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[bigrodthe1]

Okay I now present to you my Opus "The Crown" www.soundclick.com/rtbmixtapes New cover on page.
http://rapidshare.de/files/33579395/rod.rar
Been putting this solo effort together for some time while I have continued to produce, engineer, record and promote projects for all my R&R Raise The Bar fam. During the making of this album I went through alot of personal setbacks including failed relationships, street beefs, friend and family deaths, birth of a child etc...and I'm sure it's reflected throughout the music. This project is a nothing like any of my work on the R-T-B projects because when selecting the songs I purposely tried to stay away from really any of the upbeat party material. This right here is grown man music. Didn't try to chose any "female" songs but over the course of promoting the project locally the ladies were drawn to the tracks "Pass" "How it Goes" and "Prices" Now on to the concept of "The Crown" When I came up with the title I felt that to actually be a King then you have to show that you deserve the crown so in my attempt to be the best I felt that as an emcee you need to show versatility on the Mic. You must be a good story teller so I included the narratives "As Time Goes By" "Sick(s rules)" "Darkest Hour" After that I needed some Introspective tracks so I included "Just Shine" "Reminisce" & "Sorry" next I needed some traditional battle tracks so I included "What's beef" "Get Some" "What the fukk you Think" "Dangerous" and I definitely needed some Detroit street bangers so I included "Real Sh!t" "Pass" "Army full of Soldiers" "So Many Ways" and "Get Buck" and a DC street banger with "Where I'm At" and tied everything together with short snippets depicting a cryptic war atmosphere. And all my crew came through and gave me top knotch perfomances. All tracks engineered, mixed, and mastered by me. It's officially time to Raise the Mafukking Bar!
playlist
1. Many Deserve Death :10
2 .Get Buck 3:33
3. So Many Ways 3:00 Feat. John Beats
4. un leash hell :04
5. what’s beef 2:42 produced by SOHH's Mr. Dilligence
6. As Time Goes By 3:56 Feat. Cizar & Red
7. The challenge :18
8. Prices 3:26 Feat. Maverick
9. I could Blow :06
10. Get Some 2:54 produced by SOHH's Mr. Dilligence
11. Sick (s rules) 4:42
12. Dangerous 2:32
13. Real **** 4:50 Feat. Rio Grand & Red
14. Pass 3:42 Feat. Rio Grand & Red
15. crush your enemies :12
16. Army full of soldiers(r&r version) 5:33 Feat. Mav, Rio & D
17. How it goes 4:24 Feat. Mav & Dolo produced by SOHH's SUNZ
18. What the fukk you Think! 2:27 Feat. Cizar
19. Just Shine 3:17 feat. Young Chan & Bigg Sexxy
20. Where I’m From 4:45 feat. Pimphizz & Trife The Messenga
21. The Crown 3:34 feat. Mav
22. fight! :04
23. Ridahs 4:03 Feat. Mav
24. Darkest Hour 2:43 produced by SOHH's Jimmy Conway
25. Reminisce 2:27 Feat. Red produced by SOHH's War Word(Jordan Davis)
26. Accept the Crown :04
27. Sorry 5:03
I have free promotional giveaways as well. I have finally uploaded Reason 3.0 image files for you producer wannabee's. The files are located here
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after downloading you will need to download the program magiciso to put them to cd
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Only catch is that you have to review at least 3 songs negative or positive doesn't matter for me to give you the registration codes.
For you non producers I got files of all your favorite porn stars such as Pinky, Jenna Jameson, Kitten, Naomi, Julia Bond, Cherokee, Olivia O'lovely etc...full movies or whatever your request is more than likely I got something. Same thing goes on the reviews for these as well. Thanks to all who have shown support and thanks to the haters for keeping my movement alive! Peace!

[bigrodthe1]

In depth interview in anticipation of upcoming "The Crown" release. Questions by SOHH's Nineteen80sbaby who I know by the name of Tom who is a journalist with the Detroit area publication Real Detroit Weekly. Thanks you Tom for the questions Part 1
Nineteen80sbaby-For those that don't know, tell 'em who Big Rod, about Raise the Bar and what you represent.
