Joe Beats (born Joe DelCarpini,Parente, Michael (2001)
Local hip-hop artists battle stereotypes to turn passion for music into success
, ''The Good 5c Cigar'', April 26, 2001, retrieved 2010-11-14 October 4, 1977) is an American

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producer from

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. He is best known as the co-producer for the duo Non-Prophets. DelCarpini was born in

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Collaborative efforts

Non-Prophets

Non-Prophets is a pairing of lyricist

Sage Francis Paul William "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records. Early life and education Francis was born in Miami, Florid ...

and beatmaker Beats.Drake, David (2004)
The Stylus Interview Series: Joe Beats
, ''Stylus Magazine'', August 30, 2004, retrieved 2010-11-14 The duo came to attention with their first single, the "Drop Bass" b/w "Bounce" on Emerge Music in 1999. The follow-up release in 2000 was the "All Word, No Play" vinyl single. Francis’ self-released "Sick Of" series also included some Non-Prophets material. Their first album, ''

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'' was released on

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in October 2003. The album was praised almost unanimously by critics. It received a rating of 9.2 out of a possible 10 on

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. Hope was also nominated by

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for the

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of 2004. In early 2004, they toured the United States on the infamous 40-city Fuck Clear Channel tour.Faraone, Chris (2007) "Artist moves to different Beats", ''

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'', April 3, 2007, p. 36

Joe Beats & Blak

Joe Beats & Blak came together during significant pauses in both of their former groups (Non-Prophets and One Drop). Despite living over 1200 miles apart in Rhode Island and Florida, the new duo have already embarked on two tours, releasing an EP in the process. Joe Beats & Blak are now in the process of creating their first LP.

Solo career

Most of Beat’s solo efforts are presented in a continuous mix; one track transitions into the next without any pauses. With the exception of ''Indie Rock Blues'', a mix using

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tracks,Abraham, Mark (2006)
The Joe Beats Experiment ''Indie Rock Blues''
", cokemachineglow.com, February 23, 2006, retrieved 2010-11-14 Beats’ projects usually contain raw hip hop instrumentals originally intended for MCs to rap over. A vocal version of ''Diverse Recourses "Friday Afternoon" is featured on Ambidex's ''The Great Potato Famine''.

Discography

with Non-Prophets

''see Non-Prophets#Discography''

Solo

Albums

12” singles

7” singles

References

External links

Joe Beats on Bandcamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beats, Joe 1977 births Living people American hip-hop record producers Musicians from Providence, Rhode Island Businesspeople from Providence, Rhode Island People from Warwick, Rhode Island