Denaun Porter Discusses Little Brother’s Album “Getback”
Detroit producer Denaun Porter talks about how he made five beats and recorded three songs with Little Brother all in the same night.
NO ID Talks About Kanye, Common, and Chicago Hip-Hop
Chi-Town production heavyweight NO ID speaks about his relationship with Kanye West, giving beats to Common, and being a pioneer of Midwest Hip-Hop.
Hi-Tek Interview – Creative Approach & Upcoming Projects
Hi-Tek talks about getting started in production and his approach of focusing on an albums music rather than MC’s and lyrics.
Alchemist Radio Interview – LIJN5
The alchemist talks about sample clearance, creative control, and the importance of maintaining industry relationships. Alchemist Radio Interview
Black Milk Fader Magazine Interview
Black Milk talks about the foundation of his sound and the upcoming Sean Price/Guilty Simpson project. Notice how the interviewer slips up and make the comment that Black Milk is bringing back the New York sound!
Jake One Reveals Creative Process Behind Beatmaking
Producer Jake One talks about getting started in Hip-Hop and the creative process used when making beats on the ASR-10.
Damu of Y Society – Live MPC Beat Demo At Fat Beats
Damu of Y Society is back at it again. Here’s some footage of him at Fat Beats giving a demonstration of the MPC 2000. Notable Fact: His MPC 2000 does not have a memory expansion – all beats were made using the factory standard 2 megs of RAM!
DJ Premier Speaks About How to Be a Real Producer
The always outspoken DJ Premier talks about the making of “Classic”, the difference between a producer and beatmaker, and the future of Hip-Hop. Check the interview from those crazy cats over at Words N Tunes
RZA & Wu-Tang Remix Interview
Looks like 8 Diagrams is receiving a damn good promo push, even receiving the cover of the latest issue of Remix Magazine. It’s pretty interesting the hear RZA talk about the importance of EQ and layering rather than having everything on beat and in the correct key. Check the Remix RZA/Wu-Tang Interview
Rick Rock Speaks In Studio
West Coast legend Rick Rock lays down some work on the MPC 4000 and Roland Fantom while working on five to six beats at a time.