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Check This: Carl Navy – “Can’t Hide Love” (Prod. by Laronisaloser)
Unearthing a quality sample is worth the pay off.
Flipping music from the '70s isn't an easy feat.…
Beat Breakdown: Prodigy – “Keep It Thoro” (Prod. by Alchemist)
A menacing apparatus, "Keep It Thoro" personifies how light and heavy textures co-mingle and combine,…
Names on the Marquee: Ahmad Jamal Trio – “Darn That Dream”
Genius and the Intimate Intensity of an After Hours Lounge.
The beatmaking community (and culture)…
Check This: Najjee – “Letters of Incarceration” (Prod. by Judah Hex)
Najjee and Hex release their first album together.
Najjee, formerly of The Krookz collective, has…
Check This: King Shampz – “Murder Art” (Prod. by Azzan)
Philly brothers turn paint brushes to hammers with "Murder Art."
King Shampz and his brother Azzan, a…
True Master: One of the Sharpest Masters of the Art of Beatmaking
True Master is a sharp dude. The type that calculates three moves ahead. The type that could have…
Names on the Marquee: Rhetta Hughes’s “You’re Doing With Her — When It Should Be…
Spotting new details in a classic Rhetta Hughes number.
It can be a fool’s errand to try to…
The Art of Beatmaking is Bigger than Any Piece of Gear
Concepts, themes, and theories over gear, equipment, and plug-ins — It’s about the beatmaker and his…
Think Outside the Box for Custom Snare Sounds
Presets Get the Job Done, But Customized Sounds Help You Create Your Own Style and Sound
An exclusive…
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,…