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Krayola,

    you do make a good point that if a song is good it is good whether or not autotune was used in it. I am prob like ElRaz, I personally cannot for the most part bring myself to respect any song/artist who uses it like its being used today for several reasons. There have been several artists through recent memory who do not have "singing" voice yet they sing (I love to use Bob Marley as an example, I mean which "voice" did that dude have?) and we love them because of their creativity and the heart with which they sing, the emotion and soul - that is what moves people and seperates the wheat from the chaff.

  I understand that while there's demand and the public continues to purchase it, it will still exist. But truth be told, those kind of artists do not last a long time like the Sade's and co. Anyways, my own 2kobo .

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Krayola:
@Jeseoul. Wsup my sista?  Make we hear your muzik nah. .  I need to shake body 

Lol, the pressure is on now. I'm not sure if you guys will have a taste for my style . . . I'm more on the soulful/reggae/spokenword side (not that boring neo-soul crap lol) with some history in rap.
  Krayola, you've seen my youtube video right?

Dracula?

which of the 100's of them? Bram stoker? not sure I've seen.

Vesc, JK is right about HL, there's nuthin overly special about it. I rate Hurt Locker no higher than 78% and cannot see under what possible circumstances it could win best picture over D9, IB or AV.
 
HL I think is getting rave because it has some pretty cool cinematography and strong moments in the film and sheds light on the struggles of soliders at war now, but overall its really average in my op.

V for Vescucci, nice to see you back . Been up to work mostly. Lol@ Serie A, oh the sacrifices of love . . .

chiogo:
Err, it's usually the innocent-looking ones. Example Gabe Pruitt, I saw him on this show called 'Bad girls club' - nasty mofo!!

The same Gabe Pruitt that looked like he goes to Deeper life? na wa oh.

Anyway, I'm glad you're back, couldn't do it alone - the haters are definitely getting too much out here.

Don't mind them jare. They will all dissipate when we get back to the top as soon as our senior citizens call it a career. For real, this yr is their last realistic shot I think.

@topic, I hear the Denver Nuggets are making a serious push to woo Ilgus-gus to their camp instead of returning to the Cavs. They'll have to be weilding some serious cash to make that happen.

ElRazur:
Lmao. No wonder. I think I bought a digital turner, where one turns it on and then strike the string, then watch the display. But because it uses microphone, it can be tricky lol. Will upload photo at some point. I never new guitar are made that way these days.

Yeah true. Even the in-built ones, you have to turn down the tv or any other thing as it'll interfere. But once you get the tuning thing down, it becomes second nature and in good time you won't even need the tuner, your ears will be the judge! I'm trying to slowly get to that point myself.

Here's a pic of my fender, the one with the built-in tuner. I'll take some pics when I get home up close and personal so you can get an idea.

I use if a lot - even did extensive "research" on it before I bought my Juno G. It just never crossed my mind to use it for guitar lesson. I will give it a try.

If you're truly down at some point, I'll show you the best, dopest, flyest guitar teacher on the face of the planet lol. He's somewhere in london and has an entire beginners series of tens of videos on every guitar subject ranging from people who've never touched a guitar to intermediates. And its all FREE! imagine that lol.

I swear you must be me in the body of a female! I have moaned about the auto tune here too. As expected, I was told off lol. From the school of thought that I come from, one must be able to sing to if one is going into such trade, but lately I think it one don't have to sing - there is autotune. What a load of non-sense. It makes me cringe that everyone sound alike! I blame Tpain lol.

Lol, I have finally found my twin . I cannot say enough bad things about autotune. Did you see the new "We Are the World" video? even rappers like lil wayne with toad voices were singing there too, I don't know what this world has come to.

As for saying "The rubbish that passes for music these days is disturbing for real lol." Do you want to start world war III on this section of the forum? lol. Folks around here do not like any criticism of any kind when it comes to naija music.

Then I will come armed with the music from the likes of Sade, Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Mos Def, IndiaArie etc. When I have children, they will be banned from listening to most of today's music. Na "oldies" I go dey play for them straight from the crib.

