Creating Cinematic Hip Hop: How I Blend Boom Bap Roots With Modern Sound Design

From Run DMC to Slick Rick , Nas, Jay-Z and countless others. Hip hop has always been about storytelling. 

Before the streaming era, before viral trends, and before producers competed for attention online, a great beat could create an entire world. A drum pattern, a sample, and a melody could make you picture a neighborhood, a memory, or a moment in time.

That idea is still at the heart of my music today.

My production style…

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