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D. Rose – “Revolution” (Video)

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:21:05 +0000

D. Rose – “Revolution”

From the album Taster’s Choice

Written by: D. Rose

Produced by / Cuts by: DJ Cozmos

Directed by: Damien Randle

From Damien -

My wife burst into the room as I was touching up the final edits on the video. I immediately hit her with “What the hell is wrong with you?”

“Who’s doing the scratches on that song?”

“Coz.”

“Really? Coz?”

“Yes. Coz. He’s been a DJ all his life. He’s pretty good at doing cuts.”

“You don’t have to be an ass!”

“……….”

“Anyway, his scratches sound FABULOUS! I miss hip hop like that.”

Coming from my wife, that says a lot. If there’s one thing that’s indicative of hip hop, it’s the sound of a DJ moving the record back and forth in a rapid succession that creates the sound that we know as “the scratch”. And even though I was being an ass to my wife, I have to admit that there is something about the sound of some good cutting that puts me in a good place when it comes to listening to hip hop. It’s all but extinct in most music we hear today.

All of this brought back memories of the long days in my home studio where Tasters Choice was crafted. D Rose would make the 60 minute commute from the northside to write and record his vocals; Coz would lug his MPC into the room with a crate full of disks, disks that contained every track in his arsenal. I can’t even tell you how many we all listened to before they settled on the choice cuts that would become the album.

I also thought about the night that Coz came through with the mixer and turntable, and we listened to record upon record to find the right cuts for the right track. It’s funny, because what you hear on the final version of “Revolution” might have been the 5th or 6th set of cuts that they decided on. The others were equally as impressive, but this set just brought it home. And before you ask – no – there won’t be a leak of the alternate versions. You’re listening to the version that was meant to be heard.

I admire D Rose’s work ethic as much as one can admire anything. After a few false starts, he found the resolve to put together an album that I feel is timeless in its own right.It’s rare these days to see an MC and a producer helm an entire project together. Think of Gang Starr; Pete Rock & CL Smooth; Kool G Rap & Polo and so on. In today’s world of albums littered with scattered offerings from so many “super producers”, it’s refreshing to hear an album that has a consistency and warmth that can only be created under these settings. I’m saying that and I was in the room the whole time.

When D Rose hit me up for the video, he said that he wanted something “simple and elegant”. No frills, no bells & whistles. And that’s what you have here: a clean, vibrant look into the soul of a man who stands alone, but is always in the company of others. The city of Houston serves as a beautiful backdrop to his narrative. This was the one video that he had to do above and beyond any other on the album. It may be the song that best defines who he is.

I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

-D-

The KO Show Presents: King Coz In The Studio

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:48:58 +0000

In this special edition of “The KO Show Presents”, we spend a few hours in the laboratory of King Coz, and our sanity is tested. King Midas and DJ Cozmos cook up a beat from scratch.

D. Rose’s Weekly Journal: Episode 03 – “Next Next NEXT Week”

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:07:33 +0000

In this week’s episode: Coz is still MIA; D. Rose writes another classic in the studio, and reveals some info about the lineup for the album.

D. Rose’s Weekly Journal: Episode 03 – “Next Next NEXT Week” from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

D. Rose’s Weekly Journal – Episode 1: “Sandpaper and Champagne”

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:25:56 +0000

The “Weekly Journal” is a new series from D. Rose and DJ Cozmos, that documents the creation of their follow up to the critically-acclaimed “Taster’s Choice”. We’re going to follow their progress every week; it’s an unprecedented look behind the scenes…

D. Rose’s Weekly Journal – Episode 1: “Sandpaper and Champagne” from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

KO Weekly #13 – D Rose & KO pt 2

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:22:32 +0000

Like we told you last week, D Rose has an album (Taster’s Choice) coming out soon, and it’s already an early contender for one of the best albums of the year! (Seriously, no bias.)

As you already know, KO is featured on the album. You heard “Safe Bet” featuring Big Mon last week. This week, you get to hear “Play It Cool”, featuring and produced by D Randle.

Play It Cool

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KO Weekly # 12 – D Rose & KO pt 1

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:46:59 +0000

We had the pleasure recently of working with D Rose on his long-awaited solo debut, “Taster’s Choice”. We’ve ben collaborating for some time now, dating back to the Ethos project in 2003, where he was featured on a couple of our tracks. After years of putting in work with other groups, including The Foundation, he’s stepped out on his own to craft one of the best albums to come around in a while – produced almost exclusively by Dj Cozmos.

The first leak this week is a collaboration featuring D Rose, Big Mon, HISD’s own Scottie Spitten. It’s called Safe Bet. It goes kinda hard.

Safe Bet

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KO Weekly #11 – Seedz Of Chaos

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:43:39 +0000

This week, we take you back to our first collaboration ever, a posse cut with one of the crews that got started the same time that we did, and served as an early inspiration to a lot of our work. Seedz Of Soul, featuring the one and only DJ Cozmos, got down with us on a track titled “Seedz Of Chaos”.

It was originally recorded on an 8-track reel with a red light in the closet / booth, which made the words very difficult to see. Enjoy!

Seedz Of Chaos

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Weekly #7 – Cozmosis Pt. 3

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:21:01 +0000

The third installment in a series highlighting some of the tracks that we’ve worked on with DJ Cozmos. The first is “I Can’t Help But Fall In Love With You” by D Rose featuring Big Mon. The other is “Like They Used To” featuring D. Randle, Big Mon, and Kay.

D Rose feat. Big Mon – “I Can’t Help But Fall In Love With You”

DJ Cozmos feat. D. Randle, Big Mon, and Kay – “Like They Used To”

KO Weekly #4 – Another Taste Of Cozmosis

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:09:00 +0000

As you probably already know, we’re working with DJ Cozmos to get his upcoming project “Cozmosis” wrapped up and out to the masses. He’s given us permission to leak some of the gritty versions of tracks that might / might not appear on the album. In the first of two installments this week, we present “La La Live” featuring Kay, Damien and Big Mon.

Click below and enjoy!

DJ Cozmos featuring Kay, Damien, and Big Mon – “La La Live”

KO Weekly #2 – A Taste of Cozmosis

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:04:19 +0000

Anyone that’s known us for any amount of time is aware that DJ Cozmos has been an integral part of our family since Day One – literally. In fact, his first crew Seedz Of Soul were the first artists that we collaborated with back in ’93 or so. We’ve continued to collaborate with him throughout the years, and he’s made invaluable contributions to every project that we’ve ever worked on, including some of our earliest demo work. Now it’s time for this talented DJ, producer, and lyricist to step to the forefront.
Harris County Can’t Help But Fall In Love With You

Cozoms is cooking up plans to release “Cozmosis” later in the year, but has given us the privilege of working with him on a few “treats” that give a glimpse of the brilliance to come. The first two offerings this week are “Harris County” featuring Big Mon, D. Randle, and Kay; along with “Can’t Help But Fall I Love With You” featuring Big Mon and D Rose.

Enjoy!