Monday, August 30, 2010
NAS & WU TANG VERBAL INTERCOURSE @ ROCK THE BELLS 2010 MD/DC
Funny I just posted Nas' verse earlier today as a quotable!! Nasir is a monster.
Quotable
NAS
Through the lights cameras and action, glamour glitters and gold
I unfold the scroll, plant seeds to stampede the globe
When I'm deceased, by then the beast arise like yeast
to conquer peace leaving savages to roam in the streets
Live on the run, police paying me to give in my gun
Trick my Wisdom, with the system that imprisoned my son
Smoke a gold leaf I hold heat, nonchalantly
I'm grungy, but things I do is real it never haunts me
while, funny style niggaz roll in the pile
Rooster heads profile on a bus to Riker's Isle
Holdin weed inside they pussy with they minds on the
pretty things in life, props is a true thug's wife
It's like a cycle, niggaz come home, some'll go in
Do a bullet, come back, do the same shit again
From the womb to the tomb, presume the unpredictable
Guns salute life, rapidly, that's the ritual
"Verbal Intercourse" Raekwon the Chef f/ Nas, Ghostface Killah
Through the lights cameras and action, glamour glitters and gold
I unfold the scroll, plant seeds to stampede the globe
When I'm deceased, by then the beast arise like yeast
to conquer peace leaving savages to roam in the streets
Live on the run, police paying me to give in my gun
Trick my Wisdom, with the system that imprisoned my son
Smoke a gold leaf I hold heat, nonchalantly
I'm grungy, but things I do is real it never haunts me
while, funny style niggaz roll in the pile
Rooster heads profile on a bus to Riker's Isle
Holdin weed inside they pussy with they minds on the
pretty things in life, props is a true thug's wife
It's like a cycle, niggaz come home, some'll go in
Do a bullet, come back, do the same shit again
From the womb to the tomb, presume the unpredictable
Guns salute life, rapidly, that's the ritual
"Verbal Intercourse" Raekwon the Chef f/ Nas, Ghostface Killah
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Lauryn Hill (The Fugees) Ooh La La La LIVE Brings out Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Mary J Blige
This is my favorite lady in the world artist wise!!
Nas Power, Paper & P**sy
New Joint from Nas, I'm still figuring out how to embed music this site so please bare with me. Below is the download link.
http://usershare.net/ank70bmbsxwa#
Via Smoking Section
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Kanye West + Jay-Z E.P. "Watch The Throne"
By the looks of it we maybe seeing a great project "Watch The Throne" which is a Jay-Z and Kanye West E.P. !! I personally believe more artists need to do this, it's great in keeping our music thriving. I love the camaraderie Kanye West encourages he really is a major influence to our music and I believe he has changed Jay-Z in so many ways because let's be honest Jay-Z would have never signed J Cole 10 years ago. Kanye has great influence on us and him. 2010 baby!!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Jay-Z will make the Yankee Hat More Famous Than a Yankee Can
The gear will be available this Monday (August 30th) and sold exclusively at Yankee Stadium’s Great Hall Team Store until the close of Jay-Z and Eminem’s concerts September 13th and 14th.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Jay-Z To Hold Reading At NY Library
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Russell Simmons: "Jay-Z's A Great Artist..."
Russell Simmons, who is the co-founder of Def Jam Records, has talked about his thoughts on this year’s Forbes Cash Kings list which included Jay-Z, P Diddy, Lil Wayne and Drake.
Along with his dissecting of the chart, the hip-hop mogul said that the artists had earned their place on the list due to their immense love for the music.
He told Forbes TV: "Jay-Z, he's very talented, he's a great artist and he's a good businessman and an inspiration to a lot of kids in Brooklyn and around the world. If you ain't drinking Ciroc, then you're drinking p**s. (Laughs) All right, that's Puff. Lil Wayne, yeah, I'd expect he'd make a lot of money, he’s does good work in his community and I'm not surprised by Drake or Gucci Mane.
“Only focus on your craft, because everything else is a waste. If you can't focus on your craft and be happy, then, what are you doing it for?"
Along with his dissecting of the chart, the hip-hop mogul said that the artists had earned their place on the list due to their immense love for the music.
