{"id":257842,"date":"2026-11-12T16:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T00:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/?p=257842"},"modified":"2026-11-12T16:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T00:25:44","slug":"da-beatminerz-share-black-moon-boot-camp-clik-stories-analog-vs-streaming-the-almanac-of-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siccness.net\/wp\/da-beatminerz-share-black-moon-boot-camp-clik-stories-analog-vs-streaming-the-almanac-of-rap","title":{"rendered":"Da Beatminerz Share Black Moon\/Boot Camp Clik Stories & Analog vs. Streaming | The Almanac of Rap"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this episode of The Almanac of Rap, Donwill sits down with legendary Brooklyn production duo and brothers Evil Dee and Mr. Walt, collectively known as Da Beatminerz, for a deep dive into the people, places, and production techniques that helped define East Coast hip-hop in the 1990s. From their earliest days DJing and digging for records in New York to crafting the unmistakable sound of Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, and the Boot Camp Clik, the brothers trace their journey through the creative ecosystem that shaped a generation. <\/span>0:00<\/a><\/span> – Intro <\/span>2:36<\/a><\/span> – The Ballistics \/ Legendary Recording Studios <\/span>5:54<\/a><\/span> – Okayshop <\/span>6:04<\/a><\/span> – How Da Beatminerz know each other <\/span>10:04<\/a><\/span> – How Da Beatminerz started <\/span>16:55<\/a><\/span> – Delegating work <\/span>19:18<\/a><\/span> – Samples <\/span>21:38<\/a><\/span> – Working together <\/span>24:36<\/a><\/span> – How Boot Camp Clik linked up <\/span>29:37<\/a><\/span> – Mobb Deep\u2019s Connection with Da Beatminerz <\/span>35:05<\/a><\/span> – Working with groups vs. solo artists <\/span>37:03<\/a><\/span> – D&D Studios <\/span>44:32<\/a><\/span> – Lack of studio hubs <\/span>48:00<\/a><\/span> – Signing to Rawkus Records <\/span>57:04<\/a><\/span> – Making an instrumental album <\/span>1:00:30<\/a><\/span> – Quality of music today <\/span>1:03:25<\/a><\/span> – Argument with Donald Byrd <\/span>1:04:25<\/a><\/span> – Meeting the artists you\u2019re sampling <\/span>1:06:07<\/a><\/span> – Greatest \u201cWhat if\u201d projects that never happened <\/span>1:09:30<\/a><\/span> – New album with John Brown <\/span>1:13:24<\/a><\/span> – The big playback <\/span>1:16:20<\/a><\/span> – The issue with digital\/streaming <\/span>1:19:02<\/a><\/span> – Outro\/Credits <\/span>1:20:14<\/a><\/span> – Bonus Content \/ Chung King Studios<\/span><\/p>\n

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