Here is the follow-up post aka final product of Philms' work with Phene. Its already in circulation on your favorite one-stop hip-hop spots (onsmash, etc.) Best work I've seen so far from the homie Steve. Really loved the ol skool emphasis in this vid. Shouts to Phene and DJ Dub Floyd
via Stephenphilms.com
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After doing a radio interview at 93.1FM in North Georgia, the High Off Life fam stopped by The Boiler Room, where Dub Floyd creates all of his magic. While vibing to a collection of Pete Rock instrumentals, we made the most of the moment & we filmed a tribute video. Completely unscripted, fun hip-hop.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
ReBlog: Pure Hip Hop, Phene & DJ Dub Floyd Tribute to Pete Rock (Preview)
via the bossman Stephen Philms at stephenphilms.com
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After doing a radio interview at 93.1FM in North Georgia, the High Off Life fam stopped by The Boiler Room, where Dub Floyd creates all of his magic. While vibing to a collection of Pete Rock instrumentals, we made the most of the moment & we filmed a tribute video. Completely unscripted, fun hip-hop. Phene on the rhymes, Dub Floyd on the 1s & 2s and Yours Truly on the visuals… The full video is coming soon….below is some Behind The Scenes footage of Dub Floyd tearing up the turntables.....by the way, the behind the scenes footage was shot on my new HTC EVO! PRETTY DOPE!
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After doing a radio interview at 93.1FM in North Georgia, the High Off Life fam stopped by The Boiler Room, where Dub Floyd creates all of his magic. While vibing to a collection of Pete Rock instrumentals, we made the most of the moment & we filmed a tribute video. Completely unscripted, fun hip-hop. Phene on the rhymes, Dub Floyd on the 1s & 2s and Yours Truly on the visuals… The full video is coming soon….below is some Behind The Scenes footage of Dub Floyd tearing up the turntables.....by the way, the behind the scenes footage was shot on my new HTC EVO! PRETTY DOPE!
DJ Dub Floyd & Stephen Philms Behind the Scenes from Stephen Philms on Vimeo.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Sampling Samples!
Wassup world?! I must admit, I've been itching to blog this entry...so it deserves the background story. Bear with me, won't take long at all...
So I'm riding with L a few weeks back and I hear the new Jazmine Sullivan single and in my mind I'm like "Ok, this is some DJ blending, right?!" WRONG! That dope ass beat is the actual track! Its a mix of "Affirmative action" by The Firm, "Impeach the President" by the Honeydrippers (The first group is a gimme, the second one...not so much), and a few others I'm not too familiar with. The song is old news sure...HOWEVER it prompted a very interesting thought...
Here's the track btw...
...ok now back to the blog
Ever wonder why some hip-hop tracks are almost nostalgic from the very first time you hear them??? There are some tracks that just "get you" and then some that are "....meh" Well I've had an epiphany of sorts...Alot of these tracks stick to us immediately simply because its NOT the first time we've heard them. In fact, we probably heard them years ago as fetuses in our mom's wombs. Hip-hop is the perfect blend of samples of multiple genres; namely jazz, blues, funk, and of course, rock-n-roll. You name the track, no matter what genre: It's been sampled. "Top Billin'" for instance, a personal favorite, is a drum beat sample from a popular rock song that was accidentally recorded backwards, thus that particularly unique and distinguishable arrangement. So in all likelihood, I heard that track, as a rock song, multiple times while just chillin in my moms stomach and ultimately when I heard it as a young boy in its alternate and re-arranged form (aka a hip-hop track) it struck me like lightning. Simple.
But hey...dont take my word for it. I've spent X amount of hours just googling away every hit/classic hip-hop song I could think of and checking for the samples, if any. And boy oh boy....this list.....this list is LONG! Enjoy the music!
Boadicea - Enya => Ready or Not - The Fugees
Fun - Brick => Put it in your mouth - Akinyele; Video - India Arie (Props to Ms. Arie for tryin to 'clean up' that track lol)
Innocent 'til Proven Guilty - Honey Cone => Testify - Common
You Can't Turn Me Away - Sylvia Striplin => Get Money - Junior M.A.F.I.A.
