I'm having some trouble with the links.

Shouldn't those be ".ram" files instead of ".rm" files? Instead of launching the RealPlayer, my browser tries to open the file. This means you have to manually paste the URL into RealPlayer. But um... good to hear some audio.

jb... you Kanye, Timbaland, and a few other producers have definitely progressed the instrumental side of hip hop. As for the vocal side of things... I wonder how your beats would sound with a more experimental emcee. You must have some experimental beats stashed away.

Oh and Just.. I went looking for your discography, but the only place I could piece it together was...

http://www.radio101.it/soulsystem/index.asp

Augh, stupid realaudio, however I set it up it gives somebody problems. I switched it to ram files now.

Thanks for the audio. I'm glad this thing has finally been settled. (sigh @ the lengths one has to go through to prove internet gossip incorrect)

yo jus, keep doing the damn thing. I got one question for just blaze though. since its only a couple of big name producers with actual turntable skills, i think we need to hear a couple more beats with cuts on em. Like the song u did on beans 2nd album. Fire.

yo jus, keep doing the damn thing. I got one question for just blaze though. since its only a couple of big name producers with actual turntable skills, i think we need to hear a couple more beats with cuts on em. Like the song u did on beans 2nd album. Fire.

How one flows to a common sample is how I judge
a good record.Personally,I enjoyed the same sample
used by Black Moon and Just Blaze.Jay-Z and Buckshot are shining in their own ways on that
particaular sample.If I recall that same sample
used on "Public Service Announcement" and "Stay
Real" was used on an interlude on a Main Source
album,"Breaking Atoms",a 90's classic album.Peace
and props to Just Blaze.

You are probably thinking of OC's first album? Buckwild used it as an interlude on there.

dammit.. lost my post
im not retyping the whole thing...
anyway, it was on OC album. Diamond gave buck the record. Dont know why... guess Diamond was rockin so it didnt matter 2 him... anyway sometimes its kool when 2 artists rock off the same sample... like when xclan and de la both used "knee deep" for 'funkin lesson' and 'me myself n i' it was kinda fishy that they both used the same drums 2 tho.. dont remembr what record the drums came from, but its the same drums primo used not long ago for "skills".. fishy but good hip hop nonetheless. actually x-clans whole repretoire on their 2 albums was rocking off of recently used beats... kinda gave their records a freestyle/house party feel almost. speakin of which jay, the nyborn record i was asking u about, xclan used it on the 2nd album. i think the song was called cosmic ride. brother j starts it " 0,2,9 I gota be on time before the ark takes me for the cosmic ride" ..it has the AWB horns in it 2 ( from the jb's promo) listen to that.. see if it rings a bell about the nyborn record.

This is a great post! Nice job on the interview tip with beatmaker-extrodinaire Just Blaze.

You crazy for this one Jay Smooth!

Holla!
Yea, yeauh!

this question's for just blaze... if ya still checkin up on this shit... i make beats n produce (workin wit a 76 key triton... the 3 g official one fuckin wit it for over a year) n i was jus wonderin if there's any tips how to get out or where to send my demo's... help would be appreciated but on some real shit... you need to do some shit wit Tragedy Khadafi! Duke is ill! haha aiight one

I think Just Blaze worked with Tragedy on "Against all Odds". It would be dope if they work together in the future.

yeah i did.. i did that song.. damn, i didnt think anyone actually knew that...specailly since most ppl didnt care who i was till sum1 said my name on a record. i've even seen that "oh boy" was my first beat in a few places... anyway was "against all odds" released? not sure if i ever got my back end for that lol.. seriously tho.. i dunno if i did..

ayo, blaze what was the first track you produced that was officially released? the first i heard was the shit on "view from masada" but i could have heard some earlier shit but not taken note..
fill me in if ya could.

ummm earlier stuff.. ill post sum.. first beat i sold was ummmm "fire in hell"? by half a mil RIP..

What song blaze produce on Against All Odds? Yeah that shit came out... thats one of my favorite albums of all time but i lost the booklet before I could check out the producing... Plus he (trag) jus came out wit Still Reportin n that shits ill... But I liked the producing on against all odds better.. hit me back one

yeh, i actually remember a beat by you on "the movement" by harlem world in like '98. Con, jb produced the title track "against all odds".

Ahhh harlem world.. Hated that record then n now but it got me in the game... Shiny suit era RIP!

I was thinkin that one... thats prolly the hottest beat on the album... That song n permanantly scarred (I dont wanna wait) are def the hottest tracks....good look tho

haha, yeh i suppose you do gotta pay respect to what put you on.. also i'm curious what your take is on the mastering on "the black album". hit me off wit an email if ya want or drop ya thoughts on here.. one

Dont like the mastering... it wasnt the worst in the world but I was kinda upset. lot of the bottom end is gone on a LOT of records. 2 compressed.. sumtimes i feel like im listening to the radio..

yep, i'm definetely with you on that. not that i have any knowledge of the records pre-mastered but there is obviously too much compression. at times especially on "psa" and "dirt off ya.." the vocals and bass reach distortion. a record i produced has just been mastered and i'm quite disapointed with the result.. its kinda annoying as a producer doin what you do to make the shit sound ill then mastering changes it.. can i ask how long you been doin ya thing?

Dunno. Been making beats since I cn remember.. Sold my first one in like 98...and no I didn't start out making 2way ringtones!! Contrary 2 popular belief..

the ringtone beatsmith.. haha so whats next for ya? slip me that news yo, any notable artists just copped beats with planned releases??

who yall mastering with?? look, to achieve a great master, its best to give a detailed list of instructions to the mastering engineer..most mastering facilities are operated by guys who were taught the craft by rock engineers..the low end can be achieved by properly controlling the hi eq and the mid eq levels around 12,000 to 15,000 k..also tons of outboard effects can be dampering to the overall spl in a mix especially if your using a DAW..ex. too many effects/ mix will be distorted..compression should always be set around 4:1 ratio for vocals, and 2:1 or 3:1 for instruments, and a light compresser for the bass drum..snares are kind of a hit or miss game..most importantly the original mix has to be "great", otherwise if you have a half ass mix, youll have a half ass master..and for the record, young guru(gimel keaton) is a great vocal engineer(with great gear) but the mix down engineers out of baseline arent all that top of the line...try a danny romero or jerry "the gov" brown..those are excellent mix engineers..rule #1-never let your recording engineer be your mix down engineer..big mistake..mauricio itagorri records for dre-guess who does the mixing? dr dre and the mastering-brian gardner at bernie grundman mastering and guess whos there during the mastering-dre...

an artist i work with had his debut single mastered at bernie grundman.. i love the sound of the track also.

yo JB, i was wonderin what is ur source of sounds? im not tryin to bite off of what u r usin, i was just curious. cuz right now im down in florida doin my thing, and im using a triton, a proteus 2000 and another rack mount sound engine, i think its a roland 5080, and a v-synth keyboard. i was wondering cuz some people compare me to you, with my crazy style, and new ways of using sounds, cuz im originally from the midwest, and got some flames that people are sleepin on. hit me up at ralstonram@yahoo.com. im down here goin to a recording arts college at full sail, i think u r the sh*t. good lookin on the black album.

i hear u r usin motif soundz and some sawsynths. just wanted to clarify the rumor. im sick of the haters too, hatin on u for not bein a good producer, man, i been wit u from the beginning.

I've been listening to and collecting Hip-Hop since 83'. For awhile the music was pretty stale, and pretty much still is. But in my opinion Just Blaze is one of the best producers in the game at the moment. He has added alot of fresh sounds and techniques. The only Hip-Hop I've really liked in the past few years has been stuff that he's produced. But I'm someone who is attracted to the beats, before lyrics.

Hey Just...now that you are appearing in more videos (Rah Digga, Joe Buddens, and the joint from "Love Don't Cost a Thing" with Busta Rhymes, Nick Cannon and Fat Joe) should we look forward to hearing you on the mic soon too like Kanye West??? Or were those little interludes with Rah Digga enough for you???

Eric, you can try this link for a more in depth discography on Just Blaze...
http://www.artistdirect.com/music/artist/card/0,,912019,00.html

no MC'in s for me.. aint done that since i was 17... man im getn old... the adlibbin on digga n the busta/joe/chingy is bout the most u gonna get from me... nick_vteck_velander reeks of djdubbism *sniff sniff*

Yo! just, i am big fan of yours i seen you at the rock the mic tour in kansas city when it was like 115 degrees. I am the ceo of an up and comin' independent label Notch Entertainment Inc. I also produce! How can i get someone in the industry to buy some of my beats? or even get my artist heard. By the way just! how much are you charging for beats. You can hit me up at mrnotch@hotmail.com

Lets talk business! holla back 1

Just...now how can you say that you are too old for anything??? Aren't you only 26???
In any event, I think a lot of MC's will be happy to hear that you are sticking to producing since your beats helped to catapult their careers (24K)!!! You aren't missing anything by not having heard the record or seen the video. I know money talks, but you might have wanted to think twice about that one...the track could have definitely been put to better use!!!

still havent heard it LOL.. is anyone actually playing it?

(MIE) music is everything.. loox nice.. imght have to take a trip there

JUST WANNA GIVE U PROPS JUST YOUR SH$T IS CRAZY U THE FIRST PRODUCER I HEARD FLIP UP THEM 80'S SAMPLES "EARLY THIS MOURNING IS CRAZY"

JB. this is D.K, i went to Patterson catholic wit timmy thomas.(i ran into you a couple times) imma huge fan of whut u doin son. i know everyone would like to know ur formula, butt don't give that shit out to any one. kids need to discover their own methods of production and develop like you did. also, i been just wondering if uz a fan of RZA? i feel like he do not gett tha props he deserve for influencing a lot of tha producers out now.

Hey Just, thanks for responding.
I'm from Toronto and since 24K is from Canada I guess that's why they play it up here a bit. I hear it all the time on a station from Fort Erie/Buffalo called Wild 101 (101.1 FM) and she was hosting a show on Much Music (Canada) the other day so that's when I saw the video. Like I said, the track could definitely have been put to better use. A friend of mine named Red 1 from a group called The Rascalz (they have done tracks with Notch from Born Jamericans and Kardinal Offishall) just got a deal (I think with BMG) for his own label and would love to holla at you for some tracks. He is the one that bought the Kandi Bar beat 2 years before they re-sold it to Keith Murray, but Red's track was called Movie Star. That is so messed up that a producer would do that!!!

grr, this convo got flooded. just, whats the near future hold for ya beats wise? which artists have copped beats? could you fill me in..

one.

