DON’T SLEEP: El Hefe & The People’s Ensemble (Jeff Spec) “Beat Tape, Volume One” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a brand new beat tape from Jeff Spec under the name El Hefe & The People’s Ensemble. In any event, do not sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dom McLennon x Gary Nolan “Rudy//Theo” [BEAT TAPE]
Dom McLennon and Gary Nolan dropped a new beat tape called “Rudy//Theo” a few days ago and I got a link sent to me from Dom earlier today. After the nephew and I were done watching the original dub of “Akira” I gave it a listen and well here it is. Dom McLennon x Gary Nolan “Rudy//Theo”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: J-Rell “The Leftovers” [BEAT TAPES]
For the past three years, producer J-Rell has dropped a beat tape/mix of all the leftover beats from that past calendar year. This time he drops his annual mix from 2011 alongside the previous years 2009 & 2010 to complete “The Leftovers” trilogy. Don’t sleep!
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DOM’T SLEEP: Jon Phonics “Grid Games EP Clips” [PROMO MIX]
Team PIK‘s Jon Phonics had one hell of a 2011. He dropped some of the biggest jawns of the year in his Chakra Sounds single “Bruck Out”/”The One” (which landed him a spot on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers 7 compilation) and the mix “Gutter Beats For Rapping” showcasing slaps he had available for purchase on the Producers I Know Bandcamp. Jon’s next project is the “Grid Games EP” which drops on PRISM February 6th, 2012.
Jon Phonics’ “Grid Games EP” shows off the full range of his immense creativity and versatility, featuring collaborations with PIK’s own Pete Cannon, former team member Jeeks and BUG. It also features remixes from Kidkanevil, Pedestrian & Ghost Mutt. The didgital version drops on February 20th and will include additional tracks featuring S-Type, Jaisu, SirOJ and Bobby Tank. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: JASS Sessions #3: ATL [LIVE EVENT]
Tonight @ 9PM EST JASS Sessions #3 will be transmitting live from Atlanta, GA. Live beat sessions from Time Wharp, Broodlings, Rekchampa, Taste Tester & a special guest that you’ll just have to tune in live to see for yourselves. You can peep JASS Sessions #3 live from ATL via the JASS Ustream site. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Ta-Ku “50 DAYS FOR DILLA” [BEAT TAPE]
50 days ago the homie Ta-Ku began a huge undertaking where he’d make a beat a day for 50 straight days in honor of one of his biggest influences (and mine) Jay Dee AKA J Dilla. I made a choice early on that I could post each of his beats or I could listen to them, wait and post the entire project after he was done for the sake of continuity. This way the full weight of this immense project captures the listener. I’ve embedded the entire run of Ta-Ku’s “50 DAYS FOR DILLA” on the site and I’ll give y’all some time to listen before I post anything else up on PIK. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: AngeredRebel “Blue Kachina/Yaki’s View” (prod. by AngeredRebel) [INSTRUMENTAL]
I heard this new AngeredRebel slap he just recently uploaded to SoundCloud and I played it so much that I overshot the time I was going to originally post it by about 5 minutes because I played it two more times. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Street Justice “Looking At Me” (prod. by Astronote) [SINGLE]
This is a previously unreleased banger from Inkster, MI’s own Street Justice produced by Astronote called “Looking At Me”. Keep your head on a swivel and above all else? DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Elite Nation “InstruMusical II” [BEAT TAPE]
Elite Nation is a production team consisting of threebeatmakers/producers from the DMV area (Spark Beatz, Blue Jide & Big Beats)and this is their brand new beat tape entitled “InstruMusical II”. We’re only about 32 hours into the 2012 and it’s clear the game doesn’t stop. Shit, it barely even slows down! Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bhonstro “Holy Dance” (prod. by Bhonstro) [SINGLE]
Bhonstro dropped the lead single from his upcoming project “Drivers & Lightswitches EP”. If you’ve been sleeping on Bhonstro previous to this then you need to cut that shit out. NOW.
