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Sample Flips: 50 Cent – “Hustler’s Ambition” (Prod. by B-Money…
Vintage 50 flow and vocal-stabbing B-Money production carries film soundtrack.
50 Cent was unstoppable…
Sample Flips: Kendrick Lamar – “Celebration” (Prod. by Sounwave)
Kendrick displayed immense potential on his debut EP.
Debut projects tell you a lot about where an…
BeatTips Friday Freestyle: Sa’id – “Funny Politics”
Fridays are always a heavy day for me. It's usually the day that I have the most going on. So to help…
BeatTips Friday Freestyle: Sa’id – “High Top Fade”
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: The Knight Brothers – “Tried So Hard to Please Her”
Slow soul songs fill the bill.
Years of diggin' in the crates and studying different kinds of records…
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…