Elzhi doing a remake of Illmatic called Elmatic
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Elzhi doing a remake of Illmatic called Elmatic
you can listen a to snippets of "The World Is Yours" and "the Genesis" here:
http://fromthebaseline.com/hip-hop-blog ... c#JOSC_TOP
El got this shit soundin' correct....he'll do this project justice.....
http://fromthebaseline.com/hip-hop-blog ... c#JOSC_TOP
El got this shit soundin' correct....he'll do this project justice.....
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exactly. Im not feeling all these 'tributes' that are dropping right now, especially to artists that are still alive and recording. I dont need to hear a homage to Primo or Joell Ortiz covering Hip Hop standards. Its just karaoke by another name.Thun wrote:How about instead of this, Elzhi just concentrates and makes a really good album of his own, since he is probably capable of it?
its a sign of a lack of ideas and a way to get attention by attaching your name to something thats already popular, and although Im sure it wont sound bad, its not going to stand up to repeated listening cos in 6 months you're going to reach for Illmatic over a tribute to Illmatic every time.
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I can understand why some would prefer a new Elzhi album that isn't a tribute, but this seems to be a win-win for all involved. This will help Elzhi from a marketing standpoint since it will put him on the radar of a lot of people that usually wouldn't know about him, and it will still be quality music considering the instrumentals that will be used and the MC that's rapping to them. Elzhi dropped two good albums last year so I think this is just something to keep his name out there. In any case, I'm hyped for this.
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For the most part I agree with people saying Elzi is good and has put out good albums and this project will be good, etc. but I have a suspicion that after the release of this cover album we will see a decrease in quality from his original work. And regardless of whether or not that happens, I want to hear something great from him in his own words before I hear him cover some stuff that is already obviously great; this is the type of project you do when you're a little older and too lazy to write your own great lyrics but still wish to remain relevant.Thun wrote:How about instead of this, Elzhi just concentrates and makes a really good album of his own, since he is probably capable of it?
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Req wrote:no point, already been done to perfection
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what do I keep telling you guys?
why are people not able to make their own full albums?
LACK OF ARTISTIC VISION.
I mean, after hearing a few of Cam'ron's songs that have leaked, don't you feel the hype has died down a bit? We been waiting years for KFC to return from the drubbing 50 Cent gave him... and now, after allll this anticipation, we get something called... 'Crime Pays'?
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hell, at least 'Pray 4 Reign' and 'Hustler's P.O.M.E.' had a SLIGHT attempt at some kind of conceptuality, as flimsy thin the thoughts were.
jesus christ. I gotta get back to work now. blogs and music.
(peace to Elzhi though, still. The last of a dying breed. This album will be ILL [no pun intended :cookiecookie: ])
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bad idea or good idea... this is sounding dope as fuck.
Elzhi is killing those verses.
still I would rather hear Elzhi maybe hook up with a talented producer who could possibly create some beats with an illmatic feel to them or some shit, something a little more creative than just kicking verses over Illmatic beats.
i'm just spouting off ideas, this will be dope, but if dude has serious talent, he should challenge himself a little more I guess.
Elzhi is killing those verses.
still I would rather hear Elzhi maybe hook up with a talented producer who could possibly create some beats with an illmatic feel to them or some shit, something a little more creative than just kicking verses over Illmatic beats.
i'm just spouting off ideas, this will be dope, but if dude has serious talent, he should challenge himself a little more I guess.
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So the rationale behind the bland idea is a bland gimmick? Is this like the beginning of a wave of pre-mortem tribute albums?Philaflava wrote:To jumpstart his career. Outside of a few message boards and the Fat Beats store Elzhi isn't even on the radar and to my knowledge he's been making music for close to a decade now.J-Serious wrote:what the point?
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You're asking me the rationale behind this? Ask 9th Wonder, Dangermouse, Kno, Focus, most blog rappers or anyone who's ever done this since 2002. It ain't nothing new but to say it doesn't create a little buzz is ridiculous. Elzhi is one of the best rappers out now (IMO) and he's covering the greatest album of all-time. Contrived? Sure. Will it do more for him than say the last Slum Village album or his CD-R albums and Fat Beats release only debut? You know it!Employee wrote:So the rationale behind the bland idea is a bland gimmick? Is this like the beginning of a wave of pre-mortem tribute albums?Philaflava wrote:To jumpstart his career. Outside of a few message boards and the Fat Beats store Elzhi isn't even on the radar and to my knowledge he's been making music for close to a decade now.J-Serious wrote:what the point?
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agreed on many levels.Philaflava wrote:You're asking me the rationale behind this? Ask 9th Wonder, Dangermouse, Kno, Focus, most blog rappers or anyone who's ever done this since 2002. It ain't nothing new but to say it doesn't create a little buzz is ridiculous. Elzhi is one of the best rappers out now (IMO) and he's covering the greatest album of all-time. Contrived? Sure. Will it do more for him than say the last Slum Village album or his CD-R albums and Fat Beats release only debut? You know it!Employee wrote:So the rationale behind the bland idea is a bland gimmick? Is this like the beginning of a wave of pre-mortem tribute albums?Philaflava wrote:To jumpstart his career. Outside of a few message boards and the Fat Beats store Elzhi isn't even on the radar and to my knowledge he's been making music for close to a decade now.J-Serious wrote:what the point?
there have been a LOT more blasphemous ideas conceived in hip hop history. that Dame Dash re-imagining of Reasonable Doubt that had no :jayz: involvement , for starters...
Elzhi has been doing hip hop long enough that he knows how to not dishonor Gnozzear Jones's debut
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which one? i aint never hurd it.Race Car Bed Sleeping Rapist Virgin wrote:Philaflava wrote:To jumpstart his career. Outside of a few message boards and the Fat Beats store Elzhi isn't even on the radar and to my knowledge he's been making music for close to a decade now.J-Serious wrote:what the point?
but like he did a song with kanye west dude
Elzhi is one of those guys who is WAY too smart for his own good.
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lol, yes you haveMindbender Futurama wrote:which one? i aint never hurd it.Race Car Bed Sleeping Rapist Virgin wrote:Philaflava wrote:To jumpstart his career. Outside of a few message boards and the Fat Beats store Elzhi isn't even on the radar and to my knowledge he's been making music for close to a decade now.J-Serious wrote:what the point?
but like he did a song with kanye west dude
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yea man u heard it shit was on 106 and park on a regular basisReq wrote:lol, yes you haveMindbender Futurama wrote:which one? i aint never hurd it.Race Car Bed Sleeping Rapist Virgin wrote:Philaflava wrote:To jumpstart his career. Outside of a few message boards and the Fat Beats store Elzhi isn't even on the radar and to my knowledge he's been making music for close to a decade now.J-Serious wrote:what the point?
but like he did a song with kanye west dude
lol not a good sign if you can't even remember itReq wrote:lol, yes you haveMindbender Futurama wrote:which one? i aint never hurd it.Race Car Bed Sleeping Rapist Virgin wrote:Philaflava wrote:To jumpstart his career. Outside of a few message boards and the Fat Beats store Elzhi isn't even on the radar and to my knowledge he's been making music for close to a decade now.J-Serious wrote:what the point?
but like he did a song with kanye west dude
btw, i'm in the "bit hesitant at first" stage. i guess this thread will be revisited when the shit is actually completed/released
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