Fonetik Simbol has produced tracks for quite a few of my favorite emcees like Blu, Chino XL, Co$$, Sene and Shawn Jackson in the past. If you’ve copped any Tres Records releases lately you know his beats. Later this year he has a beat tape/instrumental project dropping on Tres as well but for now peep his new beat tape “Strelitizia EP”. Don’t sleep on it…
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KVZE’s “Kultivate EP” is his latest ridiculous beat tape from Lunatick Records. If you don’t feel this then you must have lost your soul, heart, ability to hear, sense of rhythm and any hint of good taste you ever possessed in your life previously…
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Back when I was promoting The Beat Tape Project’s “The Ghostface Beat Tape” I was corresponding back and forth with Gadget of Digital Hustle Films and The Beat Tape Project talking about how great an idea the project was. We were discussing working together on an upcoming project and I mentioned that I always thought someone should do a beat tape dedicated to The Beatnuts. Gadget told me that his next two projects were already set up, “The Smooth Grooves Beat Tape” for Valentine’s Day and a Beatnuts beat tape in either March or April. Great minds think alike, I guess. Here is the long awaited “Return Of The Tec: The Beatnuts Beat Tape” featuring slaps by Newstalgia, Logikbomb, T-Mos, 4AR, DJ Mr. Doc, Jono Dorr, The Aqua League and more. Don’t sleep!
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Here’s part one of Out Da Box TV’s interview with emcee/producer Roc Marciano. His sophomore album “Reloaded” is due on Decon in Summer 2012 as is his production album “Marci Beaucoup” coming on Man Bites Dog Records. Watch the interview and don’t sleep…
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Eight/ALORA’s B.Lewis remixes tracks from Little Dragon, Tyler the Creator, Beyonce, The Roots, Lil’ Wayne, Robert Glasper Experiment, Rihanna, Mike Jones and The Fugees in a way only he can. I suggest that you all make it a point to not sleep on this…
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Experimental musician & multi instrumentalist Memotone (whom I’ve featured several of his YouTube videos on PIK already) just released an EP called “Hands” via A Future Without Press a few days ago. I suggest you not sleep on it…
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Sinitus Tempo dropped another beat tape called “Journey” yesterday. This jawn features guest appearances from Kitty Wong (OneOfUs), Substantial, Obii Say & Carminelitta. Don’t sleep on his Nujabes inspired Jazz/Lounge inspired beats…
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Outlier Recordings’ newest release comes from Shatter Hands, “404 Sessions” is a cassette beat tape that contains 40 beats and is limited a 50 tape pressing. You can purchase it from the Outlier Recordings Bandcamp & it will be shipped to you beginning in April 8th, 2012. You can preview these 7 assembled slaps to give you an idea of what to expect. Don’t sleep….
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Zilla Rocca’s reinterpretation of the D’Angelo classic as produced by Small Professor is the latest single off his EP “Nights & Weekends”. Here is the video. Don’t sleep on this…
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M-Phazes’ “Phazed Out” project featured the Brown Bag All Stars on the track “What It’s All About”. Here’s the video. Don’t sleep on it…
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Andy Mac of Akai Pro does the first extensive MPC Renaissance product demo since the NAMM 2012 demonstrations back in February for DV 247 in the UK. The Akai MPC Renaissance, MPC Studio & MPC Fly will both hit stores shelves in the coming months. Don’t sleep!
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Here’s the footage from Nas & Peter Rosenberg’s Noisemakers interview back @ SXSW on March 16th, 2012. They talk about his career starting from the early days up until now. Nas is clearly torn down during this interview but he did a fair job of answering questions. Fair. This is definitely worth watching just because it’s Nas. I mean, damb Nasir even called Peter Rosenberg “Paul”, B. Don’t sleep…
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The homie Aspect One shot this footage of Mndsgn performing a live beat set @ Boombox LA back on August 8th, 2010. I realized that I hadn’t done these in a while so I decided to bring it back this week. Better late than never. That deadbeat dad steez. Don’t sleep…
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German label ENTBS dropped a beat tape by Noyland called “Welle 9” recently and here is footage of Hulk Hodn and Hubert Daviz stopping by a radio station giving an interview and then playing the tape on air (no the audio when they’re talking isn’t being played backwards. They are speaking German). They begin playing the beat tape at 9:12 if you wanna skip ahead. Don’t sleep!
