He’s in my Top 3 producers man... He has such a refined and unique production style that I usually can just tell it’s an alchemist beat before I check the credits lol
ALC is the father of all this new throw back sound we’re hearing today. He’s a legend and always creates a new lane while still keeping an identifiable sound. Pure genius
I kno exactly wut ur sayin and i agree but (sidenote) i was thinking the other day about how Alchemist is def ONE of the 1st producers in the game to throw a tag on his beats (All al allll chemmist).... Just another one of the billion other things he doesnt get the proper credit for lol
Its crazy each phase of his career starting in 1999 I vividly remember. I was 14 then. I am 35 now. Literally grew up on Alchemist. From 99 til now there isn’t a production credit Im not aware of!
@@bigrowdzx3796 shit here is mine right now off my head We Gon Make It- Jadakiss Lucha Bros- Westside Gunn The Main Event- Dilated Peoples Front Street- Swollen Members Mac 10 Wounds- Conway
@@tylertbone9 Dilla is definitely up there, Preemo too. I'd throw Pete Rock and Large Pro into the mix, Madlib has put in work too.. Dilla though.. he was more than just in one lane, soulful, boom bap, funky, jazz..
But anyway, I hope the younger generation discovering now goes back through his history. Its amazing. But also I hope they see that Alchemist has always carried himself as an adult. Humbly. That last thing is admirable imo. Like DOOM he's never been about the image or putting all his business out there Just passion for music and focusing on being a good person. Respect.
Kool Keith may drop a lot of subpar albums these days, but imo he’s the GOAT emcee ! He can literally rap about anything and he’s never scared to drop real freestyles (no writtens) at any time. I seen him open up a show freestyling..who does that ? plus despite the subpar albums at least he stays dropping material and he has mad classics under his belt !
@@pdigi3179 Yeah Kool Keith is a good friend & mentor of mine we used to hang a lot when he lived in Hollywood also Kool Keith is the only MC that can get away with words like doo doo & pee pee..
I remember me and the guys BUMPING ALC's 1st Infantry debut album up and down the block here in the city of Chicago in 2004. And before the debut, I was already heavy into him. It's been a blessing to see this brother grow throughout the years - and youtube made it possible every step of the way.
Bro this video is so well structured and made, props to you dissecting his work in this way appreciate the effort you put into this. Fitting quality video for arguably the best producer of our time
Great doc here, ALC is one of my biggest influences and it's so great to hear about his journey as a producer, his sonic trademarks and cultivating his legendary catalog. Uncle Al is the GOAT imo
okay but you can just go and search up alchemist catalogue on your own and listen to it? Ther is good history and info here which is OBJECTIVE and also his subjective points on Alchemist sound.
great video! I have one criticism though; I think it's best if you display an image of the album / record you're talking about as opposed to another, or even play a segment of the track (though perhaps copyright limitations impede this). Personally, I like to go listen to the tracks or parts of the albums when watching a video like this if they're not included and it's easier if the image and commentary match up. Wasn't a problem all the time, just my thoughts :)
Definitely, these are all points i've been thinking about for ages. Please do stay tuned for the latest episode that will release this week, it'll be great to get your critique on that one too.
i’m 19 currently and i love hip hop during the years of 2015-18 which was end of 5th grade and the whole of middle school were the years of the whole soundcloud rap era. i was /still obsessed with 90s hip hop n also obsessed with the coles kendrick’s kanye’s and tyler’s although some soundcloud rap was good wasn’t something i wasn’t bumping on the regular it wasn’t until the beginning of my senior year of high school 2021-2022 i saw the PFP Album cover n heard some tracks heard George Bondo then 500 ounces looked at this song credits and was obsessed because the sound was something I was familiar with, but knew in a way and ever since then I was a fan alchemist is a 🐐
Bro I have been an alchemist fan forever, and to this day I still can not figure out how he gets his snares to have that POP to them...What I mean is like the snare on Dilated Peoples - Guaranteed or Prodigy - Stuck To U...Just the way he makes the snares sound alone, is a huge talking point. Maybe one of you is an audio engineer who can reverse engineer it and explain?
Sick video. Can't believe you didn't mention Jadakiss 'We Gon Make It' gotta be the biggest Alchemist produced tune of all time, absolute classic, used to tear clubs down too.
Can you please do one fo these videos on BLU and Exile? I don’t think they get enough shine and light they are one of the most highly underrated dynamic duos in hiphop history period!
Its not a drawback that he was working with what were legacy artists at that point.. I think to site that even as a possible negative is backwards..if you ask al himself id imagine that those are the people he really wanted to work with..thats the music he intentionally made
You know I remember 10 years ago people were saying alchemist is getting boring and I agreed a lot of his beats around that time didn't feel like the shit but last 5 years he stepped up a level and he is more relevant that ever his beats now are even better than the mobb deep days
Wow...you really skipped over a whole era in his career. He produced a lot of records for a bunch of independent underground acts in the late 90's. That's a big fail for this video.
Very good research job! I only think that you could had dedicated more attention to the Roussian Roulette album and how it have changed the production style of Alchemist after that.
Also you missed out Cutting Room Floor 1-3...started off as supposed mixtapes, but are also official. Gangrene and Roc Marciano another classic! 🔥 Man mentioned everyone but Roc the underground GOAT...damn! Mach Hommy too. Al is THE producer of to 2010's and onwards.
Thank you for this. I've been following alc for quite a while and his work is amazing. Thank you for this. Hope more people will get into alcs music. He deserves waaaaay more attention. Truly a Legend with so much love for the craft. Alc inspires me to be a better producer.
“I can imagine boldly James rapping over a more hi def more skill fully recorded version”. Dude what are you talking about? Firstly that shit was MASTERFUL also the griminess is INTENTIONAL. You don’t clean up shit like that... and you mention boldy fucking James when KOOL G RAP is on it. Dude. Where is your head at?? I can’t watch the rest of this video
This is what I miss about golden era hip hop- when producers were working with artists as different as Jadakiss and Dilated Peoples. At that time those there was a big difference between over and underground as well as east and west coast.
An entire documentary on The ALC and you didn't mention the greatest LP he's ever produced. Durag Dynasty "360 Waves" is his most phenomenal work to date. I'll put it up against anything in any producers catalog. Do the Knowledge
Never get tired of listening to that album. That and The Good Book vol. 1 with Budgie and Russian Roulette. Those 3 albums still stand the test of time.
