Thursday, September 23, 2010
TONIGHT in Toronto: Sound Battle Royale Promo (Round 4)
I probably won't make it down there this time around, unfortunately but TONIGHT's the night:
"Only 1 spot remains for a chance to win the title as Toronto's livest producer and $1500 cash. Who will take it?"
Check it out at the Drake Underground (1150 Queen Street West)
Doors open at 10, show starts at 10:30
Hosted by Junia T
Music provided by DJ Mel Boogie
Battle judged by Tone Mason, Neenyo, Mac (Soundsmith)
If you haven't checked out a Sound Battle Royale beat battle, watch the video HERE.
Labels: Beatmaking, Its a T.dot Thing, Parties and Events
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Hip Hop is Read Presents Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords: The Samples
One more from Ivan on the sample set tip - this time dipping in the extremely deep Wu-tang catalog to compile one for GZA's cult classic, Liquid Swords. Nice!
Download Hip Hop is Read Presents Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords: The Samples HERE.
Don't just download the music though - read Ivan's thoughts on the album HERE.
[via HHIR]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', GZA, Wu-Tang Clan
Diggin' in the Crates with... Volume Five: Pete Rock
Artwork by Ryan Fors
Find out what Kanye West already knows - Pete Rock is one of the illest behind the boards. Learn why by downloading this crazy playlist once again compiled by one of the hardest working cats in the hip hop blog game, the homie Ivan. Here's rthe track list:
Download Diggin' in the Crates with... Volume Five: Pete Rock HERE: Megaupload | Hotfile
[via HHIR yet again!]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Pete Rock
Hip Hop is Read Presents Dr. Dre - The Chronic: The Samples
Speaking of Dr. Dre, even if he borrowed much of what made him successful from less-heralded artists like Above the Law's Cold 187um, dude is still one of the greatest to ever do it. His record speaks for itself and perhaps, nothing speaks louder than what might stand as his towering masterpiece in a catalog spanning many masterpieces, The Chronic, a record that still sounds as amazing today as it did when it was released almost 18 years ago! Ivan does it once more and collects up a set of the tracks that were sampled to create this seminal G-Funk album. Read more about The Chronic HERE.
Download Hip Hop is Read Presents Dr. Dre - The Chronic: The Samples HERE.
[via HHIR]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Dr. Dre, Old School Hip Hop
Hip Hop is Read Presents Above the Law - Uncle Sam's Curse: The Samples
What y'all know about "Black Supermen"?! O.G. hip hop fans know the deal. Young'uns might need to do some homework. For those of you too lazy to do that though, let me put it to you this way: much of what people give Dr. Dre, arguably the greatest hip hop producer of all time, credit for including 'his' signature G-Funk sound came directly from lead Above the Law MC and main group producer, Hutch aka Cold 187um. Before you argue with me, go do your research then come back and we can have a discussion.
Download the Hip Hop is Read Presents Above the Law - Uncle Sam's Curse: The Samples sample set HERE.
[via HHIR]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Old School Hip Hop
Thursday, August 26, 2010
In Toronto TONIGHT: Round 3 of the Sound Battle Royale Beat Producer Battle
I'm heading to the Drake Underground to check this out tonight. If you claim to be a real hip hop head and live in the T.dot, you should too. Click HERE for more details. Shout to the homegirl, Tonika.
Sound Battle Royale - website | twitter | youtube
Labels: Beatmaking, Its a T.dot Thing, Parties and Events
Monday, August 23, 2010
In Toronto this Thursday: Round 3 of the Sound Battle Royale Beat Producer Battle
At the Drake Underground on August 26. Click HERE for more details. My homegirl, Tonika runs this dope event - real headz should not miss this!
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Its a T.dot Thing, Parties and Events
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tribute Video: R.I.P. Anthony "Durty Keyz" James
One of the T.dot's most promising up-and-coming, new young producers passed away at the way-premature age of 23. Damn shame....
Previously on The Kitchen:
Listen and download every track, produced by Burd and Keyz, from Famous' Goddess Girl short film project HERE.
