Rsonist (Heatmakerz) talks about getting his first big break from, networking, and work ethic. It’s really interesting when he touches on the changes that have taken place in Hip-Hop, sacrifices, and future goals.
Mr. Mass drops a dope interview with respected producer and crate digger Fusion Unlimited as he talks about the state of Hip-Hop, production, sampling, and obscure records. The most amazing thing about Fusion is that he’s actually purchasing the publishing rights to independent records and building his own company catalog. Read the complete interview.
Here’s an older interview as engineer Roc Logic tells the story of meeting producer Laze E. Laze, and M.O.P. members Lil Fame & Billy Danzenie. He touches on the growth of technology, automation, the early stages of MIDI and Pro Tools, plus the significance of the Akai MPC 60. Also addressed are questions for beginner … Read more
Longtime EPMD member DJ Scratch announced that he’s left EPMD after finding out that Eric Sermon and Parrish Smith had been recording an album and performing without him. In an interview with All Hip Hop, Scratch cites money issues as cause for the rift. Read the interview and check the footage for a glimpse of … Read more
Q-Bert and DJ Scratch (EPMD, Busta Rhymes, Redman, Wu-Tang, Jay Z) sit down to discuss past dj battles like the New Music Seminar, ITF, and DMC. They also touch on dealing with stage fright, production, and his innovations in DJ’ing.
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
Producer Dame Grease tells his preference for hardware equipment, but still likes to use everything ranging from the Akai MPC 2000 & 3000, Fruity Loops, GarageBand, and Reason. Later on he offers a beat critique and advises producers to keep in mind that a vocalist will eventually need to be heard over a track.
Oddisee talks about his working on Jazzy Jeff’s album The Magnificent, production equipment, and tastes in record digging. He claims to use only an ASR-X and dig for records by cover art… judging by his work it’s not a bad way to approach things. Check the full interview.
Harlem producer Ron Browz tells of getting his start as a producer with equipment left behind by incarcerated label owners, working with Big L, and surprise of finding out that his track for Nas’ "Ether" was targeted at Jay Z. Read the complete interview
Producer Ron Browz (Ludacris, Nas, 50 Cent, Jim Jones, Joe Budden) talks about the importance of studying production (drum patterns, tempo, eq, instrumentation, bass, etc.), keeping your ear to the street, and staying in touch with trends.