Illmatic Beat Contest: Week 5

by Kevin on January 18, 2009

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Sorry I wasn’t able to get this up earlier today; been busy chillin. Anyway, can you believe we’re halfway through the contest already? We’re still tallying up the winner for Week 3, so please stop asking when the winner will be announced… lol. We’re doing the best we can with all the heat being thrown at us, plus Akil is currently on tour so it’s been tough for him to check all these beats out. At any rate, I know you all are anxious to move onto Week 5, so here we go!

The Large Pro produced “Halftime” included a few samples — Average White Band’s “Schoolboy Crush” for the drums, “Dead End” from the Hair Musical for the bassline, and Gary Byrd’s “Soul Travelin” for the horns. Originally I was gonna give you all the “Dead End” sample for this week, but at the last minute I’m changing it up to “Soul Travelin”. There’s just so much more that can be done with that sample and I think we’ll get some better tracks. So show us what ya got and good luck!

Oh yeah, check the rules if this is your first time.

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Related posts:

  1. Illmatic Beat Contest Week 3: The Entries
  2. Illmatic Beat Contest Week 1: The Entries
  3. Illmatic Beat Contest Week 2: The Entries
  4. Illmatic Beat Contest: Week 1 Winner
  5. Illmatic Beat Contest: Week 3

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  • http://www.myspace.com/s2ita S.2

    hahaha I was gonna flip that Dead End sample ahead of time but decided I’d wait. Lucky…. I wonder if anyone else already did?

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    hahaha, yeah I wonder too….

  • RNP

    Yeah i flipped Dead End on friday, thought i would get it in since school starts up this week… I was bringing some heat too!..

  • Harry G

    You uploaded “Dead End” by accident, not “Soul Travelin”

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    Are you serious?!?!? LOL… my bad. I’m upping the right sample now. I can see this is gonna be confusing to some people.

    MAKE SURE YOU SAMPLE “SOUL TRAVELIN”

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    Ok the right sample is up now.

  • http://www.myspace.com/peedublemusic Pee Duble

    I think I’m back in for this week!! Aye, for all the cats that don’t know ultimately we all trying to get on the actual ILLTRAVIS record, g’head and download The Learning Curve to get a feel of how Trav will flow on your record if you are chosen. Here’s the link http://www.zshare.net/download/530365210abccb99/

    Good Luck!!

  • http://myspace.com/tokyocigarstyle Tokyo Cigar

    I’m not gonna front i flipped Dead End too. The joint was too crazy. But here’s the new joint fresh out the oven

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/543425233abf2509/

    I hope yall feel it. Let the kid know.
    Peace to Everybody doing this.

  • http://www.myspace.com/gc88e G.C.

    Murder in a jar, my friend…murder in a jar! That’s my man Toke Yo’!

    You are getting SERIOUS with the chops! Great job!

  • http://myspace.com/sttress1 S.T.T.R.E.S.S.

    Yo Tok,U R DEFINITELY stepping up your chop game son.Big up!

  • http://www.myspace.com/jfizzthenomads J Fizz

    tokyo man you had me rockin out, the guitars were wailin
    i was singin 21st century shizoid man! shit was groovin, i havent had time to listen to pee duble yet and man i gotta get on this one ….

  • http://www.myspace.com/natownlegend513 The Natown Legend

    this is my post
    good luck to all

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54349201cba8daef/

  • http://www.myspace.comflamesyall FlamesYall

    Yo, thats hot Tokyo. Really nice. Great change up.

  • the-grimystar

    made this at work..shoot i hardly have time but here goes nothing
    http://www.zshare.net/audio/543586457f73795c/

  • http://myspace.com/tokyocigarstyle Tokyo Cigar

    YO thanks for the feedback yall mad love. Yo J fizz you wilding. LOL That King Crimson album is that joint. For real though thanks for the feedback yall.

  • C-Villain

    yeah tokyo that was super clean. that beat had me moving…super bouncy

  • http://rap1masse.blogspot.com Isbjerg

    If it aint broke, don’t fix it… Alter it to stand the demands of time and with these words I give you…
    Second Halftime by Isbjerg
    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5437651313cdba2e/

    Had to do the drums with some ‘Flowing for MCing’

  • Young K

    I let my man GC take week 4, that why you didn’t see a post from me. I got a confession of my own tho, this sample don’t do it for me what y’all have done so far i feel but I fliped it a lot different. check it out, Isberg I see you on that remix tho.

