Berlin’s trog’low hits us off with some more hard shit in he guise of his beat tape “Lost Chords Volume 1: Moods”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Vapor Eyes “Strange Places” [BEAT TAPE]
We haven’t heard from old pal Vapor Eyes since March 2012 but here’s the follow up to the well received “Golden Beats Vol. 1”, an opus titled “Strange Places”. This jawn is raw as HELL, don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: DO$AGE x RELLIM “Free Ur Conscious” [BEAT TAPE]
This split beat tape from DO$AGE & RELLIM “Free Ur Conscious” is that SHIT to listen to rather than roam the streets and risk losing your extremities and/or limbs to frostbite. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: bmoody “Moods” [BEAT TAPE]
bmoody dropped this new beat tape “Moods” that absolutely KNOCKS a few days ago. Here I am finally posting it up on PIK. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: 88:88 “SATURATED EP” [BEAT TAPE]
88:88 dropped an EP last week that sounds like how music will be once the machines finally take this bish over. Don’t sleep on “SATURATED EP”…
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DON’T SLEEP: 035 Underground “Cold Blooded Worldwide” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
This compilation comes courtesy of 035 Underground x S17 Records, is curated by Ogi Feel The Beat and contains 56 fucking tracks. 56. I ain’t listing all the features because I don’t wanna get carpal tunnel syndrome out this piece.
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DON’T SLEEP: P E D R X ∞ L V D R X G V “While U Work, I Make Music” [BEAT TAPE]
Pedro LaDroga x PIR∆.MD Records dropped “While U Work, I Make Music” back in December. While he made music, apparently I slept on it. My apologies…
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DON’T SLEEP: Phoniks “Basement Vibes” [REMIX PROJECT]
Portland producer Phoniks remixes a few classics on “Basement Vibes”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: SEiduo_ “Sobre tiempo, espacio y otras cosas_ 2013” [BEAT TAPE]
Chilean beatmaker SEiduo_ AKA OUdi3s is back with his new shit titled “Sobre tiempo, espacio y otras cosas_ 2013”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Kadaj Da Kid “Alias” [BEAT TAPE]
When the DMV homie Kadaj Da Kid first broke into the game here and Hypedog were the first places you heard him. PIK is still around so it’s only right you hear “Alias” here first. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Beatowski “Beat Tape Vol. 5” [BEAT TAPE]
Beatowski and I go back to the old Scrunchface Show days (2010) and here’s the long awaited 5th edition of his beat tape series. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: K’Nuckles “Beat Tape 2” [BEAT TAPE]
K’Nuckles is named after a character from a canceled Cartoon Network show & his logo resembles a Pokeball but his beats are dope. Here’s “Beat Tape 2”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Schadillac “Seamless Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Schadillac’s new jawn is titled “Seamless Vol. 1”. If you’ve been rockin’ with Producers I Know since I took over back in October 2010 then you’re no doubt familiar with this PIK regular. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gloam “Sunder” [BEAT TAPE]
After a prolonged hiatus, Gloam is back at it with the follow up to his last project “Driftsin”. Enjoy “Sunder”…
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DON’T SLEEP: SufYan “Pseudarhythm” [BEAT TAPE]
SufYan is a Sudanese beatmaker that’s down with NewSlang Entertainment. Here is his latest effort “Pseudarhythm” which used Sudanese records from the 70’s & 80’s as source material. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: YLWFRND “Dormouse Tea Party” [BEAT TAPE]
YLWFRND dropped this beat tape “Dormouse Beat Party” last week. The arctic like weather in Boston has convinced me to stay my ass indoors rather than to patrol the streets like the Dark Knight. Besides, no one is out there anyways. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Z!PPO G∆NG “The Z!PPO Treatment. Remixes” & “Enter Robson’s Filthy Mind” [REMIX PROJECT & BEAT TAPE]
Z!PPO G∆NG, I found this Bandcamp link in the comments box of Strictly Beats and gave it a listen last night. I dug what I heard from both the remix project and the beat tape so here they are on Producers I Know. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Miles Bonny “FOR MY REAL FOLKS” [MIXTAPE]
Miles Bonny present a mixtape full of demos and collaborations for your listening pleasure. Cop “Supa Soul Sh*t” by him & Brenk Sinatra. DO IT…
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DON’T SLEEP: Jose James “No Beginning, No End” [NEW PROJECT]
