I do Cypher contest every month and this was going to be the beat for this month’s cypher but I switched it out at the last minute for something with more variance
The beat is split into two sections which are essentially the same – like I said, it’s just supposed to be something for a quick two-part freestyle type of a thing, not like a full-on track; so for it is, just like a freeverse type of beat, I actually really like how it came out
my bad, my bookmark stopped wroking and I guess I re-saved it as the wrong section; fixed it now so shouldn’t happen again
The phrase that starts at 2:26 in your soundcloud link is DOPE – definitely my favorite movement
As for the contest – it’s just a monthly thing where I throw up a beat on my YouTube for people to record verses to and then choose a winner for a cash-prize – geared towards rappers as opposed to producers; the reason I actually started the contests (~3 months ago) was an attempt to attract more rappers to my music b/c I have the same problem of not knowing many rappers personally but I do enjoy listening to hip-hop instrumentally so the beats I make, even without a rapper on them, I’m completely satisfied with
I don’t know if they still do it consistently but you might want to check out http://www.sundaysample.com/ – if you get onto their facebook page they post a sample and everyone posts up their “flip” of the sample. It’s all just for fun but it’s a really good way to stay motivated and keep you practicing