A Book for Beatmakers

I just couldn't find a good book that studies the art of making hip-hop beats until I found "Making Beats - the art of sample based hip-hop" by Joseph G Schloss.

The chapters cover crate digging, ethics, style and composition as well covering some of the history. For anyone who wants to discover more about beat making, you should get this.

Next five favourite hip-hop tunes

6. Bring It On - Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt

7. Can't Knock The Hustle - Jay Z, Beyonce and The Illadelphonics - Live@RCMH (b-side)

8. Check The Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory

9. Diamonds from Sierra Leone - Kanye West - Late Registration

10. Don't Believe The Hype - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions.........

The next five tomorrow

Sunday Sunday

Ok here's the deal - I am trying to pick out my favourite jawns for a Hip-Hop playlist - here's the first 5 in alpha order

1. Atonement - The Roots Game Theory

2. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

3. Bagpipes from Baghdad - Eminem - Relapse

4. Beyond Comprehension - Gang Starr - Step In The Arena

5. Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels.....

Also heard that The Roots new album - How I Got Over is out on June 8th according to Questlove's Twitter