DON’T SLEEP: Chemo “My Mate Does Beats” [NEW PROJECT]
Chemo (AKA Telemachus) just dropped a new producer album titled “My Mate Does Beats” which utilizes some of the most talented producers & beatmakers in the world today on said ambitious project on Kilamanjaro Music. Amongst these names you’ll find Team PIK members Pete Cannon, Naive (Naive Machine), Jon Phonics & ApaTight (AyePee) in addition to Beat Butcha, Paul White, Kosyne, Sivey, Myke Forte, Jae Genius, 184 and more. You can cop “My Mate Does Beats” right now from iTunes, Amazon or direct from Kilamanjaro Music as part of the T shirt & CD bundle. Do me a favor and support my peoples across the pond who make great music. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Markets “Dead Magick” [BEAT TAPE]
Urban Waves Records’ newest release comes courtesy of Markets’ instrumental project “Dead Magick”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lucy & The Daze “Alone, Together” [BEAT TAPE]
This is a beat tape. That is as discriptive as I’m willing to get as all the genre tags and comparisons tend to get a bit annoying after a while. You tell ME what it sounds like to you…
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DON’T SLEEP: KoFfEe (Mr. Koffee) “Juicy Fruits EP” [BEAT TAPE]
French beatmaker/producer Mr. Koffee made a dope ass 6 slap long beat tape ass KoFfEe titled “Juicy Fruits EP” yesterday. Don’t you dare sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: C1 “OP SHOP BEATS VOL.1” [BEAT TAPE]
Australian beatmaker C1 just dropped a beat tape called “OP SHOP BEATS VOL.1”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: XLOVE “CHP///SCRW VOL. 2 ” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s another brand new short beat tape from the homie XLOVE of the somewhat chopped & screwed variety. Don’t sleep on “CHP/SCRW VOL. 2”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Taurus Scott “Beats From The Stash” [BEAT TAPE]
Beat Fanatic fam & Native Instruments Maschine & Traktor master Taurus Scott just released a 4 slap beat tape called “Beats From The Stash”. He needs to release more beat tapes though. Don’t sleep…
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Asterix “Asterix Making A Beat Using Native Instruments Maschine and Vinyl Records” [BEAT VIDEO]
Asterix typically uses the Akai MPC 2000XL but here he is making a beat using a customized Native Instruments Maschine and some vinyl from his studio. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: M1 Platoon “It’s Whatever” (prod. by Vaughn Garcia) [VIDEO]
Here’s the lead single from the upcoming M1 Platoon project “The Illest In America” called “It’s Whatever” and it’s accompanying video. Another jawn produced by the homie Vaughn Garcia. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Jeremiah Jae “Money” (prod. by Jeremiah Jae) [VIDEO]
Here’s a lead video for Jermiah Jae’s “Money” off of his upcoming project “Raw Money Raps”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Large Professor “Key To The City” (prod. by Large Professor) [VIDEO]
Large Professor’s Fat Beats release “Professor @ Large” just dropped this Tuesday & I think he’ll be @ the UGHH store down the street later on this afternoon. Here’s the video for “Key To The City”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Nate OG “The DL Peace Producer’s Challenge Beat Tape Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
A beatmaker named DL Peace issues Producer’s Challenges and here are some of Nate OG’s creations in response to said challenges. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: DIBIA$E “Collectin’ Dust” [BEAT TAPE]
The homie DIBIA$E AKA The Mayor Of Holly Watts AKA The West Coast Llama (Hi Nasrockswell!) just dropped a beat tape full of old MPC 2000 beats that knock like crazy in 2012. Don’t sleep on “Collectin’ Dust”…
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DON’T SLEEP: HeyZeus x Swisher Jones “Ingredients” (prod. by HeyZeus) [SINGLE]
This is the lead single from the upcoming “Purple Tape”, Swisher Jones spit over a HeyZeus beat and the end result is called “Ingredients”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Alexis Davis (Mecca:83 x Simon S x Spinnerty x Replife) “The Lift” (prod. by Alexis Davis) [SINGLE]
