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General Discussion / Re: Yo Song Of The Day 2011...........................!

« on: February 15, 2011, 07:16:38 AM »

Lupe Fiasco - S.L.R. (Super Lupe Rap)

"Flow so nuts, the track iz gettin tea bagged" 

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Hot Traxxx / Re: kriMzin - 4 Finger Ring

« on: February 14, 2011, 11:29:53 AM »

the punclines EXIST, but the flow is sluggish and if delivered more accurately, the song would be much more easy going on the ear...try the same lyrics on a different beat. cos as it stands, even if you say you wrote it to it, the lyrics immediately come off as foreign...!

another thing, just as a side note...learn, know and understand the sound of your VOICE...more often than not, u can have great flow, great lyrics but if you dont have the right command of your VOICE, your attempts fall short...!

Thanks dawg, appreciate the advice...as i said, it was random...we listening to beats, i started freestyling abit for this one and my boy Zed Eye was like "just drop a couple bars for it" and i was like "Ayt"....i got another track called "Weather Or Not" thats done with our beat and real lyrics hahahah ill post it when its done

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Producers - Discussion / Beat Magician of the Day: Nottz

« on: February 14, 2011, 09:02:25 AM »

Nottz has produced for some of the biggest names in hip hop including Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, The Game, Notorious B.I.G., Scarface, Canibus, J Dilla, and G-Unit. Some of his earliest production work was on the Rawkus Records compilation Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, in 1998. From there he landed three tracks on Busta Rhymes' Extinction level Event LP, after Rhymes stumbled across one of his beat tapes.

Like many other hip hop producers to emerge before the 2000s, Nottz borrows samples from old soul records and old movies soundtracks to reconstruct into new beats. West Coast hip hop icon, Dr. Dre, has named Nottz as one of his favourite producers, and has selected him as one of the few guest producers on his much delayed, yet anticipated Detox album.

Nottz also has a group called D.M.P., which stands for "Durte Muzik Prahdukshun". They released an EP in 2004 and a full length album on Koch Records, titled Nottz Presents D.M.P., in 2005.

On October 26, 2010, Nottz released his first solo album, You Need This Music under his label, Raw Koncept. The album features Nottz as an MC as well as a producer. He is also working on rapper Game upcoming album The R.E.D. Album, after having 3 of his beats on Game's last two albums Doctor's Advocate and LAX. He has worked with female rapper Rah Digga on her long-awaited comeback album, Cla**ic, and it has been released on September 14, 2010 under his label. Nottz also worked with rapper Asher Roth on their collaboration EP entitled Rawth, released for free on the internet, on December 27, 2010.

1998
D.V. Alias Khrist and Lord Have Mercy - Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
2-08. "Holy Water"

3rd Eye - Studio Life (Unreleased)
00. "Final Exam"
00. "'88 Flashback"

Busta Rhymes - E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front
02. "Everybody Rise"
03. "Where We Are About To Take It"
04. "Extinction Level Event (The Song of Salvation)"

1999
Various - Violator: The Album
03. "Whatcha Come Around Here For?" - Flipmode Squad

The Notorious B.I.G. - Born Again
05. "Dangerous MCs" feat. Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes & Mark Curry

Fat Joe - Thicker Than Water soundtrack
05. "Thicker Than Blood" feat. Terror Squad

Lord Have Mercy - Thee Ungodly Hour (Unreleased)
00. "Paint Ya Face"
00. "These Men Don't Cry" feat. Method Man
00. "Home Sweet Home" feat. M.O.P.

2000
Busta Rhymes - Anarchy
11. "Get Out!!"
13. "A Trip Out Of Town"
21. "Anarchy"

Rah Digga - Dirty Harriet
08. "Showdown"
09. "The Last Word"
11. "Straight Spittin' Part II"
12. "What's Up Wit' That"
14. "Just For You"

Funkmaster Flex - 60 Minutes Of Funk - The Mix Tape Volume IV
19. "Uhhnnh" - The Bad Seed

M.O.P. - Warriorz
14. "Home Sweet Home" feat. Lord Have Mercy

Xzibit - Restless
04. "U Know" feat. Dr. Dre (co-producer)

2001
Krumbsnatcha - Long Awaited - Snatcha Season Pt. 2
04. "Blaze" feat. Blackndekuh, Nottz & Spoon
09. "Do U Wanna" feat. Boogieman & Top Gun
11. "Can't Get None" feat. Lord Tariq
13. "Hood Turn Hot"
14. "Killer In Me"
15. "Jungle"
16. "Take Your Pain Away"

Krumbsnatcha - Training Day Soundtrack
02. "W.O.L.V.E.S." feat. M.O.P.

