Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
What is your take on this song?
honestly...
Ashlee Simpson- Outta My Head
Produced by Timbaland aka *ahhem*
Ashlee Simpson- Outta My Head
Produced by Timbaland aka *ahhem*
I got it..
... i'm not supposed to have it... but I got it... and I will be listening to it everyday... is it ahead of it's time? yeah.. I don't care what anybody says.. it will be album of the year... am I going to leak it? HELL NO! my homie hooked it up... I won't say who, but I owe you one!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
NEW JAY DILLA!?!???
"We F'kd Up"
PRODUCED by Kanye West
MCA Album? (fuckin finally)
So apparently, this is a joint off Dilla's HIGHLY anticipated MCA album...
Oh and I have the mp3, but it's on the net somewhere and I don't feel like uploading it, so this will do...
"TURN IT UP!"
PRODUCED by Kanye West
MCA Album? (fuckin finally)
So apparently, this is a joint off Dilla's HIGHLY anticipated MCA album...
Oh and I have the mp3, but it's on the net somewhere and I don't feel like uploading it, so this will do...
"TURN IT UP!"
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Dutchmassive!!!
So, Dutchmassive is a talented MC that was probably one of the first cats to really feel my beats and get at me back in the day to do some work... I met him through my man Slop (big shout to Slop.. he's like my undercover manager in ways because he was responsible for looking me out on a LOT of things!!) The last track I did with Dutch was a joint called "Better Man", which is on his Music 2 Sleep 2 album (do some research and cop that when it officially drops!)..
Dutch put together a small clip of an OLD beat I made (circa 1998-1999).. I think I made this beat on my Akai s20, triggered by Cubase (yeah, I used to get down like that lol)... look out, cuz this joint is finally going to see the light of day!
Illmind - A Prelude to G Unit
Here is his description of the video he put together:
"They say the best experience is that which is hands on. So in my quest for being super self sufficiant I am sitting here trying to learn this video software that came with the mac. Doing So I thought, why not show case some dope BEATS.....
This particular track was the "Illmind" Joint I was originally gonna rock for Music 2 Sleep To... but... I ended up using "Better man" and got Median N Von Pea o the track and used it for my Rawkus release "Crush Your System"
However.. This still remains my fav Illmind beat of al time... now i know I know, duke is a superstar now beasting bangers out for G Unit and a million other high profile artist.... but Illmind is more than just a "name" to me.... Illmind is A Great Musician.... And If he never made another beat again, I have enough amazing tracks from him to keep me nodding my head thru A Post Nuclear Apocalypse..."
Dutch put together a small clip of an OLD beat I made (circa 1998-1999).. I think I made this beat on my Akai s20, triggered by Cubase (yeah, I used to get down like that lol)... look out, cuz this joint is finally going to see the light of day!
Illmind - A Prelude to G Unit
Here is his description of the video he put together:
"They say the best experience is that which is hands on. So in my quest for being super self sufficiant I am sitting here trying to learn this video software that came with the mac. Doing So I thought, why not show case some dope BEATS.....
This particular track was the "Illmind" Joint I was originally gonna rock for Music 2 Sleep To... but... I ended up using "Better man" and got Median N Von Pea o the track and used it for my Rawkus release "Crush Your System"
However.. This still remains my fav Illmind beat of al time... now i know I know, duke is a superstar now beasting bangers out for G Unit and a million other high profile artist.... but Illmind is more than just a "name" to me.... Illmind is A Great Musician.... And If he never made another beat again, I have enough amazing tracks from him to keep me nodding my head thru A Post Nuclear Apocalypse..."
