Mac Miller’s normally a good sport; so he’s down to try anything once, even “Rhythm Roulette.”
What’s that, you ask?
It’s a sampling game for producers. The good folks at Mass Appeal challenged the Blue Slide Park MC to find a record store in Los Angeles, blindfold himself, choose three records at random and then make a brand new beat by sampling his selection.
Sound like fun? It is when Mac’s involved.
The Run On Sentences Vol. 1 beat maestro chose Record Surplus in West LA, went straight to the Jazz section, tied a black bandana over his eyes, went fishing for vinyl and came up with his triple play: Charles Lloyd In The Soviet Union (1967), The Buddy Rich Band (1981) and Illumination! by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet (1964).
Back in his home studio, Larry Fisherman got to work.
“Before I get started, when I’m working on a beat I like to start with a good listen, and light reading,” he said before putting the needle on the first record and quietly reading.
During the session, which included adding his own layers of live keyboard and guitar, Mac’s father walked by and he urged him to speak to the people.
“How you doing? You guys take care of my son,” his Dad said.
By the end of the segment, Mac had crafted quite the head-nodding beat.
“Sue me,” he said, as a tongue-in-cheek nod to the legal issues associated with sampling.
Challenge accepted, challenge completed.
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