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

Nas/Big Noyd Remix: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/everybody

When I was making this remix I had a bit of trouble with the acapella, but now coming back to just the beat I'm actually really happy with how it sounds, got a nice full weight to it especially the drums and the bass in the sample. Can defo see this one being good to freestyle to, simple but effective in the vibe.

Layered up the sample quite a lot to give the beat that fat sound, got a laid back jazzy kind of feel whilst still fitting the rugged East Coast vibe. I took clips from Style Wars and Wild Style, in my opinion two of the best films that document hip hop culture in the 80s. I thought it fit well with this beat cause again it has that really old school vibe, and thought the visuals complimented the beat pretty well. 

Peace, thanks for listening!!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0Yb0eM6m5Xt5iCftptGc18?si=1a6677a5cd8d484c
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/everybody/1690698240?i=1690698241
Bandcamp: https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/everybody

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Contact: tapeheadloops@gmail.com

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