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- RAYDO
- BRONX, NY, United States
- WELCOME , I GO BY THE NAME OF RAYDO. I WAS RAISED IN THE SOUTH BRONX, NEW YORK CITY SINCE THE AGE OF SIX YRS OLD.GROWING UP IN THE BRONX I WAS SORROUND BY THE ELEMENTS OF HIP-HOP, GRAFFITI , DEEJAYING, BREAKDANCING, RAPPING. I HAVE CREATED THIS WEBSITE TO PRAISE & PAY HOMAGE TO THE MEN & WOMEN BEHIND THE BOARDS MAKING THE BEATS FOR ALL YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS.REMEMBER HIP-HOP IS NOT DEAD AS LONG AS THE BEATS KEEP BANGIN'.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
James Brown In The Studio
James Brown was one of the primary influences of the sound of Hip-Hop.
Here we see him hard producing a beat on the spot, telling the drummer to "hold it" making him just play a drum loop, genious at work. R.I.P. to the GODFATHER OF SOUL.
DJ Toomp Confirms Work On Kanye West's "Good Ass Job"
While online playlists have rumored DJ Toomp to have worked on Kanye West's fifth studio album Good Ass Job, the aforementioned Grammy winning producer is only now confirming it. While Toomp was conservative about details pertaining to the album, he did call the upcoming project powerful and incredible.
"[Kanye] is speaking his mind as he always do," said Toomp. "Keeping it Hip Hop...The drums are--just all the music, you know that's incredible. From Kanye being an artist/producer/visionary--he knows his direction. He knows exactly where he wants to take his songs. He knows exactly where he wants to take his videos, his projects, the whole thing."
West invited the producer to Hawaii for two weeks to work on the album. Toomp previously produced "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life" from Kanye's fourth effort Graduation. Both were succesful singles from the album.
Good Ass Job releases on Sep. 14.
"[Kanye] is speaking his mind as he always do," said Toomp. "Keeping it Hip Hop...The drums are--just all the music, you know that's incredible. From Kanye being an artist/producer/visionary--he knows his direction. He knows exactly where he wants to take his songs. He knows exactly where he wants to take his videos, his projects, the whole thing."
West invited the producer to Hawaii for two weeks to work on the album. Toomp previously produced "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life" from Kanye's fourth effort Graduation. Both were succesful singles from the album.
Good Ass Job releases on Sep. 14.
Alchemist, Oh No
The Alchemist is teaming up with Oh No as Gangrene release GutterWater via Decon on October 12. The album, which is said to have taken three years to complete, features both artists doing double duty on the boards and on the microphone. Raekwon, Evidence and Fashawn, Guilty Simpson and others will join the duo on the album, with DJ Romes doing the cuts on a few tracks, including “Chain Swinging,” their first single.
"Synthetic Substitution" Singer / Sample Icon Melvin Bliss Dies
Wax Poetics magazine reported yesterday that Melvin Bliss is dead. Bliss is best known by Rap listeners for his 1973 song "Synthetic Substitution." The song was famously sampled by Ultramagnetic MC's on their hit "Ego Trippin'," as well as hits such as "Pee Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love, "Don't Believe The Hype" by Public Enemy, and by De La Soul's "Potholes In My Lawn."
"Sythetic Substiution," a song sung by Bliss, written and produced by Herb Rooney, featured percussion from iconic drummer Bernard Purdie. Bliss' vocals, dealing with an age lacking organic and natural elements, proved ahead of its time, as the original seven-inch record remained a staple during Hip Hop's earliest years.
Throughout his extensive career, Bliss, who was believed to be 75 years old at the time of his death, performed at New York's Rainbow Room, Plaza Hotel and other venues. The Chicago native was living in New York at the time of his death. He was last interviewed by Wax Poetics for their Issue #42.
Additionally, a documentary on Melvin Bliss' life, Synthetic Substitution, was in production by Earl Holder and Peripheral Enterprises, and filmed in 2010. A trailer can be seen below featuring interview and commentary from Bliss and his son.
"Sythetic Substiution," a song sung by Bliss, written and produced by Herb Rooney, featured percussion from iconic drummer Bernard Purdie. Bliss' vocals, dealing with an age lacking organic and natural elements, proved ahead of its time, as the original seven-inch record remained a staple during Hip Hop's earliest years.
Throughout his extensive career, Bliss, who was believed to be 75 years old at the time of his death, performed at New York's Rainbow Room, Plaza Hotel and other venues. The Chicago native was living in New York at the time of his death. He was last interviewed by Wax Poetics for their Issue #42.
Additionally, a documentary on Melvin Bliss' life, Synthetic Substitution, was in production by Earl Holder and Peripheral Enterprises, and filmed in 2010. A trailer can be seen below featuring interview and commentary from Bliss and his son.
Bangladesh Talks Recording With Nas For New LP
Famed "A Millie" producer Bangladesh has plans to record in the studio with Nas, and recently spoke on what the beat-making process was llike.
