DON’T SLEEP: Gilles Peterson Presents Brownswood Bubblers Seven [NEW UPCOMING COMPILATION]
Gilles Peterson has quite an ear for talent and his label Brownswood Recordings is responsible for one of the most respected line of best of compilations, the Brownswood Bubblers series. For the past 5 years now, Gilles Peterson has showcased some of the best and brightest musicians, vocalists and producers in music today. This edition is no different as the seventh installment which drops September 26th features music from King, Jesse Boykins, The Stepkids, Tall Black Guy and the lead off song AND single on said compilation is Jon Phonics’ (Chakra Sounds/Team PIK) “The One”. Pre-order “Gilles Peterson Presents Brownswood Bubblers Seven” now from Amazon UK, HMV & 7digital. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Boonie Mayfield “Black Koolaid” Preview [BEAT VIDEO]
Boonie Mayfield’s long awaited debut instrumental opus “Black Koolaid” just dropped today. The preview video is just above and the link to “Black Koolaid” itself is right HERE. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: The Find Magazine x Budamunk “Far Weast” [MIX]
Over at The Find Magazine they have an exclusive mix from Japanese producer/beatmaker Budamunk (Jazzy Sport) featuring his production and vocal contributions from Los Angeles talent (hence the title “Far Weast”) including his crew Soul Jugglerz. You can go hear The Find Magazine x Budamunk’s exclusive mix called “Far Weast” by going HERE. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Elusive “Don’t Step On The J’s” (prod. by Elusive) [SINGLE]
“Don’t Step On The J’s” is the lead single from Elusive‘s new LP “My Fantasy” which dropped on August 30th that features long time collaborators & affiliates Grouch & Eligh of Living Legends. Also look forward to the Elusive x ST/MiC EP “Preserves” which will be available in either Fall or Winter 2011. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Hazel x Slakah The Beatchild “THIS” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
“THIS” is FAR from a beat tape. “THIS” is clearly a collaborative effort between two producers/beatmakers and musicians where they pooled their collective talents and culled together an impressive body of work. Being that I’m a fan of both of these gentlemen (Have y’all been sleeping on Slakah & Hazel?), I felt that an project featuring these two was inevitable. Don’t sleep on “THIS”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Inphy “GetLive” (prod. by Inphy) [INSTRUMENTAL]
New heat that came directly from the homie Inphy called “GetLive” that he made for the current contest Stussy has running. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: BoomBaptist “Sunday Morning Sessions Pts 1-4” [BEAT VIDEOS]
Watch our Beat Fanatic fam, BoomBaptist freak some beats on his trusty Akai APC 40, Akai MPK61, MPK 49 & MPK 25. Don’t sleep on this dude and make sure you download his latest effort, “The Creamixes”!
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DON’T SLEEP: Fulgeance “Glamoure With Minette” [BEAT VIDEO]
Glamoure with Minette from Fulgeance on Vimeo.
Minette is Fulgeance’s cat for the slow. Enjoy…
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DON’T SLEEP: Freddie Joachim x Question “Find Another Way Revisited” (co-prod. by Freddie Joachim & Question) [SINGLE]
Mellow Orange x Analogue Studies thankfully decided to revisit the lone track where Freddie Joachim & Question actually got their co-produce on, “Find Another Way Revisited”. You can hear and download it directly from the Mellow Orange site. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Fulgeance “This Is Low Club: REMIXES” [REMIX PROJECT]
Musique Large & Alpha Pup producer/beatmaker Fulgeance just dropped this collection/set of 12 remixes on his Soundcloud yesterday I thought you cats might enjoy. I’m looking forward to his upcoming EP/LP set to drop in late 2011. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Brenk Sinatra “Gumbo 2: Pretty Ugly” [NEW UPCOMING PROJECT]
Brenk Sinatra‘s long awaited and highly anticipated (at least by hardcore beatheads & Melting Pot Music fans) new September 23rd, 2011 release “Gumbo 2: Pretty Ugly” is almost upon us. The good news is that you can finally pre-order it directly from MPM Site or HHV. Look for it to hit Bandcamp upon release like most Melting Pot Music releases then iTunes, Amazon, etc. When more information becomes available I’ll update this post. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: LRG x Exile “Intro To The Outro” [MIXTAPE]
LRG x Dirty Science presents Exile “Intro To The Outro” mixtape. Enjoy and don’t forget to pre-order Exile’s upcoming project on Dirty Science/SoulSpazm Records “4TRK MIND”. The sleeper must awaken! © Paul Atreides
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DON’T SLEEP: Sir Froderick “FishHeads EP” [BEAT TAPE]
The homie Sir Froderick literally sent this jawn over to me a few hours ago. I played it while I did my previous posts and now it’s time for me to share with the rest of the class. If you enjoyed the “Qualm Monk EP” & “LateNightThinkin’ EP” then you’ll dig this as well. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Danny! “I Don’t Wanna Hear That Sh*t!” (prod. by Danny Swain) [SINGLE]
