Amen-Ra Remakes “Where I’m From”
March 10, 2010
Amen-Ra who first produced the track in ‘97 for Jay on his “In My Life Vol.1″ project remakes the joint that Diddy selected for “Angels”. It’s that dirty money!
Ron Amen-Ra Lawrence Shows How He Made The Where I m From Track For Jay-Z
Young Guru Explains The Challenge Of DJing For Jay-Z
March 4, 2010
RapRadar.com caught up with DJ/Engineer/A&R Young Guru for a multi-part interview.
Gives some history of his DJing (which you should already know if you come to this site…)
In this clip he comes to Jay-Z’s defense from Cornell West and the Masonic rumors…
Watch all clips at Nahright.com or RapRadar.com
VIDEO: Mark The 45 King On Making Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life”
February 23, 2010
Legendary producer Mark the 45 King describes how he made the beat but didn’t think he’d sell it. As fortune had it, Kid Capri was spinning the beat from 45 King during a Jay-Z concert and Jigga heard it. Mark goes in on what mic he used and everything. Props to the French lady who did the interview.
Bloggin 4 Beats: Hello Brooklyn (Flow Ayers Remix)
January 6, 2010
I really miss Brooklyn. After living there my entire life I relocated to Queens seven years ago so that I could escape the scourge known as Alternate Side Parking. While you have to be from NY to truly appreciate the inter-Borough wars I’ll go on record to say that it ain’t been that easy. Brooklyn just has intangibles unmatched by any place I’ve set my feet or laid my head.
When I first heard Jay-Z’s “Hello Brooklyn” I couldn’t fathom why Lil Wayne was on this hook (even now actually). But if Jay could get an expat from New Orleans to sing my home boroughs praises I could only get but so mad (how Bleek feels is another story).
So after attacking a few other Jay-Z acapellas I took a swing at “Hello Brooklyn.” Staying true to my word association formula I sampled portions of Floetry’s “Hello” and Roy Ayer’s classic, “We Live In Brooklyn, Baby.” I was really tempted to chop Weezy’s hook out of the whole thing and use another vocal but I left it alone for now. Maybe in take 2.5 if I get hold of some Skyzoo Acapellas.
Cookin Soul & Don Cannon present: The RED Album
December 27, 2009
Tracklisting:
Download Link:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4a2emm
Bloggin 4 Beats: Jay-Z’s “I Know” remix…
December 4, 2009
Posted this last year…bringin it back like a boomerang for Jigga’s Birfday….
Addiction is a bitch…sometimes literally. You spend so much time trying to recreate that first high. Sometimes you come close (again.. literally) and other times you lay there in the throws of futility waiting to come down enough to resume the chase. I am addicted to this beat shit, which makes it that much harder when I lose something. Yes, I fugged up big time.
“Run This Town” (Pri The Honey Dark Remix)
November 29, 2009
Remix by Female Music Producer, Pri the Honeydark. Yo, lemme find out there’s an acapalla for this out there. I’m on it! Check out Nodfactor.com’s interview with Pri RIGHT HERE.
VIDEO: DJ Hero Commercial With Jay-Z & Eminem
October 28, 2009
How is it that they STILL manage to make the MC the focus on a DJ game??
VIDEO: DJ Nasty talks The Inkredibles on Blueprint 3
September 12, 2009
Bloggin 4 Beats: “Moment Of Clarity” Remix
September 4, 2009
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 drums from A Tribe Called Quest’s “Bonita Applebum” and sped them up to make the beat for “Funky Piano.” Anyway, I like to jack drums from 90s neo soul from time to time and it turns out that more often than not ?uestlove has done the drumming. So I’m just giving him a heads up/warning: If you leave open drums at the beginning of your songs, they’re getting snatched….
