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mistamonotone - taboo
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(and congrats?)

*DJ Premier Censoring Noises*

- man. brief rant on vinyl rippers. granted, this is #EntitledAssBullshit, but really -- I am blown by how many folks rip from vinyl and don't listen to what the fuck they ripped. skips/glitches all over the shit. extra BS left behind. encoding in 128kbps (this is 2012, there is NO NEED for that; even the stream sites don't do that).

everything I've ever ripped, I sit down, remove pops where I can, and make sure there is NO skips.

- my new thing is stock/production music. I just got another goodie sent to homebase. It'll be up on the blog soon. Hopefully before the road trip.

- AB, you fucked up bringing our gripes to GD homie. Jabronis swear they hate snobs but get they nose all in the sky when the subject is brought up.

- I've always felt like I've been in a "bubble", but the Internet really makes it possible for EVERYONE to be there. I wonder if people gonna be getting all "OHHHHHH SHIT!!" in a club to some dubstep in 2022.

- the past 5 years have been GOD on the reissue front. if they get Switch's 4th album someway, somehow... I'll be a happy man. I'm glad Funkytowngrooves kept "In The Heat of the Night" on their Ray Parker Jr. reissue. I didn't wanna cop that CD w/o that song. That was the best one on Woman Out Of Control, IMO.

- these has been some of the best times of hip-hop music in years. I don't even listen like that anymore. but... I've heard a lot less weak stuff, less conciliatory crap than I did a decade ago, from the artists that really matter. THAT is all I have ever asked for. R.A.P. Music made me smile wide. I could listen to "Don't Die" and the opening track over and over. The only thing that makes it suck, is that thanks to Clear Channel and Friends bugging up terrestrial radio, and TV not really giving a fuck about music anymore... everything is left to the Internet. And that's about as attention deficient as it gets.

>- AB, you fucked up bringing our gripes to GD homie. Jabronis
>swear they hate snobs but get they nose all in the sky when
>the subject is brought up.

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"Good hair"-Uzi

1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores
thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?)
forced to serve-too broke to by freedom
the systematic rape of African culture has begun
little time

a few years ago i remember spending time to figure out what a trap rapper is. i assume it's beats that trap rapper rap over. but that doesn't tell me much. i've probably heard em...like the stadium beats joints i think... ionno someone school me. Lex Lugar right?
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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

>a few years ago i remember spending time to figure out what a
>trap rapper is. i assume it's beats that trap rapper rap
>over. but that doesn't tell me much. i've probably heard
>em...like the stadium beats joints i think... ionno someone
>school me. Lex Lugar right?

and old Jeezy (circa "Trap or Die"). It's basically the "mainstream" rap beat of today for the most part.

>It's basically the
>"mainstream" rap beat of today for the most part.

heavy kicks, pads, roll toms and faux soul samples?


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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician." © Miles Davis

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

>heavy kicks, pads, roll toms and faux soul samples?

replace the "soul samples" with 1000 hi-hats a minute. It started with ATL street rappers mostly.

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician." © Miles Davis

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

all hyper quantitized to 16 & 32 with a brickwall limiter at the end?

i got that right. now can someone explain how that's the new boom bap.
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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician." © Miles Davis

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

>all hyper quantitized to 16 & 32 with a brickwall limiter at
>the end?
>
>i got that right. now can someone explain how that's the new
>boom bap.


Yyyyep. Snare rolling while pitching it high to low is a dead giveaway. Kick drum usually accompanied by an 808-imitation bass. Etc, you get the idea.

They are overdue a proper revival.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKVuACy9c1Y

~Austin

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."
— John Lennon
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http://www.last.fm/user/Austintayeshus
http://twitter.com/Austintayeshus

but that track you linked up sounds very contemporary (albeit not in ways that I like).

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Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

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But in a good way. Artsy, and whathaveyou.

~Austin

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."
— John Lennon
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And at times, it's comically terrible. Or unintentionally hilarious.

I threw in Bobby Digital on the ride to work today and my oh my lol. Dude sounds ridiculous on this 87% of the time....and not in a good way.

It's still Wu-Tang forever with me and RZA does have some dope verses over the years, but him as an MC, in general, I find unappealing right now May 30, 2012.

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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

>And at times, it's comically terrible. Or unintentionally
>hilarious.

over the years. like, that's what he's developed into. I like his "Wu-Gambinos" style though.

>>And at times, it's comically terrible. Or unintentionally
>>hilarious.
>
>over the years. like, that's what he's developed into. I like
>his "Wu-Gambinos" style though.

That's a good one.

It's primarily the Bob Digi and after-era. It's like he decided to amplify his speech impediment and speak as sloppy as possible, drenching the mic in alcohol-induced sweat and b.o.
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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

>It's primarily the Bob Digi and after-era. It's like he
>decided to amplify his speech impediment and speak as sloppy
>as possible, drenching the mic in alcohol-induced sweat and
>b.o.

yeah. RZA was my favorite rapper in the Wu, he wasn't at the beginning.. but from '95-97 he definitely was. many parts of Bob Digi kind of made me squint, like "what is this dude on"? There were tracks I liked but after all this time waiting for that RZA solo, I wanted to hear a TICAL-like album, with him rapping like he did on Gambinos.

