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  http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/10/02/mr-ma gic-rip/ Sad news today, yet again: John “Mr. Magic” Rivas has passed away, reportedly after a heart attack. It’s possible that his name doesn’t ring an immediate bell with you, but if you’re a fan of hip-hop in any capacity, take a minute to read up on his legacy. Mr. Magic hosted what is generally recognized as the world’s first successful rap-only radio mix show beginning in 1982 on New York City’s WBLS-FM. Among other things, Mr. Magic’s show introduced the world to his co-host Marley Marl, who would soon be recognized as one of the genre’s most talented producers. In 1994, the Notorious B.I.G. memorably paid tribute to the show in the opening verse of his breakout single “Juicy”: “It was all a dream/I used to read Word Up magazine/Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine/Hanging pictures on my wall/Every Saturday, ‘Rap Attack,’ Mr. Magic, Marley Marl.“
In Tribute: Classic Mr. Magic Rap Attack shows! From both WBLS and WHBI: http://www.4shared.com/file/137065506/df80ef72/01-mister_magic-rap_attack-1075_wbls_fm-11-15-1986.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/137062492/953ac2ac/07-mister_magic_dj_chilly_q-rap_attack-1075_wbls_fm-august_1988.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/137063881/a48e3c56/09-mister_magic-rap_attack-1075_wbls_fm-dec_1988.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/137064734/a19b6e96/WHBI_mr_magic_1985.html Tags: hip-hop, music, rest in peace
Current Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Current Mood:  cold
Current Music: Marley Marl on the mix on WBLS - Mr. Magic Tribute
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I'm delaying my move to DC by six months. I need to look into scholarship/grant/financial aid money. I want to pay for this myself and any help I can get will be great! I may consider getting a T.A. position at the university since from those who have done that told me they get their school paid for, room and board, and a stipend! How cool is that? I may go that route, and get financial aid on top of it! The reason i'm doing this is to distance myself from my family. I'm beginning to not want their help with this in any way. This stems from a great and irreparable philosophical and moral divide I have with them. Case and point, I told them about a new girl I am very interested in and I didn't get "oh she's pretty" or "wow she does all that?" I get instead "she looks black." Are you fucking kidding me? I find someone that I like a lot , has everything going for her in life, very pretty in body and mind, and has her ducks in a row and now I have to worry because she might have a black ancestor? This is getting unreal. Un-fucking-real. Subsequently, I learned my parents only adopted my brother and me because we had blond hair and blue eyes. As soon as my mom said that she began to backpedal saying "we did it for other reasons too." That might be so, but I now know it's not the primary motivation for getting adopted. That hurts. Another thing, my mom said, "I want grandkids with blond hair and blue eyes." Looks like she's going to get NO grandkids instead. Who the fuck are these people to tell me who I can and cannot be with? They need to be deported back to 1935 Berlin where they belong. Their parents fought a freaking WAR against the Nazis to combat an ideal they now champion and it disgusts me to no end. The more I think about this the more pissed off I get but getting it off my chest now is great. Tags: confession wednesday, family, grad school, love, race
Current Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Current Mood: discontent
Current Music: "So Queria Saber" - Bebeto
