The Chop Shop: A Music Production Podcast

The Chop Shop: A Music Production Podcast

Welcome to The Chop Shop. A Music Production Podcast. Created by producers, for producers. Lock in every weekend with DJ React and Eddie James as they sit down with some of the most talented producers in the game to talk about their creative process, their come up in the industry, and the type of equipment they use to create Music.

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March 21, 2025 96 mins

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Mr. Lee's Website - Since the early 90s, Lee has not only helped create the trademark sound of the South, but he has also laced beats for an impressive multitude of artists including the revered Tupac Shakur, Scarface, UGK and Jay Z.One of the first producers to switch over to the digital medium, he ditched his ASR...

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Send us a Text Message.VISIT STREET CORNER MUSIC - https://streetcornerscm.com/“House Shoes, AKA Michael Buchanan, isn’t concerned with popularity. Unfailingly outspoken, the Detroit-born DJ and producer condemns and exalts music with equal vigor. If he hates your record, expect soul-atomizing honesty. If he loves it, he’ll play it endlessly.”“House Shoes spun Dilla beats ad infinitum at famed Detroit venues like St. Andrews Hall, ...

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Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody. We wanted to give thanks to all of our listeners this year and share this rare unreleased song by Matt Fingaz "Talking To You", featuring the Late Prodigy of Mobb Deep & Kool G. Rap.

 

Yes, this is a never heard, unreleased verse from both Prodigy & Kool G. Rap!!  Shoutout to Nottz Raw on the production as well.  

 

 

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Matthew Schilt p/k/a Matt Fingaz has a long history in the hip-hop game. He was one of the pioneers of New York's late 90s underground indie rap boom with his label Guesswhyld Productions. He's credited with being 1 of the first people to work with Just Blaze, being a key factor in the start of his career. He did the same for Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, 88-Keys, Sha Money XL and countless others.

Matt was one of the producers of ...

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After a month long hiatus, we are back this week with 2 super producers! Ovalord & Kel C, the hosts of Ovalord Radio stopped in to chop it up with us.

 

 We spoke about all things beats, the business side of music, their show "Ovalord Radio" on Instagram, along with focusing on how to monetize drum packs and navigate contracts within the industry.

 

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A Los Angeles native who later operated out of New Jersey, he made inroads through work with Kendrick Lamar, Ty Dolla $ign, and Mac Miller. Around the turn of the 2010s, he began to issue a prolific quantity of his own material. His higher profile releases, and numerous download-only projects. 

 

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Dibia$e is a producer, beat maker and instrumentalist currently based in Sacramento, California. A prominent figure in LA’s lauded beat scene, the Watts native is known for his distinctive, gritty lofi sound and his affinity for Roland’s SP-303 and SP-404 samplers. His sample-driven sound takes elements of jazz, soul, broken beat, footwork and even 8-bit video game music, dissects and rebuilds them in his signature, gritty style t...

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August 30, 2024 93 mins

Running it back this weekend for Labor Day!

In this episode, we sit down with the legendary producer Jake One, a mastermind behind some of the most iconic productions in hip-hop. With an illustrious career spanning over two decades, Jake One has crafted hits for heavyweights like Drake, Rick Ross, 50 Cent, De La Soul and Jay-Z. Known for his soulful, sample-heavy style, Jake has carved out a unique niche in the music industry, ble...

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Gino is a freelance journalist and the creator of Micro-Chop, a publication that dissects beatmaking, DJing, rapping, sampling, and music production in general.

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Uncle Shoes is back, with all the smoke. 💨

SCM - https://streetcornermusic.bandcamp.com

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Send us a Text Message. "Everything I make, I try to make it my favorite album of all time."Simplicity is genius. Great artists can make the ostensibly impossible seem effortless. It’s in this rarefied air where you’ll find Detroit's Apollo Brown, constantly conjuring fresh innovations out of a tried-and-true formula. For the last decade, the Mello Music Group artist has singularly re-defined and expanded the foundation of what boo...

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Send us a Text Message.Brainorchestra, born Andrew Melo, is one of Elizabeth’s best kept secrets, but with his onslaught of quality hip hop projects and masterful approach, he will soon be a household name. He’s a native of the place affectionately known as E-Town, and has been cooking up his own brand of unfuckwithable hip hop for years.Whether it’s a concept album or a casually collated beat pack, each Brainorchestra instrumental...

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Send us a Text Message.Seth M Bradford Aka "Seth Marcel" is known as a producer, DJ, and MC from Central New York. Widely regarded as one of the staples of Central New York hip hop, Marcel began his career in the late '80s as a DJ before finding and sewing his seeds as a producer and subsequently an MC through the '90s and early 2000s. His influence has spanded the greater part of 30 years and has influenced various artists from th...

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June 14, 2024 69 mins
Send us a Text Message.So Cal beat head and Exile’s protégé, Sirplus, has been winning beat battle for years all over LA and beyond. From the famed Beat Cinema showcases, touring with Blu & Exile worldwide, to releasing the critically acclaimed EP with Blu. His debut 45 in support of this new album (SQUARES) went viral on IG and Tik Tok, for his Moesha beat flip, but now it’s time to hear the full spectrum of what Sirplus has to ...

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Send us a Text Message.Born and raised in the Netherlands, classically trained multi-instrumentalist and producer Nicolay played in a number of hip-hop and R&B bands around his homeland, but it wasn't until 2000 that he decided to start producing his own beats. In 2002 Little Brother MC Phonte Coleman stumbled across one of them on Okayplayer's message board and asked if he could put his rhymes over it, and soon a friendship and a ...

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Send us a Text Message."Music is just like you have a period of time and you get to decorate it however you want."Catman (Cat Tremblay) is a Boston-based producer/keyboardist. He specializes in beat-driven music featuring warmsynthesizers, dense jazzy chords, and heavy drums. He began the Catman project to branch out from acoustic jazz, and his electronic sound features aspects of lofi, instrumental hip hop, psychedelia, R&B, jazz ...

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Send us a Text Message.Straight out of New Rochelle, Scram Jones is a producer, DJ and rapper from New Rochelle, New York. He has produced music for Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Styles P, Tragedy Khadafi, Jadakiss, Saigon, Dipset, T.I., and Troy Ave. He has been featured in The Source magazine's "Unsigned Hype" column.FOLLOW SCRAM JONES ON INSTAGRAM HEREFOLLOW THE CHOP SHOP ON INSTAGRAM HERESupport the Show.WEBSITE AND MERCH! - http...

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Send us a Text Message.Guess Who's Back.. 🏠 👟 "I need singularities. None of these motherfuckers are singularities." - House Shoes Competition in rap beef has become less about music and more about social media and gimmicks. Kendrick vs Drake (or AI?)The quality of the beat is crucial in a diss track, as it sets the tone and credibility of the artist.The induction of A Tribe Called Quest into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is cel...

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Send us a Text Message.Happy 1 Year Anniversary to us. We are running it back this week with our first ever episode with the great Shawn J. Period. Follow us on Instagram Here Support the Show.WEBSITE AND MERCH! - http://www.officialchopshoppod.com

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Send us a Text Message.Michigan's Karat Gold Classic Kid. Producer. Artist. DJ. National Beat Battle Champion Self-Proclaimed Chop Artist - one who specializes in the true art of sampling and sonically "chopping" records to create unique beats and cool sound collages.1/7th of the mighty Athletic Mic League. Member of Jaded Incorporated and RSXGLD.BUY 14KT'S MUSIC HERE Support the Show.WEBSITE AND MERCH! - http://www.officialchopsho...

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