Guess what? My homie Frodey done did it again. Here’s his 18 slap beat tape “The Laughing Khokmah Ensemble”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dayggs. “THX” [BEAT TAPE]
Dayggs sent me a link to this on Twitter days before he released it on Bandcamp but nonetheless here’s his beat tape “THX”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Clear Blue “BEATS & TURNUPS: VOL. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
On November 23rd, Clear Blue shot me a link to “BEATS & TURNUPS: VOL. 1”. I just got to posting it up on December 8th. Guess how many more beat tapes I have to go before I’m caught up? GUESS…
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DON’T SLEEP: XLOVE “STRICKLAND” [BEAT TAPE]
XLOVE’s latest beat tape is dedicated to Rod Strickland. It’s called “STRICKLAND”…
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DON’T SLEEP: dust face “filth” [BEAT TAPE]
dust face made a beat tape called “filth”. This is it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sundrenched “Beat Studies, Vol. II” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s another beat tape from Sundrenched titled “Beat Studies, Vol. II” that makes me realize exactly how busy I was this past November. DAMB. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Jony “Cocktail EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Jony’s “Cocktail EP” is yet another beat tape I’ve had minimized on Firefox in a seemingly neverending row that doesn’t seem to be dwindling. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: HIVR “We R” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
Half-Inch Vinyl Recordings’ new compilation “We R” dropped in late November. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: BUeLLER “ReLATION_EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Straight outta Montreal’s Piu Piu fam comes BUeLLER from the Tout’Nou collective. Don’t sleep on the “ReLATION_EP” beat tape…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dr. MaD “South.EP” & “∆ ” [BEAT TAPES]
Alaiz’ Dr. MaD dropped a couple of beat tapes called “South.EP” & “∆ ” in November. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Aspie “Another Year EP” [BEAT TAPE]
You more than likely slept on Aspie’s “Another Year EP” and you really shouldn’t have. It’ll all be OK, I’m here now…
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DON’T SLEEP: L’Orange “The Mad Writer” [BEAT TAPE/PROJECT]
L’Orange dropped a hybrid beat tape/producer album on Jakarta Records featuring the talents of yU, Blu, Has-Lo & Erica Lane. Don’t sleep on “The Mad Writer”….
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DON’T SLEEP: Dotmatic “Lullabies For Fall” [BEAT TAPE]
The most recent Recordbreakin’ release comes courtesy of Dotmatic’s incredible “Lullabies For Fall”. Sure, it’s officially Winter now but rock with this anyways. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Katrah-Quey “Envelopes” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a beat tape from Katrah-Quey called “Envelopes” from November 22nd. Yeah, I haven’t even made a gaddamb dent in the long line of beat tapes and projects I was sent and haven’t yet posted. Not even…
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DON’T SLEEP: ILLingsworth “Launch” [BEAT TAPE]
ILLingsworth dropped this beat tape “Launch” a while back and if you slept on it you can’t anymore…
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DON’T SLEEP: HIT + RUN “ROAD KILL VOL. 3” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
Here’s the latest edition of Hit + Run’s compilation/beat tape series “Road Kill” with contributions from Teebs, Kutmah, fLako, Salva & Elusive amongst others. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: tropes “plume” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a beat tape from tropes called “Plume” sent to me back on November 21st. I probably won’t make it up to December until the afternoon but hey, I knew that would be a possibility when I decided to minimize 50 beat tapes in windows on my MacBook in Firefox over the span of three weeks. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Pete Cannon x Guilty Simpson “This Year” (prod. by Pete Cannon) [SINGLE]
If you copped Pete Cannon & Guilty Simpson’s “This Year” single you also received “The Pete Tape”. So cop the homie Pete Cannon’s single then…
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DON’T SLEEP: Pete Cannon “The Pete Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Louis Den and the Team PIK homie Pete Cannon have been doing some serious work lately. About three weeks ago Pete Cannon released a short beat tape called “The Pete Tape” that y’all shouldn’t sleep on. So don’t…
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DON’T SLEEP: Mallow “Nimbus Land” [BEAT TAPES]
Back when I received Mallow’s “Nimbus Land” in late November it was the latest release from Urban Waves Records. That’s no longer the case but hey, I was busy at the time. Uh…don’t sleep.
