New track with G Unit/Infamous artist 40 Glocc on vladtv.com

Please check out my new track featuring G Unit/Infamous artist 40 Glocc, Bo Roc, Dap C & R H Bless on DJ Vlad's site

Lemme know what you think

http://www.vladtv.com/video/14685/bo-roc-40-glocc-dap-c--rhbless--respect-me/

check out my NEW store on my website www.stealftheproducer.com and the new "Mic Weapon" clothing

NEW MIXTAPE - OUT NOW

Get the new mixtape from Stealf & DJ Ames. Ames has started a mixtape series called International Hustle - Producers Edition, and Vol. 6 is produced by Stealf
You can download it free from here
http://www.datpiff.com/DJ_Ames_Stealf_-_Avoiding_Radar_Detection_produc.m85080.html

So go get it and let us know what you think

has a mixtape with DJ Ames dropping on the 17th.

http://www.stealftheproducer.com

DJ Ames & Stealf International Hustle Producers Edition - COMING SOON

says you need to check out http://www.stealftheproducer.com and lemme know what you think

is at *www.stealftheproducer.com

is at http://www.stealftheproducer.com

wants you to vivst http://www.stealftheproducer.com and leave your thoughts

8http://ping.fm/VYi4G

New Website

Make sure you go check out the new Stealf website. You'll get all the usual stuff, music, pics, about me as well as widgets to add to your own page to help promote my good self and make sure you join the mailing list and leave ya feedback too
Head over to...

www.stealftheproducer.com

wants your thoughts on his new website...http://www.stealftheproducer.com

wants you to all take a look at *www.stealftheproducer.com

is building his new website

is working on finishing the This Is It MJ mixtape. Taken ages, but sounds incredible

is making beats all day tomorrow. I gotta leave Call Of Duty alone and get back to work

is gonna be on The Urban Mix Show tonight. Go to www.radiosonar.co.uk to listen

is looking at more studio equipment

really thought Valuev was gonna win, but is happy Haye did it. Boring fight, Good result

is awake later than he wanted to be :(

is totally gutted. RIP Tom. Thanks for the good times dude

thinks u need to listen to this http://ping.fm/3jbaB

wants you to go get the new single, Gwop, Money, Paper from iTunes now, Show some love, it's only 79p ;)

wants u to go buy his new single from iTunes now.
Gwop, Money, Paper featuring Kid Rad

is gonna hit the shower then bed I think. Might have a ponder on what film to sample for the next free EP. It also depends what people thought of the Thomas Crown Affair one too

needs a REAL good singer, preferably female, for a hook on my track with Jadakiss

wants to know who wants 4 FREE beats??

Go Here....http://ping.fm/KvK8C

is going to sleep...Up @4:30 too :(

thinks you need to download the free 4 track EP. Get it here http://ping.fm/KlWJT

wants to know what people thought of the free EP I put up?

4 FREE BEATS FROM THE BEST

CHECK OUT THE FREE INSTRUMENTAL EP
It was made in one day, Just one of those days where I didn't have much on

DOWNLOAD IT HERE
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kds1dl

wants to know who wants the link for my FREE 4 track instrumental EP?

is gonna release a FREE 4 track instrumental EP in a matter of hours

has been recording drops tonight. I hate recording drops cos I'm not a fan of my voice. Still...Needs must

wants you to check out the new single from The Game...http://ping.fm/OYjgo

says if you got Ping IM on ya iPhone, add me. My ID is Stealf

needs to get out of the flat, got cabin fever lol

needs to eat something, still feel like crap tho, despite some WICKED news

just ordered DJ Hero Renegade Edition

hasn't stopped all day

is Kid Rads BIGGEST fan....and you gotta be over 6'4" to be bigger than me ;)

really needs a good female vocalist for a hook ASAP....

