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    Showcase SHOWCASE: July 6-13, 2025

    Post your beats! *Please remember to give others feedback. For those that don't know, here's how to post your beats: https://www.illmuzik.com/threads/how-to-post-your-beats-in-the-showcase.44687/
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    SHOWCASE: June 29 - July 6, 2025

    Nope. Besides, tagging everyone would be a disaster. Essentially, spam.
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    Still regarding sampling

    That's when you take the sample and make it your bitch. Make it work with 4/4 whether it likes it or not.
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    Still regarding sampling

    I was always inspired by the Bomb Squad because they layered so much shit, even tiny bits. So I take that and try to do my own version of that. That's why I love grabbing little pieces rather than a loop. Sometimes I find a loop that's dope but I feel like I'm cheating in a way, but if it's dope...
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    Still regarding sampling

    Sometimes I browse https://www.whosampled.com to check out some of my favourite songs and it's crazy how a lot of those samples were flipped. There's some that are just straight up loops, but the ones that were chopped up and layered are crazy.
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    Still regarding sampling

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    Still regarding sampling

    For this year's Battle That champ, I will fly to his house and give him an oily massage.
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    Still regarding sampling

    Sampling a loop is fine, but I've always said that you should at least do something with it. It could be just chopping it up and rearranging it, or layering other stuff on top, whatever sounds dope. But like @Iron Keys said, it sucks to find out that some of the most famous Rap songs are just...
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    What’s good

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    FLIP IT! Paul Williams - Wistful Dreams

    Some smooth piano and strings. FLIP IT! :keys:
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    Beat This! Beat This! Competition - July 9-10, 2025

    The next competition will be from July 9-10th! See the information below. Signups The signups will be on July 9th at 12pm ET/EST, and end around 8pm ET, or until we have enough contestants (whichever comes first - depending on the theme). Voting will be for one day, on July 10th, where the...
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    SHOWCASE: June 29 - July 6, 2025

    Post your beats! *Please remember to give others feedback. For those that don't know, here's how to post your beats: https://www.illmuzik.com/threads/how-to-post-your-beats-in-the-showcase.44687/
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    Beat This! Competition - June 25-26, 2025

    Congrats @2GooD Productions! This was really tough to decide. I had @K-waz or @TWU (should have placed!) but overall this was a solid turnout. Props to everyone involved for bringing the heat!
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    Beat This! Competition - June 25-26, 2025

    RESULTS! See what went down: https://www.illmuzik.com/beat-battles/archives/cat/bthis/battle/373/ Props to those that entered and to those that took the time to vote.
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    Beat This! Competition - June 25-26, 2025

    The results will be posted tonight around 7pm ET. Listen to the beats and place your vote for the BEST BEAT! https://www.illmuzik.com/beat-this-competition/contestants/
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    Beat This! Competition - June 25-26, 2025

    ET/EST/WHATEVER time zone you want.
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    Lord Finesse - The SP1200 Project: Sounds & Frequencies In Technicolor ('25)

    He doesn't have the body for it lol.
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    Lord Finesse - The SP1200 Project: Sounds & Frequencies In Technicolor ('25)

    Thanks for this! Finesse is one of my all-time favs.
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    15 years ago....

    Thanks. It's been a long, wild ride. A lot of shit has changed for sure. :woot:
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