Yeah, stuff like "Domestic Violence" is completely ridiculous, but then you've got his verse of "Airwaves," and stuff like "Lab Drunk" ("MCing to me is easier than breathing"), "Fuck What You Think," "Daily Routine," just to name a few, and I'm good. Plus, he's got some fire verses on Bob Digi 2 as well.

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I don't know if it's just a today thing lol, but it seems doper than I recall!

The extra-shrill strings remind me of Chrono Trigger and that bassline is smooth. Underrated RZA beat and one of the less digi one's on the album.

















Plus, no RZA on it! (j/k.......but not really)
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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

then i got to Bobby Digi and realised I wouldn't want to use a single track off of that album, and that made me a little sad

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NEW PRINCE MIX : SHUT UP, ALREADY, JAM !!

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>then i got to Bobby Digi and realised I wouldn't want to use
>a single track off of that album, and that made me a little
>sad

What I suspect a Wu fan in the mid-90's was imagining what a RZA solo album would sound like (lyrically and beat-wise).

I'm a LITTLE more open to the production on it now that a decade-plus has went by since it dropped, but RZA as Bob Digital on the mic is a rough listen.
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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

>What I suspect a Wu fan in the mid-90's was imagining what a
>RZA solo album would sound like (lyrically and beat-wise).
>
>I'm a LITTLE more open to the production on it now that a
>decade-plus has went by since it dropped, but RZA as Bob
>Digital on the mic is a rough listen.

but thought it might be one of those albums that I went back to and it made more sense to me but it never did... Decks first solo album was the biggest disappointment of all though, I expected SO much more from that

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Falcons, Braves, Bulldogs and Hawks

Geto Boys, Poison Clan, UGK, Eightball & MJG, OutKast, Goodie Mob

With the way he was rapping on this album, all deranged and spitting on the mic haha.


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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

...agreed, though I understand what happened in his career (the Hollywood ish, and just not being focussed on Hip Hip), it's still sad to me....I wonder what his opinion would be of EL-P and his projects from the Can OX solo through the new EL joint...would be interesting...

Integrity is the Cornerstone of Artistry...

this shit right here is epic and timeless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwEiwcOdVA


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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician." © Miles Davis

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

...just decent to me, I mean it's a great concept, but not executed well...the cadence/flow just doesn't work, he sounds on top of the beat instead of in it,....just kind of forced and un-natural sounding imo, and I'm a fan of most of dukes work....

Integrity is the Cornerstone of Artistry...

And why I always hear it on the most random songs. Is it supposed to be the best beat ever or something? I like it, but it's not my favorite Pete joint by any means.

It's like niggas tryna bring back "that real 90's hip hop", shit just sounds tacky and uninspired.

Tears Dry on Their Own and He Can Only Hold Her are my shit though.

i think the first 5 songs will be good, and then, it'll fall apart
that's my prediction

life always offers you a 2nd chance...it's called tomorrow. use it wisely

it wasn't as bad as i remembered it bein'
in fact, i kind of like it now
and now i wonder why i didn't like it back then

life always offers you a 2nd chance...it's called tomorrow. use it wisely

Nothing new has grabbed my ear
A few releases have been good like Glasper for example but nothing has stayed in rotation past 2 weeks.

Eclectic Soul/Sunday, 2-4 PM est/89.3 WCSB.ORG

I love his music, but I just cannot comprehend what he's talking about 90% of the time. This goes all the way back to Cuban Linx and is most apparent on Nutmeg and the rest of Supreme Clientele. I like the voice and flow, I just don't follow him... like... ever.

(in a logical way, since it seems like after 2011's initial flourish it doesn't seem to be having a lasting large-scale impact... I assume that's just bc most people weren't in it for the right reasons)

wrt AB's post and related post in GD.

I know turntable.fm and its catsuits seems to be going the way of myspace, if not TLR, but... When I have the time/energy, hanging in the mumu rumu with the gang is what gets me excited about music... it's a great way to be exposed to stuff outside my comfort zone (and expose others to stuff outside their own), but in a relaxed atmosphere, and from guys whose tastes & opinions I trust and respect. And even when the chat veers off into other territory, it's still all about the music and the camaraderie it engenders.

In short, it's doing what the Lesson did for me a decade ago and I still highly recommend it, especially for a few of you guys I'd love to hang with and trade tunes.

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

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And I can't upload anything while I'm at work, so I don't feel like I can contribute. I enjoyed TLR experience while it lasted, and I miss it. I still bum around turntable.fm, believe or not. Perfectly fine way to spend the day, even if the rest of the TLR refugees don't dig it.

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we're all still getting the 'connection lost' schpiel a few times a day, and there are little glitches here & there. Still we all felt it was preferable in format & function to outloud.fm (though we haven't visited that in a while). TLR was clearly the best combination of assets, and it's too bad no one's taken note of that in launching a new service.

Not being able to upload isn't a problem... some days there'll only be two of us uploading anything. If you ever get it working...

