Nostalgic is a producer from Denver who just dropped a beat tape full of REM state & throwback film inspired beats called “Dream Noir”. Don’t uh…sleep on it.
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DON’T SLEEP: aaronmaxwell “island” [BEAT TAPE]
aaronmaxwell is a Cali beatmaker that goes ham on a Roland SP 404 and releases beat tapes from time to time. His latest offering is called “island”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Broke/ “C91” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a brand new Broke/ beat tape called “C91” that you better hurry up and download before he erases it. I speak from experience. Trust me when I tell ya…
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DON’T SLEEP: Substantial “Home Is Where The Art Is” [NEW PROJECT]
QN5 affiliate Substantial released a brand new album on Mello Music Group that’s executive produced by Oddisee. “Home Is Where The Art Is” features production from Oddisee, M-Phazes, SlopFunkDust, Eric Lau, Algorythm, Surock and Street Orchestra. Don’t you dare sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Brown Bag All Stars “Brown Label Part 2” [NEW PROJECT]
The Brown Bag All Stars dropped a new project called “Brown Label Part 2” which features guest appearances from DJ Rhettmatic , Akie Berniss and Mike Maven. Production is handled by J57, Audible Doctor, DeeJay Element, DJ Rhettmatic and EP of The Doppelgangaz. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: ARCKATRON (Y?Arcka) “The Opinion In The Room” [BEAT TAPE]
Y?Arcka made a beat tape with the three different aspects of himself that form the ARCKATRON. Young Architect, Y?Arcka & Arcka. The beat tape is called “The Opinion In The Room”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Wrecking Crew “Wrecking Crew presents Wu-Tang Pulp” [NEW PROJECT]
I’ve been waiting for Wrecking Crew (Zilla Rocca, Has-Lo & Curly Castro) to drop the “Wu-Tang Pulp” project for years now. If you’d been paying attention, back when I had the Scrunchface Show with ST/MiC we did an entire epic show with them discussing the Wu-Tang aesthetic and the project in depth in July 2011. This 16 song collection features contributions from Small Pro, Castle, Y?Arcka, Floodwatch, Disco Vietnam, Son Raw, Alaina Nelson, Elucid, Random AKA Mega Ran, Al Mighty, Gee Dubs, Ethel Cee, BLKHRTS, My Man Strafe and more. Do me a favor and listen to it. It’s fandom taken to another level other than simple stannery. Salute…
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DON’T SLEEP: Woody “LIMES” [BEAT TAPE]
Woody of Woody’s Produce dropped a beat tape called “LIMES” not too long ago. Woody also had the good sense to allow listeners the opportunity to stream and preview his beat tape via DJBooth.net. Thanks Woody, I appreciate that more than you’ll ever know…
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DON’T SLEEP: Rich Kidd “Kiddstrumentals Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Canadian producer Rich Kidd recently released a beat tape (I guess he wasn’t gonna let Elaquent, Sunclef, Slakah The Beatchild & Memorecks hog all the glory) called “Kiddstrumentals Vol. 1”. Do me a favor & don’t sleep on it. Why these cats refuse to embrace a streamable beat tape option (that isn’t DatPiff) is beyond me…
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DON’T SLEEP: Chief “Shadows Chapters 1, 2 & 3” [BEAT TAPES]
Producer/beatmaker Chief is releasing a 3 part instrumental collection called “Shadows Chapters 1, 2 & 3” as a precursor to his September 21st release “Shadows Collision”. “Shadows Chapter 2” drops on the 14th and “Shadows Chapter 3” will be released on the 21st. Do me a favor and do not sleep on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: Josh Hey “Shrill” [BEAT TAPE]
Josh Hey dropped a new beat tape today called “Shrill”. If you sleep on it then you’re a bastard…
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DON’T SLEEP: SunOfTheSol “almost home.” [BEAT TAPE]
If you’ve been a frequent visitor of Producers I Know going back to at least October 2010 when I first took it over then you should know I scour the internet for music rather than just rely on submissions. I first encountered SunOfTheSol just this Summer. I want you to enjoy “almost home” and check for his back catalog as well. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: SourSoul “Flamingo Skin” [BEAT TAPE]
SourSoul released a follow up to June’s effort “Mind Clutter” a few days ago. It’s called “Flamingo Skin” and you shouldn’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: wun two x biggie smalls “the fat EP” [REMIX PROJECT]
