Rap1Masse

The Black Blackity Blackest Album

2011-01-01T13:48:00.000-08:00

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The Mosaic

2010-12-31T03:45:00.000-08:00

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Jeff Spec : Sneakerboxxx

2010-09-12T02:51:00.000-07:00

Sometimes my mail is full of mails from producers and MC's showing off skills and spreading their things all over the net.. And once in a while, a gem drops in and shows its true color.. Jeff Spec is one of those - His album Sneakerboxxx isnt his first and I got carried away by this canadian MC, doing his thing in a goodfeeling way. Much like Slum Village or an old tribe album, this vibe for the album for spreading smiles all over... I had that feeling at once and had to share it - This album is in my player for some serious listening, because I know that thia album will lift you up when you need it.. Max Zipursky and jeff himself are producing it and it shows love for the sound of wellmade hip hop.. Nas can say what he wants - It's never been dead in the presence of Jeff Spec..
Especially 'On my feet', Microphone Bully' and '80s baby' are evidence of good work and I cant wait to listen it again... And maybe even remix it...

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Producer spotlight

2010-08-23T23:35:00.000-07:00

I cant get my hands down... First of all, Kevin Nottingham have me featured as a producer on his site..
Second, Mexican Taint have my new album featured on his site and that means more downloads...
Im humble and touched by the fact, that people like my music and get my things through, so no doubt this is a new energy for me...

The Emotion

2010-08-19T14:02:00.001-07:00

Second part of the trilogy, The Emotion are the joints that have been laying around for some time, but have been too emotional to just drop 16 bars on, and Ive been saving them for some time now and have finally decided to let them go... Imma let you in on some insider s*** when I release the third one, The Mosaic and explain the meaning of the trilogy...

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And in case you forgot part one, the Pattern..

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Bim Bam Busse Redux

2010-07-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

My dear friend called out for a remix of this childrens song... So I had to do it...

Bim Bam Busse Redux

Summertime High

2010-07-19T12:34:00.000-07:00

YC the Cynic have landed the summer joint for the season..

Summertime High

So I had to much Lil Wayne and Lousiana vibe and did a joint for my homie..

Y da C Theme

And had to create my vision for his album..

Tip of the Producer July 2010

2010-07-19T05:48:00.000-07:00

I've really been busy these days, cleaning out in old sketches and loops and such. And have found some forgotten gems in the discs.. All to be thrown on my box.net profile and to be selected by selected mc's..

YC the Cynic is in NY listening and selecting beats for his project, DJ Grain of the Movement Fam in Australia are finding skilled mc's for a project and Ive got a new kid on the block doing some old school keys on an instrumental album... So thing's are busy as always...

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Isbjerg

Its been a while..

2010-07-18T03:25:00.001-07:00

But Im back in the producerchair, and YC is on the other side of the planet, doing his craft on my humble beats... Grreat... Im eager as a lill kid to hear the result and in the continent of Australia we have Movement Fam looking into some beats from the dane... Its all good...

Acapella Archives

2010-05-27T11:57:00.000-07:00

This Blog have been a saint several times, when I needed a acapella and they do have a nice quality of acapellas.. They had a remix contest in May and I entered with Sick Jacken and my "Legend of the Mask Redux" and it won...

So thanx for the support and Here's a reup with the dramatic album :

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Imadrax

2010-05-23T14:36:00.000-07:00

Well.. For the last 9 weeks Ive been sick. And In a way that I wish for no one... First I had problems breathing in the right nostral and a fews days later the left - This led to some serious snorring and some lousy sleep.. I contacted my doctor who passed me on to a specialist. The first had an opening for me 3rd of June and the second had me in earlier, meaning I had to wait 5 days with heavy snot and heavy breathing, not smelling anything..
The specialist examined me and gave me a Nosehorn and a nosespray - To make the Nosehorn work as it should, I was supposed to have salt water running from one nostral to another but nothing.. The only result after the 4th time was the pressure in my head went from the nose, spreading to my left ear, reducing my hearing to a minimum..
So now Im not only not smelling anything, but I not hearing half of things my wife tells me, not hearing whatever my kids wants and not hearing anything - I had to read my wife's lips to get it severals times a day... So I went back to the specialist and got some medicine, this time Imadrax which I feel is working the pressure in my head are almost gone, my hearing is better and Im happy.. So now Ive gotts get over

R.I.P. GURU - FUCK SOLAR

2010-04-26T11:04:00.000-07:00

Keith Elam aka Guru died the 19th of April. He shall be missed and remembered as a part of legendary Gangstarr, and I will personally salute in his memory.. And I promise to dig in the mystery surrounding him, especailly in the light of Solar and his action regarding his role in Guru's life..
Keith's nephew made a video on youtube, sniffling and expressing true feelings towards his uncle, being concerned with Solar being a sneaky little rat, doing the Anne Nicole Smith trick by being a nurse/friend sucking life and fortune out of the poor victim, feeding of the victim...
Solar have made documents stating him as the one making all decisions on behalf of Guru, and denying his nephew and friends to see Guru..
And the last letter - Partly written by Guru and mainly written by Solar..

So Im here, yelling out for justice and let Solar get his.. The more he speaks on the rumours of him being the true composer behind the letter...

And in the meantime, imma listen to a tribute mix made by his partner in rhyme and old friend DJ Premier Download

Isbjerg : Mama Knocked you out

2010-04-13T13:42:00.000-07:00

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It's almost a tradition to release my work, when a remix contest comes to an end on KevinNottingham.com and this time Im proud to present 14 instrumentals ready to lay vocals on and complete the joints, so if MC's feels temped, go ahead but holla back with the result..
Every time I begin on a project, its hard to see the direction and great to feel the rush setting the course for another album.. As the classic LL Joint, a lot of the original samples came from James Brown, so it wasnt hard to make it funky, but I had to stear away from the sound whenever possible to make the album 'breath'..

Mama said knock you out remix contest

2010-03-19T17:26:00.000-07:00

So KevinNottingham did another remix contest.. Im all in, and as usual Im doing the instrumental album, despite the fact that my remix in week 7 won and im going in for second..

More audio to come..

The Pattern

2010-02-16T16:40:00.000-08:00

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Ive having these beats lying around for a while, waiting for them to grow and become solid beats.. The title came from the fact that I wanted to add something to them.. Beats csan be found by the millions on the net, so I went outside the box to make something different to them..

For 2010

2010-01-30T14:57:00.000-08:00

Its been a while... Ive been doing beats, but not as many and not as good as I wanted them to be.. But then Kevin throws another contest, and my mojo got back... Im doing fire with the contest and Ive made a connection to a talented kid from the Bronx called YC the Cynic and Ive got some ideas for him with my beats, so keep your fingers crossed...

As for albums - So far, Ive got nothing planned - I lack of good acapellas and good themes, so at the moment Im doing YC's project...

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The Isbjerg Print

2009-08-08T02:17:00.000-07:00

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Another KevinNottingham.com remix contest. I did win the last week and got my joint on it so Im all good. And I must say, that never have I been more proud of a final product.

FUCK UFO

2009-06-30T13:53:00.000-07:00

A while back, KevinNottingham had a post describing a sucker trying to be bigshot, yanking about how much he hates Charles Hamilton and that this chump should be promoted more.. So he wrote Kevin and this made Kevin respond in his manner... Up for discussion and this dude wouldnt let go and did even pretend to be two of his girlish friends... His joint are lousy and sounds like Divine style on a bad day, so I had to step up in this, backing my main man up.. So I flipped a quick joint with his own complaining voice from Youtube and Guru and Tim Dog telling this wiener to know his place and shut up... I then decided to make a video quick and so I did... Now, what I didnt expect was this loser to grasp my profile and take some private pics of my children, copy them to his computer and throw them through photoshop, you fucking pervert..
Now Ive reached a forkin the road... The first is full of ideas to release some tensions and cut some vocals in on some beats and make UFO look dumb.. Now he's looking dumb now, but I still need release....
The second road is to ignore him, dont respond to anything other than to report his video to myspace and let the sucker live....

So for now, imma let you look at the cover, while I make beats and salute the King of Pop...

Red & Meth remix contest

2009-05-29T07:27:00.000-07:00

It's amazing - Im one of the chosen ones in the nest round of finalists in the contest over at Illroots.com.. My man S.T.T.R.E.S.S. and Remot are there along with me and 22 others, but its great to pass the first round..
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Danish Gangster

2009-05-25T08:33:00.000-07:00

Jay Z : Pray remix [of Danish Gangster]

That's right.... We double up on the Jay Z albums... NO ONE is gonna tell me, that I can't do it.. I'm doing the Isbjerg Print along with the KevinNottingham.com Blueprint competition and now, because of Young K's release of his vision of American Gangster, Im up tom the challenge and are redoing the Amrican Gangster the danish way... Holla !

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And Canadian Gangster by Young K

BluePrint continued

2009-05-23T12:23:00.001-07:00

Still trying hard to get in the contest and place myself well... I was in doubt at first, but I gave it another squeeze and now Im pouring soulful music out with Jay in center... Im going another route with this, and therefore Im giving you all the links seperately...

The Ruler's Back rmx
The Takeover rmx
Izzo (Hova) rmx
Girls Girls rmx
Jigga that Nigga rmx
You Dont Know rmx

Remix1Masse vol. 4

2009-05-17T07:58:00.000-07:00

I don't mean to leave you hanging for so long, but getting a job and doing other thing besides producing is felt thru not writing here, nor being behind the panels as nuch as I wanted...
So here's a whole lot of super joints, doing them justice like this collecting them here.. Ive got Common with a tender vibe, Ive got JD Era with some smooth shayt and Ive got Sean P doing it hard.. Ive grown into a huge Sean P fan - I was a fan of Helter Skelter in thae 90s, but listening to them now is just awesome, and Sean P does hisbest - He's ready to do damage...

Common : Gladiator rmx

2009-04-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday KevinNottingham had another contest posted on Common and the contest is not only for US citizens but is also a contest, where you have to pay to enter.. NO WAY !

Let me for the record say that it's not Kevin's fault and get right down to the music... I had 5 samples for tryouts for this joint and ended up with this... Im very pleased with it and feel that Ive given the track another emotional vibe....

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Jay Z : The Isbjerg Print

2009-04-19T23:52:00.000-07:00

KevinNottingham have once again called upon the knight of the round turntable and started the Blueprint remix contest... Once again Im getting to remix Jay and here's the first track.. Ive thrown Jackie in the chorus to call Jay out.. 'If it wasnt for you...' We woundn't be sitting here, remixing this amazing album..

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Blogs worldwide

2009-03-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

Im not gonna lie to you... Im always amazed by the fact, that people blog my music and I get the fantastic response I do... This time around I found my album on some foreign sites, so I salute you... Thanks for the help friends...
Hip Hop Je Moja Muzika

Raw Rap

Royal Flush

After Danish Donuts

2009-03-18T01:29:00.000-07:00

It's been a while... Ive been focused 100% on this project and now its finished... Im happy and sad at the same time, looking at my sideproject - The Nas/Olu Dara remix album... With help and strong assistance from my Nottinghammers, we managed to finish half an album so far, going for the rest - Ive got S.T.T.R.E.S.S., One mic, Flamesyall, Tokyo Cigar and more doing their part to do a family album... Its gonna be sweet... And after that ?

Well...
Before None Passing - Aesop Rock Remix album...
Homeostasis Soundtrack - composing a modern ode for the streets..
Remix Movement - Taj Ai remix album...
Dante's theory - Mos Def Remix album..
Frozen Veins - Cannibal Ox remix album..
His Evil Highness - Madvillian remixed..

2009-03-15T16:09:00.000-07:00

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Datpiff

2009-02-09T10:45:00.000-08:00

http://www.datpiff.com/ This is the site, that has a whole bunch of mixtapes, so I had to throw mine in and... Bingo ! The BillPrint got Featured as a special and were downloaded 404 times on 3 days.. And this makes the album cross the 1000 download, which is my personal record..

