go.

that, on top of you being married and seemingly a genuinely good guy, really makes me laugh

glad I could return the favour.

I love it! I'm putting it on my ipod. Immediately.

Props, BLi. Better than I could do if I tried for a few years.

edit: the exclusive stuff you let me sneak a peek of- it's even better than the stuff you showed the rest of tls, despite what you might think.

I don't typically like rap all that much, but this is good. Good stuff BLi!

I don't know really where to start here. So many questions...

I'd say, firstly, this is probably up there in the realm of deserving TLS Legend status. Further, where do you get your inspiration? What made you want to do this? I kind of mirror the feelings of biv0ns because it does make me laugh as I didn't expect this sort of thing out of you, haha. What does your musician use to make the music, Garage Band?

I'm particularly a fan of the last track there.

Also, the title of this thread made me lol before even reading its contents. That rap music is so foreign to the likes of your average TLSer you felt the need to put "(That's right)" just, for some reason, made me laugh.

Nice work, BLi! Reminds me of someone else rappin' on the East Coast!! N'omesayin?!

180

It actually reminded me of Skee-Lo for some reason, you all remember him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9K5Lh99pYI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHsNFsAhAP8

and who could forget...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yGEKcAFIcc

This is awesome.


+1

'Tis true. I miss Objection being around here to talk rap with.

Thanks a lot for the kind words (and the hilarious "behold, for I am holding a basketball" and trailer park boy reference. )




dude, "top of the stairs" is AMAZING! fwiw:without even thinking, and in a totally different context, i made a song called "bottom of the stairs" a few years ago :">.

Thanks, man.
Inspiration:
English, self-expression, language, analyzing shit, fun and story-telling. It started out with Weird-Al Yankovicing other people's music. I always liked reading to people (I've read Hannibal, Life of Pi, and all five Hitchhiker books outloud to a couple peole, all voices included tyvm), and writing, and language-play, so why not?

I've never been astounding with the tenor sax, and my guitar is sub-par, and my voice isn't trained, and I love English and language and to have fun, and I hadn't tried it yet, so I started writing raps to online beats: just whatever was funny and could rhyme.
A couple of my friends and I thought it was hilarious, and joined in and we eventually did a few shows, then slowly went from that to meeting other people who rap or make beats and doing shows opening up for people you've probably never heard of (e.g. Classified, Swollen Members, Pip Skid), and I started putting a little more of "me" into my songs (i.e. started doing some stuff re: my opinions or beliefs or stories I thought should be shared.) and learning about other people's perception of hip hop and learned some history on it from those around me.

Beats:
The guy in the first one, I believe, used fruityloops. Or reason. And I'm pretty sure the guy in the second (my favorite producer in Western Canada, pretty much) uses Cubase.

totally here to talk rap with.

[quote="BLi"]A couple of my friends and I thought it was hilarious and joined in and we eventually did a few shows, then slowly went from that to meeting other people who rap or make beats and doing shows opening up for people you've probably never heard of (e.g. Classified, Swollen Members, Pip Skid), and I started putting a little more of "me" into my songs (i.e. started doing some stuff re: my opinions or beliefs or stories I thought should be shared.)

Are both the shit. So is Format and of course, K'naan. Represent!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZGhhXo-Bv0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsTXvNVY4Vg

<3

I'm super excited to listen when I get to work. Glad the upload thing worked.

dude, this is great.

thanks a lot, man.

that was a ninja edit

I don't know much about rap, but that was great entertainment

ha ha ha, I went through about three drafts of "thanks a lot, man".

I figure most people have to remind themselves how to take a compliment correctly, or they'll either a) negate the compliment; or b) insult themselves.

i.e. "Nice hat!"
response a: I wanted a blue one but they were all out so I had to get this one. Its from the dollar store.
response b: Aw, it makes my whole face look puffy!
correct response: thanks a lot, man.

It's funny you say that. I'm just getting to the point where trying to explain away a compliment is a waste of time. Just take it and appreciate the thought.

Totally. I used to always deflect gifts/compliments, from sheer feeling-awkward and either lack of self-confidence or I don't know.
Yesterday, this librarian who I dropped off a booster juice smoothie (amazing if you've never tried) to for helping me out of a jam a couple days back tried to deflect my gift by taking it and then saying that she loves it and needed it but now she "feels so guilty!"
I told her feeling guilty totally ruins the whole premise of me giving her a gift to pay her back for kindness. She thought for a second, grinned and said,"Well, then, *thank you*. I really appreciate it."
We went our seperate ways, both smiling.
lesson: accept compliments and gifts happily - they don't come around nearly as often as one would think.

Surprisingly good shit.

Thanks a lot, man. Glad you like it.