New York, NY (November 12, 2008) – Got this video featuring AJK and 6th Sense getting busy down in NC on the boards and such, shosheemi’ing up one of the three joints they did (yes, I used a word for sushi and turned it into a verb). Be on the look for more Camp Lo ish from Juice in the coming weeks!
For a special AJK remix to Ron Browz & Busta Rhymes’ “Pop Champagne + Barack Campaign (Kenyan Remix),” get over to KNOWxONE’s spot. The history of how it came together is cool. Ron Browz’s people hit Juice up off the strength of the NMC contest and asked him to flip a remix. Being that Barack has Kenyan lineage… it only made sense. Holler.
New York, NY (October 31, 2008) – Smokin Apples (Sonny Cheeba & The Apple Juice Kid) sat down with an anonymous cameraman (uh, sure sounds like Suede to me) and got into the production styles for the very fresh, very hip, NMC EP dropping November 5th. Juice talks samples and inspiration, and the duo also drop some science about who is helping produce their debut album, “A Piece of The Action.” Think Jay-Z and think “Reasonable Doubt.”
New York, NY (October 30, 2008) – This footage is a little over a month old, but this is where the idea was conceived for the NMC + Camp Lo contest, so it’s appropriate it sees the light of day in the midst of this contest.
Here, Sonny Cheeba and The Apple Juice Kid, who, along with Ski Beats is helming most of Camp Lo’s new album, “A Piece of The Action,” chopped it up with us backstage at the AHH.com 10th Anniversary event/panel/gala. Juice talks here about his eight Scratch Beat Battle victories, working with 9th Wonder, how he linked up with Camp Lo, the benefits of organizations like Dynamic Producer and iStandard, hustling music and in general talking that producer slanguage. Suede also talks about being given demos at a wedding.
If you didn’t know, he and Cheeba have a production team they call Smoke N Apples (ha!) that actually co-produced two of the joints for this New Music Cartel EP, “Xclusive Zone” and “OnSmash.”
New York, NY (October 28, 2008) - If you ain’t familiar yet, you will be. Quincey Tones (one of THE best producer names EVER) did the Pharrel-approved remix of Jay-Z’s “I Know,” which was followed by “God’s Gangster,” a mixtape featuring Hov and Nas. In this interview with HipHopDX, Tones talks, among other things, his battle with cancer and how it pushed him forward, live instrumentation, UK hip-hop and some other dopeness:
DX: Being that you are from the UK has it proved difficult for you excel being that you are based in London?
Quincey Tones: Yeah, well ideally, I would like to be out there [in America] working with the artists, but I do what I can with an ocean between us in a production sense, apart from just making a beat. When I do work with an artist, I will spend a lot of time talking about concepts and we are constantly in conversation about where to take the track and they will send me rough versions of the vocals and I will do my thing that way. But there is nothing like just being in the studio with the artist, working with them that way. But hopefully it won’t be too long before I can get out there and start working with them.
DX: So that is the plan then?
Quincey Tones: Yeah, I mean I have never actually been to New York, but hopefully in the next six months or so I am hoping to go out there for at least a month or two and connect with all the people I have worked with in the past. Basically network and connect with new people, just get some work done.
DX: Listening to your music you definitely have that underground appeal that can easily cross over to the mainstream. You know even though you haven’t worked with Jay -Z we heard how good he sounded on one of your beats, is this the direction you are hoping to take where you can walk the line between both mainstream and underground?
Quincey Tones: Yes, but really I want to work with anyone who is good. I have done a lot of work with underground artists, people probably know me more for that but I think with the stuff I am doing I think I have stepped my game up massively in the last six months and no one has yet heard that as nothing has come out yet, but it will be coming out soon. There are going to be some bigger things coming out with bigger artists and I think you will hear a lot more versatility from me and get that I can work with an underground artist to a major label artist.
New York, NY (October 7, 2008) – In case you were sleeping last year, featured producers on Loud.com Grind Music, comprised of Sean C and LV, flipped hip-hop’s beatmaking community on it’s neck with their ridiculous work on Jay-Z’s “American Gangster.” Here, Fat Joe lets you know what’s up with the production duo and asks for that crack music.
New York, NY (September 26, 2008) – SPK has been doin his thing on Loud.com for a hot minute, and he sent over this playlist he put together of some of the production he’s done for other artists. It features CNN, Prodigy, KRS-One and a grip of others. Get familiar!
New York, NY (August 25, 2008) – Kevin Nottingham is hosting a week dedicated to Ghostdini, and one of the cooler posts is this one. Check out all of the samples from the Wally Champ’s full catalog.
New York, NY (August 19, 2008) - Part of Sha Money XL’s producer conglomerate, Money Management Group, Jake One has produced for a certifiable Who’s Who of both mainstream and underground artists: Nas, 50 Cent, De La Soul, Planet Asia, etc. The Seattle-based beatsmith is readying his debut album and the track list is pretty stacked with guests. Props to Shake for the heads up. Peep:
1. I’m Coming f. Black Milk & Nottz
2. Gangsta Boy f. MOP
3. The Truth f. Freeway & Brother Ali
4. Turn it Down
5. God Like f. D Black
6. Bless the Child f. Little Brother
7. Oh Really f. POS & Slug
8. Hi
9. Trap Door f. MF Doom
10. Dead Wrong f. Young Buck
11. Kissin the Curb f. Bishop & Busta
12. How We Ride f. Freeway
13. White Van f. Alchemist, Evidence & Prodigy
14. Big Homie Style f. J Pinder, GMK & Spaceman
15. Scared f. Blueprint
16. Great Sound
17. Get Er Done f. MF Doom
18. Feeling My Shit f. Casual
19. Soil Raps f. Keak da Sneak
20. Glow f. Elzhi & Royce da 5′9
21. RIP
22. Home f. Vitamin D, C Note, Maneak B and Ish
