Statik Selektah sits down with Mass Appeal for a new episode of Rhythm Roulette. Watch as the Mass Appeal cameras follow Statik on a random crate digging mission as he selects three random vinyls with the objective of using a selection from only one to create an original beat. After making his blindfolded choices, the Showoff producer makes his way back to the lab to see what he can come up with.
Producer !llmind recently took to his soundcloud to deliver a new instrumental EP titled Beats For Kanye West. According to his official twitter account, !llmind specifies that he created a number of beats throughout a few months in 2012 and the beginning of 2013 with the intent for Kanye to listen to and potentially use. Today, !llmind lets these gems go and below is what he had to say concerning the matter.
Kanye West is undoubtedly one of the most exciting producer/artists to emerge in the last decade. His music is one of the few I can safely say I whole-heartedly admire (next to the late great J Dilla). I had the pleasure of producing “The Morning” off of 2012′s highly anticipated “Kanye West Presents: G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer” LP. During the creation of that song, and between the months of July 2012 – March 2013, I created a handful of tracks with Kanye West in mind. This is a collection of some of that music. It features collaborations and co-production from my long time friend Symbolyc One (Produced Kanye West’s “Power”, “Murder 2 Excellence” on Watch The Throne & part of Kanye’s “Very G.O.O.D. Beats” entity), Dr. Know Jr., M31RK, Hippie Sabotage, Kailiin Yong & The Frontrunnerz. I had so much fun creating this stuff, and I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do. – !llmind
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Cole revists the creative process behind the production of “Power Trip”.
In the second installment of Rhythm Roulette we linked up with Grammy award-winning producer 88 Keys. From a Steve Martin standup record with no music to a hardcore noise metal record, 88 wasn’t given much to work with but stuck with the challenge. Watch out for more episodes to come.
Producer 9th Wonder and rapper Big K.R.I.T. give us an inside look into a King Remembered in Time studio session. Also, 9th remembers the first time he heard K.R.I.T.’s music and shares how he meet him shortly after.
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