Khayree Shaheed (Murder Dog Magazine)

[tweeze]

yoU goT niggaz pushing 35 riding got dam scraper bikes with a transformer back pack


talking bout "FASTTTTT FAST LIKE A NASCAR"


THIS COONING IN THE BAY AREA REALLY NEEDS TO STOP

 

[And`1]

I think in this day and age u need radio 2 break new artists.Andre Nickatina has a fanbase that dates from the mid 90's when u had outlets like The Box where underground artists could get exposure.Now with the internet downloading if u are a new artists u need 2 be heard by the masses via radio.KMEL dont seem 2 like 2 play conscious music.They celebrate ignorance more than conscious music.But whenever u have white ppl owning it u gotta expect them 2 portray blacks as coons.

ask your average andre nickatina fan who dre dog is these days and you will get a "who?"

 

[thapro]

Real good interview and what Khayree said was so true. The industry has changed to rap being a teeny bopper trend. In fact, you can see how it's changed by looking at the Siccness itself. If you were on the siccness or Raptalk in the early days, you can tell how much it has changed to what it is today.

 

[City Situation]

murder dog is sick. i liked their saigon interview

 

[Doxx]

Khayree made a million solid points in that interview.

A few that stuck out to me...

"[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif]You could basically take all of the top producers, put them in the studio for an hour and put me in the studio for an hour, let’s see what happens. Without sequencers and all that they’d be lost. Me, I’m not sequencing. I’m playin it from beginning to the end, and I really don’t even need drums. I’ll play some percussions, and I can play a drum beat live on the drum set. I’m in a whole ‘nother category. Don’t get me wrong, there are some young producers I dig. For example, I like Rob Lo’s production. But a lot of these hot new producers, I know all they’re doing is getting the latest sequencer/software. If I take that shit from them they’re lost. Here’s a piano man, go! What are they gonna do?"

Very true. Khayree on his worst days smashes most of these so-called producers.

and...

"[/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif]Now the radio is dictating what's "hip" because these youngsters don’t know their history. I bet half the people reading this don’t even know who the hell I am. That’s like a muthafucka got a crucifix and don’t know who Jesus is. I am a pillar of Bay Area Hip Hop."

That second quote (especially the bold part) is so true, and it's a disgrace that it's like that these days.
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[City Situation]

He spoke so much real shit in that interview. Especially about the radio.

 

[Beasty]

It was a point in hiphop when the youngstas wanted to be like the adults.For example back in the days when the dangerous crew was at they peak i was a youngsta but i wanted 2 be like dem niggas.Now in hiphop its all the way different.The rappers want to be like the youngstas.U got E-40 growin dreads and Too Short Riding the Yellow Bus.Damn its sad.

 

[SFplaya1]

"Bay Area rappers are so focused on the radio so everyone thinks they have to follow a certain sound, a certain topic, in order to get on the radio. I say, Fuck the radio! I’m not gonna try to dance for the radio in order to be heard."

Great interview!! Khayree keeps shit on the real..."too hard for the fuckin radio"" LOL

 

[THE MAYOR]

Great interview

 

[pharoah]

to be honest it was beyond disrespectful for rick lee to get at him like that. on the strength of his veteran status he should get some spins and let the people decide if the music is hot

 

[s-class]

AIGHT I AINT A OLD AS IN WISE HIP HOP HEAD BUT I ALSO DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A YOUNGSTA. BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I WOULD SNEAK INTO MY SISTERS ROOM AND HIDE IN THE CLOSET WHILE SHE LISTENED TO HER TAPES THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY I KEPT GOING BACK EVEN THOUGH I KNEW IT WOULD LEAD TO HER BEATING THE SHIT OUTTA ME AND THROW ME OUT WAS FOR THE FACT THAT THE MUSIC WAS HARD AS FUCK AND IT HAD SUBSTANCE EVERY ARTIST WAS UNIQUE DIFFERENT FLOW PATTERNS CONTENT SKILL EVERYTHING. NOW IT'S THE RACE TO BE THE DUMBEST THE HYPHIEST PILLS WEED DRANK. YOU GOT GROWN ASS MEN ENCOURAGING KIDS TO POWDER THEY'RE NOSE. SHITS CRAZY I JUST FEEL KHAYREE THO I FEEL LIKE IF YOU LET'EM TRY SOMETHIN NEW THEY'LL LOVE IT. I KNOW I DID T-KASH'S TURF WAR SYNDROME, THE COUP'S PICK A BIGGER WEAPON, ISE LYFE'S SPREAD THE WORD GAVE ME HOPE

 

[dj pimp]

thats why i like box kev so much, he has showed us many times that he is willing to put cats on and include their trax in his mix. he has his ear to the street and thats what a dj needs to do

 

[City Situation]

^ And that's why those corporate faggots give him the 4am spot on saturday or some shit.

 

[beetle-831]

good interview

 

[Bubble Hash]

I RAN INTO KHAYREE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO HE IS A GOOD DUDE AND HE'S SPEAKIN THE TRUTH. FUCK THE RADIO.

Completely agree.

 

[reggaeDUB]

Why did Kayree write this?

So that a body of people who agree with him, and love artistic hip hop will be inspired to make a change.

What body of people could do this?

Only Rich People? Only People with political/corperate influence?

Negative. WE are the intelligent, thoughtful minds that rember how great it is to hear an album that feels so real it hits you in the chest. We can tell the difference between a verse that might be "catchy" or "fun for the moment" but doesn't hit us in the chest and give us goosebumps down the spine.

The truth is, this "real" music is still out there, but it's being hidden. Hidden under those "50 year olds in Texas" yearly income. It's 2007 and the soulful artists we wanna hear are starving.

So what now?

Even though I have my car radio antenna disconnected, I'm not demanding everyone turn off their radio on my command. But listen, and reflect. Is this art to you? Does this music hit you in the chest and make you a more powerful human? Or does it make you want to buy a new hoodie or cell phone? We can tell whats real, we just have to ask ourselves. Keep it real.

 

[707Dizz707]

I am a pillar of Bay Area Hip Hop. so fucking true. who else can say that