
Focus... on hip-hop production: building a beat from scratch
Waves AudioSaved in 11 people's production playlists, 2018–2022
995K views · 8 years ago · masterclass
Producer Focus... (Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem) builds a beat live and talks through manipulating drum samples, turning a feeling into music, playing drums as a kit rather than one part at a time, and making room for the vocal.
Nearly two hours with a top hip-hop producer explaining his thinking calmly and in detail, with as much on composition and feel as on technique.