Idasa Tariq‘s new project “Pissed Off Soul Man” drops on June 30th. This single,“Dangerous Soul” features Idasa Tariq behind the boards and on the mic. When it finally drops later this month you can expect to see “Pissed Off Soul Man” here @ Producers I Know. Enjoy:
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Here’s a trailer from a live eLZhi x Will Sessions performance on 5.27.2011. Can’t wait for this physical “elMATIC” release to drop…
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Timbo King’s upcoming solo debut “From Babylon To Timbuktu” will drop via Nature Sounds on August 16th, 2011. It will feature bars & vocals from RZA, Killah Priest, RA The Rugged Man and Junior Reid. Production will be handled by Fizzy Womack (Lil’ Fame), Bronze Nazareth, Vinny Idol, BP & more to be announced at a later date.
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Hey, remember when I told y’all that Portland beatmaker/producer/emcee Tope would be droppping his new beat tape “FREELEMONADE” on Fresh Selects this weekend? It’s finally the damb weekend (and no tornadoes are around). Go to Fresh Selects & download then listen to it right now, you bastards (or bastardettes…is that even a word? Fuck it, it is now).
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This is the newest single from Brick’s upcoming Blaq Poet x Brutal Music (Stu Bangas & Vanderslice) LP “Blaq Poet Society” called “Mortuary Music”. It’s produced by Vanderslice, be on the lookout for “Blaq Poet Society” dropping June 21st. Download the new single below:
Blaq Poet x Brutal Music “Mortuary Music” (prod. by Vanderslice) [DIVSHARE LINK]
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Freddie Joachim of Mellow Orange letting the world know how he gets down live and in living color. Salute.
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New England’s own araabMUZIK does an MPC demo for the legendary producer Alchemist in the studio. I still need to see the young homie vs. Exile happen live. That’s my word! © Redman.
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FWMJ’s SXSW showcase featured performances by Mela Machinko, Danny Brown, Just Blaze, The Luv Bugz, The Niyat, Tanya Morgan, Clear Soul Forces, Hueston Independent Spit District, A.DD+, The Legendary K.O. and surprise performances from Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grae, Talib Kweli & Freeway. Since you didn’t make it to SXSW (neither did I) & Rappers I Know is currently down you can view this here for the time being…
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Has-Lo’s newest video from his album of the year contending opus “In Case I Don’t Make It” is now available. See it below:
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If there’s a huge storm raging through your city what do you do? If you’re me? Listen to beat tapes. Same shit. Different day. Lunatick Records’ 3rd beat tape release is KAZE (KVZE)’s “A LoopDigga’s Diary” which you can peep here. If you dug Abstrakt Idea‘s previous Lunatick Records jawn you’ll appreciate this one as well…
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This was another good call by Bugseed’s Independent Beatcasting blog. Japanese producer Gudamanss’ beat tape “Chain Smoke” is a winner. It’s only 7 beats deep but they all bang so it’s all good. Literally. Good lookin’ out, Bugseed!
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Watch our Beat Fanatic fam, BoomBaptist freak some beats on his trusty Akai APC 40, Akai MPK 49 & MPK 25. Don’t sleep on this dude!
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German beatmaker Torky Tork x popular beat culture site Rap Ohne Lizenz just dropped yet another bananas beat tape today. This 18 slap collection is called “Sextape”. Get it from our peoples over @ Rap Ohne Lizenz or from Torky Tork on Bandcamp. Don’t sleep!
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This is an interview conducted by Damu The Fudgemunk of Wonka Beats & Redefinition Records featuring Kaimbr, Kev Brown & Early Reed of Low Budget Crew. They discuss the making of the incredible Real Late Music/Redefinition Records release Kaimbr x Kev Brown’s “Alexander Green” project. In addition fans can enjoy the Low Budget posse jawn “The Combination” and watch this video. Wooooooooooord up! © Kool DJ Red Alert
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After the departure of Jeeks from Producers I Know, I knew I should look for more producers to add to the squad. I wondered how I should reach out to first among the wide pool of available candidates and the first name I thought of was the young emcee/producer D-Man from nearby Brockton, MA that broke the record for most closers on The Scrunchface Show.
