It's starting to look like it's safe to say that most songs nowadays are done with artists and producers in different locations. In this interview with 50 Cent on Big Boy's Neighborhood in Los Angeles, 50 talks about the process of sending the song back and forth with Ne-Yo, and the writing process behind the hook.
Forgive me, but every time I see DJ Jazzy Jeff, I get a feeling of nostalgia and can't help but see him as "Jazz" from The Fresh Prince. Anyway, check out this video on Jazzy Jeff talking about him and Will Smith talking about recording an album together.
Interesting points to watch for:
They talk about recording together, but someone's always busy.. typical of a producer/rapper relationship
How they started from scratch and reached their dreams
For all ya'll producers out there, we'll call this a "Placement Alert". If we spot any rappers looking for beats, we'll let you know, but it's up to ya'll to figure out how to get in contact with the rappers.
Mase looks like he's looking for any producers or musicians according to his recent Twitter posts. Check it below.
Lupe Fiasco was recently in concert and took a minute to freestyle over the beat for "Forever". During the performance, he states “I can’t fuck with Eminem but I got everybody else covered”.
It's interesting that everyone's heard this song "Forever" but not one person I talked to knows who produced the beat.