Jante

Audio Engineer, Songwriter, Producer, Recording Artist

[Jante @TaySensei]

Misery loves company, if you're not the misery then you're the company.

[Z @BrianZisook]

Noah Kahan is on a sold-out world stadium tour across 5 continents, with 1M+ tickets sold in North America alone. His new album hit No. 1 in 9 countries. He has a doc on Netflix. And yet because we all browse a different version of the internet now, you get comments like this.

[Z @BrianZisook]

Lizzo has been a professional artist for a decade-plus. In that time, she scored two No 1 hits and 4 GRAMMYs, and sold out arenas. She never built the core base required to sustain her commercial peak, but most acts would take her resume in a heartbeat.

[Jante @TaySensei]

@PATTY_HONCHO You know ball. I could never get into it 2k view its horrible for playmaking and reading the defense.

[XXL Magazine @XXL]

Memphis producer Tay Keith has passed away at the age of 29.

News of Tay Keith's death began circulating on social media on Thursday (June 18), with several rappers reacting to the reports in disbelief. Tay's death was later confirmed. According to local Tennessee news station WSMV 4, the beat maker, born Brytavious Chambers, was found dead in his Nashville, Tenn., apartment. No foul play is suspected by police, who found Tay's body during a welfare check. His cause of death has not been released.

Tay Keith was preceded in death by his mom, who passed away in 2021 following a battle with cancer.

Tay Keith was one of the hottest producers of the last decade, having produced hit records for Drake ("Nonstop"), Travis Scott ("Sicko Mode"), Sexyy Red ("Pound Town"), Key Glock ("Russian Cream"), DJ Khaled ("Every Chance I Get") Blocboy JB ("Look Alive") and more.

XXL has reached out to Tay Keith's team for comment.

[brie. (hyperbolically) @briebxrries]

the fact that music artists lately have to get online everyday and explain the industry to their fan bases because their fan bases seem to think being a fan makes them the artists music manager, publicist, and/or agent when they quite literally don’t know shit is pretty bleak

[Jante @TaySensei]

@BrianZisook In the music business you get what you negotiate for. Being a lesser know artist having the opportunity to be featured on the #1 rap album in the world is a great situation. That said, being offered a buyout or pub is a win/win in this scenerio.

[Jante @TaySensei]

@ramizwebti Correct. The economics are different.

My response was more so a critique of the caption to the original post. They used the phrase 360 deal as a buzz word and synonymous with "bad deal" when the contents of the video don't necessarily illustrate a 360 deal.

[Jante @TaySensei]

The term "360 deal" is used loosely. It is a specific type of deal that is categorized by the label or entity taking profits out of touring/mech/additional deals etc.

From this video, nothing chatgpt explained seems out of ordinary of a standard recording contract.

[FearBuck @FearedBuck]

Rapper Finesse2tymes finds out he’s in a 360 deal with Mob Ties and Atlantic Records after putting his contract into ChatGPT.

“Somebody please help buy me out this situation before I crash out and do some that get me a life sentence”

[Jante @TaySensei]

Braindead social commentary filled with psedu-academic language highlighting a narrow and illogical worldview.

These people always think their opinion needs to be expressed lol

[Jante @TaySensei]

George Lucas is extremely politically astute. Its embedded in the DNA of all his works. Disney pretty much ignored this with the exception of Andor which is why its so critically acclaimed.

[Dr. Kohan🏛🏛🏛 @kohantoys]

Hay que pedirle disculpas a George Lucas; cuando sacó Episodio 1 nos quejabamos de que "bloquear rutas comerciales" era un argumento pobrísimo para un conflicto de Star Wars.

Aquí estamos, pleno 2026, discutiendo por bloqueos de rutas comerciales.

[David Icke @davidicke]

Oh, but we DO know who they are 'Professor' Jiang. It's just that you aren't saying and Carlson doesn't want to know anyway because it would destroy his world view and religious belief.
‘It seems as though there are these very powerful shadow forces working behind the scenes. We don't know who they are, but it seems as though they're able to control policy in a certain manner as to fulfill their eschatological script.’

[Jante @TaySensei]

I respect everybody's autonomy and right to make decisions for themselves regardless of how it may effect me.

[Jante @TaySensei]

Increased nervous system allostatic load has a more intense effect as you age.

[Jante @TaySensei]

I dont think autism has a monopoly on being "over-stimulated". In reality the average adult should be adverse to loud sounds, smells, and sensitive to personal space.