Don't know the story behind the candi bar beat so I can't really comment on it. I've heard like 20 different versions n once it reaches that point u kinda gotta leave it alone.. Like with the alchemist/ras kass/jadakiss situation.. Al had a very legitamate reason 4 doing it but he got blasted 4 it.. At the same time ras kass also had a legitamate reason 2 be upset being that he didn't kno wht al was going thru with the label. Point is u never kno what really happened...o well. Thts the game..

What I'm doing next...
Takin it easy. I had 2 fall back a bit.. aint had a break since 98.
I did sum work on a movie called volcano high its a korean action flick mtv is bringin 2 u.s.
Did carl thomas new single... Gotta finish up beans album, young guns come out next month, I'm negotiating a deal to buy baseline studios as we speak, umm workin on this limited edition sneaker with nike. Might be scoring a MAJOR hollywood release. Can't get into details on that tho.. Might jinx myself.. Trying 2 take it light over the next month or 2 n get my personal life 2gethr.. My crib is a mess!!!

Beans from Anti-Pop Consortium?!?!

No way.

yo jb, i heard the first beat you sold was to mase and 'em "i like it". is that true??

yo jb, i heard the first beat you sold was to mase and 'em "i like it". is that true??

hey JB, this is lil def, i'm only 16, just started DJ'in. I been listenin to your beats since 98' and i gotta give u props. Man i hope someday i could have da skills like u to be a good producer. keep doin ya thang. and i hurd about da ringtone rumor and wuz Cam'rons song "ohh boi" used by real old school song,"I'm goin down"?

MR.BLAZE, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BEAT OF ALL TIME AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BEAT YOU PRODUCED AND WHY?

Beans = beanie sigel... *sigh*... I really like it was the first major beat I sold...had to get my shiny suit on but screw it.. It got me in the game... Favorite beat?? I dunno.. Ill have to think bout it n post a list or sumthin.. 'U don't know' and song cry definitely up there.. 'Stick 2 tha script' too.. Gotta think bout tht one.. Oh boy = I'm goin down by rose royce..

WHEN YOU DO A TRACK WHAT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND? DO YOU EVER HAVE A CREATIVE BLOCK? AND IF SO HOW DO YOU GET OVER IT? ALSO HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO COMPLETE A TRACK?

yo JUST who made that custom Just Blaze ice piece? guad damn that shit is sick! question 2: i know you said you don't drink but in that pic jay smooth posted your eyes were hella red, you get down with that chron? i know sometimes you gott just...well, blaze LOL!

cool that shit sounds good... i hope to hear some good music from the roc, not that i get much time to listen to anything other than my shit these days. well i guess ya got a month to waste posting on the net haha.. i gotta get to the states soon.

cool man i thought so. yea i have to agree wit styalbt and i saw MC battle 2 recently and, were the majority of songs u spun wit was da roc a fellas songs

Ahhh red eyes would probably be due to the fact that is was like 3am by that point n I'd prolly been up for like a day already.. No chronic here. Just blaze = hot beat. Funny.. everyone expects me 2 be this super high weed head whn the meet me. Chain was made by jason of beverly hills.. Best in the business hands down.

that had to be costly but da prodigy such as urself could paid about like a half-a-mil ain't it? and i confer, bout to say da same thing, i thought u weren't just gettin high off da music...

i guess you save a lot of money by not smoking. blaze can you please answer the question i asked you in my last post. thanks

dont want to like copy or nothin but how do u make that siren sound? that's da shiznet.
and one more thing. When u worked on Streets vol.2 were those songs u produced were exclusively for da game or u made records for them cuz i seriously like da Z-beat, and RAW. those i think is da best cuz have a nice flo wit those two especially...

thnks def, btw, RAW is on Bleeks album... its called (drum rolllll) "WAR". I get creative block all the time... Not so much a block but being that im always trying to change it up, i sometimes get stuck trying to figure out where to take it.. once it comes to me im usually good tho.. u never know how long its gonna take.. lets see.. i made welcome to new york city in like 30 minutes.. i made roc the mic in about 5..oh boy in about 10 after i chopped it all up...now streets is talking on dynasty took me like a day because i was teaching myself how to use samplecell w/protools and logic all at the same time so basically what yall heard was my self-tutroial.. thts one of my personal favorites coz it was more of an experiment that coulda went terribly wrong but went pretty well if i must say myself..

is that the time it takes you to put the beat together not including diggin for the right drums, layering, eq'ing etc. or do you not have time to make your own drums custom to each beat?

yo just, what up. keep up that fire. if u ever need an intern to do anything holla at ya boy!

oh and i heard the bleek album already, the whole album sounds like you did every beat, but im not sure. i like that shit though. its real hot. round here is tight, i was surprised that was you, cause i aint never heard nothing like that from you before.

ive got like...4-500 drums at my disposal when im working and i kinda know what drums im gonn ause when i find the sample.. i always try to use drums that fit the "feel" of the sample.. like use drums that complement it.. not go against it.. im not gonna use an 808 kit with a soul loop, feel me? and i eq as i go along since all my gear runs right to protools

what's good JB,

first off i wanted to give u all the props u deserve for doin what u do, and please continute to drop that fire. i'm tryin to make it as a producer as well, and we all definately appreciate your tips and advice on gear, however my pockets have been a little skinny lately and i was wondering what you could suggest for expanding my sound without breaking the bank. i think the 5080 would be the jewel in da crown as well as an mpc..but i gotta do it big asap and get those big checks. good lookin out and keep doin ya thang.
-Mr. Jinx

sup,
I was just wondering on what gear did you started out on and how did you learn your craft?
by the way....i dont care what anybody says...Dipset I really mean it was 2003 hottest joint no doubt...so much energy coming from it.........Firrreeee!!!
Peace

YO THAT "I REALLY MEAN IT" WAS 1 OF THE JUST HOTTEST JOINTS. JUST, WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO IN THE BUSINESS?

ok robs got computer issues...
thanks on i really mean it.. ill be honest.. i slept on that one for a long time before i gave it to cam.. anyway.. my first sampler, if u wanna call it that was a roland js-30.. it was trash but it was so trash it forced me to learn midi n computer sequencing coz it only had a 4 track sequencer with no looping so i used it as a sampler/soundmodule with the computer controlling it.. can u believe i thought i was onto something new that noone had thought of.. hey, i was 15 and from jersey.. my first real sampler was an asr-10 then when i got my internship at the studio i started using their mpc3000 and the rest is pretty much history. jinx. if u goin the hardware route get an mpc1000, which should be shipping any day now and the roland 1/2 space version of the 5080... 4get what its called.. 2020 maybe? or the 5050 even.. little more expensive but worth it. if u go software, get a cheap mac laptop. at least a 500mhz powerbook/ibook and logic 6.0. upgrade your logic sampler to the full version. with either setup get a decent edirol low end 61 key controller.. either way u got more than enuff 2 rock. the advice column is closed for the next 30 days! ONE

btw if ur pcokets are reallllllllly skinny.. 9th wonder told me he does all his beats on frutiy loops, which i dont think is expensive at all so if u get that and a computer, which u prolly already have.. try that out.. reason is good too.. havent used it much but ive messed around with it.. pretty nice.

well of course you aint gon use no 808 kit EVER! well i'd hope not anymore. haha nah but thats chill, i follow the same procedure really but i often i'll fuck with the drums to make them 'match' ya know. dope, so what kinda computer you runnin?

Yo!! Wats on and poppin? This is yo girl Brittany from tha 863a.k.a. Florida. I just wanted to know from you do you have a girl, and if not, do you think having a girl will affect you tours and music?

YEAH JUST, MY COMPUTER DOES HAVE ISSUES, THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD SEND ME YOUR LAPTOP. JUST PLAYING (ALTHOUGH I WOULDN'T MIND). MR. BLAZE, WHEN I READ YOUR ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES AND EVEN ON HERE YOU SEEM REAL INTELLIGENT AND HUMBLE. IS IT HARD TO STAY HUMBLE BEING ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRODUCERS IN THE WORLD.

good lookin out on that info JB. i actually got a nice G4 with some dope software (been using reason and friuty loops for years) and a 61 key roland d10 i use for midi control, but i'm really tryin to beef it up with some hardware/new sounds...how does the new mpc1000 compare to say a 2000XL? would i really need all the functions of a 2000XL when i almost always end up sequencing in the DAW anyways? also that roland 5050 looks real hot and i think im gonna cop that next once i get some cheese...right now for me its all about getting more dope sounds and samples. also if you have some free time or maybe are bored or something, check out this website that my colleague and i have up with some of what we think are our hottest beats (you'll notice that we listed you as the number one influence) we've actually even sold a few...anyways, keep doin it big and i wanna say thanks again for taking the time to talk to us aspiring musicians/producers, its very humble of you to take the time and its made me have even more respect for what you doin. take it easy JB and PEACE.
BTW "losin weight part 2" and full effect are a few of my fav tracks of urs. hot hot hot. 1

http://www.soundclick.com/treetownentertainment

-Jinx

whats wrong with an 808 kit???? i mean its old 4 sure but its still knockin... u just gotta know how to freak it so it doesnt sound like its from 87..but then again. 87 was a good year.. i duno.. 2 each his own... im using a dualg 2ghz g5, a dual 800 g4, a 1ghz titanium g4, im a mac person. i have a pc but i use it as a paperweight for the mostt part.. and for kazaa i guess. not hard stayin humble, i duno.. i just dont get caught up in the b.s. like sum folx do... if u start 2 believe the hype, you become the hype... till theres nothing left but the hype... and the music falls by the wayside.. i seen it happen time n time again so i try not to get caught up in it. coming up interning in a studio i seen em all.. hot one minute, cocky flashy n rude, next minute scrambling to get on ANY album they can.. doin my best to make sure that aint me. plus its just not in my nature.. aiight nuff bout thaT.. 1

o yeah and the 1000 is good for an all around quick solution that u can take anywhere.. it wont replace my 4000 or my mv-8000 (which im about to throw out the window) but its gr8 for throwin down quick ideas n chops..basically its a realll small 2000xl

hey if i come to da NY and u around u could hook a brotha up put in a good word, i'm just tryin to be heard, bein around.lil' def

i just got into da keyboard thing,u need a studio
and u record da beats one by one u need a computer and a keyboard, a whole studio, cuz right now i just spin, freestyle. quick things of that sort, could u fill me in.

