DON’T SLEEP: 74 Miles Away (Pierre Anckaert Trio x Monkey Robot) “Seven Four” Live @ Stubru [VIDEO]
Pierre Anckaert Trio x the production team Monkey Robot created the project “74 Miles Away” on Melting Pot Music. This video is of the usual suspects performing live. I KNOW you weren’t sleeping on Melting Pot Music, were you?
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DON’T SLEEP: Statik Selektah x Action Bronson f/Lil’ Fame “Time For Some Action” (prod. by Statik Selektah) [SINGLE]
Action Bronson was in town last night with Dante Ross and the homie Blacastan. Today, I got this song called “Time For Some Action” produced by Statik Selektah featuring Lil’ Fame on the hook which is from the upcoming Statik Selektah x Action Bronson LP dropping on ShowOff/Brick Records July 5th called “Well Done”. Download the single below:
Statik Selektah x Action Bronson f/Lil’ Fame “Time For Some Action” (prod. by Statik Selektah) [HULKSHARE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Violator Radio (DJ Scrap Dirty & DJ Supa) x Vice Verse x Young RJ “Seventh Son” [FREE MIXTAPE]
It’s Friday! © Rebecca Black. That means the long awaited Violator Radio x Young RJ “Seventh Son” mixtape is finally dropping. Unless you were under a rock yesterday you would’ve seen my Young RJ related posts from yesterday & all of the promo videos. Now, it’s time to finally hear “Seventh Son”. The download link is just below. Salute Neastra Music Group, Violator DJ’s, DJ Scrap Dirty & Backpacker Boogie. NEXT UP: T3 “3illa”. Enjoy:
Violator Radio x Vice Verse x Young RJ “Seventh Son” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: REL x J.Billion “MVMNT Instrumentals” (prod. by REL) [FREE INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
REL x J.Billion’s excellent “MVMNT” project that dropped back 10 days ago has some ridiculous instrumentals crafted by REL of Drums & Ammo. You can download them from Producers I Know thanks to REL & the crew over @ SWTBRDS. Salute to Drums & Ammo (REL, 6 Fingers, Al Jieh & Ammbush) & Jonathan Kim. Enjoy this goodness right chea:
REL x J.Billion “MVMNT Instrumentals” (prod. by REL) [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
REL x J.Billion “MVMNT Instrumentals” (prod. by REL) [DIVSHARE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Nastyface “October” [BEAT TAPE]
Nastyface’s “October” beat tape is some of the illest shit I’ve heard this week. I had to hop on my brother’s MacBook in his studio to find the link. I’m surprised I discovered this one before my other beathead blogging friends did. This jawn makes me kinda sad we won’t be doing The Scrunchface Show this Friday. Listen to Nastyface “October” via his Bandcamp page.
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DON’T SLEEP: Arze Kareem “Akstrumentals Vol. 1 & 2” [BEAT TAPES]
I stumbled across this on the internet @ 6 AM this morning. A Latvian beatmaker/producer meshed together Trip Hop with a Mantronik/Schooly D/Ced Gee aesthetic to come up with 12 beats that’ll make you say “Who made this again?”. Check out “Akstrumentals Vol. 1 & 2” and form your own opinion…
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DON’T SLEEP: Young RJ AKA Seventh Son Beat Series Vol. 1 & “Seventh Son” f/Vice Verse EPK [VIDEOS]
Soon Violator Radio x Young RJ AKA Seventh Son x Vice Verse will unleash the “Seventh Son” mixtape upon the Earth. There is a video featuring Young RJ breaking down the beat for De La Soul’s “Forever”, a couple of videos for songs from the aforementioned mixtape as well as an EPK for the mixtape as well. Shout out to N’Eastra Music Group, Violator DJ’s & Scrap Dirty. Good lookin’ out to FWMJ for the heads up as well. Oh shit! Skeff Anslem. He gets props, too!
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DON’T SLEEP: Mr. 5 O’Clock “Cool Kidd” (prod. by MosEL) [VIDEO]
Mr. 5 O’Clock spits fire over an ill ass MosEL beat. This jawn is hotter than Jurnee Smollett oil wrestling Rekha Sharma. Use Google or IMDb if you don’t know who I’m talking about. Whichever you prefer…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tanya Morgan f/Che Grand, King Mez & Skyzoo “Without Hands” (prod. by Veterano) [VIDEO & SINGLE]
WOOOOOOOO! THIS SHIT IS MORE RETARDED THAN THAT DUDE CORKY FROM THE TV SHOW “LIFE GOES ON”. OH SHIT, I THINK I JUST REALIZED WHY I’LL NEVER BE INCLUDED IN A BEST MUSIC WRITING BOOK. WHY THE FUCK AM I YELLING? OH, THAT’S RIGHT…CUZ THIS SONG RIDES THE SHORT BUS, ROCKS A FOAM HELMET & LICKS THE WINDOW. I’M GOING TO HELL FOR THIS POST, AIN’T I?
