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 […]
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 – […]
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, […]
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/micthesnare/?hl=en SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69G5zzgyGZShHerm1KcuaK?si=HJUQ0SrBS-yOQiPs9AvnVQ Mic The Snare check one two, what is this? Let me know your thoughts on any of A Tribe Called Quest’s albums below! Saxsquatch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu1fXOlj6b8 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:49 Prologue 02:01 People’s Instinctive Travels & The Path of Rhythm 04:28 The Low […]
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 Today we’re diving into the Nas song “One Love”, which was produced by Q Tip, recreating the beat entirely from scratch – seriously I’ve got the vinyl and I’m gonna try my hand at pause taping it […]
Get your Digging The Greats Shirt now at www.diggingthegreats.com Check out my full interview with Bob Power on the Digging The Greats Podcast (Audio) or @DiggingTheTalks (Video) Audio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-power-a-tribe-called-quest-erykah-badu-so-many-more/id1694172577?i=1000634252004 Video: https://youtu.be/umiqWEd-9TM Today I’m breaing down “Midnight Marauders” by A Tribe Called Quest – recreating some of the legendary beats from […]
Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Songs Played are included on my Tracklib playlist, check it out here: https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/783538 ____________________________ There’s one album that doesn’t come up in the Dilla conversation enough. It’s some of his best work, was a turning point for him as a […]
