tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:/blogs/story-time?p=17
KGM Blog
2025-04-11T00:00:00-07:00
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tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7370576
2024-03-21T16:17:14-07:00
2024-03-21T16:20:31-07:00
KGM RMX Vol. 6 featuring Little Simz, ATCQ, Redman, Victoria Monet & more!
<a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2794887/kgm-rmx-vol-6" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/ad8800821c1fed2b4748c9c99424e9fe7733be70/original/rmx-vol-6.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="3000" /></a><p> </p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://emojiterra.com/headphone/" jsname="UWckNb" data-ved="2ahUKEwi675_jvIaFAxX0HkQIHeuVAvMQFnoECBMQAQ" data-sb="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://emojiterra.com/headphone/&ved=2ahUKEwi675_jvIaFAxX0HkQIHeuVAvMQFnoECBMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1EV2yFdYzwEUMo2I_j-a6A">🎧 </a>Listen | Buy: <a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2794887/kgm-rmx-vol-6" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="KGM RMX Vol. 6">14KT - KGM RMX Vol. 6 </a></p><p>I<span style="color:#ffffff;">t's been awhile since i've share some remixes, I hope ya'll enjoy these!</span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Remixing for me is like exercising - shooting in the gym. I just allow myself to groove in different styles and go wherever the music takes me creatively. It could be a new or older jam that will inspire me to turn on my equipment and time travel. Many of these are songs I was asked to remix or a song I was vibing with in the studio in that moment.</span><br><br><span style="color:#ffffff;">Here's the sixth edition of remixes from the Karat Gold Music vault!</span><br><br><span style="color:#ffffff;">This one features remixes + instrumentals for: Pusha T | A Tribe Called Quest | Little Sims | Victoria Monet | Babyface Ray| Redman | De La Soul | DJ Assault | Royce 59</span></p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7295570
2023-10-30T00:38:42-07:00
2023-10-30T00:42:55-07:00
14KT produces soundtrack for the NBA Detroit Pistons 2023-2024 Brand Campaign "Always Detroit Basketball"!
<p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="VIaTbwStedM" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIaTbwStedM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h4 style="text-align:justify;"> </h4><h4 style="text-align:justify;"> </h4><h4 style="text-align:justify;">
<span style="color:#ffffff;">Music : 14KT - “</span><a class="no-pjax" href="/track/3217686/don-t-stop-the-chop" data-link-type="track" data-link-label="Don't Stop The Chop!"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Don't Stop The Chop</span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">” off </span><a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2248627/the-skeleton-crew" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="The Skeleton Crew "><span style="color:#ffffff;"><i>The Skeleton Crew</i></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"> album.</span>
</h4><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">“Always Detroit Basketball.” The campaign, narrated by Detroit-based Lifestyle Specialist Ty Mopkins, is a tribute to the city’s rich culture and its deep connection with basketball. This campaign is inspired by the legends of the Pistons’ past and showcases the young core of the team as they aim to make their mark and inspire the next generation of Pistons fans.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">The new commericial spot features cameos by current Pistons players Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart, Bojan Bogdanovic and Ausar Thompson. Rappers Royce da 5'9" and Kash Doll, muralist Jason Phillips, fashion designer Desyree Nicole, alongside Pistons team legends Rick Mahorn, Ben Wallace and the original creator of Deeetroit Basketball, PA announcer, John Mason.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">“Always Detroit Basketball.” was directed by Clio-award-winning director Michael Medoway and the soundtrack was created by local producer and DJ, 14KT. The spot is now airing on local television networks, with additional versions available on social channels and Pistons.com.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Last Saturday, the Pistons hosted the Chicago Bulls at Little Caesars Arena for the 2023-24 home opener. Not only did the Pistons celebrate a great win, the fans got their first taste of the ‘Always Detroit Basketball’ campaign featured during the pregame on the Little Caesar's Arena jumbotron, as the Pistons were eager to publicly demonstrate the commitment to writing a chapter, bringing together the team and its fanbase.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">This was a dream of mine to have an opportunity like this. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">I grew up in Michigan witnessing all three NBA championships from the 1989 team, the 1990 and the 2004. My dad and I used to go to Pistons games all the time when I was a kid until I was older. When I got serious in producing, I made a bucket list goal to create music for one of my hometown sports team. My favorite teams were the Wolverines, the Pistons and the Lions. For a beat that started as a </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZpnzRXX7o8" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:#ffffff;">skeleton idea</span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"> to end up the soundtrack and theme of the new chapter of the Detroit Pistons is a true honor! </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Wish my dad could have gone to a Pistons game with me today. </span><br><span style="color:#ffffff;">Cheers!</span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7258748
2023-08-18T09:00:00-07:00
2023-08-18T12:11:42-07:00
🔊 VStylez "Respect" ft. Skyzoo [14KT RMX]
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<span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>VStylez </strong></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/vstylez-1/respect-ft-skyzoo-remixed-by-14kt" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:hsl(60, 75%, 60%);"><strong>"Respect"</strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong> ft. Skyzoo [ 14KT RMX]</strong></span>
</h4><h4 dir="auto"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>November 2018. </strong></span></h4><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(34, 34, 34);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;" dir="auto"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(34, 34, 34);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;" dir="auto">
<span style="color:#ffffff;">My man VStylez hit me up and asked if I would be down to remix the lead single "Respect" off his album <i>Thornton Melon</i>. Vstylez set the record off sounding like a gladiator on the mic with Skyzoo when I first heard their verses! So I fed off the gladiator energy and put the beat together. From the dirty rugged drum sounds to the grinding bass synth. When an artist sends me a record to remix, if I haven't heard the song before, I usually don't prefer to listen to the original version first. Creatively, it helps me build the track with no prior influences - which is more fun for me. I remember when I sent the remix back to VStylez, he loved it and said that he was thinking about making my remix the main version on the album. He decided to keep the original version for the digital release, but this remix made the </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://cphcrates.com/products/thornton-melon-lp?variant=28635922726976" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><i>Thornton Melon</i> vinyl.</span></a>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7258778
2023-08-17T18:48:14-07:00
2023-11-01T11:01:17-07:00
Elite 1 Mic series - RSXGLD "Panamera Freestyle" prod by 14KT
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="fzEw9ynTWl4" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fzEw9ynTWl4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">New RSXGLD!! Freestyle from my brother RoSpit!</span></p><div class="_a9zs" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span>My brother, photographer Trilogybeats caught some footage of me creating the beat for the RSXGLD freestyle on Elite Media's "Elite 1 Mic series". Enjoy!</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/qQ29Of-gYoA?si=AeF1I1K_MRsknFdK" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span>WATCH FULL FREESTYLE</span></span></a><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/qQ29Of-gYoA?si=AeF1I1K_MRsknFdK" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span></a></p>
</div><div class="x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh x1xmf6yo x12nagc x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;align-content:stretch;align-items:stretch;align-self:auto;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:0;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;justify-content:flex-start;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:4px;margin-top:8px;orphans:auto;overflow:visible;position:relative;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><p><br><span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7237308
2023-07-05T15:29:12-07:00
2024-02-25T18:09:46-08:00
Beats & Legacy: Celebrating 50 Years of HipHop Production Recap
<p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/eabbbea206958846fc3188646d9e98efb11eddbb/original/kphoto72-3139989073996775587-1688591312.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;">Photo : Kris Perry</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p>The Beats & Legacy show in Los Angeles was amazing! <br>I had a great time. We gotta do it again!<br>Shout out to my man Thurz and Wyanna who hosted and kept the vibes going.<br>Shouts to my brother VibesbyTy and Joslynn for putting the show together!</p><p>The night was a celebration of Hip-Hop from the 80's up to the present.<br>The Producers - Cobaine Ivory, Mell Beats, Seige Monstracity, Sndtrk, Dk The Punisher, and myself all had to flip 3 songs total. One from each decade - 80s, 90s, and 00s.</p><p>I had to flip these classics that night :</p><ol>
<li>EPMD “You're A Customer”</li>
<li>A Tribe Called Quest “God Lives Through”</li>
<li>Slum Village “Intro” (off Fantastic Vol.2)</li>
</ol><p>I will release these joints on my next KGM Volume of remixes in the near future!</p><p> </p><p>Shout out to everyone who came out, danced, and vibed with us!<br>Shout out to Kris Perry to took all the photos!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/87ebf06ff57e641afb1dc8246ef226fb9f3eccac/original/kphoto72-3139986038125840234-1688591471.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/7e11abe9673e55a613ea27dde798ea8d5324ae01/original/kphoto72-3139986038125840234-1688591452.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/0f403c77858394c1af961091fbeeddcc8222ec4c/original/kphoto72-3139989073996775587-1688591277.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/38df7c26c4ef9e8f37b8486d35f0a26f4bf33850/original/kphoto72-3139989073996775587-1688591299.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/768cdffee166f911fae7db4fa8b0d97d84f95aab/original/kphoto72-3139986038125840234-1688591467.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/8b0f93bfe1761f29ad1b6813aea60a1577ad70fa/original/kphoto72-3139986038125840234-1688591463.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/14e9877941c147c5d6fbd1d4afa22aa6f8518c05/original/kphoto72-3139691343676978425-1688591526.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/02f277cd54cbcc9dd56fff2472625acb9c12f92f/original/kphoto72-3139693312508680670-1688591506.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7224956
2023-06-12T01:59:29-07:00
2024-01-05T00:15:21-08:00
14KT making a beat using Adobe Audition in 2007!
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="4J03sXY4UA4" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4J03sXY4UA4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h3> </h3><h3> </h3><h4>14KT <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/3450827/barefooted-unreleased-beat-07" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" data-link-label="Barefooted (unreleased beat 07')">“Barefooted" (unreleased beat 07')</a>
</h4><p> </p><p>This was April 2007. The blurry camera footage age. <br>My brother, an amazing emcee by the name of <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/ozay_moore/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Ozay Moore</a> (a.k.a Othello of LightHeaded) was coming to my house in Ypsilanti, Michigan for a session. While I was waiting for him to show up, I started working on this beat. <br><br>As soon as he got to the house, Ozay grabbed his camera and started recording - which I'm glad he did. In this video, he caught me sharing a little bit of my process of making beats using Adobe Audition 1.5 on PC - which was my favorite version of that software. All of my beats were made "cut and paste" style using my cpu mouse. </p><p>It wasn't until six years after this video, I finally bought a Maschine MK1 and started using the drum pads to make beats! <br><br>Also, check out the beat tape I made around this time :<a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2807602/06-07-full-time-tape" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" data-link-label="'06-'07 [Full Time Tape]"> '06-'07 [Full Time Tape] </a><br><br>Shout out to Peter Quistgard. IYKYK!! <br><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7221821
2023-06-06T09:00:00-07:00
2023-06-06T10:45:04-07:00
Beats & Legacy - a celebration of 50 years of Hip-Hop producers!
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="1odCDf6mp_w" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1odCDf6mp_w?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>📅 Date: July 2nd<br>Doors at 7pm<br>Starts at 8pm<br><br>📍 Venue: The Peppermint Club, West Hollywood</p><p> </p><p>Honoring 50 Years of Hip Hop Producers !!<br>Join us in LA on July 2nd for Beats & Legacy, a celebration of 50 years of Hip-Hop producers! <br>This event will be a tribute to the pioneers of hip hop production.</p><p>Featuring: <br><strong>14KT</strong><br><strong>Seige Monstracity</strong> <br><strong>DK T</strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/dkthepunisher/" role="link" tabindex="0"><strong>he Punisher</strong></a><br><strong>S</strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/sndtrak/" role="link" tabindex="0"><strong>ndtrak</strong></a><strong> </strong><br><strong>C</strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/cobaineivory/" role="link" tabindex="0"><strong>obaine Ivory</strong></a><br><a role="link" tabindex="0"><strong>M</strong></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/realmell_beets/" role="link" tabindex="0"><strong>ell</strong></a><a role="link" tabindex="0"><strong> Beats</strong></a><strong> </strong><br><br>Hosted by <strong>Thurz</strong> and sounds by <strong>V</strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/vibesbytyhiem/" role="link" tabindex="0"><strong>ibes By Tyhiem</strong></a> this night promises incredible beats, classic music and a legendary atmosphere. Don’t miss out! Get your tickets now and be part of this historic celebration!<br><br>Art Direction by <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/j_s.a.n.d/" role="link" tabindex="0">@j_s.a.n.d</a><br><br>Powered by A<a role="link" tabindex="0"> G</a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/agoodoldfashiondanceparty/" role="link" tabindex="0">ood Old Fashion Dance Party</a> & We <a role="link" tabindex="0">B</a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/webookbands/" role="link" tabindex="0">ook Bands</a><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7221814
2023-06-06T09:00:00-07:00
2023-06-06T10:45:42-07:00
AML Family Reunion 23'! Celebrating the 50 - Years of Hiphop at The Top of The Park Festival!!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/6620b7d0dbb508abd892bc4c76959693d27e5a13/original/5d8f97c1-20230530-085625.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p> </p><p>𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕄𝕃 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕀𝕤 𝔹𝕒𝕔𝕜! </p><p><br><br>𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:<br>The 2nd Annual “𝔸𝕄𝕃 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟” Weekend! 6/23-6/24<br><br>𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝟚𝟛𝕣𝕕 - <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/aasummerfest/" role="link" tabindex="0">@aasummerfest</a> Live Performance at Top of the Park @ 9pm Sharp!<br>- Our 2nd appearance at the A2 Summer Fest, back together to help bring our home town some much needed Boom Bap in honor of Hip Hop turning 5O this year! <br>- you don’t wanna miss this!<br><br>- 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺! <br><br>𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝟚𝟛𝕣𝕕 - The Mic League Kings take over the “After Work Party" at the 8Ball in Ann Arbor once again for some after party celebrations! <br>Hosted by <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/3Steez/" role="link" tabindex="0">@3Steez</a><br>- Doors from 6pm - 2am / 21+ / No Cover<br><br>𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝟚𝟜𝕥𝕙 - AML BBQ Brunch <br>A friends & family get together | Invite Only<br><br>www.MicLeagueKings.com</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7221839
2023-04-13T09:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:15:52-08:00
Black Thought details future album "Streams of Thought Vol. 4" produced by 14KT in The FADER interview!
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="3Zk7BlOqeXc" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Zk7BlOqeXc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>Speechless. Wow. Truly classic moment in time for me 💎<br>Shout out to my brotha, the legendary J<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/jamespoyser/" role="link" tabindex="0">ames Poyser</a> for showing me love!<br>I gotta say much love to DJ J<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/djjazzyjeff/" role="link" tabindex="0">azzy Jeff</a> and the Playlist Retreat Family.<br>Shout out to one of my Top 5 emcees of ALL-Time, the 🐐 B<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.instagram.com/blackthought/" role="link" tabindex="0">lack Thought</a> for messing with the kid.<br><br>Black Thought - Streams of Thought Vol. 4 <br>Produced by 14KT coming to ya sooner than later.<br>Much love ya'll! ✊🏾✂️✂️</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7188209
2023-04-12T04:23:07-07:00
2023-04-12T04:23:08-07:00
14KT Joins Thurz's PIMLR at Coachella!
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/519834/4de41e1b99420f114b286d736db266e3a8d67cbe/original/reposta-340507863-5803201229808805-590958496081464063-nwebp.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p>Shout out to my bro Thurz for making it happen for the people!✊🏾 I'll be there DJing and I might even do a beat set 🛋🌴</p><p><br>From Inglewood to Coachella, 'Party In My Living Room' and Goldenvoice Black have collaborated to bring to life a celebratory space for the organic movement that began as a house party in Inglewood California.</p><p>Inspired by the aesthetic of 90's house parties, the activation will be a place for discovery, discussion, innovation, and performances. Equipped with a bar, studio, guest DJ sets and Happy Hour performances hosted by Thurz. We invite you to come chill in our living room 🛋️🌴</p><p>#pimlrgvblack</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7133021
2023-01-05T01:16:43-08:00
2023-01-05T01:19:50-08:00
The Gene Brown Beatdown in Charlotte, NC!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/6731d6acb4b934497d38b06ef459a8562679d852/original/img-20221220-141545-487.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p>Honored and excited to be a part of the The Gene Brown Beatdown in Charlotte, North Carolina!</p>
<p>Blumenthal Performing Arts Center <br>Saturday January 7, 2023 <br>08:00 PM - 12:00 am </p>
<p>All Ages <br>Cover: $35.00 <br>Various Cover: $35 - $40 <br>Cover Notes: $35 Presale, $40 at the door</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Gene Brown Beatdown </p>
<p>is a must see event consisting of legendary producers going head to head performing their songs in a battle style showcase for the crowd’s listening pleasure and enjoyment! Featuring: </p>
<p>Bink! vs Nottz </p>
<p>Stro Elliot vs Tall Black Guy </p>
<p>14KT vs Teeko </p>
<p>and Supa Dave West </p>
<p>Plus Surprise Guest Performances!! </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tickets on sale now!</p>
<p><a contents="BUY TICKETS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/gene-brown-beatdown" target="_blank">BUY TICKETS</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6945461
2022-10-28T12:52:31-07:00
2024-03-21T16:20:31-07:00
This is Dreamin'
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="eTFL4hWvBG4" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eTFL4hWvBG4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">S</span>everal years ago, I was watching Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B002P3OCUE/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Jazz">Jazz</a>. In the documentary, one of my favorite moments is when the legendary composer, pianist, and bandleader Duke Ellington is asked where he gets his ideas from.</p><p>I connected with his response and words wholeheartedly. <br>This is exactly how I feel when I create too.</p><p>I spent alot of time imagining in my mind when I was a child.<br>One day I would be football player Barry Sanders bobbing and weaving through defensive lines.<br>Another day, Bruce Lee in <i>Enter The Dragon </i>or<i> </i>Ripley in the movie <i>Aliens</i> in the Power Loader head to head against an alien.<br>I would play for hours on our small kitchen table making my G.I. Joe's move without touching them.<br>I dreamed about being a Civil Engineer just like my father.<br>I imagined playing the upright bass like Ronnie Foster's "Mystic Brew".<br>Rhyming as detailed like Nas and Rakim.<br>Making a groove as classic as DJ Premier did on "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtfBFG1hgps" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Crooklyn Dodgers 95'">Crooklyn Dodgers 95'</a>" or Parliament's "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_-872I_Cs" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Knee Deep">Knee Deep</a>".<br>I can go on and on - that is the whole point.<br>When you believe in the power of dreaming, it changes your perspective on reality. Dreaming made me feel like it was actually possible to do anything I wanted. Dreaming made me feel like George Clinton was actually in the room with me when I listened to "Knee Deep". I loved to close my eyes and time travel. Something I still do just as much today.</p><p>I owe alot to dreaming because it helped keep me motivated through the joys and the tough moments in life.</p><p>When I started to apply dreaming to music, that's when I found my joy. It's a never ending world of combinations and surprises. My hack in The Matrix.</p><p>When I create, it feels like magic. Out of thin air, you think of this idea - inspired by memories, thoughts, people, sounds, and emotions. Fiction or Non- Fiction. Then you attempt to wave your hands, push buttons, and add sounds to bring the thoughts to life. You jam. You freestyle. Then Abracadabra, now you have a favorite melody/beat. You remember how it makes you feel. You run the beat back hundreds of times. You love to tell the story again and again of how you made it and relive the magic every time. </p><p>Dreaming is life to an artist.</p><p>I truly believe that God blessed each of us with the gift of our imagination, creativity, and gift of dreaming - REAL magic we as human beings possess.</p><p> </p><p>Do not be afraid to dream and dream of GOLD.</p><p> </p><p>"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life."</p><p>- Proverbs 13:12</p><p> </p><p>"It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them."</p><p>-Proverbs 13:19</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7090456
2022-10-28T12:00:00-07:00
2022-10-28T12:52:15-07:00
Athletic Mic League album Playground Legends, vol. 2 available now!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/03c95126fce4accc43dea933983f4cbceeb9f72e/original/a4121089339-16.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<h3>Athletic Mic League - <a contents="Playground Legends, vol. 2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/album/playground-legends-vol-2" target="_blank">Playground Legends, vol. 2</a> album</h3>
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<p>Happy AML Day ya'll!<br><br>🔊 "AML Day" off the new Athletic Mic league album, Playground Legends Vol. 2 available now on AML Day, October 28th!!<br><br><br>Once again, the Mic League Music Retreats have birth the resurgence of one of the most innovative collectives & represents the bond of a brotherhood that has lasted for 25 years. This is the 2nd album we've released in the last 2 years 🙌🏾🙌🏾 <br><br>Most of Playground Legends Vol. 2 was created in Pasadena, CA during their second retreat in October of 2020. Finishing touches were added by sending files back and forth. </p>
<p><br><br>1. Born Kings ft. Ro Spit and Kenyatta Rashon (produced by 14KT)<br><br>2. Phenomena (produced by 3Steez)<br><br>3. Gundam ft. Marv Won (produced by 14KT)<br><br>4. We Home (produced by 3Steez)<br><br>5. New Heights (produced by Mayer Hawthorne)<br><br>6. Gettin Thru ft. T.Calmese (produced by 14KT)<br><br>7. AML Day (produced by 3Steez)<br><br>All tracks produced by The Lab Techs.<br><br>All tracks mixed and mastered by Majestik Legend<br>Another collection of 7 songs that continues the story of these Playground Legends from Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti. </p>
<p>Michigan stand up, represent, show ya love!</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7089547
2022-10-26T20:00:00-07:00
2022-10-27T00:54:42-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "AML Day" verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/943f7185d084e9ece4fe5ad06d8397fda594f1df/original/236591441-268156028104776-6778773093436485985-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Aww look at y'all <br>still kinda looking like <br>in high school <br>gentlemen still riddling <br>for the sake of rhyming <br>pour up that Uncle Nearest small batch <br>perfect timing <br>now that's what I called Ergonomic<br>(Aye) <br>AML equals legacy <br>let it be left with all <br>the homies repping <br>we love all ya'll <br>wish we could call ya'll <br>right now come thru <br>up wit it down wit it <br>toast to living <br>we need a day to commemorate <br>our beginning <br>before hair thinning <br>we were here winning <br>David Humphries <br>Big Bad D flair nigga, <br>Ypsilanti <br>Detroit <br>Ace Duece <br>Pasadena <br>LA <br>GA <br>VA <br>Thank you <br>DJ <br>Thank you <br>G-O-D <br>(Aye Aye Aye)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic league "<a contents="AML Day" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/aml-day" target="_blank">AML Day</a>" off the album Playground Legends, Vol. 2 coming soon.</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7073281
2022-07-25T12:50:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:15:02-08:00
AML Sweats & Kicks 20 Years later!
