J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Win Ascap Award, Getting Jacked For Beats!
June 30, 2009
Los Angeles, CA - Adding to their growing list of awards and accolades, Tampa production trio, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, brought home an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award from their recent trip to L.A. this past Friday for their work on last year’s smash single, She Got It.
The name of J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League is quickly becoming synonymous with rich, theatrical sound, filled with live instrumentation (between them the guys play about 12 instruments) and it is de rigueur for their work to be singled out in album reviews; Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap being the most recent. The industry is definitely taking notice as artists from those up-and-coming and seeking a bonafide single to music’s elite flock to book time in J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League’s Atlanta studio. Recent and upcoming collabos include Maino’s Here Comes Trouble, for the film and soundtrack to Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming film, Brooklyn’s Finest, P Diddy, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Plies, Yo Gotti, Busta Rhymes, Drake, OJ Da Juiceman, Ghostface and of course, Mary J Blige with whom the trio won a 2006 Grammy for their work on The Breakthrough.
In other news, member Rook Beats has been blowing up Twitter about the crew getting their sounds stolen out of Pro Tools sessions! Wackness!
VIDEO: Official One Stop Shop Producers Conference Recap!
June 30, 2009
VIDEO: “Ain’t Nuttin Changed” Remix
June 30, 2009
Blaqpoet and Premier remixed “Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed” with MC Eiht and Young Malay and shot the video out in Cali. In the clip they also talk about the making of Tha Blaqprint in stores June 30th!
Props to the good folks at Audible Treats
Here is the finished product!
DOWNLOAD: Just Dizle’s Michael Jackson Tribute
June 29, 2009
Another Just Dizle original. This almost two hour mix goes back and forth beween MJ classics and songs influenced/by him. Quality is dope too.
Tracklist:
Ain’t no sunshine
Street Opera - Ghostface Killah Feat. Sun God
Come Together - The Beatles
come together
they don’t care about us
With A Child Heart
You Ain’t A Killer - Big Punisher
I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are) - Grand Puba
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Enjoy Yourself
It’s Great To Be Here
its all about the benjamins - puff daddy and the family
Honey (So So Def remix) - Mariah Carey
I Can’t Help It
Baby (feat Mike Shorey) - Fabolous
Breakadawn - De La Soul
Addiction - Ryan Leslie ft Cassie & Fabolous
It Ain’t Hard To Tell - Nas
Human Nature
Right Here - SWV
Take Me There (Jackson Five Remix) - Mya and Blackstreet
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) - Jay-Z
I Want You Back
You Rock My World (Trackmaster remix) feat. Jay Z
You Rock My World
Butterflies rmx
butterflies - Floetry
The Lady In My Life
Hey Lover - LL Cool J
Keep on Keepin on - MC Lyte
Liberian Girl
man in the mirror
King of Rock - Run DMC
2 bad
Another Part Of Me
Remember The Time
Remember The Time (Teddy Riley Remix)
Remember The Time (12″ Main Mix)
Pretty Young Thing (Demo)
She’s a Bad Mamma Jamma - Carl Somebody
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Off The Wall
Thriller
Jam
blame it on the boogie
Soul Makossa (Original long Version) - Manu Dibango
wanna be startin’ somethin’
Don’t Stop The Music - Rihanna
don’t stop ’till you get enough (original 12″ edit)
heartbreak hotel
Peaceful Journey - Heavy D & The Boyz
O.P.P. - Naughty by Nature
ABC
Rock With Vibe (MJJ Rmx) - R. Kelly
Rock with You
Billie Jean (Original 12″ Edit)
Smooth Criminal
Bad (Extended Dance Mix)
Le Champion
DJ Kid Capri: “Artists Don’t Work Without The DJ”
June 28, 2009
In the club with the Legendary DJ Kid Capri, he talks about when he first realized his calling in Hip Hop, how he redefined the perception of the DJ, Serato, laptops and the advantages they bring to the art-form of DJ’ing. He also speaks on the Core DJ’s and how Artists need to respect the DJ.
Props to Pyramidwest.tv
VIDEO: Dwele Remakes “Human Nature” In 7 Minutes!
June 27, 2009
“june 25th, at home washing clothes for upcoming tour. . .had 45 minutes to set up the camera and have some fun in tribute to mike, mistakes and all, all in fun. R.I.P. mike!”
Michael Jackson The Soulful Years, Vol. 1
June 26, 2009
A while back The Affiliates DJ Jaycee (who also DJs for Ludacris and DTP) put out this mixtape, Michael Jackson: The Soulful Years. More than just a collection of Michael’s many, many Top 10 hits (you can hear a great mix of those clicking here) it focuses more on his earlier, more obscure gems. It’s a must-have for any MJ fan but especially fans of hip-hop who may or may not know how much of his work was sampled. Coincidentally I’ve seen quite a few blogs reposting it in deference to the late Michael Jackson so I decided to provide a few links and a tracklisting here:
01) Intro
(02) Sugar Daddy
(03) Abc (Jaycee’S ‘86 Ultrasound Mix)
(04) It’S Great To Be Here
(05) Jaycee Wants You Back
(06) My Girl
(07) I Wanna Be Where You Are
(08) Dancing Machine
(09) Dance In Peace Dilla! (Detroit Style)
(10) Mama’S Pearl
(11) The Boogie Man Interlude
(12) Can You Remember
(13) Ready Or Not (Here I Come)
(14) Never Can Say Goodbye
(15) If I Don’T Love You This Way
(16) I’ll Be There
(17) My Cherie Amour
(18) I Don’T Know Why I Love You
(19) Born To Love You
(20) Don’T Say Good Bye Again
(21) The Love You Save
(22) Ben
(23) All I Do Is Think Of You
(24) I Am Love Ft. Jermaine
(25) Call On Me
(26) Ain’T No Sunshine
(27) Dear Michael
(28) Everybody’S Somebody’S Fool
(29) Got To Be There
(30) Maybe Tomorrow
(31) La La La (Means I Love You)
(32) People Make The World Go Round
(33) With A Child’S Heart
(34) What Up Khrysis
(35) 2-4-6-8
(36) Ain’T Nothing Like The Real Thing
(37) If I Have To Move A Mountain
And Then What Happened…Double-O Remakes Special Ed
June 25, 2009
Kidz In the Hall - “I Got It Made (09)” Reebok Classic Remixes
After watching Kidz In The Hall’s remake of Special Ed’s “I Got It Made” I hit up the group’s producer Double-O and asked him about the video and how he felt about remaking a classic New York hip-hop record.
Got a Burning Question? Call a Doctor. Otherwise, Ask Khrysis!
June 24, 2009
Everyone in this beat game needs help or advice from time to time. So we got on our Internet stalker game and coerced Khrysis The Animal to be one of Nodfactor.com’s resident gurus (pun intended if you used to read Scratch). If you’ve got any questions about beats, hustle or the best place to cop that Sour Diesel in North Carolina just hit him up @
[email protected]
And make sure to cop Legacy’s Suicide Music, produced entirely by Khrysis, in stores now!
And Then What Happened…Apple Juice Kid & Camp Lo
June 24, 2009
When the new video for Camp Lo’s “Onsmash” hit the Internets (Dallas Penn, you’re a genius for that) I reached out to the homie Apple Juice Kid to get his recollections on working with Cheeba and Suede.
Words by The Apple Juice Kid
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