In The Studio: The Alchemist | Finding The Right Sample and Producing a Great Song | IDEA GENERATION

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The Alchemist takes us into his studio for an in-depth look at his production style and beat-making process. The legendary producer takes us through the steps of finding a sample, building an idea, and constructing a beat.

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  • @akalutabile
    @akalutabile8 ай бұрын

    Those last lines “how do you know when its done” “i get emotional” and the way Al explains it might just be the realest shit I’ve ever heard… literal goosebumps..

  • @DawwgHouse

    @DawwgHouse

    6 ай бұрын

    Lowkey got teary eyed when he said that

  • @thekidflames

    @thekidflames

    5 ай бұрын

    That was it. 100%. If the art doesn’t take you on an emotional journey, what’s the point at all?

  • @tropicalbalcony
    @tropicalbalcony Жыл бұрын

    Can see in his face dude found it challenging to reveal his process like this. Thank you for sharing Al, mans leaving a legacy behind for sure.

  • @SergioMartinez-el8kg

    @SergioMartinez-el8kg

    Жыл бұрын

    he revealed a shit load of gems on that aulart series

  • @ChaosBeforeOrder

    @ChaosBeforeOrder

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SergioMartinez-el8kg is it still available

  • @THEINFAMOUS1011

    @THEINFAMOUS1011

    Жыл бұрын

    Covid helped too. During the pandemic was the only time I see Alc semi regularly on IG live in the studio.

  • @SergioMartinez-el8kg

    @SergioMartinez-el8kg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ChaosBeforeOrder they asking for 80$ but aulart is a scam

  • @cristobalbalenciaga7295

    @cristobalbalenciaga7295

    11 ай бұрын

    He revealed mad shit on his ig live

  • @Fading_Legend
    @Fading_Legend19 күн бұрын

    “Dear Adonis”

  • @juliusabia811

    @juliusabia811

    5 күн бұрын

    😭😭😭

  • @Ungruma
    @Ungruma Жыл бұрын

    "baby $hit" beat!

  • @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    Жыл бұрын

    you know!

  • @fatlann

    @fatlann

    Жыл бұрын

    my favorite

  • @bigdeuce214

    @bigdeuce214

    Жыл бұрын

    Yo that Alfredo album has to go down as some of the best production I’ve ever heard from Uncle AL 💯

  • @Danzak

    @Danzak

    Жыл бұрын

    Anyone else feel like Baby Shit and Space Rabbit are their Christmas songs?

  • @user-of6jv7rk7s

    @user-of6jv7rk7s

    Жыл бұрын

    That song is one of those beats that are just so cerebral and zoning/focusing. I had it on repeat for like a few hours the other day just cleaning the crib / planning next few weeks out. Relaxing. Incredible vibe.

  • @johncwalaszek
    @johncwalaszek Жыл бұрын

    Al a genius. Love hearing him explain his thought process, he makes it so visual

  • @SPCMTTRS

    @SPCMTTRS

    Жыл бұрын

    I definitely feel the same way about the way he shares the information. The guy lives his music.

  • @marcelobzrv2962

    @marcelobzrv2962

    Жыл бұрын

    The soup analogy was clever. I bet could describ colors to a blind man.

  • @Bati_

    @Bati_

    Жыл бұрын

    Everytime people type "AI" I interpret it as artificial intelligence...

  • @thatsit5049

    @thatsit5049

    Жыл бұрын

    That soup stuff

  • @KMcirca82
    @KMcirca82 Жыл бұрын

    what he said at the end is real. the emotion being like the end of a relationship. he captured the feeling.

  • @YallahYah

    @YallahYah

    Жыл бұрын

    Facts!

  • @DynastyLuminous46

    @DynastyLuminous46

    Жыл бұрын

    Finishing lyrics to a beat always feels like a mix of glee and emptiness to me.

  • @BrentLane1
    @BrentLane1 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite producers of all time. Please keep this series going!

  • @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    Жыл бұрын

    more on the way!

