Behind The Beat: "Cali Iz Active" With DJ BattleCat

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
  • In the studio with DJ BattleCat working on "Cali Iz Active".

Комментарии • 421

  • @Royalist
    @Royalist 8 месяцев назад +30

    So grateful this beat was made on camera

  • @adotkjamesware763
    @adotkjamesware763 10 лет назад +249

    ONE OF THE BEST WESTCOAST PRODUCERS OF ALL TIME!

    • @navsingh8876
      @navsingh8876 4 года назад +2

      You ain’t lying!

    • @nautilus6038
      @nautilus6038 4 года назад +22

      Not just west coast best periodt

    • @tigrisrgn4062
      @tigrisrgn4062 3 года назад

      0 classics

    • @adotkjamesware763
      @adotkjamesware763 3 года назад +10

      @@tigrisrgn4062 lol who? Better do your research👌🏾😎

    • @Nazim909
      @Nazim909 3 года назад +1

      @@tigrisrgn4062 crazy man

  • @PDGAF
    @PDGAF 2 года назад +63

    2022 checkin in...still one of my favorite Battle Cat beats.

  • @gthe16_
    @gthe16_ 8 лет назад +170

    QUIK + BATTLECAT = THE REAL WEST

    • @RuthIessVillain
      @RuthIessVillain 8 лет назад +4

      You already know. 2 of the best from the west

    • @Pharoah510
      @Pharoah510 7 лет назад +3

      GBO$$DUP dont forget dam-funk

    • @drnocka-rocksteady
      @drnocka-rocksteady 7 лет назад

      GBO$$DUP way better than dre

    • @marqus23
      @marqus23 5 лет назад +5

      Cant forget Daz Dillinger and Sam Sneed

    • @jayfarris4564
      @jayfarris4564 5 лет назад +2

      You gotta throw Sir Jinx and bobcat in there

  • @bigevo4rmdino
    @bigevo4rmdino 9 лет назад +107

    I really enjoying watching professionals do what they do. This is no different from watching MJ, Kobe, Jerry Rice etc have a legendry game

    • @joselopez6990
      @joselopez6990 9 лет назад +3

      Jerry Rice admitted to using #stickum

    • @Nazim909
      @Nazim909 4 года назад +2

      Jose Lopez everybody was using stickum and jerry still achieved more

    • @jasongonzalez2856
      @jasongonzalez2856 6 месяцев назад

      Facts joe!

  • @nigeria133
    @nigeria133 3 года назад +49

    This beat is so hard!!!! The bass and the kick was smacking like hell!!! 🔥🔥🔥. Then at 2:56 when he hit the chords!!!!! Jesus!!! That did it for me!!!

  • @yungblas4760
    @yungblas4760 4 года назад +40

    One of those dudes that actually took his piano lessons serious, he ain’t so nerdy now huh 🤔

  • @heroslyfe
    @heroslyfe 11 лет назад +22

    Met BC back in 2002-2003. I was at guitar center messing with the the new motif (even though we had one I was buying something) and he liked what I was doing. He gave me his number and we talked a few times. I was locked into another label that ended up falling. He told me he wanted to do more--and could do more than what he is known for. I believe it.

  • @ThatBoyDarren
    @ThatBoyDarren 4 года назад +39

    Every now & then I come back to this video to see how battlecat created such a classic beat, piece by piece.
    It's almost like a magician showing you his tricks with no bullshit illusion.
    Best believe I'll be back sometime in 2020 to relive this.

  • @ProdByThatGuyFace
    @ProdByThatGuyFace 3 года назад +19

    "Ima keep the main bass and layer that and do whatever I want!" Straight game! 💎💎🔥🔥🔥

  • @chuysontest4425
    @chuysontest4425 2 года назад +15

    Years later and the beat is still a g funk/ hip hop classic, reminds me of something bootsie collins or zapp & Roger would do

    • @dj_saint
      @dj_saint 2 года назад

      Royal clash Radioactivity is the inspiration for this track. With his added touches. But the main groove is radioactivity as well as the hook of the song

  • @realtings
    @realtings 8 лет назад +35

    This is legit in my top 3 fav vids on RUclips of all time!

