Favourite Local Beats

[Nar8iv]

 

don't mean to "hate" or derail the thread, but can someone tell me what i'm missing with this dude?

his joints sound very 'poppy' to me.

Yes, his joints are very very "Pop orientated".
That's why you go to Ameen.You go to Ameen when you want a beat that is going to have ma** appeal.Something that is going to get you radio play.

I have told Ameen that I dont like some of his beats and I gave him reasons as well.
But:

Ameen is a trained musician who plays the guitar as well as the piano.He is schooled in sound engineering.
this comes to the fore when you listen to his beats...they have that "crisp" element.
And , (I'm not a producer) but they always have this "full" sound.
Ameen builds beats from scratch.
I LOVE PRODUCERS WHO SAMPLE ( Like Hipe, Ooz and Nyambz who astound me in their ability)
But .....there is also something magical about building a beat entirely from the  foundation up.

that's my five cents.

at trompie...I have said this many times before ..you do good work.
keep it up my brother

[Alcohol Abuser]

You nyuccas should never sleep on BATLLEKAT's beats *ever, ever*, there's also a beat done by Nyambo on Opticall Ill's album forgot the name but the song start with the spark of a blaze, shiiit

[the panic!]

don't mean to "hate" or derail the thread, but can someone tell me what i'm missing with this dude?

his joints sound very 'poppy' to me.

Yes, his joints are very very "Pop orientated".
That's why you go to Ameen.You go to Ameen when you want a beat that is going to have ma** appeal.Something that is going to get you radio play.

I have told Ameen that I dont like some of his beats and I gave him reasons as well.
But:

Ameen is a trained musician who plays the guitar as well as the piano.He is schooled in sound engineering.
this comes to the fore when you listen to his beats...they have that "crisp" element.
And , (I'm not a producer) but they always have this "full" sound.
Ameen builds beats from scratch.
I LOVE PRODUCERS WHO SAMPLE ( Like Hipe, Ooz and Nyambz who astound me in their ability)
But .....there is also something magical about building a beat entirely from the  foundation up.

that's my five cents.

at trompie...I have said this many times before ..you do good work.
keep it up my brother

fair enough.

[GudEar]

There's alot.

Proverb - Rhymes, Beats and Battle produced by Nyambz
Proverb - Women produced by Nyambz
Proverb My vers'd love produced by Sthethescope


Cashless Society - Life  don't who produced that song

Zubz - The Last Letta Mixtape, the beats were too nice, produced by Battlekat 'Tongogara'


AQ&Thir(13)teen - 5minutes produced by Nyambz
AQ&Thir(13)teen - Knock Knock produced by Thir(13)teen
AQ&Thir(13)teen - Where you at produced by Abdul

I can go on all day.

[GudEar]

I mean I can proudly say SA got the real talent when it comes to music,  just that we have very minimal funding and support, but guys like following, they do a incredible job

Amu
Nyambz
Thir(13)teen
Battlekat
Trompie
MrC
Sam Simose
Dpleezy
Ootz
Hoodlum
Sthethescope
Draztik
Mizi

[the panic!]

Amu

spent eons sleeping on this cat's work. he's actually really sick.

[The CHEF]

Wow...

Im honoured to be included in that list! Thank you!

[MrC The Rap God Almighty]

Selwyn - Yo my man from Maximum Sentence. Produced by BattleKat i think. Cla**ic.

[the panic!]

Selwyn - Yo my man from Maximum Sentence. Produced by BattleKat i think. Cla**ic.

this is not a lie. i'd only add that that whole tape was a cla**ic (still got my original). Selwyn went hard as f*** at the beginning. he should get with Amu and Wikid and roll something out. i can't lie i messes with "eJozi" .

[Dpleezy]

some of Ootz's beats for KONFAB's album are bananas. f*** local, some of my favourite beats anywhere in the world (in the style that I like).

Jaak's beats for his next project Galant are also sick. Definitely something for the underground heads.

Loving Afrika(ans), Dit Moet Net Yt, Sweet, Skêrts Bruin all produced by Hipe from Flêtse Maniere by Jaak

Co-sign all the usual dudes too (Hipe, Nyambz, Omen, BK, Draztik, Sibot etc... you know who they are).

[Abominable Sandman]

Ayt check it out...

Heavy 8- Zubz and various
Rap Kung Fu (I think its called)- Hoodlum and Concious
Fashionable- Mizchief
Raurau- Skwatta kamp
Click click boom- Malik
Boo- Isaac Mutant
Jitsvinger- Hypno
Tumi- Maria
Entity- Touch and go
Thlabane/MAftown, Wayza, Thank you not- HHP
Mo'lemi- Footprints

And those are just some of the beats that I have enjoyd over the years

[tebzartlad!]

I'm luving a shitload of beats on the local front - too many to mention - but that...

Landmynz - On da M.I.C (produced by Mr C)

...had me nodding my head for dayz, yo!!!

RESPECT.

[Bridge]

Duai on a Khululekani song named Amantombazane.
Lungelo on Dwadl'ifrustan, his on point.
Drastic on Zuluboy's song Love faded. The beat is mad nice.
The beat on Proverb's song Marry me.
The beat on Jbux's song Mr nobody.
Octave couple on Kuli chana's Sthandwa sam.
The beat on Reason's song that featured many cats. I think its called Untitled.
Skwatta- Sunshine.

[K'niep Tang]

Dreamer - Slikour - (Don't know who made the beat)
Come Again - Syntax ft Fifi (Beat made by Nyambo)
A lazy afternoon - AQ & Thir[13]teen - (Beat made by Nyambo)
Cheers - Mycbeth (The Anvils) - (Beat made by Nyambo)

shit...Nyambo sikwidit huh...

Some of the production on ProKid's first album was CRAZY!!!
(sidebar: anyone remember the on-air battle between Kado and Maggz...lol...actually I'ma search my archives for the recording now)

Back - ProVerb - (Beat made by Danone)
Time - Last Days Fam - (Beat made by Landmarq)

speaking of which, some of Landmarq's beats on R-Senic's soon-to-be-dropped album are bananas. Actually Trompie's beat on the album is one of my favourites. watch this space.

Another dude with dope beats is pH - think he's now part of the Octave Couplet click. Spent a few evenings in dude's studio and my word, that guys packing some other kinda heat.

[Beloe]

Qba - Toast of the Town, hate the patterns on this track felt like it set back flowing somewhat mara the beat is nought to trifle with
Writers Block - Writers Block, could do without the last 2verses but when X the 24th sez Ill hit so hard, you wont hit back(...divine strike eliminates/the nature of the turnbased) my mind drools
Rhamcwa - Phuncuka Bembamba, dont feel most vernac joints on the personal but this tracks level of justice shant be scoffed at!
The Anvils - Baby Slow Down, had an al capone era vision when i heard this joint probably my favourite beat on that ep
MrC - I Used To Love, i saw this on his myspace then he stopped updating
Ootz - Afronaut Interlude, i was lucky enough to discuss this beat with ootz on myspace really strengthened the bond i got with the joint, plus this was my smoker anthem after a blunt if i heard this joint i got higher "Now lets not get into a heated discussion"
Nyambz - Berts Beat, i remember nyambz here uppin lil clips of him learning to be a dj & always thought this was the fruits of that... I could be wrong & it could be MrC in the starring role of that recollection

FuS