Recently, Game gave an update to his loyal fans about the status of his fourth studio album, The R.E.D. Album. As many already know, this album will be his first album back on Dr. Dre’s label, Aftermath Entertainment. After four years away, Game is finally back home.

When describing this new album, Game has repeatedly said that it was going to be great. He said that the album is by far the most lyrical thing that he has ever recorded. Unlike his previous album, Game promised that this album would be one for the streets, a return to his hardcore roots.

In his time away from Aftermath, Game has made a habit of working with such producers as DJ Toomp and Cool & Dre. Now that he is back at the Aftermath compound, Game’s new album will be produced by Dr. Dre, his production team, and Pharrell. The album had been complete and set for a December 8 release date, but Dr. Dre wanted to work on the album.

Due to intervention from Dr. Dre, the album was pushed back. Now, The R.E.D. Album is set for release on February 16, 2010 on Black Wall Street, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records.

Foarte tare faza…

Released in 2001, ‘What Would You Do?’ was an accomplished debut single, posting good chart positions on both sides of the Atlantic and appearing like a strong declaration of intent from a group that seemed intent on filling the void left by The Fugees. Despite their follow-up single, ‘Caramel’, having similar success and their self-titled album going double platinum and being nominated for a Grammy, the third single sunk without trace and the group quickly followed suit.

‘What Would You Do?’ is a modern cautionary tale discussing how poverty can affect the choices made by people, especially single parents, to provide for their family. In the song, Claudette Ortiz, the female vocalist of the group, plays a single mum who has turned to stripping and prostitution to support her children and through the protestations of the two guys in the group, Ryan Toby and Robbie Pardlo, we find out that her situation is a product of a bad childhood and a violent father.

With Wyclef Jean as co-writer and producer on the track, it seems to me that this was possibly written as a Fugees song before they disbanded, but while The Fugees excelled at giving credibility to such big topics covered in their songs, in the hands of City High this seems a little like The Saturdays releasing a song about human trafficking. Basically the message seems fumbled, offering little perspective to a well-covered issue.

But, no matter how much the lyrics try to hammer home this warning about the lengths that people are often pushed to just to survive, you don’t really pay attention to the words when you’re singing along to them, and I promise you will be singing along to them. Wyclef Jean knows how to manufacture a pop tune and the inclusion of a sample from Dr Dre’s ‘The Next Episode’ is expertly used to split the track up. The rapping is good but it is Ortiz that shines throughout this and it was little surprise that their next release was ‘Caramel’ which put her centre-stage. After helping to put Destiny’s Child on the map with ‘No, No, No (Part 2)’ Wyclef might have thought he had helped launch another act into inevitable superstardom here, but it seems this was a short-lived, highly successful moment for City High. For me at least ’What Would You Do?’ will be their most memorable moment.

title’s pretty self-explanatory. the last wu-tang album wasn’t too hot, but looking forward to the new release nonetheless. cuban linx II is in stores now.

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Eminem is believed to have approached Simon Cowell to ask if he can replace one of the X Factor judges on the panel, because they aren’t “global” like he is.

The rapper apparently thinks that the show needs “platinum-selling stars” rather than mentors Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole.

Eminem reportedly said: “No disrespect to the current judges but you need people who are global platinum-selling stars.

“You need to prepare contestants for what it is really like out there, and what sort of pressure you are going to be under.”

The 37-year-old apparently added that “average” singers come out of shows like The X Factor, but if he and Dr Dre sat on the panel, a hip-hop superstar would be born.

However, Eminem supposedly doesn’t have the time to commit to a whole series of The X Factor, but he fancies appearing in an episode or two.

He reportedly said: “I am not sure I would have the time to do it full time, but I would come on and be a guest judge.”

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Big Snoop Dogg hooked up with the Evil Genius, Dj Green Lantern, speaking about the westcoast gangs. The Doggfather speaks about the origins of Bloods and Crips and stating that there fake folks waving their flags. He says “If you come to LA you need to get at a couple of people, i’m one of them..if u dont get at me, you’re in trouble!”

Snoop speaks on 50 cent, Hiphop regions and also claimed to have broken Yung Joc’s smash hit “It’s Goin’ Down” back in 2006, Dr Dre, Warren G, Game and more..Pimp Pimp! Hooray!

