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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 […]
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, […]
Cowritten by: Brin DeRouen — https://www.twitch.tv/alfomedia https://www.patreon.com/AlfoMedia https://twitter.com/renshawhs https://www.instagram.com/renshawhs/ — In today’s video, we’re looking at strange samples in the world of rap music. Sampling is an artform in itself, hip-hop is a gigantic umbrella that contains a magnitude of different subcategories, and when you combine those things… you’re bound […]
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Let’s count down the Top 10 Diss Tracks of All Time, and I mean ALL Time. Watch the extended edit of this video (which has a bonus 11th entry) by becoming a DTG member at http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats __________________________________ ► Get the Full Experience on Patreon – http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats ► Digging The Greats […]
