Ski Beatz - the making of Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" beat

[latekzi]

so classic man

[CalciumMoonCheese]

a genius at work right here

[TheVickdamone]

that shit is dope, that was one of hardest song ever

[dtperez415]

so dope, so fresh, this is one of the videos i watch before i jump in the lab (my dining room) Classic Joint by Mr.SkiBeatz, you are one of my inspirations and u r a legend in my book. thank you. and to the hiphopheads who want free beats from an aspiring producer/mc from san francisco, follow me on twitter @daltontroyperez. peace. god bless.

[seanSHRED87]

"Oh my god, my god. Ohh my god ohh my god."-a tribe called quest

[postshanna]

where is the luchini video???

[MrTaeman21]

20 SUM YEARS LATER AND STILL A CLASSIC LOL

[mauiportal25]

Was I the only one that didn't know that the "SKI" in SKI BEATZ was a reference to COCAINE? I'm so sheltered.

[DreadHead0668]

The sickest sh_t I have EVER heard.

[Strivingg4Greatness]

The making of a masterpiece.

[puff0tuff]

the legend at work little boys n girls.. take some muhh fuuggin notes!

[xxAztecxx]

This beat HARD

[TheFlipside700]

Man, I never knew what really goes into just one classic rap song. This guy is a genius

[Immaculate416]

You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song

[mookunderscore]

dame dash is the connection between the two

[Dmoneynyhiphop]

i think nas was better fit for that track personally i think he would bodied it a lil better than jay

[IrvFin3]

@Dmoneynyhiphop word ski shouldve had nas in mind in the first place suits him perfectly

[NellStalgya]

damn ski,you age nuis,nice how he just filtered the sample chop,and made a bass out of it

[kenitrad6932]

29 Dislikes ?...What they hatin fuh ?

[DjChugalug239]

Classic

[ndgoinalltheway]

daaaamn had no idea he made this shit. had no idea he was even doin it back then

[ProtaJ]

Wheres the Camp Lo Video???? I wanna see that...

[Supernovatraks]

ONE WORD? CHECK SUPERNOVATRACKS,COM

SICK BEATS!!

[gavpac911]

one of the greatest songs ever. and nas is the better rapper tbh but theyre both great fuck rap feuds.

[Niggyomama]

why people still talking about nas and jay's beef if the shit's over? get on wit ya life

[JZSliceRocafella]

JAY Z IS BETTER THAN NAS WHOO HE TOOK 2 LINES IT CALLS SAMPLIN..

[NewYorkStateOfCrime]

REAL HIP HOP. HE FUCKIN FOUND A DOPE SAMPLE. PUT SOME DRUMS ON IT. A FILTER, AND MADE A CLASSIC. JUST TO SHOW SIMPLER IS BETTER.

[sheemanbeats]

really cool stuff... CHECK OUT SHEEMANBEATS.

[L0nghornfan25]

love the intro

[TheSoulofMischief]

Putting NaS voice in the beat was smart, who gives a fuck if Jay isn't half the rapper NaS is it's a fuckin beat if you can't handle your voice being put on someone's beat get out the rap game cuz it gets way worse than that now-a-days... now wack ass mainstream rappers are ruining peoples beat and sayin they killed it... And fans are allowing it by supporting the shit...

[lavelle3000]

@TheSoulofMischief no he isn't half the rapper he's better

[BAMNtelevision]

classic

[koopaking45]

Is This The Curren$y Ski Beatz?

[Kingjames313]

@koopaking45 Yes, he produces for Dame Dash's company now, this is THE SKI BEATZ. Yes he is Camp Lo's producer and Currensy's

[SoCalDude805]

Classic beat! Beats aren't the same anymore nowadays. There's a few gems, but I can't stand 90% of what's on the radio. Mostly loud annoying beats which are okay if you're drunk and partying I guess, but nothing to truly savor on.

[MrTaeman21]

14 or 15 years later

[CoDGHoStoOM14]

29 people must hate real Hip Hop

[TheoLess]

lol myspace havnt heard that word in a min

[thatladfromsheffield]

Where is this Luchini video then???

[energy2809]

ski beatz ... i think you are a real legend ... massiv respect !

[Stiteski12]

I like Ski, but snaking Nas was just straight bull shit... Jay Z isnt half the rapper

[baddestbigtruck]

True cos he keep saying sampling this n that.. Still give it to him.. Classic

[mountnooby]

@Strictly sampling every instrument doesnt take much talent

[mountnooby]

Wat happened to making music from nothing and outta scratch? he didnt make any of these instruments or melodies.......Watver though, I love this song anywayz!!!!(=

[Nukkro]

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[Chris8282]

Been almost a decade and it's still one of my favorite beats

[Strictly]

Whoever thinks making Rap beats doesn't take talent should watch this!!

[willsting88888]

@Strictly This ain't rap it's hip-hop

[thegoodz07]

I love this beat, I remade it for a song I did which was inspired by the original. I took a more political approach to the lyrics. Thank you Ski

[iamNiesha]

Dope as shit! I need a ski beat!

