Producers
Freddie Joachim x Gyrefunk – “Ex’pressed” (Video)
August 28, 2015
Excellent find by the folks at OKP! This jazzy “Ex’pressed” instrumental is just… wow! The audio stream is embedded and linked below. Watch the visual above for behind-the-scenes insights offered by Freddie Joachim.
San Diego based DJ/Producer Extraordinaire Freddie Joachim came by Ex’pression College Emeryville while in town for a show. Freddie was able to work with local musician/producer Gyrefunk and add some acoustic touches to some of his production. Check out the track and the Artist in Residence video on our youtube channel to see inside the session!
– Ex’pression College
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Tags: Emeryville, Ex'pressed, Ex'pression College, Ex'pression College Emeryville, Freddie Joachim, Gyrefunk, OK Player, OKP, OKPlayer | 
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Sean Price Music Video Tribute Mix (Video)
August 11, 2015
This is so dope! Respect to Deejay Irie for doing justice to the Hip-Hop giant Sean Price. Rest in Peace shout to P!
8-8-2015 the Hip hop community lost Sean Price a.k.a. the brokest rapper you know. Like many I’m shocked to hear this. Sean P is one of my top 5 all time favorite rappers. For this reason I decided to pay homage to him by creating a video mix with only Sean P spitting those crazy, funny, clever and real rhymes that we all love.
– Deejay Irie
FREE download of the audio linked below.
Jahlil Beats – “The Blessing” (EP)
July 27, 2015
Crunk devastator beat creator Jahlil Beats is hitting us off with “The Blessing” (EP). FREE download!
DOWNLOAD: JAHLIL BEATS – THE BLESSING
Cover Story: Canadian Producer “Elaquent” Speaks On His New Album “Good Karma”
July 25, 2015
Plenty of good music is coming out of Canada right now. Â When you talk Hip Hop of course Drake is an obvious choice but also artists like Rich Kidd, Tona, making quality music. The producers are also making noise like Kaytranada, and today we speak with his HW&W label mate Elaquent who just released a new album titled “Good Karma”. Â It’s eleven original beat tracks that you can groove to. Â He exclusively spoke with Jayforce.com about his new project. Â Enjoy the track Far Away posted and click after the jump to read full interview.
- ArtByOdell:Â Congratulations on your new project Good Karma, how long were you working on the album?
- Elaquent:Â Much appreciated my man! Glad it’s out now. The bulk of the record I did in a 2 week, insomnia-filled period a few months back.
Large Professor Names His Top 5 Producers Of All-Time (Video)
June 23, 2015
If anyone can speak to a top 5 all-time list for Hip-Hop producers, it’d have to be a stalwart like Large Professor. Google-research it for yourself sometime if you need convincing (you don’t; take our word)… Large Pro is WORTHY! So who makes the cut? DJ Mark The 45 King, Easy Mo Bee, Marley Marl, Rick Rubin, DJ Premier and Pete Rock.
Wait… isn’t that SIX? Haaa! C’mon, give him one. Enjoyable sit-down with ‘Sway In The Morning’ (above) that includes more good Hip-Hop convo (including talk about his “Re:Living” release).
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Producers, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Large Professor, Re:Living, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning | No Comments »
Producers ‘Christian Rich’ Bring out Vince Staples during their DJ Set @ Mixmag Lab LA (Video)
June 23, 2015
When it comes to Chicago, Kanye is not the only producer out here making consistent heat.  Taiwo & Kehinde Hassan are Chicago born but of Nigerian descent who are blood brothers who make up the production duo Christian Rich.  If you are not familiar with the name sure you will know the siblings’ resume.  They have hits they created for Drake’s ‘Nothing Was The Same’, J.Coles ‘Born Sinner’, Childish Gambino’s ‘Because The Internet’ and Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘Doris’.  Recently they were invited to play a live set in LA for Mixmag Lab that consisted of Hip Hop, House, Dance and Electronic music during the mix.  During their set they brought out current XXL freshman and West Coast emcee Vince Staples who is making a lot of noise right now.  He performs on a new track that the duo produced with Vince rapping on it.
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Dance, Hip-Hop, Producers, Videos | Tags: Chicago, Christian Rich, Dance Music, Mixmag, Nigeria, Producer, Vince Staples | No Comments »
Iman Omari Speaks On His Music & His Debut Performance In Atlanta (Video)
May 26, 2015
Recently Iman Omari was in Atlanta to perform for the first time. Â ArtByOdell talked with the talented Singer, Producer, DJ about his music making process and how he feels about music right now. Â It’s a great conversation that also reveals the name of Iman’s new album coming out later this year. Â Did you know that Iman is from a talented musical family and his father worked with some legendary R&B groups? Â Well after watching this interview you will learn a lot about the singer. Â SoundCloud link below for extended interview and live audio from his ATL performance.
