The Importance of the Hip Hop Producer

When is the last time you went out and bought a rap cd that was straight a Capella or somebody rhyming over a hand clap and NOTHING else??? Don't worry, I will wait. Anybody that knows anything at all about Hip Hop as a music or a culture understands that the driving force is the the music. The beat, to be more specific the Hip Hop beat. Before there were people calling themselves producer or beat maker the DJ was the person responsible solely for providing the music for the emcee to spit over. So important is the DJ that back in the day they got the most credit because without them the emcee was just talking to hear him/herself talk. This is not intended to belittle the contribution of the emcee but rather to shine light on the art of making hip hop instrumentals. Let's be honest if it were not for people like 9th Wonder, Just Blaze and Timbaland would the world know of Aaliyah, Little Brother or Keisha Cole (think of her first single produced by Kanye West). Well let me be honest the answer is probably yes, but it would have taken a little longer and would have been slightly less effective. How many times have DJ's put a new song by a previously unknown artist into their mix show or on a mixtape and we watch the lucky person's career blossom before our very eyes? I say all that to say this, rappers and singers, the producer/DJ is extremely integral to your success! Therefore, it is in your best interest to value the work that they do and pay for their services because to be honest there are more of them(producers) than there are of you. Much success to you and your music.

1ne tha Producer
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