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last track for the year. lil late but thank u for 800+ followers!! u guys are awesome and s/o to yall for making the best beats in this website. i hope you all enjoy this wun w me & @veryolddog. its apart of my next project im working on...

cracks in the concrete (w/ veryolddog)

Elevator Beat (akai s900)

Instrumental: https://youtu.be/sJuyRcDRE1I?si=QlF4hjkntb-LHWPY

My god man I really lost my mind making this one, both beat and the remix. On a pretty good streak atm just trying to stay focused and keep on flipping stuff from classical/film soundtracks. The way I'm digging has been crazy cause I have Classic FM as my alarm in the morning, and fully some mornings I've woken up hearing some insane samples, instantly wide awake trying to find out what they're playing loool. 

Making this one was just such a dope process, the first flip already had me bugging but I wanted to switch it to give the track more variation, and man that second beat took a while with a lot of layering but it was so worth it. 

This is definitely my favourite track off Liquid Swords so it was great to remix it, everyone kills it and the flows sound insane to me over these beats. Liquid Swords used to be my favourite Wu album by quite a bit but as I've gotten older I just like them all equally for different reasons, not to say I like this one less, although maybe it is more accessible, cause people who aren't as immersed in Hip Hop tend to gravitate a lot to this one. Of course the OG is crazy also one of my favourite beats by RZA. Whereas that one is more stripped back and the drums are insanely rugged, I thought this was a cool remix cause it's almost the opposite with a pretty complex/varied soundscape on the sample, hard to describe really i just think the blend works. Got to do something different if you're remixing imo. 

Thanks for listening hope you enjoyed this one as much as me. Peace!!

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Investigative Reports' by Raekwon, GZA and Ghostface Killah

Investigative Reports!

Instrumental: https://youtu.be/ws5d2Na7ZrU?si=7X6y50gO9M0w1xQU

Man this album by Gang Starr has grown on me loads over the years, it never used to have many standout tracks for me (this one included), but on my most recent listen I don't think there's a single dud on it. Guru is really on fire the whole album, lyrics are relentless and hard hitting whilst also being pretty low key and subtle if that makes sense. And the beats are really timeless too, sure they don't all have the heaviest drums but the loops from Premier are crazy. So so hard to pick a favourite Gang Starr album but this is defo up there for me along with Hard to Earn and Moment of Truth. I also have a remix to Ex Girl to my Next Girl dropping in a few weeks, really excited about that one. Also completely separate point but man Gurus storytelling is so good on this track, really paints a vivid picture of everything that's happening so well. Shame this track never got an official video.

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Soliloquy of Chaos' by Gang Starr

Chaos

cewl catz

Instrumental: https://youtu.be/6LZISAwgyy4?si=kFrDY1hv8SY_Bhmq

man I should just remix a full gang starr album at this point, I've done so many. Do you think I should drop like a compilation album of all my favourite Gang Starr remixes? I've defo got an albums worth, and could start doing that for other artists too like Nas, Raekwon, Masta Ace. So not remixes track for track of a specific album, just say 45 min worth of remixes for the artist. Kind of like a beat tape but a remix tape. Let me know what you think of that idea.

Peace, thanks for listening!!

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Take It Personal' by Gang Starr

Personal

My track from the Workinonit sample challenge on discord! Check it check it

Workinonit sample challenge 1!

Instrumental: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQuzX4oRKNo

You know what my friend was saying this is his favourite Wu solo album and I wasn't sure about that take at first, but man I relistened recently and this album is hard!!! Imo it's crazy underrated tbh, there's so many hitters on this the beats are especially crazy. I think it takes a few listens to get used to ODBs style and general insanity but once that's less offputting it's actually such a great listen, and his crazy style is actually mad deep like it's not just a random mess he really does know what he's doing the flow is really really complex a lot of the time. 

This beat was super quick to make, one of those ones where I heard the sample and instantly knew what I wanted to do with it, really like the vibe of this one, feels carefree and content, defo where I was at when I made it, no stress at all.

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Hipa To The Hopa' by ODB

Hip Hopa

After taking a year off, Shinpuru Media comes back with the 4th installment in the BLANCO series. "In God We Trust" tackles one of the oldest sayings "Money is the root of all evil". But is it really? Understandably so, Money is a necessity of life. It is the means of success but it can also lead to destruction. Can one truly have enough money and still maintain their soul or will greed take over and consume world. 

The Last Supper

Beatmaker / Emcee
Contact: tapeheadloops@gmail.com

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

Peace