Memotone uses his tried and true production/performance setup to make another beat video. Akai MPC 1000, Nord Piano 88, Alesis Micron and an Epiphone SG guitar running into a Kaoss Pad 3 effects unit which runs into a A Boss RC-50. Memotone makes a new jawn via looping adding element upon element until we get a finished product. Don’t sleep on it…
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Sinoptic Music’s HashFinger drops a beat tape per month. This is the May edition, “May.12”. I suggest that you not sleep on it…
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Ritmo Sportivo’s latest release comes courtesy of feyorz. The disgustingly ill beat tape he created goes by the name of “luvblvrs” and if you aren’t banging this in your iPod by the end of the day then you ain’t shit, B. Just sayin’. Don’t sleep…
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Scion x Music Is My Sanctuary x Artbeat Montreal all teamed together to make a documentary about the Montreal beat scene/culture centered around the Piu Piu collective. This promotional beat tape features production from KenLo Craqnuques, Vlooper, The Incubator, BuELLER, Kaytradamus, MusoNi, High Klassified, SevDee, Poirier, vnce, Dr. MaD, Maxime Robin, FutureFalcon, Noo Bap, Liam Liam & Smi Le. Don’t sleep…
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Elements Of Motion’s 2012 compilation/beat tape “Beat Impressions Vol. 2” features production from Stek, Ben Jamin, Juels, Frank Stylez, Glazda, AiS, KS1i, Vance, Floydcheung, yahnLOOKEpicard, Ambassadeurs & oaK MC. Don’t sleep on it…
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Jolin Ras was just featured on PIK via his submissions to the Roy Ayers Project. Here are two of his latest projects from April that I previously slept on, “CHAMPLAIGN HEIGHTS EP” & “LIGHT IT UP”. Don’t sleep…
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The Russian beatmaking duo InfiniteWays consists of PiroMaino and 111beats dropped an incredible beat tape last week called “po laytu EP”. It’s about 17 minutes long, approximately the same amount of time it would take me to take your girlfriend. Don’t sleep…
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Long story short? Four beatmaking nerds created an entire beat tape consisting of nothing but sounds, music and dialogue from “Star Wars”. The beat tape is called “Far Far Away” and was made by Dainumo, Jeesh, P.SUS & Pogo. Don’t sleep…
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Here’s extremely short beat tape from ILLXLOVE called “Sosche I”. Seriously, it’s about three minutes long. Approximately the same amount of time it would take for George Clooney or Idris Elba to take your girlfriend. Don’t sleep…
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One mo’ gin’! Today’s final beat submission to the Roy Ayers Project was made by JeriKo Jackson who hails from the Far North Coast of Australia. The beat is called “Sunshine & Love”, a flip of Roy Ayers’ classic “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”. Listen to JeriKo Jackson’s submission here and if you’d possibly like to submit your own Roy Ayers inspired composition, re-interpretation, interpolation, slap, blap, chop or flip then please take the time to first read the site’s beat submission guidelines. Afterwards, you can feel free to submit your slap or composition to RoyAyersProject[at]gmail[dot]com. Good luck and don’t sleep!
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It’s time for yet another two ill beat submissions to the Roy Ayers Project. These jawns comes courtesy of London, UK’s Yestoday and their called “Just Relax” and “Holiday”. You can hear them both here and if you’d like to submit your own Roy Ayers inspired composition, reinterpretation, interpolation, slap, blap or flip then take the time to first read the site’s beat submission guidelines. Afterwards, you can feel free to submit your unique & original creation to RoyAyersProject[at]gmail[dot]com. Good luck and don’t sleep!
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Today’s first featured beat submission to the Roy Ayers Project is “Ultraviolet” which was made by Vancouver, Canada native Jolin Ras. Listen to Jolin Ras’ submission here and if you’d possibly like to submit your own Roy Ayers inspired composition, re-interpretation, interpolation, slap, blap, chop or flip then please take the time to first read the site’s beat submission guidelines. Afterwards, you can feel free to submit your new & unique creation to RoyAyersProject[at]gmail[dot]com. Good luck and don’t sleep!
