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DON’T SLEEP

DON’T SLEEP: DV247 x Akai Pro “Making A Beat On The MPC Renaissance” [BEAT VIDEO/DEMO]

Andy Mac from Akai Professional shows us just how easy it is to make a beat on the all new MPC Renaissance via DV247. Drops this Summer. Don’t sleep!

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DON’T SLEEP: Dr. LaFlow “R V N G” [BEAT TAPE]

Here’s Dr. LaFlow’s latest beat tape, the excellent “RVNG”. I got an early version of this beat tape as a continuous mix last month. I thought it was dope when I heard it and I still think it’s raw today. I hope those beat videos we were talking about are forthcoming as well. Don’t sleep on this…

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DON’T SLEEP: Tese Fever f/Born Unique & Kaimbr “VICTORY” (prod. by ImpData) [VIDEO]

Tese Fever x Born Unique x Kaimbr x ImpData = VICTORY. DMV Stand up!

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DON’T SLEEP: Jimmy Flipshyt “The Jimmy Flipshyt Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]

Australian beatmaker Jimmy Flipshyt just dropped a dope ass beat tape titled simply “The Jimmy Flipshyt Beat Tape”. I’d strongly advise against you potentially sleeping on it…

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DON’T SLEEP: DAEDRA “Decoy Talk” [BEAT TAPE]

Grappa Frisbee’s latest release comes from The Netherlands’ DAEDRA. This synth heavy, glitchy/electro beat tape knocks and it’s title is “Decoy Talk”. Don’t sleep on it…

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DON’T SLEEP: Maximoe “Leftovers” [BEAT TAPE]

Here’s another live beat tape, this one is from Maximoe (or Maximoe Beats) and it’s called “Leftovers”. Don’t sleep on it…

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DON’T SLEEP: Judah “Switch On” (prod. by Judah) [VIDEO]

Here’s a video from Judah’s instrumental  album “P.U.S.S.Y. (Please Understand She Saved You)“. The video is for “Switch On”. Don’t sleep on it…

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DON’T SLEEP: AntMan Wonder “June 5th” (prod. by AntMan Wonder) [INSTRUMENTAL]

AntMan Wonder just sent this joint over after I complained about a beat I was sent earlier today. “June 5th” had me doing the Dame Dash dance with a two liter of orange soda in each hand while repeating “Take that! Take that!”. Look out for AntMan Wonder’s new beat tape “Memories Of The Future” which drops….June 5th. Don’t sleep!

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DON’T SLEEP: Lex Luthorz f/Fashawn “Remember That” (prod. by Lex Luthorz) [SINGLE]

Fashawn hooked up with the homie Lex Luthorz in Musigrama Studios in Madrid, Spain and the end result was a banger called “Remember That”. Don’t sleep on it…

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DON’T SLEEP: King I Divine “Divine ScienZe Instrumentals” [INSTRUMENTALS]

The homie King I Divine dropped a project with ScienZe on 2DBZ a while back and here are the absolutely ridiculous “Divine ScienZe Instrumentals” right here on PIK for your listening pleasure and/or enjoyment…

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DON’T SLEEP: cosmopolyphonic x Elaquent “Elaquent: cosmopolyphonic guestmix vol. 27” [BEAT MIX]

Elaquent did an 18 track guest mix for the good people @ cosmopolyphonic that refuses to embed on PIK so you should go to the podomatic site and check out not only the mix but the tracklisting (which is bananas). Go here now. Don’t sleep…

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DON’T SLEEP: Audio Games “The Heart Beats” [BEAT TAPE]

I slept on Audio Games’ “The Heart Beats”. I actually saw it up on Beat Tape Co-Op first and I gave it a listen and dug it so I posted it up here too. Don’t YOU dare sleep on it…

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DON’T SLEEP: Stoneface f/William Cooper “That’s All I Ask Of You” (prod. by BP) [VIDEO]

Stoneface featuring William Cooper “That’s All I Ask Of You” finally has a video. It’s off the free LP “BP Presents…Stoneface”. Don’t sleep…

