Pete Rock DJs Art Exhibit @ 55DSL Pioneer beatmaker/producer Pete Rock will be handling the DJ duties at the unique "Seen on Audio" exhibit, presented by Wax Poetics and Sound of Art. Event will be held Thursday (8/21/08) from 6-9pm. For more details, click here .
Every Tuesday throughout the month of August, there's going to be a DJ and Beat Digger's throw-down. Pioneering hip hop DJs/producers/M.C.s like Grand Master Caz, DJ Red Alert, and Hank Shcoklee headline this series of free "park jams." For more information, see the flyer below or visit: nycgovparks.org Krazyfingaz Wins July Beat Battle There were a lot of dope beats in the BeatTips.com Beat Battle (July). In fact, it was the closest battle to date. Beatmaker/producer Krazyfingaz took 1st place; Castro Beats stole 2nd Place, and Grimeshine secured 3rd Place.
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts offers course dedicated to hip hop-rap music production. Course features BeatTips Manual (4th Ed.) as the required text book.
Most drum sound questions are almost always rooted in two other commonly asked questions, "how do I make my drum sounds bang?" and "how do I make my drums sound more full?"
Since 1990, the list of artists who came through to the house that Premier built reads like a who's who of critically acclaimed Hip Hop-Rap M.C.s: Kool G. Rap, Nas, Jay Z, Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.), O.C., AZ, and of course the mighty M.O.P. At one time or another they all had to come through D&D! In Part 1 of this rare DJ Premier interview, peep how Premier breaks down the importance of "feeling" in your production.
BeatTips.com Forums
At the BeatTips.com Forums, everything from production themes to music in general gets broken down even further.
The BeatTips.com directory is a detailed listing of music production programs at colleges and institutions around the world. It also contains
links to music products, stores, record shops, and production related professional services.
Marley Marl with Juice Crew All Stars "The Symphony" (1989)
"The Symphony", perhaps the best posse cut in the history of hip hop-rap music, was way ahead of its time; especially when you consider that it featured Kool G. Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Master Ace, Craig G, and producer Marley Marl -- all in their prime... No beef, no egos, just real music.
