Duck Season (song)
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"Duck Season" is the first single from Duck Season, Vol. 1, a 2002 album by West Coast
DJ
Babu the Dilated Junkie
. It was released by Sequence Records as a 12 inch
with "Ducky Boy" as its b-side
in the United States, and "What Cha Know" as its b-side in Germany. The song features raps by The Beatnuts
's two rappers and former group member Al' Tariq. The song's braggadocios lyrics are complemented by Babu's piano and synth-reliant beat. The song ends with Babu scratching various phrases such as "duck season" over a minimalistic beat. In addition, "Duck Season" contains scratched
samples from "Beatnuts Forever" by The Beatnuts.
"Duck Season" failed to chart or receive an accompanying music video. The song is still featured on various hip hop compilation albums including Bravo Black Hits, Vol. 7 and Major League Entertainment: The Subway Series Vol. 1.
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
Babu the Dilated Junkie
DJ Babu
DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
. It was released by Sequence Records as a 12 inch
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
with "Ducky Boy" as its b-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
in the United States, and "What Cha Know" as its b-side in Germany. The song features raps by The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts are a New York-based hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights...
's two rappers and former group member Al' Tariq. The song's braggadocios lyrics are complemented by Babu's piano and synth-reliant beat. The song ends with Babu scratching various phrases such as "duck season" over a minimalistic beat. In addition, "Duck Season" contains scratched
Scratching
Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...
samples from "Beatnuts Forever" by The Beatnuts.
"Duck Season" failed to chart or receive an accompanying music video. The song is still featured on various hip hop compilation albums including Bravo Black Hits, Vol. 7 and Major League Entertainment: The Subway Series Vol. 1.
B-Side
- "What Cha Know (Album Version)"
- "What Cha Know (Instrumental)"
- "What Cha Know (Acappella)"
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6XvnVEZ0HQ"Duck Season" audio at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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