here it is... a project i unofficially had done since 06Æ. it started when dilla passed february of 06. to cope with the death of my unofficial musical mentor & favorite producer, i started making donuts, uncontrollably. i never planned to release any of the material out of respect for dilla & his craft. iÆve shared some of the music with others, in which they would constantly ask me to hear it, so i decided to put a lil sumthing together and make it official. just for yall. this is a collection of beats i made in 06. some donuts style, some just around that era of 14kt beats. now & laters was always a favorite candy of mine. i used to go to mindells pharmacy in ypsi back in the day and buy all of them. sadly i even stole change from my grandmaÆs (rip) purse for them. ironically, i fell back in love with now and laters around this era. enjoy. 14kt

first word records is thrilled to announce the next lp release of 2019.14kt presents iamabeenie: for my sanity.

first word records are thrilled to announce a brand new addition to the label – la beatmaker and producer 14kt.

pressing limited to 200 copies on transparent, orange coloured 7 inch vinyl.

a few years back 14kt gave out a free downloadable project called “14killatape”. fast forward to the present, and street corner music now presents a darker, retooled version... “14killatape: redux” brings you 5 tracks from the original incarnation, along with 7 brand new grimy treats now on vinyl!

third detroit love mix comes from wajeed. the double vinyl release features 8 tracks from the set.

dibia$e returns with his signature 8-bit sound.

j dillaÕs protege guilty simpson first collaborated with madlibÕs protege med on the hard hitting Ôjungle loveÕ track off j dilla s Ôthe shiningÕ lp. they continued to reunite on several tracks after, and now offer us the child of the jungle lp. with beats by madlib, nottz, black milk, mndsgn, karriem riggins, apollo brown and more... the duo have no choice but to come correct with the lyrics, and they do. from cali to detroit, med and guilty simpson deliver a banging 12 track lp this year on bang ya head entertainment.

in the spring of 2016, detroit’s elzhi (of slum village) will release his highly anticipated album, lead poison. serving as a follow up to the instant classic, elmatic, lead poison is poised to become elzhi’s most desired album to date. made with the help of kickstarter backers, the album features a bevy of producers from 14kt to karriem riggins.

third detroit love mix comes from wajeed.