Beat Talk: K.W. the Artisan Interview

Check out our exclusive, one on one interview with young rising indie hip hop recording artist K.W. The Artisan.  In this interview with The Beat Yard he talks about new mixtape Paradise Phone Home, favorite producers, who he would like to collaborate with and more!  Read all about it below.  

The Beat Yard:  What's going on K.W. the Artisan?

K.W. The Artisan:  Nothing much. Everything is everything. I can't complain.

The Beat Yard:  You have a mixtape out right now, Paradise Phone Home, could you tell the readers a little something about the mixtape?

K.W. The Artisan:  The mixtape is dope!  It tells story about the path to paradise and what paradise really is.  It contains skits from an anime called "Wolf's Rain." I have a few features, a bunch of bars and even a few songs for the ladies.  There's something for everybody on this one.

The Beat Yard:  What type of beats can be found on this project?

K.W. The Artisan:  There's a couple of 90's beats, a few familiar samples, and some original beats.

The Beat Yard:  Who are your favorite producers / beatmakers?

K.W. The Artisan:  Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Timbaland, Organized Noise, DJ Quik, No I.D., Pharrell, Pete Rock, DJ Premier just to name a few.

The Beat Yard:  Do you producer or make any beats yourself?  If so what do you use?

K.W. The Artisan:  I am just getting into it. I just bought a keyboard from my homie and I'm going to try Garage Band until I get good enough to buy a program.

The Beat Yard:  What producers / beatmakers would you like to work with in the future?

K.W. The Artisan:  Any of the producers listed above. A J. Cole and Big K.R.I.T. collaboration would be dope.

The Beat Yard:  Are you picky about beats or are you the type of artist that can pretty much ride any type of beat?

K.W. The Artisan:  I'm not that picky at all. I listen to a wide range of music so as long as I like it, I can pretty much rap over it.

ABOUT COLLABORATING WITH K.W. THE ARTISAN

I am actually. I'm just looking to collaborate with other artists in general. My email is kwtheartisan@gmail.com. My instagram and twitter is @kwtheartisan. My website is www.higherupsuniversity.com

Beat Talk: Shys Debiocci

Current South East Hip Hop Magazine featured artist Shys Debiocci sits down and talks with us here at THE BEAT YARD about his forthcoming projects, the types of beats that bring out the best in him and more!  See what this young gifted artist has to say in this in depth one on one interview below.

The Beat Yard:  What's up Shys Debiocci?  

Shys Debiocci:  Hard work and my eye lids.  lol.  Real talk.

The Beat Yard: You have two hot singles out right now....  "Twerk" and "My City" how would you describe the beats on those two singles?

Shys Debiocci:  The beat on "My City" is like a guddah street banger.  Like when you hear it, it makes you wanna get live (turn up).  Make you wanna shake yo dreads, yo head, whatever street hyper.  Twerk is what it is a "Booty Shaking", sweat it out beat.  It's no way you can hear that beat and not wanna dance.  I swear you got fellas feeling it.  I know some dudes that came up with a dance with some females, and it's a player dance I didn't even know it could be converted, but you gotta see it.  They are not dancing nowhere close to a female, it's just how fellas kill the beat.

The Beat Yard: What type of beats bring out the best in you as an artist?

Shys Debiocci:  I mean of course I can get off on any beat, but I like those beats like Meek Mills, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross, Dipset.  They got Jada and DMX type beats, ether type beats.  Them hard joints!  I murda them beats real talk.

The Beat Yard:   Who are some of the producers you've worked with so far?

Shys Debiocci:  As of now just one producer and that's Baby Breeze Productions.  He's a guerrilla with the beats.... true story! 

The Beat Yard:  Who are some producers you would like to work with in the future?

Shys Debiocci:  Some producers I would like to work with, Dr. Dre, Mannie Fresh, The Runnas, Cool and Dre, Swizz Beats, Kanye and many more.

(Cool & Dre)

The Beat Yard:  What are 4 of your favorite beats / instrumentals?

