its time to battle E.
and plus they know everything about me....
so i got my work cut out for me.

imma beat that post in 6 hours.

Sup ?uest... I write reviews for the site (Adrian Ruhi) and I'm gonna be doing a big feature on the history of your live shows for High Voltage's site...

is the story of how you and Riq met in the principal's office true?



Any idea when Game Theory is coming out? Is that February 2006 estimate still holdin true?

i was getting ID in office so i can get free tokens
he was getting suspended for getting some ass in girls room

2nd day of school.

wow.

did you enjoy the show at the Kimmel Center like everyone else did? was it one of the best you've ever played?

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!!!" on "love of my life. never heard an american audience scream tha loud.

that was when i felt like i was on the back cover of KISS ALIVE.

Both inside and outside the U.S.


peace

the best sounding show ever-brighton england. the night we were really born. they provided us with turbo speakers and it was 5 times the system we asked for. no one knew us. but was forced to dance cause the bass forced em to.


the best small spot outside US (grime)-Hull,UK. venue held like 400. nice speakers. rahzel did a weed brownie one night and did stand up for his solo. we became legends in that area.


favorite city-LA --house of blues. i love visiting la. i love driving 100mph on the freeway. and the thought of our peers watching us and taking notes....priceless

HOTTTTEST VENUE!-gypsy tea room (dallas tx), and st andrews hall (the D)--no air, so hot i would take my shirt off had we did an extra 3 mins on stage

smallest venue-this frathouse in princeton i think there were 70 people in living room

nightmare venue- the big ass spot in milwaukee it is the worst echo chamber EVER!

personal favorite for dumb reason-HOB in chicago cause right after the show you take secret elevator to bottom floor and tunnel leads you right into heaven (cue simpsons "ahhhhhh" intro theme) the bowling joint right in the hotel!!!!! yes!

city for tech shit-tokyo

city for records-portland or. got a SCILLION used spots.

city just to walk around and chill-san fran

city i frown on-houston....sorry we have not played a proper venue in our 10 year history here. first time there i got mased, second time was in a makeshift gas station with jeru (no bullshit), 3rd time with the fugees wasn't all ....um that bad...(venue was a makeshift strip club) i shouldnt complain---at the summit in 95 mike d. took me used drum shopping and pretty much most of the shit you heard me one is from these drums.

thank god they got a friggin venue, after 43 years!!!-cinn, ohio (hob)

love but dread it-paris. love the love i get. dread the cig smoke i have to endure.

act we will fuck up if we on the same bill again-f quaye

oops!-charging room service in our poor days to bootsy collins crew in amsterdamn in 96

motherfuck two times-austria

most encore city-3 henglo holland

bust an emcees ass night-chicago (fugees tour in 96--we invited a crew of 4 to freestyle and this dude took it upon himself to make himself a star by dissing) henglo holland-back in 95 as we were getting used to the idea that white people will indeed be our bread and butter rahzel (for what reason i dont know) decided to diss the opening act mc by calling him dougie houser---it was an 8mile battle--but hillarious. box set time im including this one.

bust a fan night-buffalo new york. last night of smokin grooves. kamal kicks a fans wrist who keeps grabbin for his balls. young fan's dad presses charges but drops em if "kid can get an autograph"....mal signs....kid gets shirt back and is like "who is this?" pops was like "you pay us with a nobody?!?!!??!" they want to press charges again cause kamal's celebrity aint big enough.---thank god B Real walked by.....the kid knew him and all was well again.

dumb shit-we get an upstate NY show canceled becasue of a brawl that went down at a digable show between DPs and fans once they heard mecca claim she was "98 million miles above these devils"

keith murray award-the gorge in washington.

jaw dropping moment done by headline act: watching zack perform with his middle finger up "fuck the police" in front of a slew of protesting cops at a rage show at the gorge. they couldn't touch him....so they harrased his fans instead doing random crowd searches.

i can go on....but damn....yall wouldn't cop the book!

(you're battling ms cleva with this post, right?)

>dumb shit-we get an upstate NY show canceled becasue of a
>brawl that went down at a digable show between DPs and fans
>once they heard mecca claim she was "98 million miles above
>these devils"

haha, that's funny. who would've imagined dp brawling back then

what does that mean? maybe i just didnt read it/ see it. but i am truly heartbroken right now:(

__________________

compared to places such as chicago


although we did pack south street for the release of TTP

you crazy?
drama!
guest lists
will malik show up and ruin the show on some 5 heartbeat shit
who caught in traffic
who stole my jacket!!???!!?
drama!

this last show was FIRST exception

>drama!
Hey did divine show up to the dc show?

>guest lists
i think i heard about one show's list being near 60

>will malik show up and ruin the show on some 5 heartbeat shit
ah.......he did that in dc a couple of times..right?

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******UPCOMING SHOWS******
MN8 Presents:
Sept 25th @ the Black Cat: Little Brother & Kev Brown, tixs: 15 bucks
Sept 30th @ the Black Cat: Zap Mama & Platinum Pied Pipers, tixs: 22 buc

we cant get any love? not just a little? because i could have swore i got grounded back in the day from being at one of your shows (at the electric factory) that lasted until 12-1am.
yet i didnt care. even though i couldnt talk on the phone or go out for a week. and that was major at the time.

>love but dread it-paris. love the love i get. dread the cig
>smoke i have to endure.

i think it's the first and only time i saw "no smoking" on a ticket...


may be if y'all ask..
_________________________

*TWINNING*

>the best sounding show ever-brighton england. the night we
>were really born. they provided us with turbo speakers and it
>was 5 times the system we asked for. no one knew us. but was
>forced to dance cause the bass forced em to.
>
>
>the best small spot outside US (grime)-Hull,UK. venue held
>like 400. nice speakers. rahzel did a weed brownie one night
>and did stand up for his solo. we became legends in that
>area.
>
>
>favorite city-LA --house of blues. i love visiting la. i love
>driving 100mph on the freeway. and the thought of our peers
>watching us and taking notes....priceless
>
>HOTTTTEST VENUE!-gypsy tea room (dallas tx), and st andrews
>hall (the D)--no air, so hot i would take my shirt off had we
>did an extra 3 mins on stage
>
>smallest venue-this frathouse in princeton i think there were
>70 people in living room
>
>nightmare venue- the big ass spot in milwaukee it is the worst
>echo chamber EVER!

HAHA, that's the RAVE. True, worst echo chamber. I saw ya'll with Common and dead prez in '99, and I couldn't hear shit. So I just got high and watched ya'll. So many hip hop shows are there, but the sound is awful.


>
>personal favorite for dumb reason-HOB in chicago cause right
>after the show you take secret elevator to bottom floor and
>tunnel leads you right into heaven (cue simpsons "ahhhhhh"
>intro theme) the bowling joint right in the hotel!!!!! yes!
>
>city for tech shit-tokyo
>
>city for records-portland or. got a SCILLION used spots.
>
>city just to walk around and chill-san fran
>
>city i frown on-houston....sorry we have not played a proper
>venue in our 10 year history here. first time there i got
>mased, second time was in a makeshift gas station with jeru
>(no bullshit), 3rd time with the fugees wasn't all ....um that
>bad...(venue was a makeshift strip club) i shouldnt
>complain---at the summit in 95 mike d. took me used drum
>shopping and pretty much most of the shit you heard me one is
>from these drums.
>
>thank god they got a friggin venue, after 43 years!!!-cinn,
>ohio (hob)
>
>love but dread it-paris. love the love i get. dread the cig
>smoke i have to endure.
>
>act we will fuck up if we on the same bill again-f quaye
>
>oops!-charging room service in our poor days to bootsy collins
>crew in amsterdamn in 96
>
>motherfuck two times-austria
>
>most encore city-3 henglo holland
>
>bust an emcees ass night-chicago (fugees tour in 96--we
>invited a crew of 4 to freestyle and this dude took it upon
>himself to make himself a star by dissing) henglo holland-back
>in 95 as we were getting used to the idea that white people
>will indeed be our bread and butter rahzel (for what reason i
>dont know) decided to diss the opening act mc by calling him
>dougie houser---it was an 8mile battle--but hillarious. box
>set time im including this one.
>
>bust a fan night-buffalo new york. last night of smokin
>grooves. kamal kicks a fans wrist who keeps grabbin for his
>balls. young fan's dad presses charges but drops em if "kid
>can get an autograph"....mal signs....kid gets shirt back and
>is like "who is this?" pops was like "you pay us with a
>nobody?!?!!??!" they want to press charges again cause kamal's
>celebrity aint big enough.---thank god B Real walked
>by.....the kid knew him and all was well again.
>
>dumb shit-we get an upstate NY show canceled becasue of a
>brawl that went down at a digable show between DPs and fans
>once they heard mecca claim she was "98 million miles above
>these devils"
>
>keith murray award-the gorge in washington.
>
>jaw dropping moment done by headline act: watching zack
>perform with his middle finger up "fuck the police" in front
>of a slew of protesting cops at a rage show at the gorge. they
>couldn't touch him....so they harrased his fans instead doing
>random crowd searches.
>
>i can go on....but damn....yall wouldn't cop the book!


**In Rotation**
LB - The Minstrel Show
S. Spacek - Space Shift
D. Marley - Welcome to Jamrock
SnW - Reloaded
Project Pat - Mista Don't Play

"everybody gets hated on. a nigga on this board hated on me because I hated him for hatin!" - Darryl Reeves

>the best sounding show ever-brighton england. the night we
>were really born. they provided us with turbo speakers and it
>was 5 times the system we asked for. no one knew us. but was
>forced to dance cause the bass forced em to.
>
>
>the best small spot outside US (grime)-Hull,UK. venue held
>like 400. nice speakers. rahzel did a weed brownie one night
>and did stand up for his solo. we became legends in that
>area.
>
>
>favorite city-LA --house of blues. i love visiting la. i love
>driving 100mph on the freeway. and the thought of our peers
>watching us and taking notes....priceless
>
>HOTTTTEST VENUE!-gypsy tea room (dallas tx), and st andrews
>hall (the D)--no air, so hot i would take my shirt off had we
>did an extra 3 mins on stage
>
>smallest venue-this frathouse in princeton i think there were
>70 people in living room
>
>nightmare venue- the big ass spot in milwaukee it is the worst
>echo chamber EVER!
>
>personal favorite for dumb reason-HOB in chicago cause right
>after the show you take secret elevator to bottom floor and
>tunnel leads you right into heaven (cue simpsons "ahhhhhh"
>intro theme) the bowling joint right in the hotel!!!!! yes!
>
>city for tech shit-tokyo
>
>city for records-portland or. got a SCILLION used spots.
>
>city just to walk around and chill-san fran
>
>city i frown on-houston....sorry we have not played a proper
>venue in our 10 year history here. first time there i got
>mased, second time was in a makeshift gas station with jeru
>(no bullshit), 3rd time with the fugees wasn't all ....um that
>bad...(venue was a makeshift strip club) i shouldnt
>complain---at the summit in 95 mike d. took me used drum
>shopping and pretty much most of the shit you heard me one is
>from these drums.
>
>thank god they got a friggin venue, after 43 years!!!-cinn,
>ohio (hob)
>
>love but dread it-paris. love the love i get. dread the cig
>smoke i have to endure.
>
>act we will fuck up if we on the same bill again-f quaye
>
>oops!-charging room service in our poor days to bootsy collins
>crew in amsterdamn in 96
>
>motherfuck two times-austria
>
>most encore city-3 henglo holland
>
>bust an emcees ass night-chicago (fugees tour in 96--we
>invited a crew of 4 to freestyle and this dude took it upon
>himself to make himself a star by dissing) henglo holland-back
>in 95 as we were getting used to the idea that white people
>will indeed be our bread and butter rahzel (for what reason i
>dont know) decided to diss the opening act mc by calling him
>dougie houser---it was an 8mile battle--but hillarious. box
>set time im including this one.
>
>bust a fan night-buffalo new york. last night of smokin
>grooves. kamal kicks a fans wrist who keeps grabbin for his
>balls. young fan's dad presses charges but drops em if "kid
>can get an autograph"....mal signs....kid gets shirt back and
>is like "who is this?" pops was like "you pay us with a
>nobody?!?!!??!" they want to press charges again cause kamal's
>celebrity aint big enough.---thank god B Real walked
>by.....the kid knew him and all was well again.

WOW

>
>dumb shit-we get an upstate NY show canceled becasue of a
>brawl that went down at a digable show between DPs and fans
>once they heard mecca claim she was "98 million miles above
>these devils"

Double WOW

>
>keith murray award-the gorge in washington.
>
>jaw dropping moment done by headline act: watching zack
>perform with his middle finger up "fuck the police" in front
>of a slew of protesting cops at a rage show at the gorge. they
>couldn't touch him....so they harrased his fans instead doing
>random crowd searches.
>
I wish I could see this on video, the energy at that set I image was unbelievable. Zack is the shit.

>i can go on....but damn....yall wouldn't cop the book!

please write a book

**In Rotation**
LB - The Minstrel Show
S. Spacek - Space Shift
D. Marley - Welcome to Jamrock
SnW - Reloaded
Project Pat - Mista Don't Play

"everybody gets hated on. a nigga on this board hated on me because I hated him for hatin!" - Darryl Reeves

I was there!!! Damn that was almost 10 years ago. It was basically the roots playing in a big a$$ living room. Lots of fun.
**********

Reality check: according to the 2000 census, there were more than 31,000 black physicians and surgeons, 33,000 black lawyers. There are about 1,400 black athletes playing professional basketball, football and baseball combined.

Yougest cat in the room. Check my post "Roots, you owe me one". Didn't even read this before I posted it. That's the night that did it for me. That's the night I got hooked. Was that 94 or 95?

n/m

>nightmare venue- the big ass spot in milwaukee it is the worst
>echo chamber EVER!


