Fe|t 2 - A Tr*bute to L*sa Bonnet

Second release by S|ug and Mur$, this time produced by Ant. Better than the first, in my opinion.
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Fe|t 1 - A Tr*bute to Chr*st*na R*cc*

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Wu-T@ng Meets the Indie Cu|ture (clean)

Very interesting and very enjoyable collaboration between Wu-affiliates and underground icons.
Don't stop, git it, git it!

Cunn*inLyngu*sts - Str@nge J0urney Volumes One & Two

CL's two latest releases - I've edited what I think are the best songs from both albums and compiled them. As, usual incredible production by Kn0.
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Dead Links!

Apparently, a lot of these download links are dead. Let me know if there's an album you want - use the comment box ("Cbox") on the right - and I'll help you out.

H*eroglyphics - Full C*rcle (clean)

This is the second release by underground super-group, H*eroglyph*cs. There is a clean promo version of this somewhere, but their editing was poorly done, so enjoy this high-quality Hip-Hop Decaf exclusive.

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Atm0sphere - Sad C|own B@d Dub (clean)

I love this album! They sold it while on tour and, in my opinion, it's on a completely different level than "0vercast!," their previous release. Definitely the only clean version of this bad boy.
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The D.0.C. - No 0ne Can D0 It Bett3r (clean)

Fantastic production by Hip-Hop's most famous doctor coupled with dope lyrics and tight delivery by the D.0.C. If you don't have it, you are missing out.
Don't stop: Git it, git it!

Note: A couple of tracks did not have enough of the blank instrumental I need to make a seamless edit, so they contain "back-masking" instead. Everything is everything.

C-R@yz Wa|z- Ra\/ip0ps (clean)

This guy is amazing! After I heard his verse on "Wu-T@ng Meets the Indi3 Cu|ture," I had to check out some of his solo work. Incredible MC.
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B|ue Scho|ars - 0of! EP (clean)

The latest release from a local Northwest favorite.
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Qwe| & K*p Ki||igan - The N3w W*ne (clean)

Qw3l is one of these prolific MC's that I had never taken the time to listen to, despite his 400 albums. It turns out the man can spit. Here's a recent (but not the most recent) release of his.
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Who reads this blog?

I'm debating whether or not to continue the blog. I have no way of knowing who, if anyone, is reading this blog, other than the use of comments (of which there are typically none). If there is a readership, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll probably just find another way to waste my spare time. Peace.

Wu-T@ng Cl@n - 36 Ch@mbers (clean)

I don't need to tell you how monumental this album is. There is an official clean version of this somewhere, but as I understand it, the record is riddled with goofy sound effects and other distracting garbage. So enjoy my edit of the classic.
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The Chichar0nes - When P*gs Fly (clean)

This is a collaboration between S|eep of 0ldominion and J0sh Mart*nez (of J0sh Mart*nez): some good ol' fashioned feel-good hip-hop music. Enjoy!
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A3sop R0ck - B@zooka T00th (clean)

Unique album - tracks 3, 12, and 15 are particularly ill.
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L0Deck & 0mega 0ne - P0stcards fr0m the Third R0ck (clean)

I really like the production on this one. Dizzy isn't the planet's greatest MC, but he has an incredible voice that really compliments 0mega 0ne's beats.
Edited by yours truly. Enjoy.

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Cunn*nLyngu*sts - Will R@p F0r Food (clean)

This is CL's debut album and it's amazing! There are serious tracks and light-hearted tracks, but they're all excellent (except for #7). Check out "Thugged 0ut Since Cub Sc0uts" - it's hilarious! As usual, this is the only clean version of this album anywhere.
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The Ph@rcyde - Biz@rre R*de II (clean)

Every Hip-Hop fan needs this album. Period. Beats, lyrics, flow, variety, fun - it's got it all.
Comments are appreciated. Enjoy!
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Emin3m - The Mar$hall Math3rs LP (clean - FOR REAL this time)

THIS IS NOT THE VERSION YOU ALREADY HAVE!

It's all done! As I said before, the retail "clean" version of this album that you may have heard is riddled with B-words, A-words, and Sh-words, and is missing "Kim" (which I feel is a brilliant track). Also, they took out words that aren't even vulgar.
So this version has solved those problems. I made this for my own listening pleasure, but would like to share it with you, since I know there's an interest.
Thank you for reading the blog - I would love to hear your comments.
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M*ghty Underd0gs - Dr0ppin Sc*ence Fict*on (clean)

In my opinion, this is the best project the G*ft of G@b has been involved in since "N*a," thanks to great concepts and tight beats by He@dnodic. Edited by me.

