Emcees U Should Have Heard Of...Strong Arm Steady

Another day at the office begins with the usual chatter of who should be featured as a artist at the offices of OMGP WTF. The process that happens at the round table is often gut wrenching and at sometimes violent. Like the time Ms. ( not gonna say her name) got made enough about one of my suggestions that she through a cd a my head. I assume she was doing this because she hated the group so bad or that she loved hip-hop so much. Anyway however her passion was displayed that day, I still have a lot of respect for her views on hip-hop and now understand the pecking order at the OMGP WTF blog offices. So as I was was doing some research at a unnamed record shop( which usually makes my allergies act up) I came across a interesting album artwork cover. What do you know, it was from the good people at Stones Throw Records. I immediately bought the vinyl and made a b line for the basement area that doubles for the basement area of both the OMGP WTF offices and the Multi-Man tha Skipso offices. I found the esoteric Multimanthaskipso, on the one's and two's of his technique turn tables spinning a array of classic hip-hop joints. What a great time to get a listen to the vinyl I had just bought. Classic, Classic Madlib production is how to best describe the Strong Arm Steady, Madlib produced album, "Stoney Jackson"...The emcees of Phil Da Agony and Krondon dominate this latest effort with Mitchy Slick's presence not often represented as much as the other two. Strong Arm Steady, is a Cali( California) based group with Mitchy Slick reppin for San Diego and both Phil and Krondon reppin for L.A. The music of this group is a healthy alternative to the often gang dominated hip-hop scene....Madlib does the production in standard form as said by Multi. So here we gooooooooo the group is called Strong Arm Steady, The album is the Madlib produced opus called "Stoney Jackson"...Pedro Parker out...Oh yeah and to the person that flatten my back wheel on my scooter, thanks for making me have to occur extra bill money this week to get it fixed...........

Emcees U Should Have Heard Of...Slum Village

Today is a sad day at our blog offices and in the hip-hop world alike. Today we witness another group of legendary status break up and begin a journey of solo careers. This group is....Slum Village...When I got the news of this I(Pedro Parker) headed down to the basement of the OMGP WTF offices to talk to the profound and sometime cocky Multi-Man tha Skipso..On this day as I entered the basement. I found Multi in a somber like state eating Plantanos and drinking Brugal...So I thought why not just come out with the questions..This is a following account of how it went..PP: Yo Mult what's up? MM: Oh its you again. PP: Did you hear about the break up of Slum Village? MM: WTF? WTF? What are you talking about yo? S Villa broke up. PP: Yeah it was announced that this is probably their last cd. MM: Ahhhh hell naw, man that group is one of dopest groups of all time. The D(Detroit) is known for having some of illest emcees in hip-hop. Thanks for making my bad day go worst. PP: Sorry to break the news to you man MM: Well after hearing this...Let the door nob hit you where the GOD LAWD SPLITCHA!!! So with that said along with a couple of choice spanish words. The interview was ova.. So with that being that I would like to say SALUTE to one of the greatest groups of all time Slum Village aka Slum Villa u have helped me get plenty of women with your chick ballads, you have helped me with my vocab with your extra ordinary usage of english language and you have help me keep my steez popping with your profound style...Cheers..Pedro Parker signing off...P.S. The following are videos from the upcoming album R.I.P. Dilla and Batin..

Freestyle

Just the other day, we at the offices of the OMGP WTF blog had a heated argument in the offices about free-styling in regards to being a emcee. Once the crazy guy from the basement Multi-Man tha Skipso walked in the offices he had a few choice words about how important it is and how it effects the climate in hip-hop today. The following are excerpts from Multi-Man Tha Skipso's tirade in our offices. "So who believes free-styling is some bull or doesn't make sense? Raise your hand!!! You two guys over there with your hands raised, you two are fired, pack ya ish and get the hell out of here. Yeah Gash gave me that authority. Anybody else feel the the same. Okay, its the thinking that those to clowns have that has hip-hop in the stupid commercial stuck state that it is in now. As a emcee, I feel...Hold up I know that free-styling is what every emcee needs to be able to do. It makes interviews more interesting, it makes the process of song writing more intricate also. Imagine you listening to the radio on your way home in traffic and you hear your favorite rapper, rapping off the top of his head(free-Styling) about being stuck in traffic. See this is true talent and what music should be about in the first place. I once seen a drummer from Tha F.A.C.U.L.T.Y. of Nu High( a local band) go head to head with there lead emcee on the mic. As I looked at the crowd in attendance I understood why this art form was so important and so lost. The emcee and drummer switched patterns so many times that the audience experience 5 songs in 5 minutes without even knowing it. So I say this to all of you who feel that free-styling isn't important. Why spend money to see a show and hear exactly what u have on the cd in your car, when you can spend money to see a show and hear additional music. Real emcees freestyle and hip-hop needs it more on a daily basis". With that said and seeing the passion that Multi, expressed I now understood where he comes from with his sometimes unrealistic demands for perfection at this blog offices. Pedro Parker signing off...Oh yeah here is a freestyle from Sean Price..Salute..........