The Rave ^^

that's why i (almost) stopped going. the year y'all came to madison as well was hot, i wish the promoters here would get their act together and become a regular tour venue... fuck milwaukee

>bust a fan night-buffalo new york. last night of smokin
>grooves. kamal kicks a fans wrist who keeps grabbin for his
>balls. young fan's dad presses charges but drops em if "kid
>can get an autograph"....mal signs....kid gets shirt back and
>is like "who is this?" pops was like "you pay us with a
>nobody?!?!!??!" they want to press charges again cause kamal's
>celebrity aint big enough.---thank god B Real walked
>by.....the kid knew him and all was well again.

>dumb shit-we get an upstate NY show canceled becasue of a
>brawl that went down at a digable show between DPs and fans
>once they heard mecca claim she was "98 million miles above
>these devils"

Makes me oh so proud to be from upstate/western ny.

"favorite city-LA --house of blues. i love visiting la. i love driving 100mph on the freeway. and the thought of our peers watching us and taking notes....priceless"

100 mph on the freeway? Are you kidding? Its traffic nearly 24/7, 365 days a year!

lol i barely snuck my 17 yr old ass up in that spot
that spot was always grimey and in south park, THE hood

At Summerfest?

No message

1)i think you mentioned a time or two about jay z studying his audience and popular music and then aproximating his music to that. do you find that this site helps you to get an aproximate idea of your different audiences? if so do you ever adjust your music to what the fan base says, or do you just do what you and the rest of the group are feeling? i'd imagine that it can be tough at times as an artist to read the critiques (at times hate) of your music, especially with the diverse fan base at this site, so that no matter what you put out, someone's gonna find something to critique in a negative way.

2)who are your favorite hip hop groups from the bay area? any favorite albums from that location?

>1)i think you mentioned a time or two about jay z studying
>his audience and popular music and then aproximating his music
>to that. do you find that this site helps you to get an
>aproximate idea of your different audiences?

if so do you
>ever adjust your music to what the fan base says, or do you
>just do what you and the rest of the group are feeling?

it is impossible to make music without thinking of pleasing "someone"
and there are many crowds we have to please. but the ones on my mind the
most are critics. and its so strange--this year we won black people and lost critics.
next year....


i'd
>imagine that it can be tough at times as an artist to read the
>critiques (at times hate) of your music, especially with the
>diverse fan base at this site, so that no matter what you put
>out, someone's gonna find something to critique in a negative
>way.

i got thick skin. and on the real i use it to fine effect. i know for a fact that GT will be undeniable. un. de.NIIIII. able! to our fanbase.


>2)who are your favorite hip hop groups from the bay area? any
>favorite albums from that location?

im a man about the classics-i got love for the ye from genocide and juice, to sex packets, to life is too short to i wish my brother george was here. funny you say that as i am approximating a beat similar to "that's how it is" by casual.

love that beat (booker t and mg's)

will the soultronics reunite?

i never seen a man whose worst moments can be another man's peak.
we talk a good game about "doin it again etc...."
but...im a man of action.
i cant co pilot and stuff like voodoo.
im older and diciplined
and i cant ---

well...

well see

you've lost both of your drumsticks during playing
or you've started to play the seed when the next song was you got me
or some dog jumped onstage and bite you in the leg? don't know.
tell us!

that music festival.

electronic festival?

the old me (430lbs) was too much for the milk crate as steps to the drum riser to hold.

so as i step on the crate i break it and leg gets trapped inside. because this is going on in front of thousands i think the embarrasment gave me adrenaline not to notice that i had gashed about half a pint of blood from my left leg. i took 3 people and 2 minutes to free me up.

and then to drum with a bleeding leg on some fresh nikes in an open air show with people behind me looking at my deformed leg for a 90 minute show and me fronting like "i not hurt!"

shessssh

__________________

i think you played Funky Drummer that night in addition to the d-n-b part of You Got Me.

Area One Festival, July 24 01

I had no idea any of that happened. I was deep in the back though. Or maybe frontin like it didn't hurt worked.

who's ur favorite drummer in go-go?

GOD!

-what'chu know about foots, though?

(rip)

who's next to get their soul right?

but imma bout to get my

jack white:loretta lynn
rick rubin:johnny cash
?uestlove: ??????

on.

can't WAIT for this one.

can you give that much?

that's fresh

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/psykosoulmusic.htm
http://www.myspace.com/psykosoulmusic
http://www.broadjam.com/artists/artistindex.asp?artistID=15895

or ill kill someone


maybe its willie?

finally, the GODS have answered... cot dayum.
where's my backwoods? time to sell a brate!!!!

1. are the roots gonna come to manchester (england) anytime soon?

2. apart from mos, kweli and saigon anymore featurings on game theory?

i coulda sworn we just left manchester (right?---)

uh...dont know who will make the final cut.

i doubt you were in manchester, unless it was really poorly promoted

saigon is one of my fav. emcees out now. if my vote means anything, yay on saigon all day.
____

http://dancinginthesin.blogspot.com/ - the venting of a wild new orleanian

What are your thoughts on Minstrel Show??

i just got on "say it again" not a loser in the bunch.

let me live with it.

this is rare being as though i dont listen to shit while im in the zone.

love the baby making babies, and still hunting the "wettest of prince" but given the selections when you spin and the multiple of treats in the vault. a nigga could fill up a 60 gig 'pod w/ yo shit (and dj drama of course...gotta have my gangsta grillz)

and why give the cow away went i can serve milk on tour?

lol

.

and crash yer ass like a gaaad deem car crash!

Sanctified vs. Standard?

he just schooled me on this!!!!!!!

harlem when he let it hang out.

it stay on repeat. I love them divine love/a love divine type cats

will we get to see or hear, either in the movie/dvd or on possibly a cd collection or something?

my fear is that most of them won't ever get heard, and most of the dope moments in the day will be lost in film archives.

-@-@-@-@-@-@-
Don't walk towards me with a chip on your shoulder -- you'll walk away with your shoulder chipped! (c) Elzhi

now we have a buyer---its time to mix it.

RF
RF

RF
RF

(I know you already knew from READING it - so did they Scratch you and just not say anything?)

noone could commit to answer on when i could record charlie's vocals for the "munsters" skit.

then same thing with the michael jackson trial skit. someone owe me a few g's cause i went all out with studio time and musicians and etc to make sure that season 3 had the best music EVER.

perhaps on a special edition boxset or whatever.
i assume folks want a return on investment ■

You said some shit in the chat that made me go ????

Something about finally giving us what we've been asking for (referring to the people on the board).

Then you told me to think long and hard about it.

So um, mind giving us another clue?

forget...

Lyrically, who came out on top by the song's end? And does it approach "Double Trouble" in greatness?

n/m

leFTjam.

■

ill spin something

as in FULL TIME JAM, which brings to mind Full Force a little bit.

don't get muscles and a curl, nigga

just throwing that out there

songs are hot though.

will there be much on there for those who already have all the albums?

label guy is making me "use your illusion" this with 2 discs on the same day.

there are extras and stuff and a shitload of liner notes.

(and where are those damn liner notes?)

i forget em now.

sorry.

i express my passive aggressive opinions via DIX the manager.

the ONLY man that riq will listen to.

1. when do *you* think d's new album will be released (month and year)?
2. will there be a randy watson experience release (on bbe) and if so, when (month and year)?
3. which piece of your work are you most proud of and why?
4. where do you see yourself in ten years? ■

>1. when do *you* think d's new album will be released (month
>and year)?

i say late 2006.


>2. will there be a randy watson experience release (on bbe)
>and if so, when (month and year)?

if i can get GT out the way quick enough before tourtime you may just get one. thing is we got enough material out there but in the age of madlib putting alot of work in his shit. i dont wanna release no shit that is subpar.



>3. which piece of your work are you most proud of and why?

as painful is it was to make and present. "water" was something that i could NEVER try again. i mean for approximating the lizzards loop, to making bong sounds to keeping the beat at the end.



>4. where do you see yourself in ten years? ?

>>3. which piece of your work are you most proud of and why?
>
>as painful is it was to make and present. "water" was
>something that i could NEVER try again. i mean for
>approximating the lizzards loop, to making bong sounds to
>keeping the beat at the end.

Job well done. 1 of my fave Roots track.

You do any work on P's album? Have you heard it?


Will the Clipse ever blow up?


Favorite beat by them?

i get calls all the time for drums. but nothing yet

the botched clipse jawn was HEATY WHEEEESTROW!

grinding dont count. but there was this near "rebel without a.." jawn they did.

hot!

Why did/do you cut your soul part of your set?
I mean. could you slim down the new jack section? and bring back the jacksons/prince and associates, and play dorothy parker...

thanks? do you have any questions for me?..come on i know you have one.

i got 17,000 songs!

why yall act like yal wern't alive in 91?

i did soul before.

i dont keep tabs on what set i did before i dont recall doing new jack swing last time around.

next time im doing swing music.

....'91 was a good year....

my preference is polka....not vibin off of swing.

Not bitchin' just questions, son...

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******UPCOMING SHOWS******
MN8 Presents:
Sept 25th @ the Black Cat: Little Brother & Kev Brown, tixs: 15 bucks

any quick fixes (from the sampling artist's point of view) in mind?

catch 22

all my ideas get bittin on the low in my peer group.

but then again it can protect me cause im sure someone could then say "he quest that was my concept!!!!"

22.

with another full-time emcee along side black thought?

could that be, uh, kate? (edit- how do you spell 'mymoonah' again?)

or even jean?

candidates

>candidates

How does Riq feel about that?

____

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not join?

tell this dude to shut up...

this guy will bitch when the ablum dont have enough cameos

produced the most unreleased the roots material?

(will we ever hear that neptunes production?)

.

■

i mean the idea is "nice"
but ....

i dunno...my heros seem to dissapoint me from time to time.

■

but i want to do that on my own label

paxout
...

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

personally i BEEN knew they were a pop group.

and if you listen to them as such....

you can enjoy em.

i love the shit outta "like that"

the time!

& will there be a soundtrack released?

are you still in touch with people from the chapelle show?

we just got a deal

*raises glass*

you heard that we probably wont ever hear. in other words, what gems are
we -the public- missing out on that you -the insider- has (had) access to? ■

1. dwele's growing throwaway 300 songs i somehow got in my possesion
2. voodoo outtakes
3. dilla beats for days and days and days
4. the history of prince from 1976-1988 every song and rehersal EVER (cept "Wally")

about Wally...
yeah... no longer exists. DAMN U PRINCE!

will he ever release another album?

once in a blue moon.

he got D itus. (meaning the fear of expectations)

(and is there any chance that game theory will be promoted at all here?)

love it!

hell yes..soon as we talk with label plans will be made to really hit yall again

i HATE those "quincy back on the block" concept records

if anything i think more on a level of doing a prince among thieves album (paul) or a chronic (with build in cast of characters)

Not including finishing GT.

and that instrumental track that you played in the car, was that inspired by rich and the go-go dc, thing...

and when is the photography book coming out?




!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
******UPCOMING SHOWS******
MN8 Presents:
Sept 25th @ the Black Cat: Little Brother & Kev Brown, tixs: 15 bucks

not calling it quits

its rough on the ego when your label dont think you aint shit enough to fight for (sans LG)

somehow we came off this tour hungry as fuck.

i wouldn't say say rich.

pretty much since we met that nawlins cats we too been flirting with doing a horn and drum record. im just glad rich came along to open the floodgates. cause lord knows i been waiting for the sound of loud drums (no kanyo) to come to light.

Sounds good. Sounded real good that night (Essence was off the chain). You keep in contact with those guys? Did they come to mind when Katrina hit?


>pretty much since we met that nawlins cats we too been
>flirting with doing a horn and drum record. im just glad rich
>came along to open the floodgates. cause lord knows i been
>waiting for the sound of loud drums (no kanyo) to come to
>light.

I used to like the RapPages joints. that plus the shots you been taking. you prolly got a good coffee table book in you.

i got an editor
and agent but
i gotta do this GT thing first

1. funniest moment on stage? (im sure there PLENTY, so list a few)

2. will we see a roots come alive vol. 2 next year?

3. once you retire, please tell me you will write a book.

4. what label is history of roots survival guide (whatever its called) coming out on? leftjam, geffen?

5. that riq impersonations jawn (TTP liner notes for web/boom).... will i ever get to hear this gem?

>1. funniest moment on stage? (im sure there PLENTY, so list
>a few)

everynight me and frank gpt new jokes. i think last nights "being bobby brown" ending was funny.






>
>2. will we see a roots come alive vol. 2 next year?

uh...well...hov came up with some ideas....i'll share soon enough.


>
>3. once you retire, please tell me you will write a book.

retire?
bah!!!!!!!!
>
>4. what label is history of roots survival guide (whatever
>its called) coming out on? leftjam, geffen?

our last 2 records for geffen (vol1 vol 2)
>
>5. that riq impersonations jawn (TTP liner notes for
>web/boom).... will i ever get to hear this gem?

oh man!
sheeesh!
god...so many friggin songs!
where are they?!?!

>everynight me and frank gpt new jokes. i think last nights
>"being bobby brown" ending was funny.


everyone around me, myself included, were rollin when you did that!!

Dre? Em? Fiddy? Pharrell?

(fif)

shhhh!

why wouldn't 50 be on top there?
____

http://dancinginthesin.blogspot.com/ - the venting of a wild new orleanian

or is this even possible?

BETTER question: Will 50 make it to that level first?

get rid of jim, LA, and sylvia and just about all the other heads.

intended for (one of) his "upcoming" studio projects? ■

"*69"
and a cover of "if you want me to stay" that i never got credited for.

