Imagine Bethoven doing a rhythm roulette. "Let's see what bullshit we can pull out of El-p's ass, you know it's overrated."

El-P's beats always feel like they're on the verge of falling apart. Like a barely working machine about to blow a fuse and tear itself to pieces. I fucking love it.

"Fuck you, here's a beat" after messing around with broken equipment, warped records and questionable record grabs and the beat is insane, awesome and like nothing I have ever heard.

El-P is lowkey the best weird beatmaker in hip-hop, which, as all producers know, is a compliment

his production technique is so fucken obscure, no one works they way he does, truly unique arist

Producer gave me a beat, said it's the beat of the year I said "El-P didn't do it so get the fuck outta here!"

Thing I always loved about El-P's tracks, no matter how far out and spacey they get, they always maintain that dusty, funky boom bap b-boy vibe.

Every time a new Rhythm Roulette episode comes out I end up rewatching half the series

El-P is so talented. You can hear his signature sound even in this little quick beat he made.

I wish this video was an hour long and showed the entire process. Shit, I'd sit and watch El-P make beats for hours.

I've seen on some rhythm roulettes where they DON'T blindfold people and instead have them pick 3 records out their own house. This episode is a real one

Don't underestimate the god tier level sampling magic that comes out of Beethoven

You're right, we actually gave him Leon Haywood on purpose, thereby defeating the whole concept of this franchise.

Moral to the story: El-P not capable of making a wack beat

I can't get over how vigorously he shakes his head around.

"Beethoven... ITS BEEN DONE!" that was hilarious! El-P seems like the kind of dude you would smoke weed with and end up laughin your ass off

I just picture Killer Mike rapping over this

El-P has a cat in his studio. Guess Meow The Jewels got to him.

Clearly the cat ghost produced this and was exhausted from his work

El-P straight came for Beethoven's neck... Fucking hilarious! XD

"The perfect combination of psychedelic colors and an ass...which is pretty much exactly what I look for in life." :D

Τhat's a real alchemist, kids. He turns shit into gold.

The fact that this man still rocks with a digital Casio watch further proves that he walked straight outta the 90’s. Legend

el-p has one of the most distinct sounds in hip hop!!!

R.I.P. Jay Dee.

This guy is a genius....I smiled when i heard Stepfather Factory playing in the background in the beginning of this vid.

This dude is super unique in the way he does things, I don't even know what some of the stuff in his studio even is!

I love how this is suggested to me at least once a week. Yes I love beats. Yes I love El-Ps beats. Yes KZfaq, I've seen this video several times. You can stop now.

lmao fuckin hell, first a broken needle, then his broken piece of shit sampler... I can only imagine how many people would feel discouraged after noticing they have a broken needle.

They need on this : 1. Madlib 2. MF DOOM 3. Pete Rock 4. 9th Wonder 5. Flying Lotus 6. Knxwledge 7. Kanye West 8. Earl Sweatshirt ( randomblackdude ) 9. Chuck Strangers 10. Lewis Parker 11. Hi Tek 12. Harry Fraud 13. Clams Casino 14. Illa J Many more

Actually sounded pretty fucking good

El-P is a fucking genius and I wish he wasn't so underrated. He's hands down one of the best producer/mc's of all time.

El-P is the no1 modern hip hop producer in my book.He's like a one man early ninties bomb squad!Organized noize at its finest!!

Still come back to watch this 4 years later. So underrated and relatively unknown in today's European mainstream. El-P should be up there on anybody's Top 10 list of Hip-Hop History.

The guy made Fantastic Damage. Hard to believe it has almost been 20 years.

Damn you El-P and your glorious cigarette smoke! Seriously though, I cannot understate the production prowess of El-P, runthejewels may have just saved my life (no exaggeration). Thank you brother. P.S. I quit smoking cigs about a year ago and there were weeks, months even of excruciating torture. I cannot overstate this, if you don't smoke cigs, DO NOT START, if you already smoke cigs, enjoy every puff, every cigarette, every bit of relaxation and clarity you feel... but realize the truth, embrace the truth, you are engaging in active suicide. If you dont want to quit, don't. If you do want to quit, do every mother fucking thing in your power, it will not be easy, at all, but you can do it. One thing to keep in mind, you are going to feel a hell of a lot WORSE for awhile (physically, emotionally, psychologically, even spiritually - I was truly shocked) that what happens when poison is leaving the body. I used to smoke a pack and a half of Newport 100's a day, sometimes more...and while I no longer have that instant relief (smoking cigs is in a way a type of meditation) I'm starting to grow and feel different than I ever could while smoking cigarettes, more in control, more powerful even. Wherever you are, whoever you are: Much Respect - All Love - Vibes

" The needle on my turn table broke today, so whatever I make, should sound really shitty" El P always cracks me up

Every time I watch this vid I think "oh he makes it look so easy" and I get on my equipment and try to make a hip hop beat from random samples. And, invariably, every time it sounds 99999 times worse than his end result. But I'll keep trying dammit. That and I should probably start smoking weed again.

