Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Eminem
I doubt a lot of people know this one, back when Eminem was still recording in basements he was with a group called Soul Intent. One of his tracks included:
Eminem - Biterphobia
Eminem - Demon Inside
(Not sure when/where this was. Lyrics
are crazy though)
He tried to make it with his album Infinite which flopped, in my opinion this is one of his best tracks, again, very old school and underground.
Yonas - The Proven Theory
Yonas is one of the most positive artists out today. Good beats . Positive messages.
Cudi
- Love the track & video . Can't believe Shia LaBeouf himself directed, shot & edited this .. I still picture him as that annoying kid on "Even Stevens" so it takes some time to progress everything he's doing now. Overall Amazing work .
Can't wait for Maniac ! Now that's something I'm really looking forward to.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Hip Hop
The culture and it’s lingo in general is artistically mind blowing. How it’s basically just poetry behind a beat . How every verse is honest & real , no bullshit. How every line recites a story. How you can still vibe to the music and connect to it without knowing any of the lyrics. How hip hop feels so alive as if it had its own soul. How it becomes essential and a life necessity. How people respect the culture and basically praise it. I have a very diverse taste in music but out of all genres, hip hop just seems more appealing to me. It’s just beautiful, regardless..
Atmosphere's Slug Talks "The Family Sign," Eminem
The Boombox recently caught up with indie phenomenon Slug of the duo Atmosphere to discuss his latest critically acclaimed album The Family Sign. The Minnesota-based Rhymesayer explains the process that went into making his sixth commercial release, saying that the LP was his way of re-connecting with his family, friends and army of fans after a two-year period that found him dealing with a host of personal problems, including the death of his friend and Rhymesayer Entertainment labelmate Eyedea.
“I was trying to make a statement to my people and to my community to an extent,” he said. “But I'm not trying to keep anybody out either. I just felt like the last two years for me has been so full of ups and downs. I was trying to make sure I was strengthening my connectivity with my family, my friends as well as the people who appreciate the things that we do.”
Slug also touches on Eminem and how the Detroit emcee’s meteoric rise to fame in the mid-‘90s affected him as a Caucasian rapper. He says that while he’s always respected Em as an emcee, he feels that Em’s popularity pushed other white underground rappers to musically disassociate themselves from him. He also added that much of the criticism Em has faced from other white rappers stems from jealousy of his success.
"I think Eminem and his existence and how big he got did influence the underground by making artists try to go the other direction,” he explained. “I wasn't seeing a bunch of people trying to emulate Eminem, but I was seeing a lot of people in the late '90s and early 2000's who were going to opposite direction of Eminem because they were insecure about being affiliated with him…I was already kicking my shit off before Em got big. I had my second and third record out, and I was already touring when that Slim Shady album popped off. And I was like, ‘This motherfucker is dope!’ I think that in most of the communities I frequented, that's how Em was regarded. You really couldn't take anything away from the guy. He was dope and he had Dr. Dre co-signing him! So to me, if you hated on Eminem, you were just a hater [laughs]." He added, “As [Eminem] got bigger and became more of a pop star, that's when some of the backlash started. But it was never based on him as an MC. Because let's be real, a lot of the hate [that he faced from other rappers] was about jealously. There were a lot of MCs that hated the fact that Eminem was the one that made it and they didn't. That wasn't even a white thing. That was an MC thing."
Lil Wayne Discusses "Sorry 4 The Wait" Mixtape, Likens It To "No Ceilings"
After several delays with his upcoming studio album "Tha Carter IV," Weezy apologizes with his aptly titled mixtape.
Lil Wayne is currently prepping the release of his upcoming mixtape Sorry 4 the Wait, a peace offering to fans for Tha Carter IV’s consistent pushback. Speaking with XXL Magazine via MTV News, Weezy explained that he’s trying to make amends for delaying his album by several months."The mixtape is called Sorry for the Wait, and it's because [manager Cortez Bryant] pushed the album back so, sorry for the wait," he said.
The mixtape only features a guest appearance from Lil B, but there’s a chance other rappers will contribute. Wayne explained that the freebie will be similar in format to that of his 2009 mixtape No Ceilings , featuring rhymes over other rappers’ beats.
“Yeah, it's gonna be just like No Ceilings, taking the f--- over a n---a's beat. You know what it is, killin' n---as sh--," he said. "Make a n---a pissed, mad as a mother----er he ain't call me to get on that mother----er originally. Like, 'F---, if I'd have took this n---a call this n---a's song wouldn't be hotter than mine!"
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