It's been said a couple of times that changes were in the works that would be drastic to the point where we "wouldn't recognize" the place.

Is that still going down?

all your dreams come true.
soon as we sign contract
its on

n/m

.

what would you say is the best melody in the roots catalog?

& for the hell of it,

what is your favorite roots video?

>what would you say is the best melody in the roots catalog?

well there is "melody" as in you can whistle to it and then there is a riff

of course "you got me" is our best MELODY

but "Star" is my favorite "RIFF"

>
>& for the hell of it,
>
>what is your favorite roots video?

"what they do"

most important one first
1. when a song on a roots album is credited as being produced by (insert non-roots member here) and that person and black thought receive the only writing credit, what was their exact involvement in the recording? if it varies, give examples. did they make a demo using their drum machines and MPC/SP/software and then oversee your band's recording of it or did you give them a producer credit without them being further involved past the demo stage? how often do you overdub their original demo beat?

2. how familiar are you with the 60s-70s krautrock (german avant-rock) band CAN? i think you'd really appreciate the unique approach to rhythm and instrumentation.

3. what is your favorite album or track by aphex twin?

4. why were these producers rejected from the tipping point: neptunes, kanye west, rjd2, 9th wonder

5. do you regret making or releasing any of the tipping point?

THANK YOU.

>most important one first
>1. when a song on a roots album is credited as being produced
>by (insert non-roots member here) and that person and black
>thought receive the only writing credit, what was their exact
>involvement in the recording? if it varies, give examples. did
>they make a demo using their drum machines and MPC/SP/software
>and then oversee your band's recording of it or did you give
>them a producer credit without them being further involved
>past the demo stage? how often do you overdub their original
>demo beat?

we are in everyone's mix so the lines are blurred.
but pretty much the plan is

someone submits a demo
then we approximate it.
as in re do drums
bass
guitar etc etc.

me and rich pretty much take over the song after its demo stage.--i realized in the past that "oh!!! i did this and that and this and that and this!!!" is not all that important. so sometimes i will lay back on the credits so as to not overshadow someone else from getting some shine.

cause at the end of the day as "questlove" i can always get work.

meanwhile we done built a nation for producers and rarely use em cause i get cream of the crop.

but at the end of the day.

rich
riq
and me

are the deciding factor.

once in a blue moon some shit will escape without my knowledge (the nba 2006 "fire" jawn) but that is a rare move. i am too anal and too anal anal to just let someone demo they way on my record.

this has been the method since IH.

this album we will try to make it sound as "BAND" as possible.

i get dismayed when people ask me "will you guys be on the album next time?" its like they only want roots if i am behind a drumset that sounds like DYWM.--kinda like you will only date a girl if she looks like the video hoe she looked like last night in the club.

so its a double edged sword. we are just trying to really do shit we never done before.







>2. how familiar are you with the 60s-70s krautrock (german
>avant-rock) band CAN? i think you'd really appreciate the
>unique approach to rhythm and instrumentation.

paid about $125 for it.
then i found cd in japan for 15.99 :(




>3. what is your favorite album or track by aphex twin?

>4. why were these producers rejected from the tipping point:
>neptunes, kanye west, rjd2, 9th wonder

tunes-songs were dope, but just stuck out like a sore thumb compared to TTP
kanye- his style is very specific. i think the reason why some cats fail with his production (slum, dialated, brandy, dwele, janet, keish, first john single and "i'll try") is that the real appeal to kanye aint his "music"....its HIM. and unless you take on his mannerisms (underdog in the hizzhouse!! small world!!!! i made it !!! i won!! i won!!!!) that is what takes the song over the top...can't imagine janet singing "spaceship" right? and if kweli did "jesus walks" yall would laugh his ass out the club. cause we DO believe that Ye is a southside baptist christian. so it works. and the songs he gave us really didnt "fit" us...and we weren't willing to "humanize" ourselves that much.
rjd2-dice took "do what i like"
9th-we were about done by the time he came around.

>5. do you regret making or releasing any of the tipping
>point?

i regret trusting jim when he said "trust me"--i love that record but the promotion of it and "dont say" as first single was mistake.

>THANK YOU.

i know i'm not the only person who appreciates those insights. thanks again.

>>most important one first
>>1. when a song on a roots album is credited as being
>produced
>>by (insert non-roots member here) and that person and black
>>thought receive the only writing credit, what was their
>exact
>>involvement in the recording? if it varies, give examples.
>did
>>they make a demo using their drum machines and
>MPC/SP/software
>>and then oversee your band's recording of it or did you give
>>them a producer credit without them being further involved
>>past the demo stage? how often do you overdub their original
>>demo beat?
>
>we are in everyone's mix so the lines are blurred.
>but pretty much the plan is
>
>someone submits a demo
>then we approximate it.
>as in re do drums
>bass
>guitar etc etc.
>
>me and rich pretty much take over the song after its demo
>stage.--i realized in the past that "oh!!! i did this and that
>and this and that and this!!!" is not all that important. so
>sometimes i will lay back on the credits so as to not
>overshadow someone else from getting some shine.
>
>cause at the end of the day as "questlove" i can always get
>work.
>
>meanwhile we done built a nation for producers and rarely use
>em cause i get cream of the crop.
>
>but at the end of the day.
>
>rich
>riq
>and me
>
>are the deciding factor.
>
>once in a blue moon some shit will escape without my knowledge
>(the nba 2006 "fire" jawn) but that is a rare move. i am too
>anal and too anal anal to just let someone demo they way on my
>record.
>
>this has been the method since IH.
>
>this album we will try to make it sound as "BAND" as
>possible.
>
>i get dismayed when people ask me "will you guys be on the
>album next time?" its like they only want roots if i am behind
>a drumset that sounds like DYWM.--kinda like you will only
>date a girl if she looks like the video hoe she looked like
>last night in the club.
>
>so its a double edged sword. we are just trying to really do
>shit we never done before.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>2. how familiar are you with the 60s-70s krautrock (german
>>avant-rock) band CAN? i think you'd really appreciate the
>>unique approach to rhythm and instrumentation.
>
>paid about $125 for it.
>then i found cd in japan for 15.99 :(
>
>
>
>
>>3. what is your favorite album or track by aphex twin?
>
>>4. why were these producers rejected from the tipping point:
>>neptunes, kanye west, rjd2, 9th wonder
>
>tunes-songs were dope, but just stuck out like a sore thumb
>compared to TTP
>kanye- his style is very specific. i think the reason why some
>cats fail with his production (slum, dialated, brandy, dwele,
>janet, keish, first john single and "i'll try") is that the
>real appeal to kanye aint his "music"....its HIM. and unless
>you take on his mannerisms (underdog in the hizzhouse!! small
>world!!!! i made it !!! i won!! i won!!!!) that is what takes
>the song over the top...can't imagine janet singing
>"spaceship" right? and if kweli did "jesus walks" yall would
>laugh his ass out the club. cause we DO believe that Ye is a
>southside baptist christian. so it works. and the songs he
>gave us really didnt "fit" us...and we weren't willing to
>"humanize" ourselves that much.
>rjd2-dice took "do what i like"
>9th-we were about done by the time he came around.
>
>>5. do you regret making or releasing any of the tipping
>>point?
>
>i regret trusting jim when he said "trust me"--i love that
>record but the promotion of it and "dont say" as first single
>was mistake.
>
>>THANK YOU.
>


by the way, my screenname's lame
http://www.last.fm/user/KennyFresh/

>most important one first
>1. when a song on a roots album is credited as being produced
>by (insert non-roots member here) and that person and black
>thought receive the only writing credit, what was their exact
>involvement in the recording? if it varies, give examples. did
>they make a demo using their drum machines and MPC/SP/software
>and then oversee your band's recording of it or did you give
>them a producer credit without them being further involved
>past the demo stage? how often do you overdub their original
>demo beat?

we are in everyone's mix so the lines are blurred.
but pretty much the plan is

someone submits a demo
then we approximate it.
as in re do drums
bass
guitar etc etc.

me and rich pretty much take over the song after its demo stage.--i realized in the past that "oh!!! i did this and that and this and that and this!!!" is not all that important. so sometimes i will lay back on the credits so as to not overshadow someone else from getting some shine.

cause at the end of the day as "questlove" i can always get work.

meanwhile we done built a nation for producers and rarely use em cause i get cream of the crop.

but at the end of the day.

rich
riq
and me

are the deciding factor.

once in a blue moon some shit will escape without my knowledge (the nba 2006 "fire" jawn) but that is a rare move. i am too anal and too anal anal to just let someone demo they way on my record.

this has been the method since IH.

this album we will try to make it sound as "BAND" as possible.

i get dismayed when people ask me "will you guys be on the album next time?" its like they only want roots if i am behind a drumset that sounds like DYWM.--kinda like you will only date a girl if she looks like the video hoe she looked like last night in the club.

so its a double edged sword. we are just trying to really do shit we never done before.







>2. how familiar are you with the 60s-70s krautrock (german
>avant-rock) band CAN? i think you'd really appreciate the
>unique approach to rhythm and instrumentation.

paid about $125 for it.
then i found cd in japan for 15.99 :(




>3. what is your favorite album or track by aphex twin?

>4. why were these producers rejected from the tipping point:
>neptunes, kanye west, rjd2, 9th wonder

tunes-songs were dope, but just stuck out like a sore thumb compared to TTP
kanye- his style is very specific. i think the reason why some cats fail with his production (slum, dialated, brandy, dwele, janet, keish, first john single and "i'll try") is that the real appeal to kanye aint his "music"....its HIM. and unless you take on his mannerisms (underdog in the hizzhouse!! small world!!!! i made it !!! i won!! i won!!!!) that is what takes the song over the top...can't imagine janet singing "spaceship" right? and if kweli did "jesus walks" yall would laugh his ass out the club. cause we DO believe that Ye is a southside baptist christian. so it works. and the songs he gave us really didnt "fit" us...and we weren't willing to "humanize" ourselves that much.
rjd2-dice took "do what i like"
9th-we were about done by the time he came around.

>5. do you regret making or releasing any of the tipping
>point?

i regret trusting jim when he said "trust me"--i love that record but the promotion of it and "dont say" as first single was mistake.

>THANK YOU.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/psykosoulmusic.htm
http://www.myspace.com/psykosoulmusic
http://www.broadjam.com/artists/artistindex.asp?artistID=15895

I'm still playing the snippets from Giles.

i have no RWE mp3s ripped from worldwide unfortunately.. haven't been able to find them

whose beats are on GT? (neptunes? kanye?)

is the verse black though spit on def poetry from a new song?

can we get the rest of the d'angelo daily operation covers?

thanks.

i think we gonna show dilla some love if we decide to put "beats" on this record. but pretty much it has been us.

i gotta look through files for D shit.

>i think we gonna show dilla some love if we decide to put
>"beats" on this record.

this.must.happen.

peace,
-ram

on that brendan benson project?

or something else?

but no followup.

that song has the best beat on the album..

it's kind of an odd idea anyway

replace half the band?

oh well.

When y'all putting out Quicksand Millennium? lol

600 reels?

HAWD!

(i swear you guys were separated at birth)

i hear that quite often.
wonder if he knows im alive

guesting on GT?

i'd *love* to hear him with riq

.

are you are going to stick with the saline project?
i know you've mentioned potentially working with spike jonze. what about michel gondry? or jonathan glazer?

lately i been rubbing shoulders with gondry's peeps so fingers crossed.

i could put a bug in spike's ear, lemme kno

peace,
6th

if not...

i got some reels you need to look at...

i got bills to pay!

--me--
"Hip-hop's biggest problem is that it cant accept criticism." -- scorpion

http://www.onesoulfulnegro.com/
http://www.barelybreakingeven.com/

27!!!!

that I wrote specifically for u as the lead?

.

-do u think Don should release all of Soul Train on dvd or break it up into eras.

-How did you get into collecting sneakers.

-If you put Pete,Premo,and Dilla in a room with 1 record and a sampler. And locked them in a room for 1 day. Who would have the illest finished product.

-would you ever put out an instrumental album(like the bbe jawns)With just beats and scratching.











man life can get all up in your ass. Baby,you betta work it out!-Pos

>-do u think Don should release all of Soul Train on dvd or
>break it up into eras.


ALL episodes!
and i do commentary
i think he is close to doing something.
i just came from website and he got something going on
where you can peep old eps


>-How did you get into collecting sneakers.

be honest with you?
they free.
i dont stand in line and sleep and fight
i cheat.
i call stylist and next thing you know
new bapes


>-If you put Pete,Premo,and Dilla in a room with 1 record and a
>sampler. And locked them in a room for 1 day. Who would have
>the illest finished product.

me.
cause i would document diary style what went down and sell it in borders.
>
>-would you ever put out an instrumental album(like the bbe
>jawns)With just beats and scratching.

nope.
that is gaggy.
i didnt like petestrumentals.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>man life can get all up in your ass. Baby,you betta work it
>out!-Pos

Wow.

>i didnt like petestrumentals.
>>

this hurts man, petestrumentals was great


<--- Green Apple Bottom!!!

Paul=Bill

"Pete Rock can’t ever disrespect me and not get his head smacked off." © CL SMOOTH

that phrenology and TTP seemingly weren't as well received as your earlier work?

is okayplayer a double-edged sword? (see- the aforementioned disdain other okayartists have for this site)

but pound for pound
phrenology was our most critically acclaimed album
(christageu hated TFA and he is GOD critic)
so despite the mums of "real hip hop" fans
phren did nothing but make us the critics darlings that
we remained.

as far a TTP--hey we had a good 7 record A+ run...and now we got a B-
tis all good. this will only make GT that much better (ala EC/BE)

maybe you mean better in the eyes of more people?
____

http://dancinginthesin.blogspot.com/ - the venting of a wild new orleanian

n/m

sheeeit fuck com
im tryna ride the "good rap" wave for saigon makes it hood again.

can you confirm that he at least has the itch?

