83rd.audio

audiobiographies & sound observations

[dj short @_DJShort]

i dont always like to compare artists but i will say, as much probably deserved credit the beatles get for their innovative studio magic, sly was doing equally as forward thinking, monumental things with texture that deserves WAY more credit than it gets
like this is just insane:

[dj short @_DJShort]

the universe spoke to itself through d'angelo's rhodes

[username @wassupnword]

What snare is this? It’s in good morning by Kanye

[Mike Bones @mrmikebones]

The Pharcyde's *Drop* Famous for its Spike Jonze-directed video which was filmed entirely in reverse to create a gravity-defying effect. To achieve seamless lip-syncing, the group spent weeks working with pro linguists to memorize & perform their lyrics phonetically backwards.

[83rd.audio @83rdaudio]

the album that highkey birthed stadium rap

[SOLAECLIPSE™️ @DrinkSolaPop]

I hope Jay-Z realizes that we need a Black Album anniversary concert. THAT'S the album to hear in a stadium.

[Old Head Energy @Cheamane]

Dear kids. Rappers used to rap like this for FREE just for the hell of it.

[vi ☆ fan @saycamore]

We don’t talk enough about the alternative version of Say Say Say where Michael sings most of the parts & includes extra vocals

[NEW ACCOUNT IS @BLACCMASSXXL @blaccmassxx]

chicago x can we talk

vocals : michael jackson
beat : tevin campbell

[The Art Of Dialogue @ArtOfDialogue_]

Lupe Fiasco gives an update on the Rap Theory college course he teaches as a professor at MIT, revealing whether the public can access his classes, and breaks down what separates a chorus from a hook.

(🎥 Lupe Fiasco/IG)

[slimzim @jameszimmermann]

In 1986 Sonny Rollins broke his heel jumping off a 6-foot stone wall during an outdoor performance, and kept playing. The band comes to monitor the situation then they all laugh as they return to their instruments. Sonny was built different.

[G Jones @gjonesbass]

every time i see a new "create a song from a single prompt" kind of product being rolled out i think about these comments from @David_Rudnick

[Jeff Weiss @Passionweiss]

This is "Want U 2 Want," an unreleased collaboration between Kendrick Lamar & Q-Tip.

The song was first played on Q-Tip's Abstract Radio show in 2018, and online speculation traces its originatation to the sessions for "We Got It From Here," the last Tribe Called Quest album.

[☆ @grcentm]

a black girl was playing a trap song in public and i shamzammed it….it’s from a kpop group called ‘cortis’

[Skitzo @theskitzo_]

“808s & heartbreak” commercial(2008)

[Joseph K. @wallsallaround]

We should put this back up just because

[highlydustedmusic @80sBankStill]

Maaan, Barry White didn't fk around man. His arrangements were butter and funky at the same damn time. Y'all better come on in

"Midnight Groove"

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