June 2012
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Really Summer Jam?
Blackout the second half of the Slaughterhouse performance?
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New Stray: "Into Your Eyes"
I just finished writing on a Yung Efil open collaboration that I had for a while. I needed a little something to get me to write consistently (mainly because I’m still bummed about that last hard drive crashing) so I figured some open ones will get me back in the swing of things after writing for some Verified material a while back.
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Remember That One Time...
… That I listened to that “Paris” song for the first time and laughed until tears streamed down my face?
Well, I just heard “I Don’t Like” for the first time…
McClaine on Kevin Durant
Hannibal was not playing when he gave him his nickname.
Slum Village f/ Skyzoo & Focus -...
*speechless*
There Will Be Five Games
What will it take to get it to six?[[MORE]]
Pretty much the same intensity and work ethic from tonight. The Core was all in double figures, the team shot 50% even, which many came from the paint via Garnett. I like this because it eats at the defensive psyche. If Garnett is shooting from a minimum of 10 feet and it’s contested, all they can do is salute when he’s on. However, when...
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Soosh*E & Rufio (The Sweep) - "Big Brother John" →
So instead of trading rhymes, a la “Orientation Day,” The duo go the Rapper/Producer route for this venture.
From Soosh himself: “[This is] dedicated to my older brother who introduced me to real hip hop music. To this day, his influence has put me in the position I am as an artist, and in celebration of his 30th birthday, this is my way of saying thank you. I made sure that...
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New Stray: "This Is..."
I had this slated for a Verified track, but we tend to do joints that we can all agree on and the census on this one wasn’t unanimous. However, you will dig what was.
Seeing that I already have my verse recorded for, I decided to extend the offer to the local homie, B. Cannon. After we finished that “Base” session, we mutually agreed that we should collaborate more often.
May 2012
Discography As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Solo:
“Late Blossom” [2K7]
“Singles Awareness Day” [2K8]
“The Road to Clarity” [2K9]
“Project DePina” [2K10]
The Verified:
“2007년부터…” (“From 2007”) [2K11]
Appearances:
Jabez - “Dawn of Discovery” [2K8: Feature]
AK & Jabez - “10 Pounds” [2K8: Production & Feature]
DJ Dr. Doom - “Radio Reminiscence vol. 2” [2K9: Feature]
DJ Dr. Doom - “Above the Radio vol. 8” [2K9: Feature]
Sean...
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Got The Colin Munroe Stems Back
Now it’s really on
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Scarfoe - Da Lost Kutz →
I didn’t know that Scarfoe compiled this together until I stumbled upon it. Coincidentally, he had only uploaded this three days ago. On this one, Seattle’s own goes in on some joints that you know along with some originals.
Featuring
Cody McClaine (The Verified)
Tanibal (Gookstaz)
Vudoo (Gookstaz)
2-Sicc
Jeff Soul (Organix)
Thoughts Down Two
Well, Boston certainly did not come with the same performance from game 1 and I’m somewhat content with what they did. Rondo lead all scorers with 44 as three other Celtics went double figures as well. This would be a good time to really test in the paint and keep Bass involved altogether. Their high intensity in the first half was required for the second though as they hung in there, but...
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To Anyone With Satellite Radio
Word is that Ruby is going to be on DJ Kay Slay’s Streetsweeper Radio on Shade 45 at 8pm (EST I believe). Check that cause I’m sure she will be have a couple of lines later.
What's Killing Ray Allen?
It goes without saying that it’s his ankle. When the lift lacks, there has to be some compensation involved. What’s really killing him is that he can’t shoot the same arc with the bummed ankle, so that has to be adjusted a little higher for more of a probability of converting from the field.[[MORE]]
As for the rest of the Boston, Garnett showed up leading all C’s with...
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“ARE YOU IN THAT MOOD YET?!”
– Joe Budden
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Futuristic Beats
I’m not sure what this is referring to or how this is defined, but I’m guessing this is just as subjective as what most Hip-Hop “fans” demand for reasons beyond me.
That being said, the line is not in front of me.
