New Rumorzmusic.com coming soon!

and Souled Out Show album!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Tommy Emmanuel

I don't know how many of you are fans of fantastic guitar-work.... but I always appreciate someone who "can play the guitar like a mutha fuckin' riot" (to quote Sublime)...And thanks to the best site of all time (YouTube), I came across this guy a while back, and he is probably the most talented person I have ever seen with an acoustic guitar in his hand. The sounds he gets out of an acoustic is ridiculous. So check him our and be amazed...

House of the Rising Sun cover...


Beatles Medley

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Listen to em': Three Legged Fox

As you know, I try not to write about exclusively hip hop stuff because honestly I'm not really interested in what is going on with most of the rap game. A lot of it is just childish bullshit now a days, and so yea i branch out. Here is a group that really preforms live good. Check any of their videos on Youtube and you won't be disappointed. Three Legged Fox classifies their sound as organic roots rock, and by listening to them i'd say they are basically a little bit of soul mixed with reggae. Their guitar work reminds me a little bit of the Spin Doctors (Two Princes, Little Miss Can't be Wrong) but their singer has a pretty unique soothing voice. Def a talented band, and pretty young too. I actually discovered them by looking up covers of Everlast's What it's Like, and I can't stop listening to that cover! Check em' out!


recommended tracks: Soul Thief, I Am, Maybe I'm Sorry

Official site

Soul Thief Live

Rapper for president!?

Nah im not talking about my song Dumb Politics. I'm talking about Charles Hamilton and what he suggests happens with rappers in the music business. check it out and if you are a fan of him and Asher Roth, they are both coming out with a mixtape soon so look out!

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Anno Domini Beats

I've worked a decent amount with Anno over the last few years doing tracks over his beats and what not, and recently he announced a contest to win all types of prizes and free beats. check it out and download his free mixtape SoundClick Invasion!!

Beats/contest : Anno Domini Beats


Soundclick Invasion mixtape

Video of the week

This is a video by up and coming hip hop artist B.O.B. (no not bombs over baghdad). Shit is a funny ass video just making fun of little wayne, rick ross and t pain in particular because of how they ruin rap. Enjoy

Monday, December 1, 2008

I Suck

Okay so lately I've reallllyyy sucked at posting but I have a few legitimate reasons. First off I didn't have internet in my apartment for two weeks...Also I been busy as hell with school semester coming to a close. But on a good note, the album is now complete! I got all the art work completely done and am now waiting on the final mixing and mastering to be done by my producer. Speaking of that, for those who don't know my producer NellyProtoolz was nominated for Boston Hip Hop Producer of the year! It's good to see cuz he been grindin' harder then ever and he definitely deserves the nomination. It should be tough going up against Statik Selektah who has also had one hell of a year. But yea the album should be out the end of this month so look out for that shit! Also Now under construction is RUMORZMUSIC.COM. That is just one of the many things I've been working on to get shit poppin' with all things Rumorz.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Updates....

Heres a few updates on what is going on lately. I know I havnt been doing as much with the blog but i've been busy as hell with school and doing a shitload of shit to promote Rumorz and get my next cd out there. It has taken longer than I expected just because I have been waiting on getting another collaboration going on, and I'm not very good at getting those going on just because I dunno maybe I work better alone. But anyways heres whats been going on with me...

-I'm working on the cover of the album. I've been in talks with a certain agency and gotten a quote on what it will cost and am going to probably have the cover done within the next two weeks.

- I'm creating shirts. I've already made the design and had it printed and sent to me. Now i'm looking for a cheap place to make plenty of copies.

-I've bought the domain name Rumorzmusic.com and am looking for a well priced web designer to get the site up and running. Let me know if u know anyone!!!

-I have finished writing the final song, and will be recording it come thanksgiving break.


All of these are efforts to build the world of Rumorz and help you the fans keep in touch



stay up

Rumors .... (with a Z)

Sunday, November 9, 2008

YouTube Clip of the Week

Here is an old (but good as hell) clip of Joe Budden dropping a freestyle on Green Lanterns show. I decided to throw this clip out here because Joey's newest shit the Halfway House is crack and u need to check it out. Also it is pretty funny at the beginning when Budden gets loud with Green Lantern about beating around the bush with dumb interviews when he knew he was only there to rap. Budden is ill. lol. check it out..


Thursday, November 6, 2008

Listen to em': Demun Jones

Demun Jones has been on tour with the recently popularized Rehab and making quite a name for himself down south. His style is a mix of southern rock and hip hop, and he tours with a band and often has collaborations with Rehabs lead singer. When I first came across him a few weeks ago I was mad excited to hear his music, because rapping-with-guitars style is similar to what I want to establish.


dude makes hot music, so check em!

listen to: Tinman, I cant remember

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

If Music was a sport


Here is an article i came across on the site www.musicthinktank.com headed by Andrew Dubber.
It is definitely worth look and check out some of the other articles as well...


If music was sport

Just for fun, here's a thought experiment. It illustrates that things in the world of music (and the business of music) need not necessarily be configured the way they are...

If music was treated like sport:

  • Schools would have plenty of equipment and kids would have places to play and practice
  • People who didn't do any music at all would be considered a bit lazy by their peers
  • Professional musicians wouldn't get asked by their parents when they were going to get a real job
  • Most people would play music and almost none of them would expect money for it
  • Every weekend, you'd get a televised battle of the bands
  • Players in top acts would change bands for millions of dollars
  • Every four years, the best amateur acts would come together for the largest music festival on earth
  • There'd be significant funding for community music programmes
  • Most bands would have coaches as well as managers (and a physiotherapist?)
  • Schools, pubs, churches, villages, and even workplaces would have their own bands
  • If you went to a gig with a videocamera, you wouldn't be considered a thief
  • Big acts would sell season tickets at their own venues
  • Government-funded television campaigns would encourage non-musicians to take up an instrument and practice for just 30 minutes a day...
  • Children from the age of 6 would know all the stats on their favourite bands
  • There'd be movies where people escaped from POW camps by playing the guitar
  • TV channels would get into bidding wars for the rights to show concerts
  • All the top bands would regularly hold auditions for new members
  • You'd join your first band at the age of five
  • The more musically inclined would routinely play in different bands in different genres
  • Audiences would bet on the outcome of concerts
  • University scholarships would be awarded on musical aptitude
  • Kids would dream of one day representing their country in Hip Hop
  • You'd play another genre of music in Summer - jazz is a Winter music
  • Band members would switch instruments from time to time (she's been on drums all season - let's give her a turn on vocals)
  • Bands would have reserves
  • You could swap out every member of a group and it'd still be the same band
  • In American teen films, trombonists would beat up the kid who got picked last for the orchestra

And so on... Of course music is not sport. It's not even like sport. But it's interesting to think through the things that we do in a different field of human endeavour, and realise that the way that we approach music and the business of music is not a logical necessity - it's just how we've chosen to put it together.

