DON’T SLEEP: 9th Wonder “Tutankhamen (Valley Of The Kings) (iTunes Version)” [BEAT TAPE]
9th Wonder’s long awaited and heralded beat tape “Tutankhamen” was first announced last year and it was at first thought to contain upwards to 100 beats. Cooler heads prevailed and instead “Tutankhamen” boasted 40 slaps from the Jamla general himself that you can stream and purchase “Tutankhamen” from DJBooth.net right now for $9.99. 9th Wonder’s beat tape just hit iTunes in a truncated form (only containing 30 beats) and costing $11.99. 9th wants you to buy the beats. I don’t blame him… You can cop the iTunes version here. Cop the cheaper 40 beat version from DJBooth.net here. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: K-Def f/El Da Sensei “Back To Basics” (prod. by K-Def) [SINGLE]
K-Def dropped his “Back To Basics” 7″on April 24th, 2012 and here’s the stream. You can cop the 4 song K-Def “Back To Basics” EP on iTunes as well. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Wais P f/Roc Marciano “Put Jewels On It” (prod. by Statik Selektah) [SINGLE]
Wais P drops a single from his upcoming project “Pussy Rich”. This jawn “Put Jewels On It” features Roc Marciano and is produced by Statik Selektah. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: HipHopSite x Alchemist “Alchemist Talks “Russian Roulette” & New Projects w/ Evidence, Roc Marciano, Action Bronson & More” [INTERVIEW]
DJ Pizzo of HipHopSite.com interviews the 1st Infantry/Gangrene/Step Brothers’ The Alchemist talking about his upcoming projects and the projects he smashed in recent memories. Look for his upcoming June 26th jawn, “Russian Roulette”. His Action Bronson collaboration “Rare Chandeliers”, as well as upcoming full-length projects with Roc Marciano, Evidence (“Step Brothers”) and the project with Planet Asia, Killa Ben & Tri State called the “Doo-Rag Dynasty”. Good interview with ALC & Pizzo, Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Georgia Anne Muldrow x Dubspot “Georgia Anne Muldrow @ Dubspot Interview” [INTERVIEW]
Georgia Anne Muldrow and her mom whose also a vocalist and producer Rickie Byars-Beckwith stop by Dubspot in NY for a sit down interview. Georgia discusses her upbringing, early musical influences and introduction to production, electronic music and where she got her singing style from. She discusses her introduction to Reason and her latest project “Seeds” with Madlib on her label SomeOthaShip Connect. It’s great to see the gift of music passed down from parent to child. Don’t sleep on this interview, it made my morning…
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DON’T SLEEP: Soulection Radio x Elaquent x Sunclef “Soulection Radio #79 w/ Elaquent & Sunclef” [MIX]
PIK favorites Elaquent & Sunclef do mixes for the crew over @ Soulection Radio resulting in making Show #79 a must listen for fans of the beat culture. Not only is this a good interview with great music but there are slaps from Elaquent, Sunclef, fLako, Anthony Valadez, Jonwayne, Mndsgn, Thundercat and Bahwee is in the house as well. For reasons I’ve yet to determine Mixcloud won’t embed on PIK so here is the direct link to Soulection Radio Show #79. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Beat BBQ @ Jack In The Box (Köln Ehrenfeld, Germany) 5.27.2012 [PROMO VIDEO]
The next Beat BBQ takes place on May 27th, 2012 @ Jack In The Box in Cologne, Germany (or Köln Ehrenfeld to Germans). The beat in the video is from Dexter. Salute to A.U.D.D.A./Melting Pot Music. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: DJ iShine “Suite 11: The Registration” [NEW PROJECT]
PIK regular DJ iShine shares his debut production album “Suite 11: The Registration” with us. The project features Jéan P, Adam Reverie, IZ, J. Doze, Ricky Ricardo and many more. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Beat Connoisseur “BOOMBAP CEQUENCES V. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a beat tape I ran across the link to on Twitter. It’s a quick little simple beat tape for you to rock to from The Beat Connoisseur. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: RIK x Rhettmatic “Excerpts From The SP1200 Volume 1 (1994-1998)” [BEAT TAPE]
So..I was on Instagram and the homie Rhettmatic (whose birthday is today) posted that he had a gang of old SP1200 beats and he asked FWMJ & I if he should drop ’em. Frank & I both said “HELL YEAH! © Andre Young, MD. So here we go, for your listening pleasure courtesy of Beat Junkie Sound x RIK x Beat Fanatic x Producers I Know I present to you all the epic beat tape, Rhettmatic “Excerpts From The SP1200 Volume 1 (1994-1998)”. Don’t sleep on it. Salute Rhettmatic. A real American hero…
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DON’T SLEEP: Charlie Macena “Some Horn Beat” [BEAT VIDEO]
Here’s a well edited beat video from Charlie Macena making a slap using a Native Instruments Maschine showing each element of the beat after the drums. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lex Luthorz (Soulvillain) “Soultape” [BEAT TAPE]
If you can all remember correctly, Lex Luthorz first dropped “Soultape” as Soulvillain back last December via the site HipHopComesFromSoul. The download was problematic so I retagged it & ID3’d it on PIK for him. Now the homie Lex Luthorz has finally uploaded it to Bandcamp with extra beats for a fair price. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dubspot “Dubspot’s New Maschine Program: Course Preview + Students Testimonials” [PROMO VIDEO]
This is essentially a promo video for Dubspot NYC’s new Maschine course that they have available both in person and online. I subscribe to their YouTube channel and I thought that this was topical. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: SoundzImage “Fragrance” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
SoundzImage AKA Phish is an interesting producer. He’s a Chinese Hip Hop/R&B producer currently living in France making music on a Japanese label. “Fragrance” is much like the mellow, Smooth Jazz/New Age/Easy Listening instrumental music you often hear on Japanese labels. This project was heavily influenced by Nujabes (who wasn’t?). If you’re into that sort of thing then don’t sleep on “Fragrance”. If you’re looking for beats to Rap over then take your bum ass over to DatPiff & sift through hundreds of “beat tapes” from Lil’ Grimee Beatz and Yung Dope Boy Beatz instead…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bluestaeb “Neo Retro” [BEAT TAPE]
I saw the link to Bluestaeb’s “Neo Retro” beat tape in the comments box on Strictly Beats (try it sometimes), listened to it and I was lucky to find yet another gem just dropped there. I highly recommend this jawn. Don’t sleep on it..