.

1. Are you gonna be president of the label?
2. Are you gonna be responsible to finding new artists and developing them? If so, do you have some artists you are thinking of signing yet?
3. What are the contracts for the typical artist on Def Jam Left gonna be like, are they gonna be multiple album contracts deals or what?

i want to "run it"
i want i to truly be like an indy
but with perks that motivate the artist and helps the label win at the same time
i got ideas

my role is not defined yet

1. What is your favorite Criterion release (aside from Rushmore)?

2. What film should be given the Criterion treatment that already hasn't?


CRITERION FOREVER!

it took about 4 views but i am in love with brazil

i am jealous that the beastie boys got one

i would love to see KILL BILL 1/2 get the full treatment.

like hip hop shit from japan..korea..hong kong...etc....

but im open

1. what did the beats you were working on for 'Be' sound like?
2. have you heard any black jack johnson studio tracks that are actually good?
3. what happened to your work w/ beck, w/ nigel godrich producing, as a trio also featuring pino and qbert?
4. what happened to your work w/ herbie, who you said wanted to get chris from coldplay and thom yorke? (i know herbie just put that duets album out)
5. left jam - who do you want? realistically and idealistically.

thanks again.

>1. what did the beats you were working on for 'Be' sound
>like?

good. (lol)


>2. have you heard any black jack johnson studio tracks that
>are actually good?

.....as opposed to...


>3. what happened to your work w/ beck, w/ nigel godrich
>producing, as a trio also featuring pino and qbert?

think beck is mad at me. im the king of "call me!" and then ...nothing



>4. what happened to your work w/ herbie, who you said wanted
>to get chris from coldplay and thom yorke? (i know herbie just
>put that duets album out)

that was supposed to be the album!
we did two cuts
imma wait til herb finishes his santana mission.



>5. left jam - who do you want? realistically and
>idealistically.

longevity.



>
>thanks again.

>>3. what happened to your work w/ beck, w/ nigel godrich
>>producing, as a trio also featuring pino and qbert?
>
>think beck is mad at me. im the king of "call me!" and then
>...nothing


then beck isn't the only one mad at you..

when will you call him? (C) bilal

>>1. what did the beats you were working on for 'Be' sound
>>like?
>
>good. (lol)

no clues as to what style or are you going to reuse them?


>>2. have you heard any black jack johnson studio tracks that
>>are actually good?
>
>.....as opposed to...

the lame hard rock tracks on 'the new danger.'

for instance, back in january 2002 i saw him do this song called "ghetto" which is great, but didn't make the album.

back when he was recording a whole BJJ album for rawkus/MCA, which got shelved, did you hear anything really good?


>>4. what happened to your work w/ herbie, who you said wanted
>>to get chris from coldplay and thom yorke? (i know herbie
>just
>>put that duets album out)
>
>that was supposed to be the album!
>we did two cuts
>imma wait til herb finishes his santana mission.

you and he did 2 cuts or were chris martin and thom yorke actually recorded?


>>5. left jam - who do you want? realistically and
>>idealistically.
>
>longevity.

i call that a dodge but if you feel like listing a couple names...

Scotland or England?

yours and all time?

botched tfa one with a korean man getting his head blown off by a cop.

of course mca was like "HELL TO THE NAW!" (C) drugs are bad


all time?

hmmm--

1. license to ill
2. paul's boutique
3. bizarre ride to the pharcyde
4. electric ladyland original
5. honey

is there anywhere on the net where i can see the pic for it?

infamus Vietnam photo of the Saigon Cjhief of Police "interrogating a prisoner"

You said you'd like to see another full time emcee in the roots possibly and there are some potential candidates.

I think one full roots album featuring com as an emcee along with bt would fit perfect.

Any thought or chance of that ever happening?

Just say yes.

im still waitin for mos, monch thought com record

& u got something serious...

crack that whip, cause at this point i doubt that would ever happen as an album. not all 4.

i could see com doing it once with the roots tho cause he would fit right in.

given that set list is pretty similar at times.

btw is the BATTLE supposed to continue? lol
now you done topped erykah's post! hahaaha

we make it fun freaking it different ways

europe gets to see these shows often

now some questions...

(i haven't read the post yet so excuse me if any of have already been asked/answered)

1. did Malik ever call any of you guys up with a reaction to "Water"?
2. when are you gonna work with SA-RA? (i think you're only of the only musicians left in the industry who hasn't yet)
3. are you ever gonna go EC-style production again? (pleeeeeease do)
4. are you playing any parts in either of J Dilla's upcoming albums? (The Shining, Donuts, Jay Love Japan, etc.)
5. can we get a Randy Watson or (whats left of the) Soulquarians album SOON PLEEEEEASE??
6. Are you ever gonna release/leak those Mos & Cody jam sessions from the Phrenology liner notes??
7. Will we ever get credits for TTP?? i still dunno whose singing or playing on what (i'm real OCD about credits, lol)

lol i guess those are more requests than questions but fuck it

by the way, my screenname's lame
http://www.last.fm/user/KennyFresh/

>1. did Malik ever call any of you guys up with a reaction to
>"Water"?

we played it for him like 4 times and he STILL dont get that its about him.




>2. when are you gonna work with SA-RA? (i think you're only of
>the only musicians left in the industry who hasn't yet)

they emailed me some files so imma get ta work soon





>3. are you ever gonna go EC-style production again?
>(pleeeeeease do)

perhaps. i go through phases

>4. are you playing any parts in either of J Dilla's upcoming
>albums? (The Shining, Donuts, Jay Love Japan, etc.)

i did some shit maad long ago that "still" might come through.




>5. can we get a Randy Watson or (whats left of the)
>Soulquarians album SOON PLEEEEEASE??

future....




>6. Are you ever gonna release/leak those Mos & Cody jam
>sessions from the Phrenology liner notes??


reels are hard to find but the damn DATS!!


>7. Will we ever get credits for TTP?? i still dunno whose
>singing or playing on what (i'm real OCD about credits, lol)

there were no credits? dont u mean phren?

>
>>1. did Malik ever call any of you guys up with a reaction to
>>"Water"?
>
>we played it for him like 4 times and he STILL dont get that
>its about him.

LOL
but it didn't scare him like it did D?

>>2. when are you gonna work with SA-RA? (i think you're only
>of
>>the only musicians left in the industry who hasn't yet)
>
>they emailed me some files so imma get ta work soon

glad ta hear it!

>>3. are you ever gonna go EC-style production again?
>>(pleeeeeease do)
>
>perhaps. i go through phases

go through this phase again!
lol, just playing - but dont let the backlash get to you - that album was a MASTERPIECE

>>4. are you playing any parts in either of J Dilla's upcoming
>>albums? (The Shining, Donuts, Jay Love Japan, etc.)
>
>i did some shit maad long ago that "still" might come
>through.

cool.

>>5. can we get a Randy Watson or (whats left of the)
>>Soulquarians album SOON PLEEEEEASE??
>
>future....
>

word.

>>6. Are you ever gonna release/leak those Mos & Cody jam
>>sessions from the Phrenology liner notes??
>
>
>reels are hard to find but the damn DATS!!

dammit.
gimme access to your vaults & i'll find it!

>>7. Will we ever get credits for TTP?? i still dunno whose
>>singing or playing on what (i'm real OCD about credits, lol)
>
>there were no credits? dont u mean phren?

nah man Phren said who played on what track
Tipping Point had production credits and all the jam session players, but didnt see who played on what track (my main problem is figuring who sang on what -- i.e. which hooks are Martin Luther and which are DOM? and who did the Pointro spoken word piece? etc etc)


by the way, my screenname's lame
http://www.last.fm/user/KennyFresh/

Favorite Woody Allen movie?

music executive "hero"?

most formidable music exec?

Did anything ever come of Red Hot Rats (that old Zappa post?). I'll inbox you Gail Z's number if you can make it happen lol! B/t me, DarkStar and Jeflee, can we A&R it?

>Favorite Woody Allen movie?

bullets over braodway
new york stories (hated coppala's story)



>
>music executive "hero"? venus flytrap the second.
>
>most formidable music exec? (meaning?)
>
>Did anything ever come of Red Hot Rats (that old Zappa post?).
>I'll inbox you Gail Z's number if you can make it happen lol!
>B/t me, DarkStar and Jeflee, can we A&R it?

red hot still calls me but we have no label. maybe left jam will let me do it now

>>Favorite Woody Allen movie?
>
>bullets over braodway
>new york stories (hated coppala's story)

love bullets (cusack + woody? how can you go wrong?)

>>
>>music executive "hero"? venus flytrap the second.
>>
>>most formidable music exec? (meaning?)

who's the one exec (label boss/bean counter/lawyer) that you'd rather not tangle with in business... When I moved to NYC a few years ago I tried to negotiate a contract w/ Londell McMillan. Knowing his history w/ P, the Lox, Roberta etc, I was a bit star-shook into being unable to stand up hard for my points, ended up walking away from the deal (an exchange goes "I want *this*". him (his people): "it's nice to want, isn't it?")

Could be "shook", could be exec's "other ties" (one famous production duo threatened the life of my friend/producer/their ghost producer when he wanted to jump out doing solo production), etc...

>>
>>Did anything ever come of Red Hot Rats (that old Zappa
>post?).
>>I'll inbox you Gail Z's number if you can make it happen lol!
>
>>B/t me, DarkStar and Jeflee, can we A&R it?
>
>red hot still calls me but we have no label. maybe left jam
>will let me do it now

!!!!!!!! Call Gail!!!!

NOPE!

bilal?

what's up with him?

he the FIRST victim of jim
we the 3rd

(j5 is 2nd...naw fuck that...they "1..2..3..4..and 5")

true that. j5's whole album was pretty much single-worthy (including one of sa-ra's first beats on record) and they got like one video, although it did get a decent amount of airplay... their first album had like 3 videos

or rahzel recently?

scratch-"ok...i'll see you in switzerland" 5/03

rah-"ok....lemme think about it" 9/05

did they check out your set and stuff?

i heard that the next wilco studio album was going to have more of a 'dance' feel (!)

are you gonna work with 'em?

.

feeling at the time that they were dope and deserved recognition, then later realize that they weren't all that hot?

did you feel compelled to continue to support them?

>feeling at the time that they were dope and deserved
>recognition, then later realize that they weren't all that
>hot?
>
>did you feel compelled to continue to support them?


by the way, my screenname's lame
http://www.last.fm/user/KennyFresh/

and u know what's funny... when you listen to that album with white people around.. it sounds..... okay here's where it gets creepy...
better....
*strange music plays*
yep.
I know... I know...
trust... wouldn't buy that record if it turned into a magic get out of jail card and I was facing 20.

and "not" northern state"

-sowweee.

but no names here.

1) why F and T capitalized in leFTjam?


2) Would you be opposed to backing Kanye in an unplugged show, a la Jay-Z?


3)So Jay-Z said on the radio last week that at his upcoming late October shows in NJ and Philly, he's gonna diss some people, maybe a new song.... What's the deal with that?


4) Any chances of Jay and Nas working together? It seems inevitable right now....


5) Are the 2 last Geffen greatest hits jawns dropping in 2005?


Thanks

>1) why F and T capitalized in leFTjam?

not sure. just spelled it that way.
yall can make a reason for me.

>2) Would you be opposed to backing Kanye in an unplugged show,
>a la Jay-Z?

illadelphonics sure.


>3)So Jay-Z said on the radio last week that at his upcoming
>late October shows in NJ and Philly, he's gonna diss some
>people, maybe a new song.... What's the deal with that?


i asked. and we had a good laugh.

>4) Any chances of Jay and Nas working together? It seems
>inevitable right now....

we talked about this too....i'll pretty much cut the velvet rope for about any industry cat except the cat that holds my future in his hands right about now.


>5) Are the 2 last Geffen greatest hits jawns dropping in 2005?

i am mixing a rare joint right now (2:42 am)---second week of novemeber. 2 seperate jawns.

>
>
>
>Thanks

-How's D'Angelo doing?

-Are you doing any tracks for his next album?

3 discer but no dice.

perhaps hov can be swayed and that winds up being the "extra" disc of GT

~

outside of 'you got me' and 'what they do', the roots' videography is WAY overshadowed by the band's live showmanship (a rarity in modern black music, sadly).
____

http://dancinginthesin.blogspot.com/ - the venting of a wild new orleanian

this really NEEDS to happen

go on ?uest

make a roots concert-movie

(complete with the dorothy parker version of 'the 'notic'-it'd be a beautiful night..)

..1) what was your highlight from the chappelle blockparty in bk (asked e, so i might as well get your take on it)?


2) rumor has it that atcq was s'posed to be one of the surprises for that show. true or false, and if so, what prevented it from happenin'?

3) can i get a raise? (ha!, jus' kiddin')

*disclaimer: MODS DON'T GET PAID, PEOPLE, so please don't take that joke the wrong way...

__________________________
www.okayplayer.com/guidelines

..and miles to go before i sleep... (c) frost

>..1) what was your highlight from the chappelle blockparty in
>bk (asked e, so i might as well get your take on it)?

after all that shit talking rash went onstage to do his "love of my life" verse with E.

second place was watching com/mos/talib do the "tom wilis" dance on "umi says".

but the day pretty much belonged to kane and g rap.

>2) rumor has it that atcq was s'posed to be one of the
>surprises for that show. true or false, and if so, what
>prevented it from happenin'?

funny tidbit. tip and i were IMn each other and he suggested we do a "wattstax" tyoe thing where we call eddie or dave to do something.

i then broke it to him dave "been there..."

once i explained the concept of that secretive day...--i think he was somewhat miffed he wasn't involved or knew about it.

i would KILL to play for tribe.



