Headkrack feat Arablak “Lightning In A Bottle” Produced by “The ARE”
Check this new joint produced by The Are from Houston Texas
Beat Fanatic “SlopFunkDust”
We continue our weekly Beat Fanatic spotlight and this week we turn to the producer and founder of the movement Slopfunk
Originally from London, Slop grew up in Hawaii, North Carolina and Florida. but now resides in Phoenix Arizona.
Slopfunk is definately one of the busiest dudes in the beat business, over the years that has never slowed, if anything it’s increasingly more demanding as more and more producers step to the forefront in the industry.
We asked Slop how it all began and how the Beat Fanatics was born
SlopFunkDust :
I started Beat Fanatics shortly after the last group that I was part of (Tap Ghost & Phobia – aka Black Saturday) broke up in 2000
My homie Mr. Naso and myself had just finished working on the Funkghost – Ultraboogie Highlife album and we were looking to branch out and start our own thing but we could never come up with a name for it, then one day PK (The Gift) came through to record a verse for the “Unseen: The Idea” album we were working on.
PK started spitting some lines from a track he had just wrote called “Beat Fanatic”. (im an addict a beat fanatic, got a habit of bringin’ the static)… me and Mr. Naso looked at each other and said “THATS IT!!! BEAT FANATIC!!!”. the track was originally suppose to be recorded to a Rik Marvel beat but PK liked the Illmind beat better.
From there we decided to ask all the people we thought were dope to be a part of a new movement / family… and that I guess the rest is history.
The original members include Illmind, moO, Nicolay, DJ Cozmos, Dela, Nemo, 9th Wonder, Kay of The Foundation, Kev Brown, DJ Kay, DJ Roddy Rod, Obsidian Blue, Supastition, FWMJ, Tzar, Brainstorm Sounds (aka Anthony Accurate), M-Phazes, Mr. Naso, Rhettmatic, Celph Titled, Akrobatik, Surreal, Rik Marvel, Krewcial, Spon, DJ Blenda, Mekka Don, RekOne (R.I.P.)
Working on the Beat Fanatic Volumes Slopfunk recently released Beat Fantics Vol 1 “The Smokers Choice” with Vol 2 already underway. Go cop this dope release it has all your favourite producers on there and be sure to check for the follow up’s as they drop.
Tracklist:
01. Acapulco Gold (co-produced by Jaisu)
02. Alaskan Thunder F#@k (co-produced by KHRYSIS)
03. Grandaddy Purp (co-produced by Illastrate)
04. Sour Diesel (co-produced by J.Bizness)
05. White Rhino (co-produced by Illastrate)
06. AK-47 (co-produced by !llmind)
07. Blue Dream (co-produced by Nicolay)
08. Trainwreck (co-produced by KHRYSIS)
09. OG Kush (co-produced by !llmind)
10. L.A. Confidential (co-produced by Rhettmattic)
Steinberg “Nuendo 5”
Steinberg’s specialists are out on the road to show off the latest incarnation of Nuendo, accommodating groundbreaking tools, next-generation plug-ins and performance that just can’t be beaten — its sheer versatility will blow you away! Nuendo 5 will be introduced at certified Nuendo dealers and well-known post-production studios located in more than twelve countries, from Japan to Europe over to the United States. The initial leg begins on May 3, 2010, and will be under way for several weeks to come. Don’t miss it, and RSVP
United Kingdom Dates
May 23–25, 2010
Visit us at AES Show 2010! No Steinberg registration required!
Novotel London West
One Shortlands
London, W6 8DR
“Jon Phonics” Half Past Calm Vol.2 D/Load
Available to download now at YNR Productions
“Movm3nt” Beat Tape
Beats by Movm3nt
The Zodiak Series From “Myke Forte”
Myke Forte a producer from Birmingham (UK) has been working hard on the boards and has just added the latest Beat Tape to his Zodiak Series.
If you like raw beats, with a element of jazz and soul, mellow soundwaves bursting through the barriers of time and space, experience the dope Myke Forte sound.
Just to be good to you all we’ve put all 3 Beat Tapes on the site for your listening pleasure….go grab them
Lie Manatik @ Beat M Up beat Battle
Lie Manatik got some ill beats…. Definately a dude to watch for
“Half Past Calm 2” Prod. Jon Phonics
Jon Phonics debut album “Half Past Calm 2” for YNR Productions, will be available exclusively from Monday 3rd May via the brand new YNR Productions website. Produced entirely by Jon Phonics and featuring exclusive tracks with YNR artists Jehst, Kashmere, Verb T & Micall Parknsun, plus extended fam Melanin 9, Cyrus Malachi & Nasheron of
Triple Darkness, Obba Supa, 9 Planets, Sonny Jim, Kosyne, Ramson Badbonez, T-Bear, Fliptrix & More.
The album will be available in a limited edition run of 300 x hand printed 4-ply fold out covers, screen printed by Brixton Basement Press (Some of the process of which can be seen in the video trailer below) and also a free download from the YNR website for a limited time only.
Take some time to check out this trailer an prepare yourself for what’s to come from one of the UK’s illest producers.
Half Past Calm 2 Trailer
Jon Phonics is also one of the producers we at Producers I Know have been braggin about, we have some of his beats featured on our Bandcamp so go check them out
H.I.S.D Lando – Prod. “King Midas”
King Midas is a dope producer from Texas, he’s definately put his midas touch on this joint for H.I.S.D taken from their forthcoming album “The Weakend”
J57 “Digital Society” It’s Coming
Besides the straight forward boom bap hip hop that you normally hear from the Brown Bag All Stars, emcee / producer J57 from the group also brings a mix of experimental music as we will find out this summer when he drop’s his “Digital Society” album which gains influence from the likes of Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow, RJD2 to name a few, the project will be released through Balanced Records and be available digitally worldwide.
