Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/when-i-die-instrumental

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Suicidal Thoughts Acapella’ by The Notorious B.I.G.

Visuals: https://youtu.be/P6gDNFEKKKc
 
I don’t think I’ve actually ever remixed this acapella before, it’s such a serious verse and subject matter so I’ve always been hesitant about working with it cause I wouldn’t want to do something that didn’t work. I had a few other beats that I was trying this verse over, all of them were sad piano melodies, but I felt like this one fit the acapella best. Originally I don’t think the beat was super sad, I actually originally made it to celebrate finishing a coursework deadline, but I pitched it down to fit the tone of Biggie’s vocals better, and with this verse ontop it really brought out the sadder side to the melody I flipped for the beat. 

I remember when I first heard this track when I was younger it sounded pretty over the top, and I didn’t really understand what made it so powerful, but it was definitely hard to listen to. Now I’m older the track still stands out, but I get why Biggie made it, and it for sure wasn’t to be shocking or over the top, you can tell he was just using lyrics and spitting as therapy to the fullest, really going deep on it. That’s something I can relate to crazily, whenever I write lyrics I’m always looking at the negatives just to come to terms with what I’m feeling and express the emotions to get them off my chest. I’ve never felt like Biggie did on this track, and it’s sad to hear he had suicidal thoughts of course, but in my opinion, it’s mad inspiring and positive that he made a track about it, 100% way better than keeping the feelings inside and not speaking on it, and to be honest, without that inspiration I’m not sure if I ever would have been as vivid and honest with myself in how I write my own lyrics. I wanted to try and build on that emotional release in the beat I chose to remix this over, and really went all out on the low end to try and emphasize the weight of what he’s saying, and how hard it must have been to actually write and record too. Hopefully that shows in the remix, peace.

Here's the original mix of the beat for comparison: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/proud-to-be-alive

When I Die

💫Friends I present to your attention the single «Country House» from my upcoming album called “Memory Image”
Is perfectly fuses harmonic drums in hip hop style with jazzy keys and an effect-rich, unobtrusive saxophone. Chirping birds underline the balanced, decelerating soundscape that invites you to relax🎷🎹

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Grimy Madafuckaz is a Collection of Raw Boom Bap Beats with Gritty & Rough sounds full of grimy basslines, phat drums, and noisy horns that will transport you to the golden era of Hip-Hop. Each track exudes a sense of authenticity and raw energy! It's an album that demands to be felt as much as it's heard, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in its sonic tapestry and experience the raw power of hip-hop music in its pure form.

All beats produced and mixed by Κ12α
Mastering by Sufice
Cover Artwork by Laeyrda
Graffiti Lettering by RG56

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Gone For Good - Linkrust - Full Album

Here is some more of the new style I'm playing around. This time I sampled some old Al Jolson.

Old Al

two face | juju rogers | prod. wun two

Here is my track 'Specialists', lifted off the brand new compilation by @auditiverelease. Featuring 23 artists from around the globe.

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Listen to the compilation snippet-mix here: https://soundcloud.com/auditiverelease/snippetmix-physical-compilation-no-1

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Wonder Way

Flipping records till smoke come out ...
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member of the great @tourdemanege crew