Calling All Fans of Rap Music

[Brand J]

Just created a new YouTube channel. One of my favorite tracks of Biggie is “Sky’s the Limit,” so I took a couple of his verses and combined it with a verse from Eminem, Bizzy Bone, and Nas. All set to an original beat I created. Took a lot of hours to put together. Would love to share it with you all, especially since YouTube isn’t giving the video any impressions: 

 

The Notorious B.I.G. - Sky’s the Limit (Brand J Mashup)

 

I welcome any and all feedback. And if you really dig it - like & subscribe - the engagement helps the algorithm know my content is worthy of impressions. Thanks!

[US Egg]

Yo. Watched it. Some bad mf’in’ words. But you be keepin’ it real. Peace out my homey.

 

 

 

(I upvoted it G)

[Brand J]

2 minutes ago, US Egg said:

Yo. Watched it. Some bad mf’in’ words. But you be keepin’ it real. Peace out my homey.

 

 

 

(I upvoted it G)

Thanks, Egg! Wish I could rap, or had the desire. I’d flow over my own beats 😅

Edited 22 hours ago by Brand J

[US Egg]

7 hours ago, Brand J said:

Thanks, Egg! Wish I could rap, or had the desire. I’d flow over my own beats 😅

About 25 yrs. ago, my oldest, seemingly overnight, had a full on rap metamorphosis. Snoop, Method Man, Wu-Tang, DMX….became all my favorites(sarcasm). Ironically, it’s about when I started having to bail him out. He’s bustin’ rock now….concrete. 

Edited 14 hours ago by US Egg

[Fr. Jerk]

A for effort, ya dig? 

[Augie]

This is what we got because there was Disco. The Universe spoke to us, and said STOP IT! 

 

 

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Edited 16 hours ago by Augie

[Brand J]

27 minutes ago, Augie said:

This what we got because there was Disco. The Universe spoke to us, and said STOP IT! 

I’d agree on a lot of the newer “mumble” rap, I think that stuff is trash, but actual lyricists, or artists who can rap with a message? Great stuff, with the peak of artistry in the 90s.

[Augie]

3 minutes ago, Brand J said:

I’d agree on a lot of the newer “mumble” rap, I think that stuff is trash, but actual lyricists, or artists who can rap with a message? Great stuff, with the peak of artistry in the 90s.

 

I’m just kidding, every generation does stuff other generations don’t get. For the record, I was the right age, but could NOT put up with disco. 

[Fr. Jerk]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

This what we got because there was Disco. The Universe spoke to us, and said STOP IT! 

 

QFT. Most people have no idea Hip Hop was a result of the disco era.

Edited 17 hours ago by Fr. Jerk

[Brand J]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

 

I’m just kidding, every generation does stuff other generations don’t get. For the record, I was the right age, but could NOT put up with disco. 

Oh okay, I get what you mean now. You’re saying music had to pivot to something else because disco wasn’t it 😅

 

First rap song I remember was Rapper’s Delight, but there’s actually a (white) woman who was credited with the first rap song, though I can’t remember her name.

[US Egg]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

This what we got because there was Disco. The Universe spoke to us, and said STOP IT! 

The restaurant/bar I worked at in the late ‘70’s was a hopping’ Disco, lines out the door year round. Started there as a long hair dishwasher, thought this music….ugh. It all changed when I started waiting tables late night as the only male, got a haircut and, well I made a lot of money, especially ladies night. 😏

[Simon]

47 minutes ago, Brand J said:

First rap song I remember was Rapper’s Delight, but there’s actually a (white) woman who was credited with the first rap song, though I can’t remember her name.

 

You're probably thinking of Debby Harry of Blondie; it wasn't the first but it was the first to get near the top of charts.

 

I was jamming with a bunch of older black dudes one night and one of them told me the first actual rapper was Frank Zappa 

[SinceThe70s]

2 hours ago, Augie said:

 

I’m just kidding, every generation does stuff other generations don’t get. For the record, I was the right age, but could NOT put up with disco. 

 

Many many years ago my father was on vacation in London and the older tour guide made a crack that Leicester Square had a silent "C" - just like the American rap music! 😄

[ChevyVanMiller]

15 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

You're probably thinking of Debby Harry of Blondie; it wasn't the first but it was the first to get near the top of charts.

