DON’T SLEEP: Leonard Dstroy “ADHD (Attention Deficit High Definition)” [BEAT TAPE]
For those of you that weren’t paying attention back in December 2011 when Leonard Dstroy’s insane nine part beat tape “ADHD (Attention Deficit High Definition)” first dropped for free download on the Elm & Oak site and on SoundCloud then here it is on BandCamp finally. Look out for “ADHD Deep Thinkers Remixes” dropping on June 29th, 2012. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Leonard Dstroy “ADHD DEEP THINKERS REMIXES PROMO” [PROMO VIDEO]
On December 27th, 2011 Leonard Dstroy (“Higher Vibrations” & “Inner Exit”) dropped his most recent release via Elm & Oak Records called “ADHD (Attention Deficit High Definition)”. It was insanely ill as was but on June 29th, 2012 Leonard Dstroy is going to drop the ADHD Deep Thinkers Remixes” on all of our bitchasses. Here’s a promo video that will make you hope the next 16 days just fly by. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: aiSHO “5KBeats” [BEAT TAPE]
aiSHO celebrated reaching 5000 followers on Twitter by dropping this 5 slap, 15 minutes beat tape called “5KBeats”. I dare you to sleep on it. I double dog dare you. Nah, I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU! Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Nik Brxvkn “Revelation ReUP” [BEAT TAPE]
Montreal based beatmaker/producer Nik Brxvkn dropped this beat tape “Revelation ReUP” more than a week ago on his label Overthebreaks Musique. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Antman Wonder “Memories Of The Future Promo” [PROMO VIDEO]
Here’s the promo video for the homie Antman Wonder’s upcoming beat tape “Memories Of The Future” that you’ll see on PIK as soon as it’s done. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dirty Tapes x DINK x TUAMIE “DINK/TUAMIE SPLIT TAPE” [BEAT TAPE]
Dirty Tapes just dropped the brand new DINK/TUAMIE split beat tape. This tape is 40 minutes long and TUAMIE has Side A then DINK has Side B. The Bandcamp page provides 3 previews per side of the 20 minutes of niceness you should prepare yourselves for. You can purchase a copy via the Dirty Tapes Bandcamp and only 150 limited edition copies will be made, each purchased cassette will be unique. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: apfel “Beattape 4” [BEAT TAPE]
German beatmaker/producer apfel dropped his first (and possibly only) beat tape of 2012 last month. Ladies. Gentlemen (and low lifes), feast your ears on apfel’s “Beattape 4”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Chilly M’ “BE@T’s” [BEAT TAPE]
French beatmaker Chilly M’ has been making slaps for less than a year and this beat tape “BE@T’s” is promising provided the fake scratch effects get dropped forever from his production arsenal (I ABHOR that sound). Don’t sleep..
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DON’T SLEEP: !LLMIND presents: THROWBLAPS! (2000-2002) [BEAT TAPE]
The homie & Beat Fanatic fam !llmind just dropped a 10 blap beat tape consisting of slaps he made back during the era when he posted his beats up on the UGHH Forums. Don’t sleep on “!LLMIND presents: THROWBLAPS! (2000-2002)”…
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DON’T SLEEP: E-Prosounds “Think Twice” [BEAT TAPE]
Last month E-Prosounds dropped “Reality Tunnel Vol. 1” and here’s his re-up “Think Twice”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: dirtybird b. “i found my way EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Dirtybird B. is back with his latest beat tape on Moon Is Half Records called “i found my way EP”. It’s dope as can be expected based on the previous Dirtybird B. material that’s been featured on PIK since I took over operation of it back in October 2010 and transformed it into the unstoppable beat culture juggernaut of a site you now see before you. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Luigi-Bo 87 “Thank God For The Maschine (Draft Batch #2)” [BEAT TAPE]
The homie Luigi-Bo 87 (AKA Buff Swagwell) just dropped another beat tape called “Thank God For The Maschine (Draft Batch #2)” that you should all hear made on his Maschine using Komplete 8 Ultimate. This is also the same cat that introduced the sounds of Munoz, Kaytradamus, Jamaal Jones, Lakim & The Creative Aspect amongst others to me when he was a part of the the very influential beat culture blog Hypedog Hip Hop (which I heard will return this year). Don’t sleep and yeah…Thank God for the Native Instruments Maschine (and the Maschine Mikro).
