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Who is the Greatest Beatmaker (Hip Hop Producer) of All Time?
Just as numbers don’t lie in baseball, I believe that they don't (or at least shouldn’t) lie in hip…
Why Vinyl Reissues Are a Good Thing
Every Friday, I used to spend a brief part of the afternoon digging through vinyl records at a shop over…
Sample Flips: A$AP Rocky – “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)” Ft. Skepta
The demise of sampling has been greatly exaggerated. We continue to see the art of sampling power many of…
Sample Flips: Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y – “Landing”
Live in Concert produced a slew of Jazz-infused songs, but one stands above the rest.
Wiz Khalifa and…
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…
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,…
Madlib Made All the Beats for ‘Bandana’ On His iPad
Madlib shook up the beatmaking community Saturday when he announced that he'd made all of the beats for…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Bobby Boyd Congress – “Dig Deep In Your Soul”
Early Funk From Obscure, Little-Known Outfit
One of the things that makes digging for "new" music so…
John King and the Story of Chung King Studios
Pioneering Recording Studio and Its Owner Helped Give Hip Hop/Rap Music New Dimension
Chung King…
What The Music Taught Me: Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Taught Me How To Shuffle
Listening To One Of Jazz's Most Prolific Groups, I Learned How To Add Natural Shuffle To My Beats
The…