The SoulReservoir

And One To Grow On…

SquarerootZ — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:00:42 +0000

Who knows what other things may pop up here for the remainder of the year. Only time will tell but we're glad you keep coming by to see what's up...

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A Tale Of Two CD’s Part 2

SquarerootZ — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:00:55 +0000

Seems that this is the year for Emcee's to follow up on the LP's everyone has deemed as an instantaneous classic. Just as "The Blueprint" series is to Jay-Z what "The Carter" is to Lil' Wayne, you...

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A Tale Of Two CD’s Part 1

SquarerootZ — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:50:24 +0000

If you like/love/stan/etc. for either one's music good, bad or ugly (not saying I don't, as both are some of the best that we have still in the game) and you aren't going to take what I'm typing with...

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The Paradox of V

SquarerootZ — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:36:10 +0000

I dug into my bag, retrieved my phone's earphones, started the music player and tapped on the various screen commands needed to let it know I only wished to hear "The Paradox".

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You Are The Song That I Sing…

SquarerootZ — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:36:41 +0000

In memory of Michael Joseph Jackson...

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The Un-Average New Yorker

SquarerootZ — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:01:20 +0000

Nicholas Howard labels himself as an average New Yorker but it seems that after listening to his music, it may be a bit of an un-derstatement of the un-average...

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The Music Lovers

SquarerootZ — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:51:54 +0000

Last night while laying in the bed having normal couple talk, we came up with the idea that since we both have this strong passion for music, that we should try a blog writing experience and allow...

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It’s Been A Long Time…

SquarerootZ — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:09:47 +0000

Time's up...sorry I kept you...waiting so long for another post. My only excuse is sometimes this Electric Word called Life (c) of Prince, takes place and you can get sidetracked. I envy those that...

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ThaStreetz Iz Watching…

SquarerootZ — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:51:46 +0000

It's not been very often in my lifetime's audio journey, that I meet individuals that feel the way I do about music. For the most part, their depth of musical knowledge, comes just from a few cursory...

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Hip Hop SuperFriendz

SquarerootZ — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:30:21 +0000

Since its inception, hip hop has always had a fascination with crews. Your crew was who you were. If you or members of your crew were considered to be great, then you all were; if you or your crew...

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Part One (Cause I’m Close To The…Edge)

SquarerootZ — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:17:20 +0000

There are certain memories that stick with us in life. It may be your first kiss, your High School Graduation or your first car. It may even be the birth of your first child, when you finally...

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Part Two (Wrekka Stow)

SquarerootZ — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:41:18 +0000

Excerpt from Part One: ...to really understand why that record, those songs and countless others stand out so much to me and helped to shape my thirst for Hip-Hop, you would have to delve deeper into...

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Part Three (In This Case, We Maraud For Ears)

SquarerootZ — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:04:45 +0000

Float Through My Head Like A Sweet Melody…

SquarerootZ — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:28:45 +0000

What it is peeps? Hope everything is cool witchall. I decided I'd get back into writing these weekly little posts just to keep you all in the loop with the happenings here @ TSR. I must admit, I'm...

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Let’s See If I Know Da Ledge…

SquarerootZ — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:49:40 +0000

One of the major purposes of The SoulReservoir is to familiarize it's readers with the original songs that get sampled and re-crafted into the hits we hear today in various media outlets. TSR's...

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Twice

SquarerootZ — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:33:08 +0000

There are a lot of different types of surprises in music but I think the one I love the most is the pleasant surprise. It can come along unexpectedly and catch you so off guard that more often than...

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Attempts At A Happy New Year

SquarerootZ — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:00:44 +0000

I've never been a conformist. I like to do things my way even if it causes me issues later. Just as long as I try to learn from my mistakes and not repeat them. That said, this New Year I am adopting...

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The SEGA Enthusiast

SquarerootZ — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:36:06 +0000

Back in the 80's heyday of Video Gaming I had an Atari 2600 with madd games because my Grandmother worked for Woolworth's. (so you know that's pretty far back and yes I am dating myself) I had the...

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The Muse Revealed

SquarerootZ — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:37:50 +0000

He was unknown to me as he may even be to you. Normally I don't read or respond to messages from anyone I don't know. To be honest, I don't even answer the phone when I don't recognize the number but...

