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Title: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Murrow on November 09, 2001, 08:30:21 AM: Knoc-Turn'al
Knoc's Landin'
2003
L.A. Confidential/Elektra Records

This album has been pushed back from April 23rd a November release cause Knoc is recording lots of new tracks due to heavy bootlegging.
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Post by: Lil Jay on November 11, 2001, 08:39:02 AM: this album is in my top 3 of all the albums droppin in the first quarter of 2002
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Post by: Murrow on November 11, 2001, 08:46:03 AM: With that song, "Str8 West Coast"..."Knoc's Landin" has become one of the most anticpated albums of 2002 for me.
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Post by: Murrow on November 11, 2001, 10:17:48 AM: Does anyone know the name of the first single produced by Fredwreck? It was posted over @ the main forum; if someone could find it it would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by: Mr_Loc on November 11, 2001, 10:22:06 AM: The following tracks were on the Knoc's Landing Promo released earlier this year.

1. Let's All Roll ft. Timebomb, Slip Capone, Butch, Jayo Felony (prod. by Fred Wreck)
2. LA Night & Day
3. Doing The Most ft. Dr. Dre (prod. by Battlecat)
4. I Need You
5. Outro
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Post by: Murrow on November 11, 2001, 11:44:34 AM: Here's an article on Knoc, which covers his future plans. Written by me, Incognito. ;) It's off of wckillaz.

Coming Out Of The Dark: Knoc-Turn'al
Incognito
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"L.A. Indo/Homcide/Guns Outcha window/Livin My Life/Str8 West Coast"

Dr. Dre calls him "The hook master." He has blessed songs like, "Bang Bang" and "Some L.A. Niggaz" with his incredible writing ability which has led him to pen songs for Dr. Dre. You might not have noticed it, but Knoc has touched a big part of "Dr. Dre 2001." Songs like, "The Watcher" and "Light Speed" feature the low-lying rapper's talents on them. He's there, but you don't notice him, that's why he's called Knoc-Turn'al. His pen was the one behind the lyrics that Dre recited on "Put It On Me" and "The Wash." You've heard his unique voice on the single "Bad Intentions," (which he entirely wrote) and his own solo joint, "Str8 West Coast," now get ready for his own landin. Knoc-Turn'al has everything laid out for him. He's got a deal with Elektra Records to distribute his debut album, "Knoc's Landin," along with his label, L.A. Confidential Records.

Knoc-Turn'al, just 24 years old outta Long Beach, is headlining a new bread of West Coast MC's that will drop debut albums in 2002. Expect his to be one of the illest. After a life gang bangin, Knoc had to get away from a life in the jail cell...he turned to rap music. The label which he is a big part of was founded by business man, Big D, in 1999. Big D scooped up the young rapper to become apart of his label's outfit. Through knowing Dr. Dre, Big D made the connection of having the two meet. And as Knoc said, "After 10 minutes we were recording a song." Look for Knoc's L.A. Confidential crew, a batch of hungry MC's which consist of himself, TimBomb and Slip Capone to ride alongside with him for the album. Knoc also comes prepared with some of the West's finest: Dr. Dre, who will contributed 3 beats and serves up some rhymes aswell. Also providing some instrumental heat are, Fredwreck, Battlecat, Jazzy Pha, Bud'da and Timbaland. Hittman, Ms. Roq and Jayo Felony are some guest rappers on there too. Knoc is ready to make his solo landing in January, says Elektra, who will help release the project. Knoc-Turn'al describes the vibe on most of the songs as, "gangsta-techno," with a Cali feel to it. The first single, "Knoc," features Dr. Dre and Missy Elliot.

Knoc-Turn'al is one of the West's elite in my opinion because of his commanding raps and silky smooth hooks that even resemble one time Dr. Dre protege, Snoop Dogg. His debut will be a breath of fresh air for West Coast hip hop, so go out and support Knoc-Turn'al when his album, "Knoc's Landin" hits around March 2002. -Incognito
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Post by: Murrow on November 13, 2001, 01:47:20 PM: Y2Hiphop just reported Timbaland :) and Missy Elliot :( will be on the album.
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Post by: Suga Foot on November 14, 2001, 07:33:51 PM: I Got This shit from his official website:

ELEKTRA TO DEBUT LA CONFIDENTIAL HIP HOP STAR KNOC-TURN'AL IN 2002
(New York, NY) The Elektra Entertainment Group has entered into a label deal with rising hip hop label LA Confidential Entertainment, kicking off the venture with Los Angeles lyricist/rapper/producer Knoc-Turn'al and his debut album Knoc's Landin', which is scheduled to hit stores in March, 2002.