YO JUST! i'm curious as to how you price your tracks. do you go by how long it took to make? how hot it is? or who it's for? lemme know, keeep bangin PEACE

MR. BLAZE THIS IS A REAL IMPORTANT QUESTION. IF YOU DO 12 TRACKS AT BASELINE STUDIO AND THEN THE NEXT DAY YOU FLY TO CALI TO WORK WITH EMINEM (JUST USING ANY NAME) AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO USE ANY OF THE TRACKS THAT YOU MADE, WHAT DO YOU DO? DO YOU MAKE MORE RIGHT THEN AND THERE, AND IF YOU DO DECIDE TO DO THAT WHAT IF HE DOESN'T USE THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT YOU USE AT BASELINE? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THAT SITUATION AND IF SO HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT? I ALWAYS WONDERED THAT.

word, what up .. mr just blaze. i was wondering that same thing. do you rig your equipment and carry it around wit you, like when you was doing the bleek album in miami. and i was wondering if you rolled wit any musicians that play some parts on your songs or if you played everything on the keyboard yourself or played any instruments?

My setups always changing but I have a rack of my main sound modules that I have sent wherever I'm working. It has most of my roland modules and a few other weapons. Any gear I don't travel with I make sure they have 4 me at the studio when I get thr. In the rare case they can't get it, I just work with whatever I cn get that's similar. Since the 4000 has a cd burner n hard drive, I just burn a cd of my kits and any samples I might want to use n roll out and have the studio I'm workin at rent one 4 me. I use musicians sometimes, other times I play everything. If u listen 2 lollipop on snoopes album, everything on there is live instrumentation and me on the mp... And I usually don't travel with pre-made beats. I usually just make something right there at the session on the spot.. As for the price. Its always different. Say its a brand new artist, I'm gonna charge them full rate, but say it's an established artist who's lookin to work with me I can't charge them as much coz me being on their album is helping my name as well as their album, also tho, if its sum1 who helped establish my career, say jay for instance, I gotta cut the price crazy coz he's an artist who helped me get the money I'm gettin in the 1st place...

hey just dis lil def back on tryin to ask an important question, here's a brilliant idea dont mean for to be out in da open, but why dont u make a instrumental track, i bet a whole lot of people would like that, cuz my friends,and family(the young ones) like to freestyle of ur street vol.2 beats. If that wuz a success down here, surely a nu one would be even better!

whatup Just Blaze. Like you, I started producing back in 89 with a roland W-30 and now have a triton and dual CPU computer setup. The w-30 taught me how to improvise seeing as there was only 14 seconds of sampling time but the Roland sequencer and sample features are the best I've used to date. One of the groups I currently work with, the Corps, has just shot a vid and released an album. Check the video here: http://www.blastro.com/artists/artistpage/The%20Corps.html

and more sound clips here: www.nextra.ca/corps

I would like your opinion so hit me off via e-mail. Noizeebunkarz@Sympatico.ca One

MR.BLAZE THANK'S A LOT MUCH FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. I WAS WONDERING HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO DO "MEET THE PARENTS" AND "HOVI BABY". AND WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO MORE? CREATE TRACKS WITH SAMPLES OR JUST MAKE UP YOUR OWN ORIGINAL BEAT?

P.S. "SOMEHOW SOMEWAY" IS MY ISH.

Hey Just, I know you are right about the Candi Bar beat...there are always 3 sides to every story. It is too bad that the game needs to be so corrupt at times, but such is life I guess.
You mentioned that you would charge a new artist full price for a track...if someone had the paper and was interesting in working with you, how would they go about making something happen??? If you don't want to post the information on here, please email me at FlyGirl@mail2fly.com.

Hey Just!

Will you be doing something with Kweli or Common?

Hey Just again!

What is your alltime album and track Top 5 (hiphop-wise)?

First and formost i would like to say u r a genius,and ur style ov beat making is wild!ma q is will you ever work with any act from the UK?cuz hiphop in the UK is not that good right now.thankx

whats up JB,
i just wanted to say i respect your shit and how u mix samples and synthesized music for beats. u definitely got your own style. ive been makin beats on fruity loops and chopping samples with soundforge. the best part is, since i dont have much dough, it was all free. i downloaded fruity loops and soundforge from kazaa, then i just get songs off there too-my favorite shit is like the stylistics, dorothy moore, ojays, curtis etc. then as far as drums go, theres this website called phat drum loops or somethin where you can download drumloops like synthetic substitution, mardi gras etc. then i just chop the kicks, snares, hats etc. into seperate files and put them in. but, back to u, just keep makin that fire
peace.

so what you're sayin just, is that next to no beats are made when you're at home chillin' solo? personally for me, i love makin tracks when i'm alone but its cool when you're in the studio and that inspiration kicks in and you just hop on whatever equipment and make some shit.. another ? cause this is like "just blaze interrogation" haha.. how much would you say you drop on records a month?

peace.

so what you're sayin just, is that next to no beats are made when you're at home chillin' solo? personally for me, i love makin tracks when i'm alone but its cool when you're in the studio and that inspiration kicks in and you just hop on whatever equipment and make some shit.. another ? cause this is like "just blaze interrogation" haha.. how much would you say you drop on records a month?

peace.

damn sorry about that double post.. my bad.

JUST, wanted to say that: "yeaa yea you knowit" wit keith murray is THE SHIT, you sicker than kayne, thanks for takin time to respond to us on this site, STAY UP! peace

I can't remember the last time I made a beat at home... I do so much work that whn I leave the studio n come home the last thing I wanna see is an mp. Plus to me the best records are spontanoeous ones... If I give any advice its go with yur gut feeling and don't overthink records. If u spending 2 days on a beat, u prolly need 2 leave it alone. Its the initial groove that u come up with that makes the meat of your record.. Everything else is just icing on the cake. How much I drop depends on my mood. Sometimes ill dig every day for 3 week straight n spend like 200-1000 each trip, but then I might not dig for a month after.. I used to make it a point 2 dig everyday while jay was workn on a album..guess I gota find sum new inspiration..

yea what would u say that u have a nu project comin up soon.if so, what would it be

I need a rumor cleared up. I've been told that over at Rocafella, there are "beat battles" every Friday or every other Friday. Producers come in and play their beats for the artists and the artists pick and choose. The producers have to pay up front though to get their beats heard. Sounds crazy right? Just wanted to know the truth. Thanks.

Oh another thing. Thanks for bringing back that HOUSE groove ("Fire", "Party & Bullshit 2k3"). Showing some depth to your skills.

FLOODTAPE 2 - INDASTREETS!
http://www.beatvault.com

JB, What did Jay mean when he said "You want to bang, send Kanye change, send Just some dust
Send Hip a grip, then you got' spit".

ha! its like eating a big ass cake and coming home for some chocolate pudding lol. hows that for an analogy. so you dig at specialist type joints in NY where they got dope shit stashed for you or you just hit random spots? ight here's another stimulating question haha.. whats the highest price you've put on a piece of vinyl? and was the price justified by the dopeness of the record?

Hi!!! just blaze i m a 20 years old french guy and i making beats since 4-5 years about with fruity==>( No money )i d like to know At the end of how long did you like your own beats???

We used 2 have a thing called keep it real wednesdays whr producers would come in and play beats. Wasn't a battle tho but there were som rules, u got 10 beats and u had to play them in a boom box, no studio. if they sound good in a boom box they rock anywhere, right? There's more 2 it but anyway.. And no u didn't have 2 pay but if jay liked a beat, he do vocals to it right then n there. Most I ever paid for a record.. Prolly 200.. Well worth it. And sumtimes I still don't like my own beats.. I guess u never relly kno whn ur ready. Just go with ur instincts n hopefully the ppl will follow. Finally I shop wherever I see vinyl. Whther its a store, the internet or sum homeless guy sellin em on the street.. Sumtimes u get the best ones there.. Advantage to livin in manhattan. Lots of homeless pplwith records

yo what up just b... you know how u said u always make ya tracks on the spot. have you ever made a track you thought was ill, and the artist wasnt feelin it, so you just kept it and sold it to someone else?

\MR. BLAZE, WHAT IS A PRODUCERS CONTRACT LIKE? I'VE READ THAT SOME GET THEY'RE CHECK BEFORE THEY STEP IN THE STUDIO, SOME SAY HALF BEFORE THE BEAT AND THEN HALF AFTER, BUT HOW DO YOU HANDLE YOUR? AND ALSO WHAT IF A TRACK THAT YOU DO DOESN'T MAKE THE ALBUM (PROBABLY HASN'T HAPPENNED, BUT IF IT DID, DO YOU STILL GET PAID?

Lollipop on Snoop's album is def one of my favorites. It fits him perfectly. I also have the first version, with Snoop in the chorus and without Jay's verse.
It's real dope to hear the diference in the demo to the finished song. It went up a whole level.
Is the flute replayed on the album version or is it just beter mixing? And btw that synth, whats that? Moog with some crazy effects?

oh yo, just blaze, i peeped this website and it said you had produced two songs on big puns 2nd LP yeeaaa baby... and i was wondering if that was true, cause i dont know own the CD but i've heard the songs and they're hot, but they dont really sound like anything you've ever done before. so i was wondering if they were really produced by you.

^ sure they sound like jb beats, if you'd actually paid attention to the production you'd realise.. "off wit his head" is great, jb did someone play that guit? or you did it on the triton?

Hey Just,
Thought you would like to know this info that I found...

"Just Blaze and 24K have just joined "The Word On The Street" Compilation. The song "Scully" from the album 24k Quotable is the song that will be featured."

The website I found it on was http://www.kronstudios.com

Oh, another thing...
FLOW 93.5 FM in Toronto had an online poll and you were voted producer of the year for 2003 by more than 3000 votes (over The Neptunes). Other nominees included Kanye West, Timbaland, and Dr. Dre.
You should hit them up and find out what your award is (LOL).

Damn I got candian love like that huh.. Or should I say... 'Eh?' that's cool. Thnks 4 the info.. And I dunno what that thing bout me n 24k is... Just usin my name 2 generate hype I guess.. And yes I did off with his head.. One of my fav beats myself... The guitar is played by me.. From a keyboard..triton guitars?? Never that.. If I make a beat an artist isn't feelin (which happens all the time..every beat aint for everyone, ill keep it n make sumthn till they satisfied. And sell the old one 2 sum1 else 4 sho! 90 percent of the time I get my first half b4 I go into the studio.. Get that $$! It wasn't always like that tho...

MR.BLAZE ITS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT ALMOST EVERY HIPHOP PRODUCER IN THE UK IS NOW ADOPTING YOUR STYLE OV BEAT MAKING,ITS AN HONOUR TO BE THE KING OV BEATS IN THE UK BUT SOON THEY R GONNA WEAR IT OUT...WHATS UR RESPONSE?????

