Sucka Mofo - Northern State (produced byAdrock)

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it is goooooooooooooooooooooooooood !!!!

[Loppfessor]

Give me 3 reasons why I should click on that link witout using the letter "u" or the word "and"

[pm0ney]

Haha, that group is named after the shittiest road in NY. I fucking hate the Northern State parkway. I used to drive it everyday to go to school (Nassau Community!)

[dirtydan11]

Northern State rock the house! cant wait for their new album.. those new songs are soo good. they keep getting better!.. someone tell them to come to Toronto

[Chicka B]

Hey, they are pretty good! How come I never heard of them?

[KENNY GUIDO]

Haha, that group is named after the shittiest road in NY. I fucking hate the Northern State parkway. I used to drive it everyday to go to school (Nassau Community!)

yea, nothern state is one of the worst. I avoid it at all costs.

[Micodin]

i saw them at a show in portland... my man brian bought one of the girls a drink at the bar. heh.

i also met one of them at the LI show. She was sooooo happy that adrock said "Northern State is in the house"

word.

[dirtydan11]

"we have teamed up with prodigious producer Caleb Shreve (Shitake Monkey) and Adrock from the Beastie Boys and started recording our as-of-yet untitled new album. Weve been writing some rock songs and some hip hop songs and some other kinds of songs (see Away Away dub remix above) We have been doing an unprecedented amount of singing, and we are no longer allowed to hold writing meetings at the Rodeo bar.

We have either lost our minds completely or we are making the best record of our career. You decide. "

[Laver1969]

Sounds pretty good. I saw Northern State perform a couple of years back and it was a good show.

Sounds like Horovitz in the beginning of the track.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

Why Adam why?

[acamus]

Funny how there's so much praise for this song simply because Horovitz is on production. The last time I repped Northern State on here, most responses were that they suck. No wonder Horovitz doesn't like answering the question, "What are you listening to?

[acamus]

It seems to me like the yays and nays are equal so far.

I only listened to the song once, but it sounded good to me. I would like to hear more and learn more about their collaboration.

If you post your questions, I'll pass them on to Hesta. I do some work for them on their Myspace page.

[ggirlballa]

sounds cool, me likes(y)

definitly aren't the best female rapper's i've heard but still it didn't suck(y)

[dirtydan11]

I'm just curious about things like if Horovitz did some songwriting with them or if it was strictly production work. How many songs did they collaborate on? Where did they record? How much time did they spend working together? It would be nice to know how much he has influenced their new songs.

I've read some press where they refer to him as "Uncle Adam." Is there a story to that? It seems like it might be a comical one.

in another new song of their's one of them says "i spend my spare time writing letters to MCA" or something like that... maybe the record company LOL, or maybe, THE MAN

[Brother McDuff]

... maybe the record company LOL, or maybe, THE MAN

hahahaha




I find their music to be pretty annoying. The production work isn't bad IMO, but their voices and lyrics make me wanna go deaf. Oh well, to each their own, right?

[M.C. Guevera]

Oh yeah, that's definitley Adrock at the beginning of the track.

I liked the beat, and their voices didn't annoy me, and their rapping was okay, if a little unspectacular. This wasn't a waste of time. (y)

They also look to be fans of Gym Class Heroes, so there's another (y).

[acamus]

I'm just curious about things like if Horovitz did some songwriting with them or if it was strictly production work. How many songs did they collaborate on? Where did they record? How much time did they spend working together? It would be nice to know how much he has influenced their new songs.

I've read some press where they refer to him as "Uncle Adam." Is there a story to that? It seems like it might be a comical one.

I'm going to copy and paste your questions into an email and send them to her now, M. As soon as I get a reply, I'll C/V them here.

[midzi]

I've read some press where they refer to him as "Uncle Adam."

uuuhh Uncle Adam:D

[MC Moot]

I find their music to be pretty annoying. The production work isn't bad IMO, but their voices and lyrics make me wanna go deaf. Oh well, to each their own, right?

Yes indeed,I bought "Dying in Stereo" last year and it was hooky for about 2 play's......and they were so cute I snagged a nice hoody they had on their site...they sent a bunch of swag with it and a mini ep.....so that was a good deal....but then a friend was over at my place and I threw the record on and he was like "you need to stop buying hip hop based on the girls looks,bra..."...and all of a sudden I sobered up......;)

[MC Moot]

Sounds like Horovitz in the beginning of the track.

I hear that....

[balohna]

Personally I don't think they're very good MC's. They sound like they're just joking around or something.

[Lo_Lyfe]

would have made a fly beastie boys track :(

[acamus]

Personally I don't think they're very good MC's. They sound like they're just joking around or something.

I understand that this is your opinion and I respect that.

I teach a high school class on Hip Hop (not that, that qualifies my opinion as better at all) and we've been discussing the value of various kinds of lyrical content recently. What's been coming up is that an important part of Hip Hop is often fun. A local MC in town here (Rubix, a childhood friend of Kweli) said that while Lyrics Born and the like can be judged based on intricacy and quantity of lyrical content, verbosity is not the be-all end-all of Hip Hop. I can say for myself that being able to convey complex ideas in ways that seem deceptively simple is what interests me most. The Beastie Boys are often just joking around and, as Mike D said in a recent interview, there is seriousness in jokes and jokes in serious stuff. That's the point of "doo doo rhymes". If you listen to early Hip Hop, a lot of it sounds like jump rope rhymes, and that definately is part of and bubbled up from the culture.