Is it bad that I’m still as entertained by The Muppets as I was when I was three years old? I just saw a new viral of them covering Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody that had my attention like Sesame Street circa 1986. Watch it if only for the first 30 seconds  to see Animal’s cameo, he steals the show. If I watch this a few more times it may be stuck in my head longer than The Ladybug’s Picnic and that’s going on 21 years of non stop looping in my brain, is that normal? This video is so well done that I can’t stop thinking about what other music videos Fozzie and the crew should enhance. Here is my top 3hree:

3. Wicked Game by Chris Isaak- This video was my first introduction to sex on T.V. My parents hid MTV from me by deprogramming  the channel lineup and telling me that our the remote control was broken, solely because of the gratuitous boobage in this video. I believed this until I was 17 when I found out that you just had to manually type in channel 98 and press enter. Wouldn’t it be awesome to see Miss Piggy getting down with Kermit on a beach? No? I didn’t think so either. The Muppet penguins would probably make a sweet appearance though.

2. Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang- Dr. Dre and Snoop. This the most badass Gangsta rap video of all time. It has chicks, blunts, fortys, low-riders with hydraulics and more chicks. We all know that Kermit was down with the ganja, how do you think his skin got so green? How else would he be able to deal with Miss Piggy’s non-stop nagging unless he was stoned to the bejesus off some sour diesel? The “Caribbean Amphibian” has been wanting to cover this song for years but The Jim Henson Company is worried that he’ll ruin his wholesome image. I’d love to see a car full of Muppets get launched out of a bouncing cholo-mobile while pounding some O.E., tell me you wouldn’t. You can’t.

1. Thriller-Michael Jackson. Michael has been in the news a lot lately for some reason. All kidding aside, before he started getting weird with little boys, he happened to make the greatest music video of all time. It’s amazing that in all the years and all of the

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thousands of music videos that have been made since 1983, nothing even comes close. Alright, Mmm mmm mmm by Crash Test Dummies comes close but besides that, nothing. The only thing that could ever top Thriller is if The Muppets are able to replicate it frame for frame. If a puppeteer is able to make Dr. Teeth  do the MJ zombie dance then we can easily say that the king has been dethroned. Is this possible? Can this be done without the help of C.G.I? I highly highly highly doubt it. Not to mention that half-dead Gonzo would also be some scary shit.

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I don’t know if you all are aware but some of the biggest rappers are now rapping on FL Studio beats. Jay Z kicked it off with 9th Wonder. Then came Franchise Boys, Crime Mob, & Soulja Boy on FL Studio. And now Drake’s producer Boi 1da who made “Forever” with Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Eminem is repping FL Studio.

I personally started off with hardware (MPC 2000XL / Motif) then i gradually moved to software. I think with everyone scrambling for Soulja Boy & Boi 1da’s beats now FL Studio is finally getting the Co-Signs that it needs to be a real force in “High End” music production and not just for bedroom producers & amatuer hobbyist.

I post this just to give yall a FYI on what’s going on and in no way am i telling you to use FL Studio if you want to make hot beats. I use all kinds of beat makng software & sequencers and there is no “magic hit maker” out there. You must learn your craft & study the game and it doesn’t matter if you rocking Hardware or Software. Hot Beats are Hot Beats, plain & simple. 

The purpose of this post is to show how software only producers are finally being taken serious. FYI – Even Dr. Dre is rocking Reason now.

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If y’allz don’t check out SHOOK magazine then… well you probably should. It rose out of the ashes of Straight No Chaser, made by a bunch of the same people and still with a lot of the artwork done by the legendary Swifty. The main difference from Chaser is that there’s a bit less jazz and a bit more hip-hop. Also comics.

Anways they’ve got a cool little interview with beatmaker and hallucinogen-enthusiast Flying Lotus up at the minute, where he runs down his top five tunes like EVER.

“I think that beat is a perfect beat. The mix is just so perfect, it’s a great reference point for any EQ-ing. A lot of people use Dr. Dre as a reference when they’re mastering but I think that’s as close as it gets to classic Dre mixing. It’s just a dope song. The snare drum on that is from this disco tune. It’s just incredible. Dilla at his finest I’d say. The EQ-ing, the samples, all the melodic stuff that’s happening, it’s so musical. And it’s so pretty. That’s the beat that’s hard to deny. It’s also one of those beats that can blend well with anything, so I play that song in almost all my DJ sets. I think it’s perfect.”

