What’s up everyone? I hope you all had a safe and fun Fourth of July Weekend. Right now, I’m just out in Orlando supporting the Thunder Summer League squad. I think the games are going to be on NBA TV, so make sure you watch all of our games this week.

Y’all know how much I like my music, and right now I’ve been listening to the new Drake and Dream albums.

On Drake’s album I’m really feeling tracks like “Karaoke,” “Miss Me” with him and Lil Wayne, “Light Up” and “Fancy” with T.I. It’s got some tight tracks and it’s a real diverse album; he went from Jay Z to down south with T.I. to Swizz Beats, who’s from New York. I know a lot of people had some negative things to say about it but I think the positive reviews definitely outweigh the haters.

Other than that, I want to let you know that I’m back to making my own music, and I actually made a nice little beat the other night.

I just laid down a track from an original beat that I think you’re all going to like. I’ve got stuff sampled that I want to finish but this was an original. All of my beats are a lot of melodies, loud kicks and a good snare. But this one is a mix between a party beat with a little D.C. flavor to it as well. It’s very up-tempo and it’s something that’s going to get your head bopping. So hopefully when I post it on my site you guys will enjoy it and give me some feedback. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, what are you all listening to? Anything I’m missing right now? Let me know in the comments section.

THUNDER UP!

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What’s up everybody? We had a day off yesterday, but I made sure to get up and hit the weights. Everyday I wake up, I want to make sure I’m doing something to help me get better.

In the afternoon I went Christmas shopping with some local kids in Oklahoma city. It was a lot of fun. I love giving back to those less fortunate than myself. Speaking of Christmas and giving back, make sure to come to my giving tree event next week. It will be another opportunity to spread the Christmas spirit and give back to our OKC community.

By now I’m sure all of you know that I’m really into all kinds of music. But not all of you may know that I like to make music, too.

Really, I’m not even sure how it came about. I basically woke up one day and decided I wanted to make beats. I was such a big fan of music and I was always curious on how they made it, the steps they went through to make it and I started researching it on YouTube and seeing how guys make beats. A lot of guys back at home, they do their music as well so I was really curious. So I bought myself a little beat machine and I tried to figure that out. I figured it out and then it became a passion of mine. Of course I’m not as good at it as other people are, but it’s something I like to do for fun. And last year when Joe Smith came out here he was a big music guy. He makes his own CDs and raps a lot – Joe Beast is his name – and he got me going more into it and I was having fun doing it and just kept it going from there.

I bought my first beat machine, a MPC-2000, two summers ago. I know how to make it sound at least decent together and I was just hitting buttons and it was sounding okay. It was something that kind of grew on me and I’ve had fun ever since. It’s fun to work. I have a keyboard, it’s called a Motif keyboard. I got at least 20, 30 beats on there that I made myself. Hopefully I get a chance to let people hear them, see what they think. Like I said, I’m just starting out, just having fun. It’s nothing I’m trying to get into real seriously but it’s something I like to do and I have fun doing it. Like I said I’ve got 20 to 30 beats on that keyboard and it’s something that when I want to clear my mind from things I go in there, put my headphones on and just play the keys.

I’d rather be on the production side of things and making beats and giving input on songs than rapping. That’s fun as well, too, just to play around. Me and my buddies do that, just play around in the studio, just get on beats, rap on beats, but I’d rather be on the production side and make a track from the beginning. I’d like to do that.

I’ve got a studio spot in my house but it’s small, nothing serious. I have a mic, a keyboard, a MPC. I just record there, make beats there. It’s fun.

And I like a lot of different beat makers. Not sure if you guys have heard of him, but I like a guy named Bangladesh, Scott Storch, The Runners, Cool & Dre, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Timbaland, Polo tha Don. There’s a lot of guys that I really like and listen to and look up to as far as music makers. There’s a guy, Kane Beats, me and him are cool. He’s from Orlando but he lives in Atlanta. He’s a guy that’s coming up and I listen to his music a lot. He’s been doing pretty well.

