Eminem a few years ago was the first I noticed using it, but now seems pretty common. With ppl claiming Jeezy is killin' it at Summer Jam tonight by rapping 40% of each line while the dj plays the actual record. Maybe some ppl it's about seeing the rapper live or just sharing the music with a whole bunch of ppl but I think it's wack as hell.

You mean "click tracks" too, or something else?


THE HOME OF BOOK-NESS:
http://www.thisisbooksmusic.com/
http://twitter.com/thisisjohnbook
http://www.facebook.com/book1


http://i32.tinypic.com/kbewp4.gif

I would assume it's the studio version but don't know, have heard it referred as a guidetrack for staying on beat live so idk

http://www.hot97.com/summerjam/

I paid money to hear your voice in person on the song. I think it's something Hip Hop got from Pop music (Janet, Britney, etc) except Pop had a reason. It was hard as hell to keep the note and do those elaborate dance routines.

But if you're on stage...you got a mic, you aren't dancing, DJ got a mic an depending on your show you got 2 of your boys and they got mics too??!?

Maaaaann...you better rap that damn shit.
That's something I'll always hand to kats like DMX, OC, Black Thought, etc. no rapping over their own voice, no Hypeman, just them and the music.


http://revivalist.okayplayer.com/
www.jdillafoundation.org
www.twitter.com/Raydarellis

"Never go full Raytard."-Anfernee

i was completely impressed by his live show

as for the topic at hand, i hate this trend and would not choose to spend money or even time at such shows

*********************
www.dumhi.com

One of the things that made me lose interest in watching Hip-Hop live:having the DJ or DAT or whatever playing the regular studio-version while the artist shout tunelessly on top of it. Not that everyone does it but it has happened a bit too many times...

for most of his albums.

I think now a lot of people do it because they're lazy.

....which was like an instrumental with some of vocals here and there

they just have one or two of the adlib tracks left in the mix.
but rapping over an entire song is wack.