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DJ Screw Raised Appreciation for Lyricism and Rappers from All Coasts

How I Wrote A 3500-Word Narrative Nonfiction Article About ‘Madvillainy’

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15 Essential Reads from The Micro-Chop Medium Publication

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Four Successful Beat Tapes That Weren't Initially Made for Public Consumption

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Count Bass D's Journey from 'Pre-Life Crisis' to "Jussa Playa"

Tuamie Made fly anakin and koncept jack$on’s “Grandma’s Spot” Beat on His iPhone

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Revisiting De La Soul’s ‘3 Feet High And Rising’ 30 Years Later

I Wrote 2500 Words About the Ensoniq Mirage, EPS 16+, and ASR-10 Samplers

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Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul’s “Fallin’” Sampled Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” Off a CD

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Psychedelic Suds and Transformative Love: The Making of Mndsgn's 'Body Wash'

Instrumental Versions of Rap Albums

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Quick Hitter Instrumental Album Reviews

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The Making of Fleetwood Mac's 'Tango In The Night'

The Serendipitous Creation of "Insomniac Olympics"

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DJ Quik and Kurupt's “Hey Playa (Moroccan Blues)” Sampled ‘Bizarre Foods’

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Beat Tape Backstories

10 Micro-Chop Reading Recommendations

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7 More Bandcamp Beat Tapes for $5 or Less

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Missy Elliott Drank 10 Patron Shots While Writing "My Love Is Like...Wo"

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Dissecting beatmaking, DJing, music production, rapping, and sampling.

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