Just Blaze, the 29-year-old super-producer and Fort Knocks Records head, has five track commandments.

By Leah Rose 1. "Come up with a signature so people know it's your beat. Then you can annoy people as much as I have, but they'll never forget your name."

2. "Always get money before you track the beat or hand over the ProTools disk. If you don't, you'll probably hear your joint on a mixtape and get no money when it flops (most do)."

3. "If you get the opportunity to play beats for an artist, play your best 10 and that's it! Otherwise you might as well pass them a 40 oz. of NyQuil."

4. "If you land a single, make sure you're there when they shoot the video, even if you have to fly yourself out. You think Kanye paid for my 2.5 second cameo in ‘Touch the Sky'?"

5. "Go to every industry event. You wouldn't believe how many washed-up, nontalent folks revive their careers by connin' some fool on their fifth Hennessy and Coke." Home // STYLE // HOW TO // Making Beats