Instrumental Hip Hop
Video: Creative Control Take a Look Inside the Music-Making Process of Hot Sugar
Here’s the plug from his PR firm, Girlie Action:
“Introducing you to a hot new young producer named Nick Koenig, who records as Hot Sugar. Recently he linked up with Dame Dash and Creative Control, who filmed a video of his unique process of making beats with odd found sounds. The clip also shows his random, quirky sense of humor… you’ll see how an old guy with a tattooed face [ed note: he might actually be cooler than Hot Sugar!], a toy gun, snoring, and playing guitar in the shower can all add up to create a Hot Sugar beat. (Bonus point if you spot the Dipset and No Limit Records chains that appear in the video for a second!)
Using found sounds to make beats is nothing new, but what sets Hot Sugar apart is that he records these unusual sounds and then tweaks them on his keyboard till they sound completely different. In other words, if something in one of his beats sounds like it came from a drum set, it might actually be the sound of a car running over a juicebox, or a fire cracker pitched down and chopped up, etc.
Hot Sugar recently released a track called “Color Wars” featuring Aaron Livingston, who has sung on songs by The Roots and RJD2. You can stream/download it here:
Hot Sugar – Color Wars featuring Aaron Livingston [direct mp3 download link]
“Color Wars” will be on his upcoming free EP, Muscle Milk, which will mostly be instrumentals. He’s also working on a full-length that will feature a whole bunch of guest singers and rappers (though we can’t yet reveal who), which will be released in 2011.”
Hit the jump for the mp3 of another track called “F**kable” feat. Baghdaddy (who.he??).