Just Blaze DJs On MikiDz Show [Video]

There have been some epic performances on DJcity’s “MikiDz Show” over the years, but Monday’s live stream featuring Just Blaze was truly one for the books. Performing for an intimate crowd of DJs and industry figures, the legendary producer delivered an hour of classic hip-hop and soul, including an unreleased Busta Rhymes and M.O.P. song and a handful of unreleased instrumentals. Among the instrumentals were: – A track from Jay Z’s “The Blueprint 3” sessions – Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit G” – The original version of Drake and Rick Ross’s “Lord Knows” – An untitled song slated for Jeezy – An early Slaughterhouse track – An unfinished remix of Joe Budden’s “Pump It Up” with Kid Kamillion And it didn’t stop there. After his set, Blaze engaged in an insightful interview with hosts MikiWAR and DJ Dainjazone, in which he shared stories about Jay Z, Kanye, Kendrick Lamar, Baauer and more. You can grab the full audio here.

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Just Blaze Plays Unreleased Tracks From Kanye West, Freeway, Diplomats, Joe Budden And Drake On Abstract Radio [Audio]

A guest spinner on Q-Tip’s Beats1 show Abstract Radio, Justin – perhaps inspired by Hot 97’s tribute mix to he and Kanye West earlier in the week – went virtual crate digging for his takeover and played a wealth of unreleased tracks from his expansive hard drives as well as his more-known singles. These are just some of the many, many songs he played: * Joe Budden’s “Pump It Up (Remix)” with Busta Rhymes * An alternate version of Freeway’s “Flipside” * An alternate version of Kanye West’s “Touch The Sky” with Robert Glasper * An alternate version Cam’ron’s “I Really Mean It” with Juelz Santana and Jim Jones * An alternate version of Drake and Rick Ross’ “Lord Knows” via 2DBZ

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TrackBlasters Radio: 20.11.15

Da Fat Friday Afternoon – The Official Soundtrack To Your Weekend Host: DJ P.R. Happy Friday ya’ll! Record Of The Day: Back on Monday! Playlist **Just Blaze Live @ Boiler Room London (Full Set)** “A lil bit of everything” Download here (right click and save as…)

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Just Blaze Reveals “Casino” Sneaker Collab With Packer Shoes [Video]

The world renowned super producer and man of many talents Just Blaze made a special appearance to Sway in the Morning. He’s created some of the best beats our ears have been blessed with, helped build some of the most successful brands and is permanently placed in the greatest producer of all time discussions. Standing firm throughout different eras of hip hop, it is interesting to hear his view on the whole “writing your own rhymes” vs. collaboration argument. But, this trip to the show falls outside of the musical box as he dropped news of a shoe collaboration with Packer on the way! The “Casino” theme behind the shoes is incredibly woven into every intricate detail from the Roulette inspired felt to the numbers on the back. Luckily for fans, they won’t have to wait very long to get their hands on the kicks becoming available TODAY (October 16th). One of the most creative and organic collabs in awhile, be sure to grab a pair ASAP.

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Run The Jewels – Oh My Darling (Don’t Meow) (Just Blaze Remix) [Video]

Cats are taking over the rap game, your favorite Run The Jewels songs, and now, a bustling metropolis near you. Will Just Blaze be able to keep his sanity amidst the chaos? Visit runthejewels.net for a free album download of “Meow The Jewels” or buy RTJ2, the album that inspired it here: http://found.ee/rtj2 Directed by Hectah.

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Just Blaze Talks with ItsTheReal About His Surprise Birthday Party @ The 40/40 Club [Video]

This week’s episode of A Waste of Time centers around Star Wars, a film neither Jeff nor Eric has seen, and to help them understand what they’ve been missing, they welcome expert guests Just Blaze and Phil Chang. Not only is Star Wars dissected for both the newbies and the veterans, but great nerdy stories involving Jay Z, Eminem and Skrillex are covered! So live long and prosper! Oh wait, wrong franchise. Sorry!

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TrackBlasters Radio: 18.09.15

Da Fat Friday Afternoon – The Official Soundtrack To Your Weekend Host: DJ P.R. Today’s show includes new music from Travi$ Scott, Run The Jewels, Mac Miller, Jay Rock, Stalley and many more. Happy Friday ya’ll! Record Of The Day: B.I.C. – On Deck Playlist Travi$ Scott feat. ScHoolboy Q – OK Alright Meow The Jewels – Oh My Darling, Don’t Meow (Just Blaze Remix) Jay Rock feat. Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Easy Bake Jay Rock feat. Black Hippy – Vice City Mac Miller – Perfect Circle/God Speed Stalley – Voila Statik Selektah – Haley’s Blues Statik Selektah feat. Joey Bada$$ – Alone Method Man feat. Hanz On, Street Life & Carlton Fisk – Another Winter DOOMSTARKS – Lively Hood Mickey Factz feat. Alfred Banks, Zikki, Rich Flizzy & Diverse Character – Pentagon Ransom feat. Royce Da 5’9″ & 3D Na’Tee – Soul Killa **Record Of The Day** B.I.C. – On Deck Jay Rock feat. Isaiah Rashad – Wanna Ride Download here (right click and save as…)

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Just Blaze: “Joe Budden’s ‘Pump It Up’ Beat Was For Beanie Sigel” [Video]

While many will agree that “Pump It Up” is Joe Budden’s biggest single, Just Blaze admitted to VladTV that the beat was originally made for Beanie Sigel and Freeway. He explained that Beanie wasn’t feeling it the night he presented it to him, and Just Blaze said it stayed in his catalog for years until he ran it past Joe, who loved it after the first listen. Speaking about other hit beats that weren’t used by the original artists intended, Just Blaze revealed that Ghostface Killah was originally supposed to use Jay Z’s “Girls, Girls Girls.” The famed producer added that it’s not the beat that makes the song hot, and he explained that it’s more about the song that the artist writes to the beat. When asked about Joe Budden not being able to surpass the success of “Pump It Up,” Just Blaze said that if he had to guess about the situation he’d say it had to do with difficulties with Def Jam, which you can hear more about above.

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Rhythm Roulette w/ Just Blaze [Video]

Fans of music production know Just Blaze for his numerous accolades and contributions to various genres. However, we bet they didn’t know Just can create album-worthy joints on the fly. After listening through three randomly selected records and deciding only one of them was good enough to use, Just began to create a soulful and hard-hitting beat with sped-up choir vocals weaving in and out of the track. In the end, he thought the beat sounded so good he wanted to dip from The Sprite Corner to finish it up at his studio.

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