The Roots - Birthday Girl
Feat. Patrick Stump & SASHA GREY
Now, this song AND video has been getting some grade A hate since it dropped. I really don't want to speak up on it since the rest of the internet has already put their 29495 cents in, but for some reason, i like this... Rik Cordero is an incredibly talented cat, and I can relate to this because I see what he was trying to pull off in this video, and I think he hit it. Yes, it's creepy... yes, it's edgy... yes, it's dark, but i like the fact that he took that direction... you would've never expected that from just hearing the song.. plus Sasha Grey was a great cameo to me... even though she is just a "skinny white chick" Phonte lol... look her up... she a damn freak... I'd like to know who's idea it was to get her to star in this video...
Now, this song AND video has been getting some grade A hate since it dropped. I really don't want to speak up on it since the rest of the internet has already put their 29495 cents in, but for some reason, i like this... Rik Cordero is an incredibly talented cat, and I can relate to this because I see what he was trying to pull off in this video, and I think he hit it. Yes, it's creepy... yes, it's edgy... yes, it's dark, but i like the fact that he took that direction... you would've never expected that from just hearing the song.. plus Sasha Grey was a great cameo to me... even though she is just a "skinny white chick" Phonte lol... look her up... she a damn freak... I'd like to know who's idea it was to get her to star in this video...
Erykah Badu & SFP - Get Live
Produced by Illmind ... from 2007, but I don't think I posted this yet... enjoy!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Naturel & ILLmind LIVE in BK
you gonna blow kid! big shout to Encite! Broken English, Pikasso (i see yall!).. yeah, that's me in the background (and buggin at the end)
Friday, April 11, 2008
Chillin...
... ILLmind, Apl De Ap (Black Eyed Peas), Jeepney Music, & The Fingerbangerz! DJ Replay, I see you brotha!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
MySpace and Record Companies Create Music Site
NY Times
MySpace and Record Companies Create Music Site
SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest effort by the ailing music industry to bolster its declining prospects, three of the four major music companies have struck a deal with MySpace to start an music Web site.
As part of the deal, MySpace will spin out its popular MySpace Music service as an independent joint venture in partnership with Universal Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group. EMI, the fourth major label, is not a part of the deal at this time, but people involved in the negotiations said it would probably join soon. The music companies will own minority stakes in the venture and will make their entire music catalogs available.
Chris DeWolfe, chief executive of MySpace, a division of News Corporation, described the new service, which will be introduced later this year, as a one-stop source for all music, in all its various digital incarnations.
Visitors to the site will be able to listen to free streaming music, paid for with advertising, and share customized playlists with their friends. They will also be able to download tracks to play on their mobile devices, putting the new site in competition with similar services like Apple, Amazon and eMusic.
A subscription-based music component, where users pay a monthly amount for unlimited access to downloadable tracks, is also being considered, Mr. DeWolfe said.
“This is really a mega-music experience that is transformative in a lot of ways,” he said. “It’s the first service that offers a full catalog of music to be streamed for free, with full community features, to be shared with all of your friends.”
Additional products like tickets, T-shirts, ring tones and other music merchandise will also be available. “It’s the full 360-degree revenue stream,” Mr. DeWolfe said.
Exact terms of the deal and details about the new site, like prices for downloaded music tracks, were not disclosed. But MySpace did say the site would offer songs free of digital rights management software or D.R.M., which is used to prevent illicit copying but can create technical hurdles for buyers. The songs would be playable on any portable music device, including Apple’s iPod.
The new venture will be run by an executive team that will report to a board s made up of representatives from MySpace and the major music companies.
An analyst at Pali Capital, Rich Greenfield, said MySpace was offering a big opportunity to the music companies.
“They have a huge community that wants to talk, share and learn about music,” he said. “Nobody else has that. There is music discovery happening on MySpace that is far deeper and broader than what’s going on on iTunes.”
But first MySpace will have to prove that it can actually sell music. Though the company earns $70 million a month in advertising for the News Corporation, according to estimates by Pali Capital, it has never successfully sold products on a wide scale. A download service for independent music, began in 2006 with Snocap, a music start-up, was considered a disappointment.
