Man, do I love this song. Bilal, please come out with a new album. We need you, sunn!
(produced by Nottz)
Cheeba feat. Bilal from Plug Research on Vimeo.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Crash
LPs : Flood :: MP3s : Crash
I'm still in mourning for my 500gig external hard drive that died in 2008 (or what I like to call it, The Crash of 2008). It was probably karma that took my precious mp3s away*, for what I have no clue. What I do know is that I lost some great tunes I've been collecting for over eight years, most which I can't find again**. Like what you ask? Let me run down a list of some I could remember:
I know various DJs who look down on mp3s and while I agree there is a warmth not felt through digital formats, mp3 collectors have more in common with their vinyl counterparts than both sides would admit. Both look for that one perfect tune. Both have a secret stash. Both can tell you a story about a particular acquisition. Most importantly, both love music.
But the one main commonality is how painful the lost of a music collection is, which goes back to the first sentence of this blog. In my hearts of heart, I still think Beats, Rhymes, and Life suffered when Q-Tip's wax collection got destroyed in a flood (or was that a fire)***. I remember reading that RZA got flooded THREE TIMES. I'm pretty sure at one point most of my favorite producers got hit with this causality.
With the advent of digitizing music and Serato/Scratch, vinyl collectors at least have a back up plan, but what about the mp3 collectors such as myself? What hard copy do we have of files we have a history/memory with? Easy answer would be to back up your files, but even that is not fool proof. I guess in time someone *coughGooglecough* will come up with a way to archive mp3s, especially with digital downloads are becoming more and more common.
Until then, here is a 40oz to pour for the mp3s that are no longer here. We miss you.
1Luv2U,
Prov!?
To Have & To Hold - Taster Tape from Jony Lyle on Vimeo.
*If you believe in stuff like that
**Actually I could, but that would be way too time (and money) consuming
***Remember this was around the time Tip was in his "hood" phase, making tracks like "Gangsta Bitch" (RIP Apache), Tiger's "Who Planned This", and Mobb Deep's "Give Up The Goods". Straight bangers
I'm still in mourning for my 500gig external hard drive that died in 2008 (or what I like to call it, The Crash of 2008). It was probably karma that took my precious mp3s away*, for what I have no clue. What I do know is that I lost some great tunes I've been collecting for over eight years, most which I can't find again**. Like what you ask? Let me run down a list of some I could remember:
- various Prince bootlegs like Charade and Livesexy
- various Dilla beat tapes including the original Ruff Draft and Jaylib unreleased instrumentals
- some VonPea and Donwill solo tracks before they became Tanya Morgan
- some Dilla samples that were nicely complied
- some songs my friend in Akron made before she became a pastor
- instrumental of Little Brother's "Nic's Groove" as well as various LB and Nicolay tracks that were on #thatsite
- A DJ Jamad mix I used to play almost weekly
A Brown Sugar Era D'Angelo song maybe only three people have- A Nujabes album (RIP)
- the Samurai Champloo albums
- some japanese jazz albums
- various samples I used/wanted to use
I know various DJs who look down on mp3s and while I agree there is a warmth not felt through digital formats, mp3 collectors have more in common with their vinyl counterparts than both sides would admit. Both look for that one perfect tune. Both have a secret stash. Both can tell you a story about a particular acquisition. Most importantly, both love music.
But the one main commonality is how painful the lost of a music collection is, which goes back to the first sentence of this blog. In my hearts of heart, I still think Beats, Rhymes, and Life suffered when Q-Tip's wax collection got destroyed in a flood (or was that a fire)***. I remember reading that RZA got flooded THREE TIMES. I'm pretty sure at one point most of my favorite producers got hit with this causality.
With the advent of digitizing music and Serato/Scratch, vinyl collectors at least have a back up plan, but what about the mp3 collectors such as myself? What hard copy do we have of files we have a history/memory with? Easy answer would be to back up your files, but even that is not fool proof. I guess in time someone *coughGooglecough* will come up with a way to archive mp3s, especially with digital downloads are becoming more and more common.
Until then, here is a 40oz to pour for the mp3s that are no longer here. We miss you.
1Luv2U,
Prov!?
To Have & To Hold - Taster Tape from Jony Lyle on Vimeo.
*If you believe in stuff like that
**Actually I could, but that would be way too time (and money) consuming
***Remember this was around the time Tip was in his "hood" phase, making tracks like "Gangsta Bitch" (RIP Apache), Tiger's "Who Planned This", and Mobb Deep's "Give Up The Goods". Straight bangers
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The (Blogs) Won't Let Me Chill
My wonderful, beautiful, and talented friend, Dr. Fredara Hadley, asked me why I stopped blogging. There's a simple answer:
Boredom
Not like I haven't tweeted most of my life away already, so what's the purpose of a blog? Then it hit me:
I write to keep sane (DID YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?)
