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The ’90s underground scene was more than a little important in the evolution of hip-hop music as we know it today. In fact, some could argue that era rivals much of today’s musical productions. And during the ’90s, more than a few prominent artists on the underground circuit were blessed with the incredible behind-the-scenes mastery of K-Def. Beats, beats and more beats composing a jazzy, soul-fueled aura that commanded attention were K-Def’s bread and butter. He produced and laid down the music that helped make an emcee’s flow work on multiple levels.
Ultimately, K-Def falls into that rare category of artist who has managed to transcend ever-changing shifts in the genre whilst always remaining relevant and true to their musical heritage. If you’ve been sleepin’, it’s time to wake up: K-Def’s legendary status is indisputable.
During his stint with Marley Marl, K-Def helmed an impressive number of projects, so the fact he's decided to unlock his library of shelved tunes is good news for fans of that layered '90s sound. Sourced from a selection of vaulted beats, K delivers everything from stoner head-nodders to up tempo neck snappers. It's a relief to not have to endure the high-pitched outbursts of LOTUG or Da Youngstas too, on this hefty slice of the original recipe.
Producer K-Def remixed American Gangster and released his set of remixes online, entitled Real Live Gangster. Def’s version of “Roc Boys” is a complete about-face from the original’s feeling. It’s slow and downbeat, centered around a series of jazzy electric guitar riffs. Every few bars, the guitar is joined by urgent strings and police sirens. The remix switches the drums to light, live sounding drum taps. K-Def’s stripped down instrumental is compelling enough to demand attention by itself, while focusing the listener’s attention on the lyrics.
Veteran producer K-Def and newcomer Dacapo are The Program and their EP, The Article just hit. The EP is ten hot tracks, three of which are instrumentals. K-Def is nice with the samples and brings a classic 90s sound while Dacapo spits real talk with a smooth east coast flow. K-Def is far too often overlooked. His only full-length is The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama, which is him and Larry O as Real Live. The two complemented each other well and did great with the producer/MC dynamic. Damn, let’s pretend for a second it’s still ‘96.
Fans of the sound that cemented the 90’s as a great period of Hip-Hop will find themselves instantly at home on a number of tracks. Head nods are guaranteed with joints like the the hauntingly dark “Dramaz” to the exciting “Ain’t No Crime”, and “Jam On It” where K-Def gives his own stylish take on the Nucleus’ hit by the same name. My personal favorite “Monty” kept iTunes on repeat with the rugged drums, filtered bassline, and echoed horns.
They Still Love Her...We've been sleeping on this for a while, but this seven-track EP from '90s production don K-Def and emcee Dacapo is an unexpected blast of freshness. The title track is reminiscent of the vibe and chemistry Pete and CL forged on their second set, 'Gotta Get Da Cash' laments the task of an emcee with something to say - but who doesn't want to come off as all self-righteous - in a world where the soundbite rules, and 'Fallen' pays tribute to departed rap soldiers. Check it.
K-DEF...
“My story’s a little crazy. Me and Larry-O, we started hookin’ up and going to the studio in 88, and I think in 89 Larry-O’s sister started dating ICU from Boogie Down Productions. So from that point him and Larry hooked up and then KRS-One came into the picture. So them being kinda cool with each other, we went into the studio and did a song that never came out...”
.. Most of the thirty and over hip hop heads should remember K-Def, who was monumental in releasing a slew of classic records in the early/mid 90's. He was behind Lord of the Undergrounds "Funky Child" and "Chief Rocka" along with "Grand Groove" from Tragedy's "Saga of a Hoodlum" along with the whole Real Live album. K-Def has long been greatly underrated in the grand scheme of things as far as his production goes. There was the World Renown album that has never seen a proper release, a bootleg version of Nas' "Street Dreams" produced by K-Def that is amazing, and other tidbits found here and there that lead us to believe that he had some music in the vaults that we had yet to have heard. That was until now. K-Def has pulled some tasty treats out of the vaults and released them in the form of "Beats From The 90's".
