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How The Alchemist Made Kendrick Lamar "Meet The Grahams" on the MPC

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Published on 08/08/24 / In Producers

There were some disgusting beats during the rap battle of the decade & the Alchemist might of had one of the best ones. The track for Kendrick Lamar's "meet the grahams" was diabolical! This was total elite MPC skills and I want to share the process piece by piece!

Follow Alchemist on IG: https://www.instagram.com/alanthechemist/?hl=en

MPC Live 2: https://www.zzounds.com/item--....AKAMPCLIVE2?siid=279
(affiliate link this supports the channel no additional cost or if you choose something else)
My turntable: https://www.zzounds.com/item--....NUMPT01SCRATCH?siid=

*MPC Masterclasses*
MPC ONE: https://6teenlevels.com/produc....ts/mpc-one-mastercla
MPC X: https://6teenlevels.com/products/mpc-x-masterclass
MPC Live 2: https://6teenlevels.com/produc....ts/akai-mpc-live-2-m
(MPC Key 37 master class coming soon)

Flex Beat Presets: https://6teenlevels.com/produc....ts/arrays-flex-beat-

MPC chord progressions: https://6teenlevels.com/collec....tions/mpc-chord-prog

*video credits*
Alchemist in the Stu: https://youtu.be/xLR0KPZzZyk?si=VI8HIMuBKUmanV6c
Meet The Grahams: https://youtu.be/2QiFl9Dc7D0?si=7aKyWd7k8eBwVDYB
Alchemist Interview: https://youtu.be/OTGheE1muVI?si=ShVOfVneOQqkxooD
K dot cartoon: https://youtu.be/_EyPUsO4LAY?si=iu67obuMKPYKTouN
K Dot cartoon 2: https://youtu.be/CK-RCHWhv5o?si=V4W18KIBrSbke-SE
MTG sample 1: https://youtu.be/FCzVhcD5rc4?si=7nf188K9PrM90biP
MTG sample 2: https://youtu.be/EpVgvTLNbO8?si=rJLRsfIAqlqT0KOy

0:00 how we got here
2:52 the samples
3:57 the process on the MPC 2500
16:16 the finished product
16:51 the process on MPC Live 2 (or modern MPC's)
24:20 The Alchemist explains his process

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