S1 Details Lupe Fiasco’s “Tetsuo & Youth” & “Black Vietnam” Albums [Video]

In the last piece of our interview with Symbolyc One from this year’s A3C ProAudio conference, S1 talks about recording Lupe Fiasco’s upcoming Tetsuo & Youth album and says it’s a return to the classic Lupe sound and details the duo’s Black Vietnam project. Plus, we get a peak at an actual text message from Lupe. So there’s that, which is awesome.

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S1 Says Kanye West Is Working On New Album, Songs Are “Feel Good” [Video]

You thought S1 was finished dropping Kanye gems?!? In our latest interview segment from this year’s A3C ProAudio conference, producer Symbolic One confirms that Kanye West is indeed working on a new album and the songs he’s submitted to Ye have a much more “feel good” vibe, as opposed to the darkness of “Yeezus.” The countdown to a new Ye album is officially on…

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The Dividends feat. Raekwon – Fool’s Gold [Stream]

The Dividends, a duo made up of singer Sarah Jaffe and producer extraordinaire S1 aka Symbolyc One (Kanye, Jay Z, Beyoncé), enlist Raekwon for the first single off their upcoming Far From Away EP. Says S1 of the pairing: Sarah Jaffe is amazing. I truly believe we have something really special when we’re working together. The first three songs we ever collaborated on were picked by major artists—including Eminem’s ‘Bad Guy’—so it was only right that we proceed and present our ideas through what we know now as The Dividends. via 2DBZ

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Symbolyc One (S1) Interview w/ Out Da Box Radio [Audio]

Out Da Box Radio is happy to bring you a very special interview with Grammy Award Winning music producer “Symbolyc One” better known as “S1”. Close fans may be familiar with him as a member of the texas based hip hop group the “Strange Fruit Project” but in recent years his solo career has developed enormously and he’s gained greater recognition as a music producer. Recently we got a chance to speak with S1 on a number of topics including his start with the Strange Fruit Project and his work with Erykah Badu as a fellow artist and member of the production collective The Cannabinoids. We also talked about his music relationship with “Kanye West” and how he came to produce the highly acclaimed lead single “Power” as well as Beyonce’s hit song “Best Thing I Never Had”. S1 further took the time to speak in-depth about his growth as a producer and how he’s been able to continue on the successful journey. Please take the time to listen!

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S1 – Stil Underrated: The Mixtape Vol. 2 [Mixtape]

Grammy Award Winning Producer S1 (aka Symbolyc One) releases a Collection of material he produced for Major and Indie artist from Kanye West to Xzhibit to Strange Fruit Project. Hosted by Ryan Leslie Download: S1 – Stil Underrated: The Mixtape Vol. 2 Tracklist 01.POWER INTRO 02.POWER REMIX – KANYE FT. JAY Z 03.KANYE INTERLUDE 04.BLOOD DIAMOND – THE GAME 05.CONGREGATION – TALIB FT. BLACK THOUGHT & AB-SOUL 06.50 CENT INTERLUDE 07.50 CENT – MY LIFE FT. EMINEM AND ADAM LEVINE 08.HELIUM – NATUREL 09.SET IT OFF – RAPPER POOH 10.HEARTBEAT – STRANGE FRUIT PROJECT 11.MEANING OF LIFE – XZIBIT 12.TAKE YA BACK – CYHI DA PRYNCE 13.GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT – PHONTE FT. CARLITTA DURAND 14.PUSH THRU – TALIB FT. CURRENSY KENDRICK LAMAR GREY 15.PUSH THRU RMX – BIGGIE 16.BELOVED – ELIJAH BLAKE 17.THE PRICE OF LIFE – LECRAE FT. ANDY MINEO DON CANNON 18.SAY WASSUP – RHYMEFEST FT. PHONTE 19.EXCELENCE – KANYE JAY Z (WTT) 20.BEST THING I NEVER HAD – BEYONCE 21.TICK TOCK – PUSHA T FT. RAEKWON JOEL ORTIZ (RZA SNDTRCK)

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