Beats / Producers / Deejays

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...

Low Budget Records is Producer / Emcee Kev Brown’s latest business venture, a partnership between Kev, Redefinition Records and Fat Beats Distribution. We’ll be hearing a lot more of the...

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...

During a recent conversation about dope production my man Emcee Nemesis hipped me to Nottz, I was unaware of his production style and took a look at a few You-Tube...

First off we want to thank all the folks who took time to submit tracks to the "All I Need" remix contest. Lots of tight up-and-coming producers out there. After...

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...

Beat Swap Meet #14: Over 40 Invited Collectors & Dealers Buy Sell & Trade Records recovered from all over the world! Blues, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Punk, Reggae, Rock,...

To say that Elzhi’s “ELmatic” has been a labor of love would be an understatement. The idea was first broached years ago by DJ House Shoes and discussed and bandied...

The names Kaimbr, Kev Brown, Oddisee and Low Budget Crew are all synonymous with classic hip-hop. The kinship within the family runs deep - Kaimbr and the crew are very...