says join the mailing list

http://ping.fm/hK3mr

wants you to check out www.reverbnation.com/stealf and take a look round

is back on it. I'm inside the top 100 UK hip hop artists in the UK on ReverbNation now & only my 2nd day on there. This is called The TakeOver
www.reverbnation.com/stealf

is back on it. I'm inside the top 100 UK hip hop aerists in the UK on ReverbNation now

www.reverbnation.com/stealf

says says...Check out my new RocBattle page...rocbattle.com/stealf

says you need to check out http://ping.fm/wDqUG

is headin over to his new site
http://ping.fm/Ph6y7

has updated his blog...www.stealftheproducer.blogspot.com

says check out http://ping.fm/BtBfc
Make sure you subscribe too, loads more videos coming soon

Gwop, Money, Paper feat. Kid Rad

The new single, Gwop, Money, Paper featuring Kid Rad is due for release on the 15th November. It'll be available from all good digital stores, and you can check it out on all my pages. It will also be on the album, and although this is the first single from the album, it's not the lead single. Just a lil something to keep you going til the album drops.
Aint I good to you

More networking

I've recently signed up with Reverb Nation and iLike, so now there's even more ways to keep up to date with Stealf.
Check out the Reverb nation page at:

http://www.reverbnation.com/stealf

The iLike page is at:

http://apps.facebook.com/ilike/artist/Stealf?auto_ilike=artist&_fb_q=true

All my pages are sync'd too, so they all get the same status upates and news feeds.

is doing the networking thing

thinks X-Factor is a cock block lol

wants you to check out the new single with Kid Rad...>GWOP, MONEY, PAPER - OUT SOON

http://ping.fm/OBFOv

has just mixed Gwop, Money, Paper again. Availbe to buy on iTunes soon

is making his own Blueprint

thinks The Blueprint is the best Blueprint album by FAR!!!

is checkin in with one of his favorite producers...Check it out
http://ping.fm/MYlBt

had better fill the fridge up I suppose, then it's back to the MPC.

has a stack of samples ready for the chop shop tomorrow

wants you to become a fan of him on iLike
http://ping.fm/tGUGS

wants you to become a fan of him on iLike

is gettin his Scampi cook on

has been lookin at his Myspace dashboard, and all his plays from last week are from people in the US....not one UK play LOL

says check out his new blog....http://ping.fm/1Hj61

needs more vinyl. Needs to go up to London next week and have a dig

really should get the washing up done...but can't be bother :(

is having a tidy up and then get back to some music stuff

is gonna sort some food out, I'm starving

is extremely impressed with the way his album is coming out. It's sounding INCREDIBLE

is starving, time to get outta bed and load the toaster up and get the kettle on

has a Joggler

is feelin like goin in to Reading today...But that could be expensive ;)

thinks it's about time to get fresh. Need a shave, I feel like the wild man of Borneo

3 times as much hassle

I just put the finishing touches to a beat that put me outta my comfort zone. I've used 3 samples, from different genres, different speeds and very diffrent sounds in all of them.
I've made beats using 2 samples, and although they might not have been very similar, I might have only taken the bass from one and the melody from another, or the drums from one and a piano loop from another. But this beat uses 1 or 2 bar sections from each sample. Each sample has it's own part, so one sample makes up a 16 bar section, another makes up an 8 bar section and the last makes up a 12 bar section.
The difficulty I had was to make the samples flow between sections and have as smoother transition as possible, as well as making sure the drum sounds fitted with the tones in each sample and the drums pattterns helped with the transitions.
But all in all, I feel it went pretty well.
To hear it, go to:

http://www.goldmic.com/members/player-profile.cfm?dt&xm=85844

and listen to the first track, 2 And Fro

Let me know what you think people

Productive weekend

Been working hard this weekend, I had an artist stay over and we got 2 new joints recorded, did some chilling and talked some business.
I been e-digging again too, so got some more crazy sounds and samples. THe studio is getting more facelifts aswell, and added to the kollection of kicks.