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Listen To My 9mm Go Bang…

SquarerootZ — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:20:48 +0000

OK..you got me. I admit it. I've been slippin' on my pimpin' lately. I haven't posted a dayum thing in going on three weeks now. Funny thing is y'all ain't shoot me an email to check on me though did...

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8 Million Stories, Auto-Tune shouldn’t be one..

SquarerootZ — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:03:09 +0000

Whether you love, tolerate (*raising hand slightly*) or uber-hate Auto-Tune you should mos def listen to this. The album is to be seen as an example of what a Vocoder may have done to some classic...

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Torn and Deflated?

SquarerootZ — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:57:19 +0000

It's a well known fact that most music consumers will gravitate to the audio on familiarity alone. Add decent enough sound production as the backdrop, maybe even a gimmick or a collabo or three with...

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7 – 11, Then You Pick Up The Cash Flow…

SquarerootZ — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:59:23 +0000

A month and a week into the blog. Changes have been made. More changes to come. In response to some emails and forum posts, I have restructured the blog to make it easier for you to read. It came to...

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An ODB For All Seasons…

SquarerootZ — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:20:43 +0000

I happened to riding around the QC with my homeboy Cee the other night. We were chillin' and talking about life in general and of course the current state of music, especially Hip-Hop. Cee is one...

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Why “Santa Claus Ain’t Real” to 9th Wonder

SquarerootZ — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:53:16 +0000

Note: The following post has a ton of links with more info and FREE audio's to download. In fact all posts on this blog are set up the same way. Don't cheat yourself out of information and GOOD...

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X-mas Does Come Early These Days…

SquarerootZ — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:20:36 +0000

It may have slipped by your radar as well, as probably the last notable Christmas album I payed any attention to was "A LaFace Family Christmas" back in '93 with their classic "Sleigh Ride" cover by...

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6th Sense

SquarerootZ — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:19:58 +0000

I know when thangs ain't right. I've keep my 3rd eye open so I know there are some things I need to tweek here. Hence the post title, plus it's one of my fav Common tracks of all time. So, I've been...

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Oba-Mix Victory Download

SquarerootZ — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:16:52 +0000

Ok...I'm too excited about the victory to even really get into a real post here so....here's what I'm gonna do for y'all. I'm always downloading something from some site, somewhere. I mean I still...

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Fifth Element

SquarerootZ — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:34:54 +0000

Week five finds us with new reviews and new music to listen to along with another added page. This week I added a FoneFlowz page with a link to another Virtual Hard drive full of Ringtones I have...

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Very Choklate-y!!!

SquarerootZ — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:27:49 +0000

Chocolate. It's hard to find anyone that doesn't like it. Some people crave it, some don't need it that often. It has been a part of society, be it modern or ancient, in some way shape or form for...

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Fourth Flow

SquarerootZ — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:37:28 +0000

Week four, wow….didn’t know if I would still be doing this up til now. But glad I am. A little happier with the views this week though. Still not as many as I anticipated but we’ll...

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The Magic Numbah

SquarerootZ — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:57:19 +0000

Ok people, here we are in week three. I have really been trying to create something good for folks that are either into music the way I am or are just casual listeners. Either way it is for you and I...

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What exactly is a Soundbomb?

SquarerootZ — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:25:37 +0000

Ok.. here we are in the phase again peeps. I started to post a review on Mick Boogie's Honor Roll Mixtape where he has New School Emcees updating some of the well known classic songs from this years...

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Evolving into a Legend

SquarerootZ — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:49:47 +0000

So...I'm online and logged in right, working on a review for The Foreign Exchange's new album " Leave It All Behind" to post later once I get a copy of it and listen to it enough to form an opinion....

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Second Cypha

SquarerootZ — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:58:42 +0000

So here we are in the second week of the blog and I have to say Im happy with the response in some areas and not so much in others. It's great that I have gotten the views I have so far but I thought...

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Nostalgia-ficate yourself with Zo! and Tigallo

SquarerootZ — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:31:51 +0000

Nostalgialist that I am when I come across something from a past gone era (the 80’s in particular, just cause it’s the most vivid for me) I tend to get a little manic. Ok, maybe that’s an...

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First Flow

SquarerootZ — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:40:58 +0000

For some, it is just something going on in the background, a pleasant (or for some unpleasant) distraction. Ambient noise so you feel normal while chatting with someone new at a bar, club or social...

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