News: !LLMind drops his “BoomTrap 4” EP

I got the first 3, and was surprised to see this come in. !LLmind drops part 4 as he brings 8 new tracks for your ears to jam to. Snatch this tape up here.   …and who’s in New York this month!? !LL will be celebrating his release, along with DJ Prince and others, on July 14th (details here).  

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Video: BINK! – Rhythm Roulette

  This edition of double R comes from legendary producer BINK!, who’s produced numerous favorites for artists such as 702 (remember them?), Jay Z, Diddy, Fat Joe, Mr Cheeks and plenty more. One thing I will never forget about BINK! is his “1-900 Hustler” introduced me to Freeway.  

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News: Flying Lotus and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Speak On Producer Struggles

…sigh… damn.   Ok, here’s the deal. I really didn’t know. In today’s music industry, the song drops, the person who is the face of the record, the song gets the buzz or becomes a big hit… Usually THAT order right?   What about the Producers though!? Is it something in the waters between artists and producers? If you haven’t seen it, Flying Lotus, and production team, the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League,…

Video: Havoc – Rhythm Roulette

  Always a joy to hear Havoc make records. This edition of Mass Appeals double R has the producer half of Mobb Deep build organic music from scratch. Also, be sure to get Havoc’s latest album with long time friend Alchemist, The Silent Partner, which is out now. Peep “Buck 50’s & Bullet Wounds” with Method Man after the jump.  

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News: Stream DJ MentPlus’s “Stormy Nights” Instrumental LP

  I was just playing the EP not to long ago. New from High Water Music’s own as he drops his full length project. The 20 track effort includes records from his Stormy Nights EP to go along with his full length opus. Tracklist and stream after the jump.  

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News: See Cambatta Performing Tonight In NYC!

  Let’s get something clear here. Cambatta got next. I still remember his Visionary mixtape I was first put on to. He’s been killing it since. PX will be in the building as Cam’s preps his album listening session for Smoke N Mirrors DMT: Definitive Metagod Trilogyat the Velvet Lounge in Broadway. Genius’s own Rob Markman will be in the building as well. Peep his latest record and video for “Too…

Article: The Best Kanye Album Is Every Kanye Album

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  Ok, so look. I understand cliche conversations. “What’s the most complete album?” comes to mind when it comes to Kanye West. The GRAMMY award winning producer on the mic took the world by storm with 2004’s College Dropout and has made himself topic of discussion with each and every album since. Fast forward to his 9th opus (7th solo), 2016’s The Life Of Pablo, and a sold out…

News: MixedByAli And These Throwback Mixes Are Greatness

  MixedByAli doesn’t sleep. He works. And enjoys every bit of what he does. The Grammy Award winning Engineer & Mixer has been behind the boards of TDE’s biggest records and numerous studio sessions that came with them. Recently, the multi-faceted Ali liberated 2 DJ sets of throwback TDE material. 10 years and 30 albums of music from the likes of TDE. Enjoy!  

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News: 9th Wonder “Rhythm Roulette”

  I’ll be honest on something here for a minute. When it comes to full on producing…The beat machine, the sampling…drum kits…claps… I like a lot of producers. I really do. But to ME, there is no one that makes beats like 9th Wonder.

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Article: The Impact Of Last Minute Pro Tools HD TDM Upgrades And Avid’s Planned Obsolescence

  “Anyone who knows me well will be aware of my dislike of planned obsolescence and with regards to Avid hardware the deliberate killing of the Pro Control Surface for Pro Tools 11 onwards was one particularly painful experience Avid dealt at 11’s release. Along with Avid’s announcement for the discontinuation of support for Pro Control came the EOL (End Of Life) for the HD TDM DSP cards and EOS…

News: Rhythm Roulette w/ @JustBlaze, @JAHJAHMULDROW & @ExileRadio

  Fans of music production know Just Blaze for his numerous accolades and contributions to various genres. However, we bet they didn’t know Just can create album-worthy joints on the fly. After listening through three randomly selected records and deciding only one of them was good enough to use, Just began to create a soulful and…

Article: @phontigallo, @RapperBigPooh & @9thWonder Remember “The Minstrel Show” 10 Years Later

  Damn. Time flies when you recap music from your past. 2005 was an inspiring year for me. Plus this, among other albums, fell in my lap. Little Brother’s 2005 cult classic “The Minstrel Show”, to ME, represented a new era of music where it was cool to rap about certain things. There were a lot of messages in the music they put out,…

News: Rhythm Roulette w/ @manniefresh

  “Rhythm Roulette is back with four brand new episodes live from The Sprite Corner in New York City. Mannie Fresh, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Exile, and Just Blaze treated fans to an exclusive experience, inviting them to watch as they took our Rhythm Roulette challenge live, followed by an in-depth Q&A session hosted by Young Guru.

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