Back to the grind tomorrow too, no rest for the wicked

Back in the lab...and annoyed at Jerkers

I'm about to get back in the studio and get another beat on the go. I've been doing some networking the last couple of days, and secured a few BIG UK artists for the album. I won't mention any names just yet, don't wanna jinx anything, but they're gonna be BIG tracks.
I got some crazy samples to go through, so I gotta good feeling about this beat. I'm gonna finish my dinner up and then get in there.

Also read an article on Jerk artists, For those that don't know, Jerk artists are "rappers" who use beats unfluenced by Hyphy sounds and house/dance music. These guys have absolutly no respect or interest in true hip hop. This is some bullshit rap, with crappy beats and lyrics that sound like they were written by a 12 year old kid.
So for the record...I don't class this as rap or hip hop. In my book, It's just some kids in tight clothes talking shit over even shittier beats.
But, that's just my opinion, feel free to leave your own

Networking

I spent most of yesterday sending out emails and beats to artists I want featured on my album. Some were big names, and other were local guys,but ones that definitely deserve a shot.
I think I must've sent out 40 emails, messages, IM's and comments yesterday to artists from Brighton to Brooklyn. Got some bloody good responses too, so watch this space.
I'm also toying with a new venture, but I'm not speaking on that one too much, it takes a lot of setting up

Another reason to watch this space ;)

Inspired

I have literally just finished a beat, and it sounds amazing. The sample inspired me, the beat came together pretty easily, and once I had finished adding pianos, strings, bass and other bits, I gave it a quick mix down and it sounds INSANE.
This is definitely one for the album.
It was one of those beats that I didn't really set out with a concept or any preconceived ideas, but it just came together perfectly.
Now all I gotta do is think of an artist I can hear on it

One of those days....

I've been having one of those days today. I got so many sample resources and loads of ideas for beats, but no matter what I try, It just aint coming together. A couple of years ago, I would've kept trying and eventually forced something I was reasonably happy with. These days, I leave it for an hour or so, go do something else, and then come back and see whaere I was at with it.
Which is what I'm doing now, just got some dinner going and stuck on Apollo 13. Once the film done, I'll head back in the studio and get back to work on this beat. It's definetly one that's worth persuing.

I've also been in touch with a few UK artists. I got some big US names, but I need home grown talent involved too, so hopefully I'll have more news on that at soon.

Keep ya posted

Comments from industry folk

Check it out, these are some comments I've got from industry type people. People who are in the industry in some way, from major artists and producers like Havoc of Mobb Deep and Statik Selekta to local radio and mixtape DJ's like DJ Grind and Decyfa.

"The switch ups are dope...drums patterns are dope too...
u def gott busy with the samples!
keep it up!"

Statik Selekta
DJ./Producer


"You got fire trax homie
Keep doin ya thing"

Havoc
Mobb Deep


"Stealf's beats are hot"

DJ Vlad
Justo Mixtape Award Winner


"Stealf's beats are the future sound of UK Hip Hop"
Dap C
www.myspace.com/dapc

"Nice beats man, sounds like you have a good
ear for it, so keep it up"

Evil Ed
Famed UK Producer


"Banging, original beats every time
Quality guaranteed"

Trixsta
Wolftown Records


"Big Up Stealf
The remix you did of my Coucil Estate track was sick
MC's need to holla at this guy
He's fully professional"

Late
Wolftown Records Recording Artist


"Big Beats, Definitley one to watch for"
Baby J
UK Producer


"A lot of UK production is very dirty and grimey sounding
Stealf's is very clean and clinical
Props for the production
"It's My Time" sounds like Havoc of Mobb Deep"

Decyfa
Express FM's RnG Show
www.expressfm.co.uk


"Watch out for this guy, Stealf is one of the hottest
producers in the UK
His beats, with or without an artist on, tell a story everytime
Stealf doesn't just know what's "in" at the moment...
Stealf is real Hip Hop"

