I never made beats to make beats; I only made them when there was a record to make them for. That's one of the things that has changed in hip-hop that's made me like it less. It feels much more like it's a producer-driven medium, where there are all these tracks that are completely interchangeable.

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Rick Rubin

Beats Changed Feels Hip-Hop Less Like Made Make Me Medium More Much Never Only Record Them Things Tracks Where

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