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“I’m always speechless when I talk about being nominated. I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that I’m making stuff here, where I’m sitting.” Photo: Iris Gottlieb Kaytranada has what every producer strives for: an in-demand signature sound. His records glide fluidly between four-to-the-floor house beats, hip-hop sample-flipping, and P-Funk style 808 bass lines. He honed the technique as a teenager, and it has since grabbed the attention of some all-star collaborators: Pharrell Williams, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Anderson .Paak, and Kendrick Lamar. This year, he’s nominated for three Grammys, including Best Dance/Electronica Album for his 2019 sophomore release, Bubba , and Best New Artist. But Kaytranada is hardly new to music ; at 28, he has been building a career in the industry for more than a decade. Although the recognition may be overdue, the thrill of it hasn’t worn off. “I’m Kaytranada, all the way from Montreal, Canada — been making beats since I was young. And now here I am, [one of the] Best New Artists for the Grammys. It’s really crazy and exciting,” he says. On this week’s episode of Switched on Pop, co-host Charlie Harding spoke with Kaytranada about how his DIY approach to production led him to music’s biggest stage. Charlie: Take me to the start. What got you into making music? Kaytranada: Music was always in me. I always wanted to make music. When I was 14, I found out about software like VirtualDJ, Traktor, and FruityLoops, and I just really went into production and making beats. In my mom’s basement, we had a PC that we had to share with the whole family, and I was making my beats there. Charlie: And you were heavily into DJ culture and remixing songs for SoundCloud; it’s how you took off. What’s the backstory to the one that went viral first, your 2012 remix of Janet Jackson’s “If”? Kaytranada: I was really inspired by this Flying Lotus show that I’d just seen. And that night, I made that remix. Posted … [Read more...] about Kaytranada’s Decade-Long Journey to Best New Artist

I Got a Story to Tell achieves something notably slicker than your average Biggie murder story Photo: George DuBose At the heart of “ Juicy ,” one of hip-hop’s most indelible rags-to-riches anthems, is the world-beating joy of a Black boy from Brooklyn realizing his dreams are finally within reach. The lilt in the voice of the 21-year-old Notorious B.I.G. as he detailed quality of life improvements that new fame allowed — a Super Nintendo and a Sega Genesis, a nice television and a leather couch to watch it on, bottles of champagne at the ready — is perfectly infectious. The boasts are modest, signs of the bleakness of prospects for inner city youth who didn’t come from great means, many of whom would never find chances to experience the world past streets they grew up in. “Juicy” plays with a familiar formula: As with early rap gems like Sugar Hill Gang ’s “Rapper’s Delight,” the Treacherous Three’s “Feel the Heartbeat,” or the Funky 4 + 1’s “That’s the Joint” and “Rappin and Rocking the House,” “Juicy” lifts its unstoppable bounce off a popular cookout anthem, New York post-disco icons Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit,” reimagining the music of the artist’s childhood as a launchpad for more adult concerns. What sets the Ready to Die staple apart from similar moments of pride throughout hip-hop history is that at the time of recording, things weren’t yet “all good” for Biggie. He had cut his teeth doing an impressive array of guest appearances by the summer of 1994, when he released the lead single from his debut album, most notably on remixes to Bad Boy and Uptown Records affiliates Craig Mack and Mary J. Blige’s “Flava in Ya Ear,” “Real Love,” and “What’s the 411?” He’d already shined on 1993’s “Party and Bullshit” and stole the show on “A Bunch of Niggas,” the closer on the Heavy D and the Boyz highlight Blue Funk . He’d been in The Source , the bible of 20th-century hip-hop, in 1992 thanks to his impressive demo tape. He didn’t have a hit record … [Read more...] about Biggie’s Story Finally Gets a Proper Retelling

March 01, 2021 - 11:14 GMT Bridie Wilkins Royal wedding facts: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Princess Diana and Prince Charles, and Sophie Wessex and Prince Edward. Royal weddings are broadcast to millions of people across the world, but somehow, the bride and groom often manage to keep certain details to themselves. From the mishaps that never made the headlines, to the symbols that the couples kept hidden from the get-go, here's everything you missed from some of the biggest royal nuptials. SEE: The most expensive royal wedding dresses in order of price Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Meghan and Harry's wedding car 1. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 's number plate '190518' on their wedding car referred to their wedding date 19 May, 2018. MORE: 12 hilarious royal wedding moments caught on camera 2. Meghan and Harry's bishop read from an iPad. Loading the player... WATCH: An inside look at Meghan and Harry's jaw-dropping wedding ceremony 3. Meghan's tiara included a detachable brooch made up of ten diamonds. RELATED: Inside Meghan and Harry's £11.2million house 4. Meghan and Harry's wedding programme was not up to date. It read, "The Bride, having been greeted by the Dean of Windsor, moves in procession through the Nave where she is joined by her father, Mr. Thomas Markle, to the High Altar." Meghan and Harry amended their vows 5. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex purposely used the terms husband and wife in their vows, as opposed to man and wife. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in secret 6. Princess Beatrice 's wedding had a 'secret garden' theme. RELATED: Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's surprising wedding guestlist revealed Prince William and Kate Middleton 7. Prince Charles helped … [Read more...] about Shocking royal wedding secrets: Prince William & Kate Middleton, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, more