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DON’T SLEEP: oneone “A Short Story” [BEAT TAPE]
oneone’s “A Short Story” dropped on Saturate Records last month and you shouldn’t sleep on it. I’ll be doing this all damb day long so get used to it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lyle Horowitz “One Night Only” & “Who The Fuck Is Lyle Horowitz? (Live At Matchless)” [BEAT TAPES]
Lyle Horowitz shot me his then new project “One Night Only” three weeks ago. Since then he dropped “Who The Fuck Is Lyle Horowitz?”. I was busy writing an entire Hip-Hop course curriculum at the time. I’m done now. Tremble in fear, fuckers…
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DON’T SLEEP: Daru & Rena “excursions MIXTAPE A-SIDES & B-SIDES” [NEW PROJECTS]
If you aren’t aware of who Daru Jones is and aren’t familiar with Daru & Rena then you clearly haven’t been following me for too long. Daru & Rena make some of the greatest R&B of the past 5 years (as does Daru & AB and Daru & Reggie B. but that’s neither here nor there). Here’s the “excursions MIXTAPE A-SIDES & B-SIDES” projects. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Haze “Dream Walking EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Guess who’s back? I’ve been gone so long that WordPress’ entire upload process changed. This is Haze’s “Dream Walking EP”. I’ll be doing this for the next couple of days so get used to it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Andherpackage “Harlequin EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Andherpackage AKA Naoto Taguchi dropped another beat tape this month titled “Harlequin EP”. You bet’ not ta sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: TUAMIE “Monkies” [BEAT TAPE]
What’s this? ANOTHER Tuamie beat tape? This jawn is called “Monkies” and it knocks. Damb…
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DON’T SLEEP: KVZE x TUAMIE “Dedication (Side A) & (Side B)” [BEAT TAPES]
KVZE & TUAMIE. Double sided beat tape. Two different Bandcamp pages. Same time. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Sci Fi Stu “The Stupreme Collection” [COMPILATION]
Here are 16 bangers that were all produced by the homie Sci Fi Stu that you can get all in this compilation from Digi Crates Records. They did an EXCELLENT job of compiling the best Sci Fi Stu slaps with the best performances on them. Don’t sleep and if you want some heat? Hit up Sci Fi Stu for beats…
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DON’T SLEEP: iNSECT RADIO x REZ “iNSECT RADIO #7: “Collage 1/2 LP” [PODCAST]
iNSECT RADIO #7 features REZ dropping some ill shit over 20+ minutes with “iNSECT RADIO #7: “Collage 1/2 LP” . HARDCORE FANS DEMAND MORE! © Inspectah Deck AKA Rebel INS
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DON’T SLEEP: Audible Doctor “And I Love Her EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Audible Doctor dropped a 15 minute beat tape recently titled “And I Love Her EP”. Nods your heads to this & hop that the SoundCloud code looks like it does on the site the same way it does when I embed it on PIK. The old way looks hella ugly in comparison now that I’m used to the new look…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dead Horse Beats “Stop, Thief!” [BEAT TAPE]
Dead Horse Beats (who many of you know from this site) has made a great deal of excellent beat tapes & beat videos recently suffered a setback when his musical equipment, film equipment & record collection all got stolen. Support him by copping the excellent beat tape “Stop, Thief!” to prove that crime doesn’t pay but talent, skill & being a good overall human being still does. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: spoony bard “SCHLUBSTEP” [BEAT TAPE]
spoony bard dropped a beat tape with a dope ass name,”SCHLUBSTEP”. Get it? Schlub? Dubstep? “SCHLUBSTEP”? Don’t sleep on it…
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