I've never felt so proud as I am now, getting really good response on most of my albums.. and now I can improve my craft and despite my mssing interest in Tupac, I will consider doing an album with mr. Shakur...

What 2009 will bring, may be :
IsMatic - Reconstructing Illmatic, the result of KevinNottingham.com's beat contest..
Nas/Olu Dara : We Are - A combo remix album, remixing Nas' 'Iam'...
What if Vol.2 Doing M.O.P. over Dr. Dre Beats...
Danish Donut - Doing the Donut Original Samples my way...
Closed for remix - Beastie Boys remix album...
Before None Passing - Aesop Rock Remix album...
Homeostasis Soundtrack - composing a modern ode for the streets..
Ready to Reconstruct - Biggie Remix album
Remix Movement - Taj Ai remix album...
Dante's theory - Mos Def Remix album..

and what might come my way...

J-Live : Hear After Remix

2009-02-02T13:10:00.000-08:00

So while Im working on Danish Donuts, I wouldn't let you get through another week without something fresh..
J-Live is an underated MC with some heavy skills and rhymes for miles to come... Ive remixes Hear After, making it a bit more Boom Bapish - It's fire, people....
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Danish Donuts

2009-02-02T04:08:00.000-08:00

If you haven't heard it or read it else where, Im working on Danish Donut, a reconstruction of J Dilla's Donuts, doing a 31 track album using the same samples as the master..

The Battle for J Dilla's Legacy

2009-02-01T01:23:00.000-08:00

I read this article and had to share it with y'all..

The Battle for J Dilla's Legacy by Roger Erickson
Kelley Louise Carter
Vibe Magazine January 13, 2009
THREE YEARS AFTER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH, J DILLA'S BEATS AND REPUTATION LOOM EVER LARGER OVER HIP HOP. BUT FOR HIS MOTHER - WHO NURSED THE VISIONARY PRODUCER THROUGH A CHRONIC ILLNESS AND HAS WATCHED HIS ESTATE LANGUISH IN LIMBO - THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. BY KELLEY LOUISE CARTER.

There's nothing Maureen Yancey wouldn't do for her children. But as she sits in the basement studio of her only surviving son's Los Angeles home, she struggles with the one thing she hasn't done since her firstborn, James Dewitt Yancey known in hip hop circles as Jay Dee or J Dilla - three years ago of complications from lupus. She just can't. She didn't do it when the ambulance arrived at the nearby house Dilla shared with. Common, and she didn't when they failed to revive him from cardiac arrest. She couldn't even bring herself to do it when she picked out which baseball cap she'd place by his coffin.

"When he left, I had an awful void," she says calmly. "I didn't grieve like you always think you'd grieve. I always had a joy and the strength to help others to get through it. But..." her voice trails off, hands smoothing down her jeans. "I haven't cried yet."

Still, the memories came flooding back when she flew from Detroit to visit the city where her son was buried at age 32. "I rejoiced in the fact that he wasn't sick anymore," she says, "and that he'd done what he came here to do. I do believe that. His purpose on earth was to come here and give us the music that he had in his heart and soul."

The equipment that surrounds her is Dilla's, the same gear he used to create the deceptively simple, unspeakably beautiful music that solidified his reputation as one of hip hop's greatest. As Busta Rhymes put it in 2007, "He wasn't just a producer, he was the best producer."

Many of her son's friends - Common, Busta, Erykah Badu - still call regularly, and keep her son's music in rotation. Q-Tip's latest single, "Move" (Universal Motown, 2008), was built around a Dilla beat, and her other son John Yancey, a rapper known as Illa J has released the powerful new album, Yancey Boys (Delicious Vinyl, 2008), which was produced by his big brother. Meanwhile the 60-year-old woman everybody calls Ma Dukes faces health problems of her own, and financial challenges as well. Although numerous memorials and "benefits" were held in his name, the proceeds didn't change his family's life. Dilla left two daughters - Ja'Mya, 7, and Paige, 9 - to provide for, a sizeable IRS bill, and unresolved legal issues surrounding the use of his beats. Ma Dukes says she has never received money from her son's estate and that her plans to establish a foundation in his name were quashed by the executor of his estate. Somehow, she was not reduced to tears even after Dilla's attorney informed her that she had no legal right to use her own son's name or likeness for commercial purposes. Not even to support his family.

IN HIS NATIVE DETROIT, DILLA WAS THE MAN. The soft-spoken beatmaker was a pioneer of the Motor City hip hop landscape that struggled to gain national recognition before Slim Shady put the D on the map in 1999. Though he remains anonymous to the masses, Dilla is considered a demigod by his hardcore fans. His distinctive drum sounds and grimy, organic sound palette revolutionized hip hop production, and echoes of his innovative use of samples can be heard in the work of Just Blaze and Kanye West. "He can do a Primo beat better than Premier. He can do a Dre beat better than Dre, and he can out-rock Pete Rock," says fellow Detroit producer House Shoes. "But none of them could duplicate a Dilla beat. Much respect to those three. They were pioneers. But that's the fucking truth."

Dilla grew up in the Conant Gardens section of Detroit's Eastside surrounded by music. His dad, Beverly Yancey, played piano and upright bass. "My mom and dad had a jazz a cappella group, and they'd sing in the living room for hours and hours," says Illa J, 22. "It was really laid-back and nonchalant. While that was happening, my brother would be downstairs in the basement doing his thing."

By the mid-1990s, Dilla was getting calls from some of the hottest stars of the day. He produced tracks for The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, and Q-Tip, with whom he founded the production collective The Ummah. Yet despite these high-profile projects, Dilla shunned the limelight. His love of music eclipsed any concern for dealing with industry politics. "He wasn't antisocial," says Illa J. "He was just quiet. That comes from our dad. A lot of his personality rubbed off on my brother. It was all about the craft for him. He didn't care about all that other stuff."

When Tribe's Beats, Rhymes, and Life (Jive, 1996) was nominated for a Grammy, Tip invited Dilla to the award ceremony. "I was like, 'Yo, this is a good opportunity for you, you should just go.' He was like, 'Hell no, I ain't going. Fuck that!"' recalls Q-Tip, laughing at the memory. "I said, 'You got nominated for a fucking Grammy. You are going to go.' He said, 'I ain't got nothing to wear!' But he went. He was so mad and disgruntled and angry about that. He was much happier doing it his way. That's who he was. He didn't really want to fuck with none of that. And I don't blame him."

DILLA REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS HEALTH IN JANUARY OF 2002. He'd just returned from Europe and thought he had a bad flu. Sick to his stomach and complaining of chills, Ma Dukes took him to the emergency room at Bon Secours hospital in suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan. His blood platelet count should have been above 150, but it was below 10. Doctors told his mother they were surprised he was still walking around.

He tested positive for lupus, an autoimmune disease that can be fatal. To make matters worse, Detroit doctors diagnosed him with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, aka TTP, a rare disorder that causes blood clots to form in the body's blood vessels.

Despite his degenerating health, Dilla packed up his stuff and moved out to Los Angeles, where he lived with his friend and frequent collaborator Common. He set up a studio and got to work. But very few knew how bad life was for the soft-spoken prodigy. He poured himself into his work, doing his best to forget his health problems. Ma Dukes says there were several close calls. When she left him alone once, Dilla fell down and bumped his head. Because she refused to leave Dilla's side during his last days, she and her husband lost their house. She tried to file for bankruptcy to save the family home but didn't get back to Detroit in time to sign the necessary paperwork. "I wasn't leaving my son," she says."We lost the house. But I wasn't concerned. It didn't bother me at all."

At summer's end, 2005, Dilla found himself in a hospital bed at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, the same hospital where The Notorious B.I.G. and Eazy-E died. He'd lost the ability to walk and could barely talk. His own body was killing him, and there was little to be done about it.

Sensing that death was coming, he told his mother he needed his equipment in the hospital with him. Ma Dukes asked his friends from the L.A.-based label Stones Throw Records to lug his turntables, mixer, crates of records, MPC, and computer into his room. When his hands were too swollen, Ma Dukes would massage his stiffened fingers so Dilla could work on the tracks, letting his doctors listen to the beats through his headphones.

Sometimes he'd wake Ma Dukes up in the middle of the night, asking her to help move him from his bed to a reclining chair so he could work a bit more comfortably. His only focus was finishing the album. Donuts was released on Stones Throw on February 7, 2006, his 32nd birthday. Dilla died three days later.

"It was crazy to hear all that soul," Illa J says of one haunting track called "Don't Cry." "I got to be in the right mode to listen to it. It's emotional for me. I can feel my brother talking to me through the music."

THREE DAYS AFTER DILLA DIED, HIS ELDEST DAUGHTER, PAIGE, TURNED 6. "That was a low blow," says her mother, Monica Whitlow. "To have to tell my baby that before her birthday was the worst. We didn't get to say goodbye." The 29-year-old, who knew Dilla before his career took off, still lives in Detroit. She emphasizes that their relationship was never about money. "To have him back here, breathing and living, that's worth more than money any day," she says. "But it pisses me off, everything that's going on with this estate. It's ridiculous 'cause it's been three years, and my baby has not seen anything from this estate. Nobody has granted James his final wish."

Although Dilla's will stipulates that all assets be divided among his mother, his two daughters, and his brother, the executor of the estate is his accountant Arty Erk, and as back-up, there's his attorney, Micheline Levine and then his mother. Ma Dukes says she grew so frustrated that communications broke down between her and the executor. Erk explains that payments from the estate were delayed because Dilla has an outstanding tax debt in the "healthy six figures." He says he is negotiating a payment plan with the IRS and that a petition has been filed with the probate court in order to get family allowances paid to Dilla's children.

The other major issue facing the estate is that so many people are using Dilla's beats without permission. Dilla would often create beat CDs and hand them out to friends.

"It's been difficult to police," Erk admits, adding that he's at the tail end of litigation with Busta Rhymes. "An album was released by Busta on the Internet called Dillagence without authorization," Levine explains. "And, of course, we're now unable to use those tracks and exploit those downloads. Everybody downloaded it for free." Attempts to reach out to Busta were not returned.

Ma Dukes counters that Busta paid Dilla for those tracks years ago. "He got a raw deal," she says. "Busta didn't take anything from anybody." Ma Dukes says she feels bad that her son's friend had to go through such rough treatment by his estate.

The same scenario has played out several times since Dilla's death. The estate has settled "four or five" similar cases, negotiating what they believe is fair market value for the beats. "A lot of people are coming out of the woodwork with things that he did for them," says Erk, who took out an ad in Billboard magazine in April 2008, notifying people to stop using Dilla's material. The estate also sent out cease-and-desist letters to various entertainers as well as people throwing events in Dilla's name-including his own mother, she says. "Her dream was to open a camp where kids with lupus could have normal lives," says Joy Yoon, an L.A. journalist who interviewed Ma Dukes shortly after her son's death and later offered to help her raise funds for what was to be called the J Dilla Foundation. "But then she said she was put on hold by the lawyers."

Ma Dukes insists she will go on with her plans for the foundation, establishing it in her own name. "It's been over two years, and they're talking the same crap," she says. "I don't have a Ph.D., but I know how to use a phone and talk to somebody and make arrangements. It's just not an excuse. They have no respect for the fact that I had anything to do with bringing him into this world."

Meanwhile, she has voiced concerns about Dilla's will itself, which he signed on September 8, 2005, nearly six months before his death. "I don't even know if he really knew what he was signing," she says. "I don't think he would have signed anything if he'd known it would be like this now." She has hired an attorney who is also representing her son and Paige's mother, Monica Whitlow, who says that legal action is "in the works."

"His estate is fucked up," Q-Tip says. "I know the lawyers are saying that he had certain tax issues and all that stuff. But you were getting paid to represent him when he was alive, so it shouldn't be any of that. Ma Dukes ain't getting nothing, and the kids ain't getting nothing. It's a horrible thing."

