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.

what up 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.

he defintly got robd he ate everyone up the whole time . the kat that won was WEAK !!

I thought Swann won the battle too. Most of the mc's were kinda weak. I would have liked to see Dame's comments after the final round.

MTV needs to step up and get better Mc's on there for their next battle. Most of these Tv battles suck. At least this was better than 106 & park.

it was ALL about BLIND FURY!!! he shoulda took it

the reason the rap battles suk is cuz they dont want mad hood niggas up in there battlin eachother and then turn 2 gang warfare lol . MTV is shook of hood shit n gangs except 4 snoop lol

That battle was nothing compared to the battle during the MTV new years party. To be honest Wrecognize should of lost but they gave it to him. That win was an upset.

oh yeah, Blind fury and swann should of had the final battle. :)

Wassup,Im also a producer representin harlem world!! I definetly an tto be diffrent from every other producer making beats especially in harlem. I love to listen to your beats just balze it just makes me think that asd a producer you cant be scared to use sounds and experiment with sounds. i feel i have wha it takes to make it in the game because everything i do i try to make it different. im using a yamaha motif, mac, and a mpc 1000, do you feel that i can do my thing with that until i get to the point finacially to buty all the studio sound modules.

wassup again, one more compliment and im not sclong ridding (LOL). Just that i can tell by the way your beats (just blaze), kanye, timbaland and swizz beats sounds that even before the mixdown its crazy hot. Cause im sure some beats dont sound all that well until the mixdown, also what do you like to use best when mixing a beat down.
Its crazy, you not going to find many people with paper answer questions online giving out advice. thats cool!!!! you aint seeing me in nab live though. hahah im gr8.

I Guess y'all Can call it just about a done deal.....Just Blaze has left a trail of fire and shook the spot

lol... that mtv thing was a joke... no offense jb- but rockafella got stuck wit some garbage.

Wreckonize: "WHEN I GRIP THE MIC I REP IT"
lmao

Swann was def the nicest...

Blind Fury would be aiight but he talkin bout guns n gangsta shit when duke is blind... everybody know a blind dude aint poppin nobody n if someone did get popped by him.... they gotta feel kinda shitty bout that! lol
he was nice tho

be safe
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to anyone who may know.!!!!!!!! \WHEN I SEND IN A BEAT CD TO BE COPYRIGHTED, DO I HAVE TO FILL OUT THE SR (SOUND RECORDINGS) OR PA(PERFORMING ARTS) FORM. PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. ANSWER IF YOU HAVE FACTS THAT I CAN LOOK UP AND RESEARCH. THANKS

come on homie......the SR will be the form.....are you gonna be performing the track somewhere???....you wanna protect the music......

back from the grave.... temporarily.. like i said b4.. i havent been able to get on lately.. been workin on a few major things (music n non music related) so I havent had time to do the Q&A thing like I've been doing. I will soon tho and until then ill kepe checkin in... if its something really worth addressing i will do so.. and on that note...... It shoulda been blind fury vs swan... and i think swan woulda probably won but it woulda been a good battle.. What i dont get is.. EVERYONE that I have spoken to has unanimously felt that the dude that won should not have... so who the hell voted for him? guess it was everyone that I DIDNT talk to.. the kids in nebraska maybe? Shame.. maybe I can get them to battle each other n broadcast it sumwhere or put it out on DVD.. Let see the MV-8000 .. its a good machine.. a great machine? almost.. but its got sum issues.. certain things just take too many steps to do. While it does have advantages over the 4000, its not a better machine... yet. With sum software upgrades it could give it a run for its money. For $2300 or so, its not a bad deal at all. The real-time time compression/expression is hands down the best feature of the machine, but it doesnt use Roland's VariPhrase technology, which i dont understand... Long story short, I like it but Im not in love with it.. maybe ill get in touch with sum ppl at roland.. shoot them sum ideas. anybody else got one?

That was funny Con :)

what up jb? who do u think would win in a beat battle between u and bink! dog. or hi tek vs kanye

or primo vs alchemist, pete rock vs jay dee, rockwilder vs swizz beats, jazze pha vs organized noise, and dj quick vs erick sermon.

wow thats kinda crazy question to ask someone... rah youngn... but about the mc battle, i think the problem was mtv wanted people to go vote on mtv.com and i knwo when i saw it i wasnt near my computer and i wasnt gonna go run and turn mine on so that i could go vote, so that def limits the type or people and the number of people that coulda voted.

blacksmith.. ur right.. im not even gonna touch that one too much but u DEF right.. and rah yeah that is a kinda crazy qestion right there.. wtf made u pit me against bink tho? hmmmm. i get the me vs kanye thing all the time.. but whrd u pull that from?
i got sum heat, he got sum heat, i got sum classics, he got sum classics... talented guy.

What do you guys think about Reign man? I thought he was hot.

Reign Man was fire. He ripped wreckonize on new years but once again them damn computer nerds pick the blockhead that cant rap for shit...
JB is rockafella gonna let this kid put out an album?
If so- tell me you gon charge him like- 65 mil for one of ya beats- lol

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yeah, that question was kinda stupid, but i couldn't think of anything else. but the reason i put jb vs bink! was because they have similar production styles.

yeah i definitely agree whith what just was getin across. Bink has impressed me with almost every beat that he has done except one particular one he did on the gza album, but he aint did enough production to be compared whit just. A nigga with a whole different track record cant be compared with a nigga that doesn't realy have one. Expecialy when every thing just put out, and don't put out is heat..... and that's real shit

ayo just i got a question, i'm pretty sure that i'm right because i can easily distinguish my favorite producers beats. but did you you do that "take it to the hoop" for freeway and "killer weed" for peedi crakk? because those were never released and i wasn't 100% sure
"1"

i think kanye is much better than hi tek, but theyr both good. alchemist, primo, jay dee, pete rock, just blaze, dr dre are all on the same level in my opinion altho primo, pete rock and dr dre would would have to rank higher since they been in the game for a long time

damn, i feel stupid asking this question but oh well.this question is for other producers on this board and jb, what do yall use to make basslines? right now im broke as hell so i make beats on cool edit and sometimes fl.

yo ant im almost positive just did the "take it to the hoop" trk that freeway rhymed on.

justblaze: if your lookin for another producer/beatmaker/musician to to contribute some heat for your label w/bleek contact me at souldaman2000@hotmail.com
leave me a # or addy and ill get a c.d of my work right out to you..
100% quality hip-hop mark my word!!..1
SOULPROFESS"

yo ant im almost positive just did the "take it to the hoop" trk that freeway rhymed on.

justblaze: if your lookin for another producer/beatmaker/musician to to contribute some heat for your label w/bleek contact me at souldaman2000@hotmail.com
leave me a # or addy and ill get a c.d of my work right out to you..
100% quality hip-hop mark my word!!..1
SOULPROFESS"

yo ant im almost positive just did the "take it to the hoop" trk that freeway rhymed on.

justblaze: if your lookin for another producer/beatmaker/musician to to contribute some heat for your label w/bleek contact me at souldaman2000@hotmail.com
leave me a # or addy and ill get a c.d of my work right out to you..
100% quality hip-hop mark my word!!..1
SOULPROFESS"

Ayo blaze...if you can I really would like you to answer this question.

I dont really have 1,700 or 2,000 dollars to spend on a good keyboard and ive been lookin at sound modules alot lately.Whats a professional kind of module that wont put a whole in my pocket(generally under 900$)

similar production styles huh.. o well 2 each his own.. hmmmm take it to the hoop?? r u talkin bout the "let'g go" track from nba live?? only think i can think of..me, bleek and freeway. and yeah i did killer weed but ive actually never heard the song.. i did the beat and i guess they did a song to it but i havent heard it.. think it was on a mixtape i have sumwhr.. ill have to check it out. and if u dont have a question.. just dont ask one.. i really dont wanna get into the whos better than who thing on here. theres a million blogs about that out there.. we dont need a million and one..

aYo blaze wuddupp... you know some cat name warlock from paterson? if you heard him spitt.. what you think of him?

actually i know you did "take it to the hoop"....that would be the song where freeway says "SP takes it to the basket"....but you never answered the "Cross My Path" question about 50 cent.....i asked why did it never release....and what other artist besides those on Roc-a-fella has tracks on you that hit the cutting room(not the studio)floor?????

JB do you a place to sumbit stuff ? or nah?

stuff =beats*

Whats good ya'll?

I stumbled on this msg board after listening to the JB interview. Didn't know JB was online like this...anyhow, i was gunna ask, I've listened to quite a few of your tracks, and the thing that pops out first in most cases (to me) are the drums. I sample 90% of my drums, but the kicks don't "pop" as much as i'd like. I don't have a "Young Guru" to help engineer with the music right now, so everything is mixed by yours truly. Any tips other than compression & EQ? Thanks...

whutsup jb.

does f.o.b stand for fresh off boat?
if not whut does it stand for?

as a member i can answer that budgie.
Foundation of Brothers.

to stomp, when i make my drums... i try and layer them that helps, eq'ing them helps to. but layering them can really change the sound and texture of it, especially if u use a couple of different bass drums and layer em sometimes u can come wit a whole different sound and sometimes it pops sometimes it doesnt.

JB, Where did you go to school?

blacksmith: yeah man, thanks. I layer some of my kicks like that, but overall i guess i'm just going to have to keep at it till i get the sound i want.

yo hi tek is crazy. \THE FIRST TRACK ON G-UNIT ALBUM IS DONE BY HI-TEK AND THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND DIFFERENT TRACKS I'VE EVER HEARD. NOT TO MANY OUT THERE MAKE YOU GO HMMMM... HOW'D HE COME UP WITH THAT?

yeah, thats some times how it is when you get a typical minded person that hears two people that have done a soulful sample before, and they say "oh, them niggas got similar styles". thats just some people for you.

What up JB.... I know you be doing the reviews in XXL for the video games... i think its XXL... i been pretty bored wit my systems lately, i got all 3... any suggestions on some good games to get for any system... besides Madden, Live, or Tiger Woods cause my game is tight in all those. haha.

get battlefield 1942 for online games with the pc .,., thats the best game ever, just str8 war with other ppl playn .,

Yo Just i have the Sampled Songt To Jigga's "you dont know"("Im not To blame" by Bobby Bland) But i can't find the parts where i think it say's "do you belive it" and the other part where it's just him singing from the top off his lungs is that because there's an extended version of it that i dont have or is it something else ...clear this up 4 me JB thanx in adavanced ~1

Personally, the first beat on G-Unit's album (by hi tech) is wack... along with 50 percent of the beats on that album... the production on that album is bad... jus too many different prodcuers wit too many different styles... i never thought that could be bad but tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, n 16 are jus kinda corny...at least the beats are... thats jus my opinion tho- i jus expected the album to be a lot better... guess i was jus spoiled by get rich or die tryin ya know?

Thanks JB. I havent read or heard too much on the MV-8000. Most of the AKAI user base bashes it on their forums. Trying to get an unbiased response can be difficult. Oh, and there are sites selling it for $1900.00 now.

I just read all of the posts and I am still appalled by the fact that Just Blaze actually responds. Wow, I never seen something like this. That's some major love towards fans. My reason for being here is that I have slept on your productions for far too long. I made the decision to start composing a list of your work and been searching through my collection and online for the past 7 hours. Is there anyway I can get some help by maybe you or another dedicated fan by sending me a list that's up to date? I'd appreciate it greatly. Stay up playa, you got one new dedicated listener/supporter right here! ;-)

justblaze, do you have any beat on mops new album?

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mr.blaze when you do a beat for an artist and the song isn't promoted right and it's receives very little air play, does that upset you and do you feel like you've wasted the beat?

To me evrey beat on the g-unit cd sounds way to similar all the keyboarding and stuff got annoying by like the 3rd song ..so to me the productions was weak but there's people im going to aggrivate with what i just said(g-unit groupies)but it's tru ~1~

Personally I dont think its the "keyboarding" that sucks on G-Unit's album... I'm a fan of keyboards myself cuz thats what I've grown up on and used but there's just a lot of beats that just are weak to me... anything dre produced on that album (which is what 2 songs?) are hot... but a lotta songs on the album, no matter what they're produced on, are jus garbage...

yo just, i noticed eminem is becoming an up and coming producer since jigga has hollered at him for like 3 beats that made the cut for albums. Have u ever worked with eminem or would u like to sometime in the future, cuz seriously...the dude could spit and i think it would be fire if he spit over one of your beats. Somethin dark...

yo and about dude that won that MC battle? r yall really gon sign him? I c yall most likely lettin him sit on the shelf...he dont deserve to be in ROC, but i heard yall might be trying to get Blackstar since guru been spendin some time with kweli and now that rawkus is overwith. but really, wats up with jay and beyonce dawg...?

I got a production question for Just Blaze...
I got a sample I'm trying to work with, the sample is clear and crisp sounding, I also have a kick sample I want to use with it, which is also really clear, no static or pops in either of the two. But for some reason when the two sample get played at the same time, it creates static or a pops if you wanna call it that. Have you ever had that problem, and if so, how can I go about fixing it. Thanks

About my question above... I tryd to EQ them differently hoping that it would fix the static I hear but that didnt work... any other ideas would be greatly apreciated... Peace

ummmm.. if both samples are clean and u hear a pop when they both play.... ur probably bout to blow yur speakers.. try turnin down the volume!!! not tryina be funny but thats probably what it is. turn down the master volume on whatever sampler ur using.. as for wrecognize, or however u spell it, i honestly have NO idea what theyre gonna do with him.. as for gettin kicks n snares to sound better, soprry but its all ABOUT eq n compression.. just something that comes with expreience n practice. also depends on what knda machine your using.. i spent a good portion of my teenage years tryin to figure out why the sound comin out of my 4track didnt sound like records on the radio.. besides the fact that i was recording on a tape casette, it was because the EQs sucked!! most technology 2day is good enuff tho whr the eq's in even the most basic hardware n software are decent or passable tho.. just practice.. Im not to blame is by Bobby BYRD not BLAND.. and the singin is from sumwhere else.. to remain nameless... And Oh yea.. We never came up with a meaning for F.O.B. back in the day.. its a lng story but it really doesnt stand for anything.. Foundation of Brothers was a running joke 4 a while....F*ck Off B*tch was one i wasnt runnin with, Flippin Over Beats was wack....F**kin Old B**ches DEF wasnt makin the cut... and Friends of Blaze sounded like my retirement fund chartiy... I just kept it in memory of a friend the crew lost when we was growin up coz he was the one who came up with it.. i can see why the akai users bash the 8000, i mean its a direct attempt at the MPC's crown, but hey, thats big business.. and if they get that operating system right.. akai may just have something to worry about.. eventually...1

Just Blaze. Do you have any artists that you are developing? If so do you have any advice for what's the best way to shop them. Thanks.

JB,
Do you still use a Protools Mix system or HD? What are some of your favourite plugz for EQ and compression? Do you have you midi gear hardwired into Protools interfaces and use plugz to tweak your sounds? Thanks for the insight.....Its allways good to hear from the real pros. 1

answer your email Just!

Sup Just.
Yo first off i like to say ain't nobody fucking wit you production wise in the game right now, You strictly banging out the hottest records on the scene right now, and i really appreciate that a cat in your status take time out ya hectic schedule to holla at us underground catz on the come up, ya know, when you get the chance i would like to holla at you on ya sampling techniques, what do you use to sample, i heard sometimes you sample in cooledit , but when it comes to it how do you sync your tempos up to the voice sample joints, and how do you go about filtering out the original drums as needed, get at me when u get the chance

3 questions for just blaze (didn't see them last time I guess, so I'm reposting one of my older questions):

1) Is there any plans to release an instrumental vinyl of M.A.D.E, I love almost evry beat on it, murda murda probablly being my favorite.

2) Did you do any production for Twista's Kamikazee? I got the promo vinyl, and the only song that sounds like your style is "get me", was that you? (Show's Over sounds like Kanye to me, though I guess that could be you)

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 comment, I really respect you and
?uestlove taking time to respond to their fans, really shows how down to earth you guys are, much respecpt

Yo Blaze, im REALLY tryin to get my beats heard. Im from Jersey too (Montclair), but i have no artist to spit over them. Wut can i do to get my beats heard? How did u first start, and come up?

Can u listen to wut i've got so far and tell me wut u think? Jersey STAND UP!!!

www.soundclick.com/goods

Hey Young Goods, I may have some artists that are looking for some beats...maybe we should talk.

look i know this aint my forum but ya'll asking the same question over and over....
do us favor and scroll up before asking the question cause you gonna get the same answer:
Do you! dont try to sound like nobody else ! if you got software, gear, Etc then spend at least 8 hours try to get to know it. talent is talent and cant nothing change that.
this is a public service announcement sponsored by Just Blaze and the.....

wut up FlyGirl Holla at me: zeus835@aol.com

yo what up just... i was just wondering if you could tell me how you got hooked up wit jay. i know it musta been sometime between volume 3... and the dynasty, cause ever since than you've been a big part of the ROC, so i was just wondering how yall hooked up.

I just came to this fourum trying to follow this whole is it jus or not.

I'll know for a fact if it's really him.
The real Jus happens to be be a child hood friend of mine (late teens) It's me James as in "beat ya ass in halo at ya mom's place James".

Just got two questions:

what kinda car does our mutual partner in crime "biggie" drive?

And for a living what field am I in?

cmon james.. have u read everything up till this point?? go look at the history of this forum! its me man.. go sell a house or sumthing!!! lol

Just. Do you have any artist's that you are shopping,and do you have any advice on how a producer can shop artists they are working with? Thanks.

LOL!!! wassup dog (Yes folks it's really him)

C'mon it's the internet bro any one can be cloned.
It sounded like your nasaly ass (like big pun with a cold) LMAO!!!

So wassup with them long @$$ (and wierd) voice mail messages you have J/K

Anyway talk later, and I wanna chat with you about somethin answer the god damn phone

~Jay

Where's your website JB? :)

answer yo' Email too!

they already knew a long time ago ... jay smooth is a reputable dude.. he cant post no b.s. up here.. u just late to the game.. i dont answer my fone is i dont recognize the #.. ull have to email me. and nick i dont know what email ur talkin bout.. my website.. its up.. kinda.. its under EXTREME construction tho.. but its there..

So what your web address?

ayo just
one of my favorit beats that you did was that um.., i think its called "get down". On that second bleek lp. Sick!. yu should definitely do more film music samples like that. Thats them old black 70's film soundtrack music, i love makin and rhymin off that type shit myself. "1"

Yo jb hows it going. How is your life going? I was just wondering what instruments you play. I play keyboard and guitar and I am going to learn to play the drums soon perhaps, although I sample a lot of my drums. Are all your drums sampled? Also, what is your role when it comes to mastering? Are you familiar with the boards or do you rely a lot on an engineer? Peace and keep safe.

Mark

Also I thought one thing on your interview was really smooth. When you said 'you say I'm a pussy, I say I'm clever'. That was nice.

i got few your snares and shit u left in the open . one from joe buddens . pump papapa pump it uPP. couple others. i filterd um and layerd and eq'd with others to create totaly diff snare but it helpd the layer out . thanks .

not clever.. smart.. see thats how the rumors start... LOL.. get it RIGHT if u gonna quote me LOL
and uhhh.. ur welcome for the drums ??? layering or not.. sum drums are too disttinctive and ive kinda used that one a million times.. u might wanna stay away from tht one... And im wondering if Mark is referring to mastering, or mixing..

Damn I'm pissed I just wrote a message and it disappeared, F-it.

I sent you an email from this email address so put it on your phone book

Anyway my b-day in like two weeks I'm if we go out or throw something (friends and fam) if your around here or the city come thru.

more on that when we talk

PS chris wallace jr sez hi (LOL)

mr.blaze, if one of your tracks don't make the album do you still get paid for and if so was it always that way?

Well you know what I meant! But smart is a better word to use anyway, and I do remember you saying smart. And I was referring to mastering because I think some producers like Hi-Tek know a bit about engineering and I was wondering if you could as well. For the Fabolous track and other tracks with guitar, is it a live guitar, and if so is it played by you or someone else? And can you play keyboard?

Peace

i have a thing for snares., it dont matter if i allready have the snare ,if i here a decent one i gotta cut it out and save it.

Yo just you never answer my original post what up wit that, holla back

Sup Just.
Yo first off i like to say ain't nobody fucking wit you production wise in the game right now, You strictly banging out the hottest records on the scene right now, and i really appreciate that a cat in your status take time out ya hectic schedule to holla at us underground catz on the come up, ya know, when you get the chance i would like to holla at you on ya sampling techniques, what do you use to sample, i heard sometimes you sample in cooledit , but when it comes to it how do you sync your tempos up to the voice sample joints, and how do you go about filtering out the original drums as needed, get at me when u get the chance

Posted by: Kalon at January 19, 2004 09:42 PM

Umm mark, i do engineer yes..but master? no.. not trying to play u but are u sure ur talking about mastering and not mixing??? that seems to be what ur asking about. I dont play guitar.. (i call myself trying to learn, i just cheat.. tune it to the e chord!! haha!) anyway E-Bass is a musician that plays for me and i team up with him on production from time to time. when im stuck for a melody, he comes in and saves the day. and yes its live.
Pls dont re-post yur msgs.. very few things urk me.. that is one of them.. even if i dont answer them all right away i will get to them when i can.. if you look thru these posts.. ive already answered most of the standard "how to..how do you" questions already... look and u shall find. no i do not use cool edit, ive never even seen it besides in the box.. hmm maybe not even that anyway... what do u mean how do u sync tempos?? i guess im missing what ur trying 2 ask

Ok I have a question that I know Im Prolly gon get laughed at about but anyway, I have to know this. I got some songs ive been wanting to sample. I was going to use Cooledit to do all the chopping, the thing is I have no Idea where I should start. does anybody Know some good ways to filter out drums and make just melodys stand out more? I want to have a melody and a sampled hook, but I cant seem to find a good part to sample for a melody JB do you filter out vocals on alot of your stuff? or are you able to get your hands on Master Recordings with just vocals and the instrumentals on the record? also. when I sample a song and get it cut out just how i want, How do I go about making a drum pattern that will fit with the vocals on my hook?or if im making a remix i mean Tempo wise would I have to have my drum pattern programed to the same tempo as my sample? any tips and advice are welcome here. Thanks in advance

what up sensi, I sent my number to your aol email..(the one you see when you put the cursor on "jb"/the one you sent me something with...)
guess you didnt get it, i'll send it again.....
i dont think you ever said where you website is...
Holla!

aight... i re-sent it...
Just,what do you know about Ghostwriting? Is it hard to get into professionally? is the market flooded?i know more than a few artist that could use one...
how does that work and where do i begin? If this is out of your league,my apologies...just tryna make a lil change....

You my bad Just, i ain't trying to be rude or no shit like that , i mean it's rarely, you find a producer cat in the industry to politic on production techniques and usually you have to jump on that, ya know my bad son, B-EZ, but what i was trying to get at is when you have a sample with a slower tempo, how do you match it up to ya kicks and snares if you have a faster tempo going is there a easy way to do this, and what settings do you use on the mpc to filter ya voice samples

yo, i'm pretty sure JB already answered that question somewhere way up at the top....

Hey blaze whats your Email address

Also blaze,
Did you get Jacob to make the chain for you(both the playstation controller and just blaze)?

Yo Just! Good work on that Volcano High theme u did! How do u do it? Banger after banger all day everyday! A question tho.... I emailed u about that "looking for new producers" thing u brought up in another thread.Im sure u get alot of those but do u even check mails or u wait for producers to show what they got via demo tape or buzz like 9th 1der?
Another question, the sounds u use for beats, can n e of them be found in fruityloops?
What's good w/ your album man?
305, Holla Back!

Sup Just,

I know you into video games. I wanna know if you ever checked out emulators? I use MAME, which emulates the rom chips on the vintage arcade boards like pacman, streetfight 2, etc..
I'm building a home arcade with a spare pc at home. Its a hot hobby - oh and I do beats on the side with fruityloops 4.o

yeah i have mame, genecyst, snes9x and a few others.. if u into that go to ummm gp32.com? its a handheld from kkorea that runs emulators.. i have one but i havent had time to actually mess with it much. when i was at e3 last year i started to buy capcoms emulator PC arcade unit but i never got to sit with the capcom reps. maybe this year when i go back il get it done.. ive never seen fruityloops. dont know what sounds are in there. jason from beverly hills made the jewels. never jacob. ummm kalon... speed up the sample. my advice to ppl that want to make beats.. as far as hip hop anyway, u gotta have a DJ background... a lot of what i do.. the basics of it anyway, as far as beat matching just comes from knowing how to match tempops of 2 different records... when it comes 2 looping n chopping, thats all it really is.
lastly im not using masters or any special "magic boxes" to get vocals or drums out or anything like that. im just using records like the rest of u guys.. so just mess with yur filters n practice choppin.. and come up with ur own lil tricks like we all did...its all about practice. one thing i will say. and i hear this a lot of new producers work.. if the drums in your sample are going one way or playing a certain pattern.. dont stray too far from the original pattern. it will sound that much more coherent then the drums in a loop playing one way and ur drum programming goin sumwhere else.. ur beat will just start to sound like its all over the place...

Sup Just Bleezy? First, I know you have probably read this a thousand times, but thanks for taking the time to read through the posts and answer the questions that you can. What is your opinion on the Yamaha Motif Keyboard(s)? and do you agree or disagree with what Spike Lee had to say about the state of hip hop? One

Oh and one more question for you Just.. How essential is the Roland XV-5080 to your particular setup?

ok.. going back to a much earlier post..
im listening to follow the leader..
this MAY just be better then paid in full..
MAYBE.... gotta listen to paid in full str8 thru again..

yeeeeah!

"this is a lesson if ya guessin and if ya borrowin hurry hurry step right up and keep followin...tha leader"

eh JB, thanks for the feedback ^^up there about the compression & EQs for drums...time n practice solves most issues...I was going to ask (sorry if this has been asked already) if you've had a chance to f*ck with a Fantom X yet? I've really been interested in the piece since watching the videoclips of it online. Just wondering what your impression of it was... thnx.

jb, you went to E3. Damn youre lucky. Did you get like complimentary tickets or did you have to pay? What sort of games do you like, beat em ups, driving, fps...? Me personally, I prefer beat em ups like street fighter. Peace

me pay? never that... between xxl and EA... and um that little production thing i do on the side. i got the ez pass. shooters n fighting were my main thing. with a little bit of sports.. but ever since socom 1 came out.. its all about the FPS!!!!!!! even tho socom is kind of a 3rd person perspective.. i actually like that view better.. my fav game.. part 2 is ok but its not as much fun as part 1.. its too hard to kill ppl in the new one.

JUST BLAZE ARE U LOOKN 4 ANY RAP ARTIST ?WHO U CAN MOLD 2BE A GREAT OVER UR TRAX SIMILAR JAY?AND KILL THE GAME

LIKE4 UR "ROC -DA- WORLD" LABEL?

nah.....paid in full is better....follow the leader is a banger though........follow the leader song sounds like it was sampled from a movie.....if you know which one interject!....but that comfort you was speaking on before is obvoiously there on the 2nd album.....

Just, do u have a hidden character NBA Live 2004?

f*ck Blaze dr.Dre nigga..........

socom? good game, but i got so pissed off when i said one thing, but the computer did something completely different. all that time spent slowly advancing through the level, only for some dumb fool to run straight into the open...

and as for eric b & rakim, i gotta go for paid in full. that song eric b is president is dope!

Just were the NBA Street beats for artists or for the game? U have n e beats 4 NFL Street?

Serious question tho... How does one become a producer on the Neptunes or Kanye or your level if one is in high school?

Serious question tho... How does one become a producer on the Neptunes or Kanye or your level if one is in high school?

practice....and the right intro!

thanks for the feedback,and thats also tight that you went to E3,I wish i could get i customized chain like that around where I live but for now I will just have to stick with an "H" symbol..........Also Blaze

how long do you think you're going to continue to do music for artist????

\JUST I THOUGHT I SEEN YOU IN JERSEY CITY A FEW MONTHS AGO IN A OLDER MODEL DROP TOP BENZ. I THINK IT WAS PURPLE. WAS THAT YOU?

purple drop??? def wasnt me... and if any of u saw that post whr "jb" said that he'd be using sum of your beats on future projects.. it wasnt me. dont fall 4 tha okie doke!!! as for socom.. i play online.. screw the 1 player game.. i dont know if high school or age is a factor.. if u got talen and the right outlet to push it 4 u.. i guess u could get on that level regardless. practice is always key tho... the beats on street were a combination of beats that i had comin out on albums as well as beats i had done specifically for the game.. but u never know whr they might end up!! i didnt do anything 4 nfl. i was sposed to but they ended up going with licensed music from sony. listening back to paid in full/follow the leader.. the 1st one is still a classic but the 2nd one is defeinitely an example of that artist/producer relationship thing we were talking about. on a side note a lot of ppl dont realize that rakim, along with his brother (steve griffin i think) actually did a lot of those beats... got that from the god himself when i raninto him in manny's music.. i was like what u buyin a mp and a triton 4?.. bugged me out when he told me. and Oh yeah.. i agree.. F*ck Blaze.. LOL 1

Jus, I see that you use the MPC 4000 but you started on the 3000.
Why did you make the change?
Everyone seems to sweat the 3000 vs the 4000.
Do you still dig at A-1.
I found a couple of Jers. spots that have some good stuff.

hmm.... i thought Just started on the triton....even though i am pretty sure he was making beats before i heard his triton scream.....as for the MPC 4k vs. 3k i don't think the 3k could compete....the 4k is a totally different animal with a high end full fledged sampler as a engine and cd-burning functions...my personal opinion is the 2kxl(w/8 outs) crushes the 3k....the only thing that the 3k has that the 2k doesn't is the 4 midi outs with can utilize up to 64 midi channels/tracks which would be a good enough reason for it to be the centerpiece of any studio.......BTW Just answered that question already he said something about the cd burning feature makes things easier to be on the go as he does......at least thats what i got out of it.......not trying to answer his questions or anything like that....i just didn't see it as question that only he can answer......some ppl are just looking for a answer.....but then again the same answer from JB would mean so much more to an individual for some reason.....so i apologize if it is a problem

Yo Just, On the "Full Effect" beat on the freeway album, where did you get that electric guitar sound from, i've been looking for that sound everywhere, also what all did you use to do that beat

I started on the triton?? Wtf? Its amazing the b.s. That's out thr.. I was making beats before a triton OR trinity even existed.. Thts funnny.. The guitar sound on full effect came from.... (Drum roll pls)...... My guitar.. And who said I started on the 3000? I mean I've made beats on it but as far as starting with it? O well.. Sumtimes I feel like doing a jay n silent bob... Anyone who's seen 'strike back' knows what I mean. Ill get into 3 vs 4000 later...

So Just, You played the guitar or you just used one for that sound

Just, So the eerie guitar in the background, that sound like the theme song from the old tv show "Unsolved Mysteries" that didn't come from a module

Ha. jay n silent bob is a strange film, but its still funny. jb, do you watch much films? and also, before you made it big (and even perhaps after you did), did you practice making beats? i mean like set a certain amount of time a day to try practicing drum patterns etc, or do you just get down when you have some inspiration?
and whats that about rakim doing the beats? i heard that from somewhere but i didn't believe it. i also heard on the same site that guru did a lot of the scratchin on gang starr albums but i find that hard to believe too.
peace

And the full effect guitar sounds just like the one Twista used on Blood N Blood Out. But it is still a real good beat. Do you get the bass played on a bass guitar or do you use a module or do you filter a sample to get the bass?

Ayo JBlaze my names DJ Loose & i live all the way in Perth In Western Australia and i'm workin at the local Hip-Hop & RnB Station and i rap and make beats. I aint gonna dick ride and tell u how good i think you are cos u know that you good but i just wanna know what you think bout the hip-hop scene startin in Australia.Cos whats startin down here in the "down under" is sum true pure hip-hop shit and us aussies like to express ourselves and represent pure hip-hop and i just wanna know wot u think bout the whole hip-hop startin out in the land of OZ?

