Green Butter‘s “Get Mad Relax” was easily one of my favorite releases of late 2011. It featured the combo of Budamunk and Mabanua doing what they do best. Here’s the second video for the next single “Smooth Route”. Buy this album. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Akai Pro x NAMM 2012 “Akai MPC Fly App Walkthrough” [VIDEO]
An Akai rep speaks to Scratchworx and gives them a full Akai MPC Fly app walkthrough. It’s going to be selling for only $299 but according to Sweetwater, Planet DJ and several other sites it won’t ship until the Summer but you can pre-order them now. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: mikedecline “Calmmunicate” [BEAT TAPE]
When last we over at PIK (we meaning me, it’s just me here. No staff) heard Calgary, Alberta’s (Canada for the dumbasses) mikedecline, it was hot outside and his project was called “Umbrellations”. Now he’s back with the equally dope effort “Calmmunicate”. Don’t sleep on this one, folks…
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DON’T SLEEP: Damu The Fudgemunk’s “KILAWATT V1.5″ [PROMO VIDEO]
Damu The Fudgemunk & Raw Poetic are dropping “Kilawatt 1.5″ on February 28th, 2012 as a 16 track CD with a 7″ vinyl single on Redefinition Records. For full details see the promo video just below and visit the site to get details and pre-order it yourselves here. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: J The S f/Styles P & P Dub “Razor” (prod. by J.Cardim) [VIDEO]
The homie J The S just dropped the video for the J. Cardim produced and Styles P and P Dub guested single “Razor” that blew up on the radio. Get the album here. Stop sleepin’…
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DON’T SLEEP: Mecca:83 “D A Y B R E A K” [BEAT TAPE]
Mecca:83 knocked out a brand new ridiculous beat tape in just 24 hours. It’s called “D A Y B R E A K” and you can find it right here on Producers I Know. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Scanz “Art Of War” (co-prod. by Scanz & Jalal Salaam) [SINGLE]
Scanz’ “Art Of War” is the lead single from his upcoming EP “Wake Up Call”. You can hear “Art Of War” via this YouTube link complete with multiple version of the single artwork done by FWMJ. If you like “Art Of War” you can download it from Rappers I Know. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: SertOne “Quesadillas” [BEAT TAPE]
SertOne just dropped a 4 track (how appropriate) beat tape today dedicated to the life, work and musical influence of J Dilla. All proceeds made from “Quesadillas” will be donated to the J Dilla Foundation to fight Lupus. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Robert Redeye “L” (prod. by Robert Redeye) [INSTRUMENTAL]
“L” is the lead single from the upcoming Robert Redeye project “D.C.M.L (Dilla Changed My Life)”. Look for it to drop on February 7th, 2012. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Jack Flash x Wizard “Progression” [ALBUM PREVIEW]
Jack Flash x Wizard’s long awaited album “Progression” will finally drop on January 30th, 2012. Here’s the link to the site Bandcamp where you can hear the album preview and pre-order the album. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Nametag f/Crystal Ariel “Nowhere But Up” (prod. by Black Milk) [VIDEO]
Nametag’s single off “My Name Is Tag” featuring Crystal Ariel on the hook and Nametag on the beat finally has a video. If you slept on “My Name Is Tag” before then here’s your sign. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Hope One “Scientist Beat Tape (Side A)” [BEAT TAPE]
Not too long ago, Dub Temple Records dropped the “Lee Scratch Perry Beat Tape”, this time around they tapped beatmaker/producer Hope One to craft the “Scientist Beat Tape” to honor yet another innovator and pioneer of Dub Reggae. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Somepling x Mecca:83 “Swilkqa Night” [SINGLE]
This is a new collaborative single from beatmakers Somepling and Mecca:83 titled “Swilqka Night”. I’m not ashamed to admit that I don’t know the meaning nor significance of that name. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: chu. “messychops” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a funky ass beat tape from Australian beatmaker chu. which he’s titled “messychops”. This is 20 tracks of dope. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: I.N.T. “Loops N Shit” [MIX]
The homie I.N.T. resides in Amsterdam and he makes hot beats. Here’s a mix he just did a few days ago that I’ll share with the PIK readership. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dead Horse Beats “Jesse James (First Set With Ableton)” [BEAT VIDEO]
Here’s a beat video that was sent to me by the homie Dead Horse Beats for a routine he’s working on for live performances called “Jesse James”. I really need to check my Gmail inbox, huh? Don’t sleep…
DON’T SLEEP: ODP “Phaze” & “Slow Joints” [BEAT TAPES]
ODP dropped two separate 5 slap beat tapes called “Phaze” & “Slow Joints” today. Don’t you dare sleep on them…
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DON’T SLEEP: Luigi-Bo 87 “Making Of “Luna” (Maschine Beat Video) [BEAT VIDEO]
The homie Luigi-Bo 87 AKA Buff Swagwell who some of you remember as a contributor for Hypedog Hip Hop and a manager to some excellent young producers just posted up a video of him making of a beat using a “Sailor Moon” sample (it happens more often than you’d think, trust me on that) called “Luna” on his Maschine. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Red Bull Music Academy “The Medium Is The Message: A Tribute To Musical Formats” [MINI-DOCUMENTARY]
The Red Bull Music Academy produced a mini documentary borne out of the RBMA Madrid 2011 session that discusses the different formats involved with the creation of or culture of different musical genres. Here’s what RMBA has to say about it:
“From shellacs and tapes to 12″ vinyl, CDR and mp3, countless storage formats have been hailed as the future of recorded sound – some of them going on to acquire cult status for their unique sonic and tactile qualities. During its 2011 tenure in Madrid, the Red Bull Music Academy paid tribute to this evolution with an exhibition, various lectures and a special formats-themed party. In this mini-documentary, musical luminaries such as dubplate champion Hatcha, laptop wizard Clams Casino, and legendary disco edit master Greg Wilson, discuss how each format has become emblematic – and indeed, defined the sound of an era.”
