Conversations With DJ Toomp
September 1, 2010
Conversations with DJ Toomp from Who Is Ben Styles? on Vimeo.
Ben Styles recently had the opportunity to sit down with DJ Toomp. During their discussion Toomp revealed his thoughts on arguably this summer’s hottest producer, Lex Luger, working with Kanye on his new album, Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” and more.
Swizz Responds To Kanye Calling Him Best Rap Producer
September 1, 2010
A few weeks ago Kanye West had a few of his followers doing the people’s eyebrow when he boldly declared that Swizz Beatz was the best rap producer ever.
No one is debating that Swizz is a great producer but calling him the best ever? I dunno. Well Swizz had the chance to respond to the compliment with MTV. Check it out.
“I don’t know how to take compliments like that…” – Swizz
Kanye West Actually Remixes “Power” [AUDIO]
August 20, 2010
For the remix to “Power” Kanye did more than just slap some new voices on the same beat. While he kept the drums and chanting chorus it was refreshing to hear new layers of guitar, change ups with piano and nods to Snaps “I Got The Power” during his verse.
I may be making too much of this but it’s refreshing and maybe a sign that folks are saying eff the BDS spins and will actually get back to remixing a song when they are saying it’s a remix. Props to Kanye (and iheartkicks)
Kanye West feat. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz – Power (Remix) by iheartkicks
RZA Suggests Kanye & Himself To Produce Nas’ Next Album
August 5, 2010
Redbull Music Academy sits with RZArector during this year’s Splash! Festival. RZA tells us that he has been working on Kanye’s project and that him and Nas visited him in the studio while in Hawaii. He also adds that the Clipse were in the studio when he was there further fueling the Pusha T
GOOD Music rumors. Last but not least he compares hip-hop artists to being mutants, classic RZA.
DJ Toomp Talks About Producing Kanyes “Good Ass Job” Album[VIDEO]
July 27, 2010
DJ Toomp gives a sneak peek into Kanye’s Good Ass job and that Kanye is “Speaking his mind as he always do” and that he’s “keeping it hip-hop.” He also says he’s not sure how accurate the track list posted on line is.
Kanye Working On New Album
June 18, 2010
DJ Carnage releases this quick clip of Yeezy working on a couple beats presumably for his new album. I was interested in seeing where the second one went but unfortunately like all good things, the vid had to end.
Happy Birthday Kanye! — Top 10 Beats + Honorable Mentions
June 8, 2010
Saw my homie H Cross posted this at TheBVX and since I’m way too lazy to do the same I’ll link out. Happy Birthday YEEZY!
As someone declared on Twitter, everyone young rapper under 25 years old should wish Kanye West a happy 33rd birthday because without him, emo rap — we see you Drake — wouldn’t be poppin. So in celebration, here are our top 10 West tracks. You’re welcome.
*We couldn’t include “Power” because Universal Music Group won’t allow it on YouTube, or their YouTube… Vevo. ‘Ye shrug*
Check the list by clicking here
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Video: Kanye West In His New Jersey Home/Studio Circa 2002 (Unreleased)
April 20, 2010
Spotted @ Nahright
Here we have some super exclusive footage of Kanye West in his New Jersey home studio in early 2002, working on music for himself as well as Rhymefest’s demo. This was from a vintage episode of Channel Zero, the Chicago Hip-Hop show that Coodie (now with Creative Control) operated with Tittyhead Ted and Danny Sorge back in the late ’90s/early ’00s (you can read more on Channel Zero here)…
Pete Rock Finally Admits He’s Working With Kanye On “Good Ass Job”
April 8, 2010
At Peter Rosenberg’s Noisemakers last night, Pete Rock finally admitted that he’s working with Kanye on Good Ass Job, after denying it last month by saying he was in Hawaii for “just a vacation.”
[22:15] [Rosenberg: First of all shout out to Kanye for making hip-hop so big that when you hear somebody's traveling to Hawaii, you're like "oh my god." So what's up with this Kanye thing?] Yeah I’m working with him. That’s it, that’s all I could say. [Rosenberg: You went out there to Hawaii?] Yeah, I went out there… He feels like a little brother to me, like my little brother that’s doing it. We got along just fine. He’s definitely hip-hop… [24:10] He takes it to another level. We had these musicians and we did this song. They played around my little raggedy beat and made it real big. [Rosenberg: Did you hear him rhyme?] [Exhales] Yup. I love the way he works. He goes from one room writing rhymes, and then goes to the another room fixing a beat, and then he goes in another room to do something else.
He then talks about wanting to work with Eminem & Jay-Z.
[25:40] [Rosenberg: There's an Eminem record dropping this year too, have you ever had any contact with Em?] I would love to. I never [met him.] He’s a producer too. [Rosenberg: I feel like he could still benefit from Pete Rock. I love Renegade and all, but I feel like he could still..] I love Eminem, I think he’s one of the dopest. Ever. I started questioning Jay-Z when he got at him on that joint. I take nothing away from Jay, I just thought Em’s verse was incredible. [Rosenberg: Why has there not been a Jay record? I talked to him, I know you're one of his favorites and yet there's never been anything. Was there ever going to be anything?] We never worked together, I always wanted to. Actually I gave him a beat that I did for Kurupt, “Yessir”. I was hoping that he used it
Q-Tip Producing For Kanye, Talib…Maybe Jigga
March 31, 2010
In an interview with Brooklyn Bodega Q-Tip revealed some of his future production plans and aspirations to get Hova in the studio:
BB: You seem to be very selective when it comes to picking artists to produce for. So how do you go about choosing projects?
Q-Tip: I just try to work with people who I admire or whom I think has got it. So right now I’m working on Nas’ shit, about to work with Kanye on his shit. Just trying to keep up my momentum. I’m about to work with Talib on his project. I been trying to work with Hova for a while so hopefully he’ll realize the heat I got and come with it [laughs].