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DON’T SLEEP: Joint C Beat Laboratory (JCBL) “Evil does not sleep”, “Bitter truth”, “Strange vibration” & “Good feeling” [BEAT TAPES]

JCBL (Joint C Beat Laboratory) AKA jskull dropped 4 beat tapes back in January with about 30 raw beats I didn’t hear until earlier today. I decided to wait until tonight to unleash it all on y’all (and after the Bruins game was over). Don’t sleep on the beat tapes “Evil does not sleep”, “Bitter truth”, “Strange vibration” & “Good feeling”. Don’t do it…

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DON’T SLEEP: Hexsagon “The Golden Era Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]

I posted that Hexsagon beat off of SoundCloud last weekend and said that his next jawn should be dropping soon. Well, here it is! Hexsagon hit me off with “The Golden Era Beat Tape” about 45 minutes ago. I gave it a listen and here it is….BAM! And you “COTDAYUM! This is the dope jam!”. Don’t sleep, B…

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DON’T SLEEP: Freddie Joachim x Question x Yusai “Mellow Orange presents “Stay Mellow” [MIXTAPE]

The crew @ Mellow Orange/Analogue Studies dropped a bananas mixtape earlier today which features mixes from Freddie Joachim, Question & Yusai. This mixtape is absolutely insane so don’t sleep on “Stay Mellow”…

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DON’T SLEEP: Quelle Chris x DIBIA$E “Live Alone.Die Alone” (prod. by DIBIA$E) [VIDEO]

Here’s the first video from the recently released Quelle Chris x DIBIA$E “2Dirt4TV” project. Enjoy “Live Alone.Die Alone”. Don’t sleep…

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DON’T SLEEP: M-Phazes “Making “Super Good” ft. J-Live” [BEAT VIDEO]

Here’s a new video where Beat Fanatic fam M-Phazes breaks down his remix of J-Live’s “Super Good” from his remix project “Phazed Out”. Don’t sleep…

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DON’T SLEEP: Taurus Scott “Hellfyre Club Party Part 1 & 2” [BEAT VIDEOS/LIVE FOOTAGE]

Beat Fanatic fam Taurus Scott gets busy @ the Hellfyre Club Party using Traktor Scratch Pro 2 and a custom Native Instruments Maschine. These two clips are hella short but they’re both ridiculous as far as the beats go. Don’t sleep…

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DON’T SLEEP: Ahwlee “chillist.” [BEAT TAPE]

Ahwlee slipped in another joint under the damb radar. This beat tape is called “chillist.” and it’s fresher than a brand new bar of Irish Spring. You better not sleep on it…

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DON’T SLEEP: Sizemen “Violence: Sizemen Vs. Machine” [BEAT TAPE]

The homie Sizemen is back. This time around he decided to go the 8 bit route and hit us off with a 19 selection beat tape drawing from a gang of different sources from the 80’s, the dawn of both the personal computing & home entertainment system era. Don’t sleep on “Violence: Sizemen Vs. Machine”…

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DON’T SLEEP: Gossamer “Gossamer EP” [BEAT TAPE]

Gossamer dropped the atmospheric and minimalist opus “Gossamer EP” yesterday but I was busy wrapped up in a couple of online radio shows so I missed it. I can make up for all that right now. Don’t sleep…

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DON’T SLEEP: shak. “cocaine clouds.EP” & “yesterday.EP” [BEAT TAPES]

shak. hit me with a link to his Bandcamp earlier today and I felt like a dick for sleeping on his jawns even though the internet is a vast universe just rife with opportunities for musical discovery. These two projects are called “cocaine clouds.EP” & “yesterday.EP”. I bet you I ain’t gon’ sleep on his slaps anymore…

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DON’T SLEEP: John Robinson “Brilliant Soundscapes Vol. 2” [BEAT TAPE]

Today is John Robinson AKA Lil’ Sci of Science Of Life’s birthday. To commemorate this, John Robinson released “Brilliant Soundscapes Vol. 2” via Bandcamp. Check out the nice Instagram style cover art. Don’t sleep on this!

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