[MrJeremyu]

@EricEnergizerTV i found it after watchin a couple videos. thx though

[MrJeremyu]

@EricEnergizerTV do u kno if that filter tick works in fl studio?

[htinereppa]

@MrJeremyu yep... works in acid too

[elijahmomomo]

Look my video !!! Sd card on sp1200

[Purexdetergent]

he should update this nobody in there right mind is on myspace anymore..just sayin its a proven fact. make a facebook Ski

[doritos180]

I had no idea Ski produced this, I only found out about him because he produces Curren$y, had no idea he had made such a classic.

[Antman1290]

@doritos180 yeah he was on roc a fella

[htinereppa]

@doritos180 Ski is old as fuck, half of the beats curren$y uses Ski Beatz had in a vault from the 90s bro

[doritos180]

@htinereppa nice, never knew that

[dooley750]

@doritos180 you slow! lol. dude has been around for YEARS!

[NTerrellMusic]

@doritos180 He's Behind A lot of Classics

[BlueMagicVaults]

I would love one day to get a SP-1200

[TheVANSGuys]

nas and jay was beefing but making so much money off of each other

[thablackwizard]

He is endorsing Native Instruments Maschine 1.6, check out the Native Instrument page for it. It's a very amazing machine.

[LazyJLazy]

Any one can extract samples.... how you put it together and making an awesome melody is the hard part

[DemonProd333]

any body who says that sampling is easy dnt really no it take real creative skill

[Amahrixlol]

what is that equipment called in the bottom right of the screen? what is that used for also?

[ChiVic64]

damn, I had no clue everything on the track was sampled, its still a crazy beat though.

Git Em Ski Beats.

[1979mirza]

one of the sickest beats in hip hop of all time i rewind this track millions of times still it dnt get rusty

[MuneeETP]

This is a classic....Ski Beatz is a Vet in the production game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[madfresh10]

hey check out my boy lui his song is called in the wind

[soavebullion]

tight. did the camp lo luchini 'Making Of' ever get up?

[sinetwo]

@soavebullion Man I've been looking around on youtube for that! I couldn't find any :/

[MindzEnt]

DAMN SO I FINALY SEE THE MAN WHO STARTED ONE OF THE BIGGEST HIP HOP BEEFS IN HISTORY

[Mandem1001]

What mic is that at the beginning?

[talltrini10]

@ROBDIGGY tell 'em y u madd, son

[larry89]

meh.. i give like 80% of the credit to lonnie smith.. those pianos are just fucking RAW.. if you listen to the record itself it just takes you to a whole nother realm. 20% of the credit goes to ski for finding the melody and choppin it up.

[SeeGabeGo]

im studying to become an audio engineer and let me tell you, not only is it a lot harder than it looks but theres plenty of competition either breathing down your neck or holding up a stiff arm in front of you. But when i hear something like this....... it just keeps me goin.

[sz42781]

This is the perfect instrumental for experiencing NYC or any of its boroughs, I always felt if fit so well.

[ShonWonPowerMix]

@sz42781 This really sounds like New York for someone who has never been there.

[ShonWonPowerMix]

@sz42781 This really sounds like New York for someone who has never been there. This is just one of those songs on the soundtrack of life.

[bobbywashington]

inspiring man! for real!! I like your humble attitude.

[bobbywashington]

inspiring man! for real!!

[ChurchBoy0487]

He forgot to mention that Pete Rock used the SP-1200 as well!

[ChurchBoy0487]

I think the older equipment forced more creativity out of the producer due to the limitations of the equipment. ALL HARDWARE, non of this over bloated giga software.

[2mindz]

@ChurchBoy0487 i agree with you but i love software and hardware both have pros and cons

[jspazds1]

siick man..hey guy check out my verse to this

[HiranEdge]

that filter was nasty. so sick

[DAZE575]

ski beatz >

[mikebenz1995]

wow ski, your doing your thang.. keep it comming

[sonotaz]

dopest producer



[urdynamix1]

An UrbanDynamix Classic In My Collection, Great Tune.

[eduar7a]

HOW CAN I GET DOWN.....!!!?

[OutsyderBeatz]

This is one of the illest beats i've heard, fav for sure

[jrghost1]

@OutsyderBeatz i kno my favorite

[NewBreedMusicGroup]

Well damn, he made making a classic look easy >.>

[NikoRoyal]

ski is a god

[Datruebdizzy7285]

wow, that was so easy...but yeah, classic

[illinoise31]

yo yo yo i got some sick beats too... check me out

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[koDiacc]

and you know, after jay spit on it - it was a classic!

[617edmonddantes]

BIG UPS!... perhaps the greatest rap song of all time..dead preisdents 2

[nekkhakhi33]

i just realized that ski beats is legendary...

[The702BoxingProdigy]

why am i not surprised ski beatz made dead presidents beat? fuking classic

[cypreen]

A classic! the 24 are both Straight haters under the influence and deaf!

[cypreen]

A classic!

[natwalkerbeats]

natwalkerbeats on myspace

[magicalsun33]

I watch this video every few months. Inspirational shit for all producers worldwide..Church!

[xep00]

quintessential Hip Hop. Play this at my funeral.

[G2DaooZe]

FUCKING CLASSIC!

