New(ish) Music: K-Beta – 89 to 09
June 8th, 2010 | Published in Music, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
After seeing K-Beta’s name/mixtape pop up here and there on my timeline for a while (literally…), I decided to finally download it and boy am I sorry I didn’t have this in my possession earlier…
DMV artist K-Beta (pronounced K-BAY-TUH) takes listeners on “a nice little ride through the past two decades of rap” by spitting over some of the most memorable instrumentals from 1989 to 2009, year-by-year. I was impressed by his versatility as well as his ability to demolish each track from the high energy R.U.N. (Rob U Now), an homage to LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out” down to the meticulous, Notorious B.I.G-like story telling in “Story to Tell”. K-Beta takes on the challenge of channeling the influences/originators of the track while infusing his own style almost effortlessly, making the songs his own.
Mixed by DC’s own DJ Alizay (who discovered Wale and played a key role in the rise of his career), 89 to 09 has something for every hip hop fan…both old and new.
P.S. Look out for the bonus track “Sneak Preview 2″ produced by Best Kept Secret.
Download 89 to 09 here and let it take you back to when you fell in love with hip hop!
For updates on K-Beta, visit his myspace page or follow him on twitter.
Peace.
