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“Traxx Sanders, The Write Way” is a new sassy web series centering on three time award winning producer/ song writer, Traxx Sanders and the true yet wacky stories that he’s went thru on his road to write songs for major artist. Series focuses on his dysfunctional romantic relationships, the crazy friends that he has and his process to find inspiration …

Those good old days of rhyme spitting are slowly making a come back and the recently announced duo H.T.M. are doing their part in that resurgence on “Hard To Find”. Consisting of Disturbing The Peace veteran I-20 and platinum producer DJ Pain 1, the one-two combo crew lands a knockout punch on their funky as hell debut single. I-20 sounds …

After releasing “Kuttin Loose,” his first solo album effort after leaving Strange Music, Kutt Calhoun took a hiatus from releasing music. He clearly wasn’t taking a break from making music however, and he proves that fact today by giving us his new single “Alive,” produced by DJ Pain 1, featuring The Jokerr.

Desiigner’s song “Panda,” released back in December of last year, took its time becoming a hit.  Now that it’s number one on the Billboard’s Hot 100 charts (which was announced as I typed this article), the subject of a ton of controversy and of course, a song still regarded as somewhat of a mystery by listeners of The Life of …

Royce 5’9 shares a visual for his DJ Pain 1 produced track “Universe Workin,” directed by Rik Cordero. This song lives on his new EP Tabernacle: Trust The Shooter, available for free download exclusively on Datpiff.com

Undeniable lyricist Royce da 5’9″ has stayed busy over the recent years, first as a member of Slaughterhouse and later with DJ Premier as PRhyme. But with his solo LP Layers slated for an April 15 release, Royce is back to releasing music under his own name. To prove this fact, his free EP, Trust the Shooter, just dropped. With …

2 Years after the release of their critically acclaimed album Death Drive, Sole & DJ Pain 1 announce the follow-up album, “Nihilismo.” This album embodies the overlap of their music with the world of activism and journalism. They have dropped their first single, “Self Destruct,” to celebrate their pre-order campaign. Check out the song and pre-order their album/vinyl/shirts and more: …

As independent artists celebrate the new year, we think about our successes and failures from the past 365 days and resolve to make the coming year our biggest year yet. Platinum producer DJ Pain 1 gives new years resolution suggestions for producers and beatmakers to make 2016 a successful and prosperous year.

G Herbo, AKA Lil Herb, release his “Ballin’ like I’m Kobe” mixtape earlier in the season. Today however, he released the deluxe iTunes version of the project, which includes the DJ Pain 1-produced banger “Countin’ 100s.”

Just starting to make beats and produce music? That process comes with questions, concerns and doubt. Platinum-producer DJ Pain 1 (Jeezy, Ludacris, Rick Ross) shares his top 10 tips for new hip-hop producers, pieces of advice spanning the mix, collaborations and ways to brand yourself. Shout out to iStandard for the video.