DON’T SLEEP: Explicit & DJ Hellfire present Symphony Sounds “Beat Tape Vols. 1 & 2” [BEAT TAPE]
There’s no way around it, I definitely slept on the both of these jawns. I saw someone reference one of theses beats on a Canadian Hip Hop messageboard about two weeks ago but I forgot about it. Then someone (I have two accounts with a combined 5000+ followers so I don’t remember exactly who) posted a link to a particular beat from Vol.2 (pictured above) that made me say “COTDAYUM!”. I listened to that one first then I heard “Vol.1” afterwards. It doesn’t really matter that I heard them in reverse order because the bottom line is both Symphony Sounds “Beat Tape Vol. 1” & Symphony Sounds “Beat Tape Vol. 2” are fuckin’ ridiculous.
Explicit & DJ Hellfire did an excellent job of contributing to and compiling hella raw slaps from a great number of beatmakers from all over the globe to these two beat tapes. For that, Producers I Know salutes you…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ali The Son Of Abdul “Karma Trois!” [BEAT TAPE/INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM]
Last month, I posted the first two instrumental albums/beat tapes made by Ali The Son Of Abdul here on Producers I Know. Well, dude just recently posted up the third installment of his Karma series on his Bandcamp page titled “Karma Trois!”. Don’t sleep on it.
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DON’T SLEEP: Producers I Know x ApaTight “Beat Reel June 2011” [PIK EXCLUSIVE MIX]
Producers I Know‘s ApaTight currently has some big things in the works and since he often gets requests for beats through this site, he did me a favor and hit me off with this exclusive jawn. Apatight‘s “Beat Reel 2011” is aimed at potential clients that want work from him so if you hear something you like, hit him up directly @ apatight@gmail.com for availability of tracks or pricing. Serious inquiries only. Time is money and none of us have either to waste. Download Apatight‘s “Beat Reel June 2011” directly below. Don’t sleep!
Producers I Know x Apatight “Beat Reel June 2011” [DIVSHARE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: The Find Magazine x IV The Polymath “Summer Instro Mix (2011)” [MIX]
Get your asses on over to The Find Magazine & download this instrumental mix compiled by IV The Polymath. It also features an exclusive K-Def slap from my people @ Redefinition Records as well as Damu The Fudgemunk, Daimyo, TeV95, magOwl & even IV The Polymath himself. Check it out here. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Ahwlee “Relocated EP” & “Bumps” [BEAT TAPES]
I was on one of my epic beat tape posting streaks and my piece of shit laptop almost imploded (not exploded, trust me on this one) dude to overuse. My boy Luigi-B087 @ Hypedog Hip Hop sent me a Bandcamp link to Ahwlee‘s “Relocated EP” . Later on, he posted the Mediafire link to his beat tape “Bumps” that he caught on Twitter recently on my Facebook page. I JUST opened my laptop after putting it on ice for a while and go to listening. God call, Lu! Check these jawns out…
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DON’T SLEEP: Idasa Tariq “Dangerous Soul” (prod. by Idasa Tariq) [SINGLE]
Idasa Tariq‘s new project “Pissed Off Soul Man” drops on June 30th. This single,“Dangerous Soul” features Idasa Tariq behind the boards and on the mic. When it finally drops later this month you can expect to see “Pissed Off Soul Man” here @ Producers I Know. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: eLZhi x Will Sessions “elMATIC” Live Show 5.27.2011 [TRAILER]
Here’s a trailer from a live eLZhi x Will Sessions performance on 5.27.2011. Can’t wait for this physical “elMATIC” release to drop…
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DON’T SLEEP: Timbo King f/William Cooper “From Babylon To Timbuktu” (prod. by BP) [VIDEO]
Timbo King’s upcoming solo debut “From Babylon To Timbuktu” will drop via Nature Sounds on August 16th, 2011. It will feature bars & vocals from RZA, Killah Priest, RA The Rugged Man and Junior Reid. Production will be handled by Fizzy Womack (Lil’ Fame), Bronze Nazareth, Vinny Idol, BP & more to be announced at a later date.
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DON’T SLEEP: FRSH SLCTS x Tope “FREELEMONADE” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
Hey, remember when I told y’all that Portland beatmaker/producer/emcee Tope would be droppping his new beat tape “FREELEMONADE” on Fresh Selects this weekend? It’s finally the damb weekend (and no tornadoes are around). Go to Fresh Selects & download then listen to it right now, you bastards (or bastardettes…is that even a word? Fuck it, it is now).
