4. J Dilla: Revered as a genius in hip-hop production, Dilla’s ability to flip samples and create soulful beats set him apart as one of the greatest. –Equipment and Software: J Dilla was known for his use of the Akai MPC 3000, which he used to create his signature “off-beat” ...
“I am afraid I will just make a fool of myself” I can’t freestyle rap because I don’t think I’m good enough to join rap battles” This negativity is never going to get you anywhere and it’s something that plays on the minds of every successful rapper at times. You need to...
To make things more interesting, I added a reverse snare before every second forward motion snare. This creates a bit of variation in the pattern. I also reversed the kick and placed a copy at the end of each four bar section to propel the beat forward. Dehumanized Drums Foundation + Rev...
J Dilla is a true pioneer of sampling, due to his unique way of chopping in a free and unquantized way. Don’t Cry is one of the best examples of this, allowing the original sample to play before unleashing his skills on the MPC. In fact, these very techniques inspired a new generat...
so clearly on the music that I knew it would all tie itself together. You know, we didn't set out to make an avant garde noise music record with no tempo, either. At the end of the day, we wanted to make people dance and we realized that's kind of a universal language:...
Now driving through the streets of Accra, M.anifest tells me how the local hip-hop scene is worlds away from those early days of struggling to make a sample. “It's amazing, people are making the most phenomenal things in the corners of Accra,” he beams. “Sometimes peopl...
Enjoy the journey and practice every day to make the best songs you can. [11] You probably won’t make a whole lot of money at first, but if you keep at it, several DJs make well over $70,000 a year.[12] DJing may feel difficult at first. You’re still learning the basics...