DON’T SLEEP: Malkovich “The GrinchTape (Drunken Uncle Music)” [BEAT TAPE]
The crew over @ Malkovich in The Netherlands decided to put together a holiday beat tape for the beatheads and beathead curious worldwide. It includes beats from Beat Butcha, Ciph Barker, Lockheat, Bone Pesci, Mr. Sloppy, Terilekst, Lost Sun, Active and more. Download Malkovich’s “The GrinchTape (Drunken Uncle Music)” right now. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: HashFinger “January.12” [BEAT TAPE]
HashFinger dropped the monthly beat tape dumb early, choosing to not even wait until the new year to post it up on Bandcamp. It’s okay, I ain’t mad atcha. Happy Boxing Day countries that aren’t America!
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DON’T SLEEP: Hellpit Faeries (Mela Machinko x Jean Grae) “It’s The Most Fucking Wonderful Time” [VIDEO]
After the Celtics lost to the fucking Knicks I fucking needed a fucking laugh. Fuck…
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DON’T SLEEP: Naive Machine “Basket Bass Beat Tape 2” [BEAT TAPE]
Naive Machine dropped his first “Basket Bass Beat Tape” back in early 2010. This time he hit us off lovely with a Christmas present in 2011. Don’t sleep on Naive Machine. Team PIK all day!
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DON’T SLEEP: SlopFunkDust x J.Bizness “Music To Wrap To” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a Christmas present from the entire family. Beat Fanatic x Illregular Instrumentals LLC x Rappers I Know (FWMJ did the artwork). SlopFunkDust x J.Bizness x Rappers I Know “Music To Wrap To”. Feliz Navidad, B…
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DON’T SLEEP: J.Rocc “Special Edition” [MIX]
J.Rocc AKA The Funky President is not only arguably the best damb DJ on Earth right at this moment but he’s also one hell of a producer. He dropped a special mix for the holiday season consisting of beats and loops. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: I’m Trumaine “The Chill Appeal EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Trumaine is notorious for posting beats on Bandcamp without cover art so I’m using the cover art from his last instrumental project instead. Don’t sleep on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Boomjacks “Holiday Special” [BEAT TAPE]
The Boomjacks dropped a holiday themed beat tape for the people dem called “Holiday Special”. Don’t you dare sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Black Milk x Melanie Rutherford “Simply Having” (prod. by Black Milk) [SINGLE]
Black Milk & Melanie Rutherford got into the studio last night & Black flipped the classic Paul McCartney & Wings Christmas jawn while she laced it. The end result is “Simply Having”. Damb, now I kinda need that Black Milk & Melanie Rutherford album. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Digital Hustle “The Ghostface Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Gadget @ Digital Hustle Films just orchestrated and facilitated an ambitious project where he got several of the DMV (D.C./Maryland/Virginia) area’s best and brightest beatmakers and producers to submit slaps inspired by Ghostface Killah and his back catalog/production aesthetic/ouevre. In the end, there are 28 beats (including one from Gadget himself) and the list of contributors is impressive: Kev Brown, Roddy Rod, yU, Kaimbr, K. Murdock, Koyaki, Judah, Nick Tha 1da, J-$crilla, Grussle, Soulful!, Jon Laine, Pete Twist, Hec Dolo, Maverick, Praise, Solograph and many more. You can either download “The Ghostface Beat Tape” right here or enjoy the newly added Bandcamp embed. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Beat Creator Escapades “Santa’s Magic Trees” [BEAT TAPE]
Our friends over @ Beat Creator Escapades dropped a new holiday themed beat tape today featuring the talents of CVAGO, Freshnerd (100 Akres), Hippie Sabotage, Hexsagon, Saux, Dave Redi, Twometer and many more over 16 slaps in total. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Danny! f/iLLmont “Payback” (prod. by Danny!) [VIDEO]
Here’s Danny Swain’s lead single, title song & video for his upcoming album “Payback”. It features his new signees iLLmont in a posse jam. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Vanderslice of Brutal Music “Cancel Christmas” [MIX]
Here’s a breaks and sample mix made lovingly by Vanderslice of Brutal Music affectionately called “Cancel Christmas”. Enjoy it you ungrateful bastards…
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DON’T SLEEP: Rhettmatc x Daz-I-Kue x Red-I “The Do-Over Manila EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Rhettmatic, Daz-I-Kue & Red-I produced this project for the good people @ The Do-Over back in the summer. I first heard it when it hit SoundCloud a couple of weeks ago. Here it is since I never posted it up on Producers I Know. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: La Coka Nostra “Malverde Market” (prod. by Ill Bill) [VIDEO]
