ROSA PARKS REMIX

Andre 3000 - Rosa Parks (Nick James Remix) Download Snippet


I've been wanting to do a 3000 project for a while and am finally getting into it. It's going to be a joint collaboration with singer, Siaira Shawn, where she adds choruses and verses as well. Given that most of 3000 acapella are just one verse, I wanted to fill the tracks with new music. Not to mention, Siaira is dope.  Thus, it should knock hard. Oh, and that isn't the cover.

Stay tuned.

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DA ART OF STORYTELLING IV REMIX

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Andre 3000 feat. Black Spade - Da Art of Storytelling Part IV Stoney Rock Remix


Even though this isn't a new 3000 verse, hearing his voice to a funk beat coupled with the flow he perfected after The Love Below (reference this, this and this) is like a breath of fresh air.  Thank you Black Spade for this beat as well.  Black Spade's producer name is Stoney Rock so don't get confused.

For clarification on the artwork above see the adinkra symbol definitions below to understand why I feel 3000's flow equates to those symbols.    

NKYIMU - symbol of skillfulness, precision

HWE MU DUA ("measuring stick") - symbol of examination and quality control. This symbol stresses the need to strive for the best quality, whether in production of goods or in human endeavors.  

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RARE WONDER

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Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm (9th Wonder Remix)

I finally got around to turning on my desktop computer that I have neglected in the age of laptops at coffee shops.  I scrolled through my Hip-Hop folder and found an old 9th Wonder folder with remixes I haven't heard in a while.  I used to love his bare bones soul remixes like the Mobb Deep one above.  9th definitely was an inspiration when I started out remixing.  This collection isn't anything from The Listening or the Minstrel Show; it's plenty of rare songs you may have overlooked or didn't have because you weren't an avid downloader back in 04 (torrents and zshare wasn't even poppin back then).          

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MY REMIX FEATURED IN TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE

My Bambu remix was used for a Trust Your Struggle video showcasing their new show, TYS Sa Pilipinas.  Check out low down plus Mikey's Blog (The Conscious Hustler):

Back with another video for ya’ll. Me and Borish from the Trust Your Struggle crew recently went by the Loyal Kaspar studio to shoot some opening sequences, motion graphics, and bumpers for the TYS Sa Pilipinas Tour that we are trying do this summer. I shot some behind the scenes footage while i was there. These guys are really dope, they had pizza, beer and fuseball waiting for us while we shot. Check out their site at Loyal Kaspar. They got some pretty big clients like showtime, HBO, Vh1 and Disney just to name a few. Loyal Kaspar provides non profits with some Pro-bono work as part of their comunity engagement which is DOPE! Our folks at World Up hooked up the oppurtunity for us. So I put this lil clip together from that night, enjoy!

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REMIX?

Just Blaze always has the best perspectives about the industry, but to answer the question, look at the side scroll of my blog.  I took it over.*

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SLOW DOWN REMIX (FIXED TIMING)

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The incomparable DJ Phatrick informed me that the timing for Slow Down is off so I fixed the acapella being ahead by an eighth note.Share

BAMBU - SMOG CITY'S OWN (NICK JAMES REMIX)

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Bambu feat. Diz Gibran - Smog City's Own (Nick James Liberation Remix)


Threw this together.  I think I'm going to remix all of Paper Cuts.  Get Paper Cuts now if you don't have it! Share

BAMBU - SLOW DOWN (NICK JAMES REMIX)

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Bambu feat. Prometheus Brown - Slow Down (Nick James Soul Remix)


Made this in 10 minutes on my work computer!  Artwork took 15 minutes.  I was inspired by the Digital Martyrs "Slow Down Remix".  Sample is Curtis Mayfield's  "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (Live)".

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LATE CHRISTMAS GIFT

Download :: Nas - Get Down (Special Edition Nick James Remix)
Download :: Nas - Get Down (Special Edition Nick James Remix Instrumental)

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The reason I called this post a special edition is because of how this remix came about.  I was on Twitter one night and two DJs/producers (DJ Doctor Who and DJ Daislo) I met on Twitter were going back and fourth about a beat.  DJ Doctor Who was contemplating whether or not to send a beat to Daislo and amidst their exchange, I asked to hear it as well.  They sent me the beat and I immediately recognized the sample.  I twitted Doctor Who back, gave him his props and told him I would flip the sample too.  I thought I would do it the following day but I got caught up in getting ready for a two week trip to the Dominican Republic.  I didn't think I would get around to it, but earlier tonight I sat down and made this beat in 20 minutes.  Then, I figured I should do something special with it, so I put Nas on top of it and here it is.  Below is a 3 week exchange chronicling the process.