<p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="YdKFgASMG0E" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YdKFgASMG0E?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On this day, 20 summers ago, my crew Athletic Mic League released our very first debut album, Sweats & Kicks. With this album, we were determined to make our mark in this rap game. We learned alot putting this together and releasing it independently. We challenged ourselves musicially in creating a cohesive album that sounded like US. We were comfortable just being us in a time where copying was celebrated, hence the title "Sweats & Kicks". That was what we wore everyday whether we worked, chilled, or played basketball. Back then I was writing rhymes more than making beats. We had 4 of us producing all the beats (Lab Techninicans Productions) Designed our own artwork and product packaging. Marketing plans. Accounting. Working College Radio. Drove state to state rocking shows and sleeping on floors. Posting flyers up in record stores, telephone poles, college dormitory wall boards, Okayplayer message board and locally all over Ann Arbor/Ypsi/Lansing/Detroit - rain, sleet, hail, or snow. Shot a commericial spot during Rap City on BET. This was in a time period when we battled against the rise of illegal downloading with Napster and Soul Seek to sell albums. Independently pressed up and hustled our 12" vinyl single "Got'em Sayin ft. Invincible" to DJs everywhere to spin. We even battled an Eminem record with our single over the airwaves, where folks had to call in and vote. We almost won that mug too. We did everything we could to hustle and push this mug. That's how much we loved music and believed in ourselves. I'm also forever grateful to my pops (RIP), who showed us love and gave us a chance to pitch our business plan to him, in which he ended up financially investing in us, so we had the funds to release this album. Some of these songs we also wrote while still in our teens. </p><p style="text-align:center;">Athletic Mic League - "Behind The Scenes" </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="bXlXTvjnxD8" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bXlXTvjnxD8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="rIsvp-eOGl8" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rIsvp-eOGl8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;">Check me out <a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/home/blog/6947917/yo-kt-raps-athletic-mic-league-got" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="rocking the mic">rocking the mic</a> in a snippet from AML's "Got'em Sayin" live in 2007</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="YkuDmKa1M-g" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YkuDmKa1M-g?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">I'm grateful for 20 years of brotherhood. Alot happens in 20 years, you know? Much love to my AML bros for everything we built! We also dropped a new album 2 years ago and have another one coming soon.<br>Shout out to everybody who has been "Vibin'" with us since day one.<br>God is good. <br>Let's keep building this legacy! </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7073263
2022-07-04T12:00:00-07:00
2022-10-03T03:11:29-07:00
🔊 XP The Marxman "Turn Up The Volume" (14KT Remix)
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/1560b537da5c2da487a968e518c1af1052831a6f/original/a0369577274-10.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=741239793/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=e99708/track=3900524576/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;"></iframe></span></p>
<h4>remix off the XP The Marxman x DJ Rhettmatic x DJ D-Styles Pacific Standard Time album.<span class="font_regular"> </span>
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<p>Shout out to DJ D-Styles and DJ Rhettmatic of The Beat Junkies crew for allowing me to be apart of this project!<br>Much love to my brother Rhettmatic who reached out to do a remix off the XP The Marxman Pacific Standard Time album.<br>Much love to J Rawls, Nico Beats, Sirplus, Max Kane, J Rocc and every producer who brought the heat too.<br>Limited Edition Cassette Tapes available <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://beatjunkiesound.bandcamp.com/album/pacific-standard-time-remixes" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7001772
2022-06-24T01:00:00-07:00
2022-06-25T19:37:45-07:00
AML Family Reunion 22'! Celebrating the 20 - Year Anniversary of our debut album, Sweats & Kicks!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/53b3c5d9003684153fa54471e21b66daa32ebbb9/original/fb-img-1656202327634.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/17f8a94f367cc133cd69e5c992069e5d3ec1e9b8/original/fb-img-1656202313777.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/f8951201e39a458db7c818a10146c45694358ef0/original/fb-img-1656202320059.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p>𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕄𝕃 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 <br>ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇs! 👑 </p>
<p>𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: <br>The 1st Annual “𝔸𝕄𝕃 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟” Weekend! </p>
<p>𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟙𝕤𝕥 - The Mic League Kings take over the <br> “After Work Party” at 8ball in Ann Arbor! <br>Hosted by 3Steez, wsg Jamall J. Bufford & 14KT <br> - Doors at 6pm / 21+ / No Cover </p>
<p>- 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮 “𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘭. 2” 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 </p>
<p>𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝕟𝕕 - Ann Arbor Summerfest Top of the Park @10:45pm. Our first show back together to celebrate the 20- year Anniversary of our debut album “Sweats & Kicks” <br>- you don’t wanna miss this! </p>
<p>- 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘵 @nectonightclub 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘸/ 𝘋𝘑’𝘚 De'Andre Nixon & @yoda4jedi 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 3Steez 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘔𝘓, 18+ 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 9𝘱𝘮/ 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 10𝘱𝘮 </p>
<p>𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟛𝕣𝕕 - AML Brunch @ Homes Campus <br>A Framily get together from 3-5pm <br>All our welcomed but VIP Room is Invite Only </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To keep up with The League : www.MicLeagueKings.com</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/2a1ec5f170bd9f0f2240ce8948c8de1eeafaed73/original/fb-img-1656202281025.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Our last album, Playground Legends Vol. 1 available now with Vol. 2 on the way soon.</p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7073269
2022-06-19T12:00:00-07:00
2022-10-03T03:31:13-07:00
🔊 Thurz x 14KT "Immaculate Skin" ft. Jimetta Rose
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/thurz/immaculate-skin-ft-jimetta-rose" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/739932dda4b23bbb4ccd01c39622a91551c37102/original/ab67616d0000b2735410ac2e26054b8338c71240.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p>Happy Juneteenth! </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1299679429&color=%23f59a0f&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/thurz" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="THURZ">THURZ</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thurz/immaculate-skin-ft-jimetta-rose" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Immaculate Skin ft. Jimetta Rose (prod. by 14KT)">Immaculate Skin ft. Jimetta Rose (prod. by 14KT)</a>
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<p>This is a new joint off our upcoming full-length album we are working on bringing to ya'll. <br>It was an honor to be a part of and create a wonderful profound piece of art.</p>
<p>Please take a listen when you get a chance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Words from Thurz:</p>
<p>" Proud to launch my first NFT, IMMACULATE SKIN! This 3D visual is created by <a contents="Karrrey" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://karrreyart.format.com" target="_blank">Karrrey</a> and showcases me on top of a spinning world held by a Black Hand. This release is now available in celebration of Juneteenth to commemorate the liberation of Black people in the United States and inspire liberation World Wide. </p>
<p>19 Editions at 0.19eth are available.<br>Purchase <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://rarible.com/token/0xa2a4efc14550b31aac260412f45a57a8549ec834:66263312893061177960550241652953953866417680879728662807704938252369280368641?tab=overview" target="_blank">here</a> on Rarible.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6990955
2022-06-08T13:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:34:32-08:00
MED x Guilty Simpson "The Hundreds" ft. Kokane
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="-DRdRuWumwo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-DRdRuWumwo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h3 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="text-small">New video: MED x Guilty Simpson “The Hundreds” featuring the legendary Kokane from their 2019 collaborative project <i>Child Of The Jungle</i>.</span></h3><p>Produced by 14KT</p><p>Video shot by DDT</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6990737
2022-06-08T00:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:16:23-08:00
Easy Mo Bee!!
<p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/044da4e21aa11e0cba29f6d31863238c4d73b83a/original/20220508-020721.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="text-big">E</span>asy Mo Bee. <br>One of the chop KINGS in this game 👑</p><p>This man has made classics from heavyweights like Big Daddy Kane, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G, LL Cool J, Craig Mack, Busta Rhymes, Das Efx, Nas, Marley Marl, The Lost Boyz, Miles Davis, Alicia Keys, etc. Too many too name. His weapon of choice was the SP-1200. His sound also helped me identify and become more familiar with the graininess of the SP-1200 sampler. I have never used an SP-1200 before, but when I started making beats, I wanted to learn how to tell the differences in sound between an MPC 2000 and 3000, SP-1200, and ASR-1 - which were the main pieces of hardware used for production in the 90s. </p><p>Easy Mo Bee was a huge inspiration on the beats/ production for me early on developing into a producer. <br>I always loved how he manipulated samples by playing the samples in different pitches/chords. <br>Listen to Busta Rhymes "Everything Remains Raw" or 2Pac "Temptations".</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="x3qbmQcimWE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x3qbmQcimWE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br>Sampling a guitar and making it sound like a horn, like he did on Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear".</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="JauntgTwucE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JauntgTwucE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">It was a true honor to finally meet this brotha in recent times. <br>Shout out to Stacey Kim!🙏🏾 </p><p style="text-align:justify;">These are just some of the records I love and studied that he produced. <br> </p><ul>
<li style="text-align:justify;"> 2Pac "Temptations" </li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Busta Rhymes - "Everything Remains Raw" + "Itz A Party" </li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Notorious B.I.G "Party and Bullshit" + "Going Back to Cali" + "The What" + "Ready The Die" + Gimme The Loot + Machine Gun Funk </li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Craig Mack "Flava in Ya Ear" + remix </li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Das Efx "Alright" + "Microphone Master"</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Thug Life "Str8 Ballin" </li>
<li style="text-align:justify;"> Big Daddy Kane "Stop Shammin'" </li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">The Lost Boys "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz"</li>
</ul><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Here's a Interview Easy Mo Bee did recently that was pretty good.</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1291850167&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;">
<a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/roadpodcast" target="_blank" title="ROAD PODCAST (Reflections Of A DJ)">ROAD PODCAST (Reflections Of A DJ)</a> · <a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/roadpodcast/episode-236-easy-mo-bee" target="_blank" title="Episode 236: EASY MO BEE">Episode 236: EASY MO BEE</a>
</div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Here's a dope Easy Mo Bee Production playlist my man Gino at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://microchop.substack.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Micro-Chop">Micro-Chop</a> put together for those that wanna vibe out.</p><p>He made some true classics! </p><div class="center" style="text-align:center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLdYVj1MSs4AAEvtP7GvhElhqR5nQqebVf" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Yo I showed Easy Mo Bee some love on Instagram and he responded with this!!<br>Wow man, it's truly an honor.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/037484fd1dcbfa0ee9021c46c964ca95aaf6d93d/original/screenshot-20220608-223241-instagram.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7003275
2022-06-03T14:00:00-07:00
2022-06-28T07:13:38-07:00
"Last Night a Camera Saved My Life: The Photography of Doug Coombe"
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/1834f2870819ec300ed3d2fbbc00ffdf0283bb56/original/stooges-015bw-dmc-4408.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Iggy</span> and The Stooges at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, April 19, 2011. Photo by Doug Coombe</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>"<span class="font_regular">Music</span> and photography ended up providing me with a community, a career, and also completed me in a way," he says. "I met my wife photographing a show. So I'm incredibly grateful to the community of musicians for inspiring me, supporting me, and giving me a career." </em></h3>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"> </h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;">My friend Doug is a legendary photo-documentarian of the music scene in Southeast Michigan and beyond. He's been documenting the Michigan music scene for over 30 years.He has been an editioral photographer for the Metro Times since 1999. His work has brought audiences face-to-face and behind-the-scenes with countless musical luminaries and he brings incredible joy, creativity, and skill to his work.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I first met Doug in the late 90s, when my crew Athletic Mic League started to perform more in the local Hip-hop music scene. This was also around the time that Doug worked at my favorite record store, Encore Records in Ann Arbor, Michigan. When I would go there to dig, 90% of the time Doug or Tadd (aka Dabrye of Ghostly International) would be working there. Sometimes Doug would even suggest records for me to purchase or listen to. Any dope local shows we attended, you could always catch Doug somewhere by the front stage taking photos. Befriending and working with Doug was natural because he was such a nice, easy-going guy, who had a great eye for photography and was just as passionate about the local Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Detroit music scene as AML was. That led to Doug being our main go-to photographer for anything Athletic Mic League related. Most of our first press photos released were all shot by Doug. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/f7e37fa00733b596f75da3a1d54e856a2295a6da/original/aml-parkermill-resized.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/eb6716806ac969e9002be1847a12e25821ca6a4c/original/aml1.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p>Doug held Athletic Mic League down when we were ready to prep the release of our debut album <em>Sweats & Kicks</em> in 2002. When a few of us from AML were invited by our fellow emcee and sister Invincible to assist in creating a song for Carl Craig's <em>The Detroit Experiment</em> album in 2003, Doug was there handling the album's photo shoot at the historical Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit. The next year when we performed live supporting Invincible on stage alongside the likes of Detroit legends Carl Craig, Amp Fiddler, Karriem Riggins, and Marcus Belgrave The Detroit Experiment at Hart Plaza, Doug was there. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>In 2008, when I was working on my debut solo release <em>The Golden Hour, </em>I called on Doug to come over my parent's basement to shoot myself with my then 4 - year old nephew Evan on my lap. That shot would become my debut album cover photo. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/4776ffde1d8bf0c7f21e762bf4db67e84096b482/original/14kt-the-golden-hour-2008.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In 2013, I finished my fifth solo album, Nickel & Dimed. I had an idea for the album cover. I just wanted it to be completely covered with nickels and dimes. I called Doug to come over my house. I had this 2ft tall and heavy plastic coin canister filled to the brim with quarters, nickels, and dimes. I took all the quarters out, poured, and spread out every nickel and dime onto a picnic style table I had in my kitchen. Doug stood over the table and took the shot. That shot would become the front album cover art. I feel honored to see Doug include one of the other photos we took at my Ypsilanti home studio during the Nickel & Dimed photo shoot in his current exhibition today. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/37a56559f59083ff17db6530399f5d0138893383/original/a0404077584-16.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/0a587bfeb4423ae6432aee64522d22baf0dbaa56/original/14kt-16-dsc-8790.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /> </p>
<p>The show, entitled "Last Night a Camera Saved My Life," will run June 3-July 24, with an opening reception June 3 from 6-9 p.m. at CultureVerse, 309 S. Main St. in Ann Arbor. It will include around 100 of Coombe's photographs, featuring local artists ranging from Andrew WK to Athletic Mic League. The physical show will also be accompanied by a virtual component: a 3D scan of Ann Arbor's Blind Pig music club, filled with Coombe's photographs. Audiences will be able to view the virtual gallery either at the physical show or online from their own devices.</p>
<p>The exhibition includes images of artists who came up in Ann Arbor and Ypsi, including rock star Andrew W.K., the label Ghostly International, hip-hop collective Athletic Mic League, indie rock band Minihorse, and more.</p>
<p>More details on "Last Night a Camera Saved My Life" are available <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://cultureverse.org/events/last-night-a-camera-saved-my-life-the-photography-of-doug-coombe" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>You can also keep up with Doug's work <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dougcoombe.com" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Congratulations to my brother Doug! He is truly a jewel and legend in the Michigan community!!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gallery Location and Hours </p>
<p>309 S. Main St. </p>
<p>Ann Arbor, MI </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Open to the public June 9th - July 24th </p>
<p>Thu/Fri 4pm - 8pm </p>
<p>Sat 12pm - 8pm </p>
<p>Sun 12pm - 4pm </p>
<p>(Questions? Email info@cultureverse.org)</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6945493
2022-03-11T12:00:00-08:00
2022-04-11T04:22:41-07:00
14KT featured in the DIA Exhibition "The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion"!!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/ac96c335c83cc1b14c140a26355d5dff85815d49/original/20220408-172352.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p>Major love, congratulations, and blessings to my brotha Ray <a contents='"Trilogybeats"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.trilogybeats.com" target="_blank">"Trilogybeats"</a> Rogers!!</p>
<p>His photography work was included in "The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion" exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts (D.I.A)!!</p>
<p>I am truly honored to be included in a photo entitled <a contents='"Down The Street From Peace"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2690207/down-the-street-from-peace" target="_blank">"Down The Street From Peace"</a>, named after one of the first songs I recorded for my last album, For My Sanity. Not only is this photo a part of the exhibition, but it is also part of the permanent art collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts! </p>
<p>I wish I could see the exhibition in person, but If you are able to, please go check it out.</p>
<p>It will be on display until April 17th.</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6974782
2022-02-04T12:00:00-08:00
2024-01-05T00:14:34-08:00
Father Time
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/83ab67614c42355bc38b3c65b571e42356019d76/original/screenshot-20220519-050226-instagram.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p> </p><p>It's been 11 years now since my Dad passed and I miss him. Today I wondered how he would have reacted to his son becoming a father this year? I wondered what jokes and advice he would've shared...what words he would have used, but what I do know is the main meaning would have been rooted in love. </p><p>Love was the greatest gift my father and my mother gave me. Through them, I learned about God, what Love truly was and I am grateful. Now, when I look at this photo, it reminds me of where my place in this story of Love began. </p><p>Love you Dad 🙏🏾 </p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2846260/miss-u-too" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" contents="Miss U Too.">Miss U Too.</a></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="0NeBKdbhS18" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0NeBKdbhS18?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6850340
2021-12-23T13:21:34-08:00
2023-11-06T15:25:28-08:00
PIMLR Sessions 🎙️: Salt Water 💦 by THURZ & 14KT
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="09qvJ9YXGNE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/09qvJ9YXGNE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h4>World premiere!</h4><h4>One of my favorites songs and future west coast classic.</h4><h4>THURZ & 14KT "Salt Water" </h4><h3><span class="text-small">PIMLR Sessions</span></h3><h3>
<span class="text-small">Wali Ali Jr. on Talk Box</span><br><span class="text-small">Brian Hargrove on Keys</span><br><span class="text-small">Zyah Belle: Additional vocals </span>
</h3><h3><span class="text-small">Backed by special guests :Jimetta Rose, Steven Kelley, Fat Ron, Zavier Wise, Monica Blaire (MB The Light), and The Mayor A-Butta.</span></h3><p> 🎥 @mostaxxla<br>📸 @andrewlquesada<br>💻 @andrewlquesada | @mostaxxla<br>🔈 @jeffbates12</p><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">H</span>ailing from Inglewood, THURZ creates hip hop music with fabric covering all the facets of the young, black Los Angeles experience with threads from Belize and West Africa, and a tailor-fit touch to literally keep the house party going. With expertise in event curation, Thurz created the Nation's number 1 traveling hip hop music house party concert series, Party In My Living Room, powered by your local, neighborhood art dealers. The party series was launched as a late celebration of his Designer EP and took place in February of 2015 in his hometown, Inglewood, CA. </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6836717
2021-12-10T12:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:34:00-08:00
“First AN10NA” - New AML short film directed by Sterling Toles!⠀
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="5Tj02P-E7Es" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Tj02P-E7Es?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h4>“First AN10NA” - Directed by Sterling Toles⠀</h4><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p>“First AN10NA” is short film shot and edited by artist, musician, producer, and AML extended fam Sterling Toles. It features the songs "Finish Line" and also "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/complications-produced-by-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Complications">Complications</a>" and "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/cosmos-producedy-by-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Cosmos">Cosmos</a>" (<span class="text-small">prod. by 14KT</span>) off the Athletic Mic League <i>Playground Legends Vol. 1</i>. ⠀ <br>⠀ </p><p><br>Background story:⠀ <br>⠀ <br>Buff, Wes, and Sterling were at Wes’ art studio, Talking Dolls, during a celebration for the multimedia installation of Web Model Dot Space, a collaboration between architect Aaron Jones and Detroit legend Waajeed the (work is featured in the film). ⠀ <br>⠀ <br>The whole thing started from a conversation about how crazy it would look to shoot a video inside the artwork. Since Sterling had his equipment with him we decided to test it out with “<a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/finish-line-produced-by-mayer-hawthorne-and-nate-mercereau-interlude-produced-by-3steez" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Finish Line">Finish Line</a>” (<span class="text-small">prod. by Mayer Hawthorne</span>) since it didn’t have a video yet. Long story short, what began as an unplanned, impromptu video shoot became this surreal experience that only Sterling could cook up. Side note this entire film was shot on Sterling’s iPhone.⠀ <br>⠀ <br>This film marks one of the many times the League has collabed with Sterling over the years including the Jungle Gym Jungle cover artwork, and the Boldy James <i>Manger on McNichols</i> vinyl art. You can also check Sterling’s production genius on the Boldy James' <a class="no-pjax" href="https://sector7grecordings.bandcamp.com/album/manger-on-mcnichols" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Manger on McNichols">Manger on McNichols</a> album. ⠀</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6825050
2021-11-29T12:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:34:17-08:00
Athletic Mic League "Complications" (Official Video)
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="uKGWcTxIbnE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uKGWcTxIbnE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>Produced by myself and that's also me rhyming on the first verse.</p><p>Teamed up with my AML brother Vaughan Tego on this one.</p><p>"Complications" appears on Athletic Mic League <a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/album/playground-legends-vol-1" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Playground Legends, Vol. 1"><i>Playground Legends, Vol. 1</i></a></p><p>Video Animated by: Eric Horvath</p><p>Shout out to Wesley Taylor who also made this video happen.</p><p>Here's a behind the beat look at "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/complications-produced-by-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Complications">Complications</a>" from the AML Richmond Retreat who had during 2020. </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="8jsS1ooG8Rc" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8jsS1ooG8Rc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6750012
2021-09-17T15:14:43-07:00
2022-01-26T04:04:03-08:00
96' Gon Be That Year
<p>"96' gon be that year" - Big Boi (of Outkast)</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/56f4f4539ad34c2e9df4e583a455b5b532db3513/original/i4kt-1631916526233.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/77770080d066f456c8eb3d0756d89b3c44182066/original/i4kt-1631916526300.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/d452eabc1a3d82aad61dbce98445f2e9d1cf68ad/original/i4kt-1631916526331.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>These are some of the records I had in my cassette deck or "new" CD player 25 years ago. Legal or illegal I copped these joints when they dropped 😅.</p>
<p>1996 just might be my favorite year in Hip Hop. </p>
<p>I swear almost every album that dropped that year went on to be a certified classic and/or made a profound impact on the game and myself. Plus, I remember hearing all of them the moment they dropped. Definitely a feeling I will never forget. Anybody have a fav album from 96'?? That was also a phase of music where the industry started making more of a transition from cassettes tapes to CDs. </p>
<p>Y'all remember Enhanced CDs? They used to put bonus tracks on the CDs to get folks to buy them over the tapes. They would later call them "Enhanced CDs", cause they would start coming with wallpaper pictures, music videos, etc when you slipped the CD into the DVD drive inside your computer. Mobb Deep <em>Hell on Earth</em> was a enhanced CD, but on the otherhand, Nas' <em>It was Written</em> had the bonus track "Silent Murder" on the cassette instead of the CD.🤷🏾♂️ </p>
<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="2KMyeLrNfX0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/2KMyeLrNfX0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2KMyeLrNfX0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>As a amateur beat maker in 96', DJ Shadow's debut album <em>Endtroducing, </em>was one of the first instrumental hip hop albums I first remember experiencing. It was after that album, other beatmakers like RJD2, J Dilla, Pete Rock, and Madlib gained notoriety for releasing dope instrumental Hip hop albums also.</p>
<p>I was really excited about music around this time. I was inspired as a rapper, but also moved by the incredible beats I would hear in my headphones. This was when I started experimenting with making beats on Syntrillium's Cool Edit Pro 96' software. You can definitely hear the influences of these amazing albums in my style.</p>
<p>Check out my "<a contents="20 Years of Beats" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/album/2021618/20-years-of-beats-1996-2016" target="_blank">20 Years of Beats</a>" Beat tape series if you're curious. Good times.</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6749091
2021-09-09T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:43:55-08:00
🔊 Miz Korona "42 (Jackie Rob)" ft. Guilty Simpson
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="nPWNgdR1fco" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nPWNgdR1fco?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h4>🔊 Miz Korona "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://mizkorona.bandcamp.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="42 (Jackie Rob)">42 (Jackie Rob)</a>" ft. Guilty Simpson </h4><p>Ayo! I finally got to connect with my Detroit sister Miz Korona on a banger. Shout out to my brotha Guilty Simpson on the joint too!</p><p> </p><p>“<i>Honestly the song came about after commenting under a post from DJ House shoes saying he didn’t want people rapping over his beats without his approval.” “I’ve known Shoes for years so I jokingly said I’m rapping over all that shit and some random guy responded like “Don’t wit yo old ass” that immediately struck a nerve and I was on go from there.</i>” </p><p>- Miz Korona</p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="aoN09HEX-dw" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aoN09HEX-dw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is the video I caught one day of Miz Korona rhyming. Obviously, somebody must have said something to put a battery in her back cause she was barring up! I didn't even know about the comments that led up to the verse yet.</p><p>Hearing her rhyme at that moment inspired me to make a beat for her. I immediately took the audio off this video and started cooking a beat based off that verse - which ended up actually being her first verse in the song "42". This was one of those rare moments where I made the beat in maybe 15-20 mins. It usually takes me hours to make a beat I like. After I felt like I had something for her, I sent Miz Korona a video from my phone playing her verse over the beat I created.</p><p>She went crazy.</p><p>She loved it so much that she wanted to go to the studio to actually record her the verse and add a second verse too. Dope. When I got the newer version back from her, it had my brotha Guilty Simpson on there too. That was a ill surprise. We released it right before her 43rd birthday. </p><p>One of the Queens in this rap game!!</p><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6758378
2021-05-16T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:43:01-08:00
Meeting DJ Jazzy Jeff!
