The Rec Show Podcast

Best Beat Tapes Of 2025, Part Two

• Season 6 • Episode 137

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We spotlight the best beat tapes and instrumental albums of 2025 so far, moving city to city to share standouts, origin stories, and the mindset behind the music. We celebrate transformation, community labels, and the power of action over words while inviting you to text us your picks.

• Mon$rock’s features "LADO" in Do More beattape
• Afro Bluu’s “What is Happiness” evolving sound
• Raw Data’s Crush and NorCal compilation power (not 2025 but WGAF
• Big Rodamous’ reinvention and process of transformation in Walking Into Nextweek from “When it’s not said, But Done”
• Trey Steez's one track beattape "temper, rarely"

. MickeyDubz "Distant Memories from Mint Condition

• Showalter! showcases space fiction and cinematic sequencing in “INFINITE SPACE”
• Radio.Free.Globe & Pres.Morris “Solar Veins” remind us of the human's creative spirit
• $HVN’s Thrwaway$ Vol. 1 shines on “Impressions on Chinese Prints”
• Mad Keys’ A Few [MORE] Ideas Vol. 1 (deluxe) soul-forward daily reminder in “Free Game”
• Q No Rap Name’s steady output shine on “Living Room”
• Naj AHead’s Fortitude and resilience theme in “Shadow”
• Phoenixx AZ’s mood-building on “Warm Winter Joints”
• SaywordStaz “DUMPZ 3" Charmin Barmin (Charming Ultra) and her live beat sets and YouTube grind
• NELAC The Beat Ninja’s "Spice (Aha Ha) from Long Live DILLA!
• Low Key x DIBIA$E’s "Of Age" closes with a reminder of "Summer)

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SPEAKER_07:

I'm your host Golden Mine. Welcome back to the part two of episode 136, man. That's the big tapes and albums of the 20 to 25. I hope y'all checked out episode the first one. Part one. Alright. Because this one is gonna be a doozy. This one is gonna be a doozy. If this is your first time hearing me, welcome. If you're a return return supporter, thank you. Alright. Give yourself a round of applause too, man. Let's go, man. Keep the keep the applause going, man. Um yeah, man. This is uh you know, I didn't want to give you a four-hour mix. I'd rather just break it down into a little bit of a chunk at a time so y'all can digest and check out the artists and all that jazz, man. So listen, part two of episode 136, you in for a doozy, my people. So uh yeah, I'm not gonna hold you. You know what I mean? We're gonna have a lot of these. We're gonna have a lot of these. So without further ado, uh, before I do that, man, um there are t-shirts available right now to support the podcast. Alright? Click the link in the description to our link tree, and you can order yours today. It directly supports the podcast. I would appreciate that. Um also you can text the podcast. You it's free ninety nine. Text is what you like, text is what you don't like, text is text is what you want to hear. Again, did I say it's free ninety nine? Oh yeah, it's free ninety-nine. Let's go, alright, my people. Um but yo um if you listen into this on a on on a streaming platform or YouTube, hit the like. Subscribe to the channel, man. We trying to grow this. I'm trying to get a thousand uh uh subscribers this year, 2026. That's one of my goals, alright? So trying to get a thousand subscribers and keep up with the, you know what I mean? Keep expanding this thing, keep making it bigger and bigger, and so we can get more and more people in so we can spot like the people. You know what I mean? You, the listener, the supporter, you know, I mean the creative, the artist. All of that jazz, alright? Let's get into it, man. I appreciate you though, man. Hey put your finger in front of your face, point at yourself while you listen to this. I appreciate you. If nobody has told you this today, I appreciate you. Alright, let's get into it, man. We get we're going to Sacramento, California, man. Shout out to the homie Mons Rock. The name of this joint is called Lotto. Um from the Do More P tape he just put out in December. Man, my guys. Man, my Iron Man. That's what I'm calling. Mons Rock the Iron Man. You know, let's get it, man. Listen. Y'all know who Monsrock is, man. Monsrock, architect of the Flip of Beat Club. Along with him him and uh and uh the the Slatmaster General himself DiBiassi with the dollar sign. You know what I'm saying? Listen and expand it to Toronto, all over the globe. Come on now. Code 12ers.bandcamp.com so you can get this album. Created it Sunday, December 21st. Come on. What? Last minute entry. But we was gonna put it in anyway, homie. Don't worry about it. I got you. I got you. Fresh and hot off the press. Yeah. We appreciate you, Monsrack. So listen, this is another day one supporter, the homie Afro Blue Man. Um from the Carolinas. You know what I mean? Originally from New York. Oh, New York, New I Let me stop, man. But listen. Um they just won the uh the the Emirates Cup too, as well, man. So yeah, I mean, for yeah, New York Knicks fan. Hey, salute to y'all, man. Um listen, the name of this joint is from What Is Happiness? This is a the the the latest one that he actually I think he put out uh blue tape like every month. I think he put out twelve experiences, twelve albums this year, man. So um yeah, we I we're not gonna waste no time, man. Let's get into it because when you listen to Afro Blue as an experience, I want you to just listen to this joint and um just think about the the the the soundscapes in this joint and um everything that he put inside of this, man. So shout out to South Carolina. You know what I mean? What is happiness? Afroblue.com, uh bandcamp.com, sorry. Um he just loved doing this shit. You know what I mean? Music is his music is all over the place, but he be putting in that work, man. So let's go, man. Yeah, man. Well, I appreciate you, man, and all you do. I appreciate you, man. Thank you for supporting uh the the t-shirts and the albums and the podcast and everything, man. And uh I hope it's reciprocated um as well. All right, let's get into it, yo.

