Ta-Ku x Chet Faker = “Cutting With Textures”. Get thee to The Find Mag stat…
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DON’T SLEEP: MD “Limits” & “Charts” [BEAT TAPES]
Australian beatmaker MD of Tape Death dropped two highly slept on beat tapes recently. The first was called “Limits” and the next was called “Charts” which used popular songs as sample sources and then chopped the dogshit outta them. Don’t sleep on these jawns…
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DON’T SLEEP: MUJO情 “Lo-Shinzuru” & “Shotokan Magic Cassette” [BEAT TAPES]
MUJO情 dropped two beat tapes recently called “Lo-Shinzuru” and “Shotokan Magic Cassette”. The first is streamable and the second only has a preview available. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ju-Ar “Good Breeze” [BEAT TAPE]
Ju-Ar of the Morgen Noi Collective just dropped a brand new beat tape today called “Good Breeze”. It’s dope, you should check it out…
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DON’T SLEEP: 1984 “LOST TAPES” & “LOST TAPES II” [BEAT TAPES]
1984 dropped two beat tapes called “LOST TAPES” & “LOST TAPES II” and you shouldn’t sleep on either of these jawns under any imaginable circumstances. On the real…
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DON’T SLEEP: Prof. Megablown “Island Getaway: The Instrumental Mixtape” [BEAT TAPE]
I have NO clue who the hell Prof. Megablown is but I WILL tell you that I heard “Island Getaway” and I knew I’d be posting it up on PIK this afternoon. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: asonic garcia “Waking To Eternia” [BEAT TAPE PREVIEW]
Here’s a preview of asonic garcia of the Midnight Kids’ “Waking To Eternia” beat tape. The track is called “The Next Day” and features Dakim. It’ll drop in about a week’s time. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: M▲GGZ™ “Soundscapes: Summer Selection” [BEAT TAPE]
M▲GGZ™ reminds us all of the warm weather on October 1st. Thanks bro. Don’t sleep on “Soundscapes: Summer Selection” regardless…
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DON’T SLEEP: dat be cutty (NAGchampa) “DAYLIGHT”, “BREAKDAE” & “LUX” [BEAT TAPES]
dat be cutty (NAGchampa) made a gang of beat tapes thus far this year. It’d be a good idea to listen to “DAYLIGHT”, “BREAKDAE” & “LUX” to know why you should stop sleeping…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bunda “Balgoyne” [BEAT TAPE]
Bunda (also hailing from Brisbane, Australia) dropped a new short but ill beat tape via Dub Temple Records a few days ago called “Balgoyne”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Provis “Provis” [BEAT TAPE]
A couple of weeks ago Brisbane, Australia’s Provis dropped the self titled beat tape “Provis” via Dub Temple Records. Speaking of Dub Temple…
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DON’T SLEEP: 8611 “OUTERSPACE” [BEAT TAPE]
The beatmaker 8611 made a beat tape called “OUTERSPACE” last month. Here it is…
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DON’T SLEEP: Andherpackage “Illiminate EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Andherpackage AKA Naoto Taguchi released the “Illiminate EP” a minute ago but if you slept on it, no worry. Just stop doing so right now…
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DON’T SLEEP: Hexsagon “Beat Flip Tuesdays Volume 6” [BEAT TAPE]
Hexsagon’s back at it with the next edition of his popular ongoing instrumental series. This is Hexsagon’s “Beat Flip Tuesdays Volume 6”. FEEL IT. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: 1618 “Smells” & “Twenty” [BEAT TAPES]
Russian beatmaker 1618 has dropped two impressive beat tapes that most have slept on this years (myself included). They’re titled “Smells” & Twenty” respectively. I thought this was a perfect time to post “Twenty” since this is my 20th post of the day and it’s not even 4 AM EST yet. Fuck are the rest of y’all doing? Sleeping? Shit, I even dropped an album to start the day off. Stop slacking!