This is the lead single and video for La Coka Nostra’s upcoming LP “Master Of The Dark Arts”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: HAZ SOLO “Jackson 5 Days Of Christmas” [BEAT TAPE]
As promised, HAZ SOLO delivered his new beat tape called “HAZ SOLO’s Jackson 5 Days Of Christmas” which you can check out below via the embedded Bandcamp & SoundCloud links. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP [FLASHBACK]: Red Bull Big Tune LA 2007 Final: Swiff D vs. DJ Babu [BEAT VIDEO]
This was the gold standard in many people’s opinions. Swiff D vs. the legend himself DJ Babu in the finals of the 2007 Red Bull Big Tune LA event. Of course both of them went on to represent LA in the National Red Bull Big Tune Final. You should drop down and get your Google on to figure out what happened…
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DON’T SLEEP [FLASHBACK]: Captain vs. G Rocka @ Red Bull Big Tune LA 2010 [BEAT VIDEO]
Red Bull Big Tune 2010’s semifinal round pit Captain off Illregular Instrumentals LLC against the homie G Rocka of Undersea Crew. Just watch what happened next. I miss the Red Bull Big Tune, son. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Memorecks “Whitepads (MPC 1000 Live)” [BEAT VIDEO]
Here’s a beat video from Memorecks that I haven’t posted up yet on Producers I Know. The routine was done on an Akai MPC 1000 and it’s called “Whitepads” (because the pads on said MPC 1000 are white…duh!). If you’re unfamiliar with Memorecks then get familiar (no Clinton Sparks) via Producers I Know. Merry Christmas to you…
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DON’T SLEEP: Judah Beats “Beat Konductaz DC” [BEAT VIDEO]
Here’s an interview and beat playing session featuring Judah of Strange Music who’s a well known producer from the DMV area as well as one of the best in the game period. I tried to tell folks about that Barbra Streisand x Kris Kristofferson “A Star Is Born” record back in the days, mayne! Look out for Judah’s beat on the upcoming Digital Hustle “The Ghostface Beat Tape Project” dropping tomorrow. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Action Bronson x Statik Selektah “Cirque Du Soleil” (prod. by Statik Selektah) [VIDEO]
New visuals for the jawn “Cirque Du Soleil” off the Action Bronson x Statik Selektah “Well-Done” project done by Rik Cordero. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: DIBIA$E “Swingology 101” [BEAT TAPE]
This is DIBIA$E’s “Swingology 101” beat tape which follows the official release of “Sound Palace” on Fat Beats/10thirty Records. You can now stream/preview and cop “Swingology 101” for only $5. By the way, it’s 10:30…
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DON’T SLEEP: Digital Hustle Films x Logikbomb “Diggin’ At Joe’s With Logikbomb: The Ghostface Beat Tape” [BEAT VIDEO + INTERVIEW]
Logikbomb & Gadget discussing the Ghostface Beast Tape which is dropping on December 24th, 2011 at Joe’s Record Paradise. They discuss several producers from the DMV as well as their favorite Ghostface beats. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lex Luthorz “The Incredible Adventures of Soul Villain & Friends: Soultape” [NEW PROJECT/BEAT TAPE]
Lex Luthorz dropped an ambitious hybrid beat tape and concept album using soul samples from Blaxploitation film soundtracks and classic Soul sources. It’s 38 individual musical spots divided into 7 scenes totaling an hour of listening time which works really well except for a few problems. When you download said project from HipHopComesFromSoul.com, it unfolds into a clusterfuck that makes you wanna pull your hair out (in my case it made me wanna grow some hair THEN pull it out).
The project unzips into your desktop in individual tracks (including press information, contact information and album artwork) and if you put these items into a folder then try to add them to your iTunes, it completely tagged wrongly and it’s out of sequence. How can you LISTEN to the project and enjoy it if you have to do 30 minutes of work beforehand? I’ve listened to it and it’s dope so as a favor to both Lex Luthorz and the readers of Producers I Know (since it’s almost Christmas), I’ve re-packed & retagged this project so it’s all in order and unzips into a folder for no headaches. It will hit iTunes, Amazon and other music marketplaces some time in January so enjoy. Don’t sleep!
Lex Luthorz presents “The Incredible Adventures of Soul Villain & Friends: Soultape” (2011) [MEGAUPLOAD LINK]
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