It was no accident, according to energetic music visionary 88-Keys. The 29-… Read Full Bio ↴It was no accident, according to energetic music visionary 88-Keys. The 29-year-old producer would be the first to tell you that he was always going to make his mark in hip-hop and beyond. For 88’, who has showcased his eclectic studio prowess for everyone from socially conscious Brooklyn rhymer/actor Mos Def (Black On Both Sides, The New Danger) to platinum R&B singer-songwriter Musiq (Juslisen, Soulstar), creating music would prove to be his destiny. It is a path he knew he would take when he first heard legendary Prince Paul’s groundbreaking, mad scientist production on De La Soul’s 1989 classic 3 Feet High and Rising. “It made me look at hip-hop as an art” recalls 88-Keys. “Then I remember walking home from my 8th grade class and hearing A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘I Left My Wallet In El Segundo’ on a car radio. And I’m like, ‘What was that?!!!’ Hearing someone like Kool G. Rap was a wake-up call but De La and Tribe was a bucket of cold water. I knew hip-hop music was it for me.”
Indeed, the kid born Charles Misodi Njapa in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, New York more than made good on his hip-hop ambitions. His early ’90s transition from eager intern to assistant engineer at West Hempstead’s The Music Palace recording studio insured that he would meet up with his heroes: A Tribe Called Quest’s charismatic front man Q-Tip; influential crate digger Pete Rock; and respected Nas producer Large Professor. It was L.P. who blessed Charles with his 88-Keys moniker after witnessing his budding skills on the ARS-10 keyboard. “I told myself if I ever make it in this business, that’s the name that I was going to use because I got it from one of the great ones,” 88‘ recalls.
Over the years, 88-Keys’ distinctive brazen beats-meets-atmospheric production have appeared on a number of high-profile works including Blackstar’s 1998 underground landmark debut Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Blackstar (“Thieves In The Night”); the eccentric funk-rock of Macy Gray’s 1999 platinum plus How Life Is (“Why Didn’t You Call Me” Remix) and Beanie Sigel’s 2001 street-praised The Reason (“Watch Your Bitches”). It’s such strikingly diverse credits that have made the humble 88-Keys one of the most respected producers in the music game.
Indeed, the kid born Charles Misodi Njapa in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, New York more than made good on his hip-hop ambitions. His early ’90s transition from eager intern to assistant engineer at West Hempstead’s The Music Palace recording studio insured that he would meet up with his heroes: A Tribe Called Quest’s charismatic front man Q-Tip; influential crate digger Pete Rock; and respected Nas producer Large Professor. It was L.P. who blessed Charles with his 88-Keys moniker after witnessing his budding skills on the ARS-10 keyboard. “I told myself if I ever make it in this business, that’s the name that I was going to use because I got it from one of the great ones,” 88‘ recalls.
Over the years, 88-Keys’ distinctive brazen beats-meets-atmospheric production have appeared on a number of high-profile works including Blackstar’s 1998 underground landmark debut Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Blackstar (“Thieves In The Night”); the eccentric funk-rock of Macy Gray’s 1999 platinum plus How Life Is (“Why Didn’t You Call Me” Remix) and Beanie Sigel’s 2001 street-praised The Reason (“Watch Your Bitches”). It’s such strikingly diverse credits that have made the humble 88-Keys one of the most respected producers in the music game.
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88-Keys Lyrics
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Dirty Peaches It's 88 Keys! And JDavey! Dirty! Let's Go! Sweet and sticky…
Dirty Peaches ft. J*DaVey It's 88 Keys! And JDavey! Dirty! Let's Go! Sweet and sticky…
Handcuff 'Em 88 keys Don't even play yourself What you gave what I got Yo…
Ho' is Short for Honey Have you heard the story (hey hey hey) About a man Who…
Ho' is Short for Honey ft. Kid Cudi Have you heard the story (hey hey hey) About a man Who…
I can't Black보다 까만 내 방, 귀를 막은 earplug 의미 없는 안대 속…
Intro Black Sheep is a term often use for the Outcasts, Someone…
M.I.L.F. At first glance (Chemical reaction) Didn′t even say a word (…
Morning Wood Start off on the right foot and she takes care…
Nice Guys Finish Last Nice guys finish last You're running out of gas You're sympa…
Outro Sheesh Sheesh On sait qui est qui qui a déjà tout fait De…
Stay Up Stay Up What she got is so Niagara Make a young nigga…
Stay Up! Stay Up What she got is so Niagara Make a young nigga…
That's Life They told me, "Don't make a promise you can't keep" All…
The Friends Zone I don’t know if you care about me I don’t know…
True Feelings Beastnstuff So I can′t have my bases loaded in 9th…
Wake Up Call You used to be my closest ally In this cold, cold…
Wasting My Minutes I talk to my baby on A telephone long distance I never…
Wasting My Minutes ft. Kid Cudi I talk to my baby on A telephone long distance I never…
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