A native of the fertile hip hop foundries of Long Beach, California, Knoc-Turn'al has worked closely with many notable hip hop stars, including Dr. Dre, who enlisted Knoc's songwriting and rapping skills for his multi-platinum disc Chronic 2001. Knoc-Turn'al co-wrote three songs that are currently soaring up Billboard's R&B and hip hop charts – Dre's "Bad Intentions" and "The Wash" – both from soundtrack of the upcoming Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg film, The Wash, and "Put It On Me," featuring Dre and DJ Quik, from the soundtrack to the Denzel Washington movie Training Day. Dre returns the favor on Knoc-turn'al's highly anticipated debut, appearing on the track "Knoc," and "Str8 West Coast," among other cuts, as well as sharing some of the producing chores on the album. Other contributors to Knoc's Landin' include revered producer Timbaland and hip hop diva Missy Elliott, among others.

The charismatic Knoc-Turn'al was discovered by David "Big D" Menefield, CEO of LA Confidential. "Knoc can do it all -I can't think of a better talent who fits the vision I have for LA Confidential," says Big D. "Elektra is a great home for us because it affirms one of my goals, which is to give our label a universal sound. Even though we're based in L.A. we want our music to appeal to people from every region. It doesn't matter from what side of town you are from, or what part of the country, our goal is to keep the door open to everybody."

Sylvia Rhone, Chairman and CEO for Elektra, has high hopes for the west coast hip hop star. "Knoc-Turn'al has already made his presence known in the hip hop community by his collaborations with Dre on The Wash soundtrack," stated Ms. Rhone. "His upcoming Elektra debut will no doubt put him down as one of hip hop's new forces to watch."

The first single from Knoc-Turn'al will be "Knoc," featuring Dr. Dre and Missy Elliott.
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Post by: Dogg_Pound_Gangsta on December 03, 2001, 12:18:15 AM: i will definetly cop this one.

Peace
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Post by: antt213 on December 19, 2001, 06:17:46 PM: Listening to "knoc" right now... can't wait
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Post by: LyRiCaL_G on December 20, 2001, 10:50:20 AM: yo i just heard his tune judt now to, its kinda gud star! i mean like it reminds me of a dre n snoop or dre n eminem song where they flow with each other.kinda dope, nice simple beat in the back, sounds like a dre one to me.

peace
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Post by: Don Seer on December 22, 2001, 12:31:07 PM: http://www.elektra.com/retro/knocturnal/index.html
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Post by: Dogg_Pound_Gangsta on December 23, 2001, 01:50:59 AM: hurry up and drop this one.

Peace
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Post by: West Coast Veteran on December 24, 2001, 04:46:44 PM: Knoc's and Crooked's albums are the albums I'm anticipating the most out of all the albums dropping next year. Hopefully they'll blow the fuck up and help resurrect the West Coast. Both have the talent and some sick flows.

Both of the songs Knoc has released "Str8 West Coast" and "Knoc" are fucking FIRE!
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Post by: Flurry on January 03, 2002, 02:54:15 PM: man i cant fuckin wait fo dis 2 drop
i luv str8 west coast i luv his voice
drop this shyyyyyt
cumooon cumoooon cumooooooooon
CUMOOOOOOOON
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Post by: LyRiCaL_G on January 20, 2002, 02:17:01 AM: cant wait for this now, i got that nite n day joint off west coask 2k and its addictive as fuck man! cant wait for this shit
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Post by: Murrow on February 01, 2002, 07:58:48 AM: Newcomer Knoc-Turn'Al thinks he and Dr. Dre. might have set a hip-hop record.

"We worked 72 hours in a studio nonstop recording 'The Wash' soundtrack," Knoc-Turn'Al said last week from his record label's Los Angeles office. "I don't think we could do it again. The security guys would see me coming and say, 'Man is it going to be another one of those days?' "

Just in case that doesn't make the record books, Knoc's got another impressive feat worth boasting about.

In the three years he spent working on his debut album, Knoc's Landin', due April 23, Knoc wrote more than 300 songs.

"As we were going along, I would do 20 songs and then like drop all of them except the three that everybody felt were the hottest," he explained. "When it was all said and done, I had 30 songs [that] I had to drop down to 14. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be, but it was still kind of tedious."

