Today we’re bringing you part two of Rick Rubin’s conversation with producer Kenny Beats. On last week’s episode, Kenny broke down how regional sounds in hip-hop have spread across the US and connected disparate cities. Since his first conversation with Rick, Kenny’s star has continued to rise. In the past couple of years he has produced songs with Ed Sheeran, Da Baby and Vince Staples. He’s also taken several trips to the UK, and produced over 30 songs with British artists like FKA Twigs and Slowthai. Today, Kenny explains how for the first time in the history of hip-hop, an American sub-genre made its way across the pond to the UK, only to come back to the States in an updated form that is now influencing American rappers. Kenny and Rick also talk about why they don’t care about understanding English rappers’ slang, and how a group of German classical musicians are co-producing some of the biggest hip-hop records today.
ABOUT BROKEN RECORD From Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, and Justin Richmond. The musicians you love talk about their life, inspiration, and craft. Then play. ABOUT RICK RUBIN Frederick Jay “Rick” Rubin is an American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, he is the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and also established American Recordings. With the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Geto Boys, and Run-DMC, Rick helped popularize hip-hop music. In 2007, MTV called him “the most important producer of the last 20 years,” and the same year he was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
PART 1: https://www.buddhanet.world/2021/03/10/kenny-beats-on-the-regional-sounds-of-hip-hop-broken-record-podcast-hosted-by-rick-rubin/
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