Zilla Rocca’s successful Kickstarter campaign culminated in the release of his anticipated “Nights & Weekends EP” inspired by such things ad noir films & Scorsese’s classic “After Hours” in addition to his late teens & early to mid 20’s. The project complete with videos and some physical product drops today. You can hear the album and cop it via Bandcamp. Salute to Dr. Quandary, Nex Millen, Small Pro, Floodwatch, Brian Brizzo, Man Mantis, Has-Lo, Curly Castro & My Man Shafe. DON’T SLEEP!
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I’ve been posting about this album for the longest and now you all finally get to hear exactly why. You can stream DTMD’s new Mello Music Group LP “Makin’ Dollas” directly from the Mello Music Group Bandcamp and either purchase from there or iTunes as the LP will be an exclusive purchase there on the 20th & available everywhere on September 27th. DON’T SLEEP!
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You can now hear and download for free an album that many are touting as one of the best albums of 2011 (myself included), Thurz (formerly of U-N-I)’s “LA Riot”. You can now go directly to DJ Booth.net and hear and/or download “LA Riot” right now. DON’T SLEEP!
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Here’s a new collaborative album from TiRon (“Ketchup” & “Mustard”) & Ayomari (“The Peanut Butter & Jelly Solution”) that will probably spend more than a year in my damb iPod Touch (maybe not this one). “A Sucker For Pumps” is a nice departure from the chokeslam a punk ass muthafucka music I normally listen to with guest appearances from BJ The Chicago Kid, D.R.U.G.S., Iman Omari, beatnich, Yummy Bingham, Thundercat & a spoken word piece by Dream Hampton. Get you some. DON’T SLEEP!
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Tomorrow, City Slick (Decay x Fluent)’s Green Llama Music LP “A Money And His Fool” drops via the Green Llama Music site and several other digital music marketplaces. I’ll do an update post tomorrow when it’s available for purchase. Here’s the video for “Hostage” in the meantime. Don’t sleep!
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Today the young homie BUG whom I first heard and saw via the Louisden Beat Battle Circuit drops his “Mechanical Soul EP” on the masses via Jus Like Music. Based on these snippets and the short teaser video that’s currently on Vimeo, you can tell this EP is bananas. You can cop BUG’s “Mechanical Soul EP” from iTunes or Amazon right now. DON’T SLEEP!
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It’s the homie Rashid Hadee goes out to Los Angeles to get his business on. He eventually meets up with Dom Kennedy and I’ll let you all see what happens for yourselves. Don’t sleep…
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Here’s how you start off a day of posts! J. Bizness drops a ridiculous free instrumental project called “Flips” that I got in my Gmail folder this morning and have been playing nonstop since. I figured that I should stop being greedy (no Earl Simmons) and share with the rest of the class. Here you go. Salute to J. Bizness & the entire team @ Illregular Instrumentals LLC. DON’T SLEEP!
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UK producer/beatmaker Chemo (AKA Telemachus) is releasing a compilation of his production and remixes spanning from 2007 to now in the ambitious project titled “The Stomach Of The Mountain”. This composition features vocalist Jareth and is called “The Cause And The Cure”. The full version will be available on “The Stomach Of The Mountain” which drops on September 26th, 2011 (UK/EUR LP’s drop on Mondays). You can pre-order it via iTunes and get more info @ Kilamanjaro Music. Enjoy the video & DON’T SLEEP!
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Myke Forte started uploading some new heat to Soundcloud about 45 minutes ago. Here’s all the new heat collected in one post for the people dem. 5 ridiculous slaps. Don’t sleep on Myke Forte!
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AssociatedMinds x EatGood Records dropped the ridiculous collaborative project “The Highball EP” back in June and below is a video for the title song/posse jam “The Highball” produced by Metabeats. I’m going to embed the project via Bandcamp and run the video beneath it so you can enjoy both. You’re fucking welcome. DON’T SLEEP!
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The homie Pete Cannon, inhuman producer and Team PIK member has just posted a video featuring a gang of open drumbreaks and sample sources. Props on the Fisher Price turntable. That’s gangster as fuck. All bright orange and whatnot. The moral of the story? Got your asses out there and DIG. This is a sport in which you need to get your hands dirty (or dusty). Salute to Pete Cannon. For that heat, hit him up at petecannonmusic[at]gmail[dot]com. Serious inquiries only. No one has any time to fuck about you fuckin’ fuckabouts…
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The new Krts EP “Hold On” drops September 23rd, 2011 on Project Mooncircle. You can preview and pre-order it via the Project Mooncircle Bandcamp. Do mr a favor and don’t sleep on this cat…
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Daru Jones’ last offering of refixes and remixes was extremely well received and this brand new collection of Soul/R&B reinterpretations is not only equal to that project but it may even surpass it in terms of overall ridiculousness. Here’s the “Rusic Soul-Hop Records Vol.1 [REMIXES]”. DON’T SLEEP! Turn my bomb off!
