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New Beat: Walk Away
I guess i’m on a little roll here. I finished two beats in a week, which is pretty good for me. I’m in this stage where I’m putting together soulful old samples I’ve dug up, mixed with some of my favorite lyrics that I think compliment the beat. I think it just adds that much [...]
Tags: Beat, Beat Making, Boom Bap, Hip-Hop, Hiphop, Instrumental, Music, Production, rap
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Fashawn – Closer (Remix)
This song means a lot to me. That Dilla, “So Far To Go” beat is one of my favorite beats of all time from my favorite producer of all time. The Shining was dope, and Common/D’Angelo did their thing on the original. In all honesty though, I think I like this better than the Common/D’Angelo [...]
Tags: Beat, Beat Making, Common, D'Angelo, Dilla, Donuts, Fashawn, Higher Learning 2, Hip-Hop, J Dilla, James Yancey, Jay Dee, Ma Dukes, Mixtape, Music, Producer, Production, rap, So Far To Go, The Shining, Youtube
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The Weekend Wrapup: April 6th – 8th
Tags: Astoria, Beach, Blazer, Camping, Canon Beach, Catholic Church, Cha Cha Cha! Taqueria, Church, Clam Chowder, Easter, Fish and Chips, Fish Taco, Food, Fort Stevens, Fort Stevens State Park, Good Friday, Grotto, Instagram, Mo's, Nike, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Photography, Photos, Portland, Restaurant, Seafood, Seaside, Sunday, The Grotto, Travel
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NEW BEAT: SHOOTING FOR HER
Shooting For Her by mrkpmntl I’ve been DITC a lot lately, so much so that I have a stockpile of records filled with ill loops / breaks that I just need to go through that are piling up in my room. This joint here is something quick I put together on Reason 4. I just [...]
Tags: Beat, Hiphop, Instrumental, Music, Original, Production, rap, Sample, vinyl, wax
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Q-TIP: NEEDLE DROPPING SAMPLE CHOP
Here’s a quick video showcasing some of Q-Tip’s production prowess. Q-Tip is sitting in a room with NOID and Kanye, on a single turntable and mixer, needle dropping a “Bobby Rush – Chicken Heads” 45rpm record into loops and clean sample chops. Everyone in the room is tripping out that he’s sitting there doing this. [...]
Tags: 45RPM, A Tribe Called Quest, ATCQ, Beat Making, Bobby Rush, ditc, Kanye West, Music, NOID, Production, Q-Tip, records, Video, vinyl, wax, Youtube
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Arizona To Ban Tr0lling Teh Internetz
Here’s the breakdown: Arizona House Bill 2549 has recently passed both of the Arizona’s legislative bodies. The next step is for Governor Jan Brewer to make this official. To be clear, HB 2549 has a small excerpt that people find vague and ambiguous, which may pertain to those who end up tr0lling dem n00bz. The [...]
Tags: Arizona, Freedom, Funny, Governor, House Bill 2549, Internet, Jan Brewer, Lol, Politics, Troll
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Late Nights At Work
There is but one degree of commitment; total.
Tags: apparel, Beaverton, design, Fashion, fashion design, Nike, Nike Headquarters, Nike Sportswear, nsw, QOTD, Quotes, WHQ, World Headquarters
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Kentucky Wins It: 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions
Tags: Adidas, Anthony Davis, Basketball, Bracket Pool, Brackets, Jayhawks, John Callipari, Kansas, Kentucky, March Madness, mens, NCAA, Nike, Sports, Tournament, UK
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SWOOSH LIFE BRACKET POOL RESULTS
Now that all is said and done, and Kentucky has come out victorious – we look to our bracket pools to see where we stand. Here are the results from the first annual Swoosh Life bracket pool. 1st Place – @retrokid23 2nd Place – @mrkpmntl 3rd Place – @miltonun 4th Place – @AndyOliverWpg 5th Place [...]
Tags: Basketball, Bracket, Championship, Kentucky, mens, NCAA, Pool, Tourney, Tourney Pick 'Em, Yahoo
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