Those last lines “how do you know when its done” “i get emotional” and the way Al explains it might just be the realest shit I’ve ever heard… literal goosebumps..
Man I heard Madlib once say you don’t need all this fancy hardware Then I hear Al say well when you use a DAW you can line everything up perfectly(Quantize) I love the part when he said you know when you get emotional. I’ve heard him say you can’t overcook a meal. So once I laid down what I laid down and it made me feel happy and I’ve learned from the experience. I walk away. The beat is done. I constant play this is my head to make sure I try to keep it raw, simple and as human as possible. That is my mission statement.
Getting the snares immediately after picking out the sample to get a feel for the tempo, a structure, sounds like a good idea I should use when sampling for my beats.
Dj premier and the Alchemist are the greatest. He took a Samuel Jonathan Johnson track and turned it into "we gonna make it" with Jadakiss and Styles P. Win or lose is another sick track with mobb deep.
That song is one of those beats that are just so cerebral and zoning/focusing. I had it on repeat for like a few hours the other day just cleaning the crib / planning next few weeks out. Relaxing. Incredible vibe.
Al look like the coolest dude ever. Him and Madlib are my favorites. Legends at what they do and we should showcase them to the world for being prodigies, pioneers, and pushers of this amazing love affair with music and hip hop. Love it.
This man is a legend. The way he sees his beats. At one point of my life he was my favorite producer.. So inspirational. I learned a trick or two from him back then. The way he used to listen to his beats through a boombox as a reference. On point man for real!!
I love how music and food are so much alike. completely off topic, but the way he speaks about mixing music and making it all a new flavor and work together is exactly how I think of every dish I cook. Food and music, not a better pair in the world
The “limitations” just make me appreciate the art that’s given to us from guys like Al. Tribe, Dilla, Madlib, DOOM, etc. All of these artists had to create what they heard in their innermost minds with what they had access to. Don’t get me wrong, the modern technology is good with giving us what they had earlier and faster, but the want and desire to give the world what we think is deserving of hearing doesn’t feel like it’s there AS much as just the need for being noticed for it is.
Super dope producer, super underrated. Made some of the dopest beats in HIP-HOP. I still listen to Return of the Mac. R.I.P to Prodigy. Nobody sounds better on a ALC beat then P DOUBLE.
Its always good to listen to the thought process of how these legendary Producers cook their beats up. You can always learn something new, no matter how long you have been doing it yourself.
My big brother showed me a video of Alchemist producing a beat with Araab Muzik ages ago. I was a little kid starving for new experiences and seeing Alchemist almost brought to tears by the beauty of the beat produced right in front of him changed me. Changed me forever man... for the better. Today I learned to see what Alchemist saw in that moment... i will forever be grateful for that. Love you Al
As someone who loves making beats I almost cried listening how he articulates and how passionate he is about his craft. Especially when he spoke about how he knows when it’s done. Fucking Beautiful 🥹
Right!!!!!! This man looks like a recovering alcoholic in this video. But I remember back in my amateur producer days, watching videos of Alchemist and Araabmuzik going at it on the MPC.
Met him one time during SXSW around the time Prodigy came home from prison. We were watching Freddie Gibbs on stage. I asked him if him and P were working on new joints. He said they were. Good times.
Just saw Al and Boldy at Smokers Club this year and damn was that exactly what I needed! Between Al and Jake One they’re breakdown of samples is incredible.
love to see a genius at work, you can see him thinking about the sounds and the samples and the tempo and how they can blend. the way his hands twitch before pressing things with precision. You can feel his energy and his readiness to make music. Respect to the Alchemist
This video is great, I love it, Alchemist talks about music at a higher level, sensations and art, and leaves aside the topic of gadgets, plugins and others...
Please keep hip hop alive yall we can let this art form die it doesn’t have to be the best or better than the new wave but don’t ever let this die. It’s so many artist in this field so many producers and only you guys can keep them going. Please I beg you we living in a time where mainstream music is overpowering real authentic rap.
There are so many avenues of art and business of the people interviewed. The individual explaining their process would be so great for those who want to start what they do can give us an idea of what to aspire towards
Thank you @ideageneration this video has just given me the biggest 'a ha' moment about my own beats. My music will never sound the same. Just, thank you.
If Alchemist ever reads this. I'd like to offer another perspective on what his friend said about feeling emotional when finishing a painting. And how that feeling is what let's him know he's done. What if you know something is done, your art, because it now evokes an emotion out of you. Emotional can be any emotion technically. Regardless, I feel like that line can hold many meanings. One being that if a piece is making you now feel happy when you consume that art, or maybe angry, or sad, or whatever... then isn't the art done? Isn't that the point of art? To evoke emotion? If he's emotional then he did his job. It's definitely an interesting perspective to have on art as you're making it, as the creator of it. Deep.
