Definitely Hip-hop. From my understanding, Chuck Taylors came into prominence on the music scene around the 1970’s, via some legendary bands like The Ramones and The Sex Pistols. I can even remember seeing pics of the late great Kurt Cobain wearing Chuck Taylors. But by the late 1980’s the shoe…

Justice League. I mean the name speaks for itself…. I just thought it was so dope for a music production group to name themselves after one of the most badass teams of comic book superheroes that was ever assembled. I grew up spending many of my years as a youth…

Absolutely! You’ll make beats faster. When I first began to produce music years ago one of the hardest things I struggled with was starting beats off. I would have these melodies in my head, but I couldn’t flesh them out. …

I believe a good producer moniker will instantly let everyone know what you’re about. It’s almost like another form of promotion. I’ve had more than a few beat names, but I settled on beatz4barz because in a nutshell, those are the beats that I like the most. The type of…

So you’re in the lab cooking up some new 🔥. You’ve laid a sick chord progression and you’re ready to add some banging drums. The drum pattern you’ve put down is cool, but it’s flat. Something is out of place. The beat is nice, but it doesn’t have your head…

This is a question that is often debated in music studios and online community forums. I’m happy to explain. Producers can be the visionary for a song, or the director of a project. They can create an idea for a track and create a plan how it will be fleshed…

1. Patience is key Learning to produce music in any genre can be daunting. Making good beats is not easy when you first start. It’s going to take time. A lot of the music you make in the beginning most likely won’t sound that good. But after a lot of…

“When the slugs penetrate, feel a burning sensation….. Getting closer to GOD, in a tight situation…..” I can remember exactly where I was when I first heard the late great Prodigy (R.I.P.) spit that iconic line from “Shook Ones”. It was ’94, and I’d just came home from school. I…

Kwame Brown was drafted in 2001 by Micheal Jordan during his tenure as the President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards. Kwame averaged around 7 points a game during his 12 year NBA career, mostly as a journey man having played for 7 teams in total. Various media personalities…