When We Make It Lyrics

Krysis ft Crucial & Phantom-When We Make it lyrics

(Chorus)
We Be Living it large
And sooner or later, well be rolling with Stars
Money Be Coming in Fast
Have No Time to Be Running Coz our Flight is Advanced
Our Dream is There So We Gon Take it
Our Big Break is so close that i can taste it
Only a fool would've turned dere back on it n waste it
I Guess Things gon change when we make it

Verse 1 (Krysis)
See i'm living in the 21st century
parallel universe where everything is ment to be
the lovers begging friend to me, the haters be ma enemy
the whole worlds below me like its a Krysis Hegenomy
You can say im in the process to be the best
Ideas bn buzzin in ma head like a lil pest
see all the words im sayin like a syllabel fest
Kry Sis, shining higher than the rest
Crazy how one mind thinks of all of this
without of the aid of cocaine crack or cannibis
i brought suttin new to the game like a bonus level
face evil head on, im eye to eye with the devil
Good riddance To ma past, hello to ma future
i guess music loves me too much the feelings mutual
infatuated with the flow and lusting for my lyrics
this is only just a snippet what im feeling so just listen (listen)
(Chorus)

Verse 2 (Crucial)
Im on it straight away, crucial execution
Krysis on the track, listen to me speak, bring that wave
my flow is so cocaine
n it aint freestyle if that shit was writtin in the first place
the art of hiphop got lost along the way
n now everyone on the charts sounding the same
n im pissed off coz radio wont ever play me
coz of the shit that i spray, expose them every day
The new secular horde is on the way
fake politicians, corrupt cops slinging cane
n the roads aint safe not coz of the people thats rolling around
coz of those fucking cameras thats scoping us down
i stay hungry like its ma first day
word to ma mother, i keep it real till i hit ma grave
in the sandstorm, dodge the system, dodge the pain
tired of running, ima walk it the rest of the way
(Chorus)

Verse 3 (Phantom)
Phantom how u been, where you been, where you going
fuck being a big fish, im building a boat and rowing
rhyming gets the best of me, my friends get the rest of me
n everytime i write a verse it feels like theres less of me
they cant do what i do, stealing bars from youtube
think realistically the understandings crucial
Digging up pieces that the masses cant find
my minds lost, untraceable, kryptonite
prepared for battle one man army, and im down to fight
but dont get me twisted, i rarely do whats right
attention means nothing, i just wanna make a sound
recording in the basement but it doesnt mean your underground
If hiphops lost then call me when its found,
ill be in my backyard staring at the ground
upon the arrival of a man whos been through hell and back
Someone to relate to... i need that
Chorus (x2)

Camera Practice

Earlier on during the first month of our project as a group we were given a task. This task consisted of filming a shot chase scene and practicing editing skills on final cut pro. The first step was brief planning. Individually we had to draw out a brief storyboard and then begin filming. The scene consisted of over the shoulder shots, close up, mid shots, tracking and panning shots. Our short narrative was about a boy who had a bag that belonged to someone else. After seeing each other the chase scene begins.


We realised a lot of detail had to be caught for the action to be understood, however we didn't struggle in portraying this to our audience. Our first time on final cut pro was positive. Individually we all had goes in attempting to put parts of the film together and realised we just had to just explore the software to master it.
Overall this task was very useful as it was a kick start to out final project and resulted to giving us more direction.

Target Market- Music Video Forms and Convention

UK Hip hop
Ages 16+ is the target market for UK hip hop. This audience normally develop the conventions of the hip hop elements as listed before. UK hip hop is also known as grime but consists of more american hollywood features. Artists that are very popular are the likes of Bashy, Kano, Tinie Tempah and Dizzie Rascal.


This is Kano's Hustler video:



This video consists on footage showing the life he used to live and how he strived. Hence the name of the song 'Hustler'. In the video there are many studio shots and many establishing shots or urban areas that have estates and alley ways and very busy streets. The narrative is about his music success, he has females around a table looking like they're dealing drugs but instead they're making his album covers and cd packs.



This is the Tinie Tempah wifey video:



This video is some of his early works that straight away shows establishing shots of the urban area as he is being driven around in a car. You see houses and trees, in the barbers yet also in the city.


This video is Bashy's Black boys:



This video is dedicated to Black History Month. It is about the break through of struggles and its a motivating song to influence. It has various shots of people in the urban area and shows Bashy performing it to the camera. Their are various wall shots and people at their doorsteps celebrating and miming the Bashy's words at the camera. It also has a shot of Bashy and his friends on their bikes riding through their the urban area showing the estates and local area too.

Overall these are all conventions that develop UK Hip hop. From the edit, the camera shots, location and the costume of everyone in these videos are all conventions and as they are viewed the trend in these conventions are obvious.

Artists Background

Artists Background

Ishmael aka Krysis is skilled in the area of producing and rapping. Krysis is a young artist that specialises in producing and has recently mastered the area of rapping within the last year. He tends to write lyrics based on everyday life, dreams and opportunities, and the future. His love for this began from the age of 12 and family has heavily influenced him as they all come from a musical background. Witnessing his family have fun whilst producing songs and rapping motivated him to join in and further his talent on his own.  Influences include the well known Timbaland, Nocturnal and old school artists such as Mark Morrison. Although he hasn’t yet experienced live performances, he has produced for a few up and coming artists.

Usman Aka Crucial is an intellectual rapper that focuses on political and social life. Living in Pakistan for most of his life and then coming to the UK resulted to him realising that life there is different and harder for people. This reflects his influences. His influences are the everyday trials and tribulations of peoples’ lives and the current political situation. Artists such as Immortal technique and historical revolutionary figures for e.g. Malcolm X have heavily influenced his style. Crucial has had a lot of experience within the music industry. His experience includes several gigs and performances he has done, which range from solo performances, with fellow artist Phantom and alongside well known artists such as Aggro Santos. He refers to his unique genre as political hip hop.

