Here’s a beat tape BOSKA dropped at the beginning of March consisting chiefly of old beats he made back in 2009. They thing is these slaps are still hella raw. Even the M.O.P. “Ante Up” remix. Don’t sleep on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: Blank & Kytt “Heavy, Crazy, Serious” [BEAT TAPE]
Blank & Kytt from the UK have put together a raw ass beat tape with an apt title “Heavy, Crazy, Serious”. Don’t even attempt to sleep on this jawn, B…
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DON’T SLEEP: Eric G “The Jamla Collection Vol. 3” [BEAT TAPE/INSTRUMENTALS]
Here are other 13 instrumentals from the beast we know as Eric G that were on various Jamla releases for a wealth of artis under the Jamla/The Academy/It’s A Wonderful World Music Group umbrella. As 1/7th of the Soul Council Eric G. is an in house producer for these acts. If you’ve been sleeping you should really stop now.
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DON’T SLEEP: Bläp Dëli “Perennial” [BEAT TAPE]
When I saw that Bläp Dëli hailed from Healdsburg I figured that it was either somewhere near or in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria or possibly even near Luxembourg. NAH. It’s in California. Sonoma County. In any event, Bläp Dëli’s “Perennial” is yet another beat tape you shouldn’t sleep on…so don’t.
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DON’T SLEEP: bit1 “sum_beats” [BEAT TAPE]
bit1 (“Intravenous”) hasn’t been seen ’round these parts for damn near a year but he just dropped a new beat tape consisting of his most popular Soundcloud slaps called “sum_beats”. I’m glad he did personally. These jawns are raw as fuck. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Idasa Tariq “I Guess I’ll Be On My Way” & “All Right Just Life” (prod. by Idasa Tariq) [SINGLES]
Whenever someone asks me who my favorite artists in the Pittsburgh area are I always respond with “Idasa Tariq” and never Wiz Khalifa or Mac Miller. Idasa Tariq is an emcee/producer that you should know about. All you need to do is listen to figure out why. Salute Fresh Air Flavor. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Sci Fi Stu f/Supreme Sol, Venomous 2000, Fresh Sly & Chinch 33 “Written In Blood” (prod. by Sci Fi Stu) [SINGLE]
Here is the new single from Sci Fi Stu’s upcoming LP “Blood” called “Written In Blood”. It features the ferocious emcees Supreme Sol, Venomous 2000, Fresh Sly & Chinch 33 spitting bars over Sci Fi Stu’s atmospheric production. “Blood” features appearances and bars from Has-Lo, Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, Internal Quest, J. Sands (Lone Catalysts), MindsOne, Mega Trife, Remarkable Mayor, Veteran Assassins, Fresh Sly, Smoovth, Ardamus, Wildelux, Dominique Larue, L.I.F.E Long, King RA, D Strong, Shinobi Stalin, Ill Poetix, Aarophat, Eloheem Star & Nena Bleu. “Blood” drops on April 3rd, 2012. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Inphy “AreYou”, “HitTheDeck” & Tanya Morgan “Never Enough (Remix)” (prod. by Inphy) [INSTRUMENTALS & REMIX]
Inphy continues his “BeatPerWeek” series and here are his Week 8, 9 & 10 offerings. The first two are instrumentals and the last jawn is a remix of Tanya Morgan’s “Never Enough”. Don’t sleep on them. Or on Inphy…
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DON’T SLEEP: K▼ZE “1.prekursor” (prod. by K▼ZE) [SINGLE]
K▼ZE will drop his new project called the “KULTIVATE EP” on April 4th, 2012. The aptly named “1.prekursor” is the lead single and the 1st track from it. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Koen “993” (prod. by Koen) [SINGLE]
New single form Koen’s upcoming Soulection release “Outputs 3”. This jawn is called “993”. March 27th is the release date. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: illuzual “cassette tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Sinoptic Music’s illuzual dropped an ill beat tape today called….uh “cassette tape”. Reminds me of the good old days when beat tapes and mix tapes were actual tapes. What a wondrous format it was. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Undefeated “7 Deadly Rhythms EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Undefeated dropped a beat tape called “7 Deadly Rhythms EP” that’s only available via MedaiFire download. I heard it (duh!) and I liked it so here it is. Y’all know I abhor downloading beat tapes blindly so here’s the SoundCloud embed as well to preview it first. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gonzo “For You EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Australian beatmaker Gonzo dropped this soul sample driven opus called “For You EP”. It’s nice, don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Heez Magnif “whileyouweresleeping” [BEAT TAPE]
Heez Magnif recently sent me his insane brand new beat tape “whileyouweresleeping”. It is 22 slaps that make you wanna slap somebody (no Keith Murray). Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: JBJR “Just Beats, Joy & Rhythm: Cookin’ Soul” [BEAT TAPE]
JBJR just dropped his first official beat tape called “Just Beats, Joy & Rhythm: Cookin’ Soul”. It’s about time and also well worth the wait. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Mecca:83 “Chapter Two (For Lucie)” (prod. by Mecca:83) [SINGLE]
Mecca:83 of the Solar Sound System just dropped a free download single for your earholes. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Rah Intelligence “pretend mtn” (prod. by Rah Intelligence) [VIDEO]
The homie Rah Intelligence of Retrospek hit me with this video he made for one of his instrumentals. I dig this jawn. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gensu Dean f/Large Professor “Forever” (prod. by Gensu Dean) [VIDEO]
This video is dope. It’s for the track “Forever”, lead single from Gensu Dean’s excellent Mello Music Group album “Lo-Fi Fingahz” that features Large Professor spitting some serious bars. The beginning of this video is classic and the little girl cracked me up. Don’t sleep on this or “Lo-Fi Fingahz”.
