This is a stand out track on, "Vol. 2 High Society", a stand out track in Epik High's discography, and a stand out in hip-hop bounce and of course scratches. This instrumental piece on the LP is so sick. Nodding my dome was my immediate reaction, then I started lip syncing vocals, imitating the scratches. The cuts come so clean too. Really amazed me how hidden some of these jams are. I mean when listening to Epik High's 4 album collection of these different volumes you can't really expect something like this. I fell in love with their style and then this came on once I got this album. Hot damn, I mean that is just crack coming through your speakers, sweet Jesus.
Cutting that first classic record; which I still don't know all together; with that signature, "I am", almost becoming as popular in my library as that, "Louder!". Ha you know what I'm talking about. Then jumping to all those ewah ewahs or whatever lol. Then my favorite part that is so in rhythm. That, "check it out" piece goes perfectly. The way it is scratched the 2nd time is so perfectly in sync with the snare isn't even funny. Everytime I am like, "woooh damn". Then I start lip-syncing that, "funky fresh" piece. Damn man. Too much fun.
That is one of the shorter pieces on the album, and doesn't have much to do with Epik High actually, but it is not doubt dope. If you wanna hear some raps and other nice beats from these guys search for some Rar files over the net. Unless you are blessed enough to find a physical CD of Epik High; which in that case I highly envy you; just download it.
Just a couple of dope kids living it up in the underground.
Been meaning to do a write up on a Waju Wednesday for some time now. And now that the time is finally here I got one of my favorite tracks from him. Coming with a chill summer vibe this track is perfect when you cool out on a hot day. Sitting in the shade with some cold drinks and this bumpin' is the way to go.
The beat really blows me away on this. I haven't figured out the producer, but they get my respects for sure. Digging that under-water aquarium feel, with that steady boom-bip. A simple loop to keep your mind at ease, and it just sounds so chilll. One of those tracks that holds some magnificent aura.
As for Waju? Damn dude is synced with the beat. Flowing as watery as this beat, delivering so many good lines. Overall a stellar performance. These rhymes were made for this track. Yet Waju gets more dope points across.
Word to the 1st amendment I'm speakin' what I'm believin'
Givin my speeches' freedom a reason to be completed
I find different ways to handle my beefs
No hand on my piece when I stand on the streets
Just rap over beats cause its natural to me
Like sand to a beach or an ass to a seat
Promoting non-violence through music never sounded harder man. Woo, guy just blows right past us. When you keep things real and hold good behaviors you get a lot of respect from me, and killing it doesn't make it any easier to turn the speakers off.
Most cats are about as real as prosthetics and cosmetic
They whole style is authentically augmented
Simply fraudulent but I'm the opposite
Confident examine my growth like a botanist
Born in 91' that's where I get my rhymin' from
And everyday I rise above like the shining sun
And Imma keep climbing up till my time is done
Till then I'm on the run keeping iron lungs
And I'm diamond tough that means your pressure doesn't break me down
Just play my tape and now you know how greatness sounds
Verses been mean servin' MCs
So you better check it like the 1st and 15th
Blown away every time with my mind blown and my head noddin' all the way. Excellent wordplay from Waju. In fact we got another release today. So a nice Waju Wednesday for sure.
Make sure to check out his upcoming release, "Soul Child". Peace and good vibing.
And also this dope video, most certainly agree with some of those top comments.
The round Cookie Crisp sounds good so I got it, glad that it's chocolate...
Good morning! Got the perfect track for anyone in the mood for happy get up and go vibes. SLik performs great over this beat. Another one of those missing tracks, not found on an album. Anything not officially released has a trend of being absolutely magical, or on the other spectrum of good things, we can tell where this falls on the scale just by those first few seconds.
SLik D being a supporter of, "Good Vibes", we get nothing less on this track. Many vibes of childhood, innocence, and old treasures we may never have again. He gets us off to a great start:
The dream in my head just ended cause its mornin'
body transformin, sticky breath yep I'm yawnin'
Bones pop lock as I'm headed downstairs
It's the weekend didn't make my bed who cares
Man I got all this in my head, pictured perfectly. All these things you know so well from past mornings. The only reason I'm not doing it this morning, is when I rolled out of bed I wanted to cover this track. Anyhow, SLik makes us carefree already. He has shifted us out of the bed and down the stairs...