I wish I can make changes, I won't mind working with a few artist to show case what I can do as I love dabbling with sounds and unusual style of music.

Well, you know your stuff, I have no reason to doubt you. lol.

Lol, that's cool. Yeah yeah, I love finding and working with gems in the ruff. Def. We go dey talk. I swing by this section from time to time but usually met with modenine this, and tuface that, beyonce this, jayz that. I just waka commot. lol. But I see there're some serious artists in here and that's mad cool.

^ooh I like that Westcoast beat. Nice feel. I imagine if you mixed it some more, threw on some basslines . . . killer. lol. (didn't fancy the extra tune at about 46secs into it, but other than that, I like it. One can get def their rap on to that.

ElRazur:
Omo I swear, my acoustic guitar cost me £150.00 when I bought it, it was some hand signed brand with carrier bag, dvd and tuner. My point? When I spend that kind of money, I am forced to give it all the passion in me, but it defeated me. Even the guitar tuner was a pain. Blowing air and trying to weak the neck of the guitar to match the tune. What a pain in the backside lol. 

Now that you mentioned, youtube I may give it another go, but it appears I already developed a mental block that I can't do it. A very bad state of mind.

oh dear, that is so ol' skool lol. You poor thing, I sympathize with you jare. No wonder you're traumatised. Many newer guitars come with built-in tuners, its literally as easy a picking a string and seeing if the light is green or red and then slightly turning the peg on top to either tighten/losen the string.
And yes oh youtube is an incredible resource - free resource. I can't begin to detail all the things I've learned from there. Everything from guitar to keyboard, to how to use pro-tools, to music theory, to music business, name it, its there.

Exactly. I once had a heated debate where I mentioned that Nigeria's hiphop producer do not have a defined sound, it is good to see someone one sharing my views lol. That is the things with Timbaland beat, there is always something that the ear is yearning to hear more of. So is Dr Dre beat. I guess because the scene in naija is too young and the use of Fruity loops by most studio may have a hand to play in that.

Leave them. There's not much you can persuade this autotune generation. The rubbish that passes for music these days is disturbing for real lol. Well, we have young upper comers like yourself to change the game abi?    don't let us down oh!

I have always thought talking drum and Guitar are some how similar - I.e drawing the "strings" [the leather ropes] on the side and applying under arm pressure [in guitar's case the finger tip to change keys] makes them playable in a similar way - well in my head any way lol.

Hmm, interesting. Never thought of it that way.

I appreciate feed backs from heavy weights to be honest. Just noticed you are a female. Awesome. lol.

Heavyweight for where? lol see as you just dash me title. You haven't heard me yet, what if I am just blowing hot air here? lol

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wengewenge:
@Jesoul
yous a lady. great .am extremely impressed by yall.

Thanks! its an industry populated by the guys - heavily lol. I just dey try small small.

ElRazur,
  you try oh. Few comments. Krayola talked about moving the sounds around, I agree. You said you didn't really mix it yet so that's understandable. If you can work on your FX settings and make the instruments blend more together and sound like "they're being played together on the same stage, at the same time" it'll add an extra umph to it. Also try to make the transitions flow/blend a little smoother for when you switch between the horns and the keyboard. Not just the levels but the overall feel and notes that are being played. Overall good job and keep it up! and more!

ElRazur:
Carlos is a God. He makes it sound so simple, but I get frustrated when I try to emulate his stlye lol.

I think Guitar is one of those things where one either have it or don't have it. I have a feeling, I probably don't have it lol.

Na lie jare lol. This is what potentials tell themselves when they think the instrument is too hard for them to learn. I honestly think the only requirement is passion. I was spending 3-4 hours a day when I was learning. Rubbishing and challenging myself with incredible players I'd see on youtube videos in between. All you need is passion brotha, passion.

Tell me about all those drum machine programmed beat! It is common alot in naija song. It just do not have the feel and swing of human touch man. One of the reason a lot of people swear by the Akai mpc, the quantize is so good, it sometimes feels like it is played by human. Also I believe there is a legendary "swing action" that is seen on roland drum machines I think.

