Focus Beats - 2000s Hip-Hop Instrumentals

FOCUS BEATS – 2000s HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th August 2023

Throw it back to the 00s as we look back at 50 years since the birth of hip hop. Expect tracks from Erykah Badu, Outkast, MF Doom, Destiny's Child and more.

With new mixes landing every week, you will never be short of focus time soundtracks. Whether you’re working, studying, or concentrating on a hobby, rest assured you can block out distraction with this mix of beautifully curated beats.

Erykah Badu - Window Seat (Instrumental)
OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean (Instrumental)
Monica (feat. Busta Rhymes) - So Gone Remix (Instrumental)
2Pac & Nate Dogg - Thugs Get Lonely Too (Instrumental)
MF DOOM & MF Grimm - Dedicated (Instrumental)
Aim - From A Seaside Town
GZA/Genius - Path Of Destruction (Instrumental)
50 Cent - In Da Club (Instrumental)
Pete Rock - Pete's Jazz
Eve (feat. Gwen Stefani) - Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Instrumental)
Large Professor - Maica Living (Instrumental)
Erykah Badu - Honey (Instrumental)
Madlib - Distant Land
Destiny's Child - Girl (Instrumental)
Talib Kweli - Hot Thing (Instrumental)
Butch Cassidy & Master P & Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg & Tha Eastsidaz - Lay Low (Instrumental)
TLC - Girl Talk (Instrumental)
JAY-Z - 99 Problems (Instrumental)
Jay Dee - B.B.E. (Instrumental)
The Avalanches - Etoh
Common - The Light (Instrumental)
RJD2 - Silver Fox
Clipse (feat. Faith Evans) - Ma, I Don't Love Her (Instrumental)
JAY-Z & Pharrell Williams - Frontin' (Instrumental)
50 Cent - Candy Shop (Instrumental)
Blockhead - The Music Scene
Nightmares On Wax - You Wish
KMD & MF DOOM - Get-U-Now
Tha Alkaholiks - Best U Can (Instrumental)
Eminem - Without Me (Instrumental)
Ghostface Killah & Method Man & Raekwon & RZA & U‐God & Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit (Instrumental)

Focus Beats - 1990s Hip-Hop Instrumentals

FOCUS BEATS - 1990s HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th July 2023

Celebrate 50 years since the birth of hip hop with this all-90s beats mix. Featuring tracks from Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Missy Elliot, Dr. Dre and more.

Beastie Boys - Flute Loop (Instrumental)
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Instrumental)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) (Instrumental)
Slick Rick & OutKast - Street Talkin' (Instrumental)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (Remix Instrumental)
Salt‐N‐Pepa - Shoop (Instrumental)
A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime (Instrumental)
Slum Village - Players (Instrumental)
De La Soul & Dres & Shortie No Mass - En Focus (Instrumental)
The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Instrumental)
MF DOOM - Doomsday (Instrumental)
Carole King & DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince & Jeffrey Townes - Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff's Instrumental)
Queen Latifah - I Dont Know (Instrumental Version)
7L & Esoteric & Army Of The Pharaohs & Bahamadia & Chief Kamachi & Jedi Mind Tricks & Virtuoso - The Five Perfect Exertions (Instrumental)
Arrested Development - People Everyday (Metamorphosis Instrumental)
Dr. Dre - Still DRE (Instrumental)
Mos Def - Hip Hop (Instrumental)
Mary J. Blige & Method Man - I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Razor Sharp Instrumental)
Nas - Halftime (Instrumental)
Slum Village - Fall In Love (Instrumental)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - It's Not a Game (Instrumental Version)
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. (Instrumental)
Janet Jackson (feat. Joni Mitchell & Q‐Tip) - Got 'Til It's Gone (Instrumental)
Smif‐n‐Wessun - Wrektime (Instrumental)
Busta Rhymes & Zhané - It's A Party (Instrumental)
Mr. Scruff & Roots Manuva - Jus Jus (Instrumental)
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Instrumental)
Lil' Kim - Drugs (Instrumental)
Common - 1999 (Instrumental)
Dr. Dre - The Message (Instrumental)
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Instrumental)
DJ Shadow - Transmission 2

Focus Beats - 1980s Hip-Hop Instrumentals

FOCUS BEATS - 1980s HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd July 2023

Celebrating 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, we throw it back with an all 80s mix. Including tracks from Salt-N-Pepa, Beastie Boys, Jungle Brothers and more.

