BALOO : Yo, yo, yo, it's Baloo and you are watching Rap Fire
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Today we are going to talk about the very first Hip Hop school, stay tuned. Turn up!
As you already know, I went to L.A with my bro Fodjé Sissoko for a Rap Fire tour. It has been really rewarding and I've had the opportunity to go to this hip hop school called "1500 or nothing academy"
For those who don't know 1500 or nothing is a band of beatmakers, songwriters who do pretty much everything and are very influent, I'm going to tell you about some the main members of their team :
So in 1500 or nothing there is Alexandria Dopson, there's Brody Brown, uncle Chucc, mars, Rance who I got to meet - he is the one who made me discover the academy, there's Bam, James Fauntleroy - if a stutter please don't blame me if i mispronounce his name ahah, Rebekah Muhammad,
All of them are songwriters, beatmakers, producers, people who work in the music industry, that I used to vaguely know
I will tell you about how I got to meet them.
I have a bro in the US who knows lots of people called Ayala, shoutout to him by the way, and you all know my partner Raskel.
They both told me one morning 'are you down to go to the 1500 or nothing academy?' so I said yeah let's go, i didn't really know what it was, and i was not sure what to expect.
And we actually went all the way to Inglewood, Inglewood is quite a tense neighborhood, and we arrived in front of this building that seemed just as any other one
When I opened the door, it is the first time that i find myself somewhere and it actually smells like hip hop everwhere. Yall listen to me, I have found myself in the first Hip Hop school, live from Los Angeles
When I say hip hop school, it is no joke. When you step into the hall, there are macs everywhere, beatmakers making beats...
The lady on the left asks you what class are you registered for, there's this huge entry hall with several TV screens, it's like entering Google's headquarters but it's hip hop's google
And then i was shook,thinking about where I really was
Then Rance came, he showed us the facilities a little, and i realised I was probably in one of the most mythical places of the next 10 years.
He showed us the classrooms, he really showed us everything. He even took us to a spot that they are still building on, he showed us the facility plan and said 'look, here there is going to be a cinema room, here there will be a jewllery shop, here it will be the theater, a couple of studios around here...'
And you guys can't imagine how big the thing was. I was looking at the plan and everything was Matrix like, I was fascinated
I didn't understand where I was until then, I didn't realise, I asked him 'but how did you manage all this? what made you want to do this?'
And then, he showed me 3 documentaries.
In the first one, he explains what 1500 or nothing is about and get ready : these guys worked on every T.I album, on Jay-Z, on Beyoncé, on Rihanna, on Bruno Mars...
The real question is who did they not work with? They worked with everyone.
He showed me this first documentary, then a second one showing how the school works, what kind of classes are available etc.
And, in this documentary, you realise that there are people like P. Diddy who come to teach, Dr Dre and Snoop Dog...
I was two days late to meet P Diddy damn it!
Anyway, it really really impressive.
Then, he showed me a third documentary about their history, how the project evolved, and the album Victory Lap from Nipsey Hussle which they produced.
Nipsey Hussle drummers are part of this team.
So, i asked him 'what is your strength? what is your motivation? how did you manage to build all this?'
Listen to what he said to me:
BALOO : And what is crazy is that with this kind of person, you're really taken aback because everything is truly natural
Even if the guy made all of this, he worked with the biggest names, he stays humble
Except, yes, from the huge chain around his neck that is worth maybe 30-40K
But even that, he explains he bought only to be taken seriously
Because he is so simple, that sometimes when he would meet with someone for a potential deal, people did not take him seriously
And he needed to have this little proof that he is in the game so that people take him seriously
So you see how humble this guy is
And i am even going to show you a piece of video of one of his friends describing him, saying how humble he is and what a genius he is
Listen to that
BALOO : So, as I said, I was really really really taken aback, because i realised i was in a hip hop monument.
I asked him a question, i said 'look Rance, what are your goals in the future with this school?'
And he said 'look, we are working on a new school opening in New York, one in Miami, and even one in Paris.'
So i said 'really? even in Paris?'
And that's when you understand how fast it goes in the US
He said 'yeah, plus you are from Paris right?'
So i said 'yeah yeah totally'
He looks at me and says 'but would you not be down to work with me?'
And then, its crazy, i tell myself i barely know this guy you know
But in his head, he thought 'ok, he came all the way here in the US, in Inglewood, to come talk with me about this school
It's someone i should take seriously, why not offer him a job
So there isn't this obstacle where you need to really where the person is from etc
They are really in a work mentality, and i was shook
And he even gave me a punchline who shooked me even more.
He said, 'look, in July it's Jay's concert. You should come, I'll introduce you.'
I look at him and say 'but Jay who?'
And he says 'Jay-Z!'
And then you think 'wow, this guy is really really really taking me seriously'
And this is what i liked. Despites the fact that all those where multimillionaires, that they worked with the biggest stars etc, they stay humble and keep their feet on the ground
Even if you feel that when the staff looks at him, he sees him in 3D. They know it's Rance, that it is really someone.
And it is crazy because when you are an outsider to this, and even when you follow the music business, you don't necessarily know that there are people behind all of this and weight this much in the game
He even told something really important. He said his goal, and this is what is happening right now in the game, is that every new engineers, new beatmakers -we don't often talk about them but they are blowing up the game- come from his school.
That is what is starting to happen and it is his longterm goal
There is a real formation with real hip hop professionals
These guys worked with Dre...
When i say professional I'm not even talking technique I'm talking about passion, implication
These guys can bring so much, I have really been sitting there for 2/3 hours, talking with guys who teach you how to make it
These guys are passionated
You feel it even when one of these guys tell you about Nipsey Hussle's album Victory Lap, which he produced, you almost feel like he is going to drool because of how passionated he is
And this is what is great. It is really a hip hop monument, and one of my best discoveries so far
This is why it was so important to me to tell you about this
So there is a website 1500 or nothing go check it out, follow them one the socials
I think it can be interesting for all the engineers, beatmakers, or even future rappers who want to go check it out
Make sure to inquire because it is possible to assist to some classes etc
Anyway bear in mind that this is a hip hop temple, and i really wanted to share this info with the rap fire audience
Because i think this is the future
Thank you to all of those who follow and don't forget that rap fire is the number US rap playlist available on every streaming platform
And of course, on rap fire, there are many songs produced by the 1500 or nothing team, so go check it out
Especially the titles from Nipsey Hussle, Victory Lap
But there are so many that i would rather not even cite them all
We're in this together, give me your thoughts on this little review, this little podcast or whatever you want to call it
Feel free to tell me in the comment if there are other topics you would like to hear about, if this was interesting to you, if it made you want to go visit
Leave a comment, we're in this together, suscribe to rap fire, turn up turn up turn up turn up!
BALOO : Hey, by the way, it's cool to like the video and all, but go message the 1500 or nothing team and tell them you're writing on behalf of Baloo's rap fire because I really want to meet Jay-Z!
Comment everywhere on their insta etc, we will put their account here below, and suscribe to the playlist... turn up!
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