HipHopLead- What are your weapons of choice when making a beat?
I use an MPC 4000, and a Korg Kronos with Pro Tools. I sometimes use Logic for the crazy Synths they got. Korg has the best strings in my ears and the MPC is just fast for sequencing and Bangin out the drums.
HipHopLead- One of your beats caught our ear. I believe it was “Hustle In My Dna” and it had a thumb nail of Jay Z on it. Funny thing is, even if the picture wasn’t there it would sound like something Blue Print 2 Jay Z would spit on. With that said when you make these beats do you have a particular artist in mind before the creation or do you match them up after it’s made?
That’s whatsup, thanks for that! No not particularly, unless I’m working with an artist and I know their sound and what their looking for. I usually just kinda let it flow and see what happens most of the time. After it’s done I’ll figure out who would sound best on it.
HipHopLead- Who is the best Hip Hop producer ever?
I can’t name just one, I think every Producer has a niche and a unique sound, but if I have to here’s my list. Dr. Dre for the West coast, Kanye West for the Mid-West and the versatility, Timbaland for the South, I’m a big fan of Middle Eastern music and he has a sound nobody can match in my opinion. DJ Premier for the original Raw East coast Hip-hop sound and 9th Wonder for the Soulful Hip-hop tracks. I also got to throw J Dilla (RIP) & Jus Blaze in there too because I’m big fans.
HipHopLead- Who is the most over rated producer ever?
Nobody really, everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses. I will say some of the Producers that are on the Top of the Soundclick charts are definitely overrated…