DON’T SLEEP: Thriftworks “ZenZero” [INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM]
I just recently spotted this jawn over @ Hypedog Hip Hop so I decided to give it a listen. HOLYFUCKINGSHITBALLS. Thriftworks has been featured on this site previously but this preview of “ZenZero” had me dumbstruck. Look for this album on Street Ritual Records. Also be sure to check the back catalog, thun.
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DON’T SLEEP: Self Scientific “Verses Vs. Versus” [SINGLE]
“Trials Of The Blackhearted” will be here on April 11th, 2011. The government may shut down but Hip Hop won’t. Take that Ashley Judd! Until then, enjoy “Verses Vs. Versus” and look forward to what drops on Tuesday.
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DON’T SLEEP: IWW Music Group & Native Instruments present Gladiator Beat Battle @ 8PM [LIVE STREAM]
This event (read the damb flyer, B!) will be streamed live tonight beginning @ 8PM EST. The Gladiator Beat Battle will feature 16 producers & beatmakers going slap for slap and blap for blap until one of them wins that Native Instruments prize package plus a song placement with a JAMLA/The Academy recording artist. Salute to It’s A Wonderful World Music Group, JAMLA/The Academy, The Soul Council & Native Instruments. Check out all the festivities here.
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DON’T SLEEP: Christoph El’ Truento “Wednesday EP” & “Panda Hat EP” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECTS]
The first time I ever heard any Christoph El’ Truento slaps was back in early 2009 when I was researching producers to profile for Poisonous Paragraphs. Back then there weren’t any Bandcamp, Official.fm or Flavors.me pages (I miss Muxtape & imeem). Folks were uploading zip files onto the internet promoted through blogs & their MySpace pages. I was actually tipped off about Christoph via a comment on Strictly Beats where I downloaded two of his instrumental releases “Pretty Butterflies” & “I Wanna Write A Book One Day…But For Now…”. Later on, I also downloaded his “Homemade Shit” project and loved it.
I was impressed with what I heard and I had arranged to do 150 producer profiles the next year on Bloggerhouse starting in June (25 profiles a month) until we started the Scrunchface Show in May 2010 & I was given Producers I Know in 2010 by Jay Large & FWMJ. I know present to you all Christoph El’ Truento’s “Wednesday EP” & “Panda Hat EP” via his Bandcamp page. Enjoy.
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DON’T SLEEP: Lek Lansky “Trust No One” (prod. by Denmark Vessey) [SINGLE]
I’ve been hearing ill Lek Lansky jawns produced by Denmark Vessey (Crown Nation) for a good minute now but I was perusing my boy Moonsatellite’s site Culture King and I not only got hit with this new single “Trust No One” from Lek Lansky’s “I’d Rather Be Making Musik” but the EP itself in it’s entirety. Goddamn, I say “Goddamn!” © Mia Wallace
You have until tonight to hear Lek Lansky’s “I’d Rather Be Making Musik” EP for free via Culture King & Rappers I Know but you can always cop one of these ill ass “I’d Rather Be Making Beats” t shirts from Denmark Vessey & RioData as soon as the store is back up & stocked. Don’t sleep.
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DON’T SLEEP: Low Budget Crew “The Masters” [FREE INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Kev Brown, Roddy Rod, Quartermaine, Kaimbr & yU just dropped this instrumental jawn called “The Masters” on y’all heads for free. All I can say is “Fuck school!”. Low Budget Crew ain’t shit for this, man. You have any idea how many people just put their equipment up for sale on Ebay after hearing these slaps? Download this now. *Throws up hands in exasperation*
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DON’T SLEEP: Damu The Fudgemunk f/Buff1 “Truly Get Yours” [SINGLE]
Damu The Fudgemunk & Buff1 combine on a 7″ including the jawns the previously released “When The Winter Comes” and the new single “Truly Get Yours”. To hear both jawns get yourself to Damu The Fudgemunk‘s Bandcamp page right now. A Side Worldwide x REDEFinition Records is a beautiful thing indeed.
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DON’T SLEEP: Apollo Brown f/Oddisee “The Times” [SINGLE]
Apollo Brown’s “Clouds” dropped on March 1st and the track “The Times” is included on the special edition. Oddisee spits a couple of verses about the Sudan and how the south split from the north to form it’s own separate entity. You can hear the track via the Mello Music Group Bandcamp. Cop “Clouds” and keep your eyes open for a slew of Oddisee releases on the REAL self made MMG.