During the last year of her son's life, Maureen Yancey tested positive for lupus. She says she's not worried about dying and has accepted the fact that she and her husband must now live in a rental property in a neighborhood she describes as "a war-torn zone." What keeps her up at night is her grand children. "I just want the girls to be taken care of," she says. "That's all."

In response to a petition filed by her mother, Joyleete Hunter, Dilla's youngest daughter, Ja'Mya, has begun receiving money from the estate, and Erk says Paige should start receiving payouts sometime in early 2009. "Oh really?" says Whitlow. "That's new information for me." She has had few conversations with Erk and says that when she informed him she was working with Ma Dukes' lawyer, he warned her, "This is going to get ugly." But she remains undeterred. "I gotta speak up for my baby 'cause I been quiet too long," she says."He hasn't seen ugly. I can show him ugly."

In the meantime, Ma Dukes says please don't cry for her. "It's really rough for everybody out there. But prayers help," she says with a sigh."Pray for my strength."

Hip Hop universal

2009-01-29T01:57:00.000-08:00

Kevin Nottingham introduced me to this site, connecting us in a new forum - The facebook/Myspace for hip hop fans/artists...
Link It doesn't mean, that Im leaving this, but I do post a whole lot of my projects there in these days.. Im working on J Dilla reconstrucing album and the develpment can be followed closely the next few days...

Game Music

2009-01-25T02:41:00.000-08:00

This album is the soundtrack to your gameplaying, Isbjerg have been doing these joints for years - Whenever gettin stuck in a video game or needed a break, he turned to producing some music to let off some steam and clearing the cloudy mind.. The beats have always had a touch of video game theme music so they were gathered and now released together in this album....

Behind the Beats: Isbjerg

2009-01-24T06:02:00.000-08:00

Yes, we do celebrate one of our own here,but he deserves a little credit once in a while. And in Isbjerg’s case, we do have one of old cats in the game. Isbjerg grew up in Denmark and were introduced to “The Message” Since then he grabbed the mic, got in the spotlight and rocked it with the best danish acts at that time. And since the danish scene weren’t that big, it meant that everybody knew everybody and Isbjerg’s been working with former DMC world champions and danish old school legends. Further more, Isbjerg’s been on a bunch of features and albums throughout the last 15 years..
He didn’t dropped the mic, but layed it on the shelf for time being, focusing on producing. He then found a bunch of acapellas to practice on and found KevinNottingham.com and grew with projects..
He’s done plenty of interviews, but never on his own and never as a producer. With that much coming from his Rap1Masse blog, we had to ask him a whole lot of questions.Briffe : So what up. You first took notice joining in on the 90’s contest, and you had your first remix album with the American Gangster. But back to that in a while – First, what made you change from being an MC to dive into the producing ?
Isbjerg : Producing has always been my thing, I wanted to get an inpact on my music, so I brought records I liked and did bring some important stuff to my own joints and when I got a computer in the beginning of the 90’s I had to try to produce something and despite the 8bit and lousy sounds, I did two albums and 3 mixtapes with beats on it.. Garagesounds vol 1 and 2 were the bomb in a time of independent artists coming out, doing their own thing. Shortly after that, my computer broke down and I was stock trying to produce on Music 2000 on my playstation 1… How low can you go ? But I got an MPC and got beats back in my everyday.. And now after KevinNottingham.com, I found the hunger and lust to do more and do better… His site and the Nottinghammers raised my production rate from 10 beats a year to 10 beats a week..Not that I have to, but I really want to make beats..

Briffe : I like your dedication. So, what equipment do you have now ?
Isbjerg : I still got my MPC, but prefer my old Acid Pro 4, really pressing it to follow my commands. I’ve got stacks of CDs and some LPs and stuffed it on my extended harddisc, bought for music arrangement, samples and sounds… I’ve got movies and live concerts for inspiration and since I thought of making ‘ Before I sleep’, I got myself a lot of old school equipment and try to balance simple samples and live feel..

Briffe: So you’ve released remix albums and mixtapes for more than a year now How is that different from being the one laying the vocals and what does it take for you to begin a remix album ?
Isbjerg : Imma have to say, that no matter how good a MC I consider myself, I can never compete with the acapellas in my remix. I’m not retired as a MC but the producing makes me wanna do more and work harder to make it happen. It’s great to have a whole album of acapella and brainstorm what do with it. I really had fun doing the El-P and Sick Jacken album, and Jay had me going the distance. I had to go 20 years back in producing with El and Sick made me listen to a lot of westerns albums. I’ve been a fan of Bill Withers for years and combing Jay with Bill were a dream as well of making the Wright album.. I’ve just finished J-Live remix album, full of orchestral music and raw drums and are working on Nas/Olu Dara project as a father/son thing..I saw the Notion contest on Kevin, but couldn’t find a perfect theme for it, until the IllMatic beat contest came up - So if the theme idea works for the vocals, I’m in..

Briffe : Tell me about the process of finishing the albums. How long did it take to find a way to spread the word and what were your approach to releasing it ? Do you have a favorite album or do you have a special release experience ?
Isbjerg : I’ve realized that having a company makes me take on a lot more tasks than I did as a MC. I gotta do the mastering, the graphics, the album ID and making the release plans – I’m not alone on it, but I like to be certain that things are getting done.. And like everybody else, I have my facebook/myspace profile, I’m on various sites spreading the releases and I’ve started a release mailchain, including Kevins site and have included more blogs throughout 2008. The album are much like children, and that makes it hard to find a favorite, but ‘Before I sleep’ really made me work harder and I do consider the album deserves a better hit score, that it got – I consider re-releasing it through Kevin to make it standout and make it heard by those, who I imagine would like it..
Briffe : I must admit, I haven’t got the entire album, only the joint on your Remix1Massee albums – Now, do you got a MC, you would like to produce ? Either a acapella pack or a real MC ?
Isbjerg : I would love to do more Biggie – I had a remix album planned, but decided to wait because of the hype surrounding the movie and the mixtapes coming out because of the hype..
I’ve had a talk with Australian MC Notion and wouldn’t mind doing more for him, as for Trav William from Florida and to find a skilled MC on a level as those, I wouldn’t turn down doing as much as possible..

Briffe : Who did you listen to growing up? What producers or artists had an impact on you? And what about today… who do you listen to in the game these days ?
Isbjerg : I grew up on Run DMC, Beastie Boys and LL Cool J. I heard a lot of Gangstarr after hearing ‘step in the arena’ and wanted to be DJ Premier, and the same thing happended when I first heard Company Flow. El – P and Primo have a lot af styles and sounds that you can try to copy, but can never outdo… Those two are trendsetters and today I do tend to listen to more new artists, but I can’t keep up with the many albums coming out, so I listen a lot to my own projects, the selfish bastard I am..
If I told you, that my favorite albums are : Paul’s boutique, 3 feet high and rising and It Takes a nation of millions to hold us back, you can imagine the style and sound, I like..

Briffe : What can we expect to hear from you in 2009? Any more remix albumss? Another albums or productions maybe?
Isbjerg s: I’ve promised myself to make more instrumental albums, but I’ve got room for more acapellas to be dombined with some good stuff.. I gotta do something in 2009, that I didn’t do I 2008, or else I would only repeat my work

Briffe : Thank you for taking the time to talk. Is there anything else that you would like to end this off with ?
Isbjerg : Yeah, get the free remix album on my site – Don’t hold back…

Best to Do It Remix

2009-01-21T15:44:00.000-08:00

2DopeBoys got a contest going, and I ain't missing out on a contest like this...
My Joint

Notion : Daily DomiNotion

2009-01-19T00:11:00.000-08:00

Hvis man tager sample sættet fra Daily Operation med Gangstarr og sætter Notion ind i spillet, så får man 'Daily DomiNotion'... Australsk hip hop med klassiske samplinger, sammensat af Isbjerg himself...
Det bli'r et hit....
Download

If you take the sample set from Gangstarr's Daily Operation and put the australian MC Notion into the mix, you've got 'Daily DomiNotion'... Australian Hip hop med classic samples, produced together by Isbjerg himself...
It's a hit...
Download

No news ?

2009-01-18T14:30:00.000-08:00

Yes, you'll get it.... As you properbly guessed, I haven't been writing any blogs for some time, mainly because of sickness and a long story short, Im home in Denmark and I'm working on my projects again, this time I'm on some different ish and here's the projects who's been thought off the last two weeks..

Reinvented Beats Vol. 1 - 4
I take the original track/tracks and hold the samples up against classic artist using and reuse it in a new way...
Ex: I take Rick James' Superfreak and make you regonize it, let MC Hammer get a sec or two to be remembered and then... Flip it my way and try to put a new vibe and flow on it... To keep them legendary, I'll keep the name, that made the sampled track famous - 'Can't touch this'

Game Music - Music to play video games by
Ive been playing for years, and I believe that this genre needs some beats for game playing...

and so much more to come...

Prague

2009-01-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

Isbjerg - Prague in the middle

Press

2009-01-11T00:22:00.001-08:00

Skopje

2009-01-09T05:54:00.000-08:00

Der er ikke nogen plader i Makadonien - Hvis der er, så gemmer de dem godt - Efter lang tid troede jeg faktisk, at hvis man ønskede at høre musik derhjemme, så inviterede man bare et band hjem til sig for at spille... Men jeg fandt nogen lydfiler på nettet, som også er meget sparsom med makadonsk musik...

There doesn't seems to be any records in Macadonia - And if there is, they hid them well - After a while, I convinced myself that whenever one wanted to hear some music at home, one should get a band from the streets to come and play... I found some files on the net, but that was a cheap experience....

Isbjerg - The Millenium Cross

Turin

2009-01-08T11:59:00.000-08:00

Så har vi fundet melodien i NordItalien, og i en af de 10 distrikter fandt jeg El Pont d'Arcalis e Ariondassa, som var så dyster at se på, men så munter at sample...

Next up is Northern Italy i one of the 10 districts I find El Pont d'Arcalis e Ariondassa , which were so dark and moody and turns out to be happy to sample...
Isbjerg - Merry Men
El Pont d'Arcalis e Ariondassa -Carlin passa de là

J-Live : Whoever

2009-01-07T14:01:00.000-08:00

Paris var ikke mig - Brugte en stor del af tiden på at rode med J-Live, og her slog det mig... Som at få Sverige serveret som en flad af den anden verden...
Han er bare en af de bedste rappere,jeg har hørt længe... Så mon ikke om jeg bare må remixe ham.. Jeg er i skrivende stund nået til track 4, som jeg leaker, for det sparker så hård røv, at Remee tager notater... Whoever

Paris didn't do it for me.. Used a lot of time messing with J-Live's vocals instead and it hit me like sweden served as a cheek warmer... He's one of the best mc's I've hears in a long time... So I had to make my own remix and leak a track from it.. Whoever

Paris

2009-01-07T03:44:00.000-08:00

Og dette er så kærlighedens by... Min kone to be vil så gerne hertil, men jeg ser på byen med andre øjne idag, da jeg skal koncentrere mig om det rette musikvalg... Jeg vil godt hvad jeg leder efter, og jeg kan undre mig over det manglende udvalg i harmonika musik.. Jeg kan fornemme musikken i byen..

And this is the so called city of love, as my wife to be would call it, but I look after something else today.. I do ponder on the low harmonica standard and lack of vinyle here.. But I feel the music in the city..

Isbjerg - French or not

Michael Giacchino - I’m A Rat

Birmingham

2009-01-06T09:52:00.000-08:00

Er der en mere perfekt dag for en tur i det engelske end på hellige tre kongers aften ? Ikke når det kommer til øl og en anledning til at drikke igen... Nårh men min opgave er jo klar, og Birmingham er efter sigende et elendigt sted at finde gode plader, men da jeg søger en anden salgs plader på en anden måde, så finder jeg først en Peter Gabriel plade, der var for sær til at lade være, og fandt ud af at jeg nok skal sigte mere efter en victoria/den sorte snog stil... Jeg tænker fløjter og små horn...

