Hypedog Presents: 100 Best Beat Tapes / Instrumental LP's Of 2011.

Around the same time last year, we dropped you a 50 Best Of Beat Tapes post with hopes to bring more attention to projects released by some popular and lesser-known producers in 2010. We thought it was only right to double the stakes and provide you with links to what we think are the 100 best beat tapes and instrumental albums from 2011. 98% of the links provided take you straight to the producers/labels Bandcamp page with streams and links to purchase or download for free. Once again, make sure you check out each link and share this post with your local beat fanatic. A huge shout-out to every one of these producers below for the movements made in 2011. See you all in 2012  

Elaquent – The Midnight After http://bit.ly/fjPdZn
Bahwee – Sketches http://bit.ly/pwRRnD

Kayoz (Munoz x Kaytrdamus) – Kayoz EP http://bit.ly/i3NTtO

Kaytradamus – Kaytra LaBoom http://bit.ly/qSAB6V

Ta–Ku -  Beat Sketches Vol. 1 http://bit.ly/uK8KNW

Knxwledge – Old.Klouds LP http://bit.ly/qkMaJj  1 of 15 dope projects released in 2011

Fathom 9 – Soul-Heart Sessions: Winter Leaves http://bit.ly/iwvJBH

Brenk Sinatra – Gumbo 2: Pretty Ugly http://bit.ly/qqomwn

Astronote – The Raw Tape http://bit.ly/iR01CG

Lee Bannon – BTB 2 (Circus Cuts Delux) http://bit.ly/oCIazN

Onra – Chinoiseries Pt. 2 http://bit.ly/syvEzq

Sir Froderick – Qualm Monk EP http://bit.ly/uYeC7V

Tek Nalo G – Rise Of The Machines http://bit.ly/sXNzqs

Chris Are – A Brief History Of The Future http://bit.ly/q3bF8j

Eric Lau – Quadrivium http://bit.ly/he6mwQ

RAJA – Red http://bit.ly/v1WuJr

Trebles And Blues – The Blue Note http://bit.ly/dVtn36

Beat Maker Beat – The Sound Of Tomorrow http://bit.ly/uXylkw

MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD: DJ House Shoes Presents - Rapping With Paul White The Mixtape

In anticipation of Paul‘s forthcoming album, Rapping With Paul White the producer hooks up with the legendary House Shoes for this mixtape. Rapping With Paul White: The Mixtape features unreleased beats, remixes from Paul’s archives, and tracks from the album (including an exclusive remix). Peep the album’s first single here and don’t forget it drops August 22.

Tracklist:

Life Is Flashing Intro

Trust featuring Guilty Simpson

A New Way

Get Down RMX* -Nas

One Of Life’s Pleasures RMX* featuring Danny Brown

Hype Strings*

In The Good RMX* not featuring The Visionaries

The Doldrums

Run Shit featuring Marv Won

Holla RMX* featuring Prince Po

Guitar Riff Pt. IIII*

What’s That Funny Smell?

Dirty Slang featuring Guilty Simpson

Classic RMX* featuring MED and Talib Kweli

Rotten Apples featuring Tranqill

Love To Japan*

Never Too Late*

Stressed Out RMX* featuring ATCQ

Guitar Racing*

Getting Lucky*

Wiltering Heat*

OOOooo*

Up Close*

*non-album exclusives

VIDEO: Freddie Joachim - Just Fooling Around 2

INSTRUMENTAL SINGLE: FS Green - Screamers

FS Green is back with a brand new blap for his Soundcloud followers. Could a new instrumental project be in the works??? Only time will tell...

LIVE FOOTAGE: Side Brain live at Tha Beat Down (7/14/11)

The LA talent Side Brain recently uploaded some footage of himself performing a live set at the very first run of Tha Beat Down. I uploaded two of the seven parts to give you a taste of how the night went. If you missed Side Brain's "On the Second Moon of Earth" album, go get that NOW! Also, yes that is a Dreamcast arcade stick being used as a MIDI controller!

INSTRUMENTAL SINGLE: Tek.Lun - TwoFiveSeven

Tek drops another track from his upcoming "Evol(o)ve" album which is set to drop August 6th.

DOCUMENTARY/TRAILER: LRG Presents 9th Wonder – The Wonder Year (Directed by Kenneth Price)

A year in the life of CEO, NAACP ambassador, Duke University professor, husband, father, son and Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder. The film follows one of soul music’s most dynamic figures from his childhood home to late nights in the studio and everywhere in between.

Featuring: Drake, DJ Premier, DJ Green Lantern, J. Cole, Murs, Phonte, Sha Money XL, Young Guru, The Alchemist & more. Coming soon! Click the link to find out how to bring The Wonder Year to your town. thewonderyear.l-r-g.com

INSTRUMENTAL MIX: Makes Van - Sampler Beats

Producer Makes Van from St. Petersburg, Russia just recently dropped some jewels on soundcloud in the form of a beat mix showcasing his production skills. You can dowload this sampler and contact Makes Van for beats on Makes.one @ mail.ru. Serious inquiries only. Make sure you download his latest instrumental albums - Broken Soviet Rhythm and Makes: Phatmusic [LP].

