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General Discussion / Re: The Germans can go and f*** themselves!!!

« on: October 22, 2009, 02:36:56 PM »

phuck that i wanna see a sick pack mna

bladdy ignant Europeans mofo's!

I guess it would annoy people if I pointed out how many South Africans tell me not to go to certain hoods because of stories they have heard about those hood, despite never having been there themselves...

No it wouldn't (after all this warning is worldwide).
What annoys people is that as someone who lives in South Africa, you should know better.
No one has the business to say people coming to South Africa should be wearing vest whether misguided or not.

I (we) are outraged because, not only is it false, but we are the people of this country who wake up to make an honest living, pay taxes, and totally abhor crime and as someone living here 24/7 you should be outraged too, if not definitely not on their side.
 
It's an insult for someone who is basically is going to be spending just one month as a guest in our country to ridicule and silly our daily lives.

Ironically I was driving around in Soweto with a white German guy last night when we heard Robert Marawa say this on the radio.
We went to a buy and braai and the Chiefs match. He even disappeared for five minutes.                   

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General Discussion / Re: Did you Know Thread

« on: October 14, 2009, 10:17:48 AM »

Johannesburg!

Oh the Gil Scot Heron joint. "Tell me what's the word" love the song- Giles Peterson opened with it when he was playing at Carfax years ago.

On a side note I love that cat. Favourite writer of mine.
I remember listening to the the Watergate Blues after Bush got re-elected and the same being 100% percent on point with the present situation replace Vietnam with Iraq.

Once my crew stops drinking draughts at the Loft and get our website together (or maybe do both) my first piece is going to a primer for Gil Scot Heron going through his whole catalogue and introducing him to those who don't know him.
I've already done notes probably somewhere in my house but this is how I'm going to open the piece from memory...

"Somewhere out there he walks.
Syringe tainted with AIDS blood sticking out his skeletal arm. Or maybe they've captured him again and he is standing at dispensary slamming the gla** window crying for heroin and having to settle for methadone: The greatest poet ever..."

Something like that...             
       

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General Discussion / Re: Did you Know Thread

« on: October 13, 2009, 06:19:39 PM »

Nice thread by the way.

And... 

Nobody in Johannesburg ever knows the answer to "..what's the word?" and don't lie I seen cats looking around like- shit what is the word mfana?

this, what is the word? Do tell.   

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General Discussion / Re: Did you Know Thread

« on: October 13, 2009, 06:14:31 PM »

Even now i cant picture P Producing beatz

In retrospect i don't really think P produced the beats. Don't know why the credits read like that, but on the QueensBridge documentary, Tragedy says he was in studio @ times when Havoc was producing beats for The Infamous. So probably on the credits it's "produced by mobb deep" as in the song was "created" by them as a whole and not just the BEAT.

Yeah. That's probably true.
Depending on how tight a creative team is- meaning no egos and all, they prefer to be credited as equals.
The same with the Beatles songs were always credited as Lennon-Mcarthy- even though it's written by one person.
You find that Mobb Deep is meeting of equals- Havov beats; Prodigy lyrics, or even concepts.
And between the two of them they felt it's one thing: Mobb Deep.           

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General Discussion / Re: Did you Know Thread

« on: October 13, 2009, 06:08:07 PM »

Never knew P could produce.Wow!

My question still stands why that nigga Curtis is credited as an Executive producer on the above mentioned albums yet he never produced a single track on the album?

An executive producer is someone in charge of a project's DIRECTION creative-wise and financially.
He has last say.
For instance he can approve the beats that end up on an album- not produce them and approve the amount that can be spent for the project.       

     

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General Discussion / Re: poll, yey or ney for best album cover of the year awards?

« on: October 06, 2009, 10:12:37 AM »

I'm down.

That Oh No cover is dope reminds of Blue Note covers.   

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The Office / Re: Ladies:once a month you should take yo man out..ON YOU!!!

« on: October 02, 2009, 03:39:49 PM »

Marriage for companion, emotional connection.

this is evolving into something else,

Into what?

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The Office / Re: Ladies:once a month you should take yo man out..ON YOU!!!

« on: October 02, 2009, 12:17:10 PM »

I feel a strong urge to beat you right now.

Lol, dude are you Venda or Shangaan. Anyway, where was I before I was interrupted by Choppa.

I think the modern man and woman are realising that the only thing that brings us together is reproduction. The only reason why the existing gender roles are the way they are is because women bear children. It is as simple as that. During the cave days, child-bearing women were to vulnerable to go out into the harsh environment to try and find food.

These roles were carried on up until the modern day where we are realising that they are redundant and vestigial at best. Nowadays we don't even have to make physical contact to have children.

