Producers
Rashid Hadee Second Life Ep. 2 (Video)
October 4, 2011
Another video documenting producer/MC Rashid Hadee’s first trip to Los Angeles. In this episode he show’s his mobile production set-up and eats at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles for the first time.
Jayforce Speaks with ‘J-Live’ the Producer on ‘The New Content’ (Video)
September 28, 2011
“Jay Force, host of the Beatz and Lyrics Show(ATL), sits down with J-Live (the producer) at Salem Psalms Library and talks about the latest release from the Triple Threat himself. J-Live gives an introduction to his alter egos The Emcee, The Deejay, and The Producer from the producer’s perspective. He also breaks down his favorite songs on the album S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability). Additional footage by W. Feagins Jr.“ – The New Content
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Tzarism on His MPC1000 (Video)
September 27, 2011
Tzarism is a dope producer and MC. Check him out rocking a beat on his MPC.
Jansport J – ‘Forever’ (Video)
September 26, 2011
This right here?!?!?! Save My Soul instrumental project by Jansport J is out now. Cop That!
Lord Finesse – ‘You Know What I’m About’ (Remix)
September 26, 2011
Dope! More new Lord Finesse coming soon!
Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About (Remix) (Snippet) by Slice-of-Spice
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Suuth – The Hiatus (Mixtape)
September 23, 2011
This joint comes from a producer from South Africa named Suuth. He makes boom bap beats reminiscent of the 1990s. Check out his Hiadus mixtpae whixh features an internation crew of rappers over his beats.
AZON BLAZE – Motherland (Prod. by Suuth) by Suuth (slumREC®)
Beats Per Minute: Araab Muzik (Video)
September 23, 2011
The final video of the series brings us none other than Araab Muzik and an ill beat performance at FLuD HQ. Araab also discussed his early influences and how he honed his skills on the MPC.
Idris Elba Looks For “Bullitts” with Lucy Liu, Jay Electronica, & UK producer Jeymes Samuel (Video)
September 22, 2011
Idris Elba aka Driis kept the camera’s rolling while he joined The Bullitts on stage in England during The Big Chill Festival. UK producer Jeymes Samuel is the mastermind behind the The Bullitts & the first single released back in April was “Close Your Eyes” which featured actress Lucy Liu & emcee Jay Electronica. In this video King Driis joins the band onstage & gives the viewer sort of a backstage pass to everything. More on the Bullitts project after the jump…..
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KN & Salem Psalms Presents: The Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go Beat Competition
September 22, 2011
We are back with this year with a new Beatz & Lyrics A3C Mixtape that will be recorded during A3C weekend here in Atlanta at the Unique Squared Mobile Studio. Our partners at Salem Psalms teamed with Kevin Nottingham to do a beat competition. Details under the hood Read the rest of this entry »
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King of The Beats The Movie Part 1 (Video)
September 21, 2011
KING OF THE BEATS FILM PART 1 OF 2 (2011) from pritt on Vimeo.
Dope documentary about digging, sampling, the art of beat making
Lee Bannon – Fantastic Plastic EP
September 20, 2011
This is an instrumental EP from producer Lee Bannon who has produced for a lot of different MCs across the country. This EP has a lot of dope dirty Flying Lotus/Madlib type of stuff. I HAD to cop this after listening to it once. DOPE stuff!!
Sepalot – ‘Change’ feat. Fashawn & Chilly Moody
September 19, 2011
New track from German producer Sepalot featuring Fashawn and Chilly Moody. Sepalot’s new album Chasing Clouds drops September 30th on iTunes.
Change feat. Fashawn & Chill Moody (Prod. by SEPALOT) by SEPALOT
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Young Guru Visits SAE New York (Video)
September 19, 2011
SAE Institute New York welcomed engineer, producer and D.J., Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton, into its doors to speak to the next generation of musicians, producers and sound engineers.
DJ Premier Speaks On The ‘Elmatic’ Instrumentals (Video)
September 16, 2011
“With the impending release of “The Elmatic Instrumentals,” DJ Premier took some time to check out the new interpretations of some of his classic productions, as covered by Detroit band Will Sessions. After explaining the background behind the beat for “Memory Lane,” he’s predictably impressed with the new instrumental versions for “Represent” and “Detroit State of Mind. “The Elmatic Instrumentals” will be released worldwide on September 27 on CD, Vinyl, and digital formats.”
Will Sessions – Elmatic Instrumentals – iTunes
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Apollo Brown & Hassaan Mackey (Daily Bread) – ‘Megaphone’
September 15, 2011
Hassaan Mackey and Apollo Brown’s new album Daily Bread has just been released on vinyl with a bonus 45′ with it and to celebrate that they released a new track
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Beats Per Minute w/ Exile (Video)
September 15, 2011
Another in Flud Watches series showcasing their new BPM watches and taking music with some of the best DJs and producers past and present. This time we got Exile, who talks about playing the accordion, his musical family, and the MPC.
Focus… – “Just 4 U” featuring L.E., Young RJ, Dae One, & Willie B
September 14, 2011
New banger from one of my favorite producers in the game & easily the most underrated producer in the business period! Focus… is also rhyming on this joint & he brought along a few friends who also double as producers in Detroit’s Young RJ, L.E., Cali’s Dae One, & Willie B. The track appears on the deluxe version of the “Music Of The Misinterpreted” album. BANGER!!!! Just 4 Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….
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J. Cole Speaks On His ‘Mr. Nice Watch’ Collaboration with Jay-Z (Video)
September 14, 2011
J. Cole’s upcoming album ‘Cole World: The Sideline Story’ drops on September 27th & for weeks he had been waiting on Jay-Z to hop on one of his songs before the album was to be turned in for mastering. What J.Cole says Jay-Z did at the last minute for the ‘Mr. Nice Watch’ collaborative track didn’t surprise me at all. Check out the J. Cole & Jay-Z track “Mr. Nice Watch” below & tell us what you think. You can pick up on alot if you read between the lines. I’ve already formed my own opinion on twitter…..
J. COLE – MR. NICE WATCH FEAT. JAY-Z (DIRTY) | CLEAN VERSION
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Statik Selektah – ‘Population Control’ (Artwork & Tracklist)
September 14, 2011
Statik Selektah’s new project features a lot of pope MCs from all around the country. Check out the impressive lineup under the hood.
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9th Wonder – ‘One Time’ feat. Terrace Martin, Phonte, & Bird And The Midnight Falcons
September 9, 2011
Another leak from 9th Wonder’s new project The Wonder Years which drops September 27th. Its seems like the leaks have featured more of the classic 9th production. I am really digging this joint.
