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Beatmaking Themes, Theories, and Concepts
A Change in Sampling Philosophy
Why It's Sometimes Necessary to Expand What You Consider to Be Useful Sample Source Material
By PAUL…
Escaping The Tempo Trap
Exploring Different Tempo Ranges, And How To Avoid Getting Stuck With The Same BPM For All Of Your Beats…
Boi-1da Chops It Up With The Real Frequency
The Real Frequency's "In the Lab Series" Catches up with Drake's Lead Beatmaker; Raises Question of…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Donny Hathaway, “Some Day We’ll All Be Free”
Absolute Essential Soul
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
As with all soul music, there's a incredibly strong sense…
BeatTips MusicStudy: James Brown & The JBs – “I Don’t Want Nobody”
Rolling, Rumbling, Muddy Bass; Brassy Brass; Home Cooked Drums; and of Course, the Vocal Styles of Soul…
BeatTips MusicStudy: The Clash – “Armagideon Time”
Rhythm and Drum Lessons, via The Clash
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
The Clash. What an incredible group. An…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli – “History” Produded by J Dilla
Repetition, Rupture, and Groove
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
What's dope about any J Dilla interest is the fact…
BeatTips MusicStudy: ‘School House Rock’ Drops Knowledge to Hypnotic Rhythm
Educational Short Film Uses Music to Teach Grammar; Soul Music Framework Makes "Verb" Episode a Standout…
Kraak and Smaak Flipped Johnnie Taylor
Rhapsody Ad Good for Beatmaking and Sampling Cause
AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Questions revolving around…
Jewel Droppin’: Mixing with Cus
For Mix Engineers, Hip Hop/Rap Presents a Set of Challenges
As Told to AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
BeatTips:…