After House of Krazees disbanded due to internal problems involving money, The ROC decided to take his music in a new direction. He gathered up a few friends/local rappers and created a group called The Howse, they're style was still wicked but very different from the eerie tales of HOK. The Howse consisted of Mr. Vitology (AKA Armageddon), The Beast & The Black Widow. They only released a handful of samplers and a full length album called "Esohpromatem" (Metamorphose Backwards). Rumor has it there is an unreleased Howse album out there, but untill there is proof we will never know. The Beast is currently Morpheus of The Indigenous Tribe & The Black Widow is now known as Mizz Korona (she has been around the detroit rap scene for a grip with a bunch of different names, she was also the woman in the parking lot rapping in 8 Mile). The Howse split up for unknown reasons.
The ROC linked up Skrapz, they knew each back in the day from the 2 Krazie Devils project (he was "Crazie" in 2KD). ROC changed his name to Sol and The House of Krazees were reborn. What better way to reintroduce The House of Krazees into the bloodstream of the detroit wicked scene than a sequel to the most well known of the original HOK albums? They began work on Season of The Pumpkin 2 in 1999. Due to problems in the pressing of the album and just straight up not wanting to be rushed the album could not come out on Halloween as planned. They decided to change the name of the album to "The Night They Kame Home" because quite frankly December is not The Season of The Pumpkin. Interesting little fact, the way that Madness & Prozak (Bedlam) met is threw HOK. Madness was the hype man for HOK during the TNTKH shows (running around the stage crazy with a chainsaw) and Prozak was a body guard for them. After this they were planning another album when something happend and they felt they had had enough of Walter's antics. They also had decided that they needed a direction change, something new. So they jumped ship and became HaLFBrEEd.
Virus Independent was created as the new venue for HaLFBrEEd. They also signed Bedlam & F.R.eeze (an old friend of skrapz who was in the group "Demigodz" with his brother Seziure) to the lable. The first sampler was sent out in late 99' to members of the Virus Indy fan club "The Plague." It contained an intro, an outro, "Locked In Bedlam" by Bedlam & "In Our Blood" by HaLFBrEEd. HaLFBrEEd released there first album, which was originally only supposed to be a Maxi Single "Serial Killaz." The album was also re-issued with a new intro in 2000. After doing "Serial Killaz" they got an offer from Siccmade Muzic (which if you don't know is Brotha Lynch Hung's lable who is a nationwide distributed artist, so this meant big things). They dropped "KontamiNATION" on Siccmade and were even featured on the soundtrack of Brotha Lynch Hung's movie "Now Eat!" After realizing that the lable wasnt really doing anything promotion wise or distribution wise for them, they dropped off Siccmade. They wanted to give the old school fans some of that real HaLFBrEEd evilness for halloween and Rage of The Plague was born. Sadly this short EP would turn out to be the last real HaLFBrEEd album. I'm not really sure what happend after Rage of The Plague, but things took a not so wicked turn.
Add F.R.eeze & Subtract the Wickedness to/from HaLFBrEEd and you have the Level Jumpers. Level Jumper were born as a bonus track (Introduction) on F.R.eeze's "The Raw Album." On F.R.'s album they come raw and pretty hard. They since then have changed the approach somewhat, and they dropped 2 samplers to show the fans what it would really be like. It was alot more experimental, and "purified." That's there style Purified Hip Hop. Sol didn't really do much rapping on Level Jumpers first release "Simply Complx" but he did produce it in its entirety. Around the time "Simply Complx" dropped Sol dropped his first solo in quite some time under the name Sol46. "Wormholes" had a very futuristic feel to it, its quite the listen. Fast forward a year or so and it was time for LJ to drop a new album. They didn't feel it was time for an all new Level Jumpers album, so they took a bunch of the pre-simply complx tracks and threw on a few new ones aswell and boom "The Red Pyramid" was concieved. I believe LJ started with a gimmick about some sort of Secret Society, because its mentioned all over The Red Pyramid, but who knows. Sol rapped alot more on " The Red Pyramid."
Back to HaLFBrEEd for a second, pretty soon after The Red Pyramid dropped a few unreleased/unfinished HaLFBrEEd tracks surfaced and were floating aroung the internet all shitty ass quality on a bootlegg album called "Killaz of The World." I'm pretty sure when Sol & Skrapz they were pretty mad, but they saw an opportunity to end HaLFBrEEd once and for all. They dropped "The End" in 2002. It was a sort of best of album, but with a bunch of rare/unreleased and alternate cuts. There are alternate versions of "Die Girl", "Critical Impact" and there is wicked ass alternate of "The Gallery" (which I personally think would of fit on Rage of The Plague alot fuckin' better than that hip hop version). The first run of "The End" had a misprinted tracklisting (due to all tracks not being able to fit on the cd itself). The actual album only has 17 tracks, the back says 20 (Kaoz, Disray & HaLFBrEEd were taken off because they are on "KontamiNATION" which is still in print via Siccmade Muzic).