I love that these guys have all stayed with hardware. No mouse clicking. Click a kick here snare there. Thenba hi hat 16th notes. Then grab a midi pack some chord progressions. Then grab some bell samples from splice. Loved it. Real beat making.
That sounded pretentious AF there’s no “real beat making” or fake beat making for that matter. An actual band that plays instruments could call what Alchemist does, “fake beat making”. What’s the difference between clicking a mouse and hitting a rubber pad? The end result of both methods is a beat
@@ukjamaican4488 I agree. It's that wanna be "purist" mindset. Makes people feel special and superior. Funny enough, they can't see their own hypocrisy staring right back at them.
I notice with Alchemist drums sometimes his drums be low but it sounds good with his samples but the samples don't be low like his drumlines be but it goes together so good he's the best hands down
Can see in his face dude found it challenging to reveal his process like this. Thank you for sharing Al, mans leaving a legacy behind for sure.
he revealed a shit load of gems on that aulart series
@@SergioMartinez-el8kg is it still available
Covid helped too. During the pandemic was the only time I see Alc semi regularly on IG live in the studio.
@@ChaosBeforeOrder they asking for 80$ but aulart is a scam
He revealed mad shit on his ig live
Those last lines “how do you know when its done” “i get emotional” and the way Al explains it might just be the realest shit I’ve ever heard… literal goosebumps..
Lowkey got teary eyed when he said that
That was it. 100%. If the art doesn’t take you on an emotional journey, what’s the point at all?
That was real af. Wouldn't go as far as to say it's the realest shit I EVER heard lol but I get it
Al a genius. Love hearing him explain his thought process, he makes it so visual
I definitely feel the same way about the way he shares the information. The guy lives his music.
The soup analogy was clever.
I bet could describ colors to a blind man.
Everytime people type "AI" I interpret it as artificial intelligence...
That soup stuff
what he said at the end is real. the emotion being like the end of a relationship. he captured the feeling.
Facts!
Finishing lyrics to a beat always feels like a mix of glee and emptiness to me.
One of my favorite producers of all time. Please keep this series going!
more on the way!
He's overrated
@@larryachiya2475 u a failed producer ?
@@Nolimitcam._ he's overrated. You don't understand English?
Same
Man I heard Madlib once say you don’t need all this fancy hardware
Then I hear Al say well when you use a DAW you can line everything up perfectly(Quantize)
I love the part when he said you know when you get emotional. I’ve heard him say you can’t overcook a meal. So once I laid down what I laid down and it made me feel happy and I’ve learned from the experience. I walk away. The beat is done.
I constant play this is my head to make sure I try to keep it raw, simple and as human as possible. That is my mission statement.
💯
you can do what ever you want in a daw lol. you can quantize or you can nudge everything EXACTLY like you want.
Getting the snares immediately after picking out the sample to get a feel for the tempo, a structure, sounds like a good idea I should use when sampling for my beats.
Baby $hit...so tight how he puts it altogether 🤘🏻
Dude truly is an Alchemist of sound. So awesome to see this cat grow over the years. By far one of my top 3 producers.
Dj premier and the Alchemist are the greatest. He took a Samuel Jonathan Johnson track and turned it into "we gonna make it" with Jadakiss and Styles P. Win or lose is another sick track with mobb deep.
Word up! ruclips.net/p/UULFmaglqNF3nMOQu8Uz4XIWwQ
"baby $hit" beat!
you know!
my favorite
Yo that Alfredo album has to go down as some of the best production I’ve ever heard from Uncle AL 💯
Anyone else feel like Baby Shit and Space Rabbit are their Christmas songs?
That song is one of those beats that are just so cerebral and zoning/focusing. I had it on repeat for like a few hours the other day just cleaning the crib / planning next few weeks out. Relaxing. Incredible vibe.
This is just eye candy, producers aren't spoken to enough !!
Ear candy
@@4z-L_Gaming eargasmzs...
Al look like the coolest dude ever. Him and Madlib are my favorites. Legends at what they do and we should showcase them to the world for being prodigies, pioneers, and pushers of this amazing love affair with music and hip hop. Love it.
Wish this was longer. Al is a GOAT. I could listen to him go through his process all day
🐐🐐🐐
He has a masterclass available through Aulart where he covers his entire process. Just came out recently. 💎
Could listen to Alchemist explain his processes all day, inspired by this genius and his sonics.
Please, more videos like this. And more videos with Al!
He is a living legend!
more on the way!
@@IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL da man
Here you go! Homage to The Alchemist: ruclips.net/p/UULFmaglqNF3nMOQu8Uz4XIWwQ
Dont call me a legend
That last line about how to know when it's done is one of the greatest life changing things I've ever heard in my life
I've never seen anyone simplify beat making so well. Top 5 hip hop producers of all time
“Dear Adonis”
😭😭😭
oh damn we both got the same pfp and I was boutta type the same thing
@@pupuboyXXIV Crazy how that happens
This man is a legend. The way he sees his beats. At one point of my life he was my favorite producer.. So inspirational. I learned a trick or two from him back then. The way he used to listen to his beats through a boombox as a reference. On point man for real!!
