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June 23, 2008

Alchemist & Prodigy: Making of “Hold You Down”

Some great footage of Alchemist constructing the beat for "Hold You Down" using an Ensoniq ASR-10 while Prodigy composes his lyrics.  A great example of how an mc and producer can work together to create a finished product.

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June 23, 2008

deviate @ 10:57 am:

Alchemist cuts those dirty ass soul and funk records, keeps it real clean on some sped up shit, much respect due to duke.
starting from cypress/soul assasins camp hes come a long way to carve a niche in NY grime.

June 25, 2008

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