    • @sexxygeno
      @sexxygeno 8 лет назад +2

      this is my favorite fucken song and video swear number #1 and love this beat

  • @jayeell1253
    @jayeell1253 6 месяцев назад +3

    one of the best baselines in hip-hop

  • @wfreeman33
    @wfreeman33 15 лет назад +7

    Battlecat....Nigga I am lost for words. That beat is going to forever be a instant classic.

  • @NoName-642
    @NoName-642 8 лет назад +118

    Definitely one of the best......people don.t even know he did shit for Faith Evans and other big names. His shit is all made organically. He does not just Loop some simple shit. I had the pleasure of meeting cat at the guitar center. He was solo no security or any of that shit. He literally stood there and talked to me like we knew each other. We just talked about beats. I was surprised this big time producer didn't act big headed. He even gave me free tips. I will never forget how humble this man is. I meet other big names and let's just say they feel superior. Cat got that funk doe. One of the best beats he made is time goes on with Kokane and snoop. You talk about funk shit the way Kokane fit that battle cat beat is hard! Trust me it is a real banger. Cat is underrated.....cat, Bosko, ea ski, ant banks, warren g and dj pooh got that funk heat.....I love DRE and quik but all the producers I named kept the funk going for the west!

    • @KE-jb4mh
      @KE-jb4mh 7 лет назад

      U ever met Quik?

    • @NoName-642
      @NoName-642 5 лет назад

      @ilikepiejb1992Yea man it is a memory I will never forget...

    • @NoName-642
      @NoName-642 5 лет назад +3

      @@KE-jb4mh No but as far as producers I have also met Joe Cooley, Crazy Tunes Warren G. I met alot of rappers. Dub C, Cube, Snoop, Sugafree, Mc Eiht, Second 2 none,the Lady of Rage, The liks.

    • @theadmiral460
      @theadmiral460 3 года назад

      @@NoName-642 i met cold 187um :)

  • @Doubletymeondatrack
    @Doubletymeondatrack 7 месяцев назад +2

    this mf still jamming in 2024. real music never expires

  • @IAMGREATN3SS27
    @IAMGREATN3SS27 9 лет назад +34

    Underrated

    • @joselopez6990
      @joselopez6990 9 лет назад

      I was just about to say the same thing

  • @TheFUNKSTARR
    @TheFUNKSTARR 5 лет назад +17

    From the Minimoog, that custom MPC3000, Korg MS2000 and all those sound modules to the picture of Marvin Gaye in the background you know the energy must be crazy, some real powerful shit!

  • @djohnson3910
    @djohnson3910 4 года назад +8

    DJ Battlecat you are so talented brother and I'm Terence Martin he is so talented

  • @Datrackaddict
    @Datrackaddict 9 месяцев назад +5

    One of my favorite BattleCat beats🔥🔥🔥

  • @fletcherberkley9441
    @fletcherberkley9441 7 лет назад +27

    this stuff still hitting ...classic ..!!!!!

  • @masiahketika3763
    @masiahketika3763 8 лет назад +37

    we got heaterz smoke drank bitchz fo's deuces trays switchz haha

  • @MisterLowrider
    @MisterLowrider 4 года назад +12

    My favorite battlecat beat of all time!! I still spin this on a regular basis when I dj at the rink on the weekends!

  • @gorillatekdrummajorz
    @gorillatekdrummajorz 2 года назад +6

    Salute Battle Cat one of my top cali producers hands down!!!

  • @JamesThomas-pv5en
    @JamesThomas-pv5en Год назад +4

    Battlecat is an absolute beast one of the best producers/musicians out there period!!!

  • @H2T
    @H2T 12 лет назад +11

    this beat is epic!

