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BeatSession 06|27|11

Original Sample: Spinning Wheel by Lonnie Smith If you’re a beatmaker, an MPC 2500 weighs 13.5 lbs. If you’re a DJ, each SL-1200 turntable weighs 25.7 lbs. If you’re Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 Organ weighs 400+ pounds. This does … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|30|10

Continuing his streak of consecutive sessions, sideways goes solo this week. However, its a good one. This is definitely one of my favorite sideways beats. Also check the Jay Electronica track. -illa Original Sample: Cross My Heart by Billy Stewart … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|23|10

This week’s sample, “Ghetto Lament”, comes from Sylvia St. James’ 1980 album, “Magic”. It was used by Madlib on Talib Kweli’s “Eat to Live” from his 2007 release, Eardrum. If you haven’t already, don’t forget to check out throwback BeatSession … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|16|10

Hello all. I decided to choose an instrumental song that happens to be roughly 6 minutes long. It was in the pool of songs from mid March and illa was busy so to help out I sent it. It’s Les … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|09|10 *Cinco De Mayo Session*

In honor of Cinco De Mayo this past week, we sampled the Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz and his song from 1983, “Por Amor”. In case you didn’t know, Cinco De Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French … Continue reading

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