WHO DID THAT BEAT? Hasane Insane
May 8, 2008
By Jerry L. Barrow
Photos by J. Shotti
If you think he sounds like a terrorist, you’re right. When Hasan Insane gets on an MPC he will hold your ears hostage. You may not know his name or his face but if you consider yourself a hip-hop fan you should know Hasan Insane’s work. His remix CDs, The Pink Album and Perfect Strangers are must haves for any Nas and Jay-Z fan frustrated with their sometimes suspect beat selection. Now the 25 year old New Yorker has released another inspired CD, Black Caesar, using vocals from Jay-Z’s American Gangster. Joking that he makes “only one beat per month” this perfectionist took a few minutes to talk to Nodfactor about how he still remains one of the best kept secrets in the production game.