Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop (Music/Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0819574813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Theanonymousone said Must have for producers. This book has been quite insightful to me. Mostly in regards to certain elements about sample base hip hop (which I produce) that I was unaware of. It is helpful to a new guy trying to make beats or even a seasoned veteran. The book is mostly based on interviews with numerous . "Depends on Your Purpose" according to Giovanni Turner. Interesting exploration of underground hip-hop production. A limited diversity of interviewees hampers its usefulness - I was incredibly disturbed when one interviewee said, unchallenged, that the use of live instruments was "not real hip-hop." Otherwise, an interesting, albei. Not entertaining but informative. It's sort of a study in a book form, rather than just a regular book. It's very precise and what not, but not very entertaining. I recommend it, if you're interested in the subject.
The breadth of Schloss’s work is remarkable.”—Philip Ewell, Popular Music. “The best thing about Making Beats is its assiduous in-depth coverage of the topic
This second edition of the book includes a new foreword by Jeff Chang and a new afterword by the author.. Focusing on a variety of subjects—from hip-hop artists’ pedagogical methods to the Afrodiasporic roots of the sampling process to the social significance of “digging” for rare records—Joseph G. Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and values of a surprisingly insular community. Schloss examines the way hip-hop artists have managed to create a form of expression that reflects their creative aspirations, moral beliefs, political