Beat Tapes

Used Cars is a super-crafted mosaic of samples that coalesces into another full-length beat tape by Fort Ancient Records beatmakers Homage CVG & Waldo From Cincinnati. The pair returns together…

All of these tracks were made using the MPC 2000 classic & J. Depina really got into the 90’s zone for this one. It's for the true boom bap heads. Classic…

Summer Zilla is the soul-drenched, sun-kissed new beat tape from Nigerian-based beatsmith, Teck-Zilla. The way he flips samples will leave crate diggers yearning for more while heads of all ages…

Homage CVG drops his gritty western-themed LP 'Hacienda' through Cincinnati hip hop label Fort Ancient Records in July of 2018. The album is sponsored by national hip hop blog OK-Tho…

"Fort Ancient Airlines continues its beat tape series with a stop in Kansas City, this time for some barbecue sauce and a Royals game. The Cincinnati-based beat collective Fort Ancient…

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"Welcome back aboard 'Fort Ancient Airlines' as we venture West this time to the sunny skies of Long Beach, California. Fort Ancient Records resident producers Samuel Steezmore, Dren AD, Homage -…

"I envisioned what would a beat tape sound like if it was made during the 70s, Exploitation era? to '70's/Blaxploitation Era." -Jim Myers Arranged by Jim Myers Mastered by David…

There are only a few stories of legends that came back to life. Vinyl Digital is proud and happy to announce bringing back producer Iman Magnetic from the legendary 90’s…

Jakk Wonders revisits Brooklyn on his latest solo adventure Jakk Wonders revisits Brooklyn on his latest instrumental album 'The Brooklyn Tape'. Available from all major online stores.

"Introducing a new beat tape series called Fort Ancient Airlines. Each flight will be piloted by a different guest captain and will showcase the beat prowess of the Fort Ancient…

"For me Marvin's music was about the groove and the feeling it gave me. I wanted to tap into that..." -Maja7th Whenever Hip-Hop sonically meets Soul legend Marvin Gaye its…

One of Hip Hop's most elite producers has released 14 classic instrumentals to bang your head to. Some of your favorite and unreleased instrumentals are packed into the first installment…

Nigerian-based producer Teck-Zilla delivers a new beat tape that can be best described by the words used in its title. 'Soul Buttah' is exactly that—a project boasting soulful, buttery smooth…

Emcee/producer The Audible Doctor makes history today by dropping 2 new beat tapes 'X' (with the exception of singer Davenport Grimes lending his vocals to a few tracks) & 'Soul…

Phonophage is a founding member and resident producer of the burgeoning Cincinnati hip-hop label Fort Ancient Records. 'Bakewell' is a sonic exploration into the false equivalence of "new" and "improved".…

Fresh off of fully producing & executive producing his debut EP 'The Main Ingredient', Realio Sparkzwell comes hard with a full instrumental album this time. This is an experimental instrumental…

Jakk Wonders travels through France on his latest virtual beat escapade Français, with its medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Renowned wines and cuisine and now some Jakk Wonders boom…

'A DANÇA EP' is a 9-track project inspired by Afro-Brazilian culture. These ideas are personalized reflections on some parts of the culture, however, 'A DANÇA', translated to, 'The Dance' is…

Producer and recording artist, Theory Hazit, known for his work with Braille, Kokane and Redman, has released an instrumental project every month of the year in 2017! To end the…