DJ Premier talks about sampling, saying labels need to have a budgets for samples to keep the music real Hip Hop.

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A healthy looking Scott Storch sits down to talk about his current projects. He reveals he is going back to his roots of working with The Roots, where he started making music initially. Storch also shares that he is in Los Angeles to help work on Dr. Dre’s Detox.

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Akon, who signed Lady Gaga to his label imprint, says the pop star’s megasuccess has him ready to retire. The singer also talks about dance music’s influence on hip-hop, including rap pioneer Dr. Dre.

Just Blaze shares his first experience of meeting Big Pun. Not only did he sell beats to Big Pun, but he got over $20,000 worth of music equipment from him.
 
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AraabMUZIK is showing off his skills again with some guitar samples.

Exile makes a beat in front of a crowd the same he would at his home studio.

Dj Toomp shares his views on hardware and software. He is a big fan of Reason, but still says hardware has a certain sound and feeling.

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Dot working on a track at HeadBanga Studios … it was so hot the fire dept was called!!

Brian Michael Cox starts the beat, with piano, strings, and JD comes in to lay some drums.
Jermaine Dupri also shows off some of his vintage music equipment where he gets some drum sounds from.

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