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: Freestyle of The Arsonists

The Beat Yard recently got in touch with Freestyle of the group The Arsonists to talk about beats, his favorite producers, his latest single "Crystal Ball" and more!  Read all about what he had to say here.

The Beat Yard:  What's up Freestyle?
Freestyle:  The new year is wassup!  Lookin' forward to releasing a bunch of new music and going on tour once again.

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

Freestyle:  Beats that aren't the same sh*t you've heard before.  I tend to get a lot of beats that sound like everything from the past or everything that everybody else is doing.  Beats that have a fresh, different sound tend to bring out the best in me.

The Beat Yard:  Who are some of the beatmakers that you've worked with in the past, as a solo artist and with The Arsonists?

Freestyle:  The Arsonists, D.R. Period ("ante up" by M.O.P), RZA (Wu Tang), Stieber Twins, Snowgoons, Leyone Tracks, Embee (looptroop), Microphono, Max Mostley, MGI (Henri Lanz), Sakke, Meisterbeatz, Eversor, and many more...

(Snowgoons)

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

Freestyle:  DJ Premier, Pete Rock, 9th wonder, Just Blaze, Odyssey, Timbaland, Pharrell.

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

Freestyle:  Just Blaze, Timbaland, Pharrell, DJ Premier

The Beat Yard:  Do you buy beats?

Freestyle:  I sell beats!  If the beat is incredible, i'll pay for it!  Otherwise, I don't make enough cash to justify paying for all my beats.

The Beat Yard:  How would you describe the beat on your latest single "Crystal Ball"?

Freestyle:  Pure hip hop, up tempo, makes you move, makes u dance.

The Beat Yard:  What's next for Freestyle?

Freestyle:  New music all year!  Videos, touring, working with different artists.

GET MORE UPDATES ON FREESTYLE AND HIS MUSIC HERE AT 

http://www.whoisfreestyle.blogspot.com

Pharrell asked to produce 50 Cent's entire next album!

 

Would you like an album from Ferrari F-50 entirely produced by Skateboard P? 

We already know that Pharrell's one-time signee Pusha T is adamant about the idea of The Neptunes beatsmith scoring an entire LP for 50 Cent. But Pharrell has never publicly commented on any joint venture of the sort until now. 

As part of the outtakes from their recent online cover story, Complex inquired with the Virginia-bred Super Producer how he felt about a potentially locking in on an album with 50 Cent. 

Are you more interested in bringing back someone who cooled off, or breaking new talent? Pusha told me, "I want 50 to just get in the studio with Pharrell, just let Pharrell do the whole album." 

I would love that. But, you know, he would have to see why that makes sense...for himself. That doesn't mean it makes the ultimate sense, I mean you know, people could read this and be like, 

"What?! Ew, no. Don't fuck with Pharrell." You know? I would love to make an album with 50 that felt like a film. 'Cause he's an actor. He's an actor and a rapper and all these other things. I would wanna put all those talents together and try and make a cohesive body of work that was all about him. I'd just be Mario Puzo. I don't have to be Corleone. I don't have to be in it at all. I could just be the air in the room, which is just the storywriter or the backdrop. Cause he's the storywriter. 

While there's no denying that 50 Cent's most recent music hasn't been up to the standard that forged the building blocks of his empire, you'd probably be hard-pressed to find a rap fan void of some interest in seeing such an album come to fruition. Personally, I'd "moze definitely" (Rozay voice) want to hear what these two accomplished cats are capable of creating. I guess we'll have to hear if Fif offers his two cents to the conversation. 

Part of the popular gripes with the Southside Jamaice Queens rapper include the fact that he still favors his beats sounding like they were made in his heyday. An opportunity to have Pharrell helm the production for an entire project almost guarantees audiences could stop biting their nails over 50′s beat selections. By securing a producer with mainstream hits like Pharrell for a whole LP, Mr. Jackson would have more than a fighting chance to stunt like we know he's capable of on wax. 

Whether or not such a collab ever comes to fruition, 50 Cent still plans to deliver some music in the New Year. While promoting the launch of his new SMS Audio line of headphones on Wednesday, the MC revealed that he will be releasing a mixtape in January that's "inspired in a whole other direction".

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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".