This brings us to basically the present. The fans of Virus Independent have been wanting Skrapz & F.R.eeze to do solo's again for awhile now. They both decide its time to deliever, Skrapz begin's work on "The 12 Step Program" his first solo ever. F.R.eeze has had a sequel to "The Raw Album..." recorded 10 times over now, but his attempt at a solo evolves when he meets 3 local DJ's who are up and coming. Mr. Pickles, Picture Tone & Second Hand. F.R.eeze changes his name to "Dialtone" for the group project and "The Formless Figures" are formed. They release a self titled album (with features from both Sol & Skrapz). F.R. is supposedly going to finally release "The Raw Album...Leslie Swisher" and he is working on a brand new solo as "DialTone" called "A Four Track Mind." The Formless Figures crew have alot going on actually, the DJ's (with the ocasional help from DialTone) are working on two mostly instrumental albums called "Cosmic Handshakes...As The Mood Sways" & "Cosmic Handshakes...The Sinking Ship" and DialTone is also writing a book entitled "His Name Is Arthur..."
Sol on the other hand has since left Virus Indy and has gone back to that ole wicked shit. The ROC was reborn when Twiztid asked him to join them on "The Green Book Tour" and since then ROC has been at both of Twiztid's Fright Fest's. HOK has played sets at both of them. It's almost like the old days again. At Fright Fest 04' The ROC dropped his newest album a collection of unreleased shit/left over tracks from 95 to 03. "Bits & Pieces Vol. 1" was originally only intended for the collectors but that shit is selling like a hotcakes! ROC is currently working on a full length solo called "Oh Hell No."
Understanding
The R.O.C. Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I be missin you all the time
I be missin you all the time
Heavy
Dawgo since you left I swear these days ain't been the same
I try to keep a balance and not shelter all this pain
I think about the moments that we lived and overcame
Watched the way that you evolved and it really touched my spirit
And before you made it home glad I always let you hear it
Cause you we're truly a treasure
Was supposed to do this together
Thank you for making me better
I got ya family forever
And every promise I made to you I'll keep
Appreciate all the visits and convos while I'm asleep
It gives me more strength then you'll ever know
Bitter sweet I gotta see my dawgo with the heaven glow
Hate that imma raise my kids without you here to help em grow
Shit that got me tripping as I write this
I just wanna know
Why you get wings before soared in this mortal life
When I was in depression you the one that said it's more to life
When I would have anxiety attacks you answered every call
Talked me back to sense when my thoughts were bouncing off the wall
Remember jumpin in the Jeep
To check equipment at the mall
You always had the will to ball
Repped the set and threw it tall
Through it all
3IP TO THE REALEST
Yeah I hope that you hear this
You did everything fearless
3IP TO THE REALEST
Need forever to heal this
Know you move wit me daily
So I hope that you feel this
Hope you feel this
God please help me understand the things that's weighin on me
I know that that's a stretch
Cause I'm sure it's way beyond me
Please help me understand how I can shake it off me
Please help me understand
Please help me understand
Please help me understand how I can break this pride
Please help me understand why dawgo ain't alive
Please help me understand before I start to cry
Please help me understand
Please help me understand
The lyrics of The R.O.C.'s song "Understanding" convey the artist's deep longing and grief for a lost friend or loved one. The singer expresses their pain and the void that has been left since this person's departure. They acknowledge that life has changed since their absence and they try to cope with the pain by maintaining a balance. The lyrics reveal a sense of admiration and love for the person they have lost, recognizing the positive impact they had on their life. The artist thanks them for making them a better person and promises to keep the memories and promises they shared.
