MUSIC TECH // ADRIAN YOUNGE'S ANALOG PARADISE

 

BTS // DRAKE WORKING "IF YOUR READING THIS"

 

BTS // NOEL "40" SHEBIB PART 2

THROWBACK THURSDAY // ROCK YO HIPS - CRIME MOB

 

THROWBACK THURSDAY // EMPIRE OF THE SUN x WALKING ON A DREAM

 

MUSIC // Noah 40 Shebib x HER LOSS

MUSIC // KENDRICK LAMAR x N95 x RICH NIGGA LIVE

 

THROWBACK THURSDAY // DRAKE x GODS PLAN

MUSIC // BASI / 愛のままに feat.唾奇

 

Burna Boy x Last Last x Afro Beats

MUSIC // JIMMY COOKS x DRAKE x 21 SALVAGE

 

NEW MUSIC // ALBUM UPDATE

Just finished my last track on the album, this is an incredible project and I'm really excited to release it.

If "Five For 5" was the butter bread this album would be the T bone steak, string beans and mash potatoes  haha 

I really dug deep with this album, I kept it real soulful, and lyrical.

I kept the concepts together and I took it back to my grass roots.

Unlike "Five for 5" which was an experimental conceptual project this album is something that I would let my grandma listen too, I'm really proud of this project.

Right now its in its mixing stage, I want to take my time and mix it properly with analog equipment to give it an more vintage feel, as time progress you will understand what that mean.

So far I released two offering s off the project "HURTFUL" & "BLESSED" which are doing very very well on the streaming charts, better than I expected and I appreciate all the love support and purchases.  

You guys support is really what keeps me pushing to make great music even with the busy schedule i currently have.

The next offering is called "GLORY'' look out for it in the next few days. 

 

THROWBACK THURSDAY // Kanye West x I Wonder

 This song along with "Bittersweet Poetry" changed my perspective of hiphop music, prior to Kanye West Graduation  I was a huge fan of 50 Cent & G Unit aggressive style of music. 

14 years later this is still hands down one for my favorite songs. 

First Offering From My Forthcoming Project

 My first offering from my new project dropping very soon, the project is almost finished, but I want to re-mix the songs again with "analog equipment" to give it a more Vintage Sound, this song is very powerful and I dug very deep with my lyrical and story telling abilities. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 

Something different from your boy indeed. 

This project is a CLASSIC!!! 

The Journey

This project is very special to me, it's based during a time period where I was heavily inspired by UK & Brooklyn Drill.

 Pop smoke was alive when I started writing this album which originally was called "Elderts Lane Demo Tape" or "Elderts Lane To Queens Express Way" 

 Pop smokes death was a huge blow to the Brooklyn Drill movement, I wanted to pay homage to this movement by naming my project after the street that merges Queens & Brooklyn, I also use to hang out in East New York in my teens.

My writing process started mid 2019. The first track I wrote was "Smooth Operator" & "Two Step" Both very aggressive tracks. I wrote 10 more aggressive tracks including "High Fashion" & "Robbery". 

Overtime my taste pallet grew, I wanted to experiment with the drill sound, add some soul samples, add some feminine energy, so I started writing love songs a few songs about sexual desires, I wrote a few positive anthems as well.  Before I knew it I had a huge project with over 25 tracks. Hint the name 5 for 5. 

I took 5 tracks from the 25 that were in their demo form and constructed an epic story that's both sexy and edgy, this project isn't for weak hearted. 

I'm speaking some real shit and I didn't want to hold back.

I added one more track to glue the album together but it's still 5 for 5 haha or should I have made it 5 for 6. Lol 

Countless nights driving around listening to this project in it's early form, writing up ideas. 

I had this project mixed by 8 different mixers, and wasn't happy with any of their mixes, this failure pushed me to start learning to become a better mixer, I took 6 months off to study and intern with engineers and learn how to mix properly. 

It paid off. 

My name is Najee aka Naj 

This is my debut EP entitled Five For 5 and I hope you enjoy

See you for the next one 

 

THROWBACK THURSDAY // Lloyd Banks x Everywhere You Go

I remember first hearing this track when The Big Withdraw album leaked. Wow I must have played this song 1000 times before I moved forward with the rest of the album, which is a very slept on classic album.  Lloyd Banks is definitely one of my Top 3 artist among Kanye West and Drake, who contributed to my pursuit to create music. 

MUSIC // Noah "40" Shebib

 

I studied this man and how he mixes music, his overall Philosophy on music astounds me. Check Him Out. 

New York Minute - NAJ

 With this song gaining popularity on sound cloud, I'm still working on mixing the finale version.

It should be available on my "Summer Solstice" project by the end of the month, early August the latest. 

Naj · New York Minute (demo version)

THROWBACK THURSDAY // Drake - The Winner

 

I remember back in 09, I was a freshmen in college and I heard 

 this song for the first time

in the computer lab haha it hit different. 

I miss the old drake flow 

Bas - The Jackie // J Cole x Lil Tjay

 

Found my summer anthem.