Plus some of my previous posts were, if I can jump on my own dick for a minute, really good. I doubt myself way too much and I'm still learning how to at least keep it at bay. I'm a Leo, damnit, I'm supposed to have an ego. There's a reason why I don't wild out and it deals with a moon in Libra; balance/peace/harmony.* As much as I want to be the star of the story, I know my limitations and weaknesses.
Anywaves...
Still on my Staycation, still pondering, still have no exciting answer to "So what you've been up to?", still making beats (which I'm happy to say I've been improving on), still P.R.O.V
Some new things:
-a new dog, who goes apeshit whenever he sees me. How can you not love something/one that loves you unconditionally?
-a suit for a wedding that had an interesting turn of events for me (don't ask)
-going to Vegas for the first time to hang with some good,good friends whom (?) I miss dearly. Also I need to get away from New York
-dad needs another surgery :-(
Hmm...yeah that's about it. Once I figure out what I want to talk about (or at least a sense of where to take this blog), I'll post more. Until then...
1L2U,
Prov!?
*Did this muthafukka just use astrology? Why yes he did
**pardon if this post seem disjointed, I'm 1) being too lazy to edit, 2) unsober, and 3) listening to Straight Outta Compton. Speaking of NWA, I think I've gotten "old". When I say "old", I mean like your parents when they heard you playing this. You felt it was the best shit ever and they didn't get it because they were out of touch. Your parents hated it because every third word was a curse. Yeah that's me, kinda over the profanity (see? I even typed a "proper parental" word). Anyway, I promise to do better in the upcoming posts. Just wanted to say Hi (or Welcome).
Boredom
Not like I haven't tweeted most of my life away already, so what's the purpose of a blog? Then it hit me:
I write to keep sane (DID YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?)
Plus some of my previous posts were, if I can jump on my own dick for a minute, really good. I doubt myself way too much and I'm still learning how to at least keep it at bay. I'm a Leo, damnit, I'm supposed to have an ego. There's a reason why I don't wild out and it deals with a moon in Libra; balance/peace/harmony.* As much as I want to be the star of the story, I know my limitations and weaknesses.
Anywaves...
Still on my Staycation, still pondering, still have no exciting answer to "So what you've been up to?", still making beats (which I'm happy to say I've been improving on), still P.R.O.V
Some new things:
-a new dog, who goes apeshit whenever he sees me. How can you not love something/one that loves you unconditionally?
-a suit for a wedding that had an interesting turn of events for me (don't ask)
-going to Vegas for the first time to hang with some good,good friends whom (?) I miss dearly. Also I need to get away from New York
-dad needs another surgery :-(
Hmm...yeah that's about it. Once I figure out what I want to talk about (or at least a sense of where to take this blog), I'll post more. Until then...
1L2U,
Prov!?
*Did this muthafukka just use astrology? Why yes he did
**pardon if this post seem disjointed, I'm 1) being too lazy to edit, 2) unsober, and 3) listening to Straight Outta Compton. Speaking of NWA, I think I've gotten "old". When I say "old", I mean like your parents when they heard you playing this. You felt it was the best shit ever and they didn't get it because they were out of touch. Your parents hated it because every third word was a curse. Yeah that's me, kinda over the profanity (see? I even typed a "proper parental" word). Anyway, I promise to do better in the upcoming posts. Just wanted to say Hi (or Welcome).
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Been a while, huh?
Hiya folks, Prov here. Been a minute, right? Wondering what has been going on. Wellll...
-my stay @ the old job was shorter than expected
-been on "vacation" since January. Haven't been looking for a new job, because...
-been using this time to clear my head. Some progress has been made.
-working more on the music, even got some "work". Should be interesting/fun
-need a green thumb? That's what I've been doing this summer, planting. Kinda good at it too
-dad's been in the hospital twice. Hated every minute of it now I have a dislike for hospitals
-been driving more. Driving is actually fun...when you don't deal with dickheads (pardon)
-and...ummm...hmmm...
Can't think of anything else, but MAN has this been boring. I think it's time to look for something, huh?
Ah well...
See ya when I see ya
1L2U,
Prov!?
-my stay @ the old job was shorter than expected
-been on "vacation" since January. Haven't been looking for a new job, because...
-been using this time to clear my head. Some progress has been made.
-working more on the music, even got some "work". Should be interesting/fun
-need a green thumb? That's what I've been doing this summer, planting. Kinda good at it too
-dad's been in the hospital twice. Hated every minute of it now I have a dislike for hospitals
-been driving more. Driving is actually fun...when you don't deal with dickheads (pardon)
-and...ummm...hmmm...
