So.... Been away for a while.... Also had a think...
As I now own my own (basic) Recording studio equipment and i'm doing more writing, and my inspiration is high (at times) so i was thinking, i'm gonna put more blog posts etc. about my movements, my ups and downs on my music...
As well as posting up the songs im liking at the time etc. so people can see the insights of somebody trying to make music and hoping to build some recognition for the music i make!
So Ive had a song for a while that my friend has produced and managed to get some females vocals on it also. It has a big space for my verse(s) with a switch up for the beat in the middle of my gap, the whole concept of the song with the female vocals on it is basically about a man doing his girlfriend wrong... (or thats at least how i percieved it haha.) so the way the beat plays out i thought my first half of the verse could be me accepting that i have done wrong and trying to "suck up" and pull back the losses that could be... but then when the beat switches up. it gets a bit darker so i thought for the second half ill go back on all ive said the first half and be like "nah... f**k it, i aint done nothing wrong... i aint the only one thats done wrong.. dah dah dah.." kinda effort!
Also... someone was listening to Beyonce - Halo the other day, and i caught the beat of it n i got a real feel for it so i found the instrumental and had a listen and it hooked me... now i cant write when im at home, i dont know what it is or why but it may be too many distractions etc. so ive found it hard to write anyother way, carrying a pen and pad around with me etc. but i have my self a new phone so i have put the instrumentals on the phone and i write them up into my phone... and i was out and about today, decided to walk home and had my music on and after a little whilre remembered about this beat. so i put it on, and had a listen and as walking got some lyrics about my son, and his birth and him meaning the world to me.... so thats a pretty deep track! and if i make this song the way i would like to, i would really like to make a video for it... even if its just something for my son to see when he gets older!
I have soo many beats, sooo many ideas, lyrics are slowly mounting up in my phone... im finally a bit more inspired!
I spoke about entering a competition in previous posts. it was an Childline Final Verse competition. With Devlin, he wrote 2 verses and let out the instrumental for the final verse of a track called "Teardrops". 900+ people entered (including me) an MC called Merki won it. This was my entry
unfortunatly i didnt get far enough with the verse... however it did give me the kick up the backside i needed to start writing and recording!
right... im gonna drop a bit of music on all you fools!
hahaha no seriously, ive got some good tracks for you! ill stick to the same focus tho, 3 tracks and a bit about them!
So... Track 1:
The Gang - System Overload
These are a local collective from Hull (my home city!) and i cannot put across how brilliant a collective these are... They are completely different from your everyday hip hop group. vocally, productively, and lyrically on another level! Big things are gonna come from these guys! i promise you!....
They have been around for a long while now, They were formally known as "Hooligan Gang" but are now known as The G.A.N.G (which stands for Growth And Not Glory) Ive followed their music for a while now, and its all top music that has come from them!
The video is a big big look. The director and editor of the vid is also from Hull (MWmedia) and he made a brilliant song even better with an awesome video!
The production (by Heatrock) is awesome... Guitars along side the bouncey, club beat! put together brilliantly!
The Vocals (By Ceekay or Kizzle) are also awesome... i knew dude could sing but this song potrays his talents brilliantly! Dude has a brilliant voice and it sits on every part of the beat brilliantly!
The "Rap break" (By Nero).. now as i said, ive been following these for a while.. so i know dude can spit, but this song just shows how diverse and talented this dude (and all of the collective) is.. no matter what the beat he brings an awesome verse!
all together another banger from these dudes!
If you wanna buy their music, hear their previous songs or find out more about them. You can go on their website its all on there and the link is www.gangmusic.co.uk
Track 2:
Kano & Mikey J - E.T. Ft. Wiley, Wretch 32 & Scorcher
This song is Track 3 of Kano's "Not 4 The A List" saga... of which is an upcoming mixtape which kano is releasing for free but only releasing track by track and appears to be making videos for all the tracks too...
Kano is a major idol of mine... Him and Dizzee are the two UK MC's that made me decide i want to do what im trying to do..
In my mind kano is being really extremely smart with this mixtape, because each track is being released so far using different media promoters (GrimeDaily, SBTV, SoulCulture etc.) and being played by different DJ's first... I See this as being clever because hes getting props and recognition from each promoters and djs for each track so each DJ is going to want to get the other tracks too and also when Kano releases a new album/single etc. these people are going to be willing to help Kano alot more with promotion etc!
The song itself is fantastic, it has 3 other artists on top... and each go out their own way, Wiley does Wiley... being the Godfather of Grime.. theres no way he couldnt post a good verse onto such a hard track! (i was really amused by the "Insert Wiley Here" pun. as whenever Wiley does a feature or a track... you dont see alot of him in videos! which is his downfall in my opinion... but hes a busy man or whatever... hes sick still)
Wretch.... the man is unreal with his wordplay and metephors and hes just an animal with it! big up wretch for days!
Scorcher... he GENUINELY goes spazz like the song says, puts a sick as hell verse on it and kills it! BLAM!
Kanos verse on it is just awesome. ive got big big hopes for the rest of this mixtape cos the first 3 tracks are BIG!
definately look out for the other tracks too (Random Antics and Alien Ft. Maxsta)
Track 3:
Krept - Paranormal Activity Remix (Ft. Too many people!)
This song has EVERYBODY on it! haha... I'm serious though! it has soo many people on it
Here's the list of artists on it:
Krept, Cashtastic, Dubz, Johnny Gunz, Yungen, DVS, English Frank, Benny Banks, Ghetts, Double S, Scorcher, Political Peak & Konan...
Thats a big big list! all together its a sick track, im not gonna list each artist and say something about there verse... Krept, Cashtastic, Dubz, Benny Banks, Double S, Scorcher and Konan killed it! But basically, the song is awesome Krept smashed it with the remix though!
I know i said it before but, i will be back! with more updates and music! so thank you!
Signing out!
Much Love
Diz
