Behind The Beats w/ MixedByAli [Video]

VIBE sits down with Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, Top Dawg Entertainment’s resident studio engineer to talk about the passion and creativity that goes into being an audio magician. Follow our journey as 1800 Tequila and VIBE take you “Behind the Beats” in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Get familiar with the passionate and hard working producers who are redefining the sounds of their cities. No smoke and mirrors.

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TrackBlasters Radio: 03.02.16

Da Wednesday Underground Flava – Underground & Old School Tunes Non-Stop Host: DJ P.R. Heatrock after heatrock! Enjoy. Record Of The Day: D.I.T.C. – Gotta Be Classic Playlist Wu-Tang Clan – Necklace Wu-Tang Clan – Pioneer The Frontier Pusha T feat. Beanie Sigel – Keep Dealing Method Man feat. Hanz On, Street Life & Carlton Fisk – Another Winter Redman – Bars **Record Of The Day** D.I.T.C. – Gotta Be Classic Junia-T feat. Briskinthehouse – My My My Busta Rhymes feat. Leaders Of The New School – We Home **MixedByAli – Ali’s Throwback TDE Mix (Week 4)** Download here (right click and save as…)

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TrackBlasters Radio: 25.01.16

Da More Fire Monday – The Correct Flava To Start Your Week Host: DJ P.R. Heavy hit after heavy hit – you know the motto! Record Of The Day: CashUs King – What The World Made Playlist Sincerely Collins feat. Sareena Dominguez – Real Friends (Remix) Kanye West feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Real Friends Pusha T feat. Jill Scott – Sunshine **Record Of The Day** CashUs King – What The World Made Reggie Bonds – No More Parties With Fake Rappers Kanye West feat. Kendrick Lamar – No More Parties In L.A. World’s Fair feat. Jace & Cartier Dave – Bout It World’s Fair feat. Childish Major & Jace – 5 Mics **MixedByAli – Ali’s Throwback TDE Mix (Week 3)** Download here (right click and save as…)

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TrackBlasters Radio: 18.01.16

Da More Fire Monday – The Correct Flava To Start Your Week Host: DJ P.R. Today’s show includes brand new joints from J57, Koncept, Wake Self, Falside and Anderson .Paak. Enjoy! Record Of The Day: Anderson .Paak feat. Talib Kweli & Timan Family Choir – The Dreamer Playlist J57 feat. DeeJay Element, Tenacity, Sean Boog & Mean Joe Scheme – Burn The Empires Koncept – You Music Wake Self feat. Miles Bonny, Ma Dukes, DJ Young Native & Emilio Semihazah – I Still Love Her Erykah Badu – Trill Friends Kanye West feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Real Friends Ty Dolla $ign feat. Kendrick Lamar, Brandy & James Fauntleroy – L.A. **Record Of The Day** Anderson .Paak feat. Talib Kweli & Timan Family Choir – The Dreamer Falside – Yikes Isaiah Rashad – Smile **MixedByAli – Ali’s Throwback TDE Mix (Week 2)** Download here (right click and save as…)

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TrackBlasters Radio: 11.01.16

Da More Fire Monday – The Correct Flava To Start Your Week Host: DJ P.R. Today’s show includes new music from the likes of Russ, Hippie Sabotage, Devine Carama, Kanye West, Anderson. Paak and more. Enjoy. Record Of The Day: Kanye West – Real Friends (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) + No More Parties In L.A. (Snippet) (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Madlib) Playlist Russ – Try It Hippie Sabotage – Devil Eyes Devine Carama – 500 Bars To Glorious Pt. 1 **Record Of The Day** Kanye West – Real Friends (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) / No More Parties In L.A. (Snippet) (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Madlib) Anderson .Paak – Come Down Pusha T feat. Kanye West, ASAP Rocky & The-Dream – M.P.A. 50 Cent feat. Sonny Digital – I’m The Man Rico Love feat. Pusha T – Please Kendrick Lamar – For Free? **MixedByAli – Ali’s Throwback TDE Mix (Week 1)** Download here (right click and save as…)

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Deflowered w/ MixedByAli (Part 1) [Video]

MixedByAli has been in the studio with some of the biggest names in the industry: Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, ScHoolboy Q, and Drake, to name a few. He is the in-house engineer at Top Dawg Entertainment. He is also Kendrick Lamar’s tour DJ. Derek is experienced, with an extensive resume and Grammy to prove it. But no journey begins at the top. In this episode of Deflowered, we sit down with MixedByAli as he remembers his first time in the studio with hip-hop legend Dr. Dre.

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Pensado’s Place w/ MixedByAli [Video]

Mixed By Ali (Derek Ali), Mix Engineer for Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d. city“, joins Dave and Herb on the 97th episode of Pensado’s Place! The trio discuss Derek’s work on Kendrick’s breakout album, as well as working with Doctor Dre, and his own mixing process. In this week’s Into The Lair, Dave shows off some vocal mixing techniques he used on a recent Earth Wind & Fire track.

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