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DON’T SLEEP: Luigi-Bo 87 “Making Of “Smirk” (Maschine)” [BEAT VIDEO]
The homie Luigi-Bo 87 AKA Buff Swagwell dropped a beat called “Smirk” on SoundCloud recently and he also made a beat video detailing how he went about making it on his Native Instruments Maschine. Check the video out then check out the slap itself. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Vicenzo Fake “#01 Beats Range: Fake Making A Beat On The MPC 500” [BEAT VIDEO]
16 year old Italian producer Vicenzo Fake sent me a beat video he did on his MPC 500. Don’t sleep on him…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ostinato “Symmetria” [BEAT TAPE]
Free The Beats’ Ostinato reps Sydney, Australia and his new beat tape “Symmetria” dropped last week. Here it is. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Collective Resonance x Sirkri “HeartRonic” [BEAT TAPE]
Sirkri’s last release with Collective Resonance only dropped slightly more than two weeks ago (“Chamfortin’ Vol. II (Still A Love Thing”) but he’s already back with another effort called “HeartRonic”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Apple Juice Kid “Beats Of A Revolution” [BEAT TAPE]
I haven’t heard anything from Apple Juice Kid in more than 2 years but he was once a frequent collaborator of Ski and Camp Lo’s in previous years. The drummer/DJ/producer’s return to releasing projects is “Beats Of A Revolution”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tanya Morgan “Rock The Bells” (prod. by Aeon) [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest video from Tanya Morgan’s last project “You & What Army”. This Aeon produced jawn is called “Rock The Bells”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: shoRdy “Was Du Bist” (prod. by Seize Beats) [VIDEO]
The homie Seize Beats sent me this video for shoRdy’s new jawn “Was Du Bist” which he produced. I guess I’m kinda well known in Germany, huh? Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Video City TV x The Audible Doctor “The Audible Doctor Meets Video City TV” [INTERVIEW/BEAT VIDEO]
The Audible Doctor talks about his origins, how he met the Brown Bag All Stars, how they got their name, what’s he’s worked on in the past, what he’s working on now and his creative/beatmaking process in the lab. Don’t sleep on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lex Luthorz “Hip Hop Beats Comes From Soul Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE/INSTRUMENTALS]
Lex Luthorz releases 10 instrumentals of his recent placements for acts as diverse as theBREAX, Sarif, Jefe de la M, Soste, Darmo and Rapsusklei on a project called “Hip Hop Beats Comes From Soul Vol. 1” on Bandcamp for only 2 Euros ($2.64 USD). Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Jogging House “I Might Love You” (prod. by Jogging House) [VIDEO]
Here’s the video for a Jogging House jawn called “I Might Love You” off the SoundCloud. Don’t sleep on Jogging House (“Foreplay” & “Relations”). Don’t do it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson x Om’Mas Keith x Shafiq Husayn “The LooP Series: Demo 3 “12”” [PROMO VIDEO]
Here’s another promo video from Dove Society Presents: “The LooP Series: Demo 3”. The jawn titled “12” features composer & musician Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Om’Mas Keith & Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra Creative Partners. I can’t wait until this project reaches completion. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Digital Hustle Films x Kaimbr x Sean Born “Kaimbr Interviews Sean Born: The Beginning Part 1” [INTERVIEW]
The homie Kaimbr interviews Sean Born (“Behind The Scale”) about his beginnings in Hip Hop, his upbringings and his origins. If you haven’t heard “Behind The Scale” then you’re a bad person and Jesus probably doesn’t like you as much as you may think he does. I’m totally not lying. He told me so in a dream a couple of months ago.
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DON’T SLEEP: Del Kamaud Choc “Seven Days In Mystery Babylon” & “Grand Boulevard” [BEAT TAPES]
Del Kamaud Choc dropped these two beat tapes the same time he dropped “Pooh”. One is the Black Hebrew/Isrealite inspired “Seven Days In Mystery Babylon” and the other is “Grand Boulevard” inspired by and about the gentrification of his Chicago neighborhood. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lee Spacey “Remix EP” [BEAT TAPE/REMIX PROJECT]
Lee Spacey slaps remixed by Oddlogic, Mute Speaker, Mezzo, Maximoe and NICKLOGISTIK plus two remixes done by Lee Spacey himself. Don’t sleep on it…
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