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Christopher B came up with the concept. Frankie B executed it. The Clipse acapellas over The Doors music equals the remix project (I abhor the phrase “mash up”, it’s too hipstery for my sensibilities) “Keys Open Doors”. This is pretty good so don’t sleep on it…
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The homie BMB AKA SpaceKid AKA WayneTweed (when he’s on that Boogie Funk type shit) just dropped two promo teaser (TIZER*) mixes on his SoundCloud page. One is called “(New&unreleasedjoints)” & the other teaser mix is for an upcoming album called “MoDeRN FuNKaTrON”. Both teaser mixes can be downloaded from his SoundCloud page as one is 12 minutes and the other is 24 minutes long. This shit is FONKY so don’t sleep on it…
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The last time I had XLOVE on PIK was when he dropped “Amor Ad X” back in February and I found the link by chance in the Strictly Beats comments box and gave it a listen. Here’s some new shit called “_Diamondz.EP_” that you’re not gonna want to sleep on…
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This will be on “Mic Tyson” which drops later in 2012 on Duck Down Records. I’ve been waiting on this album forever it seems. I just know it’s gonna be bananas. Don’t sleep…
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Here are Akello Light’s instrumentals for the Akello x Confidence “Breathing Room LP”. Enjoy them. Don’t sleep…
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The latest Phonographique release comes from Ryan Stinson and is called “FUTURA”. Don’t sleep on it…
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Here’s some footage of 0hbliv doing another live beat set for SHHO x CMLK’s Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire show back on 1.25.2012. Don’t sleep on this…
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Here is the 4th video from SOUL’s beat tape “GALAXIA”. The jawn’s called “NEVER BEEN LOVED”. Four down, only one to go. Don’t sleep on it…
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My Team PIK dude ApaTight just produced this banger for UK emcee Minas called “Next Of Kin” that dropped today. You can peep it right here via the Bandcamp embed link and if you want some heat from Aye Pee then promptly hit him up at apatight[at]gmail[dot]com. Serious inquiries only. Don’t sleep!
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Vlek presents a new iPad MIDI Instrument builder for the iPad developed by Hermutt Lobby called Beatsurfing (video shows Lobby using an iPad 2 to operate Beatsurfing). You can build an instrument and play it, like a partition, in a 1000 different ways. This video features 4 “operators”: the Line, the Circle, the Polygon and the Fader. Each of these operators allows you to build your own MIDI instruments from the ground up as if you were drawing them on the screen. The distribution of the objects and the trajectory of your fingers then help to reintroduce variety and a human feeling to your performance. You can watch these two collected “Beatsurfing” demo videos and if you’re interested in possibly trying out the new Vlek iPad app Beatsurfing then sign up here to enroll for the Beta Test before it officially hits the Apple Store in Spring 2012. Don’t sleep!
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This particular Beat Konductaz DC sponsored live producer showcase for Inner Loop Records’ inhouse producer Grussle AKA E-Minah happened on Wednesday February 29, 2012. This was a true DJ/producer listening party/session featuring Grussle performing a live set by banging out instrumentals on his MPC while incorporating his turntables and mixer to cut, mix & scratch all throughout his set. Grussle delivered an amazing showcase of slaps and he even brought out the homie Tef Wesley to spit some bars. Salute Beat Konductaz DC for the footage and the extended fam @ Inner Loop Records…
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Here’s 0hbliv doing a live beat set back on November 11th, 2011 at Far From Here Indie Fest. If for some reason you’ve slept on 0hbliv up until now here’s your wake up call…
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Here’s a video featuring interviews from some of Elaquent’s peers in Toronto cut with footage of him rockin’ at Respect The Artform next to the homie Houseshoes (who’s birthday is today). Go cop Elaquent’s “The Scenic Route” which just dropped today. The post is just below on the PIK site. Don’t sleep…
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Kaleo blessed us with “Baby Steps” back in January, “The Beginning” in February and had just dropped “Mind & Soul” earlier this month so I completely missed his new jawn “Rebirth”. Don’t sleep on it…
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I found this EKO beat tape in the comments box of Strictly Beats which still remains a good place to go even when they’re slow to post any newness up. This jawn is called “Back To The Basics”. Chops, loops and soul vocal sample flips with hard drums. Don’t sleep on it…
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Roc Marciano’s sophomore album on Decon is due in Summer 2012. This is the video for the Arch Druids produced single “Emeralds” which just hit iTunes yesterday. Don’t sleep on this jawn. Salute Jazz & The UN…
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The homie Elaquent‘s new instrumental album “The Scenic Route” JUST dropped via Stillmuzik/Huh What & Where Records. You can go and support my dude by purchasing “The Scenic Route” from iTunes, Amazon or directly from the Stillmuzik Bandcamp. Don’t sleep…
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