Legend Conversation #5: The Alchemist 

Along with DJ Premier, Madlib, Pete Rock Jdilla....The Alchemist is one of the greatest producers of all time......Alc is a genius

alc will always be in my top 5 producers

im glad he said, theres nothing wrong with being a beatmaker. if a producer calls you a beatmaker it's not always an insult, beatmakers are important too. the guitar player doesnt get mad at the producer when he calls him a guitar player

Neat hearing from Alchemist, he doesn't grant enough interviews. He's one of the greatest producers of all time.

Really collab I want to happen at this point is Ka x Alchemist, the fact that they are in a similar circle and have yet to work with each other is crazy

My nigga alc has survived from the 90s and still one of the best out. Legend

Walked past Alchemist one morning in Amsterdam back in April,never got a picture or a signature….I still regret that shit,I was high as hell and didn’t wanna bother him.funny thing is I was listening to tana talk 4 when he walked by. ✌️

I appreciate the good follow-up questions. The biggest thing I take from Alc interviews is his perseverance and willingness to experiment.

Over the years and the run he's been on this past decade, ALC has become in my top five of GOAT producers.

Number 1. In my book, there isn't a lane the man hasn't trod in Hip Hop wise. Actually mind bending whe you think of his contributions to the culture. Living legend!

Beat heads can't get enough of this dude!!! Such an inspiration!

That's wild that Muggs used 3 SP-1200 lined up pushing them to the limit, that's what I love about beatmaking the creative drive with not much material

The baby on the bad boy poster is asap ferg

How come I didnt hear about this event goin down, I'm only like 10 mins away from Dorian's - via 90 lol Been an ALC fan since about We Gonna Make It dropped

Wow Al really don’t know how good he is on the mic unbelievable

This channel is underrated.

I grew up on hip hop in the early 80's so as it progressed I remember Diamond D, Pete Rock, Rza, Havoc, DJ Premier was running shit! When Alchemist came along I could tell he was mimicked DJ Premier for awhile then Mobb Deep adopted him and he adopted ingredients from Havoc, then his beats and sound changed. ALC is one of the best now! He has earned his rank..

My world of samples started cuz of this vato sickass samples

I Appreciate Alc so much, obviously all I've ever known from him was through the media but every single time he drops something new I get a burst of inspiration because I'm one of those supporters who has watched the documentary he released called "The Chemistry Files" several times and also the video where he is with Prodigy and the other ones of the crew chilling in Alc's living room smoking, head bobbing to a loop and writing songs, those videos were a HUGE inspiration in my beatmaking journey because I can only think about his work ethic when I see how far he has gotten, his dedication to beats it's big enough to get to where he is at now with a grammy and also a hit song with Kendrick Lamar and it's so crazy to me how he got there with making beats, as black thought said on his freestyle with flex "Wondering how we got so far from inspired". Everytime I listen to a new proyect from Alc my mind remembers the documentary he made and I picture him just making beat after beat after beat locked in and it instantly makes me do the same after feeling that burst of inspiration in my chest, I actually think that if it wasn't for Alc I wouldn't be making as much beats as I have made already. Much props to Alc definitely a big source of inspiration

So insightful. ALC is undoubtedly a legend.

This really was a legendary conversation. So many gems & great stories in this! 💎💎💎

Alchemist is the G.O.A.T

Wavy. Thanks for sharing

Dope conversation! ALC has been my favorite producer since I was a teen!

Salute to the ALC! Been rocking since I was 19 when the 1st infantry dropped!

Great interview! Thanks from Poland! 🇵🇱

Great chat, appreciate this

This was so great, thanks!

Due to his work ethic and how he’s progressed over the last decade, I’d say ALC has seriously surpassed a lot of the old school legendary producers, he’s just flat out better than them and more talented

No doubt one of the greatest producers to ever exist! The Alchemist is a alien!

Uncle Al! One of the greatest to ever do it…

Truly a legend

Curren$y’s “Smoking in the rain” and “Vibrations” are my favorite Alchemist tracks.

