DON’T SLEEP: DJ Mark The 45 King “45 King Making The Beat: DJ Premier Pt. 1 & 2” [INTERVIEW]
Legendary DJ & producer DJ Mark The 45 King interviews legendary DJ and producer DJ Premier about Heavy D, Hip Hop and a gang of other things. Plus an appearance from Flavor Unit emcee Double J himself. Y’all DO know who Double J is, right? Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Fresh Kils “Funky Drummer Routine”, “Tenacious D Routine” & “The Price Is Right Routine” [BEAT VIDEOS]
I first discovered Fresh Kils’ beat videos late last night after I began bitching about the Boston Celtics. I began with his award winning “The Price Is Right” routine which was just posted on YouTube in the past few days and went back through his output for the past two years. I’m impressed with what I’ve seen and expect more of Fresh Kils’ videos to appear on Producers I Know this weekend. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sabzi “Townfolk Instrumental Chronicles 05: TOBACCO, 1” [INSTRUMENTALS]
Sabzi of Blue Scholars and Common Market is dropping an instrumental project a day until the New Year and today is the first part of his Common Market beats. The emcee in Common Market is RA Scion and if you’ve never listened to any of their material previously I implore you to and I certainly hope that after hearing these beats you go and seek them out. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: V/A “Global Compilation Of Beatforms” [BEAT TAPE/COMPILATION]
I don’t know who exactly made this compilation and uploaded it but whomever it is did an EXCELLENT job of picking beatmakers/producers and slaps. This compilation is actually 23 blaps in total, to get the 4 bonus tracks you have to download it from either the Bandcamp page or the alternative download link. Beats from 0hbliv, Ichiro_, Sir Froderick, Rbe, bluezr, Repeat Pattern, Mark Aubert, Neith, Chushi, dpeee, vxlam & glia amongst many others are included. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Evil Needle “Dilla Beats (2006)” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a recently unearthed batch of 5+ year old beats Evil needle made back shortly after Dilla first passed away. He uploaded them to Bandcamp a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t stumble across them until I found this beat tape with the Bandcamper app on my iPhone last night during the Celtics/Hornets “game”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Mad-Hop “Mad-Hop Vols. 1-4” [BEAT TAPES/COMPILATIONS]
Mad-Hop has dropped 4 volumes of their beat tapes/compilations on folks heads this year. A lot of folks slept on them. I just realized that I’ve actually missed posting the the first 3 before this one with just dropped earlier today (now yesterday) so I guess I’ll just drop all four jawns right now. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Sabzi “Townfolk Instrumental Chronicles 01-04” [BEAT TAPES]
The homie Sabzi of Blue Scholars and Common Market decided to go batshit and drop a beat tape full of his old instrumentals every day after Christmas leading up to the New Year. If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been doing all day between ranting on Twitter it’s involved me listening to all four of these “TOWNFOLK INSTRUMENTAL CHRONICLES” beat tapes/instrumental projects “RAVENNA”, “DAKOTA”, The Maplewood Playfield” & “GLORIOUS MELANCHOLIA”. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: DIBIA$E Live @ Rufio’s “Transitions” [BEAT VIDEO]
Anyone whose been following my writing career going back to 2006 knows that I’ve been fuxing with DIBIA$E’s slaps since the Diabolic1 MySpace days. Here he is getting it in live @ Rufio’s “Transitions” event on an SP-404 that matches his outfit. You know the Chicago Bulls are DIBIA$E’s squad, too. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Digital Hustle Films x Maverick x Gadget x Praise x Grussle “The Ghostface Beat Tape Project: Uno’s Edition Pts. 1-3” [INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION]
This is dope! Gadget, Grussle, Maverick and Praise all discuss beatmaking, editing and programs, hardware, music, Hip Hop magazines, their favorite producers and beats and a gang of other interesting shit over a meal at this sit down. Hip Hop needs more of this in my biased opinion.