Busta Rhymes - Genesis
01. "Intro"
09. "Pa** The Courvoisier"
20. "Bad Dreams"

2002
Snoop Dogg - Snoop Dogg Presents…Doggy Style Allstars Vol. 1
13. "Don't Make A Wrong Move" feat. Prodigy & Special Ed

Scarface - The Fix
06. "Keep Me Down"

Krumbsnatcha - Respect All Fear None
09. "Oxygen" feat. Boogieman

50 Cent - "Guess Who's Back?"
09. "Be a Gentleman"

2003
G-Unit - Beg for Mercy
09. "Footprints"

Kardinal Offishall - Firestarter Vol. 2: The F-Word Theory (Unreleased)
00. "Sick!" feat. Bounty Killer

Black Moon - Total Eclipse
06. "Why We Act This Way?"

Craig G - This Is Now!!!
05. "Now That's What's Up" feat. Mr. Cheekz

Pitch Black - Pitch Black Law
08. "R You Ready 4 This?"

2004
Krumbsnatcha - Let The Truth Be Told
03. "Do Me"
04. "Boston To VA" feat. Fam-Lay
06. "Thorough" feat. Ghostface Killah & Solomon Childs
14. "Get Live" feat. DMP
00. "Never Grow Up"

Ca**idy - Split Personality
12. "Real Talk"

213 - The Hard Way
07. "Lonely Girl"
Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
14. "Be This Way"
16. "Tooken Back" feat. Jacki-O

Kardinal Offishall - Kill Bloodclott Bill (Mixtape)
04. "Gas"

D.M.P. - Nottz Presents D.M.P. The E.P.
[Entire album]

2005
Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God - Put It On The Line
03. "Struggle" - Ghostface Killah

Consequence - Caught Up in the Hype (Single 12')
"Caught Up in the Hype"

D.M.P. - Nottz Presents D.M.P. The album
[Entire album]

Skillz - Confessions Of A Ghostwriter
06. "Wave Ya Hands" feat. Musiq Soulchild
07. "Imagine"
08. "S.K.I.L.L.Z."

Canibus - Hip-Hop for Sale
01. "It's No Other Than"
02. "Back Wit Heat"
04. "Show 'Em How"
05. "Dear Academy"
06. "I Gotcha"

Royce Da 5'9" - Independent's Day
05. "Politics" feat. Cee-Lo Green
09. "Blow Dat..."

2006
Little Brother - Soldiers of Fortune (Hall of Justus album)
07. "Life of The Party" feat. Carlitta Durand

Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
05. "That's That Shit" feat. R. Kelly

The Game - Doctor's Advocate
10. "One Night"

2007
Sunshine Anderson - Sunshine At Midnight
03. "My Whole Life"

Boot Camp Clik - Casualties of War
04. "Bubblin' Up"

WC - Guilty by Affiliation
03. "Jack & The Bean Stalk"
[edit] Swizz Beatz - One Man Band Man
03. "Big Munny"

Kanye West - Graduation
07. "Barry Bonds" feat. Lil' Wayne (co-produced by Kanye West)

Little Brother - Getback
08. "Two-Step Blues" feat. Darien Brockington

Scarface - Made
04. "Girl You Know"

Ca**idy - B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story
11. "I Get My Paper"

2008
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin'
11. "Deez Hollywood Nights"

Dwele - Sketches of a Man
05. "A Few Reasons (Truth Pt. 2)"

AZ - Undeniable
04. "Fire"
10. "Now I Know"