And since that's true, we can choose to do it a different way.

Personally, I like the idea of some of these outcomes. Especially the first one. I'm sure you can add some of your own too.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Joint of the Week: Change by Trick Daddy featuring Barack Obama

In honor of the event going on today, and most likely what will be the election of our first black president, I decided Tick Daddy's new song Change would be fitting. Now despite the connection it is a pretty good song regardless, I don't know if I would exactly bump it but it has a good message so check it out...

check it here

Sunday, November 2, 2008

YouTube Clip of the week

Sorry I'm a few days behind but Halloween got me all backwards so today I'm posting the YouTube clip of the week.

Don't worry it's a great one. If you have never seen this video, it will bring you back to the 80's instantly. This is the hilarious video by Ray Parker Jr. performing the Ghostbusters Theme Song. Besides a bunch of really bad cameos, the video has two funny defining moments. One is at about 2:56 when Ray admits that "Busting makes him feel good" and the second being a few seconds later when he rips his front shirt off to reveal a Ghostbusters shirt underneath. Ah, the 80's....


enjoy:

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Joint of the Week: Takin' Back my Love

Takin Back my Love by Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara

If you have not heard Enrique is no longer dating Anna Kournikova. That is good in two ways; 1 being that Anna Kournikova is now single again and 2 is that Enrique is back to making music. Normally I wouldn't be that excited for number 2, but this time it's different because his new shit is HOT. Takin Back my Love is the second single off Enrique's greatest hits album following another pretty hot song entitled Away. Of course it's still pretty pop-ish but you can't deny a good song and a good feature by the chick/dude Ciara.

Listen to it here

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Listen to em': The Crest


I first came across The Crest back when their song "Heart Shaped Box" was featured on nba2k7, but these guys have been on the underground scene since 1997. Since then they have dropped 13 cds, including 2005's Skeptik as their first official release. If you enjoy that raw underground sound of alternative rap, then these dudes got everything you are looking for and more. With nothing but hott underground beats, these fairly fast spitting MC's rip pretty much everything they are on, and many of their tracks what rap lacks now a days, a message. Tracks such as Kill Em' talk about the war and it's impact on the American people. Hailing from the ever-so-popular hip hop haven of Wisconsin (lol), these dudes bring a whole different feel to the rap game.


Songs you NEED to hear: Heart Shaped Box, Rich Girl, Kill Em', No More Lady

Myspace: here

Live Performance: Here

New Weekly Updates Schedule!!!

Over the last week or so I've been brainstorming different ways to keep people coming back to the blog by improving it and positing not only info on whats going on with "Rumorz" but different opinions and news on other artists and the music industry in general... So after some thought I decided on a schedule of weekly updates, where on certain days of each week I post about a certain topic week to week. I will now have four posts a week...

The four topics will be:

Listen to em':
I've posted a few of these before (Justin Nozuka, Optimus Rhyme..etc..) and will continue to by posting a short brief of the band/artist along with links to their music every Sunday. The goal is to get people listening to some of these very talented/unique bands that may not be getting the exposure they should. Hopefully this will give you some new music to listen to and artists to look out for.

Joint of the Week:
Joint of the Week will highlight a single song or cover song that I feel is one of the best songs at the moment. Usually, but not always, a new song, the track will range in genre from blues to rap and all in between, some by well known artists and others by complete no names. This will be posted every Tuesday.

YouTube Clip of the Week:
Some of these clips will be live performances, freestyles and interviews and others will be random funny videos I find on YouTube. These will be posted every Thursday.

The Top Ten:
The Top Ten will be a countdown of the top ten of whatever topic I choose each week. These will be similar to the Best voices in music posts I have done in the past and be posted every Saturday.

So again the schedule goes like this:


Sunday: Listen to em'
Monday: -
Tuesday: Joint of the Week
Wednesday: -
Thursday: YouTube Clip of the Week
Friday: -
Saturday: The Top Ten...

Hopefully this will help bring people back and some conversation....


Check back later tonight for the first volume of Listen to em'.









Friday, October 24, 2008

top 5 Best Cry Me a River covers

YouTube is a beautiful thing and my favorite thing about it is searching for cool cover songs. I came across a bunch of good covers of Justin Timberlakes Cry Me a River, so I decided to make a top 5 of the best ones I came across. Feel free to email me if you find a better one!


5. Lostprophets
This is a pretty good punk version of the song
Here

4. Paolo Nutini
check it out here
I've never heard of this dude but he can sing his ass off...


3. New Found Glory
This version is sick because it's a hard rock cover, and most of the other good ones are just a slight differential from how Justin usually sings it.
Enjoy it here:

2. Eric J. Chung and Men's Black and White
This dude can straight out sing. I went and listened to some of his other performances after this and he is well worth checking out whether or not you like this version of the song.
check it

1. "Too Much Free Liquor"
This version is by far my favorite, maybe not the best singers or actual performance, but the cover itself is hilarious and worth a listen. Be sure to check out the lyrics on the side.
check it out!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Rumorz to be on Iona College Radio

What's Good?

Sorry it's been a minute since i've posted. I been busy as hell with school/work and so on... but yea. A quick update. I've decided to wait on Crocodile Tears to get one more song finished.. so sorry for those who are waiting, but I just want to make sure I got shit right.

