Legend Conversation #5: The Alchemist

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The Alchemist shares stories and provides insight into his illustrious career for Legend Conversation #5. In this live interview, The Alchemist talks about his early days discovering Hip Hop, coming up under Cypress Hill and the Soul Assassins, learning from DJ Premier, his collector first mentality, the "Curren$y" way, his new LP with Roc Marciano, and much much more.
Recorded live on July 14, 2022 @ Dorian's Through The Record Shop in Chicago, IL
Interview by: Alexander "DJ RTC" Fruchter and Dave Jeff.
Edited by Jesus J. Montero
Shot by: Jesus J. Montero, Jonathan Jaggelio, Gabriel Gomez
Music and Audio by: BoatHouse
Special thanks to our sponsors: Ciroc, Don Julio, Johnnie Walker, Jugrnaut, PHLI, and Ramova Brewery.
Additional Thanks to Chef Brian Fisher, DJ Rude One, The Twilite Tone, and everyone at Dorian's.
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@genghiskhan3697 Жыл бұрын

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

@ashconbeats8414 Жыл бұрын

Honestly I think he is the goat now. Because of how long he’s stayed on top and also been underground at the same time

@ASAPJermz Жыл бұрын

@@ashconbeats8414 in the game but not in the game, I love his mindset with this 💯

@ashconbeats8414 Жыл бұрын

@@ASAPJermz he literally had like 3 eras. The original Copy style. He’s mainstream days with Mobb deep and solo albums. Then his new era of taking young rappers and making full albums with them and releasing beat tapes.

@22dividedby7 Жыл бұрын

MUGGS

@roberthorry621 Жыл бұрын

@@ashconbeats8414 he’s def the goat

@huntertothee Жыл бұрын

alc will always be in my top 5 producers

@closedsessions Жыл бұрын

same.

@PenpalSeff Жыл бұрын

same. and not #2, 3, 4 or 5.

@ebn128 Жыл бұрын

@@PenpalSeff I love Alc but he’ll never be better than RZA

@followdanger890 Жыл бұрын

@reaperwilliams6949 Жыл бұрын

Respectively. Uncle AL is one of my all time greatest production curator/ geniuses to ever do it and he just gets greater with time.

@darkskinwhite Жыл бұрын

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

@dadorage1695 Жыл бұрын

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

@tjkrueger2655 Жыл бұрын

That's a good call

@ellisa7185 Жыл бұрын

That would be crazy

@lukecage78 Жыл бұрын

100!!!

@-kc-196 Жыл бұрын

yes yes yes

@onouphrios Жыл бұрын

yes, especially with Al’s new sound. i know it’d be immaculate

@WavyVaporizers Жыл бұрын

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

@ChaosBeforeOrder Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal run

@gar8860 Жыл бұрын

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. ✌️

@onouphrios Жыл бұрын

wow, super dope experience

@mrgame97 Жыл бұрын

mustve been so surreal listening to his beat while he walked past you

@gar8860 Жыл бұрын

@@mrgame97 “thowy’s revenge” was the song that was playing

@acebutter9241 Жыл бұрын

Dope ervaring man.

@c.l.9344 Жыл бұрын

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

@darrellglover493 Жыл бұрын

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

@JulianWyllie Жыл бұрын

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

@closedsessions Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@onistone Жыл бұрын

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

@ninjasrose1653 Жыл бұрын

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!

@closedsessions Жыл бұрын

100%

@kevintheclairvoyant.4271 Жыл бұрын

So insightful. ALC is undoubtedly a legend.

@ChainsTheChef888 Жыл бұрын

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

@ChainsTheChef888 Жыл бұрын

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

@nimmha6708 7 ай бұрын

jup, nothing beats the feeling making a BANGER from literally nothing and some ol' dusty sounds

@hasheemmcpherson2563 Жыл бұрын

The baby on the bad boy poster is asap ferg

@8thLife Жыл бұрын

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

@thelourdelovesyou Жыл бұрын

Wavy. Thanks for sharing

@pawelh170 Жыл бұрын

Great interview! Thanks from Poland! 🇵🇱

@FendiPendergrass Жыл бұрын

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

@underdogglory2530 Жыл бұрын

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

@skyisfalling100 Жыл бұрын

This was so great, thanks!

@closedsessions Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@eddiediggs Жыл бұрын

My world of samples started cuz of this vato sickass samples

@greenseas104 Жыл бұрын

This channel is underrated.

@007phokus Жыл бұрын

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

@gripthemoney77 Жыл бұрын

Alchemist is the G.O.A.T

@kashavmadan Жыл бұрын

Great chat, appreciate this

@telepathy90 Жыл бұрын

Truly a legend

@curtlove9781 Жыл бұрын

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

@TheDrewDella Жыл бұрын

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

@onouphrios Жыл бұрын

beautiful convo, unc Al is too chill ✌🏿

@ChocolateDon929 Жыл бұрын

ALC MY FAVORITE PRODUCER 🏆🏆🏆

@ashconbeats8414 Жыл бұрын

Number 1 best hip hop producer of all time!

@skilletburritos8464 Жыл бұрын

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

@mainecannabismedia3612 Жыл бұрын

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

@3WAYSSS Жыл бұрын

al is such a fkn cool / humble guy !

@mujaahbalogun2855 Жыл бұрын

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..

@kinngemz Жыл бұрын

Great interview!

@VegetaMamba Жыл бұрын

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

@PRODUCEDBYCOLETTA Жыл бұрын

ALC THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

@davehannah9894 4 ай бұрын

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

@alexgabriel6415 7 ай бұрын

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

@thoughtswarfare 11 ай бұрын

Greatest producer ever. 🏆

@MackMittenzTV Жыл бұрын

AL is a legend in this shit fr!

@bocadeplomo Жыл бұрын

Dope interview

@rayzrealm Жыл бұрын

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

@8thLife Жыл бұрын

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

@closedsessions Жыл бұрын

coming soon...

@mrfpemcee Жыл бұрын

dope......🔥🔥🔥 Salute....

@da1onlynickvicious 10 ай бұрын

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

@frankme104 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@8thLife Жыл бұрын

*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.

@eightfivela Жыл бұрын

Legendary genius 🔥

@ecwwwrasslin7663 Жыл бұрын

Great conversationalist

@alexquezada9806 Жыл бұрын

Uncle AL🐐🔥🔥

@adamvaladez6763 Жыл бұрын

the GOAT til infinity

@AYYYEEEEYOOO Жыл бұрын

Al in a whole different season

@evanh7009 Жыл бұрын

That intro beat was too flame 🔥😭

@NoEsHumano 11 ай бұрын

Dope

@subkulturebeats Жыл бұрын

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

@closedsessions Жыл бұрын

that would just be hard to manage, but there is a lot of interaction not in the recording.

@subkulturebeats Жыл бұрын

@@closedsessions Then at least let them submit questions beforehand. Interviewers tend to ask the same old boring questions in every interview.

@onouphrios Жыл бұрын

@@subkulturebeats yo, chill the fuck out man. gotta ALWAYS complain, smfh. we got a super dope interaction and y’all STILL complaining 🤦🏿‍♂️