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BeatTips MusicStudy: Sauce Money – “Snipershot”
Slept On Rhyme Veteran Torches Sample-Based Heat Rock
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
When it comes to rhymin',…
MusicStudy: The Falcons – “I Can’t Help It”
Rhtym and Groove Set to Changing Time Signatures and Amazingly Staggering Syncopation
By AMIR SAID…
Rapper Saigon Joins Ranks Of Beatmakers
Acclaimed Lyricist, Now Also Beatmaker, Poised For New Appeal
By Amir Said (Sa'id)
From the looks of…
BeatTips MusicStudy: O.C. Feat. Yvette Michelle – “Far From Yours”
Unassuming Beat, but Intensely Hip Hop/Rap
By Amir Said (Sa'id)
One of the better marriages between hip…
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
By…
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…