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

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https://smallprofessor.bandcamp.com

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

don't talk about it,

be about it,

motherfuckers.

asshole!

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

I'd be there.

of course I'd need access to the library.

and would bring a vibe none of the other regulars do. We do get some evening/latenight sessions going occasionally, so if you ever think of it, just go to the page and up the post and wait a few minutes. If no one comes, nothing lost.

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

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whenever you did these things to the least of my brothers you did them to me

They've dropped five albums this year that have ranged from "damn good" to "potentially great." Last year they had the combo of the two Has-Lo albums, the Hasaan Mackey and Apollo Brown joint, "Rock Creek Park," "The Earn," and the D.T.M.D. album. The Diamond District album is on the short list of best albums released in last five years. Throw in "The Left," "Brown Study," and the various other Oddisee and Apollo Brown instrumentals albums, and it's a wonder that they've found a way to balance quality and quantity. This may be a run that, for me, rivals Def Jux from '01 to '05. That's pretty incredible.

- I did something I hadn't done in a long time on Monday: threw on some jazz, set on my couch, and just listened. The fact that I was doing it while drinking mimosas while sitting next to my fiance and my dog made it even better.

- Man, this coulda been the year of Hiero too, but they're sort of under-performing. I like the Opio album quite a bit, and Phesto's solo joint is cool, but Pep Love's and Casual's are not really moving me.

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that OC album is WAAAY better than i expected it to be and i just listened to Oddisee's streaming album today...VERY solid.

i can't even act like i don't love hip hop anymore! LOL.

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latest mixtape:
https://www.mixcloud.com/mistamonotone/music-to-smack-motherfckers-to/

mistamonotone - taboo
http://mistamonotone.bandcamp.com/album/taboo

@mistamonotone
IG: mistamonotone

>- Man, this coulda been the year of Hiero too, but they're
>sort of under-performing. I like the Opio album quite a bit,
>and Phesto's solo joint is cool, but Pep Love's and Casual's
>are not really moving me.

I've been playing Del's second album recently. Man.
That album basically was one of those "ground breakers".

Though I hope it doesn't mean you lost your job or something.

Inbox the homie to catch up.

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Checkin' Our Style, Return To Zero:

https://www.mixcloud.com/returntozero/

been working a CRAZY schedule, it's finally starting to resemble normalcy.

i'm still here in spirit & i still lurk. i just pick my spots with the posting because i know i don't have enough time to back & forth like i would like to.

thanks for the welcome back everyone and thanks for the congrats Claw! (and for those that don't know...we've got another bun in the oven!)

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latest mixtape:
https://www.mixcloud.com/mistamonotone/music-to-smack-motherfckers-to/

mistamonotone - taboo
http://mistamonotone.bandcamp.com/album/taboo

@mistamonotone
IG: mistamonotone

>been working a CRAZY schedule, it's finally starting to
>resemble normalcy.
>
>i'm still here in spirit & i still lurk. i just pick my spots
>with the posting because i know i don't have enough time to
>back & forth like i would like to.
>
>thanks for the welcome back everyone and thanks for the
>congrats Claw! (and for those that don't know...we've got
>another bun in the oven!)

POEM-CEES
KOKAYI/CAESARZ
SPP WAXWORKS (DC)

THAYLOBLEU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=701fChgN9H4

i heard 1 this weekend and i dunno if it's new. it's hot to death though. i gotta find it.

i found it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0iWZQR9fiE

fuck you.

and the dude i was dancing with in my fantasy
was losing his mind, too.


that joint is fire.

but i am picturing myself hearing it in a club
where the floor is thumping along with the bass line.

also, i'm drunk,
and none of us are wearing shirts. LOL

for house goodness:

http://www.djrsenal.com

http://soundcloud.com/dj-rsenal

ahhh, why the hell not:
www.facebook.com/djrsenal
www.twitter.com/djrsenal

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0iWZQR9fiE

This was posted in one of the FB groups I'm in.

Disshitgoeshawd.


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Killer Mike and EL-P put out a great record. Easily better than any of the Pledge albums.

Robert Glasper 'Black Radio' is still in rotation for me.

Finally got around to spinning Melanie Fiona's last album 'The MF Life". Its pretty good.

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"This is your world. Shape it or someone else will." - Gary Lew

and the pairing of El-P and Mike is one I never saw coming

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"This is your world. Shape it or someone else will." - Gary Lew

:)

Check out NEW Soul music at: www.myspace.com/starbeing

Bumpin in the STEREO:
Gladys Knight&The Pips
RGE-Black Radio
52nd Street-Children Of The Night
Georgia Anne Muldrow-Seeds
Darryl Reeves-Mercury
Donald Byrd-Ethiopian Knights

Glad you're doing well.


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so they did a Stanley Clarke box set... with the REAL version of I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU on it, not that wack-ass "edited CD" version. From Popmarket.com (which has a number of others like this).

since I don't have copies of the two albums predating SCHOOL DAYS on CD myself, I had to go and cop.

dammit, and someone reissued his '78-86 albums on a number of compilation sets. Including I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU in its original form.

This is some bullshit. LOL!