{"id":129550,"date":"2018-05-24T15:14:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T13:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=129550"},"modified":"2018-05-23T22:44:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:44:09","slug":"dj-kid-grebo-paul-c-lives-vol-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dj-kid-grebo-paul-c-lives-vol-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Dj Kid Grebo – Paul C. Lives Vol. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dope mixtape dedicated to the memory of the late great Hip-Hop engineer Paul C. Mckasty<\/strong>. Mixed by Dj Kid Grebo<\/strong> and hosted by Prince Po<\/strong> of Organized Konfusion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Paul C.<\/strong> was producer, engineer and mixer in the 80s. He gained recognition for his work with notable artists such as Devo, Organized Konfusion, Kwam\u00e9, Queen Latifah, Biz Markie, Ultramagnetic MCs, Rahzel<\/strong>, and Eric B & Rakim<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Complex<\/strong> called him ‘one of the most important figures in the development of sampling’ and credited him for introducing chopping and panning samples to rap music production. Questlove<\/strong> referred to Paul C.<\/strong> as ‘damn near the J Dilla<\/strong> of his day’. Several notable producers have also praised Paul C.<\/strong>‘s advanced drum programming. Pete Rock<\/strong> called his drums on Ultramagnetic MC<\/strong>‘s Give The Drummer Some<\/em> ‘the illest drums I ever heard’.<\/p>\n

On July 18, 1989, Paul C.<\/strong> was shot to death in Queens, at the age of 20. Despite his short career he left a lasting Hip-Hop legacy. He was mentor of Large Professor<\/strong> who took over to become critically appraised producer and emcee. Many people believe Paul C.<\/strong> would have had a legendary career in music and would have achieved a level of success similar to DJ Premier<\/strong>. <\/p>\n