Among those that made the cut is "The Knoc," his first single. Both the song and the video — directed by Jeff Richter (Black Rob, Jurassic 5) — feature Dre and Missy Elliott. Like most of the tracks on Knoc's Landin', Dre produced "The Knoc" at his studio.

"He put the beat up, and I just started writing to it that night," Knoc recalled. "It was like me letting people know I'm here and I want to talk to you. I was really trying to hold more of a conversation than anything in that song — let people get the feel that I can rap, I'm not just a hook person."

Knoc-Turn'Al, whose father was in a funk band and took him to Rick James concerts, has been rapping for as long as he can remember. He honed his skills during a four-year stretch in prison, where he wrote 150 songs, none of which appear on Knoc's Landin'.

"You have to keep moving on. Using songs you wrote three years ago is bullsh--," he said. "And I'm not trying to dig up those bones in my closet. That's not something I want to glorify. I don't want kids walking around talking about prison sh--. That's like embedding something in their minds they don't really need to hear."

Once outside of bars, Knoc hooked up with hip-hop label LA Confidential, whose CEO introduced him to Dre. Knoc made an instant impression on the hip-hop mogul and co-wrote and appeared on four songs on his Chronic 2001. He also co-wrote "Bad Intentions" and "The Wash" for "The Wash" soundtrack, Dre's "Put It On Me" for the "Training Day" soundtrack and Warren G's "Lookin' At You."

"Being from the West Coast, that's the ultimate, working with Dr. Dre," Knoc said. "He is the founder and pioneer of West Coast rap. His sound is incredible. Once I hooked up with him, it felt like home" — only more demanding. "It's always a challenge working with Dre because he does not like to be outdone in any way shape or form," he added. "He strives for perfection."

Several other artists appear on Knoc's Landin' as well, including Timbaland, Warren G, Too Short, Hitman and Slip Capone. Knoc-Turn'Al also recorded a few collaborations that didn't make the record.

"I sure hope they aren't mad at me," Knoc said, sounding genuinely concerned. "You gotta realize, not only are you cutting off songs, you're cutting off people. I just hope they don't take it personal. It's a business."

While recording his album, Knoc-Turn'Al got to know other West Coast rappers who have worked with Dre, and he's since bonded with them in a crusade to help the scene grow.

"We got a nice little foundation out here now," he said. "Instead of being all secluded, we're being more together. Like, me and Xzibit went to a club the other night. Instead of alienating ourselves from each other and saying, 'No, I wanna be closer to Dre,' 'No, I do,' like little bitches. We ain't doing that. We're holding this sh-- together."

Knoc continues to write with other artists and is talking with Nate Dogg and Fabolous about a summer tour. Mostly, though, he's just waiting for his album to come out.

"I'm getting anxiety attacks and sh--," he said.
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Post by: Doggystylin on February 01, 2002, 02:32:19 PM: thats tight, i cant wait for this shit, should be hot!
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Post by: Bosko-2G on February 03, 2002, 10:28:37 AM: Is it just me, or does the cover look underground as fuck? Anyway, who gives a fuck about the cover.. this shit will be hot. A Snoop collabo would've been dope though.. I can't believe these 2 ain't hooked up yet.
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Post by: Head Honcho on February 09, 2002, 06:20:28 AM: So which of the following songs are gonna be featured Knocs album:

Watch Out
Let's All Roll
Let Shit Go (or whatever, ya know the son fortiey hooked us up with)
Nite & Day
It's All About The Doe
Doing The Most
I Need You
Knoc/Knoc's Landin (or are the two different songs)
Str8 West Coast (heard somewhere that it'll be featured)
What The Hoes Say (fortiey)
Money Sniffing Bitches (fortiey)
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Post by: Lil Jay on February 10, 2002, 10:40:08 AM: (http://sarahfdesign.com/auctions/Nellyfurtado-02-01-02/Untitled-15.jpg)
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Post by: Jome on February 10, 2002, 11:01:31 AM: Hehehe ;D
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Post by: Murrow on February 11, 2002, 11:43:05 AM: Here is an advance of the album...the retail will prolly end up different:

01 Bad Intentions 3:03 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 02 LA night and day 4:00 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 03 come all you 3:52 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 04 what they say 4:13 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 05 knocs landin 2:23 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 06 let shit go 3:44 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 07 everywhere i go 4:10 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 08 lets all roll 4:18 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 09 only if its gangsta 3:09 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 10 knoc 4:24 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 11 la confidential 3:10 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 12 when it all comes down to it 4:18 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 13 these hoes 4:26 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 14 i used to love her 3:58 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 15 whatcha gonna do 4:06 fi<=€›

fi€<=› 16 you dont know much (plus bonus) 7:47
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Post by: gFuNkA on February 26, 2002, 07:59:03 AM: Knoc-Turn'al - Knoc's Landin'
01. Intro
02. Knoc's Landin'
03. The Knoc" f/ Dre and Missy Elliott
04. I Like f/ Yero
05. Watch Out f/ Hittman
06. Str8 Westcoast
07. Let's All Roll f/ Slip Capone, Timebomb, Jayo Felony & Butch Cassidy
08. Your Only Son
09. Cash Sniffin' Noes f/ Too Short & Slip Capone
10. Born 2 Hustle f/ S-Dog
11. LA Nite-N-Day
12. Have Fun
13. I Use 2 Luv Her
14. The Reverend Knoc f/ Warren G
15. What Is Life
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Post by: Murrow on March 25, 2002, 01:35:48 PM: I recieved a Elektra newletter and it read this for releases:

Knoc-turn'al - Knocs Landin' (in stores June)
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Post by: Murrow on March 30, 2002, 09:15:10 AM: ^ Scratch that. Looks like Knoc is re-doing his whole fuckin album. Now the date is somewhere in the fall.
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Post by: LyRiCaL_G on March 30, 2002, 11:19:21 AM: i think this shits gonna cost him a bomb, cuz first he got bootlegged badly, everyone had his fuckin album like february time when it was coming out in april!! though the only song i heard so far is nite and day n knock, he probably also then realised that his shit wudnt sell as much he was hoping for and electra and then he probably also got sum feedback that alot of ppl think his flow n lyrics be wack, so he probably gone back to fix up and n come back alot sharper and if his shit dont sell when he comes back, his fucked. lets hope he releases summat good cuz he seems real arrogant, so lets hope he shows why n sells somes units for the west coast!

peace
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Post by: Biron on March 31, 2002, 01:13:58 AM: he seems real arrogant.TRUE
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Post by: Jome on March 31, 2002, 07:21:08 AM: Quote
he seems real arrogant.TRUE

Myrealname with his 436th alias?
Clown
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Post by: Murrow on April 11, 2002, 03:14:52 PM: ThaFormula.com - Were the Dre tracks on your album done by Mel-Man and Dre or just Dre?
Knoc - Dr. Dre and Scott Storch did one, Dre did the other one and another one Mel did by him. I got some production by Timbaland on the album, Fred Wreck, and me and L.A. Confidential Productions.

ThaFormula.com - What made you decide to hook up with Timberland?

Knoc - He's dope. He got the second most sold records producer wise besides Dr. Dre so you tell me what's wrong with that. I don't hate, I just say “hey records sold, is records sold.”

ThaFormula.com - Did you choose to go with Timbaland because of the records sold?

Knoc - I choose to go with him because he's dope. I told you that.

ThaFormula.com - Why do you think the Knocturnal album is dropping now, but the Hittman is not?

Knoc - You have to ask Aftermath that. That's none of my business. I'm signed to L.A. Confidential.

ThaFormula.com - Why do you think you have received so much love from Dre?

Knoc - Oh man, I have no idea man. When I go in there and he needs me to do something for him, I just try to do my job and do it the best I can.

ThaFormula.com - It's just that it's rare for Dre to back somebody up so much, especially because you’re not even on Aftermath?

Knoc - That's true. I guess he appreciates my talent. I appreciate him giving me that type of love and doing that for me.

ThaFormula.com - So how exactly is it set up between you and Elektra?

Knoc - It's 50/50. It's a real label deal. I'm signed to L.A. Confidential and distributed by Elektra.

ThaFormula.com - Did Elektra approach you to try and sign you as one of their artists first?

Knoc - Nah, never. They went through us straight as a label.

ThaFormula.com - Do you think that what you have done is the future of what artists will be doing?

Knoc - No I don't. I think that that's a rarity. It's not easy man. It's a lot of business involved, not just talent. Everybody can't be a boss.

ThaFormula.com - Now what about your budget? Is it smaller when you’re distributed by a major instead of actually being signed?

Knoc - Of course not. It's bigger.

ThaFormula.com - So what exactly does L.A. Confidential do?