>
>3) can i get a raise? (ha!, jus' kiddin')

sure when i raise this post up by pressing "post message!"
>
>*disclaimer: MODS DON'T GET PAID, PEOPLE, so please don't take
>that joke the wrong way...

Bmore represent!

Also how did you like the new Rams Head Live in Baltimore when you were for the Kools show? Personally I think it is a nice venue to see a show in.

>Bmore represent!

never met the brother. would love to.

>
>Also how did you like the new Rams Head Live in Baltimore when
>you were for the Kools show? Personally I think it is a nice
>venue to see a show in.

uh..it was "ok" not better than that spot we rocked when TFA came out

I was there for that show w/ Black Moon. My brother still hates on Buckshot for dancing during "Two Turntables And A Mic" and dropping the mic. That spot seems like the older, smaller, unjiggy version of Rams Head.

>>Bmore represent!
>
>never met the brother. would love to.
>
im serious. my head would carbonize if i even knew that this had happened. shit, im just going to pretend.*reaches for tissues*
>
>

Are you coming back to the NorVA in Norfolk, VA anytime soon? Y`all rocked that shit. I tried to stand outside and wait till y`all came out at the end of the concert, but my legs damn near gave out from being at the gym earlier that day.

.

Man, fuck you were the single drummer who got me into playing funk and hiphop. Seeing you on reverb on hbo, damn i totally ditched punk after i saw the roots haha. Shit with that said i don't even know what to ask you....

...as a drummer what would your advice be when approaching hiphop drumming. What are the hallmarks of a good hiphop drummer in your oppinion. What do you think should get the most emphasis kick snare or hats. I guess how do you go about creating a hiphop beat.

...also stubblefield or Starks.....

...do you think when your older you'll ever pull a joe morello/zoro/garibaldi and do some teaching? Or even do a dvd or are you not interested in doing that sort of education...

...wanna sell me one of your old zildjians...hey i had to ask...

<<5. left jam - who do you want? realistically and idealistically.>>

<<<longevity.>>>

de la soul?? -lighbulb- if you look in the dictionary for longevity......


i know what i want to ask, but i don't know how to say it. i love that the roots are always evolving and it there seems to be a path of originality you all take us on, but.....

do you see the roots bringing back something with the essence of brain off raw deluxe? do people want to hear that? do you like to create stuff like that?

i remember reading some story you wrote a while back.... was that story about the mint soap in your drawers and sweat really true?

><<5. left jam - who do you want? realistically and
>idealistically.>>
>
><<<longevity.>>>
>
>de la soul?? -lighbulb- if you look in the dictionary for
>longevity......

let me sign on dotted line first.


>i know what i want to ask, but i don't know how to say it. i
>love that the roots are always evolving and it there seems to
>be a path of originality you all take us on, but.....
>
>do you see the roots bringing back something with the essence
>of brain off raw deluxe? do people want to hear that? do you
>like to create stuff like that?

my steeze is waking up and "what challange awaits me today"---that sound of brain is TOO 1995 for me. but i like it.


>
>i remember reading some story you wrote a while back.... was
>that story about the mint soap in your drawers and sweat
>really true?


HELL YES!

i hate instructional dvds
i get approached all the time
but i just think its corny
id rather list some albums to shed to.

less is more is rule number one in funk drumming.

Thanks so much.

?uestlove,

Approx how much vinyl do you own, (favorite genre)?

Do you prefer drumming or djing, (and why)?

Have you made any crazy beats lately?

What do the other members of The Roots think about your dj gigs?

Will The Roots ever back another emcee like y'all did on Jay-Z's unplugged?

<< Roots listener since 1993...

Much Respect for all that y'all contribute to hip-hop.

Thanks in advance.

1.) Marvin Gaye or Al Green?

2.) Has Jill Scott's "Beautifully Human" album made ya feel good about yourself? (it did for me :D )

3.) What's ya favorite color?

4.) Are you a game fanatic (and if yes, what's your favorite)

Please respond. That is all. THank you. ^_^

>?uestlove,
>
>Approx how much vinyl do you own, (favorite genre)?


50,000. HIP HOP.


>
>Do you prefer drumming or djing, (and why)?

dj'n. i have more control over peoples emotions by myself.
>
>Have you made any crazy beats lately?

craziest shit i done is on GT.


>What do the other members of The Roots think about your dj
>gigs?


funny you say that. i was seconds away from cancelin' a nice priced show all because i made a commitment to dj a party in vegas for a friend. didn't go down too well. (not sure what you mean about "think about"---as in "support it?" or...


>Will The Roots ever back another emcee like y'all did on
>Jay-Z's unplugged?

if asked and the cat is worthy. right about now we are one of few.

>
><< Roots listener since 1993...
>
>Much Respect for all that y'all contribute to hip-hop.
>
>Thanks in advance.

1. A few years back I saw this video on The Box where you guys were basically mocking all these hip hop videos that only contain b*tches, cars and champagne. Never saw it again afterwards and forgot the title. Which song/video was it? I remember it was one of the funniest videos I've ever seen. Or was it all a dream...?

2. Where do you stay when you're in Amsterdam, and where did u stay when u were in Adelaide Australia a few months back?

__________

"See, when you stimulate your own mum, for one common cause, you see who's the real motherf*ckers" - ODB

that's one of their most popular videos
i dunno if he's still answering ?'s but that was an easy one for me to answer so..

Thanks a lot. Cant believe it's What They do, listened to that song so often on Illadelph and it's one of my favourites. We don't get enough of these videos overseas so that probably explains why I only saw it once.

_________

"See, when you stimulate your own mom, for one common cause, you see who's the real motherf*ckers." ODB

is based on "who has the vacancy" and who got internet service and 24 hour room service.

you said there was a chance

but no followup.

If that happens Artist will turn into the Lesson.

۞¢©♥♥♥©¢۞

"Do me the courtesy of assuming that I am an individual with his own thoughts and feelings and I will do the same for you. Actually, try applying that principle in general and we'll all be happier" - Olu

93. 93/93

1A) What song or verse has your favorite Black Thought lyrics?
1B) Malik...?
1C) Dice...?

2) Have you heard Lupe Fiasco yet (aside from Touch the Sky)? What do you think?

>1A) What song or verse has your favorite Black Thought
>lyrics?

web.

>1B) Malik...?

the spark.


>1C) Dice...?

the lesson.
>
>2) Have you heard Lupe Fiasco yet (aside from Touch the Sky)?
>What do you think?

need to hear more for i share an opinion.

dan?

how many hrs of sleep u get a nite / day?

how do you regulate it?

how do you keep balance knowing u do very late shows and/or record late at nite?

1. Are you currently working on anything with Bilal?

2. What is to become of James River?

3. Is Game Theory set to be a 2CD set? true or false?

4. Who would win in a fight between Common and Black Thought? lol

>1. Are you currently working on anything with Bilal?

an EWF tribute record ("cant hide love")
>
>2. What is to become of James River?

i dunno.
>
>3. Is Game Theory set to be a 2CD set? true or false? 15-18 songs depending on what we keep or not.
>
>4. Who would win in a fight between Common and Black Thought?

jean grae.

lol

>>1. Are you currently working on anything with Bilal?
>
>an EWF tribute record ("cant hide love")

he gets far too carried away to do EWF any justice

>how many hrs of sleep u get a nite / day?


3-6
>
>how do you regulate it?

sleep on the plane.
>
>how do you keep balance knowing u do very late shows and/or
>record late at nite?

the mrs forces me to get sleep.

why doesn't things fall apart exist on vinyl? (with cover art)

is there ANY way for me to get a copy?

im mad as fuck about that.

1. what's your favourite hip-hop album of all time and why?

2. what do u think of toronto (the fans, the venues, the city, etc.)?

3. who's your favourite featured okayplayer artist (eg. lawless element, slum village, etc.) and why?

4. (when) r u gonna rhyme again?

5. can u get malik b. to rejoin u guys again? rahzel too?

thanks

>1. what's your favourite hip-hop album of all time and why?

it takes a nation of millions to hold us back.

that was the album i did "hey i know that sample and that sample and that one and that one and that one too!!!!!!! then i realized...hey i can do this too!!!

>2. what do u think of toronto (the fans, the venues, the city,
>etc.)?


one of my favorite cities. they love hip hop. the worlds most finest women live up there. some of my favorite restuarants too. i just hate customs.


>3. who's your favourite featured okayplayer artist (eg.
>lawless element, slum village, etc.) and why?

come on now...i cant answer that! you tryna get me killed??!
>
>4. (when) r u gonna rhyme again?

i get the itch.
>
>5. can u get malik b. to rejoin u guys again?

well...m-ill is home.

we might "win".



rahzel too?-see the "last time i spoke to scratch" question.
>
>thanks

Just in case any of yall missed that reference....

Eagles Nest 2005: We rally behind Andy and Donovan.

www.grownmantv.com presents Grown Ass News: The Way News Should Be.

www.myspace.com/grownmantv

malik b

get on the mic

even if he don't jump back on a Roots record

~
<--Graph Nobel

Magomus: www.magomus.com
Sounds: www.magomus.com/page3.html

"Protools is a hell of a drug" - Jay-Z

T-Dot!

Stage presence? studio album? guest appearances?

2. How much pressure should it be to be next?

www.thechaptercrew.com
From windy to sincity
US vs. THEM AVAILABLE NOW!!!!!!!!!
Manor Mindstate(NicolayMix)/ON 10 Single 12"
4/5 ALLHIPHOP Rating
5/5 UrbanConnectionz Rating
8.5/10 Rapreviews
XXL Chairman's Choice
(the list is Building)
Check out snippet

but!

at the end of the day

the answer is in your 5th beatle: the soundman.

www.thechaptercrew.com
From windy to sincity
US vs. THEM AVAILABLE NOW!!!!!!!!!
Manor Mindstate(NicolayMix)/ON 10 Single 12"
4/5 ALLHIPHOP Rating
5/5 UrbanConnectionz Rating
8.5/10 Rapreviews
XXL Chairman's Choice
(the list is Building)
Check out snippet

I aint asking for names just a number, by award winners I am talking Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, AMA, Tony, Espy, etc.

i got a woman.
way over town
that's good to me...
she gimme money
when im in nee heed
--you tryna get me kicked outta bed?

well fuck it then inbox me the info, I wont tell.

NEVER FUCK UP CONSTANT PUSSY!!!!!!!!!!!
especially if she is a good WOMAN

I've had Tat Money, Cash Money, Cosmo, and Jazzy Jeff and Skillz are next month...followed by King Britt as soon as he is available before January...I'm taking Philly to the world one at a time

You next in line...when you hittin Japan again?
Asia DJ Tour? Let's make it happen...

By the way Afrika Islam and Ice-T told me to say what's up to you...

I'll be back in Philly till Oct 14th...I hope to catch a tastytreats session...

One,
Travellin' Matt
Official Buddha Monk of OKP
(see directory)
The South Philly Dali lama...



Hip Hop In Thailand??!! See
it here to believe it...
In Bangkok? come see me at the hottest club in SE Asia
http://www.qbarbangkok.com
www.myspace.com/tra

and give me an offer.

for the cell phone in the phone booth?

-what are a few of your favorite samples to hip hop songs? (for example, roy ayers "running away" --> tribe's "description of a fool", SOS band "the finest" --> mf doom's "the finest" are just 2 i adore)

-do you know any nerdy white chicks who know as much about music as me? i need some new friends.

>for the cell phone in the phone booth?

about 7. no bootsy, no POD guy, no COM---no alanis (cant remember the rock dudes.)
>
>-what are a few of your favorite samples to hip hop songs?
>(for example, roy ayers "running away" --> tribe's
>"description of a fool", SOS band "the finest" --> mf doom's
>"the finest" are just 2 i adore)

uh the tribe songbook is pretty much like the back of my hand.


>-do you know any nerdy white chicks who know as much about
>music as me? i need some new friends.

im schoolin leah from XXL. she knows her shit. put me on a few times

dangelos next album to drop late 2006--is it likely he will do a tour before the
record drops? before late 2006? in other words, will that cancelled european
tour be rescheduled in 2005 or maybe early 2006? are there ANY plans? ■

all a lie

1.) what do u tell a fellow recording artist, who is also your friend, when u think their new album/single is garbage?

2.) i thought there were supposed to be 2 roots dvds coming out, the sonic event and an okayplayer tour one. what happened to the other one?

3.) what did u think of kanye's comment that white ppl can't use new slang until after one year or else they are trying to be black?

>1.) what do u tell a fellow recording artist, who is also
>your friend, when u think their new album/single is garbage?

i avoid em at all costs. im too nice to hurt someone's feelings



>
>2.) i thought there were supposed to be 2 roots dvds coming
>out, the sonic event and an okayplayer tour one. what
>happened to the other one?

dan knows?

>
>3.) what did u think of kanye's comment that white ppl can't
>use new slang until after one year or else they are trying to
>be black?

kanye died for your sins. respect that.

You and the rest of the Legendary are in control of Def Jam Left...

a)Are there certain artists/acts you have your eyes/ears on?

b)Would you possibly look to the various talented artists who post on this board for consideration to join the label? If so,are there any you've already checked out?

c)Do you have any expectations for your success ratio with the new situation?
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"words engage,lines elope/with or without consent or letters of intent I just broke..." (c)A Brother Named George

www.abrothernamedgeorge.com

>You and the rest of the Legendary are in control of Def Jam
>Left...
>
>a)Are there certain artists/acts you have your eyes/ears on?
>
>b)Would you possibly look to the various talented artists who
>post on this board for consideration to join the label? If
>so,are there any you've already checked out?
>
>c)Do you have any expectations for your success ratio with the
>new situation?

