DON’T SLEEP: Oh4Re△L?! “Circa ’97 (Dilla Dawg)” (prod. by Oh4Re△L?!) [INSTRUMENTAL]
Oh4Re△L?! just dropped this Dilla tribute track called “Circa ’97 (Dilla Dawg)” that you can peep here via Bandcamp. Happy Black History Month & Dilla Month. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tef Wesley “Illuminated Skarfaces” (prod. by Grussle) [SINGLE]
Tef Wesley’s “Illuminated Skarfaces” is the lead single from Tef’s upcoming debut mixtape “Corner Store Loosies” dropping March 2012 via Inner Loop Records. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Hezekiah “Hezekiah Making Beats January 31st, 2012 In The Studio” [BEAT VIDEO]
Hezekiah posted up a new video of him making beat from a Barry White record you should really recognize. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: NAMELESS “Bounce Unlimited” & “Another Raincheck” (prod. by NAMELESS) [SINGLES]
NAMELESS just dropped two new singleS from his long awaited upcoming release “BE[ats]ORIGINAL Vol. 3” (most recently a half hour ago). “Another Raincheck” & “Bounce Unlimited” are both bananas. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Maffew Ragazino f/Das Racist “Jackson Pollock” (prod. by Harry Fraud) [SINGLE]
Dallas Penn put me onto this. I’m a fan of Maffew Ragazino and Harry Fraud’s beats but I’m on the fence about Das Racist. This track is so dope I’ve played it 5 straight times. Here it is, “Jackson Pollock”. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Javis FauX “Deal With It, Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Javis FauX just dropped a brand new beat tape yesterday called “Deal With It, Vol. 1”. Here it is so you can’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: 9Planets “The Nine Planets” [BEAT TAPE]
9Planets new beat tape/album “The Nine Planets” drops tomorrow officially on Cascade Records but you can hear snippets of it right now via the Cascade Records Bandcamp. You can pre-order the jawn for only $5. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: BFPSP Live Set @ JASS #7 @ Phoenix Landing (1.31.2012) [BEAT VIDEO/LIVE FOOTAGE]
JASS is a live music/beats/DJ showcase that happens once a month on a Tuesday evening from 9 PM to 1 AM @ Phoenix Landing in Cambridge, MA featuring resident DJ’s Jassy Jeff & T Dredz with visual artist VJ Renzo & special invited guests. The guests tonight included Cascade Records’ BFPSP who had the opening set last night. Here’s the first 8:08 of their set. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ro Spit “I’m So All Alone” (prod. by Apollo Brown) [VIDEO]
Ro Spit’s new video off of his album “The Glass Ceiling Project” is for the Apollo Brown produced “I’m So All Alone”. If you somehow slept on this album then here’s your chance at redemption. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: RAJA Live Beat Set @ JASS #7 @ Phoenix Landing (1.31.2012) [BEAT VIDEO/LIVE FOOTAGE]
JASS is a live music/beats/DJ showcase that happens once a month on a Tuesday evening from 9 PM to 1 AM @ Phoenix Landing in Cambridge, MA featuring resident DJ’s Jassy Jeff & T Dreadz with visual artist VJ Renzo & special invited guests. The guests tonight were M. Constant (scroll down), BFPSP (footage soon come) & RAJA was the headliner. Here’s the first 8:08 of RAJA’s set. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: M. Constant Live Beat Set @ JASS #7 @ Phoenix Landing (1.31.2012) [BEAT VIDEO/LIVE FOOTAGE]
JASS is a live music/beats/DJ showcase that happens once a month on a Tuesday evening from 9 PM to 1 AM @ Phoenix Landing in Cambridge, MA featuring resident DJ’s Jassy Jeff & T Dredz with visual artist VJ Renzo & special invited guests. The guests on January 31st, 2012 were BFPSP., M. Constant & RAJA. Here’s the first 8:08 (get it?) of M. Constant’s set last night. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Abnormal “Speaking In MIDI” [BEAT TAPE]
Abnormal (“Corridors Of My Mind” & “Beats That Would Be Dope For Adult Swim”) just dropped his first instrumental offering of 2012, “Speaking In MIDI”. This shit is John Blaze as the kids say (or as the kids said way back in 1999). In any event, don’t sleep on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: DRTYDRDZ “Spacely In Italy” [BEAT TAPE]
DRTYDRDZ dropped a 45 track beat tape yesterday called “Spacely In Italy”. I listened to it last night when I got home form JASS #7. I dug what I heard and hear it is. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Boonie Mayfield “Boon Documented: Trailer (Webisode Series)” [VIDEO]