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DON’T SLEEP: Karniege “Throne Music” (prod. by Illastrate) [SINGLE]
Producer Illastrate teamed up with Broady Champs and Backwoodz Studios affiliate Karniege for the banger “Throne Music”. Check the jawn out via Karniege’s Bandcamp. This shit is a monster!
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DON’T SLEEP: Lex Boogie (School Of Sharks) Speaks [VIDEO]
Lex Boogie From The Bronx (School Of Sharks & Broady Champs affiliate) has an extended sit down with Serious Knock Entertainment while the camera is running. He plays some ridiculous beats and talks to the people dem. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: Taurus Scott Maschine 1.6 x Traktor Demo Live @ Beat Society (2.12.2011) [VIDEO]
I’ve been aware of Taurus Scott for quite a while now. His recent appearance at the return of Beat Society @ Tammany Hall included his Native Instruments Maschine 1.6 x Traktor live demo exhibiting some of his slaps that will more than likely appear on his upcoming SoulSpazm instrumental LP. Furthermore, if you’re interested in booking Maschine master Taurus Scott for a live beat set/demo then hit him up @ irockthespot@gmail.com. Check this shit out:
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DON’T SLEEP: Onra “Love On The Beat” [VIDEO]
Onra is one of my favorite producers, his instrumental albums and production occupies a fair amount of my iTunes libraries (“Chinoiseries”, “Tribute” (w/Quetzal), “The Big Pay Back” (w/Byron The Aquarius) “1.0.8” his 7×7 All City Beatstrumentals entry & “Long Distance”). Onra discusses his “Long Distance” tour and few other related matters in this video here since it refuses to imbed. Sweet!
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DON’T SLEEP: Mo Kolours “Biddies” [SINGLE]
One Handed Music artist Mo Kolours recently dropped the lead single “Biddies” for his upcoming EP called “EP1: Drum Talking” that drops May 16th (May 17th Stateside). You can pre-order it through the Bandcamp page as you stream the single. One love to Alex Chase & the entire OHM fam.
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DON’T SLEEP: Konstrukt “Rhythm Base 2 (Special Edition)” [FREE INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Konstrukt is only 13 years old and he orchestrated what is already one of the best instrumental projects of 2011. Keep your eyes open and your head on a swivel because you clearly never know what to expect nowadays. Here’s “Rhythm Base 2 (Special Edition)” via Luigi-Bo 87 of Hypedog Hip Hop‘s Bandcamp page. Don’t sleep or else Freddie Krueger gon’ kill yo’ ass…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lakim “Angels With Filthy Souls EP” [FREE INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
One of Hypedog’s Underdogs Lakim is back with a new EP titled “Angels With Filthy Souls” that I just saw over at Hypedog’s site. Pay attention to this cat & hit him up @ lakimbeats@gmail.com for production. Serious inquiries only, you already know the drill…
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DON’T SLEEP: Mike Gao “Sun Shadows” [NEW INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Bloggerhouse favorite and Scrunchface Show regular Mike Gao‘s new project “Sun Shadows” will drop next week on April 12th, 2011 via Machina Muerte/Alpha Pup and the physical release will be handled by Huh What & Where who recently did a brilliant job with Elaquent’s “The Midnight After”. Below are two promotional downloads for the aforementioned project. Enjoy:
Mike Gao feat. Zackey Force Funk & Eddy Funkster “Dont Fake the Funk“ [DIVSHARE LINK]
Mike Gao “BOVGVEREAV (Bouguereau’s Youth and Cupid)“ [DIVSHARE LINK]
DON’T SLEEP: Ta-Ku “24” [NEW INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Bloggerhouse & Scrunchface Show favorite Ta-Ku (“The Lonely Stranger”, “BD3: Battle Beats”, “TRIBUTE: Dilla”, “Synth You’ve Been Gone”, “Beat Sketches Vol. 1” & the upcoming “Knots” ) is back with a new beat collection to benefit Japan called “24”. Don’t sleep on it.
