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I've often preached that you should make beats that just come naturally. Everyone has their own way of making beats and their own style, but there are also plenty of producers that make particular styles of beats because that's what's "hot". I'm not a fan of doing that, but I understand. So I ...

Making beats is fun. Making beats is special. But making beats can become a chore and many will end up in a beat making slump. Hitting a roadblock I've seen it countless times before, members posting in our forums about how they're at a roadblock they can't seem to pass so they get frustrated ...

In my many adventures in music I have had the privilege of working with a bunch of amazing artists who have a broad spectrum of knowledge. It is fantastic working with new up and coming talent, the perspective is fresh and often the newer artist still has that fire that the industry tends to beat ou...

There's been an explosion of enormous proportions in the last few years, and it all has to do with Hip Hop beats. It used to always be about the rappers and deejays, but now it's the producer that is at the forefront and taking center stage. The problem is that a lot of the beats being pumped out re...