02/16/07 - Travis Barker Gets Down With Paul Wall, Juelz Santana While Arm Heals

J-Banks · 02-16-2007, 10:24 AM

(+44)'s drummer passing time making beats for rappers' new LPs.
For (+44) drummer Travis Barker, it seems what slows down one of his passions — most recently, his still-broken arm — only makes him stronger at others.

Barker busted his arm in September during the band's video shoot for single "When Your Heart Stops Beating" and subsequently had to back out of touring duties (see "Travis Barker's Injury Forces Plus-44 To Postpone Tour"). But he's passed the time picking up a couple of production credits on upcoming albums by rappers Paul Wall and Juelz Santana.

"[My broken arm] kind of left me to where it's the only thing I can do right now, honestly," Barker said of making beats. "It prevents me from doing a bunch of live drums on production, but all I've been doing is producing and remixes and stuff. I still experiment with different snare drums and kicks, 'cause I can still play one-handed. When I break something, I been known to continue on."

Barker and Wall already play in a side project together, a trio called Expensive Taste that came together when the Houston rapper/producer chopped and screwed an album by one of Barker's previous bands, the Transplants (see "Paul Wall And Ex-Transplants Targeting Mixtapes This Summer"). The group, which also includes former
Transplant Rob Aston, perform as Expensive Taste on the track "Slidin' on That Oil," which appears on Wall's forthcoming LP.

As for his contributions to Juelz's forthcoming effort, Barker met Dipset affiliate Chubby in Atlanta and the pair discussed working together on a few projects. The resulting conversations led to Barker putting together a beat reel for the Harlem rapper.

"I haven't met Juelz yet," Barker explained. "[But] I prepared music for him and his record, I can't wait. The Diplomats have that whole movement with all their music, with the triplet sound underneath all the beats. I did a thing for him where I played live drums underneath the track."

Aside from plans for opening a couple of boutique stores in California in the next couple months — the Fast Life in Los Angeles and Rogue Status in Venice — Barker's mind has been on reuniting with his (+44) bandmates.

Currently, he's under strict doctor's orders to use a bone stimulator to help strengthen his weakened arm and begin drumming exercises to develop the muscles he uses to play. But he said hopes to return to rehearsals with the band next week and join them on the Australia and Japan legs of the tour shortly after.

He explained when he initially returned from breaking his arm, doctors told him to take it slow, but Barker admitted he "should have came back going, like, two, and I went at, like, 12, as the doctor said. And now I'm kind of paying for it" (see "Travis Barker Discusses Bad Break, Road To Recovery").

"If I break it again, I'm gonna chill out," Barker continued. "And really, really figure out what's wrong with me. If I don't break it in rehearsal, I'm just gonna go hard until something happens. Hopefully nothing. I can't wait."

source- mtv

Lyrical Menace · 02-16-2007, 10:27 AM

yeeahhh!!!...

props...

I knew somethin like this would go down eventually...

jus sucks he had to have his arm arm for it....

Top Gunna · 02-16-2007, 10:41 AM

Barkers the man , best drummer ever in my opinion

ns_diplomat · 02-16-2007, 10:43 AM

nice shit....propz

$TDUB$ · 02-16-2007, 11:44 AM

propz on this

Desert Eagle · 02-16-2007, 01:30 PM

mad propz

barker is mad ill

Lil Def · 02-16-2007, 02:12 PM

Barker is tha man!!!A very good drummer.

CaMRoN24 · 02-16-2007, 03:17 PM

hes my god

G-UnitGurl · 02-16-2007, 03:30 PM

propss!

cant wait to hear wut shit they put together! Barker is sickk

[GoW] MuRDa · 02-16-2007, 09:07 PM

yeah, he's a grear drummer, but not ever, if any of you listen to heavy metal and shit like I do, then you will see a lot of better drummers. but he's still the man

Magic Da Hooligan · 02-17-2007, 04:45 AM

@ Rappers collabing wit Rockers...It's been done before & it's Played out...Why not just Use Samples...

ChUcK C · 02-17-2007, 02:42 PM

da only gd hip hop colaba wit rock dat was gd nd its da only 1 dat will b gd is run dmc nd aerosmith cuz dat was gd musik,if a rappa collabod wit a rock band now every1 whould a da nigga stupid enougth 2 get involvd in da shittiest musik,heavy metal rock nd indie rock

