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Check out this video of singer Robin Thicke and Jay-Z in the  studio working  on their collabo track “Meiple“.

 
 
This is just a cool video of some guy showing how a lot of pop songs use the same 4 chords. Personally, it’s interesting how many different ways these chords have been flipped. Lots of songs you’ll recognize, and yes, the tune he’s playing is “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey. Also, I’m loving the dude in the bean bag chair playing XBox, you can tell he totally loves hearing this.

Legendary producer Pete Rock does his thing on the MPC. For all the up-and-coming producers out there, takes some notes from a master. Also, definitely look into getting an MPC if you can. We have the classic Akai MPC 200Xl here at Chronically Inclined, and it’s the centerpiece of our set-up.