D.I.T.C. - Rare Breaks Stack 1

I have a saying about hip-hop producers. My saying is that none of the great ones ever work at putting together a beat the same way. I guess it's probably more of a theory than anything else, but I routinely stand by it whenever discussing production with friends or on message boards (places ripe with ignorant theories about hip-hop production). People just seem to think that every producer of hip-hop is just following the blueprint of someone else. Not true. I think often times because the results from various different producers sometimes might come out somewhat similar it's easy to confuse things. I digress...Hip-hop production when executed with true creativity and passion can be as varied and different in it's origination as most of the men (and now women) behind the boards themselves. That's another favorite topic of mine; the boundless diversity amongst all of us hip-hop producers. LOL, some of us are from the hood, some from the burbs, some use drum machines, others are on the software tip. I've seen hip-hop producers that looked like Woody Allen in his 20's wearing an Adidas track jacket and I've seen producers that were from far away lands that spoke absolutely no English, yet did communicate ever so beautifully through kicks and snares, samples and cuts. It's an amazing thing production....it's my passion and the passion of hundreds of thousands of young and old people alike for over 20 years here in America and abroad.

One thing that's particularly special to me as a producer and special to a lot of sample-based producers in general is their record collection. We spend hours on end in the dustiest sections of record and thrift stores digging for these magnificent vinyl discs that just might contain that tremendous drum break, ear catching horn stab or a funky lil' instrumental break that's ready for looping. Yes, a producer's record collection can become their labor of love and perhaps even dictate the quality of their beats. Now many big time producers might venture as far as to tell you that the records they use don't really matter.....but in the same breathe refuse to let you know what record it was that they lifted that ill ass sample off of for their new LP. Many of the best producers are simply just the most eccentric record collectors. They understand music and they understand vinyl culture, which is a whole other monster in itself. The superior audio quality that the analog medium provides is what the saavy producer hears. The space and warmth on records make them the perfect foundation for musical experimentation. The game's best beatsmiths have known this for years and years and have entire rooms filled to the brim with records.

One of the illest, if not thee illest production crew within hip-hop is D.I.T.C. AKA The Diggin In The Crates Crew. Diggin In The Crates.......that's what the acronym in their group name stands for and that's what they do better than anyone else out there. They're legends for it and over half of the crew's members (Lord Finesse, AG, Showbiz, Buckwild and Diamond D) are all regarded as legendary producers in NYC and the world over. These Guys set trends, preserve important staples within the art of production and did I mention that they are all a bunch of vinyl hounds? With collections that would make any wax head salivate, the good bruthas in D.I.T.C. have put in their work for over 20 years, tirelessly searching for the dopest records and their music reflects just that. Be it Lord Finesse perfectly looping up a drum break from a 70's soul record, Buckwild chopping, re-arranging and vividly EQ'ing a sample from some obscure funk band or Diamond D programming individual drum sounds he's lifted off ten different records, D.I.T.C. producers are all my personal production heroes because they stuck to the script. I've sat back, watched and listened as they all have transformmed time and again managing to re-create and keep their patented boom-bap and sample driven sound relevant.

This time around the producers from D.I.T.C. wanna share some of the wonderful sounds from their vaults that only true producers and DJ's understand. "Rare Breaks" is a gem of a release brought to you by the crew that holds the rarest of the rare breaks that I assure you will become embedded in your hip-hop psychi for long time to come. It's the must have collection of hip-hop's musical tapestry, that's put together by the best in the business. Consider it an updated version of DJ Kid Capri's legendary "52 Beats" mixtape. Like "52 Beats", Rare Breaks is densely packed, providing 29 tracks and in true form of the secretive and reclusive producer, none of the tracks are titled. If you thought you was bout to get any clues as to where these ill ass breaks came from ya thought worng. Get ya own fingers dusty kid!

-BIG D O




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