Saturday = Now Or Never
First, let me start with the fact that I was shocked that Iverson wasn’t wearing his own jersey when he presented the game ball. Was no one conflicted about this?
At any rate, this game broke Rondo’s streak of 10+ assists per game, which leads to lack of offensive production from him, Allen, and Bass. The bench production was at 5 points, which came from Pietrus. The offense was...
Going Back To Philly
With Bradley shut down due to the dislocated shoulder, Ray Allen stepped back in the starting 5, but didn’t have his usual stride with him only getting five points. However, I’ll tell you who did become the official X-factor of the team: Brandon Bass, whom lead all scorers with 27 points.
A few things will always worry me to death about Boston during this time: flatness when the ball...
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Dear Staples Center,
Never again should you hold a basketball game after a hockey game. Trust that you’re not the only ones that have done this.
Sincerely, The Appalled
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Complacency in a Half
An 18 point lead and a chance to be 3-1 squandered due a shitty defensive effort by Boston. Most of their shots in the half fell front rim and usually that’s because of fatigue. Some of them were truthfully stupid because they felt that they could easily shoot themselves back into the lead based on the route they put together in the first half. Easier said than done, right?
Now in...
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Preliminary Mix Complete
On to endless listening and note-taking
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When Friends Are Not Listening
Friend: "What's up, man?"
Cody: "Chillin'. What up with you?"
Friend: "Not much. I'm over my hangover, but I'm working on this laptop before I head over there."
Cody: "Word? What's up with it?"
Friend: "I noticed that it's not booting smoothly as it used to and I might have lost some drivers in some manner."
Cody: "That's odd."
Friend: "Yeah, so right now I'm on Google to see if anyone had issues with 'Project DePina' and whether it's a virus or a Trojan Horse."
Cody: *shakes head* "Uhhh, B."
Friend: "Yeah?"
Cody: "B."
Friend: "What?"
Cody: "'Project DePina' is NOT a virus, nor a Trojan Horse; that's my MIXTAPE!"
Friend: *silence*
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Mixdowns for McClaine
Easy part: Sequencing
Hard part: Mixing and EQing
Easy part: Mixing down
And I’ll be back at the hard part on Sunday.
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Thoughts on Offensive Foul
Yes, it was so. A pick has to be set upright, not bent over with the shoulder asserting force. I was a little confused as to what was going on because I wasn’t paying attention to Garnett at first. My eyes were more on the ball and less on the two options (Pierce and Allen).
At the end of the game, all I could do was laugh at the final threes by Allen and Garnett… Talk about...
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For My Next Lyrical Magic Trick
… I’m going back to 2006
Recording Session = Open Floor →
Questions, Comments… You got that. Answers/Replies… I got that.
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Later Today...
We re-do stuff in better quality for the bitches…
… Bitches love high quality.
Boston Takes Game 1
Sadly, though, this was a case of Deja Vu for me. It seems that they started Game 1 of this series the same way that they started Game 1 with Atlanta; mad flat then picked up at the second half. The only difference was that the clutch effort was rewarded with a win.
A few physical things scared me. Rondo’s gamble on a steal caused awkward pivot to a position that has pulled many a groin...
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Boston Moves On
My Cs keep scaring me a lot when it comes to D. They have a tencency to overthink what could happen in contrast to locking down and keeping it simple. Here, they really got the stops when mattered, but I need them to really not make anything complex. That aside, KG really showed up when Allen’s shots were literally short.
As far at Atlanta goes, they are far to lackidasical to really...
ATL Gets Away
Boston did everything right in their power on that final inbound play, but Horford’s D easily made the possession go wrong after picking up after that screen.
I don’t need Pierce to look back on that airball, nor the lopsided layup, as there’s another game to play and it’s at home. To add to that it’s Tuesday… That ample time to take care of the hyper-extended...
Weirddough
This cat is slowly growing on me.
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Recording At The Wrong Rate
This means that I’ll have to redo the session in a higher (better) quality rate. Luckily, the Verified cuts did not suffer this fate, so I can work on those a bit.
Since this will take a while, I’m gonna put something on the Tube later since I’ve neglected it for a while.