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Jm3WdL802-w" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jm3WdL802-w?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><h3>This was the first year I was blessed with the opportunity to attend DJ Jazzy Jeff's Playlist Retreat August of 2016.</h3><p><span class="text-big">F</span>irst of all, I got to say thank you to DJ Jazzy Jeff for reaching out and inviting me to his home. What ya'll may not know is that Jeff is my favorite DJ of all-time. I always loved the DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince records growing up in the 80s. I loved when he connected on "<i>I Don't Know</i>" with J Dilla and Slum Village on the CLASSIC <i>Fantastic Vol. 2</i> album and again on "<i>Are You Ready</i>" off <i>The Magnificent</i> album in 2002. Seeing him rock the RUN DMC "<i>Peter Piper</i>" routine live is magic. When he, Kid Capri, Grandmaster Flash, and DJ Premier did a tribute to Jam Master Jay of RUN DMC in 2003, that solidified Jazzy Jeff as my favorite. Jeff cuts are always so clean and he always seem cool, calm, and collected with his performing. That's the signs of a great artist who loves what they do and practices alot too. </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="cg57xVQUbhQ" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cg57xVQUbhQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>That whole Playlist Retreat experience truly did change my life and perspective on creating music. The biggest change was in the aspect of collaborating with other artists. Yes, i've always collaborated with artists throughout my career, but not in the way I did at the Playlist Retreat.</p><p>Prior to the Retreat, I've mostly been the type of producer that is used to making music alone. In order to be comfortable, I usually preferred to create in a room/studio space by myself - so I can sort out my thoughts with no distractions or outside influences. I like to be in familiar surroundings where I have all my keyboards and instruments at my leisure. At the Playlist Retreat, I was taken out of all of my creative comfort zones. I was collaborating with artists that I was just familiar with, but never met in person. I had times where I collaborated with artists where I didn't have chemistry with them and didn't necessarily make the best music. However, I got to collaborate with artists that i've only dreamed of working with and things came out dope. All and all, these interactions helped build my confidence and comfortability in working with different amazing creatives around the world. </p><p>When I came back to Los Angeles from the 4-day retreat, I had a renewed love for collaborating. One of the artists, I collaborated with was an up and coming Masego - who is now the man in these R&B streets. Love that dude. I was also able to connect with incredible artists such as Maimouna Youssef, Muhsinah, DJ Z-Trip, Tiffany Gouche, Pharaoh Monche, Chris Dave, J Cole, Eric Roberson, DJ Khalil, James Poyser of The Roots. Some of those great artists contributed to my solo project, <i>For My Sanity</i> - which I released in 2019. </p><p>So you might be wondering, did Jeff and I ever get some work done like we said??</p><p>We did. Since this first time we met, I visited Jeff's home every year afterwards as my creative getaway. I was brought in to record for the "Chasing Goosebumps" album sessions as well. The Playlist Retreat challenges are one of the highlights. The challenges are different every year, but the essence is that you are randomly grouped together with other artists with the goal to create a song in 24 hours. The challenge is also in the fact that you may or may not have the proper equipment to record due to everyone needing the same stuff. Seriously. One year, I had to record, arrange, and mix an entire record in Jeff's basement bathroom, with one loudspeaker on top of a chair to mix. I had to lock the bathroom door so nobody would try come in to use the bathroom while we recorded. Good times right?</p><p> </p><p>Here's a snippet of one of the records I got to work on in the famous music challenges Jeff would do at the retreats. </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="w4t3hHQy8kQ" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w4t3hHQy8kQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>This was from the 2018 challenge. Each team was given samples from different countries that we had to create something with. I was a part of Team Japan, which consisted of dope Chicago house producer DJ Terry Hunter, The Whooligan, Guitarist Decarlo, and the lovely Amber of Moonchild! </p><p> </p><p>I'ma see if I can find a way to let ya'll hear that Team Japan joint Jeff's playing the video..</p><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6816920
2021-04-29T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:34:56-08:00
🔊 Jay Electronica's "Swagger Jackson's Revenge"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/de92f1936d28cd8e7f8d27cdd7576a29955d4558/original/jay-electronica-jay-z-2014.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /><span class="text-small">(Jay Electronica, Jay-Z 2014)</span></p><p> </p><p>[released December 1, 2008] </p><h4>Jay Electronica <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2897640/swagger-jackson-s-revenge" data-link-type="track" contents=""Swagger Jackson's Revenge"">"Swagger Jackson's Revenge"</a> </h4><p> </p><h4>2007-08'</h4><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="text-big">O</span>ne of my favorite most random collaborations in my career to date. I remember I first heard about Jay Electronica through MySpace. Many knew his name from dating Erykah Badu at the time, but true heads also knew him for his work on the release of his debut mixtape, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3wqRk9R0e0" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) "><i>Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) </i></a>in 2007. I loved the movie <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind"><i>Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind</i></a><i> and as a creative,</i> I thought it was very interesting how he incorporated Jon Brion's movie soundtrack into the mixtape. Not to mention, Jay Elect was an incredible lyricist. Any fan of the true art of rhyming probably felt the same way as me when they heard him.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I can't remember exactly how I met Jay Electronica. I guess that's fitting knowing how mysterious he moved back then and still does. Somehow, we got connected through <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_(software)" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)">AIM (<span class="text-small">AOL Instant Messenger</span>)</a>. RANDOMLY one day, he sent me a message and told me about how he was always visiting Detroit and how much love he had for the D. At that time, he told me that every time he would go to the studio, someone there would mention my name or play a record that I produced for them. Jay Elect mentioned my brothers Denaun Porter and Guilty Simpson as two of those cats. I was honored to hear that.</p><p style="text-align:center;">"<i>Yo, everybody keeps bringing your name up around me so, I felt left out, haha. That must mean we gotta work. Send me some beats!</i>"</p><p style="text-align:justify;">He left me with a Blackberry number as well. Late one night, maybe 4-5 am, I was working on some music and had my AOL messenger contacts open.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">*AOL/AIM Door Open Sound*</p><p style="text-align:justify;">It was Jay Electronica. I knew I only had a short window of time, so I immediately put together a folder of a few beats and uploaded it to our AOL chat. A few seconds later, I saw that he started to download the folder. Yes. He didn't send any response, just downloaded the folder and quickly got offline. After that I never heard back from Jay.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I remember returning home to Michigan from being on the road touring. I was 20 minutes away from getting dropped off at the crib when my phone started blowing up with texts. </p><p style="text-align:center;">"<i>Yoooooo good ish on that Jay Electronica joint</i>!" </p><p style="text-align:justify;">I had NO idea what happened.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">When I got home, I tried to contact Jay Electronica to see what was going on.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I decided to try to text him and he actually hit me right back and just said "Ayo! The joint was fire, I had to pull the trigger - Abracadabra!!" </p><p style="text-align:justify;">The joint was called "Swagger Jackson's Revenge" and I was hype when I heard it.<br>Huge shout out to Mike Chav who also laid guitar on the joint and the brotha FWMJ (Rappers I Know) who originally released it on the FWMJ & Jay Electronica presents <a class="no-pjax" href="https://rappersiknow.bandcamp.com/album/scratches-demo-tape-volume-i" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Scratches &amp; Demo Tape Volume I">Scratches & Demo Tape Volume I</a>.</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/a7c01002b7d7a750af0717cfcc2c716e884330cf/original/jay-electronica-1.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/d4252ad108688c0eb05a4ab4f4e36464cf64b70d/original/jelect1.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">This picture was from a performance he had in 2010 at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit. I wore my Michael Jackson "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_D3VFfhvs4" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Smooth Criminal">Smooth Criminal</a>" t-shirt that I made the year before. It was a nod to the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson who had passed away, who Jay Electronica crowned as Swagger Jackson. It was also for the record Jay Elect and I created together.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">This photo was the first time we actually met each other in person.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Crazy right??</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6614876
2021-04-27T00:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:14:15-08:00
14KT reflecting on over 20+ Years of Beats!!
<h4><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/0cb0890a659db939d114198421e9cdd16e0951a3/original/kt-strugglin-99.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0=/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></h4><p>1999.</p><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">I</span> was about 18 years old living that young Jersey City, NJ apartment life. Five of us from AML lived in that apartment together. Jamall, Tres, Vaughan, Wes, and myself. I shared a room with Vaughan T (<span class="text-small">Texture aka VaughanTego</span>), Wes' younger brother. We slept on the same bunk beds I had as a kid in Michigan. I started emceeing first before I made beats - so I was always penciling rhymes. I had several notebooks, but I think I had a purple one around this time. I also used to have a Polaroid camera that I liked to take photos with. These are originally in black and white too. Oh and I was team "durag dynasty" back then so the waves on my head were magnificent.</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/49f1c8c4f38846093d9168bf4c02e8cf61808127/original/lab-99.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0=/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p>This was the lab set up I had. The apartment rooms we slept in were kinda small, so Vaughan's set up was in our shared room and Wes let me set up my lab in the corner of his room. I had a small computer monitor on top of the cardboard computer box. You can't see it, but the computer was next to the heater and Wes's drawing table. I'm guessing I had my mouse and keyboard on top of the drawing table? Who knows, but I managed to knock out some beats around this time. Check out this mix I did.</p><p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:120px;width:700px;" seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2607662694/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/artwork=none/track=1383498343/transparent=true/"></iframe></p><p> </p><p>After my <a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/album/2021618/20-years-of-beats-1996-2016" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Pause Tapes"><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><i>Pause Tapes</i></span></a> phase, I figured out a better method to create cleaner sounding loops using the family PC computer. I didn't have a sequencer, keyboard, or beat machine, but I figured out how to use the Microsoft Sound Recorder that came with Windows 95. I didn't know much about bpms, nor was there a metronome to use, so I would just nod my head and beat box whatever tempo I heard in my mind. </p><p>This is Sound Recorder.</p><p><span class="text-big"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/b6db11a2b2b565062211bd7244893537f4de4b87/original/mssndrec.gif/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></span></p><p> </p><p>Here is what an early KT "multi-track session" would look like. I would open up several instances of the program so I could play different samples I recorded over each other. I would later still use this method when using Cool Edit Pro 96'.</p><p> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/e477474405e29faa598df171f58ef8ced297c152/original/noises.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p> </p><p>Not much long after, so started to created using the "cut and paste" method on waveforms with an early computer software program called <i>Cool Edit Pro 96'</i>. Eventually, Adobe ended up purchasing Cool Edit Pro from Syntrillium Software and renamed it <i>Adobe Audition</i>. </p><p> </p><p>Shout out to Peter Quistguard. That man changed the game for some of us out here with rich imaginations, yet who didn't have the money to buy the equipment. Thank you! </p><p> </p><p>Some of the early song ideas from those beats were: </p><ul>
<li>Athletic Mic League's first vinyl single release "Beatdown". </li>
<li>"Don't It?" from the <i>Feel Good</i> EP </li>
<li>Our first official album <i>Sweats & Kicks </i>that was released in 2002 - Three years later.</li>
</ul><p> </p><p>I remember making Jamall Bufford's (Buff1) solo record "Lead The Way", "Livin' Life", and "F.E.V.E.R".</p><p>We may have started the concept and writing for a AML song called "Hotbox" too. </p><p> </p><p>We came a long way!</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6609943
2021-04-15T00:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:46:09-08:00
Recording with Bun B - Remembering Red Bull Big Tune 2010.
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Bdj7Ul703pc" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bdj7Ul703pc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h3><span class="text-small">[released October 28, 2011]</span></h3><h4>Bun B "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/album/2049764/bun-b-the-life" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Life"><span style="color:null;">The Life</span></a>" </h4><p>Lyrics by Bun B <br>Addl' vocals by 14KT</p><p>Recorded at Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica, California</p><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">T</span>en years ago.</p><p>It was a wild year for me. I lost my father a few months after the Big Tune Finals in Chicago, but this was one of the best moments I had. After I ended up winning the National Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle at the end of 2010, I was blessed with the opportunity to meet and record with the LEGEND Bun B of UGK. Much love and appreciation to Bun B for just being down to even link up with me.</p><p>We recorded this song in June of 2010 at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, California. I remember I was mad nervous that day. In my music career up to that point, I hadn't really worked with any artists on a high caliber level as Bun B. I thank God for the experience because it definitely helped me learn how to develop into a better producer. Me and Bun ended up creating a song called "The Life" mostly based off the conversation we had in the studio. </p><p>Shout out to Vitamin D, Jake 1, Jonathan Moore (R.I.P 🙏🏽) and all the homies/friends I made from being a part of Big Tune throughout the years. I appreciate all ya'll and are still amazed by the music you guys are creating now. Love.</p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;">Dibiase<br>Frank Dukes<br>Boonie Mayfield<br>Trox<br>Illmind<br>Swiff D<br>T-Mos<br>Vitamin D<br>Jake 1<br>J - Moore<br>Hitmakers<br>No Speakerz<br>Xperiment<br>J Bizness<br>Rob Bates<br>2oolman<br>Cam O'Bi<br>Algorithme (Allan Cole)<br>Nascent<br>Optiks<br>G Mo<br>Nicademus<br>Marc Garvy<br>Incredible Stro (Tucker)<br>Captain<br>Trifeckta<br>M80<br>Big Pops<br>J-Rell<br>Lanscape<br>Budo<br>EQ<br>Rising Son<br>DJ DV One<br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947196
2021-04-12T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-14T03:17:58-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Unconscious" verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/d7fac6f37678e1f5cdea4d031502ab43f9d8817c/original/11church-xlarge1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><br>"The first thing<br>my mom said to me<br>when I got baptized was<br>"Do you feel any different?"<br>I replied<br>with motionless emotion<br>I said and felt nothing<br>but little did I know<br>something strange took place <br>everything started to relate<br>from then on <br>that I faced nose to nose<br>is more harder<br>than life itself had chose <br>all decisions had to be hand- picked<br>with heart and soul <br>Words wrote<br>even more farther<br>than page margins go <br>throwing gang signs of Holy Trinity <br>explains my treatment<br>why people seem to<br>look at me differently <br>I'm out of a lot of y'all range <br>you can't get in my head<br>if I step out of it <br>and consolidate<br>with godly reigns<br>Question <br>"Can you adapt?" <br>unconsciously<br>you'll probably change<br>or what not <br>engaging in thought stock exchange <br>even the sun's got<br>an oxymoron with sun spots <br>If you decide to dabble<br>in the realms of the<br>un-con-scious" </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">{whispering} {x32} <br>What you thinking about?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Unconscious"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/unconscious/1203504372?i=1203504756" target="_blank">"Unconscious"</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6599927
2021-03-31T00:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T02:46:32-07:00
🔊 Nipsey Hussle "Down as a Great" (14KT OG RMX) b/w Instrumental [7"]
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="cGGpKpkHfSU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/cGGpKpkHfSU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cGGpKpkHfSU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="320" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
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<h4><span class="font_regular">Nipsey Hussle <a contents='"Down As A Great" [14KT OG RMX]' data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2690255/nipsey-hussle-down-as-a-great-14kt-og-rmx">"Down As A Great" [14KT OG RMX]</a></span></h4>
<p><span class="font_regular">I made this joint December 29th, 2018. I was bumping <em>Slauson Boy 2</em> towards the end of the year - getting myself motivated for the New Year. I chose to remix his song “Down As A Great” because that’s how I felt about Nipsey’s legacy and was inspired by his spirit, authenticity, and motivational attitude.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">A few months later on March 31st, 2019, Nipsey was gunned down in front of his Marathon Clothing Store in Los Angeles. DAAG man. I was hurt. I didn’t know Nipsey Hussle personally, but I REALLY wanted to work with him because I felt like he was a big part of the heart of LA.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">This one right here goes out to the city of Angels, the late great Nipsey Hussle, his family, and everybody who was a fan of what the brother was doing as I was. R.I.P Neighborhood Nip. The Marathon Continues.</span></p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602574
2021-03-28T00:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:46:26-08:00
21-Year Anniversary of Common's "Like Water For Chocolate"
<p> </p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="OjHX7jf-znA" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OjHX7jf-znA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">T</span>his is one of my favorite Hiphop albums for so many different reasons, but I just want to share what I remember the day I bought this on CD.</p><p>Something interesting happened. I was living with my AML fam off Old Bergen Rd in Jersey City, New Jersey. I had a couple things to do earlier that day, but I couldn't wait to put my headphones on, close my eyes, lay down and listen. That was my ritual when listening to anticipated new albums. Sometime that evening, I finally got a chance to listen.</p><p>I pressed play and I LOVED everything I was hearing - The rhythms, the beats, the soul, the rhymes, the freedom, the blackness ✊🏾 When I got to "The Light ", I was excited cause I almost immediately recognized THAT was the beat Common was listening to when <a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/home/blog/meeting-common-back-in-99" data-link-type="url" contents="I had met him">I had met him</a> on a flight from Detroit to Newark July 1999! In the same moment, I opened my eyes and the electricity went off in our apartment and in the whole neighborhood. Still not sure why the electricity went out, but it was a crazy moment. </p><p>To this day, this is still my fav album from Common. Plus it had DILLA, Slum, Cee Lo, D'Angelo, Mos Def, DJ Premier and alot of my other favorites on here too. This album made me even <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103994/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="watch the original international film">watch the original international film</a> it got it's name from so I could have a better understand of what the phrase Like Water For Chocolate meant. I enjoyed the original movie too.</p><p> </p><p>About to listen to this album again now.</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6599938
2021-03-15T00:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:43:19-08:00
Athletic Mic League "Winners Win" (Official Video)
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="I2TFPSdU8KE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I2TFPSdU8KE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h3> </h3><h4>AML <a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/winners-win-produced-by-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents='"Winners Win"'>"Winners Win"</a> <i>off the new Athletic Mic League album, Playground Legends Vol. 1</i><br><br><strong>Video shot by Trilogy Beats & Pen Frank </strong><br><strong>Edited by Will Fairbanks ⠀</strong>
</h4><p> </p><p>In October 2020, we met up in Southern California for our second retreat of the year. We recorded new music, celebrated the release of <i>Playground Legends, Vol. 1</i>, and the October birthdays of AML members 14KT and Tres Styles.</p><p>Here's some footage from the retreat..</p><p>..........oh and we accidentally shot a video for, "Winners Win".</p><p><br>Follow my crew Athletic Mic League Here:⠀ <br><a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.MicLeagueKings.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="www.MicLeagueKings.com">www.MicLeagueKings.com</a>⠀<span class="text-big"> </span><br><span class="text-big">⠀ </span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6599949
2021-03-13T00:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:46:57-08:00
101 "30 for 30" (Official Video)
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Ik01jOG94RA" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ik01jOG94RA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h4>
<strong>New single from the 101 album, </strong><i><strong>WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS </strong></i>
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<span style="color:#000000;"><strong> 101 </strong></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://101music3.bandcamp.com/track/101-ro-spit-x-marvwon-x-ron-dance-30-for-30-feat-street-symphony-orchestra" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents='"30 for 30" Produced by 14KT'><strong>"30 for 30"</strong><span style="color:#000000;"><strong> </strong></span></a><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="color:null;"><strong>Prod. by 14KT.</strong></span>
</h4><p> </p><p>The album is tough 😤🔥 and I'm honored to be a part of it. </p><p>The making of this track started with the brotha Jay John Henry (<i>Big Sean, Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla Sign</i>). He sent me a chopped sample loop for me to add music around it. I laid the piano parts first to bring out the melody, then the drums and bass line. Shout out to the brotha Maestro Williams of Silent Riot (The Street Symphony Orchestra), who added the colorful orchestral elements to that thing. I hope ya'll enjoy it.</p><p>Please check out the album!</p><p>Michigan Hiphop at it's best.</p><p>101 = RoSpit, Marvwon, Ron Dance <br>📷: Trilogybeats <br>Album artwork: Mario Butterfield </p><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6640089
2021-01-25T12:00:00-08:00
2021-09-27T03:07:18-07:00
Athletic Mic League in "Ann Arbor Undercommons" Art Exhibition!
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/6c5b8b8b6b0b7bc041fcd6b7271197dab9d2d098/original/aauc-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
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<p><span class="font_large">H</span>istorical moment for the AML crew!!</p>
<p>The Mic League celebrates the opening of Story, Word, Sound, Sway (<span class="font_small">SWSS</span>) an 11 person exhibition of black alumni at the University of Michigan Penny Stamps Gallery in Ann Arbor. Co-curated by Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan and Moteniola Ogundipe the show includes an installation by Mic League member Wes Taylor aka Vital, titled <strong>Ann Arbor Undercommons</strong>.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor Undercommons is an ongoing archival project of Ann Arbor Hip Hop. In it's first and current configuration Wes has called on fellow Mic League member JamallBufford, as head archivist to display the entire Athletic Mic League catalogue in the gallery. With the help of the entire AML crew's combined collections more than 90 artifacts are on display including CD’s, rare 7” singles, LPs, flyers, video games, figurines, posters, photos, and other historic ephemera.⠀ <br>⠀ <br>The exhibition goes from January 18, 2021 – February 28, 2021. Because of COVID19 the exhibit is not open to the public unless you are an U-M MCard holder. It goes online January 26. Throughout the time the show is up we will be highlighting different aspects of the exhibition and generating new surprise content including film, writing, and music. ⠀ <br>⠀ <br>Thanks to: Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan and Moteniola Ogundipe<br>⠀ <br>Shout out to all the artists in “Story, Word, Sound, Sway” and the curators.⠀ </p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/b35c0774a695dfd74c0659968b0ee9ed4bcbf69a/original/aauc-3.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/6da276bec90ed2938412ec1bb25c35bac90025ed/original/aauc-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/fa3fa5c519a51a3936660007cbdf1b3ad42817a7/original/aauc-4.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/b007a2814264b0739872ac6225e828462f07e2fb/original/aauc-10.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/54ea806c1cfb540603fbc09903a09c08d770ea8d/original/aauc-11.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/892237da1749119e57a3113d1b69947463cf98d5/original/aauc-8.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/e04cbae76670f6df87f43a120bfea3ddd0843ad2/original/aauc-7.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/3f965fc06fdbcc431213d671a5b162335c913e2d/original/aauc-6.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6601447
2020-12-04T00:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:46:42-08:00
🔊 Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford "Cuz of U" ft. Lindsay Thompson, Oswin Benjamin & Spacebunny Jefferson
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="tAQTG2RJpmo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tAQTG2RJpmo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><h4>Chris Dave & Daniel Crawford <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrisdave.bandcamp.com/track/cuz-of-u-feat-lindsay-thompson-oswin-benjamin-spacebunny-jefferson" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents='"Cuz of U"'>"Cuz of U"</a> ft. Lindsay Thompson, Oswin Benjamin, Spacebunny Jefferson</h4><h4>
<br><span class="text-small">(I co-produced this joint)</span>
</h4><p>Back in the day me and my friend Quentin Joseph (also one of my favorite drummers) used to watch videos and talk about how dope the drummer Chris Dave was to us. Being a fan of J Dilla and his sound, my love for drums played in the pocket and not quantized increased. Chris Dave was one of those drummers who played with that same feel, but not using a beat machine. He would do interesting stuff like use the rimshot as hi hats and the snare. Live. Right there in front of you. I kept up with Chris Dave from watching him playing with Robert Glasper in the early 00s. I was always bugging off a live version of "<i>FTB</i>" they both playing so much I ripped the audio from a recording of the live show just so I could listen to it in my ride whenever I wanted too. At that time, I never thought I would actually get to meet Chris let alone work get to work with him.</p><p>In summer of 2019, I got invited to DJ Jazzy Jeff's house to lend some production work to a <i>Chasing Goosebumps</i> project he was working on. While I was there, Chris Dave also came through to lend drums. I was blessed with the time and space to connect and record with him at DJ Jazzy Jeff's studio. Definitely was a surreal moment because where I was at, was somewhere I had always dreamt of being. </p><p>After we linked up, I sent him one of the beat ideas I started on Instagram annnnnd.... </p><p>Today, I'm happy and honored to be a part of Chris Dave and my other amazingly talented brotha Daniel Crawford's new album <i>Cuffin Season</i> available now 🙌🏾🙌🏾 </p><p>Much love to the Drumhedz family! </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6601965
2020-11-27T13:00:00-08:00
2022-04-26T03:02:03-07:00
🔊 T. Calmese "Play on Player"
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="JYCiXknyOGI" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/JYCiXknyOGI/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JYCiXknyOGI?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<h4><span class="font_regular">🔊 T. Calmese<span style="color:null;"> </span><a contents='"Play on Player" ' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://tcalmese.bandcamp.com/track/play-on-player-prod-by-14kt-single-version-free-download" target="_blank">"Play on Player<span style="color:#000000;">" </span></a><span style="color:null;"> </span></span></h4>
<h4><span class="font_small">off the album "Time and Time Again" available now.</span></h4>
<p><span class="font_regular">It's a true honor to be a part of my brotha <strong>T. Calmese</strong>'s new album,<em>Time and Time Again</em> that dropped today 🙌🏾 </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">I became a fan of T rhyming when I was first introduced to him through the Subterraneous Hiphop crew back like 2000' (20 + years?!?). T was a ill rhymer then too. It's wild to me that he's even better now. Today, I gotta acknowledge and celebrate the hard work T. Calmese, Magestik Legend, Jamall, The Black Opera family put into creating a great album. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Cheers!! 🍾 </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Love all ya'll.</span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602576
2020-11-25T00:00:00-08:00
2021-12-23T18:09:45-08:00
14KT "Live from Roland Artist Center: Los Angeles"
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="W1B6TKAcl2w" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/W1B6TKAcl2w/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W1B6TKAcl2w?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
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<h3><span class="font_small">Filmed 01.28.2020 at the Roland Artist Center in Los Angeles, CA. </span></h3>
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<p><span class="font_regular">Celebrating the life of Ras G (R.I.P) with my brothers Dibiase, Iman Omari, Stlndrms, and Afrikan Space Program.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">One of the last performances I did. I played some rare and unreleased joints in there. I played a few I've been working on for one of my next instrumental albums 👀. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Let me know if you hear something you like!</span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>Tracklist</strong>: </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">RSXGLD - 42175 [Instr.]</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">RSXGLD - JeSos [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">RSXGLD - ICU [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - Unreleased beat* </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - Unreleased beat* </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - Pick Up Sticks</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">S.U.N - Think About It ft. Tony Ozier [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Maimouna Youssef - Bitterness </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - Mainstream </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - The Power of Same ft. Muhsinah [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - Unreleased beat* </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Dibia$e - Castlevania (14KT RMX) </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">RSXGLD - Glow Cups [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - Understanding [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Jamall Bufford - Demons [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - West Coast Errol Flynnin' [Instr] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT x Stro Elliot x DJ Manwell - Hambone Suite </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">MED x Guilty Simpson - The Hundreds ft. KoKane </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Teeko x 14KT -Come Down [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Jamall Bufford - 20 Racks ft. T.Calmese, </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Pep Love [Instr] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">RSXGLD - Give It All [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">RSXGLD - Err'body Know That </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - We Out Chea! </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">RSXGLD - Give It All [Instr.] </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">14KT - Chop 5 D.O.A</span></p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6756956
2020-11-20T12:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:47:16-08:00
14KT creates new theme music for NPR! Stateside on Michigan Radio
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="KZO4dNBkKgY" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KZO4dNBkKgY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the top of the year, I got the opportunity to create new theme music for <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.npr.org/podcasts/599137080/stateside-from-michigan-radio" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="NPR:&nbsp;Stateside on&nbsp;Michigan Radio">NPR: Stateside on Michigan Radio</a>! Shout out to my friend Laura Weber Davis, who gave me a chance to create an original theme. It's been inspiring to hear them playing the theme all year around on the show.</p><p>It was fun, but it was also a challenge. Having to create a piece in exactly one minute to fit the radio time restriction was probably the toughest challenge for me. Also, I wanted to create music that feels and reminds the listener of a "news" broadcast, yet is as soulful as Michigan music is. </p><p>I was also inspired by the NPR <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkq5CFGOBH4&t=1s" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="All Things Considered"><i>All Things Considered</i></a> evening news theme from 1995. That's my personal favorite.</p><p>This year broke alot of artists/musician's spirits - Mine as well. It was tough dealing with the deaths of many close friends and family due to COVID 19 and other causes. No touring, no true live performances, loss of income, and lack of inspiration are factors as well. I also lost access to a studio space that I was building up all of 2019 but be available to the public this year. </p><p>However, personally this was one musical challenge I was excited to work on this year.</p><p>God willing you all will be able to hear everything I've been working on in the near future.</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6604386
2020-11-19T12:00:00-08:00
2022-01-26T04:07:14-08:00
21 years since Dr. Dre's "Chronic 2001" album.