wun two made a remix project where he laid new beats over a few Notorious B.I.G. acapellas and dubbed it “the fat EP”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Katrah-Quey “Beat Tape Koi Kaze” [BEAT TAPE]
Katrah-Quey made a beat tape fashioned from the OST from the anime series Koi Kaze called “Beat Tape Koi Kaze”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: ▲b.east▲ “Beast X” [BEAT TAPE]
▲b.east▲ released a brand new beat tape not too long ago titled “Beast X”. Don’t sleep on this yawn…
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DON’T SLEEP: PIR▲.MD “Eyes & Pyramids Vol. 1” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
PIR▲.MD Records is a Mexico based beat culture label and they’ve recently released a 22 track compilation called “Eyes & Pyramids Vol. 1”. Do me a favor and don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: BoomBaptist “The Lost Files Vol. 3 (2006-2007)” [BEAT TAPE]
BoomBaptist released the 3rd edition of his series “The Lost Files” recently. This one covers his slaps made between 2006 and 2007. Do me a favor and don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Count Bass D “Cana (1 of 5)” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a beat tape from world renowned emcee/producer/instrumentalist Count Bass D called “Cana” that you probably slept on for some reason or another. The sleeper must awaken…
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DON’T SLEEP: 0hbliv “Up” [BEAT TAPE]
0hbliv just dropped a new project with the good people over @ HW&W/Soulection called “Up”. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Rob Viktum “A Week In Texas (What Could Have Been)” [BEAT TAPE]
Beat Fanatic fam once produced an entire EP featuring emcee Jabee and vocalist Carlitta Durand that still has yet to see the light of day for several reasons. Here are the instrumentals from said tracks that are currently floating around in music limbo. Don’t sleep on them…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Cafeteria Line (TiRon & Ayomari) “HNGRY” [NEW PROJECT]
TiRon & Ayomari did it yet again, The Cafeteria Line dropped a new project called “HNGRY” featuring Ab-Soul, Schooboy Q, TiFF, Breeze Lovejoy & more. Production is handled by S.C.R.A.M. Squad (Breezy Lovejoy, Jose Manuel Serrano Rios & Duke Westlake), Oddisee, Chuck Inglish, T!FF, SiR, D.K. and DJ Dahi. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Fulgeance “Mini Club EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Fulgeance dropped an EP/beat tape called “Mini Club EP”. Sleep on this one at your own risk…
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DON’T SLEEP: Dayggs “The SC Joints” [NEW PROJECT]
The homie Dayggs dropped a beat tape called “The SC Joints” last week. It also includes a few remixes, don’t ask me what SC stands for because I have zero clue. Just don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: YAZU! “The Crate Life” [BEAT TAPE]
YAZU! dropped a new beat tape not too long ago called “The Crate Life”. If you sleep on this one you deserve to be strapped to a bunkbed & beaten with bars of soap rolled in towels…
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DON’T SLEEP: DO$AGE “Durham Gold EP” [BEAT TAPE]
DO$AGE’s “Durham Gold EP” dropped back in August, how I slept on it is beyond me. Don’t sleep on it now…
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DON’T SLEEP: Potholes Music x Equalibrum “Twenty Two” [BEAT TAPE]
Potholes Music presents Equalibrum’s ‘Twenty Two”, a collection of 22 instrumentals of tracks he’s produced for a variety of artists’ and beats he had laying around. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Capella “2012: A Space Odyssey” [BEAT TAPE]
It’s been a while since we got a new release from Free Crates, the long awaited Capella project “2012: A Space Odyssey” just dropped last week. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Khepra “The Green Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Khepra dropped a beat tape a while back I somehow managed to sleep on called “The Green Tape”. Don’t be like me, be better than me…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bläp Dëli “MW PROMO TAPE” [BEAT TAPE]
Bläp Dëli released this beat tape last week as a precursor to his upcoming “Muddy Waters” project. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: MiNdToUcHbeaTs “MeMoRieS FRoM THe FuTuRe.” [BEAT TAPE]
MindTouchBeats’ “Memories From The Future” is yet another raw beat tape that dropped last week I’ll be featuring on PIK this afternoon. Don’t sleep…
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