Ayo JBlaze my names DJ Loose & i live all the way in Perth In Western Australia and i'm workin at the local Hip-Hop & RnB Station and i rap and make beats. I aint gonna dick ride and tell u how good i think you are cos u know that you good but i just wanna know what you think bout the hip-hop scene startin in Australia.Cos whats startin down here in the "down under" is sum true pure hip-hop shit and us aussies like to express ourselves and represent pure hip-hop and i just wanna know wot u think bout the whole hip-hop startin out in the land of OZ?

Ayo JBlaze my names DJ Loose & i live all the way in Perth In Western Australia and i'm workin at the local Hip-Hop & RnB radio Station and i rap and make beats. I aint gonna dick ride and tell u how good i think you are cos u know that you good but i just wanna know what you think bout the hip-hop scene startin in Australia.Cos whats startin down here in the "down under" is sum true pure hip-hop shit and us aussies like to express ourselves and represent pure hip-hop and i just wanna know wot u think bout the whole hip-hop startin out in the land of OZ, and if you feelin our trax do you think we got potential?

Mark, that's not the same guitar i'm talking about that's in the "full effect" beat i'm talking the guitar that comes in like the 3 bar, it like a long string like a wah

oh right that one. I was like dam it sounds identical. It probably is. I see the guitar you are talking about now.

NOTE FROM JAY SMOOTH: THIS WAS A FAKE POST FROM SOMEONE PRETENDING TO BE JUST BLAZE WHICH I AM NOW REMOVING.

Yo blaze i think you a racist peace of shit man.
What do you mean you dont care about people from Australia, i respected you and know i dont really goin to listen to yo shit no more
SO........................................

ha ha ha ha.....jb got offended by the triton comment.......but i guess i forgot to let you know that was a joke.......tritons came out in 1999..... you made the harlem world beat "i really like it".......the album came out in 1998...so it wouldn't even make since.....but hey you did say "that's funny" so i guess you did get the joke!....looking foward to the 3k to 4k review!

Yo everyone what happend to DJ Loose, he took it so serious.

"i want everybody to stop with the stupid questions".......ha ha ha ha.....lmmfao..........i hope this isn't stupid....actually if you think it is i know it is not......what is your take on the 12/16/24 bit thing?...what difference does it make to you?

dj loose...don't take it like that......i mean...cuz you don't know who i am....and i doubt you care about whatz bubblin in my town...do you???.....Just is just(lol) saying that it is not enough hours in a day to worry about what he does AND worry about whatz bubblin in aust. Please, to call just a racist off of a comment that had nothing to do with race is plain ol' ig'nant.........to call someone a racist is a heavy comment....in reality you owe dude an apology....and if you choose not to be a fan of just for that....that is you.....jb is only human just like us.....not superhuman....not a person that can solve world problems.....he is just trying to do him!

Check the email link guys. It wasnt Just Blaze that made that comment about Australia. Stop playing games before he stops posting on this board. He has been real helpful to some of us. So grow the fuck up!!!

I apologize for the fake JB post that was up there, that kid posted once before and I removed it, but didn't get a chance to ban him because I was busy getting ready for fundraising last night.

He is banned now and hopefully won't be back.

whassup Just Bleezy I'm really feeling you right now no lie I probably gon' be seeing you around even, me and my production team next up 2 bat. we sample we really trying 2 get more original and I know you've probably answered this question before but what sound modules should we look into I really respect your opinion

P.S. Yeah I started on a ROland JS-30 2 still got that shyt in my room

whassup Just Bleezy I'm really feeling you right now no lie I probably gon' be seeing you around even, me and my production team next up 2 bat. we sample we really trying 2 get more original and I know you've probably answered this question before but what sound modules should we look into I really respect your opinion

P.S. Yeah I started on a ROland JS-30 2 still got that shyt in my room

Yo Blaze u GOTTA collaborate w/ Scott Storch kiD! The man is nice w/ his. Or if not, Im good 4 it(lol)

JB...hey...Could you explain to me the house scene in Jersey...because I heard you and Rah were going back to that seen with "Party and Bullshiit"...and I was feeling that track...

And...what advice do you have for someone living in the rural part of Maryland for trying to get their name out...and discovering a talent for themselves...

And what are the best keyboards to get for that commercial synth feel...like you use...plus the real instruments...I know you probably answered this before

and any ideas on what up and coming producers should do after high school...like colleges...or some school...or what?

any other advice would be appreciated

thanks,

C.Shelton

Yo scott storch is the truth. A real talented cat that's very underated.

hmmmmm did i miss something? racists? australia? *sniff sniff* is DJ Dubb back in the house?? i lost here.. guess jay took care of it b4 i even saw it.. bbl

Yo just, what expansion boards do you have in your 5080, and do you have any expansions in your other modules?

Pe$o

Yo my bad Jus, I peeped one of your replies
where you state that that you were using the
3000 in the studio. I see alot of cats online
talk about the new sound isnt as good as
the old sound. I was trying to get your opinion.
I was thinking about upgrading my 2000xl to the
4000.

Hugrad95

Paid in full!!!! hands down!
Nuff said...

Hugra95, I know you were looking for Just's opinion, but I am just wondering how much money you got at the moment, because I would say it is better to stick with the 2000xl and buy a synth instead and then later upgrade to 4000 if you want.

Peace from mark, the original mark, not "Posted by: mark at January 25, 2004 01:56 PM" mark. haha.

talking about the 5080, where can i find a list of patches and where can i buy them from?

peace

yo JB hit me wen u recieve the music i sent u

Try going to www.rolandus.com to find out about the patches in the XV-5080...

ok thanks. you peso from FP?

Naa originally from Detroit but now living in Raleigh, NC :-(

Ha. Na I mean FP the site. futreproducers. Peace

This Question Is For Just or anyone who really knows what they're talkin bout.....

So when you are constructing a beat do you run your keyboard,samplers,modules...whatever all into the MP and you can make a beat like that!?
cuz if you can than I mos def wanna get that MPC 1000 just to start off wit.Also,This Ones Just For Just......

Do you have dreads ar braids? because i think i see them but is never for sure.

What is w/producers & using gear that doesn't exist n e more like ASR's , & that Roland XV series? I looked it up & it seems that they're only used ones being sold & that alot of equipment no longer is produced.... Um Just is all that old school ish really working for ya'll?

4 FruityLoopz users: Where can I get some free patches that r'nt already loaded into FL Producer's Edition? No more Techno sounds please!

C'mon now.. as long as those gorgeous dreads are.. and you have to ask?? This is NOT Milli Vanilli. Dang I'm not even him and I'm offended. Some people need online dunce caps. :) Have a blessed day:)

Hiresolution.....the way to hook it up is thru midi....the MPC1000 will only hold 2-16 midi channels or 1-32 midi channels so hooking the MPC1000 to all of your gear might not be best...but if you are gonna buy an MPC you have to focus more on the MPC than the other gear.....because there is alot that can be done on the mpc alone.........and you are gonna make the MPC the centerpiece as in "The Master"......

uhhh the hair? jeez.. anyway
first off.. before i finish, let me just say.. i did not come here to show out.. i did not come here to impress you.. because to tell u the truth...the xv5080 is not even 2 years old and is still being made and supported by roland!!! what are YOU reading?? and secondly, while im all FOR new technology u soundin kinda .. wack. for lack of a better word. Is all that old school ish REALLY working for us? umm if it wasnt would i be here talkin to yall? damn the 4000 is a little over a year old.. guess i gotta get it a wheelchair and a walker hmmm ... once again.. its not the machine. its the man behind it. learn it, live it... and ull never be able to say that these brothers lied to u ...JACK!

imagine using a Sr 16 drum machine,a gemini turntable and Cakewalk 4.0 on a 1995 Hewlett Packard computer...then talk to me about "old"!!!!
...but it works,pretty well i might add!
speaking of which does anybody use drum machines anymore?

JB, Are you developing any artist? Do you have any advice on how to do so? Thanks.

I just read ur last post, and I'm wondering if u realize that u r writing today,wih ur hits but specially with Jay-z, a very important part of hip-hop history? This might be a stupid question but how many tracks do you usually use, for example Oh Boy, how many tracks did u use if you remember. And do u hear "everything" before u make the beat or u hear it as you progress thro the beat. It's cool that u take the time to speak to fans.

^ what? I'm not a fan, i just want some tips on how to be a good producer. na im jokin, jb is the MAN. And as for the guy who asked about the MPC, most people use the MPC as the sequencer, and therefore the MPC is, as the other guy said, the master. It records everything you play. Not as audio, but as midi. Then when you press play on the MPC, it send midi data to each sound module (e.g the Triton rack or Roland 5080), and then they play the stuff they have been recorded to play, and everything goes through a mixer to be recorded. That's the most dumbed down I can explain it really. I would reccommed the 2000XL over the 1000, but thats just me. And if you buy a sound module, it's best to buy a controller to use as keys, but you can use the MPC if you insist....
Peace

dang i need a donation!

whats wrong with what you got?

any one kno where i can find acapellas from the FUNKY METERS????????? i cant even find none of their albums

hey, question for just blaze,
if you ever have any free time, would you mind listening to some of my tracks i produce through my pc? i've been told i'm REALLY, REALLY good, and want to know if i have what it takes to make it in the music world. lemme know when you have free time, just email me at cory@corybold.com, or instant message me on AOL at ggc2k4.
thanks a bunch,
-cory

This is a Public Service Announcment brought to you by DJ Main Event & the good folks at Free Agent Productions... Just has a point it's less about equipment & more about skill.. How am I sounding wack by the way kid?

Another thing... Jay & Freeway had a song/freestyle called "Higher". Who Produced it?

Another thing... Jay & Freeway had a song/freestyle called "Higher". Who Produced it?

cmon Just is that old school ish REALLY workin for yall? wtf? like im saying it is but it really isnt?
ur comment came off a bit arrogant.

just, got my post? =(

My bad then dawg...let's hear them Detox tracks & get past this

dunno whats goin on with the trax dre took from me 4 detox.. he keeps startin the album over.. im goin out to l.a. 2moro.. wish me luck!

dunno whats goin on with the trax dre took from me 4 detox.. he keeps startin the album over.. im goin out to l.a. 2moro.. wish me luck!

dunno whats goin on with the trax dre took from me 4 detox.. he keeps startin the album over.. im goin out to l.a. 2moro.. wish me luck!

dunno whats goin on with the trax dre took from me 4 detox.. he keeps startin the album over.. im goin out to l.a. 2moro.. wish me luck!

jay, sumthings buggin out here.. kept tellin me site wasnt responding then next thing u know 4 posts..

Hey Just, I haven`t posted in a minute, so I thought I would take this opportunity and wish you luck in LA. Everyone wants to hear the tracks so we are all hoping for the best!!!
Are you staying out in LA for the Grammy's? What do you think about the various award shows and do you feel that you and other producers get the props that you deserve for the work that you do?
Have a safe trip!!!

Good luck!

YO JB DID U RECIEVE WHAT I EMAILED 2 YOU???

YO MR.BLAZE IS RIGHT. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU USE BUT HOW YOU USE IT. NEPTUNES MADE A HIT OUT OF THE PERCUSSION KIT ON THE TRITON. SO MANIPULATE WHAT YOU'VE GOT. BE CREATIVE.

MR. BLAZE I WOULD ASSUME YOUR PARENTS ARE PROUD OF YOU. WERE THEY PUSHING YOU TO DO SOMETHING ELSE AND DID THEY PUSH YOU TO GO TO COLLEGE (IF YOU DIDN'T GO)?

yo..just wanted to say whutup? glad i could give you a forum to discuss the bullshit with all the new jacks!!! i gots to say, jb..you are one humble dude..but doesnt the constant "yo can i send you something" get tiresome? congrats on buying baseline studios. will you be in houston this weekend for the super bowl??? if so, hopefully i see you at club hush, friday night for diddy's event and we can talk..

hey justblaze, sorry, i guess you get that a lot, but could you just atleast reply here to lemme' know if you saw my message? PLEASE?

Look who's back? the infamous dj dubb. I think we should all thank dj dubb cuz without him, i don't think we would have been able to have jb posting on this site. My guess is that we all thankful that he's here so even tho dj dubb made an ass out of himself, let's give him a round of applause. I'm also wondering if jb knows dude but doesn't know that he has a split personality as "deep-throat" dj dubb...

Just bought Baseline?I thought it was Roc-A-Fellas in tha 1st place! Just man u got n e new material on n e upcoming LP's (Green Lantern , Jadakiss , Cam'ron, Young Gunz)? R u gonna collab w more producers other than Dre?

Wow I come here and see lots of cats form futureproducers.com, cheers guys!

PS, great see mr Blaze answering all those questions. I don't have any, just thought to say holla.

HEY YOU GUYS. I HEARD KANYE WEST ON THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW ON WBLS. AND HE SAID THAT HE SELLS BEATS FOR 100 GRAND AND THAT HE UPPED THE FEE LAST WEEK WHEN TWISTA SOLD 80,000 COPIES IN THE FIRST DAY. I KNOW JUST BLAZE AIN'T TO FAR AWAY IF NOT ALREADY THERE.

how much do you sell each beat for

This is Loose and that mutha fucka posin as me sayin all this bull shit bout JBlaze been racist can eat a fat dick cos JBlaze dun even replied to me and sum Fucka wrote up sum shit bout me thinkin he's racist!!!Whoever that was you a faggot cos u confusin the game.

Anywayz!!This just a message 2 ask JBlaze what he thinks bout Aussie Hip-Hop and if he has ever heard it?

\MR.BLAZE HOWS IT GOING IN LA? ARE YOU, DRE AND SCOTT COOKIN UP SOME HEAT.

i didnt come out to work with dre. im startin my r & b artists album. he called n said he wanted me to do 3 days with him BUT i gotta get back to ny to work on a few other things.. not enuf hours in a day. how much i charge varies from artist to artist.. i think most ive ever charged was like 85, 90...but if they got cash.. wellllll we can talk ;)

JB, you back from LA then? How was it?

You see your drums, are they ALL sampled from records, or do you have a drum machine eg the 808 that you sometimes use?

Peace

jb who is on your rnb album?

what would someone recommend? the roland 5050 or the 5080. and the 3080 is the 5080 just without the sampler, right?

Just, u gotta do sum more shit w/ Mike Shorey kid! But who else's album will u "Just Blaze" this year?

1 more thing... With all this talk about copyrights , how come prodution credits say things like: example "Produced by Just Blaze for F.O.B. Entertainment" or "Produced by The Alchemist"? Is there some company to join so you could put out as many beats as you would like?

nah im still here.. be back in ny soon... and if u got the $ for the 5080 get it. and the while the 3080 n 5080 have the same sound engine. the 5080 is a much better machine. first of the 5080 screen is just wayyy more ez on the eye. it has more expansion slots, more stock sounds, more outputs i think (gotta double check that) 5080 is not actually a sampler, it can just read samples n play them back.. which i never actually use. i think the 3080 has been discontinued.. prolly coz it wasnt THAT much less than the 5080 but the 5080 was a much better machine. whats my mb album? im a little confused about the question about companies to join to put out as many beats as u like..

never heard any australian hip hop...
thought sumone once mentioned the KKK from aus
Koala Kangaroo Krew...
hope thats not a group

r n b not m b!!!!! :)
and no koala kangaroo krew doesnt exist!!

-yours,
the australian

Yo just one question: what artist would u like to work with that u havent worked with before? what do u think about that eminem drama with the "sauce" leakin an 80 year old tape of him sayin some racist remarks? would u ever work with eminem?

Just Blaze, are you working or have you worked with Young Zee at all? I heard him say in a freestyle: "Get beats from Just Blaze for $10,000"

Samn, I just saw You Got Served yesterday and they was tearin it up on Just Blaze's beats!!! Check it out ya'll they was off the hook!

Damn, I just saw You Got Served yesterday and they was tearin it up on Just Blaze's beats!!! Check it out ya'll they was off the hook!

Nah im saying that alot of production credits in a CD's linear say something along the lines of: "Produced by Just Blaze for FOB Entertainment or Produced by Kanye West for Konman Productions" The producers on most Mainstream LP's are producing for a company, it looks like. My question is how to join/form a company so you could put out an obscene amount of instrumentals. By the way , Just u got your instrumentals copyrighted before you started making beats right?

Yo that Just Blaze,Bleek & Free beat sounds like some throwback 1970's-80s shit.Real street/ballplayer shit! Just man, u gotta get up on the next And1 season soundtrack!

Haha. I tried out a 5080 today. It is amazing! The card I tried the guy said was called the 2nd orchestra card or something. But it sounded so realistic. I have to get me one of those! And I just sold my decks for £500 so I'm almost there.Damn that was amazing sound. JB, what cards you got?

Peace

MR.BLAZE WHEN YOU DID THE "OH BOY" FOR MARIAH DID YOU HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE TRACK OVER?

Hey Just Blaze or anyone who might know,
I was just wondering, what do older producers who worked on earlier Jay-z records do now? Like, No ID and Clark Kent and Bink...did they retire? Still produce for people? Why did they stop being on Jay-Z albums?

I don't know if I posted this before but I think Just Blaze and other producers should like donate some beats to Kool Keith he needs someone to give him some beats to match his potential, also is he blacklisted because he always makes fun of industry cats?

I think Kool Keith should just retire from the mic. I love his music but his material lately has been horrible. Critical Beatdown, Funk your head up, were my joints. I'm Poppa large.

If JB should lace someone with beats, it should be Jean Grae. Have you heard the way she ripped that "U don't know" Jay Z beat. She's nasty. I think Jay Smooth has her version of "Excuse me Miss" somwhere on the site too. pure comedy but dope at the same time.

I think Kool Keith should just retire from the mic. I love his music but his material lately has been horrible. Critical Beatdown, Funk your head up, were my joints. I'm Poppa large.

If JB should lace someone with beats, it should be Jean Grae. Have you heard the way she ripped that "U don't know" Jay Z beat. She's nasty. I think Jay Smooth has her version of "Excuse me Miss" somwhere on the site too. pure comedy but dope at the same time.

yo is anyone selling an xv5080...i neeeed to get one of those. the sounds were amazing.

click on my name for my email.

I actually just bumped into this thread (basically outta boredom, and the fact that the mpc2k's file maintence, makes me uninspired and too lazy... when loading kits )... Anyway, it's not too often someone takes the time to answer everyones post... esp with real talk.... gotta love it(jessir)

To make a long story short... I've been shopping a lot of things to Chubbz and Tone @ Roc Music (Studio 43)... while choppin it with Rell, he played his whole album... JB's joint was mos def one of the main stand-out records... Stay on your grizzly... look forward to more inspiration...

Be safe... UNO

yo just.....i always wanted to know what N.Q.C stood for.....was it some Clue & Duro Management????

Yo , here's who I think should have been on The Black Album (production wise)
Ski
DJ Premier
DJ Clark Kent
Dr. Dre
Scott Storch
Timbaland
The Alchemist
Just Blaze
Kanye West
The Neptunes
Rick Rubin
Hi-Tek
DJ Main Event
Red Spyda
Havoc
RZA
Pete Rock

Think about that list 4 a minute.... If u got a better 1, holla

its 5 names 2 long...X off main event main event main event main event and umm main event..HAA j/k
it is 5 names 2 long tho

wtf? clue n duro?

primo
dre,
rza
alchemist,
heatmakers,
tim
Kanye
neptunes (just chad ... im a P.W. hater >;P
Hi-Tek
R.kelly
p.diddy.

oh.. and one more ... this Just Blaze guy...
he has potential... could make it big one day LOL!!!

*executive producer- Maxlayback

what about no i.d. he is a hot producer. and jb, how much do you roughly spend on EACH record. i am pretty sure prices in uk of second hand records are much more expensive than in u.s. and do you usually buy lps or singles...or both? there is a 2nd hand record shop near me i might work there for summer. peace

and also what about phife and q-tip? a jay-z song with their production will be good. i cant wait for tribe's new album.

3rd post in a row....i meant to say ali shaheed instead of phife.

that would be interesting....
Ali /Jay-z

i heard the tribe reunion was off.

Ha!Just, the Main Event kid stays in the picture.
U back 4rm LA yet?

Oh & u didn't answer the question about how to join/form a company like F.O.B Entertainment to put out insane #'s of beats

I don't c 5 xtra names/tracks as a problem. Have Jay kick some freestyles/songs over the last 5. Do that "1 take Hov" shit. Speaking of, im working on a remix of "Can't Knock The Hustle" 4rm Reasonable Doubt. When it's right & proper ill send it 2 u Just.... 1

yo JUST BLAZE,i met you a while ago, thru my manager at the time. his name is marlon and he lived in philly. im tryin to catch back up wit him. if you still in contact wit' him , tell him to holla at me at 917-5360450. in fact he was wit half-a-mil at time also. and yo i did'nt know half past away!! when!!!!

OX the BULLY

DJ Premier
Timbaland
The Neptunes
Just Blaze
Kanye West
J Dilla (Jay Dee of the Ummah)
Alchemist
Dr. Dre
Hi-Tek
Soul Supreme (Look for him)
?uestlove
DJ Jazzy Jeff (listen to his album, "The Magnificent")

There's the list, now we need to see "The Gray Album". Just, talk to him.

Just Blaze,
You said that 9th wonder produces his beats using fruity loops. What is fruity loops , where can i get it at , and how much will it run me.

im not just, but fruity loops can be purchased from pretty much any music store. i know for a fact all guitar centers carry it... and the basic version costs about 99 dollars. one.

it was a question just......i have seen N.Q.C. on more Producers than you and i wanted to know where it came from

yo young goods what equip do you use , how much did it run you

yo JUST, i'm tryin to get down with that "keep it real wednesday" thing you said yall had at the ROC. PLEASE email me with some info if you can!

Just,
would you recomend fruity loops as opposed to the madplayer.

http://madwaves.speedfc.com/store/?referrer=ALLHIP

Ayo Blaze Just Got One Quick Question....

What song did you sample from to make pump it up?.......Or if anyone else knows

YO WHUTTUP BLAZE..(SERIOUSLY DONT KNOW IF ITS U ,BUT NO DICK RIDING U ARE THE SHIT)
YEA I MOVED FROM CHICAHO TO OKLAHOMA CITY...YEA SUCKS NOBODY DOWN HERE(ALSO USE FRUITYLOOPS,COOL EDIT AND REASON FOR EVERYTHING) I WAS JUST WONDERING WHEN THE FUCK IS ANY OF YALL GOING TO COME DOWN TO THIS BORED SOCIETY ...PPL ARE ON UR DICKS MAN...AIGHT LOL SORRY FOR ALL THAT...ANYWAYS THANKS FOR GIVING INSPIRATION TO US YOUNG PRODUCERS MAN KEEP DOING IT 1

damn no tribe reunion? whats the world comming to?
and whats with the keep it real wedensday thing?

i'll save ya one

pump it up is from
kool and the gang - soul vibrations

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MANOLO

you can get fruity loops (flstudio)
www.flstudio.com

i eff with fruity loops just playin around and i came up with something quick the other day

have a listen if you are in the tristate erea, its my cell phone answering machine

heres the # - (862)686-1906

let me know what you guys think.

Adrian.

yea i do the whole flstudio, reason, cubase sx, recycle, wavelab, soundforge deal.

it's chillin' if you ain't got paper
and you can grab all the drums from triton, proteus, etc

the pump it up is from scenario remix. MR. BLAZE I SEEN KANYE ON RAP CITY AND HE SAID HE SOMETIMES MAKES BEATS IN 3 MINUTES BECAUSE HE SEES THEM IN COLORS. I KNOW YOU SAID THE BEST BEATS R SPONTANEOUS AND IT SHOULDN'T TAKE YOU ALL DAY, SO HOW LONG DO YOU GIVE YOURSELF TO MAKE A BEAT?

kanye fuckn sucks at spitn , glad you arent retarted. like that dum nigga.,., if i ever see him, ima make his face swell up twice as much as last time .,., fuckn waste of flesh nigger

KAYNE IS FUCKN WACK ., I HOPE HE CRASHES HIS LIL TEN SPEED AGIAN., ,FUCK HIM .,

YO jb .,., THAT JOINT U DID ON BLUE PRINT 2 .,., WHERE JAY Z IS TALKN ABOUT JUS BLAZE AND BLAZETTES , GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME ., IS PROLLY YOUR WACKEST BEAT EVER.,., MY GAWD THAT BEAT WAS AWFULL ., CANT IMAGINE SOMEONE BUYN THAT JOINT .,
EASILY WORSE JOINT ON ALBUM ., CMON ., U CANT THINK THAT JOINT WAS HOT???

Firstly to u Kanye Hater...keep your ignorant opinions to yourself...nobody wants to hear u say shit like that...if u're going to comment on his spitting, come with something more than "he sucks"...validate your statement

The Just Balze hater...why do u think that beat was awful? Back it up....

Hmmm...seems to me like FA-Q, gads and jus-gay's might be the same person???

just ignore them...

always gotta be a dumbass to come and say stupid shit for no reason.

He's (JB) taking the time to answer your questions and this is what he gets people telling him his beat was awful, at least explain yourself...I think he deserves that much if anything....

C'mon have some respect for the guy...he really doesn't have to be on here talking to anyone but he chooses to take his time and to address people...

I'm sure there are people out there who don't like his beats however I'm sure he can take contructive criticism just like the next guy but when u say it was awful and just leave it at that, u have no substance...there's nothing there -- your comment is empty and has no value. You end up looking stupid in the end.

When people say they don't like something usually they have evidence to prove it so when people come on here talking smack like that and have nothing to back it up it pisses me off.

God Damn people, just blaze is probably a busy man for real....like D.I.T said he is taking time off to adress to fans and upcoming producers!!!!PLease at least some respect an appreciation! How can someone say they wish Kanye crash again! Thats some crazy shit!!!!!!!!!!!1
Holla
Stradivarius
www.soundclick.com/stradivarius

them cats is stupid. first off kanye ain't WACK! SECOND "HOVI BABY" DEFINETELY AIN'T WACK! IT'S ONE OF THE DOPEST ON THE ALBUM. YOU MUST KNOW NOTHIN ABOUT PRODUCIN CUZ THE TIMING, THE SNARES, THE SAMPLIN IS STRAIGHT CREATUVE.

Yo Just that DeLa,X Clan,Gangstarr drum break we were speaking on earlier was Rapper,Dapper,Snapper

and to the scenario remix comment...where do you think they got the samples from???....

soul vibrations by kool and the gang

i used to listen to that ish all the time b4 scenario remix came out...no joke!

wassup just are the sounds from the memph bleek song "hell no" from the roland xv? they are ill nonetheless ....1

U got some skills bei maejor, I like your beats.

Im trying to find a site where i can "BUY" not download,but buy sound fonts or sample cd's from popular keyboards such as the Korg Triton or The Roland Series....And also i dont want just the drums like most places have i want the whole package including synths and instruments

If anyone could help that would be great!

Yo That nigga who said that the "JustBlaze & the Blazetts beat was whack" Your a Stupid Muthafuka i usally Wouldn't even do This but even if thats how you fell about it you dont dissem on it show Respect cuz for 1 he is doing more than you ever have more than you probally will do as well and by the way that beat was one of tha illest if not the illest on the bp2's "the gift" with that off mah chest ...JB your mah favorite dont let these haters get the best of you.~1~

Oop's i just read what evreyone else wrote and i basiclly said the same thing oh well he asked 4 it n i was to caught up in the moment lol~1

thanks a lot n56 im tryin out here

dem cats that said kanye should crash and the dude that said blaze was wack, yall need to get banned from this forum. Hes done more in his life than ur whole family will ever do in 6 generations...hav respect for just. dont hate on him just cuz hes successful and u aint. u dumb fucks. he wouldnt BE just blaze if he didnt come with fire. to all yall up and comers...keep grindin man. just remember: yall gotta come diff than the next man. thats how u seperate urself from the pack. dont try to be just blaze or kanye or anyone for that matter...just be yourself. yo just blaze, much props on ur work and the success out at the roc. stay up playa. yo i heard memphis bleek and beanie sigel "bk to pa" did u do that beat? sounds hot. and so is the beat u gav to prodigy and bars and hooks "aint nobody" who else hav u produced for thats comin out soon?

Hovy Baby Wack?????
what planet are you from man? listen to the whole song in its entirety including the lyrics. you might have missed something...
oh and i dont think its a good idea to call my mans labelmate "wack" its all good if you hate but theres a time and place for everything.
all it takes is one comment to be taken out of context on here and its a wrap.
think before you type.
Maxlayback im out!

Just wanted to let anyone who cares, that Part 2 and Part 3 of the Just Blaze interview was released on a mixtape. All they did was put a beat behind his voice. It's by Tapemasters Inc. and the mixtape is called is "Last Shall Be First" Check it out if yall want

does any body know if this is a good beat maker
http://www.zzounds.com/item--KOREM1

yea ummm.....

What u been up 2 nucca?

Yo Just--

I had two questions. The first one is the beat you did for Fabolous' "Can't let you go" is so sick. I was wondering if that was sample based or if the guitar riff was something that was played. Also, I was just wondering if you had any formal music training or if you just went with what sounded good. Your music is ill man, really inspiring.

Just Blaze!!!!!!..Man i Told yall i was fena blow like c4

i been tied up in l.a... that "yeahh umm" aint me.. guess the games never stop.. ill bbl. cant get into much right now BUT.. where did u hear tha bars n hooks song??? thats like 5 years old. wow

yo i heard that song a while back. Hella rare to find. But im surprised its 5 YEARS OLD! Damn. I would have never guessed it. Yo good lookin out though...keep doin ya thang man.

what up jb ? i heard that u got into a fight with one of the dj twinz is that true?

A YO GURU ITS JUST BLAZE BLEEK AND FREE RIGHT? SO CAN GET A HOOK OR A VERSE OR SUMTIN.

FUCK OUT OF HERE

STICK TO MAKING BEATS

ILL STICK TO YA MOMS N***A

A YO GURU ITS JUST BLAZE BLEEK AND FREE RIGHT? SO CAN GET A HOOK OR A VERSE OR SUMTIN.

FUCK OUT OF HERE

STICK TO MAKING BEATS

ILL STICK TO YA MOMS N***A

CLASSIC , CLASSIC

Peanuts in L.A., bubblin in Dublin! Yo Just, check the new Green Lantern Mixtape 4 a new co-sign, goes by the name "Stat Quo". 1 more thing.... check out ya man Kanye's album & what's really good w/ & ur plans 4 industty domination man? 305 holla back! 212 stay up!

hey JB, PLEASE just give my site a run at www.corybold.com ; tell me what you think

just, was the psa/stay real incident a reason y u didn't use any samples on the bleek album?

yo just,how do you feel about cats sampling
yor drums and shit does it bother you
cause you know its from yor shit because a friend of mine samples all of your drums and
i be like yo, that sound like some justblaze
shit and it bothers me so i wanted to know how you felt on the whole situation

yo just,how do you feel about cats sampling
yor drums and shit does it bother you
cause you know its from yor shit because a friend of mine samples all of your drums and
i be like yo, that sound like some justblaze
shit and it bothers me so i wanted to know how you felt on the whole situation

hey.. everyones gota get their drums from sumwhere..
i actually dont leave too many drums open but i wont sacrifice a hot drop on a record just so noone can steal my drums. but yeah.. certain sounds that i use on a REG, its like.. why would this person even use this when I've done it soooo many times. its not just about the sound but how u use it. do wht u gotta but if its way too obvious that its sumthing i use a lot, a lot of ppl in the industry might pass on it coz it sounds like sumthin i did. ummm there are samples on the bleek album.. just cleverly disguised ;). most of bleeks album was done way b 4 black album was actually. that sample incident didnt concern me like that.. it's hip hop, it happens. ive already known stat quo for a second now.. fab guitars are not a sample. it was live. played by my man e-bass. question.. if kanye's my man.. wouldnt i have already checkd out his album by now? Let see.. pastrami sandwich has issues. i dont time myself to make beats but once i feel myself strugglin to make it hot i let it go.. i dont like forcing it. Sorry guys but i kno NOTHING about fruity loops or any of those other computer based sampler/sequencers.. except for logic. Not enuff to make a judgement call as to what u guys should use. U wanna talk hardware then im down. I dont know if i used the 5080 per se on "hell no" but i do know all the sounds are roland sounds from various modules n cards. i rarely use anything else these days. And i know this is old.. but when u see produced by "me" for "my entertainment" that company is usually the producer's own company. there isnt any "magic" company that "lets" u put out "an insane amount of instrumentals" however a mangement company could help u in gettin your stuff heard, provided they think u have sum talent that they can work with. and a veeeery early version of my website is up. there tho i dont even know the url. anyone? im gonna post answeres to the "usual questions" there..