I couldn't find a more perfect day to be in the english enviroment than Epiphany ? Not with ale involved and an occasion to drink it.. Well my mission was clear, and Birmingham has a rumour for being a bad cratedigger place, but not with my way of digging and not with the type of records i'm looking for... I did find a Peter Gabriel record to weird to ignore, but I'm steering towards a more victorian/black adder period - I'm thinking small flutes and horns...

Isbjerg - 15 Takes

Peter Gabriel - Outtake Passion

Glasgow

2009-01-05T23:25:00.000-08:00

Jeg får ikke den bedste start, idet at jeg ikke kan finde noget decideret skotte musik, ud over sækkepiber.. Og det blir jo ikke nemmere, når nogen forsøger at bilde mig ind, at Wales er næsten det samme som Skotland, og at jeg bare kan finde noget spændende folkemusik derfra.. Nu er jeg ikke det største geografiske geni, men jeg ved sgu hvor Wales ligger, og jeg ved en hel del om skotter og deres øl.. På billedet ser I deres stolthed, armadilloen som minder en smule om vores operahus... Jeg ender med at tage til takke med James Horner og Braveheart soundtracket ( Han er amerikaner, men har en forkærlighed til celtisk folkemusik og det smager lidt af sækkepibe ) og resultatet er :

I'm not off to the best start, since I can't find any other scottish music besides bagpipes. It doesn't get easier by someone trying to tell me that Wales is the same as Scotland - I'm not the greatest geographical genius, but I know the difference between Scotland and Wales. In the background, Glasgow's Armadillo and looks like the danish operahouse.. I end up with James Horner and Braveheart soundtrack - He's a american with a flair for celtic music and that's almost scottish :
Isbjerg - The Scottish Armadillo James Horner - Braveheart soundtrack

Still AmeriKKKas Most

2009-01-05T01:15:00.000-08:00

Jeg fandt endelig flere sessioner med Ice Cube, og har nu fundet frem til projektet 'Still AmeriKKKa's Most' som en hyldest til en af de mest holdbare og banebrydende rappere i min tid... Fra Straight outta Compton til Raw Footage, så er Ice Cube en hjørnesten i Hip Hop.. Og derfor vil jeg lave et remix album med ham som tema..

I finally found more footage of the legendary Ice Cube and are ready to try min craft with this old Gangster, as a salute to a solid stone in my hip hop history.. I wanted the cover to represent his solo beginning to now... And he's still... Download link

I am packed...

2009-01-04T05:20:00.001-08:00

and despite that the trailer says the 9th, it's on from tomorrow...

Notion : Daily DomiNotion

2008-12-28T15:59:00.000-08:00

In the spirit of Kevin Nottinghams new contest called IllMatic Beat Contest where we must recreate a beat from the original samples used for the Nas album.. Confused ?
Well, not to long ago, another contest had its prime with the australian artist Notion, and I got the acapellas and the album and went blanc on ideas foir this project untill I was working on the remake of Nas' album - Why not combine Notion with the talent and the samples from Gangstarr's 'Daily Operation' and reproduce it together as 'Daily DomiNotion' - I'm 4 tracks deep and have mailed Notion to ask him about the idea...

yo man!
I hit up the site, and holy shit i was on there lol! Sick! Where did ya get the pics from loL? myspace or facebook? haha it came out cool, if ya want i got a gang more flicks for you to use for it, and other shit. lemme know.
Thanks man for all this, im flattered. Go nuts and remix wateva ya want, reference them to the originals to see if the raps come in early or wateva, and have fun!
hit me up..

APpreciate the love,
Peace fam
Notion.

The last album of 2008

2008-12-28T06:54:00.001-08:00

Dear friends... In spirit of new year and christmas, I've created amixtape for the last hour of 2008... I'm gonna throw it in my systemand be a selfish bastard into the last time of 2008 and into 2009, andhope that you will do the same... ¤ track on each 15 mins counts downto 2009 and blows us in the new year with new adventures forRap1Masse..
Download here..

Oh and Kevin, feel free to throw my link in your bloglist or honorbleroll or something... Happy new year and see you all in 2009

Dead links and new sleep

2008-12-16T00:01:00.000-08:00

It has come tomy attention, that some of the Zshare links wasn't working, so I'm throwing them up again...

Furthermore I've made the instrumental album of 'Before I sleep' since a lot found the album great for writing, riding and sliding music... Thanx for all the support - I'm very proud of the remix and the old school sound in it, and I'm still considering another jukie for one more theme album.. And people people.. There are more to come, both remix albums and instrumentals..

Download Before I sleep
Download Before I sleep Instrumental

Change Clothes Rmx Video

2008-12-15T07:12:00.000-08:00

I had to have a video for one of the tracks...

Jay Z & O.V. Wright : The Wright Original Samples Album

2008-12-14T14:04:00.002-08:00

Goon asked for an Original samples album for this, so I gave him one.. I have nothing to do with this album, besides for remixing them with the greatest musician and blending them together..
Download here

Lego Album covers

2008-12-12T15:13:00.000-08:00

Ja, jeg fandt det her, og så ville jeg sgu også være med...

Jay Z & O.V. Wright : The Wright Album

2008-12-11T03:21:00.000-08:00

I know you,ve seen a bunch of remix albums from Jay's Black Album, and
you just had an overdose of the American Gangster remixes - I've done
it, together with The Billprint,joining Jay with Bill Withers and If
you enjoyed that, you should enjoy this..

This is the 'cozy crispy get into the zone' remix album for the cold
winther days.. This Remix album is all Jay Z, and all O.V. Wright on
add. vocals, the sound is warm and smooth and without any extra drums,
bass and nothing.. Get it in your system at once and get down with the
sound of Jay Z and O.V. Wright..
Download her..

Meanwhile..

2008-12-07T15:19:00.000-08:00

It's been a while.. My problem hasn't been the net or the modem or anything like that - It has mainly been the fact that my music program Acid Pro decided to be an arse and not show me the waves in a piece of music, but showed me an empty bar no matter what I did - I tried to reinstall the shit and go to forums to tell my situation.. I tried a newer version with the same result.. Finally I tried to download a netwire helping graphic works and it helped.. My problem is that I did discover it a bit late because of my projects. I'm always a few projects ahead of my planner, but dealing with this problem took a whole lot of work and thinking.. I'm back in the lab, still convinced that I did best in not letting anyone in my staff or outside the office try to repair my computer or fix my program... Im still looking at the projects and try to uphold a timeline, thinking of the Tour1Masse and the amount of accapellas for 2009...

Common : It used to be so Common

2008-12-04T03:26:00.001-08:00

så kom den endelig.. Jeg tager chancen og smider den ud med 4 dages forsinkelse, på trods af at jeg endnu ikke føler at mit udstyr er oppe og køre 100 % Men her er så Common med en mere simpel lyd fra en tid, hvor man lige havde fået sampler og nød at kunne betjene den..
Download her

Acid Pro Dead

2008-12-03T16:01:00.000-08:00

Jeg har bare ikke kunne lave en skid musik... Der er da ikke noget værre end at ens program ikke virker optimalt... Efter 10 dages kamp med versioner, gamle tricks og en enkelt ekspert til kaffe og kig på maskinen, så kan den lidt igen... Jeg har vendt, vredet, adskilt, varmet, kølet, råbt af, grædt over, klynket med den maskine og nu kan jeg igen se de kære spor og niveauer der gjorde at jeg kunne lave musik.... Så nu kører vi forhåbligt igen, og lad os se hvornår jeg er oppe på normal hastighed igen - Jeg er 10 dages beat bagud...

Deconstrcting Illmatic by Dan Love

2008-12-01T23:00:00.000-08:00

Link
Although I’m not a big one for New Year’s resolutions, I did make a promise to myself to up my commitment to Oh Word and increase my frequency of posting in ‘08. Of course, given Rafi’s recent unveiling of future plans for the site it seems like my days of venting hip hop geekery upon you at this particular corner of the wild and treacherous internet are now numbered: that’ll teach me for breaking with tradition and actually setting myself some goals at the turn of the year.

Anyways, what better way to celebrate the end of an era at Oh Word than by celebrating the greatest hip hop album of all time? What follows is a breakdown of all the key samples that went into the making of Illmatic, beat by beat. It’s not entirely exhaustive, but all the key grooves and some drum breaks are included in the following deconstructions. And yes, you’re right, this took a while…

Genesis
Grand Wizard Theodore – Subway Theme
Main Source – Live At The BBQ
Given that this post is intended to purely deconstruct the samples used in the making of Illmatic, this brief note on ‘The Genesis’ is really just for the sake of pedantic completism. If you didn’t already know, which I assume you do, ‘The Genesis’ is comprised of Nas’s first appearance on wax with the Main Source crew on the classic posse cut ‘Live At The BBQ’ and excerpts from the equally classic and genre-defining film Wild Style. With Grand Wizard Theodore’s ‘Subway Theme’ reverberating throughout what seems like the whole of the borough of Queens, Nas takes the opportunity to remind us that, “niggaz don’t listen man, representin’, it’s Illmatic.” It’s on…

NY State Of Mind
Donald Byrd – Flight Time
Joe Chambers – Mind Rain
The first of the three Premo produced cuts, ‘NY State Of Mind’ is the darkest and most chilling of his contributions to the album, aptly setting the grimy yet melodic tone that permeates the LP. The harrowing high-pitched guitar notes that open up the track are lifted from Donald Byrd’s ‘Flight Time’ from his 1972 release on Blue Note, Black Byrd. This is of course just one small instance of Byrd’s work finding a home in a hip hop context, and his legacy as an artist still burns brightly in part due to the amount of sample fodder he provided for a wide range of legendary producers over the last two decades or so. It’s only a small touch in ‘NY State Of Mind’, but it’s a detail that complements the vibe of the track perfectly.

The more prominent groove of piano notes is taken from the 1.08 mark of Joe Chambers’s song ‘Mind Rain’ from his Double Exposure LP. I know very little about Chambers as an artist, but from brief research on the net it seems that he played a prominent role in the mid-’60s Blue Note releases as well as playing backup to many of the more prominent figures in jazz of the day and beyond. It’s a fantastic discovery on Premo’s part, an almost perfect one bar sample that is rounded off by the flurry of two higher notes at the end of the bar.

Throw in some heavy drums and it’s done: one of the greatest openers, if not the greatest opener, of any album in the history of the genre.

Life’s A Bitch
The Gap Band – Yearning For Your Love
‘Life’s A Bitch’ has always stood as an anomaly for me on Illmatic. Not only is it the sole track that features a guest MC spot, it is also by far the smoothest beat to be found anywhere on the album. This is of course in no small part a result of the sample source, lifted by L.E.S. from The Gap Band’s rather self-explanatory titled Gap Band III (although I believe that there may have been two albums that preceded this numbered series during the band’s formative years). The LP spawned several hits as the group began making steady progress into the charts, including ‘Yearning For Your Love’ which peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June of ’81 and forms the backbone of Nas and AZ’s classic collaboration.

The sample doesn’t take much spotting as it’s essentially a two bar loop with a little EQ tweaking, found after the intro to the track at the 0.22 mark. L.E.S. doesn’t leave it completely alone though, placing a few extra kick drums into the groove and layering over a more prominent rimshot/snare hit for that extra dose of flava. Beyond that there really isn’t much to it, although ‘Life’s A Bitch’ is special for one final reason, as it’s the only example of live instrumentation to be found on the album. The trumpet solo that brings the cut to a close is in fact played by Nas’s father Olu Dara (born Charles Jones III), and it provides a beautifully wistful end to a track that feels drenched in the dying rays of a crimson sunset over the city.

