August 2, 2008 – 12:14 am
What’s up guys? It’s been a minute since I’ve dropped a Premier compilation. I recently got many emails, messages, phone calls, etc. to re-up the last two volumes and continue with more volumes. Obviously, there is so much heat to distribute and Preem just keeps bringing out bangers like that most recent Term track with […]
July 24, 2008 – 12:07 pm
So unless you are a new born baby, you are familiar with the online sensation that is Facebook. About two years ago, I had to give in because a girl I was dating at the time had lured me in. It might’ve been the second or third week I joined, but I found this hip […]
July 19, 2008 – 12:50 pm
The ROC is in the building!!! It’s been almost 2 months since we posted the Kanye West sample collection and I promised you Just Blaze next. Well, here it is! Not quite as big as the Kanye set, this collection contains 60 songs that have been sampled by Just Blaze in his productions. This set […]
June 21, 2008 – 10:59 am
For my first ‘Producer Spotlight’ here, I wanted to introduce y’all to Massachusetts’ Teddy Roxpin. Half of production duo Cold Legistics, alongside fellow counterpart The Admiral, Teddy’s been grindin’ solo too. Featured in The Source & with production credits for artists suck as The Camp, Apathy, Praverb, Max Haben & a whole host of other […]
June 18, 2008 – 11:11 am
Quick intro: There were some rules here. I tried to keep it to a maximum of 2 joints per artist that he has done multiple beats with (KRS, Nas, Jay-z, etc) and tried to provide some stuff you guys might be familiar with but as a compiled overall listen, your appreciate […]
June 11, 2008 – 8:31 am
Being new to the team allows me to review some albums and provide a helping hand to Kev, but moreover, it allows me to share my hip hop knowledge with all of you Nottinghammers. I will bring you a 5 set compilation of the Best of DJ Premier with explanations as […]
May 27, 2008 – 1:46 pm
Two of this site’s top articles to this day are Kanye West: The Samples, Part 1 and Kanye West: The Samples, Part 2. Well you can scrap those links and bookmark this post right here. Those two posts are consistently in this blog’s top ten daily and the majority of my referrers […]
March 20, 2008 – 9:09 pm
At the beginning of this year, the hottest topic on this site and around the net was the American Gangster remixes. In case you were living in a box around December/January, Jay-Z released the acapellas to his latest album American Gangster. Much like the remix frenzy that started with The Black Album, DJs, […]
February 16, 2008 – 3:13 pm
Most of you may know DJ Chong Wizard from his American Ironman mixtape that he dropped at the beginning of the year. Well, this Canadian DJ has been tearing up the mixtape game for quite some time now and I felt it was time for all of us to get to know the man behind […]
February 4, 2008 – 7:11 am
One of the great things that I have come to appreciate with the Internet is the ability to hear great music that you would not normally have known about and meeting new people that share those musical interests in common with you. This last month was the perfect example of that for me.
A few […]
January 25, 2008 – 12:18 pm
If you’ve paid attention to both my American Gangster compilations, it’s easy to see which remix albums were my favorites. Previously, I did a spotlight on American Beatmaker producer MIDIMarc. This week I had the opportunity to catch up with American Clapster producer DJ SoulClap. Hailing out of Kiel, Germany, you can […]
January 13, 2008 – 1:15 am
For my first Producer’s Spotlight of 2008, I wanted to bring some attention to my man MIDIMarc, who recently released an outstanding rendition of American Gangster, entitled American Beatmaker. This year, one of the goals I have for this blog is to help gain some exposure for the producers and emcees who work hard […]
December 15, 2007 – 5:49 pm
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a huge Justus League fan. With that being said, it should come to no surprise that I would eventually do a Producer’s Spotlight on the man that helped create that North Carolina Justus League sound — Khrysis.
Khrysis, whose real name is Christopher Tyson, brings just as much to […]
December 9, 2007 – 5:35 pm
I’m gonna have to admit… I’ve been sleeping on The Alchemist hard! I mean I knew his beats; the work he’s done with Mobb Deep, Dilated Peoples, and D-Block, but I didn’t realize how sick his style really is until I put this compilation together. I’m gonna have to thank Creative Hustler for […]
December 8, 2007 – 7:35 pm
Don’t let the picture fool you; this white boy’s got soul! Nicolay is one of the illest producers in the game right now, straight on the heals of 9th Wonder. He’s been around for a while, primarily producing underground acts, but he definitely deserves his shine. The following bio was taken from […]
November 29, 2007 – 8:20 am
Just Blaze is easily one of my favorite producers. The man is simply a BEAST when it comes to making beats! His style is so unique, that sometimes you don’t realize it’s a Jus’ beat until you hear his signature “JUST BLAAAAAAZE”. From heavy hitting club bangers, to soulfully sweet chill tracks, […]
November 23, 2007 – 4:32 pm
It was a really close race in the this last poll, but Hi-Tek came out on top by one vote over Just Blaze. Thanks for voting; this is good stuff… it gives me some insight as to what you (the readers) are interested in.
The timing for this Producer’s Spotlight actually couldn’t be any more […]
November 10, 2007 – 2:45 pm
This post right here has been a long time coming. Out of all the hip hop producers around, J Dilla was the truest form of talent. The way he chopped his samples was like none that you had ever heard before. He brought life and soul into hip hop. He was […]
October 21, 2007 – 12:45 am
9th Wonder has become one of my favorite producers lately. Hailing from North Carolina, 9th Wonder (whose birth name is Patrick Douthit) is probably considered one of the heavyweight producers in the underground hip hop game. Only recently has he gained mainstream exposure by producing tracks for Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, and Mary J. […]
September 23, 2007 – 5:23 pm
I am not necessarily a Black Eyed Peas fan, nor am I much more a fan of Fergie’s solo work; however, there’s no denying that the man behind their songs, will.i.am, is talented. I didn’t really take notice to will.i.am as a producer until last summer when I heard Busta Rhymes‘ “I Love My […]
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