[SoloEternal1]

YO KEEP IT UP THAT WAS TIGHT CHECK ME OUT AT SOLOETERNAL FREESTYLES SEE IF WE CAN CALB.STAY UP G.

[illuminated775]

THIS IS CLASSIC SHIT SKI BEATS I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO YOU I FEEL U MIGHT B BETTER THAN DRE AND IM A WESTCOST KID FO LIFE

[falconwings1982]

I love the filter effect he used. How do you get a low pass filter to replicate the effect?

[FlabbyDwarf]

Amazing.

[Khazanah]

Wow, I can check this out on my machine! Hope this will work whenever I work on samples!

[TheH20beats]

ok it seem like it wasnt that hard to make i use a mpc

[sfknns]

Garden of Peace

[KeithFingers21]

How do you not like this video the name speaks for itself if you don't like it don't watch it!

[TheVitalFX]

Straight classic, one of, if not 'the' greatest beat period.

[Daftendirektour]

sampling sounds easy, but you gotta be a creative motherfucker to do it.

[ballyslapface]

@Daftendirektour I understand you completetly but rap isnt about the music its about the lyrics

[RandomSheep]

@ballyslapface IMO hiphop is about everything, not just the lyrics.. the music.. - making something out of something else in a new style.. thats hiphop to me.. but im just a music maker, not a vocalist.. you play a hiphop beat and you KNOW its hiphop.. thats the beauty of the culture.. Lyrics are one thing, but not the only thing.. cheers brotha

[bartjuhh12]

@RandomSheep hiphop is the lifestyle kid

[zoeysboy]

HEEY, let's take someone else's music, loop a small section of it, add a beat, and call it a new song!!

GO SAMPLING!!

[poopfaceluis]

@zoeysboy stfu bitch!

[LookatthatSH1T]

@zoeysboy

And a bass line and lyrics. So it is a new song.

[LinJapanese]

"wasnt really much to it, but the shit was HAAAAAWT!!!"

[wirezts]

that was a forward slash not a back slash lol

[darklightukbeats]

Sick, back in the day shit

[TYRESROLLINS]

these are reel beats > im like'n the behind the scene(s). listeners/haters/musicians come thru for soul/conscious/hip hop ! rep = reel artists !

[DaleCaliente]

thousands of dollars of production equipment.  $10 Video camera :(

[anabifire]

he's genius...

i want his new disc 24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL JAPAN!!

[N1ck1Sk123]

classsssic

[HereticEast]

one of the best hip hop beats of all time... gives me inspiration all the time

[junatin2]

my idol man

[yoboygd]

So Sick . . .

-Dreams-

[RAAB0601]

wheres the luchini video?

[Roll14Me412]

dis nigga prob my fav producer in the game. Dis beat IS my fav beat too.

[Vonmusic405]

@Roll14Me412 yeah i agree yo you hear the 24 hour karate school yet?

[Roll14Me412]

@Vonmusic405 forsure ma nigga, that shit is str8 fire cuz

[elbadfella]

shows you can use drums from whatever record be it from 70's even through to the 90's or even now

[TheDahaloTv]

claasic track and a improtent to, without thsi there wouldnt be no nas jay z diss and that was a importent time for hip hop ! Yo check out my beats if you like classic hip hop! peace

[smoove82]

CLASSIC beat, one of the best of all time, I feel lame cuz I'm just now realizing how good ski beatz is and whom he is thru curren$y music

[dukerz718]

crazy low end. gorgeous work . 1

[rellieg20]

OMFG!!!!!! this shit is so fuckin soulful i love this shit 4 real

[Holmes855]

ski beatz is pathetic. monsta beatz shits on him. dis nigga almost ruined pilot talk for me. trademark da $kydiver aka the supervillain has the issue 1 and 2. both were dope because of b corder, show off beatz, MONSTA BEATZ (the best!), genetics, nesby philps, and of course trade lyrical skill. but ski beatz is on tha issue 3 (releasing around thanksgiving) and if he fucks it up im gonna wanna strangle dis nigga!

[MickSwaggger]

@Holmes855 U MAD?

[Holmes855]

@MickSwaggger a little. hes gonna ruin tha issue 3 :(

[ttownboydonttrip]

@Holmes855 Monsta beatz is gay....currency this aint no mixtape blew dick

[Holmes855]

@ttownboydonttrip WTF ur dissin monsta beatz but now u hatin on spitta? WTF?!

[jizzy187pnd]

@Holmes855 if pilot talk got runied for you then you aint a true fan fool !

[kingnike16]

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[johnnycage435]

man i want a mpc but that shit looks mega hard

[JackTheToeCracker]

equilizing the kick, snare, hi-hat the way you want them to sound..manipulating the sample, filtering, layering sounds

[illone1981]

Sounds great, Check 4 Beats by Wallace Green

[Holmes855]

FUCK SKI BEATZ. HE SUCKS!!!! MONSTA beatz #FTW !!!!!

[Sam61493]

24 ppl obviously ski-ted so violently while listening to this that they apparently missed the like button

[lilmamabeatz]

I am looking forward to the day that Jay-Z raps on my beats.

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