Just Blaze talks about how he started in music as a DJ, his mother singing, and father being a Jazz musician. He also talks about keeping his ear to the streets and the need for producers to unite as allies. Most interestingly, he goes into technology, working on the road, reasons for purchasing Bassline Studios, … Read more
Chicago board legend No I.D. tells aspiring producers and rappers to "you have to have a life plan that makes sense for real life and not a fantasy music plan." He goes on to address the issues of studying for whatever career you intend to pursue, including music. Read the complete story.
Kidz In The hall give some valuable insight into the construction of "Let Your Hair Down". Producer Double O has bring bringing the heat for a while, so it’s nice to get a feel for how the duo works.
Robbie over at Ukut drops an excellent 2 part interview with Keith Shocklee as he breaks down the early days of the Bomb Squad from their beginnings as the Spectrum City DJ’s, massive sound systems, and two hour setup times to for parties. In part 2 Keith goes into the growth of PE’s popularity, the … Read more
Oh man… the latest Juan Epstein Podcast is insane. Peter Rosenberg and Cypha Sounds interview porn star Sophie Dee and Pete Rock. Unless you wanna get your radio lust on, skip past the Sophie Dee portion to about 30 minutes where Pete Rock comes through and drops some lesser known production facts like producing Notorious … Read more
Producer 9th Wonder says Lil Wayne is the best MC alive. I’m a little shocked by this one, but the most interesting part was hearing him comment on the state of Hip-Hop and the changing definition of classic music. He makes a great point about how many songs need to be hot, especially considering … Read more
Multi-platinum producer Danjahandz talks about breaking into music via R&B, then moving into Hip-Hop, which is quite the opposite path for most. Also addressed are upcoming projects with T.I. and working from a remote location. Danja’s got a great attitude towards being open to any genre and the freedom to play around with any idea.
Production Duo Midi Mafia (Dirty Swift & Bruce Wayne) talk about how they began working together and broke into the business. It’s pretty amazing that these two landed 50 Cent’s "21 Questions" after only working together for 6 months along with a slew of other offers. When given the opportunity to submit tracks for 50 … Read more
In a couple of video shorts, Producer 9th Wonder talks about his definition of a legacy, the importance of carrying the torch in Black music, and the responsibility of an artist.
In an older interview with Urban Smarts, Madlib talks about working with multiple artists simultaneously, basic equipment setup (303 sampler, SP 12, and track board), and recording the entire Madvillain album about a week and a half Madlib also talks about his first professional experience in music, releasing the first Lootpack 12", and a scrapped … Read more