Knoc - Come up with all the music. Get all the production out the way as far as we do the footwork on the album on what needs to be done. Markets and gets us around and stuff like that to different retails, promoters and radio stations to get it out.

ThaFormula.com - How has everything changed since "Bad Intentions" dropped?

Knoc - Man, let me tell you like this. I went to 40 something states in six weeks and I been on 30 something planes.

ThaFormula.com - Who pays for all those expenses?

Knoc - Both. Like I told you, it's a 50/50 split all the way around.

ThaFormula.com - How was it for you recording that video for Knoc?.

Knoc - It was tedious, but you know I rather be tired then bored. It was a real hard process.

ThaFormula.com - Were you happy with the results of that video?

Knoc - Of course because it looked real and convincing instead of looking like it's a bunch of computer generated shit and it's something that is kind of hard for you to catch at first until you actually pay attention to the video. It looks natural.

ThaFormula.com - Mostly everybody follows whatever is hot at the moment. Your album was surprising to me because it was nothing like the single.

Knoc - Yeah, but you know that's all apart of me trying to be true to myself. I can't rap like nobody from the East Coast because that ain't me. I didn't come from there and I'm not trying to be accepted. I'm trying to be me and see that all comes with being signed to L.A. Confidential. My boss gave me total creative control. He just tried to come in sometimes to tell me and find ways to do it better. He didn't discourage me, he just let me keep making music.

ThaFormula.com - How many tracks did you record for this album?

Knoc - A little over 300 in 3 years. I narrowed it down to like 14.

ThaFormula.com - Yeah, because I remember seeing poster for your album about a year and a half ago up in Compton and Long Beach. What are the plans for the 280 tracks that didn't make the album?

Knoc - Man, they probably will just sit there. It's on to a new day man. Those 300 tracks are what it took for me to make my album. It's out with the old and in with the new.

ThaFormula.com - Who did you have doing production on those other tracks that didn't make the cut?

Knoc – A lot of people man. Battlecat, Budda, Jazzy Pha, me, L.A. Confidential. I got songs with Sticky Fingaz, Ms. Roc, and a lot of songs with other people that I'm not even using, and it's not because it wasn't dope, I just was looking for a complete vibe on my album.

ThaFormula.com - Do you plan on releasing those at any time?

Knoc - Nah, like I said out with the old and in with the new. I'm just gonna move forward and make new songs. Dr. Dre made a hundred and something songs for the chronic 2001 album. You thinkin’ he is going to release the ones he didn't use? Nope! He don't. It's like you gotta keep on movin’ forward man. If you start doing that, you will start getting lazy. You don't wanna get lazy because then you will start slippin’ and thinkin’ everything that you’re doing is good.

ThaFormula.com - So you don't plan on doing anything with those tracks at all?

Knoc - No, I really don't. Unless somebody comes in and want a mixtape, but I'm not trying to put it on no album or nothin’ like that.

ThaFormula.com - How has the response been in the East Coast?

Knoc - The East Coast response has been wonderful. Actually it picked up a lot faster then I thought it would.
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Post by: Murrow on April 11, 2002, 03:15:02 PM: ThaFormula.com - Were the Dre tracks on your album done by Mel-Man and Dre or just Dre?
Knoc - Dr. Dre and Scott Storch did one, Dre did the other one and another one Mel did by him. I got some production by Timbaland on the album, Fred Wreck, and me and L.A. Confidential Productions.

ThaFormula.com - What made you decide to hook up with Timberland?

Knoc - He's dope. He got the second most sold records producer wise besides Dr. Dre so you tell me what's wrong with that. I don't hate, I just say “hey records sold, is records sold.”

ThaFormula.com - Did you choose to go with Timbaland because of the records sold?

Knoc - I choose to go with him because he's dope. I told you that.

ThaFormula.com - Why do you think the Knocturnal album is dropping now, but the Hittman is not?

Knoc - You have to ask Aftermath that. That's none of my business. I'm signed to L.A. Confidential.

ThaFormula.com - Why do you think you have received so much love from Dre?

Knoc - Oh man, I have no idea man. When I go in there and he needs me to do something for him, I just try to do my job and do it the best I can.

ThaFormula.com - It's just that it's rare for Dre to back somebody up so much, especially because you’re not even on Aftermath?

Knoc - That's true. I guess he appreciates my talent. I appreciate him giving me that type of love and doing that for me.

ThaFormula.com - So how exactly is it set up between you and Elektra?

