Battlecat Producing A Beat

Kevin Gilliam, better known as DJ Battlecat (or just Battlecat), is best known for his contributions to west coast style productions. His track record includes some of the top artist in the music industry like Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Tha Eastsidaz along with other west coast rappers.

His musical progressions are strongly influenced by the early '90s G-Funk sound pioneered by artists like Dr. Dre and DJ Quik. This style can be characterized by growling bass synthesizers and soulful keyboard chords.

Take a look at this video of Battlecat in the studio working on his customized Akai MPC 3000.

Korg Triton

The Korg Triton is one of the most well known keyboards in the production world. Korg has always been at the forefront of cutting-edge keyboard and production center design. The Korg Triton is a sampler, sequencer, tone generator, and synthesizer all rolled into one unit. The ability to upgrade or expand the capabilities for a Korg Triton or limitless. Many producers consider this keyboard to be an integral part of their recording studio. Super producers such as Timbaland always have at least one Korg Triton ready to go.

Kanye West Gets Help From Timbaland

What do you get when you combine the efforts of Kanye West and Timbaland? The chart topping hit song "Stronger." After Kanye felt like the drums were not knocking right, he made a call to Timbaland for some assistance. Timbaland agreed to come with Kanye in the studio and came armed with his own personal arsenal of keyboards loaded with sound samples and drum samples.

Take a look at this exclusive video of super-producers Timbaland and Kanye West collaborating on perfecting the drums for "Stronger."