Shys Debiocci:  4 of my favorite instrumentals are Nas "Ether", that's a MONSTA beat.  Umm Jay-Z "Dynasty" intro beat.  Jay-Z's "Renegade" beat is retarded, and Lil' Wayne intro freestyle on The Carter 2 is sick!

The Beat Yard:  How can beatmakers/ producers go about getting in touch with you for submitting beats?

Shys Debiocci:  To submit beats you can e-mail me Shysmoney@gmail.com

and of course you can hit me on my facebook SHYS DEBIOCCI and Instagram SHYS DEBIOCCI.

The Beat Yard:  Do you buy beats from up and coming producers?

Shys Debiocci:  I would support up and coming producers, but what they have to realize is I had to pass out songs and sell CDs for $3-$5 to get known.  You can't come out with outrageous prices and you don't have the rank yet, you gotta build.  Sometimes you gotta build friendships.  Give 1 or 2 beats and gain forever loyal-ness.  It'll come back to you sometimes you gotta get your name out there 1st.  Giving me a beat, you become known because of my fan base and deals I got lined up, and shout out my people every interview.

The Beat Yard:  Do you have a process for selecting beats?

Shys Debiocci:  Do I have a process for selecting beats?  I mean, not really.  I sometimes get one made to an idea I already gave in mind, or just listening to the beats and seeing what catches my ears.  I write stuff in my head, just listening to a beat, and it depends in my mood if I feel beastly, I get a gudda go hard beat.  If I'm laid back that's what I look for.

The Beat Yard: Is there anything else you would like to plug or mention in this interview?

Shys Debiocci:  Look out for the movie I co star and direct "The Cougar Story".  I'm still touring, but if you wanna book me hit my e-mail or inbox.  My book is close to being published "2 Ways 2 Hustle", and I gave marketing and distribution deal that will put my music everywhere so be on the look out for that.  Thanks to my supporters and fans.  Let's go!  I #GoLive

GET MORE INFORMATION ON SHYS DEBIOCCI HERE AT THIS LINK

http://livepresskits.blogspot.com/2014/08/shys-debiocci-epk.html

Beat Talk: Some Kosher Yuppy (The Reason Behind the Rebel!)

The Beat Yard:  How Are you doing Some Kosher Yuppy?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  I'm doing good… 

The Beat Yard:  What projects are you working on or promoting right now?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  I'm currently working on my 3rd Ep titled No Days Off…I just recently released The Rebel's Reason and you can find that on my website thatyuppyguy.com

The Beat Yard:  What Beatmakers/Producers did you work with on these Projects? 

Some Kosher Yuppy:  On The Rebel's Reason I worked with a producer from San Francisco, CA by the name of Nickolas Hugh, I worked with Chris Calor and Chris Calor actually produced a few records for No Days Off too… I only worked with like 4 or 5 different beatmakers/producers on No Days Off… Guys like Chris Calor, Chemist, ADOT the God, Kountdown & Big Cat…

The Beat Yard:  What type of beats bring out the best in Some Kosher Yuppy?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  Any track that makes me feel something honestly… It may be a Sound, a drum pattern,  or a way I may hear how I can use my voice as an instrument that draws me to a  beat.  When the drums are dope and the sounds are fresh it feels organic then I add my thoughts… West Coast and South tracks usually do it for me…

The Beat Yard:  Who are some of your favorite producers?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  Pharrell, Kanye West, Kane Beatz, Hit-Boy, Dr. Dre …

The Beat Yard:  Do you Buy Beats?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  Yes

The Beat Yard:  Do you like for a Producer to be hands on with the song you are creating or do you prefer them to send you the track and do your own thing?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  Well as of now I do a bit of both, but ideally as an artist you would want the Prodcuer to be hands on in the process so the Record can be that much bigger and really be brought to Life… 

The Beat Yard:  What producers would you like to work with in the Future?