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B|_|sta Rhyme$ & ()l' D*rty Ba$tard - W00-Haa! Worldwide Remix (clean)

By request. This remix is just wild and sloppy: it's perfect.
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Sh@rkey & C-R@yz W@lz - M0nster M@ker (clean)

This one is extremely unorthodox, but absolutely incredible! Give it 2 listens all the way through and I guarantee you will be addicted. I love it. Enjoy!

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()l' D*rty B@stard - Sh*mmy Sh*mmy Y@ (clean)

By request, here's the extended version - cleaned up. Enjoy, Nancy.

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D3ltr0n 3O3O (clean)

As promised, here's the only clean version of this Hip-Hop classic. With D@n the Aut0m@tor's beats, K*d K0ala's scratches, and D3l's rhymes, this album could come out 25 years from now and still be ahead of its time. I can't wait for D3ltr0n Ev3nt II. Enjoy!

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How To Edit A Song With Seamless Perfection

Have you ever heard an edited version of a song where all the bad words are played backwards and you have to stop bobbing your head because the beat gets all messed up? Or when they take out a word like "weed" or "gat" but leave in the B-word or the A-word? Or when there's some goofy sound effect like a car horn instead of the bad word? Well, I have, and it annoys the living [car horn] out of me.

So here's how you can create a clean version of any song that sounds professionally done and never loses a beat.

1) Get a multi-track audio program (like Ad0be Auditi0n).

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2) Open your MP3 file.

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3) Find your swear word, and split it off.

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4) Delete it or mute it.

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5) Find an instrumental part in the song (a few bars within the song that have no vocals - usually at the beginning or end of the song).

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6) Make a copy of it.

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7) Line up your instrumental segment with your swear word (look at the peaks in the audio wave – lining up the snares is the easiest).

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8) Fade your main track out, then back in around the swear word.

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9) Fade your instrumental track in, then back out around the swear word.

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10) Locate and edit the rest of your unwanted swear words.

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11) Listen to it to see how it turned out.

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12) Save your file. (You can save immediately as an MP3. I save it as a WAV, then convert it to a high quality MP3 using a program, such as R@zor L@me).

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13) Voila! Seamless editing with no backwards beats or silly sound effects.


And that's how it's done.

Note: If you have the instrumental version of a song, it saves a lot of trouble. If the song doesn't have an instrumental portion, using a part where there's scratching sounds great too. Sometimes you have to get creative, and sometimes it's a lost cause. Play around and see what works. After a few tries, you'll be able to bang one out in just a few minutes.

And here's the finished product:
Emin3m - I'm B@ck (clean)
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Atm0sph3re - L|_|cy F()rd (clean)

I'll always credit this album as my first introduction to independent Hip-Hop music. $lug raps about life in a way that I had never heard on a record before. Antoine and Blaine would definitely give this two snaps up with a twist. Fantastic CD - and no clean version available anywhere but here!

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C@ge - H3ll'$ W*nter (clean)

So this guy fascinates me - read his bio on Wikipedia (click here) to see why. I heard Emin3m diss him on a few tracks, which got me curious. So I picked up this record and it turns out it's tight. Enough so that I took the time to edit it. Enjoy.

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Comments are always appreciated.

A3sop R()ck - L@bor D@ys (clean)

This album is so good it's sickening. The first time I heard this, I was blown away! You'll know what I'm talking about after listening to it. Again, I'm pretty sure no clean version was ever released, so here's another Hip-Hop Decaf exclusive. Probably.

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Note: Songs 3 and 7 didn't have enough plain instrumental for me to make A+ quality edits, but I did my best. The rest are 10/10.

N()n-Pr()phets - H()pe (clean)

This is an excellent collaboration between underground giant S@ge Fr@ncis and producer Jo3 Be@ts. In my opinion, it's one of the best Hip-Hop albums of all time (big words, I know). This is another exclusive edit that does not exist ANYWHERE but right here.

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Cunn*nLyngu*sts - @ Piece of Str@nge (clean)

From start to finish, this is an excellent album. Kno's production is outstanding and the storyline is fluid. Since I had the instrumentals, I was able to make a perfect edit I can play around my kids. As far as I know, this is the ONLY clean version of this album on the planet. Enjoy!

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