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I damn near fell off of my chair when I was checking out the Soundscan numbers this week. I knew Lil Wayne’s Carter 3 album was going to sell, but I had no idea he was going to be breaking the “over a million copies sold in one week” mark! Despite illegal downloading, he has managed to do Hanna Montana type numbers (in the 1st week at least) on Soundscan.

When someone prefers to buy your album, rather than download it for free, that really says a lot, especially, in today’s music times, and in urban music.  I guess it pays to put out 10 songs a week and give it for free on mixtapes to your fan base.  Even artists that’s getting spins on the radio every hour aren’t guaranteed sales! So what is it exactly that’s different about Wayne compared to other rap artists?  Swag? Delivery? Character?

For the longest time, it has mainly been R&B artists topping the urban and even the top 40 charts…but now, I guess Hip Hop…er….RAP is back. I really don’t think anyone, hate it or love it, can hate on Weezy anymore. Agree?

Ever since I started recording on my very first 4-track recorder in the 90′s, to recording on Pro Tools, this has always been a topic of discussion among musicians. We can go on and on, and I’m sure every one of you can find a musician friend that has an opinion about this very topic. I remember using Cakewalk Pro (before Sonar ever existed) and loving it so much, I had to quickly put my Tascam 4-Track recorder on eBay just to get more money to buy updates. The ease of editing in the digital domain allowed my music to become way more versatile and dynamic. My work flow while recording was totally revamped.

I recently ran across an interesting test done by Digidesign in an attempt to shed some light (and possibly put an end) on the subject. The results are very interesting to say the least.

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Produced by Scott Storch!

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After months of talking shit, we’re finally gonna hit the studio to record our next album. I found some of the hottest/dopest MC’s and vocalists and we’re puttin it on wax! We’re going to release it under a brand new label and everything. More to come…

Samson’s G-Track is the world’s first USB condenser microphone with a built-in audio interface and mixer, allowing simultaneous input of vocals and guitar, bass, or keyboard while also providing monitoring through an on board headphone output. I guess the only thing I’m concerned about now, is the sound quality. more…

These didn’t make the album.  Enjoy!

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