Arjun aka Phantom specialises in producing and rapping. Phantom is a young artist who has been involved with many gigs and performances, most recently with the K.I.G Family.  His major influences are producers rather than rappers. He also runs his own lable called Street Sounds.

Typical conventions in UK Hip hop videos

Typical conventions in UK Hip hop videos

Videos that are influence by the hip hop style have similar conventions. You normally find that money and wealth is shown off by the artist for e.g. the music video to 'What You Know About That' by American rap artist named T.I. Videos consist of shots of their apparel i.e. a close up of their trainers or 'bling' (chains), even the artist's cars, rims or background dancers. A key ingredient to hip hop videos are girls. In male artist's videos, there are normally girls representing female sexuality. However this can vary, occasionally there are narratives and this is normally a representation of a relationship between a guy and a sophisticated girl. Then again girls are not always typical in a hip hop video, depending on the song you may find a hip hop video consisting of a representation of a big gang or group surrounding the artist and the artists recording in the studio. On the other hand, female artist often have a typical representation of males, catching their eyes and looking handsome.




This video is based on a song called 'She likes to' by Wiley Feat J2K, Wrigley, Ice-Kid, Wretch 32, Ghetts, Bashy, Scorcher, Chipmunk and Griminal. These are all artist known within the UK hip hop and grime scene. This video is a representation of the conventions mentioned above. The artists are surrounded by females dancing and partying alongside them. Alcohol is a symbol within the video and their jewellery (bling) and money is flashed often. If you look at their apparel you will also see the conventions and representations that I've mentioned in the previous blog is emphasised.




This is a video to Ms Dynamite's single 'Ms Dy-na-mi-tee'. This was a popular song for her. In this video she sings alongside an all male band and has two male backing dancers. She is also dressed quite stylish with a casual hip hop style. One of the key hip hop ingredients included in the video also is the DJ turntables; this is highlighted in the background while the artist and dancers are dancing. However, this video was made quite a while back approximately in the year 2000/01 therefore it is backdated. The UK hip hop scene has grown, developed and evolved since. This is a recent video of hers called 'What You talking about?’ This is quite a flashy video with a hip colourful look she has adapted since the previous video. The video consists of new technology i.e. she has many special effects throughout. She has two female background dancers with a male individual appearing in the video. Although this video isn't a typical representation of its genre the colour, clothing, accessories and lyrical content is typical of the UK hip hop genre.

Hip Hop, Rap and Grime Conventions

 Hip Hop, Rap and Grime Conventions

Hip hop culture as a whole is made up of:         



1. MCing



2. Graffiti



3.Beatboxing

4.Breakdancing

5. DJing

All these elements make up the hip hop culture and its popular all over the world.

Clothing and apparel

Hip hop stylised clothing is very typical of its form. Baggy trousers, bright t-shirts or colourful hoodies are worn however this can vary depending on the individual. Skinny jeans and high top trainers are a new introduction. Accessories are an important thing in hip hop culture, bright, shiny jewellery such as chains, rope chains, rings and pierces known as 'bling' is very popular. Hats are worn a lot, bright colours mostly with bandanas or du rags worn underneath. A very important thing is footwear. Footwear can vary in colour and design but is a big ingredient in hip hop style. Audiences normally prefer designer labels but not always. You would normally find that female clothing can range from either a pair of baggy trousers with a fitted tops or skinny jeans with baggy tops. This also means that females often wear male hoodies and t-shirts. But on the other hand men always wear an assortment.

UK Rap, hip hop and grime's lyrical content usually consists of the artists' individuality, the political situation, life stuggles, street crime undergowing in their area, love or dreams. An improtant originality the UK brings is their british accent. In the early years artist adapted the american accent typical of the hip hop style but originality grew when all artist began show off the british culture.

Although the target audience this genre of music is aimed at is 16+ all ages pretty much enjoy it. Therefore, as our song 'When we make it' is typical of the UK hip hop genre we are aiming at a similar target audience.



UK HIP HOP RESEARCH

UK HIP HOP RESEARCH
The song we are using in our music video is titled ‘When we Make it’ by Krysis, Crucial and Phantom is categorised under the genre UK Hip hop. UK hip hop originated from the New York hip hop scene, similar to grime. One of the first UK Hip hop record labels that were responsible for recognition in underground UK hip hop artists was created in 1986. It was called Music of life by Simon Harris. From this label Derek B was discovered, he was the first UK rapper to become a huge success in the charts.  From this a whole variety of artists emerged and the introduction to electronic music was greatly influenced by hip hop and UK garage. Undergoing this, an upheaval of UK Grime rappers emerged from this, to name a few:

 

Bashy

 

Kano



Tinie Tempah

Recent commercial artists such as Ndubz:

Dizzie Rascal:

and Tinchy Stryder :

 were all heavily influenced by the UK Hip hop scene too however, they are now categorized under the pop genre. Seeing as hip hop as a whole is greatly loved and favoritised by the public and that the UK hip hop scene was influenced by the American hip hop scene’ together the similar scenes are heavily influential on their audience which results to the hip hop scene being successful as a whole.

Even though the majority of the UK hip hop scene is made up of male artist, this is a sexist stereotype that is publicized. Female artist have a great contribution to the UK hip hop scene. Artists that rap and sing such as:

Estelle:  

and Ms. Dynamite: 

both have great chart success; they’ve defeated the sexist stereotype and have become hugely popular.