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DON’T SLEEP: Blaq Poet x Brutal Music “Mortuary Music” (prod. by Vanderslice) [SINGLE]
This is the newest single from Brick’s upcoming Blaq Poet x Brutal Music (Stu Bangas & Vanderslice) LP “Blaq Poet Society” called “Mortuary Music”. It’s produced by Vanderslice, be on the lookout for “Blaq Poet Society” dropping June 21st. Download the new single below:
Blaq Poet x Brutal Music “Mortuary Music” (prod. by Vanderslice) [DIVSHARE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Freddie Joachim “Just Fooling Around” [VIDEO]
Freddie Joachim of Mellow Orange letting the world know how he gets down live and in living color. Salute.
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DON’T SLEEP: araabMUZIK x Alchemist Studio Session in Detroit [VIDEO]
New England’s own araabMUZIK does an MPC demo for the legendary producer Alchemist in the studio. I still need to see the young homie vs. Exile happen live. That’s my word! © Redman.
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DON’T SLEEP: Has-Lo “Limit” (prod. by Has-Lo) [VIDEO]
Has-Lo’s newest video from his album of the year contending opus “In Case I Don’t Make It” is now available. See it below:
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DON’T SLEEP: KAZE “A LoopDigga’s Diary” [BEAT TAPE]
If there’s a huge storm raging through your city what do you do? If you’re me? Listen to beat tapes. Same shit. Different day. Lunatick Records’ 3rd beat tape release is KAZE (KVZE)’s “A LoopDigga’s Diary” which you can peep here. If you dug Abstrakt Idea‘s previous Lunatick Records jawn you’ll appreciate this one as well…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gudamanss “Chain Smoke” [BEAT TAPE]
This was another good call by Bugseed’s Independent Beatcasting blog. Japanese producer Gudamanss’ beat tape “Chain Smoke” is a winner. It’s only 7 beats deep but they all bang so it’s all good. Literally. Good lookin’ out, Bugseed!
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DON’T SLEEP: BoomBaptist “Sunday Morning Sessions Pts. 1 – 3” [VIDEOS]
Watch our Beat Fanatic fam, BoomBaptist freak some beats on his trusty Akai APC 40, Akai MPK 49 & MPK 25. Don’t sleep on this dude!
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DON’T SLEEP: Rap Ohne Lizenz x Torky Tork “Sextape” [BEAT TAPE]
German beatmaker Torky Tork x popular beat culture site Rap Ohne Lizenz just dropped yet another bananas beat tape today. This 18 slap collection is called “Sextape”. Get it from our peoples over @ Rap Ohne Lizenz or from Torky Tork on Bandcamp. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Kaimbr x Kev Brown x Early Reed x Damu The Fudgemunk “The Making Of The “Alexander Green” Project” [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
This is an interview conducted by Damu The Fudgemunk of Wonka Beats & Redefinition Records featuring Kaimbr, Kev Brown & Early Reed of Low Budget Crew. They discuss the making of the incredible Real Late Music/Redefinition Records release Kaimbr x Kev Brown’s “Alexander Green” project. In addition fans can enjoy the Low Budget posse jawn “The Combination” and watch this video. Wooooooooooord up! © Kool DJ Red Alert
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DON’T SLEEP: D-Man “Son, I Had Crazy Visions!: A Guide To Rockin’ N*ggas This Summer” [INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM]
After the departure of Jeeks from Producers I Know, I knew I should look for more producers to add to the squad. I wondered how I should reach out to first among the wide pool of available candidates and the first name I thought of was the young emcee/producer D-Man from nearby Brockton, MA that broke the record for most closers on The Scrunchface Show.
When I told D-Man I wanted him to send me tracks to upload to Producers I Know for his profile he sent me more than 30 WAV’s in 6 different folders. I listened to all of them and I heard something in 15 of them that made me put them in a separate folder. The rest became what was featured on his D-Man Files Producers I Know Bandcamp page.