“At one point..”????
@@THEINFAMOUS1011 yes. Then I had a different favorite producer at another point. There was a favorite producer before him.
@@CarlitoBTS who?🤔🤔🤔
@@THEINFAMOUS1011 Havoc, DJ Muggs, RZA….. to name a few.
@@CarlitoBTS 🤝
That last quote in the video probably flew over so many ppls head. “I get emotional when i know its done” I felt that
I never knew Alchemist did that Gibbs joint…. One of my fav’s lately … Super Hard!!!!! And Freddie laced that joint.
He did the whole album. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Dude must be handicapped or sleeping under a rock
The Alfredo album is amazing. Thank for reminding me where I heard it from!
What is the name of the track?
Baby shit
I love how music and food are so much alike. completely off topic, but the way he speaks about mixing music and making it all a new flavor and work together is exactly how I think of every dish I cook. Food and music, not a better pair in the world
Love alchemist so much. Seeing him on tv with action was so good
One of the best producers of all time. everytime i see him making beats or discussing music its just amazing and so inspirational
ALC the legend! It's crazy to watch him reveal some of his secrets like this
The “limitations” just make me appreciate the art that’s given to us from guys like Al. Tribe, Dilla, Madlib, DOOM, etc. All of these artists had to create what they heard in their innermost minds with what they had access to. Don’t get me wrong, the modern technology is good with giving us what they had earlier and faster, but the want and desire to give the world what we think is deserving of hearing doesn’t feel like it’s there AS much as just the need for being noticed for it is.
He explains his creative process so well
I come back to this video couple times a year. love hearing the master take us into his world
Super dope producer, super underrated. Made some of the dopest beats in HIP-HOP. I still listen to Return of the Mac. R.I.P to Prodigy. Nobody sounds better on a ALC beat then P DOUBLE.
really felt the soup analogy. that’s exactly what it’s like.
Its always good to listen to the thought process of how these legendary Producers cook their beats up. You can always learn something new, no matter how long you have been doing it yourself.
Loving the food analogies, a real chef cookin it up 👨🏼🍳
No Producer in HIPHOP has ever been GREATER longer than this man...salute.
Honestly he has had a 20 year run or more. And never fell off.
priemer
Dr Dre x Premo
@@tLokonahhh
Alchemist better tbh @@tLoko
Alchemist has been my favorite producer since Covert Coup wit Spitta in 2009! Classic
Al is on some crazy streak, living legend
I’d enjoy a session with this legend! I’d just sit, roll them up and watch this master at work!!
Loved hearing him play him & Freddie Gibbs - Baby $hit in this video for a brief second. Legendary!
One of the greatest producers of all time
Definitely a genius and totally get the process as that's how I move now. 2-3 patterns of a beat then build on top of the foundation!
My big brother showed me a video of Alchemist producing a beat with Araab Muzik ages ago. I was a little kid starving for new experiences and seeing Alchemist almost brought to tears by the beauty of the beat produced right in front of him changed me. Changed me forever man... for the better. Today I learned to see what Alchemist saw in that moment... i will forever be grateful for that. Love you Al
As someone who loves making beats I almost cried listening how he articulates and how passionate he is about his craft. Especially when he spoke about how he knows when it’s done. Fucking Beautiful 🥹
Best producer of the early 2000s til now. These beats he’s made over the past couple years are the best, but he was even harder back then
dude is raw. man that larry June track you did is magic forever. all the best,
I m at that point where I listen random songs from westside gunn,freddie,benny the butcher etc and I instantly recognize a alchemist beat
Great to see him not needing to constantly get faded on camera. More presence in his voice and life in his movements. Beautiful. ❤
Right!!!!!! This man looks like a recovering alcoholic in this video. But I remember back in my amateur producer days, watching videos of Alchemist and Araabmuzik going at it on the MPC.
Beat he dropped at 2:33 was Baby $hit-Freddie Gibbs
@ideageneration Post an extended cut, I wanna spend a couple hours with Al in his studio!
I’ve steadily been listening to 1st Infantry for the past 6 months while boxing. Never gets old. This dude is one of the reasons I make music today.
Met him one time during SXSW around the time Prodigy came home from prison. We were watching Freddie Gibbs on stage. I asked him if him and P were working on new joints. He said they were. Good times.
so amazing to see somebody doing exactly what they love and being so successful with it. al is a legend
Al a Goat for sure. Great to learn his process thanks
Just saw Al and Boldy at Smokers Club this year and damn was that exactly what I needed!
