Hype Music...

Within a year of doing regional shows, ghost writing and several TV & Film placements, N.E.P.H.E.W has been gaining discreet but substantial buzz which resulted to his partnership & latest release "Pressure the E.P" with "Hype Music" (MTV networks & Extreme Music):

I Am... "Today's Individual"

"Often times I listen to Hip Hop wondering if it’s just an era of time where content doesn’t exist anymore? Have the paint brushes of verbal art been taken and discarded? It wasn’t until I heard a few songs from N.E.P.H.E.W. that my hope and belief in the future of Hip Hop was restored. N.E.P.H.E.W. and I actually crossed paths in college. I produced and he rapped, and so the story goes, but it was more than that. Everybody you come in contact with will say their stuff is gold, so I listened to a few of his songs objectively trying to find something wrong and I couldn’t. I quickly realized this dude is good, but not only is he good, he’s business oriented and is taking Hip Hop back to it’s roots; rebirthing the MC.

The songs off of The Prestige were the first songs I heard from N.E.P.H.E.W. I always referred to it as the “CD with the eyes.” After hearing those songs I was on board before I even realized it. Not only is N.E.P.H.E.W. an MC, but he is a community figure, as well as a college graduate. A lot musicians have a hard time giving back and breaking bread with the common folk. N.E.P.H.E.W. is one of those rare musicians, who can speak it because he’s lived it, and relate it to where he can steer someone off of a destructive path in life. It doesn’t get much better than that. Take a moment to view the entire interview below with N.E.P.H.E.W. and listen as we dive into his life, work ethic, and major doings. Ladies and gentlemen, N.E.P.H.E.W. from the Go!"

--Jeremy C. Maddox. Shouts to Today's Individual.

NEP Where Ya Been At?

AFTER A SUMMER OF REGIONAL SHOWS, N.E.P.H.E.W BRINGS IT BACK HOME TO CHICAGO PERFORMING HIS JOINT "AYO" (WHICH HAS LANDED SEVERAL TV PLACEMENTS) AT CLUB FUZE FOR THE MONSTER ENERGY & ISTANDARD PROD SHOWCASE...

NEW VISUALS: "PSA"

NEW MUSIC: SUMMER MADNESS

DOWNLOAD: SUMMER MADNESS

BIGGER THAN MUSIC

PARDON MY ABSENCE & DELAY ON THE POSTS, BUT I BEEN MAKIN' SOME LUCRATIVE AND CAREER CHANGING MOVES THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IN THE MIDST OF RECORDING AND COMPLETING MY MUSIC CATALOG, I LANDED THE ATTENTION OF MTV, EXTREME MUSIC LIBRARY, CHICAGO CODE AND HAVE SECURED SEVERAL OTHER PLACEMENTS SUCH AS KHLOE & LAMAR.

YET THE MOST INTERESTING ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS SPEAKING TO A PANEL AT THE CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (U OF CHICAGO) ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIP HOP & RELIGON..."WOW" (ITS BIGGER THEN MUSIC)... OR SHALL I SAY...N.ever E.nding P.rocess H.ustlin. E.veryday W.in

N.E.P.H.E.W...GM....GONE

N.E.P.H.E.W On Studio 11 Chicago

Last Friday, Studio 11 got a visit from one of our favorite clients, N.E.P.H.E.W.

NEPH is a real grinder who has put in a ton of work up here since 2005. I can recall a line from one of his earlier raps that went something like “I coulda bought a house the way I’ve been recording.” Its always a pleasure when NEPH rolls through, not just on a musical level, because a session with NEPH is sure to bring talks of politics, religion, the rap game, history, and a general look at life.

In this video blog, we get to peep N.E.P.H.E.W. working on a commercial joint called Pumpin’ That Bass. The track was produced by Florida hit maker Wreck Wregular, and as you can hear, its a banger. The hook came with the track, and features some really cool chopped and screwed vocals, some chants, and some high pitched vocal chops.

I tracked NEPH through the Audio Technica AT-4060 and the Manly VoxBox, which is an all tube signal path. On the vocal mix, I stuck to my old standbys, Renaissance De-Essers before hitting the Eq-3D night-pro, a unit famous for its high frequency “air” band. Once the lead vocal was tuned in and tamed, I added some filtering and delays on the ad-libs, and did some pan automation. Usually I use a heavy handed limiter on hip hop tracks, like the Waves L2, but it sounded a bit harsh on this record, so I ended up making it slam with the Sony Oxford limiter.

All in all it was a short, but really fun and productive session with a high energy track. NEPH’s music is available on itunes, amazon, and his website.