Some Kosher Yuppy:   The guys I named as my favorites.. Pharrell, Kanye West, Kane Beatz, Hit-Boy, Dre… Even guys like Sounwave & Travi$ Scott their sounds are dope to me… there's a lot more too but that would take all day…

The Beat Yard:  Do you like rapping over instrumentals from time to time or do you prefer to create all original content?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  As far as projects go, it will always be Original Content… When I'm kicking it with the homies or even alone I rap to instrumentals to practice the craft,  that's what I grew up doing… Ill always do that…

The Beat Yard:  What are the 5 Best Hip Hop beats you've ever heard?

Some Kosher Yuppy:  Tupac "Ambition Az A Ridah" , Outkast "Skew it on the Bar" ,  Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg "Nuthin but a G Thang" , Eminem "The Way I Am" , Kanye West "Jesus Walks". 

Beat Talk: Rhyme Scheme (Interview)

Take a look at our newest interview with West Coast based emcee and Beat Yard featured artist Rhyme Scheme!  In this interview Rhyme Scheme talks about beats, favorite producers and more!  Read all about it below....



The Beat Yard:  How would you describe your sound as an artist?  

Rhyme Scheme:  My sound is from the 90's era.  I would describe it as real hip-hop.  I like to speak about reality and flow on beats that can keep your attention.

 

The Beat Yard:  What type of beats bring out the best in what you do?

Rhyme Scheme:  I really love when a beat speaks to me.  It has to be a variation of instruments to create an irresistible sound.  I really love west coast beats but some east coast beats allow me to tell a story.

 

 

The Beat Yard:  Who are some of your favorite producers?

Rhyme Scheme:  Some of my favorite producers are Dr. Dre, J. Cole, DJ J Green, KZR Beats, The Alchemist, Kanye West, & Daz from the Dogg Pound.

 

 

 

The Beat Yard:  Who are some of the producers you've worked with so far?

Rhyme Scheme:  I have worked with KZR Beats, Nabeyin, Jee Juh, DJ J Green and DJ ZTRFKR.

 

 

The Beat Yard:  Who are some beatmakers that you'd like to work with in the future and why?

Rhyme Scheme:  I would like to work with Dr. Dre & DJ Premier. They both have a very unique sound with an old school approach.  Kanye West is also a very soulful producer.

 

 

The Beat Yard:  Do you buy beats?

Rhyme Scheme:  Yes. I like to buy beats.  You never know which song could be a hit.  So it's better to have some type of beat contract with the producer.

 

 

The Beat Yard:  What is your process for selecting beats?

Rhyme Scheme:  I usually set aside an entire day and run through dozens of beats from many producers. When I hear a potential song, I write the name of the producer and beat down for future references. Sometimes I will buy the beat on the spot and record the track right away.  The beat to my single "4 Letters" was an instant marriage.

 

The Beat Yard:  Do you prefer to be in the studio with the producer, or would you rather them mail tracks to you?

Rhyme Scheme: Both processes work for me. Sometimes having a producer in the studio could enhance the creative process.

 

The Beat Yard:  How would you describe the beat on your latest single "4 Letters" for those that may haven't heard it yet, and what made you select it?

Rhyme Scheme:  The beat to "4 Letters" instantly caught my attention. Before the entire beat finished, I already had a song created.  The lyrics were 100% freestyle because the beat spoke to me.

 

 

The Beat Yard:  Is there anything else you would like to plug?  Any shout outs?

Rhyme Scheme:  I would like to give a shout out to "The Giant Blast", KZR Beats, DJ J Green, Victoree, and you, "The Beat Yard" for this interview. One Love!

 

 THANK YOU 

RHYME SCHEME FOR 

THIS INTERVIEW!

Fans, listeners and viewers can get more updates on Rhyme Scheme at http://www.rhymeschemeblog.blogspot.com

 

 

Beat Talk: Mono Bagends

Mono Bagends has been burning up the Internet, and The Streets with his banging hot new single and Youtube Video "On Fire", and while Mono Bagends is blazing speakers everywhere across the nation The Beat Yard decides to get in touch with the rising artist and talk to him about "beats" while he's still hot!    

 

The Beat Yard:  How would you describe yourself as an artist?


