This guy you’ve probably never heard of is connected to EVERYTHING – he was tied into the early hip hop scene, influenced several early hip hop groups, and directly and indirectly influenced Kanye on his third album Graduation. Today, I’m pulling out some red yarn to show you that if […]
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 Diving into Mos Def’s song “Mathematics” and seeing how DJ Premier perfectly balanced this song by making the music match the lyrics. Check out Tracklib’s sample breakdown of “Mathematics”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–A_89lTuiA Donald in Mathmagic Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZHsk0-eF0&t=218s __________________________________ ► […]
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Questlove and Whatnot are holding a live stream auction https://whatnot.onelink.me/zALw/2dqjbmwd on April 7th at 3:30pm ET. He’s selling special records from his personal collection for charity and 1 lucky viewer will be chosen to join him record shopping at A-1 Record Shop in New York City! Download the @whatnot app […]
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A heavyweight championship fight is probably the last place you’d expect this to happen, but it did! “Oliver McCall (born April 21, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2019. A veteran of the sport for over three decades, he is best known for winning […]
Today we’re talking all about the creation of the landmark song, “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5, why it’s so important to music history, breaking down the inspirations, and once we’ve unravelled the whole thing, I’ll create a mashup moving through music history, using not only the […]
Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” was released in 2013, and it 2021 they announced they they had disbanded – but listening through this album – it’s clear that, this was ALWAYS going to be their last album. While their 2001 album “Discovery” has a ton of samples, and comes to […]
Today we’re talking about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, finding the musical influences that weave together so perfectly, getting into how the album was made, talking to a member of her band, and seeing how this album is really a RE-Education, taking something you think you know, and showing you […]
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