And Then What Happened…88 Keys Gets Played

There are 8 Million stories in the naked city and half of them happen in the recording studio. So from time to time I’m going to drop some narratives from your favorite producers and DJs. (Some of ya’ll remember “Tales From The Booth”…if you don’t, you can catch up now).

In our first installment of “And Then What Happened…” 88 Keys recounts how a shady engineer started twisting on his girls knobs…

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88 KEYS:The Nodfactor Interview

It’s about time 88 Keys started yelling. The totally off the radar producer has been quietly amassing an enviable discography. From Black Star’s “Thieves in The Night” (thanks Eskay!) to Beanie Sigel’s “Watch Your Bitches” and Musiq Soulchild’s “Her” he’s kept heads ringing for years. Now he is preparing to release his first solo album, The Death of Adam, executive produced by Kanye West. Yeah, that Kanye West. On the eve of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop festival 88 Keys took a moment to speak with Nodfactor about the little death, producing for Jay-Z and why he’ll never give up his MPC-3000.

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88 Keys and Q-Tip Buggin Out, Taking “Viagra”

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 Kanye West “Stay Up” (Viagra)