6/7 years ago
I brought in Rapsody, Westside Gunn & Roc Marci to RocNation
Nothing with analytics or numbers but just being apart of the culture and making a mark into something that would later be a renaissance in hip hop. …
There’s a lot of great rap albums out there, you just have to search for it ….
If you’re stuck in the mainstream stuff then you’re simply lazy ….
Google and YouTube that shit….
I can’t front…
Playing beats in a room filled with legends I grew up listening to..
Crazy feeling
Much respect to
Statik Selektah
Grand Puba
Juju from the Beatnuts
Buckwild
Diamond D
Lord Finesse
Pharoahe Monch
⛪️
1. Him suggesting I sit on the gold couch because Blue Ivy wanted to take a pic of me with her polaroid camera...
2. Watching him record “Crown” & “How to Make it in America” in 10mins at Jungle City ... while Travis Scott and myself was talking about the XXL Freshman list
Was watching Young Chris interview with DJ Vlad and it made me go back to this
Underrated album …
when this shit dropped for me personally it was crazy
Everything we do is independent….
Like really independent
I produce and engineer in the crib
No budget, nothing
@ALDOEBBM
@UFOFev
@BLOO_AZUL
@TreeMasonBBM
write on the spot
And we still put out incredible projects that are side by side with major label artist albums
⛪️
Record labels are dying …
“Hit records” are being paid for by the record label
If you want something organic musically you have to search for it ….
As an artist you don’t need radio play to be successful
You can travel and go on tour organically
With the internet
I want to hear Hov on dusty beats … not woke Hov either
…. I actually want to hear him talk some fly shit on some Grimey vinyl loops
Switch it up a bit and surprise the people
I’m one of the best at this music shit …
Those who know, Know
From Finding talent to creating music
I’m that guy …
And I’m a humble nigga,
but Imma talk my shit …
Had a dope opportunity last weekend to talk about Hip Hop at Harvard. Being from the Bronx, this trip hit different for me. The way life goes I wouldn’t be surprised if I teach a class there in 5/10 years.
All love & Respect
Class of 2023 🎓⛪️🎓
Sean Price …
“Monkey Bars” dropped in 04, the music was shifting to the ringtone era and Houston/ATL was taking over.
Underground music always been a thing way before that
But with a resurgence I gotta say Sean Prince
Do you …
don’t worry about analytics, or who is paying attention…
Put your energy towards what you believe in and eventually it will take you somewhere …
Can’t wait to hear the albums that drop this year…Hip Hop is in a great space
Many styles
It’s all options now to pick what you like …
Just need to search and not depend on the radio
I’m a producer… I’m not a beat maker
I put together bodies of work and make it complete from start to finish …
I rarely send beatpacks out … and if I did in the past ..
it was a skeleton beat…
I normally build off of it when things are done ….
Hardest album out…
Lyrics
Production
1 feat
Classic
I don’t talk shit normally….I be too cool
But I’m proud …
I’m proud of every project I do…
But imma start talking more
Fuck it
Digging and chopping samples is the easy part, the work is getting those right drums and making sure the mix is right. Getting that right texture that makes your sound become “your” sound .
I started creating music since 2019. It was therapeutic to me, but I’ve
Never thought in a million years I’ll be releasing vinyls and ppl supporting to the point it sells out. Not only am I doing it myself, I’m doing it along side my brothers
Proud of my brother
@ALDOEBBM
This album was a therapy session for the both of us.
Everything we did with this album was on the spot. I made the beats from scratch and he did the rhymes from scratch. Definitely proud of this body of work which is a masterpiece
Another year around the sun.
The more I get older the more I cherish faith, time, family and health.
Birthdays always hit me different ; from the journey of the ups and downs that defines my character, to the childhood dreams i still hold till this very day.
I'm Blessed !
8/18
Not going to lie…
These mainstream Hip Hop releases hasn’t been it for me in a while….
Last album I ran back to was
“Call me if you get Lost”
Underground music is all I listen to damn near ….
Happy Bornday to the good brother MAV…
He had an incredible 2021
And is one of the best Rappers out in this renaissance…
We dropped a classic… cheers to him ☕️🥞🥂
To do music and ppl appreciating the art that you’re creating is a blessing. I’m truly humbled by all the support and love I’ve been getting since I started my production journey
The Church is a collective but we move as one …
My brothers success is my success and vice versa
I’m convinced that most ppl listen to music based on hype ... which there’s nothing wrong with that ...
But for me personally
I listen to what’s dope period... hype or no hype
You can’t ignore great music ...