http://www.nodfactor.com The Other Side of the Tracks Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:10:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Jerry L. Barrow "I would come out of Lefrak with duffle bags full of records..." - Large Professor He studied at the feet of a master and became one of the most influential beatsmiths in hip-hop. William Paul Mitchell, aka, Large Professor is the quintessential hip-hop producer; low-key, humble and continually ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/28/420 Washington, D.C. - This Friday, August 29th will see the beginning of the two days of activities that make up the inaugural Million DJ March event. Consisting of a day of panel discussions and an evening celebrity basketball game on Friday at the D.C. Boys and Girls Club, and ending ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/27/416 According to Allhiphop.com and the L.A. Times Andre Young, Jr. was found dead in his Woodland Hills Home on Saturday August 23rd. He was only 20 years old. Young went out on Friday night and came in about 5:30 A.M., but his mother found him unresponsive when she checked on him ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/26/409 Maybe he wasn't in the mood. Maybe he was high. But Daz Dillinger wasn't much in a mood to talk beats. He was in the mood to talk money, hustling beats and anything that comes from making the beats. At the end of the day isn't that information just as ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/25/400 In preparation for his debut CD, The Death of Adam, producer 88 Keys has released this commercial/news report on the demise of his lead character: Now only if he can get Q-tip to put out that CD...Consequence seems to know something we don't.. Also, peep the new joint from 88 Keys featuring ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/25/392 I think in years to come people will be sampling ?uestlove. I know, you're thinking "sampling another producer in hip-hop is blasphemy" but ?uest is not simply a producer. He's one of the best drummers of our generation. And besides, even DJ Scratch has admitted to jacking those Little Feat ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/25/382 “All I need is a beat with a continuous loop and the live vibe that’ll hypnotize like the flute…” –GZA “Alphabets” Hooray, GZA has a new CD out. We all know he can spit, but how do the beats sound on a CD he had the balls to call Protools? Intromental Produced ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/22/370 (New York, NY) — Miami radio personality, label head, and Terror Squad/KOCH Records recording artist DJ Khaled is set to release his third album, We Global on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. DJ Khaled recently leaked “Go Hard,” the 2nd single from the forthcoming new album. “Go Hard” featuring Kanye West and T-Pain ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/21/366 For their 20th Anniversary Issue The Source magazine has picked the top 20 producers of the last 20 years. In the articled titled ,"Sound Control,"  they list in alphabetical order their favorite geniuses behind the boards: Bomb Squad DJ Paul and Juicy J DJ ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/19/349 Jersey MC Joe Budden is getting ready to drop his CD, Padded Room and has relied heavily on up-and-coming producers like Klasix and Blastah Beatz for his instrumentals. "You can hit me on Myspace and if I'm in a good mood I'll hit you back," he told Nodfactor.com. His "Who" ... http://www.nodfactor.com/2008/08/18/345