The Game - L.A.X.
07. "Cali Sunshine" feat. Bilal
08. "Ya Heard" feat. Ludacris

Kardinal Offishall - Not 4 Sale
08. "Ill Eagle Alien"

MURS - Murs for President
10. "Me and This Jawn"
11. "Think You Know Me"
00. "Better Than The Best" (Leftover)

J Dilla - Pay Jay (Unreleased MCA Album)
01. "Diamonds"

Termanology - Politics As Usual
05. "Please Don't Go"
06. "Float"
08. "Drugs Crimes Gorillaz" feat. Freeway & Sheek Louch

Bishop Lamont - The Confessional
"Ghetto Song" feat. YM
"What People Do"
"Why U Wanna Piss Me Off"

Scarface - Emeritus
04. "Can't Get Right" feat. Bilal
05. "Still Here" feat. Shateish

Adama
"Take Me Home"/ Remix

Rapper Big Pooh - Rapper's Delight
"Rapper's Delight" feat. Chaundon

Diamond D - The Huge Hefner Chronicles
03. "D-I-A-M-O-N-D"
Nottz - n/a
"Can't Hide The Truth" feat. Kardinall Offishall & Cory Gunz

Ne-Yo - n/a
"Free Me"

Drake - n/a
"One More Time"

2009
Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread Aisle
15. "Y.O.U." (UK Bonus Track) feat. Slick Rick

Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse
00. "Woodstock (Hood Hop)" feat. M.O.P

Finale - A Pipe Dream and A Promise
06. "Jumper Cables"
11. "Brother's Keeper"

T.I. - n/a
"The Way You Want It"

Skyzoo - The Salvation
05. "Popularity"
16. "Maintain"

M.O.P. - Foundation
11. "I'm A Brownsvillain"

KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills
09. "One Shot" feat. Pharoahe Monch

Cormega -"Born & Raised"
10. "What Did I Do"

Shafiq Husayn - Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka (Nottz Remix)
03. "Cheeba" feat. Bilal

Royce da 5'9" - Street Hop
02. "Count for Nothing"
13. "Street Hop"

Rakim - The Seventh Seal
04. "Man Above" feat. Tracey Horton

Snoop Dogg - Malice n Wonderland
11. "Pimpin' Ain't EZ" feat. R. Kelly

2010
Little Brother - Leftback
"Life of the Party Pt. 2"

Snoop Dogg - More Malice
02. "Protocol"

Dwele - W.ants W.orld W.omen
02. "I Wish"
16. "Give Me A Chance"

Mayer Hawthorne - bonus "Stones Throw Records recording artist's
"I Need You"

Bilal - Airtight's Revenge
04. "Flying"
12. "Lost My Mind" (Bonus)
00. "Free"

Ghostface Killah - "The Apollo Kids"
09. "Handcuffin Them Hoes" produced by Nottz

2011
Upcoming projects
SEVEN

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Hot Traxxx / kriMzin - 4 Finger Ring

« on: February 14, 2011, 07:30:16 AM »

Was bumping a few instrumentals at my boyz lab, came across the Method Man Yah Meen beat and instantly started writing bars....came up with 4 Finger Ring...tell me what yall think...

>http://mp3twit.com/8jQ

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General Discussion / Re: Yo Song Of The Day 2011...........................!

« on: February 11, 2011, 01:43:41 PM »

Block McCloud - The Dues (feat. Jean Grae)
CLa**IC track from a CLa**IC album

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Producers - Discussion / Beat Magician of the Day: Jake One

« on: February 11, 2011, 01:34:23 PM »

Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and gave a tape of his music to a friend who worked in a local record store. One of the store’s other employees, the DJ Mr. Supreme heard the tape, and when he set up his Conception Records label, he used Dutton to create backing tracks. The first record he produced was Eclipse’s World Premier. His early influences included Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and Marley Marl. Dutton has worked with local artists as well as major names from further afield. He has produced tracks by artists such as De La Soul, Strange Fruit Project, Prozack Turner, MF DOOM, E-40, John Cena, Planet Asia, Nas, and 50 Cent. He is part of the G-Unit production team, The Money Management Group.