He told Forbes TV: "Jay-Z, he's very talented, he's a great artist and he's a good businessman and an inspiration to a lot of kids in Brooklyn and around the world. If you ain't drinking Ciroc, then you're drinking p**s. (Laughs) All right, that's Puff. Lil Wayne, yeah, I'd expect he'd make a lot of money, he’s does good work in his community and I'm not surprised by Drake or Gucci Mane.
“Only focus on your craft, because everything else is a waste. If you can't focus on your craft and be happy, then, what are you doing it for?"
Quotable
Queens Get the Money
[Nas]
Eh yo
Queens get the money
Niggas still screaming
Paper chasing
Where presidential candidates is planning wars with other nations
Over steak with Masons
Pregnant teens give birth to intelligent gangsters
Their daddy's faceless
Play this, by your stomach
Let my words massage it and rub it
I'll be his daddy if there's nobody there to love it
Tell him his name's Nasir
Tell him how he got here
Mama was just having fun with someone above her years
Niggas is still hating
Talking that Nas done fell off with rhyming
He'd rather floss with diamonds
They pray "please God let him spit that Uzi in the army linen
That shorty doo-wop rolling oo-wop in the park reclining"
Take 27 emcee's put them in a line and they're out of alignment
my assignment since he said retirement
hiding behind 8 Mile and The Chronic
Gets rich but dies rhyming
This is hot science
Now add 23 more from Queens to B-more
I've over their heads
Like a bulimic on a seesaw
Now that's 50 porch monkeys ate up at the same time
Nasty Nasdaq
Y'all going to bow holmes, it's Dow Jones
.80 cal chrome
Needed time alone to zone
The mack left his iPhone and his 9 at home
My queen used the milkshake to bring y'all to my slaughter houses
I do this for the group home kids in boarding houses
This is that nigga shit that's on the album
For the niggas inside the chalk line in 40 houses
Bring back Arsenio
Hip-hop was aborted
So Nas breathes life, back into the embryo
Let us make man in our image
Spit it, I'm Huey P in Louis V throwing Molotov for Emmit
You aint as hot as I is
All of these fake prophets are not messiahs
You don't know how high the sky is
The square milage of Earth, or what pi is
I'm the shaky hand that touched Geogre Foreman in Zaire
The same hand that punched down devils that brought down the towers
[Nas]
Eh yo
Queens get the money
Niggas still screaming
Paper chasing
Where presidential candidates is planning wars with other nations
Over steak with Masons
Pregnant teens give birth to intelligent gangsters
Their daddy's faceless
Play this, by your stomach
Let my words massage it and rub it
I'll be his daddy if there's nobody there to love it
Tell him his name's Nasir
Tell him how he got here
Mama was just having fun with someone above her years
Niggas is still hating
Talking that Nas done fell off with rhyming
He'd rather floss with diamonds
They pray "please God let him spit that Uzi in the army linen
That shorty doo-wop rolling oo-wop in the park reclining"
Take 27 emcee's put them in a line and they're out of alignment
my assignment since he said retirement
hiding behind 8 Mile and The Chronic
Gets rich but dies rhyming
This is hot science
Now add 23 more from Queens to B-more
I've over their heads
Like a bulimic on a seesaw
Now that's 50 porch monkeys ate up at the same time
Nasty Nasdaq
Y'all going to bow holmes, it's Dow Jones
.80 cal chrome
Needed time alone to zone
The mack left his iPhone and his 9 at home
My queen used the milkshake to bring y'all to my slaughter houses
I do this for the group home kids in boarding houses
This is that nigga shit that's on the album
For the niggas inside the chalk line in 40 houses
Bring back Arsenio
Hip-hop was aborted
So Nas breathes life, back into the embryo
Let us make man in our image
Spit it, I'm Huey P in Louis V throwing Molotov for Emmit
You aint as hot as I is
All of these fake prophets are not messiahs
You don't know how high the sky is
The square milage of Earth, or what pi is
I'm the shaky hand that touched Geogre Foreman in Zaire
The same hand that punched down devils that brought down the towers
U2 + Jay-Z in Australia!!
Live Nation Australia's hugely anticipated first assignment will feature the biggest band in the world and the No. 1 hip-hop artist on the planet, Billboard.biz can reveal.
