A Grammy-nominated musician and producer Terrace Martin is one of those guys everybody in the business knows. We spoke to him about his love of music and business.
on this night 50 years ago there was a party in the bronx, and at that party hip hop was born when the jamaican american dj cool herc used a basic two turntable to mix the drum beats of the same record. ever since there has been explosion after explosion of hip hop, giving voice to generations of young african americans first and foremost, from grandmaster flash and the furious five, to nwa, queen latifah, jay z, eminem and cardi b. hip hop has not been without controversy for the violence and misogny embedded in some artists lyrics, but the music s versitility has been phenomenal. one of the most talented and most successful collectives of musicians, djs, mcs and producers were a tribe called quest, who kicked off in 1990 and were hailed as the pioneers of jazz based alternative hip hop. earlier today, very fittingly on his birthday i spoke to the multi
to continue to be supported by the record company. just to push backjust slightly, are you sort of letting people off by saying it is the record company? i m not letting. it s not letting off, it s saying what it really is. this is one of the reasons why even with a tribe called quest, we had a lyric that said industry rule number a008. # record company people are shady. record company people are shady. you know, the fact that we were making something that was more conscious, we didn t get the support like a lot of other artists. thank you so much forjoining us and happy birthday. thank you so much, kirsty. let s take a look at some of the front pages. the guardian, asylum barge evacuated as deadly bacteria is found and the best is yet to come, the lioness is