Ferris Wheel

Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/when-i-die-instrumental

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Suicidal Thoughts Acapella’ by The Notorious B.I.G.

Visuals: https://youtu.be/P6gDNFEKKKc
 
I don’t think I’ve actually ever remixed this acapella before, it’s such a serious verse and subject matter so I’ve always been hesitant about working with it cause I wouldn’t want to do something that didn’t work. I had a few other beats that I was trying this verse over, all of them were sad piano melodies, but I felt like this one fit the acapella best. Originally I don’t think the beat was super sad, I actually originally made it to celebrate finishing a coursework deadline, but I pitched it down to fit the tone of Biggie’s vocals better, and with this verse ontop it really brought out the sadder side to the melody I flipped for the beat. 

I remember when I first heard this track when I was younger it sounded pretty over the top, and I didn’t really understand what made it so powerful, but it was definitely hard to listen to. Now I’m older the track still stands out, but I get why Biggie made it, and it for sure wasn’t to be shocking or over the top, you can tell he was just using lyrics and spitting as therapy to the fullest, really going deep on it. That’s something I can relate to crazily, whenever I write lyrics I’m always looking at the negatives just to come to terms with what I’m feeling and express the emotions to get them off my chest. I’ve never felt like Biggie did on this track, and it’s sad to hear he had suicidal thoughts of course, but in my opinion, it’s mad inspiring and positive that he made a track about it, 100% way better than keeping the feelings inside and not speaking on it, and to be honest, without that inspiration I’m not sure if I ever would have been as vivid and honest with myself in how I write my own lyrics. I wanted to try and build on that emotional release in the beat I chose to remix this over, and really went all out on the low end to try and emphasize the weight of what he’s saying, and how hard it must have been to actually write and record too. Hopefully that shows in the remix, peace.

Here's the original mix of the beat for comparison: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/proud-to-be-alive

When I Die

`drive by $

Proud of You

made with the sp404 mpc2000xI, abIeton and party cigarettes

The Jazz

Vinyl/Download/Stream: beatjazzinternational.lnk.to/klim-beats

Here we have "Jazz Mince", the all new album by Kiev-based producer @klim-beats-1. 14 tracks in total full of jazz-infected beats straight from the E-mu SP-1200 and Akai S-900 to your channels. Play it loud!

The vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies and comes in a cardboard sleeve.

All tracks produced by KLIM beats.

Mastered by Sven Friederichs.

The vinyl is manufactured and the release distributed by www.hhv.de

Cat#: BJINT015

Jazz Mince

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Walking Day

Breath

EmPee

Roc Marciano - Willie Manchester (feat S.A.S) - Beekool Beat

Loop.Holes joint from the Boom Bap Vaults.

2012 ish.

Don't Stop

Vinyl Digital presents Beat Bits: 
AK420 – The Quickest Dime

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AK420 - The Quickest Dime [Beat Bits]

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