Fort Ancient Records doesn’t stop producing as it drops a surprise holiday beat tape out of nowhere with Winter Wonderland. The quick and dirty EP is a collection of the holiday-themed beat tapes the label has privately accumulated over the year and has all the production trademarks of the prolific Cincinnati beat house. Fort Ancient […]

The newest installment of the Fort Ancient Records beat tape series called Fort Ancient Airlines, takes us to the swampy southern soil of Biloxi, Mississippi and features uber-talented Cincinnati lyricist Joness as guest pilot. Biloxi is the fourth flight of its kind, behind Rochester, Long Beach, and Kansas City. Fort Ancient Records is a Cincinnati […]

"I'm back dropping heat. My brother kept asking me to drop these beats on yall. This project is a blend of soul, mashups (blends), heavy drums samples you know Gemini Project Stuff. This is a journey back into the mind of The Navigator. Shoutout Julez on The Beat and The Innovators Music Group Oh Yeah, […]

Originally released in 2012 and executive produced by Large Professor, The Audible Doctor's instrumental project "Doctorin" has been re-released as a Deluxe Version which includes 5 brand new unreleased tracks. All songs produced by The Audible Doctor. The 'Doctorin (Deluxe Version)' beat tape is also available to stream & cop via Spotify | Apple Music […]

Nature Sounds and N’Eastra Music are proud to release 'The Fantastic Sounds Of Jay Dee', a new producer kit featuring a collection of sounds from the original recordings of iconic producer Jay Dee aka J Dilla. Jay Dee’s influence on music production is undeniable, and with this sound pack his legacy will not just inspire […]

The Audible Doctor hits The DigiSpot with his new beat tape, 'Soul Slaps Vol. 4', which serves as a slight departure from the traditional 'Soul Slaps' sound that made the beat tape series what it is. For the most part, 'Soul Slaps Vol. 4' is primarily an instrumental project but does feature Davenport Grimes doing […]

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 after releasing their critically-acclaimed album, Grocery Choppin’, which was named one of the best albums from Cincinnati artists by CityBeat Magazine in 2017. The mostly […]

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 material only!!! OUT NOW thru #CrisisCenterCollective All tracks produced by J. Depina Beat tape arranged & sequenced by DJ ConceptApple Music / iTunes / Spotify […]

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 will no doubt use this as their next warm-weather excursion. Whether you’re experiencing dreadfully high temperatures or lucking out with some cool breezes right now, […]

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 and features 15 tracks of dusty, hard-hitting boom bap beats and lyrical features from Rob Cave, Ill Mil, Boogie Bang, Bla’szé, Allen Poe, Vibe-One, & […]