So I dug out Fantastic Volume II and it turns out he’s not wrong: Players is awesome. If you don’t know, get to know.

Slum Village – Players

Do yourself a favour and don’t put it on the laptop speakers.

TURN IT UP.

by: Randi M.

Lady Gaga hit up a Best Buy in Los Angeles yesterday. She autographed copies of her new cd for fans that dropped yesterday. Dr. Dre came out to show support, but I believe he was just there to promote his Beats by Dre headphones. Lady Gaga also gave ordered $1,000 in Papa Johns pizza so her fans wouldn’t get hungry waiting.

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In 2002, Irv Gotti was on top of the hip hop world. Some were beginning to credit him as the new Dr. Dre. He was producing some of the top hits. Gotti had the power to take an average rapper and put them in the top ten. Despite the comparisons to Dre, Gotti did not have a personal relationship with him.

Irv Gotti is best-known for his work with Ja Rule. The average hip hop fan knows Dr. Dre for his work with 50 Cent. Anyone who has been in hip hop for a while realizes the feud between 50 Cent towards Ja Rule and Irv Gotti. The first public diss record, “Back Down,” was produced by Dr. Dre.

Since that record proved to be the one that ended the reign of Murder Inc., Ja Rule and Irv Gotti began feuding with Dr. Dre. It has been nearly seven years since this feud began. Things seem to have calmed down, some, as Dr. Dre has collaborated with Ja Rule and other Murder Inc. acts. The relationship between Dre and Gotti remains nonexistent.

Crooked I, a rapper signed to Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. had the opportunity to finally work with Dr. Dre. It is something that he has wanted to do for some time, now it has happened. He has compared Gotti to Dre. Crooked I said that when he informed Irv Gotti of his possible collaboration with Dr. Dre, Irv was very happy.

He said that Irv said that in spite of their feud, if he ever saw Dr. Dre, anywhere, he would reach out to him and shake his hand. Irv Gotti would do that simply based off of his respect for the man. Despite their past differences, Gotti has always admired Dre and has modeled some aspects of his own career after that of Dre.

Despite his tough talk of the past, it seems that Irv Gotti is finally ready to end this feud with Shady/Aftermath. He has spoken positively of Eminem in the media, more than once, he has watched Ja Rule take a stage with Eminem and shout out Dr. Dre. Now, Irv Gotti is professing his admiration for Dr. Dre.

It seems that Irv Gotti is finally ready to end his long-standing feud with Dr. Dre.

Lady Gaga attracted a monstrous crowd to Best Buy in Los Angeles on Monday (Nov. 23) where thousands of her “little monsters” lined up to see their favorite pop star. Gaga delivered pizzas to those who camped out as early as the night before. Dr. Dre offered his support as she stayed until the late evening signing copies of her new EP The Fame Monster and Heartbeats headphones.

“I believe that Snoop Dogg’s brand is well known around the whole Globe from the business aspect, as well as the music aspect.  It was a plan that I put together strategically, it was something that happened along the way.”

Since emerging onto the scene alongside Dr. Dre in 1992, West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg has continued to expand in his music, as well as, becoming business savvy.

With countless movie roles under his belt, endorsements from businesses such as Chrysler 300, Orbit Gum, Boost Mobile and many more, Snoop continues to reinvent himself for the better as he has become embraced by the masses whether it relates to music or in general.

Asking the question “What’s My Name?” back in 1993, all can raise their hands now and answer Snoop Dogg as he has become a household name.

While promoting his 10^th studio album, Malice-N-Wonderland, the rapper was able to catch up with CNBC and have a sit down discussion with Maria Bartoromo as he spoke on his beginnings entering the game.

“The first thing I wanted to do was create my own sound and diverse look that was non-similar to anyone that was out or anyone that came out before me.  I wanted to also be different and diverse with the dialect that I used.  I didn’t want to sound like anybody and I didn’t want to use the same words.  I just had a strategic plan as far as just being original and just trying to find out could I really do something that was never done before?”

Most artists lack the balance to maintain the music and the money as Snoop said that he was unable to initially handle the politics of the game.  He was, however, able to trudge his way through.

“It was told to me that it was show business.  I always had the show, but I never had the business and once I got the business, now I’m the kind of show business.”

