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[NEWS] Happy New Year From QN5 Music
Posted on January 2 2009, In the General category
It’s been a tremendous 2008, and once again we turn the page on time and move forward into another collection of memories we’ll deem “2009” in a year. 2008 saw a lot of firsts and accelerated momentum which we’ll truly be able to capitalize on this time around. It’s a constant process, but never a dull one.
I’d like to personally thank everyone for their support of QN5 and wish all of you the best in the coming year. Y’all are the best fans in the world and it’s a blessing to have an audience like you. We remain deadset on giving you the best entertainment of any indie label out there.
The crew has a SLEW of craziness in store for you and I can say with certainty that 2009 will be a great time to be a true Blue Schooler.
Just a SAMPLING of what you should be looking forward to in 2009:
CunninLynguists – Strange Journey Vol.1
PackFM & Domingo – I F*cking Hate Rappers
Substantial & Burns – Substantial/Burns [EP]
Mr. SOS – Dr. Strangelove*
Tonedeff & Kno – Chico & The Man [Fucking Finally]
...and MANY MANY MANY shows and surprise releases.
I’m hella amped, cause we’re about to bump shit up 5 notches.
So, stay connected with us via QN5.com, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Flickr and we’ll do the rest.
Happy New Year & Hollerations For All!
Tone
[INTERVIEW] Tonedeff @ Sixshot.com
Posted on October 29 2008, In the General category
Brand New Tonedeff Interview @ Sixshot.com [CLICK TO READ]
A brand-new interview with Tonedeff has just been published at hip-hop news site, SixShot.com. Here, writer Jon Michael asks Tone various questions ranging from the early days of QN5 to the balancing act of visual art & music. There’s even talk of the Micro Machines man! This certainly makes for an entertaining read.
Enjoy!
[NEWS] Tonedeff Now On Twitter
Posted on October 26 2008, In the General category
Ok, so you’re 100% Web 2.0’d out. You update a facebook page, a myspace page, a blog, a flickr photo blog, an IM status message, send text messages. If you’re Tonedeff, the next logical step would be to keep the world updated on daily minutia that fuels the gears in his head via his official Twitter blog.
So, if you’d like to keep LITERALLY up-to-the-minute sub-updates on the best flow in the game, upcoming projects and the inner workings of creative OCD, sign up to follow Tonedeff’s tweets on Twitter.com.
Enjoy!
[VOTE] Tonedeff Up For Best “Love Lockdown” Remix @ AllHipHop.com
Posted on October 13 2008, In the General category
AllHipHop.com has a poll running for the best “Love Lockdown” remix. Included in the list is Royce Da 5’9”, Jin, Trey Songz, Mysto & Pizzi along with Tonedeff’s “Warden” rendition.
Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard:
Be sure to check out the article on AllHipHop.com and vote for Tonedeff.
Enjoy!
[DOWNLOAD] Tonedeff - “Warden (Love Lockdown Revamp)”
Posted on September 21 2008, In the General, What's New? category
Just a lil’ somethin somethin’ I did for kicks. It’s not so much a remix is as it is a re imagining of the concept. Props to Chew Fu (of Brooklyn Zoo) for reachin out to do a fresh House remix to get the ball rolling. Enjoy, folks.
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[ORIGINAL VERSION] | [CHEW FU’S HOUSE MIX]
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LYRICS:
V1 (Sung)
You are the warden, though you say you’re not – I say you are/
You got me numbering my days in solitary
But you don’t know what I’ve been plotting for you
Once I chip my way beyond your prison wallsI used to have a soul until you snatched it all
You are the warden of my heart.
You’ll be the last to know that you don’t have control.
You are the warden of my heart.You used to tell me I was someone you could trust with love
But nowadays, you barely trust me to one phone call/
Hey! Girl, you leave me cuffed to the walls/
And leave with the front door openHook
Give me the blue sky. Give me the sunlight.
Give me your loving, baby
Give me the key to let me go – Oh let me go.
You are the warden of my heart.V2
Another night another, another lonesome day/
I keep on calling but you won’t come, (hey hey hey)/
Though you’re only inches away/
Where’s your mind go?This ain’t no shawshank baby
There’s no redemption baby
I’m simply guilty, no parole in your system for me/
But I don’t wanna say a word, we know to be true
Cause I’ve already lied to serve my sentence for you/It’s so illogical, (yeah)
We barely talk at all (yeah)
It’s strictly conjugal (yeah)
Our hearts are cold and thoughts have gone astray
I can’t stay, Not this way.Hook
Give me the blue sky. Give me the sunlight.
Give me your loving, baby
Give me the key to let me go – Let me go.
You are the warden of my heart.V1 (Rhyme)
Now, you’ve got a lock and key/
Sometimes it seems you’ve got it out for me/
Cause no matter what anyone says, surely I can see/
Mama, you run a lopsided democracy/
How in the hell Am I possibly thought to be shocked
when we got different philosophies
it’s hard to meet in the middle, when you belittle the issues we live through
and If I don’t agree you stomp your feet/
I wish that there was a way that I could bill you for my loss of sleep
cause I ain’t counted a fucking flock in weeks/
Ironically, you pulled the wool over my eyes/
Surprise! You ain’t he lady I thought you’d be
Props for being deceptive, But I think I’ma need an intervention
Cause I don’t wanna stop feeling you top of me/
sitting across my cheeks, devouring the very spot that keeps
my force your hungry for you, like I was an ‘aqua teen’/
Now, rock with me, master your shake/
Plans to escape are being botched as we speak
Tired of comparing apples and oranges, cause the fact is we’re always just
avoiding having to harvest honesty/
When there’s lots of grief that we cause to eachother
We gotta stop the bleeding or you can watch me leave
And break! Cause whether you like it or not, I’ll be damned if I let this loss repeat/
And there’s plenty of other sharks in the sea.
Hollerate!
Tone