I’ll be the first to admit that I was not feeling Swizz Beatz back in the glory days of the Ruff Ryders. At the time, something about his sound just seemed a little harsh and lacking soul. Looking back on the whole ordeal I now realize that he truly embraced the concept of Hip Hop … Read more
A new book chronicaling the life and career of Dr. Dre is scheduled to be release during late may. Author Jake Brown will be revealing the the path that Dr. Dre has taken from his early beginning as a DJ to his current superproducer status. Check out more of the article here.
?uestlove of the Roots and his sister give us a glimpse into his infamous record vault. Trust me… this collection is no joke!
I don’t know who this actually is rocking the MPC 2000, but it’s a pretty dope video to watch Pete Rock and Large Professor’s “The Rap World” instrumental be reworked live.
A nice little clip of Pete Rock talking about trends in Hip Hop and upcoming projects.
It looks like Timbaland has his whole camp coming after Scott Storch. This one Feature D.O.E. charging directly at Storch with a beat produced by Timbaland. D.O.E. – "Piano Man" [audio:https://cratekings.com/audio/clips/doe.mp3]
Here’s a response "Beam You Up" from Ms. Jade directed towards Scott Storch and his Timbaland Diss. I’ve never been a huge fan of Ms. Jade, but it was definately better than Storch’s version. Ms. Jade – "Beam You Up" [audio:https://cratekings.com/audio/clips/jade.mp3]
I gotta give the usual huge shout out to my man DJ Trends for putting me up on the latest track "Classic" by Kanye West featuring Nas, KRS-One, Rakim with production by DJ Premier. The best part, of the many, is beginning where we get a glimpse into how DJ Premier works with his MPC … Read more
I have to admit that I’m really intriqued about the whole Scott Storch vs Timbaland beef. Not only are two great producers beefing over something really stupid, but one of them had the audacity to try to rhyme. One top of that, to add ever more fuel to the fire, Storch somehow decided it would … Read more
I guess our dropping a Scott Storch Drum Kit was so monumental (at least in my own mind) that it may have sparked a little beef. Aparrently, Scott Storch is a little upset about being call a "piano man" by Timbaland and felt the need to make an entire diss song about Tim. Unfortunately, it’s … Read more