With ‘Ain’t No Love’, as much as I have tried to sit back and assess the intricacies of K-Def’s composition, all too often I’ve realised that I’m no longer paying attention to these details anymore and am lost in the song’s swirling brilliance. If ever you needed proof that K-Def was amongst the best that ever did it, take a minute to indulge yourself in one of the most sumptuous slices of hip hop production ever committed to wax.
Any list of great hip-hop producers from the '90s should include K-Def. But while Kevin Hansford's bluesy, jazzy beats for Tragedy, Da Youngstas, and Lords of the Underground have the same timeless feel as the work of peers like DJ Premier and Pete Rock, such recognition has largely eluded him.
There are several reasons why. As one of a stable of producers working under Marley Marl at the upstate New York studio House of Hits, he remained relatively anonymous.
After lying low during the Jiggy Era, the Passaic, New Jersey, native is now enjoying a renaissance that began with work on Ghostface's The Pretty Toney Album in 2004. Not content to rest on his sample-based laurels, the producer used Willie Boo Boo 'The Fool', an instrumental LP from 2006, and Real Live Gangster, a set of remixes of Jay-Z's American Gangster, to showcase his virtual arrangement skils.
Last but not least, the digital-only Article EP (Ghetto Man Beats) is the first salvo from The Program, the newly formed duo of producer (and Read the Label favorite) K-Def and unknown jersey rapper Dacapo. While Dacapo-an everyman type with a flow reminiscent of Large Professor-initially strikes one as an underwhelming foil for Def's immaculate beats, repeat listens to tracks, like the title song and "Day Dreaming," reveal an MC worth paying close attention to.
On last year's excellent instro LP Willie Boo Boo "The Fool", veteran Brick City producer K-Def expressed his own concern with the rap game's turns over the years. This year, Def teams with youngblood DaCapo to form 'The Program' and drop their inaugural EP, The Article (Ghetto Man Beats), reviving the sample-reliant, low-90's-BPM vibe of the early 90's. As expected, Def does his thing on the production side--whether generating fresh soundscapes (the joyous strings of "Free Speech" and "Day Dreaming") or tastefully repurposing the familiar (some ol' Ed O.G. on the industry primer "Gotta Get Da Cash" and a lil Latifah on the paean to lost rap cats "Fallen"). DaCapo, however, provides the nicest surprise, thoughtfully enunciating throughout like Large Professor or CL Smooth reincarnate. So when he says, on the title track, that he's in it for "much more than the name or the fame or the change in the game," it's official. Genuine Article.
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Best known for his early '90's work with the Lords of the Underground. K-Def arguably belongs in the same class as Dj Premier and Pete Rock but remains one of hip-hop's most under acknowledged beat masters. Fresh from lacing KRS-ONE with one of 2007's toughest tacks in "The Teacha's Back," the soulful, poignant instrumentals on K's remix effort, Real Live Gangster, suggest this could be the year K finally gets his props.
In the wake of Dilla's penultimate masterpiece, Donuts, the bar for the hip-hop instrumental albums is pretty high these days. Even more reason, then, to laud the inaugural solo effort of veteran producer K-DEF, Willie Boo Boo "The Fool" (Ghetto Man Beats). Relatively inactive since the mid-'90s, when he was churning out hits for Lords of the Underground and Da Youngstas, Marley Marl's former protege resurfaces with the sort of eminently listenable beat suite that makes you wonder why his phone hasn't rung more often in recent years.
Unlike Dilla's Donuts, Willie doesn't dazzle with de- and reconstructive wizardry. Instead, it seamlessly integrates its varied productions styles (live remakes like "Ike Replay," Wu-esque soul on "Time of My Life," even Jamaican roots on "I'm the King") into a compelling mixtape-styled soundtrack that acts as an audio biography of its host. But as exuberant as Willie is in celebrating classic hip-hop production ("Blind Run," "The Symph"), it also possesses sober moments. "Damm, I miss the game the way it use to be," K's tired voice laments over the melancholy horn swells of the "Outro." Fortunately, this Def creation beautifully recaptures that golden (era) touch.