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="vR03uaPetxc" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/vR03uaPetxc/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vR03uaPetxc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>(*Play video/instrumental while reading*)</p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Man, It's been 21 years since Dr. Dre's <em>Chronic 2001 </em>was released!</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Although there are several quality references I can use from Dr. Dre's catalog, whenever I work on improving my ear for mixing - I pull up this album. The main song I listen to is "What's The Difference". </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">The way Dre got everything to sit in the mix is remarkable. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">{<em> Also want to give credit to Mix Engineer Richard “Segal” Hureida who worked on the album as well</em> } </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">The drums, the eqing and clarity of the sample, vocals (<em>the art of mixing vocals is another story..</em>) set a high bar for cats like me.That song sounds like the music is sonically surrounding me when I hear it. I mostly mix in the box, so I know i'll never achieve the warm, punchy, crisp analog sound that way, but this album will forever be one of the benchmarks that changed how I measure the quality of mixing. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Busta Rhymes' "Get You Some" off <em>The Big Bang</em> album is another record I used as a reference back in the day.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Geez. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">Salute to one of the greatest and iconic producers in the game, Dr. Dre. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Shout out to all the Recording/Mixing engineers out there. </span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/ed7b4a401179aac05f5acb175d570fd413abe82d/original/2001.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602596
2020-11-01T00:00:00-07:00
2021-09-27T03:12:32-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "The Vanguard" Verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/364ba5143eeda002a12d1b82806ff397c0f00978/original/047-2-1-20200910-185919.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Photo: Trilogybeats</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">"I'm the future <br>you can't plan for <br>that's pregnant <br>with a vanguard <br>leave you where you <br>stand while <br>I'm a walking landmark<br>Walk until i'm grandpa <br>gold coffin <br>in a black car <br>loft in the afterlife <br>laughing with my dad, Paul<br>As the world keeps <br>unraveling my catalog <br>discovering fly s#!t <br>like, "Damn we <br>not mad at all!"<br>Prayer hand gestures <br>for the ancestors <br>who built these roads <br>"Reap the harvest <br>that you've sown" <br>said the turntables <br>who hold my granny's soul<br>Karat Gold baby <br>Ypsilanti's own <br>please let that be known <br>AML <br>when you spell it? <br>make sure the keyboard <br>caps be on<br>form a O <br>with ya fingers <br>that's how many really <br>have thee throne <br>and ya'll still mad <br>we going? 🤷🏾♂️<br>Talk sounding like <br>speaker cones <br>badly blown <br>can't be long <br>til we all relax in <br>happy homes <br>that we own<br>Black Stones <br>legends <br>on any <br>map we on <br>(woop woop!) <br>like that <br>we gone" </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_regular">-14KT </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Athletic Mic League "<a contents="The Vanguard" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/the-vanguard-produced-by-3steez-interlude-produced-by-vaughantego" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f1c40f;">The Vanguard</span></a>" </span><br> </p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6599962
2020-10-28T22:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:47:52-08:00
Athletic Mic League "Hold My Hand" (Official Video)
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="tJDTd-UMSMk" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tJDTd-UMSMk?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><h4>The first single off the New Athletic Mic League album in 15 YEARS!!! 🙌🏾</h4><h4>AML "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/hold-my-hand-produced-by-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Hold My Hand">Hold My Hand</a>" - [prod by 14KT]</h4><p>⠀ <br>Shot by @trilogybeats313 / Edited by @bdamon004 for Aux Cinema (@aux_cinema)⠀</p><p>Digital Download Available now :<span style="color:#000000;"> </span>Athletic Mic League <a class="no-pjax" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents='AML "Playground Legends Vol. 1" LP'> <i>Playground Legends Vol. 1</i></a> LP<br>Also streaming on all streaming services. </p><p>I’m excited for y’all to hear this! <br>Thank y’all for rockin with us all these years 🙏🏾 🖤</p><p><br>Follow my crew AML here:⠀ <br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://micleaguekings.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="MicLeagueKings.Com&nbsp;"><span style="color:#000000;">MicLeagueKings.Com </span></a><br>⠀ <br>Twitter: @MicLeagueKings ⠀ <br>FB: @AthleticMicLeague⠀ </p><p> </p><p><br>⠀</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602153
2020-10-23T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:47:33-08:00
🔊 Yakgod Drizz x 14KT "The Golden Rule"
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="aXnzAQzgmRI" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aXnzAQzgmRI?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>Happy 30th Birthday to Yakgod Drizz! </p><p>To celebrate, we released a new joint<span style="color:#000000;"> </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-golden-rule-single/1536583758" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents='"The Golden Rule"&nbsp;'><span style="color:#000000;">"</span><span style="color:#f1c40f;">The Golden Rule</span><span style="color:#000000;">" </span></a></p><p>Earlier this year in the midst of quarantine, The Great Ubadah McConner sparked the Beat 16 challenge. The challenge was to pair up local emcees and producers ((mostly from Pontiac, MI but also area-wide) to create a song and shoot a short video. The producers were given a sample to flip and the emcees had to write their best 16 bar verse.</p><p>My (RSXGLD) brotha RoSpit, who is originally from Pontiac told me about the challenge. I entered cause I needed a push to get back on the beats at the time after going a few months not able to record. I randomly got picked to pair up with emcee Yakgod Drizz. We never worked together previously, but we both were impressed by what they created. In response to several listeners asking for a release of the song, we decided to officially give “The Golden Rule” to the people.</p><p>This one is for Yak town. Ypsi. A2. Detroit. Flint. Michigan and beyond 💪🏾</p><p>Available now for purchase and streaming on all platforms! </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602623
2020-10-23T00:00:00-07:00
2022-04-14T04:48:50-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Complications" Verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/4f03ac41964ae680e3a015413cba5015b3121c29/original/3621-20200910-185920.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Photo : Trilogybeats</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_regular">"I heard that <br>what you live by <br>you die by <br>in conversations <br>so don't be surprised <br>if I die <br>from heart complications<br>Been a long walk since <br>cutting and pasting <br>generated tones to <br>owning P - Basses<br>Watching pops <br>rock them cream Asics <br>no wait <br>they was <br>Ellesses <br>unaware of what these memories <br>would teach me <br>I was 14 <br>when I asked the Lord <br>to keep me <br>God replied <br>setting music <br>by my side <br>and my enemies <br>beneath me <br>(Word) <br>looking at'em <br>like I'm sitting <br>in the cheap seats <br>(Hiiigh) <br>Muhammad Ali <br>vs Cleveland <br>Neil Leifer's eye <br>it don't matter <br>hype is limited <br>in these streets <br>(byyyyyy) <br>a landslide <br>On this side <br>just try <br>swing batter <br>nothing but a fish fry <br>for this guy <br>dream shattered <br>You see all them styles out there? <br>many were stolen bro <br>I hold the only one <br>that's Karat Golden though<br>Can you please hand me <br>that sceptor <br>and my golden robe? <br>Alexia play <br>"Soul II Stro"!<br>That's how you know <br>we made it <br>even all my homies <br>chops can't be faded <br>I can't explain it <br>I know, I know <br>it's complicated" </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">-14KT </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Athletic Mic League "<a contents="Complications" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/complications-produced-by-14kt" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f1c40f;">Complications</span></a>" </span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6453755
2020-09-29T00:00:00-07:00
2021-12-23T18:11:06-08:00
Outkast is my favorite Hip-Hop group of all-time.
<p><br><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/c412da921930a8b5f0d8add7c8f51e49fcabe27b/original/attach13103-20171120-181149.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Photo : Trilogybeats</span></p>
<hr><p><span class="font_regular">Ever since my older sister Kendrah brought the <a contents="Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEh_MHmZyIg&list=OLAK5uy_khDM4WsB6ZCuZhAY3G-A90YIyXDFLaS6Y" target="_blank"><em>Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik</em></a> album cassette tape in the house back in 94'. She told me it was dope and let me dub her cassette tape. I still have it today dubbed on a light blue and white cassette tape . </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">When my favorite album from them, <a contents="ATLiens" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lQJ-ulEwqM&list=OLAK5uy_lLxPYZPv75OZopW8Vqo2YCGpmjUB0kL2o" target="_blank"><em>ATLiens</em></a> dropped, August 27th, 1996 - that changed life for me forever. Although they were from the south and I grew up far from them in Ypsilanti, Michigan, I felt a strong connection to Dre and Big Boi and the sound bed Organized Noize provided for them. In my ears, the beats were extra terrestrial and soulful. I loved how they played alot of live guitar and bass. I love playing bass so I gotta shout out <a contents="Preston Crump" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Mq0KtOfUzCtaToJXjTB5H?si=o5EFThN-QZ-i-LvP6WUDaw" target="_blank">Preston Crump</a>, who played bass on many of my favorite songs on Outkast' sophomore album. The flows and lyrics were always on point. They were the only group where I kept asking myself "Damn, this is so dope, where can they possibly take it next??". </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="uqB_UVlhlPA" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/uqB_UVlhlPA/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uqB_UVlhlPA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> <iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ktc9hsSfUck" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/ktc9hsSfUck/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ktc9hsSfUck?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></span></p>
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<p><br><span class="font_regular">On this day back on September 29th, 1998, these Two Dope Boyz released an album entitled <em>Aquemini</em>. That truly solidified them as my favorites. I was a freshman at HBCU Florida A&M University. My dormmate who played French Horn, was trying out for the incomparable FAMU Marching 100 band (he got in too!). To be attending a black college, around the thrill of college rivalries amongst marching bands and sports, hearing "SpottieOttiedopalicous" blasting out of everyone's college dorm room window while I walked to class will be classic moments that I'll never forget. </span></p>
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<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="dIPJfdjnR_8" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/dIPJfdjnR_8/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dIPJfdjnR_8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">I try to carry on the spirit of Outkast when creating by hoping to make the listener always wonder where I might take my sound next. In 2019, after a few years of experimenting, I created and released my first jazz- influenced album entitled, <em>Iamabeenie: For My Sanity</em>. While recording songs for the album, I was inspired to do my own rendition paying homage to one of my favorite songs off Outkast's <em>ATLiens</em> album<em>, </em>"<a contents="Mainstream" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2690209/mainstream" target="_blank">Mainstream</a>".</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Forever love to the ATLiens Big Boi and Andre 3000 who's probably out somewhere walking around playing the flute.</span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6606419
2020-09-24T00:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:45:52-08:00
Invincible "Sledgehammer" (Official Video)
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="hz45hCxHWdk" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hz45hCxHWdk?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p><span class="text-small">[released 2008, recorded in 2007]</span><br> </p><h4><span class="text-small">Directed by Kareem Edouard </span></h4><h4><span class="text-small">Produced by 14KT & Haircut of the Lab Techs</span></h4><p><br>Around this time, my crew Athletic Mic League used to have music meetings on Sundays at DJ Haircut's (bka Mayer Hawthorne) apartment. After one of our meetings, I told Drew (Mayer), that we should make a quick beat. I went through some drum sounds on his computer and made the drum loop that you hear in the song. We were still using Adobe Audition at the time so everything was created in a "copy/paste" style when it came to making beats. I grabbed one of the records Drew had sitting next to his turntables and cut in the flute part messing with the fader on the mixer. Drew and I both were vibing with the beat so I left it on Drew's computer so he could put the finishing touches on the record (cuts, 808s, extra sounds, arrangement).</p><p>We later played the joint for Ill (Invincible), she loved it. I remember it took her a second to write it. I think it was because she was trying to figure out how to approach the record the best. She killed it. It was like it was made just for her.</p><p>One of my favorite cuts to this day. Classic. Shouts to the kings Finale, DJ Haircut, and Elzhi who make an appearance in the video too 🙏🏽</p><p>Check out my sister Invincible's 2008 debut album <a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/shapeshifters/281640779" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Shapeshifters"><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><i>Shapeshifters</i></span></a> album if you haven't heard it before!</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602597
2020-09-10T00:00:00-07:00
2021-09-27T03:11:38-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Hold My Hand" Verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/62004e412925eb5ef9b98dedfc30144f754ff086/original/371.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Photo : Trilogybeats</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">"If he tries to <br>bite the style <br>I don't care <br>if the kids, teachers, and clerks <br>liked his smile <br>I'll still sheath <br>knife the child<br>Keep a sharp remark <br>hidden underneath <br>the fitted <br>someone once tried to <br>reach and get it <br>fingerless mittens<br>Don't tinker <br>with this one <br>my speaker's <br>a big one <br>sound system <br>enigma <br>I ride rhythms<br>You, nigga <br>find it hard <br>to invent one <br>that's why you <br>give away your <br>worth and sense <br>In every way <br>to every pimp <br>you see<br>Aged in wizardry <br>yet my reign <br>still in it's infancy <br>understanding how to <br>show empathy <br>With a beat machine <br>I don't choose fists <br>I use sense <br>I use books <br>I use facts <br>I use news clips <br>I use jewels <br>from the OGs <br>to new gents <br>but the pulpit <br>is where I usually <br>get a full clip<br>Bumping The Black Opera <br>out the Lincoln <br>got me thinking forward <br>moving forward <br>with my thinking<br>Merrily many came forth and <br>departed dearly <br>you too <br>can test this theory <br>and you'll hear me <br>even more clearly" </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_regular">-14KT </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Athletic Mic League "<a contents="Hold My Hand" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://athleticmicleague.bandcamp.com/track/hold-my-hand-produced-by-14kt" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f1c40f;">Hold My Hand</span></a>"</span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6646804
2020-08-14T12:00:00-07:00
2021-09-27T03:12:58-07:00
Black Milk x 14KT "Black & Gold"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/e781843a76a1219a5ac0eff2e4ce7cc10ef3fcdf/original/14kt-x-black-milk.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
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<p><span class="font_large">T</span>his guy has been keeping me on my toes with the beats since I first met him back in like 03-04'. God definitely allowed us to cross paths in life for a reason. Makes sense his birthday falls on a 14. </p>
<p>I met Black when he was part of a duo production team called BR Gunna with producer Young RJ. Young RJ is the son of RJ Rice of mid-80s R&B/Soul group, <a contents="RJ's latest Arrival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjfq-4zzHDw" target="_blank">RJ's latest Arrival</a>. RJ Rice owned Barak Records, an independent label based in Detroit at the time - which was famously known as the home of classic Detroit Hip Hop group Slum Village and emcee Phat Kat.</p>
<p>In 2004, my group Athletic Mic League released an album with Barak Records called <a contents="Jungle Gym Jungle" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/ai/album/jungle-gym-jungle/1413029384" target="_blank"><em>Jungle Gym Jungle</em></a>. From working out of the same studio as Slum Village (consisting of T3, Baatin, Elzhi at the time), Phat Kat, and BR Gunna, I would always cross paths with Black. At the time, Black was making his name on the beats, but wasn't really known for rapping on the mic. I remember sometimes I would show up to the studio with a handheld camcorder and one time, I caught Black in between sessions and put the camera on him. I remember asking him to tell the camera who he was and what he did. Real calm and chill, He said his name and repped for BR Gunna. Then Black went on to let the camera know one of his future goals was to come up and take over this whole rap s#it with the beats! I'm mad because I can't find that footage anywhere, but I'll never forget that moment. I believed him. Although I made beats too and probably should have felt a certain way when I heard him say that, I didn't take that as a threat at all. What I heard was a confident young cat from the east side of Detroit talking that talk. Ever since that day, I kept checking for whatever beats he dropped.</p>
<p><a contents="Long story short" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivno9S8iFhc" target="_blank">Long story short</a> - A year later pretty much all of the artists ended up leaving Barak Records to focus on their own respective careers. I think my brotha Phat Kat released a <a contents="song" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCrWaiBjAU" target="_blank">song</a> speaking on that a little. That's when I started seeing Black Milk rapping and performing more - especially when he dropped his debut solo album <a contents="Sounds of the City" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://blackmilk.bandcamp.com/album/sound-of-the-city" target="_blank"><em>Sounds of the City</em></a> in '05.</p>
<p>Later on in life, we finally connected on a joint called "<a contents="Black &amp; Gold" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/track/2758751/black-n-gold" target="_blank">Black & Gold</a>", off 14KT's <em>Nowalataz</em> album. There was a beat I heard off one of his beat tapes. It was one of those times where the beat was giving me the words. I thought of that first time I met Black and what he said to the camera. I wrote the verses about him and I being kings with the beats and taking over. I remember I wanted to get the song done before I even hit him up about it, so I wrote and recorded the verses and sent it to him. He told me he thought it was dope, but he lost the beat. I didn't trip though. I just arranged/structured the song and added some bass to it. Black was cool with it! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>"Black and Gold the wedding color scheme of a rap lover's dream </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>means 14 and Black something key to classic shit </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>somewhat null and V(oid) </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Your speakers now running free</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Hip hop sighed and felt a sudden ease</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>when it summoned we </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>WE!"</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=429415899/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1527573916/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a data-cke-saved-href="https://14kt.bandcamp.com/album/nowalataz" href="https://14kt.bandcamp.com/album/nowalataz"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Nowalataz by 14KT&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p>
<p><br>Today I gotta say Happy Birthday to the brotha Black Milk! One of the best to do it from Michigan with the beats, rhymes, and on the stage. Appreciate you and love you bro!</p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6764674
2020-08-10T12:10:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:48:30-08:00
In The Lab w/ The Lab Techs Ep 2- Richmond Sessions Pt. 2
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="4odJjLJEqZE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4odJjLJEqZE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>This is one of several sessions during the Richmond Retreat, featuring the The Lab Tech production crew behind the AML sound. In this episode, Me and 3Steez bounce off each other, while trying to recreate a jam session from the previous night, where we were experimenting chopping the same sample at the same time. Learning new tech and different ways to manipulate the music, is just one way they train each other as Lab Techs! "Laaaaaaab Techs!"</p><p>Subscribe to Mic League TV </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602178
2020-07-21T16:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:48:15-08:00
🔊 Jack Davey "Who Are You?" (off "Defund The Sheriff" The Album)
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="M06c4TMFIDw" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M06c4TMFIDw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><h4>Jack Davey "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/defund-the-sheriff-the-album/1523988442" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Who Are You?">Who Are You?</a>" Prod. by 14KT. </h4><p> </p><p>Message from Jack Davey: </p><p>"So honored to lend my voice to this movement 🤎 <br>Justice LA Now, Question Culture, Schools Not Prisons & Reform LA Jails have partnered to bring you the compilation album <i>Defund The Sheriff</i>. </p><p>The Project consists of songs and drops by artists like Vic Mensa, Lauren Jauregui, Aloe Blacc (under the aliases Avery Blackman and Emanon), Madame Gandhi, Mystic, and currently incarcerated artist 88. </p><p>Stream / Download / Share this album and join the movement to #DefundTheSheriff in Los Angeles County and invest in our communities! </p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://justicelanow.org/sheriffalbum/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="www.sheriffalbum.com">www.sheriffalbum.com</a> ✊🏽</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6756927
2020-07-14T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:42:20-08:00
PROTECT BLACK WOMEN
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="b5KBbgtliWA" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b5KBbgtliWA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h2> </h2><h2><span class="text-small">PROTECT BLACK WOMEN.</span></h2><p> </p><p>In the same spirit and message in which the music was originally created, I was led to create this video.</p><p>The poem in the beginning is an excerpt from Alexandria Ellison speaking during the (TEDXEmerson College) .</p><p> </p><p>Music : 14KT "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/track/2690216/fourteen-missing-ft-jimetta-rose" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Fourteen Missing">Fourteen Missing</a>" ft. Jimetta Rose</p><p>Video editing : 14KT</p><p> </p><p>Black And Missing Foundation @blackandmissingfdn</p><p>National Black Justice Coalition @nbjconthemove</p><p>Black Lives Matter @blklivesmatter</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602317
2020-06-25T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:13:36-07:00
🔊 Thurz "The Queen Said"
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Z0eHmj0ra_k" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Z0eHmj0ra_k/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z0eHmj0ra_k?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="320" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<h4><span class="font_regular">THURZ <a contents='"The Queen Said"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5IGUj7nd8xrOUpZXbJj3HC?si=1qy2loWnQcu-CHq8jq9mxQ" target="_blank">"The Queen Said"</a> Prod. by 14KT</span></h4>
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<p>director | andrew l quesada <br>recording engineer | roy rollin </p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">My brotha King Thurz dropped this joint we made during Week 26 of his <a contents="“More Thurz On Thurzday”" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1yfgf_X2Gqgd9dgdZ1b_a2cOKX_M2zL" target="_blank">“More Thurz On Thurzday”</a> series - to release a song every Thursday every week of the year. Needless to say, he is achieving his goal! Our new record is dedicated to the Queens that push us to be better, as we must reciprocate that and protect them more than ever. </span></p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602343
2020-06-22T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:48:44-08:00
In The Lab w/ The Lab Techs Ep 1- Richmond Sessions Pt. 1
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="PszZNU9xJ-8" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PszZNU9xJ-8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p><span class="text-small">🎥: Trilogybeats & 14KT</span></p><p>On the dawn of a looming worldwide pandemic Athletic Mic League held an epic 4 day retreat at Wes’s creative compound. This was the first time in over 15 years my crew were able to assemble to make music. Members traveled from California, Georgia, and Michigan (their place of origin) to reach the secret location right outside of Richmond, Virginia. No expectations were set for the retreat, therefore no one knew what the outcome would be especially after such a long hiatus. Almost immediately the Lab Techs set up several production stations throughout the compound to produce a continuous stream of non stop heaters, that set the tone for the whole thing.</p><p> </p><p>This is one of several sessions that were inspiring moments to me during the AML Richmond Retreat back in March. In this episode, we experimented with different ways to manipulate the sample, and they challenged me to move through different genres of music - Hip-hop to House to Rock with that one song.This was fun because me and Vaughan started this beat from sampling a young lady singing live via a cell phone at an open mic we went to earlier that night. </p><p> </p><p>Enjoy!⠀ </p><p>To follow me and my crew, Subscribe to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd_GVkSIH3OJufb0kzjWbEg?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Mic League TV">Mic League TV</a></p><p>Oh shout out to my brotha Ray Rogers aka <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.trilogybeats.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Trilogybeats">Trilogybeats</a> for catching all the video footage during the retreat and making a sleeping appearance in the background.</p><p><br>⠀ </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602276
2020-05-25T17:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:44:10-08:00
The Making of Athletic Mic League "Hold My Hand"
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="TbE1QxnJZAQ" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TbE1QxnJZAQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">T</span>his was the second night at our week-long AML retreat back in March. Trés had been asking me to play a beat all day that I was working on late the night before. Sometimes when I make what I call a "skeleton beat", I'm hesitatant to play it because I might feel like it's still an unfinished thought. </p><p>By the way, a skeleton beat for me is usually a beat idea I create that consists of just drums/rhythm instrument, bass, and a chopped sample melody. </p><p>Trés finally got me to play it that night. Vaughan walked by and was like “what’s that?!” This video was the exact moment all this happened. What's even funnier is if you watch Mike (white t-shirt in the back) he says "what's that?!? at the same time Vaughan does. <br><br>Song was done that night. Then sent it to Mayer Hawthorne to put the final “doop doops” on it to seal the deal! <br><br>Trilogy Beats captured the whole thing perfectly in his filming debut.</p><p>This was also my first time video editing. </p><p><br>Go to <a class="no-pjax" href="http://MicLeagueKings.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="MicLeagueKings.com">MicLeagueKings.com</a> to hear final track!</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6609961
2020-05-10T00:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:42:37-08:00
14KT Interview + breaks down creation of "Sunday's Yellow"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/a32f2a0d7e6bb64bf860734b80e245b59e9d2482/original/14kt-cover-art-final.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:center;">Photo: Trilogybeats</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/816272740&color=%23ffe600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;">
<a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/thebeatbuildpod" target="_blank" title="Let The Beat Build">Let The Beat Build</a> · <a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/thebeatbuildpod/14kt" target="_blank" title="Ep. 16: 14KT">Ep. 16: 14KT</a>
</div><p> </p><p>Forever grateful for my momma aka my “Sunday’s Yellow”☀️</p><p>Happy Mother's Day weekend to all the mothers out there! </p><p>In this episode, I walk you guys through the creation of the track "Sunday's Yellow," off my album <i>For My Sanity</i>. We also discuss beat battle strategies, how to apply learning from losing, and exploring creative freedom.</p><p>My mom even said she learned more about me from listening to this episode.</p><p>I hope you enjoy listening and I hope it inspires you in some way.</p><p>Stay safe and continue to show each other love. Peace. <br> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6958870
2020-02-26T03:00:00-08:00
2024-01-05T00:12:15-08:00
Big Pun's "It's So Hard"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/12077e9607a3c7d9d6afb1b966948c7a8aabcb6f/original/screenshot-20220428-034908-instagram.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="text-big">T</span>his happened around December 1999' and Jan 2000'.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I was living in Jersey City, NJ with a few of my AML members at the time.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">My brother Tres Styles was always hustling and hitting up networking events out in New York at the time.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">This story actually stems from another crazy story that involved Tres Styles running into Warren G. Somehow from that meeting, Tres, myself, and the AML crew got invited to a Sprite Commercial Party. Sprite has a long history of making commercials collaborating with Hip Hop artists. I remember one in the 80's with Kurtis Blow and all throughout the 90's featuring artists like Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Heavy D, KRS One & MC Shan, and Nas & AZ. This party was for a commercial featuring Mos Def, Pharaoh Monche, and Beanie Sigel. What's so crazy is the beat used in the commercial was the J Dilla record he did for Royce 5'9 called "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3J3x4rr2zs" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Let's Grow">Let's Grow</a>". </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="KYcYYEL3sWw" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KYcYYEL3sWw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Tres was on his networking hustle that night and met D Nice, Mos Def, Beanie Sigel, Eve and Stevie J, and a producer named Young Lord. Tres and I also had a very interesting quick convo with Dame Dash. Quick. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">So one day, Tres came back to our apartment and was like "Yo, I met this producer cat at the party and his name is Young Lord. He's seems real cool. He invited me to come through his studio soon, ya'll wanna go?" We weren't too familiar with Young Lord at the time, but we found out he was the new talent who was a part of Puff Daddy's production team called The Hitmen. I think it was Tres, myself, and Vaughan T who went to the studio that night (?). </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br>So we took the Path Train to Manhattan. Come to find out we were headed to the legendary Hit Factory studios (WHOA!). I think it was at 421 West 54th St. at the time. We get inside the building and the front desk guy sends us an elevator. We went up to like the 5th floor, when the elevator doors opened, we were greeted by the loop of a beat just blasting hella loud out of speakers in the studio, which was took up the whole floor. Young Lord walks up to greet us and daps us up.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">We asked him..</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><i>"Yo, what's that you're working on?"</i></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br><i>"Just a beat. I'm trying to finish this up for Big Pun's new album"</i>.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">We didn't want to bother him, so we played the back and let him work. He eventually stopped working on the beat, we chopped it up for a bit, then we left. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br>February 2000 - Big Pun passed away. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br>I remember we were sad while listening to folks call in and talk about him on the radio. We kept hearing about how Pun was really tryna lose weight and how he had just finished his new album. Also, we were living in New Jersey closer to New York at the time, so we felt the effects of his death even moreso as fans.<br>A month later, while all of New York was still grieving the lost of the Bronx emcee, every single radio station in New York constantly played Pun's new single.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Yo! Wait.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">When we heard it, we immediately recognized it was the beat Young Lord had looped up in the studio when we were there!</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <br>It was Big Pun's "It's So Hard" </p><p style="text-align:justify;">R.I.P Big Pun. One of the illest rhymers.</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="eMIzWh1yhCA" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eMIzWh1yhCA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7028764
2020-02-07T12:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:49:21-08:00
Tall Black Guy vs 14KT!
