This Guy Ruined Sampling. v1.

The lawsuit that "..altered the landscape of hip-hop, finding that all samples must be cleared with the original artist before being used.."

1991

Irish singer/songwriter Gilbert claimed that the song Alone Again (on Biz Markie's "I Need A Haircut") featured an unauthorized sample from his hit "Alone Again (Naturally)". Biz had placed the opening instrumental bars over the Impeach The President drums.

Gilbert - Alone Again

Biz Markie - Alone Again


Here Gilbert explains why he chose to sue Biz Markie:
Rare Gilbert O'Sullivan appearance @ Branchage Film Festival
- "Ill go to my grave defending the song and make sure its never used in a comic scenario"


But then again, this guy also went thru a phase where he thought that this was cool as fuck.



^^^This guy will go to his grave for serious music





In the bigger scope of things, its just a song. Biz Markie was not going to change the way anyone looked at the original Alone Again. I mean, really when was the last time you heard that song anywhere?

While Biz Markie has songs in his catalog that you could easily consider joke rap, Alone Again wasn't one of them. Gilbert's song was about some guy who is talking about killing himself because his girl leaves him. Biz talks about getting left out in the cold because his homeboy got a chick in his car or how Roxanne Shante leaves in a limo, leaving him at a gig to walk home. The subject matter was lighter than the suicidy original, but it's clear that it wouldn't have ruined the 'legacy' of the original song.

O'Sullivan's claim was upheld in a landmark ruling, Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros Records Inc. In accordance with the ruling, Warner Bros., the parent company of Cold Chillin', had to pull I Need a Haircut from circulation, and all companies had to clear samples with the samples' creators before releasing the records.

The envelope of sampling being pushed by LPs like It Takes A Nation Of Millions, 3 Feet High & Risings , Paul's Boutiques, etc, was now stunted as it became a legal minefield.

Unwittingly, Gilbert ended up ruining an entire creative aspect of music for the sake of one sad forgetful song.

So from all sampling producers everywhere...

GRINDTIME NOW INTROS *DOWNLOADS*

GRINDTIMENOW is one of the biggest MC battles leagues there is in the world, and my homey Kap Kallous had me make intros for some of the GTFL events, heres links to the beats and cuts I did:



Grizzlemania 1
*LINK*

Broward Beatdown
*LINK*

Grizzlemania 2
*LINK*

CavemanTheory "The Stone Quartet" LP

CavemanTheory was Kap Kallous, DjDolo, Redd, and Godamus Rhymes (aka Alex Minor). Features from Critical Madness, Webb (of E.O.W.), and Jon Connor.


01. The Stone Quartet
02. Easy As it Seems
03. The Misses
04. To The Top
05. Don't Violate
06. Friends F*ck
07. Wrong
08. Sunraised
09. Intermission
10. Funk Box
11. Step Right feat. Jon Connor
12. On The Road
13. Hard Times
14. Big Fish feat. Critical Madness
15. Cracker Box Living
16. 4th of July
17. Gold Rush
18. Watching feat. Webbified (Bonus Track)

MP3, 320kbvps
Link: Stone Quartet LP

Mixtape Links Re-upped

[NEW MIXTAPE] Troop Movements Four - DJ DOLO[LINK]

TROOP MOVEMENTS
FOUR
(60min)

The fourth in the series, which showcases dope hip hop songs blended, scratched, and mixed. If you are a wack ass mp3 compilier who calls himself a "DJ", consider this a shot at you, cause your wack shit is fucking up the mixtape game. Let every scratch remind you why you will always suck compared to a real DJ.







Instead of just playing tracks all the way through, I edited out choruses, changed songs around(josephine - i cut out all the singing hooks except the first one, and combined all the verses from its 2 versions), dropped out wack verses (watch how it goes down remix - no papoose verse), etc.


Theres are two versions, a AAC version (compressed) and a WAV version. Both download contains the cover and tracklist art as well.


Peace to real Deejays and real mixtape fans.

AAC (Mpeg4) Version (LINK) 118 Megs

R.I.P. To A DJ Legend And Pioneer

DAMN. Roc Raida was a DJ's DJ. I cant count how many times I watched his DMC rounds on VHS, rewinding and rewinding. He was a bridge from the old school of deejay battling to the new tableism school, and was a pioneer and influence on alot of us from the that time. He was real humble and funny. If you never heard of this dude, its your loss, go watch his videos, obtain his mixtapes and get caught up.

Rest In Peace, DJ Roc Raida, The Ninja Of Rap (go to 4:52)

96 DMC Routine


95 DMC Routine


The X-men verses The Invisble Skratch Pkilz


Roc Raida and his crew, The X-Men, in SCRATCH

Grey Matter EP *A MUST CHECK*

Free Download: Grey Matter "The Problem" EP

Now available for free download is "The Problem" EP from Grey Matter. The EP features 6 tracks taken from the upcoming debut album coming soon on Domination Recordings.

About the artist:Grey Matter consists of Illustrate and TEMPERMENTAL. One MC and one Producer. It's a formula that allows each member to showcase their individual craft and allows their music to have a consistent vibe. The group formed in 2001 in Orlando (Ozone), Florida and soon after they released their first single on vinyl "No Question b/c The Problem". It achieved regular rotation on college radio and was picked up by "Music Choice" for the cable TV hip-hop channel. In 2007, they completed a 40 city US tour with the very talented Solillaquists of Sound. They are currently working on music and performing. Outside of music both TEMP and Illa teach audio engineering at Full Sail University in Orlando. Grey Matter has shared the stage with: KRS-One, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Pharoahe Monch, Killah Priest, Guru, Common, Grandmaster Flash, Solillaquists of Sound, Immortal Technique, Chino XL, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Kev Brown, Blakout, The Heart and Brain, Oh No, The Transcontinental, C-Rayz Walz, Butta Verses, Grayskull and Asheru of Unspoken Heard.

Tracklisting:
1. Strange Times
2. The Kickboxer
3. Same Old Story
4. Dishwater
5. Its All Included
6. The Problem

Free Download Grey Matter "The Problem" EP