>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>"words engage,lines elope/with or without consent or letters
>of intent I just broke..." (c)A Brother Named George
>
>www.abrothernamedgeorge.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------
"words engage,lines elope/with or without consent or letters of intent I just broke..." (c)A Brother Named George

www.abrothernamedgeorge.com

>You and the rest of the Legendary are in control of Def Jam
>Left...
>
>a)Are there certain artists/acts you have your eyes/ears on? yes
>
>b)Would you possibly look to the various talented artists who
>post on this board for consideration to join the label? If
>so,are there any you've already checked out?

a few.

>
>c)Do you have any expectations for your success ratio with the
>new situation?

i got 0 expectations.
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>"words engage,lines elope/with or without consent or letters
>of intent I just broke..." (c)A Brother Named George
>
>www.abrothernamedgeorge.com

>>b)Would you possibly look to the various talented artists
>who
>>post on this board for consideration to join the label? If
>>so,are there any you've already checked out?
>
>a few.


WHO? WHO? WHO?


>>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>>"words engage,lines elope/with or without consent or letters
>>of intent I just broke..." (c)A Brother Named George
>>
>>www.abrothernamedgeorge.com
>


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"words engage,lines elope/with or without consent or letters of intent I just broke..." (c)A Brother Named George

www.abrothernamedgeorge.com

think about this: if questo said 'i'ma hook it up so leftjam will sign poster a, poster b, and poster c', posters d-z would be mad as fuck. he ain't gonna do it. or even hint for whom he might do it.
____

http://dancinginthesin.blogspot.com/ - the venting of a wild new orleanian

Who is the strongest emcee/rapper between Thought and Jay-Z being that you've worked with both in the studio? Who would you put your sticks on in a battle?

Who's the finest R&B Chick/starlet you've met in person. ::puts money on Nelly Furtado:: lol

>Who is the strongest emcee/rapper between Thought and Jay-Z
>being that you've worked with both in the studio? Who would
>you put your sticks on in a battle?


well celebrity wins so jay would win. because people "believe" in jay z. i think riq is more skilled at battle rapping but at this rate....if a tree falls in a forrest and....

>Who's the finest R&B Chick/starlet you've met in person.
>::puts money on Nelly Furtado:: lol


a few.

mya and b valentine are prettier than i expected.
i think viv green's publicity photos do 0 justice to her in real life
and i can attest that ms cole has the best tigs in rnb
but i said it before and ill say it again...the best ass in hollywood does NOT
belong to a singer. it ironically belongs to a ross. tracey ross.

you should see my OVERATED list. half of the king covers belong on em.

would nia long be on it?

also...do you remember me? (i know this is a dumb ass question, but humor me with an answer)

when you started okp did you envision that over six years later it would be around and folks would be so attached, friends made, relationships started, babies concieved because of it?

To Your Live Show?

i dont think my peers live show...comes close to their studio show.

your live should should ALWAYS surpass studio shit.

like the 2k shirt designs ( www.2ktshirts.com )
john&
paul&
ringo&
george.

whose names would you want if a roots one is designed?

matter of fact

i made about 30 of em

in the commercial im rocking the jackson 5ive

And how often do they post incognito?

some have baited yall well.

____

http://dancinginthesin.blogspot.com/ - the venting of a wild new orleanian

What did you do at your last official 9-5? When did you feel comfortable enough to leave your job and pursue music full-time?

got fired on my birthday (took day off)
never looked back since.

Where is Malik B?

I miss that dude, Malik Blunts, greatest rap name ever and illest flow








>its time to battle E.
>and plus they know everything about me....
>so i got my work cut out for me.
>
>imma beat that post in 6 hours.

Livingroom Johnston

It's going to be all right....

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As in the writer Livingroom Johnson?
If so, inbox, I got folks in Delaware ABOSLUTELY FIENDING for your books. But we can't get 'em anywhere. There'a a funny story about it.
Inbox if you please.
ONE

"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

are Game related (aka, impossible to get an answer to) so how about Eminem...

what went down at the meeting?

has he fallen off forever?

we worked on music for about an hour.

then ...

i caught the chicken pox.

so he sent me home.

I'll just say it right here, right now...

with Omar and J.P. in the mix...why Kamal? His playing seems limited.

I know y'all are a hip-hop band and all, but I think Swizz Beats might have more chops than him...just saying.

And Hub is the man...but he ain't seeing Pino.

My ideal Roots sound would be basically The Meters w/ Black Thought and ?uestloves brain guiding the flow on the side of the stage under a glass dome communicating telepathically.

i mean you could put dennis chambers in my place and that would be a "better" drummer...but not me.

14 years is a long time--there is an emotional attachment to the members.

my steeze is just form other groups if i get bored (illadelphonics)

but somebody posted a Kamaal is staying on Geffen like Jermaine Jackson ish...and it got my wheels turning.

i ain't tryna start no shit man.

■

jokes...this was in my auto fill cache browers...
but on the real.

I have 2 more ?stions....


When are you going to direct a Roots video? I know you Co'd
Com's 'Come Close'.

If you could re-invent any artist..who would it be & briefly how?


!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
******UPCOMING SHOWS******
MN8 Presents:
Sept 25th @ the Black Cat: Little Brother & Kev Brown, tixs: 15 bucks
Sept 30th @ the Black Cat: Zap Mama & Platinum Pied Pipers, tixs: 22 buc

>When are you going to direct a Roots video? I know you Co'd
>Com's 'Come Close'.


too scared!

hell no!
>
>If you could re-invent any artist..who would it be & briefly
>how?

the one im working with now. youll see.
>
>
>!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
>>******UPCOMING SHOWS******
>MN8 Presents:
>Sept 25th @ the Black Cat: Little Brother & Kev Brown, tixs:
>15 bucks
>Sept 30th @ the Black Cat: Zap Mama & Platinum Pied Pipers,
>tixs: 22 buc

one of my favorite cd's ever recorded. ever. i just...i don't know, the energy was completely captured and you can feel it through the speakers.

question. was there any tracks that got shot down? or was it like...these the songs we are doing, learn em. just interested to know what the List started as and was widdled down to such.

thanks for everything over the years. the music and site are both and have always been outstanding and inspirational.

thanks.

"dead presidents"
"bring it on" (well com and riq deaded that being as though none were there to spit with him)
we did about 40 mins worth of jammin he spit most of the BOBW verses on the "jam" part.

shit came off.


even did a "what ifs" with jag.

Do aliens live amongst us? If so, any MCs you can think of might be?

Will you rap on a track ever again?

How did you lose the weight?

Name some upcoming artists you like.

>Do aliens live amongst us? If so, any MCs you can think of
>might be?

sbi's yall.
>
>Will you rap on a track ever again?

perhaps...
>
>How did you lose the weight?

whatever the case i need to get back on my mojo. once you get a girl a mofo be like "psssh fuck i need to do pushups for?!"
>
>Name some upcoming artists you like.

j'davey.

Whatever happened to the Foreign Objects???

Your views on Common, referring to the interview he gave to Touch magazine, June issue and the track Dear Common by Rising Sun et al....X

.

very good question, i'd really like to know this one too

life is something else.

when you 18 out of school...shit is gravy

but when you 28 and still around?

better git up git out and git grown.

i mean having a "crew" is nice...

but im from the "ring ring ring" school: i cant even help myself.

how do U feel about lauryn / her work (we know how d feels/felt from d'bonics - but id b interested 2 hear ur opinion.)

why have u never collaborated? seems/seemed kinda inevitable.?

have you heard any of the new material - im sure the Songs will be fire but im worried that a combination of wyclef (+ lauryn) is gonna mess up the production.

cant u reach out a hand to her???

----------------

are u fimiliar with any of the 'underground' 'soul'/hip hop music comin out of the uk?

IG Culture
Mere Mortals (pino + ig)
Eska Mtungwazi
Eric Lau
Mpho Skeef
Bugz In The Attic
Tawiah
TY
Natalie Williams

??

thoughts?

everytime i see rohan that mofo be like "we gonna call she wanna work!"

and then nothing.

if mofos could just get organized.

Why aren't you playing at Vegoose in Vegas over Halloween?

.

a. Do you like them?

b. What's your favorite Radiohead album?

c. Where do u think their spot is in history? (e.g., best band of our time, etc.)

d. Are you looking forward to their new LP dropping in '06?

>a. Do you like them?

@@@@@
>
>b. What's your favorite Radiohead album?

kid A
>
>c. Where do u think their spot is in history? (e.g., best band
>of our time, etc.)

new pink flyod for our genereation.




>
>d. Are you looking forward to their new LP dropping in '06?
can a dove cry?

South Florida, on tour with D, dude was hours late coming on stage because he was having a play station momemt and it wasn't until he heard the crowd was booing him that he pushed his "D itis" aside and went on?

night after night after night after night...

we had to jedi mind trick him into thinking nothing was wrong with him

if one muscle was out of place.

stop
drop
500 crunches on the spot.

sad to take on that much pressure

send him over to his Wonth post, people have his back, expectations- maybe, faith he can lay it down-for sure...the right/same people+ D=effortless tight shit
-Thanks for responding to my question

Any genre, any group/artist.

What would you say?

1. it takes a nation of millions to hold us back
2. ask rufus
3. pet sounds
4. midnight maurauders
5. fantastic vol 1

public enemy is the shit. nice list.

How come you guys hate playing it live? I have seen you guys 6 times, like most fans on this site, and it seems like every once in awhile people post like "why don't they play it?!?!"...so my question is -

When we gonna hear that song back on your playlist live!?!?

One.

.

1)Ron Glass or Demond Wilson? (No Tim Reid because of LGs influence)

2)Who do I have to fuck to get on the promo list?

3)Any chance we will ever get to hear "the coup" that you mention happened on DYWM?

4)Any plans on multi-channel music? (Bluray is going to be able to carryy SACD and DTS)

5)You need anything?

-Tom Hayes

>
>1)Ron Glass or Demond Wilson? (No Tim Reid because of LGs
>influence)

lamount fool!



>
>2)Who do I have to fuck to get on the promo list?


uh..a def jam exec?
>
>3)Any chance we will ever get to hear "the coup" that you
>mention happened on DYWM?

(forgetting what i said)
>
>4)Any plans on multi-channel music? (Bluray is going to be
>able to carryy SACD and DTS)

i wanna 5.1 our shit soon
>
>5)You need anything?

a break
>
>-Tom Hayes

Around mid July I saw you coming out of the Lincoln Square movie theatre (NYC)with your manager. you were carring a duffel bag (louis vitton?) and you looked mad as hell. i was all excited to see you and i was gonna give you a pound, but shit, you looked like you were gonna kill someone.

this was around the time Wedding Crashers came out.


**In Rotation**
LB - The Minstrel Show
S. Spacek - Space Shift
D. Marley - Welcome to Jamrock
SnW - Reloaded
Project Pat - Mista Don't Play

"everybody gets hated on. a nigga on this board hated on me because I hated him for hatin!" - Darryl Reeves

my mom broke my motherfuckin egg yolk!

When somone comes up to you on the street what are the three things they tend to do that pisses you off?

Is 'don't feel right' still the planned first single off GT and is it still on course for Feb 06 release?


Thanks

they will not "wrap it up b"
they take photos without my permission when all they have to do is ask.
they start spittin.

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But on the serious... a few:

1) Favorite movie (not the best, but your personal favorite)?

B) leFTjam.... you're put in control. Do you make a hip hop label, or do you accept submissions from all genres?

3) Kanye beat you to Jon Brion. one up him. Make the call to Brian Wilson (not a question... just a statement).

D) How much does it cost to get you to produce/appear on a track?

5) Goddard or Truffaut?

F) Kevin Smith just cast Rosario Dawson as his female lead in CLERKS 2. Thoughts?

7) Wanna score a short film? Cause I love the Philadelphia Experiment and would love something like that to lay the back drop to this killer piece I wrote (this kinda goes back to the "how much it cost to..." Q).

H) The seeions from Pet Sounds in the box set have been out for a long time now. Why has no hip hop producer taken advantage of this material?

I'm out of dumb questions... but oh... I'll be back with more.

-- Nate

>But on the serious... a few:
>
>1) Favorite movie (not the best, but your personal
>favorite)?

cape fear
>
>B) leFTjam.... you're put in control. Do you make a hip hop
>label, or do you accept submissions from all genres?

whatever sounds good...but for now...the ink aint dry yet

>
>3) Kanye beat you to Jon Brion. one up him. Make the call
>to Brian Wilson (not a question... just a statement).


i got a trick or two....however let this be a lesson on never brag about no shit until it goes down. after the grammy party last year we all went out to dinner and then i told the world "oh yeah im working with jon on GT"--told the wrong people....and now...nothing.
>
>D) How much does it cost to get you to produce/appear on a
>track?


depends on the situation.


>
>5) Goddard or Truffaut? no answer.
>
>F) Kevin Smith just cast Rosario Dawson as his female lead in
>CLERKS 2. Thoughts?

oh oh.
>
>7) Wanna score a short film? Cause I love the Philadelphia
>Experiment and would love something like that to lay the back
>drop to this killer piece I wrote (this kinda goes back to the
>"how much it cost to..." Q).

love too....but time is not my friend.
>
>H) The seeions from Pet Sounds in the box set have been out
>for a long time now. Why has no hip hop producer taken
>advantage of this material? i copped that box set for dilla. and he STILL aint open it.
>
>I'm out of dumb questions... but oh... I'll be back with
>more.
>
>-- Nate

BIG UP BWOY!!! THIS IS THE BEGINNING FOR YOU, SEEN...

a year from now...your in the KanYe seat on Oprah...

double or nothing on that joe king wager?



either/or a year from today will be filled with dope music, no doubt.

looking forward to you doing big things.
you deserve it.

the life for me

is a long @@@@1/2 and 2nd place

cause when you on top....

there is NO WHERE to go.

is that goofy dancing guy going to be in the next video?

how do you like playing in indiana?

i know you're coming to Wabash University early next month too

dude was the only cat alive that night.

so dismayed.