Can't think of anything else, but MAN has this been boring. I think it's time to look for something, huh?
Ah well...
See ya when I see ya
1L2U,
Prov!?
Monday, September 21, 2009
Know (dedicated to Mike Ladd)
No reptiles were trapped
To become my accessories
And no Italians were murdered
So I can be placed
On the best dressed list
Or is it the worst
But I converse on the daily
With the sweatshop mother
Who made these Nikes
I use to turn the ground into dust with
Equipped with a cheap CD player
To drown out the street concerto
Blasting rites of passage in the form of gunplay
Playing with guns that don’t exist
Yet they can kill you
Just as quick
Sweet dick willies standing on street corners
Flashing plat fronts and
Iced-out icons
Daring anyone
To get their roll on while they profile
And on the “right” side of the tracks
Kufi masais download
Mp3s to get back at the invisible Man
Listening to the Light while
Looking at Bike Week chicks
Bent over spreading
Pink caverns to make
Dicks hard
All the while calling them
Lost souls in search of
A real man to
“smack the shit outta that fat ass!”
Koran in one hand
Thug Passion in the other
Born Allah gives thanks
To himself for
Seeing another sunset
Another breath to breathe
Another bag to sell
This world is filled with duality
Where Good and Evil dance slowly
To Prince’s Insatiable
Dancing so close you can’t even tell
The difference
Grey does matter
If it didn’t
We wouldn’t be in awe of it
That I know
I know plenty of things
But I know that I know
Nothing
So I continue to search
For a way to make myself
Whole
I know that there are
People walking around
In need of truthanasia
So they can look in the mirror again
Without shame
I know not
To blame
The height of the pedestal
For how hard I fall
I know that
Even God at times
Comes off his throne
To cry with us
And I know that
I’ve been a career stuntman
Making everybody else
Look good except for
The main star of the show
My 28 year old self
But this wealth I hold dear to me
I’m willing to share
Money mos def ain’t a thang
When you know that in the end
It really doesn’t matter
All that does is the words
That comes out of your heart
© Lawrence "Improv!?" Ferrell 2000
To become my accessories
And no Italians were murdered
So I can be placed
On the best dressed list
Or is it the worst
But I converse on the daily
With the sweatshop mother
Who made these Nikes
I use to turn the ground into dust with
Equipped with a cheap CD player
To drown out the street concerto
Blasting rites of passage in the form of gunplay
Playing with guns that don’t exist
Yet they can kill you
Just as quick
Sweet dick willies standing on street corners
Flashing plat fronts and
Iced-out icons
Daring anyone
To get their roll on while they profile
And on the “right” side of the tracks
Kufi masais download
Mp3s to get back at the invisible Man
Listening to the Light while
Looking at Bike Week chicks
Bent over spreading
Pink caverns to make
Dicks hard
All the while calling them
Lost souls in search of
A real man to
“smack the shit outta that fat ass!”
Koran in one hand
Thug Passion in the other
Born Allah gives thanks
To himself for
Seeing another sunset
Another breath to breathe
Another bag to sell
This world is filled with duality
Where Good and Evil dance slowly
To Prince’s Insatiable
Dancing so close you can’t even tell
The difference
Grey does matter
If it didn’t
We wouldn’t be in awe of it
That I know
I know plenty of things
But I know that I know
Nothing
So I continue to search
For a way to make myself
Whole
I know that there are
People walking around
In need of truthanasia
So they can look in the mirror again
Without shame
I know not
To blame
The height of the pedestal
For how hard I fall
I know that
Even God at times
Comes off his throne
To cry with us
And I know that
I’ve been a career stuntman
Making everybody else
Look good except for
The main star of the show
My 28 year old self
But this wealth I hold dear to me
I’m willing to share
Money mos def ain’t a thang
When you know that in the end
It really doesn’t matter
All that does is the words
That comes out of your heart
© Lawrence "Improv!?" Ferrell 2000
Monday, December 1, 2008
MP3 Observations Of The Day
1. The instrumental of Common's UMC single
2. Kanye's new album takes at least three listens to get it. Lyrics is wack, but shit he did that in four months? Okay maybe that's not a good baramator but still. Heard the singles and didn't get it. I get it now.
3. Fuck alladat. NEW CLIPSE! http://www.complex.com/ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/Clipse-Mixtape
That is all.
-Prov!?
2. Kanye's new album takes at least three listens to get it. Lyrics is wack, but shit he did that in four months? Okay maybe that's not a good baramator but still. Heard the singles and didn't get it. I get it now.
3. Fuck alladat. NEW CLIPSE! http://www.complex.com/ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/Clipse-Mixtape
That is all.
-Prov!?
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