<h3> </h3><p><a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2264296/tall-black-guy-vs-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" contents=""><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/a05aed5111b883f1aaa0454300328bae6d9c6fdd/original/fw-15-allstars-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><h4>Listen: 14KT <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/3147594/the-power-of-same-ft-muhsinah-tall-black-guy-rmx" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" contents='"The Power of Same"'>"The Power of Same"</a> ft. Muhsinah (Tall Black Guy Remix) </h4><h4>Listen: Tall Black Guy <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/3147593/i-will-never-know-ft-moonchild-14kt-iamabeenie-rmx" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" contents='"I Will Never Know"'>"I Will Never Know"</a> ft. Moonchild (14KT IAMABEENIE Remix)</h4><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">First Word Records celebrates their 15th Anniversary continuing it's series of special collaborative releases with an absolutely firing double-header from <br>14KT and Tall Black Guy!</p><p style="text-align:justify;">On this limited 7" vinyl, the two renowned US beat-makers revisit two of their previous First Word singles, turning out flips of each other's tracks, also featuring a multitude of talent, in the form of Moonchild, Muhsinah, Stro Elliot and James Poyser of The Roots. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Following 14KT's jazz - influenced project <i>IAMABEENIE: For My Sanity</i>, here KT flips TBG and Moonchild's collab, "I Will Never Know"- originally from Tall Black Guy's 2017 sophomore album<i> Let's Take A Trip</i>. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">The original neo-soul feel is transformed into a deliciously epic latin affair, drenched with deep Brazilian vibes throughout - this is one to draw for at those steamy get-downs; a slinky slab of dancefloor fire. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Tall Black Guy returns to First Word for the first time in a minute, and takes on the Muhsinah-lead joint "The Power Of Same", the lead single from 14KT's 2019 acclaimed album, 'For My Sanity'. As to be expected, TBG delivers his unmistakable blend of dope dubbed-out spacey soul and boom bap kicks & snares, complete with guitar licks from Stro Elliot, and keys from James Poyser. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Two of the dopest producers in the game, this one is completely 1000% essential. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Purchase : <a class="no-pjax" href="https://firstwordrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tall-black-guy-vs-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Limited 7” 14KT vs TBG vinyl">Limited 7” 14KT vs TBG vinyl</a> now!</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7001862
2019-12-14T01:00:00-08:00
2022-06-29T15:03:04-07:00
20 Years Of Beats: 17' - 18' [RSXGLD TAPE]
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/7736ca571bb2ddb2edd1120e5935ed7b52b07a97/original/rsxgld-logo.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Continuing in the 20 Years Of Beats Series, here's a mix of records I've been a part of during the years of 2017-2018. The title of the tape comes from a new group formed between Pontiac emcee Ro Spit and I called RSXGLD ( pronounced Rose Gold). From experimenting and digging deeper into producing with Native Instruments Maschine, I learned some new production techniques that you can hear more in the beats I created around this time. This is also the year I started to focus more on conceptualizing the first project in the IAMABEENIE jazz series. Enjoy. </p>
<p>Tape features songs & remixes from: </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">RSXGLD <br>Jack Davey <br>JMSN <br>Alcordo <br>V - Styles <br>Teeko <br>Jamall Bufford <br>Stro Elliot <br>DJ Manwell</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Listen: <a contents="RSXGLD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/3117489/17-18-rsxgld-tape" target="_blank">17' -18' [RSXGLD TAPE]</a>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6834442
2019-12-11T12:00:00-08:00
2021-12-08T16:41:10-08:00
The Making of 14KT’s Ambitious Jazz Album ‘For My Sanity’
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Shout out to my man Gino Sorcinelli of Micro-Chop for writing this article on the making of my newest album, <em>'For My Sanity'. We talk about what inspired the project and what was going through my head when creating.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Read : <a contents="The Making of 14KT’s Ambitious Jazz Album ‘For My Sanity’" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://microchop.substack.com/p/the-making-of-14kts-ambitious-jazz" target="_blank">The Making of 14KT’s Ambitious Jazz Album ‘For My Sanity’</a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><i>Listen : <a contents="14KT - 'Iamabeenie: For My Sanity'" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1909157/iamabeenie-for-my-sanity" target="_blank">14KT - 'Iamabeenie: For My Sanity'</a></i></p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6758329
2019-11-15T21:55:00-08:00
2024-01-06T00:35:11-08:00
14KT featured on Carl Craig Compliation "Detroit Love Vol. 3" - Mixed by Waajeed
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="XzCHz77dyuY" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XzCHz77dyuY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h4>14KT "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://waajeed.bandcamp.com/track/we-out-chea" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="We Out Chea">We Out Chea</a>"</h4><p>This is historical moment for me. This is the first official house record that i've ever released.</p><p>Shout out to my big bro Waajeed for asking me to be a part of the compilation!</p><p>For the third instalment of Carl Craig's <i>Detroit Love</i> acclaimed mix series, none other than Dirt Tech Reck label boss and Slum Village co-founder Waajeed steps up for a 20-track mix paying tribute to the margins of Detroit and beyond.</p><p> </p><h4>Purchase: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://waajeed.bandcamp.com/album/detroit-love-vol-3-mixed-by-waajeed" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Detroit Love Vol. 3 - Mixed by Waajeed">Detroit Love Vol. 3 - Mixed by Waajeed</a>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6640364
2019-08-23T12:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:27:05-08:00
🔊 MuMu Fresh “Bitterness"
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="WDSvPahcYHo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WDSvPahcYHo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h4>Maimouna Youssef aka MuMu Fresh “<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitterness-Explicit/dp/B07XKCTF5H" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Bitterness">Bitterness</a>" Produced by 14KT and The Playlist </h4><p>MuMu is about to bless ya'll! Let's go sis!! 🙌🏾</p><p>Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, MC, activist, philanthropist, and acclaimed Hip Hop artist Maimouna Youssef a.k.a. Mumu Fresh has a very busy summer and if fans are looking for new music, the wait is over! </p><p>Mumu Fresh, in collaboration with Grammy-Award winning producer DJ Jazzy Jeff’s PLAYLIST Sessions, released a single triad (three) that includes the songs “Bitterness”, “Let’s Eat”, and “Chasing Rainbows” for the latest installment of the Chasing Goosebumps series called <i>The Healing</i>.</p><p> <br>Chasing Goosebumps II: New music from DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Playlist Retreat featuring Mumu Fresh <i>The Healing </i>EP available now on all digital platforms.</p><p>Creating the song "Bitterness"</p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="tZkn7M-wawM" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tZkn7M-wawM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p><br>Album cover painted by @murobhasart <br>Graphic design by @mojovisual <br>Video editing by @olotphotography <br> <br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6602388
2019-08-15T12:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:22:44-08:00
Records Shirts and Donuts, S2 EP 2: Kiefer and 14KT Hoopin'
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="HWGd2MXUY3A" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HWGd2MXUY3A?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p><span class="text-small">🎥: Rob b Klassen & Eddie Viramontes</span></p><p> </p><p>Much love to my guy Kiefer for his kind words and inviting for me to be a part of his RSD Episode 12!! </p><p>It was an honor to be able to sit down, laugh, eat tacos, hoop, and jam with the brother Kiefer. We both love dope music and love basketball, so we became instant friends when we connected. I had mad fun just jamming and seeing where the music goes. </p><p>Looking forward to hopefully releasing something in the near future. My brotha! </p><p>Message from Kiefer: </p><p>"14KT came on RSD for Episode 12!!! 14KT is one of the best producers out there. Incredible time feel, infectious drums, and taste. Above all, he is one of the sweetest people out there and I love being around him. I met him at Jazzy Jeff's "Playlist Retreat" and we became instant friends. Thanks for being on our show KT!!"</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6605768
2019-08-15T00:00:00-07:00
2021-09-27T03:14:17-07:00
Soul Brother #1 Pete Rock!!
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<p><span class="font_regular">I was hoping one day I would get to meet one of the brothers that blessed my life. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">I got to tell him about my first Hip- Hop concert I ever went to July 1990 at Cobo Hall in Detroit. It was Heavy D, Queen Latifah, and Public Enemy. Heavy D didn't show up because of the death of close friend Trouble T.Roy - who was one of his dancers. What's even crazier Is I think it was around July 14th. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">When I first heard the song "T.R.O.Y" dedicated to Troy Dixon, I immediately felt the weight of it in many layers. The emotion, the beat, the lyrics. That was Hiphop to me at it's finest. That was the perfect example of how to create something meaningful and timeless. This is one of the only Hiphop records I ever cried to. I gotta thank the architect for sharing that gift with me and the world. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">I'll never forget when I first heard the <em>Mecca and the Soul Brother</em> debut album back in 92'. I used to listen to it in my little Sony Walkman cassette player on the way to and from school almost everyday. I was subconsciously studying that album before I even started to create music. I studied the chemistry that Pete Rock & CL had on a track. I studied the way Pete Rock would sample and program his drums. The drum programming was next level to me around that time. Listen to "T.R.O.Y" and "It's Like That". I studied how he would take several samples, a horn stab/line, filter a bass line, and make it sound like they all cohesively go together. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">I knew that I wanted to create music that was soulful like that one day. </span></p>
<p><br><span class="font_regular">Salute to one of the producers I looked up to coming up and one of the kings on the beats, the soul brother #1 Pete Rock.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/c52480c87b9293233f6ab365f60f54af6b3c5f7a/original/20190806-172426.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></span></p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6605766
2019-08-07T00:00:00-07:00
2024-01-06T00:34:38-08:00
Yo YO Redman!!
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="XUDs964OmGQ" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XUDs964OmGQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>Woke up today still inspired by the Playlist Retreat family!</p><p>I got to officially meet one of my favorite emcees of all time Redman !! 🤯 </p><p>I became a fan of Redman straight off his verse on EPMD's "Hardcore" back in like 90'. When <i>Whut Thee Album?</i> dropped, I was a fan forever. Redman inspired and influenced ALOT of rappers, including myself when I started rhyming back in 93'. My favorite Redman album is <i>Muddy Waters</i><strong> </strong>cause I know for a fact I let my tape rock til my tape popped! Man I'm THANKFUL that I got the space and time to meet this brotha.</p><p> </p><p>At Playlist Retreat, all the attendees are assigned to a trailer that you share with other artists. This year I was blessed to share a trailer with Redman. Red is as cool as you think he is. I introduced myself and the first thing he said was "Wait your name is 14KT? Jazzy Jeff told me that you were one of the guys I should meet". WOW! I guess Jeff was secretly connect us.</p><p> </p><p>In this moment, Redman and I were the only ones in the trailer, so I got tell him I appreciated him and his music for what it did for me. I also asked Redman if I could play some of my beats for him. He said sure! I played like 9-10 joints for him. He was vibing to a couple of them so I sent them to him.</p><p> </p><p>I can only wish to be able to work with Redman one day, but if I get the chance, ima make it count!! Thank you brotha DJ Jazzy Jeff once again for making the time and space for thi moment to happen. </p><p> </p><p>Shout out to the LEGENDS Redman, DJ OGee (D.I.T.C), Atrak and Gwen Bunn who were all in a group together this year. The joint they made was dopeness.</p><p><br>Another incredible year with the Playlist Retreat family!</p><p> </p><p>p.s- When I writing this, my Spotify started playing The Ohio Players "Pride and Vanity"</p><p><span class="text-big"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/fb7a33c2edc89d00a503c15226255cd6a5c90701/original/20190807-141554.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></span></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6640401
2019-06-24T00:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:43:32-07:00
🔊 Dibiase "Castlevania" [14KT RMX]
<h3><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/12a126ce08bac63feb0684fb9856e2b7fc13871a/original/a3863782407-10.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></h3>
<h4><span class="font_regular">Dibiase "<a contents="Castlevania" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mrdibiase.bandcamp.com/track/castlevania-14kt-remix" target="_blank">Castlevania</a>" [14KT RMX] off the <em>Bonus Levels</em> LP </span></h4>
<p><span class="font_regular"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2957344749/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=2516108258/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;"></iframe></span></p>
<p>Congrats to my brotha Dibi! One of the Sp 404 Kings!<br>Honored to be a part of this project 🙌🏾</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Words from Dibiase:</p>
<p>"<em>Bonus Levels is out now on all streaming platforms, and the albums looks very appealing thanks to Nas Rockswell with her designing. The album features remixes from Elaquent and 14KT also. The album was mastered by Daddykev too bad we can’t test this out on them low end theory speakers!</em>"</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6949522
2019-06-22T17:00:00-07:00
2022-04-15T18:02:21-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "RU???" verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/63453fac0d37bab33b3a6e622659a96938f218c1/original/ru.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">"Two unclothed teenagers<br>sit in a room<br>dude on top<br>missionary position assumed<br>her feelings submerged<br>in the rhythm<br>of you<br>and the boom<br>box<br>but just another <br>pair of boots knocking<br>to you<br>nervous as the truth watches<br>legs lock unto you<br>knowing she loves you<br>more than a friend<br>one inch<br> from sweetly sliding inside<br>a relationship<br>you decided off pride<br>should you oblige?<br>pause<br>picture gasoline mixing<br>with sets of your draws<br>girlfriends after her<br>she sabotaged<br>Naw <br>you can't do it<br>just when you <br>thought you chose<br>heavenly<br>she whispers lust <br>in your ears<br>those three words you hear<br>go.."<br>*<em>sample singing : Are you ready?*</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>-</em> 14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"RU???"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k6MVuC0n_8&list=PL__d30Dwc-epzxEO4w7w8qyh9VQYhpvlo&index=13" target="_blank">"RU???"</a><br><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6832433
2019-06-15T00:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:13:02-08:00
My Dad and The Bass
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/3946030633d98d7895cf290e4c6bf14f5b2546bf/original/n30304101-31893996-6067.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">Happy Birthday dad. I wanna celebrate by telling ya'll a fun fact about my pops. He LOVED heavy basslines. The day I found out was when this song came out in 1993. My pops liked to buy a cassette single and play that mug in the car for like a straight YEAR. One song. So one quiet day, me and my dad were about to head somewhere, I think the barbershop. You know how sometimes you forget to turn the volume down on your radio when you get out your car so when you get back in, its blasting loud? We get in the car and imagine hearing "Whoomp there it is!" On full blast.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ffCEr327W44" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ffCEr327W44?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">He tried to turn the volume down all quick and then he just told me, </p><p style="text-align:justify;">"I like the bass! You hear that bOOOm Boooomm Beenie?" I can still see hear how excited his voice was and how he was forming his lips when he said it.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I was crying laughing 😂</p><p style="text-align:justify;">My cousin Eric, who used to work with my dad at his own engineering firm in downtown Detroit, he told me a story about how he went by my dad's office at work and walked in on him blasting "The Way You Move" by Outkast.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="xI5NQ-0Ubfs" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xI5NQ-0Ubfs?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Although, I wish you were still here now, I know that you are watching over me and the family. I still experience times where I want to call you on my phone so I can tell you how things have been going and ask for advice cause ive been REALLY needing it since you passed. Late last night, I had a hard time, but I woke up today feeling so grateful to say that you were the greatest man I've ever known. Today I celebrate you and thank you for loving me and teaching me wisdom that has gotten me further than I thought I could go ever go in life. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br>Happy birthday Twin ❤. I promise ima keep the basslines coming Dad. <br>RIP Paul Tucker Jr. (June 15th, 1943 - Feb 4th, 2011)</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6951120
2019-05-26T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-18T15:22:50-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Memorial Day" verse ( First ever "beef" record on wax)
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/3745bac0fc38535e47d891c4a87e0a8db85a1fd7/original/db19681e26c2a576c31c9c83abf89ea9.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><br><br>"Once again <br>another AML testament<br>the curtains rise<br>drama disguised<br>no choice but leaving<br>hard surmises<br>MIDAS'll vocalize the setting<br>wetting the Jedi<br>for weak competing<br>med-i-c's<br>is what you're getting<br>for calling out<br>the seven brethren<br>unexpecting to see<br>these emcees<br>at your crib<br>eating ribs<br>settling<br>the beef you're threatening<br>saying that my squad<br>would never win<br>in verse battling<br>after that session<br>what happened then?<br>I ask the question<br>still got me guessing<br>were you aiming for sport<br>or trying to receive<br>a loss for testing<br>loss of direction<br>aiming towards us<br>you need recession<br>stick to your lessons<br>and think before<br>who you choose<br>when addressing<br>a sad depression<br>seeing brothers<br>drinking and smoking<br>letting mad agression<br>float from out the <br>joint smoke <br>you're choking<br>you can quote me serious<br>or joking<br>the day memorial<br>I add this closed case<br>to the athletic portfolio"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Memorial Day"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jawAxfQrYs&list=PL__d30Dwc-eooUEBRUeVEjfrZPdRtCSqp&index=9" target="_blank">"Memorial Day"</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/de58e6089ffb6361a11d32bb40426f81169ef53a/original/aml-2.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6833533
2019-05-08T12:00:00-07:00
2021-12-07T21:10:53-08:00
Bandcamp Lifetime Achievement : 14KT's Sleek & Gritty Hip-Hop
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/f11ab82a993e8fb639993a70b47554124aeb30fb/original/14kt-bandcamp-lifetime-achievement-2019.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Much love to the good folks at Bandcamp for the "<a contents="Lifetime Achievement" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/lifetime-achievement/14kt-bandcamp-discography" target="_blank">Lifetime Achievement</a>" feature for May 2019!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Take a look at a breakdown of all of my solo releases to date, before my new album <a contents="For My Sanity" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1909157/iamabeenie-for-my-sanity" target="_blank"><em>For My Sanity</em></a> drops soon on First Word Records.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Blessings!</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6640403
2019-03-28T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:51:37-07:00
🔊 MED & Guilty Simpson "The Hundreds", "Loyalty"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/b60610a512d7f674cced5d2f641475496e5f0b14/original/61sd-iv5hyl-sl1000.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Much love to my brothers MED and Guilty Simpson for letting me be a part of this album 🙏🏽</span></p>
<p>MED's son is on the album cover so you know it's gonna be 🔥, haha. </p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Got 2 on here :</span></p>
<ul> <li> <h4><span class="font_regular">"<a contents="The Hundreds" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bangyahead.bandcamp.com/track/the-hundreds-feat-kokane" target="_blank">The Hundreds</a>" ft. KoKane <iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3831436141/size=small/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e99708/track=3259537534/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;"></iframe></span></h4> </li> <li> <h4>
<span class="font_regular">"<a contents="Loyalty" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bangyahead.bandcamp.com/track/loyalty-feat-black-shakespeare-big-roc" target="_blank">Loyalty</a>" ft. </span>Black Shakespeare & Big Roc<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3831436141/size=small/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e99708/track=3181696095/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;"></iframe>
</h4> </li>
</ul>
<p><br><span class="font_regular">MED feat Guilty Simpson - <em>Child Of The Jungle</em> Lp 3/29. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Featuring Madlib, Blu, Nottz, Joyce Wrice, Karriem Riggins, Exile, Sirplus, Black Milk, Apollo Brown, Mndsgn, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and more. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/d571f966c50ab90d6565664daa66e9db22199412/original/61mrr0xwwml-sl1200.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">WHO’s READY? </span><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947591
2019-01-15T12:00:00-08:00
2022-04-15T18:03:18-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "The Declaration" Verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/9f9b3be0771fa7619d62bc08100ee45d1a7484c7/original/129084063020312500.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">"</span><span class="font_regular">C</span><span class="font_regular">an you hear me?<br>Are you listening?<br>I am the voice<br>who fought silence<br>to make statements</span><br>a minority<br>That's how you rate greatness?<br>light-skin but still<br>looked at<br>as the strange tint<br>reminiscent of <br>rapes, trades, ships<br>chains, whips<br>a witness to anguish<br>I am the voice <br>who makes America<br>constantly rethink ways<br>to barricade me<br>so I set up the underground<br>for clear sound safety<br>I am the voice <br>of a lyricist<br>friend<br>son<br>brother<br>athlete<br>black king<br>black queen<br>lost child<br>found soul<br>fa sho<br>even crack fiend<br>without me<br>there would be<br>no Hiphop<br>and rap game<br>stop taking advantage<br>of me<br>keep slipping<br>you can't stop me<br>you can only<br>keep listening<br>he's listening<br>she's listening<br>and now you're listening to<br>the declaration"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"The Declaration"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HKKAEHbFo0&list=PL__d30Dwc-eoUp_J05fBLU02R6T2iU_5z&index=2" target="_blank">"The Declaration"</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947893
2018-10-16T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-15T18:03:45-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Heavy Medal" verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/f8944c45056376a55280e9f3e06d0760d946724a/original/1968-olympics.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
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<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_regular">"I've seen revolution since<br>1936</span><br>when Jessie Owens was leading the world's battle<br>against Hitler<br>You listening nigga?<br>naw, run it back<br>I've seen revolution in<br>the seed of Harry Edwards<br>1968<br><a contents="the revolt of the black athlete" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Revolt-Black-Athlete-Sport-Society/dp/0252041070" target="_blank">the revolt of the black athlete</a><br>when John Carlos and Tommie Smith<br>spoke with colors<br>black fist raised<br>swingin' swingin'<br>connecting<br>with the Detroit Riots<br>prior to MLK's blind hit<br>Malcolm X implying<br>thoughts intertwined with<br>Angela Davis'<br>Black Panthers armed firing<br>only if necessary<br>then the concession carried<br>once black athletes was gettin' mo money<br>more positions<br>more recognition<br>the force and direction<br>became less present<br>what happened to what you wanted?"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Heavy Medal"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT-NSEtOHaQ" target="_blank">"Heavy Medal"</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6854055
2018-09-25T00:25:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:12:36-08:00
Quincy Jones. The G.O.A.T in my book.
