Let’s talk about why the song “The Light” was so significant for Common, J Dilla, and hip hop in general, recreate the beat myself, and mash it up with another Soulquarians song that sounds suspiciously similar. To download the mashup at the end of this video for FREE – go […]
Are you real? Am I real? Is any of this real? This week I’m going to prove to you we’re living in a simulation using very simple evidence: the band “Fleetwood Mac” ________________________ OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH ► The INSANE Story of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Cover of Got To […]
September tells us a LOT about Earth, Wind & Fire – specifically, that they have the Midas Touch – Anything they touch turns to GOLD. Happy September Day to all who celebrate! __________________________________ STREAM THE SPOTIFY LISTENING GUIDE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ad9NK6jkC2XjkKDsmDqMS?si=5d4183baad194471 ___________________________________ OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH ► The INSANE Story of Earth, […]
Dilla said “Pick a record to sample, any record” and the result was Erykah Badu’s “Didn’t Cha Know” from 2000’s Mama’s Gun. Let’s recreate this song and talk about the story behind it. (Also, at the end I said “The Common song Open Your Eyes” but obviously you know what […]
Let’s see how well Serato Stems works: 5 Songs, Serato 3.0 Stems Beta, All original recordings – LET’S GO To get a free recording of this remix, go to www.diggingthegreats.com. __________________________________ OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH ► Breaking down and remixing MJ’s “Rock With You” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO7FQ2hoe-k ► Breaking down EWF’s […]
Is this a mistake or am I crazy? Investigating the intro of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” __________________________________ OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH ► September – The Greatest Filler Song of All Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ZexQhY4xA&t=182s ►Why EWF’s Beatles Cover is BETTER than the Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1kvvX8HBG0&t=821s GET THE VINYL ►The Best of Earth […]
“Dynamite” by The Roots is a musical time capsule in a lot of ways. Let’s break down the beat, the sample, and trace it all the way back through over 100 years of music history, sampling, and changing technology. __________________________________ ► TO DOWNLOAD THIS BEAT RECREATION FOR FREE – GO […]
In 1998, one album defied the popular, polished hip hop of the day, helped bring underground into the mainstream, and catapulted the careers of two MC’s. Let’s break down the classic album “Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star” __________________________________ ►Stream the Spotify Listening Guide: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pgzaygPH9l4vNlVf6bBhb?si=677c9690b1144ffd ►To get free […]
Give the sound engineer what they need, while also impressing everyone within earshot. Here are my Top 8 Funky Bass lines for soundcheck. Is this an incredibly vain idea for a video? Yes. Is this something we ALL subconsciously do? Come on, I can’t be the only one who does […]
Did Dilla produce “Feel Like Makin’ Love”? What happened to Lauryn Hill’s vocal? Let’s talk about what happened, and attempt a remix to get close to the original “Lauryn Track” ► TO DOWNLOAD THIS REMIX FOR FREE – go to www.diggingthegreats.com ► Stream the Spotify Listening Guide – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kvnyUIXOiTBccODIoQXe3?si=c783a69557354c48 __________________________________ […]