Via Billboard.biz
Friday, August 20, 2010
Quotable
"Rumble young man, rumble/ Life is a trip so sometimes we gon' stumble/ You gotta go through pain in order to become you/ But once the world numbs you you'll feel like there's only one you/ Now you got the power to do anything you want to" JAY-Z "POWER" remix
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Nas - Thief's Theme
Doing this remix project made me appreciate Nas more as if I didn't enough but Thief's Theme is a mean cut from the Street's Disciple which I revisited while doing this project but got stuck listening to over and over.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
God's Black Son The Thought Process
- Heaven’s 1st Song – The Sample is from a group called The Jesus Lizard and the song is entitled "Jeremiah", we just wanted to keep that religious thought process for the project. Those verses are very powerful and what they are saying is awfully religious so that track really set the tone for the project. We originally had it chopped up with some drums over it but decided to go back to the sample and played some synth sub bass over it to add some more depth to it.
- Made You Justify – Sampled The Doors “Waiting For The Sun” just felt right. As we were brainstorming for the Jay-Z/Nas project we were doing this track for Zulu Faz but just ended up working for the Jay-Z/Nas project. The track turned out great and I actually love listening to it all the time.
- December 4th Warfare – Sampled the doors “Waiting For The Sun” again when we use samples! no lie we make like 5 to 6 beats off 1 sample it’s a habit we have developed because sometimes we are never satisfied with the initial track so we always want to take the sample higher. So we did all the programming and the playing at first I was going to add another changeup for the hook and actually add a hook but we didn’t want to sound like we were trying too hard. Its just a fun remix project.
- Thugz Mansion (Worldwide)– This was fun. We started off with the skeleton track. I listen to a lot of Arabic, Turkish and Asyrian music and wanted to take a very small element of that and plug into this track. So we told our homeboy Sargon who is Asyrian that we had something for him because he loves 2Pac. So we did the track and let it to hang a bit then we actually looped up the guitars from the original song. Then I sent to Donn Aaron from The Acclaimed Super Group “Romeo Spike” and he layed some bass over it. He doesn’t really play bass but they way he laid that bass we left it as is. Then we set it over to our frequent collaborator Mega Boy Alpha and he laid some live saxophone on it!
- Cross The Moment Of Clarity – This was actually the first song we did for the project, it really set the tone for where the project was going to go. We played everything and got Donn Aaron to lay some bass on it. Once we had some bass on that joint we knew that this project was very feasible. We wanted to give it that feel and the bass brought this one to life I was very happy about this.
- Get What More - Contains samples from "Tappan Zee" by Bob James, always was a fan of the People Everyday by Arrested Development and Common’s “Two Scoops Of Raisins” Always had the sample but never really wanted to use it just loved to listen to it. Until we realized we can just loop the top part of the sample add subtle keys and strings for the hook. We had added guitar but decided not to go that direction with the track
- A Mastermind’s Threat – Our boy Mega Boy Alpha always sends music and random shit hes never going to use but he did the brass part and the bass for Made You Justify. We wanted to keep Made You justify simple so I told him I’m going to use the parts for another track. So I took his parts looped them added a drum pattern, some synth strings and keys and we were well on our way
- Last Real Announcement – Wanted to keep it simple like a conversation between Jay-Z and Nas. The little subtle comments they were making towards each other. The Nas verse was so long and felt natural we decided to keep it very simple, I toyed with adding more substance but it just felt right to leave it as is.
- Dirt Off Warrior – Originally wanted to do something totally different but then got on the motif and just everything took. The beat sounds very dope but in my mind I’m still debating if this fit on the project. It's a great track though overall wish I could have got a better Nas verse!! But it turned out great it's always a stress to get Nas to fit in to tracks like that so I figured at least we tried.
Jay-Z is HIPHOP Cash King 2010
- 1.Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter
$63 Million - 2.Sean "Diddy" Combs
$30 million - 3.Aliuane "Akon" Thiam
$21 million - 4.Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter
$20 million - 5.Andre "Dr. Dre" Young
$17 million - 6.Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges
$16 million - 7.Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus
$15 million - 8.Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley
$14 million - 9.Pharrell Williams
$13 million - 10.Kanye West
$12 million
Monday, August 16, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Deciphering God's Black Son by Zulu Faz
Here's a quick little take on what the tracks mean to me after listening to the whole project, which if you didn't know is AVAILABLE NOW!!!