There's Nothing in This World That Can Stop Me From Loving You - Tom Brock => Girls Girls Girls - Jay-Z
Through The Fire - Chaka Khan => Through The Wire - Kanye West
I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over - David Porter (4:45) => Who Shot Ya? - Notorious B.I.G.
The Edge - David McCallum => Next Episode - Dr Dre ft. Snoop Dogg, Kurrupt, and Nate Dogg
Darkest Light - Lafayette Afro Rock Band => Show me what you got - Jay-Z
In The Space - Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky => D.O.A. (Death of Auto-tune) - Jay-Z
Spirit in the Dark - Aretha Franklin => School Spirit - Kanye West
Mother Nature - Albert Jones => Be (Intro) - Common
Distant Lover (live) - Marvin Gaye => Spaceship - Kanye West
Why You Treat Me So Bad - Club Nouveau => I Got 5 On It - Luniz; Satisfy You - Puffy feat R. Kelly (The intro to this track is SOOOO familiar...can't remember where I've heard it though...smh)
Never Gonna Stop - Linda Clifford => Street Dreams - Nas; All Eyez On Me - 2Pac
Space Dust - The Galactic Force Band => I wanna Rock - Snoop Dogg
Inside You - Eddie Henderson => Coming of Age - Jay-Z feat. Memph Bleek
Love On a Two Way Street - The Moments => Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
Holy Thursday - David Axelrod => Dr. Carter - Lil' Wayne
Pigs Go Home - Ronald Stein => Guilty Conscience - Eminem ft. Dr. Dre
We're in love - Ruben Wilson => Memory Lane (Sittin in da park) - Nas
Excerpt from 'Smilin' Billy Suite' - The Heath Bros => One Love - Nas
Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton => Ghetto Superstar - Pras ft. Mya and O.D.B.
Footsteps in the dark - Iseley Bros => It was a good day - Ice Cube
I want do something freaky to you - Leon Haywood => Nothin But a G Thang - Dr Dre
Rise - Herb Alpert => Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.
I Cant Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles => Can't Stand the Rain - Missy Elliot
Sweet Green Fields - Seals and Crofts => Put Your Hands where my Eyes can see - Busta Rhymes
Daydreaming in blue - I Monster => Daydream - Lupe Fiasco ft. Jill Scott
Are You My Woman - The Chi-lites => Crazy in Love - Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Ready or Not - Delphonics => Ready or Not - The Fugees (the other song used to sample at top of page)
Today - Tom Scott (1:39) => T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Summer Madness - Kool and the Gang => Summer Time - DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. Will Smith
Aint no love in the heart of the city - Bobby Bland => Aint no love - Jay-Z
A Little Bit of Love - Brenda Russell => Still not a Playa - Big Pun ft. Joe
Memory Band - Rotary Connection => Killin Me Softly - The Fugees; Benita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
Talkin Heads - Sugar on My Tongue (3:15 mark forward) => Sugar Gimme Some - Trick Daddy ft. Ludacris, Ceelo, and Lil Kim
Prove My Love to You - Main Ingredient => You Dont Know my Name - Alicia Keys
Open Your Eyes - Bobby Caldwell => The Light - Common
Bolero Medley - Celeste Legaspi => Kick, Push - Lupe Fiasco
I'm Glad You're Mine - Al Green => Dead Wrong - Notorious B.I.G. ft. Eminem
A House is Not a Home - Luther Vandross => Slow Jamz - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
Khusara Khusara - Hossam Ramzy & His Egyptian Ensemble => Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z ft. UGK
Impeach The President - Roy C & The Honey Drippers => Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes; LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl; Nas - I Can; Audio Two - Top Billin'; Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator; Shabba Ranks - Mr. Loverman
Ooh Boy - Rose Royce => Luv Me, Luv Me - Shaggy ft Janet Jackson (Note: the beat above is ALSO sampled in..crazy)
I'm Not to Blame - Bobby Byrd => You Don't Know - Jay-Z
I Get High - Freda Payne => Good Times (I get high) - Styles P
Straight to Hell - The Clash => Paper Planes - M.I.A.; Swagger like us - T.I. ft. Kanye West and Jay-Z (A sample within a sample...Inception for music!)
