Focus of the Aftermath Prodution team

[trez260]

beat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pyt1lXOIHs

interveiw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj1FtKY9TAI

[Opera Populare]

that beat is CRAZY!!

[Solace]

Beat Was Fuckin Tuff... Feelin' That Shit...

[Ominous]

Woooooooowwwww.

[djrekonize]

good video

[Phi'Zik]

Why i don't know to make heavy chords like him ?

good vid' thanks ...

[dj360_iNfInItE1]

Focus has madd talent....Great post!

[SlickVikNewman]

Back to the funkin' lab yall, damn! LOL When he picked up the bass I felt bad for every sorry ass bass sound I ever attempted use. Aint nothin like the real thing. Fuel for my fire, motivation yall!!

[Rhythmikal]

thats just raw musical talent.

[DrOscillator]

nice vid-
how did a crappy site like spityogame get cop this interview tho? i was checkin it out, illmuzik is like 10000x better

[Maknbeats]

Damn, that was a hott ass beat, madd talent. I could hear Busta all over that.

[Qwerty]

Yeah, focus is killing it right now. That "Live By The Gun" by Tony Yayo,everybody thought it was a Dr. Dre beat. That's the only thing I have to say about is production, his drums are way too Dr Dre, cuz he uses the same sounds and pattern dre use usually.

Still, Focus's a monster. That's ART right there, it's the best thing I think SAmple + Composition.

props for the links

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I don't get that thing : composing a melody when there's no beat??? I've been seeing this a lot now. Is there a reason to it? Is there an advantage??

[StressWon]

shit was tight,,,i thought it had too much goin on at first but he blended nicely,,,see, thats exactly how I wanna do my bass,,reall bass guitar and shit,,,that beat right there would make any emcee sound halfway decent,,,word,,,good looks on that vid tre

[booya_nang]

dopeness

[dahkter]

werd
Super Dope. Nice interview too.

I also caught a link to a nice Just Blaze video (although it says "Scott Storch" it's really Blaze"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XraCzjs24kc&mode=related&search=

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[Rhythmikal]

I don't get that thing : composing a melody when there's no beat??? I've been seeing this a lot now. Is there a reason to it? Is there an advantage??

i used to do that shit all the time with my motif. i would just turn it on, find an inspiring sound, and then make an ill melody and build from there.

it is very rare that i ever make the drums first.

probably comes down to wat u enjoy most - makin drum patterns or composing melodies.

[Slamdino]

wow that was a great video. Focus is extreamly talented and has a great work flow and style to making beats. Just about anyone with half a flow could sound good on that one!

[trez260]

I don't get that thing : composing a melody when there's no beat??? I've been seeing this a lot now. Is there a reason to it? Is there an advantage??

basically the same thing with taking a chop sample and finding a rhythm that grabs you (ex. the kev brown vid) once your have a concept of your overal rhythm, everything else just seemlessly becomes apart of it, and you build upon that.

[eXampuL_oNe]

Dope vid! Now, I got to go and make a banger!!!