Hip Hop Beat Battle #30: Outkast on Williams Street

aarb420 · 2024-04-01T22:55:53.903Z

@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!

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not mine, this actually looks slightly nicer

Does this count as a sample submission?

Jedilicious · 2024-04-08T16:48:35.491Z

Great theme and battle! I am afraid I am going to have to sit this one out unfortunately.

Good luck all!

sleepside · 2024-04-08T16:49:09.473Z

Hey folks. In case you didn’t know, almost all of the Williams Street Records music is streamable here:

Adult Swim

Williams Street Records - Adult Swim

Listen to exclusive (and free) albums and singles from only Adult Swim approved artists.

(And downloadable if you inspect the page)

Also as part of the Adult Swim catalog dive, I’m sharing some Lupin the Third Part II music:

Also, let me know if you’re having trouble getting acapellas, and I can run stemroller and pm them to you

aarb420 · 2024-04-09T20:20:54.959Z

@sleepside great choice with the Lupin samples!

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!

sleepside · 2024-04-15T14:49:26.894Z

Hey folks. We are three days out from deadline. How’s everyone feeling? Do we need a deadline extension?

schoolbabyboy · 2024-04-15T15:14:00.862Z

i havent had any luck whipping anything together for this one, best wishes to those dipping their toes in

looms · 2024-04-15T18:04:05.648Z

Ah damn, I have zero chance of doing this one, work is just taking over at the moment

Lailai · 2024-04-15T19:02:07.888Z

This is really a though one, even though it seemed to be easy. I just can’t find a fitting acapella for my weird sample choice…

Yabba · 2024-04-15T19:38:48.659Z

I’ve done something that I’m not madly keen on in its present state, but I’ll definitely get something to you once I’ve tweaked it a bit

aarb420 · 2024-04-15T22:11:20.535Z

In a similar boat as you all, but only have a couple of loops that don’t really work together so far. Got hit with a lame cold too over the weekend, which hasn’t helped much. Taking somewhat of a gamble hoping that the approaching deadline pressure will guide accordingly, but definitely will get something in!

sleepside · 2024-04-15T23:37:00.802Z

Would it help if I pushed it to Sunday, or should I keep the Wednesday deadline?

sleepside · 2024-04-16T04:01:35.415Z

New deadline: Sunday, April 21st, 11:59 pm PDT.

Andre_sg_tea

Yabba · 2024-04-16T18:50:59.477Z

Dam, that playlist is great!

sleepside · 2024-04-21T11:07:06.723Z

Hey folks. Today is the last day, and we have one submission so far. How are we feeling?

Yabba · 2024-04-21T11:09:48.597Z

I’ve done mine, I’ll send it a bit later today.

I’m surprised you’ve only got the one submission, I hope you get a bunch today

aarb420 · 2024-04-21T11:16:25.113Z

I’m amongst an internal conflict at the moment as there was some random inspiration yesterday, something in the air, but I will definitely get something in by 11:59:59pm

flipinfantile · 2024-04-21T13:25:23.077Z

got one submitted, can’t wait to hear what y’all made again cheers!

looms · 2024-04-21T13:36:51.104Z

I’m hoping to have something in today. Got started on it yesterday. Gonna be a rough one! Appreciate the extension, feels good to make something again after a few weeks

KingDuppy · 2024-04-21T14:19:10.161Z

Working hard on stuff and excited about this challenge!

I was in college with a T-1 line and Limewire so the challenge-within-a-challenge I set myself this week was to only use [a s] material that was already on my hard drive. No YouTube, no new downloads.

Some of it is super low bitrate and aliased to hell but I think that sort of adds to the feel.

And luckily I just happened to pick up some Outkast 12"s at the last Record Riot that have a capellas on the backs. Kismet.

As usual, at this point I have 3 songs I’m sorta happy with and can’t decide which one is the real winner. Practicing them now… today is proving day.

looms · 2024-04-21T14:49:55.396Z

KingDuppy:

Some of it is super low bitrate and aliased to hell

Sounds delicious!