I Can't See Myself Without You - Creative Source(check the hook)=> What We Do - Freeway ft. Beanie Sigel & Jay-Z
Sinnerman - Nina Simone (4:48 mark forward) => Get by - Talib Kwali
Shape of My Heart - Sting => The Message - Nas; Break You Off - The Roots ft. Musiq
And SSSOOOOOO much more...I may add a few here and there. I'm done for now though...whew
So I'm riding with L a few weeks back and I hear the new Jazmine Sullivan single and in my mind I'm like "Ok, this is some DJ blending, right?!" WRONG! That dope ass beat is the actual track! Its a mix of "Affirmative action" by The Firm, "Impeach the President" by the Honeydrippers (The first group is a gimme, the second one...not so much), and a few others I'm not too familiar with. The song is old news sure...HOWEVER it prompted a very interesting thought...
Here's the track btw...
...ok now back to the blog
Ever wonder why some hip-hop tracks are almost nostalgic from the very first time you hear them??? There are some tracks that just "get you" and then some that are "....meh" Well I've had an epiphany of sorts...Alot of these tracks stick to us immediately simply because its NOT the first time we've heard them. In fact, we probably heard them years ago as fetuses in our mom's wombs. Hip-hop is the perfect blend of samples of multiple genres; namely jazz, blues, funk, and of course, rock-n-roll. You name the track, no matter what genre: It's been sampled. "Top Billin'" for instance, a personal favorite, is a drum beat sample from a popular rock song that was accidentally recorded backwards, thus that particularly unique and distinguishable arrangement. So in all likelihood, I heard that track, as a rock song, multiple times while just chillin in my moms stomach and ultimately when I heard it as a young boy in its alternate and re-arranged form (aka a hip-hop track) it struck me like lightning. Simple.
But hey...dont take my word for it. I've spent X amount of hours just googling away every hit/classic hip-hop song I could think of and checking for the samples, if any. And boy oh boy....this list.....this list is LONG! Enjoy the music!
Boadicea - Enya => Ready or Not - The Fugees
Fun - Brick => Put it in your mouth - Akinyele; Video - India Arie (Props to Ms. Arie for tryin to 'clean up' that track lol)
Innocent 'til Proven Guilty - Honey Cone => Testify - Common
You Can't Turn Me Away - Sylvia Striplin => Get Money - Junior M.A.F.I.A.
There's Nothing in This World That Can Stop Me From Loving You - Tom Brock => Girls Girls Girls - Jay-Z
Through The Fire - Chaka Khan => Through The Wire - Kanye West
I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over - David Porter (4:45) => Who Shot Ya? - Notorious B.I.G.
The Edge - David McCallum => Next Episode - Dr Dre ft. Snoop Dogg, Kurrupt, and Nate Dogg
Darkest Light - Lafayette Afro Rock Band => Show me what you got - Jay-Z
In The Space - Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky => D.O.A. (Death of Auto-tune) - Jay-Z
Spirit in the Dark - Aretha Franklin => School Spirit - Kanye West
Mother Nature - Albert Jones => Be (Intro) - Common
Distant Lover (live) - Marvin Gaye => Spaceship - Kanye West
Why You Treat Me So Bad - Club Nouveau => I Got 5 On It - Luniz; Satisfy You - Puffy feat R. Kelly (The intro to this track is SOOOO familiar...can't remember where I've heard it though...smh)
Never Gonna Stop - Linda Clifford => Street Dreams - Nas; All Eyez On Me - 2Pac
Space Dust - The Galactic Force Band => I wanna Rock - Snoop Dogg
Inside You - Eddie Henderson => Coming of Age - Jay-Z feat. Memph Bleek
Love On a Two Way Street - The Moments => Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
Holy Thursday - David Axelrod => Dr. Carter - Lil' Wayne
Pigs Go Home - Ronald Stein => Guilty Conscience - Eminem ft. Dr. Dre
We're in love - Ruben Wilson => Memory Lane (Sittin in da park) - Nas
Excerpt from 'Smilin' Billy Suite' - The Heath Bros => One Love - Nas
Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton => Ghetto Superstar - Pras ft. Mya and O.D.B.
