I am an 19 year old student from Germany that produces and makes Beats from time to time to relieve stress and just vibe out in general.
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I am using FL Studio 11.
Pretty much just my Akai MPK Mini and my Computer.
I am currently listening to early 2000's Hip-Hop so that mainly includes the first three Kanye West albums, everything Jay-Z did that is older than Kingdom Come, 50 Cent's stuff and much more.
Also that new Denzel Curry record is fucking amazing.
Kanye West - Graduation
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Productionswise Pierre'Bourne, Maaly Raw, CuBeatz and OZ.
Kanye West is a huge influence in regards to work ethic and attitude towards music and art in general.
I haven't really found my definitive style yet so that is hard to answere. I think I'll mostly upload loops that are in the vein of Pierre'Bourne and Maaly Raw even though that could change in the future.
I am a student studying Social Sciences, English Philology and Literature.