Never one to forget those that lent a helping hand, he made sure to give Dre a shout-out in regards to how he was able to gain such heavy exposure with the mainstream.

“Not for me because I had Dr. Dre assisting me, who is one of the greatest producers of all time and I basically just rode his coat-tail and performed to the best of my ability.  Through him, I shined and people recognized and they loved me after that.”

Able to see the ramifications of negativity, he added that his lifestyle as a youth made an abrupt transition once he was able to realize the potential that he had musically.

“I dibbled and dabbled into crime in the beginning stages of my adolescence as a young man and once I did I seen that was not the route I wanted to take.  I felt that I had too much intelligence and too much mind power to just continue to belittle myself and be put in that position so once I woke up and realized that there was more to me, I maximized my strength and started studying the great musicians and studying the great business-minded people so I could become who I am today.”

With almost 20 years in the game, Snoop has failed to miss any major steps in his career that he hasn’t been able to bounce back from.  As time progresses forward, Uncle Snoop is one that will remain timeless as he remains persistent with building his name and staying a commodity in today’s industry of entertainment.

Em & Dre

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Mais malheureusement ou heureusement, je ne sais pas, ces chansons sont justes des petits délires d”après une annonce de Dawaun Parker.

Voila, c’est tout pour l’instant.

Bye, Stan.



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Everyday i get new producers who have been making music for a few days to a few years asking me about VST plugins and what are the best ones? How to they use them? What they are? Are they any good? Well to be totally honest without VST’s music would be pretty boring with everyone using the same around for making music. Programmers make VST’s for produces so they can have many more sounds then what is with the software you purchase, also many VST’s allow you to create brand new soungs so you can be 100% unique with your music production.

VST’s only work with some programs that allow you to use them for example Logic Pro allows you to, Pro tools allows you to however Reason 1-4 does not and you MUST use what you are provided with however you can use samples and do many things with them. Reason is a very powerful music production tool which should never be doubted, even DR Dre is using reason right now and i must admit it’s my favourite for production.

A problem with VST’s is somethings they can get confusing for new users as they are basically a software version of a real digital audio piece of hardware for creating music – so when learning how to use VST’s make sure you are learning from a good teacher! Good look with your music production!

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Cronología esencial de la conocida como Golden Era del rap, tan añorada en estos two thousand and…

1990

• 2 pac participa como bailarín para Digital Underground.

• Se estrena en la emisora de radio WKCR de New York el “Strecht & Bobbito show”, programa dedicado a la música hip hop donde se hacían sonar demo-tapes (cintas de demostración) y freestyles (improvisaciones) en directo de rappers noveles que por aquel entonces no contaban con sello discográfico como Big L, Notorious B.I.G., Wu Tang Clan, Fugees o Fat Joe, todos ellos artistas reconocidos en la posteridad.

• Luther Campbell (2 Live Crew) y un propietario de una tienda de discos de Florida son arrestados por el polémico álbum de 2 Live Crew, “As Nasty as They Wanna Be” (Tan asquerosos como ellos quieran ser).

1991

• El álbum de N.W.A. “Niggaz 4 Life” vende alrededor de 954.000 copias en su primera semana, un trabajo que marcaría la ruta de muchos álbumes de rap hardcore en la posteridad.

• Cypress Hill lanza su primer disco e inician una campaña para legalizar el cáñamo.

• Notorious B.I.G. aparece en la sección “Unsigned hypes” (una sección de promoción para jóvenes sin sello descográfico) de la revista Source.

• Busta Rhymes aparece en el clásico de A Tribe Called Quest, “Scenario”.

1992

• Dr. Dre lanza “The Chronic”.

• Los Rock Steady DJ’s (DJ Qbert, DJ Apollo y Mix Master Mike) ganan el título mundial de la DMC (Disco Mix Club).

1993

• “The Chronic” alcanza el disco multiplatino.

• Wu Tang Clan lanza su álbum debut “Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)” que se convertiría en disco de platino.

• Cypress Hill presenta su segundo disco, “Black Sunday”.

• Mobb Deep saca su disco début “Juvenile Hell”.

• DJ Qbert y Mix Master Mike (The Dream Team) ganan de nuevo el título mundial de la DMC, esta vez sin DJ Apollo.

• A Tribe Called Quest firma su tercer disco con “Midnight Marauders” con un Quién es Quién de la escena de por aquel entonces plasmado en la portada del LP.

