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[Interview] Jesper Jensen – The Man Behind Beat Diggin’

[Interview] Jesper Jensen – The Man Behind Beat Diggin’

Posted by on Jan 24, 2013 in Behind The Curtain, Features, Interviews | 0 comments

Jesper Jensen, the man behind the original Beat Diggin' documentary, plus his followup films, speaks to Hip Hop Authority about his passions of hip-hop and film-making, and how he came to combine both of them.

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[Interview] Parallel Thought – Sinfully Good Production

[Interview] Parallel Thought – Sinfully Good Production

Posted by on Jun 19, 2012 in Behind The Curtain, Features, Interviews, Recent Posts | 0 comments

HHA's Matt Wright chats with production team Parallel Thought about their new album with Del -Attractive Sin - and what else they have on tap for the future.

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[Interview] Brian Coleman: Reflections Of Classics (Part II)

[Interview] Brian Coleman: Reflections Of Classics (Part II)

Posted by on Apr 30, 2012 in Behind The Curtain, Features, Interviews, Recent Posts | 17 comments

In part II of HHA's interview with writer Brian Coleman, he discusses Check The Technique, the reasons behind Nas and Gang Starr's exclusion, Questlove's request, and a whole lot more.

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Brian Coleman Breaks Down The Classics – The Pharcyde’s “Passin’ Me By”

Brian Coleman Breaks Down The Classics – The Pharcyde’s “Passin’ Me By”

Posted by on Apr 30, 2012 in Behind The Curtain, Features, Interviews, Recent Posts | 0 comments

Brian Coleman penned Rakim Told Me in 2005, and the follow-up, Check The Technique, in 2007. Brian decided to break down some of his favorite tracks from some of the classic hip-hop albums he covered in his books. Here he discusses "Passin' Me By" by The Pharcyde.

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[Interview] Brian Coleman: Reflections Of Classics (Part I)

[Interview] Brian Coleman: Reflections Of Classics (Part I)

Posted by on Apr 23, 2012 in Behind The Curtain, Features, Interviews, Recent Posts | 1 comment

The writer of Rakim Told Me and Check The Technique discusses the creation of his important contributions to hip-hop journalism and his upcoming follow-up book.

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[Interview] Dan Charnas: A Def Payback (Part II)

[Interview] Dan Charnas: A Def Payback (Part II)

Posted by on Mar 19, 2012 in Behind The Curtain, Features, Interviews, Recent Posts | 3 comments

Veteran scribe and industry head Dan Charnas discusses serving as an A&R for acts such as Chino XL and The Nonce, penning The Big Payback, his work on the Def Jam Book, and why hip-hop is monochromatic.

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[Interview] Dan Charnas: A Def Payback (Part I)

[Interview] Dan Charnas: A Def Payback (Part I)

Posted by on Mar 12, 2012 in Behind The Curtain, Features, Interviews | 0 comments

Veteran scribe and industry head Dan Charnas discusses his time as a writer, A&R, and penning The Big Payback.

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