Jose James’ (“Blackmagic” & “For All We Know”) long awaited new album “No Beginning, No End” dropped yesterday on Blue Note Records. It’s been almost 3 years since we’ve heard new material from him and the wait has been more than worth it. You can now purchase “No Beginning, No End” from iTunes, Amazon and in physical form wherever quality music is sold. Preview the album @ NPR and know that between Jesse Boykins III, Bilal, Miguel, Jose James, Coultrain, Dwele, Olivier DaySoul, Miles Bonny, Ryan Michael Gant, Phonte Coleman and many others that R&B/Soul is in good hands. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Freddie Joachim x Finest Ego “Patterns Vol. 3: Monthly Mix 022” [MIX]
Fresh off of his new album “Fiberglass Kisses” comes Mellow Orange’s own Freddie Joachim providing the third mix of his popular “Patterns” series as the next installment of Finest Ego’s Monthly Mix series (which has now reached #22). Don’t sleep on “Patterns Vol. 3” which is a 40 minute mix of incredible sounds spanning the entire urban music diaspora…
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DON’T SLEEP: plukk.inn “Theory Of Mind” [BEAT TAPE]
plukk.inn’s new beat tape “Theory Of Mind” hit Bandcamp yesterday. It’s been almost a year since he dropped “Bad Habits” which still gets burn. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: FS Greeen “Fanny Pack” [BEAT TAPE]
FS Green is one of the best producer/DJ’s in the Netherlands and his latest release “Fanny Pack” further hammers that fact home. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Narutiv “Beats Evolve” [BEAT TAPE]
Narutiv’s “Beats Evolve” beat tape dropped a couple of days ago. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: AstroLogical “Truthseeker” [BEAT TAPE]
AstroLogical released his new project “Truthseeker” yesterday via Jellyfish Recordings. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tres Records “NUEVE” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
It’s the 9th anniversary of Tres Records, a label responsible for releasing some of the best Hip-Hop of the 00’s & 10’s. They launched a new website with a new commemorative beat tape called “NUEVE”. This compilation/beat tape features beats from Chikaramanga (Giant Panda), Newman (Giant Panda), Ohmega Watts (Lightheaded), Big Tone, House Shoes, DJ Alibi, Tranzformer, Beatnick Dee, Fonetik Simbol, Chief, Blu and more. Don’t sleep on “NUEVE”…
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DON’T SLEEP: REKS f/Bishop Lamont “Trust Us” (prod. by Numonics) [SINGLE]
REKS x Bishop Lamont x Numonics = “Trust Us”. Gargle Grenades. “Revolution Cocktail” is coming February 26th, 2013. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gensu Dean x Planet Asia “Faces On The Dollar” (prod. by Gensu Dean) [SINGLE]
On February 26th, 2013 Mello Music Group’s own Gensu Dean x Planet Asia will release their collaborative project “Abrasions”. Here’s the lead single “Faces On The Dollar”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Calvin Valentine “Mangos” (prod. by G_Force AKA Calvin Valentine) [VIDEO]
Here’s a video from Calvin Valentine called “Mangos” with an intro from Bun B. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Memorecks “Ninja Turtles”, “Roland Juno 6” & “Live Set 1.17.2013” [BEAT VIDEOS]
First Memorecks beat video features him banging out a “Ninja Turtles” routine on a lime green Akai MPD 24, the next is Memorecks on a Roland Juno 6 with drums provided by Ableton & the last is a recent live set with Tyler Nelson on sax while Memorecks played beats live using a Korg microKey, Novation Launchpad, Maschine Mikro and an iPad running Lemur controlling Ableton Live. Enjoy…
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DON’T SLEEP: Beat Society NYC @ DROM 1.17.2013 [LIVE FOOTAGE/BEAT VIDEOS]
On January 17th, 2013, Beat*Society descended upon DROM with Pete Rock, Statik Selektah (ShowOff/Brick/Duck Down), Hezekiah (3 Crates/SoulSpazm) & Marco Polo (Duck Down) in tow. Here’s some footage of the event from the good people @ Nodfactor. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: MAARTN “Something Fresh…” | MPC 2000 XL + S9000 [BEAT VIDEO]
MAARTN Beats drops a new beat video called “Something Fresh” as he plays some newness from his MPC 2000 XL. Check his set up…
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DON’T SLEEP: Memorecks “It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Live Remix)” [BEAT VIDEO]
Memorecks pulls out his trusty Akai MPD 26 & Ableton to make a live remix of the Nas classic “It Ain’t Hard to Tell”…
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