Well Big Rod is the treachorous side of my twisted Gemini mind. A lot of folks who know and love Rodney can't stand Big Rod. Big Rod might actually be a sickness. I'm not quite sure yet but I'm sure real soon I will figure him out. Raise the Bar is the current manifestation of my lifetime endeavors. I also would like the people to know that I been using the moniker since 2002 which is BEFORE Cingular swagger jacked me and ran with my ****. Raise the Bar started out in 97 while I was living in Washington, D.C. as Outside entertainment. At that time I had a crew of mc's and producers that I was working with in that area and still are connected to until this day, matter of fact a couple of them are featured on a track off my album titled "Where I'm at" but to make a long story short I ran into some problems in that area so in 2002 I moved back home to Detroit and with a fresh start I started Raise the Bar entertainment which has now grown to be R&R Raise the Bar Productions which services offered that include production, recording, engineering, video production and editing, mixing, mastering, cd & dvd manufacturing, graphics, computer troubleshooting and building, clothing, trees, crack, crystal meth....nah just playing on the drug talk(hopes the feds are not reading) And what I represent personally is a mind set to help better the overall conditions of people trapped in the struggle. I look at my company as a way of helping other people channel their energy into something they can be proud. Also gives them skills that they can use to better themselves in this economic struggle. In the end we represent a new era in Detroit hip hop. I like to refer to it as the next level in Detroit Hip Hop.
Nineteen80sbaby-You refer to yourself as "the king," what makes you worthy of the title?
Because I rule over everything!!! Nah just joking. Well a king is a ruler of his surroundings so I consider that to be correct in my environment. But the King title came from my production partner Red. I was always just using Big Rod because I felt I was a big ***** in stature after Red came into the fold he was like "nah ***** you the king" and from there I just ran with it. The rest of the camp co-signed so from there it was anointed. Plus I know I was placed here to lead and not follow.
Nineteen80sbaby-Detroit has a legacy in hip hop, from Em to Dilla to StreetLordz/Cheddah Boys, what does Big Rod bring to the game?
A different energy. I came up on the golden era of Detroit Hip Hop...the Awesome Dre, Smiley, AWOL, DMW, Kaos & Mystro era. And the music we were bumping was mostly Westcoast gangsa ****. But when it came to the start of the new Detroit sound I was on the Eastcoast so the music was totally different. When I started serious writing, producing and engineering I was in DC listening to an East Coast sound and working with east coast producers who preferred sampling over keyboards. I was in DC when Eminem first came on the scene and I was a big supporter of him just for the fact he was from the crib. Same with Dilla and SV even though we from the same hood(Conant Gardens) I came back right at the peak of Streetlordz/Cheddah Boyz running **** and I also was a big fan of them but saw the errors in their gameplans. I bring a new mindset and fresh resources. You only can do so much with your local connections. I think I bring a mesh of the Detroit Hip Hop sound with the technical soundscapes of the East Coast. Also I was "born" in the South so I also got a southern boy appeal which is running this hip hop **** right now.
Nineteen80sbaby-your album cover threads caught alot of attention on SOHH. Was the album cover a publicity stunt or a rough draft? What did you take in from that experience? -Between the album cover and "The Real 8 Mile DVD" you've caught some attention on SOHH that is both negative and positive. What do you make of it?
The album cover was a rough draft. It kind of fukked me up how it took on a life of it's own but i knew the capability of how it could explode being that the Spot is wolf territory. What was really funny is how vicious the ladies room was! Them hoes were cut throat. But when they see the new design I think they should be straight with it. **** em if they don't. They all some downloading **** mafukkas anyway. Including myself. LOL. And in the new cover I still will have my crown on *****es!!! What I took from that experience is what I already knew. When you present yourself to the world don't take personal at what you get in return. Take everything with a grain of salt. I also off the top feel that all people saw when they viewed the covers was a black ass ***** with a big ass crown on. Nobody got the concept of the chess board theory. I know the graphics were not perfect but conceptually if one of the people's hero came with it then they would be deemed a genious. Several cats even had the nerve to tell me on the back that I was in checkmate. LMAO! Think before you speak. Then with the DVD cats had the nerve to act like I was using D-Moe's death as a publicity stunt. Get the **** out of here. I know it's the internet so you are going to get some negative **** but some people are just on a totally different level of disrespect. But it comes with the territory
Nineteen80sbaby-Digressing from the internet to the real world, what type of reaction is Big Rod & Co. getting in the Detroit streets?
