This album is a collection of beats made from 'fragments' / unused samples on my MPC2000XL. The majority of these samples were processed through the SP12 Turbo, Ensoniq EPS 16+ or the Tascam 244 for that raw hip hop sound. All tracks were completed during summer 2021 and were heavily influenced by days at the beach and in the sun.

The Boombox

MF DOOM Remix: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/gas-drawls-demo-mix
Masta Ace Remix: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/turning-up-the-boom

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7iAJI5oMCEVC9n1H46tMN1?si=1b52a55e39054bbc
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/booming-single/1669222079
Bandcamp: https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/booming

I'll always remember how angry I was when I made this beat. Just one of those wack days surrounded by bad people, but at the end of it I was determined to get something positive out of it by making a beat. Kept it simple, my main focus was defo on getting something good on the pads that I could flip quickly, and I really lent into the hardcore vibe to vent that anger hahaha - was defo happy with how it came out at the time, and since then I've improved the mix by really bringing out the low end as much as I can.

Peace and thanks for listening!

Booming

Rest In Peace Trugoy The Dove.

Maybe my favourite ever De La Soul song. Impossible to pick definitively, but this one always hits, the energy is so on point. Was very happy with the way this remix turned out, think it's got some positive energy despite being obviously emotional. Lots more to come in the future, will definitely be doing a full De La Soul album this year.

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'The Bizness Acapella' by De La Soul Ft Common

Visuals: https://youtu.be/unI-_Xnl_TI

Dove Tribute

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals and scratches from 'Dooinit Acapella' by Common and J Dilla

Visuals: https://youtu.be/RujhhZb2Jjs

Was struggling for a while this week with what to put over this beat, took a lot of trial and error for sure. Thursday morning before work I still wasn't happy with any of the ideas, then thought Common would be the artist most likely to fit the overall vibe and sound here. I'd already tried the 'Used To Love H E R' acapella which wasn't working out, so I went for this one hoping it would be a good fit. I've had this acapella for ages and always wanted to do something with it, needless to say was defo happy with how it sounds over this beat (pitched the acapella up slightly so it's in key with the sample etc). 

Hope people enjoy this remix, pretty different from the clean sound of the original but I think the acapella works with that rugged vibe too - thanks for listening!

Keep On

Bleary

mirage

50 Cent Remix Album Out Now!! https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/tapehead-remixes-50-full-album

Instrumental:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2yvouqyPnE0vvkzaZOKSwJ?si=d76109eef3914d90
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/forgive-me/1681959175?i=1681959182
Bandcamp: https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/forgiveness

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Ghetto Qur’an Acapella’ by 50 Cent

Visuals: https://youtu.be/Nf1F70H4peA

Ever since I made the remix of ‘Back Down’ at the start of the year I was thinking about doing more 50 cent remixes, was mad happy with how that one turned out especially the way his semi singing style of emceeing worked with the melodies from soul samples. Since then I kept finding myself trying out his acapellas over new beats I was making, and kept on finding they fit mad well, so I started saving them and decided to focus on making a remix album. 

Very excited to release it next week, wanted to get it out in time for my brothers birthday on the 17th of April - he's a big fan of 50 cent and really put me onto a lot of the songs I decided to remix here, especially this one. I can't lie I never really thought about remixing 50 cent much before my brother started putting me onto his best tracks, and I defo owe him for that cause 50's style of rapping/singing fits so well with soul samples. 

Ghetto Qu'ran might be one of my favourite tracks by 50 so wanted to do my best with the beat for this remix. The original has a nice feel good vibe so I went for a more deep reflective sort of sound, sampling the film King Kong from 2005 which has the craziest soundtrack. I think it fits the way the track reminisces on the past pretty well. 

I'll be scheduling all the beats from the album on streaming in the next few days, and I'll try and get the YouTube premiere link for the album live at least one day before it releases. Got a lot of mixing to do this week, fully can't wait to share the beats and remixes with everyone, took my time and was a lot more selective with the tracks and I think it paid off. Really looking forward to hearing what people think of the album. 

Until then I hope people enjoy this remix, lots more on the way next week - Peace and thank you for listening!!

Forgive Me

Had a bit of trouble mixing this one, especially the Nas acapella. Wanted the beat to have some weight to it so I ended up layering the sample quite a lot, but then had to layer the acapella too so it didn't get lost under the beat. Hopefully the final outcome sounds OK, I definitely like the feel of the beat, got a laid back jazzy kind of feel whilst still fitting the rugged East Coast vibe. I initially couldn't chose between blending the Nas acapella or the Just Step Prelude over this beat, so I decided to have them both. Thought it actually worked in a way because Nas is describing someone having to face trial etc, and that's the whole focus of the Big Noyd verse too, so it's almost like the second verse is coming from the perspective of the guy Nas is talking bout in the first verse. Not 100% but the link is kind of there.

Peace and thank you for listening!

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Get Down Acapella' by Nas, and 'Just Step Prelude' by Big Noyd

Visuals: https://youtu.be/-9qdjRKNhcE

Everybody

89.0 Bpm
Artwork by saber.one80
Added vocals Talib Kweli 

Anthology

80 bpm 2

Sunbeams

Beatmaker / Emcee
Contact: tapeheadloops@gmail.com

<--MPC2000 Classic                     

Underground Airplay

Trying to give something back to Hip Hop - really appreciate any comments or feedback.

Peace