The winner for the New Years beat battle is:
Congrats guys! Your giftcard is on the way!
The top three broke down like this:
1. HoFaSho – 86pts
2. Staybach Music – 64pts
3. Meineirre’s Condition – 54pts
I’m planning another beat battle next week. So producers be on the look out next Thursday, January 12th.
Clearly we should do this more often. We had almost 100 submissions, which equates to me having to listen to almost 200 beats. It was great fun, and there are some super talented producers out there. Just to be transparent the key things I was looking for besides “hotness”:
- Did it sound real? There is a sound that feels right, like someone could actually hop on this and make something that didn’t sound like someone just exported an 8 bar Fruityloops loop. This has a lot to do with drums that actually fit the track, and synths and samples being properly tempo synced.
- Is it rap/singable? Basically could someone make a song from this. Are the bars formatted in a way that makes sense?
example: intro/chorus/verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/halfverse/chorus/chorus/outro - Can a vocal actually sit in this somewhere?
- Is the mix decent? A lot of producers can’t mix. Learn to mix. People want to hear the fullness of your records.
website: www.mistamarcus.com
twitter: @mistamarcuscom
Beat: Only If U Knew Better
UPDATE: Tons of entries… wow. We’re now closed! Check tomorrow at Noon to see the picks, and to vote.
I was looking around and no one has been offering any outlet to producers lately on mainstream sites. Production is 70% of a song these days, so I figure let’s get some instrumental action on YHTN. Tomorrow we’ll do a New Years beat battle. Here’s the deal:
- Producers of the world submit two (2) of your beats in MP3 format to beats@youheardthatnew.com
- They have to be submitted by Midnight EST on December 29th, 2011 (Today).
- I will listen to all of them (for real I promise) and will pick 5 beats by 5 different producers for the YHTN readership to vote on tomorrow.
- The voting will last all weekend and the winner will be announced at Noon EST on Monday, January 2nd.
- The 1st place winner will get a $25 iTunes or Amazon Giftcard (Winner’s Pick) and automatically get his or her beat placed in the next competition.
- 2nd place will probably get clowned in the comments.
- 3rd place should just be happy to be here.
Neat Lyrics x Food wall art.
So Eddie Huang & Evan Huang of Baohaus recently opened up their second restaurant on 14th Street (between 2nd & 3rd ave). Eddie and I are huge fans of hiphop & rap, so we decided to collaborate on a little art project. I illustrated various items on the Baohaus menu, and via teamwork we came up with a bunch of rap verses to accompany each piece.
Good stuff check it out if you’re in NYC.
Baohaus 2 is located at:
238 E 14th Street
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenue)
NY, NY 10002
via Staple Design
Looks like this has broken the internet. Also looks like talent can get you places without a major label. This dude could sell out 500 seat venues right now all over the country. Haven’t listened to this joint yet. Leave your reviews in the comments.
Download: The Weeknd – Thursday
This is really good stuff right here Chicago natives by way of DC putting out quality hiphop.
Cool Kids Forever Films noted director Backie T shot Good Hood’s music video for their latest single “Game Tight”
Known for groundbreaking visuals and imaginative presentations, Cool Kids Forever Films has been on a roll since the top of the year—creating more and more classics to add to their already stacked roster. Their upcoming collaboration with Hip-Hop duo Good Hood is no exception.
I don’t really have any words for this…I guess… Newark stand up?
via IMNOTATOY
Sooooo Watch the Throne is out… Leave your Opinions Here.
So… what do you think? I know you’re all scrambling to your iPods and have made some opinions. Let me have it. I swear it’s the internet where everyone cares the most about what everyone has to say.
I’ve heard some crazzzzzy reviews so far. From “OMG I almost died it was so beautiful” to “Kanye dropped Jay was lateral” to “Thank god that Ace Hood comes out this week”
Sidenote: I kind of enjoyed this album not leaking. It’s been like 12 years since the last time I actually heard an album on release day. I recognize the extreme hypocrisy in this site saying this… but yeah.