Flyprints interviews producer Just Blaze about his stance against bullfighting, respect for other living beings, and the progression from DJ’ing to production.
Note: Head straight to pt. 2 after the jump for the music talk.
The Hip-Hop Chronicle interviews engineer Young Guru as he discusses working with Bad Boy and his connection with D-Dot, Chucky Thompson, and Tracy Lee. Young Guru also touches on his his start DJ’ing for Nonchalont to moving to New York and becoming D-Dot’s engineer, which finally lead to working with numerous other artists.
It’s be a while since the last installment of King of The Beats. Director Pritt Kalsi delivers his first full HD film covering the creation of KOTB. From the opening credits and the familiar two-fisted record crate crawl to the conversations with dedicated record diggers talking about drum breaks and the reworking old creations into … Read more
Legendary producers Boola and Ski Beatz take some time out to have personal conversation about their favorite experiences while working in the studio and individual projects, Cut From A Different Cloth and 24 Hour Karate School Pt. 2. The two then head into the studio to get deeper into the music, unreleased music, and letting … Read more
Many DJ’s, including myself, spent a significant portion of their lives standing behind a Vestax PMC-05 Pro mixer. Here DJ Qbert, Yogafrog, and discuss the birth and evolution of the Vestax PMC-05 Pro mixer, which happened to be first mixer to ever have a hamster switch.
Lord Finesse talks about the meaning behind Diggin’ In The Crates, hardcore crate digging, the importance of music knowledge, and tells glorious record convention stories. Notable Quote: If you’re gonna get in this game. Do it because you genuinely love music. It’s not about the records. It’s not about the drum machine. It’s always about … Read more
Producer Riche A of R productions drops beat making video, which showcases his flipping of a Maria Carey sample.
Producer Kaimbr breaks down the beats and inspiration from his latest beat tape entitled Mr. Miyagi. Kaimbr gets deep into the history of the music, Bill Conti, Zamphir, and more.
Native New Englander Dawaun Parker talks about attending school at Berklee, musical roots in Boston, working with Dr. Dre and Eminem, and working on his first solo project, The Decision.
Flyprints interviews producer Just Blaze about his stance against bullfighting, respect for other living beings, and the progression from DJ’ing to production.
Note: Head straight to pt. 2 after the jump for the music talk.
A little something for the turntablists. DJ Qbert rocks the drums.