KURTIS MANTRONIK TALKS MANTRONIX, JUST-ICE, TECHNOLOGY & MORE WITH VINYL ESQUIRE!
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- KURTIS MANTRONIK TALKS MANTRONIX, JUST-ICE, BEING KING OF THE BEATS, TECHNOLOGY & MORE. THE DJ PODCAST VINYL ESQUIRE INTERVIEWS THE LEGENDARY MANTRONIX! AVAILABLE NOW! DOWNLOAD THE APP OR LOG ON TO WWW.VINYLESQUIRE.COM @VINYLESQUIRE @THEORIGINALRIP
Mantronix is the most under rated artist he deserves to be in the hall of fame
I'm from Detroit and I agree 100% !
Facts
INDEED.
Give him his flowers!!!!
Agree 💯 from 610 but back then 215 Allentown Pennsylvania
Mantronik was way ahead of his time. Influcenced so many producers, Timbaland, Manny Fresh, Mr.Mixx, Swizz Beats,Magic Mike and so many others . Mantronik and Larry Smith greatest of all time hip hop producers.
Absolutely
Larry Smith no doubt!!!!
The legendary mantronix. What Bruce Lee is to the martial arts he is to the beat's
Wow just to hear his voice is incredible. Just listening to his production is still incredible today. Truly a master
Your favorite producer’s favorite producer doesn’t get the recognition he deserves in the USA. In the UK, however, they recognized his genius from the beginning! And so glad you mentioned that trap crap-when I first heard it all I could think of was how the King of the Beats was copied and thought it was 1985 again because in THOSE days the sound was revolutionary! Peace.
i thought the same in regards to Trap and Drill, the music is just so, so limited. King of the beats is a BEAST as is Bass Machine, Killa tune
I agree with all that. I saw him live in 86. He was already doing what people would regard as Trap patterns in 85, a lot of his stuff back then predates Aphex Twin, Dubstep etc. The guy was insanely ahead of his time, especially given what he had to do to achieve some of that.
@@dizmop King of the beats is a classic but I dont think its the best representation of his skills given that it's mostly a breakbeat compilation. His real genius was in his drum machine programming.
@@ukbloke28 i agree with you, I also name-checked bass Machine with T-la-Rock, those two records show how versatile he was, of course you could name others, he was that good
''The Original King Of Beats''😎
He so fucking underrated in east coast hip hop
Fresh Is The Word changed my life. Mantronik is still my favorite producer of them all
Remember hearing that on Wdas Mimi show in philly in 85 i was in junior high still remember like it was yesterday changed my whole perception of music been a fan ever since.🎙🎶🎵🎼
Some people make records that matter! Others make records that sell. Kurtis took it up so many levels.
1985 mantronix was it, that was my favorite album. Then a year later I heard a song called " party people" by royal house aka Todd Terry. For me that was the end of my mantronix obsession and the beginning of my Todd Terry obsession.
Mantronik need to be on Unsung or he need s a movie made out him, shit I remember when Fresh is the Word came out and I was in Nashville at the time. People would bring rap tapes from up north to down south. Mantronik was always one my favorite 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mantronik.... legend in Hip Hop...as well with the late Paul C and Rick Rubin created the early NY Hip Hop sound.
Yes to all them mad props but can't forget Larry Smith he pioneered early Kurtis Blow, Run Dmc, and the Great WHODINI that's what NY Hip Hop sounded like before them!!!
Rick Rubin or Paul C didn’t create anything.
He truly is the OG King Of The Beats 👑👑👑👑👑
mantronix is in Top ten producersof hip hop
Fresh is the word.
Needle to the groove.
Cold gettin' dumb.
All & All.
And many more. Sleeping bag, & Fresh rec's. Chep Nunez, & Herb 'Master' Powers.
Thanks for sharing.
i have every albums/ep maxie singles.i'm a dj/producer/sonic artist.mantronik the greats.should be in the guinness world records great drum machine programmer peace.
Salute my brother, just started listening yesterday. I see you have iconic artist. Im 44 my older brother is 52, I used to bump just ice as a kid and the album cover with matronixx was classic!
This legend is not spoken of enough. Thank You VE!
