The New Lupe Single
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yuichi said:
Glad somebody said it.
I wasn't trying to hate though. Big up to BSides though for still making beats though!
Easy to say that now. In '92, it blew people's minds. Lupe isn't going to blow anyone's mind with a remake of it; at least, not in the way he intended to.
B-Sides, having now listened to it, I think you did a pretty good job. It certainly ain't as horrible as some are suggesting.
Glad somebody said it.
I wasn't trying to hate though. Big up to BSides though for still making beats though!
Easy to say that now. In '92, it blew people's minds. Lupe isn't going to blow anyone's mind with a remake of it; at least, not in the way he intended to.
B-Sides, having now listened to it, I think you did a pretty good job. It certainly ain't as horrible as some are suggesting.
I thank all you guys for your positive thoughts... and negative criticism.
Sunfade sounds like he needs a hug. Its all good though dude, tell em how you feel.
In the end, this keeps me making music. Which is something im extremely happy about and grateful for. This blew up way bigger than I thought it would...geez.
It sounds like everything is resolved now, which I'm also happy about. I'm also pretty stoked to get my first 5 pager off!
My only regret is that I didn't properly at first mention the fact that I co produced this with @Djsimonsayz. He's an awesome partner and I dont mean for him to skip out on any of the credit/blame from this whole thing. I thought of the strut as me talking to like the 5 friends that Ive always talked to on here. The internet has changed though.
Im glad I got to say my piece though, and I stand by my words and my work. Much love to all the other music makers on here. Keep doing what you do!
Sunfade sounds like he needs a hug. Its all good though dude, tell em how you feel.
In the end, this keeps me making music. Which is something im extremely happy about and grateful for. This blew up way bigger than I thought it would...geez.
It sounds like everything is resolved now, which I'm also happy about. I'm also pretty stoked to get my first 5 pager off!
My only regret is that I didn't properly at first mention the fact that I co produced this with @Djsimonsayz. He's an awesome partner and I dont mean for him to skip out on any of the credit/blame from this whole thing. I thought of the strut as me talking to like the 5 friends that Ive always talked to on here. The internet has changed though.
Im glad I got to say my piece though, and I stand by my words and my work. Much love to all the other music makers on here. Keep doing what you do!
Gary said:Somebody remind me who sun fade is...?
sunfade=eggplantxanadu
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/51956/
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/50609/
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/50916/
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/52132/
sunfade=eggplantxanadu
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/51956/
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/50609/
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/50916/
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/52132/
bsides i dont think you needed to provide an explanation as to why you worked on this track. do your thing man.
it wouldve been nice had you put your own twist on the track, but its over and done with. i seriously doubt replaying classic cuts becomes your calling card.
easy
also, lupe is a corny ass cat. just wanted to add that.
it wouldve been nice had you put your own twist on the track, but its over and done with. i seriously doubt replaying classic cuts becomes your calling card.
easy
also, lupe is a corny ass cat. just wanted to add that.
Indi_Lbl_HE@T said:http://www.egotripland.com/pete-rock-twitter-reacts-lupe-fiasco-troy-remake/
I don't get this at all. How is dude NOT putting Lupe on blast yet saying shit like this?
Pete's not stupid, why roast Lupe when Lupe might give him some work down the line, especially if he thinks it will smooth things over with Pete? B-sides is Pete's competition, blast away.
Personally I wasn't feeling it, but my dislike for Lupe Fiasco is borderline pathological. I'm always psyched to see Strutters doing things in the "real" world so props to B-sides and hopefully he can turn that Fiasco money and exposure into something even better.
I don't get this at all. How is dude NOT putting Lupe on blast yet saying shit like this?
Pete's not stupid, why roast Lupe when Lupe might give him some work down the line, especially if he thinks it will smooth things over with Pete? B-sides is Pete's competition, blast away.
Personally I wasn't feeling it, but my dislike for Lupe Fiasco is borderline pathological. I'm always psyched to see Strutters doing things in the "real" world so props to B-sides and hopefully he can turn that Fiasco money and exposure into something even better.
Just heard the track in question.
It's ok,if it wasn't for Lupe having such a bad rep I think folks would be a lot more torrent to it.
What would have been cool if if for the first part of the tune it was a straight cover (talking bout the instrumental) and the the beat got flipped for the rest of the track, but keeping the same samples, just chopped subtlety. But that clearly wasn't Bsides brief so just talking hypothetically.
It's ok,if it wasn't for Lupe having such a bad rep I think folks would be a lot more torrent to it.
What would have been cool if if for the first part of the tune it was a straight cover (talking bout the instrumental) and the the beat got flipped for the rest of the track, but keeping the same samples, just chopped subtlety. But that clearly wasn't Bsides brief so just talking hypothetically.
The more I read about this, the more I'm convinced that the sole objective here was for Lupe to become associated with an acknowledged hip-hop classic - to "make it his own", in the parlance of our times - and therefore appear like some sort of "scholar of hip-hop" figure in the eyes of his thousands of stans. About the only thing he deserves credit for is saying that the original idea for the do-over wasn't his, which means he hasn't completely lost track of his own bullshit yet.
