Album Notes

"Madd Struck Traxx": an all in Hip Hop instrumental album. 24 tracks of hardcore, west coast, southern california, Hip Hop beats. Struck created "Madd Struck Traxx" in order to give music listeners the chance to hear the raw elements of Hip Hop - the MUSIC of course - and to serve all of the free-stylers from the underground to the upper level artists of Hip Hop with some tracks they could chill to and get down to. The concept of "Madd Struck Traxx" was designed to let anyone or group think their own thoughts while listening to great music. So much of music that is available in the world, especially when it comes to pop or commercial music, hardly lets a listener listen to their own mind and inner sensations when they turn on a song. Songs containing music and lyrics always have a theme, mood, and descriptive element in the hook and lyrics; I only wanted to remove that part from this record because there was already a ton of songs out there that had a variety of specific ideas attached to the music. I wanted the listener to be able to not be distracted with particular ideas, language, & human voices in order for them to get a taste of what it's like to be able to listen to a Hip Hop instrumental track or album and come up with their own ideas that they could write down. In a sense, one can just sit down and read a book while listening to "Madd Struck Traxx" and not be distracted by words, or one can put this record on and be inspired to freestyle or write down a verse, chorus or whole song of their own. Struck himself was and is inspired by a number of different instrumental songs that never once uttered a single phrase. Struck's way of giving back this good feeling or inspiration to someone else is through his Hip Hop instrumental production "Madd Struck Traxx". This record is entirely composed/performed/arranged/produced/engineered/mastered by Struck. Yes, Struck not only writes lyrics & raps but also produces blazin' hot beats. Struck's beginnings in Hip Hop began with only wanting to become a music producer. It was the hot tracks behind early popular rap songs that Struck understood made these songs into hit-classics of the neighborhoods he grew up in and with the people that lived there. "It was always the music that made the songs attractive to the ears. Lyrics with meaning, a captivating voice and a superb delivery just made the song stand out even more...but I somehow felt that many songs could have never said a word and they would still be a hit." - Struck. This belief made Struck move towards the path of learning, practicing and mastering electronic music production, recording engineering, theory, composition, sound synthesis, sampling, and original creativity in his own overall musical sound design. "Madd Struck Traxx", the instrumental Hip Hop record that kicks plenty ass!