  • @RalphLBaer
    @RalphLBaer Жыл бұрын

    Man I heard Madlib once say you don’t need all this fancy hardware Then I hear Al say well when you use a DAW you can line everything up perfectly(Quantize) I love the part when he said you know when you get emotional. I’ve heard him say you can’t overcook a meal. So once I laid down what I laid down and it made me feel happy and I’ve learned from the experience. I walk away. The beat is done. I constant play this is my head to make sure I try to keep it raw, simple and as human as possible. That is my mission statement.

  • @yOGlo

    @yOGlo

    Жыл бұрын

    💯

  • @parkerpatterson4671
    @parkerpatterson4671 Жыл бұрын

    Baby $hit...so tight how he puts it altogether 🤘🏻

  • @dalefrye9361
    @dalefrye9361 Жыл бұрын

    Dude truly is an Alchemist of sound. So awesome to see this cat grow over the years. By far one of my top 3 producers.

  • @danteerskine7678

    @danteerskine7678

    Жыл бұрын

    Dj premier and the Alchemist are the greatest. He took a Samuel Jonathan Johnson track and turned it into "we gonna make it" with Jadakiss and Styles P. Win or lose is another sick track with mobb deep.

  • @BeatBoySupreme

    @BeatBoySupreme

    10 ай бұрын

    Word up! kzread.info/head/UULFmaglqNF3nMOQu8Uz4XIWwQ

  • @mogourmetzulu213
    @mogourmetzulu213 Жыл бұрын

    This is just eye candy, producers aren't spoken to enough !!

  • @FourzEllGaming

    @FourzEllGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    Ear candy

  • @davido3109

    @davido3109

    4 ай бұрын

    @@FourzEllGaming eargasmzs...

  • @AbsurdTurk
    @AbsurdTurk Жыл бұрын

    Getting the snares immediately after picking out the sample to get a feel for the tempo, a structure, sounds like a good idea I should use when sampling for my beats.

  • @beatsbybigjoe6222
    @beatsbybigjoe6222 Жыл бұрын

    Wish this was longer. Al is a GOAT. I could listen to him go through his process all day

  • @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    Жыл бұрын

    🐐🐐🐐

  • @PSOULONTHETRACK

    @PSOULONTHETRACK

    Жыл бұрын

    He has a masterclass available through Aulart where he covers his entire process. Just came out recently. 💎

  • @dopetag
    @dopetag Жыл бұрын

    Please, more videos like this. And more videos with Al! He is a living legend!

  • @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    @IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL

    Жыл бұрын

    more on the way!

  • @deletdis6173

    @deletdis6173

    Жыл бұрын

    @@IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL da man

  • @BeatBoySupreme

    @BeatBoySupreme

    10 ай бұрын

    Here you go! Homage to The Alchemist: kzread.info/head/UULFmaglqNF3nMOQu8Uz4XIWwQ

  • @buraipk

    @buraipk

    6 ай бұрын

    Dont call me a legend

  • @TheKidsSoundSystem
    @TheKidsSoundSystem Жыл бұрын

    Al look like the coolest dude ever. Him and Madlib are my favorites. Legends at what they do and we should showcase them to the world for being prodigies, pioneers, and pushers of this amazing love affair with music and hip hop. Love it.

  • @LoDaKid
    @LoDaKid Жыл бұрын

    No Producer in HIPHOP has ever been GREATER longer than this man...salute.

  • @ashconbeats8414

    @ashconbeats8414

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly he has had a 20 year run or more. And never fell off.

  • @AreamtheGreat

    @AreamtheGreat

    Жыл бұрын

    priemer

  • @TLOKO

    @TLOKO

    Жыл бұрын

    Dr Dre x Premo

  • @nbafinest2775

    @nbafinest2775

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@TLOKOnahhh

  • @kongcrete8185

    @kongcrete8185

    5 ай бұрын

    Alchemist better tbh ​@@TLOKO

  • @nkosanamdakane2323
    @nkosanamdakane2323 Жыл бұрын

    Could listen to Alchemist explain his processes all day, inspired by this genius and his sonics.

