busted up laughin when he said, "thats straight therapy for me", gotta feel him on that, nothin better than being by yourself in a room full of sounds aranging them how u want and hearin it come along into something
J Dilla, ALC, Madlib, DOOM, Lord Finesse, DJ Muggs, RZA.... all dope ass producers that us samples... hip hop is it's purest when it's over a sampled beat. it gives it that soul
I wanna see that session with Nas on Book of Rhymes. If Nas actually bought a book, and if ALchemist was laughing when Nas kept stopping and getting mad at the lyrics.
That's exactly what I say, it does take a lot of talent to make a dope beat from scratch, but it also takes a lot of talent to find a sample, chop it correctly, get drums to fit, and so on.... One Love....
THATS HARD WORK...HOURS OF SOUND STUDY.....ALL RESPECT DUE TO THE BEAT MAKERS......PIONEER EMCEE RC...FLOWIN NON STOP TO THESE BEASTY BEATS....ALCHEMIST ONE OF THE BEST......
Brings me back to the summer nights of 08 riding through East Baltimore coming from my brothers house smoking a an L..... Just riding, bumpin my new shit!
Exactly! The concept behind how he creates you'd never imagine how he came to the end result. You'd actually have to appreciate the art of hip-hop to understand it.
DjEM420 It's called "sampling". It's an art form, not plagiarism. Unless you just blatantly loop something without putting your own individual artistic spin on it (e.g. Puff Daddy).
I grew up listening to these guys. They were the hottest beat makers when we were in high school. I love that last beat man. Very nice before it got cut off
You make an important point there sir. One of the first I've seen for a long while! It's all too easy to make songs with samples because it increases the chances of a technique called 'Serendipity' or a 'Happy Accident'. Where by an unintentional creative solution develops. Often revealing something you'd never think of doing yourself. The trouble is, it limits not only the sound of the song throughout, but also the control you have to shape the track. Genre often dictates this short-cut.
@okaydad true talk bro! Carry out the legacy in the form of "hip hop" it is because of hip hop i started listening and predicating old song for the 70's .....
Alchemist is one of the best Producers from up North they made a whole radio channel off his beats on GTA ChinaTown Wars. Homie is Dope has a real tight NY sound.
I def think so..I was saying that according to used pricing, where the difference in price between them is slim...If new, than yea the price diff is significant..mpc has: bigger screen, better trim mode, more dedicated buttons, better pads (my opinion), more pads, plus the JJOS, q link faders..basically too many upgrades over the 5 to list
Love that ending... been listening to Stop Fronting for years. Was surprised how fast I recognized it... totally forgot the name. And they say that instrumental music can't be identified. People just don't get it.
@KebbyTheProphet it was so good i love spitta. perfect music to just kick it too and smoke some lol. smoke break is my favorite off that tape. the video for it is genius.
I think it's just that Em maybe just doesn't connect his flow with Alchemist's style. Nothing wrong with that, doesn't mean anything negative about either one of them, they're a both great.
also got an mpd but mpcs have better sound quality... and you also get the crunch in the drums that makes the song more hypefull...mpcs also are greater because it s even easier to make a beat than with the pc where you have to learn aaall these programm features...
this sample came from the great Barry White. Alchemist chopped it up perfectly and made a classic called- Key to the city. Sean P used the track on his song called -This is us.
@MurderToCassette I feel like some people sample and it adds to their musical ability and actually grow from the experience, for other it limit's their vision. It's usually easy to tell though when someone finds a sample and tries and make a good beat and someone who manipulates the sample until it becomes their own, much like in this video.
@JohneySoQlose I feel you for sure, but to me the trick is finding the fine line between too simple to the point that it's boring and too complex to the point that it can't be spit on. A good beat is one that can be spit on, but can also be enjoyed as an instrumental without getting boring if that makes any sense.
Could someone do me a big favor and tell me what he means when he says "right here i pick up the dpm and that bumps it from 64 to 81"?? Is that done on the MPC? Whatever that was it was magic
DJ Premier and The Alchemist are my favorite producers. Hi Tek is up there too, Reflection Eternal gets better with every listen. Then there's Khrysis (who a lot of people don't know about), 9th Wonder, Kanye, Kut Masts Kurt, Sid Roams, Sha Money Xl, Pete Rock, DJ Lethal, ....i could go on...
busted up laughin when he said, "thats straight therapy for me", gotta feel him on that, nothin better than being by yourself in a room full of sounds aranging them how u want and hearin it come along into something
This is a man who shows passion in what he does.....
This studio sessions are fucking inspiring! Dope as fuck.
ALC is known WORLDWIDE. definitely not underrated. been crushing the music scene since the 90's
Under appreciated is a better term
@@SJ-su1ki 💯
J Dilla, ALC, Madlib, DOOM, Lord Finesse, DJ Muggs, RZA.... all dope ass producers that us samples... hip hop is it's purest when it's over a sampled beat. it gives it that soul
YES!!!!!💯....I Am A Sample Connoisseur to The 1000 Power 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾😎 Sample Based Boom Bap Beats✊🏾
12 years later and nothing's changed this music is timeless
Nujabes
feelin that last beat!
