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Large Professor is, quite simply, one of the most important hip-hop producers to ever touch the SP-1200. Mentored by the late, great \u201cgolden era\u201d studio wizard Paul C, already having worked with Rakim and Kool G Rap while still a teenager, this master craftsman\u2019s most beloved music all but defines New York\u2019s classic purist aesthetic. His signature sound would evolve two-fold through the \u201990s. On the one hand, Extra P was amongst the first rap maestros (along with brethren in beats, Pete Rock) to harness the frantic collage style associated with the Bomb Squad and Prince Paul in a more soulfully straightforward context \u2013 creating the intricately arranged ghetto symphonies of Main Source\u2019s superb 1991 debut, Breaking Atoms. On the other, P\u2019s ability to manipulate a single workhorse sample \u2013 as exemplified by Nas\u2019 \u201cHalftime\u201d and \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Hard to Tell,\u201d A Tribe Called Quest\u2019s \u201cKeep It Rollin\u2019,\u201d and acclaimed remixes for Gang Starr, Slick Rick, Common, and others \u2013 exhibited his genius for simplicity. The aughts would see more notable additions to his production discography (Nas\u2019 \u201cYou\u2019re Da Man\u201d; Roc Marciano\u2019s UN\u2019s \u201cWhat They Want\u201d). But what may be most impressive about Large Pro after all these years is his dedication to his trade. As is evidenced by the following varied list of his favorite sample flips, LP is never too professorial to himself study the art of making tracks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n