VIDEO: Guilty Simpson, Nick Speed, Marv Won, One Be Lo & More Discuss Making Money In The “New Music Game”

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: Mndsgn - NoMaps

Klipmode beatmaker Mndsgn is back after StatikMumblin with a 15-track “NoMaps” album and this one is ! He comes correct with beats like “Question”, mellowed out tracks like “PorcelainPeople” and to top it off a freebie by the name of “Respawn”. Get yourself some of that digital crack right HERE..

TRAILER: Behind Closed Doors Vol. 3 (Hip Hop Production Magazine DVD)

How many producers can you spot? I see J.Bizness, DJ House Shoes, KHRYSIS, Rhettmatic, Kelakovski, Samiyam, Jaisu, illmind...

AB0181 and Kosyne are busy preparing the third instalment of the BCD series. After a great response to Volume 2 another BCD edition was inevitable; there was simply way too many great producers and many more stories to be told.

So after spending the rest of 2010 on a break from filming duties they started a whirlwind globetrot in January; hitting the road on 3 seperate occasions which took them around the world getting behind the scenes, sounds and people involved in the ever expanding beat culture.

Be on the lookout for Behind Closed Doors DVD/CD Volume 3 in late summer 2011.

www.louisden.com/bcd

Instrumental Mix: Producers I Know x Jon Phonics - Gutter Beats For Rapping

Chakra Sounds / Producers I Know member Jon Phonics putting out a beat reel/snippet tape of recent production available to buy now. Hit up Jon Phonics on elasticbandit @ gmail.com with serious enquiries.

Instrumental Album: Beat Butcha - Raw And Uncut

Here we have a collection of Beat Butcha instrumentals from the past 2-3 years featuring previously unreleased beats produced for Danny Brown, Sean Price, Havoc, Sav Killz, Tony Yayo, Canibus, Keith Murrey and more. The project is available now for a small fee on bandcamp or itunes. Go cop that!

Instrumental: Freddie Joachim – Waves

New track from Cali producer Freddie Joachim courtesy of Mellow Orange. Enjoy!

Instrumental Album: Kadaj Da Kid - SOULblade2

Been following KDK on Soundcloud since I heard BEATS THAT I HOPE DON'T COLLECT DUST Volume 1 seven months back. Here we have the producer from Washington, DC' latest project SOULblade2 which to me is full of jewels. Check it!

Instrumental : Jamar Jacobs - "Elevated Mindsets"

A sneak peek from Jamar's upcoming "The Love Theory 2.0"
Elevated Mindsets by Jamar Jacobs

Instrumental : BMB - "Happy Medium" (live)

Madness...pure madness...
Happy Medium (live) by Space Kid

(Instrumental Album) Hypedog Presents : SABeats - "New Era Vol. 1"

Some of you may remember SABeats as the guy who won Fresh Daily's "Video Gamin'" remix contest last year. Now he's back and is releasing his first beat tape for the masses. Somehow I got lucky enough to be the first person he sent this to. I was in love at first play and lucky for me SABeats was down for having good ol Hypedog hosting the project. The project is 11 tracks deep and has a good amount of variety for a small number of beats. I'm definitely excited to hear more from this guy as I'm sure you will too after hearing this project. Especially after hearing tracks like "Living On Mars"...

BMB aka Space Kid - Astral Theory Mix Vol. 2

You should already know the name! Beat Maker Beat aka the Space Kid is a Young Producer/DJ from P-Island (Petrogradskiy Island of Saint-Petersburg) Russia and has been in the Lab recently constructing his latest project Astral Theory Mix Vol. 2. Bear in mind that this mix is a single mp3 file so you're gona have to listen to this gem in its entirety. Press play and expect heat! For more BMB check here for our previous posts.

Tracklist:

1. Outro
2. Jardins
3. Control your Mind (draft feat. El Toro)
4. Takeabreak (live draft)
5. 100% Cocao
6. Magic
7. Water on the Moon - Nikko Gray (prod.BMB)
8. R.Dieter - Love and Fantasy
9. Million Miles From The Ground - (BMB tribute to Dexter Wansel)
10. Million Miles From The Earth (Devonwho tribute)
11. Alien Consciousness (Live version)
12. World iz Love
13. Ambitions (Live freestyle)
14. 3th Planet
15. Keep on Draft (feat. EZ Bwoy) (sketch)
16. AmourContact
17. Lovely (live freestyle)
18. Give Me More (feat Choir Boi)
19. Urbanloaf
20. -'Move'Devonwho (BMB aka SpaceKid Rmx)
21. WinterMood
22. Vocolivean
23. Interlude (feat. 3xLebov)
24. Interlude
25. G. Marcello - Aries
26. freestyle (MPC/Korg)
27. Intro
28. 000

Kaytradamus - "Merrymaking Music" (New Album)

The day is finally here and Kay's second Electro album out for the masses! This album has been gaining some serious buzz over the past few months and Kay even las labels looking his way now. For those who don't know Kay is just as good at making Disco, House, and Electro music as he is Hip-Hop so he's almost a one-stop shop in terms of production. This new album that sports over 20 tracks can be had for $8 CAD and as a bonus I'm throwing in Kay's first electro album "Sumthin' New" as a free bonus! Don't sleep because this is about to spread like wildfire, mark my words!