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Beat This!The next Beat This! Competition is from November 27-28th!
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WarzoneThe next Warzone Beat Battle is set for December 3-7th!
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'Best' LP, Production Wise....
Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique PE It Takes A Nation of Millions.... Tribe - Low End Theory PR and CL Smooth ... The Main Ingredient Cube - Amerikkkas Most Jeru da Damaja The Sun Rises in The East Black Moon - Enta da Stage Nas - Illmatic (Introduced the concept of albums...- shadeed
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- Forum: The Basement
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Is Hiphop REALLY Dead?
Now R&B is D-E-A-D, the so-called best singers couldn't even be backup singers in the golden era of R&B, but I will say that Beyonce is the Diana Ross of this generation. Most people only miss the 90's because it was the soundtrack to their upbringing- trust, people feel the same way about...- shadeed
- Post #44
- Forum: The Basement
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Is Hiphop REALLY Dead?
Actually hip hop can never die, what we're witnessing now is the result of all the hard work that the architects of this culture laid down. It's global now, and with the internet there's no such thing as the underground. Either you're on and poppin or you need to go back to the lab and cook up...- shadeed
- Post #42
- Forum: The Basement
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Knicks vs. Nuggets Brawl
David Stern is just trying to send a message, you can't suspend somebody 15 games just because of Ron Artest's actions 2 years ago. That's a 1-2 game suspension at the most. If you break it down with all the rule changes, David Stern is easily the most dictator-like commissioner in all of pro...- shadeed
- Post #22
- Forum: The Basement
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Knicks vs. Nuggets Brawl
I didn't see the guy he hit run, he laid down for a minute lol!- shadeed
- Post #13
- Forum: The Basement
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Knicks vs. Nuggets Brawl
Carmelo sure didn't swing like a girl, LoL , the dude he hit slumped down in 2.2 seconds ha ha!- shadeed
- Post #3
- Forum: The Basement
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Skitzo
I respect where you're coming from, and the reason that I pointed that out in my last post was to get you (and others) to think outside the box. You're looking at it from only one perspective "He got murdered on 106 by Jin" Let's breakdown how "gettin murdered by Jin" benefitted him. For... -
Who controls the session?
In my opinion, the answer to the question is below: Sha: Do you rely on a good engineer to share your overall sound or do you take care of those areas yourself? Skitzo: It depends on the engineer. I sit down and evaluate the overall engineer. If the engineer is trying to cater to every... -
Skitzo
That's what the whole Blowing Up section is about, to show Illmuzik members that you really aren't THAT far away from a lot of producers that wind up being on these records. More on the way, normally the PM's I receive and the stuff I read in the forums dictates what the next topic will be... -
Interviews Blowing Up - Skitzo
Blowing Up from the Basement is a series of articles and resources written exclusively for the IllMuzik fam, designed to help the bedroom producer/artist increase their exposure and make industry contacts that will get his/her music heard. These articles will run bi-weekly or monthly and will... -
anyone do podcasts?
I would stay away from the free web hosting, they make their money thru pop up and banner advertising which means an unpleasant experience for your fans and potential viewers. The only ads you want on your site are the ones that you get paid for. Change your problem from finding free web...- shadeed
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- Forum: The Basement
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Blowing Up From The Basement
New article on the way, it will be laid out in a Q&A format. Some of the questions were inspired by threads in the Illmuzik forums. Coming real soon. -
Making Money Selling Beats... Read THIS!!!
I'll take networking and solid connects any day of the week over sites shopping my beats, and I'd also take solid relationships with the right people over a quick 5 g's here and there. Relationships is what makes the money, say that 10x rinse and repeat.- shadeed
- Post #15
- Forum: Industry Talk
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Who puts hooks on their beats?
Hooks give the artist direction and may help sell the beat in a lot of cases. Also learn the habits of your clientele, if they need the hook for the creative process leave it out, some rappers like to freestyle to the beat and it distracts them, take it out for them. Overall hooks help though. -
Listened to Games Doctors Advocate
It's a true West Coast album, whether you like the guy or hate him, right now Game is taking his talent to superstar status. He doesn't disappear in between albums. He did it without 50 or Dre, so you gotta give that man his credit. -
Blowing Up From The Basement
I see where you're coming from, kinda like "if you're doing A, B, C, then you know you're ready to do more marketing, touring, etc." It's actually different for everyone, I know artists that couldn't get spins on the radio to save their life, but when they do shows, they sell 5-600 CD's a... -
Blowing Up From The Basement
They're all based on real life experiences of today's up and coming artists, so I'm just glad that people read them and apply some of the topics to what they're doing. -
Blowing Up From The Basement
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How do independant artist get on the radio?
Record your music, mix it down properly. Most if not all stations have a meeting each week where you can sit down with the person who decides if you're music is getting in rotation. Schedule that meeting! Independent radio stations are all around the country and internet radio is picking... -
Do you Get HiGh???
Music and the music business is like sports for me. I was raised in a family where everybody (even the dog) was athletic, so you know everything is/was hyper-competitive. Since I don't compete athletically anymore for a team or organization, this was something that filled that void, and I...