Have you ever heard a kick drum that’s so unique, so unpredictable, so… incredible, that you’ve wanted to fight someone? That might sound a little intense, but that’s exactly what happened when J Dilla was producing the song “Runnin’” by The Pharcyde in 1995. ► DOWNLOAD The Ableton Session – […]
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The Native Tongues represent an expansion within hip hop – a new musical sub-genre with a new focus. It’s an incredibly influential period of music history. It’s also some of best music ever made. Stream the Spotify Listening Guide: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mPwS3bSXTDF2BsoWDmpUL?si=cadeec9708e64020 ADDITIONAL NOTES At 1:05 – “Nixon’s War on Drugs” – […]
The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/diggingthegreats01231 Is the idea of playing a funky, slightly deeper cut keyboard part for soundcheck specifically to impress everyone on stage a ridiculously vain idea? Yes, but I KNOW keyboard players do it […]
J Dilla’s music has an incredibly unique feel to it. The most commonly talked about aspect of J Dilla’s production is his drums, BUT there’s a big misconception about Dilla’s drums that we need to talk about. Today we’re diving all the way into Dilla’s time feel, going through the […]
Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Song Sampled: https://www.tracklib.com/music/artists/gene-eddie/darling-i-love-you-1 __________________________________ The album “The Low End Theory” by A Tribe Called Quest from 1991 is, for multiple reasons, the Sgt Pepper of Hip Hop. On BOTH albums you’ve got the exploration and expansion of new production techniques, […]
Nas’ debut album, 1994’s “Illmatic” is a masterpiece, and the song “N.Y. State of Mind” has become iconic. And, in typical DJ Premier fashion, the music matches the lyrics perfectly, so much so that we HAVE to talk about it. Today we’re going to break this song all the way […]
De La Soul’s debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising is a landmark album for multiple reasons. But one of the elements that is so groundbreaking is also the thing that nearly erased De La Soul from music history entirely. GO STREAM DE LA SOUL: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Z8ODXyhEBi3WynYw0Rya6?si=XmvkhOpiTy6wRw73KBO8ow __________________________________ ► JOIN THE […]
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Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Song Sampled: https://www.tracklib.com/music/artists/gene-eddie/darling-i-love-you-1 The story of Wu Tang Clan is a continual story of flipping the norm, doing it your own way, and thinking long term. Wu Tang Clan’s debut album, Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) is like STARTING […]
