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  1. J-ReZyN

    To the Break of Dawn...

    I came across this and thought I would share it. Here is a link to the intro of Jelani Cobb's new book "To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle of a Hip Hop Aesthetic". It's a great read about the history, politics, transformation and aesthetics of Hip Hop. It's not one of those beat you over the head...
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    Is this considered sampling or is it composing?

    Forgive me if this has been asked before, I searched but couldn't find anything that really answers this. If you compose a track and you use a VST (or DXi, TDM, etc...) plug-in that is based on a sample/sound library, would you consider this sampling or composing? For example, plug-ins like...
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    Hip Hop Slang

    I came across this and thought it was stupid but mad funny so I had to share! It's a list of hip hop slang but check the intro: "...Slang terms are often particular to a certain subculture - such as hip hop. Several scholarly works have begun to explore the relationship between hip hop slang and...
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    Anybody try out the Numark HDX yet?

    This shit looks hot! It's like an updated CDX with a built in 80gig hard drive. I'm wondering if it plays the same. You can store your music files right on the turntable's HD and even rip cds right to it. The down side is they got a suggested list price of $1,899 - That's kind of steep. If...
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    Intelligence and making beats...

    I was talking with this dude at my job about music production and other things related to intelligence versus common sense/street smarts. He was going on about if you’re intelligent and educated you can learn to do most anything including making hip hop beats and other types of electronic music...
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    Mic FAQ

    I'm sure the topic of mics has probably been covered here before, but here is a link to a Mic FAQ from homerecording.com/bbs. It covers everything you ever wanted to know about mics. It's a couple of years old but still very useful. http://www.hr-faq.org/ I just want to say thanks to...
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    What up IllMuzik!

    Yo, what up to the whole IllMuzik fam and all members worldwide. I been checking the site for a while now but just got around to making it official. I’m really feeling the IllMuzik vibe - there is mad talent up in here. It’s good to see a spot where producers and hip-hop heads can put their...

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