Knoc - It's 50/50. It's a real label deal. I'm signed to L.A. Confidential and distributed by Elektra.

ThaFormula.com - Did Elektra approach you to try and sign you as one of their artists first?

Knoc - Nah, never. They went through us straight as a label.

ThaFormula.com - Do you think that what you have done is the future of what artists will be doing?

Knoc - No I don't. I think that that's a rarity. It's not easy man. It's a lot of business involved, not just talent. Everybody can't be a boss.

ThaFormula.com - Now what about your budget? Is it smaller when you’re distributed by a major instead of actually being signed?

Knoc - Of course not. It's bigger.

ThaFormula.com - So what exactly does L.A. Confidential do?

Knoc - Come up with all the music. Get all the production out the way as far as we do the footwork on the album on what needs to be done. Markets and gets us around and stuff like that to different retails, promoters and radio stations to get it out.

ThaFormula.com - How has everything changed since "Bad Intentions" dropped?

Knoc - Man, let me tell you like this. I went to 40 something states in six weeks and I been on 30 something planes.

ThaFormula.com - Who pays for all those expenses?

Knoc - Both. Like I told you, it's a 50/50 split all the way around.

ThaFormula.com - How was it for you recording that video for Knoc?.

Knoc - It was tedious, but you know I rather be tired then bored. It was a real hard process.

ThaFormula.com - Were you happy with the results of that video?

Knoc - Of course because it looked real and convincing instead of looking like it's a bunch of computer generated shit and it's something that is kind of hard for you to catch at first until you actually pay attention to the video. It looks natural.

ThaFormula.com - Mostly everybody follows whatever is hot at the moment. Your album was surprising to me because it was nothing like the single.

Knoc - Yeah, but you know that's all apart of me trying to be true to myself. I can't rap like nobody from the East Coast because that ain't me. I didn't come from there and I'm not trying to be accepted. I'm trying to be me and see that all comes with being signed to L.A. Confidential. My boss gave me total creative control. He just tried to come in sometimes to tell me and find ways to do it better. He didn't discourage me, he just let me keep making music.

ThaFormula.com - How many tracks did you record for this album?

Knoc - A little over 300 in 3 years. I narrowed it down to like 14.

ThaFormula.com - Yeah, because I remember seeing poster for your album about a year and a half ago up in Compton and Long Beach. What are the plans for the 280 tracks that didn't make the album?

Knoc - Man, they probably will just sit there. It's on to a new day man. Those 300 tracks are what it took for me to make my album. It's out with the old and in with the new.

ThaFormula.com - Who did you have doing production on those other tracks that didn't make the cut?

Knoc – A lot of people man. Battlecat, Budda, Jazzy Pha, me, L.A. Confidential. I got songs with Sticky Fingaz, Ms. Roc, and a lot of songs with other people that I'm not even using, and it's not because it wasn't dope, I just was looking for a complete vibe on my album.

ThaFormula.com - Do you plan on releasing those at any time?

Knoc - Nah, like I said out with the old and in with the new. I'm just gonna move forward and make new songs. Dr. Dre made a hundred and something songs for the chronic 2001 album. You thinkin’ he is going to release the ones he didn't use? Nope! He don't. It's like you gotta keep on movin’ forward man. If you start doing that, you will start getting lazy. You don't wanna get lazy because then you will start slippin’ and thinkin’ everything that you’re doing is good.

ThaFormula.com - So you don't plan on doing anything with those tracks at all?

Knoc - No, I really don't. Unless somebody comes in and want a mixtape, but I'm not trying to put it on no album or nothin’ like that.

ThaFormula.com - How has the response been in the East Coast?

Knoc - The East Coast response has been wonderful. Actually it picked up a lot faster then I thought it would.
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Murrow on April 11, 2002, 03:16:47 PM: ThaFormula.com - Do you think adding Missy to the track really made a difference?

Knoc - I don't know because you know Missy is actually from Virginia. I don't know whether it did or not. I just know that she is considered to be the queen of the East Coast so you actually might have a point, but all I know is missy approached me and wanted to do a song with me and I had already done the 3 verses to that song "The Knoc", but it wasn't even called "The Knoc" then, it was called something else. She wanted to do some work with me and every time I tried to do a hook for that song it seemed like the verses were overpowering the, so I was like "OK well let me send it to Missy to see if she likes the song and see if she can do a hook for me." When I sent it to her, she was like "Oh hell yeah, I'll do that shit" and then when she sent it back I listened to it. I was like "ooh, that's great."

