On this episode of The Producer's Podcast we have the absolute legend and grammy award winner, Diamond D. He is a founding member of the legendary Diggin' in the Crates Crew and has produced for some of the greats including Lord Finesse, Fat Joe, Sean Price, Talib Kweli, Cypress Hill, Too Short, Xzibit, Big L and the Fugees...and I've only just scratched the surface.
This conversation was all about his music. Diamond gave us a unique insight into working with so many of the artists named and what he is working on currently.
I also find out about another studio session, this time with Diamond D that I had forgotten about!
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Producer Agallah goes by many aliases. You may know him as Agallah, 8-Off, Brad Piff, Swagallah or Agallah Don Bishop. For me, he's my homie, A. His credentials are through the roof, working with DAS EFX, Big Pun, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma, KRS-One, PMD, Big Daddy Kane and so many more.
I've known Agallah for over 25 years and in this episode we get into our history, crazy stories in the studio and what it was like to be one of the most sought after producers in the 90s.
He also shares a quick story about a studio session with legends Kane, Kool G Rap and KRS-One.
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D Moet is a Grammy nominated, recipient of 16 Top Ten Billboard Awards and multi-platinum selling producer. He's been in the game for over 30 years and alongside creating soundtracks for movies, he has worked with Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Foxy Brown, Fat Joe, Kurupt, Too Short, Doug E. Fresh and so many more. Not only that, he's responsible for the Nas hit 'Hate Me Now'.
D Moet is a veteran in the game and we really get into his body of work, including working with Kurupt, the full process of making 'Hate Me Now', his work on soundtracks like Romeo Must Die and how he got into working on commercials like the LeBron James NBA 2K14 Official Trailer.
He also shares a story of being in the studio with Dr Dre on the day that he went to see Eazy-E in the hospital.
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This is a special episode, we have Derek Lynch of Solid Scheme on The Producer's Podcast.
Derek Lynch is one half of Solid Scheme, and they are the reason DAS EFX even exist. They were responsible for producing most of the first Das album, Dead Serious and in this episode we take you through a step by step of the recording of that album.
This episode is packed full of great stories from the wild ride we had recording Dead Serious. We talk about the production, meeting EPMD, how they selected samples and Derek shares a story on turning up 3 hours late to a meeting with Ice Cube!
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Super producer, bonafide legend and widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, Pete Rock is the guest on this episode of The Producer's Podcast. This man has a production legacy that only a few can rival, he has credits from his own group Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Heavy D, Run D.M.C, Nas, Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes and the list goes on.
This is a jammed packed episode where Pete breaks down his whole career, Grand Puba making him rap on The Creator and the stories behind some of his greatest hits including the smash T.R.O.Y.
And of course we discuss when Pete Rock blessed our record Real Hip Hop with a remix.
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Today's guest on The Producer's Podcast is the amazing EZ Elpee. A name that not everyone will recognise, but will definitely know his records. He's created some of the biggest bangers in Hip-Hop and worked with the likes of Nas, Capone-N-Noreaga, Shyne, Mobb Deep and of course Junior M.A.F.I.A with their huge hit Get Money.
We have a great conversation talking about everything from his DJing career, his production process, challenges and successes he's had and we deep dive into how he made so many hits in his career.
EZ also gives us a quick tour of all the plaques he's got, which is a great moment.
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Jesse West is the guest on this episode of The Producer's Podcast. Jesse has been in the game for over 30 years and has produced records for the likes of the Notorious Big, KRS-One, Heavy D and Mary J Blige to name just a few.
Jesse talks about being one of the original Hitmen on Bad Boy Records, signing to Motown Records, working with Biggie and of course the great KRS-One.
He also tells us the story of playing us a demo when we first met him.
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On this episode of The Producer's Podcast we have the super producer 9th Wonder. This is a special episode as 9th Wonder has a discography any producer would be jealous of, making records with some of the greats in music including Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Destiny's Child, Sean Price, Anderson .Paak and of course his own group Little Brother.
9th Wonder talks about his start in Hip Hop, how a post online by Questlove helped launch Little Brother and the unique style of working with Jay Z.
He also talks about how having perfect pitch has helped him become the super producer he his today.
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The amazing DR Period is the guest on this episode of The Producer's Podcast. DR Period has worked with Smoothe Da Hustler, Trigga Tha Gambler, Shyheim, AZ, Public Enemy, C+C Music Factory and of course M.O.P. to name just a few. With over 30million records sold, DR Period is a bonafide legend.
DR Period talks about how he started in music from an early age through his mum, transitioning from an R&B and pop producer to Hip Hop and how a broken drum machine is responsible for the classic record, Broken Language from Smoothe Da Hustler & Trigga Tha Gambler.
Of course he also shares working with M.O.P. and producing one of the most iconic records in Hip Hop, Ante Up!
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This is a special episode of The Producer's Podcast with the legendary DJ, Producer and Musical Director, DJ Scratch.
DJ Scratch talks about his start in DJing after meeting Jam Master Jay, working with EPMD, creating the Busta Rhymes sound and he also gives us an amazing story about a phone call he received from Michael Jackson.
Scratch has worked with some of the greats including EPMD, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, The Roots, Jay Z and of course DAS EFX, so you know this one is full of gems.
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In this episode Krazy Drayz interviews rapper and producer Havoc, from the legendary rap duo Mobb Deep.
Havoc talks about his humble beginnings growing up Queens, forming Mobb Deep with his partner Prodigy and transitioning into producing some of the biggest and most well known records in Hip Hop.
He also shares a story of how the world might have never heard their biggest song to date, Shook Ones, Pt. II
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