What's so dope about Daislo and Doctor Who is their love for Hip-Hop period.  I have no idea how they ever heard my music but they have been amazing supporters.  They Twit each other back and forth sending each other beats in their infancy stages up until they create a final product, which I think is an amazing way to use Twitter (they should try Google Wave though).       

Follow: @DaiKatamyisGone & @DJDoctorWho and be sure to check out http://solprecision.tumblr.com

Original Sample: George Benson - "Changing the World"

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LEFTOVERS GALORE PT. 3 | SEXUAL HEALING PT. 2

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This is probably 2005. I totally give up. Anyway, this my second stab at "Sexual Healing."  My first was better.  Thank god my beats are way better now.

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MOBB DEEP feat. NAS - IT'S MINE REMIX II

DOWNLOAD: MOBB DEEP feat. NAS | IT'S MINE REMIX PART II

So I made this four years ago and never released because I didn't really care.  Download it and enjoy it if you like it.  Told you I would drop it in 10 minutes.Share

THE EARLY YEARS

DOWNLOAD :: NICK JAMES | THE EARLY YEARS

Nick James Presents...The Early Years, is a compilation of unreleased remixes and beats I have compiled over the past six years.  In the past I have remixed whole albums such as Jay-Z's, The Black Album, American Gangster, and an 18 track mixtape remixing various songs from 6 different Nas albums entitled, The Nas Remixes.  I've always remixed as a way to get better at sequencing and mixing music and in the process I have accumulated about 100 remixes.  Thus, I decided to create a download to provide a snapshot of unreleased music I've done over the years.  The beats on this album are free for anyone to loop and use as their own.

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MY FAVORITE GROUP HANDS DOWN

I finally got around to posting my remix of Camp Lo's Coolie High. Pretty soon I will be dropping this:

In the meantime, enjoy some classic Lo.

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Kiwi + Nick James

Download: Kiwi - Take You There (Nick James Remix)

I've made about five Kiwi remixes that haven't seen the light of day. When you see Kiwi ask him, "What's up with the Nick James Remixes?"

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NICK JAMES - THE NAS REMIXES

Well folks, it is finally here. 16 remixes of one of Hip-Hop's best lyricists of all time, with two bonus remixes.

BACKGROUND:

This project was never intended to be what it has become. About five years ago, I started remixing songs as a way to practice that art of mixing and song structuring. Doing this has allowed my music to not sound flat. Aside from my hard beats with soft melodies; build-ups, transitions, and drops have also come to characterize the strengths of my music. So, years ago I would remix the best artists for practice. First it was Jay-Z, then Nas, then Kanye, Slum Village, E-40, Mobb Deep, Lupe Fiasco, Eminem, even Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Doing this allowed to me test the musical dexterity of my tracks. Thus, over the years I have complied numerous remixes. I've remixed almost 100 songs of major artists basically for fun.

In December 2007, I remixed American Gangster, appropriately titled, American Producer. I finished the project in 5 days. No one heard the full project until it was released. After it's release, two close friends of mine became even more excited with my skills as a producer. These two people were Chris Muller (Cplusjewelry) and Rolando Brown (Parrellel MVMT). Chris relentlessly promoted the project with good friend Brain Ingram and Rolando thought of future projects he could assist me with.

In January 2008, Rolando approached me to do an exclusive mixtape for his company. After months of trying to finish the project, we shelved it. Since I had a couplple new Nas remixes from the Parallel Project and Nas remixes from past years, I simply wanted to complie those and provide a free download for people who enjoy music.

What ended up happening was a couple of weekends in the Fall of 08 making remixes for the project. After I made "Purple," I remixed "Ether," then "N.Y. State of Mind," and then "Flyest Angels." I made these four in one weekend and it created a new enthusiam around a project I was on the fence about. I took a few more weeks to create brand new remixes. The rest is history. Enjoy.

SPONSORS:

Parallel MVMT and Cplus Jewelry sponsored this project. Parallel MVMT, a cutting-edge artist management and business consulting agency and Cplus Jewelry, an innovative jewelry company catering to the sensibilities of the Hip-Hop Generation.

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