Hmm which one are u referring to.. I've learned so many styles, 4give me.. Lol. Seriously tho. All u cn do is take it as a compliment n keep it moving.. I musta been doin something right so I can't complain bout it, just switch it up n stay a step ahdea.

MR.BLAZE IS THERE ANYONE WHO YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO WORK WITH AND DECINED THE OFFER AND IS THERE ANYONE THAT YOU WOULD NEVER WORK WITH AGAIN?

IT TAKES FOREVER TO DO THIS ON A SIDEKICK I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.

haha, i didn't think it was triton guits.. but you never know. i haven't worked with a triton before so ya know.. rob calm your shit down, floodin dude with a million ?'s at a time!

I'm not here to just out anybodys business out like that so i'm not gonna get into that.. not necesarry... my sidekick doenst have a problem at all.. guess it depends on your location n signal strength.. in general triton sounds are still too "synthy" for me so while i use it for sum sounds i wouldnt use it for natural instruments (i.e. horns, strings, guitars, etc) but ill use it for synth sounds n percussion no problem..

mr.blaze i wasn't tryin to get you to air out anyone in particular. and the triton is wack. very few sounds are decent and sound real. THE PERCUSSION KIT IS VERY POPULAR WITH THE NEPTUNES (GRINGIN', I STILL LOVE YOU) BUT NOT MANY CAN GET IT OFF LIKE THAT. IF YOU KNOW WHAT SOUNDS TO USE AND HOW TO PUT THEM TOGETHER YOU'LL GET A HOT TRACK LIKE "FOCUS" BY JOE BUDDEN PRODUCED BY WHITE BOY.
JERSEY CITY STAND UP!!!

triton is wack..lol sure the sounds ain't no authentic sample sounding shit but it aint wack.
jb, who would you say besides jay is the easiest artist to work with, meaning you click with musically and creatively.

THE TRITON IS WACK. THE TRITON STUDIO IS A LIL BETTER, SOUNDS ARE A LIL MORE REAL. STYLABLST WOULD YOU OR ANYONE HAPPEN TO KNOW WHERE THE NEPTUNES GOT THE STRINGS FROM ON "LUV U BETTER" BY LL?

yo JUST i was wondering, whats it like working with Camron? Did you do any joints for his upcoming album purple haze?? your production on come home with me was the best on the album. thanks for takin the time to holla at us PEACE

Did you know you helped Bobby Bird and his wife fight bankruptcy with "You don't know". I read a press article and Bobby Bird said something in the lines of "God bless Jay-Z, he generously paid us with 65% of the publishing for using my song" Without it he would have had to sell his house.

Yo, JB. I read somewhere that Dame Dash said in order to keep business thriving, the Roc has to venture into the mid-west. I know that he probably means getting emcee's out of the mid-west, but does the ROC ever think about putting on up and coming producers out of the mid-west? How exactly did you get "put on" with that harlem world album?

JB, I was wondering if you've heard the Black album remixes cats are doing. If so, what you think of them? I think most are kinda weak but the one produced by Kev Brown from A touch of Jazz sounds kinda nice from the snippets i heard.

whrs that bobby byrd article? i have no idea what dame is considering doing in the midwest. im sure he means artists but if those artists have demos, then maybe the producers who did them will get to come along 4 the ride. the triton studio is the same as the triton with all the options installed and a few other extras, but other than that its the same sound engine. strings from the ll record are just regular triton strings with a flanger on them. ive heard a lot of black remixes. most are bad but i hear 9th wonders is pertty good. i gota have him send me one.. ROB what are u whiteboy's publicist????? lol

i just put a post up. now its gone.. hope it finds its way here.. damn computers.

now accepting donations, to try an finish my university degree in computer science, since i spent my cash trying to get me a fucking broken mpc2000xl, and a vcr to connect to a shitty computer i built....cash is good, or a replacment of this fucked up mpc would be better

MR.BLAZE I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME OUT TO DO THIS. HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR JOINTS ON THE RADIO, AND IS THERE ANY SONG THAT YOU DIDN'T PRODUCE THAT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT BEAT YOUR LIKE "DAG I WISH DID THAT TRACK"?

MR.BLAZE I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME OUT TO DO THIS. HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR JOINTS ON THE RADIO, AND IS THERE ANY SONG THAT YOU DIDN'T PRODUCE THAT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT BEAT YOUR LIKE "DAG I WISH DID THAT TRACK"?

MR.BLAZE I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME OUT TO DO THIS. HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR JOINTS ON THE RADIO, AND IS THERE ANY SONG THAT YOU DIDN'T PRODUCE THAT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT BEAT YOUR LIKE "DAG I WISH DID THAT TRACK"?

MR.BLAZE I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME OUT TO DO THIS. HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR JOINTS ON THE RADIO, AND IS THERE ANY SONG THAT YOU DIDN'T PRODUCE THAT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT BEAT YOUR LIKE "DAG I WISH DID THAT TRACK"?

SORRY MY COMPUTER MESSING UP AGAIN. MY FAULT YA'LL.

I copied a little part of the interview, the rest is also interesting.

http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2003/12/07/features/arts_and_entertainment/12b5444cba24b5e386256df2006084f6.txt

James Brown's longtime collaborator fights for his piece of the pie

BY NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
AP Music Writer
Before Bobby Byrd starts to talk, he wants to get one thing straight -- he doesn't hate James Brown.
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Yet the Byrds feel far from secure. They credit their current comfort to a sample of Byrd's song "U Don't Know," used by Jay-Z on 2001's multimillion-selling "The Blueprint." They say Jay-Z generously paid Byrd 65 percent of the royalties for the song, allowing them to secure a mortgage for their home, which is worth about $250,000.

"For the last year and a half or two years, thank God for Jay-Z," says Mrs. Byrd. "But what if Jay-Z doesn't do it anymore? It's not enough money for you to put up a savings, so you can fall back on something."
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Wow thats a great story. I wish this happened more often for funk/soul pioneers like that. Like Clyde Stubblefield, I know he has been struggling for money to take care of his health problems.

More info on Clyde is here:

http://www.clyde.zabu.org/about_clyde

Beware, this is long

Recently I had a talk with a local cat, whos coming out teh midwest. He lives in Toledo with me and he's been on grind recently trying to get a deal with a major label. Beanie, State prop and Rocafella have shown interest and he's on the verge of signing. when i was talkign to him and showing him my beats, he had a lot of good advice, and some advice that bothered me. He stated that persistency is the key to getting heard, and there's love out there for producers too. However, he stated that although my beats were fire (and hotter than the shit on his demo that he's getting together for the ROC) i integrated too much sampling and that's not what labels want to hear from new producers. In Toledo, no one samples, they use the korgs and rolands adn whatevers, which doesn't give them that authentic sound. I've almost come to conclusion that we should quit sampling, but we've been doing it for so long, and i feel we have heat that only industry cats can grace. I woudln't be saying this if my shit was garbage, take my word, some producers are GARBAGE. We sample, we have heat, and we know if we get heard by industry cats, our luck could go up. Sample clearance is a bitch, local rappers can't afford it, the rap industry can. The business side of hip hop is distorting the art of hip hop.

t-town. fuck what ya heard, dude is an ass. labels want whats hot, trendy and most of all what's goin to make them money. rob, you've proved you have no knowledge, step off. jb could you possibly indulge us with some 'funny' experiences you've had in the studio with artists if there's been some, which i'm sure there has.. haha hit me!

i agree.. t town.. if u got heat, run with it. dont let some other dude tell u how to get your money. go with ur instinct and ur gut. if i listened to other ppls opinions a lot of my hits wouldve never seen the light of day. lets see... about 3 major artists turned down o boy. react by erick sermon was 4 yrs old coz noone thought the singing in the hook would work, sum ppl said that the static in roc the mic was killing the record. now that i think bout it, a lot of ppl AT the roc tought that roc tha mic wasnt a hit but they figured throw it out n see what happens...there s a lot more examples but... see my point? DO YOU!

Jb u are one of the most versatile producers to do music. I just have one question. How do u manage your folders on mp zip disks. Do you sample songs as you go or have a collection that u refer to.

\STYLABLIST OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS STOP TALKING SLICK. JUST, LUDA SAID HE CO-PRODUCED "STAND UP" WITH KANYE BECAUSE HE TOLD KANYE EXACTLY HOW HE WANTED THE TRACK TO SOUND, AND SO HE CREDITED HIMSELF AS CO-PRODUCER. WHEN YOU DO A TRACK AND AN ARTIST LIKES IT BUT THEY WANT A CLAP INSTEAD OF A SNARE OR A FASTER HI-HAT, WOULD YOU CHANGE IT AND IF SO CAN THEY BE CREDITED AS CO-PRODUCER?

Hey people I want to wish a merry christmas to everyone and there family and a prolific year to all the producer on this site just like me!

Holla back
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Yo jb if i was gonna buy a key board what the best one to buy for real sounds like strings guitare ect.?

in that case i guess ludacris would be a co producer.. sum artists dont care about production credit being that theyre the artist, some do. best keyboard?? my advice. get the roland that fits your budget if u goin for realism.. korg n yamaha dont match in terms of realistic patches however thoe korg sounds are whats "in" right now (neptunes, etc) bottom line.. get a roland..

MR. BLAZE, I READ IN YOUR INTERVIEW THAT YOU AND BLEEK ARE STARTING YOUR OWN LABEL IF THE CHECK LOOKS RIGHT. WILL YOU BE LOOKING FOR IN HOUSE PRODUCERS?

Are you doing any productions on Dre's Detox or is this just a rumor?

Any tracks that didn't make it coz of sample clearance? Whats the most crazy amount you had to pay (postitive or negative) Ever got caught?

Any news on your label deal? What direction you wanna take that? Signed anybody yet?

^ Those are some good questions

me n bleek label = rumor, sorry
always looking for new producers tho. im tired.
me n dre = not a rumor, however whether the tracks make detox remains to b seen, i did go out there 2 work with him for a month tho.
only track ive had sample problems with is the a joe budden record i did not long ago. was sposed to be for this soundtrack. the publisher was MIA. wll his numbers were dead and the adress was invalid. highly possible that the guy is dead. sndtrk had a deadline tho n we didnt have time to really research it. the record will come out one way or another. its called 'pop off' not a bad record i might add..

Hey Just,
I am a producer from Montreal and I was thinking about getting an internship in a studio around the New York area for this summer, do you have any info on where to get started to find one?
Thanks
Holla
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so you say you're always looking for producers to help out with your work?? if so lemme know how i get something to ya..