<p style="text-align:justify;">I don't really participate in many GOAT conversations because I know they are all relative, but in my book, Quincy Jones is at the top of my list. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p>Listen. Frank Sinatra. Michael Jackson. Ray Charles. Malcolm X. Buzz Aldrin. Prince. </p><p> </p><p>In 1961, Quincy Jones became the Vice President of Mercury records. This made him the first African American to hold an executive position in a white-owned record label. This opened a door for him to work in a new area of music previously closed to African Americans, film scores. In 1963, he started work on the music for Sidney Lumet’s The Pawnbroker. This became the first of his 33 major motion picture scores. In 1963, Quincy won the first of his many Grammy’s for his Count Basie arrangement of “I Can’t Stop Loving You.” He also won many Grammy's for his work with Frank Sinatra including the hit song "Fly Me to the Moon." In 1985, he co-produced Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, which won eleven Oscar nominations, introduced Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey to film audiences, and marked Jones’ debut as a film producer.</p><p>I was a 80s baby, Quincy Jones' work was everywhere on my television.</p><p>Quincy wrote the theme music for Ironside (the first synthesizer-based TV theme song), </p><p>Sanford and Son, "The Streetbeater" is the theme song for the Red Foxx starring 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son. I wrote that song in about 20 minutes too. We had four musicians, Recorded it in about 20 minutes. It's amazing. Looking back, it's a trip."</p><p>Received an Emmy Award for the theme music he wrote for the television miniseries Roots (1977).</p><p>We held onto The Wiz VHS tape like it was the holy grail. We watched the musical/movie as a family all the time.</p><p>He also arranged music for the 1978 movie "The Wiz." </p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="8-UJR2tip3c" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-UJR2tip3c?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>While working as a music supervisor and producer on 1978's The Wiz, a film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, he was impressed by the precocious co-star Michael Jackson, who had already made waves in The Jackson 5. </p><p>Jones produced Michael Jackson's first solo album Off the Wall. They teamed again to create Jones’s best-known work in producing an all-time best-selling album, Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1982). </p><p>the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–96). </p><p>After filming wrapped, Jackson told his label, Epic Records, and managers, Freddie DeMann and Ron Weisner, that he wanted Jones to produce for him. The music the pair made together may prove the existence of a higher power: Jones produced 1979's Off The Wall, 1982's Thriller and 1987's Bad. </p><p>To this day, Jones sees each day as a new opportunity to learn. Studies have found that musical training in childhood literally changes the structure of your brain and how it works, pointing to enhanced verbal abilities, non-verbal reasoning and making it easier to learn multiple languages.</p><p>However, Just like me, Quincy Jones discovered his love for music at the age of 14. He moved from the midwest (Chicago) to the west coast (Seattle). He caught word of a skinny, Black 16-year-old kid in town with frightening musical talent - His name was Ray Charles. Jones started playing nightclubs at 14 working with Ray Charles, soon after dedicating himself to the mastery of music (trumpet, piano, and arranger). It wasn’t long before he started touring Europe ( working with the likes of Billie Holliday, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and Dizzy Gillespie, arranging and conducting their music and immersing himself in the culture of each country he visited. </p><p>There isn't many producers I can name who have arranged music for Frank Sinatra that became the first music played on the Moon. Literally. The song was “Fly Me to the Moon.” In 1969, Buzz Aldrin took the song with him on a portable cassette during the Apollo 11 mission, </p><p>"Yeah, 1969. Buzz Aldrin. Frank knew first and he called me up, and he was like a little kid: 'We got the first music on the moon, man!' He said, 'We're putting it back in the show!'" (4)</p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ZEcqHA7dbwM" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZEcqHA7dbwM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">The Cosby Show, A Different World, Martin, and Fresh Prince of Bel - Air, which he composed and executively produced.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Dream big.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">is by far the 🐐. He's had an immense impact on me because he is the musician/composer's dream that I aim to achieve. Two of my goals - (1) to produce over 50 albums and (2)one day compose for film is because of the many soundtracks this man has created. His music has been the soundtrack of my life since day one. To repay him and all my musical inspirations back, I've made a commitment to sonically strive to make music with no box around my creativity. I hope you all will hear my journey and dreams within my work. <br>Thank you Quincy Jones for everything you've given to us. God Bless you!! </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br>Side note: He was born on March 14th. 14 is the magic number </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6880759
2018-09-14T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:17:18-07:00
🔊 Kristina Alcordo "Movin' On"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/047f5ca87660b38585e25d94a8baa962718492ce/original/artworks-000404235756-ekjoln-t500x500.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
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<p>2018. </p>
<p>Kristina Alcordo "Movin' On"</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/275286088&color=%232a5736&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/kristinaalcordo" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Kristina Alcordo">Kristina Alcordo</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/kristinaalcordo/movin-on" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Movin' On">Movin' On</a>
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<p>This is a record JMSN and myself co-produced. My bro and singer JMSN called me up for a recording session he had with Kristina. He wanted me to come through and do some drum programming work for some ideas he already recorded with her and somehow he knew that I was the guy for the job. So I pulled up, met Kristina who was mad nice and cool, and listened to a few records they were working on together. </p>
<p>One of the records they played me was a version of "Movin' On" with no drums. I liked the record at first listen, so he suggested I create some drums for it. I heard two emotions. I heard her sharing her pain and what she learned from the pain that help her move on from it. I felt like two different drum patterns would help show the difference between the moods. One, more slow and serious and one to sound like her moving on. I was kind of in the zone just tapping on the Maschine pads, I turn around to ask what Kristina and JMSN thought of the idea - they were already dancing around in the room. JMSN said it reminded him of "My Boo" from GhostTown DJs and they both loved it, so that's what we all went with. Good times with good people. Enjoy!</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947884
2018-08-11T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-15T18:04:03-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "HHQ" verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/111ca6e63bc10dfda860fa43e84b70f6ad4d26e9/original/writing.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><br><br>"Hip-hop is like a second nature <br>ever since utensils and paper<br>skills was never rated<br>over dollar signs and money makers <br>players to player haters,<br>hip-hop was never negative <br>battling competitive <br>forget drugs and spitting lead to live <br>In the rap game,<br>yo underline this, the rap game <br>brothers convert it to the crack game <br>actual facts change <br>it's origin<br>into a cat's game <br>nobody excels<br>without showing skills <br>Instead of voting yes<br>to sex sells <br>the culture should never be taken over<br>with limited objects <br>the mind is infinite <br>with context, high class to projects <br>no limitation <br>no matter what landscape you're placed in <br>problem you're facing<br>from smooth to sticky situation <br>I strive to move to the high rise<br>using my gift <br>key knowledge to lift me <br>above the clouds<br>with God with me <br>Hip-hop is non stop<br>the train of thought <br>stays locomotive on tracks <br>authors promote<br>and lyrics forever be quoted"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"HHQ"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0iIAlWI4ns&list=PL__d30Dwc-eooUEBRUeVEjfrZPdRtCSqp&index=3" target="_blank">"HHQ"</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6777443
2018-06-28T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:33:45-08:00
Go Bluue!!
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="1a-c57vI688" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1a-c57vI688?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h4>(I do not own the video content. This is a fan promo video I created for the Michigan football season back in 2018.)</h4><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">I grew up watching University of Michigan football and basketball. I became a UofM sports fan from watching an amazing running back named Jamie Morris when I was a kid in the 80s. In the spirit of the College Football season, I gave myself a sample challenge.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">****CHOP ARTISTRY CHALLENGE**** </p><p style="text-align:justify;">My challenge was to take the school fight song, "Hail To The Victors" update it, and breath new life into it. I wanted to create something that would be cool to hear a marching band play to hype up the crowd during football and basketball games! </p><p style="text-align:justify;">14KT - "<a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2856137/go-bluue" data-link-type="track" contents="Go Bluue!!"><i>Go Bluue!!</i></a>" </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">I posted an instagram video of me playing the beat. Fans reposted and tagged the beat video so much, that the University of Michigan reached out to me. I was excited. At first, I thought they actually were going to ask to use it for crowd music at ball games, but it was for a different reason. The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance wanted to use in a piece to celebrate National Dance Day amongst the students. </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="5gl_q7UczWw" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5gl_q7UczWw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6763856
2018-06-26T12:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:17:09-08:00
For Pete's Sake Anthem
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="OuT4QKeTFG8" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuT4QKeTFG8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>14KT "<a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2846281/for-pete-s-sake-anthem-fxpxs-commericial" data-link-type="track" contents="For Pete's Sake Anthem">For Pete's Sake Anthem</a>" [Full 1 min version]</p><p>Original music I created for Los Angeles, CA Clothing Brand. </p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.fxpxs.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="For Pete's Sake ®">For Pete's Sake ®</a></p><p>Talent: Ashley Brown, Aarika Becker, 14KT, KB Devaughn, EMD, A B, Andrew Kligier</p><p>Director: Ryan Palmieri</p><p>Director of Photography: Adriel Gonzalez</p><p>1st A/C: Michelle Hernandez</p><p>Editor: Nicholas McGregor</p><p>Colorist: Dante pasquinelli</p><p>Soundtrack Score: 14KT</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6949514
2018-06-22T12:00:00-07:00
2022-05-02T23:46:41-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Lasersteps" verse
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.womensrunning.com/culture/people/florence-griffith-joyner-biography/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/e1de747d2386faed4da4d5e2cea26b98ff0cc4d4/original/flojo.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">"Fall fall into my left<br>(what?)<br>No, right hand<br>the baton<br>(yeah)<br>no time for stuttering<br>or fumbling<br>they'll think i'm cumbersome<br>to relay with speed<br>others that look at me<br>see nothing<br>but a haze of a beam<br>strutting with a message<br>on my chest<br>that reads, laserbeam<br>at<br>the finish line <br>I breath<br>waiting p-atient<br>for my time to read<br>on the screen<br>think I broke<br>my PR time<br>by maybe three<br>let me see<br>um, dang!<br>it seems strange<br>i've been running for years dude<br>am I running with fear?<br>or am I running with God<br>hmm?"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Lasersteps"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YfRSm2NkPU" target="_blank">"Lasersteps"</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6606518
2018-05-10T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-14T03:30:07-07:00
Athletic Mic League's first video ever made!
<h3><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="QuNEC5CKjN4" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/QuNEC5CKjN4/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuNEC5CKjN4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="320" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></h3>
<h4><span class="font_small">[unreleased video 2004]</span></h4>
<h4><span class="font_regular">AML"<a contents="RU???" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/ai/album/jungle-gym-jungle/1413029384" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f1c40f;">RU???</span></a>"</span></h4>
<h4><span class="font_regular">off AML's sophomore album <em>Jungle Gym Jungle</em>. <br>Produced by DJ Haircut (Mayer Hawthorne)<br>Director/DP: T. Dominic Cochran<br>Producers: Matt Martyn and Jon Berlinski <br>Edited by: Nellie Smydra</span></h4>
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<p><span class="font_regular">This is the first video Athletic Mic League ever shot! </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">Due to some miscommunications with our label at the time Barak Records, and the video director Dominic - the label never ended up officially releasing the video. 😣 If ya'll only knew the half of all the struggles artists go through coming up. Smh. We had fun with this one though. We shot parts of it on University of Michigan's campus in Ann Arbor (the spinning cube). We also shot parts in 40 oz studios where we used record at, and in Lansing, Michigan. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">I can bet that many people don't know I began my journey in music as an emcee first, not a producer. That's me rapping first in the video. I used to braid my hair and rock a fro - looking like Scotty Appleton off the movie "<em>New Jack City</em>" with them hats. </span></p>
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Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6836759
2018-04-06T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:40:55-08:00
Dooinit Festival 2018 w/ House Shoes, RSXGLD & M.O.P
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="MUq1rwqDe9U" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MUq1rwqDe9U?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>It was dope rocking at the Dooinit Festival 2018 in Rennes, France!</p><p>Good Times!</p><p>We got to share the stage with all these amazing artists: M.O.P/ LARGE PRO/ SHIGETO/ PAC DIV / OVERDOZ / AARON COHEN / CRAYON / IVAN AVE / BYRON THE AQUARIUS / HOUSE SHOES / CHILDREN OF ZEUS / RSXGLD / KAMI AWORI / DOODS & QUIET DAWN / INKA ONE / J-ZEN / EVENN</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6606684
2018-03-29T00:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:40:33-08:00
Meeting Common!!
<h4><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/b295572cd6bccfc4160a2650352a4c3ede2b0344/original/kt-common-in-99.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></h4><h4><span class="text-big">July 1999' </span></h4><h4>When we got off the plane, we took this picture!</h4><p> </p><p>I was living in Jersey City, NJ off of Old Bergen Rd around this time. I went back home to Michigan to visit for a weekend. On my way back to NJ, I was sitting in DTW airport with my mom waiting on my flight. While we were having a conversation, I began telling her how Common was my favorite emcee at the time. As I was telling her, I saw a guy walking towards my gate holding a small stack of records in his hand. As he got closer, I realized it was Common! I whispered to my mom that the guy I was talking about was at the check- in counter getting on the same flight. I was freakin out a little, but I played it real cool.</p><p> </p><p>It was time to board the plane and there were only 8 people on the flight. I felt like it was only me and him on the flight though. Lol. I felt like it was my chance to meet him. So I left my seat and, walked up to him and told him how much I appreciated him and his music. Common let me sit next to him and talk for a second. I got to talk to him about FAMU because we both went to college there (<i>and dropped out</i>).</p><p> </p><p>I asked him what he was up to in Detroit. He says, "<i>I was there in the studio working with a producer named Jay Dee, do you know Jay Dee?</i>" I was like, "<i>Hail yeah..well I don't know him like that, but im a big fan of Jay Dee's music.</i>" Com said, "<i>Word!</i>". He had a Bible and a cassette tape player with him. Common told me that he needed to finish writing to this beat Jay Dee gave him so he politely asked me to let him zone out, but he let me sit next to him still. When he put his headphones on, I was trying hard to hear the Jay Dee beat he was listening to. All I could hear was a snare snapping, some raw drums and piano notes....</p><p>(<a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/home/blog/21-year-anniversary-of-common-s-like-water-for-chocolate-album-released-march-28th-2000" data-link-type="url" contents="TO BE CONTINUED???">TO BE CONTINUED???</a>)</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6980983
2018-02-16T00:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T16:03:08-08:00
Ypsilanti, Michigan - Home of The Real McCoy
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/85fa66db3eadc147e574e3fe6fe5e02dd4e87319/original/elijah-mccoy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="text-big">E</span>lijah McCoy is one my favorite inventors. He was an inventor most famous for patenting an automatic lubricator for train engines also known as the "Oil Drip Cup" in 1872. As a kid, Elijah's story first connected with me when I heard the phrase "The Real McCoy" in middle school during Black History Month. McCoy was an African American inventor and mechanical engineer. My father was a civil engineer and from watching him, I developed a deep respect and admiration for the mind of an engineer. Elijah McCoy inspired me even more learning that he made his name in my birthplace and hometown of Ypsilanti, Michigan.<br> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Elijah McCoy was born in Canada in 1843.<br>He came to Ypsilanti when he was 7 years old.<br>His parents were slaves who had escaped from Kentucky, finding freedom in Canada, before eventually settling in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Elijah's father George McCoy, was a businessman who had a successful cigar-making business. George also served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, smuggling escaped slaves into Detroit, so they could cross the river to Canada. Young Elijah graduated from high school in Ypsilanti. He wanted to be an engineer, but universities did not offer education in engineering to blacks in the United States. Upon the advice of a friend, his father decided to send him to Scotland. There he spent years 1859 to 1864 studying mechanical engineering in Scotland. There he became a master expert in lubricants.<br> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">When Elijah returned to Ypsilanti, Michigan he had trouble finding work due to racial discrimination. That limited his opportunities as a professional engineer. He was forced to find employment as a fireman for Michigan Central Railroad, which was considered a horrible job back then. As part of his duties, he had to oil the engine of the train, which had to make frequent stops for this reason. McCoy wanted to end the delays caused by frequent oil stops. In his father's barn, he would experiment with ideas. One day at his machine workshop in Ypsilanti, he developed an automatic lubricating cup that continuously fed oil to steam engines. Railroad company engineers knew how important his invention was that many tried to copy and reproduce it. However, for assurance of quality and not buying a knock off, it is believed this was the origin of the term “the Real McCoy” because engineers would ask if it was “the real McCoy," when buying lubricator cups for trains. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">In Ypsilanti, just east of the library on Michigan Avenue is the Michigan Historic Marker honoring the memory of African-American inventor Elijah McCoy. He held some 50 patents (including a patent on the lawn sprinkler, rubber heels for shoes, and the folding ironing table!). McCoy even opened his own Elijah McCoy Manufacturing Company selling his own inventions.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">He is also a huge inspiration behind the track <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2787948/ypsilectric-locomote" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" contents='"Ypsilectric"'>"Ypsilectric[Locomote]"</a> off my Elelator album. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">This derived from being on my Aux 88, Tangerine Dream, and Italo Disco music phase at the time. I also wanted to include flavor from my city, Ypsilanti. When I thought of Ypsi, I thought of the inventor Elijah McCoy, who is the reason for the phrase "The Real McCoy". I wanted to make something that sounded electronically locomotive like a train. Depot Town sounds. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="trvce3D3Vco" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/trvce3D3Vco?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6969272
2018-02-07T12:40:00-08:00
2024-01-05T00:07:05-08:00
Two J Dilla songs that made me a fan forever.
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;">Happy Birthday J Dilla.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I first heard about J Dilla when he went by the producer name Jay Dee. There was a Hiphop group called The Pharcyde that I became a fan of when they released their debut album, <i>Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde</i> in 1992'. It had been about 3 years since that album and I was anticipating their following up. I used to watch Rap City all the time cause I loved to catch the music videos. One day, Pharcyde released their new single from their sophomore album, <i>LabCabinCalifornia. </i></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><i>Mmm.....Drrop!!</i></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Yo. I thought I was watching the dopest video ever. The beat drops and immediately catches me cause the sample is playing backwards, baseline groovin', and the drums are snapping. Next thing I know, The Pharcyde is performing in the video backwards, yet it's replayed backwards! The beat and the video were a perfect marriage in creativity to me.</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="wqVsfGQ_1SU" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wqVsfGQ_1SU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">That was my first impression of the producer Jay Dee and the power and feel of his music!<br>The Pharcyde album led me to check for ANYTHING that Jay Dee would release from that point on.<br>After that, it felt like every album I looked forward to checking out had Jay Dee or Jay Dee of The Ummah on it.</p><p style="text-align:center;">Busta Rhymes <i>The Coming</i><br>Tribe Called Quest <i>Beats, Rhymes, & Life</i><br>Madd Skillz <i>From Where?!?</i><br>De La Soul <i>Stakes is High</i><br>Keith Murray <i>"The Rhyme (Slum Village Street Mix)"</i><br>Busta Rhyme <i>When Disaster Strikes</i><br>Janet Jackson <i>"Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee Revenge Mix)"</i></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p>By this time, I was a definitely a fan of Jay Dee. The drums. The baselines. The samples he would pick all resonated with the vibe and feel that made me love Hiphop music even more. It felt like I was watching one of the future kings in the producer realm of Hiphop in realtime. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">However, it was when I heard this joint that made me a fan forever.</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="qFOhib1vk0A" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qFOhib1vk0A?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">I first heard Slum Village "Players" in 1998. I was in Ypsilanti at a local club off Cross St. across the street from my alma mater Eastern Michigan University. The DJ dropped this record and it made me nod my head differently ever since. The swing of the drums, the heavy claps, the sample chop, the way the bassline was jumping through the speakers in the club were hypnotic. I NEEDED that record. The very next day, I searched to find this record. I got lucky and copped a white label at a local Ann Arbor record store. This was before I even had my own turntables to play it. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">"Players" is my favorite because from this record, I learned about the group Slum Village and their heavily bootlegged debut album<i> Fantastic, Vol. 1. </i>I also learned that Slum Village was from Detroit Michigan, where much of my family tree was born and raised. I still never saw a picture of Jay Dee or Slum Village to put match their faces to the music. It wasn't until March 99' when I went to the drug store and ripped out an article about Slum Village written by my man Khary Kimani Turner, in a magazine called "Rap Pages" in the "Next to Blow" section.<br>I was finally able to put the face to the name Jay Dee.<br>Now I knew what I my favorite producer looked like, how he sounded, and where he was from.<br>Jay Dee continued to solidify his spot on my all time favorite producers list. <br>Jay Dee crafted his own unique sound that ultimately gave Detroit it's own signature sound to embrace part of our Hip Hop identity and culture. For me, being that Dilla was a cat from the Eastside of Detroit, who stayed in his basement listening to records and making beats and made a name from himself around the world inspired me. His influenced was too close to home for me not to be inspired to carry on the legacy of that spirit in my music. <br>Thank you Jay Dee for everything you gave.<br>I'm still studying the masterpieces you left behind.<br> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/0b4b11a1c9b01877676d3787e35dc09e0052a6cb/original/20180207-183736.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6605736
2018-01-31T00:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:33:20-08:00
🔊 Elzhi "February"
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="8ZTcta21Dh0" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8ZTcta21Dh0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h4>Elzhi "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/february-single/1090622607" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="February"><span style="color:#f1c40f;">February</span></a>"</h4><h4><span class="text-small"><i><strong>Single off Elzhi's 2016 sophomore album Lead Poison featuring production from Karriem Riggins, 14KT, Oh No, Quelle Chris, Nick Speed and more.</strong></i></span></h4><p>I made this beat February of 2012. I remember it was a really cold, snowy day in Ypsilanti and I was thinking alot about my pops who passed away in February a year prior. The piano sounded like winter to me and had a contemplative feel to it, so I actually named the beat "February". I didnt know what to do with the beat, but I knew someone who might.</p><p> </p><p>I was catching up with Elzhi over the phone, talking about life, and I think he had just finished recording<i> Elmatic</i>, so I sent him the joint to see what he thought. A month later, I was in a Meijer store off Carpenter Rd (my favorite store in the midwest) and El called me like, "<i>yooo..check out what I wrote..</i>" - he spit some of the verse over the phone. It hit me in the heart when Elzhi wrote the line "<i>this around the same time my nigga pops died..</i>" Everytime i hear that line I think about my father.</p><p>After overwhelming success of his album <i>Elmatic</i>, his album<i><strong> </strong>Lead Poison</i> was named Apple Music's number 1 album of 2016!!</p><p>Elzhi doesn't get his flowers enough, but I hope one day the world will truly recognize and admire how incredible, visual, creative, and prolific this brother's mind is. Elzhi will always be one of my favorite emcees ever!!</p><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6877846
2018-01-23T12:00:00-08:00
2024-01-05T00:08:11-08:00
I Love Booty Music.