One of the best beats (and songs) I've heard, hella smooth even it's that simple. Alchemist is genius
alchemist is a sick producer man, loved "hold you" when it came out, rocked the clubs for years.........:-)
One of my favorite beats
He’s still using that MPC today. Crazy.
yeppppppppppppppppppppppp
What MPC is it?
Cut mpc 2500
Erman YILDIRIM thanks man, I’m trying to get into making beats. Where do I start?
@@vision1616 download a DAW and a bunch of samples and play around, also watch some vids on music theory aha
My favorite producers: Havoc of Mobb Deep, DJ Premier, Alchemist and Easy Mo Bee.
I like Scott Storch, Timbaland and Warren G with these cats.
It's funny how I don't understand anything they're doing but after it's finished it's amazing. Like witch niggaz lol.
Gotta add 9th Wonder to that dope list!
what about madlib tho?
What about Ron Ron or Dj mustard
Alchemist be cooking up 🔥 a chemistry for your ears!! I love Music
I wanna see that session with Nas on Book of Rhymes. If Nas actually bought a book, and if ALchemist was laughing when Nas kept stopping and getting mad at the lyrics.
hahahah seriously, for me that' pretty much all I think about, the rapper and the producer during the session
who’s here because The Alchemist is having an amazing 2020
And 2021
Bro just gettin better n better
Alc’s work ages like fine wine
and 2022
Rome streetz x alchemist 2022 🥶
That's exactly what I say, it does take a lot of talent to make a dope beat from scratch, but it also takes a lot of talent to find a sample, chop it correctly, get drums to fit, and so on....
One Love....
Of Course 💯
One of the best beats ever made !!!
Most under-rated producer of all time. Pure genius
Probably the BEST producer today! Al, you are great!
This is one of my favorite all time beats. This video is breathtaking.
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He’s been killing it for so long he’s damn near the greatest
Without a doubt, one of THE GREATEST and one of my many favorite hip hop producers ever. Long live The Alchemist!!! ✊🏼💯💪🏼🔥🐐👑🏆🙌🏼
this has come to be my favorite form of beats man, hearing classics, but in a new way that is different is perfect for me
My favourite all time hip hop beat maker no question!!!
AL AL AL ALCHEMIST
that beat is the shit, i remember bumpin that all day when it first came out
THATS HARD WORK...HOURS OF SOUND STUDY.....ALL RESPECT DUE TO THE BEAT MAKERS......PIONEER EMCEE RC...FLOWIN NON STOP TO THESE BEASTY BEATS....ALCHEMIST ONE OF THE BEST......
Brings me back to the summer nights of 08 riding through East Baltimore coming from my brothers house smoking a an L..... Just riding, bumpin my new shit!
you are watching art being made from scratch...who the fuck is disliking this?
Exactly! The concept behind how he creates you'd never imagine how he came to the end result. You'd actually have to appreciate the art of hip-hop to understand it.
andre caldwell i love alchemist but we all know he gets his end result...stealing.
DjEM420 i think if we gotta look at the overall not much is done in music without some kind of theft. Not 2 say that should b one goal but it happens.
andre caldwell You said that backwards. You have to understand it to appreciate it.
DjEM420 It's called "sampling". It's an art form, not plagiarism. Unless you just blatantly loop something without putting your own individual artistic spin on it (e.g. Puff Daddy).
one of my favorite producers of all time..
I grew up listening to these guys. They were the hottest beat makers when we were in high school. I love that last beat man. Very nice before it got cut off
Stop Fronting
@@f3rfra sure youngster, go listen to your soldier boy album.... "Yoooooou"
Such an amazing producer. One of the legends for sure.
You make an important point there sir. One of the first I've seen for a long while! It's all too easy to make songs with samples because it increases the chances of a technique called 'Serendipity' or a 'Happy Accident'. Where by an unintentional creative solution develops. Often revealing something you'd never think of doing yourself.
The trouble is, it limits not only the sound of the song throughout, but also the control you have to shape the track. Genre often dictates this short-cut.
This is so smooth!
years later keep bangin this, peace and good fortune from the originbal big smoke bac son
Maybe the most underrated rap producer in the game right now. Very talented !
1:54 - Stop Frontin', by Prodigy.
So Ill b , Alchemist you definitely inspire man keep up the dope work you do peace!
"the alchemist" BEST RAPPER OR PRODUCER NAME IVE EVER HEARD STRAIGHT GENIUS!!
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One of My all time favourite alchemist works
Amazing technique. The MPC is a great tool, it takes skills to master it.
More vids pls! I would like to see how terry feat action bronson was produced! Another timeless banger!
straight therapy listening to your music alan, peace from ireland do a show here sometime
my favourite producer hes so gnarly
Pioneer at its finest👌🏻
had a chance to meet him in holiday inn hawthorne L.A i was touring L.A from guatemala and was already a big fan...Hes a real good person...
great to see an artist at work.
i was thinking tha same thang alchemist is the truth forreal i like all his beats straight up..........