  • @bharat5194
    @bharat5194 3 года назад +5

    6:32 that smile says he knows this beat is a banger!

  • @fernycreazed954
    @fernycreazed954 3 года назад +4

    I'm 16 and here popping my head mad kinds having my fam look at me like I'm crazy😅😂battle cat is a real west coast legend!

  • @kelontareid1202
    @kelontareid1202 8 лет назад +21

    battlecat laced the track feel so gud cali is active n I ant even from da state but damn feel gud music !!##

  • @viajeconchuck7345
    @viajeconchuck7345 5 лет назад +7

    2019 . Dude is a damn legend!

  • @yungblas4760
    @yungblas4760 4 года назад +5

    So he did this with no moog🤯🤯🤯 I’m all fucked up now🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @TheGnosis
    @TheGnosis 9 лет назад +13

    A Master!

  • @roundman74
    @roundman74 9 лет назад +12

    that dam dj battle cat is a beast,i need to produce with him

  • @louiiviable
    @louiiviable Год назад +3

    Dual bass wow 🤩 🔥

  • @yungswaggaboi
    @yungswaggaboi 14 лет назад +14

    Top 5 west coast producers
    1. DJ Quik
    2. Ant Banks
    3. Battlecat
    4. Dr. Dre
    5. Daz

    • @waltongraham7031
      @waltongraham7031 Год назад +4

      Hutch cold 187 is dope too. Ric Rock, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, Shock G (RIP), DJ Muggs, Fred wreck. A lot of dope WS producers.

    • @Nazim909
      @Nazim909 Год назад +3

      U can add alchemist and madlib even though they don’t make west coast music they still from Here

  • @RAISEONER
    @RAISEONER 8 лет назад +3

    i made beats from 1998-2006 with triton mpc fantomthis makes me want to get back into the game!!

  • @tobiasstokes5232
    @tobiasstokes5232 3 года назад +7

    This is one of the craziest beats of all time I’ve been watching this video over and over since they first posted this. There is so much space between the instruments and the drums are so simple but they melt together so perfectly

  • @bearr1942
    @bearr1942 2 месяца назад

    Damn battlcat. This man's ability to put elements together...

  • @daleh.8029
    @daleh.8029 7 лет назад +18

    Thats a cold sample he used from the original song. Radio active by royal cash.

    • @TheFUNKSTARR
      @TheFUNKSTARR 5 лет назад +15

      Dale H. *interpolation my friend, not a sample ;)

    • @NoName-642
      @NoName-642 5 лет назад +6

      He played that shit dog. No loop

  • @slangmet352
    @slangmet352 15 лет назад +4

    that west coast beats be sounding smooth man

  • @StarvinMarvin651
    @StarvinMarvin651 2 года назад +3

    A Dj Battlecat beat is really a day in cali 🔥

  • @TREGBEATZ
    @TREGBEATZ 2 года назад +3

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 DJ Battlecat one of my top fav producers

  • @skacymae6038
    @skacymae6038 Год назад +2

    Hands down my favorite producer from home. If you can go hard on a battlecat track u earn my respect. Frfr.

  • @Nolai
    @Nolai 8 лет назад +11

    so many good vibes its just dope to watch

  • @RuthIessVillain
    @RuthIessVillain 8 лет назад +6

    Swear, I can watch BC POWDA make beats all day. Genius.

  • @slangmet352
    @slangmet352 15 лет назад +2

    BATTLE CAT DOES HIS THING MAN

  • @Pharoah510
    @Pharoah510 7 лет назад +3

    Battlecat,dam-funk,dj fresh (worlds freshest),cardo,dj quik,daz,the neptunes...somebody please make a funk-based album with those all those producers