Also if u guys aint got anything to do tomorrow...listen to my interview on Iona College Radio tomorrow.... It's with the Fab Four radio show from 9-11 and i'm sure i'll spit a few verses or something, so check it out. Even call it or email and request some of my music or wuteva... support the kid!!

Click here the link:


follow that scroll down and click on the option to stream the station...


thanks and i PROMISE to get more posted on Friday, so check back!

-Rumorz-

Monday, September 29, 2008

Optimus Rhyme: Listen to em'!


Optimus Rhyme is not your typical rap group. Not only do they use live instruments but they also are part of a hip hop genre known as nerdcore. Are their topics (and them) a little nerdy? Probably. But they have a catchy sound and are veryyy different then anything you would normally hear in rap.

Hailing from the underground of Seattle, Optimus Rhyme gets their name from their frequent references to Transformers. The lead singer/rapper of the group known as Wheelie is actually the former web supervisor of Nintendo. Geeky Enough? Either way, these dudes make some cool music. Their sound is a mix of rap and funk with some witty/nerdy lyrics that honestly as weird as it seems, combine to make some ill music. And who says nerd can't have beef too!? Recently they had beef with another nerdcore MC. Their record MC Chipmunk is one the hottest/unique diss records i've heard in a while.


Their self titled album Optimus Rhyme was bumped in my car for a long time and I figured now with this blog I should share them with whoever else wants to check out some different shit. These guys obviously are not for everyone, but if you are open minded musically, check em' out!


Favorite Songs: Ford Vs. Chevy , Autobeat Airbus, Reel Estate, Obey the Moderator and MC Chipmunk.


For you Will Farrell fans, check out their song Obey The Moderator where they even throw in some Cowbell.
SEE IT LIVE

Monday, September 22, 2008

Boston Sports: Fair Weather Fans or Dedicated?

So after like 21 games of regular season wins in a row that Patriots finally lost, and it was ugly. They got killed basically by Ronnie Brown alone never mind the rest of the Dolphins. It hurts as a Pats fan to see them going down hill, all I can think is that Cassell must really suck if they are not willing to take any shots down the field to the most talented wide receiver of all time (Moss). Sadly this might signal the end of Boston Sports dominance which has been so sick to watch for the last few years. The Pats most likely (unless something crazy happens) won't win the Superbowl this year, the Celtics will be good but not as good as last year, and the Sox will have a tough time in the playoffs this year. I'm not saying that they don't stand a chance to win, but the teams are not nearly as strong as the championship teams of last year and a few years before.

I was talking with a friend the other day and we had a discussion about how he thought Red Sox fans just jumped on the bandwagon once they won a few years back, and I totally disagreed. I do agree there was way more fans outside of the Boston Area who showed love, but the Boston area was always in love with the sox. Either way that got me thinking about how I don't really think many people cared for the Patriots or football in general that much until after the Patriots got good. In fact, yea BC football gets a little love, but besides that New England has never been a huge follower of football. You would think that with so many colleges in the are there would be a big football following because most colleges live and die with their football teams. But, Boston is different. Although the interest in football has sparked now I don't think it will ever be as much a football town as it is a baseball town, and the younger generation is into basketball more than ever as well. So while some may love the Patriots, if they start to suck I doubt you will see the dedicated fans you see with basketball and baseball in Boston.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

A Few Thoughts...

Just a few thoughts I been thinking about lately I figured I'd share....

One thing I was thinking about was about the NFL and how weak the Preseason is. Baseball preseason games are a pretty big tradition and plenty of people go out to see the future stars in baseball, but football is different. NBA is the same as baseball where stars can be made by these seemingly pointless games otherwise. I thought that maybe adding something to the preseason of football could make shit atleast worth watching. An idea I had was having the best college team play against the 2nd string players on the superbowl champion team in the NFL. Of course the NFL players are larger faster and stronger, but this could be pretty entertaining. I'm not sure whether it would be whoever was the best college team the year before or the highest ranked going into the next season, but regardless I think it would be cool to see...


Let me know what you think would be a good idea to fix the NFL preseason or any thoughts u got...

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

My computer is back!

So for the longest time now (like a month) I have been without my computer... but I finally got it back. That means lots of more writing music, blogging and doing anything related with music. I never realized how dependent I was on my computer until I didn't have it but wow I need it. For those who don't know already I almost always write my music on my computer and so having to write on a notebook full time was wicked hard to get used to. I've been slowly trying to learn guitar throughout this process but I can't really learn how to tune it. I can play some chords n shyt but every time I try tuning the strings I end up breaking them.

Anyway I've been told about a few shows in NYC that I could do and been offered to go down to Emory College (Atlanta) on Halloween to do one. I'm not sure if my schedule can fit in the Atl one in seeing as i'm busy as hell with everything in NY, but I'm def pushing towards getting shows in the NY scene...


I'm out for now cuz im sick as hell and need sleep... but tomorrow I'mma hit u with a few ideas I had including an idea for the NFL and the pre-season I think would work.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Bull shit and Road Trips

I have to first apologize since it has been a while since I posted, but I don't have a computer right now and Best Buy is pretty much taking their time to fix it. So until then i am only accessing the internet through one of my colleges computers, which are limited since the big library is under construction ( good timing Iona). Anyways what i've been spending most my time doing is working to earn some money back I spent in Australia and basically all summer on various things (mostly alcohol, beats, studio time and food). I've been talking with my boy from the Bronx a producer by the name of Jorge and been looking into finding some good spots to perform in New York City. He has given me a few places which I intend on checking out soon once school settles in and I am less busy with all this random shit in my life. In other things this weekend I'm taking a road trip out to Notre Dame to visit a bunch of friends I met while in Australia. I can't wait cuz they also got me and my friends coming up tickets to the Notre Dame-Michigan game. I'm not a HUGE college football fan, but these are two schools I would LOVE to see play. Besides them I'd say USC and Texas are the only to college football teams I'd want to see. Either way those type of games have a sick atmosphere and at legendary Notre Dame, it should be sick.