DJ Scott La Rock & D‐Nice - Scott Made Me Funky (Instrumental Version)
Pieces Of A Dream - Mt. Airy Groove
Public Enemy & Hank Shocklee & Jeff Jones - Bring The Noise (No Noise Instrumental)
Art Of Noise - Beat Box
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Instrumental Remix By Daddy-O)
Jewel T - I Like It Loud (Instrumental)
Sparky D - I Can't Stop (Instrumental)
Run‐D.M.C. - Peter Piper (Instrumental)
Boogie Down Productions - Jack Of Spades (Instrumental)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Instrumental)
EPMD - The Big Payback (Instrumental)
3rd Bass - Steppin' To The A.M. (Soirée Instrumental Mix)
Sparky D - Throwdown (Instrumental)
991 Volts - 991 Volts Of Noise (Instrumental)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Instrumental)
Beastie Boys - 33% God
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out The Jungle (Instrumental)
Spyder-D (feat. DJ DOC) - The N.Y. Butt (Instrumental)
Public Enemy - Security Of The First World
The Brothers - You Can't Win (Instrumental Version)
J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E. - Strong Island (Instrumental)
EPMD - Strictly Business (Instrumental)
Castle D - Yo Cas Play It (Instrumental)
Soul Dimension - Trash An' Ready (Instrumental)
Jungle Brothers - Braggin' & Boastin' (Instrumental)
Greyboy & Marc Antoine - Lite Bake
K-Rob & Rammellzee - Beat Bop (Instrumental)
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (Instrumental)
De La Soul - Me Myself And I (Instrumental)
Salt‐N‐Pepa - Push It (Instrumental)

J Dilla Special - Focus Beats

J DILLA SPECIAL - FOCUS BEATS 11.02.23 (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th February 2023

Honouring Dilla's legacy 17 years after his passing, hear two hours of pure Jay Dee productions. Featuring beats produced for artists like The Pharcyde, Erykah Badu, and Common.

One of the most prolific beatmakers of all time, this week marks 17 years since J Dilla died. From Detroit to Donuts, hear a selection of beats produced throughout the artist's life. Seamlessly mixed, you can concentrate on the task at hand with Jay Dee as your soundtrack. New Focus Beats mixes drop weekly to help you through your work, study, or chill time.

J Dilla - We Here (Instrumental)
Common - The Light (Instrumental)
J Dilla - The Anthem (Instrumental)
Slum Village - Get Dis Money (Instrumental)
Jay Dee - Think Twice (Instrumental)
Yancey Boys - Fisherman (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Won't Do (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Love (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Jay Dee 39 (Instrumental)
Slum Village - Fall In Love (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Over The Breaks (Instrumental)
Jay Dee - Feat. Phat Kat (Instrumental)
Yancey Boys - Quicksand (Instrumental)
Erykah Badu & Roy Ayers - Cleva (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Illasoul (Instrumental)
J Dilla & Kenny Wray - The Shining Pt. 1 (Diamonds) (Instrumental)
J Dilla - So Far To Go (Instrumental)
Jaylib - Starz (Instrumental)
Common - Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World) (Instrumental)
The Pharcyde - Drop (Instrumental)
Jay Dee - It's Like That (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Pause (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Saturday Nite (Remix Instrumental)
J Dilla - Trucks (Instrumental)
J Dilla (feat. Common) - E=MC2
J Dilla - Gangsta Boogie (Instrumental)
The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Motor City 19
J Dilla - Jay Dee 23
J Dilla - Come Get It
J Dilla - 1070
Jaylib - The Red (Instrumental)
Slum Village - Players (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Baby (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Requiem (Instrumental)
J Dilla - Dillatronic 41
J Dilla - Bye

