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Today’s Fun Hip Hop Is Good, But It Needs A Deeper Message (Sometimes)
Trap music, modern-day “R&B”, and drill music are cool. I listen to it. Whether I’m at a party, out…
Kanye West Fliped “Strange Fruit” For “Blood On The Leaves;” And There’s Nothing Wrong With That
First, it was “Blood on the Leaves.” Outrage from everywhere for how Kanye West used a sample of Nina…
Beat Breakdown: Gorillaz feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack – “Stylo”
Gorillaz serve up yesterday feel; 1980s synth-style construction strikes warm chord.
"Stylo," the…
Minnesota: It’s The Frequency That Counts the Most
Understanding. It’s one of the primary keys to crafting quality beats. Understanding is something South…
Jump N Funk: DJ Rich Medina and His Celebration of Afrobeat
To speak with Rich Medina, a world renowned DJ, producer, and poet, is to receive a lesson in culture,…
Stable & Fresh: Statik Selektah and Termanology’s ‘1982’
Duo Soars with Broadly Complete Album
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
BeatTips Rating: 5/5
The…
BeatTips Certified: Tedy Andreas – “Artificial Pt.2” (Prod. by Moniman)
Fresh off his In2Deep album release, Tedy Andreas has released a new single. The Houston, Texas native…
BeatTips Certified: Saga & Thelonious Martin – “Mongolian Cashmere” (Prod. by…
Brooklyn and Chicago link up over sample-based beat... Earlier this year, Brooklyn MC Saga and Chicago…
BeatTips Certified: Jamal Flecks – “Mofo” (Prod. by Hype)
Jamal Flecks (formerly known as Basqui) released the music video for his single "Mofo" last night. The…
Gensu Dean: Production Master, Music Traveler, and Perennial Record Borrower
With two fresh new album projects on the market — a compilation called RAW and Whole Food with Denmark…