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Today, the story of “Nas is Like”, the elements that make up a classic DJ Premier beat, and how he turned literal trash into a Hip Hop classic! Merch: http://diggingthegreats.com __________________________________ FOLLOW DIGGING THE GREATS https://www.instagram.com/diggingthegreats/ http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats Digging The Greats Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digging-the-greats/id1694172577 Interview Channel – @DiggingTheTalks __________________________________ THANK YOU […]
If we played “Desert Island Albums” and I could only pick 10 records to listen to for the rest of my life, D’Angelo’s “Voodoo” would absolutely be on the list for me. In fact, even if you made it 5 records, I’d probably still pick it. Voodoo is 25 years […]
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 __________________________________ ► […]
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 […]
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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/the-piano-choir/prayer-for-peace-1 __________________________________ The song “I Love Music” by Ahmad Jamal from 1970’s “The Awakening” was sampled by two different legendary producers. One instance of this sample is from the song “Me or the Papes” by Jeru The Damaja, […]
