>please tell me what make jaydee
>so "amazing" he is
>boring man. maybe 10% of
>the shit he has done
>has been dope, but amazing.
>come on with that shit
>man.

for starters. next to ali shaheed, jay has the crispiest drums ever.

musicians and producers alike can't stand it when they hear his drums (pimp, interlude before "funky4you", thelonius snare.......sheeeeit i wish i had a snare that tight)

he has a musicians feel. the funniest shit to all of us is the fact that y'all cry roots album, but the only songs with instruments are "coldblood" "time" "geto" "assata" and "pops". i don't know one producer in hiphop that programs shit so pristine that you swear it's the roots.

on the album?:
peep "the light". for starters, the hook.
the hook is scratched.
and not scatching a hook either.
the hook is comprised of the lyrics of bobby caldwell's "open your eyes" as in.....

"there are times"
then later in the song
"when you need someone"
somewhere in second verse
"i will be by yourside"
an adlib at the fade out
"oh darling"
first verse
"there is a light that shines"
"special for you"
"and meeeeeee...."

im crazy, but not that crazy. now if all those words were together, then whatever. anyone can do that. but not only did jay put the puzzle pieces together but on top of that (luck ha ha) the piano in the backround happens to be in the same key.

that to me is one of the most amazing shits since pharcyde's j-swift forced "rockin funky watergate" (a song in a whooooooooole nother key-) to fit in with the music on "for better or for worse" (a dream in a whole nother key) (that creepy guitar when fatlip goes "ahhhh yes yes yes you trusted meeeeee")

anyway not to mention manipulating bobby's voice in the verse to sound like that of a keyboard. (listen to the fade out) that alone is some innovative ass shit. and to make matters worse he has no training!!!!!

need i go on?

the samba interlude after pimp

made up of 5 parts all separated on an album.

"dooinit"

didn't i give the rick james lecture before? in case you missed, when was the last time "give it to me" sounded so good in hip-hop? (salt and pepa?) this is rick james chopped the eff up dukes!!!!!!

if you need more explaining go to the lesson i'm sure some cats will school you.

as far as 88 is concerned. 88 paterns his whole life after jay. (don't we all?) just because money used brushes and a beastie boys sample (mos's record) makes it dope in your eyes? trust me. i can call 88 right now and he will play me jay's answering machine outgoing message beats.......

.....all 40 of em.

"breathe and stop" never kept an ass still as long as i've known and he still found time to keep "NT" fresher than ever

"wordplay" the kick drum is drunk as fuck!!!!!!! i love that shit to death

"let's start" pull out the love movement relics this was his "doinit" of 98. this was taken from "sweet georgia brown" (harlem globetrotters)
i heard the original. could even begin to see where he found the open horns.

"little brother"
(black star) roy ayers is talkin and singin all over this. the trick to being jay d is finding open space to sample. here he took 5 pieces and made it one.

"find a way" again towa tei has 3 half second breakdowns, of which jay made em into whole songs. not to mention the song is in japanese.


sure it's all relative. some cats want flash and fire for proof that something is amazing (man that echo on "aquemini" was deep!!! you know how many times i heard that?)

again, shit don't have to have the impact of a car crash to exicte right?

....right?









organized noize=amazing







88 keys=amazing,
>hi-tek=amazing, jaydee=repetitive drum patterns, jaydee=highly
>over rated, slum village=average.
>
>kevb=fed up with this so called
>innovation


THE SOULQUARIANS
chewy (quest).....jan
luke (d)........feb
lando (jaydee)......feb
cp30 (james poyser).....jan
r2d2 (jazzy jeff)......jan
hans (chaos)........jan
anakin (lil mike)......feb

honorary members:
kelo- soulacorn.......jan
common- soulcies......march
erykah- soulcies......feb
zack- soulicorn.......feb

(AFTER SEEING MY PERFORMANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME, MY IDOL STEVE FERRONE EMAILED ME THIS LETTER.....)

Opening fill from "person to person". ....... $100.00
Cute fill betwween hi hat, bass drum and snare ....... $1500.00
Horn line from "Love Your Life" ..... $10,000.35
Breakfast with Ferrone.... Gratis

The reason you are being charged for the horn line is that it was probably your idea to use it!

You da man! Great show! Really nice pocket! Call or e-mail sometime, and take care out there.
818-***-****

God Bless,

Stephen Ferrone.

check the resume

organix-93
(from the ground up)-94
do you want more?!!???!-95
illadelph halflife-96
things fall apart-99
(the legendary)-99
the roots come alive-99
phrenology-2002
the tipping point-2004
(the roots present...) 2004
homegrown: the beginne