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  Baltimore beatmaker Jumbled ( John Bachman ) has launched the first episode of his mini-podcast “Beats & Banter” on YouTube this week.  The purpose of this podcast is for Jumbled to reconnect with artists he’s collaborated with in the past. Episode #1 is with DC rapper/beatmaker Special Berriez ( Stanley Berry .) They discuss their project “You Best Not Miss” from 2018.

  Check out the new in-depth interview with J57 & Homebase ; speaking on his song-writing process, the Element57 EP with DeeJay Element and a lot more!

Sicknature is a rap artist and hip-hop producer from Copenhagen, Denmark and is 1/3 of the international rap group Snowgoons . He has provided productions for various hip-hop artists such as ILL Bill , Slaine , La Coka Nostra , Vinnie Paz , Army Of The Pharaohs , Heavy Metal Kings and more. Sicknature has also worked with legendary artists such as Onyx , M.O.P. , Sean Price , Dilated Peoples , Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan and many others. Enough talking... Check out Sicknature 's "Top 5" and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers: That would probably be DJ Premier , RZA , Rick Rubin , Dr.Dre & Pete Rock . But it´s hard to mention only 5 favorite producers. Favorite Beat They Produced: Depends on the mood...But, "NY State of Mind" & "WU-Tang Ain't Nothing To F*ck With" need to be mentioned.  Why or What do you like about their skills behind the boards? Innovation...Back in the 90s you had to dig to find the rig...

   DJ Brace launched his new podcast “The DJ Brace Show” where he’ll be interviewing professionals and passionate individuals from all disciplines and schools of thought. The Audible Doctor sat down with DJ Brace for the inaugural episode. Check it out! Source: Brown Bag AllStars

Through his musical creations FLIP has given us insight into his musical influences that began in the 80's with groups like Public Enemy or EPMD into the 90's era with sounds ranging from Native Tongue territory to a DJ Premier or Pete Rock or the DITC producers, when he started making beats on his own for his rap group Texta . You can hear links to other production wizards like J Dilla , Hi-Tec or Madlib that changed the sampling techniques post 2000 with albums like Donuts , Hi-Teknology or Madvillain . Enough talking... Check out FLIP 's top 5 and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers: Marley Marl. Primo. Pete Rock. Dilla. Q-Tip Favorite Beat They Produced: Marley Marl: MC Shan „The Bridge“  Primo: Nas „NY State of Mind“  Pete Rock: Pete Rock & CL Smooth „Straighten It Out“  Dilla: Slum Village „Fall In Love“  Q-Tip: Crooklyn Dodgers „Crooklyn“ Why or What do you like about their skills behind the boards? They all were groundbrea...

Washington, DC beatmaker/producer Pheem ’s brand of hip-hop has received high-praise from names in the industry like Buda and Grandz , Shawn J. Period , and the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation . Ready to introduce his unique sound to the world, he is poised to become one of your new favorite beat makers. Enough talking... Check out Pheem 's top 5 and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers: J Dilla  Madlib  Preemo  Pete Rock  The Alchemist Favorite Beat They Produced:  This changes daily but today I would say "The $" off of "Rough Draft" . Why or What do you like about their skills behind the boards?  Dilla 's musicianship was A1. If you were lucky enough to witness his career, you got to see him constantly evolving and pushing the boundaries of what hip hop could be. He would master a sound, take it to another level and then move on to the next wave and do it all over again. If you look at his overall career you can peep how his sound morph...

DJ Pain 1 sat down with multi-platinum Atlanta based producer Black Metaphor to discuss his journey in the music industry. Black Metaphor discusses how maintaining relationships have helped him land major placements with Rick Ross , Jeezy , Meek Mill and many more. He also covers why he's decided to start his online business by selling beats and kits powered by BeatStars ! Source: BeatStars

In Episode 4 of his "The Making Of..." series, Big Malk breaks down the beat for "DatGame" off Bumpy Knuckles aka Freddie Foxxx 2011 project, Leaks Vol. 2 . The instrumental version can be found on Big Malk 's Sounds From The Vault Vol. 1 project out now! Filmed and edited by Mike Scotto . Listen to "DatGame" : https://soundcloud.com/bigmalkmusic/b... Sounds From The Vault Vol. 1 : iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sou... Bandcamp : https://bigmalk.bandcamp.com/album/so... Source: Big Malk

Gensu Dean hits NYC and visits Good Records blindfolded to pick 5 records, then he heads over to DITC Studios and proceeds to make a beat. A Mass Appeal original! ***Thanks to Mello Music Group for sending***

On this week’s Double Up episode of The Free Game Producer’s Podcast , WLPWR and Brian Onrea discuss: The BET Awards winners, losers, and performances The recent change with the Grammy Awards where streaming only projects will be considered for nominations They also caught up with one of the hottest producers in the game, The Honorable C-Note . The “New Level” ( A$AP Ferg/Future ) producer literally stepped out of a session to chop it up and give some free game. Stream the podcast below!!! ***Thanks to WLPWR for sending***

In this episode we feature super producer !llmind as this week’s guest. He gives a lot of free game as he talked about: -His inspirations growing up in a musical household -How he got involved in production -His short lived career as a rapper -How networking played a role in him breaking into the music industry -What does it take to be a legend in hip hop? ***Thanks to WLPWR for sending***

Yes I know we took last week off, but hey that’s why we doubling up this week. And to kick things off we decided to drop a bonus episode with the homie maticulous . The Brooklyn producer will release his new instrumental project, The Chrome Tape at the top of July and decided to give us some insight on how he put the project together and the freedom of being independent. ***Thanks to Str8OutDaDen for sending***

In this episode WLPWR and Brian Onrea get a chance to chop it up with major producer, Focus !!! His credits include Dr. Dre , Beyonce , Jennifer Lopez , Busta Rhymes , Christina Aguilera , The Game , 112 and many more.  Stream the podcast below!!!

