#static Major

[canmking]

S t a t i c

M a j o r

[joslincox]

Aaliyah (2001)

We Need a Resolution (With Timbaland)

Loose Rap (With Static Major)

Rock The Boat

More Than a Woman

Never No More

I Care 4 U

Extra Smooth

Read Between The Lines

U Got Nerve

I Refuse

It's Whatever

I Can Be

Those Were The Days

What If

[tha-wrecka-stow]

[aaliyahunleashed]

July 21,2000

Aaliyah performs her hit song “Try Again” July 21, 2000 on the British music charts program “Top of the Pops” in promotion for the soundtrack to her debut 2000 film "Romeo Must Die".

The song was written by Static Major and Timbaland. "Try Again" features an intro in which Timbaland pays homage to Eric B. & Rakim by rapping the duo's opening verse from "I Know You Got Soul". The song was released as the lead single from Romeo Must Die on March 21, 2000.

In 2000, "Try Again" won "Best Female Video" and "Best Video from a Film" at the MTV Video Music Award and was nominated for countless others. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" but lost to Toni Braxton "He Wasn't Man Enough".

Speaking of Grammy, did you know Aaliyah was a 4 time Grammy nominee before she passed? She was bound to win eventually.

[roeroe-world]

Recently, I began listening to a lot of Da Bassment Crew’s tracks/demos and grew intrigued. If many of you are unfamiliar with “Da Bassment Crew”— it was a group of young talented artists underneath DeVante Swing’s (1/4 of Jodeci) label, Swing Mob. Before Ginuwine, Timbaland, Missy Elliot and Tweet became who they are as well as Static Major (R.I.P.❤️) — they were apart of the “Da Bassment Crew”.

As I listened to these tracks, I couldn’t help but to bob my head and vibe to them. The three songs up top just happen to be a few of my favorites lol.

Anyways, There was such true talent. You could hear the chemistry, the vocals and the production was on point. They were truly cooking up fire ass music down in that basement, no pun intended. DeVante definitely possessed a good ear for undeniable talent. Also I don’t think he gets enough credit for the timeless music he’s produced and written.

[hit-song-showdown]

Year-End Poll #59: 2008

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Now well into the latter half of the decade, the direction pop music has been heading is even more evident. The music is starting to skew electronic in its sound and the plugin Auto-Tune is starting to be featured more as a stylistic choice, as seen with T-Pain and Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne's influence over rap would become even more prominent in the late 2000's and early 2010s. Especially with the artists that would eventually be signed to his label, Young Money Entertainment.

There are many reasons why the sound of pop was skewing towards club and dance music. Modern production techniques worked really well with the style, music-purchasing platforms such as iTunes worked better for listening to individual singles rather than full albums (which caters to dance music well), and the 2008 financial crisis. With the recession, more and more people were looking to pop music as an escape. As touring and traditional concerts became less financially accessible for both artists and audiences, clubs and parties served as environments to experience music with a group. To quote this article on the subject:

With themes of luxury, escapism and radical optimism, these upbeat and positive tracks provided comfort in the fantasy of extravagance. Despite most peoples’ situations at the time, almost every song on the radio was about loving life and getting money. Music was fast and people were dancing. (Amanda Kiefer)

But more than that, CD sales plummeted after the recession, while online music consumption soared. More and more, music was making its home on the internet.

There are a surprising number of articles written about dance music in the face of global financial inequality (and many of them have started popping up recently, I wonder why...), so I've linked to a few below.

"How music has responded to a decade of economic inequality" Scott Timberg, Vox

"The Recession in the Music Industry - a Cause Analysis" Peter Tschmuck

"How the Recession is Impacting Music, Too" Laura Palotie (this article is from 2008, so it's interesting as a contemporary reading of the situation.)

[free-my-mindd]

Static Major

[blackjohnjay]

"King Of The Ville"

The Film.

Coming Soon.

Written & Directed By Kevin Agbakwa Minikwu

@PopularLosers

12th Dynasty Productions

[royaltyrules816]

R.I.P. Static Major‼️🎧🎤🎙🎛🎚👑

[rnbria]

In case you haven’t heard…

[rubylioness]

Timbaland a weirdo but “Are You That Somebody” is low-key more of the credit to Static Major - her real musical soulmate - so…yeah 😁

[tha-wrecka-stow]

You Can Find The Instrumental -> Here

[aaliyahunleashed]

Happy Blessed Birthday to Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, better known by his stage name Ginuwine born October 15, 1970.

[urdrunkcameron]