Check out my nephew Goldie "PATTERSON PARK" album preview on www.byanymeansmusic.com

UncleSteve

Check out my nephew Goldie "PATTERSON PARK" album preview on www.byanymeansmusic.com

UncleSteve

too easy Just!

http://www.just-blaze.net/main.htm

holla at cha boy!

yo what up just... since u wanna talk hardware i was wondernig what your feelin were about the mpc 2000, 3000, 4000... what you think is better and/or which one you like the best... etc.

kanye done did it,his album is Sick. Mr.Blaze, does a producer pay for the samples or does the artist who's album it's on pay for it?

Million dollar question Just:
What is.... your main production setup?
And where did u get the sounds for the NBA Street Vol.2 Tracks (Z Beat, Wurlizter Track, Young Guru)?
Oh and does anybody know how to do beats on Home Studio (Cakewalk)?

I believe the artist/label is responsible for clearing samples.

im tired of sitn down witha lable and them crying about samples. even when its the hotest beat they would have on thier album , and 3 seconds of sample , they still fuckn crying.

what version of Cakewalk?
whats the problem?

YO, JUST Do you keep every single record that
you make or do you just keep what you think is
hot?

oh yea i just sampled the kick off of 24k's joint
and its bangin'.

jb, did you ever check out www.corybold.com ?

It's called Home Studio. Im wondering how to select sounds & play them on the keyboard.It seems that u must learn 2 read notes as well

i havent used that version (yet) but i checked it out for ya and this is what i found:

"When it comes to composing and printing sheet music, Home Studio is up to the task. You can record and transcribe any performance using any MIDI instrument, and watch your notes appear on the screen as you play. You can also just point and click to add and move notes in the Staff view.

Notation features
Edit and print multiple MIDI tracks as high-quality notation
Notes appear on-screen as you record from a MIDI instrument
Zoom-in or out the Staff view to display notation at any size
Assign any number of tracks to individual staves
Standard and single-line percussion clef notation, guitar chord grids, expression text, dynamic markings, pedal markings, composer name and title
Variable fonts for expression text and lyrics
Print up to 24 staves per page"

it seems to me that as you play the notes will appear, and you can create your own sheet music. im guessing its more of a visual aide to what your creating. it looks hot, and i think i might pick it up before the end of the month . i can give you more feedback then.
Anybody else can help?
sorry man...
Max!

Just ,
What type of hardware would you recommend for someone that is strictly a beginner. And i was curious as to what age you got your first beatmaker and how did you get money to purchase it?

JUST,
What type of hardware would you recommend for a beginner. I was just curious as to what age did you get your first beatmaker, how much did it cost, and wheredid you get the $$$ to pay for it.
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sorry about that 2nd post. i wrote it because i could not see the 1st one i thought i had lost the 1st one.

Can you transfer beats from an mpc to a cd if so how?

You guys are probably bugging the shit out of Just Blaze. Some of your questions are so basic that all you have to do is do a little research,and you'll find the answer. The guy is very talented at what he does,but he doesnt have all of the production answers. Before you ask a question,how about read some of his earlier posts so you arent asking something that he's answered already. I'm pretty sure he has better things to do than answer questions like what manolo just asked.

TO RECORD BEATS FROM AN MPC TO A CD. GO OUT OF THE MPC INTO THE CD RECORDER. YOUR OUTS ON YOUR MPC SHOULD SAY STEREO OUT.

dis really jb?i just surfed in from da UK & bin readin bare posts 4 bout a hour..i'm just bout 2 get a logic/triton/laptop set up goin..just bredren,is dere anyway i can get u 2 hear my beats?i'm tryin 2 link wid a manager over here who sez she got connections 2 dame dash..aint 2 many producers comin out da UK,so i plan 2 take it dere..u & Timbaland r my production idols so just da thought u mite read dis is amazing..aiight brotha.1 luv from UK

Just Blaze,
I see that you are still responding to some of the posts. Good way to give back. I have 2 questions for you. I dont mean to sound redundant or anything like that and I know people ask you this all the time but, how can an up & coming producer get established & heardin the game today??
I am a producer in training and I am tryin to start my own production team. I new in the game and I am only working with my brain and an old Roland MC-505 Groovebox. I know its old but there is some hot sh*t saved on here!!! ("Im just being honest!!")

DID KANYE REALLY SELL CLOSE TO 1 MILLION COPIES IN 2 DAYS?

YO JUST, U EVA RECIEVED THE MUSIC I SENT U?

Blaze, hot work with Jon B. Although the only thing I heard was a 10-20 second snippet of it on a fan site. Can't wait to hear the stuff u do with Jon.

Young gunz track FRIDAY NIGHT prod. by JB = FIRE
Hottest Beat right now period. what more can i say

First times JB got my attention was on React then that Multiply remix. From then on i was hooked. The 24k - skully was heat too. This CNN - People Know is #1 on my playlist right now.
But i'm wondering after Dre rejected Primo's beats (so i heard) why yall producers still bothering with Dre? i think you definately put heat on that Multiply remix and right there clowned "their" original. Question is why you want to be in Dre's album? If your beat is heat it will definately not be picked "for we know the reasons why" so why bother? Coz like Jay didnt have guests in the black album overshadowing him i dont think Dre'll accept good shtuff him retiring and all.
and what yall think of the work of that boy Scott Storch? he's my second best producer right now.

If Dre asks for a beat, and doesn't put it on his album, that's probably because he did not like it or he had better(?) beats. Scott Storch said that Dre usually makes between 80 to 90 beats for his album and then pick the 20 that'll make the cuts. And why ask would he ask for a beat, and pay a couple of grand for a beat that he doesn't want to use? It doesn't make any sense to me.

african....that makes no sense........who is overshadowing dre???...or jay-z????....lord finesse had a track on 2001.......lord finesse always come with fire.......i just respect real music....

Young Gunz - Tough Love
fuckin' FIAAAA.

good work blaze

yo i forgot that multiply remix. THAT WAS FIRE. DRE'S WAS HEAT TO BUT I LIKED MR.BLAZE'S BETTER, ALTHOUGH AT THE TIME I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHO HE WAS. WHY WOULDN'T THEY WANT TO BE ON DRE'S ALBUM. THATS ANOTHER CLASSIC ALBUM.

JUST BLAZEEEEEEEEE!! yo!~! ANY ONE TELL YOU
THAT YOU LOOK LIKE LENNIX LEWIS BEFORE?
I SEEN PICTURE OF YOU AND THOUGHT WAS LEENIX LEWIS HHAH

Was that JB at the All-Star? I thought it was Lennox too

who made / played the flute on hypnotic track

how do u get ya drums to sound so ill..an what keyboards so u use..i dont know if u already said it...

just blaze, this is bei maejor im over in asia (malaysia) for a week and i have been hearing nothing but the "oh boy remix" wit mariah...it's funny cause everywere i go i hear it...just lettin u kno u gettin love in other coutries i have only been here for 2 days and have heard it numerous times...peep my site www.beimaejor.com

Yo just i kno ur prolly busy in LA workin w/Dre but i just wanted to let u kno that ur bringin heat dawg. That freeway feat Joe budden track is fire. Who have u been workin wit besides dre, and how long will it be till the tracks come out cuz a while back u said that the bars n hooks song was 5 yrs old. who have been ur recent clients? when can we expect a just blaze instrumentals album?

u mean when can we expect a compilation album

i aint no 50 cent, i aint no eminem, i aint no jigga man, i'm a china man!!

hmmm i like dat song dat just blaze produced it was camrons song shiet i forgot!

hmpf... lennox lewis... ive actually heard that one b4.. tho hes prolly a LOT taller than me.. so we prolly only look similar sittin down.. my drums?? thats jut years of diggin and building a collection.. and NOT sampling them from a keyboard. if i could give ANY advice to cats.. it would be to build up a collection of sampled drums n stop takin them from modules n what not. i mean, sum module drums are cool but, go for the records if u want a more authentic feel.. and practice yur EQing.. unless ur using an electronic kit like an 808, 909, etc from a module. go for the vinyl!!! perc sounds from modules arent bad tho. uhhh jin anyone?? dj sickamore is workin on a jb instrumental series as we speak.. and i MIGHT do a compilation album.. maybe...MAYbe.. while ive been 2 l.a. TWICE in 2 weeks i havent gotten to re connect with dre yet coz i was out there for other stuff but i will be goin out to l.a. for that next week 4 sure.. i don let 2 many other albums slip past coz i was 2 "busy" I aint missin this 1. mariah's huge in asia.. bigger than she is here i think these days... flutes were played by brian horton. check yall inna few

yo jb check my post from 13th.sorry 2 ax tired questions like "hear my beats",but i know if(wen) u hear dem u wont regret it,like a nite wid B..anyway much luv 2 u blud..wats better:roland v synth,or korg triton classic?i want good drum sounds,realistic brass,good range of keys,& sound tweakability(dont ax me if dats a actual word)..& if u got da time out from bein da world's hottest producer(neptunes=limited?),holla at me..keep on bringing da heat like a forrest fire.much luv from uk.1

yo just, i remember u saying that u submitted Dre a beat a MINUTE ago. then i heard tha Multiply rmx by Xzibit. did dre just pass it off to xzbibit for the rmx or was that separate?

btw, keep up the work. your work is a true inspiration.

soundclick.com/alafino

btw, if u wanna hear fruity loops beats u could check out my page. i dont use nuttin else, and i use vstis and soundfonts--none of those modules. like on the hate me now rmx.

& i tink its admirable in da extreme dat u take time 2 answer,i'm sure alotta smaller minded,arrogant peeps in da industry wuldnt give dis a 2nd look..but u know where its at my brotha..later.1

hey,sorry i probly used up my post quota rite now,but just regarding my triton/v synth question;i'm much more on da rnb tip,but i wudnt limit myself by sayin strictly so...i got a toshiba p20 laptop(on credit-sell a beat in 10 months,or die) widda 8ogb hard drive & 512mb ram.dat shud b ok 2 run logic pc wid da keyboard & make sum commercially viable product rite?...& wat u tink 2 penny whistles?i'm gettin quite good,vibrato etc down.its got kinda a flutey ethnic sound,really organic..runnin ostinatos & changing it wid da chord pattern is pretty cool.wat do u tink sir?much thanks

not tryina be funny but... u totally lost me. after "...product rite?" ur pc sounds fine as long as ur speed is decent.. everyhting after that is umm.. i duno.. anyone else know what hes askin? i cant tell

not only mariah, boyz II men last resort is asia. and the cd they're releasing is a remake of oldies(due in japan) Hey blaze, when will the tracks of you and jon b be on the radios?! umm can I have a bootleg :D

i got a question JB , was there a special beat that got u signed? wat approach do u think producers should use 2 get a production deal? giving away free beats? how could a freelance producer like most on this site get a known/big time rapper 2 spit on their beat?

ANY ONE KNO WHO MADE THE BEAT ON THAT TRAK STIK UP (KELIS W/FREEWAY)?

what does BTW mean? MR.BLAZE do the producers get a lot of play from the ladies too?

Just man, that "Friday Night" beat 4 Young Gunz was hot. Keep dat up bwoy!

yo blaze, did u ever hit a bad ass slump? like where u just weren't makin any fire? i'm goin through that shit right now. like i'll sit here and make 10 hot ass tracks today, but then i just wont be feelin nothin for almost 2 weeks. and niggas is waitin for tracks. i was just wonderin if any of the established producers go through the same shit. and oh yeh, i might have landed a track on freeway's new album, so look out for me nigga!

damn just blaze...what do u think about the lil mpc1000...i just copped it for my 18th birthday...pretty easy stuff to me...i dont really have access to old records because my record pool sucks ...u think cd's are rugged enough?

I heard that Just has a track on the upcoming Method Man LP, & Redman's next + Eric Sermon's. Is this true?

Damn yall leavin like a 1000 questions for Justin, quit trippin Shondrae from DTP is on Futureproducers.com

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/9/djnate2music.htm

another question...im prolly askin too much...but i like ya synth beats like "flipside"...an "cant let u go remix"....where do u get those from..and when i said drums i meant da percussion type like "flipside" an "pump it up" sorta i think...some of them dont be soundin like normal kicks..an that beat with freeway an mariah"u got me" is hot..i like how u got like 152 diff style of beats lol...some producers have like 2-3 *coughpremocough*...i always get into arguements when pl say premo is better than u....an thats the reason why i say ur better..versatility

o yea "full effect"..is the best beat i heard in a while...reminds me of the 80s rock...is that what inspired u on that?..an do u really play live guitars?if so what kind..

lol 1 4got a question..whats the sample to young gunz "find a way"...thats my fave new beat from u..the old version aint bang hard..no homo..this 1 does

Yo What Up Just B.
I do Tracks. And I remember Reading you saying you like doing tracks on the spot with the artist there, I myself find that very difficult.
I guess i think with the artist there the beat has to be done in no more than 10min.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ITS LIKE TO DO A TRACK ON THE SPOT, DOES THE ARTIST RUSH YOU?

B-RoCK from tha 4th Ella crew.
THANKS JUST BLAZE>> By the way, that unquantize kik pattern on nick cannons "get crunk" its madd crazy!
much luv

JB,
You said that 9th wonder uses fruity loops. Do you know if he used that on the threat beat on the black album?

Just blaze do you like the roland fantom-s joint?
and if your looking for new producers, where can I send demos or info?

MANOLO,yes,9th Wonder used Fruity Loops for the Threat beat. Thats what he always uses. He let Jay hear about twenty somethin beats on this beat cd,Jay didnt use any of them,so he gave him an idea for this sample,he put it into fruity loops on his laptop that he had with him,and did the beat for jay right there on his laptop on fruity loops. If you dont believe me,read the interview yourself on allhiphop.com where he explains everything about that beat and why he uses fruity loops.

yo Just

who have you worked with that hasnt dropped yet? are there any Just joints comin out soon cats should look out for?

and do you know what the next project is to drop on the Roc besides Cam?

I would definitely have to second just about getting the drum sounds from records thing... like get the car wash soundtrack and layer all the open claps together to make a big sounding clap (I'm sure you've done that, jb cuz of what else is on there) and just get some of those drum crazy compilations and chop the kicks, hi hats and snares. there's some love unlimited orchestra album that has some really nice SUPER open hi hats that you can make like an 8 pad hi hat kit with that can be really expressive... and you can always listen for open drums on hip hop tracks, that's how all these people have premier drums, neptunes drums, etc... and JB I'm wondering if you ever went to any black moon shows around '98 when war zone came out because I did and I remember evil D spinning the record which went on PSA which I had already heard on an interlude on OC's Word... Life album, and it really stuck in my mind and made me make a beat interpolating it about a year ago... I was just thinking how ill the sample was and how I had heard it twice but NEVER heard anyone rap to it. I'm wondering if your thoughts were the same when your man brought you the record.

by the way that People Know (la la la) joint by CNN is gettin heavy rotation in my car right now, beat is fire dawg

i never really expected that collab to go down

i've never been 2 a black moon show b4.. wouldve loved to back in like 93, 94... when the first album dropped.. n the S n W lp was just comin out. OMG.. anyway 2 be honest, I didnt remember the O.C. record at all.. I wasnt crazy bout that album. Jewelz was my favorite from him. call me crazy. so when he brought me the record.. far as i knew noone had rhymed on it yet... never used fantom-s. is that the one with the drum pads? ayo nate.. fall back.. ill answer the questions i choose to answer.. what are u worried bout it 4? far as im concernced aint noone trippin but u.. u gota love that cats that use the gov't names... like we dont all know them already... sheet, my mother dont even call me justin LOL. and when i said sample your drums... I DIDNT MEAN FROM OTHER RAP RECORDS.. ASIDES FROM HI HATS.. THATS NOT REALLY GONNA HELP YOU UNLESS U CHANGE THE SOUND AROUND SO MUCH THAT ITS NOT RECOGNIZABLE. IF AN ARTIST WANTS A BEAT WITH NEPTUNES DRUMS... HE'LL CALL.........THE NEPTUNES!!!!!! get it? i meant, get in them crates n gets to diggin! and not the DJ crates.. get sum dirt on them fingers! 1

ay yo Just, who are you feelin most on the roc right now? excludin jigga and beans cause jay's retirin and beans is havin problems, whos the best up and comer in your opinion?

yo JB

Did you make that "early this morning" beat for jay-z? That is one of my favorite beats right now. If not, do you know who did make it? aight stay up

pro

mr.blaze heres a question you haven't been asked on here. WHEN DID YOU FIRST FALL IN LOVE WITH HIP HOP OR MUSIC IN GENERAL?

AINT NOBODY - BARS AND HOOKS feat. PRODIGY

some1 mentioned that earlier and Just seemed confused, basically DJ L is a clown, he say everything single song is produced by just blaze i dont know why

he said "North of Death" was produced by Just Blaze too

by the way Just...did you do that Flipside remix for Natasha, i think it was called Who Needs You? or did someone just flip your original beat

yo blaze, what it is and what it shall be...? you're definately one of the greatest producers of our time! the reason i'm posting is i'm an artist/producer from Lake Charles, Louisiana looking to get someone to pay attention to little cities such as mines! lots of cats out here with skills, but there aren't any competitions to get recognized in or any labels searching here! for the label you're creating, is there any contact info on how to submit demos and/or audition info....? if so, please post the info! and when demo's are sent do you actually take the time to listen to them, cuz a lot of labels get them and throw em in a box or some sort, and sleep on alot of talent and that is not fair you spend all that time working on a demo and it never gets listened too! what will be the determining criteria for new artists you take on and when will the label drop? if you don't feel like posting here, you can feel free to hit me at kylancade2k2@yahoo.com or i'm usually on aim (aol instant messenger): cadensky3k, hope to hear back from you!

btw, got some real heat if ya wouldn't mind taking a listen and voicing your opinion!
ONE,
*AWESOME* (Lake Charles, La)

i dont know how you do it Just...
too many questions to read!
LOL thats what you get for being you!
Max!

JB LET”S TALK TECH….

First of all just wanna say your beats are on fire…..I hate to keep with the never ending gear related questions but I can’t help it!! I fully realize that it’s not about what u use but how u use it. Having said that using the right tools can help. Do you process any of your material using Protools plugins? If so which ones? Waves Renaissance? McDSP ? Or do you even track your beats to Protools? In pre-production when you’re just writing do you have a little rig you use that includes a hardware mixer? If so which one? Do you use its EQ’s? What are some of the techniques u use to hot up your drums from vinyl?. When sampling from records drum sounds are never punchy and loud enough. Do you process on the way in (into MPC). When I hear those little sped up voices in tracks are those pitched up using time compression like Serato Pitch ‘N Time or just tuned up in a sampler? Do you ever use Logic for sequencing along side a MPC locked to Logic or strictly MPC? And last but not least I saw a picture of you sitting in a studio in front of a rig centered around an MPC4000, is that what u use? It does a lot but don’t u prefer the sound of the 3000? Or does it even matter once it runs through an SSL4000 and a good engineer. I don’t expect you to answer all these questions but thought I would throw a bunch out there and you’ll obviously choose the ones u want to answer. Good looking out and keep bringin' tha heat....

JB, from your website, it looks like you will have your own sneakers on the market very soon. Reebok, Nike or simply JB? When? Limited serie or mass production?Who designed them? And wassup with your record label? What is it called? When will it be announced? First artist? First release?

Just Blaze Smith I have 2 questions.

1) Why is ironjaw a.k.a. kanye so cocky?

2) How did you come up with concept for Freeway's "What we do"? Did you just wake up in the middle of the night and had an all of a sudden inspiration? did you already had that record in mind, you know the creative source record, or you just did it like all things great..well most things..by "mistake"?

JB what do you think about the production on college dropout?

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT SONG HE DID FOR CATL THOMAS'S NEW JOINT???, AND BY THE WAY XZIBIT'S MULTIPLY ORIGINAL WASN'T PRODUCED BY DR.DRE IT WAS PRODUCED BY DENAUN PORTER FROM D-12, HE ALSO DID P.I.M.P FROM 50 & STUNT 101 FROM G-UNIT, AND THAT RAKIM TRACK ON THE 8 MILE ALBUM, CHECK THE CREDITS PEOPLE!!

OH & B.T.W JUST, I HEAR SOME ROCKWILDER INFLUENCE IN YOUR BEATS (WAR, HAS THE SAME SORTA "GOIN' HIGH" SOUND AS LIL' KIM'S NOTORIOUS K.I.M PROB.BY ROCKWILDER) BUT DID YOU PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING TRAX

GRAFH - BANG OUT, G-UNIT,- CROSS MY PATH, JAY-Z EARLY THIS MORNING, ADDICTED TO THE GAME, BEANS WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE,
AND PLEEZ, NO MATTER HOW MANY POSTS COME AFTER THIS PLEASE RESPOND, PLUS HOW COME THAT BEAT FOR ERICK SERMON (ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCERS) ALBUM I THINK IT'S CALLED WE DON'T CARE ALSO HAD ANGELOUS SPITTING OVER AN UNMIXED VERSION???, AND HOW COME U NEVER HEARD TRAX LIKE JUST BLAZE BLEEK & FREE, & SKULLY (FROM 24K) YOURSELF, & I HEARD POP OFF IT'S NICE....& 1NCE AGAIN THE TITLE OF THAT NEW CARL THOMAS JOINT?...AND LAST I HOPE YOU DO KNOW THAT EVERY ARTIST NOW SPITS LIKE JAY (JOE BUDDEN, GRAFH, EVEN SHORTY FROM BLAQUE WITH HER "YUP"& HER "NO!" ALL THE TIME), AAAAAND THAT BEAT FROM DARKCHILD FOR BLAQUE'S I'M GOOD SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE A JUST BLAZE BEAT, U GOTTA HEAR THE SIMILAR SOUNDS....ANYWAY UNTIL I ACTUALLY SEEEEEEE THE DRE ALBUM I DON'T BELIEVE NUTHIN'I HEAR EVEN FROM YOU, IT'S JUST THAT DRE SHADY SUMTIMES...RESPOND TO THIS ONE , I'M NEW ON THIS SITE MAN! 1

yooo.. hmmm. just came here 2 say..
DJ letters n science sent me sum music a while back..
didnt like the young gunz remix at all but...
the rah digga...
while it wont get any play in clubs..
I personally... LOVE IT!
its like sum weird tecnho hip-house heavy metal mash-up
nice...

one thing.. when did i say i never heard just blaze bleek n free?? im TALKING on it.. how could i not have heard it?

haha some people are crazy

mr.blaze, are your drum sounds on a zip and do you travel everywhere with them? and do ya'll (producers in the game) lend out kicks and snare and etc. or is that forbidden.

MR.BLAZE.... WHEN YOU DO A BEAT IN LA AND THEN COME TO NY TO LAY THE VOCALS, DO YOU HAVE TO RECORD THE BEAT ON A LAPTOP SO YOU CAN TRAVEL WITH IT OR DO YOU JUST MIX IT GOOD AND BURN IT ON CD?

Hi Justin

Long time no speak...hope you've had a good holidays and all is well with the family and the dog.

Just wanted to inform you we have a new intern opening. It could be a really valuable opportunity for you to broaden your experience and learn a bit about the industry. So think about it, and maybe some time we'll do lunch and chat over a cup of tea.

xoxoxo
DC

rob,
Why do you type in all caps? Are you yelling at somebody? Do you need a keyboard where the shift key doesn't stick? Are you just a loud person? I just thought I'd ask what we're all thinking, because we're all concerned for you.

Hey Just....I didnt read all of the posts so I dont know if you answered this already, but do you play the keys? what sound module would you reccomend for me if Im working with a female singer doing urban pop, urban-dance, r&b...
Thanx

dear just
well i was wondering if i could buy some hi hats from you on sale , i wanted to make an all hi hat beat. with an ill shaker maybe. i was trying to use my amiga 2000 computer with pro tools and would like to know if i could rap on it using a plastic cup .
BUY THE LIL SCAPPY ALBUM!!!! DONT SLEEP

whats good, this is cali's finest young midas and i wanted to pick ya brain bout some things.
1. you check out the new nokia 7700? what u think of it i know its not out yet but u prolly already got the hook up

2. are u going to be doing any more beats for games or shows like you did w/mtv.

3. from a producer standpoint will you come out w/a retail instrumental album of new beats that just showcase ya music and not having to worry if its fits that artist.

hmm i think producers should do that come out w/ they own production styled mixtape.

No, seriously blaze..how did you come up for the concept for "What we do"?

Yo Just....how fun was it to make the nostalgic "friday night"??..Just Blaze is on the Beat Box...Pete Rock used that hook 3 years ago......about the Young Gunnaz...Bink had the best track by far....Larry Gold(T.S.O.P) is killer....Just,Do you have any trackz with the legend LG?....What is your take on the "College Dropout" CD's Production?....What is N.Q.C. management? (for the 3rd time)..It seems like Management for Producers and Engineers...Let A Ni**a know mannnn!

Hey yo Just... Or anyone who knows!

Did you do any tracks on young guns's new album?

Hey Just,
If you actually do a compilation album (maybe), do you think it will be mostly or all rap tracks, or do you think you'll have a few different genres in there? I think the Neptunes did pretty well on "Clones" because it had some variety, and Jazzy Jeff's "The Magnificent" is like that, too. Other than that, comp CDs featuring a lot of rappers with different styles works, too, like Soul Supreme's "The Saturday Night Agenda". The reason I ask is because compilations like that are better when they have some range, either in genres, or in the case of MCs, their voice and delivery. I know you said it was a "maybe", but I think that would be hot if you dropped your own album like that.

"Friday Night" by Young Gunz....Produced by Just Blaze

and he Produced one more with an ill beat!

yo just who's the outright most talented person you met in the music buisness. Alot of people say R.Kells, who is it in your opinion

Yo just were you not an in house producer for All Out records. I thought it was funny cause you and kanye did beats on that album and then yall started working with Jigga.

Oh yeah
XBOX or PS2 and EA NCAA 2004 football or Madden 2004.

SouthCarolina

No doubt---EA NCAA 2004 football!!!!

Detox album.... cancelled indefinitely =(

Damn JB,

And it was slated to be one of the most anticipated albums by XXL. They just kept pushing the date back.

I guess Dre wants to focus on Busta's album which they said will drop this summer. RIght

whats good just...you know the next project on the Roc to drop besides Cam?

JB,
I heard that 9th wonder is suppose to produce Bleeks next album , i was just wonderin if you have made any beats for the album yet or are u still workin on them.

Bleek JUNE 2004

yo whatz good blaze i use software (flstudio) can't afford hardware right now i do almost everythin (bass,gat,piano,strings so on) i tried samplin alil been at it for a min now and was hopin u could reveiw one of my beatz try not to listen to tha acapellas on them there way off plus i only use them for protection stay up.

1

oh shit forgot tha link
here u go

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/7/prodzmusic.htm

good or bad feedback welcomed
...1

would you prefer the virtues of the queen's english?nah,i'll stop chatting isht...the main question is roland v synth or korg triton?which is better for general sound & kits?i stick to R&B as my main tip(coz the love from the women is crazy)..forget that penny whistle thing.it's a old instrument,think along timbaland's indian flute lines..if i get the hook up soon we gotta link one day.you impart so much energy,i can't stand still with flipside dog!..maybe you could check me out via my manager through dame one day..wa gwanin bredren?yuh gwan flex wi dis?(actually i'm part kenyan so:asante sana bwana)nah,peace tho.luv from UK.1

Whats up just, i was jsut wondering what producers are out right now that your feeling. Also, i Live in London where we have a massive hip hop seen, you probably know that Dame just signed a group called SAS from out here. What advice would you give me as a english cat to get my beats out there??...
Peace.

damn,i bin checking reviews & it seems yamaha motifs are where it's at.evrybody cusses out the korg's presets & the V synth don't fair no better.but evry1 loves the motif es 8!..jb,if u there,sorry for the cheek.could you advise which keyboard for quality of sounds?1

Damn Detox cancelled man....i was waiting on that to pop like a chronic 2001 on steroid.....

Holla
Stradivarius

Yo What Up Just....U Didn´t Answer My Questions Man

1 Name Of That Carl Thomas Joint

2 Did You Produce Grafh´s Bang Out, G-Unit´s Cross my Path, Jay´z´s Addicted To The Game/Early This Morning & Beanie Sigel´s Dead Or Alive?????????

3 Were Erick Sermon & Rockwilder A Few Of Your Influences???

OKAY That´z Enuff, And I Noticed You Never Made A Flipside/Can´t Let You Go/Pump It Up/Skully/Multiply Type Beat For Jay, U Always Gave Him The Let´s Say....HIP HOP Beats, Thatz Dope (By The Way, People Keep Complaining About That U Use The Same Snares AAALLL The Time In Your Bounce Beats I Tell´m Fuck Off & Listen To Bleeks Hypnotic Or Jay´s Meet The Parents, THEN Holla At Me, Answer The Questions Pleez..1

4

Oh...& My bad about the just blaze bleek & free Comment, U WaS Talkin´ About Peedie Crakk´s Killer Weed Wich You´ve Done But Never Heard ( I ACTUALLY Scrolled Up, For Them Dumb Dudes), I Thought It Was Just Blaze Bleek & Free...My Bad

EL.ROD ONE!

ive seen the same questions like 100 times , if u dumb fucks would read the thread from the begin'n most all your questions will have been answer'd ., tired of see;n the same lame ., uhhh triton vs roland.,. ,or uhhhh., peep this new mash.,., cmon , shit is jus stupid

big up snips and da poisonous clik.
small world ....
or more like small internet...lol

The wise man will tell you...
KRS-One looks like a ninja turtle.

Yo Just,
It sounds like you have FinalScratch and you've been using it in songs lately. I just got a laptop and I was thinking of saving up to buy it, but I don't know anyone who owns it so I can't ask anyone about it. Is it worth the $500? I'm sure it saves that much in records, but how well do the timing records and the program emulate scratching? Will I have to spin the record to cue it up to a later part of the song, or can I still drop the needle?

EL ROD. THE NAME OF THAT CARL THOMAS JOINT IS "SHE IS". HE DIDN'T PRODUCE "BANG OUT", CROSS MY PATH", "ADDICTED". KANYE PRODUCED "DEAD OR ALIVE"!!! FOLKS PLEASE READ THE WHOLE FORUM CUZ HE ANSWERED THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE!!!!!

MR. bLAZE, WHEN DID YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH HIP HOP?

he did produce "cross my path"....i don't know about the other ones "dead or alive" is produced by kanye...

nah the Carl Thomas joint is called My First Love

and im pretty sure Scott Storch produced Cross My Path, it has a similar sound to "We Ballin" off Bleek's album, and Storch has been bitin that risin sound recently (knocturnal - the way i am)

yo Just have you done any collaborations we should be lookin out for in the future?

by the way i was readin through your discography

what joints did you produce on Philly's Most Wanted and Violator 2.0????

Dogz, I READ The Whole Forum, It Didn't Say Nuthin' About THOSE Joints, But Thanx For The Answers Anywayz....

Now For The Erick Sermon/Rockwilder Influence??