Hey Just,
I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

THE INTERVIEW ABOUT YOU AND BLEEK IS ON ALLHIPHOP.COM. I GUESS YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ. JUST PLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN GET SOME TRACKS TO YOU? I'M HUNGRY, DEDICATED, EDUCATED AND TALENTED.

To FlyGirl: *ahem* there are other people here too! :)

Jay, you know that is so funny because at first I addressed it to both you and Just, but I changed it. I thought it would be better if I sent you your own greeting, but then I got busy with something else and well... anyway, I am very sorry and I hope that you (and everyone else) will accept my sincere apologies.

Yo jay.. Get your own forum!!! Blogmasters tryina steal my shine!!! Fall back homes! Lol..Happy holidays dawg!

Hey, Just Blaze who is your favorite rapper and why? Also, who do you like working with the most?

Hey, Just Blaze who is your favorite rapper and why? Also, who do you like working with the most?

Don't have one favorite but my favroites are hmmm. In no particular ordr..
Kane
Rakim
Jay
Chuck
Krs
NASTY nas
Lord finesse (2nd album OMG)
EPMD
Brother J (x clan) ooooweeeee! Need 1 more. Um
Biz Mark? (1st lp) I know that sounds crazy 2 a lot of ppl, but his flow on that album was ridiculous. I kno I kno kane wrote it but think about it.. Would those rhymes have come off the same way if kane had spit them? Nope!
Favorite rapper 2 work with? easily jay by far, its not even work, we have fun n get paid 2 do it. Freeways a good second tho. I love his energy

It's a fact that hip hop has changed over the years. Do you think if Kane, Rakim, Chuck, Krs 1, EPMD, and etc... were still in the game still doing what they do best till this day, would things be different or the same? Considering you have a lot of new rappers coming up.

Just, I think it's cool u mentioned Lord Finesse's 2nd lp. Funky Technician was hot , but ...Funky Man was sick. Lot's of people prefer the 1st one though. I find that I go against the grain most the time...ie. I prefer Unfinished Biz over Strictly... likewise with Midnight Marauders over Low End , Follow the Leader over Paid in Full and In God We Trust over All 4 one etc. Can u relate?
Also, on a completely diferent note, I was wonderin if u got into any earl 90's west coast shit like CMW, Threat, Kam, Maad Circle and producers like Sir Jinx, DJ Pooh n Bob Cat etc.?
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Word up on that Biz Mark album. I used to borrow my brother's tape and play the shit to death. One day the tape couldn't take it no more and messed up. My brother was really mad is an understatement.

Nobody Beats the Biz and Vapors are fukking ridiculous. What Marley did on Nobody is catchy while at the same time the production is incredible.

Good list JB. I woulda thrown in G Rap/Slick Rick in there too, great MCs IMO.

Word up on that Biz Mark album. I used to borrow my brother's tape and play the shit to death. One day the tape couldn't take it no more and messed up. My brother was really mad is an understatement.

Nobody Beats the Biz and Vapors are fukking ridiculous. What Marley did on Nobody is catchy while at the same time the production is incredible.

Good list JB. I woulda thrown in G Rap/Slick Rick in there too, great MCs IMO.

JUST WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE PRODUCERS OF ALL TIME?

yeah g rp n slick rick are def some of the greats 2.. i just didnt have their albums in constant rotation as i was growin up.. though the "poison" 12 inch was one of my favorite chrsitmas presents that year.. lets see.. ill definitely take midnight marauders over low end theory. only songs that i remember from nubians 2nd lp are steal ya ho and the peace to allah n justice skit.. now that i think about it. the REAL punks jump up isnt even on there.. i was HEAATED!!! unfinished biz vd strictly... hmmm thats a close one.. i think i like them both equally..the beats on Unfinished are HARD tho.. harder than strictly. hey.. i even liked "its time to party" west coast.. i didnt like a lot of those early groups. i just felt like a lot of them rode NWA too hard, but i did like CMW, Above the Law and a few others. I liked that one song by Anotha Level.. i think that was the name of the group. U know what's weird about me?? Aside from Soul's 93 to infinity LP, (classic) i never could get into ANY other Heiro stuff back then. Del's "Wrong place wrong time" (12" remix??? not sure" was stupid. and Undisputed champs from the same 12" was crazy but thats about it.. i tried.. i really did.. i just didnt get it.

damn... i just posted a long one.. and its not here??? what goes on..

Damn, not even Del "Eye Examination" or uhh Casual's "That's How It Is" remix?

For early 90's hip-hop I always dug that King Tee album that came out around the same time as the Chronic.

hmm thats how it is sounds very familiar. i can almost hear it in my head but i dont remember it. definitely never heard eye examination tho 4sure. o yeah jay, Mao n elliot (dunno which one) found tha nyborn album at the egotrip batcave!!!!!! they holdin it for ransom tho. when i get it ill send u an mp3 of the track i was talkin bout. itll bug u out when u hear how xclan just jacked him. gotta give u back this xodus album 2. ill bring it when u come to baseline.. i like that king tee album that had 'played like a piano' on it. that was stupid.. and then the one that had this song.... likwit freestyle? or sumthin like that. had tha alkaholics, breeze and i think it was the 1st appearance of xzibit on record. diana ross 'mahagony' sample.. FIRE!

fix the site man... its buggin out!!!!! sumone broke the internet..

Jay, the King Tee LP that came out around Chronic was Tha Triflin album. That was ill.

Does anybody else miss how producers used to devote themselves to an entire LP (Bomb Squad, Dre, Marley, Prince Paul, Pete Rock etc.) or when acts were strictly in-house produced? I know... usually it's cuz the artist wants a variety n that's jus how the games played these days. But Just, I think u've proven that beatmakers can still be diverse with their product. Ever wish u could do a whole album for an artist?

JUST who manages you AND WHAT SHOULD A PRODUER LOOK FOR IN A MANAGER? OH AND WHEN WILL YOUR WEBSITE BE FINISH?

damn congrats to all thats going on...i know if feels good to be in the game and seeing your fav. MC and him/her tells you they dig you....who were them ppl?..why "cross my path" by 50 cent never came out? that was one of my fav....thought it was rockwilder or dre @ 1st listen.....you brung back memories with some of those albums you named...i gotta agree with dude about that second album thing.....i personally think the artist budget gets a lil bigger and there you have it....i think unfinished biz is better.....and BAD was better than radio......it takes a nation is better than bumrush...efil4zaggin is better than str8 outta compton...step in the arena is better than no more mr...but sometimes like long live the kane is better than big daddy thing....the great adventures is better than the rulers back .....

damn congrats to all thats going on...i know if feels good to be in the game and seeing your fav. MC and him/her tells you they dig you....who were them ppl?..why "cross my path" by 50 cent never came out? that was one of my fav....thought it was rockwilder or dre @ 1st listen.....you brung back memories with some of those albums you named...i gotta agree with dude about that second album thing.....i personally think the artist budget gets a lil bigger and there you have it....i think unfinished biz is better.....and BAD was better than radio......it takes a nation is better than bumrush...efil4zaggin is better than str8 outta compton...step in the arena is better than no more mr...but sometimes like long live the kane is better than big daddy thing....the great adventures is better than the rulers back .....

JB btw what were you thinking with the 5/4 on Hovi Baby? how did you present that to jay?.........i think that is my favorite beat by you!...it seems like you are jay's clutch player....like with PSA....you bring the in-house heat....Kanye killed em with "encore" though...i know Kanye keeps the fire in you though...friendly comp is good...

Yo Just, u were killin 03.Besides Kels,u helped out alot of artist this year and I was wondering if u got any artist on ya team we should look out for.

Yo Just! Just wanna say it's refreshing to read your posts. Yep, your music touches souls halfway around the world (from the Philippines). Hearing
an MC holler *JUST BLAZE!* at the beginning of a track gets me amped like no other. Peace!

3 questions for Just Blaze:

1) How much money are you getting from electronic arts, cause I just got Madden 2004, and at least a third of the songs on there got a just baze beat, not just in the playlist, but i
n between plays, I noteced they were playin the "Just Blaze Bleek and Free" (not in the playlist). You did a lot of stuff on Live 2003 also, how much royalities to artists get for having their music on video games?

2) Have you listened to any of the Black Album remixes at all? If so, which ones are you liking the most right now? h1phop.com is working on black album remix right now for fun mostly (we can send you copy if you want to hear it when we are done, you might be pleanently surprised), but anyways, how does it feel to have your work remixed by the most people ever in hip hop possibly (though most of them arent that good)?

3) I'm a college freshman looking for summer work, and hopefully a summer internship, and I was wondering what would be the best way to apply for one at Roc-A-Fella Records. I looked around the roc-a-fella website, and couldn't find any information, and I talked to the people at my school (Michigan State), and they couldn't give me any information either. I'm willing to do pretty much anything to work there, so if you need your own personal servant, get at me haha.

Oh yeah, one more question, did you cd tables for the scratching on "Just Blaze, Bleek, and Free", cause maybe it's just me, but it sounds a little "synthentic", I don't know, it still sounds awesome as hell, but it doesn't sound like vinyl to me for some reason.

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YO Happy New Year to everyone of y'all and good luck to all the producers in here for the 2004!!
Jay Smooth you got mail from Montreal playa...
Just Blaze keep hitting us with the crazy heat man.....

Peace to all
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Just Blaze is a fukin amazing dj. I know this first hand. Back in the day, he would come through the Pipeline in North Newark and hold down my set during blunt breaks. That kid was one of the cleanest cuttin cats I'd seen in a minute. His sht is official. I don't think it's a CD, I've seen and heard him get that "synthetic" with wax. It's all in your e-quing.

Hold up- u just got me thinkin about my old Artifacts tape. Wrong Side Of Da Tracks is classic. I think I'll go pop that in...

Upinsmoke. I am amazed at your questions. Why on earth would you ask someone to disclose how much money they are earning from a project?

I wont even talk about the other stuff that you are asking him cause you are straight silly.

Why dont you ask him for his social security number while you're at it.

yo what up JB, gotta say hypnotic is one of the best tracks i've ever heard the beat is bangin, and jay and beanie and bleek bless it. but i was wondering, i've heard 2 versions of the track, wit the beat was a lil different, did you go back and change it up?

blacksmith most likely sample clearance.....and i would say the drums are the same....the one with the sample in it sounds better to me.....maybe because i heard that one 1st......

