Sia "Breathe Me"

i came across this song and i was blown away by it. as a person who loves Sade, i mean absolutely adores her, this was an easy pill to swallow. i am a lover of music and it is hard to not like this song if you are too. i just heard it. and i love it. 


i think she's Australian. it was hard to get any info on her online, except fopr where to buy and that sucks, because when people discover something of value, they want to know what it is. thats why people take things to the Antique Roadshow. i went looking for other songs, and as it stands she's been making albums since 2004. of the songs i heard, this is by far the strongest. but i don't pretend to act like i've heard them all. and when i asked my niece if she heard of her, she freaked out. like she was like YOU like that? and i was like, i love MUSIC. my shit don't just stop with rappers. most rap music, if it's sampled, has stated out as something else. i happen to like that something else. it's called music.


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Bboy Fresh: New Balance 574 Made In England

if i really got to explain these, ur shoe game aint been right in YEARS. these have been classic issue from the classic era for quite a while. these are different from the old skools are that these are made with premium suede. if you ain't hip, get hip. these joints are absolutely fly with everything, even some slacks. not all of 'em tho. but jeans, sweats, fatigues, chinos, a bunch of shit. fly niggas know. and if you don't, then that makes you a...
 

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Bboy Classic: Wilhelm Wagner "Ride Of The Valkyries"

Wilhelm Richard Wagner

the other day my niece was telling me how she was falling asleep in music appreciation class in college. she was complaining about the orchestral music portion of the class. i'm like, what? you don't know? some of that shit is fly. i told her about Wagner (pronounced Vag-ner), who was alive in the 1800's who was  strait hardcore. listen to this joint and tell me it don't make you feel like you're the star of an epic action drama on a distant planet, fighting the forces of evil? now, your life, like mine, might just be the everyday day fight against the haters. here's what it sounds like when you brush them off and keep it moving.


she asked me, "how did you start liking THAT stuff?" i'm like, i'm a real bboy. a part of the core portion of hip hop, as a producer or dj, is the mining for records and sounds that can be interpreted back into hip hop. that exploration into different worlds really informed our outlook and opinion and made the participation in the culture more than just the weekend dance party. i mean, that's what most other music genres are. they really ain't something you can live everyday. i went on to tell her that that's the part about hip hop that i miss for them; that portion of exploration. as the commercial music of today, their choices are neatly boxed. i miss for them that portion of the culture that taught us how to think freely.


and, if you didn't know, this stuff IS ROYALTY FREE. most of the orchestral music that you hear was created before there was such thing as a copyright. therefore, they are in what's called the public domain. you can sample this shit until you turn blue and back to your regular color. and you don't have to pay NOBODY.  


start your day with this playing. or, make a mp3 and ride to this. you will be buggin with this shit crankin in your system. you'll think you're at the movies. but ride wit this shit after you inhale a couple... get ready for an experience...

oh, and here's a piece of Wagner's  work that i know you all know... and Reina is probably wishing she'll hear one day...

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Bboy Exclusive: Akai MPC Renaissance

i am a long time MPC user. the sound of hip hop, that raw gritty, underground hip hop style, as defined by DJ Premiere was pioneered on an MPC. most of the records that we love from the classic era of hip hop (both of them) have this machine as the sound in it's center. it is the sound of hip hop.

the sound of pop music (lets be real... the bulk of popular rap music is now pop(ular) music)is the sound of the computer. at its core, the MPC is a computer as well, but what gives it its sound is the output stage, which is purely analog. thats what gives the drums that weight. the sound of computer generated sounds, such as Logic and Fruity Loops have a different kind of attack on the drums that is obviously different. not better or worse. just different. i have heard people say when listenin to my tracks, "dam, that sounds like real music". and then others love the 'crispy' sound of the computer generated sound. it really is a matter of taste and what you're producing (even tho i rather like the idea of making something that sounds like real music).

those that do use the MPC know the limitations of editing, where the computer software actually demolishes the MPCs capabilities in that department (even tho the MPC is STILL the world's best hardware sequencer). well, that sentence is now gonna have to change. because that world reknowed sequencer as well the computer editing capabilities are all now available in the MPC world. introducing Renaissance.

