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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

BeatTips Hip Hop Archive

Prince Paul Drops Science

Amir Said Aug 26, 2010 0
Acclaimed Beatmaker Offers Brief History Of Old/New School Hip Hop/Rap Music and Beatmaking By Amir Said…
BeatTips Hip Hop Archive

DJ Quik Says The MPC 60II Changed His Life

Amir Said Aug 23, 2010 1
One Of The West Coast's Most Prolific Beatmakers (Producers) Drops Jewels About Recording By Amir Said…
Beatmaking

Needlz Breaks Down His Workflow With Akai MPC 2000XL, Kurzweil K 2661

Amir Said Aug 22, 2010 1
Acclaimed Beatmaker Gives Glimpse Of How He Triggers Sounds And Routes His Gear By Amir Said (Sa'id) In…
Beatmaking

BeatTips Pick Of The Week: Alchemist Still Finds It Unbelievable

Amir Said Aug 20, 2010 0
Master Beatmaker Talks Shop About His Path To Music Success By Amir Said (Sa'id) Alchemist Making Beats 3…
Beatmaking

Was Dr. Dre Right About Hip Hop And Its Future?

Amir Said Aug 18, 2010 2
Hip Hop/Rap Production Icon Gives His Perspective On The "Future" of Hip Hop/Rap...10 Years Ago" By Amir…
Beatmaking

Sa’id’s Mental Memoir: DJ Tony Touch Thought “Milk” Was A Monster

Amir Said Aug 16, 2010 4
The value of making self-contained beats and rhymes, and how (why) I turned down a major label record…
Beatmaking

MusicStudy: Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators – “Soul Investigators’ Theme”

Amir Said Aug 15, 2010 0
Piano Dancing, Rhythm Guitar Skanking, Cool With Me By Amir Said (Sa'id)
BeatTips Hip Hop Archive

Bob James Says Sampling, In Some Cases, Is The Best Of All Possible Worlds

Amir Said Aug 14, 2010 2
Famed Jazz Fusion Artist And Sampling Mainstay, Discusses His Views On The Art Of Sampling In Hip Hop/Rap…
Beatmaking

BeatTips Pick of the Week: Paten Locke – “Soup for One” &…

Amir Said Aug 13, 2010 1
With Live Studio 2-Song Set, P Locke Serves More Notice Of The Impending Beatmaker-Rapper Era By Amir…
Beatmaking

Pharrell Scores ‘Despicable Me’

Amir Said Aug 8, 2010 1
Acclaimed Beatmaker Translates Skills To Film By Amir Said (Sa'id) Don’t know if Pharrell has scored the…
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Superchamp Books is a new kind of publishing company. We embrace the idea that great authors can emerge from anywhere at any time, and we’re especially committed to amplifying the voices of freelance writers who are looking to publish books. We are interested in writers who have a good pulse on culture’s most prominent moving parts — literature, art, music, film, sports, fashion, education, and history. We are currently accepting submissions. For more information, please see our submissions guidelines.

BeatTips is a music culture publication that covers the the art of beatmaking, hip hop culture, and music history. We advocate for long-form feature writing, and we aim to offer critical observations and fresh perspectives with each piece that we publish.

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