Alc in my top 5 producers he madd nice
Alchemist New York 2009 classic that NY Beat East Coast 🗽🏙
The beat is bangin' its got some serious soul in it..Heart of city shit. Word!
my fav producer
@okaydad true talk bro! Carry out the legacy in the form of "hip hop" it is because of hip hop i started listening and predicating old song for the 70's .....
Very dope. I saw the hold you down Beatmaking too. Very impressive 👍🏽👍🏽
Genius at work in the lab “ it’s straight therapy- the alchemist
Alchemist is one of the best Producers from up North they made a whole radio channel off his beats on GTA ChinaTown Wars. Homie is Dope has a real tight NY sound.
I def think so..I was saying that according to used pricing, where the difference in price between them is slim...If new, than yea the price diff is significant..mpc has: bigger screen, better trim mode, more dedicated buttons, better pads (my opinion), more pads, plus the JJOS, q link faders..basically too many upgrades over the 5 to list
its cool how he kinda goes into the variations that come up when making a single beat.
@mrdestiny2011 yea he is. he really doesnt hit it as mainstream as other producers but he has made classic beats you dont get tired of. he is hip hop.
i like how you explain it , so true
nice bluudclott set up .. salute Alchemist
ALCHEMIST IS ONE OF THE BEST!
Love that ending... been listening to Stop Fronting for years. Was surprised how fast I recognized it... totally forgot the name. And they say that instrumental music can't be identified. People just don't get it.
My favs of all time ...Primo ....Alchemist...Erick Sermon...EZ ELPEE....Pete rock..no order
ALC! my favorite producer peace.
i could watch this cat make beats all day. the genius right here!
One of the top 20 rap producers of all time!!!!
He's got some magic going on there! DOPE DOPE DOPE!
@KebbyTheProphet it was so good i love spitta. perfect music to just kick it too and smoke some lol. smoke break is my favorite off that tape. the video for it is genius.
Dope as always
AL is a str8 up BEAST!
@JaysLit1 wouldnt let me link but its got the same chord progression and samples from "Chase the Clouds Away" ft Evidence, an ALC beat.
Can someone explain to me why The Alchemist dj for Eminem live but Em never used a beat from him. What.The.Fuck. the dude is straight fire!!
I think it's just that Em maybe just doesn't connect his flow with Alchemist's style. Nothing wrong with that, doesn't mean anything negative about either one of them, they're a both great.
My thoughts since 2009
He has one or two but I agree not enough
Chemical warfare >:3
Because M&M isn’t good enough to rhyme on an alc beat
I got those Genelec Studio Monitors that he's using. Amazing pair of speakers. 8040a
great music man
also got an mpd but mpcs have better sound quality...
and you also get the crunch in the drums that makes the song more hypefull...mpcs also are greater because it s even easier to make a beat than with the pc where you have to learn aaall these programm features...
Last beat is: Prodigy - Stop Frontin'
@JohneySoQlose I completely agree with you on that, the best beats, are the simple ones, the best hooks are also the simplest ones.
love his set up man simple gets the job done at the same time ya know?
this sample came from the great Barry White. Alchemist chopped it up perfectly and made a classic called- Key to the city. Sean P used the track on his song called -This is us.
1st.. "keys to the city"
2nd.. " Stop Fronting " by Prodigy
@MurderToCassette I feel like some people sample and it adds to their musical ability and actually grow from the experience, for other it limit's their vision. It's usually easy to tell though when someone finds a sample and tries and make a good beat and someone who manipulates the sample until it becomes their own, much like in this video.
all i gotta say is FIREEEEEE, amazing famz!
Alchemist is king hands down.
crazy patient. Alchemist knows what hes doing mane
alcha is siccckkkkk fkk I missed him at pay dues wayy back ..
Whats the instrumental thats being played as the video's ending, it sounded HOT
I think people use the word underrated too much. He is widely respected as one of the best to ever do it, so I think he's rated where he should be.
alchemist is one of the best to ever do it
this is ART!!
The Alchemist one of the best producer
@JohneySoQlose I feel you for sure, but to me the trick is finding the fine line between too simple to the point that it's boring and too complex to the point that it can't be spit on. A good beat is one that can be spit on, but can also be enjoyed as an instrumental without getting boring if that makes any sense.
thanks for the insight ......
ALC is definitely a legend !!!
Dope enough said!
woooooooooo awesome how much cost set like his?? without speakers comp ??
Could someone do me a big favor and tell me what he means when he says "right here i pick up the dpm and that bumps it from 64 to 81"?? Is that done on the MPC? Whatever that was it was magic
Thank you so much erthdirt1 for mentioning Havoc! lotta cats dont even know havoc made all of he and prodigys beats!!
DJ Premier and The Alchemist are my favorite producers. Hi Tek is up there too, Reflection Eternal gets better with every listen. Then there's Khrysis (who a lot of people don't know about), 9th Wonder, Kanye, Kut Masts Kurt, Sid Roams, Sha Money Xl, Pete Rock, DJ Lethal, ....i could go on...
"thats straight therapy for me"
genius at work
@tearz87
He sampled Barry White's "Never, Never gonna give you up"..it's the same song Black Moon sampled when they made "I got cha open" remix