Tanya Morgan f/Che Grand, King Mez & Skyzoo “Without Hands” (prod. by Veterano) [QUICKTIME LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Wu Tang Clan f/RZA “Only The Rugged Survive” (prod. by Noah Rubin) [SINGLE]
There’s a “Wu Tang” album called “Legendary Weapons” dropping June 28th with production by Fizzy Womack (Lil’ Fame for the slow), Noah Rubin & Andrew Kelly. This site is called Producers I Know and I have NO clue who the fuck either of these dudes are. Why lie? Music done by The Revelations whom I think were on the Wu Tang Chamber Music album which was surprisingly dope. Appearances by RZA, Method Man, Cappadonna, Inspectah Deck, U-God & Ghostface Killah are confirmed but no word on guest appearances as of yet. The project will drop on E1 Music if you were wondering about the label situation (I know I was…)
Wu Tang Clan f/RZA “Only The Strong Survive” (prod. by Noah Rubin) [HULKSHARE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Drums & Ammo f/C-Plus “Go In” (prod. by REL) & DaVinci “Round Me” (prod. by Al Jieh) [VIDEOS]
These are all derived from instrumentals off SWTBRDS “Drums & Ammo Vol. 1” instrumental project which will have an EP where emcees spit over corresponding tracks. That’s what’s up! Here is the first video my dumb ass slept on alongside the newest jawn that just dropped today (which brings the current total to four as of the writing of this post). Be on the lookout for the SWTBRDS Drums & Ammo EP that will tie in the songs and videos next month. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: KuroiOto “M.A.X.WELLNESS” EP [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
William Ketchums, a fellow Hip Hop writer whom I known going back to the old AllHipHop.com days (back then I was PoisonousDart *shudders*) just put me onto this BLATPack members release. In it, he takes 8 Maxwell songs and flips them into slaps. Since I didn’t find this on my own and it’s not a Bandcamp link I’ll just send the traffic to MichiganHipHop.com where you can download it for yourselves. Go here NOW.
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DON’T SLEEP: Random Axe (Sean Price x Guilty Simpson x Black Milk) “Random Call” (prod. by Black Milk) [SINGLE]
Random Axe’s next single (they’re NOT leaks, people. Leaks don’t have cover art & aren’t provided in links endorsed by the artists’ own record label. Fuck outta here with that!) is the eerie and foreboding “Random Call”. As someone that’s been playing this album for months now (I’m using the original cover art on my iPod Touch) I can imagine the torture you’re all going through waiting to hear the full project. I guarantee you it will all be worth it. In any event, here’s “Random Call”. You’ve heard “Monster Babies”, “The Hex” & now “Random Call”. There’s records that are so much more ridiculous than these still left on the album, too. Cop “Random Axe” June 14th. Don’t make me track your IP addresses, find you all individually then put your grandpa into a kimura because you didn’t….
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DON’T SLEEP: Nasrockswell x Decay “Let Her Have It (Cereal Pt. 2)” [SINGLE]
New Green Llama Crew music! Nasrockswell on the beat. Decay on the rhymes. I digs this. I can’t wait to hear more Green Llama music in the near future. Don’t sleep on Nasrockswell, she’s NICE behind the boards.
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DON’T SLEEP: Samiyam “Cushion” (prod. by Samiyam) [SINGLE]
This album first got announced months ago but the official lead single has finally been announced. It’s called “Cushion” and you can hear it here. After I first heard this, I sat in front of my door waiting for the advance like Scott Pilgrim waiting for Ramona Flowers to deliver his package from Amazon.ca (Shut up, I loved the graphic novels AND the the movie). Samiyam’s “Sam Baker’s Album” drops on Brainfeeder June 28th. I can’t wait, B…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dagobot “D∆GOBOT S∆MPLER” [COMPILATION ALBUM]
This is a compilation of slaps from the entire Dagobot roster (Kwala, Sunday Morning, Dailon, NICE-ICLES, We Never Make Mistakes, A.T.T.I.C. & Jonny Quest) collected in 17 selections that show off the collected talent & diversity of the roster. You can hear “D∆GOBOT S∆MPLER” and even cop it for only $5 if you’d like. This jawn is nicer than the Huxtable children when their parents are around. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Smif N’ Wessun x Pete Rock f/ Styles P & Sean Price “That’s Hard” (prod. by Pete Rock) [SINGLE]
Smif N’ Wessun x Pete Rock f/Styles P & Sean Price “That’s Hard” is the official second single from “Monumental” which drops June 28th on Duck Down Records. WOOOOOOO! © Ric Flair.
