In this digital age, geographical barriers no longer limit collaboration between artists and producers. Thanks to tools like cloud-based file-sharing services and communication apps such asDiscord,rappers from different corners of the world can work together seamlessly on new tracks without ever meeting...
“But now people calling me the ‘coldest weak rapper ever,’ and they can’t stop listening to me.” In my time roaming around the lively city of 570,000, chopping it up with rappers, producers, videographers, DJs, managers, drug dealers, and comedians about Milwaukee rap’s current ...
Helmed by Maryland producer Osyris Israel, #FreeScott is a compilation tape with memorable contributions courtesy of rappers and producers from all over the map: Minnesota’s Lerado sounds like he’s beaming in from an underground lair, South Carolina’s Fucksnowrr is off to the races, and Ba...
What’s your standard when it comes to hiring other producers? We look for an outside producer when we want to free ourselves from our strong style. But there isn’t a strict sense of hiring an outside producer. Since the ‘Movement’ [an expanded crew centered around Drunken Tiger] days...
Jesse Collins called a group of us in to help facilitate: me, LL [Cool J], Fatima Robinson, Dionne Harmon, Brittany Brazil. There's a group of nine of us who were producers. So, [part of] my actual division of labor thing was finding people to help facilitate music. This is a gen...
During his speech, Dre said: "What I love about this award is that it uses my name to inspire the next generation of producers, artists, and entrepreneurs to reach for their greatness and demand that from everybody around you. Never compromise your vision, at all. Pursue quality over ...
Two Albanian born brothers have dreamt of becoming professional musicians, songwriters and producers all their life. That dream has now come true since they are working with some of the world's top acts in the music business. The brother's vast knowledge of music is now allowing them to mast...
Drawing parallels between Chicano rap and hip-hop, the g-funk connection is most obvious. As McFarland mentions, “the rise of recorded Chicano rap follows directly in the footsteps of the G-funk sound of West Coast rappers and producers such as Dr. Dre” (945). G-funk, short for “ga...
We can’t front on Eric B’s genius either: His stripped-down beats accentuated Rakim Allah’s lyrics, and he was one of the first rap producers to sample James Brown’s music, leading to a lawsuit, but also opening the door for other beatmakers to sample the Godfather of Soul. You...
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