SPEAKER_05:

What is this called?

SPEAKER_07:

This is gonna be a lot of we think differently, we move differently. I told y'all, yo, part two, man. We just yo. We just get warmed up, man. Let us keep it moving. This next joint is from raw data and poet poetic beats. There it is. I got it now. Raw data and poetic beats. Um, the name of this joint is called Boogie Nights. Let's get it. Already you got it. Pause there, pause there, yeah. Pause there, yeah. Listen, already will it?

SPEAKER_01:

Where it be, where it be, where it becomes a too many joint.

SPEAKER_07:

But listen, let me talk a little bit about this, man, real quick.

SPEAKER_01:

Poetic B. Poetic B.

SPEAKER_07:

Poetic P so listen, uh Raw Data is a NORCAL label, Northern California. Um the website is raw data label dot bandcamp.com. This is off the raw data crush volume two tape, man. Um hey listen. I you know what man, it features beat makers from like Northern California, Louise Maddie, Ghost Bob Bump, uh Steve Spiffler, Stuno, Science, and others, man. That's it, man. They previously released legendary projects featuring DVI, T, Boom Baptist, Howie Wonder, uh Surf Project, and many more man. Just diversity, man. Yo, shout out to them, man. Um, oh yeah, this this beat instrumental compilation not only garnered beat tape of the week on the world famous beat tape co-op vlog. If y'all don't know about the beat tape co-op blog, smack yourself and then go check it out, yo. But yo, man, peaked on the bandcamp charts in the categories of beat number uh 38th, hip hop instrumentals 15th, beat tape eighth, future beat seventh, including capturing the number one spot in the indie hip hop compilations, man. So hey man, listen. This joint, hey, it garners your your your ears, alright? Just just tap into it, alright?

SPEAKER_02:

And um let me make sure I got my track my next track ready, man.

SPEAKER_07:

I was vibing out to this train already. Yeah. Okay, we good, we ready. We ready. Let's get to this next one.

SPEAKER_05:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07:

Okay, yeah, man. So listen, this one is from Big Rob Rodimus. Walking into next week featuring Drache on the silent phones. I had to go just this drone is fire, yeah. Run it back, yeah. Run it back, man. Run it back, run it back, yo. Yeah. They give you that island vibe, but it's so dope, man. Yeah. Come on. We went to London for this, man. Vintage Things. The name of this uh album is called When It's Not Said But Dungeons. When it's not said but done. That's a domain.

unknown:

Vintage.

