The homies Jansport J and Houseshoes play beats for each other @ Shoes’ spot and they have a discussion that spans a couple of subjects, including both of their upcoming projects. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Pete Cannon “Making Drum Breaks Harder [II] With Pete Cannon” [BEAT VIDEO]
Team PIK member Pete Cannon gives you producers and beatmakers out there tips on how to make your drum breaks harder than trigonometry in Arabic in braille would be for Webbie. Don’t sleep on my dude, shun! Salute to Pete Cannon. For that heat, hit him up at petecannonmusic[at]gmail[dot]com. Serious inquiries only. No one has any time to fuck about you fuckin’ fuckabouts…
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DON’T SLEEP: BENJAMIN ONE “Dragon Mouth” (Live MPD Routine) [BEAT VIDEO]
Here’s a new live MPD routine from the homie BENJAMIN ONE. Don’t sleep on it, kids…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gensu Dean “Forever EP” [NEW PROJECT]
The track “Forever” featuring Large Professor off of Gensu Dean’s upcoming Mello Music Group LP “Lo-Fi Fingahz” is on a limited edition vinyl EP including a remix. Cop it and get that Gensu Dean album when drops on Mello Music Group in the coming weeks. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tut-Piece “Gold Jury” [BEAT TAPE]
This brand new beat tape from Tut-Piece just dropped today. Nice jawn titled “Gold Jury”. You already know what to do people. I don’t even need to waste any more keystrokes…
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DON’T SLEEP: OffBeatKiD “Reminiscences” [BEAT TAPE]
Russian beatmaker OffBeatKiD is back with a new beat tape. I’m pretty sure he just created a new word with this one. Listen to “Reminiscences” and don’t sleep… *Reaches for a dictionary, encyclopedia and a thesaurus*
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DON’T SLEEP: CRISO x DOPE DEE “BASEMENT BASICS Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Yet another nice beat tape that dropped yesterday comes courtesy of the left coast duo of Criso and Dope Dee. “Basement Basics Vol. 1” is full of hard, bass heavy bangers that will definitely knock in some serious speakers & monitors. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: illiad “the iLL Beat Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Another dope beat tape that dropped yesterday I didn’t hear until late last night/early this morning is Chicago product illiad’s “the iLL Beat Tape”. Don’t sleep on it because it actually IS ill…
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DON’T SLEEP: Bun/Fumitake Tamura “Kayabe” [BEAT TAPE]
Japanese beatmaker Bun dropped a beat tape titled “Kayabe” yesterday that I first heard last night after I finished “The Cypher” show. This is 18 beats of straight up rawness. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: West Coast Cyco “The Rise” [BEAT TAPE]
West Coast Cyco dropped a brand new beat tape called “The Rise” not too long ago. Don’t sleep, B…
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DON’T SLEEP: Beastie Boys “Sure Shot (Dr. Quandary Remix)” (prod. by Dr. Quandary) [REMIX]
Dr. Quandary did a remix of the Beastie Boys classic “Sure Shot”. Here it is. You people. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Robert Glasper Experiment f/KING “Move Love (Grand Ear Remix)” (prod. by Grand Ear) [REMIX]
Grand Ear did a remix of the Robert Glasper Experiment f/KING jawn “Move Love” off the soon to be considered a classic album “Black Radio” which will drop on February 28th, 2012. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Lukis “Blueberry Pancakes” [BEAT TAPE]
Lukis dropped ANOTHER beat tape yesterday that I heard for the first time about 45 minutes ago & finished just recently. Thank God for my Twitter timeline putting me up on “Blueberry Pancakes”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Swarvy “Trillian” [BEAT TAPE]
Swarvy just dropped a brand new beat tape called “Trillian” yesterday that I just got put up on about an hour or so ago. As can be expected, it’s bananas. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Oh4Re△L?! “Circa ’97 (Dilla Dawg)” (prod. by Oh4Re△L?!) [INSTRUMENTAL]
Oh4Re△L?! just dropped this Dilla tribute track called “Circa ’97 (Dilla Dawg)” that you can peep here via Bandcamp. Happy Black History Month & Dilla Month. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tef Wesley “Illuminated Skarfaces” (prod. by Grussle) [SINGLE]
Tef Wesley’s “Illuminated Skarfaces” is the lead single from Tef’s upcoming debut mixtape “Corner Store Loosies” dropping March 2012 via Inner Loop Records. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Hezekiah “Hezekiah Making Beats January 31st, 2012 In The Studio” [BEAT VIDEO]
Hezekiah posted up a new video of him making beat from a Barry White record you should really recognize. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: NAMELESS “Bounce Unlimited” & “Another Raincheck” (prod. by NAMELESS) [SINGLES]
NAMELESS just dropped two new singleS from his long awaited upcoming release “BE[ats]ORIGINAL Vol. 3” (most recently a half hour ago). “Another Raincheck” & “Bounce Unlimited” are both bananas. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Maffew Ragazino f/Das Racist “Jackson Pollock” (prod. by Harry Fraud) [SINGLE]