That got me thinking it's sad how little people take road trips now a days. It sucks because Europeans are constantly traveling at a young age from place to place backpacking, and it just sucks tht Americas culture is focused soooo much on success and and earning money that we lose the chance to see their own country. I've made a few road trips over the years and I try to see as much as I can, usually the only thing stopping me is a lack of people wanting to go with me. Oh yea, and the 200 + dollar tickets I seem to get on the trips (long straight road+late at night + trying to shave time off 11 hours trips = getting pulled over every time).

So yea I encourage people to take road trips while they can and before gas is like 7 dollars a gallon. Take a train, a plane or anything.... just do it.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Back to reality

Yea so it's been a minute since I've been back in NY for the school thing... but after an ill time in Australia and a fun summer it's back to reality. To be honest i'm sort of glad to get back into an actual schedule and all that, because I honestly have been getting lazy and not nearly as motivated as I usually am. Australia made me more laid back which is good, but I gotta know when to change gears. I'm not looking forward to people giving me shit for the Pats either cuz I give people so much shit for the Sox so yea that's gonna suck.

As for Crocodile Tears, the album is pretty much done recording wise. Now it's just working on the cover, getting rights to the beats and then of course making copies of all the cds. I've already been working on getting everything approved for online distribution so that shouldn't be a problem either.

Besides that I just got a new guitar and have been working on getting my skills up. So yea if anyone got any beginners tips for me let me know because once the album is completely done that will be my main focus besides school. I think it is important to know how to play some instruments, especially if I'm going to eventually work with live music which is what I want to do.


that's it for now, peace
-Rumorz-

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Crocodile Tears updates...




So today I got a studio session and am recording three more tracks for the new album which is still on schedule to be released some time this fall. Today I'm getting the intro for the album done and two more bangin' tracks including one featuring S. Money entitled Vodka and Redbull. There was a little trouble getting that beat which almost led me to taking the track off the album, but it's all worked out now. Basically I wrote the whole track about a month or two ago but didn't bother to look into buying the beat until about two weeks ago. When I went to buy it the beat had already been purchased by someone else. Basically using the beat after it had been bought would bring the risk of being sued, which aint exactly what I want, so I talked with the producer of the beat ( Swollen Drumz) and we eventually worked something out. TOG of Swollen Drumz Productions came up with an amazing remix to the beat which will now be used for the album. It's one of my favorite tracks it just sucks it was wicked close to being cut from the cd.

Time to hit up the studio now, but figured I'd give a few updates on the album.

-Rumorz-

Monday, August 4, 2008

Justin Nozuka: LISTEN TO EM'!!



I thought I'd take some time out to let you guys in on a dude I been listening to a lot lately. Justin Nozuka is a soul/blues/R & B singer from Toronto, Canada. He has one of the best voices I heard in a while and dude has some dope concepts put into his songs. If you enjoy this style of music at all I urge you to give him a listen and you will not be dissapointed. His biggest song out now which is getting some play on MTV and other video channels is After Tonight. I got his whole album and other tracks like Golden Train, Therapy Man, and the amazing story telling track Save Him also contribute to a very solid debut album. Oh Yeah, and he is only 19.

Watch Him perform Save Him live

and check out his myspace:

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Best Voice in Music


Just Playing.

So yesterday I broke down what I believe is the best top 10 best voices in rap music. Many things were taken into consideration including vocal range, style, and the originality they use in their voice. Simply having an amazing voice didn't mean they mad the list. Now today I attempted (and I do say attempted because I'm sure there is a few talented people I left out) to break down the best voices in music in general. I couldn't stick with just top 10 because music is such a wide category. I'm going to apologize now to all the die-hard Opera fans, because I'm not a huge fan so I left all the popular Opera singers out(I know, you're shocked). That may bring my readers down from like 6 to 5, but oh well. lol. I'm pretty new to listening to country music too, so unfortunately there isn't anyone from that genre either. But regardless, check out the list, and let me know if I forgot someone you consider the best or if you think I'm way off on one of my opinions.

::Keep in mind this is of all time, not just current stars::


and sorry T-Pain was 21st, just missed the cut....lol

20. Bono (U2)

The guy goes by one name. he's gotta be good. Nah, really though, Bono has got an incredible unique voice and he often sings for a cause too.

19. Serj Tankian (System of a Down)

Most people will disagree with this one, but I am not limiting this list to the typical singers. Serj has a crazy range and is one of the best "screamers" along with packing the ability to sing normally as good as anyone. I can't imagine how much screaming like that would kill your vocal chords, but he's been doing it for years and is the best of the best in his style of music.

18. Bob Marley

While he clearly does not have the best voice in the world, it is unique and very recognizable. His voice also represents a whole movement and nation which even the best can't say of their voice.

17. Eric Burdon ( The Animals)

If you were to see this guy walking down the street, you would never expect this little man to have such a booming, bluesy voice. But he does, and it's one of the best in the biz. You probably know him best from the best version (in my opinion) of The House of the Rising Sun.

16. John Foggerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)


He isn't going to bless an R&B track any time soon, but his voice is incredible. It is one of the most distinct there is and I've seen him live and he is just as good in person.

15. Shakira


You Can't go wrong with those hips. Or that Accent. Or that voice. Not only can she sing in two different languages, she does it very well.

14. Ray Charles

He is another artist like Bob Marley who may not have THE BEST voice, but it's unique sound and style is what make their voice so incredible.

13. Aretha Franklin

Her voice defines soul. Enough said.

12. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

He and his voice alone started an entire movement. While hardcore grunge fans will say Gavin Rossdale (Bush) should have made this list over him, Kurt's style of singing makes up for any lack of a voice he has (not much)

11. Elvis

Although Elvis may have stole much of his style from black artists, it is hard to deny his amazing voice, and the style he had whether or not it is originally his... One line from him had any girl willing to do whatever, and that's a voice that any guy I know would pray to have.

10. Little Richard

He along with Chuck Berry were probably the two biggest artists in creating what we now know as Rock and Roll. He also happens to be one of probably the top 5 musical performers ever.

9. Mariah Carey

She may be annoying as hell but she hits notes like nothing I've ever heard.

