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Maseo Talks Prince Paul Production Tricks + Early Equipment

August 17, 2008

De La Soul’s Maseo aka Plug 3 touches down in Milwaukee to drop info about various production styles, equipment used in De La Soul’s early days, production tricks learned from Prince Paul, and the moment he knew music was going to be a real career.

88 Keys + Q-Tip – The Death of Adam News Clip

August 16, 2008

Mock news clip featuring producers 88 Keys and The Abstract prepping for the October 28th release of The Death of Adam.

Official Wax Poetics #30 Rock Issue Covers (Elvis + Bad Brains)

August 15, 2008

Here are the official front & back covers for Wax Poetics # 30… The Rock Issue is Wax Po’s first volume dedicated entirely to Rock Music!

"…Bad Brains show how a positive attitude and a disregard for boundaries could change societal notions of what a punk rock band could be. Ernie Isley discusses the Isley Brothers’ familial fame and his own influences, ranging from blind guitarist Jose Feliciano to legend and former roommate, Jimi Hendrix. Fats Domino songwriter Dave Bartholomew, Filmmaker Don Letts, and even Elvis Presley get the Wax Poetics treatment…"

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GZA Speaks On Pro Tools Producers

August 15, 2008

Wu-Tang lyrical specialist GZA speaks about the producers featured on his upcoming release, his favorite tracks, and his method for choosing instrumentals.

KRK Redesigns KRK10s Subwoofer

August 15, 2008

Just when you thought it was safe to lay off makin another purchase KRK Systems goes and announces a redesigned and updated version of its 10" recording subwoofer. The design of the KRK10s utilizes research and development with the subwoofer’s curved front matches the Rokit and VXT monitors’ diffraction reducing shape and is also a … Read more

Brooklyn Academy – Bored of Education Album Release Party

August 15, 2008

Music provided by: DJ Eleven, Evil Dee, Sucio Smash, Dp One, and Illmind. Featuring Artists: Jean Grae, Keith Murray, Sean Price, Scram Jones, and Fresh Jones. $10 Cover – Wednesday September 3, 2008 @ Southpaw – New York, NY.

Theme From Shaft (Hip-Hop Remix) by Haroon Al-Qahtani

August 15, 2008

After dropping A Hip-Hop Tribute To Isaac Hayes, Haroon went back to the lab and put together a supporting video with classic Wild Style scenes, archive footage, and some crazy editing work.

DJ Amir & Marc Hype: Rare Records & Crate Digging

August 15, 2008

Don’t ask how we came this older German promo for the King of Digging compilation. Still, I could listen to Amir talk about records for days and can only imagine what his vault looks like.

BMI Offers Free Publishing Workshops: Los Angeles

August 15, 2008

West Coast business minded folks will be glad to know that BMI is offering a free one hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers.

"Lasting 1 hour, BMI 101 covers the history of performing rights, the origins of BMI and the current role BMI plays in the complex world of the music industry. It is a great opportunity to not only meet other songwriters, but also educate yourself at the same time!"

MF Doom’s Dirty Downfall: More Ways To Kill Your Fanbase

February 2, 2010August 14, 2008

For the most part, the editorial policy here at Crate Kings is to avoid mentioning people or events that don’t deserve positive coverage, but for the sake of balanced opinion and reader warning, something has to be said about the recent MF Doom concert fakery.

We can all agree that it says a lot when Kno of CunninLynguists feels the need to publicly chime in and write "An Open Letter To MF Doom" addressing the now numerous MF Doom shanigans and acts of disrespect. I guess Doom didn’t get the memo detailing sure fire ways to alienate your fan base. What’s really sad is that many, including myself, have been essentially searching for ways to hand over buckets of revenue to this character. Instead we receive nothing more than a game of snatchees with our hard earned dough, endless excuses, and most recently, lackluster impostors.

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