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Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Dam-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dãm (pronounced: 'Dame' as in Damon) spent...

URBAN ROOTS is the next documentary from Tree Media. Produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Schmid and directed by Mark MacInnis, the film follows the urban farming...

For years hip-hop producers and studio engineers have been in search of that old-school tonality and coloring found on many Breakbeat Records recorded between 1960 and 1980. That classic hip-hop...

I cannot begin to explain how blessed it is to be a part of this project. Not only does Guinea-Bissau have to deal with the political and historical struggles of...

One of Ohio's Premier DJ's. Scratch Johnson aka DJ Drastic Ohio has been rocking the Columbus music scene for 20 years. More known for his advanced scratching, beat juggling skills...

San Jose DJ and music producer Salvador Lomeli Jr recently asked us to upgrade his classic Akai MPC 2000XL with Bamboo. Sal was one of the first producers to go...

Beat Swap Meet #16: Beat Swap Meet returns to Los Angeles, Sunday December 11th, for our 16th installment. This is a must attend event for anybody half way serious about...

What's up my name is Gabe Schillinger and I am the spokesperson for the Bay Area Producers Conference, as well as a member of the production team The Legion. Thanks...

Many years before YouTube, auto-tune and Twitter there was the '90s, a time when emcees cared about their craft, when the hip-hop movement defined the golden-era. On that note it's...

Do you remember these words from 1996? "Who's the desperado, sellin bottles in the alley On some villain shit, wearin a +Mask+ like Jim Carrey (bing!) With his gat cocked,...