The World Is Yours
Ahmad Jamal – I Love Music
I can’t remember exactly where I sourced this titbit of information, but apparently when Premier listened to Pete Rock’s lone contribution to Illmatic, he went back to the lab, scrapped what he already had and started over. Whether this is true or not is open to debate, but it is a pleasingly romantic vision of the creative process that went into the construction of the album and a tale that confirms what you already know: ‘The World Is Yours’ is one of the Chocolate Boy Wonder’s finest moments on wax.

Rock sources his pianos from Ahmad Jamal’s ‘I Love Music’, the second song from his heavily-mined LP The Awakening. It’s a deft act of chopping from Mt. Vernon’s Finest, jacking a sequence from the 5.00 mark and subtly rearranging it to create the loop that forms the backbone of one of my favourite cuts from the album. ‘I Love Music’ is of note for those interested in Premier’s digging habits as well, as it also provides the sample for Jeru’s exceptional ‘Me Or The Papes’ from his sophomore outing Wrath Of The Math.

Although I’m not sure where Pete Rock sourced the drums for ‘The World Is Yours’, there’s one detail to the programming that I feel compelled to point out. The cowbell hits that are laid over each snare and immediately follow on the eighth of a bar are an incredibly subtle touch, but their inclusion is masterful: attention to detail is undoubtedly where it’s at.

Halftime
Average White Band – Schoolboy Crush
Gary Byrd – Soul Travellin’ Pt. I
Hair OST (Japanese Release) – ‘Dead End’
Average White Band’s impact on hip hop culture is significant, with a handful of extremely significant breaks that have at times transcended the genre and made it into the popular consciousness via artists such as Janet Jackson, TLC and Color Me Badd. In the case of ‘Halftime’, it’s ‘Schoolboy Crush’ that receives the sample treatment at the hands of Large Pro, and it’s those inimitable sleigh bells that help give the cut its undeniable swagger. Check the vocal at 4.25 as well to complete the picture: you’ll know it when you hear it.

For the horns Extra P gets his fingers dusty on a copy of Gary Byrd’s ‘Soul Travellin’ Pt. I’, an artist whose presence on the internet is extremely limited (and as such, so is my knowledge). You only have to listen to the first few seconds of the track to feel in familiar territory, although there’s some nice reverb on display here from Large Pro, effectively playing on the first couple of notes from the slammin’ horn track to be found in the original song. From what I can garner, Byrd eventually went on to form the group named Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience who released a few records on Motown in the ‘80s, but that’s about all I can tell you. Brother of Donald? Who knows: speak ya clout and drop some knowledge on my ignorant ass.

The final element to note in Large Pro’s composition is the filtered bass line lifted from the Japanese version of the Hair OST. ‘Dead End’ was originally cut from the run and only added at a later date, hence its inclusion on the Japanese edition and its omission from versions released elsewhere. Extra P’s innovation is astonishing here, completely transforming the break that occurs at the 0.14 mark, and I particularly like the fact that small traces of the vocal manage to endure, giving the groove a sense of space that is truly remarkable given its otherwise simplistic aesthetic.

Memory Lane
Reuben Wilson – We’re In Love
Lee Dorsey – Get Out My Life Woman
Although ‘N.Y. State Of Mind’ is probably the more highly revered cut, and ‘Represent’ demonstrates the more innovative use of a sample, ‘Memory Lane’ ranks as my favourite Premier production on the album. Backed by the ubiquitous Lee Dorsey drum break, there is a brilliance to this song that allows it to peep its head over the shoulders of the other giants on the LP. Those _drums_…

For the main groove Premo grabs a chunk of Reuben Wilson’s ‘We’re In Love’ from his 1971 album Set Us Free, the final chapter in his Blue Note odyssey that saw him release five albums in the space of three years. The two bars in question drop at the 0.20 mark, a fantastic break comprised of Wilson’s Hammond organ, guitar, vocals and percussion, and although Preem slows the groove down a little, this is essentially a straight loop with absolutely no fiddling. The adage ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ has rarely seemed as pertinent, and it is the sheer bangin’ simplicity of ‘Memory Lane’ that makes it so incredibly captivating. Man, they just don’t make ‘em like they used to…

One Love
Heath Brothers – Smiling Billy Pt. II
Parliament – Come In Out The Rain

What I really dig about the Abstract’s production style on ‘One Love’ is that he resists the temptation to chop up samples too heavily, thereby keeping the sound fluid and warm. This cut is a case in point, with Tip jacking the first 23 seconds of the Heath Brothers’ ‘Smilin’ Billy Suite Part II’ from their 1975 release Marchin’ On and doing very little with it beyond the addition of drums and volume changes as the sample is introduced. This introductory section really is masterful, with Mtume Heath’s percussion part from the original source gradually building into the mix before its complete introduction after the initial eight bar sequence which brings with it the unveiling of double bass and piano tracks. From here on in there really are very few changes, the different musical elements of the track creating a mystical and hypnotic platform for Nas’s musings that simply doesn’t require too much fiddling around with. No extra loop at the chorus, no bridge section, only a handful of breakdowns: it’s a veritable lesson in measured, instinctive and thoroughly considered hip hop production techniques.

For the drum track Tip turns to Parliament’s song ‘Come In Out The Rain’ from their first official LP entitled Osmium, released on Invictus in 1970. The break crops up right at the beginning of the track, and although The Abstract’s skilfully executed chops disguise the original sample source, there’s no mistaking the kicks and snares that form the bangin’ percussion that drives ‘One Love’. Of course, Parliament themselves need little introduction in hip hop circles given that George Clinton’s legendary group are rightfully regarded amongst the godfathers of funk and have acted as a sample source for a list of acts that reads like a who’s who of golden era hip hop, particularly for artists based on the West Coast. Crazy hair and breaks: it’s a legacy made in heaven.

One Time 4 Your Mind
Jimmy Gordon – Walter L
Although the liner notes of Illmatic state Gary Burton’s ‘Walter L’ as the principle sample source contained within ‘One Time For Your Mind,’ things ain’t quite that straightforward. It transpires that it is Jimmy Gordon’s version of the ‘Walter L’ song that finds its way into Large Pro’s composition, a straight one bar loop jacked from the section beginning at the 0.20 mark made up of guitar and ascending bass notes. In real terms it is the simplest beat that Extra P contributes to the album, with both ‘Halftime’ and ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell’ both featuring a wider range of sample sources and more complex production techniques.

However, trying to find out the origins of the Jimmy Gordon song is challenging to say the least (particularly when you are limited to internet-based research). With no listing on Discogs or any mention on Wikipedia, the song seems to have been swallowed somewhat by the sands of time. The chief contender appears to be Jim Gordon, a prolific session drummer who recorded for a myriad of artists during the ‘60s and ‘70s before being incarcerated for bludgeoning and stabbing his mother to death (I think it’s fair to say the man may have experienced some ‘issues’). As the rights to the song clearly belong to Gary Burton, I would think that it’s safe to assume that the version that gets jacked for ‘One Time 4 Your Mind’ was recorded after 1966, and the vibe of the Gordon track is certainly in keeping with this timeframe. This is further consolidated by the fact that he did also appear in the Scorsese directed documentary The Last Waltz playing the sax as part of The Band, and was also the drummer for The Incredible Bongo Band on their Bongo Rock LP, the home of the legendary ‘Apache’. These various pieces of evidence suggest that it is a cover performed by Gordon, although there is no information available that confirms a release date or in fact the existence of his version of ‘Walter L’, so a definitive answer eludes me.

Whatever the case may be, I opened a can of worms with this one. Just goes to show that there are still holes in the substantial knowledge base that is the world wide web…

Represent
Lee Erwin – Thief Of Baghdad
(Shouts to Scholar @ Souled On for the hook up)
‘Represent’ is the result of undoubtedly the most innovative piece of crate diggin’ on display on Illmatic. Whilst the majority of hip hop jams are comprised of small chunks of funk, soul and jazz from the ‘60s and ‘70s, Premier eschews this trend for something completely different on the album’s penultimate track. Thief Of Baghdad is a silent film that starred Douglas Fairbanks and featured a soundtrack composed by organist Lee Erwin that was released in 1924. That’s right: 1924. If ever you needed the beat diggin’ capabilities of DJ Premier confirmed, this would surely be the break to do it with.

The original song is a haunting piece of music that sounds almost oriental in places, and its filmic nature is clear from the high drama of the opening section. However, when this is stripped away at the 0.55 mark, a remarkably familiar beast emerges. What amazes me about this sample is how well it works in its new context, and its not only a demonstration of Preem’s sophisticated musical ear, but also of the organic and time-bending nature of hip hop itself. I think there’s something incredibly beautiful about the way in which this song gels together seemingly disparate elements: an organ from 1924; drums that draw their influence from the funk and soul of the ‘60s and ‘70s; the words of a young kid from Queensbridge from the ‘90s. I’m guessing that you feel the same way.

It Ain’t Hard To Tell
Michael Jackson – Human Nature
Kool & The Gang – NT
Stanley Clarke – Slow Dance
And so it is that we arrive at the album closer and one of my personal favourites from Illmatic. ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell’ seems to be a song that splits opinion somewhat, and although it was arguably a strange choice for a 12’’ release, I don’t really see how anybody can overlook the sumptuous nature of the production to be found on the final chapter of the LP. There are actually more samples involved in the composition than I present to you here, but these are the most easily identifiable and obvious a part of ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell’.

‘Human Nature’ needs little introduction. One of Michael Jackson’s finest ever slow grooves, the guitars and synths of the opening couple of bars make up the loop for the main verse sections, but Large Pro takes the time to fuck with Jackson’s vocals as well for the intro and chorus sections of ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell’, taking four descending notes from the final section of ‘Human Nature’ that arrive around the 3.29 mark. From here there are several more layers to account for, the most prominent of which comes from Kool & The Gang’s heavily used ‘N.T.’ song, found on their relatively sought after album Live At P.J.’s. The sax loop is lifted from a section of the track that feels almost like a veritable journey through a sample odyssey, such was the popularity of the break amongst proprietors of that good ol’ boom bap, although the section in question here can be found at the 3.11 mark.

Other than that it’s just the drums, and these can be found on Stanley Clarke’s ‘Slow Dance’ from his 1978 album Modern Man. In some ways it surprises me that this break hasn’t seen a little more use, as its clear kick and snare pattern seems tailor made for hip hop production, but to my knowledge it never seemed to gain particular favour with the producing elite during the early to mid ‘90s. Go figure…

Hope you enjoyed this level of nostalgic indulgence: I know I did. After all, who wouldn’t grab the chance to revel in the joys of Illmatic? If you wouldn’t, the only question that remains is simple: what the hell are you doing here?

Christmas Catalogue

2008-11-21T08:34:00.000-08:00

You know it... You're all caught up in that December trap, thinking about gifts and what to get all your family and friends - And yes, yoiu knew, that we were bring something to you.. Here's the full catalogue with all the shizzle for your friends.. So spread the joy and the remix albums, cause you know that you're gonna forget a present and it is easier to send an album with a rare collection of classical hip hop, remixed by Isbjerg... So get down with the getdown...

Uncle Isbjerg

Nyt Wallpaper og Remix

2008-11-16T00:24:00.000-08:00

så er der nyt fra R1M lejren.. En ny samling af remix fra diverse kunstnere og som bonus - Reklamen derfra... Download Album

We got the news from R1M, that a new remix album has landed...
And... the commercial from that in wallpaperform.. Download

Pause

2008-11-13T01:20:00.000-08:00

Jeg har haft en del tekniske problem, såsom virus, spyware og popups i massevis... Alt dette har udsat en hel del af produkterne, men når alt er oppe og køre normalt, sætter jeg tempoet op og får os tilbage på kurs.. Jeg regner med at være oppe på dupperne igen i næste uge...

I've had a whole bunch of technical problems, such as virus, spyware and popups - All this have made a large setback, but I'll be up and running again next week...

