NO I.D. on Ghetto Dreams by Common & Nas

“I look at No ID as one of the dudes that’s one of the masters of this!”

-Nas (at the 4 minute mark)

nuff said

At the 5 minute mark is where NO I.D. talks about working with Nas & Common.

DJ Quik Interview with FADER TV

Dj Quik touching on variety of topics from his new album, new artists, how he started rhyming, and the type of music he is producing:

I’m trying to stay fun and still virtuoso style with the music, but at the same time, ya know, stay in the mainstream. I’m not trying to do alternative hip hop, alternative gangsta rap it just doesn’t work.

if you haven’t already, check out his latest album The Book of David – DJ Quik

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Jim Jonsin Makes a Beat for Young Jeezy

Jim Jonsin may not be the most well known producer by name, but has delivered plenty of stand up tracks for artists such as Beyonce and T.I. to Lil Wayne and Kanye. Here he is whipping up a beat looking for Jeezy to tear it down.

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Pete Rock Tells The Story Behind His Classic Records

Known for his use of horns, Pete Rock had the world of hip hop open since the instant classic “T.R.O.Y.”  As Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth dropped a few solid albums, Pete Rock still produced for other artists and continued to make a name for himself after the duo’s fall out producing for some of hip hops elites as well as dropping several solo albums.

Pete Rock talks about many of his hits with Complex Magazine.  It’s crazy hearing how Pete Rock made the beat for “Joy” by   Kanye featuring Jay-Z back in ’96. And of course to hear how “T.R.O.Y” came about is chilling.

Check out the full article at Complex.

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Needlz Interview

Grammy Award Winning producer Needlz may not be the most popular producer but has a steady track record working with the likes of G-Unit, Drake, Lupe, Kweli, Jeezy, and Jadakiss just to name a few.  He sits down with Illuminati 2G to talks about his upcoming projects and a few of his hits.

You know you have some dope beats when Wayne writes songs to not just one track, but a whole beat CD:

Wayne got a hold of one of my beat cds and wrote a song to about every one of them and put them out on the net. It ended up working out for the best because out of those batch of records, was the one that ended up being I’m Going In.

Check out the full interview over at Illuminati 2G

Check out Needlz on twitter

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