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Audible Treats Puts On Solid CMJ Showcase
Nationwide Boom Bap Floods New York City For 2010 CMJs
By Amir Said (Sa'id)
The CMJ (College Music…
Beatmaking Is No “Big Mac”
Beatmaking Tradition Prioritizes Creativity Through Challenge, Not Ease; "In-the-Box" Music Process Often…
BeatTips Interviews Mix Engineer Rich Keller
"Hip Hop Breaks All the Rules;" Famed Mix Engineer Discusses Challenges of Mixing Hip Hop/Rap Music
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BeatTips Approved: Joell Ortiz – “Sing Like Bilal,” Beat By DJ Premier
Bass Chops Underscore Premier's Boom Bap Send-Up; Joell Ortiz Delivers Solid Rhyme"
By Amir Said (Sa'id)…
BeatTips MusicStudy And Diggers Goldmine: Bobby Boyd Congress – “Dig Deep In Your…
Early Funk From Obscure, Little-Known Outfit
By Amir Said (Sa'id)
One of the things that makes digging…
Statik Selektah Says He Had To Learn How To Be “Nice,” Before He Approached DJ Premier
One Of The Hardest Working Men In Beats Today Gives Window Into His World Of 300 Songs Per Year
By Amir…
BeatTips MusicStudy: The Jackson 5 – “That’s What You Get For Being Polite”
One Of My Favorite Songs From One Of Soul Music's Most Infamous Groups
By Amir Ali Said
One of my…
The BeatTips Community Shop Talk: How Do You Like To Remix A Song
DC And The Beat Pharmacy Take Us Through Their Processes Of Remixing A Song
By dC and The Beat Pharmacy…
BeatTips MusicStudy: New Birth – “I Can Understand It”
One Of The Most Formidable Funk Bands Of All Time Cover's Bobby Womack Classic And Makes It Their Own
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DJ Premier Video Salute Offers Great Perspective On His Love For Music
The Narrative Of Part Of Premier's Pedigree Told Over Timeless Images And Sounds
By Amir Said (Sa'id)
One…