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DON’T SLEEP: cakedog “WERKS” [BEAT TAPE]
I stumbled on this cakedog beat tape via Twitter. I heard it and decided to add it since it’s 3:15 AM on the 1st of the month and according to Timbaland I can do what I want on this day. Why? Not exactly clear on the reasoning but fuck it. The beat tape is called “WERKS”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Mr. Mista (Moka Only x Mr. Brady) “The Bug Out” [NEW PROJECT]
Two of my favorite emcee/producers Mr. Brady & Moka Only alternate production and both share the rhyme duties as Mr. Mista. They just dropped this brand new collaborative project called “The Bug Out” that isn’t to be slept on. Don’t sleep on it then…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Jazz Jousters x Ella Fitzgerald “Tonight: Ella Fitz The Jazz Jousters” [BEAT TAPE]
Millennium Jazz’ Jazz Jousters tackled Ella Fitzgerald and the end result was “Tonight: Ella Fitz The Jazz Jousters”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Illastrate “Nasir Jones vs. Jerry Butler” [REMIX PROJECT]
The homie Illastrate made a remix project using Jerry Butler music over Nas vocals years ago. The finished product is “Nasir Jones vs. Jerry Butler”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lingvisto “Flight On Goloka” [BEAT TAPE]
Free Crates regular Lingvisto drops his latest jawn on Urban Waves Records. “Flight On Goloka” features PIK regular OffBeatKid alongside Jo Twist and George Soul. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: PJWizrd “PJW Vol. 4” [BEAT TAPE]
This is a beat tape from PJWizrd I stumbled onto somewhere on the internet a few days ago that I heard and queued to post. It;s on the list so it’s going up. I don’t know how I found it anymore. I’ll figure it out tomorrow when I retrace my internet steps via my browser history. Not a job for the frail or faint of heart…
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DON’T SLEEP: Apisol “Grande” [BEAT TAPE]
Apisol released a beat tape called “Grande” last week. I got an email about it, listened and then minimized the window on Firefox. I’ve just got around to posting it @ 2:10 EST Monday morning on October 1st, 2012. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Jeejaa “Suitcase” [BEAT TAPE]
Super Nice Music Group out of The Netherlands presents a beatmaker named Jeejaa who produced an incredible beat tape/instrumental project called “Suitcase”. If you can’t appreciate the beauty of this jawn then you seriously need to retire your ears & upgrade your soul’s OS. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ikaz “Na$ty I$h” [BEAT TAPE]
The latest impressive release from True Flav Records comes courtesy of Ikaz. Don’t sleep on this 11 beat offering aptly titled “Na$ty I$h”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Knxwledge “togethrniss_b_side” [BEAT TAPE]
Knxwledge dropped a brand new beat tape a few days ago while I was still in the middle of getting a gang of stuff together. If you slept on it thus far then here you go, “togethrniss_b_side”. No more sleepin’ allowed…
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DON’T SLEEP: DaiN “LOST FOR WORDS” [BEAT TAPE]
DaiN dropped a ridiculous beat tape last week that I caught the link to on Twitter a few days ago. Here’s “Lost For Words”, if you sleep on it you just lost PERIOD…
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DON’T SLEEP: KEANO “Steady Cubin’ Instrumentals” [BEAT TAPE]
KEANO’s “Steady Cubin’ Instrumentals” beat tape wasn’t available for stream, only download. I contacted KEANO and he finally made it available for stream via Bandcamp. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Pragmatic Theory “Summer In The City” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
Pragmatic Theory’s “Summer In The City” compilation features production/contributions/slaps from Ta-Ku, floydcheung, Handbook, Languid, Stainless Steele, Snubluck, Snakehips, ill sugi, Mononome, Y Ohan & Keor Meteor, CΔNS, ChromadaData, Prozak Morris, Weirddough, Glyphick, S.F.T, Nextwon, MOTD & Afryx_Q, JP Balboa, DJ Sapien, Artonius, Keith Price, MadColour, Byrdversion1, Grossbuster, Scalez, Constrobuz, AL_PD, Jewbei, Warren Xclnce & Sev Seveer. That’s ONE HELL of a damb line up. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Chris Louis “NATIVE: Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
A few days ago, beatmaker/producer Chris Louis dropped a brand new beat tape called “NATIVE: Beat Tape” containing 10 slaps that I decided to share with the rest of my PIK readers/listeners. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sizemen “Violence 2: Revenge Of The Machine” [BEAT TAPE]
If you’re a PIK regular then you should be familiar with Sizemen already. If you’re familiar with Sizemen then you remember the first edition of “Violence”. “Violence 2: Revenge Of The Machine” is an 8 bit beat tape you shouldn’t sleep on. So don’t then…
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DON’T SLEEP: Nightly Beat “September 2012” [BEAT TAPE]
Nightly Beat creates slaps daily throughout a particular month. There are 30 days in September. There are 30 beats on this beat tape. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Linus Stubbs “Incandescent” [BEAT TAPE]
New Linus Stubbs beat tape called “Incandescent” dropped a few days ago. Do me a favor and don’t sleep on it…
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