Way back in ’08 I was obsessed with a little known group from Minneapolis called Doomtree. I was just getting over my fixation with Flex, a song from their False Hopes album, when I heard news of an upcoming release. “Drumsticks” premiered on the group’s site a couple weeks later, and the beat blew me away. Its natural sounds with a heavy kick bass made the hairs on my neck stand up. I couldn’t wait for the release, and when it rolled around I was in for a surpise… unfortunately, not a good one. The album didn’t come close to that of False Hopes, and although, it packed in a few noticeable tracks, the album as a whole was nothing praiseworthy. I still love this track, though, and I know you will too.
I actually wanted to show y’all the video of “Drumsticks” that made “the hairs on my neck stand up”, but all I could come up with was something they did after the release (found here). I gotta say the video isn’t all that impressive; partly because of the “bicycle gang” (not my thing), but mostly due to the shotty camera work and poor video editing. So instead I put up a video from another song off the album, “Game Over”, which is not only a good listen but highly entertaining, and also has some nice shots of the city.
Enjoy it all, and make sure you share your thoughts. I can’t tell y’all enough how much I love to hear your opinions, it helps me determine what and what not to post up on here!
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Download: Drumsticks
Game Over Music Video by Doomtree:
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaReSAXyXAo&a=ypggtJlECLY&playnext_from=ML
Doomtree Information:
Genre: Hip-Hop
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Members:
P.O.S. (Stefon Alexander): MC, Producer
Sims (Andrew Sims): MC
Dessa (Maggie Wander): MC
Mike Mictlan (Mike Marquez): MC
Cecil Otter (Jake Smith): MC, Producer
Paper Tiger: Producer
MK Larada: Producer, DJ
Lazerbeak (Aaron Mader): Producer
Turbo Nemesis: DJ, Turntablist
Label: Doomtree Records
Albums: False Hopes | Doomtree
Similar Artists: Mayday | Mel Gibson and the Pants | Atmosphere
Links: MySpace | Facebook | YouTube | Wikipedia | Twitter | Last.fm | AllMusic
Drumstricks Information:
Album: Doomtree
Release Date: July 29, 2008
Performers: Cecil Otter, Mictlan, Dessa, P.O.S., Sims
Producer: Lazerbeak
Lyrics: LyricsBay (of course there are bullshit popups, so watch out)
Buy Links: Amazon | Amazon Mp3 | iTunes
Really enjoyed those two Doomtree songs, your site´s the shit for introducing people to music they never would have found otherwise. I have to ask you though, what´s up with the comment you made awhile back about how you think misogyny in hip hop is entertaining? (I think it was in a Lifesavas post). How about anti-semitism or blatant racism? Is that still entertaining?
My point is that I, along with a significant number of hip hop aficionados, am female. Do you really want to alienate a large chunk of your readership, along with plenty of other potential advertisers and contributors?
I know hip hop is full of anti-female undertones and overtones, along with plenty out and out disrespect, and I´ve more or less accepted the fact that it´s going to be that way for awhile to come. But please think about this: just because we´ve learned to ignore lyrics for the sake of a dope beat, doesn´t mean we´re going to tune out the the words of an acapella blogger.
Thanks.
It honestly wasn’t meant to be taken serious. Though, after reading it again, I understand why ya did. As such, I decided to take it down.
I know you may think that taking light of issues such as misogyny can perpetuate the issue, but (in my opinion) only to people who have already subscribed to such preposterous, preconceived notions. I hope/believe that most of my readers put a little more thought into issues such as this, and don’t just follow what others say. I think the content on here illustrates that point.
Also, to be honest, at the time of posting, I was wondering if anyone was actually reading what I had to say and not just listening to the music, so I thought it may stirrup a discussion. Again, I never meant for anyone to be offended by it.
One other thing, as you said about trading lyrics for beats – that’s exactly what this site was intended to dispel. A lot of people think of hip hop as something to just get fucked up to (which has its time and place), but there is so much better, meaningful hip hop out there; it just lacks the proper funds to be marketed to a wider audience.