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DON’T SLEEP: Terem “A Taste Of Blues”, “Ways To Ecstacy” & “Born To Dream” (prod. by Terem) [SINGLES]
On January 9th, 2012 Terem drops his new beat tape “A Taste Of Blues” on the world at large. Here are the three beats you get to hear/stream/preview before it drops in the new year. Don’t sleep. 2012 isn’t that far away…
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DON’T SLEEP: 3LLL “Galaxy Hero” [BEAT TAPE]
GODDAMN! I say “GODDAMN!” © Mia Wallace. I saw either Quelle or Denmark tweet about this project not too long ago and I clicked their link. I was immediately transported to a land of hard drums, driving synths and 8 bit slaps that pimpslapped me like I was late with the scrilla. This shit is rawer then how dad went in mom that time you were conceived. Wow, I did like DeGrassi. I went there. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Amp Live x Evidence x Zumbi x The Grouch x Eligh “Amp Live For President” (prod. by Amp Live) [VIDEO]
Amp Live played the beats. Evidence, Zumbi (Zion I), The Grouch, & Eligh spit to them. DJ Icewayer did the cuts. The end result? “Amp Live For President”. Enjoy it you filthy animals…
DON’T SLEEP: Mr. Brady “Let It Go” (prod. by AbJo) [VIDEO]
Mr. Brady’s “Let It Go” is produced by frequent feature AbJo and is the lead single from their upcoming collaborative EP “Welcome To The City”. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Mochilla “Forever J1… tHE DEER!” [VIDEO]
Rest in eternal peace, Javon “J-1” Coleman AKA The Deer. There’s one hell of a show going on in heaven, I know that much. He’ll never be forgotten…
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DON’T SLEEP: Kaleo “Vanilla Sky” [BEAT TAPE]
Much in the same chilled out, jazzy downtempo vibe as Niazura’s “Contemplation” is Kaleo’s “Vanilla Sky” beat tape which also dropped right before Christmas. I actually saw this one last night on Strictly Beats and gave it a listen this morning while I wrote a new piece on Bastard Swordsman. I dig it. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Niazura “Contemplation” [BEAT TAPE]
Niazura dropped his jazzy laid back beat tape “Contemplation” right before Christmas. I meant to post it sooner but shit happens. Don’t sleep on it!
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DON’T SLEEP: Theory Hazit: Thr3e (Episode 4) [VIDEO]
I can’t wait for this album now. January 10th, 2012. Humble Beast Records. “Thr3e”. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Piff Gang “Mary Piffmas” [NEW PROJECT]
Who are Piff Gang? A crew of British emcees that rap about weed with some great production, that’s who. “Merry Piffmas” is produced by Budgie, Purist, Crankz and Werewolf over 17 Christmas themed weeded out tracks. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: ▲b.east▲ “Be for beast” [BEAT TAPE]
I posted up ▲b.east▲“BeasT ChronicleS Vol. 2” three weeks ago ago but I missed this one. I just saw it on Bandcamper. That app is a damb lifesaver! Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Finest Ego “German/Austrian/Swiss Compilation” [BEAT TAPE]
Finest Ego’s German, Austrian & Swiss compilation is filled with contributions from Chief, Brenk, Dexter, Mono:Massive, Hulk Hodn, Captain Crook, Stroe, Hubert Daviz, Comfort Fit, Robot Koch, Jazzo & Melodiesinfonie, Quendolin Fender, Ju-Ar, Twit One, Suff Daddy, Figub Brazlevic, Szenario, Portformat, Flowtec, D-Fekt & Mr. Beef, Bit-Tuner, Feux, Kalifornia Kurt, B-Ju, Playpad Circus, Flex Fab, Ill-Luzion, Anthony Drawn, Hazeem, Minor Sick, XL The Red One, Glenn Astro, Frederic Robinson, and Willy Sunshine. If you’ve been sleeping on this series then here’s your wakeup call…
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DON’T SLEEP: Clear Soul Forces “Bubble Space” (prod. by DIBIA$E) [SINGLE]
The second single from the upcoming Clear Soul Forces full length “#REVO” is called “Bubble Space” and is produced by the homie DIBIA$E. You can check it out right here and don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: King Coz f/D. Randle, D. Rose & Scottie Spitten “Merry Chrispers” (prod. by King Coz) [SINGLE]
Here is a song that Damien Randle, D. Rose (not the baller) and Scottie Spitten (not the baller, either) made with King Coz behind the boards for the holiday season. I slept on it and it was made by my own extended family. I suck. Don’t sleep on “Merry Chrispers”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Leonard Dstroy “ADHD (Attention Deficit High Definition)” [BEAT TAPE]
You heard the single “ADHD Part Two” from Leonard Dstroy’s “ADHD (Attention Deficit High Definition)” beat tape on Elm & Oak here a while back. Well now the entire beat tape is available from stream on the Elm & Oak SoundCloud page and directly from the website. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: DoC BaTTLE “Tracking” [BEAT TAPE]
DoC BaTTLE’s last beat tape to be featured on Producers I Know was “KiLL’N” back in May. The good doctor is back once again with “Tracking”. Don’t sleep!
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