Watch Beat Butcha on Rhythm Roulette (Video)
UK beatsmith Beat Butcha chopped up some records as the latest feature on Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette.
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Itâs always entertaining to watch marquee production talent whip up impromptu instrumentals in episodes of “Rhythm Roulette,” but an underrated aspect of our series is how much of a challenge it can pose. You never know what youâre going to pull out of the crates when you’re blindfolded at the record storeâand the results arenât always optimal.
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Herein lies the beauty of “Rhythm Roulette,’ and Beat Butchaâs efforts in our latest episode. After blindly sifting through tons of records, Butcha emerged with âMidnight Energyâ by Mantusâwhich âlooks like itâs going to be some sort of disco shitââRaphael Saadiqâs âInstant Vintageââa gospel record that Butcha admitted would be a tough sample, despite its likely âdopenessââand The Dellsâ âThere Is,â the record most likely to contain âthe heat,â according to the producer himself.
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Producing records for grimy street poets like Prodigy, Lloyd Banks, Jadakiss and Sean Price during his career, Beat Butcha may not have deep experience dabbling in disco and gospel. But you wouldnât know it by the way he whipped this track up. Enjoy the latest âRhythm Rouletteâ above.