<p style="text-align:justify;">Of course I know the lyrics in these songs are mad risqué, but the energy behind them was undeniable. These records brought people, music, style, and dancing together like no other. I also witnessed it's innovation and impact on Detroit music, and dance culture across the universe. Tell you the truth, nobody today would know how to Jit or what twerking is without booty music. In Michigan, Ghettotech or what we called "Booty Music" was created and was actively shaking car systems, booties, and clubs in the mid to late 90s. Ghettotech was a Detroit-bred crossover genre between Techno and Hip- Hop, usually played at fast tempos (140-150) with an emphasis on heavy bass, sexual, and pornographic lyrics that was dominating the radio and clubs.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p>I remember when Missy Elliott's "Lose Control" ft. Fat Man Scoop came out in 2005. Missy's songs and videos were always exciting and made folks move in the club. Always futuristic and creative. The beats and flows she had on every song made people wanna dance. So when everybody heard this song they went crazy. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="na7lIb09898" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/na7lIb09898?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><ul>
<li>Ranked as high as number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.</li>
<li><i>The song was certified gold by the RIAA. </i></li>
<li><i>Won a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video </i></li>
<li><i>Nominated for Best Rap Song. </i></li>
<li>
<i>Nominated for The Soul Train Music Awards and The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul song</i>.</li>
<li><i>Nominated for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards.</i></li>
</ul><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">For me, this song immediately got my attention for another special reason. It was because Missy sampled a favorite hometown song of mine called "Clear" by Cybotron from 1983. When I first heard "Clear" on the radio, it literally sounded like the future. I was probably around 4-5 years old. I had no idea who made the song then. I just knew what it sounded like and I loved it. In my imagination, I pictured these futuristic soulful black robots just jamming on synths and drum machines.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="V3QHj7lai9I" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V3QHj7lai9I?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Later I would learn that the way Cybotron hit me at first listen was the same way Kraftwerk hit Juan Atkins when he first heard the legendary Dusseldorf, German Electronic group. It was on Electrifying Mojo’s Midnight Funk Association radio program. Mojo was a DJ who used to cosmically invite and introduce his listeners to different artists they've never heard of. He introduced Michigan to artists like Prince, The Human League, B-52's, and Gary Numan. Next thing you know, Kraftwerk’s music made it's way into the clubs - hitting Detroit’s legendary Soul Train-inspired dance show the <i>Scene</i>, then later the <i>New Dance Show</i>.</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="fOoCnK5Jza4" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fOoCnK5Jza4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">There was another record that I heard around the same age that sounded so similar in style, that I thought it was from the same group. It was Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force's <i>"Planet Rock"</i>, which was released a year before (82'). Little did I know, I was witnessing two new genres of music, Techno and Hip-Hop, simultaneously grow to take over the world in real time. By the time I started high school, Ghettotech and Hip-Hop were blooming into their Golden Era. One was my true love and one was my guilty pleasure.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Detroit Ghettotech also incorporated Chicago Juke and Miami Bass music that I would also discover as a kid sitting next to the radio in Ypsilanti, Michigan. When Detroit DJs would mix in some 2 Live Crew, L'Trimm, 95 South, Tag Team, 69 Boyz, Quad City DJ's, Jam Pony Express, and DJ Magic Mike records I was listening and dancing. When I played basketball as a freshman in high school, a teammate named Rob Murray Jr. would hype up our squad by chanting the low synth sound in the breakdown of MC A.D.E' s "Da Train" as we would warm up before games. Nobody ever picked up on what we were singing though.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">(about 18 seconds in and....)</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="F297SaVchhc" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F297SaVchhc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Although I was too young to be in the club, I learned about many of these records from watching <i>The New Dance Show</i> on the local WGPR (Channel 62) at dinner time. My older sister Kendrah and I loved watching that show. It was entertaining and inspiring to see young black folks, smiling, dancing, and being free on TV. We were cracking up laughing at some of the people dancing. Never a dull moment. There was a guy who always wore a cape and dressed up like Dracula imitating James Brown foot moves. RJ Watkins hosted and Jesse the Body was always mixing all the JAMS. When I go back and listen to those mixes today, they definitely serve as a time capsule taking me right back to childhood. Man, the music mixes were on point and classic!!</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_s justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="YiO5HMzLDko" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YiO5HMzLDko?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Detroit radio would broadcast DJs live on WJLB, 96.3FM, and 105.9FM from a warehouse or a dance club on Friday and Saturday nights. I remember clubs like Legends and Maxie's. Even if you weren't going to the club, your car, house, or hotel room party would instantly transform into a club if you were listening. Gary Chandler, DJ Godfather, DJ Assault, Fingers, DJ De, DJ WaxTax- N- Dre were household names. At Pep Rallies and half time performances at basketball school games, ladies would put together routines by editing and taking 20-30 second snippets of Ghettotech songs off mixtapes that were circulating heavy.</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="8ldHZ-wNOss" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8ldHZ-wNOss?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Jitting was also a form of dance that originated in Detroit that was very popular along with Ghettotech music.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">You were fly if you had a dance routine back then.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">You were even flyer if you knew how to Jit.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I didn't know how to Jit good at all, but my friends around me were fresh with it.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">This is what it looked and felt like..</p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="QQAxn2wufWo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QQAxn2wufWo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">There are several moments in my musical career where I would channel these memories as inspiration when producing.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Here's are a few of them!</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/152470813&color=%2370c6f2&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;">
<a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/jadedinc" target="_blank" title="Jaded Inc">Jaded Inc</a> · <a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/jadedinc/late-saturday-night-detroit-mix" target="_blank" title="Late Saturday Night Detroit Mix">Late Saturday Night Detroit Mix</a>
</div><p> </p><p>I put this mix together to celebrate Mayer Hawthorne and I's Jaded Incorporated album The Big Knock in 2014. In this mix I play a mix of our influences, including New Wave, Detroit Ghettotech, and Chicago Juke music. R.I.P. DJ Rashad </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225096438&color=%2370c6f2&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;">
<a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/14kt" target="_blank" title="14KT">14KT</a> · <a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/14kt/late-saturday-night-ypsilanti-mix" target="_blank" title="Late Saturday Night Ypsilanti MIX">Late Saturday Night Ypsilanti MIX</a>
</div><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;"> </div><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;"> </div><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;"> </div><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;"> </div><p>I made this mix to celebrate my album Elelator back in 2015. That's the legendary Electrifying Mojo's voice in the beginning of the mix. A snippet from his radio show live from WCBN in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Lots of joints I heard growing up in Michigan. </p><p>Take a listen to a mix of some of my sonic inspirations of Detroit Electronic music, Italo Disco, and other great music. <br><br>Enjoy! </p><p> </p><h2 style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small">RSXGLD "True ft. Royce 5'9, JMSN, DJ Assault</span></h2><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="CvfZ3Ephync" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CvfZ3Ephync?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h2 style="text-align:center;"> </h2><h2 style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small">JADED INCORPORATED "The Big Knock" </span></h2><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="qrJ1iN_9F1k" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qrJ1iN_9F1k?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><h2 style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small">14KT "BlackAPhonic" </span></h2><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="LerqVw75_co" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LerqVw75_co?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>I'm sure you'll hear more in the future.</p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947192
2017-08-28T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-15T18:36:25-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Rose Gold (Alt. Intro '11) verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/6ce8c30a90a1785c884da929d4e45b9e90db2da7/original/401.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">photos: Trilogybeats</span></h4>
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<span class="font_small">KT<em>: I haven't rhymed in a long time<br>you know what I'm sayin' so.. <br>I feel I got something to say.. </em><br><br>Ro Spit<em>: I think you should say it.. </em><br><br><strong>KT</strong></span><em><span class="font_small">: so ima say it like this yeah<br>keep them glasses up..</span> </em>
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<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Since i'm still here <br>i'm celebrating <br>where we at now <br>from Ypsi to Yaktown <br>milk money to cash cows <br>when Ro lived in Ypsi <br>working at Puffer Red's <br>now he's supplying <br>sneaker heads <br>with Burn Rubber threads <br>and I was <br>sick of paying <br>$40 an hour <br>To lay vocals down <br>(<span class="font_small">The IS Studios</span>) <br>ask me what im <br>paying to lay vocals now <br>the heart of the struggle <br>definitely marks <br>the strength in muscle <br>I'm talking faith <br>Hebrews 11 <br>marks the place <br>I thumb to <br>I thank God <br>for forcing me to be <br>a humble being <br>in this world <br>it makes sense <br>especially when emceeing <br>and every line <br>I lay is sick (lasik)<br>and that can even <br>serve as a double meaning <br>for niggas who's <br>having trouble seeing <br>those whose <br>appreciation is less to none <br>I pray your days <br>be blessed ones <br>and may your chains <br>always catch the sun <br>Aye Ro, <br>a toast to the now <br>and what's next to come <br>homie <br>rock that Rose Gold <br>cause I would <br>but I got Eczema!"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">RSXGLD "<a contents="Rose Gold (Alt. Intro 11')" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://rsxgld.bandcamp.com/track/ro-se-gold-alt-intro-11-ft-14kt" target="_blank">Rose Gold (Alt. Intro 11')</a>"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/4979da10e0f82144b75b7619960e7dd5d61880f5/original/screenshot-20220413-022159-instagram.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7036373
2017-03-07T14:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:50:48-08:00
Hambone Suite - Stro Elliot (of The Roots) x DJ Manwell x 14KT | Serato +Ableton + Roland Jam Session
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="rm8THd3tbJ0" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rm8THd3tbJ0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h4>March 2017.<br>Live at Serato Studio LA in California.</h4><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p>Stro Elliot , DJ Manwell, and 14KT perform "Hambone Suite" showcasing the live use of Ableton LINK. Much appreciation to Serato, Ableton, and Roland for allowing us the opportunity. We had fun.</p><p>Stream: "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/14kt/hambone-suite-dj-manwell-x-stro-elliot-x-14kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Hambone Suite">Hambone Suite</a>" ( Stro Elliot x DJ Manwell x 14KT)</p><p> </p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/310723273&color=%236c5c74&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;">
<a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/14kt" target="_blank" title="14KT">14KT</a> · <a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/14kt/hambone-suite-dj-manwell-x-stro-elliot-x-14kt" target="_blank" title="Hambone Suite (DJ Manwell x Stro Elliot x 14KT)">Hambone Suite (DJ Manwell x Stro Elliot x 14KT)</a>
</div><p> </p><p>Enjoy!</p><p>Stro Elliot:<br><br>https://twitter.com/StroElliotMusic<br>https://www.instagram.com/stroelliot/<br>https://soundcloud.com/stroelliot<br><br>DJ Manwell:<br><br>https://www.instagram.com/djmanwell/</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6952323
2017-02-23T12:00:00-08:00
2022-04-19T21:07:56-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Decompoze "Good Vibes" verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/aa3cb170875b55040772679d81e994314c088e94/original/decomposition.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br>"Tell me something<br>what do ya'll get<br>when you take Hip-Hop<br>with Jazz music<br>fuse it <br>into an abstract movement<br>in one union<br>(a vibe)<br>my moms put me onto it<br>the same<br>A Tribe Called Q<br>and Gangstarr used<br>to influence Hip-Hop's fusion<br>that makes ya head nod<br>til' you forget<br>about your job<br>bills<br>stress<br>problems<br>you should let<br>God deal with<br>sit back<br>you can gig<br>or even ride or chill<br>just like me<br>I let the vibe decide<br>what I feel<br>then build off improvising<br>freestyling<br>different quotes<br>similar to how<br>jazz musicians<br>syncopate music notes<br>what's the difference in<br>cyphers and jam sessions?<br>(none)<br>freaking instruments<br>the same way you freak<br>rhyme schemes and expressions<br>I guess i'm<br>not here to confuse ya'll<br>with these sentences<br>i'll just feed off the vibe<br>that Decompoze<br>hit me with<br>with a vibe<br>I can't help but be intimate<br>when making love to this art<br>my heart is always <br>into it"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Decompoze <a contents='"Good Vibes"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2971867/good-vibes-ft-decompoze-14kt-14kt-menzo-rmx" target="_blank">"Good Vibes"</a> [14KT MENZO RMX]</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><br><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6952301
2016-10-24T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-19T21:12:15-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Now On "Ascension" ft. 14KT verse
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/c46214dee63dc1688bc836197aa4c241be74a845/original/eye-level.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><br><span class="font_regular"><em>The rhythm taking you to another place (repeats)</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_regular"><em>The<br>Sky<br>Children<br>Are<br>Here<br>Move-<br>Ment<br>Has<br>Be<br>Gun!</em></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Yo, from now on<br>songs are on <br><strong><i>The </i></strong><br>film now showing<br>with movies screens <br>in the<br><strong><i>Sky</i></strong><br>Tarzaning between dreams<br>that call<br><i><strong>Children</strong></i><br>Hitherto questionmarks<br>show them who they<br><i><strong>Are </strong></i><br>To recognize that reflection<br>as it sits <br><em><strong>Here</strong></em><br>endearing we're nothing<br>less than so let's<br><em><strong>Move</strong></em><br>Innovation a trait<br>I mastered from the base-<br><strong><i>Ment</i></strong><br>still got a grip on it<br>not as harnessed as time<br><strong><i>Has</i></strong><br>sprinting to finally<br>catch up with freedom <br>so we'll<br><strong><i>Be </i></strong><br>one breath inside my lungs<br>instead of lead <br>from a<br><strong><i>Gun!"</i></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">- 14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Now On <a contents='"Ascension"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV9Ln0jbEb0" target="_blank">"Ascension"</a> ft. 14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/a656e436f39ae0edd8ccf613e72f5b2decce4d27/original/p1010057.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/e6a2641b265e59d5afee4af9ace95035aa41ba7d/original/651630653-l-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/7036339
2016-10-01T01:00:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:20:32-08:00
Teeko x Tall Black Guy x 14KT Live Jam Session!
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="cLvfS5HqNN0" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cLvfS5HqNN0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h4><span class="text-small">Shot by Dj Dojah on GoPro HERO5</span></h4><p style="text-align:justify;">This is a clip of myself (14KT) performing with Teeko and Tall Black Guy in a live jam session at ELBO ROOM in SAN FRANCISCO in 2016. I remember Stro Elliot did a set earlier that night and was supposed to jam with us as well, but he had to catch a flight out to prepare to back Wu-Tang Clan at The Roots Picnic!</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Good times with my brothers.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Show hosted by Wonway Posibul and Melina Jones.</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6606567
2016-08-11T00:25:00-07:00
2024-01-05T00:09:05-08:00
Grammy and Multi-platinum Producer/Recording Engineer Bob Power!!
<h3><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/b56561aee88e9ff843100c9379f4f220f9debc7f/original/20160809-132104.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /></h3><h3><span class="text-small">BUCKETLIST!</span></h3><p><span class="text-big">C</span>an't believe I actually met legendary Recording Engineer Bob Power. I got to tell him he was an inspiration to me, one of my favorite mixing engineers - and thanked him for his work! </p><p>Similar to how Steven Spielberg's movies helped develop my imagination during my childhood, as did Bob Power's contributions in my musical upbringing. I started to create music during what is considered the Golden Era years of Hip-hop (circa de 1991'-96' personally), so that was the beginning of when I would pay more attention to the technical aspects of the records I loved listening to. </p><p>I believe I discovered Bob Power's work from listening to A Tribe Called Quest's <i>Low End Theory</i> album.</p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="1QWEPdgS3As" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1QWEPdgS3As?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>That was 1991, so I was about 10 years old at the time. I didn't have an interest in engineering or production yet, but the way that the album sounded and made me feel attracted my attention. I was still young trying to even understand what "Low End Theory" meant (I understand now) As I got older, I began to understand that Bob Power had an ear for mixing music that gave dirty drums, 808s, and raw samples space and clarity that helped shape the sound of Hip Hop.</p><p> </p><ul>
<li>Stetsasonic </li>
<li>De La Soul </li>
<li>Jungle Brother </li>
<li>Tribe Called Quest (<i>Low End Theory, Midnight Marauders..etc</i>) </li>
<li>D'Angelo (<i>Brown Sugar) </i> </li>
<li>The Roots </li>
<li>Erykah Badu (<i>Baduizm, Mama's Gun</i>) </li>
<li>Common (<i>Like Water For Chocolate</i><span>)</span> </li>
<li>Slum Village (<i>Fanastic Vol. 2</i>) </li>
</ul><p> </p><p>Way too many classic albums and songs to name that had an impact on me and also trained my ear to what most considered the classic golden Hip-hop sound that my generation grew up loving.</p><p>When I met Mr. Power, I didn't know what to ask him. I was in the beginning phase of mixing joints for my group RSXGLD's album, so I mustered enough confidence to ask him just one question... </p><p>"<i>Do you have any pro tips for creating space in mixes for samples and vocals when they are in the competing in the same frequency range?</i>"</p><p>I'm sure that was an elementary question for him, but he did give me an answer. He smiled and just told me that vocals are always the priority, so he suggested that I make sure I cut and manipulate any frequencies that compete with the vocals. I know it's a simple answer, but I understand how hard it is the have certain conversations without demonstrating it too. Needless to say, I appreciated the fact he even gave me an answer! </p><p>If there were one thing that I learned from Bob Power's work, it was about the ability to keep a dirty and raw sound, but also creating space and clarity in the mix - so none of the instruments are competing with each other. Studying his work also helped me understand and improve the quality of mixing samples into my production.</p><p> </p><p>"<i>My mic is soundin bugged, Bob Power you there?</i>" - Q-Tip</p><p> </p><p>Monumental day for me. </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6832439
2016-06-16T00:00:00-07:00
2021-12-07T19:59:03-08:00
How Stretch & Bobbito's radio show changed my life
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/ae2c7163c32a571a8d62c07d94d249cb432ffd1a/original/stretchbobbito.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p>I was watching the "<a contents="Stretch &amp; Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stretchandbobbito" target="_blank">Stretch & Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives</a>" documentary and man, it took me back! When I was a kid, their radio show was the TRUTH. It highlighted the the essence of Hiphop in realtime, while the artist themselves were rising to be legends in their own. I was one of those aspiring emcee in the 90s and this show was one of the reasons I loved writing rhymes and freestyling. My favorite emcees freestyled on the show and went on to change Hiphop music from Nas, BIG L, KRS ONE, Lord Finesse, Common (Common Sense), Pharoah Monche, Royce 5'9, Eminem, and Notorious B.I.G.</p>
<p>The show also changed my life in a way I never expected it too.</p>
<p>Back in 1998, my crew AML released our demo <a contents="The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBX_S8NF0HY&list=PL__d30Dwc-eooUEBRUeVEjfrZPdRtCSqp" target="_blank"><em>The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat</em></a>. We packaged the CD and mailed it to Bobbito with the hopes of them featuring it on the radio's show demo contest. We got the news they did, we lost our damn minds. We felt like it was the confirmation we needed to push us to pursue this rap game. Because of this, my crew relocated to the East Coast to follow that dream. "We had a parents' meeting with all of our families and everything. After that demo contest, I dropped out of college and moved to New Jersey that next year to pursue music and never looked back since.</p>
<p>Thank you Bobbito & Stretch for the inspiration.</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6879761
2016-06-14T12:05:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:39:16-07:00
🔊 Dru Hill "Tell Me" [14KT Detroit Hustle RMX]
<h4><span class="font_regular">14KT "Tell Me" [14KT Detroit Hustle RMX]</span></h4>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/223309046&color=%23c46016&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"> </div>
<p>Random remix.<br>Because I felt like it.<br>Summer Time.<br>R&B Skate vibes<br>Hustles.</p>
<p><br>For the DJs!</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6948035
2016-05-04T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-14T12:28:28-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Time Out" verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/0cb0890a659db939d114198421e9cdd16e0951a3/original/kt-strugglin-99.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Love<br>yeah<br>I must've spoke of the word<br>a couple times around her<br>but I used the word in a sense<br>of surrounding her, but<br>far from drowning her<br>still I found myself<br>playing her closer than<br>my position<br>was supposed to get<br>I had to imprison my wants<br>and stop letting my<br>emotions slip<br>off the lid of my tongue<br>too casually<br>it feel sort of like<br>cutting off a limb<br>that's gotten used to<br>moving naturally<br>yeah, I know<br>there's a time and reason<br>for everything, right?<br>why does it seem like everything<br>is always a reason<br>there's no time for me<br>in her life<br>I guess I kinda understand though<br>every woman and man flows<br>in a different span<br>and me<br>well I don't fit in<br>as far as the plans go<br>but yo<br>it's a whole different story <br>when comforted by pillows<br>and my eyes close<br>the door of opportunity<br>is only a handle's width<br>I got nothing to gamble with<br>I see colors<br>pictures of me and her<br>no props or camera tricks<br>just yellow besides ebony<br>darkness mixed with<br>blue-shaded candlesticks<br>an image too vivid<br>to lie or deny<br>in the whites of our eyes<br>each other's souls glow<br>through the bright <br>orange and blue<br>flame flicker<br>Just wish she could take time out<br>to see the same picture"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Time Out"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvDJw63JK4M&list=PL__d30Dwc-eqyDWg0oOMqJk3SlTVmM-XB&index=6" target="_blank">"Time Out"</a><br><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6834496
2016-03-04T12:00:00-08:00
2021-12-08T17:09:35-08:00
Beatboxing, Breaking Rules, and Making Pause Tapes
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/e10fdae27fc8623ef70e4bed6dabe119b3b58f90/original/screen-shot-2021-12-08-at-4-45-52-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"> </h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em>"Innovation is a short way of saying breaking the rules. All innovators break rules because you’re creating something that people don’t see yet. So they resist it until they believe" </em></span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="font_regular">- 14KT</span></em></h4>
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<p><em><span class="font_regular">Shout out to Micro - Chop for doing this interview. Cool article about the creative process when making beats.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span class="font_regular">Read: <a contents='"Beatboxing, Breaking Rules, and Making Pause Tapes: How Detroit Producer 14KT’s Equipment Limitations Made Him a Great Producer"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://medium.com/micro-chop/beatboxing-breaking-rules-and-making-pause-tapes-how-detroit-producer-14kt-s-equipment-a89cf7b5ea0e" target="_blank">"</a></span></em><a contents='"Beatboxing, Breaking Rules, and Making Pause Tapes: How Detroit Producer 14KT’s Equipment Limitations Made Him a Great Producer"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://medium.com/micro-chop/beatboxing-breaking-rules-and-making-pause-tapes-how-detroit-producer-14kt-s-equipment-a89cf7b5ea0e" target="_blank">Beatboxing, Breaking Rules, and Making Pause Tapes: How Detroit Producer 14KT’s Equipment Limitations Made Him a Great Producer"</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6764672
2016-01-18T20:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:41:30-08:00
Jaded Incorporated Live at The Mayer Hawthorne Revue!
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="6PhNOirb9WQ" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6PhNOirb9WQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although I was nervous this night, I had mad fun performing live with my Jaded Incorporated/AML brother Mayer Hawthorne at the Mayer Hawthorne Revue show. I can't believe I did that. I can't believe Mayer did that. </p><p>It was a classic night!</p><p>3 Bands. 2 Nights. 1 Man. On January 18th & 19th, 2016, Mayer Hawthorne brought his 3 bands together for 2 sold-out concerts at the Teragram Ballroom in Downtown Los Angeles. T</p><p>Director/Editor: Henry DeMaio</p><p>Producer: Jackson Perry</p><p>Director of Photography: Richard Hama</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6880738
2015-10-05T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:40:18-07:00
🔊 14KT x Tall Blk Guy "Chop Field"
<h4><span class="font_regular">October 2015.</span></h4>
<h4><span class="font_regular">14KT x Tall Blk Guy "Chop Field"</span></h4>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/226990451&color=%2378b09d&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<p>I decided to travel to Europe, UK, and a few other places for a birthday vacation. TBG used to live in England and while I was traveling through the UK, I wanted to take a train to link up with him. We connected and built on life and music for a couple days. We walked around Norwich, England just collecting sounds from the environment.</p>
<p>Construction.. </p>
<p>Hitting sticks on chain gates..</p>
<p>Conversations we were having..</p>
<p>While we were walking, we overheard a Brazilian jazz song playing at a restaurant. We both liked it, so I recorded it on my HandyCam right in the restaurant. We later figured out what song it was. Chaka (Tall Blk Guy's manager at the time) gave us the challenge of making a beat in a few hours with all the sounds we collected throughout the day. This is what we came up with that day. This was our first collaboration together. I was glad to finally connect with one of my favorite guys and beat makers in this game. </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6879756
2015-09-06T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:41:31-07:00
🔊 FREE DOWNLOAD: “I Ran” Cover by Jaded Incorporated
<p> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/42a1b05aeb991981be3df679bebe80c96b6113d4/original/jadedinc-sitebanner.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<h4><span class="font_regular">Jaded Inc "I Ran" </span></h4>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/166564425&color=%23ffec27&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<p>Peace!</p>
<p>Take a listen to & download my group Jaded Incorporated’s cover of “I Ran” by A Flock of Seagulls in the player above. </p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947878
2015-04-18T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-20T04:21:14-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Don't It
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/9f71c00dd06c79f81d3edce6eb8d3055f875ee91/original/freak-nik.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Open your eyes<br>nothing but sunshine<br>and fun plans<br>to hit up every swimming pool party<br>and summer jam<br>travel down to southern land<br>seeing black women in outfits<br>the size of rubberbands<br>no question<br>I love it man<br>women and dudes<br>rolling deep in rented vans<br>handheld video cams<br>in each direction<br>capturing the abstract on film<br>lovers<br>fans<br>of Hiphop<br>dig the vibe<br>but still quick to crack jokes<br>on how a brotha dance<br>whatever ya'll<br>the weather <br>makes me want to cook<br>on the otherhand<br>I think I'll leave the barbeque<br>up to my mother hands<br>ribs, macaroni n cheese,<br>marshmallows n brown sugar covered yams<br>expect a lot of ya'll<br>to understand<br>this soul food for thought<br>family comes through<br>to hold the fort down<br>from various towns <br>and areas around</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">love giving pounds<br>and profound hugs<br>often sweet<br>I'm still strugglin' to get<br>grandma's lipstick <br>off my cheek<br>but yo as I speak <br>it feels good don't it?<br>when you and your peeps meet<br>it feels good don't it?<br>inhale then release<br>it feels good don't it?<br>and<br>and<br>and you know this man!"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents=""Don't It"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqnPAADtEGs&list=PL__d30Dwc-eqyDWg0oOMqJk3SlTVmM-XB&index=4" target="_blank">"Don't It"</a><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6764656
2015-01-07T01:00:00-08:00
2024-01-05T00:10:44-08:00
Lil Mama "Rockabarbaby"
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="T3_GbDcg-50" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T3_GbDcg-50?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>To that one time Lil Mama rocked over a 14KT <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2759470/rockabye-baby" data-link-type="track" contents="beat!">beat!</a> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6948038
2014-09-19T16:00:00-07:00
2022-04-14T04:58:54-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Get Go" verse
<p><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/709f1ac3276acbfe50af7bf65ce7abfac0cfb815/original/n5jxdqhxlz495nxz.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Nods to your earnings<br>and your doings<br>the only day i'll see things<br>on your terms<br>is your viewing<br>though chances I blow up<br>show up <br>Calvin Klein skinny<br>my weight when the pen <br>touches the line<br>mirrors the feeling<br>Arista had when<br>they signed Whitney<br>only the classic kind<br>get me<br>so I simply empty<br>my two pennies<br>before the hands of <br>father time grip me<br>got young bucks<br>quick to<br>Waka Flock flame me<br>from what <br>i've derived lately<br>though<br>it's <a contents="rockabye baby" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2759470/rockabye-baby" target="_blank">rockabye baby</a>"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League "Get Go"<br><br><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6948043
2014-06-22T00:00:00-07:00
2022-05-02T23:04:08-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Promised Land" verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/473dad91d2b9cfbcef04cfd5d8d223b984a4fb1d/original/the-promised-land-willie-nash.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular"><strong>The Promised Land by Willie Nash</strong></span></h4>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular"><em>For whatsoever is born of God<br>overcometh the world<br>and this is the victory that overcometh the world<br>even our faith</em></span></h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular"><em><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I John 5:4</span></em></span></h4>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br><span class="font_regular">"Speaking of verse four<br>I speak of a verse<br>for those<br>known to translate<br>invisible faith into physical faith<br>for those<br>annually screaming<br>"<em>We Shall Overcome</em>"<br>a dream King<br>addressed<br>that many let<br>demons <br>weave neatly<br>through the seams of<br>how can we say<br>Overcome<br>when nigga is overused?<br>how can we say<br>Overcome<br>when tithing is overdue?<br>how can we say<br>Overcome<br>when <a contents="BET uncut" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BET:_Uncut" target="_blank">BET uncut</a> overrules</span><br>and crime is over news<br>broadcast!<br>the system is right<br>we will never learn<br>with ignorance<br>equal to lawns<br>crosses were<br>being burned<br>vehemently<br>from innocent trees<br>guilty of lynching me<br>moving into the 21st century<br>KT stands up<br>while them<br>cats lie in front of<br>tv stands<br>mumbling"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Promised Land"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/cEat5p5hyAc" target="_blank">"Promised Land"</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6606374
2014-05-14T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:44:34-08:00
Questlove behind the turn-tables, as Black Thought freestyles over a 14KT break?!?