Mono Bagends:  Unique...I have a different style. I truly do not sound like anyone else. I've been nominated at Underground Music Awards for Most Original Solo Artist so there is some merit behind my statement.  

The Beat Yard:  What type of beats bring out the best in what you do?  

Mono Bagends:  It's hard to say..I am versatile. I don't look for anything in-particular but I know what I want when I hear it. I do like high energy tracks....fast paced..but it doesn't have to be those type of beats. Basically, when I hear a beat I know whether I want to rock out over it. 

The Beat Yard:  For those that haven't heard the single yet, how would you describe the beat to your latest single "On Fire"? 

Mono Bagends:  It is simply hot....hard to describe in words...when you hear it it just gives you that good feeling...you want to hear more. If I needed to pick one word it would be inspiring. The chorus is ridiculous and the flow and lyrics are monsters.  I am very proud of it. 

The Beat Yard:  What producers have you worked with? 

Mono Bagends: Luxxury Music did "On Fire". I have also worked with T-Weezy, DR Period, D-Sharp and D-Animal.  

 

The Beat Yard:  What producers would you like to work with in the future? 

Mono Bagends: Dr. Dre has to be number one. He is so talented, I would love to see what I could create with his guidance. Timbaland has always been someone I wanted to work with also. I feel that I could really ride his beats. 

The Beat Yard:  Do you ever buy beats from up and coming beatmakers? 

Mono Bagends:  Of Course. Some of the better beats I have gotten are from up and comers. My boy T-Weezy is sick. I don't care what your name is...if it's hot...it's hot and we can rock out. 

The Beat Yard:  What is your process for selecting beats? 

Mono Bagends: I don't have a step by step process. Sometimes producers send them to me via e-mail, sometimes they are pre-made and I hear them right in the studio and sometimes we create them right there in the moment around my flow and concept. 

The Beat Yard:  Who are your top 5 favorite producers of all time?   

Mono Bagends: DR. Dre, Timbaland, Manny Fresh, Kanye West and Scott Storch.

The Beat Yard:  Do you like to be in the studio with the producer or would you rather them send you beats and you work on them at your own pace?  

Mono Bagends: I like working at my own pace..I don't mind producer feedback but I prefer to initially create it myself.  

The Beat Yard:  Is there any last minute things you would like to say, or anything else you would like to plug?  

Mono Bagends: Absolutely. Everyone should check out my video "On Fire" on you tube (link below)....The visual brings the song to life. A man overcoming his struggles to fulfill his destiny. Here are other links where you can follow my career and hear great music. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ANyvlNgsx8

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/on-fire-single/id525915334

https://www.facebook.com/monobagendsmusic

http://twitter.com/#!/monobagends

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mono+bagends

Beat Talk: Dolo the Bandit

 

We recently got in touch with rising New York based hip hop lyricist Dolo the Bandit (through PR firm The Giant Blast) in order to conduct an exclusive one on one interview with the artist about what makes him tick and to ride the current wave of attention surrounding his hot new mixtape titled The Heist - Code: Black Op that is sure to help bring hip hop back to it's "Boom Bap" roots... read all about what this artist had to say in this quick and to the point interview here on The Beat Yard.

The Beat Yard:  How would you describe your sound as an artist?

Dolo the Bandit:  Highly organic and Hip-Hop in its rawest nature. 

The Beat Yard:  What type of beats bring out the best in what you do?
Dolo the Bandit:  Beats made with passion & love will always spark me. I have that connection with the integrity put in the music. 

 

The Beat Yard:  Who are your top 5 favorite producers/ beatmakers?
Dolo the Bandit:  Just Blaze, Kanye west, Dr. Dre, Neptunes.

 

The Beat Yard:  Who are some of the beatmakers that you have worked with?
Dolo the Bandit:  Sickness, Notes, Sal GuoD, Buda The Future, DK Allday, to name a few. 

 

The Beat Yard:  Who would you like to work with in the future?
Dolo the Bandit:  Anyone in love with their craft creating beautiful music. 

