Beck had a chorus about "two turntables and a microphone" around the same year that Black Moon did. Radiohead's Thom Yorke quietly remixed a DOOM single at the top of this year. And how dare we ever talk about Rap and Rock and not mention Rick Rubin or the late, great Paul C.
Quite a few have displayed ambidextrous talents in Hip Hop and Rock, without even getting close to Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit or Korn, who seem to have aged on record shelves less gracefully. Still, the Ohio natives The Kickdrums' debut album Just A Game, is - as the Gang Starr chorus scratched, "one of the best yet."
A group for nearly seven years, Cleveland area pals Alex Fitts and Matt Penttila have made The Kickdrums live up to their name. Having placed tracks with 50 Cent, Ray Cash and the Slaughterhouse single "Move On," this duo has made a name for themselves in Hip Hop production. However, on this month's partially David Axelrod-inspired digital album Just A Game, The Kickdrums' songwriting talents and music-making comes to vivid life.
Tilla and Alex got down with HipHopDX to talk about the Axe, Beastie Boys production, and how from their ode to Ohio, is the heart of it all.
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