8. B.B. King

If Aretha's voice defines soul, then B.B. King's voice defines Blues. You truly feel every word the man speaks, and at 130 or wuteva age he is now, he is still out singing these young dudes.

7. Whitney Houston

Ok so she's a crackhead. If crack could make everyone sing like that, we'd be in trouble. (at least I would be)

6. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)

He was lead singer of one of the most popular bands of all time and his scream is infamous.

5. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

For anyone that has heard Steven Tyler before his vocals gave out they are truly lucky. This dude has a very unique singing style that can't really be matched by anyone. It may be hard for people to accept he has one of the best voices ever, but if you take a close listen to his music, you'll see what I mean.

4. Justin Timberlake

I'm sorry for those who hate JT that he is this high on the list. But the guy can flat out sing! Even back when he was N Sync he out-shined his band-mates by miles. Some may say he sounds like a chick but I don't care if it sounds like a girl or dude singing it, it sounds amazing.
See Him live

3. Freddie Mercury (Queen)

I know a lot of people who hate on Queen. But, Freddie Mercury has probably the best range of a male singer you will ever find. To top it all he never had any vocal training in his life.

Freddie Live

2. Michael Jackson

Sorry Michael fans but he isn't number 1. (Josh I know your probably pissed). But Mike is obviously one of the best singers ever, when he was black and now that he's white.
Watch him

1. Christina Aguilera

I've honestly never heard anything close to her talent when I hear her sing. She has a four Octave range (better than Mercury's incredible 3) and it really does give me chills when I hear her hitting certain notes. It's crazy that talent comes from a tiny white girl. Celine Dion has praised her as the greatest vocalist in the world and Axl Rose agreed she was one of the greatest of our time. If you appreciate a good voice, watch a live performance of Christina's please. lol. Plus she's hot.


WATCH HER LIVE

Runners up: James Brown, Gavin Rossdale, Celine Dion


So no rappers made the list. sorry. haha. not even close honestly...

Friday, July 25, 2008

Best Voice: RAP/HIP HOP

I've been thinking lately about who has the best voices in music... so i decided id make two different blogs about it... one for rappers and one for singers. a lot comes into play including delivery...
range...style and originality... so here it is:

BEST VOICE ( RAPPERS)

10. Missy Elliot

As the only female on the rappers list, I tried to find a picture that was somewhat attractive of her, and sorry this is the best I could do... But looks aside Missy has a crazy range in her voice and a rediculous flow that matches most dudes. Her style she raps with is not only recognizable but incredibly original as well.

9. Nelly I'M sure i'll get some haters on this one, but lets be real. First of all his first album Country Grammar had about 5 number one singles on it, making it the best selling rap album of all time at the moment. Also, the dude can sing and rap, collaborating with Kelly Rowland and Garth Brooks singing. He also has a very distinct voice, who else u heard even close to his style (don't say chingy, he's a rider.)


8. Prodigy
If you like the real deal gutter hip hip, Prodigy and his voice define it. He is one of them few rappers that will say some hardcore shit and sound completely believable. He might not be the rapper with the most street cred in the world, but he sure sounds like it.

7. 2pacFrom tracks like Dear Momma and Changes to songs like California Love it's clear 2pac has incredible range. He can do deep poetic joints to the hard stuff, and his voice suits them both. Not to mention my mom, who does not listen to rap at all, has heard him on the radio and said wow I love this guys voice. If my mom says that, it's saying something people....

6. Mr. CheeksYou non-hardcore hip hop fans probably won't know why the hell this guy is on the list. In fact, you probably only know Cheeks from his Lights Camera Action solo joint he had out like 5 years ago. But believe me, he deserves to be on this list. Think back to the song Renee. Lost Boyz. Yup, thats Cheeks. He's been doing the rap thing for a minute and has a dope voice perfect for story telling and laid back tracks.

5. Jadakiss
His raspy ass voice is one of a kind. Forget his little annoying laugh, dude can straight spit some gutter shit, and he doesn't sound too terrible on the mainstream either.

4. Lil Wayne

Many of you probably don't know this, but I don't like Lil Wayne too much. I think dude puts out wayyyy too much bullshit, and despite his incredible talent, the amount of wack shit he puts out out weighs the good. But thats just me. Either way, from his wobbely-wobbely flow until now, he has had his own unique delivery and has earned his right to be on this list.

3. BiggieNot many people, never mind rappers, have a booming voice like Biggie did. I would absolutely love to hear his flow and delivery over modern production. That would truly be some cool shit to see a rapper like him on some crazy timbo shit. plus he has arguably the most recognizable voice int he game. Nuff Said.

2. Method Man

He has the smoothest delivery there ever was. Incredible voice, maybe not the best most distinctive flow, but probably the best voice in general. I can;t put him at one though for the simple fact that he just doesn't send shivers through your spine like my number one dude does.

1. DMX
Ok lets get this clear: DMX FELL WAYYYY OFFFF! But for those old enough to remember dude in his prime, he had the Most gutter voice in the game. By far. Never had a dude said I will fuck you up and meant it more. You could feel the pain in his voice. People were scared for they lives when he'd scream, and shit, his ad libs were something else. Who else could bark on a song and get away with it? DMX in his prime had the best voice in rap music. period.

Runners Up: Redman, ODB, Da Brat, Eminem, KRS ONE, Q Tip

Stay tuned tomorrow where I will break down the top voices in music period. See if any rappers make the cut or not.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

The Man Behind the Music

Wutup Wutup!?

So yea thought I'd basically take the time in this post to tell people a little bit about me seeing unless you know me personally you probably don't know much about me at all. For those who don't give a shit and just like the music, feel free to skip reading this post lol...

So to start off real name Greg Perry, im 21 and a senior in Iona College in New Rochelle, NY. Im studying advertising but who knows if thats what I want to do lol. My main goal would be to be able to support myself financially off music some day. Music is basically my life whether it's writing it or listening to it, i'm almost always doing one or the other. I don't remember exactly when I got my start writing music, but I think I started messing around back in middle school. The summer going into 8th grade is when I started rapping, freestyling with my friend Digits on the bus or wherever. We formed a group called the Klip Artistz in 9th grade and started making songs, but nothing too serious. It wasn't until the end of junior year in High School and the beggining of senior year when I actually realized what I wanted to do with music. That's when I started making real songs and writing constantly. I'm actually pretty pissed at myself that I didn't get serious earlier, cuz who knows where I would be now if I had a few extra years of serious writing. Either way yea thats pretty much how I got started...

