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Elevator Hip-Hop caught up with Detroit native DJ House Shoes to discuss Detroit hip-hop, J Dilla, vinyl records, and production tools of choice. House Shoes also gives his thoughts on Serato, DJ’s who’ve never used records, and his history of burning things. Well I actually started DJ’ing and making beats seriously like right around the … Read more

Protective case manufacturer Incase shows its mastery of new media by featuring an interview with Oh No. The producer talks about growing up with his brother Madlib, making beats with the iPad, technology, and the freedom to create. All I do is kick that raw, raw stuff. That raw, nasty, gangreen go jump off a … Read more

DJ Premier and Pete Rock sit down with Defrag to talk about the personal competition and being responsible for entire eras of classic hip-hop. We both ran a whole decade. A lot of producers and artists can’t do a whole decade.

Grind Music radio bring Q-Tip into to studio to talk about how he started producing and meeting Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Phife. Q-Tip breaks down the art of the pause tapes and 4-tracks before revealing that his first production equipment was purchased after making the first A Tribe Called Quest album. When I was doing … Read more

The Alchemist paid a visit to Grind Music Radio to discuss his favorite producers and thoughts about Vibe’s Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time Bracket. Dr. Dre DJ Premier Rick Rubin Large Professor RZA To be honest, if I’m even mentioned in any list along with those names, I’m super honored. Ya know, I’m just … Read more