Danny! is back with the latest single off of his upcoming Interscope Records LP due in late September, “Pavback!” called “I Don’t Wanna Hear That Sh*t!”. I can relate to this jawn because I utter this phrase several times daily for a myriad of reasons. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: The Soul Dojo x Nefarious! “II” [BEAT TAPE]
The homie Nefarious! over @ The Soul Dojo dropped an ill beat tape last week simply titled “II”. All you need to do is download it from Mediafire and it’s on your desktop in a few short minutes. Don’t sleep on it. How much easier do I need to make it for you? HERE. DON’T SLEEP…
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DON’T SLEEP: Vinyl Richie (HAZ SOLO x Dylan Thomas) “Dollar $ine$” (prod. by HAZ SOLO) [SINGLE]
Scrunchface Show and Producers I Know regulars HAZ SOLO and Dylan Thomas often hit me off with new material and today is no different. Here’s a new jawn called “Dollar $ine$” from the duo who collectively refer to themselves as Vinyl Richie’s upcoming instrumental release. If you’ve never peeped “All Jokes Aside” then you’re in for a treat when this Vinyl Richie jawn drops. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: 9th Wonder “The Wonder Years” [NEW UPCOMING PROJECT]
I’ve been anticipating this album since it was first announced way back in 2008. Now it has a solid release date, tracklisting, new cover art and a new list of featured artists. 9th Wonder now presides over the 7 member Soul Council and heads It’s A Wonderful World Music Group in addition to JAMLA/The Academy. “The Wonder Years” is a 16 track production album/compilation loaded with appearances and vocal contributions from legends, underground luminaries and up & comers in both Hip Hop and R&B/Soul.
You can now pre-order “The Wonder Years” from UGHH, Amazon or Access Hip Hop (CD or vinyl) so you’ll have it @ your crib when it finally drops on *sigh* September 27th, 2011. I’ll update the pre-order information as it becomes available. Support quality Hip Hop, people. Talk about AND be about it. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Blu “Open” [NEW UPCOMING PROJECT]
Back in 2009, many of you may remember that Blu released a collection of his instrumentals for free on numerous popular sites called “Open”. What you need to know is that since Blu & New World Color have teamed with Nature Sounds to release his entire back catalog that Blu hand picked several heads to spit over these compositions and is offering it up as a production album and the instrumentals will be included in the package. You can cop the new version of “Open” beginning September 27th, 2011 (it’s gonna be a busy day!). Pre-order it direct from Nature Sounds right now in MP3, CD or vinyl formats. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Brutal Music x Blaq Poet f/Meyhem Lauren “Hood Talk Remix” (prod. by Stu Bangas) [SINGLE]
Here’s the lead single from the upcoming Blaq Poet Remix project including all the instrumentals which will drop September 6th, 2011. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Zilla Rocca “Black Cherry” (prod. by Zilla Rocca) [SINGLE + VIDEO]
New single from Zilla Rocca’s upcoming World Around Music LP “Nights & Weekends” produced by himself called “Black Cherry”. You can find the visuals below and look forward to more as the album’s release date approaches. Don’t sleep on this folks…
Zilla Rocca – Black Cherry (video) from Zilla Rocca on Vimeo.
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DON’T SLEEP: Strange Fruit Project “A Dreamer’s Journey” [NEW PROJECT]
This reminds me of the first time I ever heard the lead single off Strange Fruit Project’s debut LP “The Healing” when I was on Okayplayer back in the days and how blown away I was by it. Not too long afterwards, I can recall hearing the album and thinking to myself that two groups that I heard that year via OKP (Tanya Morgan & Strange Fruit Project) had serious potential to be among my favorite groups much in the way Little Brother had become. Five years later and I feel like that feeling I initially had was for good reason…
I’m often critical of music in this modern age because too many people accept mediocrity. This is FAR from mediocre music, it’s extraordinary. This is the kind of music that inspires me to write and gives me hope that somewhere in my Gmail inbox I’m going to hear something that will give me another “The first time I ever heard…” story 5 years from now. Salute Symbolyc One, Myth & Myone. Shout out to VohnBeatz (I know your voice when I hear it!). Cop “A Dreamer’s Journey” and don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: AbJo “The Broken Synth Orchestra” (prod. by AbJo) [INSTRUMENTAL]
That says “AbJo The Midnight Kid MDNK 2011” for the slow. Here’s AbJo’s latest composition “The Broken Synth Orchestra”. DON’T SLEEP!
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DON’T SLEEP: Professa “Daydreamer” [BEAT TAPE]
The homie Luigi-Bo87 put me up on Professa’s new project. I haven’t heard any heat from Professa all year and after I pressed play on that Bandcamp page? “Goddamn! I say “Goddamn!” © Mia Wallace. “Daydreamer” ain’t to be flexed with or slept on. Listen to it below (this Bandcamp embedding is so much of a better idea that linking you to the page it’s ridiculous). DON’T SLEEP!
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