[via I Luv Lola]
Labels: Beatmaking, Burd and Keyz, Its a T.dot Thing
Video: Marco Polo, Rich Kidd, MoSS & Frank Dukes Flip The Same Sample
T.dot's finest! Too bad Boi-1da and T-Minus weren't in on this!
[TRF via CityonmyBack]
Labels: Beatmaking, Its a T.dot Thing, Marco Polo, Rich Kidd
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
New Music: 100 Akres presents The Cyndi Lauper Beat Tape
I'm out of town and its way too hot here in NYC to spend my time trying to keep up with going through my inbox to find stuff to post from the ridiculous numbers of emails I get every day so I'm skimming through it trying to find stuff that might not have already been on every blog you've read this week. This was one thing that caught my eye from producer, the Fresh Nerd though:
"Hey .....did you know Cyndi Lauper loves beat tapes? Well, ok...she's not a beat head but I still decided to take one of her albums (She's So Unusual LP) and flip each and every song into a neck snappin', brain twistin', "smack whoever is next to you when you hear it" beat."
Y'all dig?
100 Akres - blog | twitter
Labels: Beatmaking, Mash-ups
Monday, June 21, 2010
Hip Hop is Read presents Eminem - Recovery: The Samples (plus bonus tracks)
Ivan does it again!
Download Eminem - Recovery: The Samples HERE. [via HHIR]
Bonus:
Speaking of Royce, check out this Eminem bonus track featuring his side group Slaughterhouse that's a bonus track from Em's forthcoming Recovery album dropping TOMORROW (I think...). Sh-t is SUPER-FIYA!!!
Eminem feat. Slaughterhouse - “Session One” (prod. by Just Blaze) [mp3 audio stream]
Eminem - “Ridaz” (prod. by Dr. Dre) [mp3 audio stream]
Dunno about the Dre beat on this second track though. This is two duds (by Dre standards, that is) in a row. I go back abnd forth on my feeling about Dre (puase) but I really think that arguably the greatest hip hop producer of all time might done have fallen off for real!
[mp3 streams via It's A Rap]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Dr. Dre, Eminem, Just Blaze, Slaughterhouse
Friday, June 18, 2010
Compilation: Kon And Amir's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Samples of All Time
Essential for you New Jacks!
01. Impeach the President
02. Synthetic Substitution
03. It's a New Day
04. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (remix)
05. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
06. Midnight Theme
07. Funky President
08. Cardova
09. Soul Power '74
10. Chocolate Buttermilk
11. Misdemeanor
12. Funky Worm
13. The Mexican
14. Uphill Peace Of Mind
15. Let The Music Take Your Mind
16. The Message
17. Bumpin Bus Stop
18. Honkey Tonk
19. Walk On By
20. Pass the Peas
21. Look Ka Py Py
22. Mind Power
23. Space Funk
24. Haboglabotribin'
25. Who's Gonna Take The Weight
26. Mystic Brew
27. Up Above The Rock
28. Inside My Love
29. Misfortune's Wealth
30. Today
31. We Gettin' Down
32. 90% Of Me Is You
33. Red Clay
34. Fourty days
35. Smilin' Billy Suite Part II
36. I Got Some Part 1
37. Baby Don't Cry
38. Jagger The Dagger
39. Outside Love
40. The Edge
41. Humpty Dumpty
42. Solstice
43. The Divine Image
44. Love And Happiness
45. Both Ends Against The Middle
46. Rain, Rain, Go Away
47. The Grunt (single version)
48. Mixed Up Cup
49. A Day In The Life
50. Holy Thursday
Download Kon And Amir's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Samples of All Time: Part One | Part Two [megaupload links]
[spotted the T.R.O.Y. blog via Complex]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Kon and Amir, mixtapes, Old School Hip Hop
Friday, May 21, 2010
HipHopisRead.com presents the Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Sample Set
Another Bomb Squad-related album! AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is STILL one of my favorite albums of all time. To this day it sounds fresh and exciting when I play it and Cube's passion on the mic is a wonder to behold!
Download it HERE.
