Official video clip for the unofficial vocal remix of Just Blaze and Baauer’s remix of “Higher” by DJ Paul and the S.I.M. (Sex Is Mandatory) DJ crew.

In the VICE magazine series The Arrival, they catch DJs who are at the peak of their career during the intimate moments before they take the stage. Reflecting on their ascent to success, they candidly reveal what it’s like to play for an enthralled crowd that hangs on every drop. This week we followed legendary [cont.]

Justin Smith, known as music producer Just Blaze, who produces for artists such as Jay-Z and Eminem, talks with Lee Hawkins about his role in VH1’s DJ show, “Master of the Mix” and the lucrative business of beat-making and production. Plus he shows step-by-step how he built the beat for hit song “Higher.” Just Blaze [cont.]

S.I.M. DJs (DJ Paul & DJ DeBo) x Just Blaze x Baauer “Higher” Remixes. The main mix appears on DJ Whoo Kid x Flat Fitty x Mass Appeal SXSW Social Mixtape, which you can download here.

Pitchfork sits down with Just Blaze and Baauer at Stadium Red Studios to chat about their recent collaboration on the track “Higher”.

Perhaps another addition from Just Blaze’s upcoming Fool’s Gold EP, he teams with Trap producer Baauer for “Higher”, which borrows a sample from Jay-Z’s “U Don’t Know”, in grand fashion. This one broke the internet over the weekend. The track even begins with a custom drop from the Jiggaman himself.

Freeway reunites with Just Blaze many years after their last collaboration, from his new album Diamond In The Ruff, hitting November 27th. Bonus, Freeway freestyles for the We Run The Streets 3 DVD in the clip following.

Freeway is gearing up for the release of his new album Diamond in the Ruff, out November 27th. On the album, Freeway reunites with super producer Just Blaze, for the song “Early,” the first collaboration between the two since Just Blaze helmed the bulk of Freeway’s now-classic 2003 debut Philadelphia Freeway. Freeway took a recent [cont.]

Roc Maricano continues to release new music, with yet another track that won’t be included on Reloaded, which hits on Decon tomorrow.

In this episode Just Blaze, the producer behind Jay-Z’s “Public Service Announcement” and Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky”, talks about key samples that inspired “The Black Album”, a fateful story about Aaliyah and the best lesson he learned from DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Torae borrows Jay-Z’s “Hovi Baby” instrumental produced by Just Blaze for the latest installment of Daily Bread.

Mondays are non-stop for updates…. Kendrick Lamar reveals the latest single from Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, hitting Oct. 24th. Featuring Dr. Dre and produced by Just Blaze? Say word.

Sony product placement? Fabolous defends his city from Lil Wayne disses.

New up incoming artist OnCue stops by the KarmaloopTV offices to talk about his new project with Just Blaze & Party Supplies, his musical influences, and drops a dope performance for us, exclusively here on KarmaloopTV.com.

Producer extraordinaire Just Blaze sat down with Hard Knock TV’s Nick Huff Barili for an in-depth interview. Just Blaze starts off by talking about Hip Hop incorporating more EDM sounds and how he was ahead of the curb incorporating dance elements into Hip Hop tracks like Joe Budden’s “Fire” back in 2004. As the interview [cont.]

Fast rap at it’s finest.

With “God Save the King” Copywrite delivers another brutally honest record that reaches for new creative heights with all of the crazy punch lines, deep metaphors, true wordsmithing and all of the technical razzle dazzle anyone could ever ask for. To thank his fans for helping “God Save The King” crack Billboard’s “Top 100” chart, [cont.]

Coming hot off the heels of a near classic debut, The Greatest Story Never Told, Saigon kicks of 2012 with Warning Shots 3, a collaborative effort hosted by TGSNT producer Just Blaze. Built around a fictional radio station called, uh, One Foot In The Grave (is that on Shade45?), the album suggests it is merely [cont.]

Saigon – “Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave” (Mixtape)

Just Blaze and Saigon will follow-up their HHS Indie Hip-Hop Album of The Year (2011) with Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave. dropping January 24th. Here’s a look at the cover art and tracklisting.