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Hip Hop has long had a specific stigma attached to it.

Whether it’s the masses’ misinterpretation that it’s all self-promoting arrogant rhymes over simple sampled beats or chart-fodder for people who can’t operate an auto-tune unit, it has been misunderstood for a long time.

But now Hip Hop has well and truly grown up in the eyes of the mainstream… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s come to a close – our lowriders are ready and our blocks shall be rocked!

In day 7 of the G Funk 7 day song tutorial, we explore mixing and mastering the genre, as well as playing the final finished song!

Click here for day 7.

So we’re nearing the end of our journey to the centre of Compton!

Day 6 of the G Funk 7 day song tutorial brings us some knowledge about notes and some advice on arrangement!

Click here for day 6!

No whistles, but we’ve got bells!   Today it’s all about sampled sounds for the G Funk tutorial.

Get your NN-XT on and learn how to chuck in cellos, piano and a big bell.

Click here for day 5 of the G Funk 7 day song tutorial!

It’s time for those extra sounds that make all the difference in day 4 of the G Funk 7 day song!

Get learning about blips, hits and my personal favourite – some vocoder fun!

Click here for day 4

It’s time to put some higher pitched stuff on top of our beat in today’s episodes of the G Funk 7 day song!

Get seriously gangstuh’d up with a painful whirly lead, then chill to some massive, lush sounds for the second part!

Click here for day 3 of the 7 day song on G Funk!