His first album credited to Jake One, White Van Music, was released in October 2008 on Rhymesayers Entertainment, and featured contributions from Brother Ali, Young Buck, De La Soul, M.O.P., Freeway, MF DOOM, and E-40.

He has had tracks included on the soundtracks to films such as Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (50 Cent’s I Don’t Know Officer), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (“Jake Alert”), and Gone Baby Gone

Production:

1998

"World Premier", "No Introduction", "No Introdeezy", "Neva Scared", "Essay on Pseudo-ism", "Thoughts I Generate" (from the Conception Records compilation Walkman Rotation)

1999

"Eyez on the Prize", "Game Trump Tight" (from the Trump Tight Records compilation Eyez on the Prize)

2001

"Ice Age" (from the Mix Master Mike compilation album Spin Psycle)
"Writers Guild", "Odds on Favorite", "All Stars", "The Trade", "Net Worth", "All I Have Left" (from the Boom Bap Project album Circumstance Dictates)

2002

"The Reckoning" (from the Musab album Respect the Life)

2003

"Ends to Means" (from the DJ Babu album Duck Season Vol. 2)
"The Sweet Science", "Put Your Hands Up", "We Get Live" (from the Rasco album Escape from Alcatraz)
"Betta Ask Somebody" (from the G-Unit album Beg for Mercy)
"Fatal Mistake", "Walk With My Dogs", "Sashay" (from the Sly Boogy album Judgement Day)
"Super Education Part 2" (from the compilation West Coast Lyricist Lounge)

2004

"The Ride of Your Life", "Rat Race", "Flashback", "Up", "To Know You", "Hold On", "In a Minute Doe", "Evolution", "Moonshine" (from the Gift of Gab album 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up)
"Days of Our Lives", "Rock Co.Kane Flow" (from the De La Soul album The Grind Date)
"Fallback" (from the Kardinal Offishall mixtape Kill Bloodclott Bill)
"As Long As I'm Alive" (from the Planet Asia album The Grand Opening)
"Layover", "Step It Up Or Wrap It Up", "Zigga Zigga", "The Schizm", "My Way Home" feat. DJ Topspin (from the Encore album Layover)

2005

"Kaysarasara" (from the Kardinal Offishall album Fire and Glory)
"This Is It", "Ice Cold", "Everyday Shit" (from the I Self Devine album Self Destruction)

2006

"Wasn't for You" (from the De La Soul album The Impossible: Mission TV Series – Pt. 1)
"Moonlight Melodic Pt. 2" (from the Planet Asia mixtape The Sickness Part One)
"Memories" (from the Deep Routed album The Second Coming)

2007

"Clean Up Man", "Buck The World" feat. Lyfe Jennings (from the Young Buck album Buck the World)
"Movin on Up", "All of Me" (from the 50 Cent album Curtis)
"Initiated (Nu-Mixx)" feat. Boot Camp Click (from the posthumous 2Pac album Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2)
"Don't Kill Me", "Fukk Kramer Radio (Interlude)" (from the Bishop Lamont & DJ Skee mixtape N*gger Noize)
"It's Over" (from the Freeway album Free at Last)
"Beast" (from the Guilty Simpson mixtape Stray Bullets)

2008

"Digital Motown" (from the Kardinal Offishall album Not 4 Sale)
"4 All My Niggaz" feat. Planet Asia, Mistah F.A.B., & Ya Boy (from the Black Milk & Bishop Lamont album Caltroit)
"Ready or Not" (from the G-Unit album T.O.S: Terminate on Sight)
"Shed Thy Blood", "Damn Daddy" (from the Prodigy album Product of the 80's)
"High Note" (from the Scarface album Emeritus)

2009

"Ballskin", "Rap Ambush", "Microwave Mayo", "More Rhymin'" (from the DOOM album Born Like This)
"Won't Be Long" (from the Rakim album The Seventh Seal)
"Dream" (from Elzhi mixtape The Leftovers Unmixedtape)
"The Return", "Wake Up", "Yah Have Mercy" (from the D.Black album Ali'Yah)
"Get Right" feat. Mistah F.A.B. & Baba Zumbi (from the Jern Eye album Vision)
"No Substitute", "Life Line" feat. One Be Lo (from the Supastition album Splitting Image)
"This Is That Fire" (from the Spaceman mixtape Flawless Hustle Presents: Stay Flawless)