Spildansk dagen

2008-10-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

For at støtte danske kunstnere, så er halvofficielt lavet en dag for at spille danske kunstnere, og jeg står da ikke tilbage for at bakke op om det forslag... Så her er mit bidrag - Et remix1masse album, lidt mindre end det normale, men lavet i hast for at få danske kunstnere ud i rampelyset...

To support starving danish artists, there's been made an half officiel day for the radios and tv stations to play danish music, and I'm not the one to skip that suggestion... So here's my contribution - A remix1masse album, a bit smaller and the ordinary but made in haste to spit danish artists out in the spotlight...

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Drop the mic...

2008-10-26T06:09:00.000-07:00

Vi har lige fået en mail fra Isbjerg :

"Sandhedens time... Jeg har lovet mig selv, at bliver pladen ikke færdig i 2008, så må jeg sgu droppe ideen om den..

Jeg siger ikke, at jeg går på pension, men jeg siger at jeg forsat har mikken på hylden - Den har samlet støv i et stykke tid nu, og jeg regner ikke med, at den kommer i brug igen, men man kan aldrig vide... Men i den sidste tid har jeg fundet en større passion i at producere, så hip hop er stadig i mit blod, og jeg kan mærke lysten til at skrive rim, men kan ikke overskue det at skulle indspille det, og så er man ikke længere sulten.. Og jeg syntes, at jeg hellere vil undlade udgivelsen, end jeg vil lave en plade af forpligtelse og pres.. Dette er ikke en offentlig udmelding om pension, men bare en forklaring på manglende album.. "
Vi hos Rap1Masse står bag mandens beslutning, og holder naturligvis af hans nyvundne passion for ar producere...

"Moment of truth.. I'd promised myself that if the album didn't get out in 2008, I had to let it go.. and I haven't recorded a lot this year.. I'm not saying that I retire, but that the mic is still lying on the shelf and is a bit dusted by now and I dont see me using it again soon.. I've found a deep passion for producing, so it's still in my everyday and in my blood. I do feel the urge to write once ina while, but to record it is to much and I don't feel that hungry anymore.. So with that in mind, I'd rather not record a long awaited album, than record an album because I feel the pressure to do so.. This is not a public statement that I retire, but an explanation to a missing album.."

We at Rap1Masse support his decision and are blessed by his newfound love of producing...

What if..

2008-10-25T01:43:00.000-07:00

Det er et stykke tid siden, at jeg læste om DJ premier skulle producere et nummer på Eminems plade.. Og jeg kan ikke slippe tanken, så jeg var sgu nødt til at prøve at høre dem sammen.. eg lavede et nummer med dem sammen, der virkede, og før jeg vidste af det, så....

Et stykk mix, mens vi spændt afventer et nyt album fra Em... Eller et Dre album..

It's been a while, since I saw the news about DJ Premier producing atrack for Eminem's new album and I cant get it out of my mind, so Ihad to get an idea of the sound of them together.. I did one mix ofthem together and had to try again – The result is here and is called'What if..' in the spirit of a series of Marvel comics which presentsan alternative happening.. This happening is Em on Primo beats, andI've tried to create them as a blend between the two..Enjoy the mix, as we awaits the Eminem album… just as we await the newDre album..

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Tour1Masse Trailer

2008-10-23T13:31:00.000-07:00

Tour1Masse

2008-10-20T05:14:00.000-07:00

Så er der planlagt en musikalsk rejse for 2009... I januar er udfordringen at få nået 10 byer i 10 lande og få 10 beats til at lyde nationale, og ud af de 10 lande finde det bedste af hvert land i form af enten et nationalt instrument eller et musikstykke derfra og fusionere det sammen i et nummer, der helst langsomt skulle tage form på rejsen undervejs....

050109 Glasgow, Skotland
060109 Birmingham, England
070109 Paris, Frankrig
080109 Torino,Italien
090109 Skopje,Makadonien
120109 Prag,Tjekkiet
130109 Wroclaw, Polen
140109 Kiev, Ukraine
150109 St. Pedersborg, Rusland
160109 Helsinki, Finland
190109 København, Danmark
jeg havde mig at rapportere fra ruten dagligt og uploade nummeret i slutningen af dagen, for derefter at smide alle numrene op i albumform d. 210109
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A musical journey have been planned for 2009.. In january the challenge is to reach 10 cities in 10 counties and get 10 beats to sound national, to find the best from all the counties, either a national instrument or a local album and fusion it to one track, that should shape up during the trip..

050109 Glasgow, Scotland
060109 Birmingham, England
070109 Paris, France
080109 Turin,Italy
090109 Skopje,Makadonia
120109 Prague, Czech Republic
130109 Wroclaw, Poland
140109 Kiev, Ukraine
150109 St. Pedersborg, Russia
160109 Helsinki, Finland
190109 Copenhagen, Denmark
Im blogging on a daily basis and are uploading the beats at the daily, for thereby throwing an entire album up 210109

Facebook Invasion

2008-10-15T01:59:00.000-07:00

Ja, så sad jeg så her på min 'fridag' fra Acid Pro og tænkte i nye måder at markedsføre sin blog på.. Vores mål er jo at sprede den grafiske og musikalske kunnen ud til så mange som overhovedet muligt og måske få lidt jobs oveni som lidt bonus.. Og imellemtiden er så det at få en god del musik spredt og downloadet ud over kontinenterne... Så vi kan blive taget lidt seriøst, og kan vise at der sidder professionelle mennesker bag Rap1Masse og ikke en lille teenager med gode venner og et Music Maker program.. Men så midt i den seriøse tankegang kom jeg til at tænke på Facebook og mulighederne i den, og det skal jeg lige have gennemset.. Imellemtiden er der en nye gruppe i Myspace

Well, There I was on my day off from my Acid Pro and were thinkig of new ways to showcase my blog.. With a goal to spread the graphical og musical craft to as many as possible and maybe get some jobs in on the side.. And meanwhile getting a whole lot of downloads spread out throughout the globe.. Mostly in a need to be taken seriously and show that we are pros and not teens with friends and a Music Maker porgram.. And in the middle of that train of thoughts Facebook popped up and I have to rethink the possiblilities in that media...

News at 11

2008-10-14T02:23:00.000-07:00

Hej alle sammen. Alt går jo strålende med udgivelserne og diverse downloads, og jeg tager lidt fri fra musikken for at lave ordenlige covers til alle albums og får organiseret lidt overblik, så jeg kan overskue udgivelserne..
Jeg har desuden lige fået ideen til et julekatalog, og sende det ud så folk kan blive lidt mere obs på min blog, og så vi kan få tilbudt mine albums til alle, der måske lige mangler en sidste gave.. Jeg har et opsamlingsalbum kaldt '2008 - the year of remix' som bli'r smidt ud, klar til nytårsaften.. Og der er den ugentlige kalendergave, der skal gøres klar...
Så jeg er på dupperne...

Hi all. All is well with the downloads and the releases, so Im taking a breather from the music to focus on covers and cd Sleeve for the downloads and making a working plan to go after.. All the download will be replaced and sat on my blog again in no time...
Furthermore I just got the idea for a christmas catalog with all my releases to be send out to all to make a buzz about my blog, if you should need a last minute present.. Ive got a new years album coming and a weekly download in december,,

The Wu Journal

2008-10-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

An old Chinese fable tells the story of one clan's journey to the
temple, in which they were instructed to protect. This clan saved the emperor of the Tang Dynasty on this journey, but they were reduced from 13 to 9 in the struggle. The emperor allowed the Shaolin temple to have soldier monks and allowed the 9 remaining monks to be immortalized in the tombs of the celebrated Shaolin monks.
The Wu Journal are the remix album, combining the wellknown lyrics of members of WuTangClan with wellknown Chinese instruments and Shaolin flicks, recreating the soundscapes of acient china and a feeling of the clan returning home to the temple of Wu.

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What more can I say ?

2008-10-12T23:07:00.000-07:00

Med Wu i trykken og Isaac Hayes i bakspejlet kan jeg nu lige gribe mig en dag eller to på sofaen og forsøge på ikke at tænde for Acid Pro.. Jeg vil hellere hvile ørene lidt, end jeg vil komme ud for at sidde fast eller løbe tør for gode ideer..

With Wu fresh in print and Isaac Hayes i my rear view mirror, I can relax a day or two on the couch and try NOT to turn on Acid Pro - I will rather rest my ears and regain full battery than get stock or run out of good ideas...

Soulman Therapy/The Wu Journal

2008-10-09T00:03:00.001-07:00

Så bli'r Soulman Therapy lagt ud i morgen, to måneder efter Isaac Hayes' alt for tidlige død og grunden til denne collabo er simpel - Ligesom BillPrint ville jeg fusionere en fantastisk musiker med en fantastisk rapper, og Ludacris havde bare stemmeføring og stil, der matchede Isaacs musik perfekt.. Jeg havde godt nok masser af musikmateriale, men ville fokusere på at få Luda frem og matche essensen i nummeret..
Desuden surfede jeg forbi KevinNottingham igår og så Tokyo Cigars sidste projekt. nemlig et Wu tang remix album, ligesom jeg ville.. Jamen, store tænkere udtænker ofte lignende tanker, så jeg har opfordret til en lille dyst ved at udgive mit album før tiden, så snart at Kevin accepterer at smide det op på hans site og så lade hans læsere have flere valg, samt at udfordre ham lidt.. Det betyder bare, at jeg lige skal blive færdig før tiden, og at det så udkommer på mandag, tre dage efter Soulman Therapy.. Jeg har en hel del materiale på tegnebordet, så jeg er kampklar og glæder mig til at påbegynde nye projekter...

Im releasing Soulman Therapy tomorrow, two months after Isaac Hayes' death and the reason for this collabo is simple – Like BillPrint, I wanted to match a great musician with a great rapper, and Ludacris had a flavour that could easily match Isaac's music. I had music for days, but wanted to bring Ludacris out and match the essence in each number..
Furthermore, I was surfing by KevinNottingham.com and saw Tokyo's latest project – A wu Tang Remix Album ! Well as great minds think alike, I had to step up and challenge the man by releasing my project as soon as Kevin give the green light – The idea is to let his readers listen to both albums and this means finishing my project before time, but I only needed to check the levels on the last track and pack it… So the Wu Journals is being released on Monday, three days after Soulman Therapy..
There are plenty of new projects on the drawing board, and I am in top gear at the moment, so therefore I bring the ruckus..

Theme and wallpapers

2008-10-07T00:39:00.000-07:00

Jeg ved godt, at det er superego, men jeg kunne ikke lade vær'… Jeg sad med photoshop og kom I tanke om, at jeg manglede en baggrund til mit skrivebord, og bum bum bum… Rap1Masse blær Baggrund, så den er bare i vinkel..
Jeg har bare smidt kataloget op og det ser sgu for godt ud.. Jeg er i gang med at bling blinge en baggrund, og kom til at tænke på et tema til mobilen… Så der er mere at hente i nær fremtid..

I'm selfish,I know, but I couldn't help it.. I had Photoshop running, and remembered needing a wallpaper for my desktop, and bum bum bum… Rap1Masse wallpaper with the catalog and working on a bling bling version, plus a theme for Sony Erisson mobile…

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Notorious Movie

2008-10-04T12:49:00.001-07:00

Hvor jeg glæder mig til den... Og skulle manden ikke mon ikke lave et remix soundtrack til premieredagen ?

Oh, Im exited.. Do you truely have plans for a remix soundtrack for the premiernight ?

Bad Acapellas

2008-10-03T00:18:00.000-07:00

Jeg har lige fundet et nyt site for acapellaer, men de er skod... Jeg fandt dem med baggrundsstøj, manglende vers og ikke helt den standard, man forventer at finde... Jeg fandt nogle fede Ice Cube acapellaer, men blev skuffet over at opdage, at nogle var ikke helt det, de skulle være... Hold jer tæt til kilden og få flere lækkerier snart...

