DON’T SLEEP: Ro Spit f/Monica Blaire “You Make Me” (prod. by Koen) [SINGLE]
So, Ro Spit just posted up this sincere and heartfelt ode to his family. Thanks a lot, Ro. Now I’m over here huggin’ folks and calling family members telling ’em how much I love and and appreciate them. Fuck you, Ro Spit. You ain’t shit. As Ron Dance’s goatee would say “You’re a horrible friend!”. Go listen to the Koen produced “You Make Me” featuring the lovely and talented Monica Blaire. Too bad I missed posting this jawn up on Father’s Day. Which reminds me…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sketch f/Akshan “My Life, My Love, My Blood” (prod. by J-Scrilla) [SINGLE]
“My Life, My Love, My Blood” is the newest single off of Sketch’s forthcoming “Virginia Tec-9” LP dropping this August via Inner Loop Records produced by J-Scrilla and featuring Akshan. Don’t sleep, folks…
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DON’T SLEEP: Apathy “CheckToCheck” (prod. by Evidence) [SINGLE]
New Apathy. The lead single from Apathy’s upcoming LP “Honkey Kong” is the Evidence produced “CheckToCheck”. It drops August 23rd, 2011 on Dirty Version Records. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Abjo “To Reflect Eternal…” [INSTRUMENTAL]
Abjo has had one hell of a 2011 so far even as we’ve only reached it’s halfway mark. I just recently posted an Abjo beat video and “To Reflect Eternal…” is just more of the high quality production and excellence we’ve come to expect from Abjo. Enjoy & stop sleeping on him…
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DON’T SLEEP: M1 Platoon “Wassup Tho” (prod. by Vaughn Garcia) [SINGLE]
The homie Vaughn Garcia and his crew M1 Platoon also go by the name The Rap X-Men. They just dropped this Vaughn Garcia produced banger via their Rap X-Men Tumblr titled “Wassup Tho”. Enjoy it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Nametag “Break Even” (prod. by Peace Of Mind) [SINGLE]
Nametag hit me with his next single from his latest mixtape “Classic Cadence Vol. 3: End Credits”. The jawn “Break Even” is produced by Producers I Know & Bloggerhouse favorite Peace Of Mind. If you can front on this track then frankly, you ain’t about shit…
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DON’T SLEEP: 10thirty Records x Dibiase “10thirty Batch” [INSTRUMENTALS]
The story goes that these tracks are going to be used on an upcoming Green Llama project, possibly one of the ones that Dibiase was telling us about back when he appeared on The Scrunchface Show a while back. Rather than embed all 9 beats here on Producers I Know (they weren’t uploaded as a set, mind you), it’d just make more sense to post a link to the 10thirty Records Soundcloud page instead. Enjoy…
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DON’T SLEEP: 5th Seal “Beat Vlog #6” [BEAT VIDEO]
The homie 5th Seal has been gracious enough to send over his weekly Beat Vlog. Shit is bananas, I’m looking into resolving the Vimeo embed issues I’ve been having for the past week plus. Follow the site link to experience 5th Seal’s “Beat Vlog #6″.
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DON’T SLEEP: Hudson Mohawke “Cypress Phil” [INSTRUMENTAL]
I know NADA about this except it JUST hit YouTube not too long ago….
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DON’T SLEEP: RIP Len Bias (1963-1986) [POTENTIAL LEGEND]
25 years ago today, a dream died. A soul with infinite potential disappeared from this mortal coil far too soon. Rest in peace to Len Bias and all things that would have come into being had he lived. We each have the potential to change the outcome of events and lives through our actions. Let’s not waste the time we have on Earth. Make that promise to yourselves for me. Okay…back to the beats. Happy Father’s Day. SALUTE!
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DON’T SLEEP: Evil Needle “Delight” [INSTRUMENTAL]
Over @ MOOVMNT they posted an AMAZING beat by Evil Needle so get your asses over there and listen to it. It’s a face melter, I guarantee. Just like all his blaps on “Cirrostratus” were. Enough wasting time here. NO WINDOW LOVE! GOOOOO! © Kenny Davis
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DON’T SLEEP: Knxwledge “Dry.ice”/ “Neetfeet”/”City Of God”/”Be The Same” [INSTRUMENTALS/REMIX]
Here is Knxwledge‘s Gil Scott-Heron tribute “Dry.ice” The Beat via Love On The Beat and an exclusive bonus jawn he dropped on Kenny Fresh’s Fresh Selects (FRSH SLCTS), “Neetfeet”. I threw in a Soundcloud embed of Knx’s remix of AZ’s “City Of God” followed by an instrumental called “Be The Same”. Don’t sleep on Knxwledge…
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DON’T SLEEP: Infamous Reptar “Shades Of Grey EP” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
This Infamous Reptar release is just as ridiculous as his previous Producers I Know appearance, “1UP” so I suggest y’all fux with “Shades Of Grey” as well. You can download this jawn from Hypedog Hip Hop as they had their heads on a swivel and posted it up first. Get over there…
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DON’T SLEEP: Handbook “Celebriteeth” [BEAT TAPE]
Handbook has dropped yet another another impressive project to follow up his previously well received efforts thus far in 2011. This offering is titled “Celebriteeth”, don’t sleep on it.