Dallas Penn put me onto this. I’m a fan of Maffew Ragazino and Harry Fraud’s beats but I’m on the fence about Das Racist. This track is so dope I’ve played it 5 straight times. Here it is, “Jackson Pollock”. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: Javis FauX “Deal With It, Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Javis FauX just dropped a brand new beat tape yesterday called “Deal With It, Vol. 1”. Here it is so you can’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: 9Planets “The Nine Planets” [BEAT TAPE]
9Planets new beat tape/album “The Nine Planets” drops tomorrow officially on Cascade Records but you can hear snippets of it right now via the Cascade Records Bandcamp. You can pre-order the jawn for only $5. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: BFPSP Live Set @ JASS #7 @ Phoenix Landing (1.31.2012) [BEAT VIDEO/LIVE FOOTAGE]
JASS is a live music/beats/DJ showcase that happens once a month on a Tuesday evening from 9 PM to 1 AM @ Phoenix Landing in Cambridge, MA featuring resident DJ’s Jassy Jeff & T Dredz with visual artist VJ Renzo & special invited guests. The guests tonight included Cascade Records’ BFPSP who had the opening set last night. Here’s the first 8:08 of their set. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ro Spit “I’m So All Alone” (prod. by Apollo Brown) [VIDEO]
Ro Spit’s new video off of his album “The Glass Ceiling Project” is for the Apollo Brown produced “I’m So All Alone”. If you somehow slept on this album then here’s your chance at redemption. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: RAJA Live Beat Set @ JASS #7 @ Phoenix Landing (1.31.2012) [BEAT VIDEO/LIVE FOOTAGE]
JASS is a live music/beats/DJ showcase that happens once a month on a Tuesday evening from 9 PM to 1 AM @ Phoenix Landing in Cambridge, MA featuring resident DJ’s Jassy Jeff & T Dreadz with visual artist VJ Renzo & special invited guests. The guests tonight were M. Constant (scroll down), BFPSP (footage soon come) & RAJA was the headliner. Here’s the first 8:08 of RAJA’s set. Don’t sleep!
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DON’T SLEEP: M. Constant Live Beat Set @ JASS #7 @ Phoenix Landing (1.31.2012) [BEAT VIDEO/LIVE FOOTAGE]
JASS is a live music/beats/DJ showcase that happens once a month on a Tuesday evening from 9 PM to 1 AM @ Phoenix Landing in Cambridge, MA featuring resident DJ’s Jassy Jeff & T Dredz with visual artist VJ Renzo & special invited guests. The guests on January 31st, 2012 were BFPSP., M. Constant & RAJA. Here’s the first 8:08 (get it?) of M. Constant’s set last night. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Abnormal “Speaking In MIDI” [BEAT TAPE]
Abnormal (“Corridors Of My Mind” & “Beats That Would Be Dope For Adult Swim”) just dropped his first instrumental offering of 2012, “Speaking In MIDI”. This shit is John Blaze as the kids say (or as the kids said way back in 1999). In any event, don’t sleep on this…
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DON’T SLEEP: DRTYDRDZ “Spacely In Italy” [BEAT TAPE]
DRTYDRDZ dropped a 45 track beat tape yesterday called “Spacely In Italy”. I listened to it last night when I got home form JASS #7. I dug what I heard and hear it is. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Boonie Mayfield “Boon Documented: Trailer (Webisode Series)” [VIDEO]
Boonie Mayfield dropped a new video that doubles as a documentary following the past 5 years of Boon Doc AKA Boonie Mayfield’s production career. I was telling y’all about dude back in 2006 & 2007. I love it when I’m right (Which is often). Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: PROG PORN x Kankick “Interview @ Plastic People 6.3.2011” [INTERVIEW/LIVE FOOTAGE]
The people from PROG PORN interviewed Kankick out front of his appearance @ Plastic People on 6.3.2011. He talks about his beginnings with the early versions of The Loot Pack, The Alkaholiks, a young DJ Babu and Declaime. Kankick is one of my favorite producers of the past decade plus and he’s incredibly underrated. If only you knew how much Kankick was in my iTunes library. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: heRobust “Late Night” & “Morning After” [BEAT TAPES]
You’ve heard the singles, here’s heRobust’s finished projects “Late Night” & “Morning After”. You can hear, buy or pre-order them both through the Saturate Records Bandcamp. You can cop the digital version, the physical copies on vinyl or both. Pick a package and don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Taurus Scott “The Intro” [BEAT TAPE]
Unless you’ve been locked away in a cave for the past couple of years or perhaps you’ve been in a coma you should be familiar with Taurus Scott by now. If not, I forgive you. Allow Taurus Scott to introduce himself via his new beat tape “The Intro”. You won’t be making the mistake of sleeping on him anymore, will you? HELLFUCKINGNO.
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DON’T SLEEP: The Waters “Alpha” [BEAT TAPE]
True Flav Records drops another impressive project, this time from duo Travis Brickman and R.J. Henry (collectively called The Waters). The Waters’ beat tape entitled “Alpha” which while being only 3 tracks long is extremely funky, vocal house inspired and synth driven. Sleep on this at your own dismay…
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