Related:
Ice Cube on AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted Retrospective, 20 Years Later. [XXLmag.com]
[via HipHopisRead]
Labels: Beatmaking, Bomb Squad, Crate Diggin', Ice Cube, Public Enemy
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Hip Hop is Read presents Man on the Moon: The End of Day: The Samples
More diggin' in the crates for the source and inspiration of Kid Cudi's music with Ivan:
Hip Hop is Read presents Kid Cudi Man on the Moon: The End of Day: The Samples HERE.
[via Hip Hop is Read]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Kid Cudi
Hip Hop is Read presents A KiD Named CuDi: The Samples
Another thorough job by Ivan...
Download Hip Hop is Read presents A KiD Named CuDi: The Samples HERE.
[via Hip Hop is Read]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Kid Cudi
Hip Hop is Read presents Wu-Massacre: The Samples
I ain't gonna lie: I still haven't listened to the Wu-Massacre album. I hear its OK but could a been better though...
Download Hip Hop is Read presents Wu-Massacre: The Samples HERE.
[via Hip Hop is Read]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Ghostface, Method Man, Raekwon, Wu-Tang Clan
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Video: Boi-1da Interview with Fli Pelican
"Toronto’s Boi-1da talk about wanting to experiment outside of hip-hop, Dr. Dre being his biggest influence, the faux-sample by Al Khaaliq that was used on “Over”, and says his boy wrote a hook for Jeezy to use on “Over” before Drake got it."
Video also featured new DTP artist, Small World.
[via Nah Right]
Labels: Beatmaking, Boi 1da, Its a T.dot Thing
Monday, January 25, 2010
Video: How to Make Prodigy’s Smack My B-tch Up track in Ableton
I love these kind of videos. One day I will drag out my MPC3000 again and get crackin' on some beat-making - f-ck a laptop 'n fruity loops set-up, n-gga!!! Old school, all day....
[via The Couch Sessions yet again - COC, coming soon!]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Electronic/Dance, Prodigy
Friday, December 11, 2009
ForbezDVD.com on Samples And How DJ Premier Used Them
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Main Source – Breaking Atoms: The Original Elements
From Steady Bloggin':
"Hooray for bootlegs. The cover is self explanatory – this is a compilation collecting the original sources used by Large Pro in creating Breaking Atoms. Naturally the main target demographic here are the sample nerds. However this also works as a good mix of assorted classic rock/funk/soul/jazz jams so you can enjoy it even if you don’t give two shits about what the original for "Vamos A Rapiar" was.
Tracklist (the individual file names in the zip note the corresponding Main Source tracks):
01. Jesse Anderson – Mighty Mighty
02. Ike Turner – Getting Nasty
03. Melvin Van Peebles – Sweetback’s Theme
04. Johnnie Taylor – Watermelon Man
05. Gwen McCrae – 90% Of Me Is You
06. Skull Snaps – I Turn My Back On Love
07. Ike & Tina Turner – Bold Soul Sister
08. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills – Season Of The Witch
09. Sister Nancy – “Bam Bam”
10. The Detroit Emeralds – You’re Getting A Little Too Smart
11. Pazant Bros – Chick A Boom
12. Donald Byrd – Think Twice
13. Third Guitar – Baby Don’t Cry
14. The Mohawks – The Champ
15. 9th Creation – Rule Of Mind
16. Ruby Andrews – Didn’t I Fool You
17. Melvin Van Peebles – Love That’s America
18. Lou Donaldson – Pot Belly
19. Elephant’s Memory – Mongoose
20. Kool & The Gang – NT
21. MFSB – TLC (Tender Lovin’ Care)
22. The Meters – Britches
23. Milly & Silly – Getting Down For Xmas
24. The Three Sounds – Repeat After Me
25. Vicki Anderson – Message From The Soul Sisters
26. Lou Courtney – “Hey Joyce”
27. Vicki Anderson – I Want To Be In The Land Of Milk & Honey
28. Bob James – Nautilus
29. Melvin Van Peebles – Won’t Bleed Me
30. Funkadelic – You’ll Like It Too
Download Main Source – Breaking Atoms: The Original Elements HERE. [megaupload link]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Large Professor, Main Source, Rare Groove/Soul Music
