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Interesting write-up on Don't Sweat The Technique
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:19 am
by The Frankest
Eric B & Rakim's farewell album from 1992 now stands to be considered as their best, argues Angus Batey
http://thequietus.com/articles/08972-er ... -technique
Couldn't copy + paste the essay but definitely worth the read... Stay with the Tupac story intro, it pays off massively.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:57 am
by step one
nice article. Love that story at the start.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:33 am
by chiefbombpro
Thanks! Dope read!
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:57 pm
by Versive
That's a great essay. Between this album, Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em, The 18th Letter and to a lesser extent Follow the Leader, there is so much about Ra's lyrics that hasn't been thoroughly analyzed yet, somebody should write a book.
Re: Interesting write-up on Don't Sweat The Technique
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:10 pm
by Thun
The Frankest wrote:Eric B & Rakim's farewell album from 1992 now stands to be considered as their best, argues Angus Batey
http://thequietus.com/articles/08972-er ... -technique
Couldn't copy + paste the essay but definitely worth the read... Stay with the Tupac story intro, it pays off massively.
LOL@ this bloviating moron thinking that Rakim came up with the term "swift and changeable."
Re: Interesting write-up on Don't Sweat The Technique
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:42 am
by diggy64
Thun wrote:The Frankest wrote:Eric B & Rakim's farewell album from 1992 now stands to be considered as their best, argues Angus Batey
http://thequietus.com/articles/08972-er ... -technique
Couldn't copy + paste the essay but definitely worth the read... Stay with the Tupac story intro, it pays off massively.
LOL@ this bloviating moron thinking that Rakim came up with the term "swift and changeable."
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:56 pm
by claaa7
just glanced at it, but i will dig deeper into it later.. what i found most interesting is the production credits that was mentioned here for the first time, like Large Pro producing "Relax w. Pep" and "What's Going On", Eric B. produced the cheesy "What's On Your Mind".
what's suprising is that they say that Rakim produced at least half the songs himself, including "Know the Ledge"... the soundtrack to "Juice" and the 12" single say the song is produced by Rakim but remixed by The Bomb Squad (Gary G-Wiz & Hank Shocklee). i also noticed Kerwin "Sleek" Young is not mentioned (he's mentioned as a production co-ordinator together with Large Pro and Richard Simmons).
Rashad Smith has also gone on record saying that he produced a few songs on "Don't Sweat the Technique", including the tile track and "Juice". that album is a damn production mystery haha, but it's an incredible album nontheless. might have to revisit it tonight :)
thx for posting the article!
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:35 pm
by Stieflkater
my friend Killer Ben in Fort Greene...that song is ill
Midnight Star sample
"and had nothing but a negligee on smellin like Liz Claiborne" haha