This is dope. Huge inspiration. Can’t wait to work w alc one day

Great interview!

beautiful convo, unc Al is too chill ✌🏿

ALC MY FAVORITE PRODUCER 🏆🏆🏆

dope interview, legend!! Was hoping somebody would mention The Red Carpet in favorite tracks

Number 1 best hip hop producer of all time!

We need that *Theodore Thizzle Chips* merch now RTC! 😂

Dope interview

al is such a fkn cool / humble guy !

Al is easily top 5 producers of all time…… and continues to get better over time

Awesome

ALC THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

dope......🔥🔥🔥 Salute....

*I wish I could’ve attended this event.*

Dope

Greatest producer ever. 🏆

AL is a legend in this shit fr!

Great conversationalist

Uncle AL🐐🔥🔥

Al in a whole different season

Legendary genius 🔥

Damn! I didn’t know he did dead end street.. yo the buck 50 shit in revolution 2.0 was wild! All time banger

*College was amazing, I just didn't know what the f I was going do with this ish* Perfectly sums up my University/College experience haha.

the GOAT til infinity

That intro beat was too flame 🔥😭

Hands down the best producer of all time !! Atleast to me that is...

Goat

ALC🔥

SUPER DOPE PREEMO AND TEFLON STORY!! THAT MILLION AND ONE BEAT SWITCH IS TOO HARD, TEFLON WOULD HAVE KILLED THAT!!! TEFLON - COMIN AT CHA, SLEPT ON PREEMO GEM WITH SIMILAR DARK VIBE. LFG

Al is the king of the fleece game.

KA is an underrated producer.

In this fuckery times alc really a good exemple cool human being dope artist and humble! Big up man

Dope idea for an event. They should have let this be more of an audience Q&A discussion.

🔥🔥👏👏💕💕

Alc... Been a fan since murda muzik. I never heard a wack beat from him...

The KIng of everything

Watch for 20 sec after timestamp 40:50. Just goes to show how appreciated someone who listens is. Al senses the guy on his left is listening because that guy isn't as vocal, which Al likes, so he turns to him when making a point he feels passionate about. I don't want to miss the larger point they're discussing, too. At 40:20, Al points out how smaller artists benefit from their position because you'll see they're hungry and have freedom. They're not tied down into the mindset that they have to do what's already worked for them. It's up.

Full circle

🐐🐐🐐

Aaayyyyyeeeeeooooooo

Introducing The Mudfoot 😂

Alchemist's Jacket is Fly as Hell.

*Y'all trying to predict me too much!* For real the algorithm is definitely a double edged sword!

Sheeeesh

Shit I hope we do get a Netflix special on The Alchemist

Just listened to my new 2492 flavaz & vibed thinking of 2 producers Lord Finesse & then AL. Since Wu-Tube search everybody knows Al as THE Alchemist. I need that " AL AL ALALALCHEMIST " on the beat. Haha. Nah kidding. You need to make some beats for Max B Al. Peace ONE-LoVE

Damn! Why was I not there??

My favorite beats by this dude are unreleased. 😤

He talking that shit i definitely prefer the Curren$y route 💎

he is as cool as he is dope uncle al'

Muggs is pretty intimidating, I brought my kilogram vinyl and was too scared to ask lol I just didn’t want to bother him

47:50 Thelonious Martin?

Intro song ?

ALCHEMIST

Where the Muggs episode ?

fav al beats are give em hell, TRUMP and method to my madness

Need an album produced by Alchemist and Samiyam

Ahh that big rapper he said wasn’t on par with the Boldy’s… I feel like might be 2 Chainz

#5 and you have the Alcemist?

How can you have an Alchemist interview without mentioning MOBB DEEP?

wet wipes he said lol

A L C

Travis Scott or Drake?? My guess is Drake.... :)

WHAT'S UP WITH PEOPLE PRONOUNCING LAPTOP 'LAB TOP'??..VERY ANNOYING..

Which wack rapper do y’all think he was talking about?

B Real the goatttt the fuck???

ask him 'bout RassKass