Sunrise shine, birds chirp this feelin'
It is somethin' never worth killin, and if you do man you're a villain
Gotta watch out for those that can kill that vibe, even if unintentionally. Always surround yourself with the people that are healthiest for you, and by that I mean ones that compliment you and don't conflict negatively with your beliefs and philosophies.
Open up the fridge got a fresh case of milk
Started on the floor with my socks smooth as silk
Lookin' at my cereal which should I pick?
Then he goes on to describe all his love for cereals, and all the flavors he has, explaining to us how essential it is. Funny how much the idea of morning kid's cereals can draw out of me. I picture myself on Saturday morning running downstairs grabbing a bowl of cereal. Although I am pretty weird about my cereal, ha, wouldn't eat it with a spoon, and no milk. Growing up I never had much for kid's cereals those, maybe some Berry Berry Kix, Corn Chex, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. I even remember mom treating Cocoa Puffs as a rare treat, mention the idea of Lucky Charms and you were crazy. Yet, she always bought them for Dad, around Christmas, and he was the only one to eat them, but I made sure I got my share. Ha man, you really do think a lot when reminded of childhood simplicities.
The chorus give us a nice slow break from things before we get back into it, panning vocals about cereal and other mutterings.
Waited two minutes till my cereal is moist
Star Wars spoon. Boy oh boy!
Got a big scoop heard a bloop from the splash
Took it back in the days of my age in the past
When I was just a kid just diggin' for the prize
Thinkin' 98' brings a tear to my eyes
He starts to express what the cereal is doing to him, opening up and exploring what exactly does cereal make him remember.
See thats the best part when I eat and reminisce
Make me wonder how I be if I didn't have this
Time for myself, time for tranquility
Saturday toons, afternoon it was meant to be
Even though I grew Imma do what I got to do
And he sets himself a goal, even though he wishes so much to have those times again, he reflects to discover all the time he has to be himself, and the freedom he has to make life what it is.
And I haven't even covered the tune yet. Well hot damn it is awesome. Those guitar riffs are absolutely tuned perfectly, and bring us the best sound possible, something about those notes is just killer. Then you have that touch of piano and then the introduction to soft keys. Everything about that and those boom-bip drums. This tune exponentially increases the value to this song. And as each piece is taken in and out from the beat, it compliments SLik's rapping so perfectly! Woo, they need more beats like these nowadays. Sampling Black Box's, "Fall Into My Love", they looped it perfectly. And hot damn that song itself has a killer beat, usually I don't like samples too quickly, but this one is just as good. Like woo, that song has more boom-bip that this one. Woo 2 treats in one today.
Hope you all have had a great start to your morning, make the best of the afternoon, enjoy your Father's day. And if that isn't your focus for the day, enjoy it how you intended to. Hell if you hadn't had your cereal today, go for it! Don't fall victim to ethics, enjoy your food when you want to. Lol that is enough for the day. See ya guys around. And I appreciate it if you made it this far reading.
This has got to be one of my favorite loops ever. The way the samples are so in touch with the drums, giving us that light feel with that boom-bap that hip-hop beat-heads love. Those high keys are so damn soulful and just put a smile on my face. The vocal sample of course is just as beautiful. There is not much you can say. Visions of sun sets, clear skies, beautiful light coming through my windows on a long summer day. This beat is so feel good not much tops it, you are just lifted from it. An unexplainable feel good vibe makes my mind and body instantly loosen. Another one of those hip-hop beats that helps you fall in love with just about anything. Lacing this with many experiences in life can increase its potential, unearthing good memories to blend with dreams you have in the future. The more I listen to it the more I remember in the past, and it is great. The older my music library gets, the more it will preserve for me. Damn, I love beats.