For the music industry, the deal is partly born of desperation. In the face of widespread, escalating online piracy, music sales dropped to $11.5 billion in 2006 from a peak in 1999 of nearly $15 billion.
That has forced the industry into a new age of experimentation. Last year, all four major record labels backed Amazon’s nascent MP3 music store, partly in an effort to counterbalance Apple’s strength in the market for music downloads. The music companies say Apple now has too much control over the distribution and pricing of digital music.
The industry is seeking revenue that does not come directly from its customers — like the ad-supported element of the MySpace service. Along those same lines, music executives have recently raised more draconian ideas, like surcharges on the sales of iPods and Internet access to compensate for rampant file sharing. The moves have been met with widespread resistance.
Universal Music sued MySpace for copyright infringement in 2006. MySpace would not say whether that suit had been dropped before Thursday’s announcement.
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MySpace and Record Companies Create Music Site
SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest effort by the ailing music industry to bolster its declining prospects, three of the four major music companies have struck a deal with MySpace to start an music Web site.
As part of the deal, MySpace will spin out its popular MySpace Music service as an independent joint venture in partnership with Universal Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group. EMI, the fourth major label, is not a part of the deal at this time, but people involved in the negotiations said it would probably join soon. The music companies will own minority stakes in the venture and will make their entire music catalogs available.
Chris DeWolfe, chief executive of MySpace, a division of News Corporation, described the new service, which will be introduced later this year, as a one-stop source for all music, in all its various digital incarnations.
Visitors to the site will be able to listen to free streaming music, paid for with advertising, and share customized playlists with their friends. They will also be able to download tracks to play on their mobile devices, putting the new site in competition with similar services like Apple, Amazon and eMusic.
A subscription-based music component, where users pay a monthly amount for unlimited access to downloadable tracks, is also being considered, Mr. DeWolfe said.
“This is really a mega-music experience that is transformative in a lot of ways,” he said. “It’s the first service that offers a full catalog of music to be streamed for free, with full community features, to be shared with all of your friends.”
Additional products like tickets, T-shirts, ring tones and other music merchandise will also be available. “It’s the full 360-degree revenue stream,” Mr. DeWolfe said.
Exact terms of the deal and details about the new site, like prices for downloaded music tracks, were not disclosed. But MySpace did say the site would offer songs free of digital rights management software or D.R.M., which is used to prevent illicit copying but can create technical hurdles for buyers. The songs would be playable on any portable music device, including Apple’s iPod.
The new venture will be run by an executive team that will report to a board s made up of representatives from MySpace and the major music companies.
An analyst at Pali Capital, Rich Greenfield, said MySpace was offering a big opportunity to the music companies.
“They have a huge community that wants to talk, share and learn about music,” he said. “Nobody else has that. There is music discovery happening on MySpace that is far deeper and broader than what’s going on on iTunes.”
But first MySpace will have to prove that it can actually sell music. Though the company earns $70 million a month in advertising for the News Corporation, according to estimates by Pali Capital, it has never successfully sold products on a wide scale. A download service for independent music, began in 2006 with Snocap, a music start-up, was considered a disappointment.
For the music industry, the deal is partly born of desperation. In the face of widespread, escalating online piracy, music sales dropped to $11.5 billion in 2006 from a peak in 1999 of nearly $15 billion.
That has forced the industry into a new age of experimentation. Last year, all four major record labels backed Amazon’s nascent MP3 music store, partly in an effort to counterbalance Apple’s strength in the market for music downloads. The music companies say Apple now has too much control over the distribution and pricing of digital music.
The industry is seeking revenue that does not come directly from its customers — like the ad-supported element of the MySpace service. Along those same lines, music executives have recently raised more draconian ideas, like surcharges on the sales of iPods and Internet access to compensate for rampant file sharing. The moves have been met with widespread resistance.
Universal Music sued MySpace for copyright infringement in 2006. MySpace would not say whether that suit had been dropped before Thursday’s announcement.
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