Tape Two, by DJ/PRODUCER K-DEF

Tape Two

by DJ/PRODUCER K-DEF

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Way It Was, The Unpredictable Gemini, THE TURNING POINT, Tape Two, Real Live - Lost Beats EP, K-Def & DaCapo - The Article The Instrumentals, K-Def & DaCapo - The Article, Real Live - The Long Awaited Instrumentals, and 15 more. , and , .

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1.	Jersey in the House (1993) 02:42	buy track
2.	So Damn Tough (1990) 02:41	buy track
3.	I Was Reaching (1990) 02:13	buy track
4.	We Party in '88 (1988) 02:55	buy track
5.	Circus (1991) 02:48	buy track
6.	Can You Let Me Know (1992) 02:39	buy track
7.	Do What You Gotta - Pre Real Live Version (1991) 02:47	buy track
8.	Another Interlude (1992) 01:00	buy track
9.	It's Fat (1996) 01:51	buy track
10.	Walk and Big (1993) 02:22	buy track
11.	Just Let Me (1994) 03:28	buy track
12.	The Memphis Layback (1996) 01:20	buy track
13.	Super Nig (1997) 01:24	buy track
14.	Smoke One Wit Me (1993) 03:22	buy track
15.	Feel the Vibe and Rap (1994) 04:08	buy track

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ABOUT THE ALBUM:

"Sounds like the early 90s," "Vintage" & "Boom-Bap" are phrases often used nowadays in an attempt to describe modern music that is reminiscent of hip-hop's golden era, more specifically the sound of late 80's and early 90s sample based rap. Using those exact phrases to describe K-Def's Tape Two instrumental project is fitting on many levels, not only because the audio on this album fits the description, but because the tracks contained were actually made during the late 80s / early 90s by an ambitious young man from New Jersey known as Kevin Hansford pka K-Def. When you listen to these beats, please keep in mind that these pieces are sourced from an old cassette that was recently rediscovered. What you hear on this project is actually coming to you straight from the early 90s via a lost & found beat tape recorded during Def’s formative years as an artist.

These days a lot of artists attempt to emulate the sound and the style pioneered by artists like Primo, Rza, Large Pro and yes even K-Def, but their intentions are usually more retro than real. Veteran hip-hop producer K-Def has been "making beats" for well over 25 years, way before the term "boom bap" was ever coined and before any rap producer opted to make instrumental albums.

Back then, bulky machines like the SP1200 and MPC60 were used not because of their "gritty" sonic texture, but instead simply because those particular samplers offered new and innovative ways to manipulate sounds, making production accessible to folks who otherwise might not have access to a full band or recording studio.

Those 12 & 16 bit sampling behemoths allowed guys like K-Def and Primo to combine and reprogram audio sourced from vinyl records into thundering new instrumental compositions. Thanks in part to his musical background as a DJ & Dancer, combined with a little bit of networking, K almost instantly went from dreamer to doer.

The story goes something like this: in the early 90s, K-Def created a handful of beat tapes and demos that started to circulate the NY/NJ area via his network of MCs, quickly reaching the ears of production mastermind Marley Marl. Def’s big break came when his cousin passed a tape to Marley, who immediately recognized that this particular young man from Jersey had the "skills to pay the bills" as they used to say. Marley wasted no time making the drive from NY to NJ, arriving straight at K's front door, offering him the role of in-house producer at the legendary house of hits!

The rest is history (check K-Def's full discography which is brimming with hidden gems and certified rap classics featuring the likes of Ghostface, Real Live, Lords of the Underground, tragedy, LL Cool J and others).

Also available: Tape One (Redefinition Records 2014)

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released June 23, 2015

All Instrumentals produced by K-Def in the late 80s & early 90s using his Akai MPC60 & sometimes with Marley Marl's Akai S1000

Recorded in New Jersey

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DJ/PRODUCER K-DEF New Jersey

Worked with Legend Marley Marl, Produced: Lords of the Underground, Tragedy, World Renown, Real Live, A.D.O.R, Lord Tariq, Craig Mack, Jayo Felony, Krs-1, UGK, P.Diddy, Ghostface, Numerous LPs on Redefinition Records and Slice of Spice, Monie Love, Heavy D ... more

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