VIDEO: Strong Arm Steady “Best of Times” feat. Phonte
March 29, 2010
Produced Madlib from In Search Of Stoney Jackson
Album: In Search of Stoney Jackson produced by Madlib
MP3: Strong Arm Steady feat. Phonte - Best of Times
Ayatollah: “Marley Marl Gave Me My First MPC”
March 25, 2010
Queens producer Ayatollah talks about his early days DJing and producing, Marley Marl giving him his first MPC and wanting to meet soul legend Aretha Franklin (Happy Birthday to the Queen of Soul!)
Ayatollah:Marley Marl Gave Me My First MPC from Jerry Barrow on Vimeo.
The Tweets Is Watching: Illmind Drops a “Brown Bag” Beat
March 24, 2010
@illmindproducer just dropped this beat on Twitter. I told him I could hear Sean Price, Pharoahe Monch or Lord Have Mercy on this. What do you think?
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VIDEO: 9th Wonder’s “Sampling Soul” Lecture
March 24, 2010
Video from 9th Wonder’s class at Duke university “Sampling Soul” when they dug into Illmatic.
Ayatollah’s Top 5 Beats From Queens
March 24, 2010
Ayatollah, producer of Mos Def’s “Ms. Fat Booty” Styles and Pharoahe Monch’s “My Life” and many others, picks his Top 5 Beats from his hometown of Queens, NY.
Game Recruits RZA, Dr. Dre For R.E.D. Album All-Star Production Cast
March 23, 2010
MTV’s Shaheem Reid got Game on the phone to talk about the producers for his up-coming R.E.D. album.
“The only person I’m upset I didn’t work with on this album is DJ Premier. I feel his sh- would have been perfect for this all-star producer cast that I have. One Premier track would have did me just fine.”
VIDEO:Marco Polo”Exxecutes” A Beat
March 23, 2010
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx dropped the eXXecution today. Watch Marco Polo construct an instrumental off the project for the song “Take Money” featuring Rock of Heltah Skeltah and Freddie Foxxx.
One of the release parties is going down tonight at Santos in NYC. Go buy Marco a gingerale!
Buckwild Says Biggie’s “Story To Tell” Beat Was For Foxy Brown
March 22, 2010
But she said it was wack…hmmm. And LV is going to hell for that snap about she couldn’t hear it. *dies*
Mr.Collipark Talks About Signing Soulja Boy
March 21, 2010
“I didn’t really touch the music with him…”
VIDEO: Smokey Robinson SXSW 2010 Keynote
March 20, 2010
Legendary architect of the Motown sound addressed the eager crowd at SXSW and tells a hilarious story about the beginning of show business.
“Always be thankful if you get a break…”
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