SPEAKER_07:

Available on all DSPs as well. All of the transformation, this game is a little bit of a lot of people. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. Wow. Where my yo, and yo, where my sound effect at? Yo, let's go, keep it, let's go. Let's go, man. As is me doing this on the koala, koala app right now. Shout out to Elf Audio too, man. But yo, I just wanted to uh uh talk about this joint real quick, man, cause Um, let me turn this down real quick. Listen. Um man, so what Big O was saying was, you know, when it's it's an album about transformation. It's uh you know, an album about him shedding his familiar skin to step boldly into a new creative territory. Rather than announcing my his intentions to the world, he chose action over words. And I live by that right there. Action over words. Action always speaks loud in words anyway, but yeah, allowing the music to speak for itself. So this album is basically like a tribute to the process of reinvention. It captures his quiet decision to explore new sounds, challenge old patterns, and create something authentic without the need for declarations or empty promises. So it really pushed him to a different explore different sounds and you know directions from you know different from his discography. You know what I mean? So yeah, man. I you know, I like that man. I like exploration. I really dig that exploration. I can't, you know, I'm I'm a person that you know I can't just be doing the same thing over and over again. Like, you know, I gotta explore, man. That's what this world is. It's a big old playground. Explore, experience, you know what I'm saying? Like, just don't be stuck, man. Man, don't be filled with regret this year, man. Be filled with them amazing memories. All right, yeah. Alright, man. Shout out to Geronimo G on these online phones, man.

unknown:

Come on.

SPEAKER_03:

Alright.

SPEAKER_07:

Alright, let's get into this next one, man. Yeah, we're gonna go to uh disjoint from Trace D's. Uh from Temper, rarely. Let's get into it, man.

SPEAKER_10:

Bruh, I just door dashed the sausage with motherfucking. Why is it words on the cheese, bruh? Why is it words on my cheese, dog?

SPEAKER_07:

Hold on, man, hold on. You say yo, I just door dashed Why is it words on the cheese? Oh my gosh, bruh. You got me cracking up with this one, man. Yo, let's run it back, yo. Yo, man.

SPEAKER_10:

Bruh, I just door dashed the sausage McMuffin. Why is it words on the cheese, bruh? Why is it words on my cheese, dog?

SPEAKER_07:

Harford Connecticut, stand up. What up? Every moment is just a moment, and everything is a moment. Beat tape is starting to be a forgotten art. So he put all the beats together as one track because it's an experience and a story. And I like that. I like that. Yeah, man. He said, yo, um, Trace D's, man, said if you enjoy the beats, be sure to peep the follow-up album for the time being. More dope sounds and the top shelf raps for your ears to cherish. Ooh, I like that. I like that. Yeah. Yeah. Yo, you know what? Trace these, you get one of these. Okay, so listen, man, we're going to check out this joint memories from main conditioned beauty by the homie Mickey Dougs. Alright. I hope y'all enjoy this joint and uh we'll be right back with another joint. And if y'all enjoying this, hit that like, subscribes, and all that jazz, you know what I mean? Leave a comment. Text your show. You can text your show while you listen. Alright, text your show what you liked, what you don't like. Who should we who should we feature next on the show? Alright? Let's get it.

SPEAKER_06:

I address you tonight not as the President of the United States. Not as the leader of a country, but as a citizen of humanity.

SPEAKER_07:

Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Real love, real love, real love. Hold on, hold on. So listen, the name of this joint is called A Word from Our President, an Astro Field. Alright, it's two joints in one. From Infinite Space B tape. This joint is fire from Showalter. Alright? This joint is fire, yo. So let's uh restart this and give it your ears.