Just Blaze... Any ways to find out more about you? Pictures and such?? I wanna know it all!! ( but not the Social Security#.. that's a bit much)

Damn man, you act like I'm like asking for exact figures or something. I never wanted an answer like "$1.00 for every opy sold plus 30,000 in advance", all I wanted is something general like "not very much compared to what I sell to artists" , or "a fairly large amount of money". I've wanted to ask Primo the samething for his music on Madden 2002, but I can't ask Primo. Besides, you aren't just blze or nothin, if he doesn't want to answer the question, thats fine, but thats got shit to do with you.

And about the scratching, its not the actual noise of the scratch I'm talking about, I cant really explain it, but Ive worked with cd tables and theyre kinda different, but I could easily be wrong though casue the difference isnt that much.

those scratches you hear are Just Blaze on the Tables.......i know the kind of sound you mean....like it is clean...very clean...maybe that is just how nice the boy is....he scratched on a couple roc-a-fella joints before....

I FOUND THIS GETTING ON THE INTERNET FOR HIPHOP.COM.....AND LAUGHED REALLY HARD WHEN I SAW ALL THIS......I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD JUSTIN.....NO SIGN OR SOUND OF YOU IN MY STOPPING GROUND FOR A MIN......YOU WERE MY FRIEND?
LISTEN TO THESE GIRLS THROWING THEMSELVES AT YOU OVER THE COMPUTER.....YOU KNOW I HATE THE COMPUTER BUT IF I KNOW YOU AND YOUR SCHEDULE YOU WILL PROBALY RESPOND AROUND 6 AM UNLESS AMAZINGLY YOU ARE ON VACATION.....2WAY ME LET ME KNOW WHTS UP IF THIS IS THE REAL JUST BLAZE YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW (MAYBE) THAT I AM DOING WELL AND MY HEALTH IS GETTING ALOT BETTER........AND I AM GONNA BE SENDING YOU THAT DEMO SOON...JUMP ON IT ALREADY HOLLA'D AT KANYE AND WITH THE LABEL DEAL ABOUT WRAPS WITH HIM HE MAY BE INTRESTED IN HER...XORED

I FOUND THIS GETTING ON THE INTERNET FOR HIPHOP.COM.....AND LAUGHED REALLY HARD WHEN I SAW ALL THIS......I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD JUSTIN.....NO SIGN OR SOUND OF YOU IN MY STOPPING GROUND FOR A MIN......YOU WERE MY FRIEND?
LISTEN TO THESE GIRLS THROWING THEMSELVES AT YOU OVER THE COMPUTER.....YOU KNOW I HATE THE COMPUTER BUT IF I KNOW YOU AND YOUR SCHEDULE YOU WILL PROBALY RESPOND AROUND 6 AM UNLESS AMAZINGLY YOU ARE ON VACATION.....2WAY ME LET ME KNOW WHTS UP IF THIS IS THE REAL JUST BLAZE YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW (MAYBE) THAT I AM DOING WELL AND MY HEALTH IS GETTING ALOT BETTER........AND I AM GONNA BE SENDING YOU THAT DEMO SOON...JUMP ON IT ALREADY HOLLA'D AT KANYE AND WITH THE LABEL DEAL ABOUT WRAPS WITH HIM HE MAY BE INTRESTED IN HER...XORED

I FOUND THIS GETTING ON THE INTERNET FOR HIPHOP.COM.....AND LAUGHED REALLY HARD WHEN I SAW ALL THIS......I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD JUSTIN.....NO SIGN OR SOUND OF YOU IN MY STOPPING GROUND FOR A MIN......YOU WERE MY FRIEND?
LISTEN TO THESE GIRLS THROWING THEMSELVES AT YOU OVER THE COMPUTER.....YOU KNOW I HATE THE COMPUTER BUT IF I KNOW YOU AND YOUR SCHEDULE YOU WILL PROBALY RESPOND AROUND 6 AM UNLESS AMAZINGLY YOU ARE ON VACATION.....2WAY ME LET ME KNOW WHTS UP IF THIS IS THE REAL JUST BLAZE YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW (MAYBE) THAT I AM DOING WELL AND MY HEALTH IS GETTING ALOT BETTER........AND I AM GONNA BE SENDING YOU THAT DEMO SOON...JUMP ON IT ALREADY HOLLA'D AT KANYE AND WITH THE LABEL DEAL ABOUT WRAPS WITH HIM HE MAY BE INTRESTED IN HER...XORED

wow.. welcome to the question slaughterhouse!!
ill be back later on and il answer what i can.. wasnt expectin to see all this.. happy new year 2 all yall! one, JB

I FOUND THIS GETTING ON THE INTERNET FOR HIPHOP.COM.....AND LAUGHED REALLY HARD WHEN I SAW ALL THIS......I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD JUSTIN.....NO SIGN OR SOUND OF YOU IN MY STOPPING GROUND FOR A MIN......YOU WERE MY FRIEND?
LISTEN TO THESE GIRLS THROWING THEMSELVES AT YOU OVER THE COMPUTER.....YOU KNOW I HATE THE COMPUTER BUT IF I KNOW YOU AND YOUR SCHEDULE YOU WILL PROBALY RESPOND AROUND 6 AM UNLESS AMAZINGLY YOU ARE ON VACATION.....2WAY ME LET ME KNOW WHTS UP IF THIS IS THE REAL JUST BLAZE YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW (MAYBE) THAT I AM DOING WELL AND MY HEALTH IS GETTING ALOT BETTER........AND I AM GONNA BE SENDING YOU THAT DEMO SOON...JUMP ON IT ALREADY HOLLA'D AT KANYE AND WITH THE LABEL DEAL ABOUT WRAPS WITH HIM HE MAY BE INTRESTED IN HER...XORED

I FOUND THIS GETTING ON THE INTERNET FOR HIPHOP.COM.....AND LAUGHED REALLY HARD WHEN I SAW ALL THIS......I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD JUSTIN.....NO SIGN OR SOUND OF YOU IN MY STOPPING GROUND FOR A MIN......YOU WERE MY FRIEND?
LISTEN TO THESE GIRLS THROWING THEMSELVES AT YOU OVER THE COMPUTER.....YOU KNOW I HATE THE COMPUTER BUT IF I KNOW YOU AND YOUR SCHEDULE YOU WILL PROBALY RESPOND AROUND 6 AM UNLESS AMAZINGLY YOU ARE ON VACATION.....2WAY ME LET ME KNOW WHTS UP IF THIS IS THE REAL JUST BLAZE YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW (MAYBE) THAT I AM DOING WELL AND MY HEALTH IS GETTING ALOT BETTER........AND I AM GONNA BE SENDING YOU THAT DEMO SOON...JUMP ON IT ALREADY HOLLA'D AT KANYE AND WITH THE LABEL DEAL ABOUT WRAPS WITH HIM HE MAY BE INTRESTED IN HER...XORED

I TOLD YOU I DON'T HOW 2 USE THE COMPUTER...I PUT THE SAME THING ON 50 TIMES.....SORRY
I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU ARE THE REAL JUST BLAZE
BUT I AM NOT SURE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE REAL ONE IS NEMORE.........THX 4 CARING AND THE PRAYERS.........IF IT IS REALLY YOU LET ME KNOW

damn.. ok lets see.. the 2nd album factor we'll call it. I really dont think its a matter of bigger budgets coz if u look at the albums we're talking about. most of them came about in an era where NOONE was gettin big budgets, there just wasnt as much money in hop hop back then. Also, if u look at the albums we're talking about, most of them were produced by the same producer(s) that produced the initial effort. This is the key. In my OPINION (dunno the facts on these albums) I think that its a result of the artist/producer finding their "groove" and becoming more comfortable with their situation, knowing what they did the 1st time and taking the time to improve on it. Im sure that once the first albums did well the labels gave them more time and $ to realize their vision and in turn make them more $, but It's not like the artist now had all this $ and were like now we can go get every $uper producer now that we made it. They got back with that same producer and got in their zone and made forr the most part excellent and superior follow ups. funny how what happens today is usually the exact opposite.. with a few exceptions. Jay for example.. if u look at the dynasty to the blueprint, it was mostly the same producers (mius rick rock). Now dynasty in my opinion was a great album, but as far the artist/producer relationship, it set the stage for what became the blueprint. I guarantee you if me, kanye, and bink! hadnt done that work we had done on dynasty, the blueprint would not be what it was. You had the re-emergence of the soul/vocal sample (soon ull understand, cant be life, intro) the hard drums (900 hustler, you me him and her) gutter sample based joints (stick to tha script) and the 'reflective' joints (where have u been, cant be life, again). All of these records, and a few others on there helped define what the blueprint became. Kinda like a few dudes tryina find a common zone and experimented the 1st time around and caught on to sumthin, then perfected it the 2nd time around. Anyway, the point is I dont think it was necesarrily money that made these 2nd albums better... it was the producer/artist relationship

btw.. that aint ALWAYS the case.. more answers to the other questions later..

Hey Just Blaze...I'm feeling the shiit your doing, specially with the Roc', and Budden....Ya style is one of the best out there....
I'm always a producer, tryna get into the game...well not really...I'm comfortable with where I'm at now doing local heads and shiit...but I was wondering, if you had any advice for someone like me...who wants to learn how to sample, or flip a sample nicely...or learn how to make nice melodies, synthesized, or not, and make a really nice hip hop beat to gradually get better in the game...
I've been making beats for about 3-4 years now...
I can make instant basslines, and everyone loves them, but I can never get a full melody over the beat...like the end product is spitable, but is so naked, like it needs something else...the most instruments ever on one is problem the percussion, and then 3 or 4 instruments....so you have any advice...
I'm working with Reason, Recycle, a Korg MicroKorg, and an Oxygen(any suggestions on what else to get?)...

Always, what do you and Kanye use to chop up samples...I've been listening to some songs off of the College Drop out I got off of Kazaa, and I'm feeling his shiit, like Breath In Breath Out...and you and him, and Rza, got the sampling on lock, and I was wondering what ya'll use to chop...I heard Kanye uses Recycle...

Thanks Just...
It's great that your responding to people, and helping them out...

Hey, Just. Wanted u 2 know how much I enjoy listening 2 ur work. I really dont even buy CDs for lyrics ne-more, just 2 peep the traks (you, Kanye, Timbo, The Neptunes, RZA, etc.) Anyway, I'm tryin 2 start makin soul beats, but I need some help on what kinda equipment I need. What do u recommend? S>K>

My favorite beat u made is...U Don't Know (Remix)
(Song Cry is a
close 2nd)

Yo JB, here in Canada, the record labels have been losing a fair share of loot (except for EMI largely due to publishing) and don't really know how to push urban artists so they remain content at distributing for the US labels...there has only been one canadian hip hop artist signed to a major...period! I would assume the goal is for indies to get good management and hook up with a major strictly for P&Ds. Is this how it works from Roc (indie) to DefJam/Uni or does DefJam help Roc promoting your releases?

i think i can see it your way.....BTW was the Joe Budden song you were mentioning earlier the one with the "UFO" sample in it??.....I say this track is suspect because i remember Dilla was talking about he sampled it also and they wanted 85% publishing and $100,000....so he said he will play it himself......i don't think he played it himself...