Chillhop Collective - Focus Beats

CHILLHOP COLLECTIVE - FOCUS BEATS 20.02.21 (320kbs-m4a/274mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th February 2021

sleepy fish & Philanthrope & mommy - morning rises [Chillhop Music]
No Spirit - Leaves covered by snow [Chillhop Music]
Kyle McEvoy & Stan Forebee - Onteora Lake [Chillhop Music]
Juan RIOS - Cascada [Chillhop Music]
Blue Wednesday & Shopan - Murmuration [cafe lounge]
Hazy Year & C4C - Melted [Chillhop Music]
Philanthrope & Ian Ewing & sleepy fish - Plants [Chillhop Music]
Aso - Comfortable [Chillhop Music]
sleepy fish - The Noise In Pictures [Chillhop Music]
middle school & Aso & Aviino - Canary Forest [Chillhop Music]
Aso - Snug [Chillhop Music]
Blue Wednesday & Shopan - Flashback [Chillhop Music]
mommy & Philanthrope - embrace [Chillhop Music]
cocabona & Monma - Pyra [Chillhop Music]
Aviino - Bloom [Chillhop Music]
sleepy fish - Railways [Chillhop Music]
Blue Wednesday - Embers [Chillhop Music]
cocabona & Monma - Sleepy [Chillhop Music]
Blue Wednesday & Shopan - Bloom [Chillhop Music]
Allem Iversom - Awake [Chillhop Music]
Hanz - Forward [Chillhop Music]
The Field Tapes & Birocratic & tender spring & iamalex - Yerry Hill [Chillhop Music]
sleepy fish - Bookshelves [Chillhop Music]
D0d. - Her Eyes [Memoir Music]
Philanthrope & Psalm//Trees & Guillaume Muschalle - I Won't Wait For You [Chillhop Music]
fantompower - From Nothing [Chillhop Music]
Philanthrope & sleepy fish - Trenches [Chillhop Music]
sleepy fish - Velocities [Chillhop Music]
Monma - Ooohwee [Chillhop Music]
Oatmello & Guavas - Libra [Chillhop Music]
fantompower - Endless Ether [Chillhop Music]
Miscél - Remember [Chillhop Music]
dryhope - Finding You [Chillhop Music]
fantompower - blankets [Chillhop Music]
Montell Fish - Jam Session [Chillhop Music]
Kendall Miles - Savannah (Interlude) [Chillhop Music]
Sundreamer & edapollo - vhs tapes 1993-1996 [Memoir Music]
sitting duck & squeeda - Never Ending [Chillhop Music]
mommy & Philanthrope - dirty shoelace [Chillhop Music]
less.people - Eternal Now [Chillhop Music]
yutaka hirasaka - Mirai [Memoir Music]
D0d. - Spring [Memoir Music]
Arbour - Daffodil [Chillhop Music]
Dotlights - Life Inside A Nightmare Rectangle [Chillhop Music]
Kendall Miles - Frozen In Time [Chillhop Music]
Osvaldo (Feat. Garot Michael Conklin) - Embers In The Dark [Chillhop Music]
sleepy fish - Small Things [Chillhop Music]
Loop Shrauber - Bud [Chillhop Music]
Flawed Mangoes - Point In Space & Time [Majestic Casual]
C Y G N - Leitmotiv

Caribou - Focus Beats

CARIBOU - FOCUS BEATS 27.12.20 (320kbs-m4a/205mb/1hr30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th December 2020

Beats and sublime meditative rhythms handpicked by Dan Snaith, the acclaimed producer/songwriter.

Pole - Heim (Four Tet Remix)
David Casper - China Camp [Hummingbird]
Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton - Heron Dance
Digital Justice - The From "It's All Gone Pear Shaped"
Étoile De Dakar (Feat. Youssou N'Dour) - Thiely
Lou Harrison - Beverly's Troubadour Piece [New Albion]
Emeralds - Candy Shoppe [Editions Mego]
Cinnamon Soulettes - I'll Show You How [Lamplighter Music‎]
Boards Of Canada - Davie Addison
Boards Of Canada - Zoetrope
The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin - You Know You Know
Woo - Om Shanti [Drag City]
Jennifer Lara - I Am In Love
Carl Stone - Banteay Srey [New Albion]
J Dilla - Two Can Win
The Pharcyde - Runnin'
Alice Coltrane - Paramahansa Lake
Caribou - Cherrybomb Part II
Seefeel - Time To Find Me (AFX Fast Mix)