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Frontrunner’s Guide On Producing Music Like J Dilla
Category: Hip Hop
Ewing – Five
Ewing throws out the rhythmic playbook on his latest beat tape, “Five”.
Thelonious Martin – A Dozen For Dilla Vol. 4
The Chicago producer drops the fourth instalment from his A Dozen For Dilla series.
PremRock & Fresh Kils – Shelf Life
New York rapper PremRock and Toronto producer Fresh Kils stay fresh on their collab EP, Shelf Life. When I think of Fresh Kils, I still remember the first video I ever saw of him – doing his Price is Right routine and it still gives me goosebumps. But PremRock was a new name for me. …
The Professionals (Oh No & Madlib) are back with a new album
Madlib and Oh No join forces again as The Professionals with a new album out in January.
DJ Manipulator – The Soviet Tape
One of your favourite DJ’s favourite DJs drops a new project called The Soviet Tape, dedicated to the USSR.
Raging Moses – Talk To Me
Colorado rapper Raging Moses raps over the dreamiest beat you’ll hear all week for new single “Talk To Me”. With a name like Raging Moses, you wouldn’t expect a song of this nature. But this might be the best use of the phrase “never judge a book by its cover”. For those who don’t know, …
Starchildluke – BOWSERTAPE2
Starchildluke is back with BOWSERTAPE2, his 8th #Road2Switch album. Knxwledge might be winding down on his output but he isn’t the only one who can churn out albums and EPs. Starchildluke embarked on an ambitious series called #Road2Switch where proceeds from his albums went towards a Nintendo Switch. He managed to acquire enough money but …
How Did I Miss That: Abe M Beats – Backchurch Freestyle
Abe M Beats put Kendrick Lamar’s Backseat Freestyle over a dope gospel flip and I can’t believe I missed it.
GBS x LPS – Hip hop record covers as Gameboys
Iconic album covers morphed into Gameboys is a thing I didn’t know I needed. I started modding my own Gameboys a few months ago and I’m really enjoying it. Established modders like gamechangermods inspired me to take the plunge and he has a mini project of his own. Introducing GBS x LPS. As described by …
Ruffian Kick – LEAVES.
The Californian producer put together an album of beats from the last few months of 2018. I found Ruffian Kick last year while waiting for a plane from Nice back to the UK. I was glad to find a new release in 2019 and his most recent is a belter. LEAVES. is, as he describes …
Find Your Lo-Fi Beat Track Names With These Tools
You’ll forget what a vowel is with these text converter tools. I used to find it difficult naming my tracks. I didn’t want to give away the sample I used *ahem* and I also wanted it to be interesting. Eventually, I made a list of hundreds of random titles and dip in as and when …
Shrill Evans – MONOLITH
It’s a new moniker for Starchildluke as he releases his fifth #Road2Switch series. No prizes for guessing where the name Shrill Evans comes from. But in case you didn’t know, it’s a lo-fi take on the late piano maestro Bill Evans. And Starchildluke took that inspiration for his new alter-ego on new album, MONOLITH. He …
Starchildluke – GENGARTAPE
Another month, another beat tape from Starchildluke. This one is called GENGARTAPE. Even though he hit his target, the #Road2Switch series still rolls on with a fifth release. Starchildluke’s GENGARTAPE doesn’t have a concrete theme, but many of the samples on the tracks reference things like ghosts and poison, a nod to the titular Pokémon, …
Review: Clear Soul Forces – Still
We reviewed Clear Soul Forces’ new album, Still.
DJ Manipulator – ARP Revisited (feat. Blu & Louie Gonz)
DJ Manipulator flexes his synth muscles on ARP Revisited, featuring Blu and Louie Gonz. What’s that, another synth stonker from DJ Manipulator? Hell yeah it is! The producer/DJ gave his guest MCs something to rap about on ARP Revisited, a reimagining of the original “ARP” from his Synth Tape album. East Coast met West Coast …
Starchildluke – BOWSERTAPE
A little late but the UK producer is back again with his fourth #Road2Switch album release, BOWSERTAPE. In arguably his best release of the series, Starchildluke brings us BOWSERTAPE. He’s called it an “alternative love album” loosely based on Bowser’s “relationship” with Princess Peach. To tell the tale, Starchildluke has used mostly R&B samples with …
Thijsenterprise – Smoetsie
The Dutch beat maestro is back with Smoetsie, his third release. (No pun intended!) It’s not been that long since we discovered Thijsenterprise and his sophomore release, Stepbacks & Setbacks. It’s actually been 6 months between that album and his latest offering which is a long time in an age of Bandcamp hip hop. This one …
JAE – Don’t Be My Valentine (Freestyle)
Seeing as JAE didn’t want you to be his Valentine, we haven’t published this on Valentine’s Day. Sometimes you’ve gotta keep it real and be honest. Especially when it comes to love and romance. That’s exactly what JAE did on his freestyle, Don’t Be My Valentine. The LA-based rapper-producer gave a heartfelt speech on what …
Mr Ekow – Ekow Freestyle
South London rapper Mr Ekow spits the ultimate flames in his eponymous freestyle. I have a backlog of submissions to get through. It’s not something bloggers talk about in the open but we get a lot. I’m glad I kept this one. Mr Ekow is a rapper from South London and in his “Ekow Freestyle”, …