DON’T SLEEP: Citizen Kane “B.A.B.O.B!” [BEAT TAPE]
Citizen Kane recently posted up a collection of slaps called “B.A.B.O.B!” which stands for Bad Ass Batch Of Beats. 10 beats you shouldn’t sleep on. So don’t…
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DON’T SLEEP: Potholes In My Blog presents Midnight Snacks [BEAT TAPE]
Earlier today my peoples over @ Potholes In My Blog posted up an 18 slap beat tape featuring the talents of various favorites like J57, Danny Swain, Jaisu, Herma Puma, Trebles And Blues, AbJo, Paul White, Tensei, Blue Sky Black Death, etc. Get “Midnight Snacks” here. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: MOON “LOOPS VOL. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
MOON’s Outlier Recordings debut comes in the guise of this $1 beat tape titled “LOOPS Vol. 1” that bangs from beginning to end like O-Dog in “Menace II Society”. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Je$u$ “FULL AUTO STOP” [BEAT TAPE]
New beat tape out of Germany called “FULL AUTO STOP” that’s a legitimate beat tape with a Side A & B. Don’t sleep on this jawn as it’s 60 minutes of raw slaps…
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DON’T SLEEP: Knxwledge “Randomb.EP” [BEAT TAPE]
This maybe one of the worst days I’ve had in the past 5 years. Denied healthcare. My Gmail account is locked. I’m in pain and out of antibiotics. I got a new phone but have to input all the numbers by hand because my previous phone was from the Bronze Age. On the plus side? NEW KNXWLEDGE!
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DON’T SLEEP: Ayatollah “Straight Out The MPC” [BEAT TAPE]
Ayatollah is a master of the MPC 60, one of my all time favorite producers and one of the true pioneers of the modern instrumental album/beat scene movement. I have EVERY instrumental project he’s ever dropped going back to almost a decade. He teamed up with the homie Alkota to drop a 27 track collection called “Straight Out The MPC”. Here’s the embedded Bandcamp link. Cop some custom flash drives from Alkota, too. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Mista Monotone “Taboo” [BEAT TAPE]
The homie Tone & I go way back to the Okayplayer days and I actually have a few of his older beat tapes from the pre-Bandcamp/SoundCloud/official.fm days. He just sent me a link for this 14 slap 20 minute opus that features a ton of source material that most heads salivate at flipping. Enjoy listening to “Taboo”, I know I did. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Roc C “3 Words” (prod. by Jansport J) [SINGLE]
On December 13th, 2011, Roc C will drop his follow up to “Scapegoat” on his own label Kash Roc Entertainment. The lead single is produced by Producers I Know regular Jansport J. “3 Words” bangs. I played it 5 times in a row before I even posted it up here. I can’t wait to hear “Stoned Genius”. Salute to iNanz on the design tip. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Gamera “Fly With The Beat” [BEAT TAPE]
Gamera’s new beat tape “Fly With The Beat”dropped a few days ago. This 19 slap opus will serve to remind you that he’s nice behind the boards for those that slept previously. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Edward Cayce “Puppycrusher: The Anthology” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Edward Cayce of The Hollowz dropped an instrumental project consisting of 32 compositions that take up approximately 100 minutes. You wanted beats? Here you go. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Alaclair Ensemble (KenLo x Vlooper) “Un PIOU PIOU Parmi Tant d’Autres” [BEAT TAPE]
Montreal’s dynamic beatmaking duo KenLo & Vlooper formed the Alaclair Ensemble and dropped 3 ridiculous projects on their bandcamp page. This jawn “Un PIOU PIOU Parmi Tant d’Autres” is a free beat tape from KenLo & Vloooper. The others I’m confused about since I’m kinda terrible with French. “Touladis” is a project with vocals of indeterminate nature but “Le Roe C’est Moe” is a Hip Hop album that’s free. Or a remix project. Not really sure. Either way all three are ridiculous. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Wizard “Dutty Gash Face Music” [BEAT TAPE]
My Beat Fanatic homie from across the pond Wizard alerted me that he was gonna unleash hell upon the denizens of Earth once again on October 17th in the form of a beat tape entitled “Dutty Gash Face Music”. Lo and behold here it is! 20 slaps that consist of mixed in exclusives and instrumentals for slaps that will be on upcoming projects. Look out for Wizard x Jack Flash’s new collaborative project as well, DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: The Stuyvesants “The Finer Things Vols. 1 & 2” [BEAT TAPES]
The Stuyvesants dropped one of my all time favorite instrumental projects in “Brooklyn’s Finest” but now they’re back with a 40 slap double instrumental release called “The Finer Things Vol. 1 & 2”. You can download them directly from here or listen to them both embedded from SoundCloud. Either way, don’t sleep. These jawns are BOTH incredible. Salute fellas!