1. Heaven's First Song
You can't escape the religious undertone that will come from the title so this track is the perfect opener. Jay's lyrics speak on how he began and Nas' lyrics offer a perspective on finding salvation and funny enough it seems Jay has found his salvation in writing. Its almost like a wake up song because of how Nas ends his verse after what is said by Jay; you have to start living and find your salvation, we are blessed to do the things we want.
2. Made You Justify
This is straight thuggery because Nas' Made You Look verse and the song itself was about having a presence and drawing attention as King of the town as he screams from the rooftop. Jay's verse from Justify My Thug justifies his presence on of course his mentality and his stand on just straight getting things done and raising hell till its heaven.
3. December 4th Warfare
This is a march anthem because they both touch upon their beginnings and you can just picture them getting ready for some big battle with war paint and Scarface artillery.
4. Thugz Mansion Worldwide
This one works so perfect because you have three perspectives, Nas is looking upon a thug and hoping there is somewhere he can go, Pac shows us there is a place to go and Jay offers what someone under those circumstances would be thinking and the draw of that life. There is a cohesion because all touch upon the presence of a place that offers an escape from a not so picture perfect life.
5. Cross The Moment of Clarity
This is about their positions in Hip-Hop; Nas is carrying the game on his shoulders and taking it upon himself to bring it back and having his moment, his calling. Jay talks about advancing by dumbing down and having to conform but accepting it however still wanting to give back to the game and staying true to himself. You've got to love the contrasting views.
6. Get What More
Some New York sh*t what more can I say!
7. A Mastermind's Threat
Just vile and dark and telling people to back down; Jay's threats are straightforward and Nas touches upon how a simple threat can become a plot if you aren't paying attention. Basically you wouldn't want to mess with these dudes and they are giving you fair warning not to, its the hazard sign.
8. Last Real Announcement
This one is surreal because its like they are both touching upon why they would get into their historical beef and each trying to justify themselves to their counterpart.
9. Dirt Off Warrior
This is the one track that is just a mash-up, amazingly Nas' warrior had a bounce to it that matches the bravado of Dirt Off Your Shoulder.
10. Zone 99
Both offer a little window into their zones and offer a perspective to who they are, each verse is a cut of the fabric to who they are.
Jay-Z’s All Black Everything Air Force 1
I'm a bit late on this but I got this from HS and think its a great cause for Jay-Z. Some of the All Blacks will be auctioned off at www.ebay.com/jayznikewbf
Via HS
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The RefinedHype Daily Re-Up Vol. 130 (Download) - Refined Hype
2) Freesol "Don't Give It Away"
3) Jay-Z and Nas Produced By Kaotiq Simfoni "Made You Justify"
4) Mac Miller "Don't Mind if I Do"
5) Nikki Lynette "The Strong Survive"
6) Sarah Green ft. Lupe Fiasco "Dirty Rose"
7) Tomorrow Yesterday "Reminder"
8) Travie McCoy "That's Not Cool"
9) X.V. "Mirror's Edge" (From the "V is for Vizzy" mixtape.
10) Young Scolla "Stare" (See more.)
The RefinedHype Daily Re-Up Vol. 130 (Download) - Refined Hype
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
God's Black Son PRESS RELEASE
ATLANTA PRODUCTION DUO KAOTIQ SIMFONI
GET SET TO BRING NAS AND JAY-Z TOGETHER
IN A SPECIAL HIGLY-ANTICIPATED COLLABORATION ALBUM
GOD’S BLACK SON ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Atlanta, GA- August 1, 2010) – Atlanta production duo Kaotiq Simfoni, which consists of African-born brothers Zimbabwe Kev and Zulu Faz have done what two of Hip-Hop’s most notable names failed to do but fans really wanted. The former Massachusetts natives and current Atlanta residents have brought Nas and Jay-Z’s sound together in a special collaboration project entitled God’s Black Son, which will be released via their website www.Godsblackson.com at midnight on Friday, August 13th. Much like what Danger Mouse did with The Grey Album, Kaotiq Simfoni has innovatively meshed two of the living legend’s greatest pieces of work, Nas’ God’s Son album (2002) and Jay-Z’s The Black Album (2003) to create a seamlessly flawless compilation complete with fresh production, crisp sound and live instrumentation. Music critics who were able to preview the album early, have already hailed that it sounds as if the two MC’s actually recorded together in the studio. With song titles such as “Thugz Mansion,” which features TuPac, “Get What More”, “Dirt Off Warrior” and “Zone 99”, Zimbabwe Kev and Zulu Faz have set the bar for not only top notch production, but also trailblazing ideology.
