old school

night bumps 2 [tape]

Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/stop-fakin-instrumental

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Fakin' Jax Acapella' by Pete Rock and INI

Visuals: https://youtu.be/KVoufTJXd1M

When I originally came up with the concept for this remix I called it 'deceiving, achieving nothing', which I still think is the hardest hitting line for sure. This might be my favourite verse Pete Rock has done as an emcee to be honest, his lines are just mad creative here. 

I switched the name up to Stop Faking just cause it sums up the whole vibe of the track better, this track never feels like an angry one to me, INI always have that laid back style which fits Pete Rock's jazz heavy production, and on this track they sound more fed up then anything with all the artists faking, but again not in an annoyed way, more like they're saying it's plain to see, why even front and fake when it's that obvious. That's the aspect of this track which I rate the most personally, and wanted to bring that out in this remix. 

Peace!!

Original version: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/deceiving-achieving-nothing

Stop Fakin'

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Meat Grinder Acapella’, ‘Raedawn Acapella’, and ‘The Time We Faced Doom’ by MF DOOM/Viktor Vaughn

Visuals: https://youtu.be/9BO7hPGEwj8

I can’t think of anything to say about DOOM that hasn’t been said before, all I can do is thank him for inspiring me and countless others. There’s no doubt that I would never have thought about making music if I hadn’t heard his work, the way he approached Hip Hop was so unique and interesting, it really made it clear that anyone can do music if they want, no need to feel constricted by ‘rules’ or trends or anything, just do your own thing. Ontop of that, his workrate was crazily inspiring to me, I just couldn’t believe the amount of music he had out under different names, a lot of it released really close together too. When I first discovered DOOM and really looked into his discography I must have almost exclusively listened to his music for a year, it was that crazy to me and there really is that much of it ( I also was playing a lot of MF GRIMM, Quasimoto and Monsta Island Czars as a part of looking into artists he was affiliated with). 

I reworked these beats this time last year and just dropped that instrumental, but I’ve learnt a lot since then about mixing and mastering, so I thought I could improve on it a lot after relistening. The main thing that made me sure I wanted to use these beats though, was the way both creepshow flips blended together when I layered them, cause I knew it would elevate the potential of this remix, which I always thought was solid conceptually, cause DOOM really fits the comic style of the creepshow sample well. When I first made the beat years ago I had Meat Grinder over it, then when I reworked it I changed it to a Viktor Vaughn acapella, so for this upload I wanted to combine the two, updating the Meat Grinder remix and then having Viktor Vaughn over the switch up. What got me the most excited though was how I managed to fit ‘The Time We Faced Doom’ over the beat at the end, seeing as that’s the intro to my personal favourite MF DOOM album, it felt like a nice way to end this tribute.

Here's the older versions for comparison:
https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/change-the-beat-creepshow-mix
https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/meat-grinder

Really hope people enjoy this one, all I’m trying to do here is honour DOOM as an artist and pay respect to the music he made, and just show how much he always has, and continues to inspire me.

Peace

DOOMSDAY

Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/got-to-stop-you-dont-care-instrumental

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Ghostwhirl Acapella’ by MF DOOM and ‘Ms Fat Booty Acapella’ by Mos Def

Visuals: https://youtu.be/Rx2QMOen6aw

I’ve always wanted to put a DOOM and Mos Def acapella together in the same remix, ever since I saw this video of Mos Def bugging out over DOOM lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTBIvIDnnv8

I never really deeped what the DOOM acapella from ‘Ghostwhirl’ is even about until I found this sample, and before I made the beat I was thinking about what acapellas would work over it. DOOM is being pretty abstract but once I got it was about the stress and strain of relationships, mind games etc, I was crazily motivated to flip the sample, and once I had the first beat I realized it would go perfectly with the story Mos Def tells in ‘Ms Fat Booty’, so I flipped the second beat from the same sample. It was dope to really plan out the remix in this way cause it gave the track more progression. With this one I was trying to focus on the emotional release in the sample, the vocals are almost screaming there’s so much pain in them, so I thought it would pair well with these two verses that speak on heartache and manipulation of emotions. Even though it’s not the real focus in the original tracks, I think by using this sample it brought out that side to the verses and made that the focus of this remix, which is definitely what I was trying to do, so I hope it worked out.

Peace and thank you for listening!

Got To Stop  (You Don't Care)

Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/dont-mind-me-instrumental

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Money Folder Acapella’ by MF DOOM

Visuals: https://youtu.be/a81-toGlUWk

Back when I first flipped this sample I put the acapella from ‘Strange Ways’ over it cause I thought the beat fit DOOM’s style. Looking back though it’s clear that the vibe of the beat doesn’t really fit what DOOM’s talking about on that track, so I switched up my approach for this rework. I thought ‘Money Folder’ fit it way better, DOOM has a sort of carefree attitude on that track which I think goes with the beat, has a sort of go with the flow kind of vibe. I’ve been wanting to make this one for a long time now, I actually first put the Money Folder Acapella over this beat at the very start of the year when I was working on my first DOOM tribute track, and then left it for time as a rough concept idea. Now after spending this year really dedicating myself to music, I felt crazily motivated to revisit this idea and do it justice. I really am too grateful and humbled by all the support I’ve been getting throughout the year, and I’m now more than dedicated to keeping on and growing/improving as much as I can. To me this beat gives of that vibe of contentment and focus: knowing what you want to do and being in a blessed place doing it. It makes sense to me that I set up the ideas for this remix at the start of the year with that focus and grind to music in mind, and am now revisiting and releasing it after spending the year doing what I set out to do, if that makes sense. 

Peace and thank you for all the support and feedback, hope people enjoy the vibe of this one!

Original version: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/same-game

Don't Mind Me

portals

SIDE A: DEELOVESAMY 0:00 - 17:30
SIDE B: ZACHEDELIC 17:30 - 35:40
https://soundcloud.com/deelovesamy
Me and dee worked on this album from March 2021 - January 2022

this is by far my most ambitious project and it might stay that way.

Shoutout to dee for being a real one. Dude is one of the coolest producers I've had the honor of meeting and talking to.

deelovesamy x zachedelic - AS THE SUN SETS [FULL ALBUM]

Bringing back the vibes of 2014 with my brother @jesus-ander

Artwork by: @jesus-ander

https://www.instagram.com/eddiethewizard.lofi/


https://www.instagram.com/opas.lofi/

Eddie the wizard x Opas - CXNGA

DMX-Who We Be

Villainous

this is all about Ai music and its apps 

This ain't no rumor, nah, this is the real deal,
AI in the music, lettin' everybody feel!
It's transformin' the game, from the clubs to the charts,
A digital revolution, playin' different parts.
Yeah, the rhythm's switchin', the sound's gettin' new,
AI on the rise, whatcha gon' do?
Watchin' it happen, a whole new frontier,
The future of sound, yeah, it's finally here!

This ain't no rumor, Ai is the Future ✨🙌

Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (1993)

Feat. Method Man
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/method-man-official 

Ali Shaheed Muhammad
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/alishaheed 

#methodman #lukecage #netflix #marvel #adrianyounge #alishaheedmuhammad

Luke Cage

Bulletproof Love (From “Luke Cage”/Soundtrack Version) [feat. Method Man]

Watch Now

HOW HIGH ft METHOD MAN

4-Track Beattape by

@jesus-ander - Opas (Track 2, 4)
@earfluvv (Track 1, 3)

Opas x earfluvv - Crossings on the moon

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

DOOMSDAY

Tapehead

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