Producers Alchemist & Evidence go head to head in a laptop original sample battle on the Fresh Rhymes and Videotape tour bus. I personally have to declare Alchemist the automatic winner after Evidence set it off with a widely known Norah Jones joint. Who would you crown king? Respect to Herfection
Traxamillion (Keak Da Sneak, Brook Hogan) tells how he became involved in music, learning to produce Hip-Hop, and takes us through a quick beat construction.
Grammy award winning producer Bryan Michael Cox and DJ Wonder create a beat live on the air. Nothing fancy, just some quick piano playing, but the combination of turntables and live playing was damn entertaining.
Kidz In The hall give some valuable insight into the construction of "Let Your Hair Down". Producer Double O has bring bringing the heat for a while, so it’s nice to get a feel for how the duo works.
Some short footage of Kev Brown constructing a beat using the Akai MPC 2000 XL and a fairly stripped down production setup.
Nothing special, just some older studio footage of Havoc playing beats out of his Akai MPC 3000. It’s always good to get a look at the equipment he uses.
Cypha Sounds has been bringing some great producer oriented material on his show. This time Ryan Leslie plays keys over Lil Wayne’s "Lollipop" to bring out little more flair in the track.
Producer Ryan Leslie steadily provides entertaining and enlightening studio footage. This time he takes us through the making of "Addiction" including laying down the drums, piano, and synths to create yet another high powered track.
Producer T Finguz takes us inside his studio to talk equipment, digging for CD’s, and gives a walkthrough on how to make beats using the Roland MV-8800, live bass, Korg Triton, and drum set.
Disko Dave of Better Beat Bureau presents us with another top notch MPC 2000XL beat making video. From start to finish Dave begins with a nice soul sample, programs the bassline, then brings us through drums, and sequencing to produce a rock solid track. Much respect for taking the time to zoom in on the … Read more