Whats up Blaze? I was wonderin is there any equipment that take the beat off the song and leave just acappela voices?

^ lol.

uhhhh u cant take the beat off.. no u cant. lol BUT!!! if u mess with the phase of the sample (look it up) u can sometimes get interesting effects, just the reverb of the vocals, just the drums, just try it. easiest thing to do is reverse the phase. and yes.. ESG (the UFO group) are buggin.. they want a ridiculous amt of $$ for usage of ufo. probably doin that coz its one of the most sampled records in hip hop and it was used heavily before sample laws were in place. so i guess they tryina make their money back now.. problem is they probably wont make any money off of it now that they got the price so high because ppl WILL just play it over. i used the siren from the beginning of the track on that Budden record but belive me if it gets released ill be playing it over. it aint worth it.

yep.....remember "my way" by stezo???....actually i heard the joe budden song on the radio the other day....sample laws stink man.....i think no creativity should be outlawed just because of "samplin laws"...and i have came up with some pretty slick ish by playing with samples i snatch....filtering out the freq,reversing the phrase, and then layer that with the tail end of the original sample gives a nice sound...depends on sound you have...it doesn't work with anything....but basically you have to go with what you feel..ya know?....i don't understand why some artists don't want their song sampled....i say "get this money man".....the lower they are letting their catalog go for will be the ones getting all the work.....my question to you is out of all the roc-a-fella albums i see you are the main producer out all of them excluding dipset...with a minimum of 4 joints?....is that grinding or just respect for your work?

whats good mr.blaze? who haven't you worked with that you would like to work with. and whats going on with your website? hows it coming along?

one more question. when you do a track do you start with the drums first or melodies?

yo JB

i'm a big fan of yours from the UK, you got love over here too! I gotta say Joe Budden's 'Fire' is my highest played track in iTunes, i've racked up almost 1000 plays... I'd really appreciate it if you'd go through how you created and programmed the track, and what samples you used, etc. I know it's a long shot but I'd really appreciate it if you dissected this awesome track 4 me!!

-Ed

TO TELL YOU HAW I DISECTED THAT TRACK WOULD TAKE A LIL TO LONG AND MY THUMB WOULD BE SORE CUZ I'M USING MY SIDEKICK. WHEN I DO A TRACK I USUALLY JUST MESS AROUND WITH SOUNDS UNTIL I HEAR SOMETHIN I LIKE. I DEFINETELY WANNA WORK WITH PRINCE. WEBSITE WILL BE UP SOON. I DUNNO EXACTLY WHEN BUT I'LL DEF LET YA'LL KNOW.

Hey, Just, whats up? I really like the "Round Here" beat. It sounds like something u would hear from a Southern crunk-style producer. Ur very versatile, cuz u really captured the way we like our music down here in the South w/ that beat. Didnt expect it. Holla!
S>K>

P.S.-I'm from Georgia. Oh yeah, tell me what kind of equip. I would need 2 start makin soul beats (or, rather, what u would recommend) I'm a beginner, so I need kind of a jump off.

whoevever that is talkin bout i wanna work with prince is a fake. if this is how its gonna be on here then im out. ive had it with the internet drama.. there are no samples in "fire".. just me bangin on keys n pads... it was actually done in about 5 minutes. i knew the feel i was goin for it pretty much just fell in place.. no rocket science.. one thing u guys gotta realize.. there is no "process" there is no standard "starting point" it could be drums it could be a sample, it could be a melody idea., anything. also.. there is no "soul beat machine" i keep gettin asked that... the bottom line is get whatever u can afford.. and rock it!!!! if u want my suggesitons on samplers.... those on a budget should look at the mpc1000. if u gotta little more money get a 2000xl. if u gota few grand go for a 4000. akai pretty much got it locked. if u wanna go for a diff feel, the asr-10/X is not bad.. asr-x filters are nuts.. and it has keyboard sounds too. though the pads feel kinda flimsy... its not about the machine, its the man behind it. 9th wonder uses fruity loops.. and his joints KNOCK... but ive heard beats from other ppl made on fruity loops that suck! and again.. if ppl wanna get on here n play around n pose as me I'm out.. i did the DJ Dubb thing once.. not goin for another round. late

by the way.. stezo's whole ALBUM was the sh*t... wish he hadnt fell out with EPMD like that.. when u think about it he was the first memeber of the hit squad.lol

Hi Just,
Please don't let the few assholes on here ruin this for the rest of us who really appreciate you taking time to answer all of these questions.

i hear u fly girl.. its just annoying. being that i DO take the time out. but it is what it is.. guess sum folx got nuttin better to do. a few ppl hit me bout that radio thing up there. i gotta get up thr n collect my award!! heh

Yo Just, funny u should mention DUBB cos that sounds like his bullshit smelling up the board with that "Prince" talk. Could u rate a couple albums that don't come up in everyday talk when discussing the classics...?

Schoolly D (1st 2 lps)
Black Sheep (1st lp)
Beastie Boys (Pauls Boutique)
L.O.N.S. (2nd lp-T.I.M.E.)
Dah Shinin (smif n wess)
Just Ice (kool n deadly)

or any others. I'm jus checkin 4 what u mighta been feelin growin up...without askin u to list your favs.

Yeh, and Crazy Noize was hot. He had sum 12 inch come out in '97-98 too I think.
Thanks, and I do appreciate what you're doin 4 the ppl on the board.

stezo....man he stunted on us in CT......he is from New Haven CT...and he didn't rep...to bad 10 years later he was spotted working at a gas station....poor stezo.....damn up there i said "my way"....sorry about that it was "my turn"......he had this video in coney island repping LI....i forgot the name....but JB if you remember the name holla.....

well i don't know what jb thinks......but i think black sheep's 1st joint was bananas......that dream ish was crazy....."fu*k u" was serious...."flavor of the month" and "the choice is yours" has and will stand the test of time....

as for The Inner Minds Eye.....their best album IMO when busta really stepped up to the plate....because everybody was on CB's Nuts....title track and Bass Keeps Runnin was standout joints

The Shinin....when this came out i was on Cassette tapes real heavy and despite the sound quality it had a beautiful gritty sound in it that can not be duplicated....The Beatminerz are some of the illest producers to step in D&D next to primo....The things BM does on the SP just does something to me....they have some of the illest bottom on this album....and Smif n Wesson was just blessed with a great sound bed....and they are some tough mcs on the mic for 94...i don't think this album left my walkman for that long that whole and its death was in that walkman.....maybe cuz i played the tape thin....

schooly d.....i just have crazy respect for this guy....i never got into him heavy it was more of a respect thing.....

Just Ice was ill...but he kinda was like a bootlegged KRS to me.....

Paul's Boutique ain't that the album with "so what you want" on it????.....that was like their last good album.....licensed to ill was 3x better though

My favorite Black Sheep stuff was everything in between the 1st and 2nd albums.. all the remixes of the album tracks (which includes the version of Choice Is Yours that everybody knows, that wasn't originally on the album) and the b sides like "Still In The Ghetto"

Yo Just, ive been a fan of the Roc 4 quite a bit now and i had a question dawg....whats goin on with kanye man? Yall 2 r the best producers out right now, hands down. Yall switch up the style all the time. Doin the Rah Digga joint then switchin it up to Jay. Then Kanye goes from "Encore" to "Stand up." Versatility is what makes a great producer and what keeps the longevity. Keep doin ya thang man...I would appreciate it if ya hollad at me via email cuz ima up n coming MC from cali. Im Mexican with that grimy NY flava ya no? I know ROC can use someone like that...lol. If em could do it for White folx then why cant i for hispanics? Would u ever work with Eminem actually or have you? My email is "the_new_legend559@yahoo.com"

ohh 1 mo question...How come sum beats sound different on mixtape than on the retail(final) vesrsion?? Like the beat "Free" by freeway i thought sounded better on the dj envy mixtape but it sounded a bit different on frees album. Or hypnotik off the warriors mixtape with dame dash was differnt than the version that came out on bleeks album...? They still sound ill tho, just that the first version sounds better sometimes and the tweeked version kinda drops it down a notch. Like yall shoulda left it how it was...

Hey Just, you know how it goes...some people are always going to hate on another person's success. That`s funny that you heard about the radio thing from other people. I`m sure the radio station would be happy to have you call in sometime. They have a pretty good morning show...I could even set it up for you since I know the DJ's on there. Actually I don't know if you have a PR person or if your management handles that stuff, but I definitely think that you coming to Toronto to go on a couple radio shows and TV shows would be a good thing for you considering how much people here love your work. I have a lot of connections in those areas and would love to help set things up if you are interested. I don't want to get into too much detail on here, but I can get more information to you or your management on some shows out here that I think would be perfect for you if you like.

Oh and one of the best Black Sheep songs was the "F-Ewe" song...which I will dedicate to all our local Just Blaze haters!!!

Hey JB, I love your music. Some time ago, I ran into a BMG Record Executive who knew that I attended Rutgers University. He asked me if I knew who you were and I was like yeah; he told me that you too graduated from Rutgers with an ECE degree. Is that right??

MR.BLAZE, IF I PUT 20 BEATS OF MYNE ON A CD TO BE COPYWRITED DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR EACH BEAT TO BE COPYWRITED OR DOES THE FEE COVER EVERYTHING ON THE CD?

Yo just,
I know you've been always and will be always just blazing,yo tracks is hot,beats over the edge I mean "what more can I say!"I'm a big fan from Africa but I'm in russia at the moment.I just wanted to know if you plan to do something with Kanye like you on the beat and kanye on rep.I look forward to the dre project and there's the big question do you plan to lay yo flows on one of yo tracks any time soon?You've taken rap to a whole new level as a hip hop fan I respect u!!