Yeah I Noticed Scott Has Been Using That Same Sound So Did Darkchild In Blaque's "I'm Good" ,

Just, Did You Do Any Joints On Erick Sermon's Upcoming Album " Chilltown N.Y "???

& Did You Produce Peedie Crakk's Ring The Alarm & Gangsta Fuck (I'm Asking Cuz I Can't Find The Credits Nowhere)

B.T.W Busta's Match The Name With The Voice Is Crazy Man!!!! Nice Work

Yo, what up JB!!

Alright, hears my gear question. Have you ever used Rolands Fantom-S? I got one cuz i was looking at getting a mpc, but i also wanted to do some synth based beats, so i got the fantom cuz of the pads, sounds, and veriphrase sampling, and im glad I did. Plus you can get all 1024 patches off the xv5080 for free from Roland to use in the fantom ;) No triton for me, lol. After using it and hearing how played out the sounds are, i mean not to hate on the Neptunes, but "Grindin" was made using a stock kit off there.

And as far as music, have you heard any Canadian rappers like Swollen Members? If not, check some of their stuff out on kazaa.

Big props for taking the time to post on this board!

Peace

hey jb,

I seem to have a problem when taking one shots off of vinyl. The drums always end up sounding so thin. Do you layer your drums or do you achieve fat sound bye using compression or eqing. Fill me in. Im using the mpc2000xl but was actually thinking of copping a MV-8000. are you using the MV more then your akai's recently?

Yes Budgie, Big up!...Just , next question. Do you ever just use the MPC to make beats cuz ive remade a few beats that youve done on my MPC and i get the same feel, a lot of the stuff youve done for Jigga (the more sample based stuff) sounds life its done straight on a MP with no sound modules at all.

yo 'wise',firstly i ain't got internet at my crib,so i hav 2 use da public library where u only get half hour free,so i don't hav time 2 read dis whole ting.& where do u get da time 2 hate coz sum peeps aren't as up on there isht as u..i'm sure jb gets plenty of tired questions,so he dont hav 2 reiterate.if he does or not,i dont care coz its a privelage 2 interact wid da man,period...so yamaha motif,triton,v-synth,fantom or other?anybody?..i want SOUNDS babee..& wise:its questions,not statements.bumbaclot.

I have finalscratch. It works pretty good, the pioneercdjs are nice but no where near FS.

Check out www.Raymzter.nl and go to the videosection and watch "down met jou", the intro + outro of the track are done with FS. And yes you can needledrop.

Im getting the feeling by certain mans slang that theres quite a few London heads in here?...Where the UK at?...

Oh yeah, And to most of the posts ive seen on this site (as ive only just had time to sit down and read everything on here)...you need to spend more time focussing on digging rather than trying to out nerd each other with what equipment you use. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Pete Rock who told me he does absolutley everything on the MPC.

hey jb,

how do you get the clean sound when you're sampling something? kanye for example sampled through the fire on his track, but it sounds so damn clean, no background noise or something. do you get the seperate tracks from the record label?

J-j-ust blaze!
Do u like the cabbage patch ;)
Get it?

djls

if you ever played nba live 2004 you would know that Just Blaze produced "Cross My Path" he did the instrumentals for the game........Scott Storch is a biter for real...he don't know if he wants to sound like the roots,dre,timbaland or just blaze........."Never Take Me Alive" is fire but he really bit Just Blaze real hard.....

just,
big ups for hangin' with us regular cats.
yo, I read kanye's interview talking about how when he made a lot of his beats, he had ghostface in mind. same wit how 9th sayin' he always got an MC in mind when he makes his beats. you do the same?

Scott Storch a BITER? LOL. He used to be The Roots keyboard player, He's produced tracks for Dre (Still DRE's melody and other sh*t). And he's co-produced tracks with Timbaland. He bit them so much that they decided to work with him lol. Yeah....Right. Go to www.allmusic.comand do a search and check the bio and work.

www.allmusic.com

storch definetly ain't no biter. he's one of the most talented producers out.

obviously you think I don't know who Scott Storch is......Why do you think I named who I named....because he steals you style after he worked closely with these ppl....you can be talented and bite........scott storch is on point though....just a biter....at least he knows who to bite

Lets not forget that Scott Storch was a session musician who was hired by most of these people to play keys on tunes THEY produced. hence the reason he has probably perfected each producers sound....but bottom line is, yeah. hes biting....people seem to forget that if your doing that keyboard shit, 90 percent of producers use a triton or trinity which only have limited sound on them. I personally cant tell the difference between most main stream producers unlesss they have signature drum patterns, half there shit sounds like it was made using the sounds off of polyphonic ringtones. Thats why JB gets props cause even though he uses bare keyboard sound he allways seems to add the sample element to "grimy" it up a bit.

everyone bites everyone man. hip hop is based on biting in a way because if they didn't start sampling back in the day there wound't really be no hip hop now. most of us in here wouldn't be producers if it weren't for biting. when your working with loops and chopping shit it up, in a way ur biting from the original record. biting is a paradox cuz hip hop only really started biting because it didn't want to bite other types of music in terms of the process you go through to make it. like nas said "no ideas original". but ne way......

My point was if he was in The Roots as the keyboard player and wrote music for them, if he was making tracks for Dre, and if he's co-producing songs with Timbaland, maybe the sound people attribute him to biting is actually His Own.

sohh

Come there if you come back to this board Just cause they killing me in the Just Blaze vs Timbaland topic.

Oh yeah I rule in that NCAA 2004. I take those Huricanes and kick everybody ass.

ooit....

Where on sohh is the just blaze/timbaland topic? There's so many different pages on the forum...

hahah @ fortune cookie man krs does look like a ninja turtle.

wow... i know i been MIA lately.. but i been on this kwest to find ..... AN ARTIST!!!! belive me it's easier said than done.. by a long shot. I'm still checkin ur posts and I will respond to a LOT of these soon as i can. prolly 2moro. Donatello? Leonardo?.. I personally prefer raphael.. thas alls im sayin bout tht. always wished raph had kitanas tho.. anyway i think i might have found that "artist" 2nite. we gonna go into the studio in the next few days. Ill let u guys know how it goes.. hmm maybe ill do one better and post the "results" sumwhere when its done...1

so just blaze (thought id call u dat since no one else on this site does) is ur artist top secret??? man or woman? singer or mc?

do u think producers will ever start making signature equipment (not that i'd ever buy it)in the same way that sports stars get their own shoes?

just.. whats up with Team 120?
you gdont have to go into details, just a yea or nay...

what's up just blaze

A I just wanna know if I should get the 1000 or the 2000Xl and should I do everything on the computer with the M-Box. You did some hot beats on the young gunz album like friday night now that shit is hot, why don't you make trackz like the intro to the dynasty album no more cause that is like the hottest intro track. but the camron album just had some of the illest beat ever a but that all I had to see

im not gonna get into the other questions yet but a lotta ppl been askin me bout the 1000 vs 2000xl vs 4000. i personally own every mpc.. but i only use the 1 and the 4. Technically the 4000 is the best machine of course. Anyone who tells u differently was too lazy to sit with the manual (it does have a learning curve) or scared to learn sum new tricks. I've got a few friends who used to swear by the 3 until I let them borrow one of my 4's. Everyone of them has called me right back like "THANK YOU.. I WAS BUGGIN!!!" Theres just so much more u can do with it that u cant with ANY other machine. I'm happy I'm startin to see more ppl use them now coz initially I was like the only one who bought it...and used it. Everyone else's sat in the boxes collectin dust after 2 attempts to use it. Anyway that being said, for those who cant afford the 4 or dont wanna go that far yet.. It depends on a lot of things.. While the 1 is DEFINITELY limited in sum areas it has sum advantages over the 2000xl. While the 1000 doesnt have SMPTE (does anyone care anymore? I dont) it does have unlimited Mute Groups , Three filters (Lo, Hi, and Band), 4 x Multiple Sample Triggering with one pad and a few other features that the 2 just DOESNT have.. at least not when I was using it as my primary sampler but im sure theyve done tons of OS upgrades since then. It's also a LOT smaller.. i can just throw it in a backpack when I'm traveling. And as "toy" looking and small as it is... It's rock solid and sturdy. It's not ALL good. I do have some issues with it. For one there is no Track shifting. Though i tend not to quantize that much anymore, when I do, I'll sometimes shift a track's timing earlier or later to give it a more "humanized" feel. (sometimes the "swing" option or a triplet is too much and a straight 1/16 is too stiff) Sadly, the 1000 just DOESNT do this right now.. its a simple programming issue so theres no reason they cant include it. hope they dont purposely leave it out 2 get u to eventually buy a more expensive MP. That'd be wack since it already does so much. Then again Akai is notorious for launching products without all their features intact and fixing them in software upgrades.. (another reason why the 4000 didnt fare well initially and caused a lot of backlash from producers) U can't play samples in reverse (programming again) and there arent a lot of sample editing options beyond trim and Normalize. basically what you've got in the 1000 is a box with just enuff functions to make a sample based beat and add sum midi overdubs. It's a scaled down 2000xl (it actually operates just like it for the most part) and for $800(?) u cant beat it. more on this later. i gotta sleep
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Is there anytime anywhere a possibility to meet you????

YO Just, did u eva go to ne kinda school 4 music, or just raw talent cuz u sure as hell tighter than a **** on them beats. We all appreciate what u brought and still bringin to tha game and appreciate takin time out talkin 2 ya peeps on here, cuz a lot of otha famous peeps is just all about tha dough. Good lookin out tho!
And i read that u posted u think u might have found the right newcomer for u to take in. I sure as hell hope u still lookin heh, cuz i got a style of my own and would love to be taken in by 1 of raps elite. All i need is sum direction and good management, sum1 who knows tha in and out of tha game. Can write me at my email address (justblaze_pro@yahoo.com). Thats if u arent busy or nothin. But i promise u sure wont sleep on my style:)

*my bad, not 1 of raps elite but 1 of hip hops elite producers. sorry bout that. (justblaze_pro@yahoo.com)

Wassup Blaze, I just wanted 2 tell ya dat ur one of the hottest producers out at da moment. My favourite beat dat u did was "Song Cry" for Jay-Z that beat was incredible. How did u come up up with the idea of that beat, did u sample any track?

Well good luck Just, w/ whoever this new artist is man. U lucky 2 find sum1 actually willing 2 grind 4 theirs. Every1 who wants me 4 a beat or sum kind of work always sells out on sum dumb shit. Always an excuse w/ them...
I wanted 2 know Just, who r the producers who u like or influenced ur production while u were on tha come up.
Mine were:
Sum guy named Just Blaze. I heard Welcome 2 NYC by Jay & Cam & this guy's kept it intresting since then...
The Alchemist: Master of sampling & sample usage
DJ Premier: 1st guy I heard scratching on a beat & made it sound hot. Could change up his drums a little tho..
Scott Storch: Orchestral usage & melodies
Timbaland: Craziest, unconventional production & I like sitars + indian instruments.
Every body list thiers if u produce... im gonna cop reason 2.5 now peace...1

Yo PG860 Thanx On The Answer On That Cross My Path Joint,

Yo Just We Appreciate You Responding & All But All You Do Is Respond To Those " Technical " Questions, You Typed A WHOLE LONG ASS Post About....Whatever, While Some Questions Are SOOO Simple To Answer ( DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT HAD ROCKWILDER & ERICK SERMON AS INFLUENCES???, GRAFH'S BANG OUT?????? ), Some of us just want your opinion on certain people creating " Just Blaze " Type Beats with risin sounds in it, You can answer without dissing anyone right???,And I Ain't Coming With No Tim Vs. Just Or Scott Vs.Just, That'z Childish, But Some Simple Answers Man..Okay Enuff Whining...Back To The " Simple " Questions

I Only Have One Cuz U Don't Answer These Type Of Questions Anywayz ( So I'm Hoping One Of You Dudes Might Answer This, Cuz Just'll Prolly Skip This Question!!! )

1. (IN CAPS U WON'T MISS IT)

THE SONG U DID FOR JAMIE KNIGHT (" CAN'T PLAY ME " WITH JAY ON IT) HAS THE SAME PATTERN AS JAY'S IMAGINARY PLAYER NICELY DONE...BUT WHERE DID THE SONG GO?, WHAT WILL IT BE USED FOR, & WHO IS JAMIE KNIGHT???, SHE SINGS VERY NICE....PLUS THE ANGIE MARTINEZ TAKE U HOME REMIX WAS FIRE!!!

ANSWER JUST!!!, Like That Other Dude Said Don't Just Answer The " Nerd" Questions To Put It Like That.

It'z Ya Beezy (Yo Mass I'm From Holland To!! Add Me On MSN Or Sumthin' )

JUS WAT U THINK ABOUT THAT SUNSHINE REMIX? DID U EVA GET IT?

Sup Just? just wanted to know if you saw my e-mail, thanks

Preemo's definitely an influence of mine when it comes to production, at least in his philosophy on sampling. He was saying in "Scratch" that he samples because he likes the sound of the old funk and soul bands, and you can't get that sound anymore, which I agree with. I'd much rather sample off of older tracks than try to find the sounds on a set of samples you can buy. My only problem with Premier, and it REALLY is becoming a problem, is that he honestly has maybe 4 or 5 different drum tracks. Ok, maybe an exaggeration, but you know what I mean. 80% of the songs I've heard produced by him seem to have the same simple kick/snare beat. He's either going for a distinct sound, or else he's just being lazy, like The Neptunes did when they were getting too big. In completely unrelated news, has anyone heard anything new on GTA:San Andreas? I just got an e-mail from Rockstar and I can't find any new info on it. Anyway, yeah, DJ Premier is tight, even though he isn't big on drums.

blaze u really lookin for a artist?? i got a cat who i think u would really like (no homo).....he 19 an he kinnnnnda has a voice like jayz..not too much alike tho..some ppl notice it some ppl dont....he raps good...hes not 1 of those basic niggas that been rappin for 10 years an still dont know shit about rap format an rhyme schemes..he from jersey..ill post a link later but i doubt u gonna listen

hmm.. lets go back. Whoever is asking the ? about rockwilder must think i Just started producing beats 2 years ago.. and this is in no way disrespect towards him but that sound u talk about in "war" is a standard keyboard sound. i never heard that lil kim joint till u asked me about it n i went n got the album n listened to it. while it is the same sound its used differently. i kno it may sound crazy that i never heard it b4 but the truth is i listen to very little new rap albums these days. ill buy certian ones to support but sumtimes i dont get to checkem out till months later. I'm a child of 88.. what can i say. It's not 2 say i dont like ANYthing new but well... a lotta hip hop 2day just doesnt make me wanna run out n buy the album. As far as the "rise" sound... hmm well.. again it is standard keyboard sound but there is sumthn to be said for the fact that its being used the same exact way i use it... me personally if i know a producer has used a sound a lot on different records... BIG records.. very recently, I'm not gonna use it or if i do ill use differently.. VERY differently. I heard a song the other day, think snoop was on it and whoever did it used that "Rise" that ive used in like 20 records and had it placed the same EXACT way. at first i was upset but then im like hey.. what can u do? Make them take it off? one that REALLY bothers me is that tipsy record tho.. its like they took me and pharrel and put us in a blender and BOOM! Grind the Mic!!!!! dunno who did that one either but Oh well.. Sum1 asked me about college dropout. It's a good album overall. Not mad at my man at all. El Rod u really need to chill the hell out. i said i would answer posts as i got to them. and NO i did NOT do bang out.. happy?!!?
dunno what happened to jaime. she was my friends artist. heard she had a demo deal with elektra but they're pretty much a wrap so who knows.. Never went to any type of school for music or engineering or anything. pretty much self taught. ill bbl

"I'm a child of 88".........me too.....88 was a good year...."Long Live The Kane"......ha ha ha ha ha......Hey Just do you think Rockwilder just started producing 4 years ago??.......I can tell that is a soft spot for you...the fact that ppl think you are new to producing....Rockwilder had tracks on Redman's "Dare iz a Darkside".....and he did Jamal's "Fade Em All".....Calm Down man...a lot of people think "Superthug" was Neptunes First Track......but they are "WRONG.........WRONG".....and Just I know you heard this plenty of times but back in 2000...on my 1st listen...I thought "Street Shit"....and "Who Want What" was produced by Swizz Beatz....because YOU were using sh%t he used in his songs....we all gotta make a come up......so while swizz was charging $150,000....you were caking up "new" producer's fees.....which makes alot of artists "budget" smile.....now look where you are at?.....in a position where cats get to bite you including cats who been doing this for years........congratz on the come up but don't knock the hustle.....

oh yeah and now you are most likely making like up to $150,000 a track......it's a beautiful game isn't it??

calm down?? 4 wht? uhh soft spot?? not at all. just stating the fact. im specifically addressing the lil kim comparison. nothing else... no offense but trust me theres is no need to rattle off prod. credits 2 me... i sumtimes end up reminding cats of joints THEYVE done for ppl. and as far as what u said about street sh*t i dont see it at all. as far as who want what the scratches n snare killed me and trust me i was fully aware of the compairsons that would come. theres a reason behind that tho. but i have 2 say that beat is far more musical than what swiss was doing back then (listen to the beginning of the second verse.. NOBODY was programming strings like that especially back then!) the thiing about that beat it was a blessing and a curse coz it was something i did messing around when i bought my trinity years b4. never actually expected anyone to take it and then they got their hands on it... when i wanted to change the scratches n snare coz swiss was using them heavy niggs was like nah we like it the way it is.. they actually went back n removed a lot of the changes i made. when it comes down to it the label is payin 4 it so u gotta let it go. not knockin anyones hustle. just stating the facts... anyway tipsy IS grind the mic... but at the same time its killin the clubs n at the end of the day thats what matters... the average person is not saying "i dont like this song it has the grinding kick and the roc the mic hi hat" when it comes on they say "thats my sh*t!!" and run to the dancefloor. so while creatively its not much its definitely serving its purpose. and oh yeah.. dont believe they hype.. while i am making good money, with few exception almost NOBODY gets 150,000 a track. U may get that here and there when some1 wants u to save their album or really thinks that a track u have will sell millions of albums but the average artist cant afford that and most established superstars wont pay that because to them they're helping YOU get hot by being on their album so they'll actually try to pay u even less than a new artist even tho they have a much bigger budget. now thats not to say that i and other producers have never gotten 6 figures for a track, but at the same time ur not getting that for EVERY track u produce either.

MR.BLAZE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF DARKCHILDS PRODUCTION. I THINK HE'S A GENIUS AND HE'S THE ONE WHO MADE ME WANT TO START MAKING BEATS ALTHOUGH WE DON'T SOUND ANYTHING ALIKE? JUST WHATS THE MOST BEATS YOU'VE DONE IN A DAY?

ALSO, DID YOU DO ANY PRODUCTION ON FREE'S (106 AND PARK)ALBUM?

ANY IDEA WHAT KIND OF STRINGS KANYE USED ON "STAND UP"?

ANY ONE BOUGHT THAT NEW KORG?? THE HUGE BLACK ONE I 4 GET THE NAME OF IT. IIF SO IS IT WORTH UPGRADING FROM A TRITON SE?

Whattup Just...I'm feelin you on that 88 shXt. I don't think I even buy rap lps no more...last one was Kanye. I got you to list your fav joints from the golden era a few months back.

Anyways....My question is: Do you ever aspire to handle ALL the production on an album for any given artist? Y'know, kinda like how Marley, Pete Rock, and even Dre used to do back when. Or when groups like Tribe and Main Source did the shxt for themselves, y'know?

Anyways, thanks for takin the time to respond to a lot of these ?'s...I don't know how u do it. Some of these questions piss ME off, so I give you mad credit for stayin patient.

And to you dudes that seem to be in here every half hour w/ an poinion, quit patronizin m'man by tryna sort out his feelings for him...dammm

And ROB...take a breather once in a while. Other people got ?'s too.

Not tryna get in ya lane Just- Only hopin to avoid the inevitable (you growing tired of participating in this forum)

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The Korg you talkin about is probably the Triton Extreme, but it's blue and I don't think it's out yet. I just copped the Fantom X though but it's not out yet either.

So how involved does the record company get with your beats. Do they limit you or tell you not to do certain things? Or do they stay out of your hair? What do you do with a great beat that you cant get the sample cleared? Also man i can not decide between the mpc4000 and the mv8000.

its not out???? these dudes at guitar center got 10 of them 4 sale. they was tryin 2 bargin with me to trade in an old korg and get a discount in it. yea its the extreme, u right it is blue. im bout to cop an openlabs neko64. eva heard of those, they might cost an arm n a leg but them keyboards is crazy, customizable and capable of emulating damn near any insturment, or so they say. JUS U EVA HEARD OF THIS OR HEARD OF ANY ONE WHO USES THIS?

Yo, Just Thanks For Answering The Questions, I Didn't Mean To Come Across Rude, But I Wasn't Gettin' Answers So I Was Just Venting A LIL' Bit, But Thanx Anywayz, I Just Downloaded Tipsy To See What U Were Talking About...Aaand DAMN!!!! .PERIOD!!. And As Far As The Rockwilder Thing, Rockwilder Isn't A New Producer Man...., & Why I Was Asking Becuz Mac Bitch & Other Beatz You've Made And Still Make Had The Similar Feel ( Hell No, We Don't Care ( Erick Sermon ), Cross My Path, We Got What You Want (Busta)), The Guitars & Bleeps & Shit, I Only Heard That At Rockwilder & Erick Sermon, Now You & Nottz & Megahertz Come With The Same Type "Rock/Erick" Beats, But They Still Sound Dope Though But That's The Reason Why I Asked...

If You Wanna Know What I Mean Exactly Check Out

Redman's - Whut I'ma Do Now ( Prod. By Rock )
On Redman's Malpractice Album
Erick Sermon's Tell Me ( On React Album )(Prod. By Erick)
Styles - What, Why, Where When (Prod.By Erick)
On DJ Envy's Block Party Album

Lemme Know If You Hearin' What I'm Hearin'

Thanx Again...EL.ROD

OPENSYNTH neKo™ THE NEW STANDARD.

NEKO™TrStudio Yamaha Motif
128 Voice Polyphony YES NO NO
Sampling YES YES YES
Audio Recording YES NO NO
Internal UPS YES NO NO
CD Burner YES YES NO
Fully Configurable YES NO NO

YA'LL HELP ME LOOK INTO THIS, GIMME WATEVA INFO U GET ON IT, SO FAR IVE HEARD ONLY GOOD, ONLY BAD THING IS ITS PC BASED NOT MAC!!

I dont mean to come accross negative to some of the posts on this site but ive seen some dumb ass questions posted up on here and with just having to read through them then it means half the shit he could be answering , he propbably aint got time too. come on, did someone really ask if he sampled something for the song cry beat??...what did you think?, that he got someone to come and sing the vocals in the back?...And stand up by Luda was definatley a chopped sample, that was no way sounds from a keyboard...anyway , peace to Just for taking time out to chat to people, and if you get a chance...try school some of these people on the art of sampling! One.

Oh yeah , and for the guy that asked everyone to list the favourate producers. Ide Say

Dj Premier
Just Blaze
Kanye west
Marley Marl
Beatinerz
Pete Rock
Large Professer
Showbiz
Alcemist
Ninth Wonder

Snips, I'm with you on that last comment.

Oh...n here's my list

Dre (circa 88-94)
Primo
Bomb Squad
Marley
Rick Rubin (don't front)
Just Blaze
Kanye
Salaam Remi
RZA
Extra P
Pete Rock
Lord Finesse
Organized Noize
Sir Jinx
Dj Pooh
Prince Paul
Timbaland
Tribe
Muggs
BeatMinerz
Scott Storch
Beatnuts
Alchemist
J-Zone
Diamond

Oh and Eminem (haha-kiddin)

Couldn't narrow it down to less than 25- sorry

I saw that thing it seems like it's just a computer with hardware controllers, I didn't know it was so much $$ either.

i know those songs n i see what yur sayin in some cases but 2 me its more of a matter of using the same sounds but they might not necesarilly be programmed the same way. makes a big difference. anyway bbl.. didnt even get to read the rest yet

who ever was talking shit about premos drums needs to GET THE FUCK OUT and ne one who doesnt agree needs to get the fuck out too cuz they obviously cant hear and dont kno shit.
my top producers r:
premo
alchemist
just blaze
jay dee
pete rock
Kanye
large pro
bink
ayatollah
9th wonder
dre
rza
havoc
bucwild

i forgot:
L.E.S
timbaland
molemen
dj spinna
easy moe bee
ali shaheed muhammed

dang Just i guess im off your radar huh?

fav Prod.

Me.
Just Blaze,
primo,
tim,
rocwilder
RZa
dre
pete rock
kanye
Alchemist
Me
and did i mention...
ME!

GTA news!

"Finally, you don't think I could close out this newsletter without mentioning the announcement of the newest Grand Theft Auto, do you? Of course you don't. It's called San Andreas, it's coming on October 19th, and you'll only be playing it on the PS2. More than that we really don't know yet, although the Rockstar dudes promise they're doing their utmost to push the limits of the franchise. If the last two GTA games are any indication, I think they can do just that. I wonder if San Andreas will sell through the roof like Vice City did. For a franchise to maintain that kind of steam for that long would be truly impressive"

your freindly neighborhood Maxlayback!

Yo Just, Thanx For Answering The Erick Sermon/Rockwilder Thing!!!

Now As For My Favourite Producers ( In No Particular Order Exept For Dr.Dre/Erick/Premo)

Dr.Dre
DJ Premier
Erick Sermon
Jay Dee ( From Slum Village. NOT Jermaine Dupri )
Rockwilder
Kanye West
Megahertz
Just Blaze
The Alchemist
& Timbaland

These Are The BEST Out There Now PERIOD.

Yo Just, I Have The Royce Da 5'9 Album Here Called Build & Destroy, It Says You Produced A Track Called King Of Detroit Is That Correct?, Cuz It Looks Like Maybe He Just Threw Ya Name On There...

B.T.W (HAS ANYBODY HEARD THAT RECORD FROM BIG STY CALLED IT'Z A PROBLEM WHERE HE DISSES THE WHOLE INDUSTRY??, JAY, NAS, PUFF, D-BLOCK,D12,50 & G-UNIT ETC ETC) If Not Download It....THE LAST LINE HE KICKS GOES WAAAAAY OVER THE LINE, SOMETHING ABOUT FUCK BIGGIE & 'PAC TOO...

It sounds like "Big Sty" needs to pay his dues he's a no name goin at the industry.

AY YO JUST, WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE JOE BUDDEN VS. GAME BEEF???

BUDDEN SMOKED HIS ASS IMO

yo what up blaze
props on all your success keep doin ur thang.
quick question
do mainstream producers have to have a signature sound when they are 1st breaking into the scene?
like u hear alot of producers having their own certain drum kits that they use on alot of their songs. u can pretty much know who produced the song right when the drums drop. like how u have the claps they pretty much signature now.
is it just something that happends by coincidence or do yall use the same kits on purpose cause i personally like to switch up my drum sounds to whatever might compliment the sample better.
(not so quick question i guess)

what's up

just do you use protools and if you do is hard to master. but anyway do you know where I can get some good drum kits that hot oh yeh my man was askin if you are look for some new artist because he has a demo and what to get some feed back on how he can improve on his skillz.

I got crazy respect for Just....but anyone asking him "does rockwilder influence your sound?" is not a bad question at all...with just's response "ppl must think i started making beats 2 years ago"....my thought process was telling me "does that mean he doesn't influence your sound because you been doing this for years?"......the answer is NO....even though Just cleared it up...doesn't mean that i should've kept my mouth closed.....I am here to soak game.....but some are here to practice "the art of nut-hugging"......ppl with that "be easy Just i'ma hold you down" mentality can fall back...Just already told us that he is only answering the questions he wants to...no need for the echoes...Thanks Just....chopping it up with us is some cool sh%t.....

yo where can i read or hear more about that BUDDEN VS. THE GAME BEEF?

Hey budgie, calm down, homie. I love Preemo's production, too, but you can't tell me he doesn't have redundant ass drums. I know you don't want to admit it, but Premier is not the biggest drum aficionado in the business, and I'm not the only one who thinks so. But hey, if you don't agree, I don't have a problem with that, I just don't think you need to flip the f*ck out when I come through with my own opinion.

> yo where can i read or hear more about that BUDDEN VS. THE GAME BEEF?

I just posted something on my site about it. I love The Game but I think Budden might have gotten the better of him so far. But this ish is all basically wrestling anyway, who can take it seriously?

Let me try that again with a working link to my site (hopefully):

> yo where can i read or hear more about that BUDDEN VS. THE GAME BEEF?

I just posted something on my site about it (scroll down a little). I love The Game but I think Budden might have gotten the better of him so far. But this ish is all basically wrestling anyway, who can take it seriously?

Tipsy's hot though weak lyrics nice beat.
Other producers using that "rise" sound I think is just other producers acknowledging just blaze for being a dope producer, sort of an homage, nothing to get worried about...
Just you and someone else mentioned emulators...do you or anyone know an easy to use/reliable Neo Geo emulator I really want to play Super Spy (great game!!!) and King of the Monsters on my PC. I tried downloading/installing some Neo Geo emulators but never got them to work.

cant really knock tipsy for usen preset kits , i honestly think that beat and song is complete garbage.. JB u got that website run'n?

I dont think Premo uses the same kits all the time. He just compresses the shit out of all his kicks and snares which give them a similar feel. escpecially recently, hes been experimenting with his drum programming. He aint using high hats at all....when i try and do that it sounds wack but somehow its working for him. Premo is still one of the greatest, i get vex when people say hes old school....No, he aint old school, he just makes real hip hop, and to half these new school fans who think chingy and j kwan are 2004s answer to Rakim and Kane...they dont actually no what hip hop is, so to them, real hip hop is old school. Its a sad thing. The fact that people actually except that "tipsy" song as being hip hop shows what kind of state hip hop is in. Look at most DJs on hot 97 who play that shit, They grew up listening to same shit as me....Wu tang, Boot camp, Mobb, Nas, Biggie, Rakim, Kane, Pete Rock, Tribe....So if you grew up listening to that...how the hell can you spin a song like "tipsy" and still feel like your repping your culture... F**cking sell outs.

....Just a thought. Excuse my rant.

kwik post...
point yur internet radio thingys to
http://24.193.48.31:8000/playlist.pls
i got bored n made an internet radio station.
IM ON YOUR HEELS JAY!!!!!... not
im gona keep it goin 24 hrs a day tho.. wel kinda.
once i set it up on my home laptop. right now its on the one i carry with me everywhere. 1

Oh yeah...Why are people dick riding Dre so much. Dre aint made a bit since the Firm. Dre is an Overseer ..which means he stands over melman or scott storch and says "yeah that sounds hot"...and then puts his name on the credits....and one more thing, does know one remeber Marley? He invented the style of production that most of these producers use today. With out him i doubt people would even be smpling old soul and funk.

YO THAT TIPSY RECORD I THINK WAS PRODUCED BY DAZ(JUST GUESSIN, SAW HIM IN THE VIDEO). EVEN THOUGH I THINK IT SUCKS, A LL I KNOW IS THAT DAT NIGGA DAZ "DAZ DILLINGER" IS BOUT TO START FUCKIN WIT MAJOR LABELS AGIAN.I THINK HE BOUT TO BE WIT JD. AND HE'S ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCERS IN THE GAME PERIOD!!!!!!!!! THATS WHY PAC WAS DISSIN DRE CAUSE PAC SAID DRE WAS GETTIN ALL THE CREDIT FOR SHIT WHEN DAZ WAS DOIN A HELLA LOTTA THE WORK. DAZ ALSO HAS DONE A LIL WORK FOR THE ROC

Tipsy is produced by Track Boyz(Not trackstarz) I hate that song. Yo just what keyboards so you use. I'm thinking about copping me a Yamaha Motif. I played with one and those things are off the hook.

By the way the Just Blaze vs Timbaland is down to like page 13 on Sohh.