2010

"Rock Star" (performed by Freeway on the UeRadioLive.com Mixtape)
"Salute" (from the T.I. album No Mercy)
"Armed & Dangerous" (from the Cypress Hill album Rise Up)
"Escalators", "Beautiful Music" (from the upcoming Freeway album Diamonds in the Ruff)
"Troublemakers" (from the Ghostface Killah album Apollo Kids)
"C Scrolls" (from the Canibus album C of Tranquility)
"One Of These Kids", "High School Sweet Heart" (from the JFK of Grayskul album Building Wings On The Way Down)
"All That Fire" (from the J.Pinder Code Red EP)
"Cry For Help" (by Fatal Lucciauno)

2011

"Gangbang Rookie" feat. Pilot (from the Snoop Dogg album Doggumentary)
"I Ain't Gonna Say Nothing" (by Slim da Mobster)
"Crime Scene Cinema" (from the upcoming Evidence album Cats & Dogs)

Albums:

-White Van Music (2008)
-The Stimulus Package, with Freeway (2010)
-Patience, with Truthlive (2010)

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Producers - Discussion / #2 Beat Magician of the Day: Salaam Remi

« on: February 10, 2011, 05:05:23 PM »

1 word.....UNDERRATED!...dude iz a genius...





Singles...

1993:

"Young Girl Bluez" (Biz Markie)

1994:

"Here Comes the Hotstepper" (Ini Kamoze)

1996:

"Fu-Gee-La" (The Fugees)

2003:

"I Can" (Nas)
 
"Can't Get It Back" (Mis-Teeq)
"Get Down" (Nas)
"Stronger Than Me" (Amy Winehouse)

2004:

"In My Bed" (Amy Winehouse)
"Thief's Theme" (Nas)
"f*** Me Pumps (Amy Winehouse)

2007:

"Tears Dry on Their Own" (Amy Winehouse)
"Less Than an Hour" (Nas feat. Cee Lo Green)

2008:

"Be a Nigger Too" (Nas)
"Labels or Love" (Fergie)
"Just Friends (Amy Winehouse)
"Bust Your Windows (Jazmine Sullivan)
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan)

2009:

"Now I'm That Bitch (Livvi Franc feat. Pitbull)

2010:

"All I Want Is You" (Miguel feat. J. Cole)
"Follow Us" (Big Boi feat. Vonnegutt)
"Night Is Young" (Nelly Furtado)
"Fuerte" (Nelly Furtado feat. Concha Buika)
"10 Seconds" (Jazmine Sullivan)

With Amy Winehouse :
Amy Winehouse - You Sent Me Flying/Cherry
Amy Winehouse - I Heard Love Is Blind
Amy Winehouse - In My Bed
Amy Winehouse - Just Friends
Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones
Amy Winehouse - Moody Moody For Love
Amy Winehouse - Mr. Magic
Amy Winehouse - 'Round Midnight
Amy Winehouse - Some Unholy War
Amy Winehouse - Stronger Than Me
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own

With Nas:

Nas - Bridging The Gap
Nas - Get Down
Nas - Hey Nas
Nas - I Can
Nas - Made You Look
Nas - The N
Nas - Suicide Bounce
Nas - Thief's Theme
Nas - What Goes Around
Nas - Where Y'all At?
Nas - Zone Out
Nas - You Can't Stop Us Now

Others:

Beenie Man - Love Me Now (feat. Wyclef Jean)
Big Boi - Follow Us (feat. Vonnegut)
Blaque - Can't Get It Back
Buckshot LeFonque - No Pain, No Gain (Salaam Remi Remix)
Toni Braxton - You're Making Me High
Canibus - Get Retarded
Cee-Lo Green - Bodies
Ciara - Click, Flash
Da Bush Babees - Remember We (Remix)
Fugees - Fu-Gee-La
Fugees - Nappy Heads (Remix)
Fugees - Ready Or Not (Salaam's Remix)
Fugees - Vocab (Salaam's Remix)
Greg Nice - Set It Off
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper
Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows
Jazmine Sullivan - Lions, Tigers And Bears
Joss Stone - Young At Heart
Wyclef Jean - Bubblegoose (co-produced by Wyclef Jean)
Lil' Flip - You'z A Trick
Lil' Flip featuring UGK - You'z A Trick (Remix)
Mutya Buena - B Boy Baby
Rupee - Do The Damn Thing
Angie Martinez - No Playaz (feat. Lil' Mo & Tony Sunshine)
Angie Martinez - Live At Jimmy's (feat. Big Pun, Cuban Link, Domingo & Sunkiss)
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - The Block Party
Mis-Teeq - All In One Day
Mis-Teeq - Can't Get It Back (co-produced by Staybent)
Mis-Teeq - Strawberrez
Pras Michel - Dance Hall (feat. Sean Paul, Spragga Benz & Roundhead)
Nas & Cee-Lo - Less Than An Hour
I-20 - Fightin In The Club (feat. Lil Fate, Titty Boi & Chingy)
I-20 - The Realist
I-20 - Point 'Em Out (feat. Juvenile)
Kevin Lyttle - Last Drop (feat. Spragga Benz & a**a**in) (produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - I Got It (feat. Trey Songz & Troy Taylor) (Produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - My Lady (produced by Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - Dancing Like Making Love (Produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
Kevin Lyttle - My Love (Produced by Da Bhann & Salaam Remi)
Leona Lewis - Forgiveness (Co-produced and co-written by Remi & Kara DioGuardi)
Leona Lewis - You Bring me Down (Co-produced by Taj Jackson and Remi and co-written by Remi, Jackson & Lewis)
Ludacris - Virgo (feat. Nas & Doug E. Fresh)
Chrisette Michele - In This For You, Good Girl
Carlos Santana - Manana (feat. Keon Bryce)
Tego Calderón - Payaso Ft. Eddie Dee & Voltio
Lemar - Trust Me
Livvi Franc - Now I'm That Bitch
Nelly Furtado - Suficiente Tiempo
Nelly Furtado - Girlfriend in the City
2005: Motown Remixed - "ABC" (Jackson Five Remix)

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General Discussion / Re: Dating game is tricky

« on: February 10, 2011, 02:49:50 PM »

Crazy situation, thing iz...do you know the hubby to be? like personally?...caus if you dont then, well, f*** him hahahaha aint your fault hes future is getting smashed

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Chief Rocka - Open Mic / Re: 8 Bars A Day Keeps The Wack MCs Away

« on: February 10, 2011, 02:43:14 PM »

Haha strangle you with the mic chord, you bite sore/
like a horny white whore, my punches hit ya teeth out, try bite more/
Krimz the light lord, beams outa my mouth like cyborgs/
With mechanical force, cant it worse?/
Damn right, ima snatch ya pride and perhaps ya old purse/
Spend the money on a hearse and watch ya soul disperse/

Steady.

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General Discussion / Re: Yo Song Of The Day 2011...........................!

« on: February 10, 2011, 02:20:10 PM »

Dr Dre - Topless (feat. Eminem & Nas) - prod by DJ KHALIL 

so is it better than renegades?

Well, the beat iz FIRE!...give it a listen

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General Discussion / Re: Yo Song Of The Day 2011...........................!

« on: February 10, 2011, 10:45:19 AM »

Dr Dre - Topless (feat. Eminem & Nas) - prod by DJ KHALIL 

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Producers - Discussion / Beat Magician of the Day: DJ Khalil

« on: February 10, 2011, 10:33:55 AM »

Youngest son of former UCLA player and coach and NBA player Walt Hazzard. From underground heavyweight to mainstream success, Khalil Abdul-Rahman better known by his current stage name DJ Khalil, Los Angeles based producer who has been in the biz for over 15 years.