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5437763033374ea5/

  • http://www.myspace.com/ohsomanycolors Cory Hall
  • http://www.myspace.com/ohsomanycolors Cory Hall

    natown legend brought that southern funk. I feel like i’m at an hbcu bowl game.

  • Thomas

    http://2dopeboyz.com/2009/01/19/2dopeboyz-dj-kos-best-to-do-it-remix-contest/

    Sure you guys would like to get in on this. I put this on the other one…might get to all of y’all.

  • RNP
  • http://www.myspace.com/peedublemusic Pee Duble

    It might not fit for this project but this joint goes hard!! If Trav don’t use it, I will!! LOL, gimme some feedback ya’ll!! Holla!!

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/543833078c3b5e2a/

  • http://www.myspace.com/skidflow Skidmatik
  • http://www.myspace.com/peedublemusic Pee Duble

    Skid!! That shit is funky mane!! “Break it down”

  • http://www.myspace.com/skidflow Skidmatik

    Tokyo..ill flip bro!

    The Natown Legend…very very dope.

    RNP…nice my dude..

    P -Dubble…joint sound gangsta…got you & Trav written all over it..

  • http://www.myspace.com/jfizzthenomads J Fizz

    i am definitely feeling some of these beats so far…

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54386293df135022/

    I barely used samples from halftime but trust me they are in ther…

    tell me what you think
    peace,

  • the-grimystar

    is it possible to re-enter a different version of the beat?

  • the-grimystar

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5439471866008bfb/

    coz after some consideration oi realised i was suposed to post this one

  • http://www.myspace.comflamesyall FlamesYall

    IsbJerg – Thats a nice little banger you made there… Real nice.
    Young K – That shit is HEAVY!
    Cory Hall – Nice chops. I like how it goes up and down.
    RNP – Nice bass and drums, good atmosphere.
    Pee Dub – Shits hard! Like a 70s cop drama… NICE.
    Skidmatik – Real upbeat, nice vocal chops.
    J Fizz – Thats nice. Contemporary and nice use of female vocal. Pianos cool.
    GrimyStar – Thats a nice version, full of energy.

    Man, I gotta start mine soon, I got a lot of dope tracks to go against. Good stuff, folks.

  • http://www.myspace.com/natownlegend513 The Natown Legend

    Shouts Out To:

    Skidmatik: What else can i say but “break it down” straight crack = Strack

    Cory Hall: Dope as hell very Kanye-Esque

    Good Look to everyone

    “Natown Legend On Tha Track” DOUBLE C-I-N, N-A-T-I
    It’s The “King” Homie…AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • DizzyD

    Ait i made it on time this week… Hav a listen n lemme know wut u’ll think..
    Peace.

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/544154450ee44b2a/

  • http://myspace.com/tokyocigarstyle Tokyo Cigar

    Natown-YOOOOOOOOOO! This that white fur coat swagger into the club joint.

    Grimystar-Very soulfull. I see common blacking out on that.

    “Yo it’s the P e duble/push a lex bubble in the winter” Yo son this joint is crazy. It’s mean and funky at the same time

    Skidmatik-Dope ass layering. Ill joint.

    Yo J fizz-Very sublime illness. I love the piano’s in there.

    Young K-DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA. James Bond shootout type vibes. Incredible beat. Cormega would sound lovely on it.

    These were my personal favorites. Everybody’s still going hard with it as usual.