Duck Down Music 15 Year Video Montage

Today we at OMGP WTF want to salute Duck Down Records for doing their thing for 15 years. This group has brought some of the best hip-hop gems ever to your local college stations and personal i-pod players. SO after a game of paper scissors rock Pedro Parker lost and had to do what no one else in the office wanted to do. I Pedro Parker was force to go to the basement of our office's and interview MultiManthaskipso. I found Mult with his ever present mask on smoking a black and listening to music from AHZ the New Face of Sound and Tha F.A.C.U.L.T.Y. of Nu High. After being asked what the hell I was doing here and responding with, "I just wanted to interview you Multi in regards to Duck Down Records being in the game 15 years" Multi nodded his head and we conducted the interview that follows. PP: What does Duck Down Records mean to you Mult? MM: "Duck Down Records means alot to me famila, its like Banana Fruit Cake!!! ummmmmmm Animal!!!, ummmmmmmm Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Their company and label of artist are able to merge the essence of hip-hop with different styles and still stay true to what hip-hop is meant to sound like. I can't listen to a Boot Camp Record without a hoodie, Timbs or at least a NY Yankees fitted on. Its like Brooklyn's dopest rappers with a few outsiders that make hip-hop for me and you. Matter of fact, get the hell out of my basement so I can listen to that Duck Down Records shit buddy. Oh yeah by the way, your girl looks like she has snot in the box. Now beat it!!!!" PP: So after being chased out of the basement by this crazed Dominican with a Brugal bottle, I will just say this..Duck Down Records represent hip-hop, enjoy the video montage..If u missed the show, don't feel bad,I did too. This is Pedro Parker signing off...Uno

ATL.A. Video Shoot BHS

You know if the brother James Wade is in the A he gots to haolla at the kid and he did. So here you have OMGP behind the scenes of the ATL.A. video shoot. Thank God for the Black Berry Camera...lol! look out for that "Look At You" Video!

Announcing Reason 5 & Record 1.5

Anyone who has spent time in the lab with me knows that I'm a reason head. I still use the MP and keyboard but I make reason the center of my production. Well imagine my excitement when I found out that they are coming out with Reason 5... Dope! Check it out...

Announcing Reason 5 & Record 1.5 We are proud to present Reason 5 & Record 1.5. The most massive update to our flagship products just entered beta testing and will be available later this summer. Read more below for the highlights but make sure to visit the website to check out the videos and get the full scoop. Get the Full Scoop Here Dr. Octo Rex The upgraded Dr. Octo Rex loop player loads eight REX loops into one player and lets you switch between them on the fly - but playing REX loops is just the start of this device. Your REX loops are about to get tweaked beyond what you thought possible. Neptune Propellerhead users have asked for pitch correction software and we have delivered, and then some. Our engineers and developers weren't content to just create a pitch correction device. Neptune is both a pitch correction device, a real-time audio transposer, and a voice synthesizer/harmonizer that will open up new sounds in your tracks. Blocks Many musicians tend to think of music in terms like intro, verse, chorus, breakdown, buildup and so on. With the new Blocks mode in Reason 5 and Record 1.5, your sequencer does too. Blocks lets you sequence your songs using a more pattern-based approach, with the segments of your song as individual building blocks to be laid out in your arrangement. Live Sampling Remember the time when samples were something you sampled and not loaded from your hard drive? When a sampler was a machine that could record samples, not just play them back. Live sampling is back. Grab your mic. Kong Quite simply, the Kong Drum Designer gives you every conceivable method of making beats. Analog synthesis, physical modeling, sampling, REX loops, tone generators, and effects. If you think Kong looks massive, it is massive. Get the Full Scoop Here

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