SPEAKER_06:

I address you tonight, not as the President of the United States, not as the leader of a country, but as a citizen of humanity. We are faced with the very gravest of challenges. And yet, for the first time, a species has the technology to extinction. All of you praying with us need to know. Every step of the ladder of silence. All of our combined modern technologies and imaginations, even the wars that we father provided us the tools, the way to all the chaos that the dreams of an entire planet are focused tonight among us fourteen brave souls traveling into the heavens. God speed and good luck to you.

SPEAKER_07:

Available on all at DSPs, man, to give it a list. A fictional story of what space looks like in your final journey of the season. Yeah. 1128 is what it's based off of. Using his imagination.

unknown:

That's God right there.

SPEAKER_09:

You're checking out the Reg Show Podcast, hosted by my man Golden Mine.

SPEAKER_07:

Yeah, man. Yo, Show Walter, yo. Shout out to Show Walter, man. That joint was fire, man. That makes me wanna that actually inspired me to create some some some some joints, man. So um Yeah, let's go to this next one, man. And uh let me see, am I ready? I am ready. Come on, man. Come on, man. Let's go, let's get it, you know.

SPEAKER_08:

Peace, love, prosperity, power. This is a radio freedom.

SPEAKER_07:

Oh, pause that, pause that, pause that. Pause that listen, so this is solar veins. Alright. Um Press Morris, man, and uh Yeah. What do you what do you be putting out, man? This would be so dope, man. But yo, the B tape. Go grab it, you gotta see uh cassettes available. Um the name of this journey is called When You Shine Interlude, and then you know whatever you want. Prosperity is what we want. But we don't want it because we already are prosper. Anyway, I'm getting too deep. I'm getting too deep for y'all man. Let's rewind this and let's get into it. Let's go. Radio Free Globe.

SPEAKER_08:

Peace, love, prosperity, power. This is Radio Free Globe.

SPEAKER_00:

You are you are you are now you are now wrestling to radio freedom or radio.

SPEAKER_02:

Right here on W L U V seventy three point eight.

SPEAKER_04:

What's the whatever you want I can get that for you? I can get that with you. Yeah, whatever you want, I can get whatever you want, I can get that for you.

SPEAKER_07:

Wow. Super dope, man. Listen, so we are going to go um to let's see, where we going? Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. We're gonna go here, man. I gotta I gotta put listen, my man be putting in mad work. Like every single one of these artists been putting in work, but man, my man Sean Impressions on Chinese prints from the throwaways volume one. I think I have that Ashwalkassette in my collection. I gotta update my I gotta update the show intro for uh The Beat Maker's Corner as well, man. That that collection got way bigger over the last couple couple years, man. So I gotta update that joint, man. But uh yeah, man, let's get into it, man. Impressions on Chinese prints, yo. Come on, man. Let's go. What? Come on, Sean. Come on. Come on, Sean. Dang, man. You killing it, bro. Um man, let's get to this next joint too. Um I am ready. So let's get it, man. That's how you get love. Hey, listen, man. Um I have been rocking this joint in my good vibes playlist every morning ever since it came out. Alright. Um This joint um is from Mad Keys. Uh it's called Free Game from a Few More Ideas, Volume 1, the Deluxe version, available on your DSPs and all that stuff, man. But shout out to Mad Keys, man. This is ah man, I've just been feeding my my soul this one over and over and over because I was uh give, give, give, give, and I'll be depleted by you know this yeah, but anyway, um so yeah, man, you helped me love myself, man. So I appreciate that. I appreciate that, man. Keys, thank you, man. But uh let's run this back, man. We I I want y'all to listen to this joint, man. For real, for real, yo. This is what I've been bumping, man.

SPEAKER_13:

That's how you give love. That's how you give love.

