Apparently, the RZA cops a new piece of equipment with every project that he does. In this Roland promo vid he tells us the story of how he was first introduced to the Roland MV-8000 and some of its key features.
Hi-Tek is another one of the great producers in Hip Hop, but there seems to be very little known about the process he follows. The quick video offers us a little peak into how he obtains his drums, basslines, and samples.
Here’s another dope beat making video. This time repected producer Jake One and talks about digging for rare records and constructs a beat for us on the Block Star DVD. Also, there is a great interview about how he got started producing and digging.
Here’s a quick little article about the Alchemist and how he has now made the move to the Akai MPC products.
Here’s another great video that I stumbled upon. This one doesn’t involve a whole lot of sampling, but Rick Rock definately schools us on how to make a beat using a number of sound modules, racks, keyboards, and midi.
I know this clip of Timbaland and Jay Z has been floating around for a while, but it’s one of my favorite joints to watch and get amped to make beats.
I ran across a few interesting things this week in the world of Hip Hop production and sampling. The History of Sampling V1.2 is a great little project to play with that gives a timeline on many of your favorite classic Hip Hop samples and beats. A quick interview with DJ Kon about diggin and … Read more
Per allhiphop.com Alchemist will be releasing his third album soon. Check out the interview.
Prodigy and our man The Alchemist are back at it again with this little heatrock. Taken from Prodigy’s upcoming album Return of The Mac on Koch Records, this sounds it will be getting fully rotation in my mp3 player. Prodigy of Mobb Deep – “Bang On Em” produced by The Alchemist [audio:https://cratekings.com/audio/clips/bangonem.mp3] Also check the … Read more
I’ll be the first to admit that I was not feeling Swizz Beatz back in the glory days of the Ruff Ryders. At the time, something about his sound just seemed a little harsh and lacking soul. Looking back on the whole ordeal I now realize that he truly embraced the concept of Hip Hop … Read more