7even Sun dropped the incredible beat tapes “Abstractly Concrete”, “Another Dimension” then “Concretely Abstract” in the past year all as precursors to his opus “Abscrete” which is a blend of all the styles he explored in the three previous releases. Don’t sleep on it…
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Big Ben Beats’ “The Soul Beat Tape” was completely slept on by me. I actually saw it posted on Word Is Bond and I gave it a listen. I thoroughly liked what I heard so I decided to post it up here on PIK. Don’t sleep on it…
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This is the next video for the newest single off Rashid Hadee’s album “Aural Sex: The Search For Pinky Tuscadero”. The song is “Man’s Best Friend” and if for some reason you haven’t heard the album yet I’ve embedded the Bandcamp link to it as well. “Aural Sex: The Search For Pinky Tuscadero” is now free and it has several videos you can all find on Producers I Know. Don’t sleep…
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Here’s yet another video from the epic Clan Destined “Self Titled” LP. If you somehow slept on it I just took it upon myself to embed the Bandcamp link in addition to the “The Language Pt. 2” video. What up, Atlanta?
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Carl Kavorkian sent me this collection of instrumentals form a few projects called “Uglyass Music Vol. 2” earlier today. Don’t sleep on it…
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Beat Fanatic homie J.Bizness produced Richard Wright of the Illregular Instrumentals fam’s entire new project “Open Minded” which just dropped today as well (I’ve been DUMB busy today, B!). You can check out this 16 track opus with features from Phonte, John Robinson, Trek Life, Skeem Price, Mr. Sobers, Stik Figa, Noa James, Belvi, Michael Spivey, Andre Demar, DJ Soko (The Left) and more. Stream it. Cop it. Just don’t sleep on it…
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Jamla Records recording artist Actual Proof’s “Black Boy Radio” also dropped today. “Black Boy Radio” was produced by The Soul Council (9th Wonder, Khrysis!, Fatin, E. Jones, AMP, Ka$h & Eric G), D.R., DJ Hi-Tek, Dre Jones & DJ Semaj and features 9th Wonder, Geechi Suede (Camp Lo), Rapsody, Raheem DeVaughn, Heather Victoria and many others. You can cop it right now from either iTunes or DJBooth.net. Don’t sleep…
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I’m sure you all remember last month when the Kickstarter campaign for the Austin beat culture documentary “[Beat]en Senseless” failed to reach it’s funding goal. Well here’s a recap/promo film featuring many of the beat culture luminaries that descended upon Austin for SXSW. Don’t sleep…
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Koen (“Outputs 1” & “Outputs 2”) has put in a lot of work in the past few years, especially if you include his recent placements with artists like Ro Spit. His first release with Soulection is the long awaited beat tape “Outputs 3”. Don’t sleep on it…
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Trill Gates (“The Preschool Dropout” & “Stank Me Later (The Listening)”) dropped a brand new beat called “My Computer Crashed And These Are The Lost Beat Tapes” a few days ago. Don’t sleep!
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If for some reason you’ve been living in a cave for the last couple of years you’ve been living in a cave and you never heard the first two installments of Esbe’s epic “Sweet & Sour” series of beat tapes then I’m definite that this jawn will make you want to seek out the first two (which should be on his Bandcamp as well). Don’t sleep on “Sweet & Sour: 3rd Collection…
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Beatmaker 1998 drops a beat tape on Dub Temple Records a few days ago called “The Loop Experiments”. I’d advise you against sleeping on it…
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The homie Paten Locke (Asamov/Dumbtron) does some yard work early in the morning then hammers out a beat in his lab by using a turntable, 45’s, his Mac laptop and a Native Instruments Maschine in the AM. I want you all to notice there’s no quantizing going on. Salute to PROLIFted for the footage & the idea. Don’t sleep!
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Two legendary Hip Hop groups got together and are making a collaborative project, The Beatnuts and The Alkaholiks are Liknuts. The Beatnuts and The Alkaholiks were actually labelmates on Loud/RCA in the late 90’s and early 00’s so this project shouldn’t really come as much of a surprise. Just Blaze told me this project was happening late last year and here’s the footage to prove it. Don’t sleep…
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Funky DL is a UK legend and his previous instrumental projects have been featured on PIK. Here are his instrumentals for “The 4th Quarter”. Don’t sleep on them…
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vxlam’s “columbian gold” beat tape just dropped a couple of days ago. I almost slept on it but I went to his Bandcamp by mistake (by clicking the “random smoked beats” link) and saw there was a brand new beat tape there. Well I’ll be dambed. Don’t sleep…
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Hey people! Here’s another crazy beat submission to the Roy Ayers Project. This particular jawn comes courtesy of Inglewood, CA’s Mystro and it’s called “When I See You”. You can hear it here and if you’d like to try your hand at it and submit your own Roy Ayers inspired composition, reinterpretation, interpolation, slap, blap, chop or flip then please take the time to first read the site’s beat submission guidelines. Afterwards, feel free to submit your original creation to RoyAyersProject[at]gmail[dot]com. Good luck and don’t sleep!
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This particular beat submission to the Roy Ayers Project was made by Rahway, NJ Soul Starr and is called “LoopInn”, a flip of Roy Ayers’ “Want You”. Listen to Soul Starr’s submission here and if you’d possibly like to submit your own Roy Ayers inspired composition, re-interpretation, interpolation, slap, blap, chop or filp 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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Lyle Horowitz’ latest beat tape is called “Honeycomb Hideout”. Check this jawn out and do not sleep on it. Don’t…
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Denmark Vessey of Crown Nation spitting over a Scud One beat made using a Thai sample. Don’t sleep on it…
AZ drops his new single, the Buckwild produced “My Niggas” off his upcoming album “Do Or Die II”. Don’t sleep on it…
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Elaquent’s Stillmuzik release drops March 28th, 2012 and here’s the next single for it called “Carpe Diem”. Don’t sleep…
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Free The Beats’ new compilation is Vol. 7 which features 14 slaps from Oisima, Mic Mac, Roleo, Milo Firewater, Jonti, Monkfly, Forcefields, Ostinato, Mike Berkley, Kid Fiction, Soupaloops and more. Don’t sleep on it…
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Thomas Prime of Cult Classic Records just released the instrumentals for his Goon Trax release “Waiting For Tomorrow” as a precursor to his upcoming release “The Instrumental LP Vol. 1” in April. Don’t sleep on it…
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Necedah decided to go all Age Of Aquarius on us and praise the ocean and other large bodies of water on his new beat tape “Aquatic Pulsations”. Don’t sleep on it…
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There’s about to be an EP of Quelle Chris rhyming over DIBIA$E jawns. You read that right, Crown Nation x Green Llama/10thirty. I can’t wait for this jawn to pop off in April. Keep your heads on a swivel and don’t sleep…
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The homie DIBIA$E is going on a tour of Austraila & New Zealand AKA Oceania at the top of next month. This 13+ minute exclusive mix is in anticipation of it. Don’t sleep and if you anywhere in Oceania in April then go support the homie.
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DJ Vag got with beatmaker STEK and the end result was this monster beat tape called “32 PADS”. Don’t sleep on it. It’s RAW…
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The newest Sichtexot release comes courtesy of German beatmaker Figub Brazlevič who dropped this monster 42 slap beat tape on our heads called “Oldschool Future”. This shit is dope. I’ll take a break so you all can properly digest what I’ve laid on you this past 2 hours. Don’t sleep…
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