Welcome to Elektronauts Hip Hop Beat Battle 30! If you don’t like preambles, skip to the Rules section
Twenty-nine years and 11 months ago, an 18-year-old André Benjamin and 19-year-old Antwan Patton release their debut album. Source awards them “Best New Rap Group,” and over boos from the East and West Coast, a nervous André declares: “The South got something to say.” And they did. Outkast, with their weird beats and weirder flows, would win Five Mics, Six Grammys, and a spot on the map for Atlanta Hip Hop.
Twenty-nine years and 11 months ago, Williams Street, then Ghost Planet Industries, premieres its debut show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The show’s success leads to the creation of Adult Swim, an adult animation-oriented TV block known for its weird shows and incredible bumper music from beatmaking legends. Williams Street would eventually form a record label, help fund an MF DOOM album, partner with Def Jux, and release over a decade of music.
In this battle, we are going to honor two Atlanta titans: Outkast and Adult Swim
Rules:
You must use an acapella from Outkast or from one of the member’s solo songs/features. Other rappers may be featured as long as Big Boi, André 3000, or both are present
Drums and bass can come from any s8ource
All other samples must come from music featured on Adult Swim shows or from music published by Williams Street Records
–For the purpose of this battle, “Adult Swim show” will include both original programs (like The Venture Bros) and acquired programs (like Cowboy Bebop).
–Links to the full list of shows, as well as some playlists, will be included at the bottom of this post
PM me your submission with your username as the title
sounds like a perfect excuse to dive through Off The Air, cant begin to list all the great sample fodder found throughout. Even better, each episode is themed so if you see a theme that clicks with you, i bet you’ll find something killer to sample
@sleepside man you just launched me back several years! This is a such a fun topic already, and have been reintroduced to some great old clips, so thank you for inspiring lot’s of recent uncontrollable laughter
If we had hung out back in '07-08, you’d be welcome to join me in my constantly overheating, triple handed-down forest green '94 Mazda 626, overlooking the Palos Verdes Coast (after multiple stops to add water to the car, sourced from apartment hoses along the way, as gas stations would charge for water access). After we reached our destination, we would share a “medical” blunt, or few (back then medical grade was hard to acquire, and it was either grape Swishers or peach Optimos, with a box conveniently tucked underneath the driver seat). As the smoke filled 626 chamber grew denser, since hotboxing was seen as the only way to maximize the full potential value of the smoke, we would casually glance at the scratch-ridden screen of a questionably obtained iPod Video, packed generously with a handful of Aqua Teen episodes (the alien frat bros, and the wisdom cube were my favorite episodes back then lol). And, if there were any funds/energy remaining from that miraculous, eventful day (after the numerous stops/fills), then we could stop by El Burrito Jr. on PCH, and share a Special C - two loaded bean and cheese burritos with a large oil-blotched white paper bag full to the brim with 7" fried tortillas (had to break them down to make chips), unlimited salsa, and a drink for $3.25. All assuming that we were not pulled over throughout the day, as was common in those days.
Believe it or not guys, this car saw a lot of action back in the day, and may have been a temporary gathering for future leaders Lot’s of freestyle sessions were had there!
This was a show I used to always try to catch growing up, but could never get the title of (before the cable boxes had programming guides), and then it got replaced in the lineup. This may have fallen under Toonami, but the memory is a bit blurry. It’s a lesser known anime, The Big-O, and was played on the same late night time slots (If I remember correctly the order was: Samurai Champloo > Cowboy Bebop > Big O), and was like a fusion of Robots/ Batman, and filled with lots of big scores and jazzy elements.
Here are some heavy lines from the show:
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Also, since we are on topic, I’m not sure if it would be possible to summon the ultra-talented @JonMakesBeats to please explain the sample origins used to create this classic set, but any insight would be absolutely marvelous!
Lot’s of freestyle sessions were had there!