Between Al and Jake One they’re breakdown of samples is incredible.
love to see a genius at work, you can see him thinking about the sounds and the samples and the tempo and how they can blend. the way his hands twitch before pressing things with precision. You can feel his energy and his readiness to make music. Respect to the Alchemist
You can see Alchemist is a natural philosophical thinker and great at expressing his creative process.
This Beat too Good ⛪️ Everything on Alfredo a Masterpiece Al Is really the BEST at this shit 🤲🏾
Do you know the beat name?
baby $hit
I loved watching look for the word homogenous while discussing the samples his beat soup. Top Tier Content.
This video is great, I love it, Alchemist talks about music at a higher level, sensations and art, and leaves aside the topic of gadgets, plugins and others...
The alchemist hands down, is definitely one of the greatest producers
Please keep hip hop alive yall we can let this art form die it doesn’t have to be the best or better than the new wave but don’t ever let this die. It’s so many artist in this field so many producers and only you guys can keep them going. Please I beg you we living in a time where mainstream music is overpowering real authentic rap.
There are so many avenues of art and business of the people interviewed. The individual explaining their process would be so great for those who want to start what they do can give us an idea of what to aspire towards
Damn, that last bit. Gold. As a painter that's it, well said.
That was just. I don't got no other word but beautiful. Fuck it I'm getting a turntable.
Inspired so many, I can't speak for everybody but the reals appreciate it all. Dead ass.. . . Thank you.
Desde Argentina estudiando la vaina hace tiempo, saludos!
"its like end of a relationship" well said!
One of my favorites Producer The Alchemist ❤
Seeing and hearing Alchemist make the beat to "Baby S**t" * (My favorite Freddie Gibbs song), man I just SCREAMED!!!
holyshit that ending got me a lil emotional
describing finishing a beat as "the end of a relationship" is so magical
Been making beats like this for years. Glad to see I’m on the right track lol
Al is cold! Love his beats… Its always interesting to see how different producers cook
One of the most talented producers ever, his sound is absolutely unique
That was articulated so well! ✨🏁
Alchemist is one heck of an inspirational guy.
'' how do you know when a beat is done? I Get emotional! '' Couldn't have said it any better.💯
That’s dope af to see how he made that baby shit beat on the Freddie gibbs joint! That was one of the hardest songs on there
Amazing. So intuitive. His insight into his process is delightful
Thank you @ideageneration this video has just given me the biggest 'a ha' moment about my own beats. My music will never sound the same. Just, thank you.
Al’s a legend. Makes beats rhymes does it all. CA allday
If Alchemist ever reads this. I'd like to offer another perspective on what his friend said about feeling emotional when finishing a painting. And how that feeling is what let's him know he's done. What if you know something is done, your art, because it now evokes an emotion out of you. Emotional can be any emotion technically. Regardless, I feel like that line can hold many meanings. One being that if a piece is making you now feel happy when you consume that art, or maybe angry, or sad, or whatever... then isn't the art done? Isn't that the point of art? To evoke emotion? If he's emotional then he did his job. It's definitely an interesting perspective to have on art as you're making it, as the creator of it. Deep.
this inspired me and i'm grateful
beautiful closing. love, Al !
Al is a gift
Such an unassuming humble genius
so cool to hear exile shouted out
Exile is so underrated and overlooked
Watching all the way from Vanuatu 😀😁👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺
1 of the Greatest To Ever Do It!!
I feel like I was searching for this video last week & here we have it😁 thanks
My favorite series on RUclips.
I love that these guys have all stayed with hardware. No mouse clicking. Click a kick here snare there. Thenba hi hat 16th notes. Then grab a midi pack some chord progressions. Then grab some bell samples from splice. Loved it. Real beat making.
That sounded pretentious AF there’s no “real beat making” or fake beat making for that matter. An actual band that plays instruments could call what Alchemist does, “fake beat making”. What’s the difference between clicking a mouse and hitting a rubber pad? The end result of both methods is a beat
@@ukjamaican4488 I agree. It's that wanna be "purist" mindset. Makes people feel special and superior. Funny enough, they can't see their own hypocrisy staring right back at them.
This.
@@ukjamaican4488 exactly
Al is my GOAT for real
The Alchemist is a true artist of sound and soul moving vibe!
Watching the greatest of all time make this crazy ass beat for gibbs is incredible.
“I get emotional.” Nah fr. 💯🔥
I notice with Alchemist drums sometimes his drums be low but it sounds good with his samples but the samples don't be low like his drumlines be but it goes together so good he's the best hands down
Straight Legend
Alchemist is the reason I bought a maschine in 2010
It could watch ALC cookup all day. It's so interesting to see the way he approaches music.
Al is a deep dude. Aside from his musical genius thats one specia human you can tell.
The greatest 🐐 Shout-out ALC for the gems.
This just gave me the spark I needed to start cooking up beats and posting again thanks og al