ThaFormula.com - Now a lot of people diss Missy. What do you think about that?

Knoc - She's a genius man. She's actually a genius. You got to understand she has written for a lot of people like 702, Aaliyah, and a lot of other people.

ThaFormula.com - Why do you think she get's dissed alot?

Knoc - Jealousy and you know people look at beauty for you know skin deep and Missy is a very beautiful person on the inside and outside and she is very humble. She's a loving person and people that don't know her tend to be envious of her or whatever, and that's all haterism and jealousy. But if you get to know her as a person, you will know that she's the sweetest person in the world.

ThaFormula.com - What do you think are the chances of another Master P coming up, as far as building what he has built independently in the year 2002?

Knoc - It would be hard, but it can happen and that's what we’re trying to do in this situation. We got Time Bomb from the Chronic 2001 who's my label mate. We got Slip Capone from the “Murder Was the Case” soundtrack, that's also my label mate. We got 4 producers and 2 DJ's. We trying to make a situation like that. We got a group called L.A. Confidential that's gonna come out soon, but it's a slower process these days then it is with Master P because people slow you down. Companies and major corporations, they’re not gonna let you do it like that no more because for one, the economy, and two, they’re not trying to let certain people get full blown like that.

ThaFormula.com - Is there a certain sales number that you have to meet in order to make everybody happy?

Knoc - There's a certain number that I have to meet in order to make me happy and I'm trying to go 5 or 6 times platinum because I gave my all on my music, and I feel like with the support that I have I feel like first of all I got a lot of love at home. I got a lot of love on the East Coast, down South and I feel like my album should do real well. I feel like I got support from the nation, support from the streets, I got support from the ghetto and people who made it out of the ghetto and still support the ghetto. I got support from the urban society and different networks of societies that I never expected like the Latino community and stuff like that. It makes you feel a little better too because when I come home and I do concerts, I ain't gotta worry about getting sweated or somebody wanting to shoot me because you getting love instead of people just saying, "Ahh fuck you!" I just want people to have fun and realize that I am from the West Coast and this is the way we do it out here on the West Coast, and it ain't always got to be we out here bangin’, drinkin’ and smokin’. You can drink and smoke and have a good time. People do it everyday when they got to parties, birthday parties, house parties, clubs, drink and smoke weed in the club and have fun and that's what my album is about.

ThaFormula.com - Do you think the separation of the underground hip-hop and commercial hip-hop will ever end, and we can finally just call it bad hip-hop or good hip-hop?

Knoc - Well until DJ's start playing more underground hip-hop and not worrying about what politics is, it's gonna always be like that.

ThaFormula.com - How many tracks from your album did you record during the time you were on the Chronic 2001 album?

Knoc - Probably about 40 to 50. I can record about 2 or 3 songs in a day if I already got a beat to them and all that stuff.

ThaFormula.com - Have you written for a lot of people in the industry?

Knoc - Yeah, like you know Warren G, Dr. Dre, and few other people. I'm about to do some stuff for Angie Martinez and different people.

ThaFormula.com - Now you worked with most of the heavy hitters from the West, but I was wondering how come you haven't hooked up with Quik?

Knoc - Oh, because he was busy doing some stuff and he went through that thing with Mausberg so he was trying to chill for a minute and get his head back together, but I would love to work with Quik. Quik is my dog. I have et him on a numerous occasions and he ain't never showed me nothin’ but love, so it's nothing personal you know what I mean. He just had his own agenda he had going on right then and I was just trying to let him separate the things that he was going through, because it's a great loss to lose an MC that you put your all into. It's fucked up! And to know that he got killed by his own people is even worse. I'm gonna work with him in the future. Right now I just got to get off of this promo tour.

ThaFormula.com - How did the bad intentions track come about?

Knoc - We was in the studio drinking, smoking some weed and this dude by the name of Mahogany had brought that beat in and Dre heard it and was like, "you know what Knoc? I want you to do this hook for me and we gonna use this one for "The Wash" soundtrack. So we worked on it for you know a day or two, and in that time Warren G came through and I wrote a single for him on his album and Nate Dogg came through and we did a song with him for his album and them we finished making that song and put it together. Dre brought in flute players and other things and formatted the whole song, and it's took off from there. People just started loving it and they was like "that needs to be the first single."

ThaFormula.com - So it wasn't planned for you to be on the wash soundtrack?