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="fkrx81_mIF0" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fkrx81_mIF0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>One day I was just checking interview with The Roots and Black Thought's freestyle.</p><p>I hear Sway say "Let's do this! " then Questlove cuts in this drum break.</p><p>My first I thought, "Yoooo why does that drum break sound mad familiar, what is it again?! "</p><p>It was familiar because it was the drum break " <a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/track/2759458/you-me" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="You.Me."><span style="color:#f1c40f;">You.Me.</span></a>" !!</p><p>I guess I was so caught off guard and shocked that I denied the possibility of it being something I created. But it WAS and Black Thought freestyle for 3 mins over it!! CRAZY moment for me!</p><p>P.S - What's even crazier is Sway posted the freestyle up on May 14th, 2014. 14 is the magic number. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6753599
2014-05-09T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:35:19-08:00
Comedian Charlie Murphy loves eMC song "Charly Murphie" !!
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="fJsq4h3eKKE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fJsq4h3eKKE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h3>
<span class="text-small">eMC "</span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/ca/album/charly-murphie-feat-agallah-don-bishop/1578739959?i=1578740268" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Charly Murphie"><span class="text-small">Charly Murphie</span></a><span class="text-small">" </span>
</h3><h4><span class="text-small">single off the eMC brand new EP, The <i>Turning Point. </i></span></h4><p>Shout out to Masta Ace, Stricklin, Punchline, and Wordsworth. This record came out dope. As you can probably guess, there’s a clip of Dave Chappelle yelling “Charlie Murphy!” from the famous Chappelle Show <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry2XlLKctiI" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="skit">skit</a>. </p><p>All of you 14KT beat tape heads will recognize this instrumental.</p><p>Shout out to the one woman force Maria (BlockRockinBeats) - whom I first met in Germany in 2009, when she was helping tour manage and promote for the A-Side Worldwide European Tour I was a part of with my family Now On, Mayer Hawthorne, and Buff1. She is the reason all this was possible. Thank you Maria!</p><p>So in 2013, Maria was tour manager for eMC and Masta Ace while they were in Germany. While Maria would help transport the eMC crew around town, she would play instrumentals in the tour van. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Masta Ace/eMC</strong><i>: "Ayo, who's beat are we listening to now?" </i></p><p><strong>Maria</strong><i>: 14KT. </i></p><p><strong>Masta Ace/eMC</strong>: <i>Okay, word. dope. </i></p><p><i>*another beat plays* </i></p><p><strong>Masta Ace/eMC</strong>: <i>"Ayo, who produced this joint we're listening to now??" </i></p><p><strong>Maria</strong>: <i>14KT! </i></p><p> </p><p>After the second or third time asking Maria, the beat that would inspire Masta Ace to reach out to me was "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/track/2759466/3-blind-mice" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="3 Blind Mice"><i>3 Blind Mice</i></a>". Maria connected us over email. Masta Ace wanted to use it on the upcoming EMC project. When he first found out that I already released the beat, he was disappointed, but due to the <a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/album/1977062/14killatape" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="14KillaTape"><i>14KillaTape</i></a> project not really being widely circulated, he still wanted to rock over beat.</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/3bf378c6478a4fc0172e3209f6f77e302171b4f1/original/20140228-150104.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">In 2014, I took a trip to NYC where I got to finally connect and meet Masta Ace in the studio. There I got to hear a mix of the song and Masta Ace gave me a first look at the "<i>Charly Murphie"</i> video.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">I was a fan of Masta Ace when I was young. The first time I heard him rhyme was on a song called "<i>The Symphony</i>" by Marley Marl. The song also featured Kool G. Rap, Craig G, and Big Daddy Kane - They were known as the Juice Crew. I used to play the <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8aduWXO3TA&list=OLAK5uy_m2WvmzHt88JWqdlHA8GYFKk6uzUZpLBsI" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Sittin&nbsp;On Chrome"><i>Sittin On Chrome</i></a> album a lot. Around that time, I active with writing rhymes and making beats. I was just learning how to drive a car too. I saved up to buy a new detachable car stereo and some new car speakers just from wanting to hear the bass bang from "Born To Roll", "Terror", "INC Ride" and "Sitting On Chrome" in the ride. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">From 99' - 04', my group Athletic Mic League performed often. We mostly rocked at local venues, but we also would drive out to Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ohio to perform at bars and on college campuses. We had a song called "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxBNOXvU6HY&list=OLAK5uy_nzbyfv_XJ27QUqEQA4jP8rnM3feT_jJNQ&index=4" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Got'em Sayin"><i>Got'em Sayin</i></a><i> </i>" featuring our sister Invincible that we loved to perform. DJ Haircut would cut in Masta Ace's "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHN8IGvJYnU" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Born To Roll&nbsp;"><i>Born To Roll </i></a>" instrumental for the beginning of my verse. To pay homage to Ace, I would start my verse quoting lines from his third verse from the song:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>"Black boy Black boy</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>turn that s#!t down</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>You know that America</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>don't wanna hear the sound</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>of the sub woof</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>tweeters and amplifiers</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>crying freedom</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>trying to make me</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>turn down the volume</strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"><i><strong>when I see' em!! " </strong></i></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">One thing I learned about creating music - You never know where it will travel once you released it into the world. I created "3 Blind Mice" in 2007. I was working out of a small bedroom studio in Ypsilanti, Michigan. At the time, I was working on beats for Buff1's <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jamallbufford.bandcamp.com/album/theres-only-one" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="There's Only One"><i>There's Only One</i></a> album, my first instrumental album, and I was secretly working on a solo rap album. This was one of the beats that was on my list to write to. I had a concept that was inspired by Stephen's King <i>IT - </i>I was a fan since I first caught the TV movie in 1990. Hence the creepy children's nursery rhyme music used in the beginning of the track. After sitting on that concept for 4 years, I decided to put the beat on the <i>14KillaTape</i>, so ya'll could have it.</p><p>That beat made it from Ypsilanti to Masta Ace's ears in Germany.</p><p>Then into a official single for an album release.</p><p>Then into DJ Premier's hands, cutting the joint live on his satellite radio show when eMc were doing promo runs for the album. Wow...</p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="c7BI2zPd31w" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c7BI2zPd31w?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Wait. Wait. This SAME beat actually traveled and found it's way to the ears of comedian Charlie Murphy (RIP). He was the older brother of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy. I bugged out when I heard that Charlie Murphy loved this record so much that he called it "Hardbody" and used it as the introduction music to his live stand up comedy shows at the time.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Man, listen to Masta Ace talk about it all when he met Charlie Murphy.</p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="XPThBxoOhN8" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XPThBxoOhN8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>You already know I had to screenshot that young Charlie Murphy's tweet when I first saw it. That's legendary for me.</p><p>It's still amazing to me how far music can travel when you just let it go and share it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/512ada9b53c264adfc4a850423cb680f97f6f5c5/original/img-20170420-123453-681.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/0d99b5f1ec23992c1ca00f393c27687517dfea51/original/20210923-001815.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" alt="" /></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947913
2014-02-14T12:00:00-08:00
2022-05-03T00:40:11-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Legendary Athletes" verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.biography.com/athlete/joe-louis" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/ec375d20f18ca6804b7ae4540cd07e0610acd301/original/img-20161228-130638-861.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">" Eyes closed<br>closed in on<br>a legendary road<br>revolved around the most<br>legible prose<br>several pros<br>have made the grade<br>many retired<br>still never known<br>for how they played<br>whether home<br>or away<br>behold the day<br>ya'll see the vision<br>when I finally get my name <br>in the hall of fame<br>and my lyrics hang <br>from the rafters<br>swaying after<br>mad years<br>I put my back<br>into this rap sport<br>the stands packed<br>to honor<br>one of the illest<br>to clap for "</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Legendary Athletes"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-4UohZCyI&list=PL__d30Dwc-eoUp_J05fBLU02R6T2iU_5z&index=15" target="_blank">"Legendary Athletes"</a></p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6753552
2014-02-07T12:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:50:12-08:00
Dilla Day Forever.
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/0544f11b6802e9dbcc579c1bfcdee95cc5788319/original/kt-dilla-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small">(l to r : 14KT, ?, J Dilla, DJ Haircut (Mayer Hawthorne), Michael Einhorn)</span></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p><span class="text-big">H</span>appy Dilla Day to one of the illest to do it. R.I.P James Yancey a.k.a J Dilla.<br>This photo was the first time I met Dilla and last time I saw him in Detroit. It was 2004. One of the best days of my life.<br>Jaylib (Madlib + J Dilla) performed at the DEMF (<span class="text-small">now known as "The Movement Festival"</span>) at Hart Plaza.</p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="W2kLD_Cx6Ns" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W2kLD_Cx6Ns?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>My crew Athletic Mic League were invited to perform at the festival that year as well, so we had passes to be able to access the backstages. After the Jaylib show, a few of us in the crew wanted to go back stage to meet Madlib and Dilla. Meeting both of them together was dope. Madlib was a little quiet, but he was real cool. Armed with our new album Jungle Gym Jungle in hand, DJ Haircut and I walked up to Dilla to finally meet a hometown legend to us. We introduced ourselves and told him how much we appreciated and love his music. I remember he told us thank you! Motioning his hand over his heart and smiling. Real humble guy. Haircut handed Dilla our AML album as we both told him about our crew and he ever had a chance, to check out some our music. As we gave him the CD, he started looking at the artwork and reading the back credits while we were talking to him. In that moment, something clicked with Dilla and he replied, "<i>Yoo! AML. Word! My mans was telling me about this album the other day</i>! ". We were excited that Dilla even heard of our crew before. Years later, Yassir, my crew AML's old manager, told us that it was T3 who told Dilla to listen to our music. We thanked Dilla and asked if we could take a photo with him. This photo was taken by my mans Kelly “K-Fresh” Frazier, hence the logo on the right side of the photo. It's the logo from his Renaissance Soul Detroit website he ran back then.</p><p>Classic moment for me!</p><p>That year I also got to share the stage Carl Craig's <i>Detroit Experiment</i> since myself and Buff1 were featured on a song with our sister Invincible called "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eWnqTWsojo" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Way We Make&nbsp;Music"><i>The Way We Make Music</i></a><i> </i>" produced by Karriem Riggins. </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="2eWnqTWsojo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2eWnqTWsojo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6753558
2014-01-18T12:00:00-08:00
2023-11-06T15:44:56-08:00
Disco D
<p>An O'Jays song came on the radio the other today..</p><p>Then I had to listen to 50 cent's "Ski Mask Way" joint after that.</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Z6FAsPhjRbo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z6FAsPhjRbo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p>My mans Disco D produced that joint. Many folks probably wouldn't have known that because Disco D is mostly known for his contribution in Detroit's Ghettotech music during the early 00s. He was also a Hiphop head and producer. Great dude.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">David Shayman started DJing in 1995 as a student attending Pioneer High School - which was the local rival to my school, Huron High. I remember how hype Dave was about Detroit Booty/Ghettotech music. We all loved booty music around that time. As Booty Music invaded warehouses, house parties, and dance clubs in Detroit , Dave found his lane in music and started DJing and creating Ghettotech after seeing DJ Assault and DJ Godfather rock live at a local rave. </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;">Here's one of Disco D's mixes:</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="s1ExU-AQ6Ag" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s1ExU-AQ6Ag?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;">Here's one of his albums:</p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="tzkDN5U2lE0" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tzkDN5U2lE0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2002, the same year AML released our debut album <i>Sweats & Kicks</i>, Disco D had just graduated from University of Michigan's business school. He moved to Brooklyn, NYC after graduating to further pursue his dream career of producing Hiphop, R&B, Dancehall, and Ghettotech music. He went on to make a name for himself producing records for 50 cent, Da Brat, Lords of Acid, Nina Sky, and Princess Superstar.</p><p>Shayman signed his first record deal at 17. He founded his own label, GTI (Ghettotech Institute), at 19. At an age where most of his peers were adjusting to college or life after high school, Shayman was a DJ on the Ann Arbor club circuit, releasing his own records on his own label (2001’s Straight Out Tha Trunk) and receiving national press exposure, all while earning honors grades at the University of Michigan’s highly touted business school. Dave also was a huge influence in founding Ann Arbor electronic music label <strong>Ghostly International</strong>. Before then, Dave was also around when Athletic Mic League was working on tracks. He always showed us love.</p><p>On January 23, 2007, Disco D lost his struggle with a bipolar disorder and committed suicide at age 26.</p><p>R.I.P to an Ann Arbor, Michigan music legend.</p><p>Salute bro. </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6953309
2013-08-27T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-20T21:00:03-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - 14KT "Five & Ten" verse
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/1339801ca1eb48404e3adbbdc6d7bc9891d4a39a/original/file.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"You were taught to work hard<br>and success was in the pocket<br>but not that<br>you could still work hard<br>and not get<br>clocks tick<br>time and money<br>run aquatic<br>through the hands<br>profit<br>one day you don't<br>one day you got it<br>in this world<br>you get nickel and dimed<br>out your two cents<br>history'll blue pencil the lines<br>out your footprints<br>i'm paint a picture<br>of this concept<br>then ill sit<br>back and let ya'll watch it<br>pop s#i!<br>gossip<br>alright okay<br>let's say<br>you drop a project<br>they hear some dopeness on it<br>and feel they gotta rock it<br>of course the modern logic<br>google typing to find that<br>zip file first<br>not even tryna cop it<br>they got the mixtape<br>they need to drop quick<br>and get their s#it straight<br>get their flow bubblin'<br>now here comes the offers<br>with keywords like<br>"free" and "no budget"<br>then those artists turn around<br>and sell the truth<br>to your public<br>for $9.99<br>and oh<br>you'll hear them rhyme<br>something about gettin' cash<br>and how much they're a fool with it!<br>might even give you credit<br>like you was cool with it<br>like you had something to do with it<br>but guess who didn't??<br>(BOOM)<br>they just tryna shine <br>just like you<br>even if they nickel and dime<br>your shine too<br>the spirit told me<br>peep it<br>keep your eyes on the greater purpose<br>God'll use your craft<br>to show the weight <br>of what your worth is<br>then take that change<br>out your pocket<br>throw it up on <br>the countertop quick<br>look them niggas<br>in their eye sockets<br>five and ten<br>tell them niggas count it "</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">14KT <a contents='"Five &amp; Ten"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2759514/five-ten-ft-14kt" target="_blank">"Five & Ten"</a><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947918
2013-07-25T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-15T18:04:58-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Birth Control" verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/485b1bcfe1edf6736863c500c5252e636810ff2f/original/birth-control.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"They eyeing me<br>seeing that a blessing <br>is eye level to a weapon<br>seeking possession of it<br>covetous for their own<br>method<br>can't pick up the phone<br>antennas lift out the domes<br>of those fishing for answers<br>how'd you get that sir?<br>You're only 22<br>I keep telling it's God-given<br>they turn it around<br>and start whispering<br>some shit about a mob membership<br>or on the block pitching<br>loose lips need to stop<br>ship sinking<br>been thinking<br>since snakes been attempting<br>to steal my children<br>on some HBO shit<br>women<br>trying to kick it<br>plotting fellatio<br>with no intentions<br>of swallowing or spitting<br>but keeping it in their mouths<br>taking it home with them<br>to place inside themselves<br>doing self artificial inseminations<br>for upbringing the leader<br>of the next nation<br>with my hazel eyes<br>and IQ traits in' em<br>then birth name'em<br>Hermes<br>to be the diety of athletes<br>and bring music to brothers virtuously<br>though knowing they did wrong<br>at least I'll live on<br>don't be surprised <br>if ya'll kids sound like me<br>after this song"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents='"Birth Control"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KttxlxGNCoY" target="_blank">"Birth Control"</a><br><br><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6954261
2012-07-11T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:49:52-08:00
R16 Korea 2012 BBoy World Finals Recap | YAK FILMS | Music by Ozay Moore & 14KT Music |
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Q-aw2RC9ebo" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q-aw2RC9ebo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><h4>
<br><br>Ozay Moore & 14KT "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/bang/1229487794?i=1229487801" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Bang!">Bang!</a>"</h4><p style="text-align:justify;">Much love to bboy/bgirl breakers out there! I always love seeing ya'll dance to the music that myself and my friends create. I enjoy it so much I <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKJDHWUBH_oAewwHPJVJ-KyYeE2xiyDGX" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="collect the videos">collect the videos</a> when you guys send them to me!<br>Here are some words from my brother Ozay Moore about how our song "Bang" connected in honor of the Massive Monkey's winning the Bboy finals at R16 in Korea.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">"<i>Othello aka Ozay moore here...this collab was completely unplanned.</i><br><i>The fact my fam, the massive monkeys took it and Yak Filmz hit me up even before they made it to the finals is wild!!</i><br><i>We are both from Seattle and are truly family. Its an honor to rep with them at this capacity.</i><br><i>Ozay Moore x 14KT album </i><a class="no-pjax" href="https://melloworange.bandcamp.com/album/taking-l" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents=""Taking L's""><i>"Taking L's"</i></a><i> album now...This joint is on it too.</i><br><i>Full respect to the culture worldwide. </i>"</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Bboys Crews present at R16 2012:<br>- Flow Mo (Finland)<br>- Found Nation Crew (Japan)<br>- Team Shmetta (Belgium)<br>- Mental Fusion (China)<br>- K.G.B. (Taiwan)<br>- Massive Monkees (USA)<br>- Simple System (Kazakhstan)<br>- Jinjo Crew (Korea)<br><br>© YAK FILMS 2012</p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6606435
2012-06-13T00:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:49:37-08:00
14KT "Blessed" (Official Video)
<div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="cyLVVyl0QfY" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cyLVVyl0QfY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p><span class="text-small">[released Jun 13, 2012]</span></p><p> </p><h3>Directed By Andy Madeleine</h3><h4>14KT "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/track/2759481/blessed" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Blessed"><span style="color:#f1c40f;">Blessed</span></a>" off my album, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://karatgoldmusic.bandzoogle.com/album/1977075/a-friendly-game-of-kt" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="A Friendly Game of KT"><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><i>A Friendly Game of KT</i></span></a>
</h4><p> </p><p><span class="text-big">I</span> decided to do a video for "<i>Blessed</i>" because around this time, spiritually and mentally I wasn't doing too well in my personal life. I created two videos for this album. The other video "<i>Width</i>", was put together from random personal videos I discovered on my cellphone. Shout out to Andy Madeleine who shot and edited this one really dope. I remember we shot this around February because my family would go visit my pops grave in Michigan around that time (I buried my father on Feb 14th).</p><p>When I thought about being blessed, I wanted to give everyone a mini-photo album of candid moments that I get to experience daily. As "normal" as these things may look, I thought about how many people don't get to live the opportunity of what many people may consider a "normal" life - hence the title.</p><p>Most of the video wasn't planned. Andy and I just met on University of Michigan's campus to visit my favorite record store <a class="no-pjax" href="https://encorerecordsa2.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Encore Records">Encore Records</a> in Ann Arbor. I called Jamall Bufford up, who randomly happened to be watching a basketball game down the street and he stopped through. I also shot at Second Baptist Church of Ann Arbor (my home church), my parent's crib, then rolled up on my older sister Kendrah working at her day spa in Canton. My brothers Vaughan Tego and Magestik Legend stopped through my basement studio in my crib in Ypsilanti. </p><p> </p><p>Big Thank You goes out to Mello Music Group who showed me love and helped me share this album with ya'll physically (Vinyl, CDs) </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6764653
2011-08-23T12:00:00-07:00
2023-11-06T15:43:37-08:00
Paul Rodriguez talks about The School of Skate.
<p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_inline" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="oaUC9FnYTzE" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oaUC9FnYTzE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p><h4>Skateboard Legend Paul Rodriguez talking about The School of Skate.</h4><h4>Music by 14KT "<a class="no-pjax" href="/track/2787898/choir-robed-up" data-link-type="track" contents="Choir Robed Up">Choir Robed Up</a>" off the <a class="no-pjax" href="/album/1977062/14killatape" data-link-type="album" contents="14KillaTape">14KillaTape</a>.</h4>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6947917
2010-07-25T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-15T18:04:36-07:00
Yo! KT Raps? - Athletic Mic League "Got'em Sayin'" verse
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/f9397eefa65ccf60bc54aaa3cfa4c80109acbc9f/original/masta-ace.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Black boy<br>black boy<br>turn that s#!t down <br>you know that America don't wanna hear the sound <br>of the subwoof<br>tweeters and amplifiers crying freedom <br>trying to make me turn down<br>the volume when I see'em<br>thinking that they confining me <br>writing me<br>tickets for swerving the streets<br>sayin I'm disturbing the peace<br>guess what?<br>Peace!<br>cause my people's speakers<br>speak with freedom of speech<br>familiar with thee amendments?<br>read'em and weep<br>so bump the A-Team<br>up to way <br>above your a-verage<br>lift a fist if you're living this ya'll<br>on the count of 3<br>One!<br>big group of ya'll <br>form in the middle and <br>Two!<br>genders of sex<br>scream turn it up on<br>Three!<br>Turn it up!<br>fa sho you can seek me out<br>in the mitten<br>bumping joints<br>til' I blow my momma car speakers out<br>but we still got'em like ayeee!!<br>and then they like oooh!"</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-14KT</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Athletic Mic League <a contents=""Got'em Sayin'"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhIL1Gh5rU&list=PL__d30Dwc-eoUp_J05fBLU02R6T2iU_5z&index=4" target="_blank">"Got'em Sayin'"</a> ft. Invincible<br><br> </p>
Karat Gold Music
tag:karatgoldmusic.com,2005:Post/6880741
2010-03-16T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-26T03:35:59-07:00
🔊 Danny Brown "Generation Rx"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/519834/ad2bb38eb2a17a4815d3b975c1a94e9ec6e13168/original/dannybrownpic300.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></p>
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<p>2010.</p>
<h4><span class="font_regular">Danny Brown "Generation Rx" Prod. By 14KT</span></h4>
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<p>One of two joints I produced off of Danny Brown's <em>The Hybrid</em> album. <br> </p>
<p>Danny Brown speaks on his own personal pill struggles and fascination with prescription drugs. He also speaks on society's views and shares his thoughts on the government’s attitude towards weed and prescription medicine as being nonsensical and hypocritical. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Lyrics:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Verse 1</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"Lookin' at this pill in the middle of my palm <br>Pop it, sip some cola, thirty minutes, it be on <br>Staring at the sidekick, words come to me <br>Rolling up the swisha, puffin' on the loosie <br>Got a nigga focused feelin' all right <br>With this type of feelin' I can write all night <br>I never had a problem with payin' attention <br>Popped the adderall then I wrote a verse in minutes <br>Play this in your ipod, noddin' on vicodin <br>Man, this shit legal, it must be alright then <br>Nigga, yeah right, this shit even worse <br>When doctor wrote prescription, your addiction was birthed <br>Turn your kids to fiends with a drug called ritalin <br>This is for my niggas popping xannies not rememberin' <br>What they did last night <br>Pills and orange tubes got the government right <br>They say theres no stoppin' from starting oxycontins <br>They in trailer parks sniffin' it with rolled dollars <br>All about a dollar, baby killers in the world <br>The ones that supply you when you gotta fuckin' cold </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Hook:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I can't feel <br>When I'm off this pill <br>No doubt I done them all <br>Xanny bars, adderall <br>My mind drifts <br>Let it dissolve in what I sipped <br>My soul blowin' in the wind <br>Eat pills and Vicodin </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Verse 2:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">They say I might go out like heath ledger <br>Laughin' at the joker of an antidepressant <br>And if you can't sleep <br>They got a pill for that <br>Brown good in poppin' enzyte to get my dick fat <br>Fags take hormones to grow a set of titties <br>Got a pill to make your dick hard when you're sixty <br>Now tell me do that add up, g, when they lock your ass up <br>For a dimebag of weed <br>Teen girls take birth control killing off the seeds <br>Got her lookin' twenty when she only fifteen <br>They got illegal ones like x and mescaline <br>In my teens my homie took one, he did fifteen <br>My granny turned out on them blood pressure pills <br>And if she don't pop em, she might not be here <br>But is it really helpin' make a nigga shed a tear <br>I wonder, do they make a pill to take away your fears? </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Hook:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I can't feel <br>When I'm off this pill <br>No doubt I done them all <br>Xanny bars, adderall <br>My mind drifts <br>Let it dissolve in what I sipped <br>My soul blowin' in the wind <br>Eat pills and Vicodin"</p>
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