The last few years have been ground breaking for him as a producer. Placements with multi-platinum artist, The Game “Da Shit” (Doctor’s Advocate), Jay Z “I Made It” (Kingdom Come), and Talib Kweli “Oh My Stars” Feat. Musiq Soulchild & “Hostile Gospel Pt. 2” Feat. Sizzla (Ear Drum).

Most recently he delivered 50 Cent’s latest commercial smash hit “I’ll Still Kill” Feat AKON on the multi-platinum selling Curtis LP.

In 2008 he picked up right were he left off with his production for Jim Jones commercial single “Love Me No More” Feat Cobe (Harlem’s American Gangster) and a musical score of the horror film titled “The Portal”. He also created tracks for an upcoming animated feature film, “The Blockheads”

Early production is already in the mix with Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated “Detox”, NAS, Kelis, and Busta Rhymes among several others.

These recent accomplishments have catapulted his name as one of the music industry hottest new producers.

Rewind to his early days, Khalil’s pa**ion for music began as a youth growing up in Los Angeles listening to everything from “NWA” to “A Tribe Called Quest” exposing him to the best of what hip hop music was delivering from both coasts during a time which is now remembered as “The Glory Years” in hip hop.

It was during this time that a young DJ Khalil was heavily influenced and knew he wanted to be a part of the rapidly growing hip hop movement that influenced many kids during this era.

After purchasing his first pair of technique turntables and years of perfecting his skills as a DJ, Khalil would be influenced by the likes of DJ Premiere, Pete Rock, & Ali Shaheed. These incredible individuals would eventually spark the pa**ion he had in him to produce his own music.

This led to the purchase of his first beat machine, the ASR10 made by Ensoniq. Making his transition from DJ to producer and giving birth to his official production/artist name, DJ Khalil.

He developed his pa**ion for music from his father who to this day possesses an incredible jazz collection. This not only inspired the young producer but it exposed him to thousands of famous Jazz musicians, which helped develop and mold his sound to what you hear today.

While still in High School he shared a bond with another talented up and coming artist from Los Angeles by the name of Chace Infinite. The two met mutually through the friendship their parents shared and the love for their first pa**ion as youth, Basketball.

It was during this time that Khalil finally had someone he could bounce and share ideas with musically and begin his long journey through the winding roads of the music industry.

Upon graduation from North Hollywood High, he enrolled in the Historically Black University, Moorehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. The move would prove to be beneficial for him. At Moorehouse College he shared the same hallways with the likes of many striving young artist and soon to be executives who are currently major players in the music business today. It would also prove to be a time where the majority of his growth and experimentation as a Producer would play a significant role in what is now known as his unique signature sound.

He continued to develop as an artist eventually forming a group called “Self Scientific” in the early 90’s exposing the Hip Hop community to a series of underground produced cla**ics. However, it wasn’t until 1993 when Khalil produced the underground hit “Return” that they made their official introduction and solidified him as one of the newest producers to keep an ear open for.

After the success of ‘Return” and a series of 12’ vinyl singles his group eventually landed a development deal with Loud Records in1995. Although things didn’t pan out like he expected, the knowledge he gained would give him the inspiration to produce two cla**ic Self Scientific albums. “The Self Science” in 2000 and “Change” in 2006.

In 2003 while continuing to establish himself as a young producer on the rise, Khalil caught the attention of west coast Legend and co- founder of NWA, Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre saw great potential in Khalil as a producer and felt with his guidance he could help develop his sound to great heights.

“I want to sign you as a staff producer” Dre told Khalil, “I want you as a part of the family”

Persistence and countless hours perfecting his sound paid off landing him a slot on Dr. Dre’s production staff at Aftermath Records.

“I grew up listening to Dre, so to be working with him and the fact that he really like my music is dope”, explains Khalil.

His new affiliation would allow him to produce for the likes of major artist like Keith Murray “Candi Bar”, Cypress Hill “The Only Way”, XZIBIT “Beware Of Us”, Raekwon “Ice Cream Part 2”, and G-Unit’s 50 Cent “Lay You Down”.

Even though he was beginning to receive early success with mainstream artist he still continued to inject underground artists with his infectious sound.

