SMEL Perspective on He Makes His Own Beats

My overall goal is to help people reconnect with their spiritual self but in a way that celebrates life, the good and the bad.  Allowing my songs to flow with the emotions of  high and lows of life in a reflective way, sometimes getting us to think and at other times celebrating the wins in the most artistic expression I can imagine.

I don’t know life without music. I have tried to get away from it, but only to find it was a integral part of who I am. I can’t remember a time in my life, childhood, teenager and adult life where I was not playing an instrument of some kind. It’s woven into my identity in a way that feels spiritual, instinctive, and impossible to separate from who Iam and who I am becoming.

I continue to make music because the passion hasn’t dimmed. It evolves, it shifts, it challenges me, but it never leaves. As long as that fire is alive, I will continue to make this art we call music. 

The biggest thing I’ve had to learn is that not everyone is going to like your music and that’s completely fine. People have different tastes, different moods, different things they connect with. Once I accepted that, it took a lot of pressure off me.

What really matters is focusing on the feedback that actually helps you grow. The people who genuinely support what you’re doing, and the constructive criticism that pushes you to get better. All the rest, like the negative comments, the trash talk, the folks who just want to tear something down, don’t let any of that get in your head.

And the funny thing about it, I’ve noticed that some of the same people who talk down on your music early on are the ones trying to hop on the wave once they see you gaining traction. That taught me not to let anyone talk me out of doing what I love.  Just keep going, keep improving, and let the work speak for itself.

Artistically, to pick three is impossible, because my music genre and taste range is so wide. However to take a shot at it, I would like to be compared to the likes of  Madlib, The Avalanches and Nas. Madlib for his sample selection and approach to music. The Avalanches for their micro chopping skill level and unimaginable sound textures. Nas for his geniuses and genius in the craft and art of making incredible songs, the elite song maker. However there so many other artist I love to be compared to.

A lot of my music leans into conscious and social‑justice themes, but I try to weave those ideas into the everyday emotions we all deal with. I’m not trying to preach without one knowing that's what's happening by reflecting on real life.

I touch on love, happiness, sadness, politics, crime, sin, righteousness… all the things that make us human. Sometimes it’s heavy, sometimes it’s light, but it’s always honest. My goal is to take those real‑life experiences and turn them into something people can feel, think about, or connect with in their own way.

Surprisingly this release falls more into the trap genre music. I don’t typically do this style of music, but I tend to gravity to it naturally when playing melodies in the MPC. However, the music for this song came to me one morning as soon as I woke up. It just felt right!   

Some Background to the record

Dr. Dre, 300k views and my New Response  Record

So what had happen was… back on 12/26/25 I brought a well known question among musicians, beat makers and producers about Dr. Dre that has been for decades. Many are curious to know if Dr. Dre can cookup on his own, just him? So, respectfully, I brought the age old question (in hind site, no one had the guts to ask) to my small following on various social media platforms. Well, to my surprise on instagram (out of all of them) the post took off 300k views and still counting. Everyone from Ice Cube, Teddy Ridley, Warren G, Scott Storch, Terry Fly Jam, Quest Love, Dj Toomp, Scarface and so many more legends responded to the post.

The post now is considered a historic hip hop comment thread on instagram. A post that you want to check and save. However, the post for the most part was taken as if I was trollin  Dr. Dre, and that was not the case. It really was directed to musicians and those producers who say beat makers are valueless with a deeper point to say the days of musicianship in beat making is dying with the present attitude about beat makers and the introduction of AI.  

Side note: I really think that post pop, because Legendary DJ Toomp (who follows me) co-signed off on the post and that brought wave of his peers in to rebuttal. I forget sometimes that I have some heavy hitters that follow me on my instagram page. That post only pop on instagram no were else.  

 
The Response

No one answered the question with footage.  The question was not can Dr. Dre play the piano. The question was more about can Dr. Dre (whom we love), can he go into the studio by himself and come out with that heat? Is there any footage of it? 

So many other well known producers have footage of this for the public to observer. We all known people who can play the keys (John Legend can play the keys), but can they go in the studio and make that heat the way many well known beat makers can? 

That question was bring balance to all the trash talking beat makers are getting to these days. The Dr. Dre fans (and some legends) and bots came in like a swarm of bees and attacked for asking the question. It’s crazy that we were are in these times, where people are afraid to investigate and critically think.  

I did pin a post to curve the craziness the post was starting to take, all the name calling and hate, which worked to a great degree. I was very surprise to see how one legendary producer was trying gain clout off the post by making me the bad guy.

However, a beatiful, fun playing creation came out of it!  I hope you enjoy!  And, yeap I made my own beat...LOL