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How to Make a Beat
Series: Making It . . .
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Length: 00:03:55
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When Youth Noise Network producer Manny Watson isn't making audio documentaries his alter ego Blackface makes hip hop beats. In this piece Manny walks us through the production of one of his fly tracks, and offers us a glimpse into his homemade hip hop operation.
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