Gemini: Walking Tall

[Gemini]

What once was, but never saw light of day.

...was my second album entitled, "Walking Tall." A lot of tracks were completed, but just never released, mixed or mastered.

Official features include: First Degree, Yun-Gun, Stone Kold, Davina "The Queen of Northern Cali," Fury & Marvaless (was actually in the studio with them.)

Was working to get Loki & Agerman, but never got in the studio with them.

Either way, I been debating to pull up some of them tracks & re-work them for iTunes downloading. Still undecided though.

I'm not releasing an album under the "Gemini" name, I've since changed it too.

Previous album, "Gemini: Casualties of Life" included features from: Yukmouth, Yun-Gun, Smuggla, Mr. Kee, Dutch, Key Loom, Kaoz the Assassin, PlayaRae, Young Droop & more (All official features.. I was in the studio with the artist.)

Opinions please.

 

[Defy]

are you standing on the cover with a 2x4?

 

[Gemini]

are you standing on the cover with a 2x4?

LOL!!!! Same thing without the 2X4.

 

[0R0]

You should post the song featuring D.E. to help us forget about that "ooh wee" song.

 

[Gemini]

You should post the song featuring D.E. to help us forget about that "ooh wee" song.

Shit! I'm glad you remember! Means I'm doing it right. Whack or not, you got it in your head. And that's the reason I propped you.

Here you go once again, just so it stays fresh in your mind Homie!

 

[D-Rose]

Gemini, can I design your album cover. How's this?

 

[Defy]

Walking Tall would be a dope name for a paraplegic's album

 

[Dirty Nappy]

i would support any album put out by somebody with Stan Van Gundy as their avatar

 

[Gemini]

LOL!!!!!!! I like that.

All bullshit aside, the movie blew. I had actually looked forward to it since I heard it was being filmed. I seriously expected a legit remake. It was way off from the original.

I still feel the original deserves a legit remake due to the fact that it's really got a great story.

 

[ALL BOUT CHICKEN]

you gotta rock that platinum fubu shirt on the album cover.

 

[carl winslow]

Shit! I'm glad you remember! Means I'm doing it right. Whack or not, you got it in your head. And that's the reason I propped you.

Here you go once again, just so it stays fresh in your mind Homie!

pretty cool. reminds me of this song:

 

[Unknown Poet]

I will only buy this album if you feature THE ROCK on it.. lol
naw just kidding.. good shit.. post it up... get paid for downloads..

 

[Gemini]

pretty cool. reminds me of this song:

I see what your doing, but I take it as a compliment due to the fact that if I could sell records like that by watering down my music, then it beats rapping over heavy baselines, slow ass beats & rapping about guns & how I push drugs... then getting 75 props from the Siccness members. And a 12 page thread of dudes saying how hard it is & that I'm about to really blow up LMAO!!!!!

Too many people in here are biased & lean to one side, but I'm used to it. To the point where a lot of the people in here are predictable. And I'll simply post, or say something to cause a reaction from those that love to hate me LOL!!!!!

A lot talk about keeping it real with the music, but fail to keep it real with themselves. The main purpose is to try and "blow up" or make some good money for that matter. Yet, they keep trying to force feed music that the rest of the world don't care about (hence: your gonna sell to a handful oppose to the majority.) So keeping it real to me, is providing for my family & if watered down music put's more food on my table for my fat ass & family, then I'm the realest rapper where it counts the most... in my family's eyes.

Props to Justin Beiber. I don't care for him, but he he doesn't need to go on a message board to promote his music & even if he got 27 thread pages of negativity in here, it doesn't change the fact that he'll stop making money like he is.

AND! If Justin Beiber ever went broke! He'd head to the Bay and sell features like hot cakes! LMAO!!!!!!

 

[carl winslow]

I see what your doing, but I take it as a compliment due to the fact that if I could sell records like that by watering down my music, then it beats rapping over heavy baselines, slow ass beats & rapping about guns & how I push drugs... then getting 75 props from the Siccness members. And a 12 page thread of dudes saying how hard it is & that I'm about to really blow up LMAO!!!!!