Gbam left, right and center. This is the problem I have with a lot of mostly hiphop instrumentals these days. Very generic, and even when its a hot beat, its flatline all through the song. Nothing to continously tickle and surprise the ear. And then there's the opposite - too much going on in the song its hard to appreciate the complexities. Balance is everything - including vocals as well.

If Harmonica count as an instrument, then yeah. I can play [via improvisation] on most instrument lol. I can do Sakara [popular in fuji], Konga, talking drum etc. I guess my most recent instrument I can play via improvisation is the keyboard. It is easy to learn unlike the guitar lol.

Lol. You right small sha, small. I love the talking drum much much, such a unique sound and feel, can "africanize" instantly any track lol. Harmonica can also be very dope in some songs too. Very nice. I just saw your thread with your sample, lemme go and listen . . .

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Krayola, cool cool stuff. Why the MBox mini instead of the reg Mbox or Mbox2? for its portability? Its more expensive ain't it? and has less than the regulars.

wow, so nobody knows jack about yams here? lol

ElRazur:
@jesoul

Awesome stuff you have (or had) there.

You play the guitar? Oh my god I am so jealous. I have an accoustic guitar, but dunno how to play it. I even had it restrung as I am left-handed but I lost interest lol.

I bet you rock at those crazy guitar solos.

oh I wish! lol. Honestly, it really take decades to get anywhere close to Carlos Santana level.

You should learn brotha I won't lie, it takes a lotta time and passion, but its really worth it esp if you're an artist/performer. And when I get instrumentals to work with, I really enjoy sprucing it up with some guitar here and there as a lotta tracks when generated from computer programs tend to be kinda robotic. And you're left-handed? lol, left-handed guitars confuse me just by looking at it lol.

But anyways, do you play any instruments? though I know messing around with mixers and boards is an art all by itself.

spikedcylinder:
Jesoul and Fl,

This is the standard one I know, almost all of them come in two parts - the blender and the food processor. The food processor is the one you use for the egusi. You people's own is dagbo Americana.
Some blenders even have 4 or 5 parts sef.

https://upload.ecvv.com/upload/Product/200801/C2007711114255104229_juicer_blender_food_processor.jpg

Lol, thanks Spiked . That is definitely NOT "standard" here. Infact I just searched and found my own blender has a second part you can buy online seperately I am getting.

I buy my Egusi crushed anyways lol.

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Amaka,
Okay I get you now, you mean Chilli powder replicates just the color, not necessarily the taste right? Got ya. I do think the taste of the red oil is absolutely central to it though . . . although I'm also aware that egusi soup comes in all kinds of styles and variations.

obinna5000:
Lets review either:
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Valentine's Day (2010)
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Precious (2009)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)

Lol, I vote CONAN!!!

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=173006.msg5588500#msg5588500 date=1267168506]Lol. He's fine. Mebbe he's doing some sphinxy, Buddha-like thing and doesn't want to be heard from here for now.[/quote]Lol, okay oh. The great ones usually have trouble staying on the right side of the line between genius and crase.

platinumnk:
I dont think the media has to be Obamas medical history like that.
Unless its life threatning, the media needs to leave the man alone.
Sheesh.
I dont think any president has ever been so probed!

I was thinking the same thing, why do all these details have to be public knowledge like that.

But then I suspect that because of the incredible importance of the office he holds, the people need to know that he is medically and physically capable of doing his job and hence the disclosure I guess.

Nice thread ElRazur. You have some good stuff, you have no excuse not to get really creative .
  I just disassembled my "studio" as I just couldn't find the time to get serious with it. I still run FL Studio on my laptop all the time and have been able to create some pretty cool music I think. I had

Hardware:
-Rode NT1-A mic
-Digidesign Mbox
-Yamaha full size midi keyboard
-Dell Dual core desktop computer

Software:
-FL Studio
-Pro-tools
-Reason
-Hiphop Ejay
-Magix music studio
-Sony Vegas movie studio

I have access to at least 2 studios, both guys really really good at producing/recording, with one highly equipped so it made no sense to do the home thing with basic equipment. Right now, I've gone mostly acoustic and spend most of my time playing/composing with my fender and yamaha guitars - my most cherished possessions lol.

