DON’T SLEEP: DJ Revolution “Steel Wheel” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
DJ Revolution, in addition to being a world class turntablist & producer (“This Or That”, “R2K”, “In 12’s We Trust”, “King Of The Decks” & most recently Malcolm & Martin’s “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”) is also adept at arranging and scoring original music for television & film. He went back through his considerable crates and back catalog and assembled a collection of 21 tracks that he produced for films like “Black Mask” and several shows for MTV (including the short MTV run of Sway & King Tech’s The Wake Up Show). That compilation was made available May 31st on SoulSpazm Digital.
You can preview one of the 21 tracks here and cop DJ Revolution’s “Steel Wheel” directly from SoulSpazm Digital right now. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: FRSH SLCTS x Tope “FREELEMONADE” [PROMO VIDEO]
My boy Kenny Fresh’s site Fresh Selects is about to host a beat tape from Portland producer/beatmaker/emcee Tope soon. The jawn is titled “FREELEMONADE” and will available via FRSH SLCTS & ItsTope.com next weekend. You should see it on Producers I Know & Bloggerhouse, too. In any event, check out the promo video/trailer and be on the lookout for “FREELEMONADE”. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: Sketch f/Nipsey Hussle “Nightmarez” (prod. by J Scrilla) [SINGLE]
The new single off of Sketch’s upcoming “Virginia Tec 9” LP produced entirely by J Scrilla. This jawn features Nipsey Hussle and is called “Nightmarez”. “Virginia Tec 9” will drop this summer on Inner Loop Records. Download the single here:
Sketch f/Nipsey Hussle “Nightmarez” (prod. by J Scrilla) [HULKSHARE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Laelo Hood f/Pro’verb & Lyriciss “Cool” (prod. by Slimkat78) [VIDEO]
Another video from Laelo Hood’s Inner Loop Records LP “Fuck The World”.”Cool” features Pro’verb & Lyriciss produced by Slimkat78 of the 78ers. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: Astronote “Weapon Of The Future” [FREE ALBUM]
Astronote‘s long awaited “Weapon Of The Future” album (NOT A MIXTAPE, Stephanie told me it was an album. It’s an album) is finally here. It’s produced entirely by Astronote with features from Jamal Bufford (Buff1), Trek Life, Magestik Legend, T. Calmese, Finale, Rasco, 4 Peace (Edo. G, Twice Thou, Wyatt Jackson & DQuest), Journalist 103 (The Left), Dynas, Stahrr & Tug McGraw. 17 tracks of raw. This ALBUM is indeed a weapon of the future. Salute to DJ Graffiti, MOSologist, Jeff Jeff, Stephanie & everyone down with A Side Worldwide.
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DON’T SLEEP: Nameless “Finished A Beat” [MIX/PODCAST]
The homie Nameless re-released “Finished A Beat”. A 50 minute mix/podcast featuring a gang of his production. Don’t sleep on this or Nameless’ slaps. HE CHOPPED UP ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALL TIME CARTOONS ON THIS SHIT, B! Cop it here:
Nameless “Finished A Beat” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Masta Ace f/Wordsworth “I Refuse” (prod. by Marco Polo) [VIDEO]
M3 Hip Hop’s Masta Ace & Wordsworth (who provides the hook) team up with Canadian producer & Newports enthusiast Marco Polo to make the jawn “I Refuse” for comedian Russell Peters’ new performance DVD “The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena” that drops on May 31st. That dude is funny as shit.
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DON’T SLEEP: SertOne “Versions” [REMIX PROJECT]
Do you want to hear a gang of glitch hop or experimental remixes of songs you’ve never heard of to start all the way down to favorites like DOOM’s “Gazzillion Ear” or classics like Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”? Then download SertOne’s “Versions”. I spotted this jawn over at Headnodz.fm & gave it a listen. Nice! © Borat.
SertOne “Versions” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: J NiCS x Numonics “The Return” (prod. by Numonics) [VIDEO]
This is the second video from the J NiCS x Numonics “Champion Rizla EP”. It’s for “The Return”. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: Alkota “Don’t Sleep” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
The Alaskan homie Alkota sent over a collection of 14 exclusive instrumentals called “Don’t Sleep” with a special set of instructions for Producers I Know readers/frequenters “All of these collected tracks in “Don’t Sleep” are free to use for your readers as long as proper credit is given in posts or liner notes”. You read that? That doesn’t happen often with instrumental releases. You heard the man! As long as you give him the proper credit you can lay your vocals over these jawns for free! Thank Alkota.