J57 has been producing for a number of years now and has worked on some real dope projects, you can catch him most of the time at Fat Beats in NY as thats his workplace, you can also get at him through his Myspace – Twitter
Peep this joint he produced feat. Skyzoo
Beat Fanatic Spotlight “Jaisu”
Each week we hope to put the spotlight on a different member of the world famous Beat Fanatics. To kick it off I wanted to start with UK producer Jaisu a producer who im most familiar with.
I first came across Jaisu through the Louisden Beat Battles movement and was blown away by his skills and his sounds, for me he’s definately one of the best young producers to emerge from the UK and for him to become the first british hip hop producer to make the elite memebership list of the Beat Fanatics which includes the likes of Slopfunkdust, Illmind, Nicolay, M-Phazes and 9th Wonder to name a few.
For those who don’t already know about UK producer Jaisu you need to sit down and get educated through his Beat Tape collection and check for his production credits which includes Marvwon, Sha Stimuli, Prince Po
It all began in 2007 wth Beat Tape Vol.1 & 2
Through to Beat Tape Vol 6
For all the Jaisu Beat Tapes please go to AB0181 You Tube page HERE
Fpr more on Jaisu you can get at him through
http://www.myspace.com/jaisu
http://twitter.com/jaisu
Or contact his manager OJ Loopz through http://twitter.com/OJ_Loopz
“Illmind” Interview With Good Fella Radio
GoodFellaRadio.com caught up with Jersey’s very own extraordinaire producer “ILLMIND”. In this interview ILLMIND speaks on building his relationships with artist as 50 cent and Eminem. “Little Brother blow me away everytime” -ILLMIND. The appreciation of when an artist goes hard on there tracks. Be sure to Download “Blaps, Rhymes, & Life Volume 3” – www.illmind.biz
Will Sessions In Studio With “Black Milk”
PT1 : Members of the Will Sessions band recording with Black Milk at Studio1.
PT2 : The latest footage released by Will Sessions
Hip Hop Bloggers “If I Ruled the Blogosphere” Parts I & II
As a producer who want’s to take his music seriously it is always good to stay intune with the developments of the power of promotion and the power of the next generation of media….. I really do recommend that you watch both parts and take some knowledge from it
On Saturday, April 3, Future of Music Coaltion and Words Beats & Life are teaming up for If I Ruled the Blogosphere: Hip-Hop Bloggers and Social Change, a panel discussion that takes place from 4:15 PM-6PM at Busboys & Poets (2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC).
The event features prominent hip-hop bloggers in a dynamic conversation about how artists are gaining traction online, the impact of technology on music promotion and how bloggers and artists can raise awareness about important issues in the hip-hop community and beyond. If you’re in town, you’ll want to get your tickets right now before it sells out.
With music and technology moving at such a rapid pace, hip-hop artists and advocates increasingly have a lot of questions about how to get a foot in the door.
This event will give them an opportunity to interact with the most influential hip-hop bloggers in the country.The discussion features prominent hip-hop bloggers such as Meka Udoh (2 Dope Boyz), Dallas Penn (Dallas Penn & the Internets Celebrities), Jason Reynolds (OkayPlayer), Frank William Miller Junior (FWMJ of rappersiknow.com) and Chris Rabb (Afro-Netizen) talking about why they do what they do and what they’re looking for to create compelling content. These dedicated champions of hip-hop will address questions like: “How do I get attention for my project?” “What should I be thinking about in terms of web presence?” “What kinds technologies exist to help me do all this?”
FMC will be on hand to talk about how policy shapes what the hip-hop community does, where it goes and what it says on the online. FMC will also present information that bloggers, artists, and fans can use to protect their right to free speech and entrepreneurship via the open Internet.
A question and answer/peer learning session will also take place immediately after, during which attendees will be able to network with peers, panelists and presenters.
Brown Bag All Stars “Audible Doctor”
Hailing from Brooklyn the Audible Doctor is a veteran in Hip Hop and in-house producer for the multi talented Brown Bag All Stars we posted this video on Rappers I Know site but the Audible Doctor remix and video is dope so we gotta bless this site too
V.Don “Harlems Finest”
V.Don from Harlem has been busy on the production for a while now, last year he dropped his Serious Soundz Instrumentals His production credits are poppin up on a number of projects right now.
Download What Does’nt Kill You Ransom Big Ooh Lil Eto (Prod Don) mp3.
Kelakovski “Storm”
Still sounds fresh… Produced by Kelakovski from Birmingham UK
Araabmuzik
AraabMuzik going in on the beats….
Buggin Out
BUG is 24 year old Benjamin Oluonye from London UK, I’ve met up with BUG a couple of times at the Louisden Beat Cyphers and amazingly enough I had never really checked much of his music untill the LDBB league for 2010 kicked off.
BUG has been pretty busy recently with the construction of his website and the release of his single Cosmic Lab / 20 Winks on Jus Like Music Records which is available to download FREE grab that Sativa joint as well.
Jus Like Music / Apple Juice Break dropped a dope compilation “Oscillations” and featured a BUG joint “Indica”
All this plus taking the crown as champion of the Louisden Beat Battles League for 2010 and it’s only April… with all this already achieved and with more to come, I’d say Bug is definately one of the UK producers to keep tabs on.
SlopFunkDust “Trainwreck” co produced by Khrysis
We gave Suite 903 the exclusive first drop on Beat Fanatic Vol. I – Smokers Choice
SlopFunkDust “Trainwreck” co produced by Khrysis
FWMJ's Producers I Know 