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On @Drake, @Phontigallo & The Fear Of Getting Murdered On Your Own Shit | The Smoking Section
On Drake, Phonte & The Fear Of Getting Murdered On Your Own Shit | The Smoking Section
I won't take all of David's write up...(Shit he worked hard on it so....and I call him David 'cause I follow him on Twitter and....well it is in his Twitter name.) Valid points bought up.
My personal opinion? I don't think Te' gives a fuck.(Comments weren't made recently) For real. I mean the Phonte I know (If you don't follow the blog, long story short, I have spent some time around the man..Put his name in the search box up top or click the label and see.) isn't into handouts and definitely won't be 'BEGGING' Drake for anything. Not that Drake is demanding that either but yeah... I think we ALL know why the collabo isn't happening in some form and I personally feel it is more than one issue. It is a combination of a couple of things. The label, the shine thing, the 'who is he' factor some might conjure up (Although with Te' singing on MAC MILLER'S I"l Be There', the Lil B song, in addition to the shoutouts and his own music being out AND being on Sucker Free Countdown with Monch and Styles P I have to ask how could one say that shit?) and the fact that his talent is what it is....You see where this is going right? So no, I don't think Phonte really 'cares'. Would it be nice or would he appreciate it? Yes. Is he 'expecting it'? No. At least not in my opinion. So it is kinda hard for me to get 'amped or upset' about him not being on Take Care or for me personally to 'wonder why he didn't'. 'Cause I already know what time it is. Pluse I don't see Drake's shoutouts as 'disengenious'. I think he means it when he says he was inspired by Phonte. I think he means well when he says 'Go out and support my brother Phonte's new album "Charity Starts At Home" or gives them props. I also know he has to take advantage of the situation he is in and putting Te' on his album might not be 'possible' due to all the hands in his pot. I mean he is not in Te's situation of basically working with who he wants. So the collabo might have to wait until he is.
Now I am not like most of you. I don't carry a disdain for Drake. I actually like his music. It has its place. I am a PHONTE FAN THOUGH. Hell, you are probably LISTENING TO A PHONTE SONG RIGHT NOW while you are reading this via the blog. lol I say all of this to say that even if he did a song with Drake, it wouldn't 'change my opinion of him'. Either way. That's just me though. I don't think he 'needs' the collab personally. For what?
He likes to make his own way and quite honestly even with the release of Charity Starts At Home, he has OTHR IRONS IN THE FIRE. Grammy inducing irons even..(Authenticity, The Foreign Exchange's latest album, is in the prelims for Grammy consideration, making it two releases in a row for him and Nicolay to have such consideration). Not only that, he is doing the music he loves to NOT be that dude. He doesn't seem to want that. @ the publicity that his fans (self included at times) want for him. I can't blame him. As he said...
'the light at the end of the Tunnel is a train..." Anyway, here is a piece of David's article. Hit the blue link up top to read the rest.*
*I promise you I didn't intend for this to be that long...I only meant to turn ya'll onto the article. @ those who don't frequent the Smoking Section... Guess I had a lot to say. Sue a nigga..
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For years, Little Brother has influenced the state of Hip-Hop while never getting placement on a major album. Yesterday morning, I posed a question as to why this happens and FWMJ and ?uestlove chimed in. ?uest nailed the gist of it all with one tweet:
For Drake, putting Phonte on a song runs the risk of showing the world that there’s already a rapping, singing everyman that’s able to articulate the depths of human emotion in a way Drake’s been trying to for years. But there’s an even greater risk: what if Phonte murders Drizzy on his own shit?
Like ?uest said, you can’t get out-rapped on a track by a nobody. Heaven forbid a rapper you respect gets a bigger fanbase thanks to your shining a spotlight on him. It’s a shame because “unknown” rappers shining on a 16 out of nowhere has launched some of the greatest careers of our time. Think Busta Rhymes on “Scenario” or Tupac on “Same Song.” These were all verses where relative unknowns wrecked shop, outshining their partners and garnering interest from new fans. Hip-Hop was built on giving the new guy a shot. So, what happened?
I spent most of the day wondering where that cosign died and it hit me. I think Nas – whose career was ironically started by a show-stealing verse on “Live At The Barbecue” – killed it. And he did it with just half a bar.
I won't take all of David's write up...(Shit he worked hard on it so....and I call him David 'cause I follow him on Twitter and....well it is in his Twitter name.) Valid points bought up.
