Red Bull Beat Battle - Seattle Finals

There's certainly more to Seattle hip hop/rap than Sir Mix-A-Lot; and judging from the Red Bull Beat Battle contestants, there's more to Seattle's beat-making/production scene than Jake-One. Peep the battle that will be sending two of Seattle's finest beat-makers/producers to New York for the Red Bull Beat Battle Finals.
-Sa'id

Rsonist of The Heatmakerz Gives "360" Look at State of Music Industry

Rsonist, 1/2 of The Heatmakerz, gives a very straightforward glimpse at how the sales struggles of the music industry have created an environment that's difficult for recording artists to succeed. All the more reason why hip hop producers/beat-makers need to increase their position and value...
-Sa'id

Timbaland Shops Beats to Jay-Z

Classic video of Timbaland and Jay-Z. Video gives a classic look at the one-on-one beat shopping relationship that is afforded to well-known producers. Timbaland, one of hip hop productions biggest names, plays some bangin't beats before Jay=Z ultimately decides on...
-Sa'id

RZA on the Roland MV8000

RZA not only gives a revealing look at the Roland MV8000, he sheds some light on his particular approach to hip hop production and beat-making. Listen closely, he points out what he used for the movie Kill Bill...
-Sa'id

Needlz Breaks Down his Workflow with the Akai MPC 2000XL and the Kurzweil K 2661

Needlz illustrates how he uses his Kurzweil K 2661 keyboard to trigger samples from the Akai MPC 2000 XL. Pay very careful attention, while watching this video. Of course Needlz drops science, but there's also a nice glimpse of his routing chains. And notice how he does use the 8 individual out from his MPC 2000 XL. Also, points out how he's actually more into vintage gear... hmmm... A post-90s era producer who uses vintage equipment to make contemporary music. That's dope.
-Sa'id

Battlecat Gear and Knowledge Breakdown

I dig this vid a lot. Listen closely to what Battlecat says... It might sound like he's rambling, but he's actually droppin' one jewel after another.
-Sa'id

Nottz In Action, plus Interview

This Nottz video's been around for a minute, but a lot of people have slept on it. Real good closeups of Nottz's setup. And another thing, peep all the keyboards... Puzzled how he gets his sound... Oh, wait, it's the ASR-10!
- Sa'id

Large Professor - "Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em" Revelation

Brief interview with Large Professor. In it, Large Professor confirms a long-suspected question about Eric B. & Rakim's classic album, 'Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em'.
-Sa'id

Blu Williams, Manager of Outkast, Speaks on Managing in the Music Business

Great snapshot into the life of Blu Williams, one the most well-known and most successful artist/producer managers.
-Sa'id

Rileyboy Mixdowns New Song

The video is dope for the window into that good old fashion "in-the-basement" beatmaking. Also, I like how Riley admits how he learned how to mix.
-Sa'id