BOYOYOYOYOING!
November 24th, 2006 at 7:04 pm (Uncategorized)
Hi, it’s me, Keith Murray…boyoyoyoing!
So I got the invite to be a guest contributor on Songstory and I thought to myself ‘Cornelious (I call myself Cornelious when I’m thinking and talking to myself), never pass up an opportunity to self-promote,’ so with that in mind I decided to feature one of my own songs. This is a J Dilla remix of The Rhyme, a track off my 1996 album Enigma. I like this remix way better than the original. In fact, the best thing about this remix is not my skills on the mic, it’s Dilla Dawg! Dilla’s the greatest. So many subtle touches that just kill me on his production work here. The way the track starts, with the sound of a record coming up to speed, and the way he mixes up the drums–making them sound live. The HORNS! It sounds so simple, but it’s so refined, yet it sounds so raw, how did he do it? If I hadn’t been in jail so much I would have made time to sit in the studio watching him work, observing his creative process quietly, mouth shut, ears open–dying to ask questions, but even more terrified to interupt brilliance. BAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! Why couldn’t God have taken me instead!?
Sorry, I got a little worked up there. Keep it cool Cornelious. Alright, for those of you who may not know that much about me, I’m a rapper. I’m a member of Def Squad, but the amount of time I’ve spent in jail has really been a stick in the spokes of my career. I don’t think I’m in jail right now, but I’m not sure about that. At least Britany Spears got my back. Check it…http://www.nme.com/news/keith-murray/4051. Good thing Britany’s there for me, cause my family is really screwed. Check out what wikipedia says happened to them…
“Keith Murray had a rough childhood. Both of his parents used intravenous drugs. Both died when Murray was young. When Murray was in eight grade, his father died from cirrhosis of the liver. His mother later died from AIDS. His sister would also die from AIDS.”
Holy crap.
To cheer us all up, here’s some funny fake pictures of me pretending to break out of jail and then getting away on a motorcycle!
Enjoy the song. It’s the most beautifulest thing in the world! Boyoyoyoyoyoyoyoing!
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songstory said,
November 24, 2006 at 7:15 pm
Hey Keith,
Thanks for coming through in the clutch man. I’m not sure how you can be uncertain whether you’re in jail or not, but if you are, then I thought you might want a quick update on Britany. She married a rapper. Some white guy named Kevin. He’s pretty dope man, if you’re thinking about battling him for Britany’s love and attention you might want to think twice. Once because he’s just so tight you might get your ass embarrassed, and twice because she divorced him! Thats right, as in single. No telling how much of her time she can now dedicate solely to proving your innocence. Oh crap…my mom’s home. She’d kill me if she found out I chat online with ex or possibly current cons.
tony said,
November 24, 2006 at 8:57 pm
Yeah Keith!
You know, I’ve always maintained that you rock boyoyoiinnnng! but they laughed. They laughed and they lied. Now who’s laughing? Not them. No, I don’t hear the sound of their horselaughs any more.
Speaking of Dilla remixing bad rappers, i bet if we dug him up, put a sampler in his hand, and provided him with a couple of K-Feds songs, he could probably produce something that would make that rat-face cry the tears of someone who has realised he’s wasted his time.
Too soon?
By the way, it’s Britney, not Britany. Shit.
Tony
Bryce said,
November 25, 2006 at 1:07 pm
hahha, some funny shit going on here about Keith and Britney. I’ve always had a soft spot for Keith Murray, he has this reputation for being some sort of lyrical genius with a crazy vocabulary and contemplative lyrics etc. I’ve never really bought it, the guy makes up words like “beautifullest” and on another song on Enigma claims “my style is all that, and a fat bag of chips with the dip, so fuck all that sensuous shit.” Tight. Nevertheless, I am back in the 90s thinking of the glorious days of Def Squad when Erick Sermon was still respected as a producer and member of EPMD and not attempting to kill himself (an admittedly disputed fact), Redman had just put out Muddy Waters, a decent album, and Keith was a free man. I remember being blown away by the track “KIM” that was on EPMD’s back in business and was a Def Squad party. Keith was the last to rhyme and he comes in and kills it : “Keith Murray, the holder of the boulder,Lyrical analyst mental roller coaster flower, Money folder, track blower, MC overthrower, I flow witcha two at a time, like Noah…” I dont know if this remix is that much better than the original though. With all possible respect to the late James Yancey, the original “Rhyme” produced by Erick Sermon is pretty nice as well. To me, this Dilla remix fits in well with another remix he did around the same time, and that was Busta’s “Woo Hah.” Again, sick remix, but also a sick original. I think it’s funny to trace the hip hop lexicon over time, meaning, the common words and phrases that all emcees at a given time seem to use. For instance, Keith talks about keeping it “jiggy” on this track, there’s a funny one that Will Smith later used and then found its way onto Seinfeld. There’s so many of these words and phrases that have come onto the scene had brief life and later faded into obscurity only to be replaced by the next idiom. Hmm.