Jersey's !llmind shows love to one of the best to ever do it. Word is these beats date back to 1999-2001; "[w]hen I started messing with beat making in the late 90’s, he was the one producer I studied. I still study him, to this day. During a time period of about 5 years, I was in “beat-making-boot-camp”, or “5 beats a day for 3 summers” as Kanye would say. I trained my ear and was inspired by Dilla the whole time. This is a collection of 4 beats (out of thousands) that I made during that time period."
These go down fairly regularly. Tonight's event should be special - no not because A-King is hosting it, but because it's !llmind's birthday. 8PM to 1AM, Katra Lounge. @BLAPBOYZ | RSVP at blap.events@gmail.com.
Calling all producers!! Diamond Music Group has paired up with b.l.a.p. frontman !llmind & the NY based boutique tee-shirt brand Classic Material NY for The "Destiny" Remix Challenge. The remix is for the Illmind produced single, "Destiny" off Moke & Tone's recently release Shot Heard Round The World LP, which is now available. The producer with the winning remix receives limited edition tee-shirts courtesy of the good folks at ClassicMaterialNY.com. Get started now by downloading the audio files and rules/itinerary document. If any producers experience difficulty in downloading or unzipping the files, please send an email to coalminerecords [@] gmail.com and they will attempt to resolve your issue. All remixes are due no later than Monday, July 19th, good luck!!
If you've been listening to The Combat Jack show, you've heard @AKingPNCRadio talking about the BET Bars On Deck project they've been working on. In this preview, you get a sampling of what exactly this will be about, featuring cats like Oddisee, Das Racist, Homeboy Sandman & Blu.
Magnum O ft. Wise Intelligent "In the Streets" (prod. by Illmind): I feel like I heard Che Grand rap over this a few years back. Taken from Magnum O’s Masterpiece Theater, which is available now, Mag links up with the Poor Righteous Teacher, Djezuz Djonez, who throws that Caribbean flair he is known to flip and kills this, double time. Tri-state irie vibes, but there’s a message in there – feel like Nas needs to be on this beat.
Moke & Tone "Destiny" (prod. by Illmind): This is one of those moments where I get hype off a SERIOUS beat from one of my favorites (this organ-and-bass lead instrumental has me vibing something ill), then let the lyrics introduce me to two cats I’d not been too up on. Mokeout reps Cali and was born in The Bronx, while the Problemaddicts’ own Tone reps MA. This cut is the second single from their forthcoming album, Shot Heard Round The World, which drops on the 12th of April. Gotta love tracks like this – with so many cats talking about their grind and hustle, you have to wonder – does hard work make destiny, or is it just fate that dictates? I figure you can sculpt anything into being, if you’re ready, so that’s why I do what I can, daily, to keep this ship afloat.
!llmind is the epitome of #winning. Dude's working with a shedload of MCs, as well as hooking up the Smokey Robotic conglomerate, getting plugged on TMZ and shit. I mean, really, when you live inside the truth like I do, you recognize #winning. Duh. Here's part 5 in homey's Blacks, Rhymes & Life serious, featuring the usual dope rhymes and ill beats - two discs full. You already know what the fuck is poppin', grab the shit.