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BeatTips List of Great Records for Drum Sounds, Vol. 3
Record Gems with Open Drum Sounds.
I’m a strong advocate for using custom drum sounds. Although I…
BeatTips Friday Freestyle: Sa’id – “The Flamingo Titty Bar Heist”
Fridays are always a heavy day for me. It's usually the day that I have the most going on. So to help…
Names on the Marquee: Pablo Gad
A gem from late 1970s/early 1908s reggae. Also, why dub proves to be useful for coming up with new drum…
Fresh Ears & Classics: Black Moon – ‘Enta Da Stage’
About “Fresh Ears & Classics”
I’m a strong advocate for music that stands the test of time. But I…
Names on the Marquee: Bob James’s “Nautilus”
Oliver Wang remembers one of the most sampled and interpolated songs in history, and points out why…
5 Things to Help You Make Beats Consistently and Grow Your Style and Sound
The key to making great beats is consistency. Consistency keeps you in a music-making zone and away from…
AmirSaysNothing: Blue Collar Priest, Rapper for the People
Off the heels of a solid debut EP in Medium Rare (2015), AmirSaysNothing dropped his first full-length…
One Way to Avoid Over Producing: Minimal Programming Context
You're in the lab making a new beat, you're nodding your head, the beat is dope — almost. You just have…
Beat Breakdown: Main Source – “Looking At the Front Door”
Oliver Wang breaks down Main Source’s “Looking At the Front Door” and points out why Large Professor’s…
Should Millennials Skip the Canon of Hip Hop/Rap Because There’s Too Much Music?
As the number of new hip hop artists has grown drastically in the past decade, resulting in the explosion…