Hi-Tek
Hi-Tek played a major role in the highly admired golden-age revivalist sound affiliated with the Rawkus Records collective, crafting many of the label's initial breakthrough releases. While Hi-Tek's production style owes a debt to New York's finest beat makers from the early-'90s -- DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor -- the producer actually arose from Cincinnati's low-key hip-hop scene rather than the streets of Brooklyn. Local mentors such as Ravi T, J-Fresh, and Sen Sai showed the aspiring youth how to craft beats, and by 1992 he had crossed paths with Mood, one of the Midwest city's premier hip-hop groups. Hi-Tek collaborated on the song "Hustle on the Side" and helped the group score a record deal. Years later the producer befriended Talib Kweli, who was in town working with Mood. This affiliation eventually spawned the Reflection Eternal duo, one of the first acts to put the Rawkus label on the map. But it was Hi-Tek's work with Kweli and Mos Def on the milestone Black Star album in 1998 that first made the producer a hot commodity. He next collaborated exclusively with Kweli for Reflection Eternal (2000), an album that crossed over from the b-boy camp to the mass market and became a critically championed coast-to-coast success. Then came Hi-Tek's solo spotlight on Rawkus, Hi-Teknology (2001), which featured a broad range of up-and-coming MCs, including some of his Cincinnati peers. Between releases he produced tracks for a broad array of rappers, including such notables as Snoop Dogg, Blackalicious, and Raphael Saadiq. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
OSHA Proposes Penalties Against Hi-Tek RationsCourier Herald, GA - 5 Sep 2008Hi-Tek Rations owner Leonard Powell said he was unaware of the allegations. “The last thing I heard they came in March and we complied with everything they ... |
Dubb Union: Not Just A West Coast ThingBallerStatus.com, CA - 5 Sep 2008Damani: As far as production, we got Soopafly, Hi-Tek, Warren Campbell -- Grammy Award winning producer Warren Campbell. As far as the features, ... |
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The Game: LAXInTheNews.co.uk, UK - 5 Sep 2008Kanye West, JR Rotem, Scott Storch, Jellyroll, 1500 and Hi Tek as well as Miami duo Cool and Dre take production credits and vocal performances from Nas, ... |
NSE set to delist 19 companiesThe Punch, Nigeria - 28 Aug 2008Some of the affected companies are Onwuka Hi-Tek Industries, Tate Industries, Foremost Dairies Plc, Beverages (West Africa) Plc, Universal Trust Bank, ... |
Recovery Continues as Stock Market Gains N355bnTHISDAY, Nigeria - 28 Aug 2008The companies include Onwuka Hi-Tek Industries, Tate Industries, Foremost Dairies Plc, Beverages (West Africa) Plc, Universal Trust Bank, Premier Breweries ... |
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