I just found a new distributor, and some of his goods are not up to standards - Using these acapellas can result in bad sound, feeling dizzy and out of focus, vocals running and all in all - Not living up to being involved in a remix... I had some bad Ice cube's with one verse missing, one not really being an acapella, but contains background noises and crunked drums... This is doing some major setbacks on some of my projects, so stay tuned...

Before I sleep

2008-10-01T00:17:00.000-07:00

Nu venter jeg ikke længere.... Her er det fedeste remix album til jer alle.... Jeg er stolt af at kunne præsentere ' Before I sleep - Remix anno domini 1988' El-P er blevet skruet 20 år tilbage i tiden, men det er stadig El og det er stadig superfedt...

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I cant wait any longer.. Here's the ultimate remix album for y'all.. El Producto has been thrown back 20 years in time with your old school instruments and 808's.. Before Kanye West even touched a Roland - It's still El and still the greatest album of all time...

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What if...

2008-09-30T01:02:00.000-07:00

Jeg må bare lave noget hele tiden, men forskellen denne gang er, at jeg bare har sammensat beats og vokaler.. Jeg har længe ville smide beats på Eminem acapellaer og nogle få MOP okaler, og her tænkte jeg på at bytte om, så MOP fik Dr. Dre beats, og Em fik Preemo beats..

Så inden længe får I fornøjelsen af at kunne høre projektet med titlen 'What if..'

I gotta stay busy, but he difference this time is that the vocals and beats are already made.. I've been wanting to do something with the Em and MOP acapellas, and then I got the 'What if' idea.. What if Eminem were produced by DJ Premier ? and what if M.O.P. were produced by dr. Dre ?

The Wu Journals

2008-09-29T01:52:00.000-07:00

Jeg kan jo ikke lave remix uden Wu. Wu er jo ligesom Ice Cube en stor pæl i Hip hop fundamentet, og jeg er da i fuld sving med at få Wu blandet med det, jeg ville betegne som deres baggrund og hjemmebane, nemlig Shaolinfilm og Kinesiske instrumenter...
Så der er lagt op til en spændende lydkulisse og en del velkendte vokaler...

I cant claim to be a remixer without wu. Wu is like Ice Cube, a backbone of the Hip Hop foundation, and Im on the panels getting Wu mixed with what I would consider their homebase and background in form of Shaolin movies and chinese instruments..
There is reason to expect the soundscape of a great flick and wellknown vocals...

Legend of the Mask

2008-09-26T02:03:00.000-07:00

Så er den færdig... Legend of the Mask er et blænd af varme sandstorme og postdommedagstrommer... God fornøjelse..

It's done.. Legend of the mask is a blend of hot sandstorms and westernclassics, combined with post doomsday drums - Enjoy...

Interlude

2008-09-23T01:53:00.000-07:00

Tja... Vi har været fremme i skoene på det sidst - Havde dårlig nok smidt BillPrint fra os, før Vi sad med næsen i 'Before I sleep' og 'Soulman Therapy', ind fra siden kom 'Villians EP','Legend of the mask' og 'Closed for remix' og nu sidder vi med godt med godt 6-7 projekter og planlægger hvem hvad og hvor... Vi havde Johnny Cash oppe og runde en omgang, men smed det retur da det ikke passede ind nogen steder..
'Villians EP','Before I sleep' og 'legend..' er færdige, og der bliver justeret lyd på 'soulman..' 'Closed...' er i standby pga manglende rød tråd, men der er da nye projekter på tegnebordet... Nu releaser jeg en bunke ting og hviler ørene...

Well, we've been busy lately.. BillPrint barely left my computer, before I had my nose in 'Before I sleep' and 'Soulman Therapy' and along came 'Villians EP, Legends of the mask' and 'Close for remix' and now... We are deciding whom, where and what.. Johnny Cash were in as a suggestion, but had to be passed, because it didn't fit in anywhere..
A lot of albums are done, and level are being adjusted on 'Soulman'. 'Closed for remix' are on standby, until I can see a theme in it - For now we're doing the releases and rest... One..

It Used to be so Common

2008-09-22T00:53:00.001-07:00

Jeg har stadig optur over mit eget remix af 'I used to love Her' med Black Heat, og efter Legend of the Mask har jeg lyst til en omgang soul, så jeg har både Ludacris med Isaac Hayes til Soulman Therapy, og så tror jeg lige, at jeg fletter lidt sammen med Common til dette remix album.. It used to be so Common skal referere til de store numre, hvor han virkelig får tingene sagt og så er det mit ansvar at levere lydsiden..

I'm still on a personal high after my own remix og I used to love her featuring Black Heat, and after Legend of the mask, I could use some soul, without the assassin.. Im working on the Soulman Therapy, but doing Common on the side, 'cause I can feel the need to do some heartful soul - The title It used to be so Common is a thought to his greater work and here it's up to me to deliver the sound...

Legend of the Mask Redux

2008-09-15T15:48:00.001-07:00

Så kommer der mere fra posen af godter... Arbejdet er begyndt på 'Legend of the mask Redux' med Sick Jacken... Jeg fandt acapellaerne og tænkte hvorfor ikke ? Så jeg giver den en omgang western og dommedagslyd...

More from the goodie bag.. I've begun the Legend of the mask Redux album, and it sounds great.... Got the vocals and why not give it a shot, so Im blending Sick Jacken with old western sounds and apocalypse sounds...

Villians EP

2008-09-10T12:19:00.000-07:00

Mens vi venter på El Producto, og hvor vidt han godkender vores remix album, så er der lagt op til maskebal med MF Doom - Når nu man får smidt lidt Doom efter sig, så bliver man nødt til at lægge musik til... Så her er Villians EP...

While waiting for El Producto, and his longawaited decision of what o do with the remix album, we had to have a mask included in the menu - And when MF Doom is thrown at you, one have to put some beats to - So I give you Villians EP...

Remix1Masse Vol. 2

2008-09-09T12:49:00.000-07:00

Så kom der endelig en 2'er og en 3'er i støbeskeen - Jeg er faldet lidt for at lave concept remix albums, men falder da tilbage i stolen fra tid til anden og smækker en allstar samling op - Og inden nogen kommenterer det, så ja, jeg har samplet Thomas Rusiak på Eminem, men jeg kalder det mashup og nikker nakke til det...

Finally, a part 2 of Remix1Masse with everything hot from Aesop Rock to Eminem, in which I've sampled Thomas Rusiak (Featherwight) Ohhhhh Yeaaaahhhh... And I've got a part 3 waiting... There is much more coming from this Icemayn...

Remix1Masse Vol.2

Nyt cover

2008-08-25T01:55:00.000-07:00

Efter mailen fra El, kan jeg jo godt tænke mig at finde mit eget album på definitivejux.net som download eller noget, og i den anledning ville jeg jo gerne have det vildeste cover, så jeg gik i old school mode og lavede et nyt cover og sendte til manden...

After the mail from El-P, I had ideas about finding the album on his site as a download or whatelse and in the occasion I wanted to represent the album in a very def way, so I went into old school mode and created a new cover and mailed it to the head honcho..

El P Mail

2008-08-23T15:45:00.001-07:00

Jeg er jo def jux fan til banet, og da jeg sidder og arbejder på remix albummet med El P, måtte jeg altså skrive til El inde på mypace og fortælle om albummet - Jeg vedhæftede et link til et af numrene og han svarede sgu igen :
yo,
this is surprisingly dope. did you do the whole album?
peace, el
Og jeg har allerede skrevet tilbage med en håndfuld numre og en melding om, at hvis han kan bruge det, så er jeg den beærede og takker jatak - Mon ikke far her kunne tænke sig at blive en jukie ?

I'm a def jux fan to the bone, and when working on the remix album with El, I had to write ham on myspace and tell about the project - I linked a track to him and he did write back.. So now I've answered back with a fistfull of tracks and a approval to use the track, should he like it enough..Dont you know me well enough to know, that becoming a jukie would be a true come true...

ARP Odyssey

2008-08-13T04:57:00.000-07:00

Åh hvilket vidunder... Jeg sidder jo indhyldet i wave filer og prøver at overbevise mig selv og andre om, at jeg kan beherske musik instrumenter. Og samtidigt må jeg jo se nærmere på, hvilke maskiner jeg har involveret i dette eksperiment og her er ARP fantastisk - Jeg lavede to numre med den igår, og jeg når lige at tænke på en stemning eller en lyd, så spytter den ud og gør sit til at få det til at virke... Skønne maskine.. Og hvor har jeg dog savnet Roland TR 707'eren - Den har jo både udseendet og lyden med sig.... Jeg har en bedre fornemmelse omkring "Before I sleep" nu, hvor jeg har fået stiftet bekendskab med maskinerne...

Oh such wonder - I'm in the middle of waves and are trying to convince myself and others, that I can control these musical instruments. I've got to see and feel these machines involved in this remix dogme experiment and the ARP is magical. I don't even have to think about the mood and vibe, before the machine does its thing and perform with great finess and how I've missed the 707 with the look and the sounds. I got a much safer feeling about the "Before I sleep" project now...

The BillPrint

2008-08-12T13:59:00.000-07:00

Så er den endelig færdig og jeg har ladet KevinNottingham have premieren på den, siden at hans side har givet mig så megen lyst og inspiration til at lave mere og bedre remix..

Så her er så : The BillPrint
It's finally done and I've had KevinNottingham do the premier since his site is the main reason for the inspiration and energy it has given me to do more and better remixes.
So press the link above and enjoy..

“We’ve seen Jay Z in many forms with his Black Album and American Gangster, but I wanted a more lounge version of Sean Carter, so I let him do his thing together with Bill Withers, the funky man and the result is at hand - This is the men’s club with cigars and bourbon in thick glasses, this is two smooth cats grooving to Bill’s tunes and Jay’s poetry.Be still and chill, my brothas, because it’s time to start the show with Billprint.”

01 The Ruler's Back ( Who is He )
02 The Takeover ( Harlem )
03 Izzo (Use me )
04 Heart of a Lonely Town
05 Never Change ( Better Days )
06 Girls girls ( Can we Pretend )
07 Jigga My Nigg* ( Better Off )
08 You dont know ( I Dont know )
09 Do it Good

Before I sleep

2008-08-12T10:11:00.000-07:00

Når nu jeg var igang, så har jeg udfordret mig selv med et sæt dogme regler, som skulle få mig til at tænke anderledes og få nogle ting frem , og jeg fik en ide...

Tænk hvis El-Ps album "I'll sleep when you're dead" var lavet i 1988 ? Jeg har sat mig selv i den situation, at jeg skal lave remix albummet "Before I sleep - Remix anno 1988" og være begrænset af de muligheder, der var dengang.. Jeg må bruge min computer,Acid Pro og El-Ps vokaler, men alle instrumenter og fyldstykker til albummet skal være fra før 1988. Det betyder at jeg ikke kan sample løs, men skal benytte mig af Roland 707 og 808, Moog, Korg og en hel andre spændende ting til at lave remix albummet, og det er en udfordring... Og her er en smagsprøve..
Tasmanian Pain Coaster rmx

Since Im in the mood, I've challenged myself with a set of dogme rules, which is supposed to bring some new ways of producing and would bring out the artist and I had an idea..

What if El-P's album "I'll sleep when you're dead" were made in 1988 ? I've put myself in that situation to recreate El's album as a remix "Before I sleep - Remix anno 1988" and be limited to only use the instruments and equipment from 1988. I can't sample ulimited, I'm reduced to vintage drum machines like 808 and 707, Moog, Korg and other stuff and hopefully create a remix album, as if it was made in 1988, and that's the challenge, which with succes could be branded Remix Dogme..
Here's a sneak..
Tasmanian Pain Coaster rmx

Udgivelser / Releases

2008-08-11T16:17:00.000-07:00

Jeg slapper jo aldrig af... Ellers også hober projekterne sig bare op.. Efter weekendens nyheder har jeg besluttet, at jeg lige må skynde lidt på projekterne, og få albums færdige, så her er lidt af planen...