More about me personally I'm a fan of all music. In fact, lately I barely listen to much rap besides Joe Budden, Lupe Fiasco and a few other dudes. I'm huge into the blending of genres such as Linkin Park and this underground group called Optimus Rhyme. I'm hoping some day soon I can form an actual group with live instruments and shit like that. Live music is so dope and I think me rapping over that type of thing could deff work out ill. Lately I've been huge into blues such as The Black Keys and The Raconteurs. These groups are dope if you want more contemporary blues type music but still got that old school soul. I realize a lot of people when they are younger are afraid to listen to the "different" types of music because it aint cool and you feel left out if you don't know every word to Lil Waynes new hit, but I urge people to listen to all they can, cuz there is A LOT of good shit out there you will never hear unless you search. The Radio plays like less then 1 percent of all the music out there, and i'd say out of the 99 percent you havn't heard, you would probably love close to 30 percent of the shit you can't find on your local stations.

ok yea enough of me rambling on about stuff, i'll just give u a list of favorites of mine to make this easy...

  • Favorite food: Prime Rib
  • fastfood: Wendys (im truly addicted)
  • place: Either driving in my car bumping music or studio
  • sport: to play its basketball, to watch bball or baseball
  • teams: Red Sox, Yankees(jk not), Patriots, Celtics, Braves

I'm sure theres a bunch of other shit i could throw on here... but yea if u think of nething specific u wana know about me.... send me a message and I'll add to the list....



PEACE

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Recording Session... RATEYOUR DEMO

So unfortunately I only got to record three songs the other day when I planned on getting about 6 done. But, on the other hand all three joints came out pretty hot so i can't complain. I got She's Gone, which is now featured on my myspace, Words Can't Describe, and The School of the Drugs done. Each are pretty hot lyrically with interesting stories behind them. So look out for all those in the future and def check out She's Gone and let me know your thoughts.

In other things I recently came across the website RateYourDemo.com. It's basically a site where for as little as 30 bucks you can send up to 10 songs to get reviewed by big names such as Cool and Dre. There is also sections for music besides just hip hop and rap, so I suggest if anyone wants a good honest non biased review of their music, it's worth throwing down 30 bucks to see what professionals think of your work. I submitted 10 songs, some of which I havn't actually released to the public but yea: Crying, What's it Gonna Be, If You Wanna Ride, Dumb Politics, Hard Times, Bouncin, Show You What I Mean, Words Can't Describe (unreleased), She's Gone, and Stuck. I should get the review back in about two weeks, So i'll let you know how that went...

check the site out here

don't forget to check the new joint and comment!!

-Rumorz-

Monday, July 14, 2008

Back At It!

Whats good everybody? I want to first apologize that I have not posted in like forever but I been busy as hell. Right after coming back from Australia I went right to the Grand Canyon in Arizona for a week. It was absolutely gorgeous to say the least, and even up close in personal it looks like a painting or something. I went with my Uncle Chris, sister, and my cousin Josh which was dope to catch up with all of them since I hadn't hung out with them in a few months really since I was in Australia. It's good to be home but I miss OZ land already. Just a dope atmosphere over there which i'm not really sure traveling there for a few days could really show. But after 5 months, you really start thinking and acting with that relaxed attitude.

Anyways, back to music. I'm pumped (shout out to Nodak and Minnesotta for use of that word) to be getting back in the studio tomorrow. I've got about 5-6 tracks to do, all in which I got very high hopes for. My favorite I will be recording tomorrow is called 'Words Can't Describe' so definitely look out for that either on the myspace page or on the new album when it comes out. It's got potential to turn out as my favorite track on all of Crocodile Tears depending on how nice the mixing and that shit goes.

I got a few other songs for the album to record tomorrow, including one that is on some different shit by the title of 'Give me Sight (She's Gone)'. There is a lot of singing on there which is new to me in the studio besides the song 'Kill that Bitch' I did with Grafite. If you have not heard that, check out Graf's myspace. For those who don't know much about Grafite, he is a friend of mine from High School. We both had heard that one another rapped but wern't really friends until I think Junior year where we had some class together. We spent every class talking music bell to bell and since then have been collaborating on shit. He's a good dude so I urge people to support his shit cuz he can bring some hot lyrics all day.

The last few songs I'm recording are just verses for other peoples shit. I'm working with Iconn doing a verse for one of his tracks, and I'm doing a verse on this contest Remedy Productions is putting out. Remedy (i call him Kenny Keyz) is a dope producer from Maine. You may know some his work such as my track 'Bouncin' off The Whisper Campaign or some of the things he has done with Hard Target. He is still pretty young too, so watch out for Remedy.

Remedy's soundclick


That's about all that is going on with me right now, I'll update this tomorrow night and give yall a little info on the recording session went....

Til then,
PEACE!

Sunday, June 15, 2008

ALMOST HOME

So yea in case you didn't know this, I've been in Australia for the last 5 months, but i'm finally going to be going home. It's been by far the best time of my life so for anyone considering studying abroad, if you get the chance I think you'd be stupid to turn it down because it's an amazing experience.

Anyways i'm gonna miss the fuck out of this place, but at the same time I can't wait to get back in the studio, to some Red Sox games and back home with my friends. Like I mentioned in an earlier post I plan on calling my next album Crocodile Tears, and am currently doing a lot of writing for the album. I have a bunch of ideas and concepts along with songs already recorded the toughest part will be piecing together the album. The biggest issue with me is making an album that stays pretty consistent as far as it comers to style and lyrical content in order to help establish my own "style" more in order to be more recognizable. I've had conversations with people such as 730 from Hiphopgame.com and he told me he loved my stuff, but in order to become a bigger name having a distinct "Rumorz" sound is very important. I don't totally agree with him, because I believe my versatility is part of what makes my music what it is, but I can definitely see what he means. When you hear a Wu Tang track, u know it's them. If I continue with fast rap songs, then slower serious, and then other all metaphorical and deeper concepts it will be tough for someone to realize it's the same artist unless they have already came to recognize my voice.

