OF IT. So If you have the luxury of knowing some bad ass musicians that can replay music then your in luck because then you don't haft to pay them SHIT, because its a recreated version you recorded. Even if its just a single instrument part if you replay it, its yours, that also goes with sampling lyrics too, I believe if they aren't trade marked hehe loop holes gotta love em...
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