1994

• La primera referencia de Nas, “Illmatic” , es calificada como uno de los mejores álbumes de Hip-Hop de la historia.

• Common presenta “Resurrection” y es aclamado como uno de los mejores liricistas de todos los tiempos.

• Warren G, hermanastro de Dr. Dre, consigue vender 4 millones de copias de su disco début “Regulate: The G Funk Era”.

• Tupac es asaltado y recibe cinco disparos en el vestíbulo de Quad Recording Studios en Manhattan, New York. Después de su recuperación acusaría a Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G. y Andre Harrell (mitad del dúo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde) del ataque que sufrió.

• Notorious B.I.G. debuta con su LP “Ready to die” que se convertiría en disco multiplatino.

1995

• Queen Latifah gana un Grammy en la categoría “Best rap solo performance” por el tema “Unity”.

• Tupac firma por Death Row Records después de que Suge Knight pagase una fianza por él de 1,4 millones de dólares para sacarlo de la cárcel por una condena por supuestos abusos sexuales, Tupac siempre se declaró inocente.

• Eazy E muere de sida a los 31 años.

• Notorious B.I.G., apodado ya por aquel entonces por algunos como “King of New York”, es nombrado “Lyricist of the year” por la revista Source. Su single “One More Chance” fue directo al top de las listas.

1996

• “The Score”, una mezcla de letras conscientes y comprometidas con pinceladas de reggae, se convierte en el disco mas exitoso de The Fuggees. Debuta en el número uno y gana dos Grammys, aportando un respiro de aire distinto a la escena del Hip Hop.

• Los premios MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) celebrados en Reino Unido otorgan a The Fugees dos trofeos.

• Snoop Dogg y su guardaespaldas McKinley Lee son acusados de asesinar a Philip Woldemariam, un inmigrante etíope de 20 años de edad, tiroteado en agosto de 1993.

• Jay-Z lanza su después alabado debut, “Reasonable Doubt” (Duda razonable).

• Bone Thugs N Harmony en un tiempo récord pone en lo más alto su hit “Tha Crossroads”.

• El 7 de septiembre Tupac es tiroteado en Las Vegas después de asistir a una pelea de Mike Tyson. El día 13 de septiembre fallece a las 4:03 a.m.

1997

• Notorious B.I.G. es asesinado a golpe de bala el 9 de marzo en Los Ángeles a la salida de una fiesta que daba la revista Vibe en el Peterson Automotive Museum después de la gala de los premios Soul Train.

• Missy Elliott (Melissa Arnette Elliott) redefine el panorama con su primer álbum “Supa Dupa Fly”. Posteriormente se convertiría en líder de ventas como artista de rap femenino.

• Roc-A-Fella (disquera de Jay-Z) vende la mitad de sus acciones a Island Def Jam por millón y medio de dólares.

• Juice, MC de Chicago derrota a Eminem en la Scribble Jam, el mayor escaparate de Hip Hop underground en los Estados Unidos por aquel entonces.

• Interescope Records vende sus intereses en Death Row (disquera de Suge Knight, que contaba con Snoop Dog o Tupac entre otros).

1998

• Dr. Dre ficha a Eminem para su sello Aftermath después de escuchar un freestyle de este último en una emisora de radio de Los Ángeles.
• El debut en solitario de Lauryn Hill “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” es nominado diez veces a los premios Grammy y gana cinco de ellos incluidos Álbum del año y Mejor nuevo artista.

• Shyne (Jamal Barrow) firma un contrato discográfico con Bad Boy Entertainment, discográfica de P. Diddy.

1999

• Respaldado por Dr. Dre, Eminem vende 4 millones de copias de su debut, “The Slim Shady LP”.

• The Neptunes (Chad Hugo y Pharrell Williams) controlan las ondas con varios hits para la radio como “Got Your Money” de Ol’ Dirty Bastard o “Oh No” de Noreaga.

• Big L (Lamont Coleman) es asesinado el 15 de febrero cerca de su casa, en Harlem, New York.

• Dr Dre pone en el candelero de nuevo a la costa oeste estadounidense con su LP “2001”.

Med sin «gangsta-kitch» ønsker Oral Bee å bidra til mer selvironi og humor i norsk hiphop. Det har ført til drapstrusler og «Putter det ned»-trilogien, som nå fullføres med albumet Putter det ned as usual. Han er norsk raps svar på Odd Nerdrum, bitch!

