Often flying under the radar, Chauncey Hollis Jr., better known as Hit-Boy, is the unassuming architect behind some of modern hip-hop’s most unmistakable anthems. Living up to his name, Kanye, Jay Z, Nas and Travis…
Author: Simon Gilbert
Are you about to start a music tech course this Autumn? If so it can be a very exciting time but also filled with a degree of trepidation. While most music tech courses will have…
Most die-hard hip-hop heads can rattle off their top five producers with no hesitation. These top producer lists will often feature the same old candidates. Usual suspects such as Dr Dre, J Dilla, DJ Premier,…
Music has a way of bringing together the most unexpected voices, blending genres and styles that, on paper, seem worlds apart. Sometimes, these unlikely collaborations produce magic; other times, they leave us scratching our heads.…
Few figures have shaped the boom bap style of hip-hop as profoundly as DJ Premier. From his early start in the late 80’s as Gang Starr’s replacement DJ to becoming the genre’s gold standard, Premier…
For this round of producer probing we turn our attention to one of the most forward thinking sample based producers in the game. A producer who has been getting his fingers dusty since the late…
For this instalment in our producer profile series, we head down south to spotlight one of the most influential figures in modern trap: Metro Boomin. From his early days as a hungry teenage beatmaker selling…
I know what you’re thinking, not another blog featuring Timbaland, BUT this time we will not be focusing on his recent love affair with AI. Instead, let’s celebrate the huge contribution he has made to…
In this brand new series, we take an iconic producer and put them under the spotlight. We chart their background, influences, and every facet of their production style and techniques. To kick off the series,…
If there’s one element that defines the sound and energy of hip-hop, it’s the bass. From the earliest moments of the genre in the 1980s, what set hip-hop apart from other styles of music was…
