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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
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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
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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
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Questions revolving around…
Jewel Droppin’: Mixing with Cus
For Mix Engineers, Hip Hop/Rap Presents a Set of Challenges
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Ty Fyffe Stresses The Importance Of Getting The Groove Going First
Sometimes Keeping It Simple Is All The Complexity A Beat Needs
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I have strong…