(Dette er mitt første intervju med Oral Bee, i anledning albumdebuten Sånn vi putter det ned, opprinnelig publisert i Dagsavisen i 2001. Mer om Oral Bee og Da Playboy Foundation her , her og her.)
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På albumdebuten Sånn vi putter det ned framstår Oral Bee som en beinhard gangsta med pistol, dollartegngullkjede og hyppige «west coast»-signaler med fingrene – selv om han kommer fra østsiden av Nesodden. Hans «partner in rhyme» Mr. Pimp-Lotion er også østkantgutt – fra Oppsal i Oslo – men opptrer i hallikstil à la Too $hort med spaserstokk, pels, bredbremmet hatt og damer på slep.

Drapstrusler
Oral Bee har et eget ord for talentløse mc’s; som de kaller «dasspølser» og slenger linjer som «du forpester meg med all din kredibilitet / Jeg rocker mic’en på trikken-rim er det verste jeg vet». «Dasspølse» og «east coast» brukes kort sagt om alt som er døvt, mens «west coast» og «gangsta» er de ypperste hedersbetegnelsene.

Men å nevne navn, det vil ikke Oral Bee lenger.

- Første gang jeg var med på «Topp 20» på NRK hadde jeg på meg en «Fuck Tungtvann»-skjorte bare på spøk. Jeg synes Tungtvann er blant de dyktigste til å rappe på norsk, og synes det er morsomt med «dissing». Men når dette førte til drapstrusler fra Tungtvann-fans var det ikke så morsomt lenger. Jeg hadde faktisk politibeskyttelse på en konsert like etter. Dissing er en del av hiphop, men i Norge tar man dette så alvorlig at det ender i fysisk bråk. Slike «kriger» bør helst begrenses til platerillene.

Dessverre glemte duoen «parental advisory»-klistremerket i farta, men ellers er omslaget på plata en hyllest til gangsta-omslag som Master P og hans No Limit-kumpaner C-Murder, Snoop Dogg, Mystikal og Silkk The Shocker perfeksjonerte på tampen av 90-tallet.

Hyllest og parodi
Oral og Pimp balanserer med andre ord mellom en hyllest og parodi av gangstarap, men noen tror dette er alvor.

- Veldig mange forstår ikke det vi holder på med. Vi traff en gjeng 18-åringer som overhodet ikke så ironien i tekstene. Det er godt gjort når dette er såpass overdrevet, synes Oral Bee.

Tekstene til duoen renner over av gangstas, bitches, våpen og andre usunnheter, men to tekstlinjer beskriver konseptet bedre enn noe annet: «Man, jeg minner deg på at jeg gjør gangsta-kitch / Jeg er norsk raps svar på Odd Nerdrum, bitch» i «Playboy$» og «Du kan tro en prosent av hva jeg sier, jeg er kontroversi-izell som Lars von Trier» i «Det første kuttet».

- Det går jo ikke an å lage ordentlig gangsta-rap i Norge. Vi digger Eazy E, Dr. Dre, Too $hort, Devin the Dude, Geto Boys og No Limit, men vi ler jo litt av de glorete og overdrevne effektene de bruker også.

- Vi synes det er gøy å leke gangstere, og vi er her først og fremst for å ha det gøy, proklamerer Mr. Pimp-Lotion.

Banner i kirka
Begge synes norsk hiphop hemmes av for mange uskrevne regler, og mener det er grenser for hvor mange som synes det er spennende å høre folk rappe om hvor mye graffiti de lager. «Jeg lager hitmusikk for massene», rapper Oral Bee.

- Jeg håper å nå de som ikke er så voldsomt opptatt av hiphop, men som hører på mange andre typer musikk. Norsk hiphop er alt for opptatt av å følge en lang rekke uskrevne regler om hva man skal rappe om og hvordan musikken skal være.

- Vi får ikke respekt fordi vi bruker humor og ironi; det er det samme som å banne i kirka, supplerer Pimp.

Uansett står Oral Bee i fare for å overta Multicydes trone når det kommer til navngitte dissinger fra andre rappere, og han venter seg også kritikerslakt. «Fullstendig smakløs musikk» mente Dagsavisens anmelder.