SPEAKER_07:

That joint is fire, bruh. Like, what? What? What? What? Yeah. Okay, so listen, this next one is from the homie Q no rap name, man. I don't know if y'all know this, but the homie got a podcast, man. I think y'all should check it out. All right. Um but besides having a podcast and being in a um a group uh and being doing uh all of these different things, man. Like bruh, you got the album with um man, I'm trying to remember who it was, man. But it was a dope, uh a super dope album for 2025, man. It's it's escaping me right now. But I was supposed to do an interview with them, then something happened at home, so I had to go home. Emergency couldn't do that interview, but yeah, man. Um let me look it up while this is playing, and I'll let y'all know what what we're talking about, man. But yeah, y'all enjoy this joint from Q Norap Name. The name of this joint is from uh Living Room. So it's the one where uh there's a whole bunch, it's like a blue floor, but the yellow background come yeah, yeah, y'all know, y'all know what it is, man. Y'all go support that album, man. Let's run it back though. Come on man, Q. Q, what up, man? Listen, Philly in the house, man. Go birds. You know what I mean? Fly equals fly. I know we got the you know what I mean, the wild card playoffs happening this Sunday, which is supposed to be a good day. So, um yeah, we about to you know but we about to do what we do, turn up. You know what I'm saying? I ain't see that hype video from the Philadelphia Eagles out yet, but uh, you know what I mean? Let's go, let's get it, man. Put that keep that same energy from last year to this year, man. Alright? Offense, let's get it. Defense, do what y'all do. Anyway, let's keep it moving, man. Um So we're gonna tap it with the homie nausea head, man. Um He put out a beauty tape called Shadow, and he got a dope, when I say dope, I mean a dope album coming very soon with uh uh Kershawn the Don. I had the privilege of listening to it. I can't give y'all nothing, but let me tell you, when y'all listen to it, when y'all listen to it, man, it's it's gonna be like um it's gonna be like That's what it's gonna be like, you're like like yo, they was doing their thing, you know. But anyway, yeah, the name of this joint is called uh Fortitude, which every single one of the you listeners need to have this year have fortitude, have resilience, and just go after it. Just go, just go. All right, let's get it. Like I don't know what to tell you, man. Come on, man. Um shout out to Najee Head, man. Yo, keep doing your thing. Man, yeah, man. I I another day one uh supporter of the show as well, man. So yeah, man. Um I gotta catch up, man. We gotta we gotta catch up and some you know what you've done, you know, what you've been doing, what you were about to do this year, all that stuff. But I'll try I'll I'll tap in with you, homie. No worries. Yo, we're gonna play this next joint from Phoenix with two X's AZ. The name of this joint is called Warm During the Ice Storm from Bummer. Come on, man. Yeah, man. Yeah, man. Hey, listen what I told y'all, man. I told y'all we was gonna get into it and I meant it. I meant that shit, Dork. Yo, uh, we're gonna tap in with the homie say word styles because she been she did she had an amazing 2025 um putting out multiple uh beat tapes, um, multiple shows. She she has her own show um called The Homies on YouTube. Check it out, man. And uh yeah, man. She be she be always, you know what I mean, creating beats on YouTube and all that stuff, man. So tap in with her, man. She be doing her thing, yo. So um Akai, I think she's using like Akai MPC one, and uh she I think she just got that new um Serato what's it called? Serato something. I can't remember what it's called, but uh hey Serato, if you want to go ahead and send one of those our way, we can give it away um as part of a like, you know, I mean uh a contest or something like that. So anybody in Serato that's listening to this, just hit up your boy, man. The emails in the link tree. Holla at me, man. I'm always down to you know expand and you know, but but anyway, all right, let's keep it moving. Um so yeah, we could tap it in with say word styles. The name of this joint is called Charm Charmin Barman, Charmin Ultra from the Dumps 3 joint, man. So let's get into it, man.

SPEAKER_15:

Ultra lessons one. Peace never before the one.

SPEAKER_07:

Who would have thought that toilet paper would sell so good? Would sound so good. Come on, man, let's go, yo.

SPEAKER_15:

Ultra blessings one piece never before Elliot. Peace never before Frankfish, fresh, peace never before, the food is the fresh peace, never before. Got a button, he's the love, get on up the north, it's never before the what they put, what the heart is never before. She's put the heart, he's never before the rabbish, but rampage, never before. Got a butt the heart, he's the love, get on up the north, he's the love now, gone up the heart, he's the love, on up the north, he's never before Frankfish, we'll break the rabbit, he's never before.

