Music:
Member Since: 13/07/2007
Band Members: Produced by Ozi One
All tracks recorded, mixed and edited by Ozi One @ The ATTICt (Bruges, Belgium) in 2003-2004.
All songs written and arranged by Ozi One except:
Tracks 5 and 11 written by Ozi One and Nigel Jaamann, track 8 written by Meko D and track 12 written by Ozi One, No Exp and Meko D.
Cuts by DJ Sincere except:
Tracks 2 and 3 by Ozi One and track 7 by DJ Basic
/Phone calls (yes, they were real!....) by Da Gumzta aka Donnie Rum/
Voices on track 6 by Pino One
Mastered by Frederic Segers @ THE HOUSE OF MARVELAS
Influences: While listening to THE MEANING BEHIND you will hear snippets of the following artists, groups and records from my collection: Aretha Franklin, Gang Starr, Metaphora and Nigel Jaamann, Magiera, The Whoridaz, TLP, Kung Fu Breaks, KRS One, Special Ed, Ed OG and tha Bulldogz, Eric B. and Rakim, Blade, Masta Ace, Channel Live, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel, Harlem River Drive, Bill Withers, 2 Pac, The Meters, Lord Finesse, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Kraftwerk, The Isley Brothers, Defari, Wild Style, Beamz, Nine, Jeremy Steig/Jan Hammer, Billie Holiday, Common Sense, Miles Davis, Kif Kif Breaks, Ultra Magnetic MC’s, John Handy Quartet, The Staple Singers, A Tribe Called Quest, A Message From The Tribe, Cheech and Chong, The Force MC’s, Lee Perry, Funcadelic, Boogie Down Productions, Big L, MC Shan, and a few more I forgot about…
Sounds Like: 1. Intro
2. The Meaning
3. I Need a Shelter
4. Take it Back
5. Just Rhymin’ with Nigel
(feat. Nigel Jaamann)
6. Eyeball Theory
7. Top of the Food Chain
(feat. DJ Basic)
8. Meko D. Skit
(feat. Meko D.)
9. Where ya at?
10. For the Writers
11. Don’t Criticize
(feat. Nigel Jaamann)
12. For the Audience
(feat. No Exp and Meko D.)
13. Time is Right
14. Downtown Stories
Equipment:
2 Technics turntables 1200SL/
Technics Mixer/
One Shure microphone/
One Sony amplifier/
One Gemini mixer/
One computer and Audobe Audtion/
One Fostex 4-track recorder/
Record Label: Me vs. Eye Records
Type of Label: Indie