The Beat Yard:  Would you prefer to be in the studio with a beatmaker, or would you rather the beatmaker just send you a track and you rhyme to it whenever you have the chance?
Dolo the Bandit:  I prefer to collab with producers in the studio. Collective efforts are always better though schedules and technology has changed that routine. 

The Beat Yard:  Do you buy beats from up and coming producers?
Dolo the Bandit:  Yes. 

The Beat Yard:  What is your process for selecting beats?
Dolo the Bandit:  I go for what touches me on a fun & creative level.  Beats that challenge my sound & artist ability.  

The Beat Yard:  Have you had any negative experiences you've had with a beatmaker/ producer that you would like to share?
Dolo the Bandit:  Having a producer re-create a beat they no longer have tracked out. It's very annoying and most the time it's the tracks you really want.

 

The Beat Yard:  Is there anything else you would like to plug?
Dolo the Bandit:  Project Monarch on the way! Roach clips Available on iTunes now!

Stream and/or Download the Banging new Mixtape from Dolo the Bandit titled The Heist Code: Black Op
here at this link http://www.audiomack.com/album/dolo-the-bandit/the-heist-code-black-op

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Beat Talk: D.I.V.

The Beat Yard recently reached out to rising Yonkers, New York based producer/rapper/engineer D.I.V.  for a one on one interview.  In this interview D.I.V. discusses his favorite beats, producers, pet peeves as an engineer and a gang of other interesting topics.  Read all about what this artist has to say below.


The Beat Yard:  In your own words who is D.I.V.?
D.I.V.:  D.I.V. is Destiny In Vision. I am history in the making.  Smooth, Raw and So New York.  I am a Giant G Boss.  I am classic but trendy, and that’s why I am timeless, but still relevant.


The Beat Yard:  What types of beats bring out the best in what you do?
D.I.V.:  Heavy drums and anything with soul.  The drums will compliment my voice, but the chords are what inspires me.  Anything that touches my soul is gon bring the best caliber from me.


The Beat Yard:  What beatmakers have you worked with in the past?
D.I.V.:  I have worked with Joey C, Jay Chef, Mike Diesel The Don, Ghetto Mozart, Ly1rkz, DJ Corbett, Rhythm J Beats, Swollen Drumz Productions, A.O., VTZ, Heavy Weight Beats, King Kong Productions.


The Beat Yard:  What beatmakers would you like to work with in the future?
D.I.V.:  I wanna work with Joey C!  Other than him: DJ Premier, RZA, Alchemist, Ryan Leslie, Swizz Beats, 9th Wonder, Kanye, Rick Rubin, Dr Dre, Just Blaze, Skrillex, Araab Music and I definitely wanna work with my homie Shy City.  He designed the cover to my latest mixtape The Vision’s The Foundation, he is real talented.


The Beat Yard:  Who are your top 5 favorite producers of all time?
D.I.V.:  In no order…Dr Dre, Alchemist, DJ Premier, Kanye West, and Swizz Beats.

 

The Beat Yard:  What are the 5 sickest beats you've ever heard?
D.I.V.:  "Phone Tap"- The Firm, Styles P & Pharoe Monch - "The Life", Wu Tang - "Cream", The Lox - "Money, Power, Respect", Black Rob - "Whoa". 

 

The Beat Yard:  What types of sounds do you enjoy hearing in beats the most?
D.I.V.:  Strings, Heavy Bass, Hard Snares, Guitar, and Piano.


The Beat Yard:  We see that you are also a recording engineer too, how did you get the skill? Did you go to school for it?
D.I.V.:  I became an engineer out of need, and in recording myself, I started to get a knack for it… I fell in love with audio over time and engineering definitely has a place in that.  I began interning at a studio in NYC and started to get nice with it.  I really learned out of just engineering thousand of sessions over the years.


