{"id":10904,"date":"2018-06-19T05:32:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T09:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/takenote\/?p=10904"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:20:34","slug":"engineering-the-evolution-of-hip-hop-prince-charles-alexander-on-recording-the-notorious-b-i-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/engineering-the-evolution-of-hip-hop-prince-charles-alexander-on-recording-the-notorious-b-i-g\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Charles Alexander on Hip-Hop and Recording the Notorious B.I.G."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-prince-charles-alexander-shaped-iconic-90s-hip-hop-while-learning-from-biggie-smalls\">How Prince Charles Alexander Shaped Iconic \u201990s Hip-Hop While Learning from Biggie Smalls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prince Charles Alexander may have engineered some of the most iconic rap recordings of the \u201990s, but it wasn\u2019t until he stopped to actually listen to Biggie Smalls that he realized what an important piece of hip-hop history he was helping to craft. <\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prince Charles Alexander on The Evolution of Hip-Hop | Music Production | Berklee Online | Masters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vuhGfMgbxgc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prince Charles Alexander\u2014a course author for Berklee Online\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/music-degrees\/graduate\/music-production?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\">Master of Music in Music Production<\/a> degree\u2014worked as a sound engineer for Bad Boy Records from 1992-2004. In this second installment of Berklee Online\u2019s Master Track series, he says his prior career as a funk musician made him hold a grudge against hip-hop: \u201cRap took our jobs away,\u201d he says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he made the leap to work for Bad Boy Records because he respected the label and their roster. As an engineer, his focus was on making sure the vocal sounds were the right quality for the recording, so he didn\u2019t always listen to what was actually being said into the mic. Then an assistant engineer asked him incredulously if he was listening to the young man in the vocal booth, who happened to be Christopher Wallace AKA Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls AKA Big Poppa. It was then that he began to understand that rap wasn\u2019t something to hold a grudge against, but something to celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4075\" height=\"2542\" src=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/prince_charles_alexander_2017-12-13-Berklee26481_2.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Charles Alexander\" class=\"wp-image-16331\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Charles Alexander\/Photo by John Davenport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i>About the Master Track Series: <\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berklee Online is celebrating the instructors of their master\u2019s degree programs with a series of animated videos. The videos feature course authors from within the first two master\u2019s degree programs Berklee Online offered: a <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/music-degrees\/graduate\/music-production?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-articlecampaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-articlecampaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-articlecampaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-articlecampaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-articlecampaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-articlecampaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master of Music in Music Production<\/a> and <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/music-degrees\/graduate\/music-business?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master of Arts in Music Business<\/a>. <br><br>This video series not only shares compelling stories but also shines a spotlight on these Berklee instructors who have made great contributions to the music industry. Their talent, experience, and knowledge is priceless and is now accessible to post-graduate students accepted into Berklee Online\u2019s master\u2019s degree programs.<br><br> To apply, visit <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/apply?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online.berklee.edu\/apply<\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE MORE MASTER TRACK VIDEOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<LI><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Susan Rogers on Recording with Prince (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/recording-with-prince-an-interview-with-susan-rogers-from-berklee-online\/?pid=7896&amp;utm_source=takenotee&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gr-takenote-animatedvideo-facultystories?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\">Susan Rogers on Recording with Prince<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Producer Sean Slade Recalls an Explosive Recording Session with Lou Reed (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/producer-sean-slade-recalls-an-explosive-recording-session-with-lou-reed\/?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\">Producer Sean Slade Recalls an Explosive Recording Session with Lou Reed<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"'We Shall Overcome': E. 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