
photo by Alexander Richter We need more idea's similar this...Fat Beats has released a limited edition run of cassette versions of Roc Marciano’s debut, Marcberg . featuring an all black tape and full album insert. Roc Marciano hits Schubas Feb. 23rd for Digital Freshness with Julian Malone, Scheme & DJ Scend, with DJ sets from Timbuck2, DJ Rude One, VIPJ, and RTC, presented by Closed Sessions.

Eli Escobar lleva más años como DJ de lo que muchos otros pueden presumir, y sus transiciones en ascenso lo demuestran en cada uno de sus trabajos. Con una carpeta de trabajo que incluye a celebridades que van desde Holy Ghost!, Amanda Blank y Diplo hasta Britney Spears, Chromes, y M.I.A; Escobar ha remezclado y balanceado el pop con el baile subterráneo característico de Nueva York. ¿Qué tipo de música escuchaban tus papás? Mi mamá [...]
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Bonus track on 2012 Marcberg CD Reissue. Previously unreleased! Buy: http://www.fatbeats.com/collec tions/frontpage/products/rocma rciano-marcberg via FatBeats
This video is just another excellent example of what I've come to expect from the Brown Bag AllStars. They always great production and deep lyrics that go beyond concepts covered in mainstream rap music - real life Hip-Hop. For those of you who were oblivious, all of the cats from Brown Bag used to work at Fat Beats Records in New York, and this song is a dedication to the place that they once called home. From the memories of in-store performances, to the nervousness of going through their job interviews, this song covers it all. [...]

Newly mixed, mastered, never before heard songs & instrumentation. Each track has something new to give you the audio experience intended for this version of the album. From the two who brought you the modern classic "BELOW THE HEAVENS" comes "GIVE ME MY FLOWERS WHILE I CAN STILL SMELL THEM." "MAYBE ONE DAY" 103 EP available 7.24.12 "GIVE ME MY FLOWERS WHILE I CAN STILL SMELL THEM." available 9.4.12 103 EP Preorder: http://www.fatbeats.com/produc ts/blu-exile-maybe-one-day-ep

[promo art for Suburban Dream Remix] Just shy of a week ago, Stones Throw unshackled this hip-hop edit of East Coast psych-rockers The Stepkids ’ “Suburban Dream.” The tune was released twenty-four hours before Homeboy Sandman ’s album Chimera dropped (Buy HERE ). Lyrics provided by Queens MC's, Troy Donald Jamerson, a.k.a. Pharoahe Monch of Organized Konfusion , and Angel Del Villar II (Homeboy Sandman). Verses were recorded at the Fat Beats headquarters’ studio in Brooklyn. Parisian production duo, Union , paired with these two pillars of [...]

That's correct, all of the above names are together on one track! Courtesy of Damu The Fudgemunk's musical ingenuity. Available on 7" vinyl from Fat Beats Records, along with Union's LP Analogtronics . PURCHASE HERE REDEF Records: Twitter soulquarian14 Tags: beats , bond , coco , coco mango , Damu The Fudgemunk , ingenuity , insight , Mf Doom , mix , [...]
Nos despedimos del último jueves del año con esta nueva entrega de Fat Beats, sección de ritmo y ruido revienta-pistas. Empezamos con los brasileños Felguk, que con Bassive, no importa [....]
El jueves es un dia para disfrutar de ruido, de caña, de electro machacón y techno para las masas. El jueves hay una ración de Fat Beats para todos. Y [....]
Tengo el placer de presentaros una nueva sección en Neonized: ¡Fat Beats! Esta sección correrá a cargo principalmente de Radiocontrol, Goleaga (Shit Japens) y un servidor, Kails. En ella [....]

We mentioned K-Def on our top 5 producers of 2011 early on today, and we are glad to spread the word on his new album "Night Shift" which was released today, via Redefinition records. Support the artist and dedication, purchase the work of a legendary producer in this underground game. Once again the man from Passaic, New Jersey, is back with another winner. Classifying K-Def's Night Shift as a strictly “Hip Hop” release limits the amount of craftsmanship and creative ingenuity that went into this collection of songs, but don't take our word for [...]

Will Sessions impressed with the meticulous craftsmanship of their studio re-workings of the classic tracks on The Elmatic Instrumentals. With their new two-part video "Mix Takes," the five-piece band is taking a similar approach in recreating some of their favorite songs-only this time it was all recorded and filmed live in real time. Whether referencing music by jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Bob James or replaying beats made famous by Nas or J Dilla, it's all presented with seamless transitions in the style of a mixtape, and "Mix Takes" both showcases the band's individual talents and reflects [...]

One of my favourite modern-day MCs teams up, once again, with one of my favourite modern-day producers to produce one of my favourite tracks of 2011 which has been pressed to my favourite musical medium (vinyl). That's enough favourites, for now... If you don't already know about either Dibia$e and Versis then you must have been hiding away from Hip Hop for the last couple of years. If that is the case, now is the time to find out and this video is the perfect place to start. Pre-order the 7" single from the Fat [...]
A new video from Detroit rapper Quelle Chris. His new album, Shotgun & Sleek Rifle , is looking at a Nov. 15th release on Fat Beats . This dude's flow is pretty good, but his lyrics are what makes this memorable for me. I think I lol'd the first time I heard him say "bitches on my dick before Lil B was kickin'." Plus, the dude's production gives him a unique edge. For y'all who aren't in the know, this guy produced quite a few beats for Danny Brown's XXX [...]

Detroit artists Black Milk and Danny Brown have teamed up on their much-anticipated Black and Brown EP, which will be released November 1st on Fat Beats Records. You can stream the collab below, and pre-order on iTunes now.

The new collaborative effort from Detroit natives Danny Brown and Black Milk was uploaded to Soundcloud earlier for preview earlier today. The Black and Brown EP, out November 1st on Fat Beats, features a set of 10 gritty Dilla-inspired productions from Black Milk, peppered by Danny Brown's familiar Midwestern tone and manically deranged lyrics. With all the talent springing forth from Detroit recently, it's good to see top tier artists from the area finally collaborating and supporting each other, despite the city's history of competitive bickering. Black and Brown [...]

The Stepkids' self-titled debut LP dropped earlier this week, and as those of you who checked the first two singles, 'Shadows On Behalf' and 'Legend In My Own Mind' will most probably attest, it's been worth the wait. Now, in order to help propel The 'Kids into top album lists for the big 1-1 (scary to think that we're getting to that stage of the year already, isn't it), the trio have put together a rather good video for 'Legend'. Anyone who has had the pleasure of being accosted by [...]
While perusing around twitter this morning I came across this dope new remix of Phoenix's "Fences" from a french duo named Union. The remix is a smooth, hypnotic, take on the "Fences" joint that is bound to attract some attention, especially from Phoenix fans. The two french fellows to blame for this killer new release are set to release a full-length debut on Fat Beats , "Analogtronics" , which is due out this fall and will be featuring the likes of MF DOOM , Talib Kweli , and Guilty Simpson . Check out the dope [...]
Some real good accessible weirdo shit. Just how I dig it. Dinner at the Thompson's LP out now on Fat Beats. Insight comes through big time. As always.
A few, weighty, thoughts on rap music: 1. It's a young man's game. Listening to it, producing it, performing it - I believe there's a shelf life on the hard stuff that just starts a pretty hard down-turn at around 33, 34 (that's young still, I promise). After that you've got Jay-Z rapping about his hard [...]