bart5

Looks like you are getting a postive reaction from people. Thats awesome. Hard work does pay off.

Thanks man.. I was talking how they helped me get out of some situations that was in.. If they didnt do that, then maybe i would be on the streets selling drugs and stuff.. So yeah it was about how close they are to me.. Peace Cool dude, I'm glad to hear that. Thats definitely a good message, and what real friends do.

Definitely the same reasons why I think that song is great and still sounds fresh to this day. Couldn't have said it better AJ :thumbsup:

Pretty good first verse. Seems to be a pretty personal song. Your flow and rhymes were good, and I think you have some potential. I didn't really like the beat though, and I was a little confused about one thing. When you said your homies came to your rescue, do you mean that you got into a gang fight or are you just talking about how your friends are really close to you? Anyways, you did a nice job.

sounds sick :wickedwisdom:

Cool, I never knew that before.

No way! I was just thinking how cool you are too while I was watching Brakes video!! Now go finish your video on you eating the world, so we can really see you go off the cool charts!!! Nice video Brakes. Good energy while you were rapping.

They are definitely a dope hip hop group. Passin Me By and Runnin are classics. I still need to buy all of their albums besides their greatest hits.

:3-laugh3: thats a pretty funny music video. nice work (I'm not sure if it is suppose to be funny or not lol).

Review: (sorry, been gone on vacation so I couldn't review until now) Where I Stand - Dope Intro. I like the mixing of all the lines with the word "Concept" in it. Lyrics are very good. The beat is alright, needs a little change up in it though. Percipitation - Reminds me a little of "Quiet Storm" from Mobb Deep. Dope verses, fits the beat well. Stop the Clock - I like the message of this song. Shows some determination to succeed. Honestly the beat didn't do your words justice though. Coppa - Nice, fast flow. At times you sounded like you rushed to finish your sentence though. Nice use of a sample, but the beat wasn't very good. My advice, try to stay away from the 808 claps. Like a Little Kid - Good message. Playful beat, and lyrics. Nice job. Apocolypse Now - Rhymes are nice. The beat still needs a little work buts its alright. Planet Earth - Postive message, good idea rap about something different. Complete Anatomy - Dope lyrics. "Its all from the heart, and its all unheard." - I like that line. The guest spot ft. Matt was nice, but his verse was a little hard to hear. 2050 - I can tell you spent some time working on this. I think that your ideas are one point. Good warnings about things that need to change in the world. Nice. The Concept Effect - Definitely an album highlight. Lyrics are tight. Blind - Finally a song that I can hear without listening really closely haha ;) This track is cool. The beat works well with this. Postive message is definitely on point. I can see your Will Smith influence on this (Tell Me Why). Writers Block / Inspiration - 2 sides of view points. Kinda like a Slim Shady thing. Cool track. Suggestions/Comments: - The volume on all of the songs (except Blind) need to be turned up to really hear the quality of the music. They seemed quiet when I put the volume up all the way on Windows Media Player. - Good creativity - Definitely can see your influences in 2pac and Talib Kweli, both great emcees to be influenced by. - Keep working on your beats and production. You will get better over time. Also stay away from 808 drums/sounds. Your drums need to be popping. Sample your own drums and make them sound better. - Dope graphics and album artwork. I can tell you put a lot of effort into this album. Keep doing your thing dude, you will only keep on becoming better.

Speaking of TMNT, anyone hear about their new movie coming out in about a week and anyone going to go see it? I know I'm going to see it. I don't think Shredder is going to be in it though.

Major props on the link. That video is great, but I think it would be a lot better if they played some hip hop song during it. I love Will's dumb dancing though.

Dope interview. Thanks for sharing.

AJ, did ya peep the track? Its a GREAT track. They aren't worshiping a shoe either, they are mainly reminiscing over old school hip hop. I love the beat by Preamo as usual, and the graffiti in the video just made the whole thing that much better.

Thats dope that they gave props to the dj/mc groups too. JJFP finally got some respect that they deserve. Its also cool to see them mention some of my other favs: Pete Rock & CL Smooth, and Gang Starr.

I guess I have thought of that too. Here We Go Again would probably been a better album opener, but it doesn't make the much of a difference though.

You aren't the only one who didn't know AJ. Thanks for passing on the info.

Thanks for the feedback and checking out my remix, dude.

Thanks for the compliment dude. I appreciate it a lot. I actually sampled to make that beat. I use a free program that I downloaded called Audacity, inorder to chop samples, and then I use FL Studio 6 to arrange and change them (pitch, length, ect.). I chopped the sounds up off a sample mix I downloaded, off of a producers forum. The sample mix included about 20-30 minutes of songs and music mixed together by someone for producers to sample. I uploaded the original sample that I cut out, just incase you want to hear what the original sample sounded like. I can't wait until I buy 2 vinyl turntables so I can dig in the crates for records to sample. Sampling is a lot of fun, its cool to take a sample and make it sound completely different. link to DL the original sample that I used: http://download.yousendit.com/47F2BDF07AA7A6BC

You have some nice tracks. I think that you might want to get a better mic or something though, because your vocals don't come in very sharp or clean. Do you make the beats that you rap over? Just wondering. Keep it up.

Thanks for taking the time to listen and give me some feedback. Yeah, I know I need some work on the tempos of the vocals. Thanks again

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.c...;songID=5029013 I made a remix (yes, I made the beat) using accappellas of Nas, Common and Talib Kweli called Hip Hops' Forever. Let me know what ya'll think. *edit on the title: Hip Hops' Forever

Wow AJ, I definitely got some catching up to do. :2thumbs: Great collection AJ.

I appreciate the review, AJ. I think I'm going to pick it up soon. Sounds awesome. *also I think you meant to put Foot In the Door