Sitemap - 2019 - Micro-Chop
DJ Premier and the Importance of a DJ Mentality
3 Bandcamp Beat Tapes to Pick Up Before Year's End
Long Before “Christmas In Hollis” There Was Kurtis Blow’s “Christmas Rappin’”
O.G. Style, Delinquent Habits, and The Importance of Documenting Beatmaking History
The Collaboration, Philosophy, and Process Behind ‘Give Thanks’
5 Incredible Beatmaking Videos That Need More Attention Part 2
The Making of 14KT’s Ambitious Jazz Album ‘For My Sanity’
Micro-Chop Needs Some Holiday Help
Stitching Together Three Different Guitar Snippets and Auditioning 30 Vocal Samples
Oh No Made 27 Beats Out of Galt MacDermot Records In Three Days
You Should Consider Making A Christmas-Themed Beat Tape/Instrumental Album
A Brief History of Stones Throw Records
The Beauty of the New Bandcamp Daily Layout
Dibiase Discusses 303s, 404s, MPCs, and Tape Hiss—Part 1
Dibiase Discusses 303s, 404s, MPCs, and Tape Hiss—Part 2
Black Milk Almost Deleted "The Reunion" Beat
EPMD's "Funky Piano" is a Pause Tape Beat
"I Make All the Everything": A Celebration of Jean Grae's Production
8 RZA Productions Worth Revisiting
Odd Frequencies: A Brief History of Sampling Radio Stations
DJ Screw Raised Appreciation for Lyricism and Rappers from All Coasts
How I Wrote A 3500-Word Narrative Nonfiction Article About ‘Madvillainy’
15 Essential Reads from The Micro-Chop Medium Publication
Four Successful Beat Tapes That Weren't Initially Made for Public Consumption
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
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
Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul’s “Fallin’” Sampled Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” Off a CD
Psychedelic Suds and Transformative Love: The Making of Mndsgn's 'Body Wash'
Instrumental Versions of Rap Albums
Quick Hitter Instrumental Album Reviews
The Making of Fleetwood Mac's 'Tango In The Night'
The Serendipitous Creation of "Insomniac Olympics"
DJ Quik and Kurupt's “Hey Playa (Moroccan Blues)” Sampled ‘Bizarre Foods’
10 Micro-Chop Reading Recommendations
7 More Bandcamp Beat Tapes for $5 or Less
Missy Elliott Drank 10 Patron Shots While Writing "My Love Is Like...Wo"
The Long Road to "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)"
"Kiss From A Rose" Started as a 4-Track Portastudio Demo
How my Micro-Chop Substack newsletter helped me bounce back from a broken car
"Let's Dance," "Billie Jean," and "The Message" Inspired "West End Girls"
“I Like Hitting Pads and Turning Knobs”: A Conversation with Linafornia
7 Bandcamp Beat Tapes for $5 or Less
The Making of Audio Two's "Top Billin'"
The Making of T.I.’s “What You Know”
Department Stores, Elevator Music, and Obscure Cassette Tapes
Mia X Recorded 'Mama Drama' in 10 Days
"Baby Got Back" Made 100 Million Dollars
8 Essential Instrumental Albums by Ohbliv
Royalty-Free Loops and Stock Sounds
Sade's "Smooth Operator" is a Demo Recording
Moving Units Without a Major Label
DJ Magic Mike Earned a Radio Gig at Age 13 With a Pause Mix Demo Tape
The Guitar Riff on "That's The Way Love Goes" is from an Obscure Italian Keyboard
A Forgotten Aretha Franklin Single and the Making of “Ms. Fat Booty”
5 Incredible Beatmaking Videos That Need More Attention
“Louie Louie” Is a $50 Cover Song That Spawned a Multi-Year FBI Investigation
Exile Made an Entire Album Out of Radio Station Samples
Detroit MC and Producer Illingsworth is Consistent as Fuck
The Importance of Cassette Tapes as a Sample Source
511 Songs Sampled The 'Skull Snaps' Drum Break
From Madlib to Mannie Fresh: A Glance at iOS Apps in Music
Grammy Award-Winning Producer Boi-1da Sampled Windshield Wipers
From Spice Adams IG Video to iPad Instrumental
6 Essential Instrumental Albums