Kendrick Lamar In The Studio With Dr Dre And Andre 3000

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"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" (edited for radio as "Trick, Don't Kill My Vibe" or simply "Don't Kill My Vibe"), is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, taken from his critically acclaimed second studio album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. The song was produced by Lamar's frequent collaborator, Mark "Sounwave" Spears of Top Dawg in-house production team Digi+Phonics. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" was released as the album's fourth single on March 19, 2013; two official remixes of the song exist with Jay-Z and Emeli Sandé respectively. The song was originally intended to be a collaboration with Lady Gaga, but due to timing and creative differences, said version was dropped from use. Both official remixes were released to iTunes and the remix with Jay-Z was sent to Rhythmic contemporary on March 19, 2013."

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Wyclef Jean In The Studio With Young Chop - The Making Of Hope And Pray

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While working on #AprilShowers, Wyclef ventured to the windy city to work with Young Chop at SoundScape Studios. Wyclef ended up making two records that day, "Bang Bang Bang" centers on the continued problem of youth violence in Chicago, while "Hope & Pray" tackles relationship issues that many can relate to. The Closed Sessions crew was on hand to capture it all.

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Lex Luger Gives Tips To Upcoming Producers

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"Luger started his career by playing drums and learning about beats, measures, and bars. He started experimenting with an MPC 2000 that he bought from his uncle and finally began using the PC-based digital audio workstation Fruity Loops, which he uses to this day. However, he has also incorporated music production workstations such as Maschine and Pro Tools."

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Mike Will Made It Speaks On Beach Is Better

Mike WiLL spoke on crafting "Beach Is Better" for Hov's recent studio effort Magna Carta Holy Grail and the possibility of extending the 0:56 second track into a longer track. Watch the full interview above. 

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