The lyrics also touch upon the artist's struggle with their emotions and the difficulties they face without their friend or loved one by their side. They express the confusion and desire for understanding why this person had to leave and why they were taken away before fully experiencing life's joys and triumphs. The artist reflects on moments of support and guidance given by their friend, recalling how they were there to offer comfort during times of depression and anxiety.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah
Expressing agreement or affirmation
I be missin you all the time
I constantly feel the absence of your presence
Heavy
Intense feelings or emotions
Dawgo since you left I swear these days ain't been the same
Ever since you departed, my days have been drastically different
I try to keep a balance and not shelter all this pain
I attempt to maintain stability and not hide my emotions
I think about the moments that we lived and overcame
I reflect on the experiences we shared and the challenges we conquered
Those Hour conversations bout how had destiny changed
The lengthy discussions we had about the transformations in our lives
Watched the way that you evolved and it really touched my spirit
I observed your personal growth and it deeply affected me
And before you made it home glad I always let you hear it
Before you reached your destination, I made sure you knew how much I appreciated you
Cause you we're truly a treasure
Because you were genuinely valuable and precious
Was supposed to do this together
We were supposed to accomplish this together
Thank you for making me better
I am grateful for how you have improved me
I got ya family forever
I will always support and be there for your family
And every promise I made to you I'll keep
I will honor and fulfill every commitment I made to you
Appreciate all the visits and convos while I'm asleep
I am grateful for the visits and conversations we had in my dreams
It gives me more strength then you'll ever know
It provides me with immense strength, beyond what you can imagine
Bitter sweet I gotta see my dawgo with the heaven glow
It is both comforting and heartbreaking to witness you in the aura of heaven
Hate that imma raise my kids without you here to help em grow
I deeply regret that I have to raise my children without your guidance
Shit that got me tripping as I write this
These thoughts are causing me to stumble as I pen these words
I just wanna know
All I desire is to understand
Why you get wings before soared in this mortal life
Why were you granted wings before excelling in this earthly existence
When I was in depression you the one that said it's more to life
During moments of my depression, it was you who reminded me there is greater meaning in life
When I would have anxiety attacks you answered every call
You were always there to answer my distress calls during anxiety attacks
Talked me back to sense when my thoughts were bouncing off the wall
You guided me back to logic when my thoughts were chaotic and scattered
Remember jumpin in the Jeep to check equipment at the mall
Recall those times when we enthusiastically drove in the Jeep to inspect equipment at the mall
You always had the will to ball
You consistently possessed the drive to succeed
Repped the set and threw it tall
You represented our group and demonstrated resilience
Through it all
Despite the challenges and obstacles
3IP TO THE REALEST
A tribute to the truest and most authentic individual
Yeah I hope that you hear this
I have faith that you are listening to this message
You did everything fearless
You approached everything without fear or hesitation
3IP TO THE REALEST
A tribute to the truest and most authentic individual
Need forever to heal this
It will take an eternity to recover from this loss
Know you move wit me daily
I am aware that your spirit accompanies me every day
So I hope that you feel this
Therefore, I hope you sense the emotions conveyed in this song
God please help me understand the things that's weighin on me
I plead to God for comprehension of the burdens burdening me
I know that that's a stretch
I understand that it may be unreasonable to expect
Cause I'm sure it's way beyond me
Because I am certain it exceeds my capability
Please help me understand how I can shake it off me
Assist me in comprehending how to rid myself of it
Please help me understand
I implore for comprehension and clarity
Please help me understand
I implore for comprehension and clarity
Please help me understand how I can break this pride
Guide me in understanding how to overcome my stubbornness
Please help me understand why dawgo ain't alive
Enlighten me as to why my friend is no longer alive
Please help me understand before I start to cry
Grant me understanding before I begin to shed tears
Please help me understand
I implore for comprehension and clarity
Please help me understand
I implore for comprehension and clarity
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Matthew Madison-Pegeron
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
StatQuest with Josh Starmer
Correction:
12:00 The confusion matrix should be TP = 3, FP = 2, FN = 1, TN = 2. The displayed matrix should be for the next point.
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Don't Matter
9:23 I had a problem with understanding why we calculate False Positive Rate this way but now that's ok. If someone was as confused as I was:
False Positive Rate = 1 - Specificity
Specificity = True Negatives/(True Negatives + False Positives) = TN/(TN + FP)
1 = (TN + FP)/(TN + FP)
That means that:
False Positive Rate = (TN + FP)/(TN + FP) - TN/(TN + FP) = (TN + FP - TN)/(TN + FP) =
FP/(TN + FP) or FP/(FP + TN) as can be seen in the video.
Did it!
Quan Xu
@Zagadochnost I also think so
StatQuest with Josh Starmer
@Legrand Marnier The video is correct. However, the orientation of the confusion matrix may not be what you expect. In this case, the rows are predictions and the columns are observed. You may be more familiar with the columns being predictions. If the columns were predictions, you would be correct. However, unfortunately there is no standard for how these graphs are drawn, sometimes rows are predictions, sometimes columns, so you need to keep an eye out for that.
Legrand Marnier
Hello Josh, I absolutely love ur way of teaching! If I may comment: the revised video still unfortunately put FalseNegatives and False Positives in the inverted place they should be in the confusion matrix, all the way :-(
Apart from that, great explanation of the ROC!
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Concepts clear 👍👍
Skandar
There’s a special place in heaven for those who make complicated things seem easy.
Thanks for the explanation
Akash D B
BAM !!
Martin Krzywinski
And there is a special place in hell for those who make easy things seem complicated.
The Kombinator
Right? So who are the 154 malcontents that did not like this video? Perhaps they are rabid fans of the Random Forest.