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Here’s some live rehearsal footage of drummer & producer extraordinaire Daru Jones with the band The Ruff Pack covering The Alchemist composition “When Worst Comes To Worst” that was performed by Dilated Peoples. Don’t sleep on Daru Jones or Rusic Records. DON’T….
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The homie Nubbz sent me a dope ass Nas remix to a song I hate this morning. Then I got hit off with a gang of advances & rough versions of albums that won’t be dropping for a long ass time after I did that Bow Wow “Inside The Actor’s Studio” on Twitter so I forgot all about it. Here it is. DON’T SLEEP!
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Here’s a new slap from Trebles And Blues via his Soundcloud. He played everything in this beat himself. No samples on some Chops shit. Can’t wait to hear a new project from him in the near or not so near future as well. DON’T SLEEP!
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Here’s the lead single to the upcoming Statik Selektah ShowOff/Duck Down LP “Population Control” which will drop October 25th, 2011. Big K.R.I.T & Freddie Gibbs “Play The Game”. Pre-order “Population Control” via iTunes or UGHH. Once more pre-order options before available I’ll update this info & make another post. DON’T SLEEP!
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DJ Premier being interviewed as he listens to the Will Sessions versions of his original compositions. Salute to Fat Beats, DJ Premier & Year Round Records, the whole Will Sessions team, Elzhi and Houseshoes. Will Sessions “The Elmatic Instrumentals” drops September 27th, 2011 and is available for pre-order via iTunes, Amazon, Fat Beats (CD or Vinyl) or UGHH (CD or Vinyl). DON’T SLEEP!
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Here’s some assorted beat videos posted by Stu Bangas where he straight up abuses his trusty MPC 2000 XL. Call Akai Protective Services on him. If you want beat just hit him up @ Brutalmusicbeats[at]gmail[dot]com. Seriously inquiries only as I might slapchoke or chokeslam you for that bullshit. Just sayin’ tho. DON’T SLEEP!
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This Vanderslice produced banger from Lateb featuring Reef The Lost Cauze is called “Shut Shit Down” and it’s the lead single from Lateb’s Brutal Music debut “Live Brutal” which you can pre-order HERE. Look for it to drop October 11th, 2011 with production from Brutal Music (Stu Bangas & Vanderslice), Snowgoons and Sicknature and bars from Reef The Lost Cauze, Slaine, Esoteric, Copywrite, Chief Kamachi, and more. DON’T SLEEP!
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Sirkri sent me this remix project he did for Fortilive’s recent “I Vs. I” album and he named it “Sirkri Vs. Fortilive”. I listened to it and I decided to post it up on Producers I Know. Don’t sleep…
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Bruce Juice actually sent me a project not too long ago that I just barely decided against posting on Producers I Know. Then I picked his flip as one of the Top 10 slaps on the last “Scrambled Crates” and he sent me another beat tape called “Terminator” that intersped audio from the classic film. You can hear it here. Don’t sleep…
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DMP is back! One of the most underrated groups in underground Hip Hop has been resurrected under Nottz’ Raw Koncept banner and they just dropped an absolute banger called “Ball Game”. Here’s the video and expect a full DMP LP in the coming months. DON’T SLEEP!
Nottz presents DMP “Ball Game” Official Music Video from Raw Koncept on Vimeo.
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The homie Ro Spit will drop his album “The Glass Ceiling” on October 25th, 2011. Here’s the split video for “The City/Alotta Those”. “The City” is produced by Austin Peaks and the video features cameos from a bunch of familiar cats…including dumbass Ron Dance. In any event, here’s the video. Hi Six! Don’t sleep!
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Rapper Big Pooh’s new imprint label For Members Only will release his new album “Dirty Pretty Things” On November 1st, 2011. Here’s the video for the lead single “Medicine Man”. As soon as pre-order information becomes available expect a post. Don’t sleep!
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Proh Mic’s upcoming All Natural Inc. LP “Rhythm For Days” drops on October 25th, 2011. Here’s the funky ass synth heavy lead single featuring Tone Trezure “Sleep In Girl”. DON’T SLEEP!
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Here’s the video for “Like Love”produced by 6Fingers off of Hopie Spitshard’s brand new album “Raw Gems”. I’ve had this album for months and it’s stayed in my rotation heavy since I got the advance. You can cop yours from Hopie’s website and it’s also available on iTunes, Amazon & CD Baby. DON’T SLEEP!
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Back in 2009, I downloaded a ridiculous beat tape by Wizard called “Massage Parlour Music” via the Louisden website. I kept the link alive for quite a while through doing posts about it all the way up until when I took over Producers I Know back in October 2010. The link finally died back in early 2011. The homie Wizard decided to upload it to Bandcamp for the people dem. DON’T SLEEP!
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Here’s the video for the Illastrate produced single “Goosebumps” for the homie Methuzulah. Don’t sleep!
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Here’s a video from the Tabernacle MC’z featuring Aceyalone called “West, West” off the “B-Boy Prophecies: The Book Of Him-Othy” LP off Project Blowed Records. Included below is a bonus track called “The Book Of Barry” featuring Erule off the Tabernacle MC’z Bandcamp page. Don’t sleep!
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