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DON’T SLEEP: Broke/ “Another Lost Summer” [BEAT TAPE]
Nice summer themed California beat tape I ran across a while back (probably a week or so) but I forgot I found it when I first switched laptops. I was just over @ Bugseed’s blog Independent Beatcasting & I saw he posted it. Now I know why I couldn’t find it…I kept forgetting the /. “Another Lost Summer” isn’t to be slept on so stop doing it, folks!
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DON’T SLEEP: Sonnyjim “BADUiYAM” (prod. by Erykah Badu, James Poyser & Samiyam) [SINGLE/VIDEO]
Sonnyjim spits over Erykah Badu & James Poyser’s “Window Seat” then a slap from Samiyam on “BADUiYAM”. You can stream it from his Bandcamp or you can just watch the video that’s embedded below. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: Shag “Volume 10: Identity Crisis” [BEAT TAPE]
Producers I Know‘s Shag is one of the newest additions to Team PIK (official team member as of May 13th) and this new opus is proof positive as to why I put him down with a squad featuring some of the illest up & coming producers/beatmakers in the game right now without hesitation. Go listen to “Volume 10: Identity Crisis” then slap yourself for sleeping on Shag & apologize to him. Again, if you want work from Shag, simply make your inquiries (serious inquiries only) regarding the availability of certain beats and/or pricing to him @ garsidetogo@gmail.com. Salute Team PIK (ApaTight, Jon Phonics, Pete Cannon, Dockmini, Naive, D-Man, Shag, M Slago & the newest Team PIK member will be announced July 15th!)
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DON’T SLEEP: Brooklyn Bodega x Unique Squared x Rappers I Know x Producers I Know x Sonicbids “Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Mixtape” [CONTEST]
Brooklyn Bodega, Unique Squared, Rappers I Know and Producers I Know are in search of producers with beats and instrumental tracks that can be used on this year’s Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Official Mixtape. Unique Squared will bring their mobile recording studio tour bus to the festival this July to record various MCs with selected producers beats. At least 2 Sonicbids producers will be selected for the 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Mixtape.
Presented by Brooklyn Bodega, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is one of America’s premier hip hop events, and is known for giving independent artists the chance to perform alongside legends like Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Group Home, Masta Ace, Smif N Wessun, Lupe Fiasco (in his NYC debut), and many more. Brooklyn natives M.O.P. and Torae have just been added to the 2011 festival lineup alongside Q-Tip (and “friends”), Homeboy Sandman, Eternia, Shad, Random Axe, Nitty Scott and Kid Glyde.
Check out this video recorded on the Unique Squared Mobile Studio (shown above) @ SXSW featuring Tanya Morgan, King Mez and Skyzoo. Submit your EPK for a chance to have a featured BHF act record over your track! For more info, go to Unique Squared’s statement HERE & Sonicbids HERE
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DON’T SLEEP: Blaq Poet x Brutal Music f/Capone (CNN) “Life Of A Hustla” (prod. by Vanderslice) [SINGLE]
Blaq Poet featuring fellow Queensbridge rep Capone formerly of CNN on Vanderslice produced “Life Of A Hustla” is the latest jawn off the upcoming Blaq Poet x Brutal Music “Blaq Poet Society” LP dropping on Brick Records June 21st, 2011. Expect to hear Stu Bangas & Vanderslice of Brutal Music on with ST/MiC & myself on The Scrunchface Show this Tuesday (Yeah, we switched days again. We HAD to. Sue us…) from 10 PM to midnight. Check the new jawn out and pre-order “Blaq Poet Society” via UGHH, Amazon or FYE. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Cascade Records x Japan Rap & Beat “Sunshine Choir” [INSTRUMENTAL COMPILATION]
Bugseed first posted up the snippets of this compilation a while back but now the entire jawn is finally out. You need to get to the Cascade Records Bandcamp and check out this entire 22 slap “Sunshine Choir” project. Don’t sleep and Konichiwa Nippon!
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DON’T SLEEP: Moonsatellite “strange dimensions EP” [FREE PROJECT]
Get your ass over to Moonsatellite’s Tumblr & download his new project “strange dimensions EP”. Moonsatellite also runs one of my favorite beat culture sites on the entire internet, Culture King and is nice with the slaps & the blaps so don’t sleep.
Moonsatellite “strange dimensions EP” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Leon “The Unseen Side Of The Moon” [BEAT TAPE]
When Hip Hop heads think of Leon, they usually envision the Black actor from films such as “The Five Heartbeats”, “Above The Rim” and the series “Oz”. When I think of Leon, it’s an Italian producer I stumbled across on Soundcloud not too long ago. He just dropped an insane beat tape called “The Unseen Side Of The Moon” on June 1st and it’s time everyone heard it. Go to Leon’s site or download it below. Don’t sleep!
Leon “The Unseen Side Of The Moon” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Teeko “Light Up The Darkness” [NEW UPCOMING PROJECT]
Speaking of Mellow Orange, that reminds me! Teeko’s “Light Up The Darkness” album of futuristic funk and soulful slaps will make love to your ear canals without a condom on July 1st, 2011. This project is going to be incredible, if you don’t believe me then just go to Teeko’s Mellow Orange Bandcamp page and listen for your damb self. Teeko is a producer, musician and a DJ so he draws from multiple wells of inspiration on “Light Up The Darkness”, I can’t wait to hear this full project. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Freddie Joachim “Better Days” (prod. by Freddie Joachim) [INSTRUMENTAL]
Check out this ill ass Freddie Joachim slap called “Better Days” he just posted up recently. I dig it. Salute to Mellow Orange…
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