Browsing articles from "June, 2011"
Jun
29

Young Guru Talks ‘Watch The Throne’

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Young Guru at SxSW talks about the upcoming Jay-Z and Kanye album ‘Watch The Throne”

Jun
28

AraabMuzik Documentary with a Blazing MPC Performance

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Dope documentary of araabMuzik – first part films araabMuzik in everyday life situations while the audio from an interview plays out. The second part has araabMuzik with his MPC hooked up to a series of lights that go off when specify sounds are triggered from his MPC giving it a visual representation of his music. definitely worth checking out!

make sure to check his album Electronic Dream – ARAABMUZIK

Jun
28

Buckwild Tells The Story Behind His Classics

Though one of the most slept on producers in hip-hop, Buckwild crafted a slew of bangers in his career.  Though most known producing for the equally slept on Diggin’ In The Crates (D.I.T.C.) crew, he also produced for the likes of Biggie, Nas, and Jay-Z.  Buckwild sits down with Complex Magazine to talk about some of his best work. It’s crazy to hear about how Big Pun went in on on Jay-Z on the Terror Squad track “Rudeboy Salute”, only to have it taken out later, or to hear Buckwild tell how Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek passed on the  Black Rob banger “Whoa”.

Head on over to Complex Magazine to check it out!

Cole

This post was written while listening to:  Young Jeezy – The Real Is Back

Jun
16

9th Wonder Tells the Story Behind His Classics

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9th Wonder has the uncanny ability to produce tracks with the sound of Golden Era boom bap hip hop yet that still hold their own in todays music. Complex magazine sits down with 9th as he discusses the story behind some of his classic tracks. in there you’ll find some ill insights such as when he talks about meeting Jay-Z:

Jay-Z was at the time the biggest rapper out. What do I make of all this? I didn’t really make anything of it. It was surreal. I just went and played him 29 beats.

“Jay kept a poker face on the first two, but on the next 27, he was just like, ‘Man, kid, where do you come from?’ Then he said, ‘We got to go.’ He asked me where I was from and everything, and I remember Beyonce saying, ‘I really like your music.’ They both left, then 30 seconds later, he came back, and said, ‘Yo, man, can I have that beat CD?’ Then he asked me to come back on Monday.

Chek out the full article at Complex magazine And if you haven’t checked the feature on DJ Premier telling the stories behind his classics, make sure you do so!

Cole

Jun
5

“Good Things” featuring Dr. Dre

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Dr. Dre was tapped by Chrysler to help promote their new 300s. You know the sound system has to be knocking with BeatsAudio in there!

“Good things come to those who work”