The Dirty Sample has been through it all only to realize it was an illusion. And love sits at the core. If you can remember what it is like to tap into that feeling, that cosmic warmth, it will win. It always does. You just have to let it.
The Dirty Sample
The third single from Beats To Murder Rappers 2, the upcoming beat tape from The Dirty Sample, is a dedication to the witches who work with the energies of the universe. On “Don’t F@#k With Witches”, an unnatural wind blows over a mid-tempo boom bap drum beat as the remaining elements of the instrumental switch between a series of slow synth notes and a bunch of little creepy samples. It’s the perfect soundtrack for cooking up that evil curse. Now you know, you don’t f@#k with witches!
Produced by The Dirty Sample
About Bass, Breaks & VHS Tapes
Bass, Breaks & VHS Tapes is the latest beat tape from DJ Moves, providing him with an outlet for his output of faster beats—ranging from 107-130 BPM—that none of his usual MC collaborators were selecting. And as the album title suggests, Moves raided his massive VHS collection for music and vocal samples to create these songs. Primarily instrumentals, Bass, Breaks & VHS Tapes does havre a few guest appearances, with features from frequent vocal contributors Tachichi and Buck 65, plus a fair share of singing from Electric City Underground’s Kirk Comstock, who was working on some of his own faster sing-song electro songs around the same time. The result is an album of funky, uptempo hip hop and electro ideal for both cardboard and dance floor.
About DJ Moves
With 60+ albums under his belt, and at least half self-released on his own Low Pressure label, Moves is a living legend and true Canadian classic. A DJ since ’91 and producing by the following year, he’s also known to kick the occasional R-Tard rap. Moves cut his teeth as a founding member of Truro, Nova Scotia rap group Hip Club Groove, best known for their video for “Shootin’ the Gift,” an early blueprint for Trailer Park Boys by director Mike Clattenburg, and later toured extensively as the DJ for wonderful one-hitters Len (“Steal My Sunshine”). Along the way, he touched down for significant stays in Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver, before ending up back in his hometown of Truro, Nova Scotia. But wherever he puts down roots, he and his Halfway House Studio proceed to have a heavy and positive impact on the local hip hop scene. Any list of rappers for which he has produced albums must include Tachichi, Fatt Matt, Cee!!!!!!!!, Birdapres, Josh Martinez, and Governor Bolts, plus his own consistent compilation output.
For the second single from his upcoming instrumental album, Beats To Murder Rappers 2, The Dirty Sample gets deep. But he’s no longer underground, he’s underwater. You don’t want to get too close to the water’s edge or you’ll be dragged down into the depths of this dark, murky beat to be toyed with like orcas with their prey. Dragged to the bottom to “Die in the Deep”. And you thought it was finally safe to go near the water!
“The Darkness” is the first single from The Dirty Sample’s sequel to his dark and deadly beat tape, Beats To Murder Rappers To, released last year. The series blends banging boom bap and b-movie aesthetics for a perfect soundtrack to the Halloween season. “The Darkness” serves as an homage to carnival mad houses - its mirrored walls, trap doors, ghouls, and murderers. With a backdrop of heavy drums, bass synths, and eerie/airy effects, it’s easy to imagine your most hated rapper trapped in this house, going mad, and falling to their death through a candle-lit trap door onto a bed of broken glass. This is only the first beat treat of three leading to the release of Beats To Murder Rappers 2 on Halloween.
Produced by The Dirty Sample
The Dirty Sample’s new instrumental album is no trick; it’s all treat! Dropping on October 28, 2022, just in time for Halloween, Beats to Murder Rappers to is filled with creepy, quirky instrumentals that should entertain whether you need a soundtrack for your costume party, to hand out candy, to carve up the pumpkin, or, as the title suggests, to murder rappers to, metaphorically speaking, of course. The album runs the gamut from soulful, off-kilter doo-wop (“Linger”) to atmospheric chillers (“Headless”) to warped boom bap instrumentals (“In the Mirror He Waits [One for Rob Roy]”), and even picks up the pace from the usual downtempo vibes for a rare chunky synth beat down (“Twisted Pleasure”). This horrific holiday season, join us on a journey into the warped mind of murderous beat slayer The Dirty Sample.
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CEO of Iconic Records Philadelphia, Bloody Knucklez, introduces
the world to Botswana producer Zeenation.
The double threat of record producer and songwriter, Zeenation
Sounds has been curating music since high school back in 2009 and continues to perfect
his craft, knocking out at least ten production samples daily. “My creative
process for making beats comes from inner pain, bringing out stress, and
pouring my heart out.” Now a
seasoned producer in the game, Zeenation’s expertise ranges from Hip Hop to
R&B, Pop to Electronic Dance, to Trap…he can’t be contained to one lane or
box.
After listening to his latest project “Go Get The Money”
it’s evident Zeenation’s talent is limitless when it comes to creating distinct
sounds and captivating vibes. Stream the album and connect with Zeenation
below.
“I’m always learning and evolving…striving to grow, I promise to keep pushing the envelope…”