It's so cool to hear from Mantronik. I was always so interested to hear about him and how this all happened. I would have killed to go see a Mantronix concert back in the day. I was a huge fan and still am. I hope he does more interviews and puts out some more Hip Hop.
One of my favorite music producers !!
I am forever grateful to him for all the great things he has given to the hip-hop and dance, R&B scene in the 80s.
And then I think about the artists like Nocera (summertime), Joyce Simms (All and all) Chandra Simmons (never gonna let you go), Just-ice, Tla Rock, Terry Billy, it was a fantastic and unforgettable time for my generation (born 1968).
I will never forget Mantronix concert, in January 1987 Europe, was very impressive. Kurtis thanks !!!!!!!
I feel the same way o was blown away I never knew he was Jamaican all this time I thought he was Rican or white great interview
@@Moshe.1972 I thought he was Puerto Rican too
Seen Mantronix at the Uptown theater philly version of the Apollo first time i seen an 808 up front Fresh Gordon was playing it for Gordys Groove the bass and snare slaps on that song imagine that live was incredible LL was there too.
Thank you Vinyl Esquire. I waited so long to hear from one of my favorite producers. His music and life in Bushwick Brooklyn just went together. I love the 80s sound and it's sad that with so much motivation and positive vibes for Kurtis to launch into hip hop in 2020 Covid threw everything off. It's ok...for the fans who have waited for Mantronix all these years..it's worth the wait. How I would love to hear a Kanye/Mantronik collab....or Drake. His sound was made for both.
I remember the first time I heard Fresh Is The Word it was played during intermission of a UTFO, Real Roxanne consert in New Orleans and. I never forgot it.
world renowned BEAT KING!
Great interview good job! Mantronix is a legend.
One of my favorite Dj, producer of all time. I feel as though he and Mc Tee don’t get the recognition they deserve being contributor’s to the hiphop culture. I don’t care what anyone says, Mantronik sonically changed the game when they came out, period. Still to this day, I have all of their music on vinyl and cassette from 1985 on up. Word
THE KING OF THE BEATS !!!! Mantronix
The Original King of the Beats!!! I loved Mantronix but always thought M.C.Tee was wack. Fortunately, Mantronic's drum programming was so dope it still made it all good.
Just-ice and Mantronik inspired me to start rapping and making music after hearing Cold getting dum
Great interview brother. You are definitely built for this. You got one of the Greatest, and you ask the best questions. Salute!!
K.O.B King of beats
I never forget the album cover for needle in the groove it caught my attention right away and bought the album 1985
His music is still on my daily playlist
Mantronik was the man who got me to grab a 909 and start making beats!!
If he stuck to hip hop he would have been bigger. I've read old interviews where he was talking down on the genre.
i met Kurtis at a record store in Bmore they were promoting In Full Effect album he was very shy and quiet and i asked him what kind of sampler was he using .. i forgot the name but he told me it was a old unit but this was back in 1988 he was cool
THIS IS PURE GOLD!!!!!!!!!
MUCH RESPECT!! So happy to listen great interview. Original and legendary King of the Beat!! Many Styles in his Style
Only 10k this man pioneers a whole music generation of production common real hip hop heads 🎤🎧🥁🪘🎹🎶👑🏆
I was 15 years old when I bought the Mantronix tape cassette. When I heard get stupid fresh it forever changed my life. When I heard Put that record back on and Bass machine ever beat from then to this day as a producer all my beats have to be hard. Simple beats just dont do it for me so see I am cursed by Mantronic'isum 😁
Fresh is the word was big on the West Coast also.
In the south too
@@bigtimer647 real trap shit right therrr
This is a real lesson for new artists, & how label can treat them.
I once heard a story that sometime during his '85 - '88 period, he was sleeping in the studio, BC he had so many projects on the go!
I think he made his best tunes, when he wasn't being paid full money.
still my favorite producer
Great interview,One of the Best ever🎼
DJ Mantronix G.O.A.T. !.🔥💯👍
GREAT INTERVIEW !!! Subbed
Detroit here,. Peace
Dude is legendary
This was an outstanding interview.
