if he did a show of nothing but needle dropping, I'd be there

This has to be one of the most important videos of hip-hop culture ever it shows the old generation the ones that started needle dropping been taught to the younger generation that is now our current hip-hop

the magic started at 2:42 oh my lord

I haven't been around vinyl alot, but I can only imagine the skill needed to do this. Probably have to have a deep relationship with the track to know exactly what soundbite is where while also accounting for the spin and rhythm of the record. Like holy shit. And with "needle dropping" I can only infer you're using a fucking needle, so you need pinpoint accuracy. The way he's able to flow and make this look easy is incredible.

The base ingredient for true a producer.....knowing how to manipulate the wax on turntables. Technology takes the art to different levels but it(hip hop) started from the DJ and those tables with black wax. Respect to Kamaal (Q-tip)

"I lost my heart, and my head went to...."

When you consider the accuracy it takes to do that real time...sheesh. I'm glad I paid for the Renaissance CD. Q TIP is under rated

I still watch this weekly

q-tip is an old soul. he definitely know music in general. please read ?uestlove's book "mo meta blues" for lots more on q-tip. it's a fantastic book.

The rhythm had the camera even bopping its head lol

TITLE COULDN’T BE REALER🙌🏽 This is honestly one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.. on video or in life

THIS RIGHT HERE, I WOULD'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO JUST SOAK IN ALL PRODUCTION LEARNING I POSSIBLY CAN... CLASSIC... FOREVERRRRR CREATIVITY, FOREVERRRRR NATIVE TONGUES.......

Remember there have been plenty of this needle drop style chops that never made it on record. This is just fun in the studio.

Bobby Rush - chicken heads

man Tip catches it @3:02

Making me find new concepts I wouldn’t. Have known the meaning of it. Bipolar is making my thoughts sporadic to the point where I can’t stop fit

I Love Q Tip's Sampling and his Music. 5 star. Love the Melodies. 🙏😍😀😇 Great Job Q, Your Grrreat!!!

There's a video (no longer) floatin around of No ID in the same studio session needle droppin the same record and he kills it. Q-Tip loses his shit. #supreme

NO I.D. most slept on beatsmith

Yall should look up Grand Wizard Theodore, he originated the technique Q tip's using.

Genius at work dude, imagine the time you have to put in to be able to do what he's doing

"Drew, Y u weren't recordin?" Somebody wasn't doin they're job!!

i just checked back on one of the first videos i posted. good to see so many folks from across the world checked it. it was a great moment in time for sure.

big up Grand Wizard Theodore

I can see how skipping records and CD's helped shape the sound of hiphop.

Qtip is a Jedi and Ye is still learning.

Shits incredible, nuff said. My mans in Buffalo used to needle drop like in’79

2:04 sounds like real hiphop. 🔥

This what you call real mixing!

Notice the camera boppin' to the beat. The cameraman got caught up for a minute :)

the song is bobby rush's "chicken heads" you can find it on the black moan soundtrack, dope ass track and shouts to durdatl for posting this dope vid which in turn made me want to e-dig for this jam, now it's on repeat!!

would love to see it brother! he's been doing his thing for a minute now.

thanks to the diggers. yall are right gents. bobby rush it is. its been a while since ive been on here. thanks for the comments. new video up. questo. q-tip. dilla. peace.

there are both hardware and software means of sampling and sequencing your loop. please google your question. im sure youll find endless answers to your question.

Im gonna apply that technique someday in order to get the party really festive. Damn that beat is nice tip!

The Song is "Chicken Heads" by Bobby Rush.

Why can't Rap/HipHop music get back to this??? This is simple yet hotter that whatever is being played in 2013!!! Using samples in a CREATIVE way is what made this genre what it is. (ie: J Dilla, The Bomb Squad, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, early Kanye West)

I've been trying to do the digital equivalent of this with Ableton's sampler by looping phrases and dropping the sample start point into new sections as it's playing

The flip side is fire also.

So was that Kanye or what??? Cuz that dude was just star-strucked by Tip.

True art!

loopin strait off da record...priceless

This Deserves More Views .. Like Yo ! MTV Raps Or Something lol 😭😭

Now THAT, is RYTHM ALCHEMY.

Hip Hop at it's finest. 🍺😎👍

Aboslute legend, real needle dropping for real

the small bit at 2:57 goes hard

Love that song, he freaked it

young guru brought me here

Lol I always see No I.D. Wiping his nose

Memories.....

AT 3.05 WOW THATS the magic ;)

2:56

Mf doom should have added the quote on accordion where he says more cheese the Cheetos doritos or freetos drop beats like q tip drops needles 🪡!

Incredible. I wasn't familiar w/needle drop but, i can tell Tip did his thang. It takes a lot of precision and timing. Very nice!!!

it's been a minute since ive been on here. i'm going to take a minute to respond to each of the comments. thanks for all the input gentlemen.

... and so vapor wave was born.

addict

thats dope...i used to do this tho, but it still crazy

good question. not that i heard. i did the knowledge on this video, and found out that exile (from blu and exile) lect q-tip a bunch of 45s from his personal collection. but ive never heard the sample in any major artist's song. maybe too much for the sample clearance?

TIP IS SOOOOO DOWN WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC TO BE ROCKIN' BOBBY RUSH!!!

id bet ya tip could cue up tracks in the dark,, while drunk....and high

@MegaHastle right on my man. i take the good with the bad brother.

Wow.

Its Bobby Rush "Chicken Heads" got it on my channel

cat's out of the bag now brother. wasn't my intent though, initially. but thanks for the comment.

yes. kanye. this clip is about 4 years old as of this comment.

agreed! RIP j dilla. if only the soulquarians were still around. actually, theres still good hip hop being made. check ughh.com. and sirius xm stilll plays the classics. but like my mans krs one once said, hip hop is not on the radio.

this shit is hot!!!

genius

he's doing what all djs do... guess you cats never knew q-tip is the original (secret) dj for tribe. he used to rock out under the producing moniker, the abstract. just about any dj will sit and repeat the shit they like by lifting the needle ever so slightly as to make the record repeat. where you think looping comes from in hip-hop? haha

This is when Ye knew he ain't a Jedi yet.

All about Music ,

Bananas!

C'est un monstre bravo

yo thats dope!Q tip yo...

oh...yo... that one cat looked like Mr Walt from Beatminerz at 2:04.

right....wake up world

Hey Tip u need to check out U.s.Breaks vid on the same record here on KZfaq , U.s.Breaks needle drops chicken heads.

absolutely. (actually, i hate using that term. i think absolutely and amazing are the two most overused adjectives being used today. but, eh.......) anyway, i have grand wizzard theodore's set from the a3c hip hop festival on my channel as well. please feel free to check it out. it was from 2012.

this is so hard

I use to this.. beat mechanics and things boi!!!!!

nice

Skillz!!!!!

AWESOME

Amazing!!!!

nice!

Young Guru brought me here

@durdatl What does he do after he finds his sample? Does he upload it on to a PC/MAC or is a device needed? If a device or certain software is required can you recommend any?

I think otiz was a result of this. Just saying

Back when ye was Kanye west.

look to the right... "related videos"

iVinyl!

ive heard chicago has that good yay. (just sayin.) but im sticking with "he has a cold or serious allergies" as my belief.

wsgood family

INDEED!

What 4 people disliked this?

so siq

i have a remix of this on soundcloud

How do u do this