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DON’T SLEEP: RIK x The DC Hip Hop History Project “Episode 1: The Unspoken Heard” [INTERVIEW]
The homie J.Benok alongside DMV emcees/producers yU & Kokayi begin to reveal the rich history of the beginnings of the DC Hip Hop scene during the 90’s/Backpack Era. This episode unveils the beginnings of Asheru & Blue Black as well as the origins of 7 Heads Entertainment. I’m glad this is happening, I remember when J.Benok was telling me about his thesis and he sent me a copy about a month after FWMJ brought me out to DC. I was living in Baltimore in 1996 and I remember when all this popped off when I was back in Boston. This needed to happen. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: BEAT INC (B.Kun & Hed) Live @ Beat Cafe (San Salvo) 10.10.2011 [LIVE FOOTAGE]
Multi instrumentalist/DJ/producer B.Kun and drummer/musician Hed team together to form the formidable production duo/live performance team BEAT INC. Here’s some footage of them wrecking shift at a live show. Expect to hear them on a ful length project dropping soon in 2012. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Delosbeat “Transcurso Final EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Delosbeat dropped a beat tape today called “Transcurso Final EP”. It’s dense, dark, glitchy, dubby and hard all at the same time. I dig it. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Sudan Life “n.a.m.e.s//e.p.” [BEAT TAPE]
Essentially this is a beat tape that dropped a couple of weeks ago my boy Sudan Life of The Nightshift dropped that I neglected to post on PIK yet. I need to rectify this injustice now. Don’t sleep on Sudan Life, he’s nice with it…
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DON’T SLEEP: David Bocuse “Pardon My French” [BEAT TAPE]
David Bocuse hails from Paris and he made a dope ass beat tape called “Pardon My French” which you’re going to hear right now. We have an hour until the Patriots start playing so I’ll do what I can until then. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: 5th Seal “5th Seal Beat Vlog #19” [BEAT VIDEO]
It’s an new year but I’m going to do the same old thing. Other sites took a break over the holiday season but I didn’t. No hangovers, no vacations, no days off, NO SLEEP! Here’s the return of the homie 5th Seal’s Beat Vlog. Happy New Year to all of Producers I Know’s featured producers, regular readers and especially you the subscriber. This was a record month for visitors to the site and our subscribers doubled this month alone. I appreciate it greatly.
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DON’T SLEEP: Dub Temple Records “Lee Scratch Perry Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Dub Temple Records drops one of the first beat tapes of the new year with the “Lee Scratch Perry Beat Tape”. This effort stars some recognizable names in the global beat culture such as 1988, Syntax, Bunda, Green Noise, 8man, Sujama, Sauce, Monk, Samedi Soundsystem, Science Project, Voodoo Dred & many more. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Urban Waves Records “Intergalactic Travels” [BEAT TAPE/COMPILATION]
Urban Waves Records dropped a beat tape/compilation a few days ago called “Intergalactic Travels” which features several PIK regulars such as BoomBaptist, Ta-Ku, Handbook, Lingvisto, Thriftworks, prof.Logik, SertOne, 3LLL & Lee Spacey. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Lee Bannon “Gnarlon Bando’s Midnight Noir” [BEAT TAPE]
This is Lee Bannon’s latest beat tape/instrumental album inspired by vinyl film soundtracks one would find whilst on a digging mission. It’s name is “Gnarlon Bando’s Midnight Noir” and it’s dope as hell. Peep the Italian film soundtrack late 60’s & early 70’s era inspired cover art. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: JASS Sunday Sessions f/Sonnymoon, Knxwledge, Time Wharp, Blum & Tyler Randall (11.6.2011) [LIVE FOOTAGE]
This live beat showcase footage was taken on November 6th, 2011 @ SOM Bar in San Francisco and it was put down by the good peoples @ JASS. JASS puts on live events in Boston and worldwide. On January 2nd they’ll be airing some freshness I’ll put you all onto later. See these sets from Sonnymoon, Time Wharp, Blum, Tyler Randall & Knxwledge via the JASS Ustream site. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Rashid Hadee “YIM2011” [COMPILATION]
Here’s a compilation of all of Rashid Hadee’s 2011 production output. Do me a favor and don’t sleep on this. Honest Management will do big things in 2012…
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DON’T SLEEP: Producers I Know x Buctayla “Make A Move” (prod. by Buctayla) [SINGLE]
This is the second single from the upcoming PIK release Producers I Know x Buctayla “This Maschine Kills Wack Sh*t” (“Rotary” was the lead single) and it’s produced by Buctayla of Hellsenda Productions and you can expect “This Maschine Kills Wack Sh*t” to drop on the Producers I Know Bandcamp sometime in January 2012. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Kardinal Offishall x Nottz “The Invention Of Truth” (prod. by Nottz) [SINGLE]
Kardinal Offishall has been one of my favorites going back to the old MuchMusic days of “Jeevin” & “On Wit Da Show”. My shit was “Hustlin'”, too. In any event, Kardi was making moves with Akon but that ain’t work out but he’s back with Nottz working on a new album called “A.M.T.R.I.M. (Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself)”. The lead single is “The Invention Of Truth”. Which reminds me, when are we getting that new DMP album? Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: HIFANA x Fresh Push Play “Remix Your City” [PROMO/BEAT VIDEO]
If you’re going to be a frequent visitor or subscriber to this site then you need to recognize that I’m a fan of the worldwide beat culture. That’s why I’ll go above and beyond to seek out content for this particular blog. There’s a music creation/sampling iPhone/iPad app called Fresh Push Play and Japan’s HIFANA uses it on the fly via their iPhones and iPads to create music in real time on the streets of Tokyo and elsewhere. Don’t sleep!
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