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DON’T SLEEP: Kadaj Da Kid “SOULblade2” [BEAT TAPE]
My dude Kadaj Da Kid just sent over his newest beat tape “SOULblade2” for consideration to be posted on Producers I Know and I was only halfway through track 4 before I pressed “Like” on the Bandcamp Facebook option and started writing this post. Kadaj Da Kid has done it yet again. Don’t sleep on this cat…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bhonstro “Clouds In A Can EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Bhonstro AKA Bhon of Audio Ink outta Las Vegas just recently dropped a 16 slap beat tape called “Clouds In A Can EP” that’s pretty dope. Check for his previous work including his collaboration with Elaquent “Self I Am”. This is the type of shit I run across on Twitter, B…
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DON’T SLEEP: QKnox “QNas” [FREE REMIX PROJECT]
QKnox of GirlGrabbers out of Denver made a remix project comprised of 15 Nas jawns and called it “QNas”. I likes! I decided to post it up once everyone else got hit with that ‘itis around the way. I could probably just walk into people’s apartments and just take shit right now. What was I talking about again? Oh yeah, peep this QKnox “QNas” jawn. I’mma try to come up real quick…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ill The Essence “Live a EP” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
I’d term this Ill The Essence jawn an instrumental project more than a beat tape, especially since it was created live using an SP 505. This project comes courtesy of Japanese label Beat Train Records. Shoutout to the homie Bugseed once again with the assist. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Funky Drummer “7th Sky'” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Yet another Free Crates release, Russian beatmaker Funky Drummer’s “7th Sky”. This DJ Bloodbeats cat outta Germany (or Russia?) who handles A&R for Free Crates is on his job. Keep it up, homie…
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DON’T SLEEP: Luv Jonez “Show N Tell” [BEAT TAPE]
Luv Jonez dropped this beat tape a while back but I’m just catching up to it and posting it now. Better late than never…actually that phrase doesn’t always apply. In any event, check out Luv Jonez Bandcamp & peep “Show N Tell”…
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DON’T SLEEP: TightMike “Bobbin’ & Weavin” [BEAT TAPE]
Right after I post up Memorecks’ beat tape I got a few emails from people asking me why I didn’t post up TightMike’s stuff up, too. It turns out both of them are from Canada (TightMike’s from Vancouver) and since I posted up one Canadian beatmaker’s project today I need to check out another one’s work. I liked what I heard so I decided to post up TightMike’s “Bobbin’ & Weavin’” as well. Now stop making suggestions for dope beatmakers, I’m trying to finish writing something over here! DAMB!
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DON’T SLEEP: Memorecks “Camcorder” [BEAT TAPE]
My boy @eyanj was talnbout this beat tape like it cured Cancer on Twitter a while back so I wrote the name “Memorecks” down and forgot about it (receiving a folder full of new exclusive K-Def beats will do that to you). Early this morning (and I mean dopefiend early…) I went on Tumblr to write a new piece on Bastard Swordsman and while I’m navigating a sea of quotes, ass, titties, animated GIF’s, internet memes & dedications to Gil Scott-Heron I saw a video of a Memorecks beat called “Cartridge” that @eyanj reblogged. After seeing and hearing that I dropped down & got my Google on. I heard “Camcorder” and said “Well damb!” to myself. I wish I could give you this feelin’ © Kanye West. Oh wait, I CAN.
Memorecks “Camcorder” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Vanilla “High Life” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Vanilla’s “High Life” walks that fine line between instrumental project & beat tape the same way Wendy Williams occupies the man/woman or human/animal worlds simultaneously (I maintain that “Wendy” is just a nickname for “Wendigo”). Much like Wendy Williams fresh out the creek with a fish in her mouth, this Vanilla “High Life” project is hella funky. Go listen to this bish (no Oprah)…
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DON’T SLEEP: ill.sugi “Ho-Bo Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Someone hit me with this via DM on Twitter because I posted the Bugseed x ill.sugi collabo project so early on Producers I Know late last night. I finally saw it & unzipped it about an hour ago. Let me just say that in this era of instrumental projects masking themselves as beat tapes, beat tapes being passed off as instrumental projects and dumbasses rapping on instrumental projects thinking their beat tapes it’s refreshing to see a damb beat tape get CALLED a damb beat tape. Am I ranting? © Beau Sia. Just download this one, no Bandcamp, just a Mediafire link. Go! GET TO THE CHOPPER! © Insert random Arnold Schwartzeneggar action character name here (i.e. Dutch or John Matrix)
ill.sugi “Ho-Bo Beat Tape” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Stak “Люди Сувениры Intrumentals” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Yet another Free Crates release I really like. This Stak instrumental collection “Люди Сувениры Intrumentals” reminds me of many of the projects I loved & bought during the whole Electronica Explosion (1997-2000) that existed alongside the Backpack Era (1997-2002). Back then, Hip Hop cats were also heavy into DJ Shadow, DJ Spooky, DJ Krush, DJ Food, DJ Vadim, Roni Size & Reprazent, Goldie, Lemon D, Dilinja, Tricky, etc. I have no idea what the fuck Stak’s album title translates to but I know I like what I’m hearing. Go listen to it & download if you like but I’d prefer you at least pay a $1 for it.
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DON’T SLEEP: Looping presents Yesterday’s New Quintet “Angles Without Edges Revisited” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
10 years ago, Stones Throw released a Madlib LP under the new Yesterday’s New Quintet called “Angles Without Edges”. That very same album was one of my favorite releases of the 00’s. Today, I discovered that someone named/called Looping had gone and remixed it. “SACRILEGE!” I thought to myself, then I heard it and thought “Hey, this is pretty damb good. Looping can live…”. Go stream Looping presents Yesterday’s New Quintet “Angles Without Edges Revisited” right damb now…
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DON’T SLEEP: Beat Culture “Ginzu Waterway EP” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Beat Culture’s “Ginza Waterway EP” was the one project on their Bandcamp that captured my imagaination the most when I first visited it last night. I gave all the other projects a listen again with fresh ears but the winner is still “Ginza Waterway EP”. Click on the link and hear it for yourselves. Or don’t. It’s a free country (kinda, at least…)
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DON’T SLEEP: Screw “Come Through EP” [BEAT TAPE]
I went out for a while after hearing about the passing of Gil Scott-Heron to let that news wash over me. When I got back home, I decided to get back to work doing what I do. I ran across this beat tape on the Bandcamp of German or Russian (?) digital label Free Crates (amongst others), Screw’s “Come Through” was exactly what I needed to hear at the time. I’ll post some of the other jawns later on but I have to do some writing on Bastard Swordsman this morning…
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