02-16-2007, 10:24 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	02/16/07 - Travis Barker Gets Down With Paul Wall, Juelz Santana While Arm Heals 02/16/07 - Travis Barker Gets Down With Paul Wall, Juelz Santana While Arm Heals (+44)'s drummer passing time making beats for rappers' new LPs. For (+44) drummer Travis Barker, it seems what slows down one of his passions — most recently, his still-broken arm — only makes him stronger at others. Barker busted his arm in September during the band's video shoot for single "When Your Heart Stops Beating" and subsequently had to back out of touring duties (see "Travis Barker's Injury Forces Plus-44 To Postpone Tour"). But he's passed the time picking up a couple of production credits on upcoming albums by rappers Paul Wall and Juelz Santana. "[My broken arm] kind of left me to where it's the only thing I can do right now, honestly," Barker said of making beats. "It prevents me from doing a bunch of live drums on production, but all I've been doing is producing and remixes and stuff. I still experiment with different snare drums and kicks, 'cause I can still play one-handed. When I break something, I been known to continue on." Barker and Wall already play in a side project together, a trio called Expensive Taste that came together when the Houston rapper/producer chopped and screwed an album by one of Barker's previous bands, the Transplants (see "Paul Wall And Ex-Transplants Targeting Mixtapes This Summer"). The group, which also includes former Transplant Rob Aston, perform as Expensive Taste on the track "Slidin' on That Oil," which appears on Wall's forthcoming LP. As for his contributions to Juelz's forthcoming effort, Barker met Dipset affiliate Chubby in Atlanta and the pair discussed working together on a few projects. The resulting conversations led to Barker putting together a beat reel for the Harlem rapper. "I haven't met Juelz yet," Barker explained. "[But] I prepared music for him and his record, I can't wait. The Diplomats have that whole movement with all their music, with the triplet sound underneath all the beats. I did a thing for him where I played live drums underneath the track." Aside from plans for opening a couple of boutique stores in California in the next couple months — the Fast Life in Los Angeles and Rogue Status in Venice — Barker's mind has been on reuniting with his (+44) bandmates. Currently, he's under strict doctor's orders to use a bone stimulator to help strengthen his weakened arm and begin drumming exercises to develop the muscles he uses to play. But he said hopes to return to rehearsals with the band next week and join them on the Australia and Japan legs of the tour shortly after. He explained when he initially returned from breaking his arm, doctors told him to take it slow, but Barker admitted he "should have came back going, like, two, and I went at, like, 12, as the doctor said. And now I'm kind of paying for it" (see "Travis Barker Discusses Bad Break, Road To Recovery"). "If I break it again, I'm gonna chill out," Barker continued. "And really, really figure out what's wrong with me. If I don't break it in rehearsal, I'm just gonna go hard until something happens. Hopefully nothing. I can't wait." source- mtv

02-17-2007, 04:45 AM	#11
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02-16-2007, 10:27 AM	#2
Lyrical Menace Duh Nigga Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ima G Posts: 10,614 Repped: 3,504 Repped 482 Times in 90 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 5 Posts	yeeahhh!!!... props... I knew somethin like this would go down eventually... jus sucks he had to have his arm arm for it....

02-16-2007, 10:41 AM	#3
Top Gunna They Ain't Ready Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jerzey Posts: 208 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Barkers the man , best drummer ever in my opinion

02-16-2007, 10:43 AM	#4
ns_diplomat Reppin' 514 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 514 - MTL - 514 Posts: 14,947 Repped: 664 Repped 1,324 Times in 538 Posts Neg Reps: 42 Neg Repped at 76 Times in 61 Posts	nice shit....propz

02-16-2007, 11:44 AM	#5
$TDUB$ Chasin That Paper Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 721 Repped: 26 Repped 890 Times in 99 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	propz on this

02-16-2007, 01:30 PM	#6
Desert Eagle Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: LONDON Posts: 4,871 Repped: 41 Repped 160 Times in 39 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	mad propz barker is mad ill

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Lil Def Billionaire Illuminati Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Europe/Poland Posts: 2,787 Repped: 654 Repped 5,379 Times in 713 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Barker is tha man!!!A very good drummer.

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CaMRoN24 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 938 Repped: 696 Repped 18 Times in 16 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 4 Posts	hes my god

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G-UnitGurl G'z Up Bitchez ;] Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ONT,Canada Posts: 185 Repped: 31 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	propss! cant wait to hear wut shit they put together! Barker is sickk

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[GoW] MuRDa Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 77 Repped: 6 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah, he's a grear drummer, but not ever, if any of you listen to heavy metal and shit like I do, then you will see a lot of better drummers. but he's still the man

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ChUcK C Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southside Jamaica Queens,New York Posts: 7,072 Repped: 2,941 Repped 27 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	da only gd hip hop colaba wit rock dat was gd nd its da only 1 dat will b gd is run dmc nd aerosmith cuz dat was gd musik,if a rappa collabod wit a rock band now every1 whould a da nigga stupid enougth 2 get involvd in da shittiest musik,heavy metal rock nd indie rock