New Music: The Troubles (@jbswiftbeats1 & @ASBeats) – ‘The Trouble Is…’, feat. @MC_Craig_G, @VicSpencer, Dudley Perkins & more (stream) + ‘Knock Knock’ (video) https://t.co/WXUgzIWBBd
I make 3-4k a month streaming revenue off beat tapes. Not placements. Just my own shit + making sure things are registered with my PRO and the MLC. Ain’t a whole lot, but it ain’t nothing…
My advice to any producer is make dope shit, and put it out. Don’t wait to get put on.
Gotta brag on my man right quick: Not @ASBeats (the hubby) and co-producer @jbswiftbeats1's new album being featured on Bandcamp's "The Best Hip Hop on Bandcamp, April 2026" post! 😁🙌🏽❤️
Also, small fact check: While JB Swift is from Michigan, Agent Smith 78 is from Chicago. 😌
One of the biggest challenges in making sample-based beats isn't learning how to chop and rearrange samples--it's learning how to chop a sample so that it sounds different, but doesn't lose the musicality that drew you to it in the first place. I think this is even more of a challenge because many of us want to impress our peers and don't want to look like we took the lazy route with a beat.
But over the years, I've learned that the simplicity almost always wins. The beats that I tend to spend the most time on, laboring over every minute detail to make it sound more layered and complex, tend to get less love than the beats I make when I keep it simple and effective. I like to remind myself that every beat doesn't need to save the world, it just needs to capture what I'm feeling and hearing at the moment. And if it does that, then I've done my job.
I wanted to share this beat as an example of that concept at work. Hope this helps someone. Let me know what y'all think.
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for the love of god don't watch the new fist of the north star series with the english dub. one of the worst dubs i have ever heard, it's ridiculously bad
Turkish Cotton Agent Smith 78 Remix. Just practicing, but be sure to check out my latest album with JB Swift, "The Trouble Is..." available at Bandcamp and all streaming services. https://t.co/C6NF7Q7TjN
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I've got an EMMY AWARD WINNING doc out called #KilandtheKids about the work I do in DC with my teens. We're trying to set up screenings & discuss about how to work with teens! So peep it & if you enjoy it please RT so we can get more eyes on this!
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