3 black chicks sitting bored.
1 white dude alive.

and a black kid falling asleep with the loudest band onstage not being able to wake him up...

until kamal's "oh i know this" came in.

sigh...i dont know what this world is coming to.

If Train A is travelling at 40.6 miles/hr, and two hours later, Train B leaves the same station at 50.2 miles/hr, how long does it take for Train B to catch up to Train A?

(Show all working.)

my 4 educated flunkies on payroll dont get up til about 8am.

>my 4 educated flunkies on payroll dont get up til about 8am.
>
>
can I be a 5th...I'll even do it for free.

40.6 miles/hour (x hours) + 40.6 miles/hour (2 hour head start) = 50.2 miles/hour (x hours)

x ~ 8.45 hours

actually it would take train B less than 8.45 hours unless train A is infintessimally small. one would have to know the length of train A to know at what point train B would collide with the back of train A...

also, how is it possible that these trains instanaeously leave the same station at a constant velocity? that is a pretty awesome feat.

h20

Or any song you were affiliated with. Don't say Hurricane, because I know you were going to.

and then to follow it with dilla's greatest flip makes it bah to me.

but besides that...most soundtrack stuff was throwaway stuff that wasnt good enough for the records.

there go any future soundtrack offers...

is the money for a track good?

1) are there plans for an official one song release prior to the release of the new
album? i dont mean a single, but a twelve inch for some buzz a la "devils pie"
in mid 1998.

2) and did you pitch d the idea of doing an exclusive okayplayer release of one
song? (many folks on these boards are very much in favor of this.) if so, what
was his reaction?

3) if youre allowed to say, who -besides you- have been involved in the making of
the new album thus far? is it true pino, spanky, saadiq, russ elevado and jesse
johnson have all contributed?

4) and finally, according to fire (ok) the new record is already finished. and you
recently said to have received fourteen new tracks. well, if you were to give this
album -or compilation of new songs- an *honest* rating in @s, what would it be? ■

■

>1) are there plans for an official one song release prior to
>the release of the new
>album? i dont mean a single, but a twelve inch for some buzz a
>la "devils pie"
>in mid 1998.

uh...d is still in negotiations with his new label.


>
>2) and did you pitch d the idea of doing an exclusive
>okayplayer release of one
>song? (many folks on these boards are very much in favor of
>this.) if so, what
>was his reaction?

in light of the dark cloud hanging over his head with the sentancing the last thing a cat wants to think about is music.



>3) if youre allowed to say, who -besides you- have been
>involved in the making of
>the new album thus far? is it true pino, spanky, saadiq, russ
>elevado and jesse
>johnson have all contributed?


really? this is a d affair. on on the real? i think it should be all him.



>4) and finally, according to fire (ok) the new record is
>already finished. and you
>recently said to have received fourteen new tracks. well, if
>you were to give this
>album -or compilation of new songs- an *honest* rating in @s,
>what would it be? ?


i mean the record that he was slaving over the last few is..."bah" to him... so...--

man i dont know.

lol

What's up with the Tribe reunion?

Madlib told me over a year ago he was supposed to produce the album, but there wasn't going to be one, because they (the members of Tribe) didn't get along with each other.

Was that accurate? He was pretty stoned at the time.

>What's up with the Tribe reunion?

tip said "just shows....no record"
>
>Madlib told me over a year ago he was supposed to produce the
>album, but there wasn't going to be one, because they (the
>members of Tribe) didn't get along with each other.

eh...no comment
>
>Was that accurate? He was pretty stoned at the time.

i believe that.

the new super furry animals album?

>the new super furry animals album?
>
>
oh shit!

I thought I was the only SFA fan on this site.
I'm borderine obsessed with this band.

Lovekraft is that shit, but the songs when Gruff dosen't sing don't sound like SFA to me, they sound good, but I'm used to Gruff's voice.

.

2. do you have a fav krush album?
3. Do u like coldplay like so many hip hop artists? If so what´s your fav song?
4. Where would you go (outside US) if your doctor told you to take a 2 week vacation from music (no djing or playin with or being in studio)?
5? Would you be interested to play in Iceland, solo or with the roots. Do you know something or do you wanna know something about the country?

>2. do you have a fav krush album?

i have no fav albums. i just collect em all.


>3. Do u like coldplay like so many hip hop artists? If so
>what´s your fav song?

im the obvious one. even bono said "clocks" was the best song he never wrote at his show.



>4. Where would you go (outside US) if your doctor told you to
>take a 2 week vacation from music (no djing or playin with or
>being in studio)?


to claudes castle in montreux.

>5? Would you be interested to play in Iceland, solo or with
>the roots. Do you know something or do you wanna know
>something about the country?

wherever they call for me i'll come runnin.

I've seen the shit that you've posted in the past regarding his gopher duties at ROC-CENTRAL. He makes one trip to OUTBACK and doesn't bring you anything back and you wanna say he has a delivery career.

I think out of good measures and to help increase your chances of your lil' rap group signing to DEF JAM LEFT, you should get back into Memphis' good grace by blessin' him with one of those neo-soul type drum patterns you're semi-famous for...

What'cha say?


BTW MEMPH's new album "534"is in the streets now-or for your QUESTO you can get it at I-tunes

You gonna be backing Jay at the new jersesy show in october?..whats up with an internship and left jam lol? hook it up

lol

pleeeeease.

______________________

the idiot 60 gb one?
the spoken word/book/comedy one?
the nano samples/lesson one?

.

based on high voltage's recent live review, did you resurrect the TFA outtake that sounded like a skipping CD? originally you were going to release it on phrenology but... didn't. any chance you can call it "try ovaltine" or something as a nod to the artist Oval, whose whole steez for the last two decades has been making beats out of skipping CDs?

oh yeah and any chance you'll leak another mp3 on okayplayer like you did for the original "thought @ work"?

and what i meant before about a good STUDIO black jack johnson song is a song like "ghetto" (which they did on tour many years ago) or anything that isn't too conventional and bland like their featured tracks on 'the new danger.'

thanks.

i truly got too many tapes to listen to.

>oh yeah and any chance you'll leak another mp3 on okayplayer
>like you did for the original "thought @ work"?

um... i NEED this!

when did this happen?

SOMEONE HOOK IT UP, PLEASE.

1) Pino Palladino or Willie Weeks?
2) Gretsch 60's Roundbadge or Yamaha Recording 9000?
3) Live drums or Programmed?...(even if it's JayDee doing the programming!)
4) Rhodes or Wurlizer?
5) U87 or SM57?
6) The Studio or Electric Lady?

Oh and one final Q, How the hell does JayDee get his Rhodes to sound so freaking DOPE! Is it a wahwah effect?? What is it!???

Thanks!

>1) Pino Palladino or Willie Weeks?

man that's a toughy. but i know pino better so.


>2) Gretsch 60's Roundbadge or Yamaha Recording 9000?

the gretsch.

>3) Live drums or Programmed?...(even if it's JayDee doing the
>programming!)

Logrammed.


>4) Rhodes or Wurlizer?

motif. (ha ha)

>5) U87 or SM57?

the last words said by jon brion and me over the phone: MOTHERFUCK SM57s!

>6) The Studio or Electric Lady?

i love the ladies.

>Oh and one final Q, How the hell does JayDee get his Rhodes to
>sound so freaking DOPE! Is it a wahwah effect?? What is
>it!???

he has a wah wah.--but sometimes you just fuck with the EQ

Thanks for replying! MOTIF...I KNOW you playin'! pfff only cuz of the weight right! allthough the motif is still a bitch to carry! I vote for casio keyzzz!

and is it true that you asked mike d. for some advice on his drum sound?(i know this sounds ridiculous but I heard someone say it on these boards actually)

pawn store drums are waaaaay better than new drums

i aint turn back since.

mike is hip....travels with his own personal hot sauce in his bagpack.

if they ask us i wouldn't mind.

doubt it though, we are too expensive and they have unheard of acts open for them.

Ok here we go

1. What would be the line-up of your ideal band with current musicians (Roots members not allowed) and you would have to play drums of course.

2. Why change to a full kit from the minimalist approach you used to have?

3. Could you work with Brian Wilson?

4. One special gig and one special recording session

5. The artist you would most like to a) drum for and b) produce

Thanks

Des

>Ok here we go
>
>1. What would be the line-up of your ideal band with current
>musicians (Roots members not allowed) and you would have to
>play drums of course.

the soultronics with jef lee johnson and spanky on guitar.



>2. Why change to a full kit from the minimalist approach you
>used to have?

bored after 13 years of playing the same shit.


>3. Could you work with Brian Wilson?
naw. too scared.


>4. One special gig and one special recording session

gig: the 4 hour knitting factory show where i went through 20 pairs of sticks and the rza went so damn long i got off the drums went to the bodega got a tuna fish sandwich ate it. came back and rza and rahzel was STILL going!
>
>5. The artist you would most like to a) drum for and b)
>produce


drum-the stripes for ONE song.
produce-gladys knight.

hello Mr. Love:

what ever happened to the work you did with Zack de la Rocha?
him teamed with you, plus dj shadow sounded like he would have had some decent stuff to release.
from what you heard, what was it like? and will it ever be released?
thanks

is enjoying his life in brazil just..taking it easy.
plays in a local band.
finding himself.

that material was fire but...

I was in Richmond during the Voodoo Tour for D's hometown show. You guys were on fire that night. I know we are supposed to be asking questions and not asking for stuff, but I was wondering if there was any way I could get a copy of that show. I have some other live shows, but it isn't the same as having the one I was at you know? Can you hook a brother up? I had to at least ask.

.

If you don't even have them, I guess I don't have much of a chance to get them. Thanks for your response though.

and why?

Props for this Thread ive learned so much from this thread then i have in my short stay here. Definetly alot to look foward to (i.e. Hov Roots collab if it happens). You need to do this once a month ?uest.

who did the classic blue note stuff.

its blue note.

he defined a movement with photos and captured it quite nice.

>who did the classic blue note stuff.
>
>its blue note.
>
>he defined a movement with photos and captured it quite nice.

Right on, Francis is brilliant he's had a huge impact on my style...

http://twtd.bluemountains.net.au/cream/img/wjonee01.jpg

This is one of my faves ^^

1.E. dont know who she f'ing with.
2.I was on the wagon 'til phren. When's next album? whats the concept
3.Heard 'riq on welcome to jamrock, the brother always comes correct with the lyrics! what u think of it? the song

qoolquest/15

all the answers there

who gets sick the most? Touring's like playing "Dodge the bug"

(gets personal bar of soap and washes hands)....washes hands...washes hands...washes hands...wash-es ha-ands...

u got twice as many replies as E but im suprised ur views havnt surpassed hers yet!

my ?, when was the last time u smoked weed?

uhhh anything i was wondering has been answered, except some online nonsense...I dunno if you're familliar ?uest, but on myspace, someone goes by the name ? and claims to be you...just curious if this is you or not.
thanx in advance

not as strong as the weed brownies.

didnt see what the big deal was.

but im sure second hand smoke keeps me on

specially with these g13 smoking mofos

more than likely riq's bus gets it first.

the tech bus (my bus) we been lucky.

but i down vitamins like crazy.

last tour (Kool) wasn't so lucky--caught the chicken pox.

there was a quick scene described in which both the Freestyle Fellowship and Wu Tang members got on state with you. Could you give us more detail about that story? What tracks did you perform with them? How much freestyling occurred? What were your feelings at the time given that you were relatively new to the game?

-@-@-@-@-@-@-
Don't walk towards me with a chip on your shoulder -- you'll walk away with your shoulder chipped! (c) Elzhi

we had went to europe for a year and worked out.
exersized.
looked like kirsty alley last year pre work out
we did shows and shows and shows and shows and shows and shows.....
and came back to the US looking like a monsterous melly mel.
that was the first night we did hip hop 101.

and the crowd was acting like it was the beatles on sullivan.

so amazing!

rza came onstage and we did Wu Tang Clan Aint Nothing To Fuck With.

pharcyde was there too (this was the night they created "runnin' with "tip's boy"...i was all dissapointed like "tip aint gonna work on this album with yall, that's fucked up!"---whew...thank god (lol)

so was skillz (did someone try to come at you yo?)

so many guests i forget.

but that show (and the next night in LA) were the TWO most important shows of our careers.

those were our coming out parties.

Dose anyone have a recording of this show?

HighVoltage I'm looking at you.

>Dose anyone have a recording of this show?
>
>HighVoltage I'm looking at you.

i got the CDR and a SASE for ya.

when youre on the road - CD's or MP3's?

>when youre on the road - CD's or MP3's?

i could answer that one. he's got an ipod. i mean multiple ipods

mp3s

hxxt://yousendmeonemilliondollarssucka/.com

i got paid 26 minutes ago.

whats your paypal address

Will Kirk be with you all for years to come ?

so many to choose!

jeff lee johnson is a monster
spanky is god
the voodoo sessions with charlie hunter...

man...not to mention the guest cats.

john aint no joke
rocked with clapton

cant name em!

prince?

lol

>so many to choose!
>
>jeff lee johnson is a monster
>spanky is god
>the voodoo sessions with charlie hunter...
>
>man...not to mention the guest cats.
>
>john aint no joke
>rocked with clapton
>
>cant name em!
>
>prince?
>
>lol


YOU FORGOT VERNON ! lol.

true. all deserve honorable mention. kirk does seem to have that spark of sponteneity, especially live, tho I think he is a sleeping giant in the studio, you should utilize that, and that's really where it's at.

you thoughts on the nujazz/broken beat revolution in Germany and London from 99-now. Like? Dislike? Indifferent?

