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Wednesday, 11 May 2011

DJ Mitsu the Beats "Promise In Love feat. José James"

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Who taught you how to sample? Yeezy taught me how to sample.

Original: Curtis Mayfield - The Makings of You (1970)

Kanye West took Curtis Mayfield's classic, chopped it, threw Charlie Wilson and Hova on the track and made a bomb.

A lot of musicians don't agree with the practice of sampling music to make music. I would argue the music you made (or make) gets additional exposure when your music is sampled. Tell me, how would a 15 year old kid living in suburbia stumble across this 1970's piece of soulful brilliance? Multiply that kid by millions. I know everyone isn't going to look-up the song was sampled to create a track; however a lot of people will.

It's a big debate and the anti-sample movement does have some valid arguments (which I'll share in later posts). At the end of the day, how can you listen to this track by Kanye and say it's not a solid track?

Ladies and gentlemen - Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson and production by Pete Rock (2010).

Monday, 2 May 2011

Osama bin Laden is Dead.

(CNN) -- The mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on American soil is dead, U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night, almost 10 years after the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people.
Osama bin Laden -- the longtime leader of al Qaeda -- was killed by U.S. forces in a mansion outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad along with other family members, a senior U.S. official told CNN.
In an address to the nation late Sunday night, Obama called bin Laden's death "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda."

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

"The Beginning" - First complete beat ever

My first completed beat called "The Beginning." This song was sampled from the Isley Bros song called "For the love in you."

I'm not satisfied with the final product, but the only way to go is up from here.

Open to feedback that I can use to improve my skills (or lack of).

The Beginning by sound_bwoy

Monday, 18 April 2011

SOUL MUSIC - Willie Hutch

If you were born in the 70's, there's a good chance this was rockin' when your parents...

Some more MPC goodness - Abstrakt Ideas

Thought I would share another great beat tape that I found on Bandcamp. Nodding my head on beat as I work until the early morning hours on projects.

Looking for chill beats and samples. Ladies and gentlemen check out Abstrakt Idea - Beats, Blunts & Burgers Vol. 1.