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DON’T SLEEP: Buctayla “Hellsenda Productions: Realm Organization Vol. 1 (2000-2006)” [FREE INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
My brother is named Buctayla and he is half of a production team called Hellsenda Productions that’s been in existence since 1993. I’ve seen him go from using a Boss DR 550 & a Gemini DS 1224 to mastering the Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus & ASR 10 to murdering the Akai MPC 2000 XL. I spent months poring through hundreds of beats, digitizing files & converting them to mp3’s. Then I narrowed it down to 32 beats & used the cover art for a compilation that we never dropped back in 2004. This is a collection of 32 unreleased instrumentals & beats that were bought and never fully paid for or were set to drop on a gang of albums that never came out over the years.
Without further ado, here are several Buctayla beats made on an ASR-10 & MPC 2000 XL between 2000-2006 that some heads had no clue what to do with since the whole beat culture didn’t really exist like it does now. Enjoy and if you want to use any of these tracks hit me up @ poisonousparagraphs@gmail.com to arrange something:
Producers I Know presents Buctayla “Hellsenda Productions: Realm Organzation Vol. 1 (2000-2006)” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
Producers I Know presents Buctayla “Hellsenda Productions: Realm Organzation Vol. 1 (2000-2006)” [DIVSHARE LINK]
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DON’T SLEEP: Smif N’ Wessun x Pete Rock “Monumental” [PROMO VIDEO]
It’s official. The new Smif N’ Wessun x Pete Rock LP “Monumental” will drop June 28th, 2011 via indie powerhouse Duck Down Records. June 14th brings us Random Axe and on June 28th “Monumental” is released to the masses. The promo video is below. The cover art has since been added to post three weeks after the original posting. The “Monumental” cover art was on the promo posters since last year’s Duck Down 15th Anniversary Tour back in October. Here’s the link to the first single “Prevail” featuring Raekwon revealed just before the tour and the promo posters were printed. Enjoy:
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Cee Why “Crazy Love” (prod. by Apatight) [VIDEO]
New video by Cee Why for his song “Crazy Love” produced by Producers I Know‘s own Apatight. Like what you hear? Then hit up Apatight at apatight@gmail.com about availability and pricing for his beats. Serious inquiries only as time is money and we have neither to waste. Video is below:
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DON’T SLEEP: Quelle f/Utopia High “The Loop” (prod. by Quelle) [VIDEO]
Quelle Life (“Blue Mondays” & “Slut Bag Edition”) of Crown Nation is back with yet another video. Crown Nation (Quelle & Denmark Vessey) will be dropping three different projects in 2011. Go to the damb site, dumbasses. You’re welcome.
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DON’T SLEEP: Mono/Poly “Manifestations EP” [NEW INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM & VIDEO]
The week before Daedelus’ “Bespoke” drops, his Brainfeeder brethren Mono/Poly’s “Manifestations EP” will be made available for purchase (April 4th overseas, April 5th Stateside). The lead single “Needs Deodorant” has been online since late February but the video has recently dropped so I included it in this post just below. Jeebus! © Homer Simpson. Pre-order it now or just wait until next week. It’s bananas tho…
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Daedelus “Bespoke” [NEW INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM]
Daedelus returns with a full length project due April 11th (April 12th Stateside) titled “Bespoke” that will be released via indie giant Ninja Tune. I can’t even begin to list all of the old classic Ninja Tune & Jazz Fudge releases I copped going back to the late 90’s. If you’re unfamiliar with Daedelus’ back catalog (which is missing the incredible “Righteous Fists Of Harmony EP”) or his work with his wife as the group The Long Lost then you should read this piece about the LP I saw up on Smashcartel a while back. I’ve heard the album, it’s amazing. Expect to hear even more Daedelus in the coming months on The Scrunchface Show. This I command! © Serpentor
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DON’T SLEEP: Jon Laine “MIV” [NEW INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM]
The homie Jon Laine‘s newest 37 track Dilla tribute instrumental release “MIV” just dropped on March 29th. You can either cop it from iTunes, Amazon or CD Baby. You’ve heard his slaps before on The Scrunchface Show so you his beats are good. Good like them greens is good. Jon & greens! SIDEBAR: If you’ve never seen the film “The Distinguished Gentleman” before then I just wasted an excellent joke on you, reader.
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