Ras Ka** “Kiss Of Death”, Sway & King Tech “Better Days”, Planet Asia “It’s On”, Strong Arm Steady (Blacksmith/Warner Bros.), Evidence (“All Said & Done”/The Weatherman LP) and newly acquired Aftermath Recording Artist Bishop Lamont have and are still benefiting from this musical talent.

Khalil’s never ending appetite for challenging himself musically has brought him to his most recent personal venture, “The New Royales”.

This hybrid group made up of himself and a group of very talented songwriters / musicians based out of Canada have combined his distinct sound with the “Royales” alternative rock melodies making the match a perfect alliance.

Production: 2010/2011

2010:

-Cypress Hill (Rise Up) "Pa** the Dutch" (feat. Evidence & The Alchemist), "Take My Pain" (feat. Everlast), "Strike the Match" (Co-productions with DJ Muggs)
-Kida (The Endemic) "Street Music", "Wanna Be's" (feat. Kobe), "Eulogy"
-Eminem (Recovery) "Talkin' 2 Myself" (feat. Kobe), "Won't Back Down" (feat. Pink), "25 to Life", "Almost Famous"
Laws (4:57) "Hold You Down"
-Xzibit (MMX) "Gotta Get 'Em" (feat. Kobe)
-DJ Muggs Vs. Ill Bill (Kill Devil Hills) "Luciferian Imperium" (Co-production with DJ Muggs)
-Redman (Reggie) "Def Jammable"
Hot Dollar (n/a) - "I Promise You" (co-produced by Dr. Dre)
-M.E.D. (Bang Ya Head) - "West Iz Back"
-Dr. Dre (Detox) "Kush" (feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon)
-Dr. Dre (Detox) "Topless" (feat. Eminem & Nas)
-Self Scientific (n/a) "Peaceful" (feat. Freddie Gibbs & Krondon)
-Chin (D'Tach) "Separated" (Co-production with Chin Injeti), " Mask On My Face (Remix)"

2011:

-Raekwon (Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang) "Rock' N Roll" (feat. Ghostface Killah, Jim Jones & Kobe)
-Strong Arm Steady (Arms & Hammers) "Klack Or Get Klacked"
-Joell Ortiz (Free Agent) "Cocaine"

Full Production credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Khalil_discography

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General Discussion / Re: Dr Dre : Kush

« on: February 10, 2011, 09:07:27 AM »

Cosign, track iz bananas...though i find myself constantly getting annoyed with it courtesy of Akon, i hate that dudes voice! aaarrgh!...shouldve put Dwele or somebody else on that ish.

Yezir Khalil did the beat, Danny Keyz did the, well, keys hahahaha he works alot with Dre, if its not him its Storch...so, Dre aint doin much on this album

if you can famly, could you please drop a BEAT MAGICIAN profile of DJ KHALIL, it seems plenty dudes is sleeping on the god...and he bangs hella hella HARD....

Hahaha Word up...now thats a dope idea...gimme a few mineetoz

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General Discussion / Re: Dr Dre : Kush

« on: February 10, 2011, 08:27:20 AM »

Cosign, track iz bananas...though i find myself constantly getting annoyed with it courtesy of Akon, i hate that dudes voice! aaarrgh!...shouldve put Dwele or somebody else on that ish.

Yezir Khalil did the beat, Danny Keyz did the, well, keys hahahaha he works alot with Dre, if its not him its Storch...so, Dre aint doin much on this album

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Chief Rocka - Open Mic / Re: 8 Bars A Day Keeps The Wack MCs Away

« on: February 09, 2011, 02:26:08 PM »

A few in ya chest, blood seeps in ya vest/
Snatch ya bird out ya nest, a**ign verbs to eat ya flesh/
Yes, surpress ya text, leave ya brain wrecked/
Bless my pen and hex ya pets, claim my hitman cheque/
Ease the pain? nope, Freeze ya frame? dope!/
Feed ya strain with bleedin chains...heres the rope/
On lookers are grieving dames, i cant be be tamed...damn, i love this game....

hahahahah text iz fun...prefer the booth though