J Dilla, Pete Rock, will.i.am On BBE “Beat Generation” Tenth Anniverary CD
February 15, 2011
To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Beat Generation series, BBE is releasing The Beat Generation 10th Anniversary Collection, a compilation disc that will feature tracks by Jay Dilla (as Jay Dee), DJ Jazzy Jeff, Pete Rock, Madlib and will.i.am, among others. The project will release on March 29. READ MORE AT HIPHOPDX.COM
Beat Society Makes Triumphant Return To NYC
February 13, 2011
“What the f*ck are you doing here?” must have been the most repeated phrase of the night, usually followed by an “oh sh*t” an appreciative pound or hug. On a night when many of the music industry’s elite were hopping red eye’s to California for the 53rd Grammy Awards, New York’s Tammany Hall was like a family reunion for hip-hop’s true school disciples.
The occasion? The first Beat*Society producer showcase in New York in almost six years. The producers exhibition featured Don Cannon, !llmind, Khrysis, Buckwild, Nottz and DJ Revolution on their laptops and Maschines showing off unreleased beats, remixes and sample flips. DJ Evil Dee was on the 1s and 2s warming up the capacity crowd which included Hot 97s DJ Enuff, Peter Rosenberg, Sha Money XL, Oddisee, RSonist, Chace Infinite and Vibe magazines Datwon Thomas.
Hosted by SAO and Stef Tataz (congrats on the little one!) the night also included performances by Danny Brown, Malcolm and Martin, Muhsinah, Skyzoo and Rah Digga.
But to truly appreciate how special the night was you need only this one quote from DJ Enuff, who easily could have walked in the building on name recognition alone: “I paid my $15 to get in! Cuz I support ya’ll!”
Keep checking this post as Nodfactor.com updates with videos from the night.
Remix round of Mos Def’s “History”
Sample flip round…
Beat*Society Is Back In NYC! February 12, 2011[DOWNLOAD]
February 11, 2011
Beat*Society, one of the premier producer showcases around, is back in NYC on February 12, 2011. Nottz, Buckwild, !llmind , Khrysis and Roc Marciano are scheduled to perform and DJ Evil Dee will be on the wheels. If you ever attended any of the shows at the Knitting Factory then you know what is about to go down. Nodfactor.com will be in the building! Details below.
Where: Tammany Hall 152 Orchard St.
When: February 12, 2011. 6pm
Cost: $10, 18 and over [BUY TICKETS HERE]
NO DRESS CODE
ALSO, to celebrate the occasion there is a Beat*Society Mixtape of live performances that you can download HERE
DJ Scratch Names His Top 5 Dead Or Alive
February 9, 2011
DJ Scratch sat down with AllHipHop to name his top 5 +1 dj’s of all time.
Beat Rockers: A Beat Boxing Class For The Blind
February 9, 2011
BEAT ROCKERS is a beatboxing class for blind and visually impaired students (including those with multiple disabilities) that launched in the Fall 2010 semester at the Lavelle School for the Blind in the Bronx. For more info on Beat Rockers and all of our programs at B.E.A.T. (Bridging Education and Art Together) visit the site beatnyc.org.
J.Dilla, “Still Shining” Documentary [VIDEO]
February 7, 2011
In honor of what would have been producer/MC J Dilla’s 37th birthday, Gifted Team Films, Okay Player, and Brian “B. Kyle” Atkins have released the documentary Still Shining. Dilla died on February 10th, 2006, due to complications from Lupus just days after his birthday and the release of his album, Donuts.
The project was started at his funeral in 2006 with Q-Tip, Erykah Badu, Common, ?uestlove, Busta Rhymes and many more sharing their fondest memories of the late James Yancey. There is some great in-studio footage of Dilla here and a time line of each section is after the video:.
“J.Dilla: Still Shining” from B.Kyle on Vimeo.
J.Dilla is Still Shining.
(2:55) - Work Ethic Starts In The Basement
(7:35) - What To Listen For in A Dilla Beat
(9:10) - J.Dilla’s Range As A Producer. The King of Reinvention
(12:16) - Going Beyond His Influences
(14:39) - The Dilla Approach To Production
(20:21) - Jay The Producer vs Jay The MC
(26:08) - The Personal Side of J.Dilla
(29:04) - A Soldier Unstoppable!
(32:05) - Venturing Out. (as explained by Phat Kat)
(33:59) - Heading Home… Job Well Done.
(34:48) - We Salute You.
UPDATE:
This is the piece of raw footage from MED’s ‘Push’ music video that the cover for the Stones Throw album Donuts was extracted from.
Dilla Donuts from andrew gura on Vimeo.
Nottz Talks To Mixtape Daily About The Rawth EP
February 5, 2011
Nottz sat down with MTV’s Mixtape Daily to speak about about his collaborative project with Asher, “The Rawth EP”.
Here’s a little bit of what he had to say.
“Gotta Get Up” (featuring D.A. Wallach of Chester French): “That was for Asher’s new album that’s coming out. It was surprising because he sent me the joint and said he got D.A. on the hook. At the time, I didn’t know who D.A. was. I thought, ‘Wow, this is crazy.’ I did my research and I found out who it was. Then D.A. hit me and asked for a bunch of beats and he would do hooks. So we [were] just waiting on that. D.A. is a good dude. Asher knows a lot of people, I know a lot of people and we just came together and used what we had [to put this project together].”
J. Cole Speaks On His Aspirations As A Producer
February 4, 2011
Cole sat with Sway to speak about his dreams as a producer and the current artists he’s producing for. It’s good to see that his status as an artist hasn’t clouded his judgement as it seems he realistically knows his place in the production world.
VMAN Forces Kanye To Put His Money Where His Mouth Is
February 4, 2011
Kanye West shot by Karl Lagerfeld for Vman from KWest on Vimeo.
Pretty interesting design for a magazine cover, of course the orginator Karl Lagerfeld has never been short on interesting designs.
VMAN 21 ASSEMBLY LINE from V Magazine on Vimeo.
Raekwon Talks Mobb Deep & Beats With Grind Music
February 4, 2011
While Rae was working on his “Shaolin vs WuTang” album with Sean C & LV he took a break from recording to discuss some of his favorite beats. He also stated some rarely known facts about Mobb Deep and who the original producer of the duo was.
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