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Check This: Gang Starr – “Mass Appeal”
Deceptively Simple Loop Drives Groove; Complex Timing Managed Through Drums
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
"Mass…
MusicStudy: Joe Farrell – “Seven Seas”
Jazz Funk Classic Serves Up Rhythm Clinic
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
ALL solo work on this joint is absolutely…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Jimi Hendrix – “Hey Joe”
A Blues Man Was Arguably The Greatest Rock 'n'Roll Guitarist In History
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
As broad as…
Check This Music Out: Showbiz & AG, “Fat Pockets;” Dope Styles
Showbiz, a King of Sampling Style
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Wow. When Showbiz & AG dropped "Fat…
Check This: “The Mad Scientist;” Large Professor
Unsung Hero of Creativity, Large Professor Mastered the Art of Bass-Filtering and Drum-Sound…
BeatTips MusicStudy: Gamble & Huff
Music Producers Worthy of Serious Study
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
Soul music historians can say what they…
BeatTips MusicStudy: New Birth – “I Can Understand It”
One Of The Most Formidable Funk Bands Of All Time Cover's Bobby Womack Classic And Makes It Their Own
By…
BeatTips MusicStudy: The Beat – “I Confess,” Up-Tempo 2-Tone Classic
Lyrics, Drums, and Horns Collide For Dope Ska Song
By Amir Ali Said
The Beat (The English Beat) is…
Sa’id’s Mental Memoir: DJ Tony Touch Thought “Milk” Was A Monster
The value of making self-contained beats and rhymes, and how (why) I turned down a major label record…
Bob James Says Sampling, In Some Cases, Is The Best Of All Possible Worlds
Famed Jazz Fusion Artist And Sampling Mainstay, Discusses His Views On The Art Of Sampling In Hip Hop/Rap…