The great thing about running your own website is the voice and audience that is provided. With the start of Crate Kings, I have been given the opportunity to write and inform others about all the great things that I run across while at the same time advising readers about products and services to stay … Read more
This hasn’t really been getting the best reviews around the net, but for some reason I still headed down to my local Newbury Comics and managed to find a copy of Beat Kings: The History of Hip Hop. Filmed, produced, directed, and scored by Wu-Tang Clan’s Mathematics, this film documenting the history of Hip Hop … Read more
Oh yeah, thanks to my man HK we finally got it all started and the Crate Kings Beat Battle has finally begun in the forums. Prizes The winner will receive a copy of the entire Crate Kings drum kit catalog and their beat/profile featured on the front page of the site. With Crate Kings now … Read more
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