DJ Khalil: Grammy-Winning Producer on Dr. Dre, Eminem & Jay-Z

DJ Khalil, 3X Grammy-winning producer and half of Self Scientific, breaks down his journey from DJing house parties in LA to producing for Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, Kanye West, Anderson .Paak and Aloe Blacc. He grew up the son of NBA All-Star Walt Hazzard, surrounded by jazz, soul and his dad’s record collection. He met Dr. Dre as a kid at a party his parents threw, and years later Dre remembered him and signed him to Aftermath. In between: sneaking his dad’s records to loop up beats, recording a demo at Ice-T’s house with Kool Keith and Diamond D, and pressing his own records with Self Scientific during LA’s independent hip hop wave. In this episode: Sampling prog rock, Brazilian music and jazz fusion when everyone else sampled soul Moving from the ASR-10 to Reason, and how Dre taught him to use space How “I Made It” landed on Jay-Z’s Kingdom Come after the album was already mastered The stories behind “Kush,” “Kinda Like a Big Deal,” “County Building Blues,” “Heart Don’t Stand a Chance” and “The Man” Working with 50 Cent, Sha Money XL and the G-Unit era Eminem’s Recovery Why great producers know their role, and why he still learns from young producers GEMS with Shom is a show about beat digging, records, production and other things. Subscribe for more conversations with the producers, DJs and diggers who shaped the music. #DJKhalil #DrDre #Eminem #JayZ #HipHopProducer #BeatDigging #MusicProduction #GEMSwithShom 🎙️ A show about beat digging ... records, production & other things ✨ Celebrating the art of beat digging 🎶 Jazz | Soul | Hip Hop | Global Sounds ⬇️ Full episodes & clips weekly 👉 Subscribe & listen: linktr.ee/shomghosh #beatdigging #vinylcollecting #records #hiphop #jazz #soul #funk #raregroove #production #レコードディギング #レコードコレクター #ビートディギング #ヒップホップ #ジャズ #ソウル #ファンク #日本