There has been a lot going on this week with tooling up my resume for a new daytime gig, working with coders to add new features to the site, researching the possibility of a new web host, and somehow finding the time to make a beat or two. I can also finally declare that one … Read more
Cut Chemist getting down and dusty in the crates.
Wajeed doing doing some crate digging around the Detroit area.
You know it’s time to throw in the towel when you get to the point of this guy!
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!
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
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
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.
Hi-Tek is another one of the great producers in Hip Hop, but there seems to be very little known about the process he follows. The quick video offers us a little peak into how he obtains his drums, basslines, and samples.
I ran across a few interesting things this week in the world of Hip Hop production and sampling. The History of Sampling V1.2 is a great little project to play with that gives a timeline on many of your favorite classic Hip Hop samples and beats. A quick interview with DJ Kon about diggin and … Read more