My personal opinion? I don't think Te' gives a fuck.(Comments weren't made recently) For real. I mean the Phonte I know (If you don't follow the blog, long story short, I have spent some time around the man..Put his name in the search box up top or click the label and see.) isn't into handouts and definitely won't be 'BEGGING' Drake for anything. Not that Drake is demanding that either but yeah... I think we ALL know why the collabo isn't happening in some form and I personally feel it is more than one issue. It is a combination of a couple of things. The label, the shine thing, the 'who is he' factor some might conjure up (Although with Te' singing on MAC MILLER'S I"l Be There', the Lil B song, in addition to the shoutouts and his own music being out AND being on Sucker Free Countdown with Monch and Styles P I have to ask how could one say that shit?) and the fact that his talent is what it is....You see where this is going right? So no, I don't think Phonte really 'cares'. Would it be nice or would he appreciate it? Yes. Is he 'expecting it'? No. At least not in my opinion. So it is kinda hard for me to get 'amped or upset' about him not being on Take Care or for me personally to 'wonder why he didn't'. 'Cause I already know what time it is. Pluse I don't see Drake's shoutouts as 'disengenious'. I think he means it when he says he was inspired by Phonte. I think he means well when he says 'Go out and support my brother Phonte's new album "Charity Starts At Home" or gives them props. I also know he has to take advantage of the situation he is in and putting Te' on his album might not be 'possible' due to all the hands in his pot. I mean he is not in Te's situation of basically working with who he wants. So the collabo might have to wait until he is.
Now I am not like most of you. I don't carry a disdain for Drake. I actually like his music. It has its place. I am a PHONTE FAN THOUGH. Hell, you are probably LISTENING TO A PHONTE SONG RIGHT NOW while you are reading this via the blog. lol I say all of this to say that even if he did a song with Drake, it wouldn't 'change my opinion of him'. Either way. That's just me though. I don't think he 'needs' the collab personally. For what?
He likes to make his own way and quite honestly even with the release of Charity Starts At Home, he has OTHR IRONS IN THE FIRE. Grammy inducing irons even..(Authenticity, The Foreign Exchange's latest album, is in the prelims for Grammy consideration, making it two releases in a row for him and Nicolay to have such consideration). Not only that, he is doing the music he loves to NOT be that dude. He doesn't seem to want that. @ the publicity that his fans (self included at times) want for him. I can't blame him. As he said...
'the light at the end of the Tunnel is a train..." Anyway, here is a piece of David's article. Hit the blue link up top to read the rest.*
*I promise you I didn't intend for this to be that long...I only meant to turn ya'll onto the article. @ those who don't frequent the Smoking Section... Guess I had a lot to say. Sue a nigga..
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For years, Little Brother has influenced the state of Hip-Hop while never getting placement on a major album. Yesterday morning, I posed a question as to why this happens and FWMJ and ?uestlove chimed in. ?uest nailed the gist of it all with one tweet:
“I’ve discussed this very thing w/ a member of rap illuminati. (concerning riq never getting asked for cameos) they said ‘its an unfortunate position, but no rapper can afford to get upstaged by a ‘nobody’ riq/lb= nobodies in above radar world.”The fact is, Phonte poses a threat to Drake in the same way that Little Brother posed a threat to Kanye back in 2003. LB had the everyman approach mastered before College Dropout. Listen to “Speed” from The Listening and try to say it doesn’t cover the same ground as “Spaceships.” Putting Phonte and Pooh on a major Kanye release would have taken some wind out of Yeezy’s sail while showing the world that there was a group out there doing some of the same stuff that West was getting so much recognition for pulling off.
For Drake, putting Phonte on a song runs the risk of showing the world that there’s already a rapping, singing everyman that’s able to articulate the depths of human emotion in a way Drake’s been trying to for years. But there’s an even greater risk: what if Phonte murders Drizzy on his own shit?
Like ?uest said, you can’t get out-rapped on a track by a nobody. Heaven forbid a rapper you respect gets a bigger fanbase thanks to your shining a spotlight on him. It’s a shame because “unknown” rappers shining on a 16 out of nowhere has launched some of the greatest careers of our time. Think Busta Rhymes on “Scenario” or Tupac on “Same Song.” These were all verses where relative unknowns wrecked shop, outshining their partners and garnering interest from new fans. Hip-Hop was built on giving the new guy a shot. So, what happened?
I spent most of the day wondering where that cosign died and it hit me. I think Nas – whose career was ironically started by a show-stealing verse on “Live At The Barbecue” – killed it. And he did it with just half a bar.
(Video/Audio) I am hoping that the fans of The Weekend don't turn into those fans. Drake lending his support.
What do I mean? The fans that act like they want their artist to blow but when he does and the World gets to know him, they get like jealous bitches. The type to either disown The Weekend or pelt new fans with the "I've been up on him..." bullshit. Just be happy for him. Shit. He is gonna be featured on Take Care btw...
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(Audio/Video) @andreenamill...aka Andreena Mill...@ 2011 Manifesto
Andreena Mill @ 2011 Manifesto from Andreena Mill on Vimeo.
