The Low Budget Collective’s Kaimbr talks with Behind The Beats about late 80s/early 90s slow songs, Aaliyah performing at his High School prom and his beat on the Smooth Grooves Beat Tape project. Dropping on Valentine’s Day, it features instrumentals with slow jam samples. he cues up his contribution on the MPC, which samples Silk’s “Lose Control.”
Producer Disko Dave chopping up Eric Gale’s 1977 cover of Hall and Oates’ “Sara Smile” on the MPC 2000 XL. The beat was also a tribute to the Masta Ace Incorporated track “Terror” from the Sittin’ On Chrome album.
Petersburg, Virginia producer Lee Major takes us behind the scenes of the making of Rick Ross’s “Free Mason” off the Teflon Don LP. Major talks about his creative process in the studio, and working with Jay Z and Rick Ross.
The second part of Kanye West and Rhymefest in West’s Jersey City apartment working on material for both artists. They poll the guests on the apartment on what song they take to the best after a listemimg session. We also hear an early version of West’s “Jesus Walks”.
Chicago natives Kanye West and Rhymefest back in 1992 working on West’s High School Graduate mixtape as well as some early Rhymefest material. Kanye also talks about some sampling techniques, and having the chance to work with the late Aaliyah.
Queens producer live at Fat Beats on the MPC 60 while patrons shop, talk and nod heads. His two disc box set, Live From The MPC 60 was released in early August, 2010.
Detroit record producer and artist, Dwele, produces a track before your very eyes in this impromptu video. He utilizes an MPC 2500, the industry-standard beat maker/sequencer. He opens the track with a simple snare drum following a mild tempo, and begins to construct a full-fledged song as he layers in a soft synth, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocal harmony, and a rapped vocal lead. Dwele definitely makes it look easy! Artists and producers alike often write songs like these just [...]
Here is a nice little video of Kanye West in the studio (I think Baseline, RIP). He’s playing a few tracks, spitting some rhymes & doing his Kanye thing… That beat he plays for Jay is horrible. Good stuff though!
Famed producer Showbiz of the hip hop duo Showbiz & A.G., and member of the Diggin’ In The Crates crew talks shop with DJ Premier at Headquarterz Studios. They talk about what they like in a beat, what hip hop was like when they first started and different types of hip hop. He also gives us some audible treats while in the lab.
Los Angeles based producer DJ Khalil and the illustrious Queensbridge rapper Nasir Jones in the studio recording and listening to their collaboration, “Colors”.
Florida based producer James Scheffer aka Jim Jonsin challenges viewers to pick an artist for one of his beats. He also makes a call to Baby Bash, who christens the track “Jaw-Dropper”.
Delaware native DJ Wonder interviews Bryan Michael Cox at the legendary Daddy’s House studios. B. Cox talks about why he likes working in studios where history was made, his MySpace video competition with Colgate and plays a sample of the winning track.
Brooklyn based producer and CEO of HeadBanga Muzik Dot Da Genius in the lab with Kid Cudi working on new tracks.
Bryan Michael Cox video blogging at Daddy’s House studios working on a hit for Making The Band. B. Cox lists the equipment he works with, among them an Akai MPC 4000, Apple’s Logic Studio, Propellerhead’s Reason and a Yamaha Motif ES keyboard.
A quick twitvid of hip hop producers DJ Khalil in the studio with fellow producer Alchemist and others working on a disgustingly amazing track.
In this video, producers Mysto and Pizzi start out working on a beat and chatting about different things, then later move to the studio to play some bangers for rapper Ali Vegas.
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