Legendary Bad Boy producer Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie aka The Madd Rapper stopped by the Round Table to talk about Styles’ absence from "All About The Benjamins", meeting P Diddy at Howard University, getting involved with production, discovering Kanye West, ghost production, and whole lot more.
The interview is in 4 Parts so grab a seat and get comfortable…. more after the jump!
Coptic (Black Rob, Notorious, B.I.G., P-Diddy, G-Dep) talks about how he became involved in production, working with Bad Boy, and networking with other producers. He touches on the concepts of producer vs. beatmaker, Hip-Hop vs. R&B, making sure a track is completely finished, qualities to look for in an engineer. Equipment favorites include Akai MPC … Read more
Jimmy Lee, producer and for Bad Boy, talks candidly about entering the music business, working with various artists. Message to the masses: It’s all about the music… the bling will slow you down!