PG860, thanks for your comments. U should check Paul's Boutique out tho if u get the chance. It pretty much revolutionized sampling. Q-tip said it was the 1 of the best rap albums ever when it came out. Jay, I feel u on the remixes thing w/ BS...Similak...Similak...

whats goin on mr.blaze. first off i wanna say keep doin ya thizzle man!..youve been puttin it down consistently in this music thing, and you got mad Versatility which is crucial to Longevity... i also wanted to see if you could get back to me on a couple of questions dawg..Im a talented up and coming producer seeking alittle advice on breakin into this game. my weapon of choice is a SP1200, thats it! (all 10 seconds baby!) i was also might be in nyc sometime early this year. what spots should i definitly hit up while im out there to network with some of my beat cds?..man, i could be talking to you for days on here but i dont wanna flood this thing too much.. but if you can send me a email with a address i can send some c.ds to you at i will Greatly Apreciate it just,also..my beats are top notch hip-hop man,been doin this for mad years and i wouldnt waste ya time with any garbage..look forward to hearing from you dawg
email:souldaman2000@hotmail.com

Hey Just...dunno if you skipped over my post...but I'd really like it if you could answer these questions....if you have the time

I'm a producer, tryna get into the game...well not really...I'm comfortable with where I'm at now doing local heads and shiit...but I was wondering, if you had any advice for someone like me...who wants to learn how to sample, or flip a sample nicely...or learn how to make nice melodies, synthesized, or not, and make a really nice hip hop beat to gradually get better in the game...
I've been making beats for about 3-4 years now...
I can make instant basslines, and everyone loves them, but I can never get a full melody over the beat...like the end product is spitable, but is so naked, like it needs something else...the most instruments ever on one is problem the percussion, and then 3 or 4 instruments....so you have any advice...
I'm working with Reason, Recycle, a Korg MicroKorg, and an Oxygen(any suggestions on what else to get?)...

Also...what do you and Kanye use for samples...I noticed that you replay alot...but I noticed on his Advance of College DropOut...he has alot of dope samples...like the one for Breathe in Breathe Out, and Jesus Walks....so I was wondering what ya'll use when it comes to sampling....

I was also wondering...I know alot of people have already hit you over the head with this...but could I contact you via email, or something...I seriously want to talk about business...like the whole production game...and other stuff...not trying to hog you up or nothing...but my email is jaehues410@yahoo.com ...It would be greatly appreciated

MaskedMan

yo evil ed where in uk r u from ??

i kno most of you dont give a shit whut i say but why dont u give just a break from the stupid questions, like "whut equipment do u reccomend?". thats the kind of ting that u gotta figure out 4 ur self.
and you gotta figure out samplin 4 ur self 2. its like in school when u cheat on a test and do well but then u dont understand it. if someone tells u everything about how 2 chop ur sounds and layer dem and put the drums down then ur shit aint gonna have no personal feeling. the only thing that i had to help me learn 2 make beats on my boss sp505(my 1st sampler) was the instruction manual and actually listenin to music and samplin the shit that i liked. and whut kind of dumb idiot thinks that you can magicly press a button 2 get ov vocals or drums????????????

safe BUDGE

I gots to agree with budge on that!!!
iT'S NOT WHAT YOU USE I'TS HOW YOU USE IT!!!
Also music is an art. You dont become an artist my buying a triton na mean!

Take 9th Wonder this guy is using Fruity Loops which is a 99$ program and he gots a track on Jay's black album.

Peace
Stra
www.soundclick.com/stradivarius

ayyo just b, i got the 4000 im doin sum really hot things wit it at the age of 17 startin to get a buzz in detroit....i am wonderin have u ever worked w/ any of the emu phatt modules and would u recommend them cuz i am considerin copping one i am gettin a good deal on

ayyo just b, i got the 4000 im doin sum really hot things wit it at the age of 17 startin to get a buzz in detroit....i am wonderin have u ever worked w/ any of the emu phatt modules and would u recommend them cuz i am considerin copping one i am gettin a good deal on

ayyo just b, i got the 4000 im doin sum really hot things wit it at the age of 17 startin to get a buzz in detroit....i am wonderin have u ever worked w/ any of the emu phatt modules and would u recommend them cuz i am considerin copping one i am gettin a good deal on...keep makin that heat man i love all your stuff its CRAZY im feelin that new memph bleek album now too you and scott killed it

JB,

Just wanted to give you serious credit on what you doin to the game right now. How you flip shit up....is Just Crazy! I actually have to here "JUST BLAAZE" to know it is one of your beats, very impressive. "U don't know (remix)" is my alltime favorite (version 2 is so technically superior to the original, everything to the 16/3 snare rolls).

I do have a question for you.....
"Round Here" are you using a vintage synth on that track? I'm trying to decide on a clssic analogue synth to add-on to my set-up.

what-up Blaze?,
Um I just wanted to know Your Prespective on Producers That Lean Towards Your Style does it get annoying? me Personly i due tend to Some What Lean On your styles sometimes But i Do it For A Reason... If you watch Kung-fu movies Teachers(Mr.Blaze) always get outdone by there Students(My self) Lol... but at the end it's all luv 4 Just blaze ~1~

p.s. Try To get at me on Aim: SeMeMuZik it's Buisness related Or at least Tell me that when i send you a e-mail your gonna respond to it.

Yo Blaze You Koming out with a sneaker? yo that's ill... it will define my lifestyle i currently own s.carter's but a Justblaze Sneaker is Like WOW yo you gotta get me some advanced pair lol holla back ~1~ =D

wow.. lotta questions.. ill come back n read thru them again later.. 1

yo strad..... ur beats definatly pack some heat.......u need to hear some of my shit

Thanks Homie gimme a link to peep!

jus, whats up wit those ltd ed. nikes you were talkin' bout?

hook me up wit the black album air forces!!!!!plz!!!!!!

if not then i guess that its coo, keep reppin jersey and keep doin the damn thing.

you may or may not have seen this

1. Just Blaze - Best Beats: "December 4th" (Jay-Z), "What We Do" (Freeway), "Everythings A Go" (Memphis Bleek)
In a few short years, Just Blaze went from guy-who-makes-over-the-top-apocalyptic-beats-for-Buckshot to hottest producer inNew York City. Helping redefine the sound of commercial hip-hop records, Just's beats are the perfect mesh of the classic sampling aesthetic and the slick studio sound of today. In 2003, Just injected a post-millennial twist on Tribe's "Scenario Remix" for Joe Budden's "Pump It Up", made Memphis Bleek's and Freeway's albums sound good, and as usual, laced Jay-Z with the usual bangers for The Black Album. As one of the most consistent producers in the game - one who can inspire people to dance ("Pump It Up") or bring a tear to the eye ("December 4th"), Just Blaze is our producer of the year for 2003. Expect Blaze to continue to "Roc" the beats all year long in 2004.

hiphopsite voted u producer ov da year.

big up just!! blap blap blap...

hey justin.........just at least say hi so it is not uncomfortable for me since i know we will cross paths again i dont know why you fell off the earth and cant call me but talk on here....pls holla at your girl nuthing personal if you dont want it that way no hard feelings....red

have a coke and a smile lol...you r being mean

what up Just, its Max again
you should have my number today, Santa robbed me though. Yo, i got mad classics/forgotten records in my basement (you know how i do)you are welcome to. Free. hit me up.

just blaze, is that you in jay-z's new video encore at the dj's booth?

Yo "dont you want to know" yeah that is just blaze on the encore video ... he talked bout being the dj for that show in a interview ...the links to the interview are above just in case you wanted to peep em if you havent done so already~1~

WWW.soundclick.com/originals
WWW.soundclick.com/originals

Super hot producer!!

IF YOU ARE THE REAL HAPPY BDAY......JUST

What up Just, you doing ya thing out there, keep it up. Since everyone is asking music related questions, I'll ask something different. Since you a video game and sneaker fanatic,
1) What games you playing right now?
2) What's up with the Nike "Black Album" Air Forces, are they legit? If so, can I get a pair?

Also, personally I think if Jay went with Nike, it would've made them both more money, but then again Jay's a smart business man. The Blueprint 2 Air Forces was crazy, especially with the Roc logo on the side. I wished they would've released them joints, cuz I would've copped 'em in a second. Anyways, I'm out, 1.

On the subject of equipment, I may be wrong because it's just based on what I saw at a show and the general 'feel' I get from his beats, but I'm pretty sure MF Doom works with a Roland SP-808, which is seriously non-conducive to good hip hop - the pads are non-pressure sensitive, timing isn't great, load time's a pain, etc. But he takes those limitations and makes them into a distinct sound. Of course that's miles away from what guys like Just Blaze do, but it's a good example of just doing your own thing and not following what's "supposed to work".

mr.blaze if i put 20 beats on a cd and pay for it to be copywrited does that fee cover one beat or every beat on the cd?

Mr. Frodo...If this that blah blah blah...can I-oh!...How do you make a beat? What do I need to do to become you? How can I make a beat sound EXACTLY like one of yours???? Why don't I have a brain?

What's up with the STUPID questions. Give the man a break. Are you even wondering about any of these things or are u just askin him anything u can think of? Don't wanna hurt your feelings, but slow down...Ask something sensible, and then let someone else ask him a question.

i been a little MIA.. a lot of big things are underway so i havent been able to respond but I been readin. Ill be back top of next week...maybe with sum news.. till then, be safe yall, 1.. oh yeah and everyone who keeps askin me about black album air forces.. yes they are VERY legit. straight froom the nike factory but there arent that many in existence (50 pairs i believe. of which i have 4) so chances are unless you got about a G to waste on Ebay... its wishful thinkin.. c yall nex week.

The Just Blaze Nikes Will Do me Better and hopefully the cost wont be no where close to a G... Good Luck on your Bizz Just~1~

Yo! Just Blaze! What's your overall opinion of Roland's MV-8000?

JUS BLAZE!!!!!!!!!!! man your the humblest producer ive ever known of ., thats what really lets me feel you to the fullest . ARE YOU STARTN A LABLE WITH BLEEK>? NEED ANY NEW PRODUCERS??
I GOT SOME REAL HEAT !

WWW.SOUNDCLICK.COM/ORIGINALS

owiseo@aol.com let me know please

Hey blaze...
I plan on moving to brooklyn after I graduate in may..is there any good internships that u know of that i could attend to around there or manhattan?

YO JUST: whats the deal with the "fire" beat and "party and bullshit" you made "fire" first, right? they're both on that 4 on the floor kick tip, did rah digga tell you to make it like that or did you just lace her wit it. keep doin iT BIG!
peace

YO JUST: whats the deal with the "fire" beat and "party and bullshit" you made "fire" first, right? they're both on that 4 on the floor kick tip, did rah digga tell you to make it like that or did you just lace her wit it. keep doin iT BIG!
peace

Hey blaze, you gonna be hitting up the upcoming Namm show ?

what JB, i just caught that MC Battle on mtv today, that shit was pretty funny... you were doin ya thang on the turntables. yo, what did you think of that kid that won recognize or whateva his name was... i think swann got robbed, cause he ate that kid up.