Schoolboy Q – My Homie
I was listening to Habits & Contradictions the other night and had “My Homie” on repeat. It must be the smooth Alchemist beat. I found myself with the beat stuck in my head all day today even though I hadn’t listened...
Putting Beat Generals To the Test
Over the last few days I have been immersed in kickstarting my hobby in making beats. As you may have noticed, the last couple of blog posts are about making beats and I’ve posted nothing else. Since I signed up with...
Beat Generals Review
Before the digital age, being a producer meant you had to have access to expensive production tools like samplers or even real instruments. Today, that’s different as the cost of producing music has lowered with the existence of various digital audio...
I Want to Make Hip Hop Beats
I’ve always wanted to learn how to create hip hop beats. Listening to a lot of hip hop from a young age, I’ve heard a lot of diverse beats from the chaotic sample collages of the Public Enemy era, the 80’s...
Sample Saturday: Willie the Kid – Goodness Gracious x Merge
Recently, AZ dropped his single “We Movin'”, produced by Statik Selektah, from his Do or Die II album. While “We Movin'” contains the same sample as Willie the Kid’s “Goodness Gracious”, it’s Tha Audio Unit’s flip of the sample that I...