"I just do what I would like to hear from him," explained the producer to SOHH.com. "I'm a super Nas fan. I've been a Nas fan since he came out. Since the first song."
Bangladesh continued, explaining that he is seeking to lace the Queensbridge emceee with a more hardcore sound. "With me being a producer and me having my sound, I would like to hear him on harder beats, more 808-driven, just more aggression. With a Nas record, typically to me, the songs will make the track good. It's not the track that makes the song good and that's what I want to bring. I want to bring the track and the song so that you're not only jamming to the beat with the words on it, but you can jam to the beat and the words and you can jam to the acapella with no beat to it."
"I think he's a great songwriter but sometimes his beats aren't as good as his songs. I want to bring that element where it's more aggressive, more heavy, something that's going to pay more attention to Nas in an area where he doesn't get looked at a lot."
In related news, Nas recently spoke about the possibility of producers such as Swizz Beatz, DJ Premier, Alchemist, Dr. Dre, Kanye West and RZA contributing to his album.
"I just do what I would like to hear from him," explained the producer to SOHH.com. "I'm a super Nas fan. I've been a Nas fan since he came out. Since the first song."
Bangladesh continued, explaining that he is seeking to lace the Queensbridge emceee with a more hardcore sound. "With me being a producer and me having my sound, I would like to hear him on harder beats, more 808-driven, just more aggression. With a Nas record, typically to me, the songs will make the track good. It's not the track that makes the song good and that's what I want to bring. I want to bring the track and the song so that you're not only jamming to the beat with the words on it, but you can jam to the beat and the words and you can jam to the acapella with no beat to it."
"I think he's a great songwriter but sometimes his beats aren't as good as his songs. I want to bring that element where it's more aggressive, more heavy, something that's going to pay more attention to Nas in an area where he doesn't get looked at a lot."
In related news, Nas recently spoke about the possibility of producers such as Swizz Beatz, DJ Premier, Alchemist, Dr. Dre, Kanye West and RZA contributing to his album.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Mannie Fresh: Top 5 Dead or Alive Producers
Mannie Fresh is the iconic producer that laid down the sonic blueprint for Cash Money Records. With his unique personality and sound, he’s transcended the term “beat maker” and permanently ventured into legend land. Well, getting a legend to give his Top 5 Dead Or Alive can be tricky, but Mannie Fresh is so awesome….he gave much more.
Check out Mannie Fresh’s Top 5 Dead or Alive Producers!
AllHipHop.com: Could you give us your top 5 producers?
Mannie Fresh: Producers?
AllHipHop.com: yeah
MANTRONIX
Mannie Fresh: Probably would be Mantronix, one of them,.
AllHipHop.com: Aw shoot, that’s a first, okay. Lets go then!
Mannie Fresh: Well if you got a couple of Mantronix songs you would know, even my patterns and stuff is based around it, his energy and that music was just always energy you know. It was something that always kept the party started and what I totally liked about it he took the focus off of the Emcees, like you could be a horrible emcee but if you got one of his beats you could (laugh) then on top of that he was one of the dudes that did variety . He did Just Ice, he did a couple people, he did, what’s that chicks name? Joy Sims. He did R&B as well, he was like one of the first producers that was a Hip-Hop Producer that was doing all of that.
AllHipHop.com: Very diverse. He had a lot of electronic type of sounds.
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, exactly. He had from freestyle songs, you know he was one of the very first to really do that.
T-MIX
AllHipHop.com: What about T-Mix?
Mannie Fresh: T-Mix. T-Mix is the dude that did all of the Suave House stuff, all the early 8ball and MJG stuff. And of course if you didn’t know he was the one who did a lot of the stuff after I left Cash Money, his name ain’t never surfaced on the song (laughs) (Editor’s Note: Tristan “T-Mix” Jones would go on to sue Cash Money for $2.2 million in 2009.)
AllHipHop.com: Right, he gets the ghost production credit
Mannie Fresh: Right. But If you want to know the history of it T-Mix is the one who did all of the early 8ball and MJG stuff and Suave House but you knows he’s one of the dudes that only Southern Producers would know. During that time there wasn’t no recognition unless you just knew who he was.
JUST BLAZE
Mannie Fresh: Just Blaze, I’m a fan of dude, what he do establishes just crazy to me.
TIMBALAND
Mannie Fresh: Who else would I think in this lifetime, dead or alive, probably Timberland. Yeah I mean this dude wont go away so (laughs)
AllHipHop.com: Right, he’s the master of the pop and Hip-Hop world. He actually abandoned rap pretty much, well at least he said it.
Mannie Fresh: Well yeah but you learn a lesson in everything cause at one time they were saying the same thing like “Timbaland is missing. Where is Timbaland at?” then all of a sudden he came out and you know…
AllHipHop.com: yeah, that’s true.
Dr. DRE
AllHipHop.com: And what about Dre?