All Eyes On Me...
Noah “40″ Shebib: Best He Ever Had « The FADER
Noah “40″ Shebib: Best He Ever Had « The FADER
This is for all the producers (or the ones who aspire to be one) that follow the blog or that I know.. I've always wanted to know if he considers himself more an engineer than a producer. He also gives some advice that quite honestly, a few people I know could follow (and some that I know ALREADY DO IN THEIR OWN RIGHT).... @ STUDIO TIME/FRIENDS/GETTING WORK DONE.
This Fader article speaks to that. I will put a piece of up and you can go to Fader to finish out the rest...Oh and he spoke on Andre 3000 calling Drake and appearing on Drake's new album: Take Care...
Rap made more musical” is not a bad description of Shebib’s own aesthetic. Take a Drake song like the tired, wistful “Successful,” or the quietly menacing “I’m On One,” which 40 produced for DJ Khaled. The chords lead, not the rhythms, which is unusual for hip-hop. Shebib often favors closely voiced, four-chord loops, which create both a denseness and moodiness, more felt than heard. The synthesizer sounds he uses are built-in software pads that come with Pro Tools, but he manipulates them in peculiar ways: cutting out the higher frequencies so they sound muffled, like a churchly choir on “ooh.” Up until recently, you’d rarely hear a hi-hat sound on a Drake record—also unusual for the genre. Subtle moves like these let Drake’s voice sit almost literally atop the instrumental, but still sound connected to the music. “I let the center of attention be Drake,” Shebib says.
This is for all the producers (or the ones who aspire to be one) that follow the blog or that I know.. I've always wanted to know if he considers himself more an engineer than a producer. He also gives some advice that quite honestly, a few people I know could follow (and some that I know ALREADY DO IN THEIR OWN RIGHT).... @ STUDIO TIME/FRIENDS/GETTING WORK DONE.
This Fader article speaks to that. I will put a piece of up and you can go to Fader to finish out the rest...Oh and he spoke on Andre 3000 calling Drake and appearing on Drake's new album: Take Care...
Rap made more musical” is not a bad description of Shebib’s own aesthetic. Take a Drake song like the tired, wistful “Successful,” or the quietly menacing “I’m On One,” which 40 produced for DJ Khaled. The chords lead, not the rhythms, which is unusual for hip-hop. Shebib often favors closely voiced, four-chord loops, which create both a denseness and moodiness, more felt than heard. The synthesizer sounds he uses are built-in software pads that come with Pro Tools, but he manipulates them in peculiar ways: cutting out the higher frequencies so they sound muffled, like a churchly choir on “ooh.” Up until recently, you’d rarely hear a hi-hat sound on a Drake record—also unusual for the genre. Subtle moves like these let Drake’s voice sit almost literally atop the instrumental, but still sound connected to the music. “I let the center of attention be Drake,” Shebib says.
Another trick, which you can hear on Take Care’s “Dreams Money Can Buy,” is the way Shebib uses low-note synths to shake up an otherwise static hook. The song’s roomy vocal refrain, from Jai Paul’s “BTSTU,” is a naïve melody, something you’d see in a rudiments book. Shebib juices it with an ascending bass line, which gives the song its movement. When he incorporates beats from other people, like what happened with Boi-1da’s detuned horn fanfare for “Headlines,” Shebib performs EQ tricks to carve out space for Drake’s voice, beefs up the kick drum, does whatever it takes to make the beat more to Drake’s liking—or in this case to accentuate the indecision in Drake’s lyrics. In “Headlines,” the beat never fully drops.
Other times, Shebib just likes to break the rules. “Marvin’s Room,” in which Drake drunkenly lashes out on exes (and himself too), has massive dollops of sub-bass, which few home systems or iPod headphones can handle. An older Drake number like “Houstatlantavegas” has clashing harmonies all over the place, which Shebib left in “just for the sake of being an asshole.”
It’s uncommon for a producer who’s seen this kind of success to still track and mix every song. But Shebib thinks of himself primarily as an engineer, not a “producer.” There’s a potential arrogance to the term, and institutional confusion, since in hip-hop a producer is synonymous with “beatmaker.” Calling oneself an engineer denotes actual technical know-how, humility and professionalism. It means Shebib keeps his sessions running smoothly. No label people, friends, girlfriends, groupies or anybody else is allowed to hang around when he and Drake are at work. “I have to protect Drake from his own niceness,” Shebib says.
(Videos) Courtesy of my good friend in Toronto, @ladyvee, @phontigallo and @9thWondermusic....@ Manifesto
Both have albums that came out today. Charity Starts At Home and The Wonder Years. Available on iTunes, Amazon and the like. Just like here, they both appeared on each others albums and as someone who has BOTH OF THEM I can tell you, they are BANGIN. Go get 'em.