Knoc - No, it was planned for me to be on there, it just wasn't planned for me to have the first single. It was planned for Dre & Snoop to have the first single.

ThaFormula.com - Have the Slip Capone and Time Bomb albums been completed?

Knoc - They’re working on them right now.

ThaFormula.com - What are you guys looking for production wise for those albums?

Knoc - We got different stuff coming out with Rockwilder, Rick Rock, Bink, Battlecat, Dre and Mel Man. We also planning on getting a couple of songs from Timbaland, but we gonna do a lot of stuff ourselves. We just gonna get those classic fillers that we need.

ThaFormula.com - Are you gonna be on the "Detox" album?

Knoc - Yeah, well we worked on some stuff and I already know a couple of things that I’m gonna be on, but we just gonna focus on what's going on now ‘till we start making the Detox album because he's really gonna get serious about it in June, and I’m gonna start my second album in June. You gotta keep working man. You can't win by staying asleep.

ThaFormula.com - What are your thoughts on the people that say Dre is a biter, ghost producer, etc.?

Knoc - Well, he's an orchestrator. Orchestrators are better than producers. Orchestrators put together everything and put things in the right room so they can orchestrate music. It's like a symphony orchestrator. If he wasn't up there directing every piece to that puzzle, then those hundred people in that symphony would not run smoothly. They would not know when to play their parts and everybody would try to overpower somebody else. He's the puzzle put together man. He can have a whole bunch of pieces in a box and put the puzzle together real quick and make a song. He's a orchestrator. He makes all the sounds and pieces of the puzzle fit accurately instead of something being forced to fit. He don't just take something and say this sounds cool. He takes it and says how can I make this better.

ThaFormula.com - Do you have any tours planned?

Knoc - We been going on tour already. We got a couple of more tours going on, but then I'm gonna go on tour with Truth Hurts and Shaunta from Aftermath.
Title: How did Knocturnal's album get bootlegged?
Post by: HairWuzEre on April 12, 2002, 09:10:24 PM: e
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he got bootlegged badly, everyone had his fuckin album like february time when it was coming out in april!! though the only song i heard so far is nite and day n knock
How did his album get bootlegged? Or, for that matter, how does ANYONE's albums get bootlegged? Do people sneak advanced copies for their kids or something, and then their kids put them on the internet, or what?
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Tito on April 13, 2002, 12:16:00 AM: Quote

Myrealname with his 436th alias?
Clown

You're wrong fool s.o.a.b.
440th!
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Jome on April 13, 2002, 09:21:45 AM: Quote

You're wrong fool s.o.a.b.
440th!

Yea, I'm the fool ::)
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: gFuNkA on April 26, 2002, 10:22:25 AM: actually i received new knoc tracks. Damn, these new (or older) tracks are way much better than the tracks of the advance. the track "LA" with slip capone, time bomb prod. by Battlecat is a heater. any1 heard these other tracks beside the advance too?
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: gFuNkA on April 26, 2002, 11:28:59 AM: ...also a dpg remix of "Lets All Roll" with Roscoe, Kurupt, Slip Capone
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: closetothalimit on April 27, 2002, 03:03:16 AM: hey gfunka, can u hook use up with those tracks?
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: gFuNkA on May 09, 2002, 08:24:23 PM: Quote
hey gfunka, can u hook use up with those tracks?

i have upped the track "L.A."...check it.
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Jome on June 22, 2002, 04:59:49 AM: Sad bump :(
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: West Coast Veteran on June 23, 2002, 02:38:54 PM: Damn I gave up on this album dropping. It just keeps gettin' pushed back further and further. He been droppin' hot songs though every month. "Your Only Son" is tight. I love the concept. Knoc is real original with his flow and subject matter. I'm glad he's discussing topics that have never been discussed before and keeping his shit original. It makes the music much more enjoyable. Waiting for the EP and the new version of Knoc's Landing.
Title: Re: Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Lil Jay on July 04, 2002, 12:35:03 PM: This here is the new cover for the album, basically the same as the old one, except for the title........

(http://cover2.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/450/458225.jpg)
Title: Re:Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Murrow on November 06, 2002, 01:42:09 PM: This shit gonna get dropped on Baby Ree?
Title: Re:Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: CharlieBrown on November 07, 2002, 01:51:59 PM: Baby Ree's a management company
Title: Re:Knoc-turn'al - "Knoc's Landin"
Post by: Murrow on January 19, 2003, 02:59:55 PM: This is shot.