So yea basically this album is me slowly trying to blend all my styles and deliveries into one. I have came to the realization that most likely this album will still not be completely one style because as a writer i'm not ready to let go of some of the deliveries and styles just yet. But hopefully by the end of this cd people will be able to start recognizing 'Rumorz" more and more for certain traits in the music.

so yea just an update on that, and i'm curious what everyone else thinks about the issue of developing a distinct "Rumorz" sound. Is it necessary? What do you think my style is?

let me know.

-Rumorz-

Monday, June 9, 2008

Thailand

What peoples? Sorry I have not updated in over a week, but I was busy living life up in Thailand. I must say Bangkok is by far the craziest place I have ever been, and the island of Phuket is by far one of the most beautiful. What a contrast. I spent the first few days in Bangkok, which is the smelliest place on earth. It smells like sewage pretty much everywhere. Luckily the uniqueness of the city keeps your mind off it most the time. I went and saw the Grand Palace which was absolutely breathtaking. That whole building is priceless and a must see if you ever get to Thailand.
Also check out the floating markets, a bunch of markets which are on a big ass canal. Its pretty sick you don't even got to leave your canoe to get cool shyt. I can't really stress enough how crazy the city is though. ANYTHING GOES. Ping Pong shows (women shooting them out their...), Transvestites(be careful if you're ordering a prostitute) and anything you can think of goes on there. It's fukin insane.

It was also insane how me and my friends got treated there. We were like fuckin celebrities. Every show we went to they brought me and my friends up to rap/sing with them and the crowd loved us. it was sick. Once we got to Phuket, we all just relaxed for the next few days. No homo but I saw by far the prettiest sunset I can imagine there and there isn't much I can say to describe how nice the beaches were.

I will post some pictures later today for some visual evidence, just wanted to update you for now.

peace
-Rumorz-

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Australian Music

Since I've spent that last 4 months in Australia, I figured it would be cool to put some of you people back in the states onto some Australian music. There is a lot of good shyt in the music scene here, both in the local scene along with on the mainstream level. The city im staying in Fremantle is basically a haven for artists and young musicians, and pretty much every bar u walk into will live live music, which im probably gonna miss more than anything...

But yea check out some of the dopest acts coming out of Australia:

Xavier Rudd

Xavier Rudd is perhaps one of the most talented musicians there are. He sings, plays guitar, drums, and the Didgeridoo practically all at the same time. He is had moderate success in America but not nearly the same love he has received in Australia. I was actually lucky enough to see him live at the Blue and Roots concert which was held here a few months back. The only way to get a true feeling of how talented this guy is would be to hear/see him play, so check out the link below of his appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show a while back.


Xavier Rudd on Jimmy Kimmel
This is just one of the sick performances you can find of him online....
Xavier Rudd's myspace

The Potbelleez

If you are a fan of House music, there is plenty of that Down Under as well. This group in particular has a song entitled "Don't Hold Back" which was by far the most popular song of the summer (our winter) here. I don't even like techno shit but after a while of hearing this song everywhere u go, it really grows on you...

Check out this video of them:
Don't Hold Back

The Potbelleez Myspace


The John Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio is actually coming straight out of Fremantle where I'm staying. These three guys are extremely talented, and like Rudd us a variety of strange instruments which you rarely see used in normal music ( Banjo, Cello etc...) If you are fans of Jack Johnson and guys like that than you will probably enjoy John Butler's music.

The Trio live

The John Butler Trio Myspace


These are just a few of the hottest acts coming out of Australia. As far as the rap scene goes, there really is a lacking of one. Thew few artists you will find in my opinion are no good. However, if you like the laid back chill music and a little bit of funk then Australia is booming with that type of shit.

Deff. check out these three and explore more of their stuff too!

-Rumorz-

Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Best Worst Rappers

So I was listening to an old Birdman(Baby of cash money) song earlier today and it got me thinking about how many bad rappers there are. Not like 14 yr old white kid doing it because it's the latest trend bad, but like Single A baseball players on the same field as pros bad. Anyways, I figured I'd compile a list of the Best Worst Rappers in the game. Check it:

5. P. Diddy/Sean Combs/Puff Daddy-
So Yea, I don't know what's worse his rapping or his ability to stick with one rap name, but you can't hate Diddy. He's the best entrepreneur in the game (yes better then Jay Z) and pays all types of money for people to ghost write his stuff, and he still doesn't come hard. And hey, he always makes sure his albums aren't terrible, so I give him credit for that.

4. Mike Jones
This dude is fuckin' hilarious. I can't believe he got big by saying his phone number on his songs repeatedly, or yelling his name in weird ways. But shit, he makes me laugh whenever I hear him, I just wish he would come out with a really serious song. That would be funny shit. Regardless I think it's funny that some of the serious artists like Bun B will actually do tracks with this guy, so he gotta be doing something right.

3. Birdman/Baby
So yea he is pretty bad and Lil Wayne probably writes all his shit, but I don't really hate hearing him rap like some of the other guys on this list. He was at the forefront of the whole Bling Bling era back in the day, and shit, even old people know what 'bling' is now, not to mention he does more tracks with "the best rapper alive since the best rapper retired" then anyone, so props Birdman.

2. Fat Joe
I only ever initially liked Fat Joe because Big Pun, and now I only listen to him when he is on a track with Rick Ross/Akon/Lil Wayne etc... So I gotta say this guy knows the importance of putting himself with good company. He always has sick fuckin' beats and makes songs with good artists, but i dunno something about him is off. He isn't terrible but he just ain't good. I dunno. Next...

1. Snoop Dogg
Snoop is the fuckin' man. He is far superior than the other rappers on this artist, but I still wanted him up here cuz I wouldn't consider him a rapper. I think the best part about him is how is personality is so evident in his music. He's a 6.4 pothead who is smooth as hell and funny as fuck. What's not to love with Snoop? Not to mention besides Eminem I bet he is the only rapper your 65 year old grandmother would know, and THATS impressive...
Let me know what you think or if I missed anyone you believe is Better at being Worst or Worst at being Better or whateva....