Yo if Just Blaze or some of you other cats come over there and vote I will make another one.the site called SOHH(type it in on yahoo).

I still dont understand the facination with using synths in hip hop production!...doesnt anyone know how to dig anymore?...this is hip hop not techno, if you dont wanna sample then at least used authentic instruments like the roots or jay dilla!.

Track Boyz??...must have taken them hours to come up with that name!...I know im ranting but doesnt anyone else get annoyed with the lack of originality in hip hop?....And doesnt it make you laught that any time you call someone out for being wack you get called a hata?...its like nowadays if you dont say that you like chingy and lil jon then you get told that your hatin....

There's two sides to that coin Snips...Some people see sampling as "lazy" and others like yourself see using "authentic instruments" as, at the very least, a compromise rather than hammering out beats on a keyboard. Everybody's got an opinion. Fact is, both have played an integral part in hip hop's creative growth since it's inception. There are no rules...

One other thing...if Dre is just an overseer, why don't any of the beats Scott Storch or Mel Man do without Dre bang like Dre's beats? Mel and Scott have both done beats for years outside of their work w/ Dre. I'm not sayin they aren't dope producers...I have Scott on my list (and Marley at 4) but, how many classics they got between them? Dre may not do ALL the work himself ALL the time, but there's little doubt that the man is a genius, albeit one with a (as of late) very lazy output...

> I still dont understand the facination with using synths in hip hop production!...doesnt anyone know how to dig anymore?...this is hip hop not techno, if you dont wanna sample then at least used authentic instruments like the roots or jay dilla!.

Some thoughts:

1. Hip hop is a music that eviolved out of taking music and sounds from all sources and genres including "synth" techno acts like Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra so why would you try to put limits and boundaries on what consitiues hi hop now.

2. Early hip from Mantronix to Whodini, Soul SOnic Force and productions by Pumpkin etc. used "techno" synths and other machines. Are you arguing that that's not hip hop?

3. The Roland TR-808 drum machine is argubaly the definitive hip hop sound/machine yet by your catholic definition of hip hop, it shouldn't even be allowed in hip hop.

I don't get it, why be so narrow-minded?

DAT NIGGA DAZ DILLENGER IS THE FUCKIN MAN WHEN IT COMES TO PRODUCIN. I'M ALL ON HIS NUTS, FORGET SCOTT STORCH,

AND MICHAEL JORDAN IS THE BEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME, AND PAC IS THE BEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME, AND R.KELLY'S THE BEST SINGER ,SONGWRITER, PRODUCERS OF ALL TIME. SOMETHINGS IN THIS WORLD IS JUST FACTS

PERSONALLY I DON'T KNOW WHY DRE GETS THE PROPS THAT HE DOES. PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NEPTUNES DRUMS, OR PREMOS DRUMS BUT DRE'S ARE THE SAME 97% OF THE TIME. KICK-SNARE-KICK-SNARE. HE'S GOOD, BUT ON THE BEATMAKING SIDE OF THINGS I KNOW CATS AROUND THE WAY THAT CAN GET AT HIM.

AND JUST BLAZE CAN MAKE BETTER BEATS THAN ME, AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M GETTIN BETTER AND I ONLY HAVE A 1000 AND A DAMN YAMAHA 300DGX KEYBOARD, THATS THE WAY I JUDGE MYSELF IF I MAKE BETTER BEATS THAN JUST THEN I'M IN 90-95% OF THE GREATEST

I'M ABOUT TO BRING BACK THAT NEW JACK SWING, AND REVOLUTIONIZE THE GAMN. CAUSE I'M MIXIN NEW JACK WITH A LIL MORE FLAVOR OF ____________ CANT TELL YA IT'S MY SECRET CAUSE YALL SOME JOCKERS.

say just i have a hard time makin beats cause i'm a perfectionist type of person. Like i always be like well how would it sound if i change this like this ect.. ect..on & on. Have you ever did a beat then it's out already and be like man it wounda been tight or it'll sound a lil better if i put that in there right there, or changed that a lil bit

MR.BLAZE, HYAVE YOU EVER LOST A BEAT AND HAD TO DO IT OVER. AND DID IT SOUND THE EXACT SAME THE SECOND TIME AROUND

Damm, can you two put a cork in it?

DPG, who's judgin your beats- you? Well, that means a lot. What're you Daz's wife or somethin?
WHO CARES...And NOBODY wants to bring back new jack swing, so don't worry 'bout somebody jockin your idea.

Rob, do you spend your entire day thinking up the stupidest questions you can come up with? What the fxck does that last question matter?

I apologize for bein harsh...but shiiiiiit. I usually just read these posts and keep most of my comments to myself.

Ian, thanks for reiterating my point...that's how I would have liked to have put it. No need to limit your resources for the beats you make. Hip Hop doesn't have a guide book. Don't be closed-minded. -1

Damn, Some People Really Fuck Things Up For The REGULAR Folks On This Forum, Asking DUMB Questions & Makin' Dumb Comments ( Dre Don't Make His Own Beatz, Ya'll Been Readin' The SAUCE Too Much ), Anywayz What I Wanna Say Is, Dont Mess This Up 'Till Just Doesn't Respond Anymore, & Then Call Him A Big Headed Producer Cuz He Left The Forum For What It Became.....Dude Is ALREADY Taking Time For Dudes Like Us, So Don't Come With Retarded & Imbecile Posts, Just Cuz U Found Out " Hey I Can Talk To Just Blaze!!!! ", In A Nutshell....I Wanna Ask This Man More Questions In The Future, So Please DON'T FUCK IT UP.

Yo Just I Rhyme Too, Check Out www.easyminded.com
& Look For El.Rod, Don't Bother To Listen To Other People Cuz I'm From Holland And They Spit Dutch...I Have A Verse On Joe's Pump It Up Tell Me What U Think ( For A Dude Who Lives In Holland )

ONE

& B.T.W DJ Snips????........I Feel You Man On The Hip Hop Thing, But We Can't Stop It...If People Suck Up These Vomit Sounding Records, How Can Producers Stop Makin'm?, All We Can Do Is Think About How It Was In The Late 80's & Early 90's And Try To Feed People REAL HIP HOP Through Word Of Mouth....& You're Right If U Don't Like Lil' Jon Or Chingy Nowadays U Hating.....Damn...

(I Disagree With U On The Dre Thing Though, But Overall I See You're Vision )

anybody else ever wonder what it would be like if you went up to a record label with a beat like "Cant Stop, Wont Stop" on your beat tape?

WHATS ALL THE SHADE FOR MIC. THAT AIN'T A DUMB QUESTIPON AT ALL. I FIND IT PRETTY DIFFICULT TO REDO A BEAT THAT I MAY HAVE LOST AND I WONDER IF HE FINDS IT DIFFICULT. BUT WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK. ARE YOU JEALOUS NOONES ASKING YOU ANYTHING.

listen 2 my beat

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/sohanmusic.htm

Oh yeah
that's hot actually
new jack swing!!!
wrecks n effect***
what was that good new jack swing song they did?

OK OK OK.. whie some of the ?'s here make me go hmmmm. a lot of them are valid because gotta lok at them in the context of the person who's askin them. sum of us are more knowledgable in hip hop, its history, its producers, and the art of production. some of our ears are a more trained than others. therefore we can tell that "stand up" and "song cry" were sample based. some of the kids that read this forum are just that, kids. others just arent as informed or havent had the privilige to grow up in hip hop like some of us did. so even tho some of their ?'s make me go OMG!!! im not gonna publicly bash them because its obvious some of them just "dont know". that being said.. there are sum ppl who seem to just be asking something just to be asking SOMETHING. and to those i say... ummm. stop! moving on, what is this me vs tim forum and where is it. And that ? about me losing beats and having to do them over is SOOOOOOOO valid. I just lost 2 HEATERS messin with that 1000. turns out its backup and saving has sum... issues to say the least. Overall in the past tho, whenever i have lost a beat for whatever reason, its always been the most frustrating thing, but after i get over and do it over (if i do) its ALWAYS come out better the second time around. probably because when u first do it ur still tryina figure out where u wanna take the track. once its done ur pretty content where it is but when u lose it n gota do it over, u usually catch things u coud have done better, samples u could have trimmed better, a better bassline, better drops. it just seems to flesh itself out. probably because ur more familiar with it the 2nd time around. CASE IN POINT... if u guys ever heard the original "flipside" ud know exactly what i meant. that beat was originially intended to be a rap section for an r&b version of 'roc the mic' jay wanted to do with beyonce. when that didnt happen, freeway took it upon himself to get his hands on it and rhyme on that part.. then he looped that section up n got peedi n oschino to do verses on it too. for whatever reason oschino didnt make the final version but when it was decided it was gonna be a song 4 freeway's album i didnt have the mutlitrack for the beat coz it was just a demo idea that we never multitracked. it was just a 2track.. so in order to mix the record i had to do the beat over. what u guys heard was the end result of that and it was done the night b4 we mastered that album. thats basically why that was the 2nd single instead of the first. the first version i did just WASNT as hot, but once i redid it, it was a club MONSTER. Hovi baby had to get done over TWICE and if it hadnt have been, the end result wouldnt have been what it was.. that being said im off to the studio.... if u guys wonder what hip hop im listenin to these days (if u guys heard what else i listened to ud be like WTF) go to that broadcast i set up... NOW PLAYING.. the worlds first blog dis record by none other than J SMOOTH..
point yur internet radio thingys to
http://24.193.48.31:8000/playlist.pls

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/sohanmusic.htm

listen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
critique me blaze

sit back relax put on your headgear
we're going to take a trip through the atmosphere
-whodini
favorite line?

Yeah
the just blaze v. timbaland topic is hard to find. It's not on page 13, at least of "the spot" forum on sohh. what forum? What page? Where? There just seem to be tons of joe buddens v. game.

Blaze, I'm curious...
What artists from other genres ARE you feeling right now? I kind of expect you to have diverse tastes in music, seeing how you know your way around vinyl digging and sampling, but I'd probably really be like WTF if you said you were into rockin the newest Dixie Chicks album or something...

Wow...
who did the Encore remix on your internet radio broadcast?!

What do you guys think about the joe budden / game & G-Unit beef?

http://allhiphop.com/features/

Okay excusable stupid question player kept saying still beatnuts or something but now i see it says encore remix by "front door" now that it's on the next song, so people just so you know the maybe song title starts to lag one song behind sometimes

I think this whole beef thing between joe and game is gettin old. It seems to me that this is all they know how to do is start stupid shit wit other rappers instead of going about their business.
Joe up
Game down

Now that's a great idea...
day day
super mario freestyle...
check out the super mario beat!

http://www.soundclick.com/genres/ChartsSub.cfm?Genre=HipHop&Subgenre=115

http://www.soundclick.com/util/streamM3U.m3u?ID=228582&q=Hi

just i feel what ur sayin about losing beats, the onlly thing that gets me is that when i lose beats i dont always remake them bcuz im always caught up in in some other records that aint i aint flipped b4. but the ones i do get round to remaking usually come out iller than the 1st version. making beats is like writing- redrafting improves your work. oh and the other problem i get is when i lose a beat and forget where the sample came from so i cant redraft it.
jb what do you think of 70s prog rock??

hmm was never clear on what prog rock was.. is that like YES? or ELO?? Paul Kanter? Kansas?? someone school me 4 once.. as for game n joe budden.. i dont like it. sounds like one that could very easily jump off of wax n into the street. i hope it gets resolved ASAP. worse its 2 artists im cool with... I dont like it.

Hey if any of you guys don't mind.

I just brought a MPC 2000xl and I sometimes need tips. If you don't mind can you holla at me on AIM. My name is Bellytodabizzost. I need some help with some stuff so holla at me.

Oh yeah JB who do you play with on College Football. I play with the Huricanes.

Hey Just Blaze,

first of all you are the GREATEST PRODUCER EVER PERIOD!!! No, I'm not trying to dickride or anything, I'm just saying that after hearing Song Cry, U Dont Know, Welcome 2 NYC and Hovi Baby, anyone who says Kanye, Tim or Pharell has something on you don't understand shit about music!!!

Here is my main question, dawg:

HOW DID YOU PRODUCE "HOVI BABY"?????

It's my favorite Beat EVER, and i spent days and nights trying to find out what exactly you sampled and what you programmed!! What was your influence for this beat??? It sounds like some Chick Corea Fusion-shit!!! How did you come up with those twisted syncopated drum rhythms??? No one in hip-hop has ever done it before!!!

DO YOU KNOW ANY GERMAN RAPPERS OR PRODUCERS?? HAVE YOU EVERY BEEN TO GERMANY OR ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING??

I am a professional hip-hop producer from Germany!! its really hard to go Top 10 here, becuz this country drinks too much haterade, but I already built up a nice fan base and people LOVE my Shit! I am the German Just Blaze, even though I never tried to bite off of you and I never ever used a sample, just live instruments, all of which I play myself!

Thank you for the inspiration, dawg! Please answer my questions!!!

One Day I Smile

J love and Large Professor- Professionals
and now Tame One - moment i feared.

Damn. good selections so far. That Tame One album was surprisingly good and little filler. he diddn't was no time with intros. He started straight spitting. Jersey in the house.

yeah your idea of prog is pretty much on point. i dont kno a whole lot about prog cuz my main music is like jazz, rare groove and dub. but recently ive been feelin some prog groups like greenslade, super tramp, mike oldfield, genesis,yes(fragile is an ILL album) and a load of other people. i was never sure what prog was either (still not an exprert) because when you listen to it you can hear so many styles of music in it, from funk to classical to jazz to rock to folk. and it has a crazy mix of futuristic synth sounds, acoustic instruments and electric guitars. if ne one else knows some more ill progrock groups id like to be schooled too.... i kno some of u r gonna be reading this thinkin "WTF this is a hip hop forum, why r u talkin bout some prog rock shit". but if you feel 60s and 70s music then u should check some prog rock.

oh yeah hovi baby sounds like its from a prog record. am i right?

Okay, sorry for the brief essay:
some would say "Hovi Baby" uses a prog rock sample. Prog rock can be kind of like jazz fusion but crazier maybe, many similar elements, funky jazz drums, nice keyboards, lots of minimoog,arps,and fender rhodes, nice basslines, etc, except maybe crazier time changes and sometimes more psychadelic or heavy than just mellow. Like how Mahavishnu Orchestra "Birds of Fire" is considered both jazz fusion and prog rock. At the other extreme there is prog rock like King Crimson that is sometimes more like intricate technical heavy metal and not really much jazz fusion at all, except for some jazzy drums sometimes. Yes is definitely prog rock. People also use prog rock sometimes to describe less jazz fusiony and less heavy metaly songs but to describe more "fairy in the forest" ballad type songs with acoustic guitars and flutes that bands like Yes and King Crimson sometimes do that no hardcore jazz fusionist probably would stomach, songs about dwarves and elves and stuff. So I think there are those three main types of songs "prog rock" describes: jazz fusion, intricate heavy metal, and "fairy in the forest" dwarves and elves acoustic ballad type songs.
Just Blaze have you ever listened to Aphex Twin check out "drukqs" I don't think that's considered to be be one of his best albums but I like it the most, I think its got some crazy sounds, programming and stuff on it.
Also, I'm serious, you have got to buy or check out IMHO the jazz fusion/prog rock albums "Udu Wudu" and "Attakh" by Magma, this french band from the seventies. That's some jazz fusion/prog rock I think you would like and I would love to hear someone use it to make some beats. It's gots of nice bass and minimoog and amazing drums and crazy singing (dude raps in a made up language on this one song on attahk and this is back in 1978) well, you just have to check it out. I'm surprised no one has sampled it yet??? Think of stevie wonder, john coltrane, james brown, and sun ra mixed with mahavishnu orchestra and carl orff (who made carmina burana, what kanye? sampled for get em girls.) but even better than what that might sound on paper. I think at least but just check it out next time you're in a record store.

Oh yeah go get those two Magma albums first, then get Gong "Expresso II", believe me, and "Birds of Fire" and "Inner Flame" by Mahavishnu Orchestra, even some of their later stuff is okay. Then get, or at least listen to "Power and the Glory" by Gentle Giant. That's all some classic prog/jazz fusion but I think the Gentle Giant is the least "accessible" and most prog, least jazz fusion of the bunch. People always make fun of prog rock and jazz fusion at times for being "excessive" or "wanky" but it's like anything else left to be maligned and rediscovered in cycles like, how people as far as I can rememvber made hated disco in the early or mid nineties, people made fun of jazz for awhile, old school hip hop, etc...

Just......

Do you ever feel like some of your music was a waste of time because the rapper was weak or just not serious enough for you?(cuz thats what I have has a problem wit lately)

another question is do you have any low down on NBA street vol.3 at all?,cuz I know your into those videogames and you did the music.

P.S. I'D MURDER YOU IN ANY FIRST PERSON SHOOTER(my friends say im the best)

@One Day I Smile

Unter welchem artist-namen kennt man dich in deutschland?

As far as Prog Rock goes, it's basically Art Rock, with a few slight differences. Prog is more melodic and Art leans more towards Avant Garde.

Some more common examples are Jethro Tull (Aqualung is a popular one) , some David Bowie, Captain Beefheart (Trout Mask Replica is a classic) and something I picked up last week, Japan (Tin Drum-special edition box),which was a little bugged out...but it could still grow on me.

You could consider Frank Zappa, Queen, The Moody Blues and Rush to be prog a lot of times as well.

What other kinda music do you listen to Just?

well ok i gues i already knew what prog rock was just wasnt sure. as far those records u guys told me to check out, i already have most of them. magma, mahavisnhu, etc.. i know who carl orff is.. tho kanye didnt do gettem girls. hes in the video i believe tho. and i actuall yhave a few aphex twin 12"'s from the 90s. i think he had this one called proventil or albuterol, named after some asthma medication i 4get which 1. yesh, i used to spin EARRRLY techno 2. anyway i forgot to leave the server running this morning so the broadcast "stopped" but yeah keep listening. i initially did it in joking fun, but I've got some ideas....

o yeah, if i ever did my own album just for fun, with all the ideas runnin around in my head, itd probably be more "prog rockish" than hip hoppish. AND u will NOT murder me in Halo OR socom, kiddo. 1

Even Funkadelic might be considered prog rock. Hardcore Jollies is quite proggy.

Er, I meant pretty proggy.

Wow...
Just Blaze rocking Magma!!! They are like one of my favorite bands ever and I kind of think they'd make a lot of people happy if they ever heard them. Just, do many producers like Magma that you know of, I've never really heard them talked about in a hip hop context, you gotta sample them so people know that, basically, they were (are?) some of the craziest music makers out there! Or put a Magma track up on your broadcast?
Hardcore Jollies--cosmic slop.
That would be amazing Just Blaze prog/jazz fusion solo album I can totally see it just even from Hovi Baby and Meet the Parents between you and E-Bass on instruments etc.!!! (Insert wavy camera effect, begin dream sequence here): you'd get as studio musicians Billy Cobham and Christian Vander from Magma trading off on drums, John McLaughlin and Prince on guitar, and Jannick Top from Magma on bass, Jan Hammer, guys from Magma and Funkadelic on keyboards (arp, Rhodes and Minimoog), top it off with Herbie Hancock too on various instruments. Then reunite Prince with the Revolution and the picture is totally complete...:)

Okay...wait..."last generation" on your radio broadcast...wow...what IS it and where can I get a copy? thanks!

my secret.... never teach the wu-tang!!!!!!

Hee hee hee...last generation is one of your secrets?...alright, just tell us in twenty years or so! :)

thanks MR.BLAZEFOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION. I AM NOT A KID. I KNOW WHO PRODUCED BASICALLY EVERYTHING ON THE RADIO AND THINGS YEARS BACK. I JUST WASN'T SURE WHERE THE STAND UP STRINGS CAME FROM. I GUESS I SHOULDA COPPED THE ALBUM AND CHECKED OUT THE CREDITS. MY FAULT.

MR.BLAZE, WHICH DO YOU LIKE BETTER, MAKING BEATS WITH SAMPLES (SONGCRY, SOMEHOW SOMEWAY, ETC) OR BEATS WITHOUT SAMPLES (FLIPSIDE, PARTY AND BULL, ETC?).

rob. wasnt referring to u at all.. no need to take offense.. to be honest i didnt even know who asked me about the strings. and yes yall.. COP THE ALBUM.. CHECK THE CREDITS.. but most importantly.. BUY THE ALBUM!
hovi baby.. prog rock? NOT!!!! .. buy the album.. read the credits..

Yo Just, do you have your first artist yet for your label? And are you gonna be producing that one exclusively?
You should check out Strick (Masta Ace affiliation), he's nice I think he can blow up big time with right production.

Oh yeah, you also dj at party's right? Interested in a little vacation and rockin' Amsterdam?

The credits say "Hovi Baby" contains samples from "Diggin On You" by TLC, but i always thought its a huge msitake, cuz the songs dont sound anything alike!! I couldnt catch any similarities and I have platinum ears! That's why I'm asking about Fusion or Prog Rock or whatever - Yeah it really does sound like Mahavishnu Otrchestra!

So how did you produce it Just???

One Day I Smile!

Hovi baby does use "Diggin On You". However, the sampled part is not on the actual record. Just watch the TLC video and you'll see.

god job mass... but watch the video again.. ull see theres is talking all throught the intro... ;)

shit I have the hovi baby 12" and i could never understand where on diggin on you it came from so i just assumed you chopped up some next old record and didn't bother to clear it..... i forgot all about that tlc video (its the weed.lol).neway i never realised i would start everyone off talkin on prog rock. if neone wants to hear an ill album thats not really prog but more psychadelic late 60s shit check out a group called the fox there albums called "for fox sake".......

I just finished hearing The Alchemist's Insomnia Mixtape. That shit beats most tapes being released 2day w/ the exeption of DJ Green Lantern's tapes. Between these two, there's alot of "talk" samples being used. Example: That superfriends sample that says "Green Lantern" or "The Evil Genius". Alchemist's shit be saying stuff like "Working l8 2nite doctor?". My main question is where they get these vocal samples, what 2 use 2 get them (equipment) & how 2 put them in a song. Go 2 either www.alcrecords.com or www.hiphopsite.com 2 get the mixtape.

1 more thing.... 2 make sample based beats like Alchemist, Just Blaze , or Premier what exactly would u need 2 sample 2 make say a gangster bounce beat?

Well Just,

Ive never seen that video and i cant find it now anyways, but i'll believe yall! Lol! So it basically is pretty much sampled? But im sure you programmed at least the sitar and the Synths in the intro, huh?? any more instruments that you programmed??

So, have you ever been to GERMANY or have you ever heard any German Rappers???

Holla!!!

One Day I Smile

Just-
Thanks for answering the question about your album (maybe...), but I just wanted to tell you that I know Hiresolution (I think), and he's COLD at FPS games. You two should set up an online battle. He might embarass you, but I don't know how you play, so I can't really say much. He's also pretty nasty on Marvel vs. Capcom 2, but that's a whole different story...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/sohanmusic.htm

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/sohanmusic.htm

forgot to say something1!!

well the track a sample chopped up and me playing ... actually the intro is allll me playing. no samples at all. and the drum programmin is all me. sum ppl (established musicians even!) thought i had a live drummer.. but it was just me n my 4000. hey if hiresolutions nice as he says he probably would beat me.. not much time for games anymore.. althought if he played me in socom1 online he wouldnt survive.. this i know.. be back later..

Just Blaze, you said if we knew what other types of music you lsiten to we'd be like WTF, so i'm asking what other shit you listening to these days? Electronic? House, Techno? heh some metal, punk, alternative? fill us in...

And I seen you mention Aphex Twin before, I own about 5 Aphex Twin albums, and I enjoy all of them. Richard D James is a very artist and amazing producer.

One

I really dig the hi hat sound or some sound in there in hovi baby--crazy.
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non-sequitur-
"are you ready to be, a planetary citizen..."
you know that m.o. song?
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yeah, when is the just blaze/aphex twin collaboration going to happen!

roun here remix
*nice*

Yo yall sleeping on the joint by Camron "I really mean it" thats the hottest Just Blaze joint. He went to the samples on that shit.

Yo, what up JB. Just wondering who are some of the artists that you worked wit that you liked working wit and some people who you havent worked wit and you wanna collab wit besides Dr dre of course.

Just Blaze,
I heard my party and bullshit remix on your web radio! I just sent you by e-mail the complete version, compressed in soundforge and encoded at a higher bitrate so it'll sound better than the earlier, cut-off version (I couldn't send a larger file the first time but found a good free e-mail provider with larger attachments). So, if you have the time, and still like the remix, could you take off the old cut-off version and put up the new better sounding full version? The ending is pretty neat I think. much thanks! djls

actually even this email only seems to be working about 1/2 the time so you might not get it, if it's free and on the internet beware I guess...

Listening to the ultramagnetic track on the broadcast--just occurring to me I hear some ultramagnetic era kool keith in eazy-e's delivery, maybe it's just that kool keith's voice was a little more high pitched back then...

LS- no good..
justblazeradio.com comin soon
gonna go ahead with it..
never thought about that.. kool keith / eazy e.. its def the hi pitch thing..
im not gona front.. EVEN i slept on i really mean it when i first made it..

Yo Ian, Sorry im a little Late Bruv, But as far as your last post. Yeah your right Mantronix were dope and so was a lot of early 80s hip hop but i think thats when people were still experimenting and hip hop was trying to find its sound. Mantronix did everything possible you could do with synth sounds. Everything people like the neptunes are doing now is a recreation of that. If you think about most classic hip hop records they were based around the art of sampling. It all comes down to opinion but if you wanna go back and check for the sample source...ide rather hear some james brown, lyn collins or curtis mayfield than listen to Kraftwork...And Just, maybe your right, maybe im too hard on people when they just dont understand the artform but the reason i get vex is cause if i could tell you the number of times ive had people come to my crib to see what im working on and when they just see turntables, records and an MPC ....and no keyboard. I get told im not creative cause i sample and "thats not what hip hops about"...and then theyll go in to something about Blueprint being there favourate album....go figure.

i was 20 on the 6th(same as shaq,mary from the supremes.the 6th dat is).am i kid?..i don't know shit bout hiphop comparitively speaking..i listen 2 old soul records blud!donny hathaway!marvin gaye!..i made a hot beat on a demo of fruity loops,so jb ur rite bout its da man behind the equipment..so forget da dumb which keyboard question..i'ma go into a shop,spin around with my eyes closed & just buy wateva i land on..not sure wat beats u can make on the owner's dog tho(i tried puttin a floppy disc in)...seen a yamaha motif 6 4 £999.when u think bout it dats equivelant 2 $999..wats dem synth voice sounds u use now & again jb?like on flipside(bu-buh-bu-bubu-buh) & redman/joe budden/busta joint,pump it up,etc?is it a occasional signature?..find donny hathaway 'magnificent sanctuary band'.there's sum phat drums in a open intro jb.a perpetuation of the great man in any form is encourageable..later dred,& check me 1 day yeh.1

i feel you djsnips,
people expect me to have gear all around the place when i say i make beats. but all i have is a PC, A drum machine and crates and crates of old forgotten records. I got stuff on wax that dont even make sense i tell you! So when i say i sampled something they look down on me. For example (just an example) if i sample the theme to Sesame street and make it as hot as i could it wont matter ,until someone like Just or Dre do it. then its a hit!?!...

Fugg 'em just use what you got ....

I'M ABOUUT TO BLOW MY FUCKIN HEAD OFF I USED TO LOOK GOOD AND GIRLS USED TO JOCK BUT MY FACE GOT ALL FUCKED UP AND GIRLS DON'T EVEN LOOK MY WAY ANYMORE

are u adding peoples tracks 2 ur playlist??

yeh budgie,good idea..we need a outlet,so we know who's got the heat,& who's talkin isht..yeh jb,get a new jack section.1

VA-Tapemasters_Inc_Present-Red_Heat_Hosted_By_Just_Blaze-2004

Big up everyone who just posted...its good to see not everyones gone triton crazy!...By the Way Just Blaze...Did you produce that latest Redman Track , the saga continues?...It sounds like it could have been you, similar vibe to the tune you did on camrons album with beans and bleek...Big tune anyway!

snips have u made ne new beats?

Just Blaze, For the Technologically challenged people such as myself who dont have a computer and have to use the internet at work when there boss is on lunch!...Is there a way i can send a cd through to get my shit put up on the site. Ive done a couple of remixes of tunes you produced. You could carry on the trend of signing UK acts...Dame just signed SAS...You could sign a hot UK producer...Dj Snips...Remember the name. Peace.

Yeah, Ive done a couple still. You reaching Deal Real on friday?

Hey jb, you ever considered putting together a sample CD for someone like Big Fish or Sonic Foundry. Your tracks always have killer drums, you could probably sell a truckload of Just Blaze Presents...DRUMS! or Just Blaaaaaaze

Hey, I also noticed you're sticking promos for yourself in a lot of your new tracks. When you sell one are you like "Yeah, you gotta have my name fade in and out minimum 10 times or you can't have this."

Just Blaze...On "What We Do" on Freeway's album...where did you get that string from...the real high 1 that you held for a while on that song.

bring em on friday. ive got some new ones 2... do u kno whos meant to be at deal real?? i just made a deep rnb beat.

hey just blaze.. what's your personal opinion on where a track should peak when down mixing in the digital domain? 0 dB? -2 dB? -6 dB? just wondering so i can get the best level before mastering... on the same note.. i was listening to Busta Rhymes - What iT iS and noticed that the first second of the song doesnt sound like it's mastered... try to listen to it... why would they do that? peace
- iNSTiNCT

'iNSTiNCT - Why I Write' http://www.undergrunden.dk/musik.asp?action=get&id=282

Just....
im just kidding! Im not good at ALL FPS's but i am pretty good at halo(I dont know will prolly have to see about that one.......
Anyways I do still wanna know about the if you feel like a beat is wasted question that I asked earlier?

freeway- full effect

hot track, like how u broke it down in the intro

soundlick.com/sohan

Yo JB,
Even though you never responded to any of my posts I still wanna take a minute and let you know how much I respect what u're doin' takin' time out your busy schedule to give back to your fans and consistently come back on this post. Man I gotta say that's mad cool.....here's another attempt at a little ?. Do u find the 4000 sounds as good as the 3? And I'm talking strictly from a sonic standpoint...I compared the two and found the 4000 to not be quite as full sounding....

Yo, Just Did U Have Time To Check Out That Shit From Me On Easyminded.com ( The Verse On Joe's Pump It Up )??

Oh...& People Know From CNN......Even Though I Don't Like Noreaga....That Beat Is Retarted Man!!

Yes Budgie, Apparently Dilated Peoples will be there...Too anyone else that lives in London then take note. Deal Real records , Carnaby st W1. Dilated People are supposed to be doing an Instore on Friday night, nothings confirmed as we dont pay the artists so dont screw at me if you get there and they aint there...Just Blaze if your ever in London make sure you pass through (Kanye was supposed to but never showed up!!)

MR.BLAZE, NO OFFENSE, BUT HOW COULD YOU SLEEP ON I REALLY MEAN IT. "SOME HOW SOMEWAY" IS ANOTHER REAL SOULFUL TRACK I LOVE.

