Travis Barker: Inside His Hip-Hop Passion Project | Billboard.com

Tavis Barker outshines Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Game and Swizz Beatz on his debut single, and he does it without saying a word. On the track "Can a Drummer Get Some," which hit iTunes on Feb. 1, the Blink-182 percussionist delivers a swing-and-smash drumming performance punctuated by snare rolls and cymbal clicks, while the rappers spit over fuzzed-out production helmed by Barker himself. The kinetic rush of the percussion makes many manufactured hip-hop beats sound passive by comparison-a reason why "Give the Drummer Some," his debut album (out March 15 on Interscope), is an impressive new hip-hop record-and not just a tribute to it.

"Hip-hop was an important part of my childhood . . . but I never thought I'd get a chance to contribute to it," says Barker, 35. "I always wanted to make beats . . . it became more and more a part of my life. Something I loved became something I could do, not only for fun, but to make an album."


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