The fact that Horovitz decided to work with them would have been, for me,
a clue to give them a chance to understand why one Hip Hop icon would find their stuff interesting. Not that I like everything he does or everyone he chooses to work with. Matisyahu for example does nothing for me, but like taking the opinion of a critic or a friend that I trust, I at least dig a little deeper into projects that they are associated with.

I help Northern State with their Myspace site, so I say that for disclosure, but I got into them back with "Dying In Stereo", before I volunteerer for them and before I knew of any connection with Horovitz. I honestly like "All City" better than DIS, but there are students in my class that prefer DIS. My point is that the question of an artist's value is seperate from whether I like them or not. I can't say that they are going to be influential or classic (we can only know that with historical perspective), but some of their songs are on repeat for me and their live performance is classic Hip Hop showmanship all the way.

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I understand that this is your opinion and I respect that.

I teach a high school class on Hip Hop (not that, that qualifies my opinion as better at all) and we've been discussing the value of various kinds of lyrical content recently. What's been coming up is that an important part of Hip Hop is often fun. A local MC in town here (Rubix, a childhood friend of Kweli) said that while Lyrics Born and the like can be judged based on intricacy and quantity of lyrical content, verbosity is not the be-all end-all of Hip Hop. I can say for myself that being able to convey complex ideas in ways that seem deceptively simple is what interests me most. The Beastie Boys are often just joking around and, as Mike D said in a recent interview, there is seriousness in jokes and jokes in serious stuff. That's the point of "doo doo rhymes". If you listen to early Hip Hop, a lot of it sounds like jump rope rhymes, and that definately is part of and bubbled up from the culture.

The fact that Horovitz decided to work with them would have been, for me,
a clue to give them a chance to understand why one Hip Hop icon would find their stuff interesting. Not that I like everything he does or everyone he chooses to work with. Matisyahu for example does nothing for me, but like taking the opinion of a critic or a friend that I trust, I at least dig a little deeper into projects that they are associated with.

I help Northern State with their Myspace site, so I say that for disclosure, but I got into them back with "Dying In Stereo", before I volunteerer for them and before I knew of any connection with Horovitz. I honestly like "All City" better than DIS, but there are students in my class that prefer DIS. My point is that the question of an artist's value is seperate from whether I like them or not. I can't say that they are going to be influential or classic (we can only know that with historical perspective), but some of their songs are on repeat for me and their live performance is classic Hip Hop showmanship all the way.



OH WORD!

[balohna]

I understand that this is your opinion and I respect that.

I teach a high school class on Hip Hop (not that, that qualifies my opinion as better at all) and we've been discussing the value of various kinds of lyrical content recently. What's been coming up is that an important part of Hip Hop is often fun. A local MC in town here (Rubix, a childhood friend of Kweli) said that while Lyrics Born and the like can be judged based on intricacy and quantity of lyrical content, verbosity is not the be-all end-all of Hip Hop. I can say for myself that being able to convey complex ideas in ways that seem deceptively simple is what interests me most. The Beastie Boys are often just joking around and, as Mike D said in a recent interview, there is seriousness in jokes and jokes in serious stuff. That's the point of "doo doo rhymes". If you listen to early Hip Hop, a lot of it sounds like jump rope rhymes, and that definately is part of and bubbled up from the culture.

The fact that Horovitz decided to work with them would have been, for me,
a clue to give them a chance to understand why one Hip Hop icon would find their stuff interesting. Not that I like everything he does or everyone he chooses to work with. Matisyahu for example does nothing for me, but like taking the opinion of a critic or a friend that I trust, I at least dig a little deeper into projects that they are associated with.

I help Northern State with their Myspace site, so I say that for disclosure, but I got into them back with "Dying In Stereo", before I volunteerer for them and before I knew of any connection with Horovitz. I honestly like "All City" better than DIS, but there are students in my class that prefer DIS. My point is that the question of an artist's value is seperate from whether I like them or not. I can't say that they are going to be influential or classic (we can only know that with historical perspective), but some of their songs are on repeat for me and their live performance is classic Hip Hop showmanship all the way.

I have no problem with their lyrics, I meant their voices. Their flow is kinda boring to me.

[acamus]

I have no problem with their lyrics, I meant their voices. Their flow is kinda boring to me.

I hear you.

[acamus]

M, Here are your answers:

> I'm just curious about things like if Horovitz did some songwriting with them or if it was strictly production work. How many songs did they collaborate on? Where did they record? How much time did they spend working together? It would be nice to know how much he has influenced their new songs.

We collaborated on two songs which we recorded at The Fireplace, which is Chuck Brody's NYC studio. He mostly did production work, altho he did help us with our "flows" and vocal arrangements in a few spots and also with a few lyrics when we were stumped. he also just gave us a some good advice, like the song that is the hardest and most
annoying to record can end up being the best song on the album -and to rehearse our parts together before recording, which is an obvious point, but sometimes in the studio things can feel rushed so its important to take the time to do that. stuff like that -We We worked together maybe six sessions or so over the course of four months.

> I've read some press where they refer to him as "Uncle Adam." Is there a story to that? It seems like it might be a comical one.

He's just our Uncle Adam!

[dirtydan11]

ask them if they are coming to toronto