DON’T SLEEP: Skyzoo “Jansport Strings” (prod. by 9th Wonder) [VIDEO]
Skyzoo’s “A Dream Deferred” dropped today. His 9th Wonder produced lead single “Jansport Strings (One Time For Chi Ali)” has a video. Watch it. Then buy his album…
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DON’T SLEEP: Quelle Chris “Milky” (prod. by Quelle Chris) [VIDEO]
Check the homie Quelle spittin’ bars over a beat as he goes for a stroll in California. I can’t wait to hear his upcoming Mello Music Group project. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Madsol-Desar f/Esoteric “Better Days Hip Hop” (prod. by Madsol-Desar) [VIDEO]
The homie Madsol-Desar is a Boston legend. He’s produced a gang of classic records known the world over and revered by Hip-Hop going back more than 15 years. If you’re not familiar with Knightz Of Music, Dark Records or Hi-Rise Records than get to learnin’. While you’re at it get familiar with this NEW jawn “Better Days Hip Hop” featuring another Boston legend, Esoteric of 7L & Esoteric. Ill video and the single is now available on iTunes. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Bambu “…One Rifle Per Family” [NEW PROJECT]
Bambu is going on the Rent Money Tour in about 9 days and his latest album “…One Rifle Per Family” will drop today. Since it’s still 9:30 PM on the West Coast all of the purchase links may not be live yet. You can hear the album preview below and then cop “One Rifle Per Family” on iTunes, Amazon or the Beatrock Music Bandcamp page. The album has features from Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm), Killer Mike, Prometheus Brown, Rocky Rivera, Dumbfoundead, Drunken Tiger, JK, Ruby Ibarra, GLOC9 & Omar Offendum. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Skyzoo “A Dream Deferred” [NEW PROJECT]
Skyzoo unleashes one of the best albums of 2012 is Tuesday with his sophomore project “A Dream Deferred”. Sky’s natural growth and progression as an artist resulted in what can only be described as a monster of an album. “A Dream Deferred” boasts production from DJ Khalil, !llmind, Black Milk, 9th Wonder, Focus…, Jahlil Beats, Tall Black Guy, Craig B & Godfather. It also features appearances from Jill Scott, Raheem DeVaughn, Jared Evan, Talib Kweli, Freeway and DJ Pr!nce. You can now purchase “A Dream Deferred” from iTunes, Amazon & UGHH. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Rob Viktum “Fresh Produced Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Our Beat Fanatic fam Rob Viktum just dropped his first new beat tape in years called “Fresh Produced Vol. 1”. Don’t you dare sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ta-Ku “Cutting With Textures (Ode To Chet Faker)” [BEAT TAPE]
Ta-Ku x Chet Faker = “Cutting With Textures”. Get thee to The Find Mag stat…
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DON’T SLEEP: MD “Limits” & “Charts” [BEAT TAPES]
Australian beatmaker MD of Tape Death dropped two highly slept on beat tapes recently. The first was called “Limits” and the next was called “Charts” which used popular songs as sample sources and then chopped the dogshit outta them. Don’t sleep on these jawns…
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DON’T SLEEP: MUJO情 “Lo-Shinzuru” & “Shotokan Magic Cassette” [BEAT TAPES]
MUJO情 dropped two beat tapes recently called “Lo-Shinzuru” and “Shotokan Magic Cassette”. The first is streamable and the second only has a preview available. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ju-Ar “Good Breeze” [BEAT TAPE]
Ju-Ar of the Morgen Noi Collective just dropped a brand new beat tape today called “Good Breeze”. It’s dope, you should check it out…
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DON’T SLEEP: 1984 “LOST TAPES” & “LOST TAPES II” [BEAT TAPES]
1984 dropped two beat tapes called “LOST TAPES” & “LOST TAPES II” and you shouldn’t sleep on either of these jawns under any imaginable circumstances. On the real…
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DON’T SLEEP: Prof. Megablown “Island Getaway: The Instrumental Mixtape” [BEAT TAPE]
I have NO clue who the hell Prof. Megablown is but I WILL tell you that I heard “Island Getaway” and I knew I’d be posting it up on PIK this afternoon. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: asonic garcia “Waking To Eternia” [BEAT TAPE PREVIEW]
Here’s a preview of asonic garcia of the Midnight Kids’ “Waking To Eternia” beat tape. The track is called “The Next Day” and features Dakim. It’ll drop in about a week’s time. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: M▲GGZ™ “Soundscapes: Summer Selection” [BEAT TAPE]
M▲GGZ™ reminds us all of the warm weather on October 1st. Thanks bro. Don’t sleep on “Soundscapes: Summer Selection” regardless…
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DON’T SLEEP: dat be cutty (NAGchampa) “DAYLIGHT”, “BREAKDAE” & “LUX” [BEAT TAPES]
dat be cutty (NAGchampa) made a gang of beat tapes thus far this year. It’d be a good idea to listen to “DAYLIGHT”, “BREAKDAE” & “LUX” to know why you should stop sleeping…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bunda “Balgoyne” [BEAT TAPE]
Bunda (also hailing from Brisbane, Australia) dropped a new short but ill beat tape via Dub Temple Records a few days ago called “Balgoyne”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Provis “Provis” [BEAT TAPE]
A couple of weeks ago Brisbane, Australia’s Provis dropped the self titled beat tape “Provis” via Dub Temple Records. Speaking of Dub Temple…
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DON’T SLEEP: 8611 “OUTERSPACE” [BEAT TAPE]
The beatmaker 8611 made a beat tape called “OUTERSPACE” last month. Here it is…
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DON’T SLEEP: Andherpackage “Illiminate EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Andherpackage AKA Naoto Taguchi released the “Illiminate EP” a minute ago but if you slept on it, no worry. Just stop doing so right now…
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DON’T SLEEP: Hexsagon “Beat Flip Tuesdays Volume 6” [BEAT TAPE]
Hexsagon’s back at it with the next edition of his popular ongoing instrumental series. This is Hexsagon’s “Beat Flip Tuesdays Volume 6”. FEEL IT. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: 1618 “Smells” & “Twenty” [BEAT TAPES]
Russian beatmaker 1618 has dropped two impressive beat tapes that most have slept on this years (myself included). They’re titled “Smells” & Twenty” respectively. I thought this was a perfect time to post “Twenty” since this is my 20th post of the day and it’s not even 4 AM EST yet. Fuck are the rest of y’all doing? Sleeping? Shit, I even dropped an album to start the day off. Stop slacking!
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DON’T SLEEP: cakedog “WERKS” [BEAT TAPE]
I stumbled on this cakedog beat tape via Twitter. I heard it and decided to add it since it’s 3:15 AM on the 1st of the month and according to Timbaland I can do what I want on this day. Why? Not exactly clear on the reasoning but fuck it. The beat tape is called “WERKS”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Mr. Mista (Moka Only x Mr. Brady) “The Bug Out” [NEW PROJECT]
Two of my favorite emcee/producers Mr. Brady & Moka Only alternate production and both share the rhyme duties as Mr. Mista. They just dropped this brand new collaborative project called “The Bug Out” that isn’t to be slept on. Don’t sleep on it then…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Jazz Jousters x Ella Fitzgerald “Tonight: Ella Fitz The Jazz Jousters” [BEAT TAPE]
Millennium Jazz’ Jazz Jousters tackled Ella Fitzgerald and the end result was “Tonight: Ella Fitz The Jazz Jousters”. Don’t sleep…
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