Producer C4: Dirty Deeds

C4 and I got it in over the weekend (on IM chat) prior to the Superbowl.  He picked Montreal, I picked New York-go figure I had a good chance since Montreal wasn't in it...but he didn't need to know that...

Legion: Why did you move from Montreal? 
And why to Toronto?

C4: Moved from Montreal to open a music production company and to get closer to the States.  Toronto's really the hub for entertainment in Canada and Toronto could use a little bit of Montreal flavor anyways.  And I had been working on placements for a bit and when I started getting more work here than in my hometown, the move made sense.
                                        

Legion: How do you normally hook up or meet artist that are interested in your beats?


C4: Usually I get a facebook message like: " Yo, dis C4?"
 "Your beats are crazy man I'm gonna get signed next week and I was thinking you should send me some beats"


Legion: Lol so Facebook is your main medium?


C4: Facebook is definitely not my medium. I'm just laughing at how people approach me on this


Legion: Ok, so how do peeps usually get at you?


C4: Usually through e-mail to my management by reaching c4@imyourproducer.com or by using an agency.

Legion: What method has been most successful for you?


C4: e-mail

Legion: When was the last time you smashed some beatmakers @ a beat battle?
 and what’s it like to see their reaction when your beat drops?


C4: Aaah, I love beat battles but I haven't done one since I won in Montréal and New York. It's honestly like the exact moment you enter the ‘vagin’


Legion: New York? Gotta link to that battle? and lolz @ ‘vagin’ :-D


C4: Unfortunately not, the room was super dark


Legion: The ‘vagin’ or NY battle?  (Dirty Deeds)


C4: HAHAHA  The NY battle

Legion: Speaking of smashing, do you have an opinion on young drivers? ;-)

C4: They shouldn't crash into my backyard, and they should get insured otherwise they'll be paying me out of pocket again.


Legion: :-D :-D :-O :-D Is it possible they heard about your production and wanted to get your attention?

Production Credit: Ron Browz, Nas’s “Ether” 10 Years Later

Ron Browz doesn’t get his just due. The Harlem-bred producer’s résumé reads like a who’s who list of New York notables and he’s responsible for the sonics of classic records like Big L’s “Ebonics” and Nas’s “Ether.” Still, Browz’s work yields skepticism. Over the last decade, he’s also emerged into a capable hitmaker—producing and performing on his own “Jumping Out the Window,” as well as Jim Jones’s “Pop Champagne” and Busta Rhymes’s “Arab Money.”

Though all of Browz’s previously mentioned hits have charted higher than “Ether,” he’s still primarily known for assisting God’s Son in his scathing rebuttal to Jay-Z’s “Takeover.” Now, 10 years after the release of the classic diss song, RB reveals to XXL that Jay’s A&R, Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua, had the “Ether” instrumental first, how producing the track barred him from working with the God MC and why it’s a better beat than the Kanye West-produced, “Takeover.”—Carl Chery (@cchery)

XXL: When you made that beat did you have Nas in mind or was it for someone else?

Ron Browz: No. Me, when I'm doing production...

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Dope Production on Coast 2 Coast Instrumentals Vol. 33 Hosted By Producer S1 (Symbolic One)

Coast 2 Coast Instrumentals Vol. 33

Hosted By: S1 (Symbolic One)

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• 01. S1 Intro/Murder To Excellence
• 02. French Montana - Everythings A Go
• 03. John West ft. Big Sean - Already There
• 04. Zef Lesson Ft. Marco - 26 Music
• 05. Jon McXro – Lego
• 06. 2Pac - Lost_Souls_(Instrumental)
• 07.S1 Interlude/Power
• 08. Drake - We Will Be Fine
• 09. supastaar - just dance
• 10. Starting Six ft. Mann - This Ain't Water
• 11. T. Mills - Vans On
• 12. Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet
• 13. S1 Interlude/Best Thing I Never Had
• 14. tmack feat. mjg & goliath - not a super hero
• 15. FiNaTTicZ ft. Killa F and EZ tha Great - Thun Thun
• 16. Baby Bash Ft. Miguel - Slide Over
• 17. G Mash - Aint Worried
• 18. Damian Marley – Welcome To Jamrock
• 19. S1 Interlude
• 20. YG, Tyga, Nipsey Hussle - Bitches Ain't Shit
• 21. Frame - Put It In Your Asshole
• 22. Mr. Moe - Body Of A Dancer
• 23. supastaar - girls with some money
• 24. Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
• 25. S1 Interlude
• 26. Shady - Over
• 27. Hoodfamous Beats - Epic
• 28. FLEO - Speed
• 29. After Buzz - New Life Adjustments
• 30. S1 Interlude
• 31. G3 - dark nights
• 32. Rizerbeats - The King
• 33. Rapid Traxx - WINTER WAR
• 34. Sinister - Beauty
• 35. S1 Interlude
• 36. Sicko Same - Remember Me When am gon
• 37. Omega Flame - What you saying
• 38. Gravekeeper Production - Come on
• 39. Illa Recon - Mind Control
• 40. S1 OUTRO

Credit: Coast2Coast Mixtapes

DILLA DAY - J.Dilla: Still Shining

"J.Dilla: Still Shining" from B.Kyle on Vimeo.