And there you have it! A quick soul loop from one of the master's. 9th has an awesome touch, and if you like this, and aren't familiar with 9th's work, I got like over 200 hundred of these in my library. 1 from a mass download, the rest hand picked and dug for in the dusty bottom of Youtube. So if you want any you know how to reach me!
This has to be one of my favorite love songs. While for all I know he could be rapping about pineapple, you feel a lot of heart from the chorus and the beat. Hip-Hop that is light tends to be quite high in my library, in terms of plays. I love stuff that makes you reminisce and dream of all sorts of fantasies. And while all this foreign hip-hop I am getting into is incomprehensible, it doesn't lose its power. I feel so much through the words, as music and perhaps even vocals stand as a universal language that can enlighten us all.
I can't speak much on the rap of course, I'd say it flows nicely, but I can't be 100% sure. There is definitely a rhythm that he maintains, so nothing feels out of place, at least for one who doesn't speak Russian. His tone is perfect on this track, he blends with the bittersweet feel on the track. The Russian language just sounds cool when rapped. Not to say all is good, in fact I have trouble finding more beautiful sounds like this. Finding rap in another language gets quite complicated on the internet, but I have a few songs. If you know any foreign acts, feel free to let me know!
The beat is absolutely incredible. It carries so much heart, and the chorus only amplifies the feeling I get from this song. It is carried lightly by samples of piano and guitar. Both are tuned perfectly and sound great with the beat. The drums don't over power these instruments either, which helps us focus more on the elegance and soul of the track, rather than the boom bap, which is no doubt neck breaking. The sample used over the chorus is absolutely perfect! Another thing I have loved about the artists in Russia I know, they typically use American soul samples. It sounds absolutely perfect, as I'm sure they know the English language and are good at picking the right vocals. The singer sampled does a beautiful job and really belts it out. What little of the song is actually sampled is quite heartbreaking. He sings of a love that is frowned upon by others. However, he feels strongly and is willing to protect his partner. To him, nothing matters except that he loves that person. I could picture all of this and it just tears me up every time, it is so tragic yet so sweet. To be misunderstood by what feels like everyone, is one of the worst pains ever. Yet this song teaches us to fight through all the pressure from your peers, no one knows how much you truly love something, except yourself.
Man what a beautiful piece of music this is. I really hope to see more works like this in the future, from any artist really. Songs of tragic love have got to be one of the best tools to show my softer side.
Thanks to MorFiy, and whoever produced this. Which I believe was actually MorFiy himself, as I have seen him around the web making some soulful melodies.
This song is a classic from the spectrum of alternative hip-hop. As is this album, hip-hop was a hell of a lot different back then. Except usually you hear about all those gangster rappers from the 90's, back when gangster rap was good. When you look at acts like this, or A Tribe Called Quest, you know it is gonna be light feel good jams. Released in 1989, 3 Feet High And Rising feels different right from the start, but we'll stick to this track today.
The beat is definitely the first thing that you notice, it is funky is so many ways. The keyboard and other raw sounds make the chorus stand out. That classic cut, "can you count?", and those sweet vocals are cut up perfectly! The drums are fanastic as well, if you haven't heard a good boom-bip in a while, this is a track for head bobbing. I can only imagine how many people have danced to this. Then it gets down to the piano tune and that sweet piece of funk you hear in the background. Man! Beautiful track, and some great samples flipped! The scratches were absolutely ill!
The raps are wonderfully written, they flow perfectly with the music and give off the perfect vibe! The three MC's are gonna bring a different style than anyone is used to at this point. They speak with positive words, no violence, no guns, just no struggle. We are here to have fun. Instead of saying something vulgar they'd rather say, "that is pure plug bull!" And much like the Tribe we aren't hear to see who kills it either. That is what I love about alternative hip-hop, which is very much different from today's alternative section. The elements of music felt more similar across hip-hop back in the day. As for certain the difference between good and bad hip-hop is ridiculous these days. You switch from the underground to the radio and my goodness I don't even know what I'm listening to. And with jams like these, that stay fun even till today, we won't have to return to the radio till we're ready!
.jpg)