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It's been a tiring few months getting the album together and I believe I beat the pants off of this one compared to my first effort. I feel the album is more coherent and much better put together and is just an overall better product. I see me making a transition to do more R&B as opposed to Hip-Hop even though I have a couple EPs lined up for the future to get out of the door...I just find R&B more challenging to make, and the hopeless romantic in me enjoys it too heh My formal visit to GWU ended up turning the tables essentially...it's now them recruiting me heavily and they expect me to start in January. I have so much to work out up here before I go though, most importantly, keeping my job up here whilst schooling for 2 years down there. Gotta love the advantages of telecommuting and hopefully I can leverage it. I enjoy working at my company and expect to be with them for years to come. I managed to turn potential disaster into something very promising while in the DC area this weekend...I thank a certain lady for helping me avert that...she got me through an emergency in the fact that I ripped a contact and needed a pair of glasses and FAST. She came through in the clutch and got me what I needed to get. It also helps that she's a dope person and took an interest in my work, school, and music. I'm definitely making it a point to return the favor by at minimum buying her lunch or dinner the next time I visit. She's great people and I hope she stays in touch. I'm only mad I showered and threw some stuff on when I went...I looked a hot mess. I promise though, people, I clean up well ;) I've been going hard all year and hope I don't burn out by September...it's getting harder to wake up each day just with the overall workload I'm under and having to go the extra mile to accomplish what I want to accomplish. Wish me luck, y'all. Oh, download my album, either by clicking the link in my post below. I put a lot of effort into this and want to share with the world! Feedback is much appreciated. Tags: confession wednesday
Current Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: "Don't Go to New York (Chuck's Remix)" - John Record
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After a few long months of work and putting this together...it's here! Please take the time out to download and give it a listen...put it on,the iPod or Sansa, send this to people you know if you feel it's worth it. Enjoy the album and thanks in advance for your support! Kind Regards, -Chuck of Steel Town Sounds Steel Town Sounds Presents: Chuck Tries R&B Again Album Release - July 14th, 2009  http://www.4shared.com/file/117955006/fbc101fc/steel_town_sounds_presents-chuck_tries_r_and_b_again-2009.html Track Listing (16 Tracks - 54:58): 1. Chromeo - Call Me Up (Chuck's Remix) - 2:48 2. Common Feat. Kanye West - Go (Chuck's Remix) - 3:32 3. Bobby Valentino - Hands On Me (Chuck's Remix) - 3:50 4. Chris Brown - Yo! (Excuse Me Miss - Chuck's Remix) - 3.29 5. Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake - Love, Sex, & Magic (Chuck's Remix) - 4:31 6. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (Chuck's Remix) - 3:40 7. Lloyd Feat. Lil' Wayne - Girls All Around the World (Chuck's Remix) - 3:54 8. Jay-Z Feat. Pharrell - I Know (Chuck's Remix) - 3:10 9. Olivia Feat. 50 Cent - Best Friend (Chuck's Remix) - 2:56 10. Ilyas of Tanya Morgan - Losin' Faith (Interlude) - 1:25 11. John Record - Don't Go To New York (Chuck's Remix) - 3:17 12. Nonameko - Goddess (Demo Version) - 5:02 13. Raheem DeVaughn - Text Messages (Chuck's Remix) - 4:21 14. Keri Hilson - Energy (Chuck's Remix) 3:27 15. Omarion - Icebox (Chuck's Remix) - 3:50 16. John Record - Smoke Signals (Chuck's Outro Remix) - 1:46 Tags: album, beatmaking, new music, produce, r&b, remix
Current Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Current Mood:  excited
Current Music: "Energy (Chuck's Remix)" - Keri Hilson