When I told D-Man I wanted him to send me tracks to upload to Producers I Know for his profile he sent me more than 30 WAV’s in 6 different folders. I listened to all of them and I heard something in 15 of them that made me put them in a separate folder. The rest became what was featured on his D-Man Files Producers I Know Bandcamp page.
Shortly after seeing and hearing his new PIK page, Danny told me that he wanted to make an instrumental project/beat tape soon. I told him that I already HEARD one in the remaining beats he originally sent me. We brainstormed and decided to go with a summer theme, I immediately went back through the beats and I sequenced them so that they told the story of a typical summer day in Brockton, MA. After about 2 days, I’d come of with a good sequence & I presented it to Danny. He made some suggestions so I changed some things around and resent it to him…
Danny thought about the theme and the title and told me that the project needed a proper opener. He’d been working on a flip that just screamed “Summer” that was giving him some difficulty but it would make the perfect opener. D-Man spent all night perfecting a beat that ended up being the leadoff track “I’mma Rock N*ggas This Summer”. The 16 tracks were re-ordered and it was done. Now you all get to hear the official soundtrack to beginning of the summer season. Go listen to & download D-Man’s “Son, I Had Crazy Visions: A Guide To Rockin’ N*ggas This Summer” courtesy of Producers I Know and Bloggerhouse. Enjoy.
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Al-One of the Hip Hop collective Sandpeople is dropping a free EP of solo material on June 7th called “Talk Of The Town”. The project will feature his Sandpeople brethen Illmaculate, OnlyOne & Sapient. The single “Can’t Stop” is just the beginning. After “Talk Of The Town” be on the lookout for Al-One’s upcoming solo LP. Don’t sleep!
Al-One f/Freeway & DJ Wicked “Can’t Stop” (prod. by Chase Moore) [QUICKTIME LINK]
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Two of my favorite UK collectives/extended families teamed together to create mindblowing music. AssociatedMinds. EatGoodRecords. It’s like the X-Men AND Avengers said “let’s join forces”. HOLYFUCKINGSHIT. “The Highball EP” is everything I expected it to be and much, much more. “The Highball EP” features the vocal talents of Sonnyjim, Mudmowth, Kosyne, Ralph Rip Shit, Redbeard, RTKal, Ruffstylz, Taharka and Willo Wispa. Production is handled by the highly capable team of P.L.O. AKA P Leezy, Metabeats, Kelakovski, Dockmini, Myke Forte and Beatbox Fozzy.
Don’t sleep on AssociatedMinds OR EatGood Records anymore. I don’t see how you can now. The body has fallen out of the trunk and we can’t pretend it didn’t happen and we all didn’t see it. Now wake your asses up & go download “The Highball EP”.
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Emcee ADaD (All Natural) & Beat Fanatic !llmind team up together to bring the people a jawn called ‘Wishful Thoughts” inbetween his work with Q Tip and his upcoming collaborative project with Exile. Enjoy:
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Budamunk is one in a LONG line of my all time favorite Japanese Hip Hop producers. I started getting heavy into Japanese producers back in the old Buddha Brand days. That led me to DJ Krush, DJ Honda, DJ Kou-G AKA Grooveman Spot, DJ Mitsu The Beats, DJ Muro, Nujabes, Nomak, Michita, DJ Taku (M-Flo), Inori, Mabanua, Uyama Hiroto, DJ Deckstream, Bugseed, Kyo Itachi, Shingo Suzuki & of course Budamunk. I still play my vinyl rips of Budamunky “Mokstrumentals Vol. 1 & 2” so to see he dropped a beat tape on Bandcamp bugged me out. Go listen to & download Budamunk’s “Smoke Deep EP” and DON’T SLEEP ON JAPAN.
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Kenny Fresh told me I had to listen to this Portland producer/emcee Tope’s stuff and I’ve known Kenny since the old Okayplayer days so I KNOW he knows his shit. I blocked out some time while readying the new D-Man project for Bloggerhouse x Producers I Know to listen to his back catalog which include a producer album called “Soul Music” (pictured above), a beat tape called “Tope Beats” and an album by his group Living Proof called “Full Speed”. I feel like an ass for having slept for so long but this is why we do what we do, to share information with each other & the rest of the world. Look out for “FREELEMONADE” dropping next week on Fresh Selects. Don’t sleep!
