The New Yorker5d
For Elias Williams, the Hip-Hop Beat Machine Carries the Soul of Community
In “Straight Loops, Light & Soul,” a project evoking Roy DeCarava’s Harlem jazz pictures and the music of J Dilla, Williams ...
Pitchfork28d
The Most Exciting Beats in Underground Rap Can Be Traced Back to Chicago’s Heyday
The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and ...