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Kendrick Lamar Got Sued for Bill Withers Sample on Mixtape; Misconceptions About Copyright and…
A rapper uses a sample from a song of another artist to create a new song — said rapper places new song…
Marco Polo: The Journey of a Beatmaking Pioneer
Marco polo on the anatomy of a producer, how hip hop and beatmaking helped save his life, how he’s…
DJ Clark Kent on Beats, Creativity, and the Big Smoke Screen in Music
Legendary Brooklyn DJ/Producer DJ Clark Kent talks everything from the creative processes involved in…
Capturing Analog Sound and Essence in a Digital Era
Choosing the right DAW or tracking scheme for your beats
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Recently, a BeatTips…
BeatTips Interviews Minnesota
A Frequency Runs Through It
Understanding. It’s one of the primary keys to crafting quality beats.…
The Mediocre Standard is Here to Stay; But Beatmaking Leads the Fight
Reward for Mediocrity Means that Rap Will Never Go Back to its Golden Eras, Where Vanguard Art Growth was…
BeatTips Inside the Beat: Creating an Arrangement to Fit an Idea
Using Your Composite Idea as a Guide to Capture the Essence and Feel You Envision
Eight years ago, my…
K-Def Interview Feature with ReDef’s John Notarfrancesco
With His New Beat Tape, 'Back to the Beat', Produced Along with The 45 King, This Beatmaking Vet is…
Beat Tape Notable™: ‘Back to the Beat’ by K-Def and The 45 King
Enjoyable Beat Tape That's Consistent Throughout
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Consummate pros do what they do…
To Loop, or Not To Loop Individual Sounds?
Prolonging Sounds May Be the Answer to the Question
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
When it comes to…