Prince Paul Drops Science

By Amir Said On Aug 26, 2010

Acclaimed Beatmaker Offers Brief History Of Old/New School Hip Hop/Rap Music and Beatmaking

By Amir Said (Sa’id)

In this video Prince Paul provides a brief sketch of some the early-/mid-80s history of hip hop/rap music. Touches on history of beatmaking and motives of new/old musical approaches.

For educational purposes…

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Amir Said

Amir Said (Said) is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of BeatTips. A writer, publisher, and beatmaker/rapper from New York now living in Paris. Said is a co-founder of the publishing company Superchamp Books and the author of a number of books, including: ‘The BeatTips Manual,’ ‘The Art of Sampling,’ and ‘The Truth About New York.’ He is also a recording artist whose made a number of music projects, including his latest album 'The Best of Times.' Follow him on Twitter at: @amirsaid and @BeatTipsManual

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