I’m a big fan of the Neptunes and the music they make and the craft they have, it’s unique. I’d love to get in the studio and watch them make beats. That’s one thing I’m going to try to do more of and hopefully get to know some of those guys and just kick it with them and see how they do their thing.

I know how hard it is to work on the basketball court. I want to see how hard they work in the studio.

But I just make beats more for myself. I’ve got to get more confidence to get them out to people. But once I feel that my sound is okay that’s when I’ll start giving them to people and let them rap over them. One of my buddies rapped over one of my beats and it sounded pretty good, so we’ll go from there.

I’ve also got some stuff on my Mac, too. I use the keys on the laptop to make beats as well. I do that on the plane a lot. I’ve made a few nice beats on there but it’s tougher to do it on a keyboard on a laptop than it is on a real keyboard. But like I said, it’s a lot of fun. It kind of clears my mind from things. If I’ve had a bad game or we lose, or if I’m going through anything I just let the music play and it mellow me out.

So what do y’all think? Would you rather be a producer or an MC? Who are your favorite beat makers? Let me know in my comments section.

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What’s good everybody? We play the Celtics tonight. It’s going to be another tough game, so make sure you check us out!

Not sure if you knew, but I’m a huge music fan. I like listening to a lot of stuff. Right now, I’ve been listening to my boy Wale. He’s from D.C., too, and is a very good friend.

I got to know Wale after my one year of college. He reached out to me. He was a guy that was coming up, just like me. We’re both from the city and we were basically trying to help put D.C. on the map. A lot of people don’t know too much about D.C. as far as the music thing and the basketball thing. We’ve had a couple of players come through but it’s easy to forget us because we’re so small. We just try to do our best to let people know where we came from. We’ve got that instant bond there.

He’s been great. He’s very smart, very intellectual. He knows a lot about life and things he’s been through. He’s been more like a mentor to me, a big brother to me. We help each other out and support each other. That’s what we need as people coming from the same area. It’s been a good relationship so far. He’s been doing very well in his field and I’ve been trying to work hard and get better as well. Like I said, we support each other and he’s going to come out here the next time we have a home stand.

Wale has done a lot. He’s on a Roots song. His own album came out. That’s when I first saw him, in the Roots video. I was like, ‘that’s Wale!’ Then I saw him on the video music awards. He was on tour with Jay Z, he signed with Interscope and Rock Nation. He’s been doing a lot of big things and I’m happy for him and support him. My birthday weekend we had a party together, we kind of celebrated our birthdays together. We became very close. He’s a good friend of mine.

And I actually met him through social networking on Facebook. He was just like, ‘what’s up man? I’m a big fan.’ When we were in D.C. we met up with each other, he gave me some of his CDs. We kind of talked and kicked it from there. Then it went from, ‘let me borrow something from you’ or ‘let’s go to the club.’ We just kind of became friends like that. Like I said, he’s been very supportive of me and I’ve been the same with him. It’s been a relationship that’s going to stick for a while.

Right now, I’m listening to a lot of slow jams, man, of course Lil’ Wayne. I’m trying to get into Gucci Mayne. But the usuals are Beyonce, Kerri Hilson, Ashanti and Usher. I listen to a lot of slow jams before games to get me pumped up. That’s kind of weird, huh?

And I’ve got my guys out here that make music called Rugged Individuals. They make music at my house sometimes and they’re very good, I think. I listen to them before games as well. I’m kind of versatile with my music. I listen to just about everything.

I hooked up with Rugged Individuals when I was at a Guitar Center buying some equipment for my little home studio, just trying to figure out this music thing, something I was intrigued by, and they helped me out. They were like, ‘man you should listen to my CD.’ When people say that I’m like, ‘alright.’ But I threw it in my car and I really, really liked it. I was like, man I could really vibe with that. Then I went back and we exchanged numbers and then they helped me put together my little studio, and ever since then we’ve been cool.

So what kind of music are you all listening to now? Anyone I should check out? Let me know in the comments section.

Alright, I’m out for now. Much Love…

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Check out this music video that me, James Harden and Jeff Green put together yesterday. Where’s our record deal?

—KD

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