The place to find and share independent music. From hip-hop to pop, dubstep to drum n bass; Beatnik is your filter.
Reviews
- Lapalux: When You’re Gone
"Lapalux goes further than testing the limits of his laptop" - Action Bronson: Well Done
It's hard to hate someone who rhymes about wanting the 'Caesar salad, served table-side... - 9th Wonder: The Wonder Years
Pick an MC in contemporary hip-hop that you like, and they’re probably on here. - Hollie Cook: Hollie Cook
The most enjoyable and heart-rendering reggae albums in recent times. - Prose: Force of Habit
Prose have dropped a superb boom bap debut ticking all the right boxes and then some. - Polar Bear & Jyager – Common Ground
"Just like superheroes, jazz musicians and rappers are fond of teaming up." - Eskmo: Eskmo
Given the raw energy packed into this album, it would be to the surprise of many that the gears of Ninja Tune’s new signing started to tremble. - Mike-L: On A Columbo Tip
Appropriately named On a Columbo Tip, Mike – L with his trusty sampler, highlights what delightful sonic treats a modern day Atlantic explorer can compile without getting his feet wet. - Teebs: Ardour
Where Lorn’s debut was dense and industrially knocking electronic music, Ardour is a spacious, light and—above all—blank canvas, on which Teebs has had a field day. - Zero dB – One Offs, Remixes and B Sides
four years after their superb debut and after the beat broth was running the risk of settling, Zero dB return with their rhythm seductive One Offs, Remixes and B sides
Downloads
- no entries
Video
- no entries
Blog
- Big Pun: I’m Not A Player
You’ve heard ‘I’m Still Not A Player’ but the original, which samples ‘Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (Sweet Tender Love)’ by The... - Moods: Love Is Real
POW! this beat is electric! Recently found, Moods has an incredible portfolio of boom-bap beats. Beautiful samples, snapping drums what... - Metabeats: Ode To The Crate Digger
This week Welsh beat giant Metabeats graces us with our Friday guest mix. We first heard of the Cardiff native... - J-Louis: Balanced EP
Balanced EP by J-Louis An incredible EP from 19 year old J-Louis. It’s like a soundtrack to a beautiful dream... - Frankie Stew and Cuth: Journeys EP
Live and Learn by Frankie Stew and Cuth Brighton based Frankie Stew (Concept Of Thought) and beat-maker Cuth have made... - Keor Meteor: Sociology
Sociology by Keor Meteor Parisian beatmaker Keor Meteor drops his latest super dope chilled offering. Expect clever samples and gentle... - Handbook: Beatstrumentals & Loops
We are very blessed to have UK based hip hop producer Handbook pass through for this weeks mix. A man... - Keor Meteor: Beatnik Mix
27 year old Parisian beatmaker Keor Meteor has been making beats since 2005. The funky Frenchman has not only adopted... - Example: So Many Roads
Before Example made the music he’s making now, he once made some very good hip hop. From his first album,... - DJ Soul: No Idea’s Original 2
DJ Soul has been gathering original breaks and samples from the year past on his No Idea’s Original series, the...