1:54 "It's the perfect combination of psychedelic colors and an ass.... which is pretty much exactly what I look for in life anyway.." Haha I'll second that.

i fucking lost it at "this shit is warped as fuck"

Good lord, this is what it sounds like when he just pulls a beat out his ass? With samples he hates no less. Fucking outrageous.

I'd love to see RZA on this.

this is a glowing example of the right person with the right tools and materials

love this guys style of beat making... he takes such strange parts of records and makes them fit

El just being hip hop's grumpy grandpa is hilarious

EL-P takes the roulette's prize money period

I wish I was half as talented as this man with making beats

Vapourizes weed but smokes cigarettes lmao

So all the best white producers both SMOKE and OWN CATS.

Everything about el-p is so brooklyn

Here after RTJ4, been sleeping on this guy too long ...

El-P seems like such a cool person, excellent producer.

And, that is why El-P is the greatest of all time.

Man 2012-2013 El was mad New Yohk! Cranky, ornery, perennially annoyed and just gaddamn fantastic. He seems to have mellowed out a lot... the bag’ll do that to you. 😁

Even with broken equipment he still made a dope beat than most cats in the game.I LOVE El-P,and no one can tell me different!

This Producer is on another planet :D ! Awesome planet

"Just basically a process of experimentation, editing, and weed".

hes a genius. he was ahead of his time when he was in company flow, and in 2014 he is still way tooo advanced. wish he produced me some beats lol

EL-P may be an acquired taste for some.....but in my opinion.....he's one of the most creative hip hop producers to do it. The guy is no slouch with the rhymes either!

"It's just a process of experimentation, editing, and uh, weed" LOL Fuck yeah, El-P. Way to love your craft and be real about it :)

"It's been done" fuckin lost it.

that stepfather factory beat

The way EL-P makes records is the same way I write poetry and novels. Artistic transmutation of music. You first isolate a sound in your head then imagine it in a new context where it can work.

Grand st BK grew up around there as a kid, bought some records from that exact store and guy, and worked at the sprint a few blocks down by McDonalds which is the one thing still there, now to rewatch the series.

I Probably Watch This Video Every Month.

Dude ...

That undulating, ghostly vocal sample in the background is godly

Now I understand how El P goes sublime....his gear.

Dude this is insane, the creative flow is crazy.

I don’t even need to hear anything that fact he is drinking a Modelo I already know this dude is ligit and has a permanent invite to the carne asada lol 👍💯

The cat snoozin’ during that beat forge is the chillest creature on Earth.

EL-P could make a beat outta thin air. Like seriously, he could make a beat out of AIR. Pure genius at making beats and THE most underrated Producer in Hip-Hop today.

Fantastic Damage is one of the Greatest Hip Hop LP's Of All Time

It’s interesting to see what El-P’s ear picks out for a sample

I come back to this vid every now and then because of how sick el-p is

El-P, when you apologized before you played it. You almost tricked me into thinking it might actually suck. Fire!

I'd love to see Edan on this type of program.

May not be a typical producer to get but Robbie Chater of the Avalanches would make for an absolutely incredible segment.

30 seconds and I fell in love with this show

Such a treat to watch this man work.

Where is te full beat, Mas Appeal needs to post these beats on soundcloud. Ridiculoid

He is my favorite producer ever, since Company Flow i've always loved that abstract, obscure, experimental kind of electronic apocaliptic sound, the best!!

Love watching these guys work

I can tell how much I love his work ❤️💜💜😭

"He told me its the beat of the year, I said El- P didn't do - so get the F*ck atta here"

Get madlib on this

I am now enlightened, bless the music

Amazing producer. Hadnt listened to hip hop in many yrs. Heard a few of his tracks and im hooked again

Get madlib on this shit.

"this is exactly the type of record you... avoid while at the record store" lmao

This has got to be my favorite Rhythm Roulette. All future producers should take example from El-P. In classic makeshift hip-hop fashion. His turntable broke earlier that day, and then sampler broken, thus couldn't utilize MIDI, and still, listen to the outcome, complete successful turnout and a beat that emanates the classic, true sound of el-producto.

el-p is one of a kind. I wish we had more, but I'm glad we have one.

Get an episode with Thes One (People Under The Stairs)! Please.

jim gaffigan and seth rogen's love child

It's cool getting to see everybody's set up

This needs to be available to download.. Love this beat

i would have enjoyed even more watching this if had to sample everything from those records(incl. drums)

His voice seems much deeper when he's not rapping.

El-P is one of those visionary type vatos... Long live brother

I've re-watched this like 20 times...El-P is a beast!