TheSource.com Exclusive: SnizzyOnTheBeat Produces "Nightmares Of The Bottom"

July 14, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Videos No Comments  
Ddotomen managed to track down the producer responsible for Lil Wayne’s song that he debuted on MTV Unplugged called “Nightmares of The Bottom“. Here’s the result of the conversation, which you can read fully on The Source.
Okay introduce yourself to the world:
Wassup world, I’m Ben Vaughn, better known as ‘SnizzyOnTheBeat’. I’m 17 & I was born in raised in west Texas. SnizzyOnTheBeat.com
How did you get started making music and producing?
I first started making beats.. Well actually, let me take it back a little bit. When I was 6 years old, I took piano lessons for one year.. I stopped taking piano lessons after the first year and quit playing because I felt like I had lost interest in it.. Then when I was 11 years old, my dad bought a Casio keyboard for me, so I started playing again. Honestly, as far as what made me wanna start producing/making beats goes, I really don’t remember specifically.. I just know that since then I’ve always been real interested in music.
I was on the internet one day and I came across Soundclick & was posting on the forums and this dude Izzy hit me up on MSN & we started talking & I downloaded FL Studio & started fucking around with it.. After that it was a done deal.
Who are some of your influences in making music and explain your style?
Back then, I was a big fan of southern rap.. I listened to alot of Ludacris, Lil Jon [ha ha] & really just southern artists mainly.. But I kinda fell out of that phase & branched out and started listening to alot of different styles. But as of now, my favorite artist as far as music goes is hands-down Drake & his producer 40. Nobody makes beats like 40.
My style.. It’s just my style I don’t really know how to explain.. I like to have melodies that are different, and chords that stick out that you wouldn’t normally hear, but where they sound good together.
How did you land on the name “Snizzy”?
[laughs] oh boy.. That goes way back. Me & a friend we’re trying to come up with a name for our little ‘rap group’ and we put mine and his name together and added izzy and there it was. It just stuck ever since.
So we understand that you are in fact the producer of Lil Wayne’s song from Tha Carter IV called “Nightmares of the Bottom?”
It blows my mind just reading that question, but yessir.
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Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV Tracklist ?

July 13, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
Not sure if this is the final tracklist (which you can see after the jump) for Tha Carter IV, but according to a thread post over at LWHQ, we will see soon.
1- It’s Weezy’s… (Intro)
2- 6 Foot 7 Foot (Feat Cory Gunz)
3- Triple Exclusive
4- Nightmares Of The Bottom
5- My Wife Hate My Life (Feat Cee-Lo Green)
6- How To Love
7- Block My Black Heart
8- Bad Stripin’ (Girl’s Bad)
9- Pray To Big Mason (Feat Drake & Nicki Minaj)
10- Life Is A Goal
11- Fast Track (Feat Tech N9ne & Busta Rhymes)
12- Destny Is Over, You Got Real
13- Retire My Royal
14- I’m Ready For You (Feat. John Legend)
15- You & Me
16- My Ghost On It
17- Sometimes I Think About Her (Move) (Feat Will I Am)
18- Wayne’s World
19- Big Power (Outro) (Feat Nas, Shyne and Jadakiss)
Deluxe Edition
1. Flowers (Feat Lil Twist)
2. John (If I Die Today) – (Feat Rick Ross)
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T.I.’s Latest Letter From Prison

July 13, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

 
Spotted on Ozone:
 
What up world? I appreciate the continued love and support that everyone has been giving me. This chapter in my story will soon be coming to an end and I will be back in the flesh with you sooner than later. In the meantime I want to give a special shout out to a few particular individuals that have been sending me letters, cards, comments, tweets and just overall holding me down. A little loyalty goes a long way with me…I don’t do fake shit shawty. So I can’t thank y’all enough for keeping it 1 thousand and as soon as I’m able I WILL RETURN THE FAVOR!!! And that’s on PHIL!!! I love y’all and I’ll see you in September.
– KING

SHOUT OUTS:
OMG Girlz, Tameka, Pretty Hustle, Angie Martinez, DJ Enuff, DJ Infamous, Drake, J.Cole, Nipsy Hustle, Nelly, B.o.B, Killa Mike, Lil Book, Donnis, Rich Kid Shawty, Amare Stoudemire, DJ Drama, MLK, Greg Street, Maino, Mouse and Hustle Hard (Welcome Home 80!!!!). Also would like to shout out…
Deidra Collins / Memphis, TN, Kyrstal Greenwood / Gaithersburg, MD, Trevor Toodle / NC, Christopher Chizer / Houston, TX, Renee Mathews / Clinton, MD, Ronnie P / St. Louis, MO, SimoniaMeChelle / Memphis, TN, Justin Allen Garcia from the Phillipines, Ashley Smith / Birmingham, AL, Brunette /Jackson, MS, @lilmariahc, @bash_ti, @1stlaydi, @the_blueprint4, @jmuse821, @jstablishgohard, and @ladyflirty!

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Some Music To Accompany The Weather

July 13, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music No Comments  
So it’s raining right now in DC (at least it was at the time I starting typing this) and I decided I would post a few of my favorite rain-assisted songs for your listening pleasure (I think I’m going to put more together for an SRV series). Especially since I’m not headed out the office anytime soon…..the weather sucks.
SWV – The Rain
Eminem – Still Don’t Give A Fuck
Trae Tha Truth – The Rain
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