Footsteps in the dark - Iseley Bros => It was a good day - Ice Cube
I want do something freaky to you - Leon Haywood => Nothin But a G Thang - Dr Dre
Rise - Herb Alpert => Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.
I Cant Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles => Can't Stand the Rain - Missy Elliot
Sweet Green Fields - Seals and Crofts => Put Your Hands where my Eyes can see - Busta Rhymes
Daydreaming in blue - I Monster => Daydream - Lupe Fiasco ft. Jill Scott
Are You My Woman - The Chi-lites => Crazy in Love - Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Ready or Not - Delphonics => Ready or Not - The Fugees (the other song used to sample at top of page)
Today - Tom Scott (1:39) => T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Summer Madness - Kool and the Gang => Summer Time - DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. Will Smith
Aint no love in the heart of the city - Bobby Bland => Aint no love - Jay-Z
A Little Bit of Love - Brenda Russell => Still not a Playa - Big Pun ft. Joe
Memory Band - Rotary Connection => Killin Me Softly - The Fugees; Benita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest
Talkin Heads - Sugar on My Tongue (3:15 mark forward) => Sugar Gimme Some - Trick Daddy ft. Ludacris, Ceelo, and Lil Kim
Prove My Love to You - Main Ingredient => You Dont Know my Name - Alicia Keys
Open Your Eyes - Bobby Caldwell => The Light - Common
Bolero Medley - Celeste Legaspi => Kick, Push - Lupe Fiasco
I'm Glad You're Mine - Al Green => Dead Wrong - Notorious B.I.G. ft. Eminem
A House is Not a Home - Luther Vandross => Slow Jamz - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
Khusara Khusara - Hossam Ramzy & His Egyptian Ensemble => Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z ft. UGK
Impeach The President - Roy C & The Honey Drippers => Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes; LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl; Nas - I Can; Audio Two - Top Billin'; Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator; Shabba Ranks - Mr. Loverman
Ooh Boy - Rose Royce => Luv Me, Luv Me - Shaggy ft Janet Jackson (Note: the beat above is ALSO sampled in..crazy)
I'm Not to Blame - Bobby Byrd => You Don't Know - Jay-Z
I Get High - Freda Payne => Good Times (I get high) - Styles P
Straight to Hell - The Clash => Paper Planes - M.I.A.; Swagger like us - T.I. ft. Kanye West and Jay-Z (A sample within a sample...Inception for music!)
I Can't See Myself Without You - Creative Source(check the hook)=> What We Do - Freeway ft. Beanie Sigel & Jay-Z
Sinnerman - Nina Simone (4:48 mark forward) => Get by - Talib Kwali
Shape of My Heart - Sting => The Message - Nas; Break You Off - The Roots ft. Musiq
And SSSOOOOOO much more...I may add a few here and there. I'm done for now though...whew
ALOT has been going on
Work...work...work. But I'll post more about that later on. For now, I'll play catch-up as best I can. Alot has been going on in music, entertainment, sports, politics, etc...the end of the summer has been pretty interesting to say the least. I'll dibble and dabble in particular topics as the days go by. But for now, I wanted to share, hands down, the best trailer of the summer. (Yes, even better than the one for Inception...which is STILL trending on twitter btw). If this movie sucks, what a waste of a story that would be. Ambition and talent are always welcomed here at pro-art and I personally believe in great risk/reward so I really dig the story. Btw, damn good selection for the trailer's score... intense, dramatic, plus a nice twist with the choir-medley-based cover.
Que Thom Yorke's "Ruuuuuu-uuuuuuuuu-uunnnn....Ruuuuuuu-uuuuu-uuuuu-uuunnnnnn"
ABOUT
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. From director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin comes The Social Network, a film that proves you don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, and Ceán Chaffin and based on the book "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich
Que Thom Yorke's "Ruuuuuu-uuuuuuuuu-uunnnn....Ruuuuuuu-uuuuu-uuuuu-uuunnnnnn"
ABOUT
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. From director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin comes The Social Network, a film that proves you don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, and Ceán Chaffin and based on the book "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich
Friday, August 20, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Real talk: Dan Gilbert vs Lebron James vs Jesse Jackson
Bomani Jones hit the nail on the head on this one...I shared the exact same thoughts when the story went viral/global
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