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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