The Beat Yard:  As an engineer, what are some of your pet peeves when recording other artists?
D.I.V.:  Honestly I hate it when an artist doesn’t know their material well enough… I am a busy man, I don’t need to be with you while you learn your own s***, and I know I'm getting paid, but let me enjoy what I'm doing and lets create more in that time, not just beat a dead horse… To me listening to a rapper record and they cant get it right is like someone slamming their head against a brick wall over and over again expecting to see if it falls over (lol). Then they only booked an hour or two and they expect to have two songs mixed and mastered and on a CD... Its ridiculous and amateur. I spend 10+ hours on some of my own mixes, and they expect that same quality… not gonna happen unless I get the right amount of bread. You can’t rush greatness bro… unless your great (lol). My brother Nuf Sed for example 1 takes almost everything… enabling me to focus on the song entirely, not just one small part… and it shows at the end.  That is a model artist as far as what I look for…­­­On the flip side, as an artist who has recorded in other peoples studios for features and such, I HATE engineers who don’t pay attention to the session… I went off on this one kid once, he was engineering the session and online shopping for tight ass Gothic clothing while we were tracking vocals… (SMFH!) So I started telling him what we needed done and he told me that HIS PET PEEVE was people telling him how to work… I told him my pet peeve was engineers looking at f***** lingerie instead of doing what we are paying them for (LOL). I can look back now and laugh, but at the time I was about to choke the s**t outta him!


The Beat Yard:  In your opinion, is it important for producers to track out each sound individually in their beats or could an artist get just as good results if it was two tracked (vocals on one track and the beat on one track)?
D.I.V.:  I ONLY record on tracked out beats. Aside from freestyles and promo tracks, but all my producers track out everything… The things I can do with track outs make the song sound like a different track completely sometimes… To anyone buying beats I will say this: IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY!


The Beat Yard:  You also make beats yourself, how would you describe yourself as a beatmaker?
D.I.V.:  I am a casual beat maker right now.  I have no set format, I make beats out of pure inspiration and whenever it comes up.  I am more focused on rapping than beat making. However mostly all the tracks I do with Joey C I co-produce in one way or another. At the very least we sequence them together. As an artist its dope cuz I can have an idea in my head, or maybe a sample I wanna use, with a concept in mind and then go to Joey and we put it to life. It’s the dopest s**t ever.


The Beat Yard:  Have you ever made beats for other artists, if so, who?
D.I.V.:  Me and Joey just did a joint for Nuf Sed for his birthday. We sampled DEVO Enough Said… what a corny record, but the way we flipped and what he will do with it, that joints gonna be crazyyy!


The Beat Yard:  What do you use to make your beats?
D.I.V.:  We use turntables to sample records, Motif 6, MPC 2500, Fruity Loops for a lot of sequencing, Pro Tools, Proteus 2000.


The Beat Yard:  Do you sell any of your own beats?
D.I.V.:  We definitely have beats for sale! Hit us up @ itssood@yahoo.com for more info.


The Beat Yard:  Do you buy beats from up and coming producers?
D.I.V.:  I have for a while now.  I still have unreleased material with producers I bought beats from, but currently our production is done in house with Joey and I don’t really budget outside of that. I am open to collabos all day, and I would love to do beats with established producers, primarily ones I listed above.


The Beat Yard:  What advice would you give beatmakers?
D.I.V.:  Personally I appreciate a producer with their own sound.  I cant stand when a producer says: “this is my Kanye style beat, this is my Premier style beat, this is my Lex Luger style beat” I would say to take all your influences and fuse them together to make you! So instead of having those three beats, id say take a Kanye type sample, with some Lex Luger drums and scratch a hook like Premier.  Now you got a style of music that no one is doing but you are still being true to your influences.  If you are an artist in any capacity, creativity should be the most important thing!


The Beat Yard:  Where do you see yourself in 5 years in the industry?
D.I.V.:  On tour, making great music and videos and just eating off what we love to do… I see my self working as an engineer, developing up and coming artists, producing, all while still being an incredible artist.


The Beat Yard:  Any last minute shout outs?
D.I.V.:  Any plugs, I would just ask for people to check my site: http://destinyinvision.com, check out our long list of work and please leave your feedback!  Any artists looking for quality mixing, mastering or production please don’t hesitate to reach out, and if you need an engineer in the tri-state, I am available for hire: itssood@yahoo.com

So O.D.
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