Don’t sleep.
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DON’T SLEEP: Quelle Chris f/Wasted Youth “Still Wasted” (prod. by Quelle Chris) [VIDEO]
Quelle Chris teams up with Big Tone, 87 & Goose (Wasted Youth) for the track “Still Wasted” which they did a video for using nothing but camera phones and no director. If you slept on “Shotgun & Sleek Rifle” here’s your chance to repent. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Infamous Team (Mobb Deep x Infamous Mobb x Rapper Noyd) “Keep Getting That Paper” (prod. by Audible Doctor) [REMIX]
Good to see the official Queensbridge murderers hook up with Brown Bag All Star Audible Doctor for this bonkers ass remix of “Keep Getting That Paper”. Don’t sleep on it, people…
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DON’T SLEEP: FRSH SLCTS x Black Spade x Knxwledge “Spand” (prod. by Knxwledge) [SINGLE]
Black Spade (“To Serve With Love”, “Build & Destroy” & “The Sweetest Revenge”) of Hawthorne Headhunters just did a track using a popular Knxwledge beat amongst beatheads called “Spand”. To hear/download it and read the full story of it’s creation get your ass over to Fresh Selects right now. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ta-Ku “D U S T Y” [BEAT TAPE]
If it weren’t for me seeing this on my trusty Bandcamper app late last night/early this morning on my iPhone I’d have NO idea Ta-Ku even dropped “D U S T Y”. I feel asleep playing it (cuz it was 4 AM) but it’s bananas so cop it if you can. Don’t sleep (unless you’ve been up for 32 straight hours)…
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DON’T SLEEP: J. Pinder f/Mistah FAB “Dream Killers” (prod. by Martin Feveryear) [VIDEO]
The new single from J. Pinder’s upcoming “Careless EP” on Fin Records is the Mistah FAB featured “Dream Killers” for which there is also a video. Here it is below. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: JR & PH7 x Brokn English x St. Joe Louis “New High/Try” (prod. by JR & PH7) [VIDEO]
Fresh off the fairly new JR & PH7 SoulSpazm release “My Favourite Demons EP” (it dropped back on January 10th) comes the split video for “New High/Try” featuring Brokn English & St. Joe Louis. Respect to Cologne, Germany and check out the lead single “My Favourite Demons” on PIK here. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Rashid Hadee f/Thaione Davis & The Primeridian “Long Time Comin’” (prod. by Rashid Hadee) [SINGLE]
Chicago mayne! © Lupe Fiasco back when he was still good. The homie Rashid Hadee teamed up with hometown cats Thaione Davis & The Primemeridian to deliver the the first Rashid Hadee production of 2012. More is forthcoming soon. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Shade Cobain “Eyes Wide Shut (Knowledge)” & “Good Girl (Part Deux)” (prod. by Shade Cobain) [INSTRUMENTALS]
All I can say about these two slaps is “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” © Ric Flair. Drum Snobs in the muthafuckin’ house, you betta ask somebody damb it! Don’t sleep… *Gronk spikes a football in an Aaron Hernandez jersey*
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DON’T SLEEP: Robert Glasper Experiment f/KING “Move Love” (prod. by Kaytradamus) [REMIX]
Kaytradamus recently uploaded this remix of one of the singles from the highly anticipated Robert Glasper Experiment LP “Black Radio”. This is a remix of the KING featured “Move Love” off of the Blue Note release which will drop on February 28th, 2012. Pre-order it here (iTunes) or here. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Keor Meteor “11.MegaUpload” (prod. by Keor Meteor) [INSTRUMENTAL]
Keor Meteor dropped a beat on his SoundCloud that pretty much captures the essence of the times and encases it in amber. The track is called “11.MegaUpload” and uses audio of a news report about the seven cats arrested and the seizure/shutdown of MegaUpload. SOPA & PIPA have only been slowed down, NOT beaten. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Maffew Ragazino “Short Yellow Bus Theory” (prod. by Geng Grizzly) [VIDEO]
If XXL doesn’t have Maffew Ragazino and Action Bronson in the next crop of XXL Freshmen then…actually I say something about their wack ass lists every year and there seems to be no end in sight to the bullshit. How do you front on talent like this? How can you front on bars like this? Cash In Cash Out Records does it consistently and there’s NO REASON to sleep on them (Salute Sha Banga). “Short Yellow Bus Theory” is straight up red pill music. Don’t sleep…
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