  • @coolboyclick7486
    @coolboyclick7486 5 лет назад +3

    This Video Never Gets Old Dude Is A Genius I Could Watch This All Day 😎💯💯💯💪🏿💪🏿

  • @martezjones1646
    @martezjones1646 4 месяца назад

    2024... still love watching this

  • @flyjayofficial
    @flyjayofficial 3 года назад +4

    This here legendary footage!! Thanks Amp for sharing with us! 🙏🏻🔥

  • @jhood6931
    @jhood6931 Год назад +1

    STILL MY FAVORITE JOINT BY THE CAT 1 LUV FROM NY

  • @stevonshufford5552
    @stevonshufford5552 Год назад +1

    Played this at the crib bar in japan
    It was lit

  • @Diggy2Dope
    @Diggy2Dope 4 года назад +3

    Man this is so tough even after all these years

  • @sircambam
    @sircambam 7 лет назад +10

    MYSTICAL SCI FI TYPE BEATS RIGHT HERE NOT OF THIS DIMENSION TYPE A BEAT RIGHT HERE

  • @ResearchWithTrey1010
    @ResearchWithTrey1010 4 года назад +3

    Almost 2020 still slapping

  • @coolboyclick7486
    @coolboyclick7486 6 лет назад +3

    Straight genius wow I'm blown away

  • @OGReggieRegg
    @OGReggieRegg 4 года назад +2

    Battle cat the GOD fam

  • @iamLexxKelsey
    @iamLexxKelsey 4 года назад +1

    Still one of my fav videos

  • @dagreenboy5823
    @dagreenboy5823 7 лет назад +5

    battlecat is the shit ! thanks for all #WescoastLegends

  • @bambatacandt7921
    @bambatacandt7921 2 года назад +1

    We are watching a master at work!!!

  • @SoulitaireRecordsOfficiel
    @SoulitaireRecordsOfficiel 13 лет назад +3

    this has to be one of my favorite beats all tiiiime naga!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Jalfrosie
    @Jalfrosie 7 лет назад +6

    2:27 oh shiiiieeeettt

  • @skelley247
    @skelley247 3 года назад +2

    MBox 1 was the best MBox, had the focusrite pre-amp built in....HOT!!!!!

  • @MrScrooge1980
    @MrScrooge1980 5 лет назад +5

    the synth at 7:15 sounds like the Last Dragon lol

  • @Turfbeats
    @Turfbeats Год назад +1

    The Hardest Beat Making Process!!!

  • @VIKY1ish
    @VIKY1ish 10 лет назад +14

    taken from lets jam radio active 1980s

  • @TheLordsBread
    @TheLordsBread 5 лет назад +2

    Had to comment again smh this is one of the most underrated beats and beat making videos of all tim

  • @UrbanCrunkMovement
    @UrbanCrunkMovement 16 лет назад +1

    Wow this is great I love his musicality and the way he works at the speed of thought.

  • @Cammerz808
    @Cammerz808 15 лет назад

    One of the Unsung Legends of the Gangsta rap scene..perhaps even hip-hop period, He is always overlooked and underated.
    Long live the legend Battlecat!
    Keep commin with that smooth yet bangin west coast shit!!

  • @OhthatKt1
    @OhthatKt1 9 лет назад +237

    Better than Dre. Yeah I said it!

    • @drnocka-rocksteady
      @drnocka-rocksteady 7 лет назад +9

      Slymm Star P.U.S.H I'll back you up on that This cat is dope

    • @debtlave6595
      @debtlave6595 6 лет назад +2

      YESSSSSUUUUUHHHHHH

    • @fumez
      @fumez 6 лет назад +11

      Dre aint that good

    • @theadmiral460
      @theadmiral460 6 лет назад +29

      JellyRoll better than Dre too..Quik too..but not many can MIX DOWN super crispy like DRE I will say that

    • @TheRealDirtySkillz
      @TheRealDirtySkillz 6 лет назад +12

      Dj quik, Daz dillinger, Battlecat, Fred Wreck, Meech Wells, Jelly Roll. In that order.

  • @soundbankzmusik4749
    @soundbankzmusik4749 2 года назад

    Man I learned about layering sounds to get the vibe you want from his videos salute to the OG!