DJ Grind
Express FM's RnG Show
www.expressfm.co.uk

Comments from fans

I thought I would put some quotes up from a few fans. These aint BIG names or huge artists, but people who really feel the music, they might make some music themselves or just appreciate the way I sample. Whatever their reasons, they all like what I do, and regardless of their level in the game or status as an individual, I appreciate ALL feedback from them and I hope I can keep making music that gets this level of respect.
Thanks a lot people, it's always apprecaited


"Yo weatherman beat go hard, this should've been the original weatherman"
Eddy C


"Gave that "Weatherman" a five star rate...hot track dog."
Soulja2yk


"I love your beats!"
Nancy Callahan


"Wut it do baby i see u taking the whole industry with your beats baby hahaha good look keep doing ya thang cuzz one"
Detroit Nikka


"HOT SHIT HOMIE!! U & I could change the whole fuckin' game. Get at me, 4real!!"
Yungfadell


"Nice work you got kid"
Profound


"This man's a weapon"
DJ Aimes Tha Full Clip


"Nothing But Real Hip Hop Beats Here!!.. keep doing your thing my dude"
Jay-Son


"Stealf beats go hard.......Keep doing it...PeAcE"
Sicisme2009


"You got the tightest samples bro"
Mike Dizzle


"Beats are sounding sick bro! Keep up the good work"
Mr Bronson


"Everybody better watch out for Stealf he gonna blow the Hip Hop Industry up!!!!"
Kobi Wood


"I consider a beat good or great, when two things happen:

1) It makes me want to pick up a mic and start rapping and
2) If I actually enjoy listening to the beat by itself

And your beats definitely fit this...you are one of the best producers I've heard in a while...

So keep it up and good look in the future..."
Rex

More beats for the album...

Today I've been working on some more beats for the album. I got about 11 so far. I wanna try and get 30 odd and then start working out the artists I wanna get involved.
I've got a vast collection of vinyl and MP3's to sift through for samples too. Yeah, I know MP3's aint strictly following the rules, but E-Digging is becoming acceptable now, and I'm using it as a resource now.
I used to stick purely to vinyl, and in all honest I do feel like I'm cheating a bit, but getting vinyl aint as easy as it used to be these days either. That's the excuse that I'm sticking to anyway lol

I'm busting to get some of these beats out there and hear peoples thoughts, cos, personally I think these are some of the best beats I've ever made. But Ive gotta resist. There is gonna be an instrumental version of the album coming out at the same time as the normal version drops, so all you emcees that fancy seeing how you compare to The Game or Jadakiss can go for it.

Actually, I'm gonna get people to email their versions over, I would love to hear what other rappers are doing with my beats

The first one

So, I thought I'd give this Blogging lark a go and see what's to be had out there.

For those that don't know me, My name is Nick, I'm a hip hop producer based in the UK. I go by the name Stealf.
I have been producing for about 4 years now. I'm a sample based producer, which means I'm pretty in to my vinyl and hardware samplers too. I run an MPC2500, which I couldn't operate without. I'm in to all sorts of music, from Soul to Metal, Jazz to Classic, anything with a good feel to it.
I've done remixes and produced tracks with Lil Wayne, Joe Budden, The Game, Jadakiss, 40 Glocc as well as UK artists like Dap C, Geejay, Skinnyman, Blak Twang, Madnessity and a few others.

At the moment, I'm working on my debut album. It'll be entirely produced by me (obviously) and will feature 40 Glocc, Bo Roc, The Game, Jadakiss, Dap C, Geejay and more to be confirmed. It's gonna be called "I Am Stealf" and I'm aiming to drop it late this year.

If you wanna check out some of my work, go to:

www.myspace.com/avoidingradardetection
www.goldmic.com/ard

You can also keep up with me on:

Facebook - Add Nick Lester (I've usually got a famous Nick as my profile pic)
www.twitter.com/stealf

Or just drop me an email at:

stealf@ard-beats.com
ardbeats@googlemail.com