From their work monikers to their production name, Kaotiq Simfoni is anything but orthodox. Their professional work ethic and solid inner-strength is a birthright given to them by their parents who sacrificed wealth and comfort in their native land of Zimbabwe to give their family an even better living in America. Going from a house to an apartment and a private school to receiving a public education, Zimbabwe Kev and Zulu Faz know how to take something good and make it great, all the while without complaint. Having both worked with Big Boi of OutKast and with Zimbabwe Kev currently working as Studio Manager of Glenn Schick Mastering, Kaotiq Simfoni have made their vocation a vacation- gaining invaluable wisdom and skills about their passion for music while earning a living.
The budding producers have partnered with music veteran DJ Judge Mental to bring a specially-crafted mixtape project that pays a humble ode to the art of sampling. The concept is a musical adaptation taken from the movie 12 Monkeys, where the music revolves in circles. “We want to showcase our beats and just be innovative,” says Zulu Faz. “The idea was to challenge ourselves and package a project with a new concept and swing for the fences.” What is sure to be a home run hit, Kaotiq Simfoni is already on to the next. The innovative team is working on Zulu Faz's musical endeavor, as well as Jihad of Bases Loaded Entertainment (J Futuristic).
For More Information on Kaotiq Simfoni, Please Contact:
Tamiko Hope
Word Ink
Hope4miko@aol.com
GET SET TO BRING NAS AND JAY-Z TOGETHER
IN A SPECIAL HIGLY-ANTICIPATED COLLABORATION ALBUM
GOD’S BLACK SON ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Atlanta, GA- August 1, 2010) – Atlanta production duo Kaotiq Simfoni, which consists of African-born brothers Zimbabwe Kev and Zulu Faz have done what two of Hip-Hop’s most notable names failed to do but fans really wanted. The former Massachusetts natives and current Atlanta residents have brought Nas and Jay-Z’s sound together in a special collaboration project entitled God’s Black Son, which will be released via their website www.Godsblackson.com at midnight on Friday, August 13th. Much like what Danger Mouse did with The Grey Album, Kaotiq Simfoni has innovatively meshed two of the living legend’s greatest pieces of work, Nas’ God’s Son album (2002) and Jay-Z’s The Black Album (2003) to create a seamlessly flawless compilation complete with fresh production, crisp sound and live instrumentation. Music critics who were able to preview the album early, have already hailed that it sounds as if the two MC’s actually recorded together in the studio. With song titles such as “Thugz Mansion,” which features TuPac, “Get What More”, “Dirt Off Warrior” and “Zone 99”, Zimbabwe Kev and Zulu Faz have set the bar for not only top notch production, but also trailblazing ideology.
From their work monikers to their production name, Kaotiq Simfoni is anything but orthodox. Their professional work ethic and solid inner-strength is a birthright given to them by their parents who sacrificed wealth and comfort in their native land of Zimbabwe to give their family an even better living in America. Going from a house to an apartment and a private school to receiving a public education, Zimbabwe Kev and Zulu Faz know how to take something good and make it great, all the while without complaint. Having both worked with Big Boi of OutKast and with Zimbabwe Kev currently working as Studio Manager of Glenn Schick Mastering, Kaotiq Simfoni have made their vocation a vacation- gaining invaluable wisdom and skills about their passion for music while earning a living.
The budding producers have partnered with music veteran DJ Judge Mental to bring a specially-crafted mixtape project that pays a humble ode to the art of sampling. The concept is a musical adaptation taken from the movie 12 Monkeys, where the music revolves in circles. “We want to showcase our beats and just be innovative,” says Zulu Faz. “The idea was to challenge ourselves and package a project with a new concept and swing for the fences.” What is sure to be a home run hit, Kaotiq Simfoni is already on to the next. The innovative team is working on Zulu Faz's musical endeavor, as well as Jihad of Bases Loaded Entertainment (J Futuristic).
For More Information on Kaotiq Simfoni, Please Contact:
Tamiko Hope
Word Ink
Hope4miko@aol.com
Monday, August 2, 2010
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