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Hip Hop Events / BBoy sessions - Bellville ?

« on: April 12, 2006, 09:00:39 AM »

One of the crew members of The Extreme AllStars in Wellington told me about a BBoy function in Bellville on Good Friday....
can anybody tell me where in Bellville / Time please.

Thanks.

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Media / subliminal messages?

« on: March 20, 2006, 02:49:53 PM »

i heard the new busta rhymes track - dunno what the name is...

the chorus goes something like:

touch it
turn it
stop it
let it go
format it
the beat is really minimalistic, lyrics are nothing to write home about.

i found myself spellbound by the track - unnaturally so.

there's always been talk about " messages in rock music.
anybody know about additional ingredients in hiphop music & artists said to employ this type of thing in their beats?

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Humour / Jokes / A belated Valentine

« on: February 24, 2006, 04:23:38 PM »

Technology and the Cape's Power problems prevente me from giving you my valentine in time.
Here it is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_williams/103691237/


za will get it.
it'll help if you speak afrikaans
check it anyway

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General Discussion / congratulations

« on: January 11, 2006, 03:16:37 PM »

Congratulations to Syntactic on his marriage to Jasmine Adam AKA Staple Feud, Jazz E (Sunday7 2006).

May you be blessed with many years of joy , vol kos kaste , a happy home.

Much luv.
Scott Williams

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General Discussion / mentorship

« on: January 11, 2006, 02:47:09 PM »

there are probably standard formulas for this , but i need  FIRSTHAND input.

What type of process does one use when seeking career mentorship?
What basic criteria should you employ?

Any other tips / tricks?

Thanks.
W

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General Discussion / PICS

« on: December 29, 2005, 10:07:34 AM »

It took me long enough but there are some pics of the hiphop connected event if you all would like to have a look....

here demma linx:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_williams/sets/718753/

i will try to upload some more soon.
its a pity the gallery link dont work anymore.
see the thread " enuff already" for where milk at?
i spoke to him once in november about reactivating it...
he's probably just kak busy.

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General Discussion / Hip Hop - From Old Skool to New

« on: November 23, 2005, 11:56:08 AM »

I read this article posted on the AG homepage, and downloaded the slideshow.
I think this lecture/ study was relevant in the sense that HIPHOP music has evolved to a stage where people are questioning it's validity in terms of culture.
To fully understand where on is going one has to know where you have come from.It was nice to have a condensed version of the foundation of hiphop, there arent many protagonists of our culture who would have taken the time to release a document like this.

Many of the trends within south african hiphop become clearer when i read the script.As some one who attended the Homeage ParkJams in CT , I also grasp the importance of such events at atime when hiphop seems to have lost the plot.

That's how it all started , with dj's essentially taking the culture to the ma**es in an informal/outdoor/ghetto setting.
THE BOOTLEG has in its actions essentially reaffirmed the neccesity to renergize hiphop by rekindling the seesnces we may have discarded completely.

Slide 28 mentions issues that i would also like to elaborate on,if the prof wants to engage with another documentarian , i would love to chat with him about them - especially about the role of women in hiphop.
the thread "where r the women at" - started by "neverthem" stated an important issue related to this topic, it's a pity few people bothered to engage his questions properly.

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General Discussion / seeking a lift for next parkjam

« on: November 21, 2005, 02:44:33 PM »

as most of the cape town people know -
the next parkjam is happening in gugulethu tennis courts on saturday.

if anyone is travelling from bellville or the northern suburbs, please let me know if i can travel to & form with you.
willing to contribute to petrol.

pm me please!

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General Discussion / busta rhymes joins aftermath

« on: November 15, 2005, 04:26:22 PM »

http://www.aftermathmusic.com/index2.html

dont get me wrong i love off-kilter mc's .....the more unorthodox sometimes the better.
but since the "extinction level event" album- i lost my tate for busta rhymes.

this is the nail in the casket for me.
everybody hating mobb deep for going over to join fifty?
they were never really OUTSTANDING.
but bussa - buss to Aftermath?sure dre is there but so is all that game & fifty kak.

anybody else's opinion?

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General Discussion / Social consciousness Part 2

« on: November 09, 2005, 04:45:17 PM »

...can try or connect with .

samples of my work can be seen at

www.flickr.com/photos/scott_williams/

Hip Hop on a social upliftment level.
Selah

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General Discussion / especially for deacon frost and other asian lovers

« on: November 07, 2005, 04:37:11 PM »

i garauntee that this link has no pron whatsoever.

deac check it out.
and this girl uploads like every week.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zchendevlemh/

enjoy.
 

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General Discussion / Witnes my fitness

« on: October 28, 2005, 08:32:46 AM »

you have chosen a good projection of your digital self.i like the photo.

118

General Discussion / Yo know you have been away when....

« on: October 27, 2005, 08:53:20 AM »

I have been away from HIP HOP for a while but documenting my world has brought me back in...so here are a few questions just to show my ignorance & be schooled.

1.Did OBD really die of AIDS?(not too hard to believe)

2.Does RZA hav a skin disease?

3.Does WC of West Side Connection cut the "three-bokdrolle" on his chin?

4.Is LORD HAVE MERCY still around?

5.Does anybody agree that JAKEE from Paarl's Koekamakranka LP is probably the best Afrikaans meterial this year/

6.Did anyone see the article in the sunday times a few weeks back where MCdONALDS (yes , the burger people) -are looking for a rapper to drop their name in some songs for royalties?

7.Can Black Thought of the the roots rap about anything except that he's a better MC than anyone else yet.(Please post MP3 to answer this question)

8.Am I the only one that thinks Black Eyed Peas song "Dont Lie" sounds exactly the same as their song "Shutup" - lyrics / theme & all?

9.Has Funk Master Flex done anything about his whiny voice yet?

10.Is ADIDAS really contributing to HipHop?( Im a fan by the way - but they are still just a business.)

Look forward to the answers on this one!

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General Discussion / A knock at the door

« on: October 26, 2005, 04:20:18 PM »

So I wipe my feet on the carpet & come in 2 africa's gateway.
(Phew) see Mic - I stopped hesitating & did it.(Sam & Claire r well)

I'm an amateur photographer (in the respect that I'm not doing it as a dayjob.) I 'm looking for opportunities to document hiphop on as many levels as possible....AND FINALLY GET PAID.Samples of my work can be seen @ www.flickr.com/photos/scott_williams

I shot the hiphop connected funkshin from start 2 finish.you should see some soon right here.(depending on whether blunt mag decided to use some of my images or not.)...i will explain another time.

I used to want to be an MC , i put down 2 tracks with MIC STONE in a crew called "three deep", but when i became a father i became disillusioned with the moralities & so on....

I'm klaa gepraat now.
Mail me!