One of my favorite videos/DVD’s for record diggin has been Deep Crates, produced by Beat Dawg. It really touches on real down and dirty digging from a producers perspective and I’m glad to see that Beat Dawg has slated to release Deep Crate Part 2 for Spring of 07. Hopefully we will have review for … Read more
It looks like Timbaland has his whole camp coming after Scott Storch. This one Feature D.O.E. charging directly at Storch with a beat produced by Timbaland. D.O.E. – "Piano Man" [audio:https://cratekings.com/audio/clips/doe.mp3]
Here’s a response "Beam You Up" from Ms. Jade directed towards Scott Storch and his Timbaland Diss. I’ve never been a huge fan of Ms. Jade, but it was definately better than Storch’s version. Ms. Jade – "Beam You Up" [audio:https://cratekings.com/audio/clips/jade.mp3]
I gotta give the usual huge shout out to my man DJ Trends for putting me up on the latest track "Classic" by Kanye West featuring Nas, KRS-One, Rakim with production by DJ Premier. The best part, of the many, is beginning where we get a glimpse into how DJ Premier works with his MPC … Read more
I have to admit that I’m really intriqued about the whole Scott Storch vs Timbaland beef. Not only are two great producers beefing over something really stupid, but one of them had the audacity to try to rhyme. One top of that, to add ever more fuel to the fire, Storch somehow decided it would … Read more
I’ve been seeing this cat around for a while now, but I must admit that I haven’t really taken the time to listen to hear what he was doing. Damn that was a big mistake! Black Milk is bringing production heat like I haven’t heard in a long while. His style reminds me of J … Read more
I guess our dropping a Scott Storch Drum Kit was so monumental (at least in my own mind) that it may have sparked a little beef. Aparrently, Scott Storch is a little upset about being call a "piano man" by Timbaland and felt the need to make an entire diss song about Tim. Unfortunately, it’s … Read more
Had to hit yall with a few of my favorite Hip Hop samples by my favorite producers Just Blaze, The Alchemist, The Heatmakerz, and Three Six Mafia. Hope yall like it. Remember to check the forums, sign up for the newsletter and take a look at the Crate Kings custom snare, Dr. Dre, and Scott … Read more
I want to give a huge shout out to all the cats supporting the Crate Kings forums and let them know that I’ve been listening to all of the requests. This interview with The Alchemist is one of those that was lost in my now infamous harddrive cleaning a few months ago. Luckily, someone had … Read more
For those who don’t know, hip-hop drums samples are the lifeblood of Hip Hop and Rap music. They have been the basis of virtually all of the classic hit that you hear today. Nowadays many producers have preferred to use more prechopped and engineered or factory drum kits, but there will always be a … Read more