Dynasty 83 Records Update

My Last Post was about 8 months ago so an update is long overdue.

     I am currently working with Dynasty 83 Record’s Sinister AKA Dope Boy Magic on his upcoming mixtape “The Barfather”. The Project is about 75% complete and we expect to release the mixtape early next year. For those who enjoyed Sinister’s previous work you will be excited about this new project. It’s the first time we are working together and the chemistry is right, the blue print is refreshing and the foundation of this project revolves around creative freedom with no rules. I am really excited about this one so stay tuned.

      Now let’s talk about “N”. It’s been a decade and I haven’t released anything with exception to a few tracks here and there on a mixtape level. I literally have over a thousand instrumentals and close to 100 songs written. So why haven’t I released anything? What am I waiting for? Where are my albums? Well… there are several reasons but the main one is “a good artists knows when to stop” and I haven’t mastered that yet. I keep tweaking tracks and I never feel like they are ready even though everyone in my circle thinks I am crazy for not pushing my music out.  Well, things are about to change. I always said I am going to drop an album and I will, not because I feel obligated to but because I want to give back to game that gave me so much. Music saved me and made me. In 2014 I plan on selecting my favourite songs to re-record so that I can finally drop an album. My goal is not to be a rapper as over the years I have fallen in love with both producing and artist development. I love seeing coals turn to diamonds. Me releasing an album is simply a personal for me type of thing. 2014 is going to be a busy and exciting year. 

     Dynasty 83 Records, Music created to inspire. Stay close. One.

 N Raina

"Next Level" Sinister ft. N

   
              It's been a minute since my last post so I am going to hit you up with something special. I am working on Dynasty 83 Records's newest artist Sinister aka Dope Boy Magic's debut album. Before we connected on the label we connected on Sinister's last mixtape. The joint is called Next Level. Check it out and stay close.

What Happened To DMX...

   At one point DMX was a Hip Hop Giant. He was making movies and selling millions of records so what happened to him? Did Jay Z pull a bitch move? Was it his drug addiction? Regardless of what it was the recent interview posted below convinced me that the game needs a blunt, straight forward real dude like him. No games, no marketing etc. Let me know what you guys think. Stay close.

N. Raina

NO EDUCATION

 I had video of me recording this track live in the studio so I mixed it with some random footage and here you have it. This is a banger. Stay close. One.

Designing a Champion...

      When it comes to music the overwhelming majority will determine one's success based on record sales, money, influence etc. Artists themselves indulge in their passion to the point where they need to make money off of their art in order to pay their bills because they don't have time to work a 9 to 5. What usually happens is artists will start to compromise the type of music they create to make their songs more radio and club friendly etc. to earn a living. Fair enough... I respect everyone's hustle and grind so in a sense "it is what it is".
      I am encouraging you for a moment to imagine what music would be like if there was no money involved. What kind of songs do you think you would hear? I am sure we would still hear club bangers because there are REAL artists who REALLY enjoy making music that gets people hype and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I like listening to bangers and I like making them too. What I am trying to say is there would be a lot less artists straying away from there true identity for the sake of making money. I have busted my ass off to put myself in a position where I don't need music to make money. House, Cars, blah blah blah... I got that, I'm set. I have no desire for materialistic shit, yeah sure it's cool if I have it but at the same time I can live without it.
       So how does this have anything to do with designing a champion?... Well... I don't need anyone to buy my music in order for me to live. Music is my meditation, it is my journal, my therapy, my love so since I don't need money from music to live I am able to keep my music pure and real. No matter what I do in this music game or where I end up on any charts I have already won because I was able to close my eyes and let go of my art the way I wanted to. I was able to create a way where I can never lose. Becoming a champion is a result of a mentality as opposed to the result of an action. One.

2003 FREESTYLE

This is a 2003 freestyle I threw on a recent beat I put together...



(warning explicit lyrics)

The King Who Earned His Crown

N. Raina

      It seems like yesterday we lost arguably the most influential person in music. If you have been keeping up with my blog and following me on Twitter, you probably have realized that I am extremely passionate about doing things my way and allowing my life experiences to sculpt my uniqueness as opposed to shadowing someone else’s greatness. I was just sitting in my office going over  a few things and BAM! “Thriller” comes on the radio and I start bopping my head and I completely zoned out to the song. Come on people…. Who can write a song like that and get away with it? Nobody, only the King himself could do it. I started to just think damn….” This guy wrote his songs and on top of that, did his own dance routines Michael didn’t have people telling him what to do and if you saw the  “This Is It” documentary which was video footage of him preparing for his last tour, it clearly shows how involved and creative he was. So many people started doing the entire ‘singing and dancing thing’ but we all know Michael Jackson started it. I still don’t know if he was a better singer or Dancer… The fact of the matter is he was perfect at both. This article is more like a toast from me to Michael in appreciation of all that he has done and for doing it his way. In the video below was the first time Michael moonwalked, This was the night He went from great to legendary in my opinion. Enjoy and remember the King.

Dynasty Dub --- Recorded in Dynasty 83 studios Toronto

Reggae recording artist perter Rankin records a dub plate for the "Off The Chain Medallion" project. Peter Rankin did not write any lyrics down and he did this in one take. Enjoy this exclusive footage.

The Dark Side Project

6IXX

   Dynasty 83 Records is currently working on 3 projects. One of the projects is N's debut album and the second project is N's mixtape entitled "Off The Chain Medallion". The 3rd Project will be Sixx's (6ixx) "Darkside Project" which is on the blueprint table right now. 6ixx and N started off in a group called S.O.C. (smoked out crew) back in 1999 along with Jerome AKA Micro. Stay close people. Be a witness.