Gimmie That Beat

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...

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)...

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...

Gimmie That Beat has the pleasure to introduce you to one of the most talented duos based in the Paris, France called Chat Noir , which are producers Odweeyne & Gorilla Glock . It's time to get to know Chat Noir . Your Favorite 5 Producers: Odweeyne - There are alot of producers I listen too who have influenced me by their way of working are: Lord Finesse, T-Ray, Easy Mo Bee, Buckwild, Da Beatminerz, DJ Muggs, Nick Wiz, Madlib & Ray West for the way they flip their samples. Also in France, I've been influenced by DJ Detonateur (Producer for French group NTM on the 2 first albums) and DJ Max. Gorilla Glock - I don't have a favorite producer, it's more how they work on tracks and LPs, the way they flip the sample or create the music, the new perspective they are bringing to the table, like Da Beatminerz (with the 1st Black Moon album), RZA (with the 1st Wu-Tang album), Quincy Jones or Prince in their field of expertise, but also EL-P with Company F...

These days music seems to be lacking creativity, originality and emotion... to our surprise comes a producer sent  from the land of Illadephia, Pistolvania aka Philly to remind us that creativity, originality and emotion still exist. The producer that I am speaking of is Wes Pendleton . The talented producer has given us such gems as My Life Complete , Basic Essentials EP , Love* , Pads and his latest project entitled Refined EP .  Enough talkin', check out Wes Pendleton 's top 5 and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers: Pete Rock, Premo, 9th Wonder, Dilla and Vanilla Favorite Beat They Produced: Pete Rock - Nothin' Lesser // Premo - NY State Of Mind // 9th Wonder - Away From Me // Dilla - Untitled/Fantastic // Vanilla - The End Why or What do you like about their skillz behind the boards? I've always been fascinated primarily how these guys can flip a sample into an entirely new melody and groove. It's one of the main tactics I use primarily when sampl...

Gimmie That Beat has the pleasure to introduce you to one of the most talented beatmaker/producer based in Orleans, France called Cool FD .  The beats and production he brings to the table are made with love, hunger, energy, and hours of digging in the creates.  Cool FD is the type of beatmaker that truly has the passion that is driven by the HipHop movement...Enough talking, it's time to get to know Cool FD . Your Favorite 5 Producers: If you mean the producers who I currently payin attention to when they drop tracks, I would say Just Blaze , Statik Selektah , Marco Polo , Jake One , Frank Dukes . Concerning the top 5 of all times, you already know : Primo , Pete Rock , Alchemist , 9th Wonder , and the list goes on... Favorite Beat They Produced: Mmmh .. not easy ... I would say : Just Blaze : "Letter P" by Saigon and Kool G Rap Statik Selektah : "Stop, Looking and Listen" by Styles P, Termanology and Q-Tip Marco Polo : the w...

Gimmie That Beat has the pleasure to introduce you to one of the most talented producers based in the UK called Messy Beatz . With an extensive catalogue of material ranging from several different genres and styles Messy Beatz has established himself within the industry. This has led to more collaborations from across the entire UK and including work with several international artists.  Now it's time to get to know Messy Beatz "Top 5 " and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers: Dr Dre, Kanye West, Araab Muzik, Pharrell Williams , Timberland Favorite Beat They Produced: Argh this one is too hard to choose.. Between my Top 5 producers they have made soooo many beats I LOVE Why or What do you like about their skillz behind the boards? I like their vision / creativity when it comes to making beats... They all seem to have found their own individual formula that works for them and gives them that signature sound. (Plus they all know how to get th...

When asked the question... What do you think of when you think of Seattle? Is the answer Starbucks Coffee, The Space Needle, The Seattle Seahawks,  The Pike Place Fish Market or simply rain.  All of that is beginning to change with the talent artists and producers that rep the city such as the talented and Grammy®nominated producer Kuddie Fresh (now resides in the ATL at the present time) .   Kuddie has  produced tracks for artist like Chris Brown, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Musiq Soulchild, Rapper Big Pooh, J. Pinder & many more... Kuddie Fresh is also a producer of the Grammy® Award winning team  Tha Bizness Productions (yes, that production team).  His work can be found in both independent and mainstream projects. Ladies and gentleman it's time to get to know Kuddie Fresh . Your Favorite 5 Producers:  This one is always difficult to answer. I appreciate so many different producers for diffe...

Gimmie That Beat has the pleasure to introduce you to one of the most talented outfits based in the UK called Outerattik . Formed by keyboardist Jamie Smith , it blends his experience of playing ahead jazz + funk and producing elctronic music.  Enough talking and now it's time to get to know Outerattik .    Your Favorite 5 Producers: In no particular order, probably Pretz, Flying Lotus, Evenings, Washed Out and JD73 . Favorite Beat They Produced: Pretz: Texas Exhale Washed Out: Feel It All Around Evenings: Babe JD73: Happy People Flying Lotus: Camel   Why or What do you like about their skillz behind the boards? Pretz produces great British chill-out verging on acid jazz. The guy behind it, Neil Cowley , is an amazing keys player with a really varied musical background. The album has plenty of tasty keyboard solos (which I can't get enough of) and I love the lush production. Definitely an influence as I began working ...

In a time when music seems to be lacking creativity and originality to our surprise comes an artist sent from the universe to remind us that creativity and orginality still exist.  The artist that I am speaking of is producer Myke Forte .  The Birmingham, UK producer has given us such gems as the Zodiak beat tape series, a series of beat tapes inspired by the astrological signs.  Enough talkin', check out Myke Forte 's favorite 5 and more. Your Favorite 5 Producers:  James Yancey (J-Dilla), RZA , Black Milk, Madlib, Just Blaze/9th Wonder ... This is not fair there are so many! Favorite Beat They Produced:  Climax, C.R.E.A.M, The Reunion, Distant Land/Stepping Into Tomorrow, PSA/Far Away From Me Why or What do you like about their skillz behind the boards?  They all have something unique about their production style, whether its the drums or the way they chop samples. There is certain vibe you get wh...