  • @kumplexxbeatz4762
    @kumplexxbeatz4762 Жыл бұрын

    I never knew Alchemist did that Gibbs joint…. One of my fav’s lately … Super Hard!!!!! And Freddie laced that joint.

  • @jjbing3

    @jjbing3

    Жыл бұрын

    He did the whole album. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @whodemclan

    @whodemclan

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude must be handicapped or sleeping under a rock

  • @Renasense

    @Renasense

    Жыл бұрын

    The Alfredo album is amazing. Thank for reminding me where I heard it from!

  • @FourzEllGaming

    @FourzEllGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the track?

  • @mattxfischer

    @mattxfischer

    Жыл бұрын

    Baby shit

  • @m.kartika
    @m.kartika10 күн бұрын

    Who's coming back here after Meet The Grahams?

  • @jaklegend3
    @jaklegend37 күн бұрын

    My big brother showed me a video of Alchemist producing a beat with Araab Muzik ages ago. I was a little kid starving for new experiences and seeing Alchemist almost brought to tears by the beauty of the beat produced right in front of him changed me. Changed me forever man... for the better. Today I learned to see what Alchemist saw in that moment... i will forever be grateful for that. Love you Al

  • @ht781
    @ht781 Жыл бұрын

    That last line about how to know when it's done is one of the greatest life changing things I've ever heard in my life

  • @ODAHUSTLA
    @ODAHUSTLA Жыл бұрын

    I've never seen anyone simplify beat making so well. Top 5 hip hop producers of all time

  • @alexforeignn1782
    @alexforeignn1782 Жыл бұрын

    I m at that point where I listen random songs from westside gunn,freddie,benny the butcher etc and I instantly recognize a alchemist beat

  • @Kev_-qm1je
    @Kev_-qm1je Жыл бұрын

    Alchemist has been my favorite producer since Covert Coup wit Spitta in 2009! Classic

  • @dominicjojola3838
    @dominicjojola3838 Жыл бұрын

    The “limitations” just make me appreciate the art that’s given to us from guys like Al. Tribe, Dilla, Madlib, DOOM, etc. All of these artists had to create what they heard in their innermost minds with what they had access to. Don’t get me wrong, the modern technology is good with giving us what they had earlier and faster, but the want and desire to give the world what we think is deserving of hearing doesn’t feel like it’s there AS much as just the need for being noticed for it is.

  • @koenji71
    @koenji7120 күн бұрын

    Al is a deep dude. Aside from his musical genius thats one specia human you can tell.

  • @acsquared
    @acsquared Жыл бұрын

    That last quote in the video probably flew over so many ppls head. “I get emotional when i know its done” I felt that

  • @ashtonsgotsauce9981
    @ashtonsgotsauce9981 Жыл бұрын

    really felt the soup analogy. that’s exactly what it’s like.

  • @BlackHippy47
    @BlackHippy47 Жыл бұрын

    This Beat too Good ⛪️ Everything on Alfredo a Masterpiece Al Is really the BEST at this shit 🤲🏾

  • @FourzEllGaming

    @FourzEllGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you know the beat name?

  • @Nismoan

    @Nismoan

    Жыл бұрын

    baby $hit

  • @sgdsuy
    @sgdsuy6 күн бұрын

    This man is literally a fucking legend

  • @ObeyaCorpsArmory
    @ObeyaCorpsArmory Жыл бұрын

    He explains his creative process so well

  • @CarlitoBTS
    @CarlitoBTS Жыл бұрын

    This man is a legend. The way he sees his beats. At one point of my life he was my favorite producer.. So inspirational. I learned a trick or two from him back then. The way he used to listen to his beats through a boombox as a reference. On point man for real!!

  • @THEINFAMOUS1011

    @THEINFAMOUS1011

    Жыл бұрын

    “At one point..”????