MR. BLAZE, WHY DON'T MTV OR BET DO A "DIARY" SHOW WITH PRODUCERS? MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS HANDLE ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES ACTION.

ill probly check deal real on friday then.... i made some nice beats on the weekend so i'll bring em........1

hey just,
i gotta say dat my favourite trak of yours is "Soon You'll Understand". Cant really explain why tho...Oh by the way, on Kanye's album, he says dat he preferred to work wit jay-z on songs dat were less introspective. did it make a difference to you whether jay wanted to record a personal song or a club song?
Holla

Yo, just blaze, I know you're a gear head by reading the posts.
you like using rolland modules, and say roland is it, meaning your choice of weaponry... What about the MV8000, that's roland??
Why stick with Akai, especially since the 4k is buggy?? (from what I've heard)
You/ve said you've wanted to throw the MV out the window, but is the Rolland product really that bad.
I'm in the market for one of the two.
Just a quick blurb would be nice.
I can get a 4k on e-bay for cheap, should I just gun it with that. I think the extra rolland features are useless. (8 track rec. - you probably wouldn't want to track, mix and master in one unit?!!? Just sequnce and sample, then track to ADAT or ProToolls, right?
Its all about the sequencer and sampler isn't it??? ? And of course 4k's pads are better than mv's... I tried both, and to be honest you say go with gut feelings, and my gut told me the mv wasn't as hype for some reason....JUST BY LOOKING AT IT. strange???
feature wise MV's got better effects, but thats it. 4k got better filters, sequencing, sampler, drum pads.
I guess I answer my own ?'s.
Anything else I should know before I cop one?
I'm also thinking about the 1000.
what other things should you expect from a MPC other than to record your phrase or drum and sequence?
I'm just starting out... but watch out, no competition but more collabs will push things forward.
(This is wicked, I'm actually communicating with the soon-to-be-called living legend of hip hop!
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....one more thing that'll make my choice.
Editing capabilities?
Which is better?
I am anti-computer when it comes to making music. Something about clicking a mouse I find not cool.
Only time I want to look at a computer is for tracking... maybe. AND e-mail and internet, and word processor for typin' papers, but no more than that.
holla... 1

YO JB WHEN YOU GOING TO LET ME GHOST PRODUCE A JOINT FOR YOU . I AINT NO JOKE. CLICK MY NAME UNDER THE POST TO PEEP MY SHIT . I KNOW YOU GETN TIRED OF BEATS . LET ME GHOST A FEW FOR YA .

hey wise...im really feeling ur joints they hott

Hey I'm impressed Wise that Fire!!! beat is good!!! Ha you use the "Just Blaze" rise sound in it tho!!!!

Actually hey they all sound really good! Maybe you SHOULD check it out just! One thing though, through is spelled "through" ;)

Uh-oh
wise>kanye
can't say anything about just
because you don't have any keyboard beats
up there just sampled beats? But hey it IS
hot!

yeah i guess

What up Just, im just wonderin why there wasnt any Blaze or even Kanye but mainly why you werent on State Property II. did they want to just step back and do their own thing or were you just not in contact with that project or what? thanks for your time

1

those beats were good, but they sounded like he was tryin too hard ta sound like just blaze... hmm....

okay
I don't think we should be getting at kanye or just now saying x y or z is better
whatever
and that's a fake jb post right there the "yeah i guess," right?
that "ho-oh" at the beginning of black steel in the hour of chaos
is that the "ho-oh" in missy's "really hot"?

thanks for peepn the beats to those couple that said they felt um . and yes i did use the yamaha synth in thier ., its a keybaord sound .

Wise---I'm really feeling the "Anthem Masher" beat and the Iraq Attack ain't half bad either....pretty good I must say.

Wise, your stuff is hot on some mainstream, gutter, street ish. Have u sold any beats yet?

And Snips, in response to:

> I get told im not creative cause i sample and "thats not what hip hops about"...and then theyll go in to something about Blueprint being there favourate album....go figure.

Anyone making comments like that is a jackass and clearly doesn’t know what they’re talking about. On the other hand I can’t really agree with the comment: "Mantronix did everything possible you could do with synth sounds." Equipment changes, music changes. People build on what came before and influenced them. They try to emulate it or they are inspired by it and, either way, new sh!t comes out of it as they add on it, flip it or try to copy it then f-ck it up etc. To say Mantronix is the last word on what you can do with keyboards in hip hop makes no sense. That would be like saying Q-Tip, Extra P & Ali did everything you can with jazz and soul samples back in the day and that Just, Madlib, Jaydee and Kanye are only recreating that or that Alchemist is only recreating what Premo and Marley Marl did before him. These cats are the new wave and they bring something new to the game to keep it interesting even if their influences are obvious.

As another example from outside of hip-hop: George Martin and the Beatles did stuff in 4 track studios that cats can't even emulate today with unlimited virtual tracks in today's Pro-Tools powered rooms, but that doesn’t discount all the rock and pop that has been made since then. Dismissing all post-Mantronix keyboard-based hip hop discounts so much hot sh!t that’s come out since then, from Dre to Neptunes to Tim and Rockwilder and yes, even Mannie Fresh and Lil Jon and probably others that don’t immediately come to mind, that it’s ridiculous. There’s room for it all: you just have to be open to new music and sounds from wherever and however it's made.

wrd thanks for checkn um out . yea ive sold few beats to couple kats. mostly mid west and westcoast artists. sold few joints to tekn9ne'
and some other ppl that arent mainstream.
i wanna get down with some east coast artist's though ,

Hey Blaze, had a quik question for u. How do you personally go about putting a beat together? Do u do the drums, lay the bassline, then add all of the other elements, or do you usually have a melody in your head and build the drums around it? Thanks

http://www.soundclick.com/ernsdollazproductions
i only got old material up there, let me kno wat yall think of it. imma post sum new joints soon

Ayo Mr. Blaze you make great music.

What do you think of Kanye and him rapping?

And...

I though you should check this link and show it to your people at the roc. This shit had me rolling.

It's all in good fun. They good HARD on the Bleek though.

http://wutangcorp.com/forum/ftopic28080.html

Here are some of your scenes. Tell dame to start Roc-a-Sitcom.

Roc-a-Scene Vol.4:

[ Just Blaze and Kanye West play pool in the Rec Roc Room, with Bleek in the background, polishing arcade joysticks ]
Just Blaze: We're having quite the run...
Kanye: I did Takeover, do you got beef with Naaaas?
Just Blaze: Stop saying that, dawg. I can't get your fuckin verse outta my head.
Kanye: Man, my album is gonna be the shit. You should hear the beats I've been saving for it.
Just Blaze: Saving?
Bleek: *raises brow*
Just Blaze and Kanye: *look over to Bleek*
Bleek: *gets back to polishing*
Kanye: ... yeah, saving.
Just Blaze: Shit, I just give out the beats as I do 'em.
Kanye: Big mistake man... how you look havin Jay come to you for some heat and you gave your last shit to Bleek?
Just Blaze: HAHAHAHA
Bleek: Ayo, I'm standin right here nigga. Y'all could a least talk about me behind my back.
Kanye: Anyway, you gotta hold back sometimes.
Just Blaze: Didn't you sell Poppin Tags and Never Change to other niggas, then resold them to Jay?
Kanye: ............. I did take over the game! brought back the soul! *does the cabbage patch*
Just Blaze: You stupid.
Kanye: But seriously... you ever make some hot shit and think to yourself... "damn, this beat is golden..."
Just Blaze: *nods*
Kanye: ...and you think about all the great emcees in the game, and how we're kinda wasting beats on some average lyricists. It really contributes to the downward spiral in hip-hop, where talented original hip-hop artists recieve less recognition for their craft, because the so-called "hot producers" will only work with whoever's hot. One day, we'll look back on our millions and feel cheated... not only having cheated the hip-hop culture of some truly timeless music, but cheated ourselves out of the experience of creating the classic music like our forefathers in the rap game. Sometimes, I ask myself, is it all worth it.
Just Blaze: ......
Kanye: ......
Kanye and Just Blaze: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Bleek: *grins... and gradually works up enough nerve to start laughing outloud* HAHAHA
Kanye and Just Blaze: SHUT UP BLEEK!
Bleek: *pouts*
Kanye and Just Blaze: *return to their girlish cackling*

Jay: Hey Just, you gonna start spittin next, ha?
*crowd laughs*
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Young Chris: Yesssssss
Dame: So congrats to Kanye... everyone enjoy the Armadale. It's on the house.

*crowd goes back to celebrating, with one lonely exception*

Bleek: *depressed, walks over to Just Blaze* Hey man, what you smokin on?
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: Cool, gimme a hit of that. *puffs* You real into music and shit... In your opinion, what does Kanye have that I don't?
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: So you sayin he just got that spark?
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: I don't see it man. I know I rap better than this nigga. I know I'm realer than this nigga. I mean look at this mother fucker. (camera pans up Kanye while Bleek breaks it down) ...$400 designer shoes... some cheap, faded ass jeans.. nigga didn't buy 'em like that. I saw them shits when they were still blue son. And a striped polo that don't match shit in this whole room. This nigga walkin round lookin like a European fag model son.
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: What's that nigga that play the elf on Lord of the Rings?
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: Yeah man, I saw this nigga rockin the same shit on the cover of some magazine, lookin like a bitch. And now this nigga in the same get up. He a disgrace to everything the Roc stood for when I got here. Now he poppin shit like he at the top of the food chain. You feel me?
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: I think I'ma steal on this nigga son, right in his busted ass jaw. I'ma rip this faggot nigga's mouth off and he can make a song about that shit.
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: You right, you right. This ain't the time or the place. I gotta catch this nigga on the humble.
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Bleek: I hate this nigga son. That's my word. If this nigga ever say shit to me, I'ma have him spittin through a casket, you heard? Look, here come that bitch ass nigga right now.
Kanye: *walks up to Bleek and Blaze* what up niggas?
Bleek: Sup
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze
Kanye: I just wanna thank y'all for showin me love tonight.
Bleek: Well you know, it's Roc-A-Fella for life. We family.
Kanye: Exactly
Bleek: Everybody get their lil 15 minutes of fame, no matter what. Enjoy it.
Kanye: Yup... Bleek, you're one hit away! *pats Bleek's shoulder, and walks away laughing*
Bleek: *grinds his teeth and literally turns red*
Just Blaze: Jus Blaaaaaaaze!
Bleek: AYO! EVERYBODY! Listen up! I got a announcement to make!
*everybody stops what they're doing*
Bleek: *surprised everyone listened* .... uh....
*blank stares*
Bleek: Last night, I got in a car acc- a PLANE accident. A plane crash... and I almost died...so I'ma take 50-- 100 Gs of my own money and shoot a video!
*crowd is already back to ignoring him*

ha ha ha ha ha...i'm over here LMAO

Anyone ever play with a program called DRhuma? It's like a drum machine sequencer, but you can load in .wav files, or mp3s as your samples. Kind of neat. So it's pretty flexible in terms of what sounds you can use.

Oops its dRhumba

Erns Dollars--
I like died in your arms and ghost riders, bang bang--nice to listen to and kind of abstract in a good way. Different kind of, and that's a good thing, they're not fantastic, but enjoyable.
Flute song--I don't know if it's intentional but the hi hats sound all out of whack...I think you should retire this and On Again, Another One, and Another $ Beat because they detract from your other stuff, is this your older stuff, because they're not as well done and the keyboard sounds are kind of too cheesy--kind of too cheap of a casio sound, unless that's going to be some unexpected hit new sound, who knows. These five aren't as good as your others. Maybe if you cut out the first 20 seconds of On Again or make the intro shorter , I kind of like it after the beat and other synths kick in, the main synth sound is still cheesy but entertainingly so. Room for improvement but enjoyable overall if you weed out the weakest tracks so keep at it!

When I make a beat, I find it's important to roll the dough first. Put the dough in the oven and let it heat up while you prepare the other ingredients. Take out the tomatoes, mash them up, and pour the tomatoe sauce on the pizza. Go through your fridge or go to the store, and pick the types of cheese you'd like to use. Pick the ratios of different cheeses, taste test for best effect. Maybe some olives would go nice? What kinds of toppings do YOU want? Think about what your dinner guests might want and think about, how much are you making this beat to please them vs. your own beat making tastes and ambitions. Are you dumbing down your beat for your audience? Stick in the oven for 30 at 450. Get out the wooden salad bowl, the lettuce, olive oil, and...

Erns dollars my real player has On again on repeat it's really addictive once you get over the real cheesy synth sound so keep it up

Beat making pt. 2
Actually I have a Tomy Omnibot 2000 robot from the eighties, remeber those? They had a remote control and you could speak through it and make it get you a glass of orange juice or something. It had a tape deck in it too. That's where I do all my beat making. I've got it hooked up customized to the Roland TR-Teddy Ruxpin. Try buying this shit on E-Bay it'll run you $8,500 dawg, only the tightest cats from way back knew about it. I got mine after I murdered CedGee, that's why I had to murder him--he had only the second one in existence. Dre has the other one--but he sits in a private room in his studio 12 hours a day now, no one know this, listeneing to kids books on his TR-Teddy Ruxpin instead of making beats like the fool is supposed to--it;s got him hypnotized. Rakim: "Dawg, get the fuck in here, we're supposed to be working on my album!" Dre: fuck out of here this is between me and teddy!!! The itsy bitsy spider, went up the waterspout. Down came the rain, and washed the spider out"....

FLUTE SONG On Again, Another One, and Another $ Beat were all made in 1999 ON FRUITYLOOPS.THE OTHERS WERE ALSO MADE ON F.L. IN ABOUT 2000-2001 thanks 4 your replies. did anyone listen 2 da ona dat said jigga nas v/o? the verses are just used 2 tag my beat. http://www.soundclick.com/ernsdollazproductions
keep checkin it out 4 my new beats

"Too many rough motherfuckers, I got my suspicions
that you're just a fish in a pool of sharks nigga, listen
Too many bitches wanna be ladies, so if you a hoe
I'ma call you a hoe, too many bitches are shady
Too many ladies give these niggaz too many chances
Too many brothers wannabe lovers don't know what romance is
Too many bitches stuck up from too many sexual advances
No question; Jay-Z got too many answers
I been around this block, too many times
Rocked, too many rhymes, cocked, too many nines, too
To all my brothers it ain't too late to come together
Cause too much black and too much love, equal forever
I don't follow any guidelines cause too many niggaz ride mine
so I change styles every two rhymes, hah, what the fuck " JIGGA

yo anybody got the 22 2's acapella????? if u do or kno where 2 find it holla at me

"As another example from outside of hip-hop: George Martin and the Beatles did stuff in 4 track studios that cats can't even emulate today with unlimited virtual tracks in today's Pro-Tools powered rooms, but that doesn’t discount all the rock and pop that has been made since then. "
Thats because the Beatles WERE ON ACID!!!
Just kidding ;)
Stay off drugs, seriously

Just-
Went to school with you since elementary school into dbt. Juan M. and I have kept track of your career. You did certainly did your thing. Keep doing it. Wish you the best.
I found this website just doing a random search, and figured I would also ask a question:
I am recognizing a lot of old house/techno records on there (ex. Rah Digga Track). Is that right? "Im the one and only dominator" type tracks. jpcevallos@hotmail.com

Take Care.
jp

Ian... please bruv, Lil Jon?...in the same sentance as Marley Marl??...Neptunes in the same sentance as Premo??...the disapointeing thing is that you seem to have a knowledge of what hip hop is about and you still think these retarded synth producers are good!...THAT is why hip hop is in such a bad state!. Neptunes and Lil Jon are doing what mantronix did but there taking it backwards....where as premo took marley marls formula and moved it forward. You really cant compare the two...anyway, this is all down to opinion so im gonna stop the back and fourth shit.

snips man you gotta feel some neptunes joints!! i used to hate on everything with a keyboard sound too, but you just gotta appreciate them beats for what they are... look at jbs keyboard beats theyre ILL. i think its harder to make a good keyboard beat than it is to make a good sample based beat. i think my best beats usually use a combo of keyboard sounds and sampled sound, enen tho i always make the samples the most prominent thing in my tracks...

PS.that tune frontin that pharrel did is like some rare groove shit... who else other than the neptunes could get 10 year girls dancing to rare groove!

You guys are missing my point, Im not hating on sample free tracks, im hating on the over synthed "techno sounding" stuff. Frontin was dope, but that was mad with a combination of a few different live instruments...and yeah Justs sample free beats are dope too but i know he doesnt just use Synths in there, you can a lot of guitars etc in his beats....but even having said that, his best beats are smple based....what we do...public service announcment....u dont know....i really mean it....these are by far better than flipside or party and bullshit.

Look at Jay Dilla, he plays a lot of his own stuff and hes one of my favourate producers....the Roots are dope too. Bottome line is ..Hip hop sounds better when its dirty, the triton, proteus etc are just to clean sounding to work for hip hop, there are designed for pop/dance music.

You know: I was sure putting in Lil Jon and (possibly) Mannie Fresh's name was gonna set somebody off LOL. Snips, I agree that it's definitely "all down to opinion." I'm probably like you: I came up listening to classic East Coast hip hop but I guess I just try to keep open to all types of hip hop wherever it comes from and whichever way it changes and evolves.

I stand by my original point though: Hip hop is the only music that is created entirely out of all other forms of music. It just doesn't make sense to me to put limits on something like that, but I respect your stance that the "keyboard" sound doesn't turn you on. I guess my criteria is more about whether I think a song's hot or not to me regardless of whether it's made from samples, loops, breaks, live instruments, keyboards or a combination of all or some of those elements.

I can tell you love the music though and I can only second, not front on, that sentiment.

Ian, at least we now have a common ground!...LOL. I think it also comes down to how the producer uses there equipment. People like Just and Pharrell can actually play keys wherease someone like swizz beats is just banging away hopelessly at three notes and making a lot of noise!...

i knew that roc thing would make it on here.. i was just wondering would sumone just post a link or mayke my life more difficult by having to scroll allthe way down thrru it being that ive already read it 20 times from 20 diff ppl.. more on the sample/keyboard thing later..
John Paul Cevallos? class of 91? amazing.. thats the only JP i remember so its gotta be ... tell Juan i said watup. hope he still isnt dancing like hes having a seizure!!!

didn e one respond 2 dat post i put about openlabs gear?

hit my soundclick page up!!!!!!

didn e one respond 2 dat post i put about openlabs gear?

hit my soundclick page up!!!!!!

Just-
Yeah thats me. Im a big fan. Juan is chillen. He stopped dancing and was dj'ing for a while, and was trying to make house records. Then he sold all his equipment. There went that idea. Are u still in P-town?

my bad 4 da double post

paterson???? noo wayyyyyyy. i moved to ny back in like 97.. that's the only reason al this happened. imagine what my life would be llike if i was still there.. then again. id rather not. they still catch me when i go back to visit tho.. the bad part is when ppl show up at my mothers house n give her demos... man. thats the game i guess tho. good to see ur aiight. u know herbies brother joseph just got married? crazy. i feel old

I like your pants, take off your pants

I hear ya Just. I went to college in NJ, and then bounced to Miami for 4 years, and now Im in San Fran. My fam and my younger brother are in P-town trying to make their way down to Florida.
Again, if we didnt bounce from there, who knows what would have happened.

yeah sample based tunes are always gonna be better than synth tunes. no doubt. but swizz beats aint that bad i dont think, he has few heaters.

no doubt jp i hear u.. shoot me an email n we'll keep rappin.. im bout to go to sleep. ill holla when i get up.. there goes juan.. crazy@$$!!!! i c aint nuttin changed

Budgie!...swizz beats are you serious??..Just, ide be really interested to hear your opinion on the whole samples vs keyboard thing as your about the only person in the game whos managed to master both sounds.

Just,

What happened with the group you was working with, how did it go.

Yo Just did you ever sample something from KidDo.

What happened with the song you produced for Loon did it not make the album.

Yo Just wanted to say keep doing your thing and Im digging the live internet radio u have a lot of classic *hit. Peace!!!!

Just, so whats up with Germany or Europe in general, have you ever had planned something that way???

One Day I Smile

just, u eva heard of the HEAD HUNTERS from jerz?

JB READ --> Whatup 2 everyone.. Im just gonna be straight up.. JUST BLAZE.. Whats good.. Im from Flushing Queens.. Ive been making beats since 13. Im known around my way for being the first to use the "HALLOWEEN" Sample in a track.. Anyway.. I got all these beats but lack the hustle.. WHAT CAN I DO and What if I said 2 you that I KNOW THE HOTTEST, GREATEST RAPPER out right now. (which you get all the time probably..) HE HAS DONE SONGS WITH Smooth B (from Nice and Smooth).. Coremega and plenty more.. CAN YOU TALK WITH ME? email is tradewrx@optonline.net

I bet we're all getting at JB trying to get him to hear our stuff, but you gotta look at it from his point of view...I'm sure that's not very appealing to him. I'm sure he gets that shit all day. How about we set up a contest or something like that?? That would be the best way to find out who on here really has the music that is worth looking into. JB and jsmooth could maybe want to judge it. Just a thought..

Lets do it.. Tell me when or where.. as a matter of fact.. I can host the contest. I can set it up on my domain .. you can upload the mp3 or whatever.. and be judged.. What you think.. Im willing to do whatever.. Basically Ima do this our sit infront of Bassline recording studios with a boobox.. Cuz Im starving! lol..

yo just whats poppin

yo im a keep it all the way live n real,i wasnt feeling u early on, i wasnt checkin 4 u but hearin u in interviews and gettin to know ur a real whip whop hed, ur official no matter how many keyboard beats u whip up

im from that era where my top 5 producers are

1. Large Professor
2. DJ Premier
3. Pete Rock
4. Q-Tip
5. Diamon D

it goes without sayin that Marley Marl is the Godfather n will always be the father of this beat sht

i just wish hedz like u who came up on DITC,Tribe,GStarr,Nas,Brand Nub,Black Moon,would really hold that sound down n the authenticity

your keyboard beats are cool but a loota them r similar n redundant but yourlooped joints are sick n i feel thats where u shine, keep it up n keep that 92 vibe alive

yo TM who r u talkin bout,Im from the Q,u not talkin bout Royal Flush or Mic G?

yo jus
u b makin anythin unusual soon? i heard kanye did a song for britney. u ever do sumthin like dat?

Yo Just, what happened to my homeboy Blind Fury??? He was robbed. You still owe me gas money, and give a shout out to pound-cake.

Nah.. but I know both of them.. I was with Royal Flush the other day. but Im talking about Big Bro.. You know him?

yo just
do u know why kanye didnt put his name on the blueprint 2 credits? the only other credit on the bounce is for some Raje Shware. maybe mine is different cos i hav da european version of blueprint 2

Yo Tm we need 2 link,im tryin 2 connect with Xtra P as we speak, where u reppin, Kissena,108,Main, holla

Queens represent, buy the album when I drop it- most slepton producer n ghost producer of all time
pay homage

yo Jus Bleezy, i need a playlist homey, ur set is stupendous cuzo

the variety is whats up,reminds me of Diamond spinnin on Flex show back in the day

LOL at talking about redundant when DJ Premier's been using the same drum patterns for a decade.

yo thunn dont ever disrepect Preemo in my lifetime, from 90-96, Preemo was on a level most producers can only dream about,he did more for hip hop in that era than anyone,music wise

yeah he been usin the same drum kit,but Preem is a real cat and he does that cuz he wants his signature hard gritty drums n wants to keep that ol boom bapalive,while Kanyeeze got drum kitsthat sound featherweight, not hatin but his kicks n snares r nonexistent

im not even arguin Preem's legacy

go listen 2 Oh Boy for some hard drums lol

JB got some hard hittin drums but he gotta use them on more tracks to rep the boom bap

yeah esco. i agree wit u fam. premo was on top of his game. not many producers eva gonna achieve wat he did. i tink just blaze uses drums dat suit his songs tho, cant imagine sum of dem wit heavier drums...holla bak

People have been using synths before you were born, they were using it in rap before premier touched a beat machine, and your favorite producers sampled records where people used synths. I don't understand peoples bias against that, if its nice its nice, no matter what they made it with. And lol at the "its not hip hop if the drums don't blow my speakers out" mentality, and no i'm not doubting Premos legacy.

Im around the Kissena/Colden Area. Where u at?

This forum is too lucking fong.

All this anti-synth talk is killing me. I guess y'all must think Slick Rick's first album is wack as hell.

Okay just blaze
enter this web address into your browser to download the full 320 kbps mp3 of party and bullshit remix
peace

http://www.whalemail.com/download.asp?ID=tG+4c+dQUV3dG2o2aU9TW4/eYkyNp4fwzjGyPO9UZza9wfIO/jkioA==url

post here if you get it
i'll leave it up for a day or two?

Yo JB I was browsing a site...and Im just wondering if there's any validity to the post below...I seen it on some other forum on the net...It reads as follows...

Just blaze is in the process of starting a new label.He is looking for new artists(both r nb and rap),dj's and producers to sign.

Send all your material to:-

Baseline Recording Studios
127 W 26th St Rm 801
New York 10001

or for more information get in contact with his representitives at:-

(856) 498-8695

Thank you.

Esco i feel you bruv, Scroll up the site and youll see i been arguing the boomp bap/keyboard topic for days!...and as far as the premo thing, he dont just use the same drum sounds. He compresses everything so much that it gives his kicks and snares the same feel. I grew up on east coast hip hop and i feel that the whole NY sound has been lost. I hear NY cats say that they need to appeal to a more universal audience, thats Bullshit, Im from the UK and belive me when i tell you knowone over hear is bumping lil jon or chingy...!...at the end of the day music is music and if it works it works. YES JB does some dopes synth tracks ...YES neptunes (very occasionally) do some dope synth tracks...but the majority of that synth shit is garbage....And Yeah Slick Ricks album was dope but thats going on 20 years old, dont you think hip hop should have advanced?

its not true.. is that from boxden?? that dudes got sumthin comin 2 him.. 4real. gathering my thoughts on the synth vs boom bap n a few other things on here.

Ayo blaze. Whats the deal. I'm gonna get right down to it and sidestep the bullshit. I saw some posts on other forums saying you was lookin for mc's, rnb acts, dj's and producers for your label. I'ma be straight up wit you and say all I do all day is tracks or concepts for tracks. I live in orlando florida right now barely gettin by but as far as producers around here are concerned ain't nobody touching me. I'm not puttin nobody down but its the truth. I've been doin it for like 6-7 years now and I feel like my tracks are ready for exposure. I do have two new fresh sounds to introduce to hip hop and I'm not talkin about programmed sounds. More like styles. I give you my word that my product is ready for exposure. Let me know whats up, I'll even intern for you for free just so you know I'm for real. Whatever it takes I'm willin to do. Oh and that was some good looks on that black album. Tracks were hot. curious_jorge2002@yahoo.com

Well i just saw you said that wasn't true. You should still let me go up there and intern at your studio. I need to be in a recording environment. I need to catch a break. Help a fellow beat-maker out lol. Sike for real holla at me, you ain't makin a mistake. curious_jorge2002@yahoo.com

*cough* contest *cough*

I'm telling you, lets all do this

Ya'll wanna do a contest. Let's go. I'm ready. But Just Blaze has to set the rules and give his approval first.

well hmm. i wasnt gona do this.. but..
ok.. maybe ill do a contest.. if theres enuff demand for it, which its startin to look like. i duno. what does everyone thnk? it can just be the 9 regulars on here either!

Just, You interested in hearing some stuff from us international cats??..Since Dame signed a Uk act i guess that Rocafella is the only label that aint sleeping on whats going on in London. My group (poisonous poets) just put out a mixtape which is creating a big buzz over hear. Dames boys SAS might know about us.

You should do it and set the rules. Set up a part of this site with Jay, or on your website. Basic criteria is that you don't want copycats. Loooking for originality. Run the contest for a month. Everyday, you put up 5 or 10 beats that people can come and vote for. Process by elimination. You have the ultimate decision which one go to the next round. Have your A&Rs participate in the decision process, as well as internet voters. Winner of the day gets put up on JustBlazeRadio for a week.

I think you should do it in catergories of different styles of beats. Maybe be even different catergories for states/countries etc.

So JB and everyone else. how you wanna handle this beat contest. Cuz I wanna get ontop of this right away.. I dont wanna sleep on it.. Let me whats good.. I can host it if necessary.. It doesnt have to be that complicated.. Everyone uploads 1 mp3 by a deadline.. and they get ranked.. JB can make the final decision.. Im new 2 this board but Im anxious so pardon me...

im all 4 the contest...... but how r u gonna kno if the person who sends the beat really did the beat??

you could make everyone send in a pic ov themselves wit there main piece of equipment!!

I mean #1 its an honesty thing and #2 If the beat is hot enough and lets say JB wanted 2 do something with it then he'd better be prepared 2 track it.. and if he cant do that then we know he didnt make it..... So far thats 3 people in.. Im waiting for more peoples...

Budgie, Since im a broke ass computer illiterate guy, if i pass u a cd of beats can u upload them for me. Im only on the net cause im at work. Email me on my work address if you want. tworsnip@improveline.com. Safe.

By the way...wheres evry man on this board from??

yeah fo sho. just gimme a cd 2moro or somthin and I can send jb at least one of ur beats ....

im down wit da contest
http://www.soundclick.com/ernsdollazproductions
hit my pge up ya'll. tell me wat u think

LIVIN IN LONG ISLAND SUFFOLK "SUFFERIN" COUNTY. HOME OF THE HIGHEST PAID COPS IN THE COUNTRY(LOOK IT UP IF U DONT BELIEVE ME)

Seems like everyone is either repping NY or London...

anyone on here in a production crew?

and theres that guy from germany.

I'm down for the contest.

**Let's get it on**

What is the website.

I'll enter the contest if it happens.

yo, this contest is a tight ass idea, and seeing that its harder than i thought to make Just say sumden about germany, i'm definitely in it!!!!!!!! BTW, does everyone enter with just one beat???

One Day! Holla!!!

I think everyone should send Just at least 5 beats then he can pick the best two from each person and then people can just listen and post there votes on the site....the main question is...whats in it for the winner??...I reckon Ghost producing a beat for Just?... I live a six hour flight away from NY but if i win ...all i need is 7 hours notice and ill be at basline with my zip disc a half hour early! lol.

Didnt Kanye just do a song with a guy from Germany??...I heard Germanys got a good scene. Apparently alot of our artists from London do well over there...someone told Black Twang is like a supastar out there.

YO I WANNA KNO JUSTS TAKE ON THE CONTEST, IS HE DOWN?

Kanye rapped on a compilation album of a female german producer Melbeatz. im not really feelin her work, but ill definitely check out this album when it comes out. btw, she paid Kanye 10.000 for this feature, thats what he said!

and, what i wanted to know is whether JUST BLAZE knows anyone from germany!

oh, and i doubt Just has the time to pick the 2 best from your 5 beats, just pick your best beat yourself and go for it, man!

One Day!

Nah, thats not the tune i mean. Its a guy rapping and Kanye just comes in at the beginning, beanie siegel is on the track as well. Its definatley a Kanye beat...but as far as the girl whos album he featured on??..thats mad. 10 000 for a feature??...I understand if she paid that to get him to produce for her but just to feature...thats mad, its not like hes the worlds greatest MC.

Yo My name is Anthem and I'm from Orlando,Fl. When Ya'll do the contest Holla at me. Ready anytime. curious_jorge2002@yahoo.com

kanyes name alone can sell records ... BTW ne one hatin on premos style, go listen to his track on the cee-lo album then tell me his styles redundant. or listen to his remix of that brandy tune. premo definatly has more than one style of beat, even tho his most used style is his best

oh yeah, snips, youre talking about a track by Sentence, a hot rapper from Berlin on the come up... but i think its just some kanye beat he used... i doubt its an original beat kanye made extra for him... he cant afford that... its a hot song tho!! kanye doesnt talk on it tho... beans talks on it, he says "Fuck all the talking, lets go!!!"

yeah hes not the worlds greatest MC but she needs any big name she can get... thats the state germany's in right now... another dude (Eko Fresh) had Joe Budden on his single and it still aint sold shit, maybe becuz Budden KILLED his whole album with just one verse!!

I'm signin up for that beat contest if it's happening. And in my opinion, it should be 1 beat. F'real, I don't think Just's got enough time on his hands to be judgin 100 beats.

On another note, a lot of producers have killed it- both with samples and keyboards (don't forget about Dre). And Snips, you can't say that Slick Rick joint was too long ago to consider and that producers need to advance, and defend the art of sampling all in the same paragraph. If you feel that producers should stick to samples, aren't you contributing to the decline of growth in hip hop?

Plus, Outkast/Organized Noize have pushed the boundaries of hip hop outward using very little, if any samples....(just an example).