Shortly after seeing and hearing his new PIK page, Danny told me that he wanted to make an instrumental project/beat tape soon. I told him that I already HEARD one in the remaining beats he originally sent me. We brainstormed and decided to go with a summer theme, I immediately went back through the beats and I sequenced them so that they told the story of a typical summer day in Brockton, MA. After about 2 days, I’d come of with a good sequence & I presented it to Danny. He made some suggestions so I changed some things around and resent it to him…
Danny thought about the theme and the title and told me that the project needed a proper opener. He’d been working on a flip that just screamed “Summer” that was giving him some difficulty but it would make the perfect opener. D-Man spent all night perfecting a beat that ended up being the leadoff track “I’mma Rock N*ggas This Summer”. The 16 tracks were re-ordered and it was done. Now you all get to hear the official soundtrack to beginning of the summer season. Go listen to & download D-Man’s “Son, I Had Crazy Visions: A Guide To Rockin’ N*ggas This Summer” courtesy of Producers I Know and Bloggerhouse. Enjoy.
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DON’T SLEEP: Al-One f/Freeway & DJ Wicked “Can’t Stop” (prod. by Chase Moore) [SINGLE]
Al-One of the Hip Hop collective Sandpeople is dropping a free EP of solo material on June 7th called “Talk Of The Town”. The project will feature his Sandpeople brethen Illmaculate, OnlyOne & Sapient. The single “Can’t Stop” is just the beginning. After “Talk Of The Town” be on the lookout for Al-One’s upcoming solo LP. Don’t sleep!
Al-One f/Freeway & DJ Wicked “Can’t Stop” (prod. by Chase Moore) [QUICKTIME LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: AssociatedMinds x EatGood Records “The Highball EP” [FREE ALBUM]
Two of my favorite UK collectives/extended families teamed together to create mindblowing music. AssociatedMinds. EatGoodRecords. It’s like the X-Men AND Avengers said “let’s join forces”. HOLYFUCKINGSHIT. “The Highball EP” is everything I expected it to be and much, much more. “The Highball EP” features the vocal talents of Sonnyjim, Mudmowth, Kosyne, Ralph Rip Shit, Redbeard, RTKal, Ruffstylz, Taharka and Willo Wispa. Production is handled by the highly capable team of P.L.O. AKA P Leezy, Metabeats, Kelakovski, Dockmini, Myke Forte and Beatbox Fozzy.
Don’t sleep on AssociatedMinds OR EatGood Records anymore. I don’t see how you can now. The body has fallen out of the trunk and we can’t pretend it didn’t happen and we all didn’t see it. Now wake your asses up & go download “The Highball EP”.
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DON’T SLEEP: Budamunk “Smoke Deep EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Budamunk is one in a LONG line of my all time favorite Japanese Hip Hop producers. I started getting heavy into Japanese producers back in the old Buddha Brand days. That led me to DJ Krush, DJ Honda, DJ Kou-G AKA Grooveman Spot, DJ Mitsu The Beats, DJ Muro, Nujabes, Nomak, Michita, DJ Taku (M-Flo), Inori, Mabanua, Uyama Hiroto, DJ Deckstream, Bugseed, Kyo Itachi, Shingo Suzuki & of course Budamunk. I still play my vinyl rips of Budamunky “Mokstrumentals Vol. 1 & 2” so to see he dropped a beat tape on Bandcamp bugged me out. Go listen to & download Budamunk’s “Smoke Deep EP” and DON’T SLEEP ON JAPAN.
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DON’T SLEEP: Tope “Tope Beats” & “Soul Music” [BEAT TAPE & PRODUCER ALBUM]
Kenny Fresh told me I had to listen to this Portland producer/emcee Tope’s stuff and I’ve known Kenny since the old Okayplayer days so I KNOW he knows his shit. I blocked out some time while readying the new D-Man project for Bloggerhouse x Producers I Know to listen to his back catalog which include a producer album called “Soul Music” (pictured above), a beat tape called “Tope Beats” and an album by his group Living Proof called “Full Speed”. I feel like an ass for having slept for so long but this is why we do what we do, to share information with each other & the rest of the world. Look out for “FREELEMONADE” dropping next week on Fresh Selects. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Ta-Ku “Scraps” [BEAT TAPE]
Ta-Ku drops his last free jawn in “Scraps” before he begins a string of proper releases like his Darker Than Wax “KT EP”. Then comes his Project Mooncircle release “Faces” and his Paperchain Records release “Knots”. This dude STAYS busy…
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