The following freestyles represent pretty much represent the majority of styles that one could emulate in Rap. Mastering or at least being aware of each of these is the beginning of being the best as a lyricist. Freestyles by Nas, Erule, Biggie, Tupac, Big L, Redman, Shyheim, Missy, Busta, Rapsody, The Fugees, Jean Grae, Kurupt, …
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Ski Beatz YouTube channel w/ all Vids https://www.youtube.com/user/skibeatz videos being uploaded to Skibeatz channel) What started out as a joke, is now, a full fledge challenge with singer/emcees going above and beyond what was expected. It began with @AriasVoice sending this video dope version of “When Spring Pull up” over Ski Beatz. She sounds like …
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Sounds like: Airto | Tony Williams | Nicolay | Maimouna Youssef | Henri Texier I’d rather awaken your mind to the infinite ways of hearing a timeless classic. My mixes are always a unique story that stay true as a reflection of who I am… enjoy! – GiKu | Brooklyn Enjoy! by Gibril “GiKu” Kuyateh …
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Vengo is simply one of the dopest movies ever! Tony Gatlif brilliantly directed a perfect movie. Imagine Romeo & Juliet mixed with Scarface, but instead of Montagues and Capulets you have a family of rivaling Gangster Gypsies in Spain. Not only that, their crew has dancers, singers, and the dopest musicians ever. After seeing this …
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Wow, haven’t heard this mix in years. The early cheesy iMovie edit is classic, but still proud of the lil energy that went into that. It was the 2009 and music and dancing was my ultimate therapy. I was pretty consistent with The GiKu Experience Radioshow in Brooklyn and times were much different. There was a …
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So hard to film while you nodding ya head trying not to get excited… I got caught up, Just knows how to party and the whole night was live.
It’s now official, Ski Beatz is calling all singers/emcees/musicians to record yourselves singing, rhyming or playing an instrument to your favorite track off of “Switched On Bap” and post to instagram. @ariasvoice did her thing to the track “When Spring Pull Up”. So are you ready for the challenge? Go on then… Stop looking and buy the …
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New producers and experienced provocateurs of sound, watch this flick to prevent treading in treacherous legal waters. It’s dope video which repeatedly hammers in the importance of sampling the right way (by paying). The video also reveals some hidden gems to achieve similar effects and other nuances that will be a valuable tool when in …
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I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers. – Khalil Gibran The Phrophet
We are unlocking training Gems from our private youtube playlist for your musical evolution. These videos are designed to carry you through to an evolved state of rhythmic understanding. How do I know, it’s what I use to tap into the matrix of sound. If you get what I’m saying here cool, if not, …
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