Mic are you serious?...Hip hop is about sampling, if you can incorparte live instruments then its all good but to say sampling is killing the growth of hip hop is one of the dumbest things ive ever heard. Of course you can move things forward by sampling, it all depends on what styles of music your fusing together and how your chopping and layering your samples...how many times can you use the same presets on a triton. And further more , i never said Slick Ricks first album was so long ago that its not relevant, what i said was that hip hop has advanced a lot since then and things should be moved forward. Im not hating on people that use synths, what im hating on is how people are just coming up in the game with no knowledge of the roots of the music and are just getting a triton and banging out a few sounds and thinking its hip hop.

mickill = rockwell?

yea dj snips i agree with you 100%
kat that said , sample'n is bringn down hiphop
is out of his melon

JB,do you ever sample keyboard sounds into your 4000? I have friends who have various keyboards and modules,and instead of buying them myself I would sample their sounds. By doing that I've managed to keep my gear list down to a Motif,and a 4000.

Peace Wise. Big up on the production, i just checked it out. What do you use??...im in the process of posting some beats up in the next week or two. My styles quite similar.

YO EVERYONE WHO GOT THE TIME N PATIENCE, HIT UP MY SOUNDCLICK PAGE AND LISTEN 2 DA SONG "THE HUNT IS ON" I JUST NOW POSTED IT. LET ME KNO IF MY RHYMES IS TIGHT, I SPIT FIRST. N IF U COULD HIT ME WIT SOME CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISIM ON MY BEATS N SHYT. (DONT MIND THE VOICE OVERS)

http://www.soundclick.com/ernsdollazproductions

Yo Just.............
I am most definently down for this beat contest if we are going to have a legit one....
Right now I dont have anthing on sound click or the internet but if this contest is serious then I will some beats up

Holla at me :) 1

Snips,
First of all let me clarify...I LOVE TO SAMPLE. I encourage it...never said it was bringin down hip hop. I said that you can't say that Slick Rick's lp is too old to be considered in an argument between sampling and synths, and at the same time say that sampling is superior , when it's just as old of a method. You're showin extreme bias and don't even make sense. I personally make beats both ways. My 2 favorite producers are Primo and Dre.
But i never said sampling was weak. C'mon man...

And Name Here...Mickill= Rockwell???
...musta missed your question, so whatever

By the way, I get just as irritated by newjack beatmakers that think they're producers, and don't do their homework...I know my history. You don't gotta sweat that.

yo wise u deserve a definate big up on ur beats..... some hot shit mos definatly.... i'll have my soundclik ting up in about a week wit stuff by me and snips on it, after hearin your tunes i think u should apreciate our shit. the only bad thing i would say about your beats is that they play out the vocal samples, even tho alot of my tunes have em. apart from that ur shit is straight bangers, wot do u use to make ur beats? i use reason.

yo jay smooth wot r ur thoughts on the whole beat contest idea?

yo i gotta say ..i saw that post on boxden, and ive been searchin the net tryin to get more info on that ..cuz im in the middle of tryin to find as many labels as i can to shop my shit to ....glad to see this has been cleared up by Blaze himeself ...but bout this contest, i'd be real interested IF it goes down ...consider me a new regular to this comment section .....peace

Phresh
http://phresh.homestead.com/

I'm down for the contest.
I'll take part of it if it happens.

New Round Here Remix

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/djls.htm

budgie and snips good lookn out on peepn the beats. i use same ol shit , midi controler ,modules, comp ,records. etc..
also , i got alot other beats that arent so vocaly ,il throw some more joints up thier soon.
thanks for checkn um ., p'z

yo JB how did u know i got that false info about you looking for talent and all from boxden?
Anyways if u aint busy lemme know if that radio site u put is still workin

http://24.193.48.31:8000/playlist.pls

Also I just picked up the new XXL, is Fight Nights really worth the purchase Im lookin forward to copping it soon...1

aight heres wat ill do. everyone send one of their beats to this e-mail:
hiphopbeatcontest@hotmail.com
Just attach ur beat 2 da e-mail. im a busy man so every week ill *try* and listen 2 ten beats. then ill post up which beat was the best out of dat week. at da end of ten weeks. each of the ten finalists has to hav another beat ready. then ill review dem and pick a winner. first 100 beats will b accepted (its a hotmail account so if u cant send ur beat it might b full up, just leave me a URL r sumthin). Happy beat making!

Yo this JB post above ain't JB. It's a fake.

no that was me son. why u tink it was fake?

cause it ain't the same email u always use and it was an email that was used from an earlier fake post.

hey i tink we shud ask jay to delete those entries or sumthin. that shit ain't kool man. tell jay to barr that user aswell. whos wit me?

Yeah. We shouldn't have to deal with losers like him...AGAIN! There was enough hassle with DJ Dubb or watever his name was...

yo so whats the deal on the contest its a no go so far?

Well I'm with you rTay. I think the entries should be deleted and the user should be blocked.

yeah anthem. false alarm. sum dick wuz postin pretendin ta be just. but u know dat there will have 2 b a contest! even just blaze cant ignore all the potential on this site!

I feel that. Good lookin out.

hey anthem,
wats tha worst album u ever bought? ppl always askin me dis question...

anyone can throw out an answer if they want...

well i guess it wud have 2 b nellyville. it was absolutely da wackest album i ever herd.

The wackest I ever bought would have to be the first made men album.

Yeah. You're right. It was a big flop in charts aswell. Lot of people say Juelz Santana's album was wack. I bought it and I thought it was kinda cool. I was really surprised to see that Just Blaze hadn't produced a single track tho...Not to diss the heatmakerz r anything.

made men? dats pretty bad cuz... wat year was dat?

I can't remember what year that was and honestly I would like to forget it lol.

I think rtay, angry, anthem, fake, and the fake jb are all the same person...what do you think?

I don't know what your talkin about. There's only one anthem and if you don't believe me then I'll even send you a pic.

yea that hotmaail email address aint workin ..musta been a fake

yall niggas is buggin. lol fukin clowns

c how weneva to many niggas come together something always go wrong?? hahaha

Who in here got blaze's real e-mail. We need this contest to happen. Let's stop bullshittin. We all hungry.

i do, but its on him 2 say somthin bout the contest, he peeps the board every now n then. have patience

Mic, I aint gonna go into this whole keyboard/sampling thing again, peeps on this post must be tired of it. scroll up and see my last conversation. Anyway once the competion kicks off, everyones beats will speak for themselves.

If you click on the fake JB post it comes up with the email address "killallenglish@hotmail.com"... WTF??...

..and as far as the worst album i ever bought??...A.M.I.L.s album was pretty terrible...Im one of the fortunate people who can proudly say i never brought a Nelly album.

u never bought a nelly album? wow dog. his first 1 had so many party tunes on it...beats to get the girls dancin u know wat im sayin! i didnt even know amil had an album tho. prob full of roc appearances rite?

oh i get it now... kill-all-english@ hotmail.com... who doesnt like england? LOL

Nah man, I aint never bought nellys stuff He just might be the worst artist in hip hop ever (and thats including Vanilla Ice AND Mc Hammer)...although the ying yang twins, chingy and Jaekwan are all gunning for his title..AMILs album was pretty bad, only good tune was the one with all the roc on it. Whats up with the "killallenglish" guy....was he french or something??..lol , that might explain it!..Us English aint all that bad, dont hold us responisble for Tony Blairs Fuckeries! LOL

yeah man i cant stand those goddamn ying yang twins! or lil jon! all his beats sound da same. his new song 4 usher sounds the exact same as da first one he did. i didnt know we had foreign people on here. this forum is so cool. hip hop lovers from all over da world!

Yeah man, Me and Budgie are both from London, Hip hops strong out here. I think theres a gut from Germany here too. Has anyone on this site ever heard any UK hip hop??

yo i got dis mixtape wit dis kid rappin mad, son. he was from london i tink. beat was real old skool too. dizzy roscoe was his name

Nah man!!!... Dizzee Rascall is WAAAACCCCK!!!!.. Hes a garage Mc and hes now trying to be a rapper, talking to a london hip hop head about dizzie rascall is liking going to a MOP fan from Brooklyn and talking about fabolous... Theres so much real talent over here and its all getting over shadowed by people like Dizzie rascall and so solid crew. Damon Dash just signed a british group called SAS who are quite good but theres still a lot better over here. Try and look out for groups like Tera Firma, Morish Delta, Out da vill and my group poisonous poets. London is about to blow, when americans come her they usually cant belive how man talented rappers/producers/djs etc there are. My girls family are from Brooklyn and when we first went out there to stay they couldnt even belive that we listen to hip hop over here...I guess alot of americans still think we all listen to Phil Collins!..lol

People dont realise how similar London and NY are. I had an argument with Jemini the gifted one from Brooklyn when he was here cause he came to the open mic night that we run and he started cussing all the british mcs by saying they were fake cause they rapped about crack and guns. This guy honestly thought that London was all "tea and buscuits"...like its not plagued by the same problems that any urban city is. When Ja rule came her to do a show he got robbed...why??...cause he came to a club with no security!...would he go to speed in NY with no security??...hell no!...so dont do it here!

im wit the contest but i aint wit having my shit stolen and bit.
whats the rules .

yo snips,budgie,i'm a UK head from bristol,but london is my 2nd home.i'd hav 2 rep my girls ends,enfield/tottenham big up!..moorish delta r hot,i like dat guy wid da nasal flow.there beats r kinda weak tho...contest?hell yeh bring it on!i'l check peeps beats soon,scope competition etc,but if it happens,good luck 2 evry1.i'm a nice brudda.i'm happy if any1 gets sumtin good outta it,so jb:lets make it happen..& since jbs probly a lickle tired from peeps demos,send sum stuff 2 me if u want..i got a few contacts,but i spose i could atleast give sum feedback from a devoted listener.i sed i dont know much bout hiphop,but dats a bit of a lie.i know enuff 2 b constructive...& my beats r made on a demo of fruity loops with like 4 vst instruments,& u cant save,only wave loops.so an excuses section of the contest is required me thinks..whoever writ dat roc script is funny..but my sense of humour is warped like ur moms vibe..synth/boom bap/live?combination!like just bleezy!..do peeps not like timbo on here?1

& yeh,not just london,any major city over here in the land of tea & biscuits can get mad ghetto.down my ends in st.pauls is the most raided place in da whole UK.yardies just stand outside allday & nite sellin crack..i can testify first hand 2.i done sum baaadman shit.sold rock..stopped myself wid a lil will power from hookin up sum major dealin tho.on the click click boom tip.thats all i'm sayin.lets just say i cant go down certain ends dese days..not tryina glorify/boast/glamorize/,just lettin da US cats know dat its gutter/gully/gangsta over here.black people got da struggle all over dis world...yo & jb,u my top scorer on nba live evry time.40 points against da Kings yesterday!

Yo, JB just heard that new Usher album and U laced him with a hot beat. ? though did u lace Freeway or SP with a similar beat? Peace!!!

Bloooooooood!!! your from Pauls???..I grew up in St Pauls!...I was born in Bristol, Lived on Morgan st and went to Cabot but i moved out of there when i was mad young!...thats fucked up, small world!

U.K. is definatley holding down this site!...big up all London , Bristol , Manchester , Birmingham , Notts crew!...

nigga whuuut?u form bristol!!...i cant say exactly where i'm at,don't need the trouble,but morgan st rings a bell..i spent many a time blazin in st.pauls park..u know dat studio in portland square?i used 2 make a few beats dere & take breaks in da park..got any memories of da place?..it is a small world blud!..i'm still dribbling at dem louis vuitton timbs in sum store up park street!

YO WHERES THE REAL JUST BLAZE AT.

Yeah I got a few memories of the place, plus i still come down now and again to see family. Dont really see knowone from Pauls though, Bare heads i grew up with are on some fuckeries nowadays. I just pass through, see my family then im gone. BS5 are repping Bristol, I just heard there new mixtape, its allright.

Yeah thats true, Just aint posted up in a minute. We need to get this comp up and running.

seen..sum bredrens u grow up wid dont grow up wid u.like 30 peeps got arrested on sum bust not long ago..& i bin told u cant move 4 hookers round pauls way nowadays..aint heard BS5,but i'l keep a ear out..u shud link me sumday dred..& yeh dis comp gotta happen..jb,where u at bruv?

i think its crazy if u think JB is just gonna listen to all of yall beats and pick the best one and give yall a prize or even let u ghost produce for him... i dont see that happenin... well if nick cannon wants another beat maybe JB should let one of yall give his wack ass a beat.

How else do you think the competition is gonna work if Just is Judging?...and whats so outrageous about someone ghost producing?, not that im saying its gonna happen but it was just a suggestion. The fact that Just takes the time out and posts up on this site shows that hes obviously a person thats happy to give back to his fans so i wouldnt be in the least bit suprised if hes happy to listen to what no named producers are doing. Besides the whole ghost writing thing is how a lot of producers get on, especially if a big name producer is inundated with work....how do you think Kanye got a start?...If your confident your beats are up to an industry standard then theres no raeson to think that its not a possibility.

well hmm. i wasnt gona do this.. but..
ok.. maybe ill do a contest.. if theres enuff demand for it, which its startin to look like. i duno. what does everyone thnk? it can just be the 9 regulars on here either!

Posted by: jb at March 11, 2004 06:19 AM

I make beats and i'm trying to get my material heard. I have tracks for stars thats already in the game, like Jigga, and state prop. I just need a way to submit my ideas.

Do you have any suggestions ?

JB i just read up the whole post for the first time since ive been posting up here. And looking at your early posts its obvious that your a big fan of people from that mid ninties era like O.C. and Bootcamp. Since a lot of these artists are still in the game and are getting slept on, do you ever feel to reach out to them for collaborations?. I dont really know how the politics of the music industry works but i allways thought the same thing with Jay, Kane was his Mentor yet Jay never collaborated with him which could have really been a huge boost for Kane. This isnt a critisism in anyway, im just curious...Eminem and masta ace is another example.

top five fav JB beats...

U Don't Know (remix)
Line Em Up
Streets is Talkin
Show You How
I Really Mean It

What're yours?

'sup Just!

I understand u were once an intern at a label from ur interview. Well, how qould I go about doing that? I produce whenever I can while going to law school. I'll be going to business school soon (not to be a bean counter but) to be able to better run the labels/studios I plan to own later in life. Thanks for taking time. Peace.

PS: u can check out "Feelin Good" @ http://briefcase.yahoo.com/jb_ceant

JB aka LT

YO JUST BLAZEEEEEEEEEEE, whats a good price to charge lables for a beat . im not new at maken beats by no mean , but im new at the buisness part of it . couple lables are geting at me .
whats a PRICE should i give them?

back for a second.. had a death in the family so i havent been around. but i am listening. i WILL do the contest. ill have to figure out a way to do it that makes sense. but i WILL do it. very soon. ill have sumthing posted within the next week or so. details will be here and at just-blaze.net. the site is under heavy constrution coz i been busy with other things but it will be there. get ur beats ready. ill have to figure out a way to submit them without it getting TOO outa hand. more to come.. l8

SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE DEATH IN THE FAM. STAY STRONG

Damn I feel you. I know what that feels like to lose a family member. At least there in a better place now.

MR.BLAZE, ARE YOU GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE NEW ROC-A-FELLA ARTIST NAMED "DENIM"?

M.O.P need some JB fire, they mad ill, but just don't have that great production..

Only ones i'm feelin on the ghetto warfare sampler are 'fire' and 'muddy waters'.

s'up just blaze,

I'm interesting in knowing what types of records you get your drums from? funk? soul? jazz? or do make your own kits by mixing and matching different snares and kicks through those categories. Thanks

peace

yeah blaze, i know how that feels losing a family member. but my regards go out to you and ya fam 4 real. must take a lot to take ur time out for sumthin like that then talk to us. thx alot.

word my condolensces to u and ur family jb.

Death in the fam? Stay up Justo. On a lighter note, ima send like 3 tracks 4 this contest. Whas the prize tho?

Wussup J Bleezy,

Yo, just reading your posts and just having a feel for your insights in music and among other things has really been gratifying. Glad to know that you liked a host of other music also, like techno lol. I started out collecting hardcore techno records,before i started buying hiphop records! Like suburban base records early Prodigy.

I'm also into the production thing and I'm glad you spoke on that "Tipsy" track, about that Hihat phaze that you always do. I actually just learned how to do that by accident by messing around with the filter in my module,but i didn't want to use the HiHat since it will sound like your style, so I use other sound to give it that effect,but not nescesarily the same sound.

I'm really not into much sampling, but I like how you flip samples and just listening to how you program your drums. you definately got the soul. If your beats dont got samples just the drum programing alone is bangin!

HipHop circa late 80's early 90's is my year also. I know you and Kanye brought back the sampling the soul records,reminiscent of early 90's hiphop. My question is, will you ever create a track with the uptempo feel of the early 90's like "The Creator" by Pete Rock. I like some of the beats your making to date with the structure is focused mainly on drum programing like that track "I'm good" and on that Young Gunz "Friday Night" (forget the name).

Tracks dope for the Hip Hop dancers to get down to. Remember Mop Tops! I miss seen dope dancers get down. Just all part of the Hip Hop scene back in the days..

p.s condolence goes out to your whole fam..

peace.

even i could use this name

Hey yo, what's the name of that M.F Doom song, on Just Blaze radio? i love that sample it put a smile on my face. =)

Yo Just,

What do u think about the Grey Album and DJ Danger Mouse? Were you impressed with that production? That guy got pretty famous pretty fast; I just wanted to get your take on it...

man that grey album ios the fuckn wackest shit out .,.,., honestly ., good concept , good idea.,., but the folllow threw product was honestly complete fuckn garbage...,., i mean COMPLETE FUCKN garbage..,

thanks for all your condolesces. it was my grandfather that passed. unexpected too. take time to tel your loved ones that u love them. u never know if you're gonna see em again... life goes on tho.. anyway, on a lighter note, like i said im gonna do the contest. detail to follow. the grey album? overall, the idea was genius but the execution didnt thrill me. I liked december 4th and ummm i think it was 99 problems. I don't know danger mouse's history to really speak on his skills overall. to be honest id never heard of him till now.but hey, the world knows who he is now so in the long run, like the album or not he made a name for himself, and thats what the point was. m-town, which mf doom song were u talking about? im thinking it was probably "rhymes like dimes" ive got it in my playlist like 6 times. love that song. the madvillain album is crazy too. best underground album ive heard in years PERIOD! im gona have to put an APB out on Doom... Oh, wait.. I already did... oops! did mr mainstream say that? LOL. I have to admit i slept on dude forever but my man Dave made me a believer. hmmm sampling vs. keyboards. at the end of the day if its hot its hot. end of story basically. I dont care if u sampled sumone beating on a trash can.. which ive actually done. i mean.. i sampled my dog barking for a beat once. ppl need to stop being so judgemental. Hip hop's always been about originality n diversity so just because u may prefer a certain type of sound, u cant dismiss other sounds as "non hip hop", although u can certainly say its wack. its your opinion after all. but to me, swizz, is just as much hip hop as preemo, or myself or mannie fresh or tim, or any of the other producers of our time. They've all contributed to our artform and are perfect examples of how far hip hop has come and more importantly how far it has spread. even in the past, when u look at the different eras of black music, u had r&b and soul, but there were different sounds from different regions. U had ur "memphis sound", ur "philly soul sound" your new york sound, ur california soul style" and at one point or another they all enjoyed popularity as the "dominant" sound of their time. just like hip hop has gone thru its stages and changes, (crunk, boom bap, west coast, southern, east coast synth, rick-rubin era big drum sound, larry smith's synth and 808 sound, the list goes on and on..) now for all you diggers n ppl who sample or prefer samples, realize one thing: when you argue that sumone like manny fresh or swizz, etc is not hip hop because of their sound, thats like sayin barry white was soul but issac hayes n david porter or gamble n huff weren't soul. u've never had THAT arguement before i bet... but if we could even begin to argue about what we've been discussing then we might as well.. different producers, same principle... on another side of that arguement. u guys gotta realize we donnt make beats for our peers, we're the 3% that sit there an analyze a song n pick it apart kick by snare by hi hat and vocal and form our opinion on a song based on that angle most of the time. The other 97% just wanna shake their @$$ in the club, play it on the corner, bump it in the ride, maybe walk away with sum knowledge or inspiration. And if they aint complainin bout "the beat this the synth that the snare that" and they're enjoying it? guess what. that producer just did his job. Dont get it twisted, I'm partial to the boom bap, it's what i grew up on. but i cant be mad at the kid in the south who might grown up on bounce music, or miami bass, or the kid in cali who grew up bumpin george clinton and funk and grows up to be a manny fresh , lil jon, swizz, battle cat or a Jazze Pha.. im simply regurgitating my musical expereriences and inspirations that i grew up with and putting my own twist on them 4 the most part... and so are they... i have a lot more to say on this but ive said enuff and its been a long sad day. yall be good. 1

Good Post JB^^^...anyone could've said that all day but it didn't mean anything to these "kids" until you said it.....Sorry to hear about the loss......I know It'z tough...when a loved one of mine died...I thought about the music that they loved and made a beat sampling that and let it all out and then locked it away......It helped alot...but on a good side of things>I see you have an advanced copy of Madvillian "Rhymes like Dimes" and "Hey" are my joints from MF..Are you a fan of Madlib's?......I can Listen to Quas all day.A digger like him couldn't help but to drop some jewels...what work do you have on deck? as in artists you dropping heat for??....get back at us!

did i spark this whole battle thing ? by asking just to let me ghost a beat ? haha shit jus took off. but if the whole battle thing is a go , ima defintly put it down .

damn... my condolences go out to you and your family just.... keep your head up tho!!

as far as that sampling/not-sampling discussion, it dont make no sense to me for real! as long as its a hot beat, its a hot beat! the more creative you get with it the better, that can mean sampling, playing live instruments, or inventing new crazy ass futuristic sounds like Rockwilder on "Dirrty" or sumden!! Everybody got to just do their thang and not complain!!!!

One!

I don't understand people judging things like synth vs samples.. Synths + live instruments can add a different dimension to your music. Just Listen to people like Neptunes, Kayne, Dre, JB etc. but it's wack when your tracks sound like some generalmidi demo's like Swiss was doing (wel some of his tracks actually were lol) but still I can't front on his tracks like Tear the Roof Off, RR Anthem, Whats my Name and I get High. It just depends on how you work it.

The overanalizing thing, thats true. People don't care about how a track got put together. You can work your ass of on a drum track and then some clown uses primo's drums with a loop on top of it and even thats ok to most nowadays. I seem to judge producers by the way they drums sound/swing. That's why I like tracks by JayDee, Madlib, JB, Dre, Primo alot. Especially JayDee he's a genius when it comes to drums. but you can't get lost into the tecnical side to much. Music is all about the feeling, without that you can be as tecnical as you want but still the track ain't working..

Condolenses on your grandfather..

Oh yeah, Rockwilder is dope..You know that all the sounds in Dirty are from a Roland synth. All in one kit, nicely put next to each other in the same pitch in one midigroup..First time I heard it my jaw dropped to the floor. He's a genius for using it and turning it into a clubbanger.

Yea I agree wit jb, if the track is hot its hot. I myself prefer both cause I don't like to limit myself to just one style. Sampling has its advantages and disadvantages and so does non sampled beats, so it comes right back to what jb said, if its hot then its hot period.

RIP to blaze senior.
jb, im FEELIN what u said in ur last post, dat was pure knowledge. u should be a philosopher.lol. and to the guy that said ne can pose as jb, most of the inteligent people in here have gotten used to the real jbs writing style so u can pretty much tell when a fake tries to pose as jb. even tho all the fake jbs need to fall the fuck back!
PEACE

Waits for the contest to start. Has 5 strong beats ready.

Do you think we need to get BMI or Ascap.

Yeah I downloaded the TLC video and I just have to say what a ear to sample that.

Yo have you ever had a problem getting a sampled cleared Just Blaze.

yo son, can you send me the tlc video??? 4 real i cant find it anywhere!!!

You got AIM cause I can't send it in Email file is to large.

Yo Blaze,

Can you post like some Information on how to send N.Q.C management a beat cd.

I also would like to know if you know any other producer managers.

CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN HOW I'D BE ABLE TO SEND MY BEATS IN AN EMAIL SO I CAN WIN THIS CONTEST?

listen to my beat

by tha way i really like

capone n noreaga- people know!!!!!

listen to my beat

by tha way i really like

capone n noreaga- people know!!!!!

soundclick.com/sohan

wat up just,
yo i just wanna offer my condolences about ur grandfather. stay up man. i read ur last post just now and i hav 2 agree with everythin u said. i now understand dat being a producer is about more than havin a good ear or watever, its also about ur beliefs in why u are makin music. u seem 2 hav it pretty much covered and it is clear 2 c why u are on top of ur game. Just Blaze...I salute you.

damn, i just read this whole jawn from my Feb post. sorry bout that JB. keep pumpin that shyt. alot of informative from everyone IMO.

the contest hasnt started yet. JB hasnt said how he wants people to submit beats yet. so its pointless to try and email em or send em... cuz he hasnt set it up yet. just wait till he tells u what to do. reeeeeeeeeeeeelax.

can ne one tell me wot an APB is??

Wow...jb just dropped some serious knowledge..I, and i'm sure everyone else, appreciates you spending this time to talk w/ us. It's rare to get artist/fan interaction like this. thanks and i'm sorry to hear about your grandfather.

yo just...i have a small legal question for you...and im thinking you could help me and syl johnson (you know him...old schooler...guitar player/singer) out...its nothing involving you...but it has to do with Roc...and i dont know how else i can get in touch with them...can i email you?

I wanna know something 4rm Just. What exactly is Jay's next move. Last i heard, dude was preparing a comeback album w/ Dre. Also, i wanted 2 know if u did n e thing 4 Lloyd Banks or Jadakiss' albums. Peep a track by Banks called "Warriors". My girl loves tha carl thomas track by da way

yo blaze u ever heard of niketalk?Where you get that shirt with the boxes?u look like you a shoe head.Anyways u Rican?im 13.I make about 5 beats in an hour so i already got some ish saved i gotta by a burner soon be for my hard drive is gone.Is there any chance if my stuff is good enuff you might work a deal out?Anyways have you and kanye ben given a sample and yall did yall versions.Anyways im watchin showtime at the apollo they got the old one showin and that kurt guy(the christian guy with the single STOMP) and i see that puffy used the drums for mary j bliges love @ first sight.im also wondering if you know how to make basslines cuz i dont.Also im wondering if u ever sample from other stuff than musical records from our period(do u sample classical ever that old ish with no copyrights) or stuff on TV.Also im wondering if you ever sample from CD like go to the lubrary take a CD home and work with that,ima start hittin up the library coppin some cds burnin em and ish and use em for samples.Also im wondering about your stance on the Eminem/Benzino beef.Anyways keep doin what you doin

and yo i was wondering if ya like Pac?I got all his albums and unreleased.And sense im 13 i guess my stuff will have to be copyrighted thru my moms or friends?Also Im wondering if i can send a CD full of mp3s to get copyrighted and if itll work(compression so itll all fit) or should i just burn 80 mins of ish or do i have to copyright one song @ a time which will be a lot of money i hear people sayin if you send an album to get copyrighted if you try to release a single(which i prolly wont just askin) u cant.Thanks

YO HAS ANYONE HEARD THE SONG "45" ? SUPPOSEDLY ITS JAY Z AND RELL BUT I JUS WANNA KNO IF ITS REALLY JAY Z. IF THAT AINT JAY Z ON THAT TRACK WHO EVA THAT WAS SPIT SUM CRACC. JUST DO U KNO WHO PRODUCED DAT TRACK?
AND IS IT TRUE ERIC SERMON WAS THE TOP PAID PRODUCER OF 2003??? IF SO LONG ISLAND BRENTWOOD C.I 111 STAND UP!!!!!!!!!!!

budgie APB means all points bulletin .,.,

mr.blaze, HOW ABOUT DOING A SHOW LIKE MAKING THE BAND BUT FOR PRODUCERS. YOU CAN PICK LIKE SIX OUT OF THOUSANDS AND START YOUR OWN PRODUCTION TEAM. THAT WOULD BE CRAZY. IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I'D LIKE A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROFIT AND SOME CREATIVE CONTROL SINCE IT IS MY IDEA. THANX

----------!!!!!!!!!!!THE REAL TRUTH ON "JB" A.K.A. JUST BLAZE!!!!!!!!!----------------

I was lookin at the post and all and "JB" was postin like mad hell and he sounded legit but then i was like when would just blaze sit down at a comp and just chat; let alone have the time to chat and on top of that post his AOL email? YOU HEARD HIM SAY IN THE INTERVIEW HE HARDLY HAS TIME FOR ANYTHING!! So why would he have time to type all this crap on here??? I believe the audio clips are of Jus Blaze but i dont belive about posting part.

Do you really think Just Blaze goes under a hotmail email account? Shouldn't he be under something at rocafella.com or hiphopmusic.com. Some yall cats gonna get ripped off and this guy is foolin alot of yall. This seems like some guy who cant make a beat himself so he poses as Just Blaze and then ask guys to send him thier best beats, then he goes and uses them himself and take the credit and yall wont him from him again....If yall gonna give him ya BEST beats thats on yall, but i aint fallin for this dude.

YOU WANNA KNOW WHERE THE REAL JUST BLAZE IS??? HES MAKING BEATS, NOT ON THIS SITE!!!!

Plus most if not all major producers dont accept music that not copyrighted in the first place. Trust me yall ive seen em all. Some guy post like hes Puff, Pharrell, Timba, Dre, Quik, Kanye and people get scammed this way. Just think about it for a while and then if you send it to him.......thats on you.

Im the real Just Blaze!

No Im the REAL Just Blaze!

No im the real Just Blaze!!

Look up at those 3 post above me. I did all that. Anyone can do that so once again. JB can be me, or anyother guy in the world for that matter. OPEN YOUR EYES!!! I just dont wanna see and of yall good producers get done in by some fool.

for one ting james taylor i tink dat just is using a free account for this stuff cos he doesnt want his proper email account flooded by people like you. secondly, he said earlier on that it was an email address he checked SOMETIMES. thirdly, in the interview, he talked about the postings and dj dubb so we know that it is him (and it is, i hav a song from bleeks album wher just blaze is talkin and it is his voice) and finally, just blaze said he was a fan of jay smooths and if it was somebody pretending to be him, we wud hav heard more about it from him cos he probly checks dis board 2 c if anythin interestin has been said. like wat u just said in ur posts! im sure he will see them and respond.
One.

BUT ANYONE CAN POST UNDER THE NAME "JB"....I DO BELIEVE SOME POST ON HERE MIGHT BE OFFICIALLY JUST BLAZE HIMSELF BUT THAT BEAT CONTEST ON GOT ME ON EDGE. I DONT WANNA SEE GOOD PEOPLE GET SCAMMED.

james, most of the people on this page have gone thru the same doubt that u are going thru, but those three posts that u did are obviously fake because the real blaze doesnt WASTE time proving himself and jbs email address is NOT deejay2004. so u just blew ur own spot! if ull take note: the real jb has an AOL address not a hotmail address. if its not the real just blaze how would he kno as much as he does about his beats, samples, equipment etc... most people in here r some intelligent producers, we can tell a fake producer by the way they talk about beats etc... how do u think jsmooth managed to interview justblaze in the first? JUSTBLAZE was on the message board before the interview took place! since u've only just (this message boards been going on 4 months) posted a comment on this board, u think u kno a bit too much, therefore you should shut the fuck up and appreciate the fact that u can speak 2 jb.James taylor: u dont kno shit!! how would ne one but jb kno that his grandfather had passed?

p.s. u put a bad light on the name james taylor : the REAL james taylor was a great jazz musician!

well sed budgie.

