I originally planned on the title of this post to be “7 Reasons Why You Should Be Listening to Dabrye”, but it seemed like more fun just to rant about why this Michigan producer’s music is such a great thing for Hip-Hop. Dabrye’s sophomore release Two/Three is like listening to the perfect combination of the … Read more
Hopefully we can help to save a few struggling Hip-Hop fans by providing the proper sounds to get you through the rest of the work week. Listen close as famed Hip-Hop producer K-Def is on the cut dropping back to back gems and mixing joints featuring his own production with Lords of the Underground, Ghostface, … Read more
Since part of being a snobby record junkie is knowing a little bit more than the next person, sometimes we have to get a little academic. Check this quick video about how vinyl records are made.
It’s no secret that I’m slightly opinionated when it comes to Hip-Hip, but luckily I think the right has finally been earned. After dedicating years to developing my flare scratch, memorizing production credits, and hunting down obsolete vinyl discs, I feel sucker punched when famous producers jack an obvious sample or dig for records by … Read more
Always a flair for the dramatic, with the assistance of an Amex Black card, Ryan Leslie has a pocket trumpet couriered to his studio for the completion of a track. Pay no attention to the improvised dancing and lip syncing, but take note of the stripped down workspace and KRK monitors, simplicity is a beautiful … Read more
Check out this quick moving video mix of some famous and not so famous drum breaks. Warning: It can become damn hard to stop your head from nodding.
This video collection of original 2 Pac samples is enough to make even the most die hard east coast fan pump their fist in excitement. Note the heavy emphasis on Zapp & Roger (Troutman), the origin of T-Pain’s painfully cheesy vocal stylings.
Get a quick taste of the Just Blaze’s skills in the crates. The Asha Bosle sample was pretty impressive, plus it’s interesting to find out that he’s a fan of Jermaine Jackson and Henry Mancini.
I’m a little reluctant to call this a sample, since it’s probably more an interpolation of a very common sound. Anyhow, whatever you want to call it, here’s an example of a nice little lift performed by Timbaland.
I’m personally of the opinion that The Kan deserves his own place in the dictionary and the general public is in desperate need of a specialized term to describe Kanye West’s trademark temperamental outbursts. So, in the sake of public service we have today’s Hip-Hop Word of the Day: Kanyego kan?ye?go [kon/YEE/goh] -noun, plural kan?ye?gos. … Read more