The modern person is moving to a stage where marriage won't even be necessary and these issues will no longer plague us.

The only thing preventing us from total separation is orgasm. Men and women chase that sexual high. Our animalistic instincts coupled by hormones keep us looking, and mating, with most attractive sexual partners...


Marriage is going to be a thing of the past...

an endangered specie, a man with sense 

Sex is for procreation. (And fun)
Marriage for companion, emotional connection.
Don't confuse the two...

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General Discussion / Heads up!

« on: September 23, 2009, 09:33:20 AM »

I've just read some really sad story and I figured to start this thread really to say whatever you're going through, that's if you're going through something,
always remember this Zulu idiom "Ayikho indlovu eyasindwa umbongo wayo"   

You might have to excuse the spelling I'm a Soweto Zulu, but translated it means- no elephant found its trunk too heavy.

Carry on, and if you believe, God bless you     
 

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Geek Section / Re: The Broadband price war has officially begun!

« on: September 23, 2009, 09:05:32 AM »

I'm biting but before I do...
Computer heads please 
As a private user with normal activities (music pron downloads) which line is best for me?   

Line Rental (from Telkom)
 384 Kbps  512 Kbps 4 Mbps
   R152.00 R326.00 R413.00

Danke

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Producers - Discussion / Re: For the environment

« on: September 18, 2009, 11:21:31 AM »

Question, what makes you feel that you can judge the jingle? 
   

I have never claimed to be an expect in this regard, i just heard something that would put people to sleep. I clearly stated that it is a good Jazz song that i would listen to myself but its not catchy enough to be a jingle.

Anywho thanx for offering to help, check your PM on monday!

Don't catch feeling over that. I merely put it to set up my background and share my experience I've had.
Do you think this guy can pull off any other style of music?

Can't wait to hear it....     

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Producers - Discussion / Re: For the environment

« on: September 18, 2009, 10:16:19 AM »

Question, what makes you feel that you can judge the jingle? 

My background is advertising so I have written and helped create lots of jingle, in fact I worked with the guy who created the sound imaging that is all the station jingles and one liners including composing the music and writting the lyrics you hear on a couple of radio stations- Umhlobo, Ukhozi, and so forth.

Let's go back to my first question- music especially for ads and jingles is very subjective, the partenr created a jazz song because he probably likes jazz, you most likely hate it because you like hip hop.
That's why you came to a hip hop board. When you're subjective it's the work, in this case the jingle that suffers.   

I think you'll have a better chance at fixing the current jingle with partner, by simple writting a catchier lyrics, shorten the jingle adding a horn section. If he created a jazz song- and you go come with a hip hop song you guys will never agree and again it will be the jingle that suffers.

Cool, let's say the jingle definately does not work- if this guy has any musical talent you guys are half way there. Now what you have to do is research the style, what musical genre is more suited for an enviromental company, acid jazz, that Enya slow shit, you guys agree on that.

Then pick up as many references of other jingles and even songs.
If there are lyrics to be written lock yourself in a room and just have fun.

Then between the two of you and who ever you both agree you need help from create the jingle.

Besides from writting, which is a cursed painfull solitary experience, creativity is all about colloborations, you have to open up and check the egos at the door and work.
The real art is how to persuade him to see things your way- that is something no one can advise you on.
It depends on the relationship and how you relate to people.

I'm no musician but I can help and for free. Send me the brief and the song and I'll come up with a solution for you.
                                             

   

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Hip Hop Events / Re: Papoose @Carfax

« on: September 09, 2009, 04:32:41 PM »

And just before I go, this has nothing to do with Papoose. He can come here and perform at INK whatever.
This is about those in charge of the festival not serving its goals and spirit.       

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Hip Hop Events / Re: Papoose @Carfax

« on: September 09, 2009, 04:21:01 PM »

I think you're all being a little hard on Papoose. He's just out there trying to hustle a living like the rest of us.

I still think he is a strange choice of artist to bring to SA as he is known for his violent, new york gangsta rap. I can think of at least 20 more appropriate artists for the context of an arts festival where the idea is to collaborate with local artists.

Will Zubz or Proverb get some gangsta shit poppin' for the collab?

I don't judge my artist on intent (making a living and such) I judge them, rightfully, on content.

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Hip Hop Events / Re: Pappoose at Carfax

« on: September 09, 2009, 03:19:23 PM »

You have heavily subsidised program meaning profit is not the big thing here. You don't need big names.
                          

Maybe that is why they are bringing a "contriving C- Grade mixtape rapper" like Papoose instead of someone who IS still a big name at the moment like Jigga or whoever 

I'm saying let's get a no-name A-Grade artist.