- Jo mer folk er mot oss, jo morsommere er det, mener Pimp, mens Oral Bee mener kritikerne ikke tar det musikalske alvorlig.

- Tekstmessig har jeg ikke så mye spennende filosofisk eller politisk å komme med, men jeg står for at musikken vår er original og lettere å like for flere enn det meste av norsk hiphop.

Day 23.

*UPDATE* Usershare is down so here is a Mediafire link w a .zip w all 3 songs

Breakfast – Underdog feat Nate Dogg prod by Dr Dre

Lunch – Make Her Say

Dinner – I Put It Down feat Choze MatTheEngineer

At the 40 WATT CLUB in ATHENS, GA members of CHAIRLIFT jabbered with me behind stage.

Any interview that starts with a quote from Dr. Dre is destined for greatness. Although it’s hard for them to escape their iPod commercial fame, Chairlift is proving they have more to offer than the poppy sweetness of Bruises. Patrick, the rhythm behind the band, started the interview and soon we were joined by Caroline. Our talk took us from a desert island with a stereo to dinosaur debates, and although my questions were “too easy” for Patrick, both he and Caroline were great fun.

Anytime you guys are in Austin, I’ll scrounge up some harder questions for you.

Full Transcript: (Audio)
Patrick Wimberly: Before we start this, can I just read a quote from Dr. Dre?
Ethan Silverman (Tour Manager): She already started it.
PW: Can I use a quote from Dr. Dre?
Nichole Bennett: Let’s do it.
PW: In 1993, Dr. Dre said “Everybody has something they can do in the studio. I can take a fuckin’ three year old and make a hit record on him. God has blessed me with this gift.”
NB: So, I’m Nichole, and I’m here in Athens, Georgia at the 40 Watt Club with Patrick of Chairlift.
PW: Hi.
NB: We were just starting off with a Dr. Dre quote that we are all still recovering from. I guess to start us off, if you could kind of describe the story of Chairlift would it be a pop-up book or would it be a graphic novel?
PW: Oh definitely a pop-up book. That’s an easy question.
NB: Would it have pull tabs? Like interactive pop-up books?
PW: Yeah. There would be pictures of us dancing. There would be pictures of us meeting each other, with big smiles on our faces.
ES: I picture a pop-up mountain with a chairlift with the two of you sitting on it.
NB: With a little wheel to make it go around?
PW: This is Ethan, he takes care of us on the road.
NB: You guys have a pretty varied sound. For most people who have just heard the iPod commercial, they get this “Bruises” poppy sound. But you’ve really got more of a darker sound as well. How would you say it all ties together? Or how would you describe your sound to a five year old? Or maybe that three year old that Dr. Dre was hanging out with?
ES: Patrick is really good at talking to three year olds.
PW: First off, I’d like to say that I really like three year olds. “We’re in a band called Chairlift, and we play songs for dancing and for having fun. And for exploring your own mind.” We did play a show recently for a bunch of three year olds, and they got up on stage and danced. It was really cute.
NB: So, if you could take five albums on a desert island…
ES: On a deserted island?
NB: A desert…well, you can have your friends.
PW: Do I have a stereo there?
NB: Yeah, you’ve got a stereo.
PW: I would take Sexuality by Sebastian Tellier because I can’t stop listening to it. What else would I take?
ES: You would take a Rolling Stones record, but I don’t know which one.
PW: I would take a Led Zeppelin record. I would take III.
NB: Three of them?
PW: No, I would take the third one. That’s only two. I would take Abby Road. That’s kind of like a standard. I would take the new YACHT record. I don’t have it yet, and it comes out July.
NB: Hopefully you’re not deserted by then.
PW: Yeah, hopefully I’m not getting deserted on this island until after July, and the YACHT record comes out. And one more: I would make a new one and take it with me.
NB: Just take a blank disk with you.
PW: Yeah, I would record it on the island.
ES: Just bring a four-track.
PW: And I would call it All Alone.
NB: What is your favorite dinosaur?
PW: This is another easy question because I would take the…wait. If I could take any dinosaur to a desert island, it would be a brontosaurus.
ES: I would take the new YACHT record.
NB: My favorite dinosaur is the new YACHT record!
PW: Next question.
NB: So you guys are touring. What is the most annoying thing about touring? You guys just came from Austin, and you are zooming around.
PW: The most annoying thing about touring is…
ES: All these free drinks we get.
NB: Oh, how terrible!