  • @CarlitoBTS

    @CarlitoBTS

    Жыл бұрын

    @@THEINFAMOUS1011 yes. Then I had a different favorite producer at another point. There was a favorite producer before him.

  • @THEINFAMOUS1011

    @THEINFAMOUS1011

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CarlitoBTS who?🤔🤔🤔

  • @CarlitoBTS

    @CarlitoBTS

    Жыл бұрын

    @@THEINFAMOUS1011 Havoc, DJ Muggs, RZA….. to name a few.

  • @THEINFAMOUS1011

    @THEINFAMOUS1011

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CarlitoBTS 🤝

  • @Bittamin
    @Bittamin Жыл бұрын

    Love alchemist so much. Seeing him on tv with action was so good

  • @rasheedvitalis
    @rasheedvitalis Жыл бұрын

    Super dope producer, super underrated. Made some of the dopest beats in HIP-HOP. I still listen to Return of the Mac. R.I.P to Prodigy. Nobody sounds better on a ALC beat then P DOUBLE.

  • @LdotSdot210
    @LdotSdot210 Жыл бұрын

    Met him one time during SXSW around the time Prodigy came home from prison. We were watching Freddie Gibbs on stage. I asked him if him and P were working on new joints. He said they were. Good times.

  • @720p30fps
    @720p30fps Жыл бұрын

    Al is on some crazy streak, living legend

  • @ybab-j
    @ybab-j Жыл бұрын

    so cool to hear exile shouted out

  • @Appetitebeats487

    @Appetitebeats487

    Жыл бұрын

    Exile is so underrated and overlooked

  • @ImoutHere1414
    @ImoutHere1414 Жыл бұрын

    Al is my GOAT for real

  • @sandrolecirque
    @sandrolecirque Жыл бұрын

    @ideageneration Post an extended cut, I wanna spend a couple hours with Al in his studio!

  • @MRMAN5551
    @MRMAN5551 Жыл бұрын

    Crazy how the beat he showed turned into Freddie Gibbs - Baby Shit

  • @ryanking8714
    @ryanking87149 ай бұрын

    That part about when the beats finished really resonated…it’s so true

  • @balince_media2754
    @balince_media2754 Жыл бұрын

    Al, Tim and Missy are the reason I do this

  • @Swaze742
    @Swaze7422 ай бұрын

    The greatest 🐐 Shout-out ALC for the gems.

  • @Based_Sir887
    @Based_Sir8879 ай бұрын

    Loved hearing him play him & Freddie Gibbs - Baby $hit in this video for a brief second. Legendary!

  • @DjPrimeberry
    @DjPrimeberry Жыл бұрын

    I’d enjoy a session with this legend! I’d just sit, roll them up and watch this master at work!!

  • @Jhoodemcee
    @JhoodemceeАй бұрын

    It’s really that simple Ain’t nobody fucking with me and uncle AL- Benny

  • @bighomie7968
    @bighomie7968 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorites Producer The Alchemist ❤

  • @meshap.8713
    @meshap.8713 Жыл бұрын

    Seeing and hearing Alchemist make the beat to "Baby S**t" * (My favorite Freddie Gibbs song), man I just SCREAMED!!!

  • @Ali1Hunnid
    @Ali1Hunnid Жыл бұрын

    One of the best producers of all time. everytime i see him making beats or discussing music its just amazing and so inspirational

  • @YallahYah
    @YallahYah Жыл бұрын

    The Food Villain mixing a mystery salad 🥗

  • @beatsgalore4sure452
    @beatsgalore4sure452 Жыл бұрын

    I love that these guys have all stayed with hardware. No mouse clicking. Click a kick here snare there. Thenba hi hat 16th notes. Then grab a midi pack some chord progressions. Then grab some bell samples from splice. Loved it. Real beat making.

  • @ukjamaican4488

    @ukjamaican4488

    Жыл бұрын

    That sounded pretentious AF there’s no “real beat making” or fake beat making for that matter. An actual band that plays instruments could call what Alchemist does, “fake beat making”. What’s the difference between clicking a mouse and hitting a rubber pad? The end result of both methods is a beat

  • @commonsense5188

    @commonsense5188

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ukjamaican4488 I agree. It's that wanna be "purist" mindset. Makes people feel special and superior. Funny enough, they can't see their own hypocrisy staring right back at them.