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DON’T SLEEP: TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke x Lunice) “Bugg’n” (prod. by TNGHT) [PROMO VIDEO]
Hudson Mohawke & Lunice are two of the beat culture’s most revered and respected entities. They got together and formed TNGHT and the upcoming Lucky Me x Warp Records TNGHT release drops on July 23rd, 2012. Here’s the lead promo video for the track “Bugg’n”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Suzi Analogue “(R)OSE (A)LWAYS (W)INS” [BEAT TAPE]
I posted up Suzi Analogue’s “Won 4 Nugget” not too long ago as it was the lead single for Suzi’s new beat tape that JUST dropped today called “(R)OSE (A)LWAYS (W)INS”. You can peep the mix below and cop the project/beat tape directly from Suzi’s Bandcamp. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Hir-O “School Rumble!” (prod. by Hir-O) [INSTRUMENTAL]
Here’s a raw short jawn that Hir-O recently uploaded to SoundCloud. Welcome back to PIK, Hir-O! Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Insightful “Found Missing” (prod. by Insightful) [SINGLE]
On May 31st, 2012 Insightful will unleash a new instrumental opus upon the world titled “Blossom Beautiful”. Today, exactly three weeks prior to it’s release Insightful blesses us with the first offering from said project, a gem called “Found Missing”. I figured that after the fifth consecutive play I should probably post it on PIK and share with the rest of the class. DAMB. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: forte presents Beat Renaissance (Beat Battle) Japan (1.21.2012) [LIVE FOOTAGE]
Here is footage from the forte sponsored Beat Renaissance beat battle that happened back in January featuring Japanese beatmakers like SAI BEATZ, MUMA, Free design, DJ Tamu, SWEEP, Flammable, EeMu, Osurek Bertop and TOMOZ. These are the kinds of these I browse at the wee hours of the morning. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Focus Forward Films x Nelson George “All Hail The Beat (Roland TR-808 Documentary)” [MINI-DOCUMENTARY]
This three minute mini documentary is narrated by Nelson George and it’s about the legendary Roland TR-808 which revolutionized the production of Hip Hop, R&B, Electro, House, Techno and several other related forms and genres of urban and electronic music for decades to follow. Testimonies are given by Boston legend Arthur Baker, Detroit legend Juan Atkins and South Bronx legend D-Nice AKA The Human TR-808. All hail the beat indeed. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Constrobuz “Rain and Dust” [BEAT TAPE]
I was just posting Constrobuz’ “Killah Tofu” with Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire & Danny Brown on twitter so I go to check his Bandcamp and here’s a brand new beat tape there called “Rain and Dust”. That’s some random shit. All because someone mentioned “Killer Tofu” by The Beets on Twitter. Enjoy “Rain and Dust” since it’s raining here…
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DON’T SLEEP: Native Instruments x Traktor Kontrol F1 “Controllerism With Moldover” [BEAT VIDEO/PRODUCT DEMO]
Native Instruments gave two new Traktor Kontrol F1 units to controllerism pioneer Moldover for a weekend test drive. Combining the F1s with his Traktor Kontrol S4, he unlocked the full potential of Traktor’s new Remix Decks and you can see the results here in this demo video.
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DON’T SLEEP: Landmarq Music “Beat Making: iMaschine” [BEAT VIDEO]
For all those cats that ask me why I have the Native Instruments iMaschine app on both of my phones, here’s why. One of the cats from Landmarq Music makes a quick beat on his handheld iDevice (iPhone 4) and gives you a tutorial on iMaschine beatmaking without really trying to. Don’t sleep…
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