Created in 2006, this remembrance piece is created as a tribute to the memory and legacy of James "J.Dilla" Yancey. This is a piece designed for his fans and supporters who knew of his accomplishments before February 2006 and those that have grown to appreciate his genius. Here, we gain a greater insight and understanding about our musical icon.

J.Dilla is Still Shining.

(2:55) - Work Ethic Starts In The Basement
(7:35) - What To Listen For in A Dilla Beat
(9:10) - J.Dilla's Range As A Producer. The King of Reinvention
(12:16) - Going Beyond His Influences
(14:39) - The Dilla Approach To Production
(20:21) - Jay The Producer vs Jay The MC
(26:08) - The Personal Side of J.Dilla
(29:04) - A Soldier Unstoppable!
(32:05) - Venturing Out. (as explained by Phat Kat)
(33:59) - Heading Home... Job Well Done.
(34:48) - We Salute You.

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Choice Pick: 2oolman on the beats

2009 Top Canadian Producer Picks by Canada's top Dj's

G'day Yall!  We up in the naughty north, whe're just about anything goes...  bring to you a perspective that may not have considered... With Canada's entertainers and producers killing it of late, we'd like to present to you the perspective of the DJ, and how they in 2009 saw our producers doing it; Canadian Stylee!  Without further ado, we start this out with @idjmanifest, @djlaw3000, & @djandre905 with their picks and take on the top Canadian Producers of 2009.   click the title links for preview

In 2009, it's almost too easy to say that the quality of production coming out of Toronto was world class. The Grammy nods and countless international collaborations among the upper echelon says it all. To pick two beats literally is a hard task, so the following producers for me highlight the producers who put out the best projects for 2009 (highlighted by my choice for their best track):

 

In no particular order...

 

1) ONE

Producer: LYVE

Project: Tona & Lyve present Direct Deposit

Highlight Track: See Me In You City, The Arrival feat. Tona

 

Direct Deposit quite simply for me could go down as one of the best underground hip hop releases in 2009 PERIOD. The combination of artist and producer was nothing short of, well Reflection Eternal standards. The track 'See Me In Your City ' shows a crisp production technique and a much needed connection between artist and producer that is necessary. It's not just a beat, it's a full out SONG. Definitely a standout for 2009 !

 

2) TWO

Producer: Burd & Keys

Project: Goddess Girl

Highlight Track: The Declaration feat. The Kid Famous

 

This duo out of the Toronto suburbs came full flight on this project. Unknown to myself before 2009, these cats opened my eyes with the first street single The Declaration. Yes the trumpeting sound of the beat is arguably easy to manufacture, but it fit the concept of the Goddess Girl Movie project and the artist (for that matter) perfectly. It definitely made a declaration upon it's world-wide feature on Toronto Morning Live and week after week each beat brought a sound that has me believe that this production duo is on to big things for 2010.

 

HONOURABLE MENTION:

 

1) Boi1da - in any year his production credits for 2009 would have him at the top of most lists... his a bonafide killer! Too easy to put him on my top 3 - his Grammy nod will keep him company! LOL

 

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There are way too many hot producers in Toronto to name so Imma just go off the top of my head with the first 2 that come to mind. 2 Producers that I can never complain when I hear a track from would be Tone Mason & Rich Kidd.
Both camps are versatile on who they work with and have there own unique sound which makes them leaders and not followers.

Here's a track by both producers that did it for me this year:
Saukrates feat. Rich Kidd
- Salt and Pepper (prod. Tone Mason) 2009



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBLklFb5P-s


Drake Ft. Saukrates - The Search (Prod. by Rich Kidd) 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8r8sklfTU0

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My favourite producers are Rich Kidd and 2oolman. Both are phenomenal producers. Below are two of my favourite songs produced by both producers. 

2oolman burst onto the scene with the mixtape called "Hit & Run" with artist Scorsese. 2oolman handled the production for every song on the 29 track tape. He has since produced Hit & Run part 2. My favourite songs produced by 2oolman are Champion. The production on that joint is mature and dope. Its an easy flowing sound that will blend great with any crowd. 


My second favourite 2oolman joint is Textual Healing by Scorsese. The production is bananas and this song is sure to bang at any club you play it in. The production is almost Neptunish but has a unique flavour that only 2oolman can add. 

Champion by Scorsese

&

Textual Healing by Scorsese ft Esjay 

produced by 2oolman


http://www.sendspace.com/file/0atuhr - Hit & Run Part 1 


http://www.sendspace.com/file/k2bc6d - Hit & Run Part 2

www.2oolman.com 

The song "Soaring to heaven" by King Reign f Tona, Saukrates, & Rich Kidd (produced by Rich Kidd)... Producer Rich Kidd sings on this song. He sang the chorus into his cellphone and recorded his cellphone recording. I have attached the DJ pack for it (clean, dirty, instrumental, 8 bar, acapella). Here is the link to the DJ pack - http://sharebee.com/5cfadebf and here is the youtube link to listen to the song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvtzUZDz3tU  



Another favourite Rich Kidd song of mine is The Last Hope by Drake ft Andreena Mills & Kardinal Offishall. The beat has emotion like no other. 

Here's a youtube link to the song 

-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFCY-hGwj6c


http://www.sendspace.com/file/jh5m3l - We On Some Rich Kidd Shit Volume 3 

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NO6XTPLK - We On Some Rich Kidd Shit Volume 2 


www.myspace.com/richkiddbeats - Rich Kidd

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