  • @abusumayah9540

    @abusumayah9540

    Жыл бұрын

    This.

  • @avidreader6534

    @avidreader6534

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ukjamaican4488 exactly

  • @FendiPendergrass
    @FendiPendergrass Жыл бұрын

    ALC the legend! It's crazy to watch him reveal some of his secrets like this

  • @iamupinacloud
    @iamupinacloud7 ай бұрын

    Alchemist is one heck of an inspirational guy.

  • @jr.rasentertainment4074
    @jr.rasentertainment4074 Жыл бұрын

    Watching all the way from Vanuatu 😀😁👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺

  • @DJ279V
    @DJ279V Жыл бұрын

    Definitely a genius and totally get the process as that's how I move now. 2-3 patterns of a beat then build on top of the foundation!

  • @salvadorslim3234
    @salvadorslim32344 ай бұрын

    Al a Goat for sure. Great to learn his process thanks

  • @cadillacblack7898
    @cadillacblack7898 Жыл бұрын

    We are watching HISTORY 💪🏾

  • @nanakennedy8141
    @nanakennedy81414 ай бұрын

    '' how do you know when a beat is done? I Get emotional! '' Couldn't have said it any better.💯

  • @gnotebluemusic7629
    @gnotebluemusic7629 Жыл бұрын

    dude is raw. man that larry June track you did is magic forever. all the best,

  • @EXPLORING.CONSTRUCTION
    @EXPLORING.CONSTRUCTION Жыл бұрын

    Al is a gift

  • @o5ben000
    @o5ben000 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see him not needing to constantly get faded on camera. More presence in his voice and life in his movements. Beautiful. ❤

  • @streetwearjimmy

    @streetwearjimmy

    8 ай бұрын

    Right!!!!!! This man looks like a recovering alcoholic in this video. But I remember back in my amateur producer days, watching videos of Alchemist and Araabmuzik going at it on the MPC.

  • @paytonking4673
    @paytonking467312 күн бұрын

    Love hearing him shout out Exile

  • @tf2playr
    @tf2playr Жыл бұрын

    Saw the thumbnail and thought it was Walter White

  • @Rawlifeshad
    @Rawlifeshad Жыл бұрын

    Please keep hip hop alive yall we can let this art form die it doesn’t have to be the best or better than the new wave but don’t ever let this die. It’s so many artist in this field so many producers and only you guys can keep them going. Please I beg you we living in a time where mainstream music is overpowering real authentic rap.

  • @fiklasniklas
    @fiklasniklas Жыл бұрын

    S/O to Blu & Exile. go see them. they are on tour RN

  • @phonetikbeats9411
    @phonetikbeats9411 Жыл бұрын

    had to skip ahead to make sure this wasnt another troll like his rhythm roulette 😂

  • @alskeno9918
    @alskeno9918 Жыл бұрын

    Damn, that last bit. Gold. As a painter that's it, well said.

  • @Willzuniverse
    @Willzuniverse8 ай бұрын

    That’s dope af to see how he made that baby shit beat on the Freddie gibbs joint! That was one of the hardest songs on there

  • @bryansans2564
    @bryansans25643 ай бұрын

    I come back to this video couple times a year. love hearing the master take us into his world

  • @heffe4257
    @heffe4257 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve steadily been listening to 1st Infantry for the past 6 months while boxing. Never gets old. This dude is one of the reasons I make music today.