  • http://rap1masse.blogspot.com Isbjerg

    DizzyD : At times a bit messy, but I like it as a nice banger…
    the-grimystar : annoying hihat, but when beat came in, I almost forgot about it… I like the vibe…
    J Fizz : Really nice one…. I like the layers…
    Skidmatik : I cant place the mood for this, nor which rapper to suit it, but it got a funny thing going on…
    Pee Duble : Im hooked…. So simple and so rough…. I like it a lot…
    RNP : Good vibe and togetherness in the beat…
    Cory Hall : Not this week…. Sounds like an hour on the MPC – Im sorry, Im down with your things but Im not feeling you this week…
    Young K : A winner joint…. If they dont dig my ish, I hope for yours….
    The Natown Legend : I like the presentation and the southern vibe… And then I got into a loop… But a winner intro..
    Tokyo Cigar : good to see some balls in here…. Daring selection of samples and ruff man…

  • http://www.myspace.com/natownlegend513 The Natown Legend

    Tokyo Cigar: That track is is beyond crack it’s so dope it’s LSD…ya dig

  • http://www.myspace.comflamesyall FlamesYall

    Here’s mine. I’d love some feedback… I just wanna keep improving.

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5442715560a44c97/

    Good stuff, yo.

  • Harry G

    Here you go:

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54433067240e2c2f/

    Hopefully you vibe, mine is a little more laid back.

  • http://www.myspace.com/youngkbeats Young K

    Flames I really like your remix bro, tokyos too. keep it up boyz

  • DizzyD

    Yo Isbjerg thnx for the comments man. Appericiate it.
    1

  • http://www.myspace.com/youngkbeats Young K

    aw fuck are you serious kev? so my beat doesn’t even count then does it?

  • http://www.myspace.com/youngkbeats Young K

    fuck im pissed off… i sampled dead end, waste of a beat.

  • http://www.myspace.comflamesyall FlamesYall

    Young K, thanks for the love. It means a lot.

  • http://rap1masse.blogspot.com Isbjerg

    Young K : Imma get at you on facebrizzle… Dont change the beat – add some… Imma holla at you…

  • http://www.myspace.comflamesyall FlamesYall

    IsbJerg – Ha ha ha, Facebrizzle!

  • http://www.rocbattle.com/Digivillainous Digivillainous
  • http://flymuzik.blogspot.com/ P Floyd

    I will Fly out a track tonight….Fly Muzik

  • http://www.myspace.com/peedublemusic Pee Duble

    Digivillainous- Sounds wreckless, on some who want what type shyt. Dope!!

    Harry G- That kick is something serious, gives me a “Show me what you got” type vibe.

    Flames- Yours and mind sound kinda similar, but yours gives me a wu-tang vibe with the hard chopping of the sample, don’t know if that was on purpose but it works.

    Everybody’s definitely doing their thing tho!! I been focused on writing lately but slowly getting back behind the boards with this contest. Thx for the feedback ya’ll!! Good luck!

  • http://www.myspace.com/skidflow Skidmatik

    EVERYONE IS COMING WITH BLAZE THIS WEEK…WHATS REALLY GOING ON? LOL

  • C-Villain

    wow loving these beats on the real! like i said great job tokyo!
    J Fizz doing it real big! i see you playa. like the piano and vocal sample. really ill. Harry G dam those drums slap hard. thats some real shit u got going.

  • Var

    Here’s mine. I think it has a clean your house on Saturday morning type vibe to it. I welcome feedback

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5447897351a298a3/

    peace

  • http://www.tubgirl.com ZooMan

    Ay Isjberg, i see that you try to help people a lot and i think thats really cool. However after listening to your beats, i have concluded that you need the help. Every single week you post some bull shit….. You try to make the beat exactly like the original, but somehow it always ends up worse. Dude sry man but you need your own style and flavor/ obviously you have a lot of skill, you just don’t use it right.
    Dont you think trav could have downloaded the illmatic instrumentals if he wanted to????

  • Cartel

    Is it too late for a newbie to enter this contest?

  • http://www.myspace.com/purpleairlines P Floyd

    This why its called Fly Muzik……Purple Airlines…..
    Enjoy Your Flight
    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54486824ba94c667/

  • http://rap1masse.blogspot.com Isbjerg

    Ay Zooman, thanx for your oppinion and your point of view.. To call my beats bull and then exactly like the original is confusing – You’re calling Illmatic bull ?
    I don’t get many points for originality for my beats in this contest, but I choose to make my version sound like the original with a little extra, I choose to make the beats true to the Illmatic and if Trav happens to like them, i’m cool.. What I don’t do, is think to much how I make Trav and the judges like my production – I submit my joint and hope that they like my version.. I submit my oppinion to others and hope that they’ll gain some help and pointers but what I don’t do, is call someone’s work bull.. I’m pretty proud of my productions and proud to be in the contest, but to change the beats to something I don’t like, would be bull…
    Zooman/Tubgirl, I do hope that your very original productions wins ? or your critique helps others, but I do things my way…