Power Fantastic or Moonbeam Levels?

what kinda superlatives can you think of for ATL? for DC?

>you thoughts on the nujazz/broken beat revolution in Germany
>and London from 99-now. Like? Dislike? Indifferent?

much respect for it. i go to plastic people whenever i can to see what tricks dego/bugs got in they sleeve.


>
>Power Fantastic or Moonbeam Levels?

power fantastic is his most beautiful songs.

>
>what kinda superlatives can you think of for ATL? for DC?

cant think of any now but my two favorite towns to play in.

1) Whatever happened to the Foreign Objects, and the members of it?

and

2)Who is Teresa Thompson from Organix? Is she a relation of yours by any chance???

shorty no mas (no relationo)

1. Do you ever listen to the Lesson hype and check out an artist (MF DOOM, etc.)

2. Will you watch my news show, Grown Ass News? Its more hilaaaarious than Nick Cannon. http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=2e-QrH2h6iY&search=grownmantv

3. I will be at the WC show. Can you throw your drumstick directly at my face please? I never grab one.

Eagles Nest 2005: We rally behind Andy and Donovan.

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>1. Do you ever listen to the Lesson hype and check out an
>artist (MF DOOM, etc.)

yep....that is why i created that place. to know what is going on.
>
>2. Will you watch my news show, Grown Ass News? Its more
>hilaaaarious than Nick Cannon.
>http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=2e-QrH2h6iY&search=grownmantv

i shall.
>
>3. I will be at the WC show. Can you throw your drumstick
>directly at my face please? I never grab one.


i never cater to the front row cause they are lucky sons of guns. i throw em to the hard to reach "he dont know we alive" rows.


>
>Eagles Nest 2005: We rally behind Andy and Donovan.
>
>www.grownmantv.com presents Grown Ass News: The Way News
>Should Be.
>
>www.myspace.com/grownmantv

>i never cater to the front row cause they are lucky sons of
>guns. i throw em to the hard to reach "he dont know we alive"
>rows.

I've got 5 of your sticks and I'm always down in front. And how are the ones down front lucky? I take the necessary steps (get there mad early and stand in line) to be up front... or do you mean luck in the sense of better show up front?

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1) What do you think about Miami, and Florida in general, and playing shows their?

2) What's your fave venue in Miami, and in Florida (where you feeling the new "Revolution" venue you guys did in June 05?)

one of my fav tracks of all time, BT murdered that along w/ Pun...were u involved at all??....if so, what is your take on Pun

i personally think he is one of the most underrated mC's of all time

>1) What do you think about Miami, and Florida in general, and
>playing shows their?


if yall had hip hop venue love id be there all the time
yall need a house of blues like yesterday.
if we dont come to a part of town
its not like we do it on purpose.
yall have no venue structure.
only spots yall got is places for cats who play to
8000+ people.

a venue structure that caters to 2500-5000 people

>2) What's your fave venue in Miami, and in Florida (where you
>feeling the new "Revolution" venue you guys did in June 05?)
>

there is none!

>1) What do you think about Miami, and Florida in general, and
>playing shows their?


if yall had hip hop venue love id be there all the time
yall need a house of blues like yesterday.
if we dont come to a part of town
its not like we do it on purpose.
yall have no venue structure.
only spots yall got is places for cats who play to
8000+ people.

a venue structure that caters to 2500-5000 people

>2) What's your fave venue in Miami, and in Florida (where you
>feeling the new "Revolution" venue you guys did in June 05?)
>

there is none!

Why?

i seen and played with him about 10 times?

biased?

garvey's ghost is a fav of mine.

hi hat solos.

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I wanna know that too, did ya leak something at some stupidly early time that no-one was online????

No message

If you like the genre (Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator etc.)
What are your favorite bands?
Albums?
Drummers?

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engineer is schooling me.

gentle giant is my fav above all of em.

why?

the steriods in beef in europe got something which makes they ass grown waaaaay bigger.

1) when the roots cover songs, do y'all pick'em at random or do y'all try to throw somethin in that you know the audience will dig..

2) I know y'all are professionals.... but how do you not get tired while playing long shows... like, are the solos set up so certain people get breaks..

3) Quiznos or Subway

.

>1) when the roots cover songs, do y'all pick'em at random or
>do y'all try to throw somethin in that you know the audience
>will dig..

please the crowd.


>
>2) I know y'all are professionals.... but how do you not get
>tired while playing long shows... like, are the solos set up
>so certain people get breaks..

i dont get tired. we separated solos so that the guys could take a break.



>
>3) Quiznos or Subway

sub.
>
>

damn, what happened?!?!

and i dont wanna charge yall to come here like other sites

that aint right.

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thats it

He's been waiting like 6 years to post this.

okay 3 easy questions
1) in terms of production/beat making me and a friend had a discussion about beats with a drummers frame of mind (realistic hi hat patterns etc etc)
versus beats that are pretty much unrealistic to recreate live. ie ricky-ticky hi hats,too many kicks. which type do you appreciate and or like to recreate?

2) do you feel that spending alot on production is relatively worth it in making an album that might not even break gold?

3) 3 MAINSTREAM successful artists or producers you HAVENT had an a album or have worked with that you would want on your next album and why?

thanx in advance.

what's your interpretation of bill withers' can we pretend.

any stories from the Queen, E, Jilly tour?

With the apparent return of hip-house throughout New York, any thought about having a house music producer doing a remix? Din Daa Daa got tons of burn in the clubs...

So here are my questions about the Survival Guide:

1) We know it's two discs, one being hits, the other being b-sides, remixes, and rarities. Will they be packaged together, or sold seperately?

2)Both Blink and Limp Geffen compilations (dropping the same week) will be have accompanying video anthologies on DVD the same day. Will we get a Roots one?

3) What is the official title of the Roots compilation? Survival Guide?

4) When will we get a tracklisting?

Just wondering...how did each Roots album sell in the US and worldwide (separately)? thanks

1. what do you think of the fact that live music and alcohol are going hand in hand now?

2. have you ever heard the drummer of a band called "the mars volta"? his name's Jon Theodore i believe

Batman or Kanye? no prep time

How'd you meet mrs. 15

where you realse dozens of live shows?

Sex or Music? Meaning if you could only choose one to participate in for the rest of your life, which would it be?
(no homo)

any chances of a roots show in savannah?
i can't get to atlanta b/c my car is equivalent to steve urkel's

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http://www.spitfirepoetrygroup.com/
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with Andre 3000? Im sure he'd love to see it. :)

and hows game theory sounding so far

so, uh..

who were the 11 (or however many, i forget the exact number) people who sang the hook on various recordings of 'break you off'? why was each recording rejected? etc. (oh yeah and who made the baby sounds? around the time of phren's release i swore on this very board that i would eat my copy of the phren cd if it wasn't bilal..)

how do the Roots keep from gaining mad weight?
Do y'all hit up local gyms?
Y'all have a personal trainer(s)?
Who is the fitness head of the group?

Would ya'll ever consider puttin a poet back on the end of ur cd's? Maybe do it true notes style and have a competition?


thanks for your time.

Around how many songs do you think you have in the vaults that are unreleased?

I've heard rumors you'll release a grip of them in the form of a box set someday. Is this true? and if so when do you think you'll be doing this?

1. Was the 10-minute $2 ‘You Got Me’ Jill Scott version just a one-off or have you played it before/after then?

2. There was a rumor that this version was supposed to turn up on the Tipping Point. Was there any credence to this? What happened? Will it ever be officially released? The best of jawn maybe?

3. Will Dilla be on Game Theory? PLEASE let this be a yes - I think it’d be a pretty good way to help Jay see what you see.

4. Is there a chance D will turn up on GT?

5. What are the good restaurants you like to hit when you’re in Detroit? I live in the Chi but work in the D Monday through Friday.

1.) How did ya'll hook up with Beanie Sigal back on TFA..I know you talked about it a in the booklet a little,
But how did the collab seed get planted, just from knowing each other in the local philly sceane?

2.) Where's Truck and Mac, are they on GT? and do you guys see your self as getting into that (grooming and bringin up young cats in the game)or is time a conceren from all the touring and all?


3.) Now since you guys are off Interscope, do you feel like Ivine had somthing agaist ya'll?. Almost like the Little Brother vs. BET "to intellgent' thing. He really didn't want THAT type of music to really blow? (especialy from black artist)

4.) What's one quick tip you can give me about mixing drums?

if not, will it at least have a spoken word on it a la Pointro?





(URSULA, PLEASE!)

1. do you still keep in touch with angieee? any chance y'all would collabo on something like a roots bio or something?

2. which celebrity has been the most disappointing in real life?

3. the opposite - whose been a pleasant surprise?

4. top 3 favorite books of all time?

5. legendary in africa - why doesn't this happen more often? what would it take to have y'all do a tour of the continent?

6. thank you for being the most accessible and talented musician of my generation.

you said "there is none" about south florida venues


but you didn't say what you thought of "Revolution", which you did June '05... its a HOB type venue with both indoor and outdoor stages


What did you think of it? Is it HOB-like enough that you guys may hit it up regularly?

by the way, yall KILT the hip hop honors. and you was cheesin somethin fierce when BDK came on, lol.

Thanks for Taking the time to do this post quest....

1. Where do like to eat while in LA?

2. What is your publishing deal like? Is it up soon? (if you don't mind me asking)

3. what is your dj'ing set up? vinyl and/or cd tables? what type?

Saw you guys play in the Duke U quad back in like 94, haven't turned back since!

1. any outtake extras on 'introducing the roots'? (still clamoring for some official release of 'quicksand millenium', which may have come out while i wasn't paying attention?)

2. who to contact for featured artist info? to get you or thought to host a roots 'best of...' mix cd? to buy a thought verse?

3. why have you done more solo production work? your name is ringing bells to the point where 'produced by questlove' has some weight.

4. ever uncomfortable with the fact that you seem to be becoming (always were?) the most visible member of the roots crew? the afro helps, but so does the fact that you seem to be the most quoted in interviews.

5. any possibility of a rappages-like questo column in interscope magaz...er...xxl? or another mag? a questo book on hip-hop history? maybe angled towards the history of hip-hop production? in fact, a column in 'scratch' would be bananas.

6. anyone still call you b.r.o.the.r question? and what is the origin of the name? i'm betting you thought of the name first and made up the acronym later. b/c beat recycler of the rhythm question doesn't make much sense to me (why the 'question' part? is it a question whether you can recycle beats? lol....jokes). and do you remember what black moon stands for? brothers lyrically a___ c___ kicking m___ o___ over nations?

7. need an entertainment attorney? ha-ha.
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When I copped Roots Come Alive, thats what I wanted to hear the most...

What is your favorite Colorado venue? You played everywhere here from Red Rocks to the Fox in Boulder to the Fillmore in Denver...

Did Jay-Z ever say anything to you about the imagery in the "What They Do" video? Or ever tell you what Biggie thought about it at he time it dropped?

How come Paula W won't let me talk to you?

And state your reasons as to why you think Melbourne is superior.

Right?

Didn't seem right without you on there for at least one track.

Clef, Raphael Saadiq, Poyser, etc.. no ?uest.

how'd did y'all hook up w/ Vernon Reid? will there ever be a Roots and Living Colour tour?

you done?

<--- "Don't stop movin until the Serch says so" (The avy game is serious!)

Paul=Bill

"It don't matter what I look like, what chain I got on, how I'm dressed, nothing - it's just the microphone and the spitfire, you know what I mean" © DOOM

Have you ever met him?

you rock "you ain't fly" live? the crowd would go nuts when the dude behind the drums starts flowin'

i heard you guys doing swept away and "don't wanna be a player" during soundcheck too. are you guys working those into shows?

I still got to read this, hopefully I will b4 2007

<--- Green Apple Bottom!!!

Paul=Bill

"It don't matter what I look like, what chain I got on, how I'm dressed, nothing - it's just the microphone and the spitfire, you know what I mean" © DOOM

this thread surfaced again, damn....someone was diggin

eliminates the need to dig

<--- Green Apple Bottom!!!

Paul=Bill

"Pete Rock can’t ever disrespect me and not get his head smacked off." © CL SMOOTH

Again?
I heard it was banging....I missed ya'll last time, not again!

1. What's the progress on D'angelos next album (possible title, track names, a possible snippet of a song.., I mean six years have passed, thats beyond having patience for someone, it gives a sense of hopelessness).

2. Game Theory's release date.

Peace,
da_illest_one a.k.a Anweezy

1)Do the roots intend on playing Austin Texas again anytime soon? I missed the ACL show but I did see Riq walking around though.

2)Are white people allowed to beatbox

3)since my name is John can I change the spelling to Jawn?

past and present?

Bless - Dub

- Dub

el pus open for you on a tour?

C'mon dog. I know u got em. I was out fixing a flat and didnt get to watch. J still laughs at me.

Matt

lol

<--- "Once the face got revealed, Game got ill" © Ghost
Bill=Paul

"Pete Rock can’t ever disrespect me and not get his head smacked off." © CL SMOOTH

and I don't have a pressing question...
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I'm just sayin Happy Holidays, mostly.
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RIP ODB ;(

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are u fimiliar with any of the 'underground' 'soul'/hip hop music comin out of the uk?

Eska Mtungwazi
IG Culture
Mere Mortals (pino + ig)
Eric Lau
Mpho Skeef
Bugz In The Attic
Tawiah
TY
Natalie Williams

??

thoughts?