  • @siyandalembethe2213
    @siyandalembethe2213 Жыл бұрын

    That's the beat for Baby Shit🥲🫀

  • @yuji0078
    @yuji0078 Жыл бұрын

    Al’s a legend. Makes beats rhymes does it all. CA allday

  • @joer6211
    @joer6211 Жыл бұрын

    Def greatest producer all time

  • @oceansarchived
    @oceansarchivedАй бұрын

    so amazing to see somebody doing exactly what they love and being so successful with it. al is a legend

  • @okay4403
    @okay4403 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing. So intuitive. His insight into his process is delightful

  • @michaelharris601
    @michaelharris6015 ай бұрын

    Baby Sh!t and Thowy's Revenge had to be made on same day. Love both tracks.

  • @MandosCulture
    @MandosCulture Жыл бұрын

    love to see a genius at work, you can see him thinking about the sounds and the samples and the tempo and how they can blend. the way his hands twitch before pressing things with precision. You can feel his energy and his readiness to make music. Respect to the Alchemist

  • @jaimerodriguez1550
    @jaimerodriguez1550 Жыл бұрын

    There are so many avenues of art and business of the people interviewed. The individual explaining their process would be so great for those who want to start what they do can give us an idea of what to aspire towards

  • @KeepItPurp4809
    @KeepItPurp4809 Жыл бұрын

    Just saw Al and Boldy at Smokers Club this year and damn was that exactly what I needed! Between Al and Jake One they’re breakdown of samples is incredible.

  • @lowkeyIbes
    @lowkeyIbes Жыл бұрын

    “I get emotional.” Nah fr. 💯🔥

  • @begonz5276
    @begonz52767 ай бұрын

    Beat he dropped at 2:33 was Baby $hit-Freddie Gibbs

  • @LAJP97
    @LAJP97 Жыл бұрын

    Very grateful for the gems in this video, got me thinking of another way to approach my music. Much love!

  • @Koedean
    @Koedean Жыл бұрын

    Its always good to listen to the thought process of how these legendary Producers cook their beats up. You can always learn something new, no matter how long you have been doing it yourself.

  • @brick.415
    @brick.415 Жыл бұрын

    2 hard as fuck food analogies

  • @springvalleyskatepark
    @springvalleyskatepark Жыл бұрын

    That was articulated so well! ✨🏁

  • @veteranproductions1991
    @veteranproductions1991 Жыл бұрын

    Mad Respect

  • @diggingthoughts
    @diggingthoughts Жыл бұрын

    Love of beats.. always stays Bright. Thanks

  • @DeepCrossing1
    @DeepCrossing1 Жыл бұрын

    Such an unassuming humble genius

  • @juliancarvalho3326
    @juliancarvalho33266 ай бұрын

    I can’t believe I just saw him show my favorite beat from Alfredo

  • @wm2922
    @wm292210 ай бұрын

    One of the most talented producers ever, his sound is absolutely unique

  • @alejandrorodrigue-lopez9081
    @alejandrorodrigue-lopez9081 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you @ideageneration this video has just given me the biggest 'a ha' moment about my own beats. My music will never sound the same. Just, thank you.

  • @lai_raw
    @lai_raw Жыл бұрын

    Loving the food analogies, a real chef cookin it up 👨🏼‍🍳

  • @jaycole1900
    @jaycole1900 Жыл бұрын

    ALC - the legend

  • @seriousii252
    @seriousii252 Жыл бұрын

    Inspired so many, I can't speak for everybody but the reals appreciate it all. Dead ass.. . . Thank you.

  • @Qancir
    @Qancir Жыл бұрын

    Freddie Gibbs now used the beat on his last album

  • @jwil757
    @jwil7578 ай бұрын

    Al is cold! Love his beats… Its always interesting to see how different producers cook

  • @m-chopbeats7526
    @m-chopbeats7526 Жыл бұрын

    But also emotional because it's a beautiful piece of art/beat

  • @geethemarvel4647
    @geethemarvel4647 Жыл бұрын

    This just gave me the spark I needed to start cooking up beats and posting again thanks og al

  • @commentator2.0
    @commentator2.0 Жыл бұрын

    Wish this was longer. Alc is legend man

  • @recluse.4331
    @recluse.4331 Жыл бұрын

    Watching the greatest of all time make this crazy ass beat for gibbs is incredible.

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