American - Musician | 1978 -
I can't do too much musical movement with a lot of MC's, because they don't know how to follow me. But with Souls of Mischief, I could go anywhere because they are musicians - they rap as musicians, and they play instruments and produce, so they get that.
Adrian Younge
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I'd never record digitally. It's not because its' a horrible way to record, it's just not the best way to record my music, because my music is rawer, darker and a little more nostalgic.
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My music sounds different because the techniques are archaic, seeing as most people only record digitally.
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To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh.
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I've always been a big fan of Kendrick's, but it's different when you hear him on your own production.
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I always feel like young people are more emotionally in tune with new and timeless music.
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I remember those moments in my life when the tape came out on that Tuesday, and I went to Sam Goody to cop it. And sitting and listening to it. In awe of the music I was listening to, but also imagining this music at the hip-hop clubs and with the homies in the car.
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I basically wake up at five in the morning and grab coffee and just get to the studio. And I have a list of things I need to get done every day. Sometimes it's just mixing, sometimes it's actually writing, sometimes it's writing, recording, and mixing. It all depends on what is necessary that day.
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I always compare myself to what I did last, so I've got to try and beat what I did last. I'm always upping my own bar.
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I don't like to focus on just hip-hop because with hip-hop, I can only do so much; with a vocalist, I can only do so much, but the limitations are varying.
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When I did 'Venice Dawn,' there were times where people would cry after listening to it.
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I want listeners to feel as though they went through an experience.
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