Ignore the unnecessarily showy Hollywood-sequel-like title to this post, for this my friends is all about the beats. The music that draws you into tracks, the sample diggers, the finder of dope kicks, snares, hats and all that good ish.
Difficult to believe these days as producers are ubiquitous and in most cases bigger than the rappers they lace their tracks with but they weren't always treated like the stars they are now.
These are my top ten of all time producers and for those that don't know I've included a few of their finest moments of work.
1. Premo (who else?): NY state of mind - Nas, Boom - Royce da 5'9, Come clean - Jeru
2. Diamond D: Punks jump up to get beat down - Brand Nubian, Soul Clap - Showbiz and AG, Funky Technician - Lord Finesse and Mike Smooth
3. Pete Rock: T.R.O.Y. - Pete Rock and CL Smooth, The world is yours - Nas, Shut em down (RMX) - Public Enemy
4. Large Professor: Live at the BBQ - Main Source, Halftime and It ain't hard to tell - Nas
5. RZA: Nearly every single Wu-tang joint ever!!
6. Marley Marl: Psycho - LOTUG, Eric B is president - Eric B and Rakim, Ain't no half steppin' - BDK
7. DJ Muggs: How I could just kill a man and I ain't going out like that - Cypress Hill, Tear this motherfucker up - Ice Cube
8. Prince Paul: The Gas Face - 3rd Bass, ALL of 3 feet high and rising - De La Soul
9. Mark the 45 King: The 900 number - Mark the 45 King, Stan - Eminem, Evil that men do - Queen Latifah
10. The Bomb Squad: Every Public Enemy album up to Greatest Misses! (Wall of noise!!!)
Being a top ten means I have to leave out a ton of producers that I love, in no particular order: Madlib, 9th Wonder, Doom, Dr Dre, J Dilla, Cut Chemist and Numark, El P, Rick Rubin, The Dust Brothers, Timbaland (pre Justin Trousersnake), DJ Shadow, RJD2, Baby J, Juttla, The P Brothers, Blockhead, etc, etc, etc....
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