Justice Smith,
better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop music
producer from Paterson, New Jersey. When he was younger, he developed an
interest/love in music. Smith was highly influenced by his older
cousin, who introduced an EPMD record to him. As he got older,
his interests turned more to the production side. He attended
Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue
his dream of producing music.
Smith began
producing for well known musicians in the late 1990s. This
production would earn him a spot on Jay-Z's The Dynasty: Roc La
Familia. His production on this album earned him a job as in-house producer at Roc-A-Fella
Records. Just Blaze then went on to
produce for many of the acts signed to the Roc-A-Fella roster.
In 2002, Just Blaze became a household name for the production
of Cam'ron's summer smash "Oh Boy." Smith went on to produce for
Snoop Dogg, Shawnna, Usher, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Talib
Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Memphis Bleek, Cam'ron, Saigon,
Young Gunz, Grafh, Beanie Sigel, The Game, DMX, T.I., Fat Joe,
Juelz Santana, Rhymefest, Ghostface Killah, Jin, Fabolous,
Freeway (rapper), Joe Budden, MF DOOM, Kool G Rap, Mos Def, Jay
Electronica, Rah Digga and big UK
MC's JME, Skepta and Klashnekoff.
A large part of
Just Blaze's technique consists of altering the speed of
samples, as well as adding in his own drum beat. In this way, he
draws some of his influence from Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA, who
has utilized sped-up soul samples in several of the group's
beats. Smith has used this technique with songs like "December
4th" from Jay-Z's The Black Album (which uses a sped-up sample
of "That's How Long" by The Chi-Lites) and "Touch the Sky" from
Kanye West's Late Registration (which uses a slowed-down sample
of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up."). He has a knack for
using horn stabs in his music and and this is a large part of
his signature sound as well as his customary hectic drum fills.
- 20 Hit
Making Snares
- 20 Vinyl
Kick Drums
- 20 Hi-Hats
(open and closed)
- 20 Shakers
- 20 Crash
and Ride Cymbals
- Plus Many
Various Instrument Hits
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