now, we have to be fair. even tho this is the MPC, and we love it, the credit for this idea has to go to Native Instrument's Maschine, which was the first to actually combine the MPC functions along with software control. all at 24 bits. the secret to Premiere's drums, n thank me for this later, was the fact he used the MPC60II, which was a 12 bit machine. thats where the grit comes from. but the resolution at 24 bits gives a much more detailed sound. this incarnation of the MPC is a direct response to that. nothing more. i am not trying to make it seem like they were divinely inspired. they were pushed by good old fashioned competition. its what a lot of these rappers need now a days.

these controllers all have different features that make them special. theyre not available yet, so i dont have a price. but they are fly. check em out...

for those that do different types of production, this is the joint that would probably accommodate us all. this controller/machine makes it possible to gritty analog productions as well as 24 bit clean pristine production, with that unmistakable, hit making MPC swing.



MPC STUDIO__________________________________________

now this controller has my attention as well. because it has all of the capability as the Renaissance, but it just lacks the output capability. thats fine with me, because one of my major complaints about the MP was the inability to disengage the limiter on the stereo out. since this is a controller for the software, thats no longer an issue. but the sequencer and workflow is the same (well, similar, because now you can lay it out on a grid and actually mix the beat, because both controllers allow you to use plug-ins), which means you can work just as fast. thats always been my complaint with Logic and Reason; it just takes too damn long to get the basic groove down. so to be able to remain in the box with everything that means, combined with the ability to actually 'play' the instrument has me also saying that i could really get to like this one even more. AND the price point is bound to be much less than the big boy.

MPC FLY_____________________________________________

this joint looks interesting. its a controller for an MPC ipad ap. me personally, i like to make traks when im ready. so mini do-dads like these i never liked, personally that is. i dont like doing things twice. but it is interesting. and im sure given enuff time, somebody's gonna find a way to make this really pop.

all in all, these look like they're gonna be some real game changers. even tho the innovation belongs to Native Instruments, the inspiration was the MPC. so we'll see how it goes. even tho i still think the Maschine is still sexy, and i been blowin her kisses for quite a while, this is who i might just take to the prom.

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Bbboy Fresh: Star Wars Hoodies by Mark Echo

these joints is crazy! i saw these and knew i could freak these crazy. shout out to Marc Ecko, always reaching for somethin else. thats what its about. thats that real bboy status right there. its always a battle of styles.

the Storm Trooper joint is ILL. its too many ways to freak this. and to be hardcore wit it. everybody loved the Storm Troopers and what better way to step on the block as an agent of the Empire. i mean, a lot of you are anyway. might as well wear the uniform. lol... im just messin wit yall... kinda... i'd definitely rock this before i rock them skeleton hoodies yall was lovin.

 rock the jordan 3s in black wit this? what? wait i know the perfect  kicks to rock wit this...

the X-Wing Pilot's uniform! now thats me right there, runnin down on the Death Star! this shit is ill. it's even a lil bit more fly to me cause im from Philly, and thse just happen to be Flyer's colors. vinatge Flyer's hat from Mitchell and Ness? killin it. and some high top whatevers? some Nike ACG boots to make it look like a uniform? and then rock the black military hat? c'mon, son...

who didn't like Bobba Fett? missile launcher backpack? he was the illest! and this joint will nail down that nostalgia. now out of the 3, this one i think is the most gimmicky. its slowly approaching a costume rather than a fashionable interpretation. but it still can be done right. i'd go blue denim and a pair of grey Jordan's, 3,4,5 or 8. or we can go Timberland constructions in burgundy (officially called brick red).  see what i'm sayin? it can be done. but only i can do it...

we keep it fresh around here.

bboy fresh.

bboycult.

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Mark Morrison " I Am What I Am"

dude name might not be immediately recognizable. but i know all yall remember that song "Return Of The Mack". a lot of yall. it has almost 7 MILLION views on YouTube. this is his new joint and i like it. it speaks to the man that i am. the man i want to be. check it out.

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Carl Thomas feat. Snoop Dogg "Don't Kiss Me"

looks like the homie Carl Thomas is back. he always had the fly songs that a man could groove to, and my man never sounded like he was begging or pleading. well, not in a sucker way. i don't really dig too much modern r&b, but i wore his 1st CD out. and true to form, this joint is fly. check it out. and if you dig it, hit the Facebook 'like' button below.

shout out to Vlad TV.

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