Mannie Fresh: This dude is all around to me he just found phenomenal samples and he forced you to do your homework in Hip-Hop because you wanted to know where that song came from. What the history was and all of that and it hasn’t just started off like that, its been going on. Even the mixers in the early 80’s this dude was doing, you would be like ‘this dude is on top of his game’
AllHipHop.com: Yeah I just found something on the internet with Dr. Dre and he was blending, I think it was “Hey Mr. Postman” with Kraftwerk or something. I mean it was crazy, it was like the first blends or mash ups or whatever they call it in the earlies of the early and he didn’t even have his face showing, he had on like a Doctor Suit or something showing. It was actually real wild, back in the 80’s
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, he it was surgery back then around that time when dude was in his suit. (laughs)
Check out Mannie Fresh’s Top 5 Dead or Alive Producers!
AllHipHop.com: Could you give us your top 5 producers?
Mannie Fresh: Producers?
AllHipHop.com: yeah
MANTRONIX
Mannie Fresh: Probably would be Mantronix, one of them,.
AllHipHop.com: Aw shoot, that’s a first, okay. Lets go then!
Mannie Fresh: Well if you got a couple of Mantronix songs you would know, even my patterns and stuff is based around it, his energy and that music was just always energy you know. It was something that always kept the party started and what I totally liked about it he took the focus off of the Emcees, like you could be a horrible emcee but if you got one of his beats you could (laugh) then on top of that he was one of the dudes that did variety . He did Just Ice, he did a couple people, he did, what’s that chicks name? Joy Sims. He did R&B as well, he was like one of the first producers that was a Hip-Hop Producer that was doing all of that.
AllHipHop.com: Very diverse. He had a lot of electronic type of sounds.
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, exactly. He had from freestyle songs, you know he was one of the very first to really do that.
T-MIX
AllHipHop.com: What about T-Mix?
Mannie Fresh: T-Mix. T-Mix is the dude that did all of the Suave House stuff, all the early 8ball and MJG stuff. And of course if you didn’t know he was the one who did a lot of the stuff after I left Cash Money, his name ain’t never surfaced on the song (laughs) (Editor’s Note: Tristan “T-Mix” Jones would go on to sue Cash Money for $2.2 million in 2009.)
AllHipHop.com: Right, he gets the ghost production credit
Mannie Fresh: Right. But If you want to know the history of it T-Mix is the one who did all of the early 8ball and MJG stuff and Suave House but you knows he’s one of the dudes that only Southern Producers would know. During that time there wasn’t no recognition unless you just knew who he was.
JUST BLAZE
Mannie Fresh: Just Blaze, I’m a fan of dude, what he do establishes just crazy to me.
TIMBALAND
Mannie Fresh: Who else would I think in this lifetime, dead or alive, probably Timberland. Yeah I mean this dude wont go away so (laughs)
AllHipHop.com: Right, he’s the master of the pop and Hip-Hop world. He actually abandoned rap pretty much, well at least he said it.
Mannie Fresh: Well yeah but you learn a lesson in everything cause at one time they were saying the same thing like “Timbaland is missing. Where is Timbaland at?” then all of a sudden he came out and you know…
AllHipHop.com: yeah, that’s true.
Dr. DRE
AllHipHop.com: And what about Dre?
Mannie Fresh: This dude is all around to me he just found phenomenal samples and he forced you to do your homework in Hip-Hop because you wanted to know where that song came from. What the history was and all of that and it hasn’t just started off like that, its been going on. Even the mixers in the early 80’s this dude was doing, you would be like ‘this dude is on top of his game’
AllHipHop.com: Yeah I just found something on the internet with Dr. Dre and he was blending, I think it was “Hey Mr. Postman” with Kraftwerk or something. I mean it was crazy, it was like the first blends or mash ups or whatever they call it in the earlies of the early and he didn’t even have his face showing, he had on like a Doctor Suit or something showing. It was actually real wild, back in the 80’s
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, he it was surgery back then around that time when dude was in his suit. (laughs)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Friday, July 9, 2010
MANNIE FRESH SPEAKS ON CASH MONEY
HipHopWired.com: Once known as the "sound" of Cash Money Records, Mannie Fresh reveals that he was never properly paid for his contributions.Keeping things short and simple, the producer stated that his departure was solely based on money and him not receiving the funds.
Speaking with AllHipHop.com, he elaborated on the circumstances and what he gave during his tenure under Birdman.
"I did albums for Cash Money, I didn't do singles, I did whole albums for Cash Money, and at the end of the day I'm saying I wasn't paid for albums so its like you're doing 10 songs and somebody pays you for 1. What would that be equivalent to?"
When it came to the possibility of him reuniting and working with his old team again...
"In truth, I will work with them again based on this, if they cut the check. Its not going to be based on just some words but we done talked about that, we done been there and by the grace of God, we ain't enemies, none of us hate each other but business is business and that was a hard lesson for me to learn."
As many young artists getting their first taste of the business, Fresh admitted that some of the blame could easily be placed on him for just not knowing any better and being so consumed with just making music.
"I was in love with doing music, I wasn't paying attention to my business so I'm not even going to say that was all Cash Money's fault that was my fault as well but I was a young dude that didn't know any bette
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