They performed both CLASSIC LITTLE BROTHER SONGS AS WELL AS NEW MATERIAL. GO PEEP IT.
They performed both CLASSIC LITTLE BROTHER SONGS AS WELL AS NEW MATERIAL. GO PEEP IT.
(Album Cover) Drake...I figured that part of that info would change...
Change = From this post.... http://thewarehous.blogspot.com/2011/09/tracklisting-take-caredrakkardnoir.html
I put cover art in that post but as I said in the post it would probably be subject to change (along with the tracklisting) Looks like the cover art did...
Lets see if this stays the same. @ track listing..
Tracklist
1. Frolicking (Intro)
2. Jimmy Back feat. Meek Millz & Rick Ross
3. I Wanna Save You….(From You) feat. Trey Songz
4. My Eyebrows Say Yes, My Heart Says No feat. Swizz Beatz & Bruno Mars
5. Bar Mitzvah Money feat. Asher Roth
6. Peacock Feathers feat. Kanye West, T.I. & Lady Gaga
7. If I Were A Man feat. Nicki Minaj & Solange
8. Aub’s Interlude
9. Mr Fancy Pants feat. T-Pain
10. Heart Throbbing feat. Lil Wayne
11. Fuckin U Til I Cry feat. Justin Bieber
12. Signed, Sealed….Heartbroken feat. Trey Songz
13. Gallop To Me feat. Chris Brown & Rihanna
14. Let Me Fluff feat. The Eurythmics & DJ Khaled
15. Young Angel’s Outro
I see some of you can't take a joke.........@ tracklisting..
I put cover art in that post but as I said in the post it would probably be subject to change (along with the tracklisting) Looks like the cover art did...
Lets see if this stays the same. @ track listing..
Tracklist
1. Frolicking (Intro)
2. Jimmy Back feat. Meek Millz & Rick Ross
3. I Wanna Save You….(From You) feat. Trey Songz
4. My Eyebrows Say Yes, My Heart Says No feat. Swizz Beatz & Bruno Mars
5. Bar Mitzvah Money feat. Asher Roth
6. Peacock Feathers feat. Kanye West, T.I. & Lady Gaga
7. If I Were A Man feat. Nicki Minaj & Solange
8. Aub’s Interlude
9. Mr Fancy Pants feat. T-Pain
10. Heart Throbbing feat. Lil Wayne
11. Fuckin U Til I Cry feat. Justin Bieber
12. Signed, Sealed….Heartbroken feat. Trey Songz
13. Gallop To Me feat. Chris Brown & Rihanna
14. Let Me Fluff feat. The Eurythmics & DJ Khaled
15. Young Angel’s Outro
I see some of you can't take a joke.........@ tracklisting..
(Video) Behind the Scenes of @drakkardnoir's "Headlines" video/ Club Paradise...new track...
Oh my TL is going to be 'a blaze' with the 'comments' when they do see this video. Most will feign that they didn't 'see it' but we know that will be a lie.
I am also pretty sure 'Grown New York Simba' or the FaseKillerGhost will give their over the top opinions on it. Can't wait for all of that to be retweeted up and down the TL....(sarcasm)
@JColeNC...live performance...Unveils new song...."God's Gift"....
Sounds pretty good. Can't wait to hear a studio version of it though. The lyrics are tough though. He only did a snippet..(smartly)
Welp...I guess it is time for some of you to hate Stevie Wonder too huh? Drake "freestyles" with Stevie Wonder...
It seems Stevie will be making an appearance on "Take Care" as well. I am sure you will hear about it on the 'major' blogs in a minute...
@drakkardnoir ..Amazing that when he wants to release music.."HEADLINES" audio...
....he does so on a 'simple' BLOGGER blog like this one here.... No real gimmick. Just 'here ya'll go..Do what you are gonna do..' @ amazing. No retweeting. Nothing. One tweet. Real simple. Shit gets to where it needs to. Enjoy.
Get it here...
Get it here...
Drake....Dreams Money Can Buy (Take Care)...audio..
Thoughts?
It seems it is the INTRO TRACK to his new album...MAYBE. So I wouldn't go all out with the judging. It is just one track. But hey, I know how you folks do....
Sounds like the @pricefilms premier @9thWondermusic"The Wonder Year" was a success. Drake speaks on him....
The Wonder Year - Drake speaks on 9th Wonder from LRG on Vimeo.
Quite a treat to hear 9th and Tay speak on how they came to collabo with Drake during the Noisemakers joint (audio at the link)
This ought to make those who already don't like Drake but love Pharrell REAL MAD...lol
