Beat Diggin’ Makes The World Go Round
I almost fell over myself when I saw this stash of vinyl lined up on the wall in those pretty little crates.
Focus – Aftermath Producer Making Beats
This is one of the best beat making videos I have ever seen. Focus, an in house producer for Aftermath, straight up kills the MPC 3000, keyboards, and guitar. He just makes it look so easy!
Thes One Beat Making Video
Thes One from People Under The Stairs showing us how to make a sampler sing!
EMU SP1200 Beat Making Video
Here’s a little clip of Distrakt doing some serious damage to the classic EMU SP1200. He breaks down the EMU SP1200, his methods of organization, and philosophy behind production. The SP1200 definitely has a distinct sound due to its 12 bit depth and limitation of 10 seconds sampling time.
Beat Making Videos Roundup
I ran across this dope record digging and beat making video of Jacpot rocking the MPC. This dude is nice with it! Declare killin’ it in the studio Dor rockin’ the EMU-SP1200
Timbaland and Busta Rhymes Making Beats In The Studio
There is something I just love about watching Timbaland in the studio. Everything just seems to flow a little better with Tim behind the boards and Busta alway has a way of getting me inspired. So check out this video and go make some beats brothas!
Dynamic Producer – The 10 Track Commandments by Felisha Booker and Ingenious
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
Beat Kings: The History of Hip Hop Directed by Mathematics – Review
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
Beat Battles for Hip Hop Producers
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
The RZA Showing Off His Custom Roland MV-8000
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.