Creep (Ft. McGruff) (MPC Jeep Mix)

PROBLEMS

Went for the grimey vibe with this beat, was a pretty quick decision to put this acapella over it. Flows all fit well imo, each artists brings a different style all ill in their own way. Thanks for listening, any feedback let me know! Peace

Visuals: https://youtu.be/x4LmQblfuFY

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'New York Acapella' by AZ, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah

New York

Beat was initially a throwaway but revisited it this week and thought this blend worked well. Sometimes a strong acapella can really take centrestage and I think this one defo achieves that. Beat defo has the party vibe which is why I was struggling with what the remix I think, not too many Hip Hop acapellas that fit this vibe, but Camp Lo defo have that style going for them. Mad underrated group I think, their debut album is crazy. Highly recommended. 

Mad focused on my next album atm, will be new beats and lyrics from me, so lots of the new beats I've been making are ending up on that project. Very excited about it all, feels great to be writing again too, been too long. Hoping to get that done and released sometime after summer.

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Disco Tec Acapella' by DJ Honda and Camp Lo

Visuals: https://youtu.be/E3wumdw-8Ws

Feels So Real

B Boy Document Remix: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/rock-the-document

Something about the high frequency melodies in this sample give me spacey kind of vibes, like starry imagery and all that kind of thing. Had to name the beat to draw attention to that vibe, Large Professor also has a track called 'Spacey', highly highly recommend it, really amazing sound to that one, the style he brings to it is crazy.

Sample for this is too dope, had to flip it multiple times did quite a bit of layering too for different grooves, there was so much to work with the sample had great basslines and also really nice chimes and high frequency melodies to work with: not too emotional either and not too hardcore, just a smooth vibe with a strong bassline, always a fun kind of beat to make. Thought it fit that carefree B Boy vibe.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/17jKCvAKBzawJHDnvkRhXg?si=4f855a1c766c40f3
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/spacey/1700455571?i=1700455572
Bandcamp: https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/spacey

Spacey

Bumpin' Beats

~ all platforms ~

Initially this was the beat I was the least happy with from the rhythm roulette video. Worked on it the most after the video and tweaked the flips slightly, worked a lot on the mix too to get it sounding smooth, and am defo a lot more happy with it now. The way this acapella fit over it was mad nice, really fit the mellow vibe with that slight sadness to it. Defo my favourite album from 2pac, I prefer him as a conscious artist over the gangsta style he went for later on, not to say that music is bad cause the vibe and sound of those tracks are defo classic especially on All Eyez On Me, but imo his thoughtful tracks from earlier albums are the best, more enjoyable to listen to and fits his whole style better for me personally.

Hope you enjoy this remix, any feedback or thoughts as always feel free to let me know, love talking all things music. Peace!

Rhythm Roulette (Shows how I made this remix): https://youtu.be/CkQBAxAQbbY

Visuals: https://youtu.be/Lo_X1lpfXU8

Visuals put together by: https://youtu.be/QlPYub-gTjE

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Me Against The World' by 2pac

Against The World

Questionnaire

Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/frogs-instrumental

Been wanting to remix this track for a long time now, but never been able to get a clean sounding acapella. Luckily audio splitters have gotten way way better now, even the free ones: I've been using one called 'Splitter AI' which has been a real game changer. 

Always look forward to this track whenever I listen to Operation Doomsday, such a dope vibe and every emcee brings their own style. Has such a rugged underground energy, feels like a cypher track almost, I don't know why but the verse from Kamackeris always gets me gassed, especially those first 4 lines. I knew if I was ever going to remix this track it would need a certain type of beat, and when I flipped this one I had a feeling it was a good fit for that rugged underground cypher vibe. All the flows fit mad nice over the beat, defo happy with this one. 

For the visuals on my YouTube ( https://youtu.be/htpHPGov_sk ) I mostly used clips from the old Godzilla movies showing each character that the emcees are rapping as: King Caesar, Rodan, Megalon, Kamackeris, King Ghidorah and Kong. I've always found it interesting how deep they went into the lore and characters of those old movies, never actually seen a single Godzilla movie personally. I've always rated the idea of rapping under mad different aliases, obviously DOOM is here rapping as King Gheedorah, but you've also got Mr Fantastik here, I think he's rapping as Rodan. Also for anyone who hasn't heard of it, I defo recommend giving the full album by Monsta Island Czars a listen: 'Escape From Monsta Island' - some of the grimiest underground hip hop both the beats and the flows, crazy stuff. Will defo be looking to remix some tracks from that when I make another beat with this sort of vibe. 

Thanks for listening, any feedback let me know. Personally I can't decide whether the 3rd or 4th verse goes the hardest. Peace!!

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Who You Think I Am' by MF DOOM ft. Monsta Island Czars

Not Who You Think I Am

De nuevo están sangrando mis heridas viejas

Heridas Viejas

animal crossing

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