Every Friday on the OurStage blog, I’ll be featuring a great example of flow and lyricism in hip hop songs pulled from the OurStage ranks. I’ll get the artist’s thoughts on the song, as well as post the lyrics or best verse so fans can follow the flow themselves.
Our “Friday Flow” this week comes courtesy of Underground Realroad (and Mr. Bits). Bricc and DJ Drex know what it is like to be down and out, and have some great perspective about climbing their way from the bottom. With an addiction to rhyming and a passion for music, Underground Realroad do it for the love of the game. Here’s what the guys had to say about “Maybe”:
Check out the song, the lyrics, and Underground Realroad’s thoughts after the jump
Thanksgiving is just around the bend, so I think it’s about time to get into the turkey frame of mind. Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is for, well, giving thanks (obviously). But it’s also a day when many Americans stuff their faces with more food than they can shake a stick at. So the holiday is as synonymous with gluttony as it is thankfulness. In the spirit of stuffing (and gravy and pie), this playlist features five metal songs about overeating. Naturally, some of these songs feature things that you wouldn’t necessarily want on your Thanksgiving plate, such as human flesh (shout to all you zombies out there!).
Get ready to loosen your belt and fill up on these gluttonous metal songs before you hit the Thanksgiving buffet. Continue reading ‘Metal Monday: Metal Gluttony for Thanksgiving’
Every Friday on the OurStage blog, I’ll be featuring a great example of flow and lyricism on a hip hop song pulled from the OurStage ranks. I’ll get the artist’s thoughts on the track, as well as post the lyrics or best verse so fans can follow the flow themselves.
Minus a Few consists of three Georgia emcees who are hell-bent on rewriting the hip hop lore of present days, taking it back to the old school. Reminiscent of acts like Atmosphere, Minus a Few tackle a wide variety of subjects with focused lyricism and smooth as silk delivery. This week’s Friday Flow highlights their track “I Dream Of,” the song that speaks most to what Minus a Few are all about.
Check the full view to see their thoughts on the song
Published by
Munson the Destroyer on
November 9, 2009 in
Playlists and Rock.
Tags: away-team, beyond agony, creep, machiavellian, metal, metal monday, metal videos, OurStage@, revoltons, second thief, Sicarus, the spektrum.
Unlike many genres of music these days, the metal community is still making music videos with as much fervor as ever. By and large, metal video features some of the same common traits. Here’s a list of things you need to make sure you put in your metal video so that people instantly know it is a metal video, without even listening to the song:
- All members of the band must be wearing black. Color is not an option.
- Band members are required to headbang, scream, shred, look angry, act violent.
- Under no circumstances, should any band member look happy. Smiling is acceptable only if it is, in fact, a maniacal grin in response to a grotesque and heinous crime.
- Video location is key. Consider a mountain top, boiler room, abandoned industrial park, hell, motorcycle rally, graveyard, bar, cave, crime scene, the woods, car accident, prison or desert as your backdrop. Really, anywhere dark will do.
- The more closeups of band members playing their instruments the better. Except the bassist. No one cares about the bassist.
- Bonus points for covering props in blood and/or setting them on fire. This is metal to the max.
- For solos, it’s best to focus the camera on the performer of said solo. This is just good manners.
- When considering video themes, stick to war, vikings, violence, politics, sacrilege, inclement weather conditions (e.g. snow, rain, thunderstorms), evil, zombies.
- Rapid camera changes make for a more extreme video so switch up the camera angle whenever possible. Shake the camera if need be.
Obey these rules to ensure your video is as metal as it can be. Follow all nine of these rules, and you have probably created the most metal video in the history of music videos. Now that we’re clear on the precepts of metal videos, let’s check out some awesome OurStage examples that may (or may not) abide by these rules:
On a side note, check out this post from Away-team.com giving some press to the current Hard Rock and Metal number ones!
Every Friday on the OurStage blog, I’ll be featuring a great example of flow and lyricism in hip hop songs pulled from the OurStage ranks. I’ll get the artist’s thoughts on the song, as well as post the lyrics or best verse so fans can follow the flow themselves.
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre both rapped about Compton. Nas already rapped about New York City. When was the last time someone rapped about Maryland? Well, Chris McDonald took matters into his own hands, writing his song “Maryland Matters” and putting the Mid Atlantic state back on the map. Even if you’re not from Maryland, you can get the message. Check out what Chris has to say about the song:
Catch his thoughts, pump the song, and check the lyrics after the jump