SPEAKER_07:

Yeah, man. Shout out to Say Word Styles. Yo, what up, man? What up? Say word styles. Say words, dies. That's such a dope name, too, man. Yo, um, y'all know I had to tap in with the homie uh Nel Nelak the nip the beat ninja. Um with this joint called Spice. Aha from long live Adela Big T. Man, he killed it, man. Um I don't I don't I don't even know. I'ma just let it ride. I'ma just let it ride and let y'all s tell me what y'all think. Text me should text the show, tell me what y'all think. No, seriously. Text the show, click the link in the link, Tree. Alright, click the link in the description of the show and let me know what you think.$3.99. It don't cost you nothing but a little bit of your time while you're listening. Let's go. Yeah, man. Yeah, yo. Oh man. Yo, keep doing your yo man. I gotta I gotta tap in with you too, man. Like, we gotta do an interview and and and chop it up and yeah, we gotta we gotta do we gotta do all of that, man. Like Yeah, anyway. That's funny, man. Um alright, so listen, this next joint um is gonna be from this amazing album called Old Age. Um from Loki and DB Hassy. The tag team, the ultimate tag team, you know what I'm saying? The name of this joint is called Summer. This album is incredible if you haven't checked it out. It's called Over Age. Um Tapin. Tap in. They've been doing live shows together. Um I think they were just at let me make sure I get it right. I think they might have been at least if I'm not mistaken. But if I'm wrong, text me. Let me know. All right. But yeah, let's tap into let's tap into this um of age, right? Go support this on Bandcamp right now, man. Support it on Bandcamp so they can keep making joints like this. But it's all on your DSPs as well, man. So man, if y'all come out with a Lionel or a CD or a cassette, I'm getting one. Send one to the beat the the beat makers corner so we can feature that joint, man. Yeah, beat makers corner is about to go up this year too, man. So yeah, I'm gonna be a little bit of a microphone. Yeah, man. Yeah, yo man, shout out to Loki and DBASI man, but um summer, yeah. Okay, so listen, this is the end of part two, okay. I literally have so much more to to give y'all, okay. We are trying to get to a thousand YouTube subscribers, okay? And at the time of this recording, let me see, at the time of this recording, we are currently at um let me see, let me see, let me see. Let me see. We are currently at 179 YouTube subscribers, man. So listen, I am uh that's a that's a goal of mine. That's I wanna I will reach 1000 subscribers, but I cannot do it by myself. I need your help. So what you can do is go over to YouTube, hit the subscribe button, hit the bell, or don't hit the bell. I mean, it'll pop up in your feed whenever you click on YouTube, but you know what I mean, and uh hit the like, leave a comment in this episode, you know, I mean let me know what you liked about it, what you didn't like about it, and uh, and just stay tuned for part three of the best beat tapes and instrumental albums of 2025. Like, we lust we literally just getting started. Alright, I'm I'm telling y'all, man. I got listen, my SP is packed with joints, yo. Okay, I'm telling y'all, so let's get it, man. B uh, be I mean, let's get it. Alright? Come on, man. Alright, listen. Once again, I'm your host, Golden Mine. This is Direc Show Podcast. We start with the record, we recognize the beats, we shine light on everybody that I mean is creating art for us to listen to. Sonic art. That's what I would. Yeah, I mean, that's a dopey tape name, actually. Yo, don't steal my idea, yo. I'll just play it. Listen, um, yeah, man. So yeah, until next time. I hope y'all enjoyed. Text the show what you liked about it, and uh, you know, there's some t-shirts available for your uh for you to buy. Just hit our link tree. It's in our our our podcast link tree, and uh we'll get it out right out to you. And uh, we got more ideas for the for the for the merch, man. So, yeah, I mean, support, support now. Um, because yesterday's price ain't gonna be today's price. But anyway, man, I appreciate y'all, man. Thank y'all for listening. Big peace and love. I'll see y'all in another one, yo. Yeah, the next one.

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