Clean Albums?

It's the Hip-Hop music you love, but edited so you can listen to it around your kids or your parents. This blog focuses on the underground scene, since the artists usually don't release a clean version like the big acts do. I've also included old albums that either don't have clean versions, or the clean version is very poorly done. I edit the music myself (and do a good freaking job), which means that most of this stuff you can't get ANYWHERE else.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

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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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

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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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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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Sunday, June 14, 2009

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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Saturday, June 13, 2009

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.

Friday, June 12, 2009

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.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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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