It's May 14, 2024, 06:50:53 PM
anyone heard of any these songs?
Where is Oh My God at right now? the answer is that it is not done yet. Other than that I can't share much with you. How much longer will you have to wait? I'll never tell. What will it sound like? Expect the unexpected. By the time we're done we could have 100 tracks. Dre's been all over the map, but expect a 180 turnaround from what you may expect. Dre is going retro and gritty while remaining innovative and creative. Thats all I'm going to say. One thing that happened recently was JMJ's death really caused Dre and Rakim to take a step back and look at things. JMJ's death caused both of them to remind themselves that Oh My God is much more important that selling records. hip hop is in a state of emergency. someone has to step up and enlighten and bring authentic old school techniques, passion, positivety and values back. Dre and ra have a renewed focus on making this the best album possible. It may be a complete failure, but they are going to try and burn a trail and lead hip hop to the level it needs to, has to be in order for it to survive and impact peoples lives in a positive way. Its a good indication that the wait is almost over because you have heard new Rakim tracks recently. Dre, Jimmy and Steve have tried to set up a plan to make Oh My God as successful with as much impact as possible. Addictive was the first reintro for Rakim. They wanted to get ra on The Eminem show but it ended up being too late by the time they tried to get em and ra together. so they never got studio time arrainged. After they decided OMG would be released next year (partially because they wanted to get Ra more exposure) Dre wanted to get Rakim on 2 prominent releases. 8 mile was an obvious option and jay z was a huge release that would get him more exposure. between Addicitive, R.A.K.I.M., and The Watcher 2 Rakim has reached a large and broad audience that gets him exposed to millions of music buyers. The next step is one more outside collab and then the first single from OMG. I've heard mostly positive things about the 2 recent Ra tracks. Some people complained about kon artists production on R.a.k.i.m. That track was selected cause Ra had great lyrics and flow, and because the sound was much different than most of the probable OMG tracks. The beat was off kilter as was the intent. it was an experiemental track that accomplished its mission of showing off Rakims skills. The Watcher 2 has gotten mostly great feedback. I'm not a big fan of Jay but it was great exposure getting on the album. jay did decent on W2 but I think he was pressing to hard to outshine Ra. Jay did NOT write Dre's verse on J2. someone else on the track did though. Watcher 2 was one of the first, if not the first, track Dre and ra worked on. The guitar part on W2 was not a take on james bond. Dre originally had it on ra's verse only on the first version. it was a reference to Pulp Fiction, ala tarantino bringing back travolta, not james bond. when dre did the new mix with jay he just added it throughout the song. W2 was a very dope joint indeed. Where do we go from here? I equate OH MY GOD and DETOX to 2 stealth bombers. right now there is dead silence, an eerie silence, you are in the dark, wondering whats going on. you are going on about your daily business not having any idea that two stealth bombers are silently creeping up on you. you are not prepared. at the moment you least expect it, the steath bombers are right above you. you don't know they are there until its too late. before you can react the bombs have obliverated you. the aftermath of these bombs have created mass destruction beyond belief. however, from the darkness emerges light created by a newly blazed trail. hopefully people will follow the light to greatness never known before. dre is finally really focused on detox and things are going great. the stuff he's doing is really getting me excited. we're trying every experiment and sound we can think of. I can't promise you anything about OH mY GOD AND DETOX. All I can tell you is that dre is either going to fail miserable or succeed with incredible classics beyond anyone's expectations. dre is taking some huge risks and chances all in the attempt to do something innovative and creative. something that will cement his legacy and a create a new sound that producers will to copy and equal for generations.hang in there everyone. keep your head up. make a difference. to our die hard fans and supporters thanks for your undying support and your patience. to all the doubters and haters keep doing your thing. you push and inspire Dre and everyone at Aftermath to prove you wrong. have a safe and happy holliday. 2003 will be another incredible the year for Aftermath/Shady records. but talk is cheap so the next time you hear from me will be after Oh My God drops next year. peace and love y'all. - Mellowman
hey everyone, i'm pretty new to the board, i don't post much, just a lot of reading. i have to be honest. i 22 and i wasn't into music of any kind until high school, so i never really grew up with rakim or anything. but i want to go back to hear his old stuff. everything up to this point i have heard from him is great. i expect this next record to be big. i think dre and ra will come together and create something. i can't wait. its frustating because you want the music, but you know it's not good to have something rushed either. i can't wait for both oh my god and detox. i think mellow is onto something. dre will either drop the atomic bomb of rap and create one of the best records ever or it will just not be what we are looking for. but it takes risk to be great. it is a big chance and i can't wait to hear it.
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