About Me
- ReubenRR
- My name is Reuben. I'm 20 years old and have been listening to hip hop since 8th grade. As a fan of hip hop from a generation that grew up around digital formats I always had a curiosity as to how and where my favorite beats came from. Soul and RnB are genres that I grew up with. My dad has always had an extensive record collection, and the idea that music could be physically pressed in the grooves of a vinyl record had interested me at a young age. When I learned that what I was hearing in the background of my favorite hip hop records came from samples of old 70s albums my dad has, it sparked my interest to venture deeper into other musical genres. I think that sampling has become very relevant to my generation, and has become a way for us to be familiarized with older artists. As a DJ and collector of records I feel as though digging through crates of records has given me a better understanding of all music, not just hip hop. Through this blog I hope to inform and share my interests in the process of beat making.
Showing posts with label Pete Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pete Rock. Show all posts
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Jazz (We've Got) by A Tribe Called Quest (prod. Q-Tip & Pete Rock)
In 1991 (five months before I was even born) A Tribe Called Quest released their seminal album The Low End Theory. In their short career Tribe managed to release some of the greatest albums in hip hop, and their discography remains to be the greatest having released in my opinion 3 classic albums and 2 otherwise great albums. The Low End Theory being their second release is what really put them in the good graces of mainstream audiences, despite Jive Records believing the release would be a commercial failure.
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