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 Inside the Beat: Creating an Arrangement to Fit an Idea

Amir Said Oct 16, 2014 1

Using Your Composite Idea as a Guide to Capture the Essence and Feel You Envision Eight years ago, my…

Amir Said Oct 7, 2014 0

Enjoyable Beat Tape That's Consistent Throughout By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Consummate pros do what they do…

Amir Said Oct 6, 2014 0

Prolonging Sounds May Be the Answer to the Question By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) When it comes to…

Amir Said Oct 5, 2014 1

Record Gems with Open Drum Sounds I'm a strong advocate for using custom drum sounds. And although I…

Amir Said Sep 29, 2014

#2 – Marley Marl By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Marley Marl. Pioneering hip hop/rap DJ and father of modern…

Amir Said Sep 28, 2014

#3 – RZA By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) RZA. Creator of the Wu-Tang sound, one of the Three Drum Kings of…

Amir Said Sep 27, 2014

#4 – Pete Rock By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) "In the 90s, even before I came about, Pete Rock was the dude.…

Amir Said Sep 26, 2014

Large Professor. Student, pioneer, beatmaking karate master. Large Professor is one of the most…

Amir Said Sep 25, 2014

#6 – Dr. Dre By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) Dr. Dre. Father of the quintessential west coast sound and one of…

Amir Said Sep 23, 2014

#8 – The Bomb Squad By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) The Bomb Squad. Sampling and sonic boom pioneers. When…