Kenny Beats on the Regional Sounds of Hip Hop, Broken Record ( Hosted by Rick Rubin)

PART 2: Theres a reason Kenny Beats is one of the great young producers in hiphop: he does his homework. Kenny has a vast understanding of the regional sounds and histories of cities to pull from when making beats for an artist. This allows him to find a common musical language with rappers, which is super important in an art form as hyperlocal as rap. Everything from the popular local dances to the type of crime most prevalent in different cities can inform the soundof a local scene and influences how Kenny might approach making a beat. Today, were kicking off a twopart series of interviews with Kenny Beats. In the one youre about to hear, which was taped a while back, Kenny maps out the evolution of regional sounds in hiphop. .. drawing parallels between disparate cities. I should also say that Kenny produced our theme song. He approached it as if he were Rick Rubin in 1985. See if you can guess which Beastie Boys song