 

I was jamming with a bunch of older black dudes one night and one of them told me the first actual rapper was Frank Zappa 

Although it's not rap, per se, I always thought that Dylan at least lent a hand in the creation of the genre with this classic tune.

 

 

[Brand J]

2 hours ago, Simon said:

 

You're probably thinking of Debby Harry of Blondie; it wasn't the first but it was the first to get near the top of charts.

 

I was jamming with a bunch of older black dudes one night and one of them told me the first actual rapper was Frank Zappa 

Yep, that’s the one!

[muppy]

I like a few rap artists. I do  not like explicit violent lyrics  or lyrics that advocate violence. I don't like B word HO rap either.

 

It must have some redeeming value. Is that the antithesis of rap from when it began until now?

 

I'm really not a huge fan but My son had a Dr DRE album in his room that he loved. so I was exposed to it early. A foundational rap record. And a few artists I like but not  many  I'll post a picture of that album

 

I am west coast rap as my preference.

 

Dr Dre the chronic

 

 

[Brand J]

1 hour ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

Although it's not rap, per se, I always thought that Dylan at least lent a hand in the creation of the genre with this classic tune.

 

 

Almost like spoken word. I guess the rap genre was destined to emerge at some point.

2 minutes ago, muppy said:

I like a few rap artists. I do  not like explicit violent lyrics  or lyrics that advocate violence. I don't like B word HO rap either.

 

It must have some redeeming value. Is that the antithesis of rap from when it began until now?

 

I'm really not a huge fan but My son had a Dr DRE album in his room that he loved. so I was exposed to it early. A foundational rap record. And a few artists I like but not  many  I'll post a picture of that album

 

I am west coast rap as my preference.

 

Dr Dre the chronic

 

 

It wasn’t B’s and ho’s when it began. It was about the struggle and life. Gangsta rap of the early 90s is what shaped it into what we know today. The Chronic is a classic album, right around that era.

[muppy]

3 minutes ago, Brand J said:

Almost like spoken word. I guess the rap genre was destined to emerge at some point.

It wasn’t B’s and ho’s when it began. It was about the struggle and life. Gangsta rap of the early 90s is what shaped it into what we know today. The Chronic is a classic album, right around that era.

absolutely a classic rap album. Here is about were my knowledge ends though lol

 

my son and his friends used to call ganja Le Chronique

 

LOL

[Brand J]

I will say, before creating content myself, when I saw creators whining and complaining about clicks and likes I was far less sympathetic. “Boo hoo, get a job…” was my usual *roll eyes* response, but being on this end of it, I get it! Especially if a ton of work went into the content.
 

My focus is more about my beats catching someone’s ear (who’s in a position to do something with them) than it is about profiting off YouTube. But we’re all at the mercy of the YouTube algorithm because it has to help by showing the content to folks who are browsing. Shout out to those who watched and gave a like.

[muppy]

18 minutes ago, Brand J said:

I will say, before creating content myself, when I saw creators whining and complaining about clicks and likes I was far less sympathetic. “Boo hoo, get a job…” was my usual *roll eyes* response, but being on this end of it, I get it! Especially if a ton of work went into the content.
 

My focus is more about my beats catching someone’s ear (who’s in a position to do something with them) than it is about profiting off YouTube. But we’re all at the mercy of the YouTube algorithm because it has to help by showing the content to folks who are browsing. Shout out to those who watched and gave a like.

okay so you are hopeful for TBD posters to click subscribe. Yes of course I will help support a bills brother

 

best to you! You never know who is listening or who they are connected to.

 

The best connection to rap I have now (Dont laugh true story) my husband is a Donovans state prison Christian outreach volunteer with an Ministry outreach event called KAIROS

 

Suge Knight was a part of the event and I actually shook his hand in greeting at the closing ceremony.  He is a Big guy.  He was giving his testimony at one point. I was there. He says "hello my name is Suge and I had the world."

 

I'll never forget it.

 

You could tell he is revered not only by guards  but the other inmates. He has made it known NO waves of any kind in his direction he wants NO contact with anyone out of his "circle" which seems to be Christian brothers.

 

He ran over a guy and killed him. Not a nice guy. But a powerful guy. Incarcerated at Donovans state Prison on the border very close to Mexico

 

founder of death row records in prison. he might never get out.