This is the lead single from the forthcoming collaborative Alexis Davis (Mecca:83 x Simon S x Spinnerty x Replife) project “3” which will hit Bandcamp July 13th, 2012 and goes into wide digital release on July 20th, 2012 called “The Lift”. Do me a favor and don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Submerse “Tears” [BEAT TAPE]
There’s another Project: Mooncircle instrumental release dropping today both digitally via the Project: Mooncircle Bandcamp and on limited edition blue transparent vinyl, Submerse’s “Tears”. I’d strongly advise against you sleeping on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: Empt “Unfold” [BEAT TAPE]
Empt’s new instrumental release of Project: Mooncircle is called “Unfold”. It’s available right now via the Project: Mooncircle Bandcamp in digital format or on chrome cassette from HHV. Either way, don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Abazö “K∀LM” [BEAT TAPE]
This is Abazö’s first beat tape. Sure the remixes are offbeat but I can hear some serious potential in “K∀LM”. Now that it’s 6 AM, maybe I’ll sleep until 10 AM, check my inbox and whoop everyone’s ass all over again in this blogosphere. I’m only giving you all a 4 hour window to catch up. That’s all you get. Follow the leader! © Eric B. & Rakim
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DON’T SLEEP: Languid “EarFood” [BEAT TAPE]
Languid dropped this ridambdiculous beat tape called “EarFood” a few days ago. I didn’t see it on Strictly Beats, Beat Tape Co-Op, The Find Mag, Word Is Bond, Finest Ego or any other leading beat culture blog either for that matter (PIK isn’t exempt). How the HELL did this beat tape manage to fly under the radar with all of us so called beat culture sites in operation? If I didn’t decide to do this list project yesterday/today who knows when I would’ve finally discovered this? We’ve got to do better. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Languid x SoulStarr “Relaytionz” [BEAT TAPE]
So…Languid and SoulStarr alternated back and forth over this ill ass beat tape called “Relaytionz”. I mean, this jawn SLAPS! Here’s what I don’t get…this beat tape is a month old and it only had 81 likes on Facebook. I didn’t see this jawn on any of the leading beat culture blogs, if I did it would’ve spread. So here I am posting it up at 5:30 AM EST on PIK on a Thursday morning. Don’t sleep on “Relaytionz”, people. Also let’s do better jobs at staying on top of these digital releases…
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DON’T SLEEP: fruits “Strength (EP)” [BEAT TAPE]
fruits made a short beat tape called “Strength (EP)” that I somehow managed to miss out on when it dropped last month. Apparently a gang of other cats missed it as well so I guess better late than never. Don’t sleep on it. Again…
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DON’T SLEEP: El Hefe And The People’s Ensemble (Jeff Spec) “Beat Tape Volume Four” [BEAT TAPE]
I discovered that I had slept on a damb El Hefe & The People’s Ensemble beat tape and I wanted to put baby powder on my right hand then slap the shit outta myself. Here’s “Beat Tape Volume Four” for all the people dem. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: nappychan “nappychan&hisfriends” & “kaleidoscope state of mind” [BEAT TAPES]
These atmospheric minimalist beats on nappychan’s “nappychan&hisfriends” and “kaliedoscope state of mind” are exactly what you can expect to hear on PIK at around 5 AM EST. See, I kinda plan this kinda shit out and work up to the more beat culturey sounding headnod material. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lee Bannon “Caligula Theme Music EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Lee Bannon’s “Caligula Theme Music” is among the many instrumental projects I missed & found while I was adding names to the newly updated PIK Producers List. Don’t sleep on this because I was unfortunate enough to at first (but I’m rectifying) that issue right now. I got at least 5 more to go so just hang on folks…
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FWMJ's Producers I Know 