It just goes to show how stupid Loki really is. You saw the Hitler anology, immediately thought "OMG HE SAYZ IM A JEW KILLER OR SOMETHINGGGG" and had a fucking heart attack.
The anology to Adolf Hitler is 100% correct. Adolf Hitler commanded an empire the world could not stop, and only Hitler himself ended it. He did this via ignoring his senior advisors even in the face of majority opposition to his silly philosophies (starting in Russia 1942). This is one aspect of his reign, and in this anology it's not "personal" at all.
Case in point:
true^^^the west has always had it.
That's from a previous thread of Loki joining in the asinine pissing and moaning about the west coast being hated on. Loki was basically theorizing that the west coast is a victim of a cyclical downturn - and this is absolutely not the case. It all boils down to the fact that you, Loki, believe your music is a) Fresh/creative, and b) Tight. You've got half this message board telling you fucking different, and you refuse to listen. Siccmade's salad days ended long ago and you can't fucking blame Cedsing, bootleggers, haters, or anyone the fuck else. Your goddamn music has been downright terrible since Sicx's album and LBI barely broke the trend with something below average.
music: that triton imprint ('preset,' you said, & naw, that aint it)
What the FUCK are you talking about? I heard the same goddamn fucking snares from the "Hip Hop Drumkit" preset, completely intact and unchanged on several fucking songs. This is unacceptable in today's marketplace. THOSE SOUNDS ARE OVER AND IT SHOWS NOTHING BUT LAZINESS THAT AN UNTRAINED NON PRODUCER CAN PICK IT UP.
you are pointing out can be heard in all production out there today. or it's done in reason, or cubase. or filtered through a series of soundbanks before it goes to mastering. or sometimes it's good to hear it all 'raw dog.'
Stop digressing. Just admit whoever produced the fucking album was lazy when laying down drum patterns and just used presets from popular synths. At least I'll respect your honesty.
Oh btw, I see your fucking irrelevant red herring argument and chose to ignore it. Nothing you have to say can change the fact that I can perfectly mimmick a TON of LBI's drums at home with minimal effort (in the patterns as well as the ACTUAL SOUNDS), and that speaks volumes about your creativity as a label.
if you can't hear some of the classical theory beta put down in 'i went from,' or 'my mind aint right,' than i can't help you
What classical theory goes into 4-bar loops? None. Next.
, i'd be glad to go over your current musical likes & point out the elements you are critical about in them. garanteed they are there.
Oh really? You
garantee it? Compare any of Funk Daddy's beats to fucking the Spyderman beat. Sounds you absolutely cannot recognize, layering, bridges, breaks, tempo changes. Khayree too - Ray Luv's albums STILL have production which makes yours seem dated. WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SKILL IN PUTTING 2 LAYERS OF VIOLINS OVER TRITON PRESET DRUMS??!?! There are producers on this board who charge like 100 bucks a beat which totally outclass this fucking album (Heresy being one of them, and Sick-wid-it, if he is who I think he is, too). Buy from them.
& coming up w/ 'new creative ways to say "im sicc" does, in fact, show creativety
I suppose the Hot Boys are creative too? They have 7 consecutive albums saying "I'm rich" - but they state it in new, fun, exciting ways every time. Please. Listen to a song like Nas' "Rewind" - which features a Kafka-esque theme to an old "mafia hit" scenario, and completely redid it in reverse, with an original ending. Ok ok, that's "east coast," so I'll pull another example.
Devin's "Lac Ville 79" - great song focusing on nothing more than his shitty car. Features a catchy hook which doesn't drag (which D-Dubb's hooks all do, they sound like they're 32 bar hooks and it's only 8 bars, and they all sound the same) with very creative lyrics. It took the norm of rap (fancy cars) reversed the trend and made it a hot song. It caught your ears.
"My car is shit, here's why" - is new and fresh.
"Damn I went from small to big" - is old and stale. The fact you mention that Tupac drove the genre into the ground is a horrible horrible excuse.
we throw concerts to entertain the crowd. which, in that instance, in portland, (i wasn't at that show myself, for the record, but i've performed there before.) we seemed to have done a good job of.
Look, do you want gold or platinum plaques or not? If the answer is yes then:
1) Your production is not up to snuff for either of those plaques.
2) Your lyrics are too generic and no longer tight nor shocking enough to earn either of those plaques.
3) Your choruses do not change, break, slow down, speed up or even catch the ear of your casual AND hardcore listeners. They are not up to snuff for a platinum or gold plaque.
4) Your shows are too "old school" and plain to attract a larger crowd than a gym full of 200 people. You don't do "staged" performances? Fine, go rock somebody's prom, but stop fucking bitching on this board.