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Birthdays
1942- Freda Payne, Singer
1952- Nile Rodgers, Producer
1978- Amil Whitehead, Rapper
Album Releases
"Give Me the Reason" Luther Vandross (1986)
"Watermark" Enya (1988)
"Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814"- Janet Jackson (1989)
"Sound + Vision"- David Bowie (1989)
"Let Love Rule"- Lenny Kravitz (1989)
"Merry, Merry Christmas"- New Kids on the Block (1989)
"The Prodigal Son"- Nate Dogg (2000)
"S.D.E."- Cam'ron (2000)
"The State of New York vs. Derek Murphy"- Sadat X (2000)
"For All Seasons" - Nature (2000)
"Food & Liquor" - Lupe Fiasco (2006)
Bonus: Articles
The New York Times: The Pop Life (1990)
The New York Times: Flip-Flop: The Runway Leads the Street (1995)
The New York Times: MUSIC; The New Conscience of Pop Music (1999)
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Music Producer Achickwitbeatz presents the Instrumental Intel podcast, bringing you information instrumental to your artistic career including music industry news & tips, insights & interviews, and beats for your inspiration. Listen on Saturdays at 7 pm EST on Grander Radio and Achickwitbeatz.com. and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Audiomack & SoundCloud. Download the Grander Media app to listen to Grander Radio on the go. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs, resources for artists & dope stuff for music lovers.
Music Producer Achickwitbeatz presents the Instrumental Intel podcast, bringing you information instrumental to your artistic career including music industry news & tips, insights & interviews, and beats for your inspiration. Listen on Saturdays at 7 pm EST on Grander Radio and Achickwitbeatz.com. and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Audiomack & SoundCloud. Download the Grander Media app to listen to Grander Radio on the go. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs, resources for artists & dope stuff for music lovers.
Hip Hop instrumental produced by Achickwitbeatz. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.
Music Producer Achickwitbeatz presents the Instrumental Intel podcast, bringing you information instrumental to your artistic career including music industry news & tips, insights & interviews, and beats for your inspiration. Listen on Saturdays at 7 pm EST on Grander Radio and Achickwitbeatz.com. and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Audiomack & SoundCloud. Download the Grander Media app to listen to Grander Radio on the go. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs, resources for artists & dope stuff for music lovers.
Music Producer Achickwitbeatz presents the Instrumental Intel podcast, bringing you information instrumental to your artistic career including music industry news & tips, insights & interviews, and beats for your inspiration. Listen on Saturdays at 7 pm EST on Grander Radio and Achickwitbeatz.com. and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Audiomack & SoundCloud. Download the Grander Media app to listen to Grander Radio on the go. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs, resources for artists & dope stuff for music lovers.
Hip Hop/R&B instrumental produced by Achickwitbeatz. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.
From Nylon Trax: Achickwitbeatz returns with “Joke’s On You” — a deep and compelling release that blends raw honesty with hypnotic grooves. Inspired by the idea of denial and pride masking true desire, the track delivers both a message and a mood: you can’t hide from the truth when the rhythm exposes it.
The release features the pulsing Original Mix, a bold statement of Achickwitbeatz’s sonic identity, and a masterfully layered Jaymz Nylon Afro Tech ReShape, which lifts the track into a transcendent dancefloor experience. Together, these cuts remind us that music, like honesty, has the power to cut through façades and reveal what’s real.
Pressed on 12” vinyl and available digitally, “Joke’s On You” is a modern underground essential that refuses to pull its punches. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.
Music Producer Achickwitbeatz presents the Instrumental Intel podcast, bringing you information instrumental to your artistic career including music industry news & tips, insights & interviews, and beats for your inspiration. Listen on Saturdays at 7 pm EST on Grander Radio and Achickwitbeatz.com. and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Audiomack & SoundCloud. Download the Grander Media app to listen to Grander Radio on the go. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs, resources for artists & dope stuff for music lovers.
Hip Hop instrumental produced by Achickwitbeatz. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.
Renaissance’s Flocabulary Rap Contest invites students nationwide to write and perform original raps about historical figures. Entries due Nov. 30, 2025. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.
R&B/House music instrumental produced by Achickwitbeatz. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.
AudioShake's new real-time tool detects and removes copyrighted music from live and on-demand content. It helps creators, broadcasters, and sports teams avoid muted streams, takedowns, and delays while keeping dialogue and crowd sound intact. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.