Rick Ross ft The Weeknd - "In Vein" Style Tutorial (Preview)

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Finished beat preview of our Rick Ross ft The Weeknd "In Vein" style tutorial, enjoy!

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Jake One Making of the Beat for J Cole "3 Wishes"

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Jake One’s popular behind-the-beat series continues this week with a making of J. Cole’s “3 Wishes.” 

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DJ Mustard Breaks Down Kid Ink's "Show Me", talks Kendrick, New Album

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Exclusive in-depth interview with producer DJ Mustard. In part 3 Mustard talks to Nick Huff Barili about how he created "Show Me" for Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, breaking down each element that went into the beat while at the legendary Encore Recording Studios where he records at. DJ Mustard reveals his forthcoming single will feature Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz, plus discusses connecting with Kendrick Lamar for the rapper's new album.

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Young Chop's Not Feeling Chief Keef's "F*ck Rehab"

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Young Chop shares his thoughts on Chief Keef's "F*ck Rehab" track, and admits that he doesn't like it. He adds that "Chief already knows what it is. It was a label decision." When asked about people saying that Chief Keef doesn't sound the same unless he's working with Young Chop, the producer says that he agrees, and reveals that he tells Keef that to his face.

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Big Sean 1st Quarter Style FL Studio Tutorial (Preview)

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Finished beat preview of our 19 part tutorial covering Big Sean's "1st Quarter Freestyle" beat produced by Key Wayne and Travis Scott, enjoy!

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DJ Mustard Breaks Down "My Nigga" (In studio), Talks Producing, Critics

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Exclusive in-depth interview with highly sought after producer DJ Mustard. In part 1 Mustard talks to Nick Huff Barili about how he created "My Nigga" for YG, breaking down each element that went into the beat while at the legendary Encore Recording Studios where he records at. Mustard goes on to talk about how he knocks out most beats in under 30min, what inspired him to get into producing and how his cousin serving life sentence in jail made him stay away from gang life and focus on music. Part 1 of our interview ends with Mustard talking about the difference between a beat-maker and producer, how he prefers to work on whole albums and why he gets upset when people keep saying that he is influence by the Bay.

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Young Chop Interview - NPR Music

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Microphone Check co-hosts Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Frannie Kelley spoke to Young Chop in the backyard of a store on the east side of Austin, Texas. Even in the midst of SXSW, the Chicago producer was selling beats and putting in studio time. He took a rare break to talk about studying songs from the '70s, Polow da Don's snare and encouraging up-and-coming artists, including those who step to him at the Texaco.

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