This week we are privileged to talk to the legendary hip hop emcee and producer Lord Finesse . The D.I.T.C. ( Digging in the Crates ) member talks about: - How he got his start in producing by watching DJ Premier , Diamond D and Large Professor . - The Digging In The Crates approach to finding records and sampling. - Discovering fellow D.I.T.C. legend Big L , and his early production on Big L 's debut album. - What it means to really produce an artist verses sending beats. - His thoughts on the modern-day music business, free mix tapes and music streaming. ***Thanks to WLPWR for sending***

Elliot Gann , Psy.D. ( Today's Future Sound ) talks favourite hardware, software and artists; and using hip hop and beatmaking to empower young people worldwide. Today's Future Sound is a charity that introduces young children to beatmaking and hip hop culture, in effort to inspire positive change in their lives and communities. Today’s Future Sound is a Nonprofit based in the Bay Area, yet its work has spread across the globe, as far afield as New Zealand and Senegal. For more please visit: http://todaysfuturesound.org To donate please visit: http://bit.ly/TFSAF The New Beatmaker : ‘To educate and inspire those new to music production’ . Beatmaking / production videos and tutorials, freeware, VST's, samples, new music, reviews, interviews with artists and industry figures, and more. For more please visit: http://thenewbeatmaker.com Music ( exc. 10A 'Bompton' ): http://soundcloud.com/thenewbeatmaker

If you like a producer that lives & breathes Hip Hop music then you will like the talented Paris, France producer Odweeyne , the producer behind the banging "Smile EP" featuring Toronto emcee Unknown Mizery . Enough talking... Check out Odweeyne 's top 5 and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers: Many Producers have influenced me by their way of working are: The Bomb Squad, Lord Finesse, T-Ray, Easy Mo Bee, Buckwild, Da Beatminerz, DJ Muggs, Nick Wiz, Also in France, I've been influenced by DJ « Detonateur S » (Producer for French group NTM on the 2 first albums) and « Le Chimiste » (Producer for French group La Cliqua). Favorite Beat They Produced: -Lord Finesse / Funky On The Fast Tip (Original Version)  -T-Ray / Lower Da Boom (Artifacts) & I Ain't Going Out Like That (Cypress Hill)  -Easy Mo Bee / Gimmie That Loot (Notorious B.I.G.)  -Madlib / Law of Physics (Lootpack)  -Ray West / Black Keys, Red Piano  -Buckwild / Lyrics (Remix)...

DJ Kefran , the producer from Paris, France that brought the world the talent Wonda Wendy and also has projects filled with sonic soundscapes that are always on point. The #fresh track he produced "Dreamer" by Wonda Wendy is preparing the masses for his upcoming projects in 2016...Check it out as DJ Kefran lets you in on his favorite 5 and more.  Shout to The Bridge Promotion for introducing me to this talented producer. Your Favorite 5 Producers: DJ Premier, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and I also like J.Cole in the new comers. There are so many others too mention ! But since there's a choice to malke ;) Favorite Beat They Produced: That's a hard pick right here ! There are so much tracks I like for each one of them ! But let's try this way : for Primo I would say "Group Home - Up against the wall (Getaway Car Remix)" with that cray hypnotic keyboard. For Pete Rock, with no hesitation, it's the "Respirat...

If you like creativity & originality, then you will like the talented Amsterdam producer Rose Leaves , the producer behind the gem Wonderland featuring Kaye Tunez .  Enough talking... Check out Rose Leaves top 5 and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers:  My favorite producers are: Just Blaze, Kanye West, Alchemist, Swiss Beats, ill Mind and I have been listening to a lot to Boi-da1, Vinylz, Mike-Will ,jahlil-beats some honorable mentions. Favorite Beat They Produced:  To many to be named but here is a few. Just Blaze - flip side man you hear the tag, from there it hits hard,i love ,- What we do is wrong. Kanye West , his earlier work like trough the wire , All falls down and when change the game with 808’s and heart breaks. Alchemist , Hold you down , instant classic ,such a  good record. Swiss Beatz, Jigga  , Ruff Ryders Anthem. Swizzle is a top producer, i can’t picture anyone duplicate his sound. il...

Columbus, Ohio producer Satele presents “Memory Of A Sweet Soul” , an instrumental recreation of A Tribe Called Quest ’s “Bonita Applebum” . “Sweet Soul” features on Satele ’s debut EP ReQuested , a series of instrumental Tribe recreations out now on J Rawls ’ imprint Polar Entertainment . ReQuested is his debut solo release, but he has dropped two EPs with his group theFWD ( listen ). “Giving the classic tracks a modern facelift would bring back that feeling of refreshment that classic Hip-Hop lovers could remember when listening to their first Hip-Hop song,” Satele says. “I aspire to inspire how those before me inspired me”. What do you think is the greatest instrumental hiphop album of all time and why? Not too familiar with HipHop instrumental albums, but I can say one of my favorites would have to be Hudson Mohawke's Butter album. I think he really blends HipHop and Electronica well. I'm also a very big fan of branDun deShay's beat tapes which had some v...

Mixologi sat down with Bay Area rapper/producer E-A-Ski to discuss his unique perspective on the legacy of N.W.A. , how West Coast hip hop emerged in response to the social and political climate of the 1990s, and how his own career intertwined with it all. ***Thanks to Mixologi for sending***