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The BeatTips Manual
Beatmaking, the Hip Hop/Rap Music Tradition, and the Common Composer
6th Edition
by Amir Said

Beatmaking is a rich and very meticulous art-craft. It contains a number of unique methods and practices, each potentially more complex and challenging than the other. The BeatTips Manual breaks down the complexity of beatmaking and hip hop/rap production, and erases all of the myth and mystery.

The BeatTips Manual is brilliantly divided into five primary parts—an absolutely stunning History part; an extensively detailed and robust Instruction part, which covers everything about making beats from drum programming to composition and arrangement; a Music Theory part; a Business part; and an explosive Interviews part, which includes exclusive interviews with DJ Premier, DJ Toomp, 9th Wonder, Marley Marl and more. A groundbreaking study of hip hop/rap music's chief compositional process and its tradition and culture, The BeatTips Manual is the definitive book on beatmaking and hip hop production.

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The Art of Sampling
The Sampling Tradition of Hip Hop/Rap Music and Copyright Law
by Amir Said

The art of sampling, one of the most innovative music processes to emerge in the late-twentieth century, stands today as both a celebrated art form and a cultural activity within the hip hop/rap music tradition and beyond. The Art of Sampling by Amir Said (author of The BeatTips Manual), examines this complex and controversial music process, and brings forth a study that illuminates its history, creative mechanics, and philosophy, along with the implications that it holds for copyright law.

The art of sampling is the world’s most explosive music technique. It contains a number of unique methods and practices, each potentially more complex and challenging than the other. It stands as one of the most highly debated music processes of all time. And, of course, it raises a number of important questions about copyright law. The Art of Sampling, which contains everything found in the "Art of Sampling" chapter of The BeatTips Manual, 6th Edition, plus additional information and a crucial Copyright Law Part, breaks down the complexity of sampling in the hip hop/rap music tradition, and erases all of the myth and mystery. Divided into three primary parts, including an in-depth History part, a robust Instruction part, and a highly comprehensive and accessible Copyright Law part, The Art of Sampling is sharply informative and engaging. Through a highly detailed analysis of the origins of the art of sampling and beatmaking in general, as well as its key aesthetics, principles, predilections, nuances, and priorities, Said offers an unmatched level of “how-to” instruction. And with an equally impressive examination of United States copyright law and policy, he delivers an astute (and approachable) study that’s certain to increase the public’s understanding of copyright law.

Intensely thought-provoking, eye-opening, and timely, The Art of Sampling is the most comprehensive exploration of sampling in the hip hop/rap music tradition and copyright law ever written, and one of the most striking and poignant music studies to come along in years.

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  • "I have been producing beats for a number of years now, and finding this caliber of literature is not always easy. Your book is ridiculously tight, your enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for the culture is spilling from each page. Your writing style is so, that I couldn’t put the book down, I rolled meticulously from cover to cover I didn’t want to miss a sentence. This book has inspired me in a big way, so for that, I wanted to thank you. Keep doin what you do."
    —Phil Rose

    "Comprehensive, passionate and scholarly, The BeatTips Manual is much more than an instruction book for hip-hop producers...It is a thorough analysis of the hip-hop aesthetic itself. Highly recommended for anyone that takes hip-hop culture seriously."
    —Joe Schloss, Ph.D, Professor,
    New York University

    "The BeatTips Manual is one of the best investments I have made in beat making and as a fan of hip hop...the sheer size of the book is amazing. The BeatTips Manual has definitely given me a lot to think about. Thank you very much for your efforts and work in this book. It needs to be required reading for anyone getting into beatmaking or hip hop production."
    —Charles Purnell

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    —Brandon F

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    "Sa'id, I just got my copy of The BeatTips Manual, and I LOVE it. I've been producing for about 4 years now, and I've read all sorts of books, websites, forums and instructional videos, and I can honestly say, that this is by far THE BEST aid I've ever found. You can really feel your passion for beatmaking & producing, and that's what makes it such infectious reading."
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    —Dante

    "THIS BOOK IS THE TRUTH! It delves deep into the philosophy of the producer, important comparisons of different styles, hip hop history, business, and tons of up close and personal interviews with hip hop's largest producers. All the pages are written in a down to earth, coherent manner so everyone from beginners to advanced producers can benefit. Highly recommended."
    —Turntable Lab

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    "You Must Learn. The BeatTips Manual goes way beyond beatmaking 101. There's only so much you can learn about hip hop production from audio technology schools, where the art form's finer points are generally glossed over. Sa'id's accessible BeatTips Manual fills in the blanks. It shines in its efforts to educate readers on topics that are often overlooked. Do the knowledge!"
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