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Cover Story, House, Interview, Producers, R&B, Soul | Tags: Energy, Hip Hop, Iman Omari, Producer, Soul Music, Vibe, Vibe Music Collective, West Coast | No Comments »
Oddisee Talks ‘The Good Fight’, Opportunity To Work with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath & Being True To Himself (Video)
May 8, 2015
In today’s scope of Hip Hop most artists seek out the limelight and love talking about how well they are doing. The Artist/Producer Oddisee is quite the opposite is he dedicated to his craft and concerned with being the best performer he can be absolutely. Â Does he concern himself with the fact he might not get certain props or being tracked down by certain rappers for beats negative. Â Oddisee has a new album out “The Good Fight” and it is a self produced album exhibiting some of his best work (my personal opinion). Â He recently sat down with Rosenberg at Hot 97 to discuss what he has been up to.
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
DOWNLOAD: ODDISEE – THE GOOD FIGHT (ALBUM)
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, R&B, Radio, Videos | Tags: Diamond District, Hot 97, Oddisee, PETER ROSENBERG, Producer, Real Late with Peter Rosenberg, THE GOOD FIGHT | 1 Comment »
Legends+Pioneers: Just Blaze And Rick James (Video)
May 1, 2015
For this episode of Legends+Pioneers with Opiyo Okeyo, we get Just Blaze speaking about the cool funk genius of Rick James. An inspiration to Blaze, the two (Blaze and James) got to hang out a couple of times. Watch Just Blaze reminisce and appreciate the times with late great; and check out the caricatures.
Posted in Animation, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Producers, Series, Videos | Tags: Just Blaze, Legends+Pioneers, Opiyo Okeyo, Rest In Beats, Rick James | No Comments »
Black Milk – “I Guess”
March 21, 2015
Detroit is known for their Soulful Acts who make Soulful music. Â This testament is not only for the Motown days you could attribute it to the current acts making Hip Hop from that 313. Â Black Milk is a MC/Producer who is keeping up this tradition I guess? Â Okay there is no reason to guess that is just the name of this new hot track Black has dropped “I Guess” that exhibits his skills as a dope emcee and producer. Â Right now Black Milk is on tour with the live band Nat Turner and he will be in Atlanta March 23rd be sure to check back to the site for some exclusive material & footage!
“No Room for Actors, Coons, or Rap Vultures.  No room to act, I’m giving you back dosage of bedroom walls with rap posters.” – Black Milk
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music, Producers | Tags: Black Milk, Detroit, I Guess, Nat Turner, Producer | No Comments »
Wu-Tang Clan x David Bowie – “C.R.E.A.M. vs. F.A.M.E.” (Produced By Ryan Stinson)
February 24, 2015
Canadian producer Ryan Stinson who is the owner of the independent hip hop label Phonographique out there in the land of the great maple leaf, dropped this very dope mashup/blend featuring Wu-Tang Clan & David Bowie. This ‘C.R.E.A.M. vs. FAME’ joint is pretty ill from the the label owner who also happens to be a part of the production duo ‘The Dirty Sample’, who created the soundscapes to that dope ass ‘Three Sixty Five joint’ for Roc Marciano that we posted weeks ago. This ‘C.R.E.A.M. vs Fame’ joint is going to get much run from me on the radio show & at any other event I just so happen to be spinning at.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Honeyz, Music, Producers | Tags: C.R.E.A.M., CREAM, Cream Vs Fame, David Bowie, F.A.M.E., Fame, Ryan Stinson, Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan, WuTang | No Comments »
Jaden Smith x TA-KU – “BeastMode”
February 23, 2015
Jaden Smith continues to impress me with his music. It’s not just the lyrical wordplay & flow that’s impressing me with each single or project he releases, but often times its the type of soundscapes he chooses to use. One very important element to a good emcee is being able to choose the right beats to convey the mood of the song you’re trying to create. It was a pleasant surprise for me to see that the son of Will & Jada collaborated with very dope producer TA-KU who’s music & production I’ve been following for quite some time now. Peep this #BeastMode mix that Jaden & Ta-Ku put together & if you weren’t already impressed, this should definitely do it for you. Artwork via samuelburgessjohnson.com/
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music, Producers | Tags: Beast Mode, Jaden Smith, Ta-Ku | No Comments »
Behind-The-Beats with ‘Nottz’ (Video)
February 15, 2015
Virginia producer Nottz is one of my favorite beatsmith’s crafting quality hip hop music. Whenever I see a song produced by him I usually listen to it right away because I just KNOW it’s going to be some authentic hot ish! His track record dictates that urgency. Surprisingly most of the general public may not be aware of just how deep his catalog is & I’m sort of surprised more in the media haven’t done more interviews with him in the past. The people over at DrumBroker, Scratch Magazine, & RawKoncept got together for this ‘Behind The Beats’ series with the focus on the grossly underrated music producer. Check it out above….
Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, Videos | Tags: Behind the Beats, Documentary, NOTTZ, NottzRaw | No Comments »
Rapper Big Pooh – “Stop” feat. Steve Roxx (Prod. By Apollo Brown)
February 5, 2015
“North Kakalaka” & the “Motor City” connect as Rapper Big Pooh & Detroit producer Apollo Brown drop this powerful new single, inspired by true events, called “Stop” from their appropriately titled project “Words Paint Pictures” due March 24th.
DOWNLOAD: RAPPER BIG POOH X APOLLO BROWN – WORDS PAINT PICTURES (ALBUM)
Posted in Activism, Hip-Hop, Music, Producers | Tags: Apollo Brown, Detroit, Mellow Music Group, North Carolina, Police brutality, Rapper Big Pooh, STOP, Words Paint Pictures | 1 Comment »
DJ Premier Presents ‘Bars in the Booth’ |Session 7 | featuring Skyzoo x Torae [Video]
January 15, 2015
The legendary DJ Premier continues his ‘Bars In The Booth’ series this time inviting Skyzoo x Torae to get busy over some his production. The Barrel Brothers over another DJ Premier track. Gotta Love it! On a side note DJ Premier’s legendary D&D Studios just closed down. Check out some more info from his ‘PremierWuzHere’ site.
PREVIOUS: DJ PREMIER Presents ‘Bars in the Booth’ |Session 7 | featuring Bumpy Knuckles [Video]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, Videos | Tags: Bars In The Booth, DJ Premier, LOADED LUX, SESSION 5, Session 7, Skyzoo, Torae | 1 Comment »
ArtByOdell Welcomes Atu & Dpat of the ‘Soulection’ Crew To Atlanta (Audio)
January 14, 2015
ArtByOdell sat down with local Atlanta promoters HomeTown Heroes to discuss their first ATL event. On the bill they had Dexter Brandon of Kolossus Records along with Thrice Groove of WERC Crew. Â To headline the event was Dpat & Atu of Soulection who made their Atlanta debut. Â Like past Soulection DJ’s (LAKIM, Jo Def & Sango)making their first trip to ATL Dpat & Atu spoke with ArtByOdell. The discussion talks music what inspires them and their international backgrounds. Â Odell also speaks with Dexter Brandon 7 Thrice Groove both DJ/Producers telling him what they have planned for listeners in 2015.
-ArtByOdell Twitter / SoundCloud
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Posted in House, Interview, Producers, Progressive, R&B, Radio | Tags: Atu, Dpat, Houston, Interview, Kolossus Records, Soulection, Thrice Groove | 2 Comments »
House Shoes Presents: “The Gift” Volume 10 (Prod. By DRUGS BEATS)
December 26, 2014
Drugs is back at it again with the final installment of “The Gift” series; with episode 11. This time the tunes go ’round with @D_R_U_G_S_BEATS.
@BeatzLyricsATL http://t.co/ORLVgYEPsn.
— THE REAL D.R.U.G.S (@D_R_U_G_S_BEATS) December 25, 2014
DOWNLOAD: HOUSE SHOES PRESENTS: THE GIFT VOLUME 10 (PROD. BY DRUGS BEATS)
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He Got Game: Oh No Plays ‘Rhythm Roulette’ With Video Game Sounds (Video)
December 13, 2014
You know how Rhythm Roulette goes… goes to local record store, searches endless stacks of wax blindfolded, picks three and makes a beat from them. But in this episode, Mass Appeal Media has producer Oh No throwing in a curve ball… rather than find samples out of old vinyls, he samples sounds from three Nintendo 64 video games. Wowwww!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, Series, Videos | Tags: Mass Appeal Media, Nintendo 64, Oh No, Rhythm Roulette, Video Game, video game sounds | No Comments »
Raiders Of The Lost Art (Part 3) [Documentary]
December 12, 2014
Here we go with Part 3 of the ‘Hip-Hop-umentary’ – “Raiders Of The Lost Art” featuring PRhyme (DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9). And hey, you can catch up on Parts 1 & 2 below before playing Part 3 above… below. Did you get that?
Okay well get this: the self-titled PRhyme album is out now! Great nuggets of wisdom on ‘the business’ dug up and polished up and laid out for the viewers. Must watch.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ART (PART 1) | DJ PREMIER X ROYCE DA 5’9 – PRHYME
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Fokis – “Produced By Dr. Dre”
December 10, 2014
Fokis. Engineer, emcee, producer. Rapping with the likes of Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz… sitting in production with Ty Fyffe, Focus…, Jake One and more. Yeah, dude has got the pedigree. Okay, so Fokis runs indie label Loyalty Digital Corp. (credited for executive producing projects for Skyzoo, Antman Wonder, Torae and Sadat X). As an engineer, he has recorded and mixed for Slaughterhouse, Fat Joe, N.O.R.E, Pharoahe Monch, Bun B, Kool G Rap, and others. But check out this suggestively-titled jawn “Produced By Dr. Dre†for his upcoming project “Underground With Commercial Appeal†(due out February 3, 2015).