After lacing backdrops for Ghostface and the late ODB, production whiz K-Def hooks us regular Joes up with 'The Fool'. Unlike the obscure title, K-Def's wits are reflected over 42 tracks. Despite the nuisance skits, Def's style of laid back loops and melodies hit hard and go down smooth.
IT'S OVER K-Def revisits ground last dug up by Puffy for Biggie's B-side, "Who Shot Ya?': David Porters's "I'm Afraid the Masquerade is over." Frank White fans will recognize the familiar piano and strings that Puff flipped but K-Def reworks the melody in new directions to create an entirely different sound.
From his days rolling with Marley Marl to his memorable work with his own group Real Live, K-Def has continued to stay ahead of the pack with his diverse range of beats. Most recently he laced some of the best cuts from Theodore Unit’s 718, as well as contributing “It’s Over” and all of the skits with beats for The Pretty Toney Album, but a few months ago he released a full-length beat album called “Willie Boo Boo - The Fool”, which I’m pleased to report sets a new standard for “instrumental hip-hop”.
Preferring the role of Hip-Hop insider than hyped recording artist, DJ/Producer K-Def has kept a low profile in the game for a number of years. Earning critical praise for his early production work with Marley Marl on the classic album "Here Comes The Lords" by the group Lords Of The Underground. K-Def has steadily produced stellar Hip-Hop music for the world to bump their heads too.
With this opportunity K-Def carved out a defying discography. He has lent his production talents to artist such Tragedy (Intelligent Hoodlum), A.D.O.R., Da Youngstas, Real Live, World Renown, Positive K, and The Artifacts to name a few.
Mid-Nineties, having paid his dues, K-Def & Larry-O formed Real Live. They released an album aptly titled, The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama. His cousin Larry-O handled all the vocal production, and the duos complementary styles; were applauded by rap fans and critics. They created the underground smash 'Real Live Shit". K-Def has a blues/soul sampling style, which of late has come back in vogue, with current Hip-Hop artists.
A style he and other 1990's Hip-Hop producers help solidify. Before his work had matured beyond 2000, his catalog had been sampled three times. The first time by Easy Mo Bee for "Machine Gun Funk" for The Notorious B.I.G., then by "Wildchild" for the club anthem "Renegade Master", followed by a track called "Got Me Open" which was featured on Dr. Dre's first release ..math.
2004 K-Def kept his name relevant by producing the standout track, "Its Over" on the Ghostface Killah release, "The Pretty Toney Album" (Def Jam). He has kept the ball rolling by contributing tracks on other Ghostface project "Theodore Unit 718" and Ol' Dirty Bastard's "The Osirus Mixtape".
He was a contributor to El Da Sensei's '06 baby, "The Unusual". In 2006, K-Def decided to work on an instrumental album called Willie Boo Boo"The Fool", a tour-de-force in hip-hop production, he hopes it pleases his fans, who sit by the radio hoping that one of his tracks leak out. This is a first for K-Def, no rappers just the beats.
Keeping one ear to the underground, K-Def has always kept a hand in the mainstream. Def doesn't strive for commercial success, but purity of form - a crazy ideology in today's world, which pop culture; is Hip-Hop driven. Diddy cut the check for the ever popular "Shaft In Africa" sampled,"We Gon Make It," in 2005. UGK then roped in '80s Juice Crew legends, to help with the sticky southern funk of "What Next". A stand out track, which was featured on his instrumental opus "The Fool".
Using virtual instruments since 1996, too craft his tracks. Def unleashed a scolding remix of Jay-Z's "American Gangster." Calling his "Real Live Gangster", it has been internet certified and even bootlegged. June 2008, sees Ghetto Man Beats releasing "Beats From The '90s. A collection of beats collected off DAT tapes. Later in the fall, fans should prepare for the Real Live Gangster Instrumental album.
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