PW: No, that’s not that annoying.
ES: It’s being in cool places but not spending much time in them.
PW: Yeah, that’s it. It’s not having enough time in areas that you want to spend time in.
NB: Do you ever read press or reviews about yourself?
PW: Never. Some other members of our band do, but I never do.
NB: If you could replace your arms with anything, what would you replace them with?
PW: Other arms.
NB: Other arms?
PW: Because I need my arms. They’re important to me because I’m a drummer. I would replace them with Al Green’s. He’s got nice arms.
ES: You should replace them with another drummer’s arms.
PW: Well, maybe if I had his arms, I could sing that well.
NB: Crunchy or smooth peanut butter?
PW: Crunchy because it has peanuts in it.
NB: What is one question you wish interviewers would ask?
PW: I wish they would ask…Are you going to ask this one in your next interview?
NB: Yeah, maybe. And you can answer it if you like. If it’s good, I’ll steal it.
PW: Probably not. I’m not that good of an interviewer. I would ask me on this desert island…
NB: With a brontosaurus running around.
PW: …I would ask “What would you name a brontosaurus if you had a brontosaurus on a desert island?”
NB: That’s a good one.
Caroline Polacheck: I’m just going to hump into this interview
NB: Sure.
PW: Caroline is here.
NB: Caroline just arrived.
CP: Is this for radio?
NB: This is for college radio.
CP: I should not have said hump. Hi guys, I’m Caroline. I’m in a band called Chairlift.
NB: Thank you for joining us. Well, we should probably catch her up on the important questions. Mainly, what is your favorite dinosaur?
CP: Definitely a pterodactyl.
NB: That’s a good one. Let’s see, I guess the only other good one is: If you could replace your arms with anything, what would it be?
PW: I take that back. It would be Stevie Wonder’s arms because he can do everything with his arms.
NB: This is true.
CP: So it can be other people’s arms?
PW: Anything counts. I would put one hairdryer on one of your arms.
CP: I would probably have a giant snake coming out of one arm…
PW: And a hairdryer.
CP: No. Wait, yeah how will I dry my hair? Well, the snake can be trained to hold a hairdryer. In its mouth. It would be really long. It would be way longer than an arm size. It would go from here to there. But it would learn to coil for transportation purposes. And then the other arm would be some kind of moving light show with speakers in it.
NB: I’d want to hang out with you. Party time, Caroline’s here. If Chairlift had a catch phrase, what would it be?
CP: We have so many. “My dude.” “It’s on.”
NB: What is the most embarrassing CD in your collection? Or are you not embarrassed by anything?
PW: I’m not embarrassed by anything. I have music that people say I should be embarrassed to have, but it’s not embarrassing.
CP: I have some CDs at my mom’s house that are pretty embarrassing.
NB: Do you guys prefer performing in bigger venues or smaller ones?
CP: I like playing in place with good sound and good lights because that affects the show more than size. Playing in an intimate place and the lighting is really moody and the sound is really spectacular and submersive. That makes for a good show.
NB: I asked him earlier: Do you read reviews about yourself?
CP: Yeah, probably more than I should. Less and less. I think it’s interesting. I don’t take it all to heart. It’s like throwing a ball back and forth. It’s interesting watching your reviews consistently change. Like if all of them are saying the same thing at one point in time and all of them are saying another thing at another point in time, then it’s like “Okay, that’s a legit point you made.”
NB: I was talking to Matt of Matt and Kim last night and he said “I want more haters.” The more haters you have, the more people are paying attention. It changes the way I thought about criticism.
CP: To me the most brutal thing isn’t press because you can take that with a grain of salt, but for me it’s live videos. It freaks me out to see myself play live.
NB: What can we expect to see from Chairlift in the future?
CP: Probably Aaron, Caroline, and Patrick. A lot of those people.
NB: Those three.
CP: Yeah sometimes instruments….sometimes clothes.
NB: I will let you guys go grab dinner, but I have one more question: If you were any animal, what would it be?
PW: A monkey. Easy question.
NB: He was ready. He needs harder questions next time.
PW: Next time you come back why don’t you challenge me a little bit, okay?
CP: I think I would be a killer whale. It seems like it would be fun to be a whale.
NB: That would be really fun.