Intermediate DJ Lesson on Chopping Cutting Hip Hop

Alright guys, another intermediate DJ lesson for you and in this video what we're going to do is look at cutting hip-hop tracks. Two tunes you're listening to is De La Soul, a track entitled I Know. We're going to also bring in now Eric B and Rakim Paid In Full. Once again, this is an intermediate DJ lesson. So what I've done with Eric B and Rakim, I've set up two hot cues. Have a listen.

There. The actual beginning of that track sounds like this.

Now again, you may have heard a tiny, tiny different sound than what you normally would have at the beginning of this track. It's because this track itself was cut from an LP so a tiny amount of the old track came into the beginning of this track. So that's why I've cut it slightly. So let's go back to De La Soul.

Okay, crossfade. You can see the crossfade's engaged.

So what I'm doing is I'm just using the crossfade, cutting over and I'm trying to keep in time into sound. Into sound. Into sound. And again, three, four. Into sound. Into sound.

Into sound. Bang! There you go.

Okay, one way of chopping hip-hop tracks. Now let's have a listen before we finish this video to the entire beginning of Eric B and Rakim Paid In Full and you'll see exactly what it sounds like. Or should I say hear what it sounds like? Just make sure at the beginning of the track. And... And have a listen. This is a journey into sound.

Okay, one more demonstration for you for intermediate DJs. Practice and enjoy. Thank you very much.

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