Comments on: No I.D. breaks down the making of D.O.A

By: L'Moe

L'Moe — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:23:54 +0000

Man, you buggin’, the song is an instant classic. When people remember this song years from now, they’re gonna be telling the story of how Jay came through and fucked up the industry with D.O.A. and how he shut it down at Summer Jam two days after Flex and Cee premiered it on Hot 97. People are gonna be reminded of how Jim Jones, Webstar, and all those auto-tune clowns caught feelings after this dropped and the number of remixes people have already made to this beat. This song was a classic the day it dropped, and what people don’t even realize is that the hate this song is receiving is what keeps people debating and playing the song over and over. That kind of impact is what makes songs classics.

By: th!z

th!z — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:17:36 +0000

umm.. as far as the beat no i.d. didnt really do much.. he just cut up different huge chunks of the sample.. barely added drums..

interesting on the “thats too far” part, i think we can all see that this track created/is creating some internal conflicts and contradictions amongst hov and ye. u cant make a track and say “im shitting on all the shit that ye does, but im talking about everyone but him” i guess like i.d. said at the end of the day they gettin paper from both sides of the hip hop spectrum now..

By: S. Mat

S. Mat — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:38:14 +0000

I like the song, but it isnt good enough for endless conversation about the making of it.

By: JayCee

JayCee — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:50:51 +0000

lol@making a video about “The making of B.O.A. (Bored On Arrival)” .. like its a fucking classic or something :smh:

By: mertz

mertz — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:24:20 +0000

i love this d.o.a track, and you know why, it’s not even about the lyrics for me. it was all about the beat because it reminded me of the late 80’s early 90’s rap music because there is a raw feeling to it, like a live band behind the lyrics, which gives it more power, even though i can clearly tell the song was as produced as it comes, and you can find the structure that noid is talking about. man. love this stuff, because it’s like working backwards and forwards all at once, beats, timing, then breaking things down, fixing notes and then replaying/rerecording parts. this is how real things come about. got the whole thing about the no emphatic baseline repertitive looping time msignatures going on. everything he said is what you feel about that music. it has ye’s thumbprints all over it, but it is also undeniably hova, and definately harkens back to a time and a place. i’m glad they were able to do this track because i swear the minute i heard it leaked it was blasting from my speakers every single day and i bet my bros and the dudes in my block were surprised i got something before they did. lol. thanks mikey. thanks zach. what camera is zach using to do the recording. it’s better than using a video camera. it looks like the back of a cannon. lol. yeah i’m blind that’s definately a cannon, now if i can just peg what lense he’s using it’ll all be good. when’s this doc coming so i can write down the date? it’s good to know under kanye’s ego he is an artist at the heart of it all, and more people need to know about noid…wait, i think i like him the way he is. if people start to recognize him good. he’s good for the producing game. seriously. who’s contact was dude from tv on the radio. my goodness i LOVE the instrumental of this song. i could do without the lyrics. lol. i really mean it. the production is sooooooo dope.

By: Supaman

Supaman — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:30:18 +0000

Raheem checka checka the link papa http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_I.D.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:54:06 +0000

This song(D.O.A) is like killing the industry softly. I mean its says what people were thinking but not in a harsh I hate everything you none creative following ass no talent can’t be original wish you could read a music note get a clue rappers. I like No I.D because he just loves to make music and even though I have never met him is non pressence on screen or in the songs shows he just wants to make good music. GOOD JOB NO I.D KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

By: mr_wayne

mr_wayne — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:30:59 +0000

No I.D. seems real humble. The production was nice. Reminded me of a live band. The explanation about Kanye made it feel a bit historical. I just hope Jay’s lyrics for the remainder of the album aren’t as dumb-ed down as the ones on this song. He probably did that so the masses could grasp the concept… BUT still.

By: sideshowRaheem

sideshowRaheem — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:02:28 +0000

Actually, according to some of Kanye’s early interviews it was the other way around. Ye used to ghost produce for him or other people.

This is from an interview with Okayplayer back in 2003:

BKyle: There was a question about ghost production. Can you share with us which beats you may have ghost produced, or maybe you can give us some hints?

KW: All right, but this is your last producer question … ‘cuz I’m rappin’ now. Anybody who ain’t respecting me as an artist right now, mine as well just bash their heads into the wall just for being stupid. I say, just kill yourself ‘cuz if not, it’s gonna kill you for how much you about to hear me.

BKyle: They ain’t ready.

KW: I don’t know if they’re ready or not but like Mase said … like the greatest rapper of all time Mase said a long time ago, “If you ain’t ready seen Mase in the gold 8 I really think it’s time that you relocate.” And that’s what I’m saying in regards to me.

BKyle: Would you be able to share which tracks you have ghost produced?

KW: I did “Ghetto”, on Mad Rappers album. I did “My Life” for Foxy Brown . I did “Poppa was a Playa” for Nas. I did “Heart Breaker” for ‘Lil Kim. …… I did six tracks on the Mad Rappers album.

By: SUPAMAN

SUPAMAN — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:00:03 +0000

DIDNT NO I.D. GHOST-PRODUCE A LOT OF KANYE’S BEATS.. OR MORE IMPORTANTLY HIS 1ST ONES THAT GOT HIM IN THE GAME? I THINK IM CORRECT… BECAUSE NO I.D. HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A MIN.