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Good Morning Hip Hop, Peace Morning All Happy Friday. Hit the Like and comment. Not To Mention follow me on Instagram @pkspbeats  This blog will be a special one about the big brother DJ Jazzy Jeff aka The Magnificent. Jeffrey Townsend was born on January 22nd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where it all started his passion for music. At the age of ten, Jeff was fascinated with the local Disc Jockeys doing local block parties. He would sit in amazement as they set up the equipment for the party. He did this locally and in surrounding neighborhoods. They weren't always recognized, but they were the ones that made everyone dance.  South Bronx Park Jam, 1984. Photograph by Mr Henry Chalfant Jazzy Jeff is professionally known as part of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith) also of Philadelphia. Receiving the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for the song "Parents Just Don't Understand." Their most successful song to date is "Summertime....

Gain Staging for FL Studio Users. Hello all my producer friends out there. I wanted to share this tip with you all called Gain Staging. I remember when I first started to learn to mix it was a pain and time-consuming. Who wants to sit for hours mixing a song, but I learned this was what I wanted to do to be good at it. So curious to know what gain staging is let me tell you, a gain stage refers to any point in a production where you can control the volume level of a device or track. Gain staging is the process of managing all of these volume levels within a project to achieve the cleanest mix possible. Who doesn't want a clean final mix right? Step 1 Adjust your levels if they're not already to default. You do this in the Mixer and the Channel Rack for each Track by Right-Clicking and choosing "Reset". Do it now or regret it later! This gives you a fresh start to leveling all tracks to -12db. I use -12 cause that works for me. Others use -18db wh...

This was a great talk I had with the Good People over at "No Knockoffs Radio." Check it out and drop some comments below and let me know what you thought.  Any questions please drop below as well.  No Knockoffs Radio is the home of unsanctioned hip hop, battle rap and sports barbershop talk. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the eras and generations of the hip hop culture learning and teaching each other different views and perspectives while paying homage to those that paved the way. Live shows are every Friday Saturday and Sunday from 8pm to 10 pm central with special guest and more. Great Chatting with the Guys from No KnockOffs Radio. Click the video to see the full interview. No KnockOffs Radio Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxu6J99wLWWmj-9XDJacWQ PKSP Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsrpaSz8S65MZc9nBOVsxdA