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Megahertz (record producer)

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664: 79: 25: 365:. He was raised in a "Christian household that didn't allow rap music." Trying to keep his passion hidden, he would get "extra church time" if his mom heard him rapping. Despite his rigid religious upbringing, Megahertz immersed himself in what his mother called "evil music". 374:, "Not being able to listen to music only made me want to hear it more." Tired of rapping over other people's beats, Megahertz began to purchase his own equipment and secretly keep it at his friend's house. Before long, producing music took precedence over rapping. 568:
As a performer Megahertz grew up rapping, a talent that blossomed into creating jingles, commercial spots and ultimately led to songwriting & singing. In one such performance, Megahertz drops a cameo on the chorus of "Superstar", a song that features
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wrote, "There's power in Megahertz's name: a million cycles per second, to be exact. And when you buy his beats it's as if that power electrocutes whomever he's working with, shocking them into accelerating their skills."
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as a "powerful producer", Megahertz has enjoyed commercial success producing music for television, film, video games, mixtapes & songs that have been certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum.
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as a "Powerful Producer", Megahertz has enjoyed commercial success producing music for television, film, video games, mixtapes & songs that have been certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum.
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At the height of his production career, he suddenly disappeared from the music industry. According to Megahertz, the reason was due to the death of his father around the time of his success.
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Megahertz's genre-bending production style uses original composition, in combination with the occasional use of sampled sounds or songs, performed over programmed drums.
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Resolute that his music continue to evolve, Megahertz said, "I'm not into repeat joints- I want to be re-discovered for new sounds each time."
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reached nasty proportions, everyone waited on a response from God's Son (a.k.a. Nas). And he came out swinging with the Megahertz produced "
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Megahertz made history when he produced "Gotta Make It to Heaven" for the fourth highest selling U.S. rap album of all-time,
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Another example of his knack for reinterpreting popular music occurred when Megahertz created a track for
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Megahertz's diverse production style, opened the door for collaborations with rock groups like
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fan. I'll do Calypso. I'll do some Indian music, whatever, just bring it on. I'll do it."
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One of the most high-profile feuds in American hip hop history was the rivalry between
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dubbed Megahertz one of music's "10 Most Valuable Producers", while
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ranked him on its list of the "Top 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Producers".
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R&B/Soul Album Group, Band or Duo "The Best of Both Worlds' "
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Producer, songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, performer
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and I wouldn't mind doing something with them....I'd work with
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group "Bad Boy For Life"
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Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album "Get Rich or Die Tryin' "
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writer Dave Tompkins recounts, "When Jigga's (a.k.a.
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