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Rami.B of the Montreal based Alaiz collective just released a beat called “2003” that’s absolutely bananas. Don’t sleep on it. You’ll regret it…
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This is a beat video for Stu Bangas of Brutal Beats shot by Marco Loco Films. It’s called “Brutal Beats Vol.4”. Look out for Brutal Music “Diggas With Attitude” set to drop in August on Man Bites Dog Records. Don’t sleep…
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Frietboer is a producer based in the Netherlands whose on S/M Digital Records. Here’s his project “Skeehop EP”. You’re welcome…
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Flame Griller of Sinoptic Music dropped this project featuring him spitting over “Illmatic” instrumentals. Don’t sleep on it…
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9th Wonder’s long awaited and heralded beat tape “Tutankhamen” was first announced last year and it was at first thought to contain upwards to 100 beats. Cooler heads prevailed and instead “Tutankhamen” boasted 40 slaps from the Jamla general himself that you can stream and purchase “Tutankhamen” from DJBooth.net right now for $9.99. 9th Wonder’s beat tape just hit iTunes in a truncated form (only containing 30 beats) and costing $11.99. 9th wants you to buy the beats. I don’t blame him… You can cop the iTunes version here. Cop the cheaper 40 beat version from DJBooth.net here. Don’t sleep…
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K-Def dropped his “Back To Basics” 7″on April 24th, 2012 and here’s the stream. You can cop the 4 song K-Def “Back To Basics” EP on iTunes as well. Don’t sleep…
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Wais P drops a single from his upcoming project “Pussy Rich”. This jawn “Put Jewels On It” features Roc Marciano and is produced by Statik Selektah. Don’t sleep…
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DJ Pizzo of HipHopSite.com interviews the 1st Infantry/Gangrene/Step Brothers’ The Alchemist talking about his upcoming projects and the projects he smashed in recent memories. Look for his upcoming June 26th jawn, “Russian Roulette”. His Action Bronson collaboration “Rare Chandeliers”, as well as upcoming full-length projects with Roc Marciano, Evidence (“Step Brothers”) and the project with Planet Asia, Killa Ben & Tri State called the “Doo-Rag Dynasty”. Good interview with ALC & Pizzo, Don’t sleep on it…
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Georgia Anne Muldrow and her mom whose also a vocalist and producer Rickie Byars-Beckwith stop by Dubspot in NY for a sit down interview. Georgia discusses her upbringing, early musical influences and introduction to production, electronic music and where she got her singing style from. She discusses her introduction to Reason and her latest project “Seeds” with Madlib on her label SomeOthaShip Connect. It’s great to see the gift of music passed down from parent to child. Don’t sleep on this interview, it made my morning…
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PIK favorites Elaquent & Sunclef do mixes for the crew over @ Soulection Radio resulting in making Show #79 a must listen for fans of the beat culture. Not only is this a good interview with great music but there are slaps from Elaquent, Sunclef, fLako, Anthony Valadez, Jonwayne, Mndsgn, Thundercat and Bahwee is in the house as well. For reasons I’ve yet to determine Mixcloud won’t embed on PIK so here is the direct link to Soulection Radio Show #79. Don’t sleep…
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The next Beat BBQ takes place on May 27th, 2012 @ Jack In The Box in Cologne, Germany (or Köln Ehrenfeld to Germans). The beat in the video is from Dexter. Salute to A.U.D.D.A./Melting Pot Music. Don’t sleep on it…
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PIK regular DJ iShine shares his debut production album “Suite 11: The Registration” with us. The project features Jéan P, Adam Reverie, IZ, J. Doze, Ricky Ricardo and many more. Don’t sleep…
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Here’s a beat tape I ran across the link to on Twitter. It’s a quick little simple beat tape for you to rock to from The Beat Connoisseur. Don’t sleep on it…
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So..I was on Instagram and the homie Rhettmatic (whose birthday is today) posted that he had a gang of old SP1200 beats and he asked FWMJ & I if he should drop ’em. Frank & I both said “HELL YEAH! © Andre Young, MD. So here we go, for your listening pleasure courtesy of Beat Junkie Sound x RIK x Beat Fanatic x Producers I Know I present to you all the epic beat tape, Rhettmatic “Excerpts From The SP1200 Volume 1 (1994-1998)”. Don’t sleep on it. Salute Rhettmatic. A real American hero…
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Here’s a well edited beat video from Charlie Macena making a slap using a Native Instruments Maschine showing each element of the beat after the drums. Don’t sleep on it…
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If you can all remember correctly, Lex Luthorz first dropped “Soultape” as Soulvillain back last December via the site HipHopComesFromSoul. The download was problematic so I retagged it & ID3’d it on PIK for him. Now the homie Lex Luthorz has finally uploaded it to Bandcamp with extra beats for a fair price. Don’t sleep on it…
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This is essentially a promo video for Dubspot NYC’s new Maschine course that they have available both in person and online. I subscribe to their YouTube channel and I thought that this was topical. Don’t sleep…
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SoundzImage AKA Phish is an interesting producer. He’s a Chinese Hip Hop/R&B producer currently living in France making music on a Japanese label. “Fragrance” is much like the mellow, Smooth Jazz/New Age/Easy Listening instrumental music you often hear on Japanese labels. This project was heavily influenced by Nujabes (who wasn’t?). If you’re into that sort of thing then don’t sleep on “Fragrance”. If you’re looking for beats to Rap over then take your bum ass over to DatPiff & sift through hundreds of “beat tapes” from Lil’ Grimee Beatz and Yung Dope Boy Beatz instead…
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I saw the link to Bluestaeb’s “Neo Retro” beat tape in the comments box on Strictly Beats (try it sometimes), listened to it and I was lucky to find yet another gem just dropped there. I highly recommend this jawn. Don’t sleep on it..
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Hudson Mohawke & Lunice are two of the beat culture’s most revered and respected entities. They got together and formed TNGHT and the upcoming Lucky Me x Warp Records TNGHT release drops on July 23rd, 2012. Here’s the lead promo video for the track “Bugg’n”. Don’t sleep…
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