| In most realms of the entertainment industry a | | | | sound known as the "New Jack Swing" which had |
| producer's main job is to make sure the finish | | | | artist lining up to hire him for his services. He was |
| product is more or less polished and ready for the | | | | responsible for creating hit songs for Bobby Brown, |
| mass media. The music industry at a certain time was | | | | Guy and Black Street. Teddy Riley is universally |
| no different. Recently, the role of the producer has | | | | regarded as the first super producer.Jimmy Jam & |
| become a lot larger and in some regards has started | | | | Terry Lewis - This duo is also known for a unique |
| to include some of the duties that were primarily | | | | sound that they created in the early 80s! Creating |
| relegated to other notable positions. Twenty years | | | | hits for notable artists such as Janet Jackson, New |
| ago when an artist was about to start a recording | | | | Edition and Whitney Houston to name a few. The |
| project they would hire a producer who would then | | | | unique sound they developed while growing up along |
| be in charge of booking studio time and finding the | | | | side Prince in Minneapolis Minnesota is credited for |
| right songs and back up singers to fit this artist style. | | | | many of the hits in the 80s and 90s.Dr. Dre - When it |
| Their final duty was to pick which of the finished | | | | comes to the rap side of hip hop music there's no |
| songs should make the artist's album. Skip forward to | | | | debating the credentials of Dr. Dre. As one of the |
| present day hip hop and you'll see that a producer in | | | | founding fathers of gangster rap in the early 90s this |
| most cases is not only the song writer but in a lot of | | | | hip hop legend created a sound that to this day has |
| cases the recording engineer as well. They write and | | | | never been duplicated. The fact that he charges |
| produce the song from its inception to its final cut. | | | | $500,000 to $1,000,000 a song should say it all. I |
| Hip Hop has coined the term "super producer" and | | | | don't think you can name any hip hop artist that |
| any producer who makes it to this elite level makes | | | | hasn't enlisted the services of Dr. Dre. Known as a |
| no less then $50,000 for each song they sell. In most | | | | perfectionist, there may be no other producer |
| cases the producer is even more vital to the success | | | | responsible for as many hit records as Dr. Dre. From |
| of a song than the artist who is recording the song. | | | | his earlier accomplishments in hip hop during the 90s |
| Below is a list of the top 5 producers in hip | | | | to his present discography which include Eminem and |
| hop.Teddy Riley - When you single handedly create a | | | | 50 cent, Dr, Dre clearly stands head and shoulders |
| new sound you have to be considered one of the all | | | | above all other hip hop producers. |
| time greatest. In the late 80s Teddy Riley created a | | | | |