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DON’T SLEEP: Termanology Live @ Boston Hip Hop Unity Fest 5 [VIDEOS]
I saw this live on Saturday night. Termanology & ST Da Squad backed up by Statik Selektah & DJ Deadeye. It’s like D-Tension said “978 took over the entire fuckin’ world”. Salute to Brick Records, ShowOff, ST Da Squad, Clockwork Music & Lawrence, MA. I’m hella proud of all these cats.
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DON’T SLEEP: T. Calmese “Toy Story (Clever)” & 4 Peace (Edo. G, Wyatt Jackson, Twice Thou & DQuest) “We Don’t Change” (prod. by Astronote) [SINGLES]
The next two singles from Astronote‘s “Weapon Of The Future” are T. Calmese’s “Toy Story (Clever)” & Boston’s 4 Peace (Edo. G, Wyatt Jackson, Twice Thou & DQuest “We Don’t Change”. The full project “Weapon Of The Future” drops May 31st. Be on the lookout for it. Salute to everyone over @ A Side Worldwide. Don’t sleep.
T. Calmese “Toy Story (Clever)” (prod. by Astronote) [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
4 Peace (Edo. G, Wyatt Jackson, Twice Thou & DQuest) “We Don’t Change” (prod. by Astronote) [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: T3 f/Kameron Corvet “Hello World” (prod. by Young RJ AKA Seventh Son) [VIDEO]
FWMJ put me on to this one. RIP J Dilla & Baatin. Slum Village Forever. Ain’t shit else to say, B…
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DON’T SLEEP: Freddie Joachim “Dusted EP” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Freddie Joachim has done it yet again. This time it’s an incredible instrumental EP called “Dusted”. Goddamn, I say “Goddamn!” © Mia Wallace. Go see what the fuck I’m talkin’ about. Salute Mellow Orange.
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DON’T SLEEP: Jon Phonics “The One/”Bruck Out” [SINGLE]
Producers I Know’s own Jon Phonics recently dropped his Chakra Sounds debut 7″ vinyl (w/ a Naive Machine remix) and it just hit the Chakra Sounds Bandcamp so heads Stateside can cop it easier. Don’t sleep on this cat, he’s NICE behind the boards. Salute the entirety of Team PIK and all of our new squad members and extended family. As you all were…
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DON’T SLEEP: DJ Skully & Chemo (AKA Telemachus) “Squirrelz With Gunz REDUX” [NEW PROJECT]
Back in the summer of 2007, I remember Dissensus (a UK message board where some of it’s greatest music minds and critics alike used to meet and discuss Ragga, Drum n’ Bass, UKG (UK Garage), Trip Hop, Grime, Dubstep, Broken Beat, Funky House, UK indie rock & even Northern Soul) went insane over a compilation mixed by DJ Skully & produced by a young beatmaker named Chemo that featured some of the best & brightest of the UK Hip Hop scene. That compilation was called “Squirrelz With Gunz”. You remember how crazy heads went over the P Brothers “The Gas” LP? Multiply that by 3.
Chemo (or Telemachus) hit me up to tell me that an unmixed & remastered redux version of “Squirrelz With Gunz” dropped today with bonus tracks. There’s an embedded player just below, but if it doesn’t work (and it didn’t!) I have a backup plan. Enjoy:
DON’T SLEEP: Willie Evans Jr. “Rap Games” (prod. by Willie Evans Jr.) [VIDEO]
Willie Evans Jr. is one of my favorite emcees/producers. He’s also part of the AB’s/Alias Brothers (FKA Asamov) and 1/2 of Dumbtron with another of my favorite emcee/producers, Paten Locke. Willie is dropping a project soon called “Billy Lotion” that consists of him rhyming over flips he made of Aloe Blacc’s “Good Things” LP. This song is called “Rap Games” which flips the Aloe Blacc jawn “Loving You Is Killing Me” and the video is below. Next after that, Willie Evans Jr.’s High Water Music LP “Introducin'” drops on July 19th. I can’t wait for that. You have NO idea…
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