One i told you that those 3 just blaze post I created were fake already so if you took the time to read you would have seen that, Two James Taylor didnt play Jazz, he played Contem. Guitar/ Folk Music. Three " if its not the real just blaze how would he kno as much as he does about his beats, samples, equipment etc... most people in here r some intelligent producers, we can tell a fake producer by the way they talk about beats etc... how do u think jsmooth managed to interview justblaze in the first?"...well I can tell you everything on Michael Jotdan...stats, achivements, accomplishments, detail, career-wise....so would you belive that Im Michael Jordan. Naw of course..plus Plus u'd think on Just Blaze's official site that they would have more than just one pic of him. All they got is one pic, chopped up and edited...plus it just looks so unprofessional. But go to The Neptunes site, Kanye West Site, Timbalands Site, then go to That just-blaze.net. It looks like a kid did it compared to all those other sites I mentioned. Im jus tryin to read between the lines.. And the only evidence they have that the person on there is really is a picture of Just Blaze! Wow... Anyone can get thier hands on a picture of Just Blaze....If i get you a pic of Jus Blase will u believe hes sittin next to me? I wanna see something like pics of the conversation, footage of the conversation, pics of him at the comp on the site or sumthin. This guy is as real as Big Foot. And still anyone can post under this guys name...I just dont feel comfortable with all that...U really gonna send ya stuff to him man. I just dont wanna see good producers get scammed...

just blaze doesnt hav an official site. he has his own website which he is puttin 2gether himself and it is at justblaze.net. not just-blaze.net. he even posted on the msg board askin how is it his official site and he didnt know about it. in the interviews with jay smooth, just blaze talked about posting on these boards and dj dubb and various remarks that dj dubb had sed. and it is just blaze in those interviews because you can hear him talkin on bleeks album in the song "Just Blaze, Bleek and Free".
U dont hav ur research done homie. get ur shit 2gether.

ONCE AGAIN...im not knockin the fact that some post on here are by Just Blaze. My original argument was about this Beat Contest. How do you know that that is Just Blaze hosting this contest? Does he say that in that interview?.....

wel we dont hav any details yet but wen he gives more info we will know if it is safe or not to send beats to him. its not like every1 has to send him al their best beats r anythin. if they dont believe its him r watever, den they wont send any beats. i tink they r old enuff 2 decide 4 demselves. now, no more about dis shit.
One.

Go on ahead........

james taylor is a jazz artist you fuckin prick. i got records to prove it.....james taylor quartet

JT you do have a point.........but when just blaze post he always come to the table with something valid......like when he said he was going to L.A. to do some sh*t and meet up with dre....when he came back he told us about them pushing the detox album back and then....the news came out about the same thing.....he talks about who did his jewelry and he is a video game fanatic....you are right that you can tell a real producer when he talks......but really he spoke the MPC thing....only thing that he said that threw me off was about the MPC-1000 on the plane.....but I guess if dre can rock a 3000 in a coors commerical it might be possible.....I am a busy man...but how I be on the internet you would never tell......Right now I am doing like 3 things at the same time man

budgie....that was harsh....you know how many James Taylor's it is in the music business??.......slow your roll before you curse someone out homie!

I like Just's synth beats and live instrument beats as well as his sampled beats. That's why he's the best producer out there and has made such a respected name for himself. And every type of beat he does, he brings new ideas to the game and does it the best, with true thought, creativity, and innovation. Could YOU or any other producers do a song cry, party and bullshit, a friday night, a pump it up, a tough love, a meet the parents, AND a can't let you go? Not many can do them and do them so well. If Just Blaze only did boom-bap and was stuck just in backpack land, most of us probably wouldn't know who he is. If all of you just bite off his soul sample style, I can't see that really getting you anywhere or hip hop anywhere interesting. Add something to the game, branch out, learn to play some keyboards, guitars, drums, bass, etc. The second song N.E.R.D. played on saturday night live, the end part was pretty amazing, that was some real talented, live, and original jazz fusion, earth wind and fire, mahavishnu orchestra type stuff there. Someone's gotta make the type of music for the next wave of producers in 10 years to sample anyway, so get off your lazy sampling-only asses and make some real music!

artie nice comment........I think if you are gonna be a producer be well-rounded....or you will get black-balled fast.....and that can be a good and bad thing.....depends

James Taylor: You obviously haven't read this whole thread or the others about Just and DJ Dubb, because all your arguments about this and that can be faked got shut down a long time ago. You can hear Just Blaze's voice on Memphis Bleek's album and compare it with our interview to see that it is really him, and verify my voice by comparing it with any clip from my radio show. And he has already explained several times that the e-mail address he posts here is not his main personal address, its the one he uses for the public.

As the person who runs this cite I can confirm that all the Just Blaze posts in here are real, except for the fake ones you just put in. I talk to Just all the time, and if there is a post I'm not sure is really him I always ask him about it.

You are wrong when you say that anyone can just come and put up his name, because I am able to see everyone's IP address when they post, so I would have known right away that your posts were suspicious, and verified them with Just. I watch this board closely to make sure it is not being abused, and have deleted fake posts numerous times already.

So I appreciate that you wanted to look out for people, but there's no need because this is the real JB in here.

See Whatchu Done Muthafukas done let some wack ass kids wiht no life on here like James Taylor and now jb aint even goonna answer our ?'s you shouldnt of gave this link out

In reply to someone's post:
"mr.blaze, HOW ABOUT DOING A SHOW LIKE MAKING THE BAND BUT FOR PRODUCERS. YOU CAN PICK LIKE SIX OUT OF THOUSANDS AND START YOUR OWN PRODUCTION TEAM. THAT WOULD BE CRAZY. IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I'D LIKE A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROFIT AND SOME CREATIVE CONTROL SINCE IT IS MY IDEA. THANX"

I just have to say, Just Blaze, be real careful about this contest. If you do it, do it through Rocafella's A&R or something, have a professional middle man, this is why:

It looks like people are going to send you their beats, then might later accuse you of ripping them off or stealing their ideas, especially they if they get mad because they didn't win. It's going to be like, "Oh, but Just Blaze promised me this," or, "Oh, I sent him this beat and then he used the same sample," or "His newest beats sound just like the 10 I sent him for this conetest, he's straight jackin',"
or on and on and on. Like that post about making a Making the Band type show, saying that is their idea, they would want a percentage of the profit, and creative control...yikes! Us internet fans are a little crazy, a little too hungry, a little TOO DEPENDENT on Just Blaze to get in the game, not trustworhty enough? You can help us, but do it in some way where you can't be held responsible for anything. The only way I see it could work and be safe for Just Blaze is to set it up official through Rocafella or through some professional A&R or managers to listen to all the beats or something, so it's not all on Just's shoulders. Just, you don't want to take on the legal liability yourself, believe me, these internet fools are crazy, you know it's going to be, "Just Blaze had this contest, he ripped off my beats, ideas, etc." That's why you want it to be Rocafella, or some production company, managers, A&R, whatever, so it's not "Just Blaze" that would take any heat, but the A&R, prodcution company, etc. Just set up a system, hook up these producers with a panel of judges, you shouldn't even listen to the tracks yourself, it needs to be some orderly system with professional managers and A&R, with other people judging so you don't take any flak for anything when people get upset they didn't win. These people are just looking to get there foot in the door. Look at the flak I read an article about Icedrake who made splash waterfalls saying Kanye screwed him over when they were younger trying to get in the game, you don't need headaches like that with a bunch of internet producers, Just. It should be "designed and sponsored" but not "judged" by Just Blaze.
peace

james taylor = dj dubb?

JT=DJ Dubb? Haha, yeah I was thinking that too, could be but the IPs don't match.

jaysmooth , good looks on shutting up JT! yeah i kno there is alot of james taylors in many different genres of music, but the way JT came back at me like i didnt kno what i was talkin about is unacceptable. he was talkin bout some wack folk james taylor, i was talking about an ill acid jazz james taylor. he spoke 2 me as if i got it all wrong.

IT WAS A JOKE ARTIE. A HA HA JOKE. I THINK JUST REALIZED THAT AND SO DID EVERYONE ELSE. ALTHOUGH IT IS A GREAT IDEA.

the folk james taylor actually did have sum joints tho. not wack. maybe dubb is using shawntee roseland's computer?!?! btw that making the band type show 4 producers has already been discussed and sumthin close to it might actually be happening. and no rob will not be gettin the profits! lol on another note. whoever said that about the legal aspects of the contests does have a point and i did think about it already. so thanks to him im not doing it..

NOT!! whoever wants to get in it can get in once i set up sum rules and a method. probably a dummy AIM address to IM the beats 2. and as far as me jacking.. if its a record i or my peoples dont have already (highly unlikely) then i wouldnt be able to jack now would i? i dont want ppls sample info. and as far as icedrake making splash waterfalls.. Where??? last i checked kanye was near platinum. i honestly dont think anyone cared about that.

Just,
glad you're doing the contest. I just wrote that more as a warning to participants that it'd be jacked if anyone got carried away, since people love controversy and beef, even with like hearing about the black moon thing. So people, pls behave! The icedrake thing, did I read that in XXL? Interview with icedrake, saying how he and kanye used to be good friends and produced tracks together when they were both starting out together, then kanye sent away a beat cd with 49 of their best beats, got hooked up, got deals and kept them secret from icedrake, with icedrake getting shafted, thinking no one in NY liked his beats or something and Kanye getting credit off of beats icedrake made or worked on with kanye. That could or could not be true, but the point is, let's keep this clean people!
peace

Do You Guys Not Understand That You Are Ruining This Board!
Eveveryone is arguing about things that dont even have anything to do with the reason why this board was started!
I guess thats what happends when people on here have huge mouths and has to tell everyone and their moms about this(and I do mean people on future producers forums!)
The "real just blaze" probably wont even post on here anymore beacause this has just became just an average board that everyone knows about.

Stop The Hate People.....Stop The Hate....

-TRIMSPA BABY!

WOW I ASK TO GHOST A FEW BEATS FOR JUST AND THIS WHOLE FUCKN SITE TURNS TO SHIT . CONTEST THIS , CONTEST THAT.,., WHO HAS TIME FOR BEATS WHEN THEY HAVE SOCOMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA.,

what r sum good folk james taylor joints?.... i admit i was bein a bit hasty in saying he was wack considering i havnt really peeped ne of his records, i just heard some random tunes that my friends mum was listening to...until recently i disregarded alot of music i love now, i guess i still hold some prejudice, even tho i told myself i shouldnt... jb did u change ur link from email 2 ur radiostation?? cuz that email address was like ur fingerprint, also u dont usually write in paragraphs....shit im like a detective or somthin, i think i'll shut up now...

yes u did read it in xxl. but like i said.. i dont think anyone cared.. kanyes doing his thing. ics drake is doin his. duno if theres any truth to it.. of course i heard it didnt go down like that but there are 2 sides to every story.. bottom line is.. life goes on for both of em!

JB what do you think of the productions on College Dropout??

dont kno about ne one else but if i were a top producer i wouldnt feel rite having someone else producing tracks for me to put under my name....

kanye has gone platinum. i saw an article about it on mtv. there was a big party r sumthin. wer u not there Just?

budgie me eithier , i really didnt think thier was no chance in hell of just even peepn my beats let alone let me ghosyt some joints .,., althought i know im very capable of it .,
i just wrote that as a shot in the dark , feel me ??

budgie me eithier , i really didnt think thier was no chance in hell of just even peepn my beats let alone let me ghosyt some joints .,., althought i know im very capable of it .,
i just wrote that as a shot in the dark , feel me ?? and it took on a life of its own

jb peeped my beat and gave me a NOT BAD, for which i was utterly grateful, but im much better now than i was when i made the beat, ne way you can peep me and snips on soundclick 2moro......i'll post the link then ......1

yo blaze can u check my pst from up above?

yo blze what program do i use the playlist.pls with?

Just you need to sample that Linda Clifford song "Please Darling" that shit is a hot sample. The reason i'm telling you cause I can seem to find a good part without her singing. Maybe you or some of the other people can get mot access to the Master Copy.

yo just
i got a new joint i want you, and n e body else to peep it. took me couple hours
no sampling at all
soundclick.com/sohan

p.s. sorry about ur loss

the way q-tip made that snare crack on "temp.'s rising" made chills go thru me when I 1st heard that...thanks Just!

Just is this a tape from 95 you got...for the show?....or just a whole bunch of vinyl you have of mixtapes?..I used to always be in front of the radio taping the late night shows cuz thats where i would get the real shit!

d. original(jeru) and feels so good by BN alot of ppl don't know where that is....but i do!

First off, hold your head Just...real sorry about your loss. Stay up.

Everybody needs to get their opinions straight before they start talkin all loud and shxt. A lot of cats start expressing disdain towards an idea, artist or production method and then change their tune as soon as Just Blaze says otherwise. It's cool if you're open to changing your mind, but don't be so harsh about it in the 1st place. That's all I got to say about that.

And Wise, you didn't start nothin. Things have been wild on this board since day one. The whole thing sparked off practicaly by accident...all cos DJ Dubb was makin an ass outta himself.

I guess you could say that, in some ways, we have an imposter to thank for this oppurtunity to converse with Just Blaze.

That "45" song was Jay-Z. Don't know who was singin but my 1st thought was wyclef. A Making the Band 4 producers sounds kinda hot but they'd probably all b 4rm NYC or Tri-state area.Where would they stay @ during tha show by the way?

Another thing.... Yo Just, what do u think would have happened if u stayed in Paterson & what was so bad about that town in the 1st place?

ha ha ha ha ha....Just Blaze playing "Ice Ice Baby" ha ha ha ha

yo sohan stuff is hot. er'body go check it out.

joe blow is a liar..........

what's good JB?
I just gotta say that you're one of the producers that inspired me to get heavy into producin. I haven't been doing it very long, but reading the posts above helped me on the hardware type info (cuz I predominately use software (Fruity Loops, Cool Edit, etc.))

I've been wondering, what made you decide to become a full time producer? Cuz right now I'm goin to Ohio State, tryin to do big things, but sometimes I find myself spending a lot more time making beats than studying, lol

You got some fire (me and my friends still be tryin to figure out how you came up w/ Hovi Baby, lol) keep doin ya thing man!!! 1

by the way just im not trying to come at you sideways or anything like that...

but syl (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS80311210109003281&sql=Bos8o1vjjzz9a) doesnt know how to get in touch with Roc and he doesnt want to involve lawyers in this whole thing....its a small sample clearence issue....i'd really appreciate it if you could help me...and syl out here...get at me....da@davidsbeats.com

a tape?? nah.. the station is just a few of my favoritte songs from my collection.. i got like 12,000 joints on the server. im still building a playlist as i go. so far its like 2000 songs on the playlist.. a tape... im disappointed.. >=(

i know exactly who syl is.. ive made a few beats from his records.. never put any out tho. anyway. what is the problem. just email me.

MR.BLAZE, WHAT DOES A PRODUCERS CONTRACT LOOK LIKE? IF YOU SIGNED WITH THE ROC, WILL THEY PAY YOU A SET SALARY AND ALLOW YOU TO WORK WITH WHOEVER YOU WANT? AND HOW MANY BEATS DO THEY USUALLY ASK FOR?

I NEED TO VENT YA'LL. BEING A PRODUCER (IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD), I GET VERY PISSED OFF WHEN I HEAR BEATS LIKE "WANKSTA". DOES THAT NOT SOUND LIKE IT WAS MADE ON THE SILVER CASIO AT RADIO SHACK? IT SUCKS. I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT, BUT I'M GLAD I DIDN'T, THEN AGAIN.... BUT AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO HEARS THESE TYPE OF BEATS AND GETS MAD? I'M DEFINETELY INDUSTRY STANDARD AND HEARING BEATS LIKE WANKSTA AND THE SUCK BEATS THAT BE ON MIXTAPES, IT JUST LETS ME KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT MY MUSIC WILL HAVE ON THE WORLD. DOES ANYONE ELSE FEEL WHAT I'M SAYING?

Amen Rob!.. I definatley feel what your sayin. Its seems like from me making a couple of comments half this board has turned into a battle of what style of production is good and what is wack. Im a producer that bases my sound of sampling, I never said anyone that uses keyboards was wack...(do you really think ide be posting on a just blaze site if i did??) But Rob, you just made the perfect example of what im talking about, Wanksta is the typical kind of casio sounding beat that hip hop is plagued with, thats what i was getting at...I think the bottom line is, if your gonna use instruments then learn how to play them.

if it's hot, it's hot. Fukk how it was made. Wanksta is an example of what's wrong w/ hip-hop!?! HAHA!!! You both are not seeing that hip-hop is diverse. There is nothing wrong w/ simple tracks like 'Wanksta'. The track was hot, thats all that matters. It did what it was supposed to do. Some tracks are just to get people moving and hyped (wanksta, in da club, lil jon's shit, etc..) and some tracks are to lay down a more serious atmosphere to allow for more in depth thought (full effect, song cry, krazy (makaveli)). Your opinion is your opinion, but I don't really see how you think a beat can't be hot if it's just real simple at the same time.

The song serves its purpose true, yet I'm sittin here like, THIS is what got the people movin nowadays? To each his own....

I guess what made me mad about Wanksta was the fact that this girl said that it was one of the greatest tracks EVER...I just sat there like, are you SERIOUS? Sometimes simple is better, that's true, but yo, I mean those types of statements make me cringe, nah mean?

I feel you about you cringing at a statement like that, and I feel the same way when I hear someone say "50's the greatest rapper ever"...I get a similar effect. But these people just dont' either have the depth, or have just gotten into hip-hop music. Again tho, it's all opinions. And all ^^^^ that is is my opinion. Music is music, and I love it. The fact that people have different tastes is what keeps it sort of interesting.

Yeah, No Doubt. Its all a matter of opinion But i think too many people on this site are trying to be diplomatic and come up with opinions that they think JB will respect, either that or there just spouting pure ignorance. Someone a few posts up said that people should get off there lazy arse and stop sampling??...come on man, if you think that playing instruments works for you then cool but i can just as easily say to get off your lazy arse and start digging....and then to accuse people of being closed minded AND say that just blaze would be in backpack land if all he did was sample.... all in the same sentence, is just plain dumb. The problem isnt the producers, its the fans. You cant blame a producer for making Wanksta when he knows that people will lap it up, all you can do is blame the people that go out and buy it...if people didnt buy bullshit then producers wouldnt make it.

All you have to do is watch the MTV greatest 22 rappers of all time to see what kind of opinions most people have, Nelly was higher than Chuck D, Foxy Brown was higher than Common and Lil Kim was higher than KRS...and the best rapper of all time......(3 guesses) 2Pac. Pac was inspirational and a great poet but greatest rapper of all time?...Nope.

From what I've learned is that labels like sample-free beats more cause of that whole clearance stuff. So if you can make heat with samples and without them, I think your chances of getting some beats out there is bigger with the sample-free beats.

I would have agreed with untill Kanye and Just came out, now its all about sampling again. It goes in waves as to what people have been inspired by. The late 80s and early 90s producers sampled a lot od 70s soul cause it was music they probably grew up listening to. Then late ninties people started using synths cause they propably grew up listening to mid 80s hip hop (at least listening to Neptunes, Timbaland etc. i would assume thats the kind of music that inspired them)...Nowadys youve got that next generation of people who grew up on that mid 90s sound who are bringing that back. Or it will allways go in cycles but its just important that each time the old school gets reinvented , it need to be done with a certain trwist to keep it interesting which i think is the problem at the moment, a lot of stuff just sound redundant.

Yeah tru. But if your not Kanye or Just you'll be having more trouble at the label with sampled beats than not sampled.

True, but at the end of the day, you have to do whats in your heart. I personally wouldnt do those keyboard beats cause i dont like MOST of them (im not saying there not hip hop, before anyone jumps down my throat...just my opinion!) So i do what feels works for me. If i can make a living out of it then ill be the happiest man alive, if i dont then shot happens. Most producers that have been signed, got signed by doing what worked for them, when people swicth up there style just to try and get labels to notice them, it generally wont work.

Of course. Your music has to be whats in your heart. It's just that the first beat is usually the hardest one to get out there. So if you got heat with no samples in it, it just might get picked up more easily. If we could all produce for the Rocafella this wouldn't be a problem.

I think its all about luck at the end of the day, getting the right person to hear your stuff. I think it also depends on whether the artist hears your stuff or the label. Most labels would not have fucked with Ninth Wonder but becuase Jay heard him first hand and thought he was hot he got put straight on the black album. Its about timing to, if you had put "Grindin" and "Cant stop wont stop" or "wanksta" on a beat tape for most labels in 95-96 you would have been laughed out of the offices and kicked up the street.

That's tru.

Just, I havnt had a chance to listen to the radio link but is there any chance that youll be doing a breaks session of stuff that uve used? ...I been looking for the joint u used to sample "what we do"...ide love to hear the original. Peace.

aggrrahhhh! i cant take no more! i cant just sit here and read this in silence no mo!

1)most people forget that there are a few people on here that are not just fans of Just. Some ,such as myself consider us to be freinds. Some have grown up with him, or even met him breifly, so there are people on here who can tell what "JB" is 100% geniune.

2)in my opinon James taylor is to folk what J.hendricks is to rock... in my opinon

3)send it as a mp3 file. shoot if its too difficult convert it into a wav. file....

4) Read from the beginning. you'll learn something.

5)show some respect. Just dont have to do anything he dont want to do. Trust me i know.

6)thank ya'll for letting me vent.

7) Just---- I feel for you man. Me and Mall had a very deep discussion about death the other night... my wishes to the family.

thats all thank you for comming -good night!

ne one who wants to hear a snips beat go here:

www.soundclick.com/budgie

mine'll be up soon.
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Yes Budgie, Nice 4 that. Check out the above link to hear some of my stuff. Peace.

yo whaddup just, i been diggin ur stuff ever since i heard it and that radio's bananas to hear sum of them songs again, i also wanna thatnk you for being cool enuff to actually write back to fans of your work... n e way i had a question too... if you use a drum or sample sumthin small from a vinyl do you gotta credit that or iz it jus whateva? im just tryin to get started in tha buisness an i (like everyone elese got mpc1000 questions but i guess ill save that 4 lata
ya dawg in seattle
holla!

Wanksta, in terms of it's place in hip hop, has a justifiable claim to it's legitimacy. There was nothin overtly pop or commercial about that beat. Are some of you really still trippin on this whole synth vs sampling thing? What makes one method more acceptable than the other?

And Rob, aren't you pretty much challenging JB as to why he would make a beat like Roc The Mic when you pose these sort of questions?

If JB said that he thought Wanksta was fire, a lot of you would start sayin that it was, really actually quite good.

Bottom line is it comes down to personal taste. I mean, ya in my opinion I'd rather hear some Primo heat than some Casio warmth...but that's me. And I can appreciate both.

Maybe im mistaken but rock the mic sounds like a chopped sample to me. I thinks this whole sample/synth thing should stop (even though i take responsibility for starting it)...weve all established that when there done well they can both work. Just blazed has proved this with the beats hes made. I personally dont like much keyboard stuff, other people do... opinion, simple as. Everyone needs to stop trying to have a more "open minded" view than the next man. Rob, I give you the upmost respect for speaking your mind. If you dont like it, you dont like it. People seem to be getting confused with the difference between being open minded and saying you like shit music just to be different. Im sorry but if me saying that Chingy is crap means im not being open minded then so be it.....and the same people who would say that would propbably cuss me if i said that ide just bought nora jones album.

I was actually just proving a point with that last coment but i actually did go out and buy Nora Jones album and its banging, dont sleep on it!...the gal can sing!

I'm not sayin that Roc the Mic is a casio beat, but the intended effect is quite similar. JB has done keyboard beats that are a thousand times more raw than some producers' chopped up sampled beats. But in truth, Roc the Mic is a club beat, and regardless of wether or not it's sampled, it has a distinctly similar appeal to people as a beat like Wanksta does.

And as a side note, a beat like Grindin is as raw and gutter as you can get. There is little if anything un-hip hop about it. Don't front just cos you think it took ten minutes to make, or cos you don't like how it was made. Same goes for Can't Stop, Won't Stop, or Ruff Ryders Anthem etc.

SOME FOLK GOT WHAT I SAID CONFUSED. I AIN'T INTO THIS SYNTH VS. SAMPLING THING. IF YOU MAKE GOOD MUSIC THEN FINE. BUT I WAS SAYING THAT IN MY PERSONAL OPINION "WANKSTA" WAS ONE OF THE WORST BEATS I EVER HEARD. I DON'T SAMPLE BECAUSE I WANT PEOPLE TO SAMPLE ME YEARS FROM NOW. BUT I DON'T HATE THOSE WHO DO. DO YOU!! "ROC THE MIC" DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WANKSTA TO ME. I LIKE A LOT OF SAMPLED BEATS AND A LOT OF KEYBOARD BEATS. I LOVE "2 MANY HOES" ON BLUEPRINT 2. I ALSO LOVE "GUESS WHO'S BACK". BUT A LOT OF THE TIMES IT'S JUST THE HOOK THAT SELLS ANYWAY. PEOPLE OVERLOOKED WANKSTA'S BEAT AND WERE SINGIN THE HOOK. AS A PRODUCER, I LISTEN TO THE BEAT FIRST AND IF MR.BLAZE SAID IT WAS HOT, IT WOULDN'T CHANGE MY OPINION.

4 QUESTIONS.....

IS "RUBBERBAND MAN" A SAMPLE?

WHAT DID KANYE SAMPLE FOR "GUESS WHO'S BACK"

WHAT HAPPENED TO SEVEN AURELIOUS? LAST BEAT I HEARD FROM HIM WAS FOXY BROWNS "I JUST NEED A MAN"

WHY WAS FABOULOUS FIRST SINGLE "THIS IS MY PARTY" SLEPT ON? ALTHOUGH THE BEAT SOUNDED LIKE TIMBALAND MADE IT MR.FINGAZ DID HIS THING ON THAT TRACK.

guess who's back was sampled from
the Originals

what was the Original's song called?

I want that joint on mp3 if anybody got it...hit me up on aim: jcashtr02 (that's zero-two)

yea rubberband man is a sample, i dont know the name of the song tho.

and i think read someone that 7aurelis was doin an album wit some rock n roll guy, i think the singer from creed or something weird like that... actually yea i think it was the guy from creed....

that fab song was hot, but i thought it got kinda repetitive an annoyin after hearin it a few times.

synth v samplin is a stupid argument i dont see anyone ever provin that either is more important or more essential to hip-hop. they both are good in their own ways. and if u are talkin about the neptunes and timbaland they both sample too, they just dont use parts of the song... i think its called interpolate or some shit, neptunes do that often but either way, basically like snips said if ur a producer you gotta do what works best for you and what ur into in my opinion. if u can do both thats hot. if your into one style more than do it, just make it hot.... thanks peace.

dj spinna is nice on synths......i just thought id mention that.1

I FEEL BLACKSMITH. IF YOU CAN DO BOTH THEN THATS HOT. AN INTERPOLATION IS WHEN A SONG IS SANG IN THE SAME MELODY BUT THE WORDS ARE CHANGED. LIKE DA BAND'S SONG WITH WYCLEF. IT HAS AN INTERPOLATION OF ANNIE.
1 MORE QUESTION...
"WE GON MAKE IT" IS SAMPLED FROM WHAT?

I got a concern man...

Bout 5 months ago, I let some of my people from my hometown listen to one of my beats...I just got off the phone, and these cats done rapped over it and everything, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!!! I guess w/out a copyright, I'm just gripin right now, but these supposed to be cats I grew up with...if all it takes is 1 hit, and that's the one hit that jumps off their career, I'm stuck in the cold man...I don't know what to do...

I don't know what anybody can say or suggest that would help me, but I'm sittin here PISSED right now...

We Gone Make it was sampled off of Samuel Johnathan Johnson's "My Music"

I got it on mp3 if you want it

Wise, did u know that the Originals were also sampled on the Disturbing The Peace album Golden Grain? The song is called "Can't Be Stopped" and it's sampled from "Exodus". Very nice track, forgot who produced it, tho.

Wise, did u know that the Originals were also sampled on the Disturbing The Peace album Golden Grain? The song is called "Can't Be Stopped" and it's sampled from "Exodus". Very nice track, forgot who produced it, tho.

Wise, did u know that the Originals were also sampled on the Disturbing The Peace album Golden Grain? The song is called "Can't Be Stopped" and it's sampled from "Exodus". Very nice track, forgot who produced it, tho.

Sorry 'bout the loss, Just. Both my grandmas passed within a week of each other last year, so I know what u goin thru. On the upper tempo, tho, I did choose a sampler. It's not a real flashy or anything, but it'll serve its purpose. It's a GeminiPS676IMixer/Sampler-
One-S>K>

Sorry 'bout the loss, Just. Both my grandmas passed within a week of each other last year, so I know what u goin thru. On the upper tempo, tho, I did choose a sampler. It's not a real flashy or anything, but it'll serve its purpose. It's a GeminiPS676IMixer/Sampler-
One-S>K>

Scott Storch produced that Knoc-Turn'al track
"The Way I Am" with the Just Blaze glissando (or rise) effect in it. I thought it was a Just beat when I first heard it. Don't biters just piss you off?

Scott Storch produced that Knoc-Turn'al track
"The Way I Am" with the Just Blaze glissando (or rise) effect in it. I thought it was a Just beat when I first heard it. Don't biters just piss you off?

gotta admit ..that "rise noise" was straight bitin blaze ..the beat in itself, on the other hand, was defintely now. the beat had more of a dre sound to it, storch bein part of dre's production team at one point or another

Yeah, the beat was on some Dre shit.

Yo JB

Who got you to wanting to start producing. What was your first beat machine.

> Bout 5 months ago, I let some of my people from my hometown listen to one of my beats...I just got off the phone, and these cats done rapped over it and everything, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!!!
...I don't know what to do...

You might have 2 take an L on that one. Unless the song really blows up big it's probably not going to be worth your time and money in legal fees litigating for your fair share of any songwriter royalties and for your producer points.

Lesson for future beat-shopping efforts though is make sure you throw a vocal hook all over your tracks in such a way that cats can't just dump your beat into pro-tools and make their own songs without you off your work. Even that might not protect you fully, but at least it'll make it harder for them to jack your sh!t.

props for the info ian

bottom line: D.T.A.

yo how did they jack youe beat? did you send them a copy? and why not get it copywrited now. if you have a copy of the original then do so. i would like that mp3

I had let my dude hear a beat I had just made w/ Direct Connect on AIM. he told one of the dudes in the group that I made beats, he IMs me, and I send him a few of my joints on Direct Connect to (includin the song I'm referring to) he asked how much I'd charge to get the beats, I said they're not for sell right now. He say coo, let me know if you change your mind, and low and behold, 5 months later, they used that joint

what's your aim s/n?

yo cashtro could you send me that "My music" joint that alchemist used 4 "we gon make it". ill trade 4 somthin if u want, i gotta lotta old tunes.... hola bak

ian , how long ago was that??

Wise, Check the link Budgie posted if you wanna hear some of my stuff. Any opinions/constructive critisism would be appreciated. Peace.

Yo, Just Did U Have Time To Check Out That Shit From Me On www.easyminded.com ( The Verse On Joe's Pump It Up )?? ( AND THAT DUDE THAT ANSWERS POSTS WHO PRETENDS TO BE BE JUST...KNOCK IT OFF, I CAN SEE ON YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT THAT YOU LYIN', DUMB @$$ justblaze.radio OR WHATEVER...., STOP THAT ISH!! )

hey son, dat is just. sumtimes he puts a link to his radio website instead of his e-mail address.

For all those who think it's jay-z on that joint called "45" it aint man.

There was a 12" single released of it about 8/9 months ago, the info on the 12" are as follows:

Thug City f/ Noes - .45
1/ .45 (main version)
2/ .45 (tv)
3/ .45 (acapella)
4/ .45 (clean)
5/ .45 (clean tv track)
6/ .45 (mix tape version)

also, for the posters asking about 7aurelis, i know he did some remixes on pac's better dayz. i believe he is a part of or at least involved alot with the murda inc camp. he did joints for ja rule.