Black Milk is another producer that we wholehearted support around here. Luckily he just announced via MySpace the tracklist for his latest album Tronic along with the October 28th release date on Fat Beats. Tronic Tracklist: 1. Long Story Short ft. Dwele 2. Bounce 3. Give the Drummer Sum 4. Without U ft. Colin Munroe … Read more
Rhymehouse drops one on us as Damu the Fudgemunk talks about the his minimalist equipment setup, digging for records, and thoughts about producers using the latest technology and DAW’s. He also talks about the surprising lack of response received from his beat CD’s and his exposure gained from YouTube.
Comment that made jealous beyond belief: "Yard sales where I found S.O.UL. for $1"
Good news (or bad) for vinyl heads… apparently the general public is finally catching up to what we’ve known all along.
A two part interview with Harlem producer Dame Grease running down his resume, track placements, and ability to stay relevant in a quickly changing industry. He also makes a point of declaring that he plays all his own instruments and does not utilize ghost producers or "apprentices".
Nuggets of the interview: Q-Tip robbed Cypha Sounds for his digital reggae collection, talks about his feelings about A Tribe Called Quest, and acknowledges that he receives royalty checks for the Lil Wayne "A Milli" sample. Check the interview snatched from Don’t Get Gassed.
"Ether" producer, Ron Browz takes us along during his day to day producer activities including studio recording, meeting with Aftermath A&R Riggs Morales, and dropping off beats to G-Unit.
On September 12, 2008 German musician Johannes Kreidler will perform a 33 second long musical composition containing samples of 70,200 other creative works. This is obviously a political rather than artistic statement, but he makes some very good points that require serious consideration. In preparation for the performance, here he attempts to register his song … Read more
Props to the Smoking Section and DJ Sorce-1 for dropping this incredible interview with Prince Paul detailing the production aspects behind De La Soul’s early work. The interview is packed with stories about unreleased demos, samplers, and sample clearances… in other words, a producer’s dream!
While Just Blaze essentially rips the Akai MPC 5000 to shreds, Havoc states that he made the move and is "killing the game with it!" I guess differing opinions make music a great thing. Alchemist and Havoc also go on to address the difference between a producer and beatmaker, inspiration, and advice to new artists … Read more
DJ Premier talks about first getting involved with Hip-Hop, his musical inspiration, personal challenges, and most memorable moments. Ignore the poor camera handling… it’s worth it.