DJ Kon (On Track – Kon & Amir) hooks us up with footage and audio from an event featuring legendary drummer Bernard Purdie. Presented by Redbull Music Academy and recorded live at the Phoenix Landing in Cambridge, MA, Perdie and Kon bless us with a drummer/DJ set over 50 minutes in length! Download the … Read more
We were lucky enough to get blessed with the audio from the Attack of The Blaps Producer Showcase featuring producers Illmind, Amplive, DJ Babu, Traxamillion, and was hosted by Rakaa Iriscience. With each producer playing their productions live on stage get ready for a few surprises… the 125 minutes of audio is essential to your … Read more
Crate digging pro The Purist hits us off with a top notch 36 minute dusty mix entitled "No Fat Chicks". The CD was originally a limited Japan only press, but he’s decided to share it with the rest of us and features rare joints by female soul artists such as Barbara Mason, Mary Love, vicky … Read more
A little something to help you get through the week… Get your iPods and notepads ready as DJ Derezon and Illfated smash to pieces a mix of DJ Premier’s finest concoctions. Not only do we get a mix of Primo’s best beats, but he also breaks down the stories of making classics including "Nas Is … Read more
Who would have known that a musical conspiracy was developing right in my own backyard? It turns out that while I was focused on tweaking site code and writing blog posts, a group of renegade producers and forum members were busy digging up dusty gems and deconstructing a genius composer with the intention of creating … Read more
Aftermath staff producer DJ Khalil breaks down the making of “What It Is” by Nas, including how the sample was replayed, chopped in Recycle, and recreated using Reason. He also goes onto talk about his passion for European progressive rock records, the importance of having your track mixed correctly, and the upcoming release of Dr. … Read more
A Crate Kings favorite, Damu The Fudgemunk drops an interview conducted in the basement lab where he discusses how he started producing, digging for vinyl, filtering, and even shows off an original copy of The Honeydrippers “Impeach The President”.
Ms. Badu came through with a craziest of beats that could only be produced by the king of bugged out instrumentals… Madlib. Beware… fierce neck snapping and head nodding will occur immediately! Download Erykah Badu – “The Healer”
With the boatload of American Gangster remix and mashup albums floating around the net, it’s damn near impossible to keep up or even attempt to discern what is worth listening to. K-Def came through and left us with a nice little holiday gift to ease us into the new year with his original American Gangster … Read more
Happy New Years from Rhymefest as he drops his album Man In The Mirror as a free download. As a dedication album to Michael Jackson, it’s a little gimmicky, but will still keep your iPod rocking for some time to come. Download Man In The Mirror