Hit the links below to get the “Get Up Stand Up” bundle and–ESPECIALLY if you make music, scroll down to get the full science on how BitTorrent is about to rewrite the basic code of the Internet. PE & Ali’s power move is just the first volley of a whole new format for music and other culture that the BitTorrent bundle represents, so in the spirit of empowering music-makers and spreading knowledge we asked Chuck D’s manager Gary “G-Wiz” Rinaldo and BitTorrent’s Matt Mason to break it all down for us. Since using technology to take hip-hop direct to the masses is pretty much the heart of what Okayplayer has been about since 1.0, we are understandably a little amped about this whole thing–not to mention extremely proud to have BitTorrent as our official sponsor and partner in content-capture at Roots Picnic 2013. “This song don’t give a damn / you can’t dance or romance to it / This song ain’t arrogant / if you don’t try, buy it / if your radio denies it.”
That’s when things really get out of hand–fans will have an opportunity to create their own song using the multitracks and share those with Public Enemy using another BitTorrent product SoShare. PE will then choose the winners with the top pick getting produced and released by Public Enemy. In short, its about as close as Chuck D could come to make the lyrics of the song:
That might not sound like a shot heard round the world at first gloss but what it means is that the group is letting their song’s DNA go viral in the most explosive way possible by letting fans not only download the song but also access its 37 multitrack stems (plus additional video content) simply by entering an email.
Specifically the rap legends have decided to release “ Get Up Stand Up“–their fist-raising collaboration with rhymesayer Brother Ali–as a BitTorrent bundle today. Public Enemy, hip-hop’s original revolutionaries, are about to kick over the barriers once again. >Read Kanye’s Top 10 “Most Jamaican Moments” (via LargeUp) While Danger Mouse’s mash-up masterpiece The Grey Album was heralded as a visionary project for its pairing of Jay’s Black Album a capellas with the sounds of the Beatles, it’s important to note that Kanye also went leftfield by weaving in Holt’s Beatles cover to create “Encore.” Mash it up Yeezy. At this time-three months before the release of College Dropout-Kanye’s production was still heralded as his bread and butter. Meanwhile, the horns from John Holt’s reggae cover of The Beatles’ “I Will” blare across “Encore,” signaling what was intended to be Jay-Z’s grand send off on his retirement album. Read what LargeUp had to say and scroll down to listen to some of his most well-executed Caribbean extractions below. Naturally, Kanye seamlessly incorporated the originals to suit Jay’s style and made bangers of the both of them. Both tracks off 2003’s The Black Album, Kanye borrowed from Max Romeo‘s “Chase The Devil” and a reggae tribute to The Beatles with John Holt‘s cover of “I Will” to produce these island-influenced sounds for Hova. Our channel partners at LargeUp put together a list of Kanye’s Top 10 Most Jamaican Moments–here are a couple of my favorites.Ĭoming in at spots 3 and 4 were Jay-Z‘s “Lucifer” and “Encore,” each featuring distinct reggae samples that make you wonder if West is short for West Indian somewhere in his family tree. Also, if you’ve followed Ye’s production for a while now, you know this is nothing new for him. On September 2, the singer released exclusively on iTunes UK the track “Square One“.If you’ve already listened to Kanye West‘s new album Yeezus, you probably noticed the reggae-derived samples throughout. On August 19, Amazon released the tracklist of the album. Both songs are included on the deluxe version of the album. The singer also released the tracks: “Magnetic“, included on the “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” soundtrack and “Hero” included on “Kick-Ass 2” soundtrack.
7 plus the song “Excuse My Rude“, a collaboration with Mexican/American singer-rapper Becky G, released as a buzz track on August 12.
Among the songs on the album are: “Sexy Lady” that serves as the main theme of UK brand Boots and it features on the TV Campaign of its new product No. It comes preceded by the lead single “Wild” and the second single “It’s My Party“. The album is scheduled for release on 23 September via Island and Lava Records. “Alive” is the upcoming second studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie J.