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Seth M Bradford Aka "Seth Marcel" is known as a producer, DJ, and MC from Central New York.

Widely regarded as one of the staples of Central New York hip hop, Marcel began his career in the late '80s as a DJ before finding and sewing his seeds as a producer and subsequently an MC through the '90s and early 2000s.

His influence has spanded the greater part of 30 years and has influenced various artists from the Central New York area ranging from Gr8Gawd, Gym Class Heroes, StoveGod Cooks, Ivan the Great, and Andy Mineo to name a few.

With a production style that was influenced by the likes of Marley Marl, Ced G, Prince Paul and the Bomb Squad , Marcel the producer creates hard drum based landscapes with orchestrated sonics reminiscent of '90s boom bat fight music.

Mostly acclaimed for his MC prowess though, he rhymes with thoughtful, insightful lyrics attached to rapid fire, multi-syllabic flows that often paint visual portraits for listeners.

Certainly considered an OG in Central New York having released a total of 9 studio albums since 2006 and appearing on countless guest features with upstate New York artists, Seth continues to pursue his passionate love of creating music and writing songs to this day.

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So Cal beat head and Exile’s protégé, Sirplus, has been winning beat battle for years all over LA and beyond.

From the famed Beat Cinema showcases, touring with Blu & Exile worldwide, to releasing the critically acclaimed EP with Blu. His debut 45 in support of this new album (SQUARES) went viral on IG and Tik Tok, for his Moesha beat flip, but now it’s time to hear the full spectrum of what Sirplus has to offer, in this full instrumental album entitled Squares.

This vinyl is special, as it has a vinyl only bonus track featuring none other than Blu.

With executive production & scratches by Exile, this album proves to be a classic in the realm of instrumental hip-hop, and beyond.

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Born and raised in the Netherlands, classically trained multi-instrumentalist and producer Nicolay played in a number of hip-hop and R&B bands around his homeland, but it wasn't until 2000 that he decided to start producing his own beats. In 2002 Little Brother MC Phonte Coleman stumbled across one of them on Okayplayer's message board and asked if he could put his rhymes over it, and soon a friendship and a musical relationship were born. This transatlantic collaboration, which they called The Foreign Exchange, led to an album, Connected, in 2004, after which Nicolay continued producing tracks for Little Brother and Cesar Comanche, releasing City Lights Vol. 1.5 first only online and then through BBE Records in 2005. The Dutch Masters, Vol. 1, which featured Nicolay DJing, came out that same year, followed by Here in 2006. In 2008 the producer teamed up with Houston rapper Kay (whom he had also met through message boards and had put on a track on Here) and issued the album Time:Line. The second Foreign Exchange album, Leave It All Behind, came later in the year on the Foreign Exchange label.

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"Music is just like you have a period of time and you get to decorate it however you want."

Catman (Cat Tremblay) is a Boston-based producer/keyboardist. He specializes in beat-driven music featuring warmsynthesizers, dense jazzy chords, and heavy drums. He began the Catman project to branch out from acoustic jazz, and his electronic sound features aspects of lofi, instrumental hip hop, psychedelia, R&B, jazz fusion, dream pop, and synthwave.

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Straight out of New Rochelle, Scram Jones is a producer, DJ and rapper from New Rochelle, New York. He has produced music for Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Styles P, Tragedy Khadafi, Jadakiss, Saigon, Dipset, T.I., and Troy Ave. He has been featured in The Source magazine's "Unsigned Hype" column.

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Guess Who's Back.. 🏠 👟

"I need singularities. None of these motherfuckers are singularities." - House Shoes

• Competition in rap beef has become less about music and more about social media and gimmicks. Kendrick vs Drake (or AI?)
• The quality of the beat is crucial in a diss track, as it sets the tone and credibility of the artist.
• The induction of A Tribe Called Quest into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrated as a milestone for the group and for hip-hop as a whole.
• This episode emphasizes the importance of originality and individuality in music production. The current state of music lacks originality and innovation
• Singularities and artists who push the envelope are rare

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Happy 1 Year Anniversary to us. We are running it back this week with our first ever episode with the great Shawn J. Period.

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Michigan's Karat Gold Classic Kid. Producer. Artist. DJ. National Beat Battle Champion Self-Proclaimed Chop Artist - one who specializes in the true art of sampling and sonically "chopping" records to create unique beats and cool sound collages.
1/7th of the mighty Athletic Mic League. Member of Jaded Incorporated and RSXGLD.

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