2012年10月25日星期四

Top 3 Hip-Hop Producers

Black Dre Beats, When it comes to hip-hop production there are a few names that will most likely will come up in any conversation on this topic. Black Dre Beats Although there are thousands of hip-hop producers out there, there are a few that shine out like stars in a black sky. This article will take a look at some of the most well known and accomplished hip-hop producers out today.

Timabaland - This Virginia native began to make a real big name for himself as a music producer in the late 90\'s. He really made a Black Dre Beats name for himself by producing chart topping tracks for three main artists - Missy Elliott, Aaliyah and Ginuine. He then began producing tracks for some of the industries hottest rappers such as Jay-Z, Nas, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg. What makes Timbaland unique is his very distinctive sound. When a Timbaland track comes on, you know it. In the past few years he has took his style of beat making to enhance the careers of many Black Dre Beats artist outside of the hip-hop genre such as Justin Timberlake, Bjork, Ashlee Simpson and Nelly Furtado. To this day Timbaland is one of the industries most sought after producers.

Kanye West - Kanye is definitely one of the top hip-hop producers out there right now. Kanye who was raised on the south side of Chicago began making beats at a very young age. He was known in Chicago for working with local artist for years until he decided to move to New York with a catalog of beats and a passion to succeed. His big break came in 2001 when he was hired by super star rapper Jay-Z to produce some tracks for his up coming album \"The Blueprint\", which sold over 400,000 copies in it\'s first week. After that success, Kanye began working with many big named artist such as Brandy, Jamie Foxx and Ludacris. Kanye is known for taking old school samples and turning them into monster hits.

Dr. Dre - Dr. Dre may be hip-hop\'s most recognized and accomplished producers of them all. Dre is another one of those talented producers with his own sound. His sound is probably one of the most imitated but never duplicated one\'s in the music producing world. Dre, who began getting his much do attention in the late 80\'s by producing tracks for gangsta rap group N.W.A. . That was just the beginning of his untouchable career. Since the late 80\'s, Dre has been the mastermind behind tons of hits from artist such as Eminem, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Eve and Jay-Z just to name a few. Dre continues to produce hip-hop classic\'s to this very day.

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