Another meeting of the minds… 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, Nu-Mark, and DJ Revolution discuss the significance of Pete Rock, while the Soul Brother dissects "When They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y)", Nas’ "The World Is Yours", and Ghostface’s "Be Easy"
Little known fact: Pete Rock sung the hook on "When They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"!!!
Foreign Exchange producer Nicolay talks about the Netherlands hip-hop scene, his move to North Carolina, and the music hustle.
A little while back I had the chance to hold a conversation with DJ Revolution while traveling from a video shoot for his upcoming release King of The Decks. For those needing somewhat of a background history, Revolution is a DJ’s DJ, known for holding down turntables duties on The World Famous Wake Up Show with Sway & King Tech and combining turntablist class skills with the party rocking capabilities of a nightclub specialist.
Rev took a moment to discuss how he initially began DJ’ing, shifting roles of DJ’s, and the importance of authenticity. Besides touching on vinyl collecting, musicianship, production, and the increased role of technology; he even brought up such old school ideas as responsibility, community, and investing in next generation of artists.
Talk about a room that would have been fun to be in… production maestro’s Pharrell and DJ Premier serve up Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip impressions then tell stories of their favorite Works of Mart.
DJ Toomp conducts studio show & tell with this MacBook and breaks down the circumstances surrounding the making of Young Jeezy’s "The Recession".
Producer Don Cannon talks about the making of "Dope Boys (Remix)" by DJ Greg Street f/ Lupe Fiasco, Wale & Kardinal Offishall. We also get a look into Don Cannon’s stripped down production setup including a MacBook Pro, Apogee Duet interface, Ensoniq ASR-X Pro sampler, and CD turntable. [via lupEND]
West coast legend DJ Muggs takes us inside the Soul Assassins headquarters for a quick tour, update on current projects, and philosophy about following pop culture.
The making of Reasonable Doubt is broken down with the help of various participants including Mary J. Blige, Ski, Irv Gotti, DJ Premier, Foxy Brown, and even Jay Z himself. The hour long documentary features Ski in the studio recreating the Lonnie Liston Smith sample with an S950 and SP1200, while Irv Gotti plays Isaac … Read more
Respect to Eskay for delivering the goods… Black Milk is featured as the Hip-Hop Official Artist of The Week while he discusses his personal style along with the general Detroit Hip Hop sound.