We get plenty of love and respect. ****, I'm a real ***** on the scene. I actually go and support the local scene. I have made connections with the MAJOR cats out there making noise on the underground/local scene. I'm a major supporter of the newly formed Detroit Hip Hop Coalition that sponsors shows every night of the week. I try to get out to the shows as much as possible and still get up and go to establishment job every morning. Even though I was not to long rushed by some former workers I still feel as comfortable at shows if I'm 30 deep or by myself. And I'm still relatively new to the local scene. And it's a real cut throat scene that is real cliqued up. And anybody who knows us know that when we come to perform we will rock the damn house. We don't need 50 people on stage for us to show strong stage presence. I'm a vet to this ****.
Nineteen80sbaby-To you, what is the "real 8 mile?"
Some **** the world ain't really ready for. And I'm talking about the Detroit side. They still don't want us on the suburban side. Watch the first DVD and you will see the real 8 mile that I know. On the other DVD's we try to cover more ground than just the 8 mile sector. The real 8 mile is **** like my dog getting murdered in front of his own house while having wearing a vest. That's the real 8 mile
nineteen80sbaby-A friend of yours that was featured in the dvd was murdered. There has also been the other hip hop related violence in Detroit. Are things really that crazy right now or is the media blowing things out of proportion?
Well the violence has kind of died down lately on the hip hop scene but not in the streets. Detroit is a dangerous area PERIOD. And hip hop is hood driven so it was given that it set for a crash. The media don't even really cover the hood related violence. D-moe's death wasn't even talked about by the media. Most of the murders period are not reported. ****s crazy but it was basically the same way when I was on the Eastcoast. Nobody cares about what goes on in the hoods. Just last night I came in off the porch at 4 in the morning and no more than 10 minutes later somebody drove by and was shooting at someone that sounded right outside the door all the way up the block. Never heard a siren or anything. Neighbors didn't come out or anything. Everybody used to it by now. And I stay in one of the "better" neighborhoods.
nineteen80sbaby-What made you decide to drop your hat into the Detroit hip hop scene?
I think I was destined to be here. I had really no plans to come back home to the D fulltime. I was making too many moves Eastcoast. Ironically 9/11 played a major role in me ended back up in the D but that another story in itself.
nineteen80sbaby-What do you hope to achieve with this new album?
Well **** first off this album has been a lifetime in the making. I have had released projects with partners in DC as well as work here in Detroit but never have I finished a body of work that was completely my vision. My work on this album is totally different than even my Raise the Bar projects. I fit verses to the songs on the other projects. On this album I went totally against the grain on what people are used to hearing from me on the R&R Raise the Bar projects. Plus these songs range from over a 5 year time frame. Just work that I knew even back then would have to be included in my first official project. I don't really have any set in stone goals for this album other than to finally get out my story and vision. And just so the people know the "concept" for this albums is my quest for the crown as the King of the D cause it really is up for grabs now that Big Proof has gone home
nineteen80sbaby-Aside from yourself, who else had a part in making the new album?
First off the Lord for giving my the strength, knowledge and ability to bring this project to completion. Never really thought I would see it get to this point. Besides that all my faculty and family. Over the last few years I have seen a lot of adversity that without strong people holding me down I might not be here. Just still having the will to keep working at this music **** was a struggle to this day. Specificially My partners Maverik, Red & Cizar all kept me with the Hip Hop drive to continue on the local scene. A lot of producers from across the world who held my attention in headphones when it felt like to rest of the world had forsaken me. Ironically even SOHH because it kept me with a steady stream of hip hop and ideas to feed from.
nineteen80sbaby-What is a typical Saturday night like for Big Rod and your Raise the Bar fam?
Lately pretty quiet for me unless I'm supporting a show or promoting. The rest of them fools liable to be anywhere within the Metro area. I have been focusing as much time as possible towards the completion of our projects as well as my other business endeavors. But on a Saturday more than likely I'm chilling with some kush, 1800 and something thick and warm.
nineteen80sbaby-Any last words for SOHH?
Raise The Bar

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