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Chuck from the Award Nominated production team Steel Town Sounds Presents his latest R&B Remix project available as a free download! Invite everyone to partake in this Free Download of quality music! The album spans dance tracks all the way to groove and ballad tracks. Hear some of your favorite artists like you've never heard them before! Also, introduce yourselves to new artists featured on this project! DOWNLOAD THE ADVANCE FOR FREE HERE: http://www.4shared.com/file/115196463/76712b82/steel_town_sounds_presents-chuck_tries_r_and_b_again-advance-2009.htmlContact Chuck for beats: chuckmak1979@gmail.com Contact Steel Town Sounds: http://www.myspace.com/steeltowncrew http://www.facebook.com/stschuckAlbum Advance Tracklisting (8 Tracks - 14:39): 1. Chromeo - Call Me Up (Chuck's Remix - Snippet) - 1:46 2. Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake - Love, Sex, & Magic (Chuck's Remix - Snippet) - 1:20 3. Lloyd Feat. Lil' Wayne - Girls All Around the World (Chuck's Remix - Snippet) - 1:30 4. Jay-Z Feat. Pharrell - I Know (Chuck's Remix) - 3:36 5. Nonameko - Goddess (Demo Version - Snippet) - 1:29 6. Raheem DeVaughn - Text Messages (Chuck's Remix - Snippet) - 1:30 7. Omarion - Ice Box (Chuck's Remix - Snippet) - 1:30 8. John Record - Smoke Signals (Chuck's Outro Remix) - 1:58 Steel Town Sounds Presents: Chuck Tries R&B Again Album Release - July 14th, 2009 Tentative Track Listing (16 Tracks - 52:07): 1. Chromeo - Call Me Up (Chuck's Remix) - 2:48 2. Common Feat. Kanye West - Go (Chuck's Remix) - 3:32 3. Bobby Valentino - Hands On Me (Chuck's Remix) - 3:50 4. Chris Brown - Yo! (Excuse Me Miss - Chuck's Remix) - 3.29 5. Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake - Love, Sex, & Magic (Chuck's Remix) - 4:28 6. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (Chuck's Remix) - 3:40 7. Lloyd Feat. Lil' Wayne - Girls All Around the World (Chuck's Remix) - 4:01 8. Jay-Z Feat. Pharrell - I Know (Chuck's Remix) - 3:14 9. Olivia Feat. 50 Cent - Best Friend (Chuck's Remix) - 2:56 10. Ilyas of Tanya Morgan - Losin' Faith (Interlude) - 1:25 11. John Record - Don't Go To New York (Chuck's Remix) - 3:17 12. Nonameko - Goddess (Demo Version) - 4:46 13. Raheem DeVaughn - Text Messages (Chuck's Remix) - 3:41 14. Keri Hilson - Energy (Chuck's Remix) 3:19 15. Omarion - Ice Box (Chuck's Remix) - 3:50 16. John Record - Smoke Signals (Chuck's Outro Remix) - 2:11 Tags: album, beatmaking, new music, produce, r&b, remix
Current Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Raheem DeVaughn - "Text Messages (Chuck's Remix)"
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Tentative Track Listing (19 Tracks - 61:59): 1. Cassie - Me and U (Chuck's Intro Remix) - 1:27 2. Chromeo - Call Me Up (Chuck's Remix) - 2:48 3. Common Feat. Kanye West - Go (Chuck's Remix) - 3:32 4. Bobby Valentino - Hands On Me (Chuck's Remix) - 3:50 5. Chris Brown - Yo! (Excuse Me Miss - Chuck's Remix) - 3.29 6. Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake - Love, Sex, & Magic (Chuck's Remix) - 4:28 7. Jay-Z Feat. Pharrell - Excuse Me Miss (Chuck's Remix) - 5:09 8. Lloyd Feat. Lil' Wayne - Girls All Around the World (Chuck's Remix) - 4:01 9. Olivia Feat. 50 Cent - Best Friend (Chuck's Remix) - 2:56 10. Ilyas of Tanya Morgan - Losin' Faith - 1:25 11. Ne-Yo - So Sick (Chuck's Abridged Remix) - 1:56 12. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (Chuck's Remix) - 4:15 13. John Record - Public Transportation Love (Chuck's Remix) - 3:16 14. Nonameko - Goddess (Demo Version) - 4:46 15. Plies Feat. T-Pain - Shawty (Chuck's Abridged Remix) - 2:17 16. Keri Hilson - Energy (Chuck's Remix) 3:19 17. Omarion - Ice Box (Chuck's Remix) - 3:50 18. Alicia Keys - U Don't Know My Name (Chuck's Remix) - 3:44 19. John Record Feat. Easy Mac - Smoke Signals (Chuck's Outro Remix) - 2:11 Tags: album, beatmaking, new music, produce, r&b, remix
Current Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: "Ms. Fat Booty (Chuck's Remix) - Mos Def
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