The producer of hip hop instrumentals
known as Mo Beatz has released his latest LP album, “Mo Better
Beatz Than Blues.” The album contains 14 original tracks for an
approximate total listening time of 50 minutes. It has been proudly
published on the Mo Better Beatz independent record label without the
direction of the corporate music industry. A cutting edge hip hop
record packed with instrumental grooves, “Mo Better Beatz Than
Blues” from Mo Beatz is a study in hip-hop music making.
Nigerian-born Mo Beatz cites as main
artistic influences Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Quincy Jones, Michael
Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, Pete Rock, and J Dilla.
His own sound on “Mo Better Beatz Than Blues” borrows mostly from
the hip hop producers of the late eighties and mid- nineties, but
Beatz's sound is all his own. Primarily a work of minimalism and
surgical precision, “Mo Better...” teaches that a clean beat with
just a dash of melody should give any rapper more than enough to work
with.
Mo Beatz originally released “Mo
Better Beatz Than Blues” in 2013 to widespread critical and fan
acclaim. Now newly remixed and remastered, this clutch of beats never
sounded more clear, more crisp, or more dialed-in to that sweet spot
every rapper shoots for.
Mo Beatz started his career in hip hop
in the 1990s. Disillusioned with his dependence on producers for
beats and instrumentals, Beatz learned to work the boards himself.
“Shortly after this move, independent
artists and up and coming rappers and singers began to take notice of
his hip hop experimental sounds and quickly befriended him for
beats,” says the artist's current official bio. “However, due to
the lack of freedom, airplay, respect for the underground artists and
their creativity, and the constant changes in the music industry, Mo
Beatz decided to take a break from music and went on a little
hiatus.”
It was during this period that Beatz
discovered instrumental recordings by titans of the 808s and 909s
like Jay Dilla and Madlib.
“Mo Beatz found gratitude in their art and began to feel the need to make music again,” his bio reads. “He began to change his approach from a producer to more of an instrumental artist.”
“Mo Beatz found gratitude in their art and began to feel the need to make music again,” his bio reads. “He began to change his approach from a producer to more of an instrumental artist.”
“I love making music,” says Mo
Beatz. “It's a passion of mine. The money is secondary. The joy of
making a song and having somebody else feel it is priceless. That's
the validation.”
“Mo Better Beatz Than Blues” by Mo
Beatz is available from over 600 quality digital music retailers
online worldwide now. Get in early, beat fanatics.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
“Mo Better Beatz Than Blues”
by Mo Beatz –
Official Website –
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