Salih Williams - the producer of Still Tippin

Archaic

Y'all should know who Salih Williams is by now. He produced Still Tippin. He produced Paul Wall's Sittin Sideways, Mike Jones' Back Then, Big Moe's Purple Stuff, Wreckshop's Power Up, etc. Anyway I've been working on an article on Salih that will be running in the Austin Chronicle this Thursday. Salih's a veteran of the Austin music scene and also happened to graduate from the same class at Reagan High (not Ronald Reagan, don't worry.) as my wife. Way back when Salih was in a band with his 3 brothers called Sixx AM. When their 2 sisters joined in they were called 6:02. These archive photos are simply way too cool not to share:

mylatency

dreas_heardrums

nice! plaese to post article when completed.

Archaic

Congrats to Salih and his brother Tomar for their recent deal with Universal Records.

Salih:


Tomar:


Right now these dudes have up to 4 songs currently blowing up the radio in Austin. "Sittin Sideways" was 1st place on the nightly call-in countdown on The Beat 104.3 the last time I checked. "Back Then" is all over the place. "Still Tippin" is still lingering. And Tomar has a cut he did with Ying Yang Twinz that is just starting to emerge.

Big thangs, mane.

KARLITO

Yeah, that Silah makes hot beats and I thank him for leaving an open kick and tamborine snare on that slow jam b side to the "Purple Stuff" 12"

hogginthefogg

I just wanna know the proper pronunciation of his first name.

SAH-lih (Like SAW then the first part of LIP minus the P?)? Or does it rhyme with volley?

Maybe SALE-EE?

Archaic

Sah-Lee

On_the_Red_Clay

Pics arent working for me

catchdubs

nice!

hogginthefogg

Sah-Lee

So it rhymes with volley (sorta)?

Thanks.

faux_rillz

Great post, Archaic (seriously).

Bsides

Great post, Archaic (seriously).

Archaic

Salih Williams:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-05-20/music_feature3.html

Rapid Ric:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-05-20/music_feature.html

Bavu Blakes and Baby G:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-05-20/music_feature4.html

Archaic

Did anyone notice that I posted these links?

Salih Williams:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-05-20/music_feature3.html


Rapid Ric:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-05-20/music_feature.html





Bavu Blakes and Baby G:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-05-20/music_feature4.html

soulmarcosa

Great post, Archaic (seriously).

Agreed. When the info is laid down without the bitterness, it's goes down a lot sweeter. [stalk]Thanks Archaic for the pics & articles. [/stalk]

I do have to call attention to these interesting turns of phrase though:

a distorted violin loop sends cold shivers through nodding bones as the ghost riders of Texas emerge

Boyz-N-the Hood paranoia with a syrup so smooth its intoxicating potential is apt to raise the dead

Williams watches as two of his rhythmic hobgoblins race about the hip-hop vista

and my personal favorite

wild javelinas trapped in a pig pen of predictability

Archaic

Aw shucks...thanks.