Needlz

Describing his own production signature as "an oxymoron: clean and dirty at the same time," Needlz caught the ear of many popular rap acts, most notably 50 Cent and his G-Unit camp, in the early to mid-2000s. With a predilection of straying away from sampling, his "clean and dirty" style often consists of abrasive basslines, grimy sound effects, and light melodies. He first began shopping around his beats as a graduate student at New York University (NYU) and had some success making tracks for a few artists including Fabolous and the Ruff Ryders. However, his breakthrough trac...