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Every
hood, barrio and city in America has a Tyrone. The story is a familiar
one, either, "I went to school with a Tyrone", "I
guess Tyrone is doing good despite his surroundings", "Tyrone
owes me money", "you need to call Tyrone", Tyrone
got locked up or you heard Tyrone got a church off Martin Luther
King street. If there are 8 million stories in the city, then Tyrone's
probably involved in about half. The sound of Tyrone is unique it
encompasses several aspects of life in the innercity from an old
man's wisdom to a grown man's logic but with the spirit and cockiness
of a young street kid. Being the music producer and emcee enables
Tyrone to control what is being created from the music, lyrics to
the complete song. The outcome is not just lyrics over a beat or
a hot beat with a few verses but a style from a character that created
an image that delivers a remarkable sound. Effortlessly lyrics are
spit over everything from blues, soul to classical with topics about
taxes, crime, child support, love, GOD and of all things celibacy.
Under the name LHAM:7; Tyrone made his dent in the underground with
a cameo on C.A.V.E's, "Ice, water and steam", but really
set it off with the song "The war" on the Evolution of
Hip Hop compilation in which was later picked up by Snowboarder
Magazine's "Couching Tiger" DVD and soundtrack. The song
displayed his "I don't give a what" attitude as a rhymer,
and "unparalleled creativity" as a producer. The incredible
break, with cathedral organs, and cannon blasts accompany the war
raged lyrics setting the perfect backdrop as proffessional snowboarder's
rip down the mountains. The talented musician began playing by ear
at 8, running his own studio at 14, and with a record collection
in the thousands he's garnered a sound understanding of multiple
genre's of music. Lyrically Tyrone's verbal skills are witty, insightful
and creative; not to abstract or conscious, but definitely not the
unskilled ignorance spit by most of his peers in the community of
hip hop. "I am a product of my enviroment without a doubt;
just remember everyone who was raised in terrible circumstances
do not always become a menace, I represent the poor working class
of the innercity, I got grown people issues". Brand new topics,
situations and clever wordplay, grace unheard of beats creating
a new style.
If there are two words to describe the sound of Tyrone the words
would be creativity and versatility.During recording and mixing
the best plug ins, and/or processors are utilized to get the desired
sound and character for each song. The key to his great song making
is to be able to spit different styles and patterns to take each
release to the next level. The sound of Tyrone's vocals are unique
and with incredible music production it is simply uncomparable.
Whether it is the am radio 70's mix for a retro disco break, blues
a zydeco mix, or the over dubbed tape track mix of early dub and
reggae pioneers; being familiar with the sounds and techniques of
various genre's and era's is an asset when setting the tone in music
production. A passion for incredible new directions in sound is
what prompts and inspire's Tyrone to dig through record crates,
8 track sleeves, cassette cases, sound discs, and the internet to
compose ill keyboard and sample chops for the masses to enjoy.
Say
no more; vibe out to some of the music downloads or the many records
that have featured Tyrone and check for yourself. ONE
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