The rule for learning about Hip-Hop production is pretty much this: When Pete Rock speaks, you better listen. In this interview with Remix Magazine, Pete Rock talks about the importance of harmonics, the overuse of compression, and reveals a few tricks such as pre-eq’ing audio before sampling. Read The Interview I’d also like to mention … Read more
9th Wonder starts it off by chopping up a "Pretty Brown Eyes" by Mint Condition, then takes us on a digging excursion to Cue Records located in Philadelphia. Store owner DJ Botany 500 offers up some unknown joints while 9th wonder talks about receiving a Grammy shout out from Mary J. Blige and sampling records. … 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”.
Bump Hip-Hop Interviews Pete Rock about his upcoming release NY’s Finest, discusses his influence on younger sample based producers, and the state of New York Hip-Hop. Check The Story
Producers Sean C and LV break down "Roc Boys", discuss making the transition from DJ to producer, and using live instrumentation alongside the MPC 4000.
I stumbled upon a pretty old makeshift interview conducted in the backseat of a car with J Dilla and Dank (Frank N’ Dank). It’s funny seeing Dank referred to as Frank The Dank’, but still they both seemed like just a couple cool folks to hang with. Among the topics discussed are lost airline luggage, … Read more
9th Wonder talks about the beat for "Breakin My Heart" from Little Brother’s album Getback. Apparently the beat was about 3 years old by the time song was recorded, which is pretty amazing for it to still be relevant after all this time.
Pete Rock talks about his favorite places to dig for records, working with Jim Jones, and competing with dance-based teen rap. Check the interview with XXL
Hear it straight from Frank (Frank N’ Dank) and J Dilla as they tell tales of meeting Q-Tip for the first time, fist fights over S950 vs ASR-10 capabilities, and a rare studio session with Notorious B.I.G. It hurts to see Dilla in a wheelchair, nonetheless this is still a very important piece of footage. … Read more
The always on point folks over at Baller Status serve up a solid interview with the Alchemist as he talks about the release of Chemical Warfare on Koch, the LA Hip-Hop scene, and the evolution of production. Read Alchemist: Mixing Dangerous Chemicals