Boonie Mayfield dropped a new video that doubles as a documentary following the past 5 years of Boon Doc AKA Boonie Mayfield’s production career. I was telling y’all about dude back in 2006 & 2007. I love it when I’m right (Which is often). Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: PROG PORN x Kankick “Interview @ Plastic People 6.3.2011” [INTERVIEW/LIVE FOOTAGE]
The people from PROG PORN interviewed Kankick out front of his appearance @ Plastic People on 6.3.2011. He talks about his beginnings with the early versions of The Loot Pack, The Alkaholiks, a young DJ Babu and Declaime. Kankick is one of my favorite producers of the past decade plus and he’s incredibly underrated. If only you knew how much Kankick was in my iTunes library. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: heRobust “Late Night” & “Morning After” [BEAT TAPES]
You’ve heard the singles, here’s heRobust’s finished projects “Late Night” & “Morning After”. You can hear, buy or pre-order them both through the Saturate Records Bandcamp. You can cop the digital version, the physical copies on vinyl or both. Pick a package and don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Taurus Scott “The Intro” [BEAT TAPE]
Unless you’ve been locked away in a cave for the past couple of years or perhaps you’ve been in a coma you should be familiar with Taurus Scott by now. If not, I forgive you. Allow Taurus Scott to introduce himself via his new beat tape “The Intro”. You won’t be making the mistake of sleeping on him anymore, will you? HELLFUCKINGNO.
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DON’T SLEEP: The Waters “Alpha” [BEAT TAPE]
True Flav Records drops another impressive project, this time from duo Travis Brickman and R.J. Henry (collectively called The Waters). The Waters’ beat tape entitled “Alpha” which while being only 3 tracks long is extremely funky, vocal house inspired and synth driven. Sleep on this at your own dismay…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tensei “One EP” [NEW PROJECT]
Simple X of Tensei has been sending me stuff for quite a while now and all of their hard work has culminated in releases on Plug Research. Their latest offering is the beat tape/producer EP hybrid called the “One EP”. It features bars and guest vocals from ADAD, Denmark of Crown Nation, Scarlet Monk, Yaw, Scud One and more. While it’s available for free download you can also purchase it from iTunes. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Union f/MF Doom & Insight “CoCo Mango” (prod. by Damu The Fudgemunk) [REMIX]
Damu The Fudgemunk remixed Union’s “Wings” featuring Elzhi and “CoCo Mango” with featured emcee DOOM (but Insight of Y Society is featured on this remix as well) which was on a Fat Beats limited edition 7″. The original versions appear on the brand new Union LP “Analogtronics”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Planty Herbs “The 24 Hour Beattape #3” [BEAT TAPE]
The Planty Herbs are back once again with a gang of friends and co-conspirators another installment of their series “The 24 Hour Beattape”. The 3rd time around they even made a promotional video to go along with it. If you enjoyed “The 24 Hour Beattape #2” last Summer then you’ll love this one. Don’t sleep, son…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sean Born “909 Jack: BTS Pause Mix (Mixed By DJ Marshall Law)” [MIXTAPE]
If you can’t wait for Sean Born’s “Behind The Scale” to drop you can rock with this pause mixtape hosted by Paul Rosenberg and mixed by DJ Marshall Law. It features Low Budget Crew members Kev Brown, Early Reed, Kaimbr and Kenn Starr (Kenny Cold) in addition to Toine (DTMD) and Haassan Mackey. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Qwazaar x Batsauce “What Love Is” (prod. by Shag) [REMIX]
Team PIK member Shag just entered the Qwazaar x Batsauce “What Love Is” Remix contest and here’s his entry. Don’t sleep on it…or him.
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DON’T SLEEP: King Boom “Concrete Lessons [The Movie]” [BEAT TAPE]
King Boom seems to put out better and more concise instrumental projects with the passage of time. “Concrete Lessons [The Movie]” might be his best overall offering to date. Don’t sleep!
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