Posted By The Certified Genius Chicago’s own Young Giftz has hit the well known Soundscape Studios with Thelonious Martin, a very talented producer who has worked with the likes of Smoke DZA, Joey Bada$$, Mac Miller, Freeway and more. Not only do we get… read more


[New Video & Pics] iStandard Producer Showcase ‘Boston Edition’ Powered by Monster Energy Drink and Native Instruments
Posted By The Certified Genius I’m a firm believer in the fact that Boston has one of the most underrated music scenes, especially when it comes to hip-hop. With that said, iStandard‘s Monster Energy and Native Instruments powered Producer Showcase… read more

[New Video] Marcè Reazon – “The World Is Yours” (Produced by Marcè Reazon)
Posted By The Certified Genius Marcè Reazon‘s instrumental C EP was a pleasant surprise for me as a listener as I had been pretty unfamiliar with Marcè’s music up until I heard that project, or so I thought. The… read more

[New Video] Mr. Green & Slaughter Rico – “East Coast Gas Station” (Live From The Streets Episode 6)
Posted By The Certified Genius For his latest episode in the Live From The Streets series, Mr. Green stopped by Philadelphia to chop it up with hip-hop artist Slaughter Rico and to put some very fresh content together. The entire episode… read more

[New Beat Tape] iStandard iNstrumental Mixtape 2: Hooks Edition
Posted By The Certified Genius The official release of the iStandard iNstrumental Mixtape 2: Hooks Edition is here and ready for you to download. We asked the talented producers that are members of our website to submit… read more

[iNterview] Boston iStandard Producer Showcase Winner Hightower
Posted By J Hatch What’s up ‘Hightower’, where are you from and what do you do? I’m from Revere, MA and I producer mostly R&B Hip hop cuts. Congrats on your recent win at the iStandard Producer Showcase… read more

[New Video] Ski Beatz Makes A Beat On The Ableton Push With Decap and Brady Watt
Posted By The Certified Genius Decap and Brady Watt recently invited the legendary Ski Beatz to their lab in order to intro Ski to the Ableton Push. Having captured all of it on video, we get to see Ski initally… read more

[New Video] Kid Capri Talks Outsmarting Buckwild, Pete Rock & Q-Tip To Buy Exclusive Vinyl Records
Posted By The Certified Genius Courtesy of HipHopDX‘s earlier report, hip-hop pioneer DJ Kid Capri dropped a gem during Fuse‘s latest episode of Crate Diggers in regards to hip-hop history and the Roosevelt Hotel Record Convention. Kid Capri reveals that he… read more

[New EP] Notoriety – Well Rested (Produced by GxWay)
Posted By The Certified Genius Brockton, MA hip-hop duo Notoriety (Vydle Sinez and Incredible Chuck) hit us with their new 8 song (9 if you count the bonus track) EP titled Well Rested. The entire project is produced by GxWay and is full… read more

[New Video] Nutso – “Pain” (Produced by 5th Seal)
Posted By The Certified Genius Having just released his 5th Seal produced EP I Plead The 5th , Nusto drops the official music video for the EP’s second single titled “Pain“. Serving as the most deep song on the EP, “Pain”… read more

IK Multimedia updates iGrand Piano and iLectric Piano Apps with Audiobus compatibility
Now use iGrand Piano and iLectric Piano with your favorite sequencing, effects and recording apps May, 2013 — IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music-creation apps and accessories for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch —… read more

[New Opportunity] Get Placed On Coast 2 Coast Instrumentals Vol. 53 Hosted by MIDI Mafia
Posted By The Certified Genius Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes is gearing up to put together Coast 2 Coast Instrumentals Vol. 53 that will be hosted by the super production team MIDI Mafia. Producers are being offered a chance to… read more
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