  • @BlockBallerRecords
    @BlockBallerRecords 5 лет назад +2

    Always The Top Dawg Him and DJ Quick Why y’all think DRE don’t make no Videos like this 🤔Cause he ain’t Actually doing all that Music himself he Samples a lot and has others playing his shit Cat and Quick DO THIS!!!!!!!

  • @BonEazy
    @BonEazy 6 лет назад +1

    baby boy still one my fav's by battlecat. big ups for dat one

  • @ogmcr
    @ogmcr 11 месяцев назад

    2023 still checking in on that legendary beat

  • @chuck22taylor
    @chuck22taylor 9 лет назад +4

    so he's producing for the documentary 2 yes!!

  • @rochahkss8387
    @rochahkss8387 3 года назад +1

    str8 g!

  • @twinnisme
    @twinnisme Год назад

    Known this song for years. First time seeing this video in 2023z Amazing

  • @nanoloopbandit
    @nanoloopbandit 5 лет назад +1

    I really really really dig that bass drum on that track🤯

  • @beautifully202
    @beautifully202 8 лет назад

    Still My Favorite Producers in 2015 ! Cali Love Mr. Battle Cat!

  • @roycescott8739
    @roycescott8739 2 года назад +1

    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022 BATTLECAT STILL IN THE TOP 5 PRODUCERS. THIS SONG STILL BANGZ HARD

  • @roycescott8739
    @roycescott8739 2 года назад +1

    SNOOP JUS GOT DEF JAM WEST !!! BATTLECAT should be head of all music

  • @mravraham6272
    @mravraham6272 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is genius...How the hell does he layer bass lines on top of each other??

  • @riccyoowee2268
    @riccyoowee2268 3 месяца назад

    2024 .. Cali still Active

  • @kilasoundz11
    @kilasoundz11 6 месяцев назад

    If i lived in Cali I would wake up to this song everyday.

  • @taydatay8571
    @taydatay8571 7 лет назад +2

    true talent slap

  • @selah_benjaminb7990
    @selah_benjaminb7990 4 года назад +1

    Top 5 producers of all time!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @michaelmurphy7241
    @michaelmurphy7241 2 года назад

    Hardest track I ever heard from the west coast omg!!!!!!! If I had this instrumental I would kill it

  • @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO
    @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO 14 лет назад +1

    and here I was expecting to read some old BS about this being a Lighter Shade of Brown song.
    You took it back! Peace!

  • @THEJO.E
    @THEJO.E 5 лет назад +1

    genius!!!!

  • @FlemNmzzzz
    @FlemNmzzzz 13 лет назад

    He put that touch on it at about 3:50 that's just plain ridiculous! Love it!

  • @stackhighintransit2443
    @stackhighintransit2443 8 лет назад +1

    My favorite producers: DJ Battlecat, Dr Dre, Madlib, Terrace Martin, Hallway Productions, Ty Dolla and Knowledge.

  • @CR38
    @CR38 3 года назад +1

    this beat is a fucking monster

  • @MagicNarcosis
    @MagicNarcosis 16 лет назад

    speechless.

  • @deez4utoo
    @deez4utoo 13 лет назад +1

    im so glad this shit was recorded

  • @BHB_STL
    @BHB_STL 6 лет назад +3

    2:20 Cat himself stated he was moved with emotion while layin' down this bassline!

  • @mrbdx
    @mrbdx 2 года назад

    One of the hardest beats EVER.

  • @StrictlyBG
    @StrictlyBG 15 лет назад

    he is the best producer man ..his hands are soul and funkfull

  • @skipperkongen
    @skipperkongen 6 лет назад

    Such an inspiring person. A real artist.

  • @theadmiral460
    @theadmiral460 6 лет назад

    We need a BATTLE OF THE BEATS with this man & whoever yall think can match him from his era

  • @beatz04
    @beatz04 11 лет назад

    We need more comments praising this awesomeness.