The fact that Tom Scott did not come in to play the sax riff is a testament to the lack of authenticity.
BREAKING NEWS Pete Rock has put out a press release
Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock???s Full Statement on T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) and Lupe Fiasco???s Version
B-sides they got your name wrong again
:shitty:
Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock???s Full Statement on T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) and Lupe Fiasco???s Version
B-sides they got your name wrong again
:shitty:
DocMcCoy said:The more I read about this, the more I'm convinced that the sole objective here was for Lupe to become associated with an acknowledged hip-hop classic - to "make it his own", in the parlance of our times - and therefore appear like some sort of "scholar of hip-hop" figure in the eyes of his thousands of stans.
^^^^this^^^^ is so patently obvious that I'm frankly surprised it's taken this thread so long to come to this conclusion (and yes, I realize it's foolish to allow oneself to be surprised by ANY lengthy conversation/debate on this site, however inane).
^^^^this^^^^ is so patently obvious that I'm frankly surprised it's taken this thread so long to come to this conclusion (and yes, I realize it's foolish to allow oneself to be surprised by ANY lengthy conversation/debate on this site, however inane).
Bsides said:???All the credit goes to my partner and manager Chill, he just felt like it was time to bring back a joint,??? he said.
the mind boggles at the arrogance.
oh, so YOU (someone unassociated with this classic song and in any case nowhere near as talented as the song's creator) deemed it "time to bring [it] back"? do tell. any other classics nearing their "bring back" date according to you guys? I can't wait for you to deem some of my other favorites worthy of this treatment.
the mind boggles at the arrogance.
oh, so YOU (someone unassociated with this classic song and in any case nowhere near as talented as the song's creator) deemed it "time to bring [it] back"? do tell. any other classics nearing their "bring back" date according to you guys? I can't wait for you to deem some of my other favorites worthy of this treatment.
staxwax said:BREAKING NEWS Pete Rock has put out a press release
Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock???s Full Statement on T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) and Lupe Fiasco???s Version
B-sides they got your name wrong again
:shitty:
So it's all sunshine and ice cream again in hip hop land.
:happyday:
BTW, looking at that esoteric header of the press release. "The Essential Communications Agency for the development ofExtraOrdinary Visions". Has Pete some New Age thing going on?
Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock???s Full Statement on T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) and Lupe Fiasco???s Version
B-sides they got your name wrong again
:shitty:
So it's all sunshine and ice cream again in hip hop land.
:happyday:
BTW, looking at that esoteric header of the press release. "The Essential Communications Agency for the development ofExtraOrdinary Visions". Has Pete some New Age thing going on?
disco_che said:staxwax said:BREAKING NEWS Pete Rock has put out a press release
Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock???s Full Statement on T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) and Lupe Fiasco???s Version
B-sides they got your name wrong again
:shitty:
So it's all sunshine and ice cream again in hip hop land.
:happyday:
BTW, looking at that esoteric header of the press release. "The Essential Communications Agency for the development ofExtraOrdinary Visions". Has Pete some New Age thing going on?
nah just some flakey PR company selected by Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock ! aka the el double h double p to the r.
Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock???s Full Statement on T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) and Lupe Fiasco???s Version
B-sides they got your name wrong again
:shitty:
So it's all sunshine and ice cream again in hip hop land.
:happyday:
BTW, looking at that esoteric header of the press release. "The Essential Communications Agency for the development ofExtraOrdinary Visions". Has Pete some New Age thing going on?
nah just some flakey PR company selected by Legendary Hip Hop Producer Pete Rock ! aka the el double h double p to the r.
rootlesscosmo said
ocMcCoy said:The more I read about this, the more I'm convinced that the sole objective here was for Lupe to become associated with an acknowledged hip-hop classic - to "make it his own", in the parlance of our times - and therefore appear like some sort of "scholar of hip-hop" figure in the eyes of his thousands of stans.
^^^^this^^^^ is so patently obvious that I'm frankly surprised it's taken this thread so long to come to this conclusion (and yes, I realize it's foolish to allow oneself to be surprised by ANY lengthy conversation/debate on this site, however inane).
I said something to that effect earlier in the thread, and I did wonder before I posted that I might be a) repeating myself, and b) beginning to sound a little obsessed.
ocMcCoy said:The more I read about this, the more I'm convinced that the sole objective here was for Lupe to become associated with an acknowledged hip-hop classic - to "make it his own", in the parlance of our times - and therefore appear like some sort of "scholar of hip-hop" figure in the eyes of his thousands of stans.^^^^this^^^^ is so patently obvious that I'm frankly surprised it's taken this thread so long to come to this conclusion (and yes, I realize it's foolish to allow oneself to be surprised by ANY lengthy conversation/debate on this site, however inane).
I said something to that effect earlier in the thread, and I did wonder before I posted that I might be a) repeating myself, and b) beginning to sound a little obsessed.
This whole "bring back a joint" idea, TROY doesn't even fit in that context. When I stopped going to hip hop clubs about 6 years ago I stopped going because the same bloody tunes were always getting played and this is one of them, I bet it still gets dropped today.
I love the joint but I don't think I ever need to hear it again.
I love the joint but I don't think I ever need to hear it again.
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