That Cynical Bastard - To Find Yours (Instrumental Album)

What good is running a blog if I can't use it for a little shameless self promotion? Anyways here goes my first instrumental/beat tape project that I've ever released. It's a collection of shit that was created pretty much from the beginning of the year till now. Enjoy it, share it, do what you do. Hope you enjoy it. Props to my primo joe for the artwork.



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Silent Knight - Busy Is My Best Friend II (Preview EP)

With his new album, Busy Is My Best Friend II, coming this spring, Silent Knight has let go of a free preview EP, featuring 4 new songs and their instrumentals. Honestly, I'd never heard of this dude before, but after checking this out, I'm excited for the full length.

DOWNLOAD: Silent Knight - Busy Is My Best Friend II (Preview EP)

Maker - Money Fight EP (Instrumental)

The big homie Maker drops an out of pocket Instrumental EP that shows him flexing his skill set over dusty chops and banging 808's in the trap vein.

Download: Money Fight EP

DJ Burn One - The Ashtray

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DJ Burn One is an animal. Straight up! This dude has burned a lane into the scene and really been the driving force behind some of the games brightest talent pool around. Yela, Gibbs, KD, Rittz, Gucci, & Pill all have benefited from this guys hard work. I feel like I've been singing his praises for years now. It's about time he gets some of his own shine. Him and his Five Points production team drop off The Ashtray and do just that. This is a 15 track instrumental epic. Littered with vibed out, blunt rolling music. This is sure to spin some heads.

Download: The Ashtray

14Kt - 14 KillaTape (Instrumental Album)

I sincerely hope you all are as excited about this record, as I am. If you don't know who 14KT is, then, delve right in. I'm a HUGE fan of the art of a TRUE instrumental album...that means an album that isn't a bunch of instrumentals that emcees have already spit over. 14KT put out one of the best instrumental project ever, "The Golden Hour" back in 2008.

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Diamond District - In The Ruff (Instrumentals)

Last week, Oddisee offered up his Mental Liberation lp for free. This week, He lets loose of the Instrumental version of In The Ruff from Diamond District (Oddisee, yU & XO). Grab it while you can. If you're late, pay for it. CAUSE YOURE NOT A DICK, RIGHT!?

40 Winks - It's The Trip (Instrumental Jazz/Hip Hop) 2011

I'm extremely surprised that Monk hadn't posted this, or put me on to it by now. This is a monster of an album. Check the song posted then grab the album. Thank me later.






A1 Entrée
A2 Outside The Box
A3 Tribal Recipe
A4 The Day Breaks
A5 The Journey (Interlude)
B1 Sun Spots
B2 Malicious Choir
B3 Sales Over Soul (Interlude
B4 Subtle Piece
B5 Kodak Moment
C1 Mood Adapter (Prelude)
C2 Mood Adapter
C3 Tinnitus
C4 Winkz Waltz
C5 Vocal Play (Interlude)
D1 40 Layers
D2 Badwill
D3 Not The Destination

If you'd like to purchase the vinyl (like the kid did)Go Here

Download: 40 Winks - It's The Trip

Lee Bannon - Big Toy Box 2 ( Circus Cuts Delux)

It is my very humble opinion that Lee Bannon is one of the, if not the best producers out right now. This kid is bringing the art of the half beat chop back....(RIP DILLA). Big Toy Box 2 : Circus Cuts Delux is his third instrumental outing. I'm going to to go ahead and say put this right up there with Donuts & 14kt's Golden Hour, which to me, are the pinnacle of instrumental based albums. Go ahead and throw this on and let it play without skipping a track....that's how an instrumental album is done. Also check Bannon for Dummies for a crash course on the Sacramento based beatsmith.

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