I can't relax... The projects are getting closer to being finish and ready for release and after the weekend's tradegy, I had to change the lineup and get the plan ready for show...

12.August : Jay Z/Bill Withers : The BillPrint
TBA : Isaac Hayes/Ludacris : Soulman Therapy
1.October : El-P : Before I sleep - Remix anno 1988
15. September : Remix1Masse vol. 2
TBA : Remix1Masse vol.3
TBA : Beastie Boys remix album
TBA : MF Doom/Isbjerg Villians EP

Remix dogme

2008-08-10T02:12:00.000-07:00

Remix Dogme er en niche indenfor musikproduktion, udviklet efter de gældende dogme95 filmregler, men er her udviklet af Kasper Isbjerg Beckmann for at skulle inspirere produceren til at præstere sit ypperste og lade kunstneren fremstå i forhold til produktionen.
Lars von Trier og Thomas Vinterberg udviklede på dette grundlag ti "kyskhedsløfter" "The Vow of Chastity" for Dogme95, og de er her korrigeret til musikproduktionens verden.

1. Optagelserne skal ske på musikprogram( Protools,fruit loops, whatever..).
2. remixet og mixet skal foregå på samme program, uden tilknytning til store analog og digitale mastereringsmaskiner.
3. Der må indgå samplinger og spillede instrumenter i produktionen, dog må samplingen ikke overskygge kunstneren, der remixes.
4. Der må ikke bruges samplinger, der er udgivet senere end den bærende kunstner ( f.eks må der ikke bruges Notorious Big samplinger på en Frank Sinatra sang, men Frank må gerne samples på en biggie )
5. Der må ikke bruges plugins, der stammer fra andet program end valgte produktionssystem.
6. Sangen må fra producentens side ikke indeholde lydeffekter, der ikke er relevante for sangen.
7. Alle samplinger skal oplyses i kommentarerne, og det færdige resultat skal findes i mp3 format.
8. Der skal findes et tema/rød tråd i produktionen, dvs. at vælger man f.eks. Jay med James Brown, skal alle produktioner indeholde begge kunstnere, men være i henhold til overstående regler
9. Der må ikke være udgifter ved produktionen, dvs. strøm til maskine er indforstået, men der må ikke hyres en lydtekniker eller en DJ til at supplere - Man skal selv stå for produktet.
10. Produktionen må ikke bruges til salg, det drejer sig udelukkende om promovering - Skulle det have interesse fra den udøvende kunstner at udgive produktet, skal det forefindes på skrift inden videre fremstilling.

Remix Dogme is a challenge in music productions, originally developed for film makers to let the actors and acting stand out from the media, but here it's been rewritten by Kasper Isbjerg Beckmann to inspire the producer to upper his performance and let the artist stand out stronger compared to the production.
Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg developed this term 'Dogme' in 95 and made ten rules "The Vow of Chastity" for Dogme95, og again rewritten for musiv biz.
1. Recordings must be done on a music software program.
2. remix and mix must be done in the same program, and no connections to big expensive mastering machinery.
3. Sampling and played instruments are allowed in the production, but must now overshadow the artist being remixed.
4. Samples published after the remixed artist, are not allowed ( ex. Biggie samples on a Frank Sinatrs song, but Sinatra is allowed on a biggie song. )
5. Plugins from other systems than your recording program aren't allowed.
6. The remix can't contain inrelevant sound effects from the producer's side.
7. All samples must be submitted in comments and the finished remix must be avaiable in mp3 format.
8. There must be a given theme in the remix, if it is a part of an theme album, so if the remix is to be submitted to a Jay Z/James Brown album, the remix must contain James Brown samples, and in order with #4.
9. There must be no Expenses in the production, electricity are not a part of the dogme rules, but a studio technician or a DJ are not allowed. You are the responsible for the production.
10. The remix are not for sale, it's only for promotion - Should the remixed artist publish the remix, a contract is to be completed before further actions.

The BillPrint

2008-08-09T02:13:00.000-07:00

Jeg har i lang tid ville lave noget med Jay's BluePrint, og jeg har haft Bill Withers i tankerne, men har ikke startet projektet før nu... Nu ruller det, så jeg kan godt leake lidt fra albummet... Her er coveret og en smagsprøve...

I've wanted to do something with 'The Blueprint' for some time now and I've had Bill Withers in mind, but haven't been able to begin the project until yesterday. It's on aroll now, so I can leak a number from the album - So here's the cover and a taste...

The Ruler's Back (Who is he )

Ludacris,RZA,El-P,Biggie,Redman & Tha Liks : Same Game

2008-07-25T14:00:00.001-07:00

Shit, så kunne jeg jo ikke lade vær'... Jeg har længe ville smide 6 rappere fra 6 forskellige numre sammen, og få det til at lyde godt... Jeg er sgu godt tilfreds med første forsøg og skal da klart have en 2'er på tapetet...

Enjoy..

Shit, I couldn't help it... I've wanted to throw 6 rappers from 6 different track together on one and make it sound well.. Im pretty satisfied and a second part is on the way...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/15905728356fecb1/

Remix1Masse Vol. 1

2008-06-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

Jeg har nok remixet de første 50 numre,

så denne opsamling måtte jo komme før eller siden.. Dete album er planlagt at spredes på nettet, og måske sprede mine talenter som producent af ForVild musik.....
Remix af : Isbjerg

I must have remixed 50+ tracks, so the album had to come.. This album is planned to spread throughout the net and show my skills as a producer of expanding music..

1. Presentation
2. Shake your rump rmx
3. American Dream rmx
4. You dont know rmx
5. Can I have it like that rmx
6. Scenester rmx
7. Change Clothes rmx
8. Flyentology rmx
9. I Used to love HER rmx
10. Gimme Tha loot rmx
11. Blue Magic rmx
12. Tear it off rmx
13. Everything must go rmx
14. Guess whos back rmx
15. Third World rmx
16. The greatest Pacman victory rmx
17. The Building rmx
18. Dont touch me rmx
19. Next Episode rmx

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Garagelyd Vol. 1 - 10 års jubilæum

2008-05-01T12:54:00.000-07:00

I 1998 sad jeg i en lejlighed og brokkede mig over de begrænsede muligheder for indspilninger, jeg havde på den tid... Jeg sad med Fasttracker og et 8 bit lydkort, og blev enig med mig selv om, at det skulle ikke afholde mig fra at lave numre - Så her er det første album fra den tid... Der blev lavet en vol. 2 med 16 numre, men ligesom en taske fuld af kladdehæfter fulde af tekster, så forsvandt det album - Jeg husker ellers tydeligt den eksperimenterende lyd på 2'eren... Men 1'eren grundlagde en del, og her er den 10 år efter den første disc blev brændt...

1. Intro'n
2. Bounce
3. Med mor i byen
4. Briffe's Ord

5. En spiller for meget
6. Garage
7. Jeg kan
8. X Mænd
9. Slap a'
10. I min Verden
11. Langt ude
12. Hvor' mit hold henne ?
13. Hvad
14. Udtro'n

Produceret af : Isbjerg og Briffe Didriksen

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Los Fanaticos : The Album

2008-03-04T00:17:00.000-08:00

Jeg har spillet Dope Wars inde på Facebook, og har fundet mig godt til rette i et cartel, Los Fanaticos og jeg måtte sgu lave temaet til vores togter... En ordenlig omgang instrumental musik, lige ud af ideer og fikse sammensætninger, så her er tracklisten :

1. Los Fanaticos Theme - Det er dystert og lækkert, og jeg fandt med vilje frem til slutcitatet fra Hellraiser...
2. N.Y. Takeover - Lidt simpelt , men jeg var lige i mood for mr. James Brown...
3. Mad matador - Hvorfor skulle jeg ikke blande Keith Murray med temaet fra Matador ?
4. Early Ice - Fandt Bjørk samplingen, og for at friske det lidt op, så lod jeg min ½årige søn tale over det....
5. The african connection - Fandt et indslag på youtube om Cape Town og en lokal sang satte nummeret sammen..
6. my mansion music - Brugte min styrke til at præsentere noget velkendt og så vende det til en anden lyd... Dette nummer er et fedt eksempel på det..
7. the sun rises in the east - En fed ting er at bruge andre instrumenter end dem, man vant til...
8. worldwide Workout - En gymnastik DVD og old school plader passer sjovt sammen...
9. is copenhagen too small for you ? Jeg savner et nationalt indslag, og så finder jeg et kor, der passer perfekt til at gøre KBH lidt mere højtidligt..
10. Los vegas - Et fantastiskt loop, jeg bare måtte bruge....
11. Complex Codes - Min hyldest til konsolspil.... Gæt selv hvorfor ?
12. Press Rewind - Eventyrligt, og store landskaber.... Man kunne rappe fedt over det, men vi lader Redman om det her...
13. Dutch Being Drugged - Hollands nationalsang udsat for tortur....

Produceret af : Isbjerg

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American Remix

2008-01-01T12:49:00.000-08:00

Så udskrev Hiphop DX en konkurrence i anledning af jay Z's nyeste udgivelse, og jeg skulle fandme vise dem - Jeg var ikke superbegejstret for albummet, og ville prøve en anden vinkel... Lad os tage en rundtur..

1. Intro - Hvilken person er jeg, hvis jeg ikke sætter barren højt med en intro tilsvarende Beastie Boys 'Pauls Butique' ?

2. Pray rmx - Jeg fandt en rotorlyd, og lavede spadsertur trommer på dem.. Den starter albummet meget godt og lægger godt op til...

3. American Dream rmx - Tro det eller ej, men jeg havde for længe siden besluttet mig for at sample banjo i 'Søren Banjomus, så Jay ville rappe over en julesang... Og ingen så det komme... Rae i omkvædet var en sidste øjeblik-løsning, men den bedste af dem alle...

4. Hello Brooklyn rmx - Der var ikke de store, men efter at have lyttet acapellaen igennem, smed jeg Lille Wayne ud og hentede de klassiske Jeru da Damaja breaks... Ikke mere...

5. No hook rmx - Hvis jeg siger Duran Duran, så har du hemmeligheden bag det smøde beat og resten gav næsten sig selv...

6. Roc Boys rmx - Jeg havde lige queens liggende og jeg sammensatte dette, før jeg overhovedet hade en chance for at finde alternativer..

7. Say Hello Rmx - Fandt en gammel sample, brugt på Jay før, men den kunne lige få airplay en gang mere... Ikke det store arrangement, men det ligger godt...

8. I know rmx - Så kom der indvandrer på beatet, nemlig den gamle inderkiosk og deres cd ed kassen, så kan Jay rappe med livetrommer og hygge godt..lige over i...

9. Party life rmx - Her giver jeg den fuld skrue med al Sahara Jazz, jeg kan drive frem... Dette var uden tvivl det mest funky nummer at lave...

10. Sweet rmx - Så vender vi tilbage i soundtrack arkivet - Jeg ville bringe lidt hitchcock over Jay og bringe ham ind i thrilleren....

11. Vi springer lidt - Jeg ville give Pharrell lidt kamp til stregen, men regnede ikke med at tæve ham og lave det fedeste track, der hylder enhver trommemaskine og hr. SkateBoard P kan ringe efter assistance....Alt i alt, et fedt album til sommer....

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Aesop Rock : The greatest Pacman victory Rmx

2006-12-19T13:03:00.000-08:00

Remix af Isbjerg :

Her er der tale om en stolt producer..... Jeg havde lavet mit første remix med en udenlandsk kunstner, og det lød superfedt... Jeg havde stjålet Pacman og indsat den sammen med mr. Bazooka Tand og givet den gas....

We're dealing with a proud producer... I'd completed my first remix with a foreign artist and it sounded great.. I stole pacman and melted it together with Bazooka tooth..

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