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DON’T SLEEP: Tantu “On My Way” [BEAT TAPE]
Tantu is from Holland in The Netherlands and dropped this ill beat tape called “On My Way” earlier this month. I was sick as hell yesterday so I didn’t post it up then. I’m still sick but so is this beat tape so here it is so you can hear it as well. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Brutal Music x Vanderslice “Vanderslice Beats Fall Update” [BEAT VIDEO]
Vanderslice is playing a gang of joints and even some records to go along with it to show you how they got freaked it. Look out for that “Diggas With Attitude” jawn coming 1st quarter 2012. To get work from Vanderslice hit him up @ brutalmusicbeats[at]gmail[dot]com or @EricVanderslice. Serious inquiries only please. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Ta-Ku “September” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a collection of beats that Ta-Ku made back in September and uploaded directly to his SoundCloud. Listen to them. Download them. Enjoy them. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Stu Bangas “Straight Death” (prod. by Stu Bangas) [BEAT VIDEO]
Here’s yet another beat video from the homie Stu Bangas of Brutal Music. Check for the new Lateb “Live Brutal” album and if you want work from Stu hit him up @ Brutalmusicbeats[at]gmail[dot]com. Serious inquiries only as I’m not above tracking IP addresses and choking the shit out of bullshitters. I’ve done it before. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Kev Brown “August 2005 Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Low Budget Crew’s Kev Brown recently dropped a beat tape from August 2005 via his Bandcamp. This jawn is from around the same era as his classic debut release “I Do What I Do” on Up Above back in ’05. If you’re not feeling this then your neurons and axons need to be revoked. Also look out for the upcoming Sean Born x Kev Brown LP “Behind The Scale”. Sheeeeeeeit! © Clay Davis. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: “Fela Kuti: Music Is The Weapon” [DOCUMENTARY]
Fela Kuti was born today back in 1938. He was trying to A Black President first. He formed the M.O.P. first. He was far more gangsta thean any emcee you know claims to be. If you were never a fan of Fela Anikulapo’s music or knew little about the man before now then please watch “Music Is The Weapon” and educate yourself. DON’T SLEEP!
Fela Kuti – Music Is The Weapon from Green Grin on Vimeo.
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DON’T SLEEP: SertOne “WIDTS” [REMIX PROJECT/BEAT TAPE]
SertOne‘s “WIDTS” is a collection of remixes (or refixes) in addition to some beats he made this past Summer and he often played some of the joints when he toured. In any event, “WIDTS” is INSANE. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Knxwledge “EechDai” (prod. by Knxwledge) [VIDEO]
Here’s a fan made video for Knxwledge’s “EechDai” off his most recent release “Hud.Dreems.EP“. Do me a favor, don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: PIK x D-Man “Cuffing Season Has Returned” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Here it finally is! “Cuffing Season Has Returned” is the official soundtrack to the Fall and Cuffing Season all contained in one ambitious instrumental project. The beats came courtesy of wunderkind producer D-Man and the sequencing, song titles and overall project concept was all my idea. “Cuffing Season Has Returned” is a chronological beat tape so to speak walking you through the stages of Cuffing Season. It gets colder, the boots come out you get your holler on. Then the thigh high boots come out and it gets even colder and you realize that it’s time to step your game up a few notches before all the cuffworthy and cuffable ladies done been cuffed up.
Well, it’s October 15th, meaning that it’s officially Cuffing Season everywhere in this great nation of ours where the seasons actually change. You can find this project on Bandcamp, SoundCloud AND MediaFire (For the beat heads there’s even a samples mix!). THE CHOICE IS YOURS! © Dres. Also…DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: DMP “Angry Birds” (prod. by Nottz) [SINGLE]
I saw FWMJ tweet about this first. I was like “Wait, Nottz just flipped “Angry Birds”?” Yep, he sho’ did. The end result is another banger for the VA crew Dirtee Musik Produkshinz AKA DMP. I can’t wait until the full length DMP LP drops of Raw Koncept. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Potholes In My Blog x FLOTE “Disenchanted Forest EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Back on Tuesday, my peoples over @ Potholes In My Blog sponsored a beat tape by producer/beatmaker FLOTE called the “Disenchanted Forest EP” I missed due to working on releasing my own project. Well, here it is. I wanna slap myself for not hearing it sooner. Don’t be like me, be better than me. DON’T SLEEP!
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