I remember purchasing "Mantronix The Album" at this local record store near the harbor in Camden NJ (1986). I still play Mantronix in my sets every opportunity I get in 2022!
Question? What is the track playing at 0:52 seconds in the intro?
Great interview!
I believe that's King of the Beats off there third album its a single remix .
did you ever find it? i've never heard it either
$3.99 I paid for it at Downtown Records....I remember cause it had the sticker on it
What a legend Kurtis Is. I wish he was still producing hip hop today
biggest mistake was leaving NY but i'm surprise Kurtis didn't talk about Chep Nunez who helped him out big time in the studio also dont forget the Latin Rascals who also had that sound as well
Latin rascals, the late chep Nunez edited a few of the tracks on mantronix first album.
I really loved this.
i seen news that mc tee was inlisted in the army but in 2003 was convicted of child molestation and released in 09 i seen a recent picture of him in 2020 its a shame what happened to these rappers.
@@yamato126 what's that got do with him loving the interview?
You MUST know how elusive Kurtis is. How many people’s souls did you have to sell to get this interview!?
Dope Interview
You just gained a new Spotify follower. Thanks for the dope content. 👊🏽
My childhood group
word! the covers of these records are classic
Mantronix you are absolutely fantastic and your music is a masterpiece ❤️😁
Bring back good memories when I listen 🎧 to KISS 💋 FM 📻 NYC
I idolized the rollin 909 and 808 every song i listen to i pointed out what machine it was i still have my Dr. Rhythm and 707. Lol Got those other 909 and 808 sounds on my Machine Studio .Turbo charge,Cold Getting Dumb,Hardcore Hip-hop, Bass line, Who is it, Scream and Bass Machine my all time# 1 Mantronik Beat this record killed my speakers!!!
Salute one of the best that ever did it, and possibly the best that ever did it
Great Story!
21mar2021.dellthecomputer
thanks for the interview from you both, soooo so so so many memories of my high school years, walkin' the streets, they would let us, they would move the tables and chairs in the Chick.Fil.A in the mall so we could break dance, we were at the track meets breakin' and lockin' to Mantronix, needless to say before the bell rang before first period we would be in the back hallways breakin' to Mantronix....
just to hear this kid's voice after all these years is like hearin' Jesus speak.... after Sleeping Bag and Music Madness ll seems like he just fell off "a planet fresh" .... Good to hear from you Bro, we look forward to hearin' some new beats man.... even when l'm walkin' through Walmart God bless me with the JBL Extreme, l'm bumpin' Needle to the Groove and MegaMix.... blessings 21mar2021.dellthecomputer
This was so dope! All the info I wanted to know back in the day.
Are you serious?
No comments?
Can i be the only one who remembers this dude and his beats?
When i 1st heard his beats it was like hearing the future. Way way different back then. Very very very underrated
Exactly.
I'm so happy. I can't wait to hear this
Man Great interview I bought THE WHO IS IT 12 inch back then crazy goooooooodd Respect Mantronix!!!
This is the shit I'm talking about
About studio computer 💯percent correct it took thirty YEARS
100 percent
Me: Huge fan
Snap didnt sample King of beats, they sampled a king of beats loop from Musto and & Bones Drum drops vol. 2 that ads the Ashleys roachcliff horn on top of the beat.
They even took his bassline. 4:42
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Lol I hope he gets my tweet I hope anyways ✊🏽👴🏾
#PausimodO ep ✊🏽👴🏾🔉
Wow not a word of mc tee?
There could be a good reason for that
MCT AKA crime Master T is actually in prison
He did mention mc t
@@cld_crush_brthers_ultra_ma60 sad actually, cos the tone of his voice and his intense cadence was a key component of the those early tracks.
@@orenthiadillard8993 why? what happened? when will he be out? 21mar2021.dellthecomputer
what's the name of the song at :51 seconds?????...please???
King of the Beats remix of there third album.
@@keiththomas111 ...music madness?
@@lisaredsatl2571 In full affect album
@@keiththomas111 ha? where is this King Of The Beats remix?
@@keiththomas111 what copy of that album? I've had it since the 80s and it's not on there
You wont ..
get a dislike on this interview
Man, that intro was kinda whack!
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