New Jersey-based beatsmith Just Blaze shared his thoughts on his fellow producers during a recent interview with Vlad TV as he was asked to share the names of his top three producers right now and also the top three producers of all time.
Among those Blaze listed as his top three producers right now were Atlanta’s Mike WiLL Made It, “Rack City” producer DJ Mustard, and teen beatsmith Young Chop.
“Right now, I would definitely say Mike WiLL,” said Just Blaze. “I mean, he’s like [every] record on the radio. Mustard is super dope. I like DJ Mustard. He’s got this like unorthodox slap that I love. The bounce, that whole new Cali bounce is just crazy. Aside from those two, probably Young Chop. It’s like Chop has—it’s crazy unorthodox swing that’s super aggressive and makes you want to just punch somebody. I would probably put him in the third. Yeah, definitely.”
Just Blaze may have been able to easily rattle off the names of his favorite producers at the moment, but when asked to name his favorite producers of all time, the beatsmith found difficulty tackling a much broader category.
“That’s a tough one. I don’t think I can name of all time,” said the producer. “There’s so many. I mean at that point, even if you stay within Hip Hop. You have the Q-Tips, the Marley Marls, the Large Professors, Prince Paul. People who make these seminal albums that have influenced the way that we all make records now. That’s tough for me.”
He eventually revealed the names of his three favorite producers, which includes artists who have maintained careers in Hip Hop for decades.
“I can say my favorites, not necessarily the best, but my favorites,” said Blaze. “Probably Large Professor. Premier, just from the immense catalog and the integrity he maintained along with it. Throughout that entire stretch that he’s still on. Third would be tough. Maybe RZA. It’s tough cause I’m not good with ‘top’ lists because there’s too much good stuff out there to just narrow it down like that.”
With a list of favorite producers, which includes artists who have maintained relevancy for years, Just Blaze went on to speak on the importance of longevity and how he’s managed to remain in the game for so long.
“I mean, there are very few producers that maintain longevity for more than two or three years…It can be a lot of things that contribute to the rise and fall of a producer,” said Blaze. “I think A, for me, the reason I think I’ve been able to maintain and always maintain a good wave over the course of these past 15 years is I’ve never really pigeon-holed myself into a sound or a style. Or even kind of like a genre.”
With well over a decade spent producing tracks for the likes of Jay Z, Mase, Fabolous, T.I., and countless other artists, Just Blaze boasts an extensive catalog. And although the beatsmith has produced a number of tracks for various rap acts, he ventured slightly outside of the genre this year thanks to his work on Baauer’s “Higher.” He recently spoke on the collab during an interview with Examiner.com in September.
“I’d say there are Just Blaze fans pre-‘Higher’ and post-‘Higher.’ It’s great,” said Blaze. “I’ve been making music since I was damn near born…I’m appreciative that somehow I’ve always found a way through the years to capture a new fan base and continue to remain relevant in some space and still make a living doing what I love–to me that’s all that matters.”
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My Top 5 Producers
J Dilla
Marley Marl
RZA
Pete Rock
Q-Tip
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Mike WiLL Made It, DJ Mustard and Young Chop suck… how could he name them?
Probably cause they don’t suck, Just Blaze knows what he’s talking about and you don’t.
Yeah, that’s probably what it is.
Actually, they do suck. They just make the same type of beats over and over again.
dope interview
dissapointed , there are way more creative producers than these dudes
My
T0p
Five:
1.Dr Dre
2.Rza
3.Marley Marl
4.DjQuik 5.Manny Fresh
If J Dilla isn’t your favorite producer, then fuck you.
If Rza isn’t your favorite producer jump onto the tip of the Eiffel Tower….
if bieber isn’t your favorite artist, kill self
rza better
what about Alchemist, what about HI-TEK, what about The Neptunes, what about 9th Wonder, what about Scott Storch (used to be the producer for The Roots), what about Questlove, what about DJ Premier, what about Pete Rock, what about kanYE (College Dropout, L.R.,…), what about NO ID???????????
What about the people that say Dr Dre? >>>> Go kill yourselves
Dr Dre’s “2001” album was almost entirely produced by Scott Storch.
Dr Dre fans are killin me
For me its Dr Dre, No ID, and sometimes Hitboy. I also love when artists produce their own work. These 3 names blaze mentioned are pop rap or just plain pop producers.
1. Pete Rock
2. Large Professor
3. Diamond D
4. Lord Finesse
5. Marley Marl
DJ Quik the GOAT producer.
1. Dr Dre
2. Rick Ruben
3. Timbo
4. Rza
5. Premier
dr.dre
statik selektah
premier
nottz
rza
pack fm
mr porter
eminem cuz of renegades
kno of cunninlynguists
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Top 10 Past(No particular order)
1.Premo
2. Swizz
3.Neptunes
4.J.DILLA
5.Dre
6.Alchemist
7.Just Blaze
8.Kanye
9.Quik
10.Hi-Tek
Current(No Particular Order)
1.Harry Fraud
2.Justice League
3.Young Chop
4. Mike Will
5.Hit Boy
6.Bo1-da
7.Drumma Boy
8.Cardo
9.Mustard
10.Everybody that produced on Kendrick Album. Forgot a lot of the names.
Damn I forgot Timbo and Manny Fresh. To many hot producers back then.
top ten (no order)
kanye
the neptunes
dj premier
j dilla
rza
just blaze
pete rock
q tip
dr dre
havoc
Just Blaze is underrated as fuck. Every record you hear produced by him are hip hop classics. I haven’t heard a just blaze record i haven’t liked yet.
“Actually, they do suck. They just make the same type of beats over and over again.”
You’re describing dr dre and no ID. These ones work not only in hiphop but R&B and pop too.
dentalbitch, we know that’s you. Besides, I described Mike Will, Mustard, and Chop. They make the same type of trap/ratchet beats over and over again. Dre and No ID have more variety in their sounds and work with many artists of different genres.
dre
kanye
qtip
pete rock
premier
rza can get alternated with qtip too actually
Top ten, i’d say (no particular order):
dr dre
primo
J dilla
dj khalil (west coast producer)
No ID
AraabMuzik
Terrace Martin
harry fraud
Just blaze
Justice League
Irv Gotti nuff said
Alchemist,Statik!!!!!!
Statik is garbage!!