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DON’T SLEEP: CASTLE “Kill The Editor!” [NEW PROJECT]
Last night I was ranting about how underwhelming the new Avengers vs. X-Men series has been and Has-Lo asked me if I’d heard the new Castle project. I hadn’t. I went and did so, it’s called “Kill The Editor!” and it’s dope as hell. Castle for the unfamiliar is an emcee/producer that you should really know about. Like now. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: 83 Sound x OC The Kidd “OC THE KIDD BEAT TAPE” [BEAT TAPE]
Those rambunctious rapscallions over @ BTG (Bridging The Gap) Music Group keep sending me these beat tapes from the collective 83 Sound. I’m not sure how many members it has or if they have individual pages yet but there’s no shortage of dope beat tapes coming from them, I’ll tell you that much. The “OC THE KIDD BEAT TAPE” is no different, don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bling 47 x Waajeed “WAAJEED 2008 BEAT TAPE: Part Two” [BEAT TAPE]
And here it is via Waajeed’s Bling 47 site (that you should already be subscribing to), the highly anticipated second part of Waajeed’s “WAAJEED 2008 BEAT TAPE: Part Two”. Don’t sleep on it, sleepyheads...
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DON’T SLEEP: Greg Heaney x Jeff Bubeck “J Dilla’s Record Collection” [INTERVIEW/MINI DOCUMENTARY]
AllMusic editor Greg Heaney interviewed Jeff Bubeck, the owner of UHF Records who unknowingly bought a storage locker full of records that once belonged to the late great J Dilla before his basement flooded and he ultimately moved to California. You can see storage locker 30 and it’s contents with your very own eyes before Ma Dukes received his beat tapes and notebooks. J Dilla “Rebirth Of Detroit” dropped today as well. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Roane Namuh x Reva DeVito “Cloudshine” [NEW PROJECT]
I discovered this project on Bandcamp a few hours ago and I haven’t been able to stop playing it. This shit is SO damb good (I did rewind “Frozen” about 10 straight times…) I can’t believe that: 1) I haven’t heard it yet 2) I can’t believe more people aren’t talking/writing about it 3) That I haven’t heard of either the producer or vocalist before. In any event, Portland based producer Roane Namuh and singer/songwriter/vocalist Reva DeVito dropped this project way back on Valentine’s Day (February 14th) and it took almost 4 months for me to finally find & hear “Cloudshine” but better late than never (“Candy” is the jawn, too). This project is 8 tracks long but if this jawn dropped between 1998-2000 it would occupy the same place in my heart that Res’ “How I Do”, Esthero’s “Breath From Another”, The Controls “One Hundred” and several other similar albums occupy. Don’t sleep on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: TMB x Madden Miles “Hathadays” [NEW PROJECT]
The Mad Bloggers (What up?) teamed with that dude Madden Miles for the Donny Hathaway inspired EP “Hathadays” featuring SigNif, e.d.g.e, & JohnNY U. The project is dope and I can’t believed they squeezed so much content in just over 10 minutes (too bad Audiomack doesn’t have an embed code yet). Don’t sleep on “Hathadays”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Rakotep (Stacey Epps x Astronote) “2” [NEW PROJECT/SINGLES]
What happens what A Side Worldwide producer & PIK favorite Astronote teams up with Stacey Epps? They form like the Wonder Twins to become Rakotep and drop a two track EP called “2”. “2” consists of the songs “Neva Know” & “Finish” from the upcoming Rakotep full length project. I can’t wait to hear it. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Goodman “Get Lifted” [BEAT TAPE]
Goodman’s “Get Lifted” is some live shit. So live that I played it twice straight through and forgot to ever post it up on PIK. Here it is. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Will C “Almost Summer EP” [NEW PROJECT]
Emcee/producer Will C & Nostalgic put together a nice EP as a prelude to his upcoming project “Eli’s Prism”. The “Almost Summer EP” consists of 18 minutes of music that perfect defines that bridge between the end of Spring’s rainy season and the dog days of Summer. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Max Tannone “Mic Check 1234!” [REMIX PROJECT]
Max Tannone (“Jaydiohead”, “Mos Dub” & “Ghostfunk”) just released a new remix/mashup project where Hip Hop’s most rebellious and radical voices are coupled with Punk Rock’s most rebellious and radical bands. The finished product is “Mic Check 1234!” and it’s not to be slept on…
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DON’T SLEEP: Digital Hustle Films x Grussle “ADVENTURES IN THE DOLLAR BIN (@ SOM RECORDS)” [MINI DOCUMENTARY]
Here’s a new video from Gadget @ Digital Hustle Films where he and the homie Grussle from Inner Loop Records go digging in the dollar bins @ Som Records. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Häzel “Bosquito” (prod. by Häzel) [SINGLE]
On July 3rd, 2012 Häzel will drop his new project “The Lost Tapes” via The Beat Down. This is the lead single called “Bosquito”. Don’t sleep on it…
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