[quote author=pres-elect link=topic=403231.msg5591765#msg5591765 date=1267210115]sean hannity is handsome. anybody mentioned him yet?

joe scarbourough is also handsome. both are married though. and both are f--king republicans
[quote author=pres-elect link=topic=403231.msg5591804#msg5591804 date=1267210519]hey, did anyone mention lou dobbs? . . .

what of glenn beck, rick sanchez, these guys are ok but married[/quote][/quote]Sean Hannity? Scarborough?  Glenn Beck? handsome? lol no thanks! Maybe Rick Sanchez though.

[quote author=pres-elect link=topic=403231.msg5591804#msg5591804 date=1267210519]@jesoul
how come u strangely started looking for handsome anchors? look my dear, in case you are looking for some dude . . . i'm always vailable you know . . and i'm handsome, ask tayo D,

and msnbc wants to give me some contract to anchor for them but we are yet to agree on the pay, you know, my manager is still negotiating the pay . . .[/quote]Lol, you're available ke? no be you talk say "woman no dey your agenda" at all 
But I'm with FL, let us see some pictoral evidence first . . .

^lol at all these conversations

You people never fail to make me laugh

As of today, I think I'm going to return to being a Celtic fan. Since I left they have reached new lows, losing to NJ at home? chai. I will be back to wearing my PP jersey during the games so as to resotre a lil bit of good karma back in their direction before everything completely falls apart.

Una hear say Al Jefferson got arrested for DUI? and I thot he was a good kid with good sense.

chiogo:
State of shock ke? It's nothing new.
JeSoul renounced her Celtics-ship, remember? Well, I might join her if they behave like dodoyos next game

Lol, au contraire sister girl.

I didn't renounce them because of their recent struggles, but because of a bone-headed move from management

Shoot. If I remained a Celtic fan through an 18-game losing streak 3 yrs ago, this recent patch of struggles is nothing jor. With all of those making mouth, Celtics are STILL the #1 team in the NBA in opp ppg. They're among the top in other major categories. They have barely had their entire roster the entire season and you knuckleheads are taunting about them losing games to obviously better teams? lol. Wonders shall never end.

Mav's fans, you fellas should not develop too much swagger just yet. JKidd is a HOFer no doubt. I know he made a few EC finals during his NJ days (I think) so he has some solid deep playoff runs under his belt BUT hmmm . . . I reserve my comments. When playoffs start we go see.

Lol, I think shortest review time still belongs to Ninja Assasin, did you even rate the movie at all?
All ye unbelievers will be sorry when "TBS" pulls in best picture at the Oscars you'll all be eating your shorts for dinner. Yeye boys 

v3:
your b-list?lmfyo,ok sistah!, fave movies?al i have r classix o, herez sum of em, Hostel,Avatar-Gladiator,Inglorious basturdz,Brown sugar(hp your 1).d list kips grown wit each day. Lets c urs

Blacklisted boy, lets see . . .
- Hostel, you mean Roasted?
- Avatar abi Nah-vatar?
- Inglorious Basterds? I think you meant Canivorous Lizards?
- Brown Sugar? lol . . . Black slippers
   

Don't mind me jare, I'm in too much of a playful mood today. See some of my all-timers here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-173006.832.html#msg3711136

Okay this may be a stoopid question but . . .

Is there any way you can tell by the[b] physical appearance [/b] of a yam whether it is the bitter kind or not?  Yams are very expensive here and I am tired of throwing my money away at the african store buying it only to cook it (boil/fry) and be rewarded with a very bitter taste. To the point I've stopped buying yams now  .

Ibime:
Anderson 360 is gay?

Phuck that dude. . . Im never watching his show again!

lol, *me and my mouth fingers* forget I ever mentioned it, the guy is still a top notch reporter now  .[s] It was reported recently that he and his boyfriend are planning to adopt a haitian kid soon. [/s]

davidylan:
lol The younger finer David Briggs co-anchors Fox and Friends on weekends. Bill Hemmer is on the daytime news.

Does anybody really watch it except when they say something controversial and make the news? lol.

Oya JK award TBS its 97%.

