Originally Posted by
Cilvaringz
Also, it's a certain vibe. The vibe of your city, of the game, your surroundings. When you have a bunch of brothers off the street in a dark basement, insense burning, kung fu flick playing in the back, 40s, turkey burgers, some playing chess, etc... all that adds to whats being created. I was in LA for about 10 days during the Detox recordings with Focus. Three studios rented out, each producer working in one studio, making beats, Dre picking what he likes, then emcees would come in, record the track and send it off to Dre. It was extremely sterile. Not like the Death Row days with the Dogg Pound all over the place, blunts, 40s, girls, lowriders, you got the Hughes brothers making flicks, Vatos Locos all over the place, riots going on, etc... the whole atmosphere is shaping that sound. Like all the skits and intros and shit throughout the songs, it's all natural organic. Nowadays it's mp3 being sent over and acapellas being sent back. Listen to the Clan first albums, you can hear all kinds of background talking through the songs, the interludes, etc... it comes from that.. and nowadays thats completely gone. Listen to Saga, it's just verses.. no interaction on the songs. But on OUATIS I made of point of creating that atmosphere again. For example, there's a skit on there where RZA meets Mr.Greco for the first time. In the back ground you can hear Sin & Deck talking, Rae & Ghost in one corner, 12 O Clock and U-God cussing somebody out, Beretta 9 yelling from across the street. It creates a cohesive feel. Same for the song Stone Finger, Redman, Raekwon and Deck are talking sporadically over the track and it creates a feel that this song was created with everybody in one room. And it really lifts the experience of the song and brings back those memories we're all talking about from the 90s. Problem is I think, most of the guys will think that's played out, or there's not a big enough market for that anymore, and nobody wants to take a risk. The producers are the same... not ALL their beats are smashing, as for any producer, but they definitely have enough in the bag to make something incredible. It just wont happen.
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