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BeatTips MusicStudy: Talking Heads – “Once In A Lifetime;” Rhythms In Motion
Brian Eno's Rhythmic Genius—by way of Fela Kuti— Produces Talking Heads' Most Enigmatic Song
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BeatTips MusicStudy: Royal Flush – “Ice Downed Medallion” Prod. by EZ Elpee
Hungry Beatwork and Rhyme; Appreciated More in Middle of a Storm
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Cool & Dre Keep It Fundamental on “Shake”
Game's Song Takes Old Turn; Cool & Dre Make Effective Composition with Return to and Highlight of the…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Roc Marciano, “Game of Death;” Pete Rock on the Beat
Tough Strings, Solid Drums, Jabbing Bass-Stabs, and Punch-You-in-the-Face Rhymes
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BeatTips MusicStudy: Samuel Prody, Top-Notch Blues-Rock
This Contemporary Of Led Zeppelin Could Have Been A Contender
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BeatTips MusicStudy: Shalamar – “There It Is”
A Lesson in Working the Bass Line and Keeping the Groove in the Pocket
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BeatTips MusicStudy: Willie Henderson – “Off Into A Black Thing”
Early 1970s Funk That Rumbles And Rolls
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BeatTips MusicStudy: James Brown & The JBs – “I Don’t Want Nobody”
Rolling, Rumbling, Muddy Bass; Brassy Brass; Home Cooked Drums; and of Course, the Vocal Styles of Soul…
Kraak and Smaak Flipped Johnnie Taylor
Rhapsody Ad Good for Beatmaking and Sampling Cause
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The Wisemen’s ‘Children of A Lesser God’: Classic Street Rap in Full Effect
With 'Children of A Lesser God,' The Wisemen Deliver Classic Street Rap; But Don’t Call It a Throwback,…