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    who's tha hottest

    before criticizing why don't you participate in the Showcase section ? It would be interesting to hear your beats .... I mean there are very talented producers out there and everybody has an interesting approach to making beats so to me naming names like that would be sensless We're all...
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    How many of Yawl Blow Trees????

    I think one's lifestyle is a personal matter ... but like Cam and inrcty said alcohol and smoke kills and you can never underestimate that... peace, PHIL
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    Hot sample............

    If the record is really obscure I don't alter it .... peace, PHIL
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    What is your favorite sound to sample???

    Piano , strings, violin, rhodes , .....
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    Ras Kass Locked

    "Nature of the threat" ..... that's just pure dopeness !!!!!
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    makin' a beat!!!!!!

    about 5 to 6 months but generally 2 hours to compose the "blue print" ....
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    Separating Voice Samples from Beats

    No matter what you do the result won't be perfect ........ that's why I like vinyls with acapellas on them ... peace, PHIL
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    using breakbeats?

    Good question ... Some sample CD's that contain breakbeats (programmed or live) are excellent others are just plain crap ... Personally I program drums almost everytime , and I believe that enhances my creativity because I can create the exact pattern and sound that I want ... but other than...
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    Public Enemy and Cubase

    well said inrcty .... PE was not a racist band , they were portrayed as racists by the media but if you pay attention to the lyrics you'd figure they're not As Chuck D says in his book "Fight the power", "We (PE) are not racist but we are definitively anti-oppression" ... peace, PHIL...
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    The Neptunes

    seems like Warren G is the real special ed of rap .....lol
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    The Neptunes

    alright it's not rocket science on a technical standpoint but artistically don't tell me it's as easy as to check one's email ....
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    The Neptunes

    Sampling is the easiest thing in the world ? Come on ! Seems like you never tried to say that ... Technically , it's true that anybody can buy some piece of software , cut a portion of a record and loop it ... but you forgot the most important : finding those damn samples !!! Being a good...
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    BPM Range?

    90-96 kinda mid-tempo
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    What's Your 'Personal' Top-5 Albums?

    tough one ..... 1/ Nas " Illmatic" 2/ Gangstaar "Hard to Earn" 3/ Ras Kass "Soul on Ice" 4/ Gangstaar "Moment of Truth" 5/ Eric B and Rakim "Don't sweat the technique"
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    About Acid Music 2.0

    Some of Y all seem to be ignorant about this software .... It is not a more advanced version of e-jay .....It is much more than that ... It's a sampler, sequencer, mixer , editor , etc .... and it's very easy to use ... Ejay (at least their theme software line) is a toy... and PROZAK : I...
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    Mac vs.PC?

    Mac recording software are way more expensive hehe
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    circa 1994, greatest year in hip hop?

    What about 88 ? PE , BDK, BDP , Eric B and Rakim , Audio Two , Biz Markie , Cash Money and Marvelous , Chubb Rock, EPMD, 45 King, Marley Marl , Slick Rick, Ice T, NWA, Kool G Rap and DJ polo, Jungle brothers, Just Ice, King T, Mantronix, CMW, MC Lyte,RUN DMC, Stetsasonic, Too Short...
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    90 s HIP HOP WAS THE ISH...............

    You're absolutly right... creativity was the key back then To me that period was the real "golden age" of rap.... no disrespect to the pioneers but the 90's sound was just awesome. Right now rap is like a cast system , you have the backpackers, the deep south flossers , the post-gangsta...
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    Mike Tyson

    His new facial tatoo is horrible .......lol
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    Favorite mc's

    Tupac Ras Kass Chuck D Rakim OC Big L Biggie Talib Kweli Esoteric CL Smooth Guru J Ro Tash KRS ONE AG Jeru the damaja Havoc Prodigy Q tip GZA Inspecta Deck Method Man Redman Keith Murray Snoop Kurupt (I hate his lyrics though) Ice T Common Ice Cube Del Slick Rick...
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