The producer behind the iconic song “Girls, Girls, Girls,” Just Blaze shares what it was like to bring the song to life, while taking a deep dive into the making of Jay-Z’s hit album The Blueprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recently, legendary producer, DJ, architect of early 2000’s hip hop and pioneer of sampling […]
The producer behind the iconic song “Girls, Girls, Girls,” Just Blaze shares what it was like to bring the song to life, while taking a deep dive into the making of Jay-Z’s hit album The Blueprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Earlier this week, legendary producer, DJ, architect of early 2000’s hip hop and pioneer […]
At the tender age of 32, Kato has produced for multiple artists such as Joyner Lucas, Wu-Tang Clan, Tory Lanez, B.o.B, Rock City, K Camp, Denzel Curry, Jarren Benton, and Hopsin, to name a few. As he climbed to notoriety charts in his field, he made it his purpose to take spread the knowledge. Visit […]
In a follow-up to the explosive sexual assault allegations aimed at GRAMMY-winning producer Noel “Detail” Fisher that we reported on last year, the disgraced hitmaker has officially been ordered by LA Superior Court to pay up in one of the rape lawsuits filed against him. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information View this post on Instagram […]
During the late 1990s up to the present time, former Roots member and producer Scott Storch has been responsible for the sounds of some of Hip Hop’s biggest smash hits. From the keyboard line on Dr. Dre’s “Still D.R.E.” to Beyonce’s “Me, Myself And I,” Storch’s versatility behind the boards has made a living legend […]
A year ago when Nas said, “I’m with the smoke” producers and beatmakers alike rejoiced over a battle between the mega-producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information But wait there’s more! Could there an album battle in the works? For any person who creates music, certain producers have a signature style. Swizz […]
Layers Vol. 1 is a collaborative album that resembles the format of projects by DJ Khaled with feature-based content. Here A-Lex showcases his talents as both an artist and a producer. Layers represents the power that’s created when people come together. You might be strong alone but you’re still just one person. When you come […]
The family of DJ Avicii issued a second statement on Thursday regarding the DJ-Producer’s cause of death which turns out to be an apparent suicide. DJ Avicii whose real name is Tim Bergling was found dead in a hotel room in Oman. An official police report is said to be coming in the next few […]
The producer behind the beat for Kendrick Lamar’s track “Momma” from the Grammy Award-winning To Pimp A Butterfly album and one half of NxWorries with Anderson .Paak is the producer based out of Los Angeles by way of New Jersey that goes by the name of Knxwledge. Today he released a brand new EP entitled […]
Veteran producer The Alchemist, known for his works with Mobb Deep, Dilated Peoples, Eminem, various LOX members and Nas, has a production portfolio as long and as impressive as anyone to ever touch an MPC. Managing to keep a consistent relevance in hip-hop spanning decades has proven to be a tough chore for even the […]
Beat making and producing can often be viewed as the same thing. In the below video, Detroit producer Apollo Brown breaks down his thoughts on the difference between the two and working a regular day job until 2010 before signing a production deal with Mello Music Group (home to the likes of Oddisee, L’Orange, Mr. Lif). […]
J. Cole is teaming up with filmmaker Margaret Byrne to place the spotlight on three black men growing up in rural North Carolina. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The new docuseries Raising Bertie will follow Reginald “Junior” Askew, David “Bud” Perry, and Davonte “Dada” Harrell from a point-of-view perspective in their native Bertie County, an […]
Today [March 1st], KSR Group’s singer/songwriter/musician and producer JOSH X will be releasing his anticipated 10-song new mixtape, “Amour aka The Prelude – I Am Josh X” as a free download for his fans via his website, www.JoshXantusMusic.com. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information JOSH X, Stevie Wonder’s latest protege’ currently has the #21 R&B song […]
Australian DJ / Producer / Party Starter Kronic is currently taking America and much of the world by storm. With his track ‘Push’ with Savage and the Far East Movement in the new Fast & Furious 8 movie and being featured during the halftime broadcast in this year’s Super Bowl, 2017 promises to be yet […]
Few people in Hip Hop in Australia command such respect off name alone as emcee / producer Prowla. His name represents quality over everything else and is a testament to itself that he is still being talked about until today. Not only one of Australia’s first great solo emcees out of Melbourne, Prowla has over […]
At the age of 19, most young adults are barely thumbing through their possibilities with no clue as to what they’ll be doing next week, let alone for the rest of their lives. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information But for D.C.’s DJ Young Music, the notion is immaterial. “The first time I ever deejayed was at a […]
Atlanta is what’s popping right now, and as debated as the notion may be, it’s steadily becoming a fact. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information So naturally in 2014, when a then 17-year-old Tre Trax got word of a song he produced making its well-deserved rounds through the Southern mecca, moving down to the city seemed like the […]
Trials is an Australian emcee / producer in the groups Funkoars (w/ Hons, Sesta and New York City’s own DJ Total Eclipse) and A.B. Original with Briggs on Golden Era Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born in Australia, Trials grew up in south Wales from three until 11 as the only Black kid in […]
For those on their motion picture (also known as a movie) grind, ever wondered if your involvement on a particular project should amount to your name scrolling through the credits at the end of the film? Well to be sure you don’t miss out on that recognition, understanding the variety of ways that a “Produced […]
Australian producer M-Phazes originally hails from the Gold Coast (Queensland) and now calls Melbourne home. His style is best described as a combination of neo-soul and boom bap with a modern twist. Drawing inspiration from the likes of J Dilla, DJ Premier and Kanye West, M-Phazes has created an original sound that is uniquely his own. […]