  • 31st July

    Whatsup homies! I’m new to this site but enthusiast with giving some contribution to this Beat contest which -I hope- is a good way to rediscover those main ingredients that made one of the best Hip-Hop albums till now. Anyway I’d like to know (even if I already red the Rules) if it’s possible to add some personal composition like Pianos, Organs and more … in our sampled sounds. If not I’ll spit mine as soon as possible. Shoutout to my homie Trav Williams for remembering us the Golden Era and God bless all these cats that make Hip-Hop sound so classic! Cheers from Switzerland!

    31st July a.k.a. “Afro-Cuban”

  • http://www.myspace.com/unonationenterprise Schizo-Manic

    did a quick flip this morning what up Skidmatik props on informing me about this contest PEACE

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5449690627b68cd2/

  • http://www.myspace.comflamesyall FlamesYall

    P. Floyd – Thats HUGE!! Nice BIG vocal, too.

  • http://www.myspace.com/purpleairlines P Floyd

    Peace Flames…your track was tough as well…simple enough for someone to rock to….I just wanted to give a preview of Fly Muzik

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54486824ba94c667/

  • vucaheela

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54518264444c74d2/

    i like this site really a lot! respect!

  • Harry G

    Vucaheela killed it, good energy.

  • http://www.myspace.com/skidflow Skidmatik

    vucaheela…BLAZIN!

  • JLH

    This is my third consecutive entry. If you can please leave feedback, always looking to improve.
    Here is my WEEK 5 entry:

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/545308350b9d655f/

  • Beau FoSho

    Here’s what I came up with…

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/5453333199f93841/

  • http://www.myspace.com/simamussic Sima
  • vucaheela

    thank you for the positive feedback!!

  • RNP

    thanks for the feedback, everyone is going IN!
    Isbjerg, keep doin what you do homie.. Tokyo, I’m a fan dude.. Vucaheela – good shit..

  • Var

    JLH- I’m feeling the classic drums on your track,, Keep that heat coming..

    Peace

  • http://myspace.com/sttress1 S.T.T.R.E.S.S.

    What up gang.Here to put my name in the hat,for what its worth.Dont have alot of free time for myself this time of the year.I put this together in 24hrs so be gentle.LOL.From what i’ve heard so far,there’s some SERIOUS FIRE on here.Keep it going!

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/545755614a7a0970/

    One!

  • http://randy-greer.skyrock.com 31st July

    Here’s mine. Good listening and see ya for the next contest. Big respect to the site!

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/545882559e215ce9/

  • http://www.myspace.com/stevieshorey S.Shorey
  • Illdependent

    Much love 2 everybody bringin’ it this week,
    here’s my version, hope you like…

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54616612556b238d/

  • Var

    Illdependent- yo I’m really feeling that joint

  • http://myspace.com/sttress1 S.T.T.R.E.S.S.

    S. Shorey thats a nice beat but did u use any of the Soul Travelin sample in there? Holla

  • http://www.myspace.com/g1tkodmusic g1tkod
  • http://www.myspace.com/s2ita S.2
  • http://www.myspace.com/thewabitz WABITZ
  • http://www.myspace.com/garciastudios Garcia’s Grooves

    Track #5
    Nas – Illmatic – “Halftime [Garcia Groove Interpolation]
    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54646475091cd6dc/

  • AGOR
  • http://www.myspace.com/joewalters1988 mofuwalters

    heres mines if its not to late. kinda just woke up hope its alright, and O yea the samples definetly in there.

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/54654256fca88fbb/

  • http://myspace.com/bodywhineshot ”BLINKY”

    I’m uploading in a rush, hope it is not too late

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    TIMES UP! Congrats guys…. you’ve made it to the halfway point. Ya’ll been hittin’ it hard… take a week off and we’ll see you back here next Sunday.

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