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Retro G33K Moment

qd3 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:52:10 +0000

GEEK MOMENT: Anyone who knows me knows that I am very passionate about technology and have been a proud tech evangelist since I went to Atari computer camp at age 12. Little did I know I’d be making music for Ice Cube and Will Smith on an Atari w/ a black and white monitor 10 years later. Just found a link to an interview I did w/ Rap Pages back in 93 or so, during the Ice Cube, Menace II Society days. In those days it was all about the SP12 (a classic 12 bit drum machine/sampler), that was the industry standard, and the writer mentions that coming to my studio was his first time seeing a Hip Hop producer using a computer for everything. Everything in the studio was hooked up to a huge removable hard drive back when cats were still using floppy discs, so for that time, I guess QDIII Soundlab really did look like a lab .

Digitally yours, QDigerati

Clips from the Rap Pages article:

BEEF: Terry Kennedy vs Lupe Fiasco

qd3 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:17:13 +0000

BEEF: Terry Kennedy vs Lupe Fiasco

Sweden: Adam Tensta – Dopeboy

qd3 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:12:36 +0000

Sweden: Lazee ft Mohombi

qd3 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:11:56 +0000

Sweden: Lazee ft Mohombi

Beef II Trailer

qd3 — Sat, 01 May 2010 07:00:58 +0000

The follow up to the platinum selling Beef, Beef II continues to study the many feuds that continue to both fuel and plague the world of hip hop… Narrated by Keith David, Beef II features 50 Cent, The Game, Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, T.I., Nelly and more…

Rising Sun Trailer

qd3 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:31:14 +0000

The rise, fall, and rebirth of Christian Hosoi, the man who helped skateboarding re-emerge as a major cultural influence in the 1980s. The inventive skater and businessman was incarcerated in 2000 for trafficking controlled substances across state lines, and since his parole in 2004, the Born-Again Christian has dedicated his life to being a good father and positive influence on the sport.

Art of 16 Bars Trailer

qd3 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:25:04 +0000

The art of 16 Bars features interviews with some of hip hops biggest stars, and chronicles they’re rise to fame as well as survival in the cut throat world of Rap.

The MC Trailer

qd3 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:20:45 +0000

Narrated by Mekhi Phifer, The MC is a introspective look inside the lives of hip hop artists and what drives and inspires them, featured artist include Kanye West, 50 Cent, Nas, RZA, Jay-Z, KRS-One and more…

Thug Angel Trailer

qd3 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:11:54 +0000

Thug Angel takes an intimate look inside the life and art of Tupac Shakur, in addition to rare footage this film sits down and speaks to those who knew him best from family and childhood friends to business associates and collaborators…

Beef I Trailer

qd3 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:08:10 +0000

Beef delves into the many on and off the mic feuds that have been an integral part of the world of hip hop over the years. Narrated by Ving Rhames, Beef includes archival footage that traces rap battles from its early music based days to its more recent violent one’s… Interviews include Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Tupac, Ice cube, Russell Simmons and many more.