Too many people in here are biased & lean to one side, but I'm used to it. To the point where a lot of the people in here are predictable. And I'll simply post, or say something to cause a reaction from those that love to hate me LOL!!!!!

A lot talk about keeping it real with the music, but fail to keep it real with themselves. The main purpose is to try and "blow up" or make some good money for that matter. Yet, they keep trying to force feed music what the rest of the world don't care about (hence: your gonna sell to a handful oppose to the majority.) So keeping it real to me, is providing for my family & if watered down music put's more food on my table for my fat ass & family, then I'm the realest rapper where it counts the most... in my family's eyes.

Props to Justin Beiber. I don't care for him, but he he doesn't need to go on a message board to promote his music & even if he got 27 thread pages of negativity in here, it doesn't change the fact that he'll stop making money like he is.

AND! If Justin Beiber ever went broke! He'd head to the Bay and sell features like hot cakes! LMAO!!!!!!

i hear ya. i was just fucking around...kind of...but i think thats dope your doing your music thing...and if its getting you paid...thats very dope. so i respect what you do

honest question though...do you ever think watered down music (ie, rapping about how much you like a girl or whatever, and to a cliche hip pop beat) won't do an indy rapper any good because its so played out that it doesn't really help the artist stand out? im honestly not hating on your song, but when theres millions of other dudes making songs that sound very similar to that, don't you think people would listen more to something more original?same as rapping about guns and how pushing drugs...shit has been done already...A LOT...so wouldn't it help a rapper to come from a completely different angle? or are people just set on wanting the same formula? and what factors make them shift to liking a new formula? did puff make people decide they wanted to listen to bling rap rather than gangsta rap?

 

[JxCentralCali]

yes release please.

 

[Gemini]

i hear ya. i was just fucking around...kind of...but i think thats dope your doing your music thing...and if its getting you paid...thats very dope. so i respect what you do

honest question though...do you ever think watered down music (ie, rapping about how much you like a girl or whatever, and to a cliche hip pop beat) won't do an indy rapper any good because its so played out that it doesn't really help the artist stand out? im honestly not hating on your song, but when theres millions of other dudes making songs that sound very similar to that, don't you think people would listen more to something more original?same as rapping about guns and how pushing drugs...shit has been done already...A LOT...so wouldn't it help a rapper to come from a completely different angle? or are people just set on wanting the same formula? and what factors make them shift to liking a new formula? did puff make people decide they wanted to listen to bling rap rather than gangsta rap?

Honestly speaking (and some may hate me for this, but it's a fact), Kanye West new album "Dark Twisted Fantasy" is seriously taking rap to another level. No, this is not a plug, it's a straight up fact.

Kanye has raised the bar in Hip Hop very high. And has made us all go back to the drawing board & left us scratching our heads for the simple fact that I haven't heard an independent come with beats like that, yet.

Plain & simple, rap music is changing. And we can argue about it all day in here, but it doesn't change the fact that the new material coming out from the majors, is really making the underground seem even more out dated.

To each, his or her own, but in the end it depends on the artist him / herself. You either want props from your block / streets (we're no longer in the 90's... get with it! It's 2010 rapidly approaching 2011!), or you want the world?

And some may think Kanye, Drake, Lil Wayne are my favorite artist and that's all I listen to. That's not the case, but as an artist I make it a point to listen to what's hot out there. And unlike a lot people that come through here, I don't follow & I don't have to like something to give credit where credit is due.

 

[Rossibreath]

Kanye west is a homo. Even chicks think he's a huge fag

 

[Gemini]

Kanye west is a homo. Even chicks think he's a huge fag

Again, I honestly think Kanye is a idiot as a person who keeps making an ass of himself on national television, but it doesn't take away from his musical creativity.

 

[0R0]

A lot of songs seemed over produced on the new kanye, like his rapping becomes unnecessary. They need to release an instrumental cd for it.

 

[timebomb]

gemini wtf happend to smuggla who was featured on ya first album??? i remember he put out an album presented by jdiggs or sum shit that was fire...but dude disapeared...