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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…
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…
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 Soul of Curtis Mayfield
In the discussion of music, numerous names are tossed around. Sure, there are many recording artists who…
Marquee Names: Led Zeppelin’s Approach to the Blues, A Lesson for Beatmakers
In the discussion of music, numerous names are tossed around. Sure, there are many recording artists who…
BeatTips Founder Sa’id Drops New Album ‘The Best of Times’
Sa'id, Author of the Books The BeatTips Manual and The Art of Sampling, Releases New Album that Aims to…