Grew as a Poet turned rapper 4 years ago turned to everything involving music production and processing. Been using ableton and building up my studioness for 2 years now.
Freestyling + Sampling. Learning to play piano atm.
Ableton Live Suite 8
Shure SM58 + Tascam USMKII (soundcard) + Launchpad + Microkey 37 + Nanokontrol + Tannoy Reveal Monitors + GIK acoustic Treatment. I'll begin getting class A vocal recording gears pretty soon (GR 500MV / New Neve Pre + Shure 7B)
Checking out a lot of Thriftworks lately, impressive sound design and strangeness. Pulls you in easily if you have a nice stereo field.
~~~(Mostly Underground) Hip-Hop: ~~~~
Pharoahe Monche
KRS ONE
Eligh
Cyne
Living Legends
The Roots
Mr . Lif
Aesop Rock
Blackalicious
Common
Gift of Gab
J5
Last Emperor
Lupe Fiasco
MF Doom
Nujabes
Saul Williams
Shad
Method-Man
GZA
Redman
Dilated Peoples
Masta Ace
Think differently Group (Rugged Man)
Chali 2na
Common
Cunninlynguists
Del the Funkee Homosapien
Immortal Technique
RJD2
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Other influences that come to mind besides hip-hop: Mostly listen to everything besides majority of mainstream rap. .soo I'll give ya some ideas like;
Wax Tailor
The Black Keys
Florence + Machine
Celtic Choir Music
Bassnectar
BB Key + Blues
Amplive
Thriftworks
Tons of other artists I cant remember the name of...
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