{"id":5500,"date":"2014-12-04T14:06:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T21:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegiantpeachnews.com\/?p=5500"},"modified":"2014-12-05T19:28:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T02:28:10","slug":"beats-to-the-rhyme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegiantpeachnews.com\/?p=5500","title":{"rendered":"Beats to the Rhyme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’ve known DJ Al Patterson (@vinylathletes) since the olden days of KALX, Berkeley, but we had no idea that he had such an epic record collection.\u00a0 Many of the titles are instrumental versions of your favorite hip hop classics.\u00a0 He’s used his vast knowledge of records to put together a book, Beats to the Rhyme<\/em>, which chronicles some of the best and rarest instrumental wax.\u00a0\u00a0 He stopped by Peach HQ for a quick chat.<\/p>\n

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GP:\u00a0\u00a0 Talk a little bit about how the book came about.
\nAP:\u00a0\u00a0 The book actually started over three years ago. I was really just inspired by other books that I would find online or in specialty shops focusing mainly on things like album covers, funk 45s, Jazz, or “the best of”. But there really wasn’t a whole lot of books focusing on Hip Hop records that I was interested in.\u00a0\u00a0 And I would get people asking me if a certain record even exists, or questions on how to tell if the record you just found was a bootleg or an original pressing.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s still surprising to me that a lot of people buying and collecting records still get fooled by bootlegs.\u00a0 This book will kid of help you with bootlegs vs. original copies.\u00a0\u00a0 I decided to write a book or records that really don’t get talked about too much.\u00a0\u00a0 The instrumental versions of your favorite album.<\/div>\n

GP:\u00a0 How did you get into collecting records?
\nAP:\u00a0 I really got into records through my father. As a kid he had a huge record collection-Still does. So I was exposed to records at a young age. And I caught the bug myself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

GP:\u00a0 You have a young son…is he into the music you listen to?<\/div>\n
AP:\u00a0 He’ll listen to anything.\u00a0\u00a0 He likes just about anything really.\u00a0\u00a0 My son is 2 1\/2 and just always had a thing for music,\u00a0 I’m happy to say.\u00a0\u00a0 Before he could crawl I was playing records for him, and he enjoyed it.\u00a0\u00a0 Still does.\u00a0\u00a0 Now he sings and knows lyrics to songs that I’m amazed he even knows.\u00a0 I don’t even know lyrics like that.\u00a0 The photo I put of him inside the book was when he was real young.\u00a0\u00a0 I think he just started to pull himself up using whatever was in front of him.\u00a0\u00a0 And that day he got excited to see the turntable when I took it out, and he pulled himself up to touch it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I snapped that photo using my phone.<\/div>\n
GP:\u00a0 What is your favorite instrumental record?<\/div>\n

AP:\u00a0 It’s hard to say. There are so many that I like listening to for the production. \u00a0 Pete Rock’s “Main Ingredient” is a good one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

GP:\u00a0 Who is your favorite producer? And who do you think is the most underrated producer?
\nAP:\u00a0 It depends on my mood really because I enjoy listening to a lot of producer’s work.\u00a0\u00a0 Pete Rock,\u00a0 Premier, JayDee, The 45 King,\u00a0 Dre,\u00a0 Lord Finesse, Thes One,\u00a0 Q-Tip,\u00a0 Large Professor. Too many.. Most underrated would have to go to J Zone possibly or Fat Jon (Five Deez). Those two never get mentioned in best producer discussions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

GP:\u00a0 What do you think should have been repressed that hasn’t been?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

AP:\u00a0 I don’t know. I think if anything gets repressed I think there should be a proper double LP pressing.<\/div>\n
GP:\u00a0 How do you think downloading has changed the way people listen to\/discover new music? In order to hear the instrumentals before, you had to go out and find the vinyl…now you can just search around and probably download it.
\nAP:\u00a0 I think music has become accessible more than ever before because of digital downloading. I think the only problem with that you lose the experience of seeing the finished artwork and holding an actual record in your hand as opposed to just flat image on your screen and a digital file on your iPhone.\u00a0 You can practically find any instrumental online now. \u00a0 But to have the actual record is an experience, I think.<\/div>\n
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We have a limited number of signed copies available here<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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