If anything being autistic probably makes you more tolerant to a given specific stimulation lol

[Djehuty Ma'at-Ra @DjehutySpeaks]

Organ speak is a real thing. We make ourselves sick from the words we use, consciously or unconsciously.

“He’s/she’s a pain in the NECK!”

“I can’t STAND him/her/it!”

“I got a large ape on my BACK!”

“I’m bending over BACKwards!”

“My BACK is against the wall.”

“You’re getting on my NERVES!”

“Dealing with it is a real HEADache!”

“I’m SHOULDERing too much!”

“I’m breaking my BACK for you!”

“You’re PISSING me off!”

“I don’t give a SHIT!”

“I can’t STOMACH it/him/her!”

“I’d give my left/right ARM for a chance!”

“Break a LEG!”

“You’re breaking my HEART!”

“I’m not trying to HEAR it!”

“I’m not trying to SEE it!”

“He’s/she’s/it’s a pain in the ASS!”

“I’m so BRAINless!”

“It’s feels like a punch in the/my GUT!”

“I’m such a DICK/CUNT!”

“I don’t want to SEE the truth!”

“He/she/it makes my BLOOD boil!”

“He/she/it really gets under my SKIN!”

“You’re STRESSING me out!”

“I’m weak in the KNEES!”

“My HEART is closed!”

Be conscious/aware of the words you use, especially about yourself.

[XXL Magazine @XXL]

DJ Michael “5000” Watts, founder of Swishahouse, has died today at 52.

His wife, Tammie Watts, announced the news of her husband’s passing on her Instagram page as well as his official accounts Friday (Jan. 30). Watts reportedly died at Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas.

“It is with profound sadness and heartbreak that we inform the public of our beloved Michael '5000' Watts," a statement from Watts' family read. "We truly appreciate the love shown to Michael throughout his career and we ask for continued prayers as we navigate through this very hard journey."

According to the statement, Watts developed a fatal heart rhythm called Torsades de Pointes, which caused sudden cardiac death. Two days ago, his family released a statement detailing Watts’ health complications and hospitalization. He is survived by his wife, five children and two grandchildren.

Recognized as one of the most important figures in Houston rap history, Michael “5000” Watts helped popularize the chopped and screwed sound created by the late DJ Screw. Watts, who founded the Swishahouse record label, alongside OG Ron C, in 1997, went on to lead the charge with his Swisha Mixes in the 1990s, and helped launch the careers of artists like Paul Wall, Slim Thig, Chamillionaire and Mike Jones.

Jones’ 2003 classic debut single “Still Tippin’” featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall was initially featured on Swishahouse’s compilation album The Day Hell Broke Loose 2 in 2003 and appeared on Jones’ debut album, Who Is Mike Jones? in 2005.

In recent years, Watts was on Houston’s 97.9 The Box radio station where he played his signature Swishahouse mix from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

[Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays]

A Final Message From Scott Adams

[Brandon Ousley @brandonousley]

Album of the day. Erykah Badu, Maxwell, and D'Angelo are often credited for helping kickstart the "neo soul" movement of the '90s, but people forget to mention the Amel Larriuex and Bryce Wilson duo Groove Theory, whose self-titled debut was released 30 years ago today. New York natives Larrieux and Wilson emerged at hip-hop soul's peak. But their approach was unique. In enhancing his hip-hop-mined techniques (turntable scratches, artful loops, and steady boom-bap beats), producer Wilson roped soulful live instrumentation into his productions. Amel Larrieux's elegant, siren-like vocals gracing his easygoing grooves predated much of what would later be coined as neo soul.

They reached the big time with their cover of Rhythm-N-Bass' 1993 song, Tell Me, which was also produced by Wilson. Its breezy, seductive cool vibe coupled with Trey Lorenz's (friend and backup singer to Mariah Carey) sweet tenor screamed "HIT." Other highlights "Baby Luv," the inspirational "Keep Tryin'," and the summery "Ride" swing so delicately with a jazzy '70s soul feel. Their solid cover of Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me" slightly picks up the tempo of the Isley Brothers version, and Amel makes it her own. Everything from her relaxing lead vocals to her dreamy backup and the mellow production sounds heavenly. Brooding tales on the dangers of drug addiction and youth abandonment are at the heart of album cuts "10 Minute High" and "The Boy at the Window." While Larrieux and Wilson would never collaborate again, they crafted this time capsule of mid-'90s R&B that still sounds cool today.

[KENYON DIXON @kennygotsoul]

We gotta keep the Soul in R&B. Gotta keep it alive. It’s more important now than it’s ever been.