And the only other thing I want to know is V3, what is your favorite movie so I can stomp it? you're on my black list now brotha, blacklist.

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=173006.msg5586055#msg5586055 date=1267122639]Sci fi reject from the university of sci fi clicks LOL!!! The 'random' thing amused me till I got to that one and nearly laughed my head off. You people have started. You missed o, snubbing it on TV. They wrapped it up last year so it's DVDs or downloads now . It was imagined as four seasons and they stuck to the plan. I dare you to watch the pilot and be able to watch anything else till you've finished the series. Even the sci fi aspect is understated. It's pure, human drama. Believe me when I say, it's magnificent. And this is from someone who snubbed the Star Wars prequels because it's, well, crap. I'm so satisfied I don't know what to do with myself.[/quote]hmm, okay oh. lol. I will seek it out and if my mind is not blown off the hinges I will be hunting you down sista.

  Meanwhile where's your junior husband? if you're playing pretend, and feigning innocence as to who I'm refering to, his name starts with V and end rhymes with gucchi

Lol take it easy fellas, its only 1 game.
But one must really commend Cuban, in comparison to the recent slush of senseless trades, this particular one was very very good. See hustle and some defensive grit in Dallas all of a sudden . . . lol, and without Caron Butler too. Very good win for them.

Cavs vs. Celtics tonite. Pierce is out again. They should just shut him down for at least 2 weeks. All this patch jobs of half ankle, half knee, half thumb is not working at all. In other news, the Big Z just bought out his contract with Washington and is subsequently headed back to Cleveland . . . men, the Cavs are their own greatest opponent here east.

Okay enough koboko research lol.

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=173006.msg5585757#msg5585757 date=1267119558]Lol. You mean, now I'm a woman, now I'm not, randomly? [/quote]woa, I would certainly hope not! lol.

My dude always tells me "you're so random". Out of the blue I may ask a strange question or bring up a topic I was unwilling to discuss earlier or we're talking about A and I drop a comment about T. Random.

You Max, are RANDOM! *not sure why but it brings me much joy to be able to accuse someone else of this*  

Have not seen a movie in weeks and weeks. Not inclined to either. Nothing will pry my eyeballs from Battlestar Galactica for a while.

I always roll my eyes anytime I pass by BG on tv, on the surface it looks like a sci-fi reject from the university of sci-fi flicks, who while Star Trek was graudating, it was flunking out. But if you say it ain't so . . .

Look at these spoilt boys lol . . .

oyb:
kai!

see legacy of dbanj  

koboko is a hand crafted whip used for er administering discipline usually to kids, but also used by soldiers and the like to harass civilians

most of us grew up with one or more  in the house  

Oyb thank you jare. I especially like the "hand-crafted" part in the description. Lol. My granpa (rest his soul) was uniquely gifted in the art of "administering discipline".

I don't know much about Dbanj so I had no idea the idea of an 'innocent' thing as koboko has been so polluted lol.

v3:
Google musta really been on some E!

Yea, I hurd that alot of times in his song, he goes "Se u like koboko,i know u like koboko,nigerian girls gbadun koboko, i know they need koboko" lmao

@Jesoul

I got a good koboko for u

Lol, you are not well at all.

Tie you to wetin? abeg no twisted westernized ideas oh lol.

That my friend is a good ol' fashioned koboko. Properly braided and re-inforced, just like grandpa used to make 'em

I typed in David Briggs on google and first came up with this    
https://www.lisburncity.gov.uk/filestore/images/David_Briggs_-_DSC_0234.jpg

Lol, and then I found this below it David Briggs, Foxnews and breathed a sigh of relief. Not bad sha.
https://www.foxnews.com/bios/img/david_briggs_headshot.jpg https://blog.danshamptons.com/entertainment/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hemmer_bill.jpg
But none of them are anchors of a show now are they? at least not a major show on primetime . . . when will any of these replace the likes of Blitzer and oh gosh, Larry King? 

davidylan:
women who can cook . . . what a relief.

Lol

V3 this is for you
https://www.grainsofafrica.com/ebay/Images/2693Koboko%20full%20pic.jpg