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DJ Revolution, in addition to being a world class turntablist & producer (“This Or That”, “R2K”, “In 12’s We Trust”, “King Of The Decks” & most recently Malcolm & Martin’s “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”) is also adept at arranging and scoring original music for television & film. He went back through his considerable crates and back catalog and assembled a collection of 21 tracks that he produced for films like “Black Mask” and several shows for MTV (including the short MTV run of Sway & King Tech’s The Wake Up Show). That compilation was made available May 31st on SoulSpazm Digital.
You can preview one of the 21 tracks here and cop DJ Revolution’s “Steel Wheel” directly from SoulSpazm Digital right now. Don’t sleep!
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My boy Kenny Fresh’s site Fresh Selects is about to host a beat tape from Portland producer/beatmaker/emcee Tope soon. The jawn is titled “FREELEMONADE” and will available via FRSH SLCTS & ItsTope.com next weekend. You should see it on Producers I Know & Bloggerhouse, too. In any event, check out the promo video/trailer and be on the lookout for “FREELEMONADE”. Enjoy:
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The new single off of Sketch’s upcoming “Virginia Tec 9” LP produced entirely by J Scrilla. This jawn features Nipsey Hussle and is called “Nightmarez”. “Virginia Tec 9” will drop this summer on Inner Loop Records. Download the single here:
Sketch f/Nipsey Hussle “Nightmarez” (prod. by J Scrilla) [HULKSHARE LINK]
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Another video from Laelo Hood’s Inner Loop Records LP “Fuck The World”.”Cool” features Pro’verb & Lyriciss produced by Slimkat78 of the 78ers. Enjoy:
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Astronote‘s long awaited “Weapon Of The Future” album (NOT A MIXTAPE, Stephanie told me it was an album. It’s an album) is finally here. It’s produced entirely by Astronote with features from Jamal Bufford (Buff1), Trek Life, Magestik Legend, T. Calmese, Finale, Rasco, 4 Peace (Edo. G, Twice Thou, Wyatt Jackson & DQuest), Journalist 103 (The Left), Dynas, Stahrr & Tug McGraw. 17 tracks of raw. This ALBUM is indeed a weapon of the future. Salute to DJ Graffiti, MOSologist, Jeff Jeff, Stephanie & everyone down with A Side Worldwide.
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The homie Nameless re-released “Finished A Beat”. A 50 minute mix/podcast featuring a gang of his production. Don’t sleep on this or Nameless’ slaps. HE CHOPPED UP ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALL TIME CARTOONS ON THIS SHIT, B! Cop it here:
Nameless “Finished A Beat” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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M3 Hip Hop’s Masta Ace & Wordsworth (who provides the hook) team up with Canadian producer & Newports enthusiast Marco Polo to make the jawn “I Refuse” for comedian Russell Peters’ new performance DVD “The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena” that drops on May 31st. That dude is funny as shit.
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Do you want to hear a gang of glitch hop or experimental remixes of songs you’ve never heard of to start all the way down to favorites like DOOM’s “Gazzillion Ear” or classics like Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”? Then download SertOne’s “Versions”. I spotted this jawn over at Headnodz.fm & gave it a listen. Nice! © Borat.
SertOne “Versions” [MEDIAFIRE LINK]
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This is the second video from the J NiCS x Numonics “Champion Rizla EP”. It’s for “The Return”. Enjoy:
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The Alaskan homie Alkota sent over a collection of 14 exclusive instrumentals called “Don’t Sleep” with a special set of instructions for Producers I Know readers/frequenters “All of these collected tracks in “Don’t Sleep” are free to use for your readers as long as proper credit is given in posts or liner notes”. You read that? That doesn’t happen often with instrumental releases. You heard the man! As long as you give him the proper credit you can lay your vocals over these jawns for free! Thank Alkota.
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My dude Kadaj Da Kid just sent over his newest beat tape “SOULblade2” for consideration to be posted on Producers I Know and I was only halfway through track 4 before I pressed “Like” on the Bandcamp Facebook option and started writing this post. Kadaj Da Kid has done it yet again. Don’t sleep on this cat…
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