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A.L. Third

A.L. Third

About Me


Born in Buffalo, NY. Still there today. I'm all about good music and real Hip Hop. I've been doing my thing in my city for a while and I've earned the love and respect of many people who I have nothing but the same for. I'd love to see myself and all the talent in my city get recognized and I have nothing but love and respect for all the emcees and deejays who strive to make a name for themselves and the place they call home, whether they're from Buffalo or anywhere else in the world. It means a lot of hard work, and a real love for the music and culture. Let's make it happen! Peace!
To contact me- email: [email protected]
About the songs above:
Seeing You (Reminisce Mix) is a 'mix tape' style track that has lyrics to an original song that will release later this year over the instrumental to the song Reminisce, produced by one of the greatest producers to have ever lived, the late, great J-Dilla. It appears in it's original form on the song Reminisce by Bilal feat. Mos Def and Common. That song and my own share a similar quality in spirit, so mixing the vocals to the Dilla track came naturally.
Seeing You is a continuation of sorts to what began with Love Is and comes from the same place in my heart that Love Is came from. Both were difficult songs to write, but Seeing You was especially tough. It began in early summer of 2007, upon seeing someone who was special to me, and I wrote the first half of the song the very next morning. I could not finish the song until the end of that same summer, when I saw her again. The very next morning, the second half was written.
I hope you all enjoy it and find something you can relate to again.
Love Is Seeing You. Word up. Check for the original later on.
Love Is and Traveling are both produced by the mighty Tone Atlas of Pseudo Slang (Fatbeats) and are featured on the Scion CD Sampler v.16 mixed by none other than Buffalo's own DJ Cutler. The CD also features many other Buffalo emcees and it's an amazing piece. Be sure to pick one up at a show near you and head on over to Cutler's Myspace page to show him some love! Peace, Cut!
Avenue Feeling is also produced by Tone Atlas. Be sure to check out either Tone's Myspace, Pseudo Slang's Myspace, or http://www.pseudo-slang.com/ to hear more of the beautiful stuff Atlas creates. Big up, At-Large and good looking out!
Last but not least, Whatchu Know About It is a collaboration with my man Phathom of Niagara Falls, NY and is produced by my friend Ajent O. Both of these cats make dope Hip Hop music. Stop by both of their Myspace pages and tell 'em Third says, "Peace!"
Traveling - AL Third [Baby Steps 9th Anniversary]
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Courtesy of Loki da Trixta . Peace, brother!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/30/2006
Band Members: Me, Myself, and I.
Influences: Good music. Memories of how it used to be. Thoughts of how it could be. Thoughts of Her. Regrets. Love. Happiness. Good days. Bad days. Empty pockets. Beautiful, Intelligent, women. Hunger. My mother. My Father. Close friends. The Golden Era. Rakim. Jay Dee. Common. Pete Rock.
Sounds Like: Me with confidence. Myself without inhibitions. What I really am. An old soul. A person who isn't satisfied with today's music. Or today's politics. A hopeless romantic. A man who loves his family. Somebody who made a lot of mistakes. A cat who learned from them. I had past lives as a jazz musician, a poet, and a teacher. A regular guy that loves Hip Hop music.
Record Label: Courtesy of Self Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Buffalo Avenues (WBFO Radio Spot)

WBFO has put the podcast of the Buffalo Avenues show featuring  the Underground Style event and some of Buffalo's finest Hip Hop acts.  Check the podcast @:http://www.publicbroadcasting.net...
Posted by A.L. Third on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:49:00 PST

Track Listing For Third's CD (Available @ Shows)

For those of you who may have come to the shows where I've performed and picked up one of my "long awaited (haha)" cds, I thank you.  This cd is actually a humble little compilation of songs that...
Posted by A.L. Third on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:45:00 PST