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It was no accident, according to energetic music visionary 88-Keys. The 29-year-old producer would be the first to tell you that he was always going to make his mark in hip-hop and beyond. For 88’, who has showcased his eclectic studio prowess for everyone from socially conscious Brooklyn rhymer/actor Mos Def (Black On Both Sides, The New Danger) to platinum R&B singer-songwriter Musiq (Juslisen, Soulstar), creating music would prove to be his destiny. It is a path he knew he would take when he first heard legendary Prince Paul’s groundbreaking, mad scientist production on De La Soul’s 1989 classic 3 Feet High and Rising. “It made me look at hip-hop as an art” recalls 88-Keys. “Then I remember walking home from my 8th grade class and hearing A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘I Left My Wallet In El Segundo’ on a car radio. And I’m like, ‘What was that?!!!’ Hearing someone like Kool G. Rap was a wake-up call but De La and Tribe was a bucket of cold water. I knew hip-hop music was it for me.”
Indeed, the kid born Charles Misodi Njapa in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, New York more than made good on his hip-hop ambitions. His early ’90s transition from eager intern to assistant engineer at West Hempstead’s The Music Palace recording studio insured that he would meet up with his heroes: A Tribe Called Quest’s charismatic front man Q-Tip; influential crate digger Pete Rock; and respected Nas producer Large Professor. It was L.P. who blessed Charles with his 88-Keys moniker after witnessing his budding skills on the ARS-10 keyboard. “I told myself if I ever make it in this business, that’s the name that I was going to use because I got it from one of the great ones,” 88‘ recalls.
Indeed, the kid born Charles Misodi Njapa in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, New York more than made good on his hip-hop ambitions. His early ’90s transition from eager intern to assistant engineer at West Hempstead’s The Music Palace recording studio insured that he would meet up with his heroes: A Tribe Called Quest’s charismatic front man Q-Tip; influential crate digger Pete Rock; and respected Nas producer Large Professor. It was L.P. who blessed Charles with his 88-Keys moniker after witnessing his budding skills on the ARS-10 keyboard. “I told myself if I ever make it in this business, that’s the name that I was going to use because I got it from one of the great ones,” 88‘ recalls.
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The Death of Adam
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Adam's Case Files
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Stay Up! (Viagra) Prescription Pack
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Stay Up! (Viagra) - single
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ThatLatinLingo wrote:
new album please
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defk3000 wrote:
What she got is soooo Niagra! Stay up!
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energyneverdies wrote:
still slept on.. gah
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BeatrizPassos wrote:
Cool =)
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Davviid wrote:
The Friend Zone is actually an amazing song.
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callcollectplz wrote:
Damn, I finally got around to checking him out. "Death of Adam" is great, especially Friend Zone.
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blazeablaze08 wrote:
Baggage Claim
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Gsus1984 wrote:
DeAth Of AdAm Is ReAllY GoOd....I NeEd SoMeThInG LiKe ThIs...MoRnInG WoOd ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
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lostprof wrote:
ehhhhhhhhhhhh
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desperado_bloo wrote:
really don't see why this guy isn't blowing up alongside Kid Cudi
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DOAunlimited wrote:
underrated
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GregConway wrote:
death of adam is the sickest concept album ever.
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DLoCo1 wrote:
Morning Wood <3
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DLoCo1 wrote:
i luv his music :)
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IntuitionTea wrote:
The Death of Adam=Genius!
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ManInDaMoon wrote:
Anyone got a download link for Stay Up! (Viagra) Prescription Pack – EP?
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ManInDaMoon wrote:
http:// www.media fire. com/?0mnweiezzmn ↓↓↓↓
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marktwist wrote:
man, death of adam, that album hits home so hard
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tbits wrote:
lots of replay value for me, thanks 88
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racho2i0 wrote:
Asher Roth and Kid Cudi, along with special guests B.o.B and 88-Keys, will be at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square New York on July 15! Tickets are on sale now! Tickets are available at nokiatheatrenyc.com, ticketmaster.com, charge by phone 800.745.3000 and at the box office.
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