HOOD & KNIGHTS - YOU

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the tenth edition of a new series, 'rough cut' a showcase of left-field ideas spanning various genres, releasing exclusively to soundcloud.

HOOD & KNIGHTS - YOU [ROUGH CUT SERIES 010]

HOOD - ARTILLERY

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the sixth edition of a new series, 'rough cut' a showcase of left-field ideas spanning various genres, releasing exclusively to soundcloud.

ARTILLERY

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billy cokes sound direction n beats as of late 
 
@billlycoke on ig text me to work

Billy Coke -Been there, done that....  [tape]

ACE - WHATS ITS LIKE NOW (GREAF)

HOOD - H8TRED 

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the third edition of a new series, 'rough cut' a showcase of left-field ideas spanning various genres, releasing exclusively to soundcloud.

H8TRED

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bomb in my backpack - Easy Driver & Ace (Greaf) *roughcut*

HOOD - DUBLANKA

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the seventh edition of a new series, 'rough cut' a showcase of left-field ideas spanning various genres, releasing exclusively to soundcloud.

DUBLANKA

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Ron Richards goes off on Kendrick Lamar and Mustard's "TV Off" beat with raw, gritty, and uncut bars. Precision flow, lethal delivery—this one cuts deep. 🔥🗡️

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#newmusic #freestyle #hiphop  #rap  #westcoast #eastcoast #bridgeportct #newhavenct  #djmustard  #kendricklamar #leftygunplay  #undergroundrap  #bars  #lyricism  #rapmusic  #independentartist #raw #unsignedartist #roughcut

Ron Richards - TV Off Freestyle

I Hope Its My Fault

HOOD - 2FRONTEETH

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the fourth edition of a new series, 'rough cut' a showcase of left-field ideas spanning various genres, releasing exclusively to soundcloud.

2FRONTTEETH

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HOOD - SO U WHITELABEL KNO 

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the fifth edition of a new series, 'rough cut' a showcase of left-field ideas spanning various genres, releasing exclusively to soundcloud.

SO U WHITELABEL KNO

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Fat beat 6 (festive one)

Song about getting high. I literally wrote and recorded this yesterday, here's a rough draft can't wait to keep building this one

Verse:
Running from the lows
The depth
The threat
The promise 

Save me from the loss
The pain
Alone
The sorrow

Can we take control
The wave
The song
The moment

All we wanna be
All we wanna do is
touch the sky

Verse:
Take me to the night
The sound
The taste
The promise

Take me past the pain
The feel
The thought
The moment

Escape with me the wrong
The time
The mind
The moment

All we wanna be
All we wanna do is
touch the sky


Chorus:
Drugs
Jesus
Therapy
Likes on social media

Dance
Sing
Fuck with me
Chasing all that dopamine

Phones
Friends
Family
All we ever wanna be is

high 
high 
high 
high

High high high
All the time

Verse:
Chasing all the hopes
The dreams
The goals
The promise

Waiting on the gold
The wins
The friends
The lovers

Feeling all the fears
The pain
The hurt
The honest

All we wanna be
All we wanna do is
touch the sky

Verse:
Teach me all the hope
The Peace
The Love 
The balance

Show me how to feel
The free 
The safe
The wild

Be with me the fucked
The damned
The hurt
Forgotten

All we wanna be
All we wanna do is
touch the sky


Outro:
Just stop assuming the worst about me
stop assuming the worst about you
stop assuming the worst about we
Weeeee


High - rough draft

sometimes we need the mundane to work it out 

mediocre

Rough cuts.
@billycokesdead  @druhstorecowboy

Songwriter, Composer, inspired by folk, jazz, classical, ska, rock and blues

Producer & DJ
hooddubs@outlook.com

UK/NZ

Ron Richards is a hip hop producer and rapper with a sound that’s all his own. After years of DJing as Ron Classic and building a solid foundation in the underground scene, Ron has shifted his focus to music production and songwriting, blending gritty 90s New York boom bap with the smooth bounce of West Coast G-Funk.

Hip hop is at the core of his sound, but Ron’s not stuck in one lane — he’s equally comfortable crafting hard-hitting drum and bass, soulful house, dancehall reggae, and even catchy pop tracks. His production reflects years of experience and growth, combining sharp beats, layered melodies, and honest lyricism into tracks that feel both fresh and familiar.

Ron’s past as Ron Classic laid the groundwork, but it’s just that — the past. Now, it’s all about evolving as Ron Richards and creating music that’s true to his vision.

Welcome - It all started when I was 6 and studied musical school on the top of normal school. We learned classical music - notation, scales, chords, etc. Within a couple of years, I got pretty good foundation of music theory, and I kept playing flute for next 5 years. 

But the real fun started at 13, when I purchased my first guitar, and then started composing within a year. I wrote many simple pop songs, punk songs, and some gospel, later on learned to play and compose very complicated riffs, licks, and many solo techniques, eventually landed in death metal band, where I played guitar for 3 years. 
     
Of course, that is a long history now, and I gave up making music at 31. But roughly 11 years after that I came along to own my first Ipad, which happened to have Garageband app. And since then I slowly learn more and more tricks, and have now done over 2 hours of music, which you can hear for free on this page. 
     
Every song is an experiment itself, although I tend to be melodic, upbeat, and various. I'm still using diatonic scales and chords as main channel for composition, just as I learned in school as a little kid. Although some pentatonic scales now and then won't hurt, right? 
     
Here is how I see it about the music. The most basic and effective way to make the magic is the combination of good chord progression and good melody. So basically, brilliant cords, brilliant melody and how much they complement each other - that is the magic. And, of course, the structure that utilizes all that to the max. All the rest is just a gravy, (I mean, "just" a gravy) Don't get me wrong, the gravy can be very beautiful and  enjoyable, and most of my tracks so far are mostly gravy, but the proper meal should contain some meat, Know what I mean? My most "meaty" songs so far are probably Autumn Falls and Hint Of Tribecore. The biggest and dirtiest gravy so far would be probably Tribal Beginnings and Warning Immediate Noise. But you can judge that for yourself. 

Still, my main focus now increasingly becomes a sound modulation, and structures of song, because more I play with that tweaking of sound, more crazy sound I can hear. The goal here is pure magic and beauty distilled into nice 2-6 min. pieces. 
     
Also, a little disclaimer here. I don't do any vocals, mixes, remixes, or live pieces. All should be well thought through, electronic, and freshly new, and original. So enjoy listening and feel free to comment. I appreciate the feedback as it gives me more info and insight.
Peace.

This is my virtual notepad to try out my ideas on different devices. It’s a log of chords, structures and tempos in a sprite that can take me around the world and in the pub to show these ideas in their embryonic stages.

If you’re somehow offended by this material I suggest your problem is with you from now on.

These are file to be kept for my children and other musicians to hear as processes of semi original songwriting. 

Some of you may like the newer ideas and want to collaborate, seeing where the idea can head. You’re welcome to contact me. If you enjoy them as they are, I’m grateful.

This site is a communication device for me to talk about elaborate and dramatic ideas. 

With musicians and audiences alike.

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