Time to go get drunk.
PEACE


Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Updates


I figured before I got into a daily routine of different discussions on this site I'd give everyone a little update about what I've been doing for the last couple of months. Since Mid-February I've been studying abroad in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. It has been fuckin' sick to say the least, dope live music, amazing bars, women, and weather. Sadly, I've had to do a little bit of schoolwork in between the partying, but fuck it, it's worth it to be here. I'm coming towards the end of my time here, and it's going to suck to go back, but at the same time, I can't wait to get back up in the studio.

Within that time New Era Ent. has came out with Takeover 2 featuring tracks by Me, $. Money, Roc and the whole New Era squad. I actually have not heard the final product, but most of the tracks I heard were on point, so I suggest getting a hold of a copy of that if you get the chance.

In terms of writing, I've been working on my second album which I've decided to call 'Crocodile Tears'. I already have about 10 songs recorded from before I came to Australia, and I've written a bunch more since I've been here, but I'm planning on having about 15 tracks of solid shit, so this summer I will be recording about 20 more songs and then cutting down the 30 tracks to the 15 hottest/most relevant for the album. I want to get more features on there from a few different artists I havn't worked with yet, but still want to get the usuals on there as well ( S.dot, Grafite, Roc etc...)

Anyways let me know what you think about the name Crocodile Tears or anything you feel like sharing, hit me up...

-Rumorz-

Sunday, May 18, 2008

'Crying' lyrics

I've noticed a bunch of people looking for the lyrics to 'Crying', and so I'm hoping this post will lead them here. There may be a few mistakes in the lyrics I'm posting because I'm copying and pasting them from the original file I wrote them on, so there's probably terrible spelling and some of the words may be different due to me improvising a little in the studio... Enjoy

verse 1:
Just take a second
Let me tell u why Im deep in Depression
Hope Im gettin thru to you
Hope u gettin the Message
'Cuz i aint gettin thru to you
I just left u a message
I Tried six times already that makes this Number 7
...Aint pickin up the phone,
I know u feelin all alone
But im Here for you homie
I just want that to be known
I aint there wit u Homie
But i care for u homie
and...
Kno u better when im near to u homie
yea..
Aint deserve none of that
Wish i could take sum of that
Pain off your shoulders when i feel u bout to break ya back
Strainz gettin colder i just want to see u thru
But thats no excuse, Only so much i can do
There was times i seen the problem, i just turned the other cheek
Maybe if i had spoken up u wouldnt be in so deep
and i kno it aint my fault, but i gotta take the blame
Im tryna make the change but it'll never be the same
so im...

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im so sorry so this is my apology...

i'll help u thru this homie just follow me..

And i kno it aint my fault, but i gotta take the blame

im Tryna make the change but itll never be the same
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Verse 2:
Im chillin sittin lookin out my window at the Raindrops
Wonderin whens the Pain Stop
Can i catch a break God?
Sometimes its easy not to embrace God
I cant take it, its easier just to hate God
So thats why I aint prayin for no miracle
U want something bad enuff, U wont see the Obsticalz
im there by ur side.. Helpin makin tha change for u
I play the butterfly I turn ugly to beautiful
When times got tough, u was turnin to the drugs
u was just a troubled kid man u aint give a fuck
I was rollin' outta bed, u was rollin up a blunt
U hadda problem ur solution was to light one Up..
U was givin up..Sheddin Tears.. nose stuffed Up
I didnt kno if it was 'cuz cried or coke u sniffed up
u always fucked up..It was weird when u was sober
U ignored me when i told ya u should do wut u suppose to now ya

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im so sorry so this is my apology...

i'll help u thru homie just follow me..

And i kno it aint my fault, but i gotta take the blame

im Tryna make the change but itll never be the same
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Verse 3:
U just wana sleep, u just sit n close ya eyes
Cuz the second u awake, u aint wana be alive
Cuz u think about ya fate. that u cant even take..
U aint goin for the ride, u just wana hit the brakes
u wana just wana get outside, put on music and u vibe
but the second that it off, u goin to realize..
U just back where u started.. all tha pain n strife
and u put every single little thing into this life
and for What..!? u aint even gettin shyt out of it..
i dont blame u for wantin to get tha fuk out of it..
But i kno u better then that, u kno u better then that..
you've been thru the worse theres only better from that...
So Hold ON.. im knownin ull hold on..
and go on.. only can only do it for so long..
and i kno it aint my fault, but i gotta take the blame
Im tryna make the change but itll never be the same
so im dyin



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im so sorry so this is my apology...

i'll help u thru this homie just follow me..

And i kno it aint my fault, but i gotta take the blame

im Tryna make the change but itll never be the same
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So Yea, hopefully this will be seen by all the people who want to know the lyrics, and if anyone has any other songs they would like the lyrics to, get at me and i'll see what I can do.

Adios.
-RZ-

Saturday, May 17, 2008

New Blog: Souled Out Show

Wutup? This is my new brand new blog I just started up called Souled Out Show. This will hopefully help out anyone who wants updates on my {Rumorz} music and let people know my thoughts on the world of music. I don't expect a big response right away, but I hope to build up the blog and get people thinking and commenting and all that shit. Enjoy.

A little about the name Souled Out Show, one thing you will notice if you listen closely to my music along with the titles of the songs/albums and shit I do, I love puns and word play.Having a good catchy title is cool but I like to make sure there is some substance besides just something that sounds "cool". Therefore, I picked Souled Out Show since this blog is about Rumorz as an artist, the music along with the person. The term 'Sold out' along with a 'Sell out' is used usually to describe a person who sacrifices their love for doing something in order to become more popular or earn more money, but spelling it this way gives it new meaning how ones music is coming from their soul...bla bla corny maybe don't like it then fuck it too bad...but shit sounds good to me.

I'm going to get more shit up soon including a few pics and the lyrics to Crying which everyone keeps searching for online.

PEACE
 
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